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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01

Of the American market. have not
taken the trouble and space to quote
figures showing the difference in the
importations of the several articles
herein mentioned under the Mckinley
act and the Wilson bill, because you
gentlemen have them before you in
pamphlet form. These figures are
startling and win convince any reason
able farmer that he should be owner OF
the American market in everything
that we produce or can manufacture.
JOHN A. GILBREATH.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01

THE empress OF Austria is not in
good health and is obliged to forego
the long early morning walks which
have been her delight and trial TO
the ladies in waiting She has worn
black ever since the death of her son,
the Crown Prince Rudolph, and has
given away all her jewels except the
crown jewels The Princess Rudolph
Is a gifted, handsome woman, but she
and the empress are not the best of
friends. The Princess Elizabeth. her
little daughter, is a very interesting
child and Is as fond OF mountain climb
ing as her mother.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01
The First Americana.

That account OF the origin of the
name America which says that IL was
derived from Amerlgo Vespucci,
Florentine merchant, who visited the
newly-discovered continent several
years after Columbus first voyage, has
been disputed on the ground that, on
his fourth voyage, Columbus found
Central American tribe Of natives bear-
ing the name OF Americans" and that
his associates designated the country
by the name of these Indians On the
other hand, the existence OF the Amer
iques had been doubted. Recently, how
ever, the descendants OF the ancient
Ameriques have been found dwelling i'm
Honduras, and NJ. a. Pinart, French
explorer, has studied their language
and investigated their relations to
other native tribes. But, OF course. the
discovery of the existence OF the Amer
iqnes does not prove that the name OF
America was derived from them
Youths Companion.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01
DRIFT OF OPINION.

GJHave you noticed there is no
trouble over maintaining the gold re-
serve since McKinley's Inauguration?
Toledo Blade.
Then the bill had better pass. Three
years Of an annual surplus OF S90,00O,000
won't be long enough TO wipe out the
increase in the public debt left over
from the deficit administration OF Cleve-
land.--N. Y. Sun (Dcm.).
JPresident Mckinley paid his own
way while on his little vacation trip on
that government steamer. Even in his
capacity OF advance agent OF prosperity
he did not feel at liberty 10 charge his
expenses up TO the house.-Chicago
Tribune.
1.-THE latest estimate OF senator's
sure 20 vote for the new tariff is As,
without counting on any assistance
from Kentucky. IL is enough, and the
senate should not allow the question
to drag along until dog dnys.--St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
rZThe demand for prompt action by
the senate on the tariff bill grows
apace. Members OF that body are re-
ceiviDg communications from repub-
leans and democrats alike, urging
prompt action. The finance committee,
which expected TO put n couple OF
months on the bill. will finish IL within
this month. and the plans for elaborate
discussion in the senate are being ma
terially reduced.-Tolcdo Blade
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01

DIES MONIES Qowa) has been chosen
for an experiment having for its object
a further Improvement OF the free de-
livery service of the United States. In
structions have been issued at the post
office department by which the post
master at Dcs Mones, in connection
with the owners OF the street railway
franchises in that city. will put letter
boxes on all the street car lines in Des
Moines These boxes will be the same
as those now used on lamp-posts aud
poles in the various cities Of the United
States, and will be put on any part Of
the car that the owners suggest
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01

So HEAVY have been the snowdrifts
in Sargent county, North Dakota, that
1t is said farmer OF Harlem township
has added 35 feet of tubing to his well
In order TO raise water above the snow
A hotel proprietor. u. o. Patten, has
had TO build barbed wire fence
around the roof OF his barn TO keep
away stray stock, horse having one
day crashed through the roof while
walking over what appeared TO be
snow-covered hill. Sidney Mullen
claims TO have dug 10 feet into drift
TO get at the top OF his windmill.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01
A MT OF Naturc.s uond,vorl..

a gentleman. who lives in Pueblo,
Col, recently received curious pres
ent from a friend In New Mexico. It
was root OF the pinion tree. The
root was knotted and twisted, and
formed an image OF two human beings.
The two figures are standing face TO
face, with arms extended and hands
clasped. IL Is no fanciful resemblance.
but the features, eyes, nose, mouth,
arms, legs and body Of each are de-
scribed as absolutely perfect" Dos
ton Globe
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01

