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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17
COMMENT AND OPINION.

UThe most promising crop OF the
Deason Is that OF the new protectionists
in the south.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
ryIn spite of the croakers. times arc
getting better. The last prop is being
knocked from under the popocrats.-
Toledo Blade.
TBryan Is writing another book.
He must think that his popocratic fol-
lowers still have little change left
Cleveland Leader.
DHorace Boies was once repub-
lican, and he acts now very much like
a man who would like to be n repub-
lican again.-Syracuse Post.
D"Prosperity Is coming"-let tho
wheels nll be started running 10 meet
IL; and IL will pay to scorch n little,
when croakers get In the middle OF the
road.--Chicago Inter Ocean.
x-President Cleveland stands a
much better show of being elected
president again than does William j.
Bryan, and his election would be the
lesser calamity, although either event
would be calamitous.-Iowa State Reg
lister.
EI"The boarding of gold has stopped
md much Of the yellow metal that was
put away during the depression has
come out and gone into circulation.
The tide began to turn the day Presi-
dent Mckinley was elected and IL has
been running the right way ever since"
Secretary Gage.
rZThe work of the Ohio state repub-
lean convention, the harmony which
characterized It's proceedings and the
vigorous and patriotic enunciations OF
principles contained in the platform
place the republicans OF that state In
a position to make a strong campaign
Chicago Times-Herald.
OBryan's first book has proved
fat failure. True, thousands sub
scribed for IL before they saw IL. The
book can now be had secondhand In
any populist neigbborhood for half OF
one-third the cost. But this doesn't
discourage the great sixteen TO one-er
He Is writing another book.-Chfcago
Tribune.
| rySad 10 say, when william y. bryan
went to Canada TO convert the people tc
silver, they let him talk, but laughed al
him. In New York Tammany and Other
silver democrats laughed at him, bu'
didn't let him talk; and they sent hin
away with the intimation that IL would
be better for him not to reappear there
until after tho next election.-Irol
Times.
EvThe democratic party will do wei
to ponder the words OF ex-Gov. Boies, o
Iowa. when he said: For one, do no
believe II possible to succeed upon
platform that demands unqualified
free coinage Of silver at the ratio o
sixteen 10 one with gold. We hav
fought that hattie and IL is lost. W.
, can never fight It over under circum
tanccs more favorable n, ourselves. i
~ hope TO suocced we must abandon
this extreme demand. "-Chicago Int
! 1cchu,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17

Labor in England Is firing well.
The British board Of trade reports
changes in the rates OF wages during
April that affected $4,000 people. of
whom $4,000 received increases that av-
eragcd AZ cents per week, after deduct
ing the decreases in the wages of the
1000 workers whose earnings were low
cred. When the tariff bill Is In effective
operation n little of that prosperity
viii be transferred 20 the American
yyaUe-carner.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17

In the files of the house no sigma
lures of Webster, Clay or Lincoln re-
main. While there should be hum
dreds of letters from these distin-
guished men in evidence, all have dis
appeared, and there is no trace Of
their whereabouts President Lin-
coin in the course OF his official ca
rcer ia Washington sent hundreds of
original documents bearing his sigma
ture TO both house and senate, but on
all these original papers filed in the
house the signatures have been cut
of. There are other important docu'
ments In the house files which have
been similarly mutilated.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17
Codnsh Cronnctter.

One pint bowlful of rw fish. two heap
ing bowlfuls of pared potatoes Oet the
potatoes be under the medium size).
four tablespoonfuls of milk, butter the
size OF an egg, one-eighth of a teaspoon
full Of pepper. Pick the fish very fine
and measure II lightly In the bowl. Put
the potatoes into the boiler and the
fish on top OF them; then cover with
boiling water and boil half an hour.
Drain of all the water and mash fish
and potatoes together until fine and
light. Then add the butter, pepper md
the milk. Beat well. When cool roll
into croquettes; dip In egg and bread
crumbs and fry light brown In boil
ing fat.-Good Housekeeping.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17

