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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-04-16
THE IRON MARKET.
The Cleveland Iron Trade Reviews Resume Of
the Week in Iron Circles.

The Cleveland Iron Trade Reviews Resume OF
the Week in Iron Circles.
Non.licssemtr gradcs have prc,lumin-
ntcd ia the latter movement oi ore,
and the amount now contracted for
bY furnacenicn is much beyond any re-
cord OF purchases ~ this point la the
season Hard aud soft ores have shared
IN the business and the hard non.licsse-
mcrs nre quite well sold Furnacemen
nre in no hurry about their Mesabi
purchases, nnl the Tonnage of sales 20
inrunccs having No Mesuhi interests are
small. Some interesting divelgenccs mp
pcnr in statements from different selling
trims, ~ to the relative tineness Of well
known ores, determined by sieve tests.
Lumpiness is not so great drsiderntum,
il the ore, though line, il not of that
powdery, dusty iineness that causes
blowing over from the furnace stack,
Some sales OF Mesabi have been effected
through guarantees, but there are fur.
nncemrn who ara not disposed, even Ia
this way, To help nuke the price on
these ores just now. The rumors con
ccrning changes IN Ncsabi properties
ate unfounded, with the possible eNcep.
tion Of the Sellers transfer The report
that the Carnegie company had taken
more mines ON the new rnnee doubtless
grew out oI It's purchase Of 800 900 tons
oi Mcsab ores other than it's own
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-04-16
couno,i Should see TO il.

TnE NAMoSD DRILL makes It's bow
and prcsents its compliments to the
common council and requests that it's
attention be- attracted from the quos
tion OF compensation of it, members Ca
the dangerous condition ~ the sidewalks
oi the village. II is n sorrowful truth
that nowhere ON earth in an ncorpor-
ated village are the sidewalks left i'm ns
dangerous condition as they are in
CRYSTAL Falls. Indeed one IL Impressed
,rith the idea that the man in front oi
Whose property u dangerous aud dcnpi.
dated sidewalk IL suffered to remain,
points to IL with pride as an evidence 81
has progressive spirit IN ancient times.
Under ihe present law property owners
may bc compelled To bull their side
walks and mndc Co keep them in repair,
or the common council ~ clothed with
authority To repair or build them and
hnye the amount expended therefor
as~crre,l araint the property. Twenty
dnllnrs will put the crosswalks in splen
did condition, then, why do we wait un.
I'll sane one Is irjurcd2 We ARE tulo
that there ~ no mooney in the tleasur,
aud the villnge cannot afford To mnk,
ANY repairs. There never viii be any
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-04-16
Entertained sowar

j T.. Bower, first vice president of the
Upper Peninsula Fircmrn's association,
cnme over from Crystal Falh Friday
aud spent the night in the city. lie will
go tn Hancock Saturday with Secretary
L. Flynn md Second Vice President
K q. Jackson. To attend the meeting oi
the executive committee.
Mr.. Bower WIS royalty entertained
Friday evening at No. t. hose house by
members oi the fire department. An
Impromptu program was rendered and
lunch wns served. The entertainment
was quite complete, ns some OF the boys
rendered musical sIcCialtics while others
delivered interesting speeches. From
the sentiment expressed it was evident
TINT the iircmen here are very much
interested IN the coming tournament.
Al! the members OF the department who
can get away will be on hand 20 en-
cournge the running team in its work.
Nes,iunee department, Mining Journal.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-04-16
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Editei by the Superintendent Assisted by
the Teachers The variousGrades.

Editei by the Superintendent Assisted by
the Teachers ofthe variousGrades.
Several oi our young gontlcmcn have
withdrawn from school. We regret
very much that they have been com
PEELED to do 40, ~ it is an unfortunate
thing for them that they must leave
school So young.
Our class in the history of American
politics began this week. We anticipate
profitable results from this study nnd
know thnt our voters in the future will
possess Il better knowledge Of politics
than they could have had without this
branch.
The regular rhetorical cxccrciscs were
given Friday afternoon in the assembly
room OF the high school. We expect to
close our rhetorical work the lat oi
June.
Mira. Andrew Urcn, oi Hurley, and Mrs
and Miss Florence Maxnm visited us
last week.
l.. -. Todd, OF tho American Book
company, wis IA visitor IN tho srbaolp
"Wednesday.
SECOND GRADE A.
We have had no tardiness for seven
weeks md little absence.
Emma Miller, Of Stambnugh, has en-.
tered our department making nm even
iifty enrolled.
We have Just memori1cd Miss Carys'
Leak in the Dixie" Little Peter now
ranks with Washington ~ hero.
Wanted to know Why au eight year
old girl should he kept out oi school
TO help move2
Why parents absolutely lefuse to fur.
nish drawing for an eight year old boy 2
Why some children are allowed "a
stay AT home So frequently
Why our friends do not drop in "a
soc us occasionally ?
When free schools will mean that text
books and paper ARE furnished as vel
as buildings aud teachers.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-04-16
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The efforts Of life is to get
Agents For