States from Old Mexico Tree OF duty and
placed in direct competition in the
markets with the cattle of American
farmers. We are solemnly pledged to
replace the Mckinley rate of at least
S12 per head on all imported cattle.
notice that certain gentlemen had
appeared before you and argued for the
retention of the Wilson rate of about
40 cents per head. IL Is well-lnown
fact here that after the allotment OF
the Indian lands in the Indian Territory
great cattle syndicates and cor
porations were formed, leased these
lands from Indians for q mere trifie, to-
wit, ten cents per acre, and have brought
hundreds OF cattle from Old Mexico
10 these lands and are grazing them.
These "syndicates" are opposed TO the
restoration OF the old duty or an in
crease thereof.
The farmers and real stock growers
of the west demand an increase and full
protection at your hands. II will be
political suicide TO us in the west End
besides gross injustice TO fail 10 stop
this importation of Mexican cattle.
NihceTtiy trust you WIZ pioDt tnis
subject 10 the very bottom. There
should be no free wool without free
manufactured wooden goods. We do
not want either on the free list. Let
both be placed on the dutiable list, no:
excessive nor prohibitory, but sufii-
Gent to produce revenue and afford pro-
lection TO the extent of making sheep
growing profitable for wool as well as
for mutton. To this we are pledged,
let MS keep IL.
We can grow all the flax required in
The United States. A tariff should be
laid on this article. Also on linseed oil.
and our farmers given the full benefit
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01
olMocaATIc Split AGAIN.
The Party OF Discord IL NOW I'm Bsa

Oncemore the democracy has achieved
the apparently impossible 1t has man
aged to split itself again, and thus
broken the presidents in another place
A party out of power Is ordinarily forced
into a semblance of harmony with itself.
Its function Is to oppose the majority.
and this, when the majority is an active,
aggressive organization, as the repub-
lican is, keeps the minority so busy that
IL has neither the incentive nor the
opportunity to quarrel with itself. In
general this has been the order of things
with every great party from the begin
ming of the government.
But the democracy Is not hampered
by examples or traditions, and while so
far in the minority In the house of rep
resentatives that IL is powerless 10 ma
terially affect the course of legislation
IL has shattered itself on the question of
the sort of opposition il will offer 10 the
dominant republican party. One fac
ton wants to coincide in the republican
programme OF doing nothing further in
the house in the way of practical legis-
lation until the senate passes the tariff
bill, while the other element would fight
this programme, and try TO force the
republicans In the house TO GO ahead
with the business OF legislation just the
same as IL this were a regular session.
The first-named faction is under the di-
rection-so far as any segment OF the
democracy can be said TO be under the
direction of anybody or anything-of
Bailey, OF Texas, while the more promi-
nent spirits in the other section are
Bland and McMillin. The latter faction
has the ADLER men, but Is the smaller in
number.
This absence of harmony which the
democracy reveals even when in the mi
nority calls attention to a serious con-
stitutional defect in that organization.
That defect is lack of leadership. II is
a defect which has chung TO that party
ever since the war days. Not for third
OF a century has the democratic party
in congress had leader who was cap
able, and who, at the same time, had the
confidence of the party. This accounts
for the lack of discipline and cohesive
ness in that party, and its failure to ac-
complish anything when IL has got into
power. In this respect the democracy
has been distinctively weaker than the
republican party. In the 0nte-bellum
days the brains of the democracy we're
furnished by the south, but since the
war and the overthrow Of the old order
in that section the south lost it's primary
in that party, and in n certain direction
the party has suffered as n consequence.
An alert, intelligent and resolute oppo-
sition party can always make its infu-
ence felt in congress in many ways, but
there will be no such opposition i'm the
next two years. Seldom in the long and
diversified history of the democratic
party has that organization been feebler
In leadership, spirit and influence than
IL is at this moment.--St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01

unsound Premises OF the Low Tarfa
Rrof~ssor.