SINCE 1907 there have been 1, 100 the
alter fires with 10, 900 fatalities, accord
ing to Mr.. Sachs Fires and Public
Entertainments" Just published. OF
these 462 took place in the United
States, 1870 in Great Britain and 10i In
Germany, France having nearly the
same number. London has had 35
fires and Paris 2s. Out of 343 theaters
destroyed by fire one-half were burned
within 10 years after they were con.
structed, 40 OF them within the first
wear
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17

THE very latest fad among the Pari'
siennes is TO carry purse or card case
made from the skin OF beloved and
deceased friend. All the shop windows
along the boulevards are filed with
novelties made of tanned human skin.
The skin differs from the tanned hide OF
other animals only in that II Is very
finely grained, its lecture is more deli
cate, and IL is unusually soft and pill
able. IL is stained peculiar shade OF
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17

THE whaling bark Swallow. which
has put In at Vineyard Haven, on her
way from Barbados 20 Boston. has
been out rs months She took 900 bar
rcls of sperm oil. 600 pounds of whale-
bone and IL pounds of ambcrgris The
ambergris Is In one lump. nearly
round, and Is particularly fine In quail
ity. IL Is valued at $3.50. While
cruising In the vicinity OF Tristan
d'Acnnha, In the South Atlantic, the
Swallow captured a sperm whale
which yielded nearly IL pounds of the
precious material The market value
Of ambcrgris at present Is quoted a,
$3.50 pound.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17

The ingenious device used by DIR.
Max Einhorn for obtaining samples OF
the stomach contents is of the size OF
a small peanut with an open incurved
rim. The patient swallows IT readily,
and after five min utes IL is withdrawn
by the silk thread TO which IL is at
tached and the contents submitted to
examination. Patients do not conn
plain of IL as most do OF the stomach
tt,ha
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17
IrInh Linen Goods.

The Irish Textile Journal gives tho
exports of linen manufactures from the
United Kingdom TO the United States,
AZ 17.5s3.500 yards for the month OF
April, as compared with e,7s7,soo yards
IN April, 1896.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17

TAMwoRTH CASTLE, the home of the
Marmions, hereditary champions of
England, offered by its latest posses
,sor, the Marquis Townshend, at auc-
ytion was bid in by the corporation OF
the town for $4,000. The heralds in
Scott's poem hailed ''Marmion lord of
Fontenaye, of Lutterworth and
Scrivelsbay, OF Tamworth tower and
town" The fishing in the rivers
Tame and AnlScr and rights over five
manors go with the castle.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17
copndencc Returning.

lizard times" is merely another
name for that condition of trade re-
sulting from the chariness Of buyers
and the anxiety of sellers to get rid OF
what they possess. Now that Values
are rising Il is evident that the "hard
times" are rapidly passing. As more
buyers enter the market business VIII
improve and confidence will spread.
A business panic is very much like any
other panic. Every one is frightened,
but unable TO explain even TO himself
Just what has occasioned all his alarm.
Then when few regain their presence
of mind and assert their confidence
their example Is quickly followed, and
the feeling of fear passes away-Cin'
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17

DoaBERRY was outdone by an uli-
nois justice OF the peace the other day.
He held that poker chips were the
same as money and fined man for
playing cards for them. Thereupon
the prisoner offered TO pay his fine
with the chips. The court was in a
quandry, but finally refused 10 accept
them, reversed his decision and dis
missed the case in disgust.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17

A FRENcHMAS has just patented
very simple motor carriage, which has
only two wheels. and yet keeps its
balance, the wheels being placed side
by side on acknowledgement axle,
with the weight of the machinery be-
low the center, the usual gas engine
being used to propel the carriage.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17

THE Phoenix" was the name Of the
first fire company in England, and 1t
was established in 1862. At that time.
In the towns, squirts or syringes werc
used for extinguishing fire, and their
length did not exceed two or three
feet These yielded to the hand fire
engine with pipes of leather, which
was patented in 1915. Water-tight
seamless hose was first made at Beth
nal Green in 1890
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17

ryMr. Bryan contrives to squeeze
good deal of free silver talk into his ad-
dresses before the Ohautauqua socie-
ties. These gatherings are understood
20 be held for educational purposes. but
some OF Bryan's utterances at them, IL
the newspaper summaries of his talks
be correct, are the reverse of educa-
tional. 1t Is difficult, Of course, for
Bryan 20 omit all reference 20 silver In
his addresses on other subjects. but he
ought, at least. TO be required 10 drop
the assertions which have been proven
over and over again TO be faiae.--St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17

