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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-16
FACTS FOR FARMERS.



Farmers will be interested in some
| figures and facts which Hon. Joel r..
Heatwole, of Minnesota, recently pre-
sentcd In the house OF representatives
showing the effect OF the German tariff
upon their prosperity as compared with
the Mckinley tariff period. Under the
Mckinley tariff the duty on barley was
increased from ten 10 thirty cents per
bushel. and, as result, the importa-
tions OF barley fell from upward Of
100000 bushels 10 less than 1000. 900
bushels. During the time that the Nc
Kinley law was in operation the farmers
of the United States increased their an
nual barley production by 1900 300
bushels.
Heretofore Canada had been our
greatest competitor In the barley mar
ket, but. since tho repeal of the Me-
Kinley law. Russian barley has been
sent 10 this country. In addition TO
this the Canadian government Is offer
ing every Inducem-nt to settlers in the
section adjoining the United States. ly-
ing northwest of the Dakotas. where
the condition for barley raising IL es-
| pecially favorable.
In the year following the enactment
OF the Mckinley law the imports OF bar
ley fell Oft by more than one-half. by
reason of the increased duty upon that
article. They continued to fall year
by year until. in the last year of the
Mckinley law, the imports amounted 10
less than 1000, 900 bushels. In the very
first year of the German law, however.
the imports of barley increased by 200
per cent
The increase in the imports of other
farm products since the repeal of the
Mckinley law has been equally great.
In seeds they doubled the first year
after the repeal OF the Mckinley law;
breadstuffs increased rs per cent; in
hay there was an increase of 200 per
cent; in feathers an increase of 800 per
cent; in hemp an increase of 1000 per
cent; In wool an increase from $6,l07,-
41s to $33.770,159.
Mr.. Heatwole, in his remarks upon
| this subject, made some interesting sua-
gestions, too, about the effect upon our
export trade OF the repeal Of the Nc
Kinley law. saying:
so much has been said In the past bN'
democratic orators on the stump and
in the halls of congress concerning the
| great results that would accrue 10
American agriculturists by free trade
or n reduction OF duties by reason vi nm
increased demand for American prod.
ucts that some figures on this line ARE
pertinent. Throw open your ports 10
/ the world and you will capture the mar
kets of the world" they have asserted
time and again. We have tried that
long enough to see how IL works. The
following table shows what has been
the result, 30 far as the exports of many
agricultural products are concerned.
The figures given are for the year ended
June 30. 1894, under a republican tariff,
and the year ended June 30. 1905, under
the democratic tariff:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-16
The YEARS DEFICIT.
Condition OF tho Treasury Under Demo-
cratic Mismanagement.

cratic Hismanagement.
The treasury deficit for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1896, will be up
proximately s25.0o0.0o0. This Is the
opinion of officials and others best quail
fled to make an intelligent estimate of
the result Of the fiscal operations OF tina
year.
In his annual estimates sent TO con-
gress at the beginning OF the present
session the secretary OF the treasury
estimated the receipts from customs
during the fiscal year at $4,000, 900.
So far. with nearly ten months OF the
year gone. the customs receipts have
reashed about $l37. 900, 900. with fair
prospect OF increasing 10 Si65 900, 900 by
the close of the year.
The estimates OF the receipts from in
tcrnal revenue sources was $i5s.0o0.-
600. Up 20 this time they have reached
si2O 900 900, and IL Is expected that the
figures for the completed year will be
about 100000.
The receipts from miscellaneous
sources are expected 20 slightly exceed
the estimates of s15.o0o.0oo. making the
total receipts for the year about s327.-
O00. 900.
The secretary's estimate OF the YEARS.
expenditures was S362.o0o.000. which.
according 70 his figures. would leave n
deficiency OF si7.ooo.ooo.
The actual expenditures, however. II
il now thought. will aggregate about
$3.50 900 900. or s1o.oo0,o 900 less than Mr..
Carlisle's estimate IN December last, 50
that the deficit at the close OF the year.
Il In believed. will not show any mate
rial change from s25,i62.f23. This
makes the total deficit for the three
fiscal years ending June 30. 1890. $780,
SCI. si2. Chicago Tribune.
UHundrcds OF thousands OF demo-
Gratis who In 1899 wanted tariff re-
form" have got enough OF " 20 last q
lifetime. and will In 1896 give plumper
for protection. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-16