The charm Of life is a true
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
SHADE FOR THE BEES.
They Need 1t In Hot weather quite
as Much as They Require
Plenty of Water.

In warm weather shade is quite nec-
essary for bees. If the hives are in
a sunny location. as they usually are,
shade may be easily provided by plac-
ing board two feet wide on the top
of the hive with a cleat between the
lid and the board for an air space. If
it is not desired that the bees swarm,
plenty of hive room should be provided,
and if swarms are desired a little
crowding will usually start the new
colony off. of course, honey storing is
abandoned during the swarming period.
and care should be taken to furnish
every facility for hiving the swarms as
quickly as possible so that they will re-
turn to business. Hives set near few
dwarf pear trees are well located, for
nine times out of ten the swarm will
alight on the pear trees, where they
are easily handled without the use of
ladders. Water is necessary for bees,
in warm weather especially, and they
have particular fondness for water
a little salty. Keep shallow vessels
near the hives filled with salt water in
which are placed few chips of wood
on which the bees may rest while drink
!ng.-Farmers' Voice.
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
DOUGLASS MIXTURE.
Although Recommended as a Tonic
for Fowls. 1t Is Really q Very
Strong Poison.

Douglass mixture is composed of one
ounce of copperas, one ounce of sui
phuric acid and half a gallon of water.
1t is recommended as tonic for fowls,
but is really poison, and while its use
once week may do no harm, the prac-
tice of using it as a regular tonic will
result in the destruction of the flock.
The free sulphuric acid (oil of vitrioD
attacks all organic substances, and the
fowl is no exception. In experiments
made, in which teaspoonful of the
mixture was added to gallon of drink
ing water, the fowls were apparently
improved in appetite for few days,
but gradually declined and finally be-
came weak and debilitated. Examina-
ton of the fowls that were killed
showed the liver to be very large and
soft, while small tumors were noticed.
The intestines contained red sores, as
though the lining membranes had been
rubbed off. The throats were affected
with small tumors, and every por-
tion of the bodies seemed affected
in some way. If a bird is healthy it
needs no such tonic. and so far as Doug
lass mixture is concerned it should be
avoiGed.--Farm and Fireside.
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
vERM1N-PRooF COOP.

the engraving; it makes sort of vesti-
bule, sheltcring the interior of the
coop from the hot sun and sudden
driving showers. At night it is let
down, and makes the coop warm, dry
and safe from rats, skunks and other
nocturnal providers. Above the flap is
an opening for ventilation. covered
with wire cloth.
When chicks are eight weeks old
two roosts are fastened into the coop
a few inches above the ground, and the
youngsters make the coop their night
ly lodging until nearly full grown.
This saves them from a great deal of
persecution and suffering to which
they are liable if placed with the older
fowls at night as soon as the mother
hen is removed.
At all times when the coop is occu-
pied it is shifted to fresh ground as
frequently as once a week, and is fire.
quently turned over and sprayed inside
with kerosene.-George S. Martin, in
Farm and Home.
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
observations ON Wounds.

An American surgeon who has been
with the insurgents in Cuba reporting
on the effect of the Mauser bullet,
states that he saw man who had
been shot through the head fully re-
stored at the end of year. Another
man lived three hours after he had
been shot through the middle of the
forehead; had this been an ordinary
bullet he probably would not have
lived as many seconds. In another case
q bullet entered about one-eighth of
an inch above the heart, and for three
hours it was impossible to tell whether
the mans heart had been hit or not.
The man was taken to the hospital,
whence in week lie was discharged.
Still another man was shot through
the thigh bone. The doctor reports
having ripped open his trouser leg,
and after having applied plaster
around the outer and inner wounds
the man ten minutes later mounted his
horse and led a cavalry charge. An
ordinary bullet would have made am
putation of the leg necessary.-N. Y.
Herald.
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
NOTES FOR BEEKEEPERS.

