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The evening times., 1898-06-09

wANTED-To buy sell. machinery OF all de-
girders e,evafofs electric motors, platform scales
leather teltirg. ropes. pulIcys. gas fixtures old
harness, steam, water and gas pipes: also old
iron. hrass, copper. lead. zinc. books and paper
stock. for which pay highest market prices H
BERNHElNER. $50 1t. NV mh s-tf-em
The evening times., 1898-06-09

WANTED-A cook: $40 per month; woman, girls.
nurses chambermaids; at once. Is II st. ne.
je9-2t
The evening times., 1898-06-09
FOR RENT-ROosis.

FOR RENT-Desirablc rooms. furnished and un-
furnished, I'd and Sd floors, single or en- suite;
centrally located; in private family Of adults;
ref. exchanged. Address NJ. b., this office.
iS0.3t -em
The evening times., 1898-06-09

WASTED-Six colored women for hotel scrub
bing; So per month; go home nights Call,
with refs, DICKS HOTEL AGENCY, 6l3 9TH st.
NV. 1t
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
OUR COUNTRY ROADS.
Year After Year VAST Amounts Are
squnndered I'm Attempts to
Patch Them Up.

The rapid passing Of the fall season
and the approach OF winter brings
us face 10 face with the sad reality OF
wasted opportunities on our country
roads. Hundreds Of dollars have been
expended upon the highways of Della
ware county by the various townships
during the past five months, yet many
Of these roads are now in fully as bad
condition as when the spring work
was begun.
II is a waste of money TO follow the
old plan OF patching the highways,
yet year after year this method is
pursued, only TO find the roads quag-
mires after every rain and morasses
when the thnwing days in winter come.
That all this entails loss upon farmers
IN new wagons, repairs TO vehicles and
extra horses is as patent as the pres
ence Of the mud, yet road reform for
a large part of Delaware county seems
as large in the future as ever.
Evidence OF the value of a smooth
surface Is given on the Providence
road between this city and Media.
Some years ago that highway was a
wretched compilation of ruts and hill
locks and often, two hours were con-
sumed in the Journey between this
city and the county seat. A good road
bed now reduces the time one-half and
likewise cuts down the cost of repairs
20 sum less than one-half
What has been done on that highway
Is standing argument for n good
surface for every highway, which is
not only cheaper than poor one in
the yearly cost Of maintenance, but in
every item OF expenditure for those
who travel. More than this; they
enhance the value OF abutting property
and give TO the taxpayers something
IN return for the tribute annually paid
for the support OF the township govern
ment.
IL is no small matter TO the farmer
tina. he has good highways upon which
to haul his products 10 market. They
not only mean return I'm actual money,
but In labor ms well. Farmers living
only six or eight miles from this city
or Media are obliged 10 rise from
their beds long before daylight in or
der 10 reach the market in time for
the buyers. This loss of sleep aud
time in going and returning would all
be saved II the road surface was
smooth, for travelling would be swift
and comfortable for the rider and
easy OF accomplishment on the part
OF the faithful horses which haul the
burden.-Chester Pa) Times.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12

By the City Engineer OF Cam
terbnry, England.