HUMAN perspiration, II injected into
dogs or rabbits, acts like n deadly poi
son, according TO M. Arloing's expert
ments. Precipitation secreted during
hard muscular work has more toxic
power than the ordinary kind. while
that obtained from subjects whose Sc
erection has been checked by cold is
very poisonous.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17

AsPLENDID Raphael exhibition Is be-
Ing planned at Urbino for August,
when monument To the great Italian
painter will be unveiled at his BIRTH
place. Pictures will be- contributed
from all the famous Italian collections.
with engravings of the chief master
piece which are not available for the
nxhibition
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17

1T is estimated that the disburse-
nents OF money in Ohio, Indiana and
Kentucky for wheat alone will this
year be not less than 81, 600, 900 in ex-
cess of last. and, as other crops prom
Use we'll, it follows that the farmers OF
these states will handle several mil.
lions of dollars more this year than
they did last
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17

A GERMAN scientific weekly has re-
Gently published estimates of the total
number of species Of animals now
known to exist on the globe. Among
them are: Mammals, $500; birds, H.
500; reptiles and amphibia, 4,4oo; fishes,
IL, 900; mollusks, so. 600; spiders, 10, 600;
insects, 900. 600; worms, $500, and
sponges, $1,000. All together, 366, 900
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17

Two cupfuls Of shaved corn, two cup
fuls of sweep milk. two well-Lcatcn
eggs. one-half teaspoonful Of salt. Bake
one hour in moderate oven.--House-
keeper.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17

Total payable TO labor. .......'.,. slvV'loO'oVV
This statement Of the possible earn
ings of labor in the construction OF
American ships merely covers the value
OF the labor employed in the shipyards.
1t does not include one cent of money
paid TO the labor employed in furnish
ing the material at mines or mills,
that is used in the construction of the
ship. That is another enormous fac
tor. We bring forward the quantities
of iron, steel, copper, brass, ETC., need
ed for one vessel, to show the quantity
that would be required for the 700
steamers needed to carry all our inn
port and export freight;
QUANTITIES OF METALS NEEDED IN
CONSTRUCTING 100 STEAMERS
OF 1000 TONS EACH.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17
Total mIscellaneous. &c.

Total metals needed for 700
steamers, tons. ..............s.s.sss.i 1850
The total cost of the material for
one steamer, according TO the estimate
given us, is Sl53,614.7s, and for 700
similar steamers IL would aggregate
no less than S107, 52o, 500. II we include
the cost of the labor employed at the
mines, of the labor employed on the
railroads that haul the raw material
to the factories, Of the labor employed
nc the factories, OF the labor employed
In hauling 10 the shipyards, IL IS per
fectly safe TO say that as per cent? of
the total cost of the material used in
shipbuilding represents the labor cost.
We would thus have the following dis
tribution Of money in building the ves-
sells we need TO carry the freight that
constitutes our commerce with foreign
countries:
LABoR's EARNINGS IN sliIPBUlI.D-
Cost OF material for 200 steam
ers OF 1900 tons each, sl0l.-
600 500, OF which s7b per cent. 49,,
represents labor. W. VaI' 90
Cost OF labor in constructing 200 80. ~,
steamers ......s..................-'.
$50, SIS. SEQ
.John Roach always estimated this labor
cost at 90 per cent.
IL would seem as IL this showing were
enough 10 make American wage earn
ers clamor for the opportunity to dc
this work, 10 mine this million tons Of
raw material. 90 mould IL into various
forms and shapes. and TO haul IL from
mines 20 factories and from factories
TO scacoast shipyards, and then TO con
struct 10 into graceful models that floa
from our shipyards into the sea, ther'
20 buffet with the winds and the wave
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17