Drones are the male bees.
Have good supply of hives in readi-
ness.
Droncs have no stings and no means
of defense.
Keep supply of comb foundation to
use in the hives.
Cross, stinging bees are usually the
result of improper handling.
Keep plenty of room above the brood
nest for the storage of honey.
A colony that seems slow in building
up may have defective queen.
Much surplus honey cannot be Sc
cured if the bees are allowed to swarm
at will.
Rough treatment will not succeed,
but will irritate the bees beyond re-
| demption.
Colonies worked for extracted honey
are less inclined to swarm than those
for comb honey.
Use one-pound section boxes in the
crates, and the best crates for holding
them on the hives.
AS the season advances and the hive
becomes crowded with bees, more VEN
ti!ation should be given.
Swarming may often be discouraged
by giving young queen to the hive
that is getting ready to swarm.
/ TO hive a swarm right is to hive all
the bees, and ii the queen is there at all
she will be in the hive with them.
To obtain crop of honey i'll prof
| liable manner, the surplus boxes must
be ready TO put in the hives when
needed.
A section filled with comb in which
there is little honey put in the surplus
cases will entice the bees into the upper
| ones.
The best way to get rid of moth
worms in empty combs is to put the
combs in empty boxes and fu1nigate
them with burning sulphur.-St. Louis
! Republic
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
HOT WATER FOR LICE
An Insect Destroyer Which Does II.
Work Thoroughly and Can Be
Had for NOthinE.

The Messenger very sensibly says
that boiling hot water is lice killer
about which we read very little in the
poultry papers: but it does the work
very thoroughly, and is very cheap. In
a poultry house where the pests have
obtained foothold hot water will
greatly assist in their determination.
The waste water on wash day can be
used for this purpose, being returned
to the stove after it has served it's end
at the washtub and reheated. If the
walls. roosts and nesting boxes are
drenched with this the larger proper.
tion of the lice will be destroyed in.
stantly, and those which escape will
meet their fate in the coat of white
wash which should follow within day
Or two. If the nursery coops are
turned upside down and hot water
sprinllled over the inner surface until
it flows into and through every crevice,
not single louse will survive the
treatment. This should be done in the
forenoon of bright day in order that
all dampness may be dissipated before
the brood returns to it at night. We
have nothing laid up against the
lice killer makers, and have no desire
to injure their business, but everybody
cannot buy these things; and while
they are convenience, tits just rs we'll
to admit the fact that they are not a
necessity. The lice can be conquered
more cheaply. but to do this involves
the expenditure of more time and la
hor
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
THE QUEEN uNNERvED.
Several Recent Disasters in the Royal
Family Have Aroused Her
SuperstitiOn.

For some days Victroia has been al
markable coincidence of the disasters
which have aroused the superstition
that has been more or less prevalent
in the royal family.
While travelling from Ealmoral to
Windsor the other day the engineer
of the queens train was killed in a
peculiar manner near Aberdeen. He
was an old employe of the road. His
! name was William Fenwick. He had
run the queens train before. He was
on the tender of the engine fixing the
bell cord, while running through Cove.
Not noticing a low bridge, he was in
stantly killed.
AT the same hour the duke and duch-
ess of York were attending the launch
ing of the battleship Albion at Black
wall, on the Thames. when an accident
occurred through the collapse of the
staging by which 3e persons were
drowned.
To cap the climax, the bottle with
which the duchess of York christened
the ship did not break, although she
tried three times to smash it. Most
superstitious of all, the bottle did not
contain champagne at all, but per-
fumed water. The queen learned Of
the two accidents at the same time,
with the result that when she reached
Windsor late in the afternoon she was
nervous. Superstitions about acci-
dents always affected the queen. She
almost vetoed the plans for the jubilee
celebration last year on account of
fear of accidents to the great crowds.
/ Messages of coincidence were sent TO
the family of the engineer, and tele.
grams OF inquiry containing express
sions of sorrow were wired number
of times from Windsor concerning the
Blackwell disaster. T he principal fear
of the queen is said to be the death of
some member of the family.-London
Cable.
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Jones-~Why do you say she reminds
you OF brown sugar?" Brown-"Be-
cause she's sweet, but unretined!''-
Judy.
"Still playing the races?" asked the
ignorant person. "Naw," answered
the bookmaker. 81 never did play the
races. l work em."-Indianapolis
Journal.
Bucolic Boot-boy-"I say, Sarah,
w'otever be crematorium?" Metro
politan Maid-"Oh, you are an ignor-
ant boy. Why, it's French for milk
shop, of course."-Punch.
Summer Hardships.-'Doy you suffer
much in the summer?" "Iwas getting
along all right until my nephew sent
me a railroad pass that can't get
time to use."-Chicagc Record.
On the Way Home.-Jimmy-:"Didn't t
you hear the Sunday school teacher
say your conscience is what tells you
when you do wrong?" Tommy-'It's
good thing it don't tell your mother" !"
Puck.
'No, father" the fair girl said, ''Alr.
Alllngham may not be rich, but his
heart is in the right place." "Humph!"
:etorted the crusty old doctor, you've
aad your ear against it, eh?"-Cleve-
land Leader.
Greymair-"My wife is such a
thoughtful woman" Betterhaws-
"So's mine. You couldn't imagine all
the things she thinks about me if I
happen to be detained DOWNTOWN
Cincinnati Enquirer.
''It has always been my anxious en-
deavor," said the worthy municipal
judge upon retiring to private life, "to
administer justice without swerving
to partiality on the one hand or inn
partiality on the other" Troy Times.
A lovely girl was caught by her aunt
while indulging in surreptitious Gig
arctic. "My DEAR" said the Mortified
aunt, do you know that every time
you smoke one of those beastly things
you drive nail in your cof1in?' "No,
auntie, DEAR" said the lovely girl, ''you
are wrong; a woman can't drive .
nail."-What to Eat.
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
"Mr. Smith will take charge of the