A method of laying macadam roads,
In which each stone is coated with tar
before IL goes into the roadway, Is used
and advocated by the city engineer OF
Canterbury, England.
In his system the stones are pre-
pared for the tar by heating them,
either in the open, or in an oven or kiln.
When done in the open, they are spread
out on fla bed, some IL inches thick,
and covered with three or four inches
of coke and breeze, with n little wood
TO aid the fife, and In this way stack
OF stone about five feet high is formed.
II Is frequently made conical and closed
at the top. Then IL is fired and allowed
TO burn for seven or more days. As
this method, however, causes the dis
Indignation Of many stones. an oven or
kiln. with its more equable tempera-
ture, is preferable.
Tar of gond quality should be used
and heated long enough to assure great
tenacity. II may be boiled in 50-gallon
kettles, for three or four hours and,
after half bucketful of pitch is added.
boiled little longer.
The stones. to receive their coatings
OF tar. should not be warmer than the
palm of the band can bear comfortably
If they are ured when too hot, the
value OF the tar for building is de-
stroyed and. II they are not hot enough,
the tar will be so thick that IL will soft
EN- in hot weather
When the stone Ia OF the DroDcr tenn
perature IL is screened, so as TO secure
three distinc. sizes--one 10 two inch
for the bottom layer; one-half to one
inch for the middle layer and one
quarter TO one-half inch for the top
layer. The bottom layer Is three or
four inches thick and Is thoroughly
rolled. and very tin top layer is laid
and also thoroughly rolled. A final
top-dressing Of qunrter-inch and small
err granite screenings Is put on, and
traffic is admitted TO work this fine
material down into he tarred roadbed.
A road so formed is said TO be cap
able OF carrying the heaviest country
traffic and 20 be good for seven years,
with an outlay of four cents a square
yard for repairs, when more extensive
repairs may be required The cost for
depth OF fcur-Hnd a-half inches is for
material 36 cents per square yard ex-
cavating rs cents broken brick ballast.
90 cents; labor, rs rents; rolling,
cents; contingencies, 10 cents. total
of $1.0s n square yard.-L. A. w. Bulle-
tin
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
REFUSE TO ACCEPT TERMS.
mnlIy Reject Our Proposition
REGARDING the Philippines.

Paris, Nov. 5.-The Spanish commits
sioners, in the course OF two-hours'
session OF the peace conference Friday.
fatty refused to accept Mondays prop
osition by the Americans TO take
the entire Philippine group and TO
reimburse Spain for her pacific
expenditures there. This negative
action was expected. The Span
ish commissioners had also number
OF positive declarations which filed
some 81 sheets OF a typewriter present
ment In this statement the Spaniards
held that the United States had noulti-
mate rights in the Philippine islands
and could have none save by the con-
sent of Spain i'm these negotiations and
upon terms satisfactory TO her. Accord
ing to the Spanish contention in the
formal statement, the United States en-
tertained no thought OF annexing the
Philippines when the protocol was
signed, or il would have been expressed
in the protocol as clearly as the condi-
tions regarding the cession of territory
in the Antilles and the orient. M. Cam
bon, before the signature OF the proto-
col. received from Madrid-the present
ment alleged--a cable dispatch clearly
setting forth that the maintenance of
SPANS authority over the Philippines
should not be affected by the protocol,
to which reservation the United States
made at that time no protest or objec-
| ton. This dispatch 10 M. Cambon, as
the Spaniards claimed, embodied also
the view that the United States had no
valid basis for claims in the archipel-
ago. 1t was further held 10y Senior Rios
and his colleagues that the capitulation
of Manila, having occurred after the
signing Of the protocol, and thus after
the suspension Of hostilities, was In
/ Valid'
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
1RE5|3!l|Alll!IaIk.
z{ERli1ffSSI5|iiIIg:
PROF. HoAG'S IDEAS.
Minnesota Instructor ON what a
Course I'm Practical Road Com
struction should Comprise.

In recent paper on highway en-
cheering, Prof W.. Il. Hoag, of the
University Of Minnesota, offered some
suggestions en- the subject of instruc-
ton in road -building, based on his ex-
perience as instructor and engineer.
To begin, the students should be
brought into sympathy with the sub
ject by developing an interest in it, and
TO that end IA few lectures on the his
torical development OF highway con-
struction are useful. These can be fol-
lowed by an equal number on trans
portation in general, with special refer
ence to the part played by the com
mon road. The subject is thus shown
10 be n broad one, far-reaching in its
scope, and not merely a relatively mar
row one of grading, draining and stone
laying.
All the forces at work for the better
ment of the highways should then be
considered, beginning with the ma
tional Office of road inquiry, national
road association, state associations,
state Institutes. engineering societies,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12