-~Do you have any idea how many
tons Of coal you burn each winter
mo; ] only know how many 4 pay for. 4
Chicago Record.
fare you s.tisned that the team 4
sold you are well matched?" eyes
they're we'll matched. One n willing
70 work. and she other Il natisned "a
let him. IN. Y. Telegram.
Like Boy.--His Mother--"Youp ~
your grandpa 10 very alex. Say some-
thing to him. The "Grandpa,|
would you like TO have soldiers At you'd
funeralY-B Boston Transcript
-Proprictor TO the editor) --"WellI
the hrst number Of our new paper loolvy
well. hut there Is one thing don't like. =
''What?" why, this communication
aligned An Old Subscriber "--Tit~B its.l
--"Didn't / tell you. Norah. that d
should be at home to no one?" "Yis1
ma'am. but the lady has on just the|
foincst new ha: you liver laid Dyes on.
an fought II my Christian july to hev
yez sec it."-Hsrper's Bazaar.
March of Scicnce.--Ardent Lover
IF you could see my heart, Belinda
you would know how fondly-" Up
to-Date Girl producing . cameral
--"I intend to zee II, Hiram. Sit STILL
ase."-Chicago Tribune.
--Customer-"Thnt meat I bought
here last, Mr.. Cleavcr. was frightfullvI
tough" Dutsher-"Do you know
marin. that one reason why there ara
no many poor teeth nowadays IL be-
cause they do not have enough exer-
else" Customer--"But that steak
couldn't be cut with knife" Butcher
--"Yes. there II some mighty poor cut
lery In the market now. Did you say
five pounds. marm?"-Boston Tram
script
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-16

When tho guest of Rev. Edward II.
Inglc, In Roanoke. Va, / was asl<cd b.
Mr.. Ingle 20 make the experiment.
whether could bring into my CONVEX
sation with him the word holes with
cut its being curiously noticed by his
dog. tried II more than once. not
emphasizing the word or making II
louder than any other words. The FIR a
time the wcrd "holes" reached his ear
the dog looked toward me with an ex-
preston OF apprehension. The second
time the dog rose, curled his tail be-
tween his legs, and stood. watchful.
az II 10 know whether he was 10 be
further disturbed. The third time. he
left the room, with unmistaiablc dem
onstrntions OF alarm and shame. Mr..
Ingle told me, ~ The only explanation
+" could give, that the dog had dug
holes In the grass on the lawn and hal
been sharply rrproved and scolded III
it--neyer punished otherwise. We ha,S
dog which will do the same thing.
for precisely the same reason. on hear.
ing the word ducks" The little
wretch killed tame duck, and was
verbally Observation-Disclosures Spcctn-
tor
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-16
REAolNFEcTIoNA AMONG BUGS
Novel Method of Destroying Farm Pests
I'm Vogue In Kansas.

Novel Method of Destroying Farm Pesss
I'm Vogue In Knnsaa.
The business of exchanging sick bugs
for well ones Ia to be conducted on q
larger scale this year. Prof. Frank H.
Snow. chancellor OF the State Universi-
ty Of Kansas, is in charge of IL with an
appropriation from the Legislature To-
back him. just now he is getting into
order his hospital for insects, in which
the latter are treated, not for the pur-
pose OF curing them of anything, but to-
inoculate them artifcially with horri-
BILE diseases.
During the coming summer anybody.
who chooses TO send healthy chinch
bug to Prof Snow will receive from
him In return a diseased specimen OF
the same species. Last season consign-
ments of sick insects were forwarded
20 1000 farmers In Kansas alone, and
packages Of them were shipped by ex-
press to various localities in eight other
states. The recipients scattered tho
bugs In their aelds, the object being
to spread plague among the chinch
bugs that were damaging the crops.
This IL new idea. The theory that
some of the most injurious insects
may be kept In check by spreading
diseases among them nrtificially is be-
ing applied by practical experiments
In Europe as well as In this country.
Frof. Shows work In this direction has
been attended with much success, the
destructive chinch bug being wcll-nigh
-. H. IL. 4. n
patent plague. His disease-breeding
hospital is on plans of his own, involv-
ing the use OF very elaborate apparatus.
The material of infection Is placed in
nmall glass jars together with a few
healthy bugs. The latter. when they.
become sick. are transferred to largo
shallow boxes. In these boxes healthy
bugs are put ms fast MS they are re-
ceived, anu from them Il obtained :
constant supply OF dying and dead in
scots for shipment TO those who want
them.
To maintain the supply Prof. Snow
requires that every person asking for
diseased bugs shall send an equal num-
Der of healthy ones. Some OF the spe-
cimens forwarded from the infirmary
are. to all outward appearances. well
and happy, but they have been exposed
20 infection, and the deadly germs are
already beginning 70 multiply inside
oil their bottles. After bit they will
sicken and die, the corpse of each ono
being envelopcd in shroud OF white
mold. Did you ever see dead fly mt
tached 10 n window pane by network
OF whitish gossamer filaments? IL IL
a case exactly similar; the fly has died
Of a fungus disease. The ailmcnt COM.
municated TO the chinch bugs by Prof.
Snow Il fungus, the fruiting of which
makes the winding sheet that eventual
ly envelopes the sictim--Boeton Trans
script
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-16
THE ALL-IMPoRTANT TARIFF.
An Issue That Must Not No RELOCATED -
the background.