Professor.
For q man who In not the author of
the tariff law of 1894 Mr.. Wilson Is un-
necessarily disturbed over the radical
departure from his policy as embodied
in the wool schedule of the Dingley bill.
IL Is true that Mr.. Wilson generally en-
joys the distinction ofhaying construct
ed the worst tariff bill in the history
of our government but this is not en-
tirely fair TO Mr.. Wilson, for no one
can predict with absolute md unerring
certainly just what would have been
the result il Mr.. Wilson's tariff bill
had been adopted as he framed II. No
one can accurately calculate just how
many years il would have taken TO
recover from the panic II Mr.. Wilson's
bin had become law without the 400
amendments which the senate, under
the advice OF Jones and German, tackled
onto il.
But as the author of a tariff bill
which never became a law, Mr.. Wilson's
opinion of the Dingley bill is of course
entitled 10 some attention, although IL
must be borne in mind that Mr.. Will
son was never engaged in any productive
industry and never sold a pound OF
wool in his life.
In criticising the wool schedule Of
the Dingley bill Mr.. Wilson says that
IL IL becomes n law IL will Immediately
increase the cost and degrade the quail
ity OF the wooden goods consumed"
In support OF this contention Mr.. Will
son exhibits the results of his fine
mathematical training by doing some
reckless juggling with figures. Mr..
WilYon estimates that the Dingley
sche lule will add $3.50 TO the cost OF
each Inhabitants clothing each year.
or Sis0.000,00O in Increased cost Of
clothing.
II Mr.. Wilson's figures were borne out
by facts. who would get this $3.50, 000, 900
increase in the cost OF clothing? II is
the evident purpose of Mr.. Wilson 10
make il appear that the wool growers
and makers of the cloth would divide
this sum between them. Nothing could
be more absurlly fallacious. Men can
not wear the cloth as II comes from the
loom. If Mr.. Wilson's contention were
true, at least two-thirds OF this increase
would go TO tailors and merchants.
Will any patriotic American grumble
over the distribution of such a sum
among the people who make mems
clothing and women's dresses?
But Mr. Wilson's premises are not
sound. No honest student OF the mar
kets viii contend that the price OF
clothing was decreased 20 per cent I'M
der the German tariff. If the price Of
clothing was not decreased 20 per cent.
under the German law how can the
restoration of the Mckinley duties in
crease il 25 per cent. under the proposed
Dingley measure?
No man who is conscious of mans
fallibility on economic questions viii
contend that the Dingley wool schedule
is absolutely perfect. But IL must al
ways be borne in mind that this country
cannot protect it's wool growers without
mourning some additional expense for
wooden cloth. It has been demonstrated,
however, that the per capita increase
Is SO slight and so inconsequential COM
rared 10 the incalculable benefits that
accrue TO the great wool-growlng in
dustry that 10 genuine American will
grumble at il for moment.-Chicago
Times-Herald.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01

Ex-EMPREss CARLoTTA, IL Is said, Is
to be taken TO the City of Mexico,
brought in the hope that the visit will
restore her mind. Prince Kevenhuller,
of Austria, is said TO have delicately
sounded the government as to whether
her proposed visit would inconven-
fence the government, and the reply
was that IL would not OF course, il
the ex-empress comes she will still be-
under the delusion that she is empress
of Mexico. 1t would DO necessary to
indulge her in these fancies
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01

To so great an extent have the Jap
anese adopted European methods and
models that an enterprising Buddhist
has adapted the bicycle TO serve tho
needs of the praying wheel as used by
the followers OF his creed. Instead OF
attaching the written prayer TO tho
customary wheel, which is general v
turned by convenient stream of run
ming water, the new vogue is 10 FIX the
prayer 20 the hub OF the bicycle wheel,
30 that the faster tho rider can pedal
the better he can pray. Although
there appears TO be spice OF sacrilege
in the practice, IL Is apparently CATCH
tng on.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01

HISTORIANS who deal with recent
periods are in special peril. Not only
did James Bryce get his publishers
into trouble by his treatment OF Oak
ey Hall in the American Common
wealth, but now the Scribners have
been successfully sued by the once
famous special agent Of the treasury,
B. G.. Jayne, on account OF statements
made by President Andrews, OF Brown
University, in his history published in
Scribner's Magazine. Jayne recovered
Ro4O
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01