our beloved country.
But this is not all. There are the
mine owners who can sell this enor-
NOUS product from their mines. There
are the owners of the mills and fur
naces ready TO contract with the ship
builders. There are 10000 American
sailors, officers and engineers for whom
steady employment can be found.
There are the army of clerks TO be em-
ployed in the Offices of the American
ship owners instead of by foreign ship
owners. There are the repairs to the
vessels, nearly all TO be done here, fur
nishing work for thousands of other
hands.
And still no idea has been given of the
cost of fitting steamer with her fur
niture, lamps, tables. stoves, crockery,
kitchenware, carpets, hardware, bed
ding. linen, upholstery, cutlery, plated
ware. chairs, brushes, instruments,
ropes, blocks, clocks, and hundreds of
odds and ends that are needed for the
equipment OF a vessel before she Is
ready 10 start upon voyage. An esti-
mate of the cost of such articles placed
on board, as furnished by prominent
shipowner, together with the cost of
the coal, and the provisions for 100
passengers on n 10000 mile voyage
amounts TO an additional sum of $780,
000, 900 that can be distributed through
out the United States. There are also
the wages of officers and crews, say
10000 men earning an average of $50
per month, or total wage disburse-
rnent amounting to S7,200,000 per year.
There is not the least doubt that
under protection we should have many
new fast passenger steamers construct
ed at n much higher cost than our esti-
mates, as well as those slower com
merce carriers. I'm the detailed state
ment of the outfit moreover. the
items Of coal and provisions are given
merely for one voyage OF 10000 miles,
whereas steamer could make eight
/ such voyages in the course OF n year
| Thus for provisions alone, supplied
from our farms, there would be an ex
penditure of SIC, SOC. 900 a year; and foI
coal an expenditure of $4,000, 900 IL we
only had the slow ~ and IA knot boats
Again, the item of repairs has not been
considered at all, nor the renewal OF
crockery and glass, nor of hardware
lumber oil. paint. etc. Some of the re
suits possible are finally summarized as
follows;
/ y
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17
'LABOR's CHANCE.
Earnings OF Hundreds Of Millions
IN Shipbuilding.
Mass of Material Needed from Our
Mines - business for fnc-
tories I'm Furnishing
Steamers.

In order to transact all Of our foreign
commerce In American ships with
those foreign countries that we sell our
goods TO and from which we buy for
eign goods, we need an American mer-
camille marine under the Stars ana
Stripes aggregating total of S,oOo'ooo
tons. or rather more than 100000 tons
of new ships and steamers TO be con-
structed in addition To the few already
engaged in such service and others that
might be promptly diverted TO such
traffic. Desiring this statement to be
extremely conservative, we estimate
only on a basis Of 100000 of new tom
mage required, whereas Capt. William
w. Bates, in his work on the American
Marine" PIP. 1910, estimates that 20
transact and carry rs per cent. of the
trade between our own and foreign
countries" we need "3,320,03 tons of
steam"
What does the construction of 2,000,-
600 tons Of American shipping mean TO
American labor? An accurate idea can
only be formed by giving in detail the
cost OF the construction of vessel
with the cost of her equipment. We
have prepared such n statement with
the assistance of reliable American
ship builders and ship owners, their
names being withheld at their own
request. AS a basis OF cost we have
taken the construction Of a steamship
of 5000 tons of 12 TO IA knots speed.
This is the cheapest kind of trans
oceanic steamship and, on that ac-
count, was purposely selected for con
sideration, so that there can be no
doubt our estimates are exceedingly
conservative. The cost of n steamer
alone as turned over from the ship
builders TO her owners, in round num-
bers. is $500, 900 for n steamer OF 5000
tons. In order TO acquire 100000 oil
tonnage, wherewith to transact all our
present trans-oceanic commerce, we
should need 700 such steamers costing
the enormous sum CT $210,000,O00. In
the building Of these 700 vessels the dis
tribution of money to labor employed
I'm the construction and finishing OF the
steamers would be as follows:
WAGES PAYABLE TO LABOR IN SHIP
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17