The Mckinley sentiment that Is car
rying everything before it throughout
the country has a plain enough mean
ing, and that's that the peoples minds
are fixed upon the tariff question as the
predominant issue this year. IT. IL
taken for granted that Mckinley Is all
right on the financial question aud
that he will stand squarely on the finan-
cial plank to be adopted at St Louis.
But the great charm Of McKinley's
candidacy is his identification with tar
IN protection.
In advocating the nomination Of Nc
Kinley people want to emphasize their
desire that the foremost place in the
campaign be given to the tariff qucs-
ton. IL there wero no such popular
feeling there would be no explanation
for and no logic in the Mckinley move
ment. Personally, the Ohio candidate
In not the most popular man in the re-
publican party, and the movement never
sprang out of his popularity. but out 81
the main question upon which the peo-
pie are eager TO record their reversal
of the calamitous judgment of 1892.
II will not do. therefore. TO permit the
tariff question TO take secondary
place In the coming political campaign,
or allow IL TO be obscured by the finan-
'cial question. The popular instinct
turns to the existing tariff system IA
the source Of the evils that have NO
heavily oppressed the nation since the
democratic party came into power In
the national administration, and the
popular instinct il right Restore pro-
lection to industry and wages 20 labor
by adequate duties on importations,
give the national treasury enough rev
enue 10 balance It's expenditures. carry
out Mr.. Blainc's system Of reciprocity,
encourage our shipping by discriminate
ing duties and make ample appropria-
tons for the national dcfenscs and for
public works.
Let congress do this and the silver
question can be left TO the doctrinaires
and the silver mine owners 10 talk over.
With restored prosperity among the
people the silver craze will vanish likc
the mist OF the night--Ncwark Adver-
fiser.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-16
1T RAISED THE DEVIL.


Wilson Bni Prontcd only Those Living In
Foreign Lands.
The Wilson bill had for les object the
promotion OF the interest Of those who
live In foreign lands. II preferred the
coal of Nova Scotia TO that OF Kentucky,
West Virginia and Tennessee. 1t pre-
ferred the cheap wool Of Australia 10
the wool of the farmers living in Illinois.
Iowa, Ohio, Texas and the other great
wool-growing states ~ this union. II
preferred the iron. corundum. koalinand
marble OF foreign countries 10 that OF
Vermont, Pennsylvania, North Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Virginia and Alabama.
IL preferred the bnled hay of Canada 10
that OF Illinois. Tennessee, Kentucky.
North Carolina. Ohio and the other great
agricultural states. II interrupted the
tide OF immigration and capital which
was pouring into the south from New
England and other sections under the
benciicent influence OF the Mckinley
law, and drove back 10 their respective
homes In great measure that desir-
able class OF citizens who engage I'm
mining iron, koalin. talo and marble,
which so nbundantly abounds In Ten
nessee, Alabama. Virginia, Kentucky.
Gcorgin and North Carolina. BY its OPP
Grafton thousands OF laboring men were
thrown out OF employment. II resulted
In the withdrawal Of millions Of dollars
from the only avenue Of business by
which II could be reached BY the labor
ing men OF our section. Hon. Jeter &.
Pritchard. u. 8. g.. of North Carolina.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-16