PARIS is making n sanitary record of
every building in the city. Since tho
beginning, in 1894, $4,000 houses have
been described and it is expected that
the register will be completed by 1900
1t contains for each house a descrip-
tion of the drains, cess pools and wells,
and OF the plumbing; record of what
ever deaths from contagious disease
have occurred in IL, and Of all disinfec-
tions and analyses Of water, air or
dust
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01

To the American people the most well
come March Attn ever known was the
march forth Of the STUFFED prophet"
OF the free traders from the head OF the
government whose trust he hnst be-
trayed, whose credit he has weakened.
whose dignity he has insulted and
whose interests he has sacrificed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01

STATISTICS show that the people of
this country fall far short of their Brit
ish cousins in their capacity for guz-
cling Though there are but IS. 900, 900
people on the British isles they con-
sumed S745, O0O 900 worth OF spirits,
wine, and beer last year, while the
II, 600, 900 people OF the United States
consumed but Ss6l, 603, $40 worth The
rate per capita in Great Britain was
$50, and was but S19 in the United
States
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01

RUSSIAN doctors are hereafter to
wear, rs a sign that they are legally
qualified 10 practice. little zuak. or
badge. a silver oval plate an inch and
half long by an inch wide, on which
is a design of two intertwined SER
pents The object is TO increase the
safety OF the wearer in the less civil.
lied parts of the country.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01

JENNY LIMBS daughter. Mrs. Ray.
mond Maude, OF London, has much OF
her mothers brilliancy OF voice, but
has always refused TO cultivate it for
the stage. II suppose there was too
much music at home" she explained
TO n friend. Jenny Lind herself be-
came tired 81 the stage and retired at
the height OF her popularity. Mrs.
Baude has three children, none Of
whom are musical
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01
Dnrls. md brakes.

Mr.. Clcvcland's fondness for duck
shooting amounts almost 20 passion;
but he carried his fondness for ducks
altogether too far when he mnde ducks
and brakes of the money In the M
tional treasury.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01

A METHOD of photographing the
sounds OF the heart has been commune
Gated to the Academy Of Science by
M. de Holowinslxi. The sounds are
transmitted by sensitive microphone
to an optical telephone, the dia-
phragm OF which produces Newton's
rings, which are then photographed
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01
u H. MORTALITY. Publisher.

The Pennsylvania legislature has
passed bill providing for new state
capitol at Harrisburg TO take the place
OF the one recently burned. The new
building is not TO exceed in cost $780,
600 and is TO be completed and ready
for occupacy In time for the meeting
of the next legislature.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01

The Enthusiast-You may dislike
wngncr's music nc first, but that won't
last.
Fricnd-I SEE. It's like taking cod
liver oil.-Brooklyn Life.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01

DThere Is as yet no new tariff law,
and this Is one of several reasons why
II Is absurd TO talk about the recent
municipal elections as tariff contests
St Louis Globe-Democrat
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-01

"And yet you once said that you were
dead In love with me-"
II really thought 80 at the time, but
Ii appears to have been only a trance"
-Indinnapolie Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-07-22
The Causs Of the Strike.