"Mr. Smith will take charge of the
boat"
The mate, with a look at the skip
per, climbed into the boat as she hung
in the davits. The skipper then called
the names of the crew he proposed to
send in her, sending first the sailors,
SC that the mate might place each in
his proper station in the boat, before
the firemen, ETC., who would be of no
use in the critical maneuvers Of get
ting her away from the ships side,
crowded her up. But these same fire.
men did not understand his reason
and thought he was showing undue
preference to his own men, and, a
heavier sea than usual striking the
steamer. there was cry of: 'She's
going down, and he's sending the sail
ors first!" and a rush for the boat.
''stand back!" cried the skipper.
Crack! and the leading fireman
spread out his hands and pitched on
to his face, rolling in limp bundle
down on to the lee rail. The rest of the
men stopped. They might as we'll be
drowned as shot, they thought, and
they huddled together, looking with
Mortified glances at their dead COM
rade. The skipper paused, lowered his
revolver, and then called the next
name; they had learned their lesson,
and went quietly to the boat, which
was got safely away, and drifted out of
sight in the mist of the gale.
The other boat was filled without
any mishap, and the skipper, the only
man left on the deck, lowered her; she
also got clear away, and drifted out to
the full length of her painter. The
skipper walked aft to wait for them to
haul up again. He had to pass the body
of the dead man, and he did not look at
it. The boat was hauling up on the
painter, and was getting close; the
skipper got on the rail ready to jump.
At that moment fireman, the brother
of the man he had shot, reached over
the boats bow, and. with a cry of
"Blast you, stop and drown with Bill"
cut the painter.
The distance between the ship and
the boat began to widen instantly, and
in spite of the frantic efforts of the
sailors at the oars the deeply laden
boat was swept away and blotted out
in the mist. The skipper got down
from the rails, and made his way back
TO the bridge deck. He had just ten
minutes to live. Ten minutes to pre-
pare for the next world, after 4Oyears
at sea!
He climbed up on the bridge again,
and sat on the canvas windscreen to
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
HANDY DUCK HOUSE.

to keep flock of breeding and laying
ducks, and for this purpose there is nc
better breed than the large white
Pekin.
AS ducks roost on the floor, only low
quarters are needed. \ low shed.
rocfed affair can be put onto the side
of the barn or other farm building in
the manner shown in the cut, three
feet of height being sufficient. Let the
pen open into the large building. the
partition between being hinged at the
top, SO that by raising it one can clean
out the pen and put in dry bedding.
One can thus build duck quarters very
pensively-Orange Judd Farmer.
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
IMPROVED CHICKEN COOP.
1t Can De Shifted to Fresh Ground
az. Often as Conditions Render
1t Advisable.

The engraving represents a coop
which have used with much satisfac-
ton for several years. 1t is made of
matched lumber, with small door in
the rear, which could not be shown in
the front perspective. The Stats are
of half-inch stuff nailed at top and bot
tom. The flap is of three-quarter-inch
lumber, with cleats on the lower side
which fall between the vertical Stats
when the flap is let down. 1t is hung
with T hinges when raised, as shown in
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
Guinea Fowls ON Farms.