Since the BrItishcrs have secured n
foothold In the United States by n
"touch" Of thcir free-trade policy they
are more anxious than ever TO give Us a
touch" Of their other policies. n one
touch has proved satisfactory 20
them, then another "touch" will be
more 40. In any assistance given 20
shifting the issue 81 the presidential
campaign away from protection, Ameri-
cans will only be giving boost 20 Brit
ish prrdominancc in the ndministratIon
of American affairs.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-16

On January 1, 1892, the market price
of No. Milwaukee barley was 57Hs
cents bushel. Granulated sugar was
quoted at four cents pound the same
day, therefore a bushel of barley was
worth 14H, pounds OF sugar. Four
years later. January l, 1896, barley was
worth s2H cents aud sugar Ave cents.
The farmers bushel OF barley could be
exchanged for only Ga pounds OF
sugar.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-16

"One OF the strong points about this
carpet. ma'nm." said the salesman, "is
that II won't show dirt NJ plainly ns
some others. You wouldn't have 70
sweep Il nearly az often as"
Il shouIdn't have 10 sweep Il At all.
young man." interrupted Mrs. Ca<vcll.
with much sharpness. 1--WE keep =
hired giri."--chicngo Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-16

r1Thnt crop OF Glover" which WINS
promised as the sure result OF n demo-
cratic triumph in the presidential cleo
ton of 1902 seems 10 have been exclu-
sively reserved for export purposes. II
IN perfectly true TINT the manufacturers
OF Bradford and OF Chcmnitz and of n
good many other foreign towns have
been living in clover ever since the
Gorman-Wiison tariff was passed. but
with the mill people of America II Is
about the lcanest season which they
have ever experienced since the old
shareholders upset the protective du-
ties that gave "extrasagant wages" to
free northern labor in 1s46.--Boston
Journal.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-16

The only way TO utilize oil the powers
OF body and mind In n nation J. TO have
something which suits all. by this
means the great army OF the unem-
ployed can be diminished. A nation
which keeps iis people employed Is in
the end sure 10 show the largest gains
even Of wealth. Diversified industries
educate the people and give them a
broader education than books can give,
and 80 helps them on the road to great
er civilization. We have already seen
that greater civilization leads TO higher
wages. TO greater production. In n
country OF high wages there orc greater
Inducements for inventors, for they
can save more by their inventions,
which are therefore more readily
adopted.--Hon. Thomas d. Reed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-16

r1The two wings Of the democratic
party refuse to Zap tremendously. 10
begins to look more and more rs II two
presidential candidates will be named
a. Chicago.-Tolcdo Blade.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-11-10
How Crockett Lived.

S. r. Crockett, the Scotch writer. has
been telling how he used TO raise tin.
heat when u hard mp student in Edin-
burgh. he lodged with friend over a
great coal station. and he used fo 60 ont
in the evening and pick mp the Goals
which the carts had dropped IN the
streets. Sometimes, he says. II grew
so bold rs io chuck lump of coal af a
driver, who invariably looked for the
biggest lump on his load to hit back
with. which was what wanted. Thus
the exercise warmed me at the time and
the coal warmed me af:ervard. And
occasionally We got large eLougn stock
20 sell 10 our compan.ors. and buy q
bcCs or t--0. But 7 wish, here a;I5 now.
soiemnly to state that 4 never. nesel
copdescended to lift a lump Of n cart,
at least hardlv-well. unless it wa,
manifestly mountaineering the safety ID
the lossd or overburdenlng the safety q,
the horse, you Know
Rock Island Argus., 1896-11-10

do you know" asked a policeman.
what that crowd of young society peo.
pie Is doing nj the bakery over fhere:''
IL was Just before midnight in the
west end. ana a group ~ young folk had
gone. chatting merrily. into the door O!
a large bakery.
They will wait there" continued
the bluecoaf. until the first hatch oi
bread IL taken cut of the oven. which
occurs about ~ O'Clock. Hot bread
lunches seem TO be getting all the rage
among the swell SET. for every nigh,
about this time ! STE group after group
go up 10 the dcor of the bakery ana pro.
cure the freshly baked bread. 90 hot
;hat it scorcbes ;he paper They take 81
TO their hcu.es ami there ~ is eaten
with plentiful spreading Of butter and
preserves. To he thoroughly enjoyed u
mus, not be cui, tut pulled apart with
The fingers ''-wssiingion Times.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-11-10
A Philadelphia Mrs. yfaiaprop.