The attempt of the journal yesterday
to convey the impression that the great
coal strike was due to the Wilson tar
iff was married by that papers charac-
teristic inability or indisposition to use
facts and figures.
1t was asserted. for instance, that
the lowering of the daty on coal from
rs cents to 40 cents had led to a flood
ofcoal from Nova Scotia. which .'drove
OUT our own coal and compelled it to
seek markets in the West at greatly
reduced price.
A little study of the facts shows the
unfairness of this statement. IL is true
that the imports of coal from Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick in 1896
were about 60, ODD tons greater than in
1895. But, on the other hand. the NE
ports from British Columbia, where
the tariff should have proved equally
encouraging to the foreigners, de-
creased about 50. 900 tons. That leaves
an increase of imports amounting to
some Is, 900 tons. Observe, however,
that our exports Of coal to Quebec,
Ontario and that section increased $50,
900 tons.
We have actually gained instead OF
losing by the lowered duties of the
Wilson act. What we lost in New
England we more than covered by sales
to Middle Canada That has always
been the case. Even when we had a
free coal reciprocity provision with
Canada we had the best of it.
As to the silly assertion that the coal
mine owners were compelled by losses
to cut wages. it is known that the coal
barons have made more money, through
their trust. than the honest, indepen-
dent concerns. The barOns combine
to lower wages as as we'll as to lower
prices. This was done simultaneously
last winter.
No one can convince an intelligent
man that Millionaire Coal Baron Mark
Hanna, Coal Trust Magnate Hobart
and the other wealthy representatives
of the great monopoly are asking for
an increased duty in order to increase
wages.-K. g. Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-07-22
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, David f. Reese and Rene nj
Reese, his wife by their certain deed ~
trust, dated the 10th dav OF January, 1895.
duly recorded in the office of Recorder OF
Deeds for the County of Iron, State IF,
Missouri, in Book "36," at page 0S0 din
convey to Rev. Lorens c. Wernert. trnsts.s,
the following described real estate, situated
in the County OF Iron, IN the. State of Mis-
souri,, TO wit:
A part of lot OF the northwest qua rta, !, !,
section ,, township SO, north, OF range a eaet
bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning m
the northwest corner of land foTTnariy ~
James Lindsay, Including this t,rct Ar ~
herein described, a. stake r,om which ,ha
house on said land. built by r. n Tro,,'
lnow Reese's1, as to its northwest carn"r
pears sou, ~ degrees. Also, the southeast
corner of house formerly owner, bv MarsLaIi
bears north 80 degrees west; thence Wiz ~,
southern line of the City of Ironton 4 1o,
chains to a stake from which the northa...'
corner oil Reese,s house bears south % de-.
grees west 103 links; thence south ~ de-
grees west 30 chains to a stake from tv,,S.l-
the southeast corner OF the main hufIdir.- -
Reese's house bears north 942 degrees - =.
4.o' Grains 10 cedar post in Markbam,s,
fence, from which the southwest corner -
the main building of Reese's bonse hi,o VI,
north ~ degrees east: thence north Z 5a
chains, to neutrality-suspicious. . g1 acro,
Also, part OF SAID lot adjoining the first
herein described tract ON the west and Us ~
Their bounded on the north by the son,l "
line OF the City OF Ir0nton; on tho W.. ~ ~
the old grayeyard-and containing . a %. ny
and by Blackwell bought Of Greason bo;''
county, Missouri. IRON
Which conveyance was made in trus, .,
secure the payment Of one certain nrn,s,, a"'
sorry note therein described: and Wis.,
default has been made In the Davmar, -.
said note and interest, now past due and ,n "
paid; "hu un.-
And, whereas. it is provided in said dooa
that IN ease Of death of the trustee or e.
refusal to act as such trustee, the sc.s.anss
sherin OF Iron county shall oct as such sn,.iE
tee; 'oh ANUS
And, whereas, the said Rev. Iors a.
tee; s"cu uust-
Now. therefore. at the request of tho Ian
holder OF said note, and in pursuance - s,a.
signed sheriff and trustee, viii on "Haer- =
Monday, august 1911. 1897
between the hours of nine O'Clock !.
nSe O'Clock p. NJ. Of said day. AZ ~ and
'front.' door OF the Court House in the % q east
IIronton, in the County Of Iron" City OF
Missouri, sell the above Described state Of
tate, at public yendue, TO the hiS real es-
der: Tor cash: for the purpose ~ H nest bid
trust. WM n scuting this
july15n3 Sberisf NEAL,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-07-22
MuItum In Parvo.

The fatigue incident to travel on
poorly equipped railway trains and
improperly constructed road-beds,
may be overcome by selecting the
.'BEST ROUTE" The most popular
trunk line from ST. Louis to ALL EAs-
TERN POINTS is the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern Railway. the ROYAL BLUE
LINE. An appreciative public testify
by continued and unprecedented pat
rouage the merits of the ..BEsT ROUTE
over all COMPETITORS. Tickets via
the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Railway are on sale at the ticket Offices
OF all Railways in the West. Lowest
rates, unexcelled service, and unques-
tionable reliability compose the Triu-
ity which have made it famous.