Every farmer ought to have few
guinea fowls to add to the variety Of
feathered life on the farm. They are
also good protection against such
depredators as hawks and other enc
mics of young chickens, their loud
cries on the approach of any such in
truders giving signal to the weaker
fowl to make its escape. Guineas are
a rather wild fowl and will not bear
confinement well. 1t is not best to
keep them unless there is good range.
The hens are great layers, but will
mostly steal their nests, and will bring
off very large broods. The young
guinea fowl are very hardy, and not
so subject to disease as are other
fowl.
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
DInnv ynrict,c. of pireon.

The following varieties of pigeons
appear in the last premium list of the
Boston pigeon show: Carriers. pout-
ers, piglny poutcrs, barbs, tunblers,
short-face tumblers, inside tumblers,
long-face clean-leg tunblers, long
face bald or beard tumblers, sadie
tumblers, mufl1ed beard tumblers, muf-
fled barred tumblers, jacobines, owls,
African owls, Chinese owls, trumpeters,
fantails, oriental, frills, blondinettes,
satinettes, bluettcs, silverettes. turbi-
teens, turbits, magpies, swallows,
fairy swallows. Dragons, nuns, arch
angels. tipplers and homers. Each of
these varieties is divided into several
classes, chiefly on the score of coloring.
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
Hoods SarsapariII;
Hoods pile cure all liver ills. s5 cents
A. 1t Is i'm Puerto Rico.

morning: II am not feeling very we'll this
morning, general" says Gen: Miles to Gen:
Garretson. 81 think I'll take something"
"Take something with me-" says Gen. Gar
retson to Gen. Miles "Guess / WILL" re-
spends Gen. Miles: 'I'll just go out and
take town."-St. Louis Chronicle.
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
pu.. Had Gold Dust in Her I'm,

Gold dust to the amount of SIS. 81 was
found in the fur of Montana cat the
other day. She had been in the habit
of wandering up and down shafts,
drifts, cross-cuts and levels in the
MoclSing Bird mine. Her owner. q
miner named Mike Rowen, washed her
and afterward ''panned" the water.
In the course of her wanderings she
had accumulated nearly $50 worth Of
gold.-Chicago Evening News.
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25

troit, Mich, is one of the many thou.
sand of Pc-ru-ne' S friends. This is what
she says to DR.. Hartmann:
1--WE have used your Pe-ru.na with
the most remarkable results and would
not be without it. We have always
recommended it to our friends. A few
years ago purchased bottle of your
Pe-ru-na and after seeing its results,
recommended it to my grocer who was
troubled with dyspepsia, the curing of
which induced her to sell it in her
store. She has sold large amounts of
it. My daughter has just been cured
of jaundice with Pe-ru-na. My pen
would grow weary were to begin to
tell you of the numerous cures Pc-ru-na
has effected in our immediate vicinity
within the last couple of years"
DR.. Hartman, President of the Surgi.
cal Hotel, Columbus, Ohio, will counsel
and prescribe for fifty thousand women
this year free of charge. Every suffer.
ing woman should write for special
question blank for women, and have
DR.. Hartman's book, "Health and
Beauty" All druggists sell Pe-ru.na.
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
Wheat 40 Cent. a Bushel.

How to grow wheat with big profit at 40
cents and samples of Salzer's Red Cross $50
Bushels per acre. Winter Wheat, Rye, Oats,
Clovers, ETC., with Farm Seed Catalogue for
4 cents postage. JOHN A. SALZER SEED
CO., La Crosse. Wis. z
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
Another Kind of Tea.

Biggerstaff-You ought to board at
our house. Gildersleeve. The tea table
is daily feast of repartee.
Gildersleeve-Then it is q repartee
table, is it?-Up to Date.
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
HANDY DUCK HOUSE.
How to Build Quarters Which Are
Inexpensive, But Answer
Every Purpose.

Ducks are easily the most profitable
of all poultry, if the flesh product
simply is considered, while as layers
of eggs the Pekin duck is exceedingly
profitable. There can be no doubt
that it would be wise for more farmers
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25

A big necktie may cover multitude of
blotches on a shirt front as we'll as charity
covers a multitude of sins. - Wash::ogtoa
Qa.) Democrat
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DIR. kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 50 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline, 933 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
Griggs courier., 1898-08-25
War prfCoa

He-I would give the world for you.
Shells that all? Why, you offered that
much before the war raised prices.-Indian-
apolis journal.