II eie in u lars f.a.aproD living up
town whose queer blunders IN her ev-
e,ydsy talk would I'LL q pocd sized vol
rine, and most Of them are funny
enough TO deserve publication. She was
telling a neichbor the other day about
u friend of hers who had bought a bicy-
Gle. He went and bought the thing. |"
said she, for fi5. and when he went
out TO ride j; the first thing you know
II fell apart. Why don't you 60. ser
to him. and get good wheel and pay
for il ON the European plan;' F" Yestet.
day she went over to n ncighbor house
for a recipe for mayonnaise dressing.
She said: How dye do. Mrs. smith!
| want tn make chicken salad tonight.
and thought Id get you to give me a
recipe" "-pronouncing IL IN two syila-
blcs--"for Moyamensing dressing.
Last winter her house caught fire and
was slightly damaged. To her friends
she explained that the trouble was caus-
ed by IA disinfected fuc. On another o.
casion IN accident occurred ON the street
opposite her house. She and her cronies
were discussing the arsiir across the
back fence. Il didnt know there was
an accident at all till I heard the ava.
lanche a-conl:r down the street a-ringiu
the Iell. She also told Mrs. smith one
DAY that she had read in the paper that
milk was good ''anecdofe" for poison.
Philadelphia Record.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-11-10
MODERN PRISONS.
iXiicir Very improvements Are What Drive
English S.pvi-fs Mad.

'.hcir Very improvements Are What Drive
English s.nvi-fs Mad.
The osicial belief H. that there IL lit.
tie or ro prison made insanity. Prison
doctors arc k.cnly alive fo the rossibil.
ity of shamminr. ard they hesitate 20
admit that there H. any flaw in the sys.
tenn for the administrator f which
they are 20 largely responsible. still
tie fact remains that the ratio cf insa1-
ity ia prisons has exactly doubled since
1877.
The admitted ccnsial increase uf In
sanity IL nui suf'irierf a. account s,r
this startling larf. pri.ln .i.r.pline 80
now more mrcnnr,~ai. snr ss~.ci-,p
more depressing. I,s very improvements
in this respcc, take th. heart cut Of q
man" IL h. probable that prisopofs
were far happier is 'h. old unrformed
prisons. " hen they beried together and
had cumparionship oi n kind.
An expert witn-s- who had passed
four and twenty years in Jail told the
prison committee some startling things
from the convicf's point of view. The
rules. he said. are ico minui. for human
Observance. and som. minds are totally
unable to bear fb. strain of ih.m. A
man may D. reported for Knocking
something over in his cell. though u
may he ty pure acrid.nt Tb. name
for this offcnse H. unnecessary poise. -
A. the poor wr'fcbcs walk their weary
round IN the exercise yard cue may fall
ont Of step and thus throw the other.
out. The first offender ar the las'-apy
one. in fact. on whom the warder's eye
happens TO falls liabI. 10 punishment
for this misrhance.
In this way the convict gradually nc.
quires an expression that never leave.
bim-ihc round tb. corner glance of O
beisg who breads fyrani ON 'h. poupce.
We want n new Howard II the system
is only half as bad as IL ~ said Co be by
those who have best reason 60 know. -
London News.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-11-10
w.,,,,x,.u On ,n. Defeat ss Liss,.

Next morning Wellington WIS con-
versipg with General Bowies when .
stsff ofiicer drew up his hcrss necked
with foam. ann whispered the news a
Lisny. Without n change ~ tcupse-
nance. the ctrmsndsr ssid IN his com
papion: Old Bluchsr has had -
good licking. and gone hack IN wsvre.
IS miles. AZ he has gope heck. we
must 60 too ! suppose IN Eoelsod they
will say we have hsen licked ] can't
help IL: o. thev have gone heck. ws
must go too "-willism N. Sloane sn
Century.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-11-10
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