This does not include the cost for re-
pairs TO vessels, renewal of furnishings,
clerk hire, Office rent, nor of the fittings
of new shipyards and the extension of
the capacity of existing yards. But IT
serves 10 show the opportunities 70
American labor by the adoption of a ma
tional policy of protection for American
shipowners and shipbuilders.
CHARLES r. AUCKLAND.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25
WHAT ooop SOCIETY is.
= 0ircls Of Pie...nt People VINO Are In
terested In Each Other.

me very best society is not composed Of
and glitter" writes Ruth Ashmore Of
ne Social Position Of the Girl Who
esks In the December Ladies' Home
SeSfhal 1T Is that circle Of pleasant peo-
- who meet and visit because they are in
teeested in each other. 1t asks of each mem.
~ mat she bring pleasant personality II
- wishes TO be In and of 1t. The society
reeognlzed by the newspapers consists mere
II OF few people. who, having more money
tan the rest Of the world. are able to make
thanselves more conspicuous, and so are
kept constantly before the public. But all
over THIS great country. in every city. town
Or little village. there is TO be found good
society, and II rests with the working girl
neFse!f whether she is in or out of 1t. II
she has the bad taste to prefer noisy people.
whose idea of enjoyment Is roughness. whose
conception of conversation Is to talk scandal,
and who really have no reason for existing.
tntn this girl will not only injure herself
~ her contact with such society. but she
vii lnJure every other girl who works. Peo-
PIE are prone to judge great regiment by
one member Of 1t. Therefore. 1t behooveth
the girl who works to go into the best so
home"
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25
She Wanted Royal Autographs.

When Andrew d. White, now the
United States ambassador at Berlin
was minister to Germany nearly twen-
ty years ago he received some queer
letters from Americans asking for his
influence in their behalf in court cir
cles.
Perhaps the funniest of all was a
very mandatory epistle from an old
lady living in the west, who inclosed
in her letter four pieces OF white linen,
each some six inches square.
Eve are going to have fair In our
church." she wrote, land 1 am max
ing an autograph quilt. l want you
to get me the autographs of the en-
peror. the empress. the crown prince
and Bismarck, and tell them to be
very careful not to write too near the
edge of the squares. as a seam has to
be allowed for putting them together -
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25
ISLANDS NAMED ron poos.
wAssss -rhs Isl..a 81 the faaAsne
Dog" Derived It's Nane

Whaoss The Island 81 the 1A1A1n9
Dog" Derived its NaaA
Dozens. some say scores. OF Islands
OF greater or less Dimensions. ar
known as Little Dogs" DOG Is
lands" big Dogs" ETC.. says the
Philadelphia Times. An island in the
Thames, now part Of London. Is called
the isle of Dogs" Three lofty. rocky
islands near st. Thomas, Virgin Is
lands. are known as "The Great Dog,
George Dog" and the West Dog
There are Dog Islands" in the MALAY
an archipelago; OF the coast Of Mains
on the coast of franklin county, Fla.
and another in the Ser-wati group. On
the coast Of Kamschatka there is o.
island known as The Island Of Talk
ing Dogs" The curious story con-
nected with this spot of land and til
one that gives it the name it bears
this, according to an Asiatic legend
The first inhabitants of the far north
did not employ dogs, but drew the
walrus rib sleds themselves. Af'e'
ages had elapsed men made an attemp
to use the dogs of that region-which
by the way. talked just as men do
as beasts of burden. The talking dog
however, argued the case with their
would-be masters. and were not Ion
in proving that they had enough to q
to catch game for themselves and til
children OF men. But the men sooG
learned the use OF the bow and arrow
and the spear, thus running the occu
patton of the talking dogs. Again n
attempt was made to harness ther'
to sleds, but they rebelled. and a
swan out to the island, afterwarf
known as 1.-THE Island of Talkins
Dogs" Here the game was scarce
and the dogs soon turned cannibals
and by the end of the first winter
there were only seven left Some hui
name Kamschatkans volunteered 70
row out to the island and bring off the
remnant of the dog colony. But The
dogs refused to leave the barren island
saying, What people are you? w,
have never seen you before" For this
untruth Chami. the dog god, took thci'
voices from them, and until this dar
they have been the dumb servants
man.