cycle clubs, other organizations deal
ing with the subject, and the attitude
of the press toward the movement. The
state laws should be gone over, and
carefully studied where efficient and
successful systems are established.
Visits 70 permanently good and hab-
itually poor roads should be made and
the causes that have led to the differ
ent results should be discussed and
identified. Road conventions and other
meetings NJ which papers on road
building and maintenance are read and
discussed should be attended. Some
good work on the subject should be
used as n general guide, and this should
be supplemented by studies on special
topics essays and discussions. drawing
upon all possible sources of informa-
tion and constantly observing roads
and streets in process of construction
and under traffic.
'The instructor should engage nc
lively" says Prof. Hoag, "in all move
ments in the state having any interest
IN the cause. Every instructor
In civil engineering having in imme-
date charge this line OF work should
be strong political factor in this
cnuse which has already done SO much
for the material Advancement OF the
world Correct notions on the admin
istrative side Of ad-building are sad-
ly deficient in many states by exer-
cising the power to which his position
Justly and naturally entities him, the
educator can help create an activity
which will soon bring into rcquisition
our graduates who have thus been well
prepared for all the duties coming "a
the highway engineer"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
WIDE TIRES ABROAD.
Their Importance IL Fully Appreci-
ated by the Governments OF
Many Foreign Lands.

The Importance of wide tires In pre-
serving the highways is appreciated
IN many foreign countries, and laws
exist prescribing the width OF tires
that may be used on the public roads.
The San Francisco Chronicle says that
austria requires tires for wagons
built for more than ga tons 10 be at
least 4 ID inches wide. If for more
than Az tons, Ga inches. Bohemia
requires a 4h-inch tire for two-horse
wagons. France requires tires from
three 10 ten inches wide; for four
wheeled wagons tires are usually at
lenst six inches, with the front axle
shorter than the rear, so that the
wheels do not track Germany re-
uuires at least four inches for 'wag-
ons for heavy loads Switzerland re-
uuires one inch of width for each draft
animal, and six-inch tires for wagons
for heavy loads In Canada the az
ricultural department recommended
six-inch tires for loads of ton OF
more. aud that is probably the law
4 number Of states In this country
have passed wide-tire laws, but even
some states which spend much money
en- improving their roads fail TO SET
the importance OF prescribing the
width OF tires that will do most "a
maintain and protect them. II Is a
short-sightsI policy and one that costs
money
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12

Additional roads Of shale are being
laid In practical way in Orange coun-
~, y. Y. Mr.. A. Il. Goddefroy, who is
roadmaster for the town Of Deerpark,
has used considerable of the material
this season on properly-prepared road
beds. About nine inches OF the coarser
rock Is first put on. thoroughly wet
down, and rolled with four-tou roller
until IL Is reduced to about six inches,
and then top dressing OF finer ma
terial Is put on and rolled. The result
Is surface that is smoother than any
niacadam and most delightful 70 ride
upon. These stretches OF good roads
must in time convince the farmers
that hard roads. built In a scientific
way, and properly maintained. are n
benefit to them.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
TcrrIbie disaster In Detroit.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. THE new five
story Wonderland theater is in hope
less mass of debris, and at least twelve
lives were sacrificed by an accident
which occurred Saturday afternoon.
The known dead are rs follows: John
CreszelslSi, laborer; James Gcgerschke,
laborer; August Januschowslli, labor
err; Cornelius McCarron, lather; Theo-
dore Mertens, laborer; August Sallach,
laborcr; Martin Shafcr, painter; George
w. White, timer; Peter Pfeifle. Frank
Wolfe, Max Poll and Charles Mielke.
The cause of the catastrophe was either
too much weight in the roof or faulty
steel beams used in the construction.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
STORIES OF RELIEF.
Two Letters to Mrs. Pinkham-

Mrs. john WILLIAMS, Englishtown,
N. j., writes;
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I cannot bo-
gin TO tell you how l suffered before
taking your remedies. / was SO weak
that could hardly walk across the floor
without falling. / had womb trouble
and such n bearing-down feeling; also
suffered with my back and limbs, pain
in womb, Inflammation Of the bladder,
piles and indigestion. Before i had
taken one bottle OF Lydia Il. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound felt a great deal
better, aud after taking two and ono
half bottles and half box of your
Liver Pills was cured. III more would
take your medicine they would not
have to suffer so mach"
Mrs. JOSEPH PETERSON, 513 East St,
Warren, Pa, writes:
"DEAR Mrs. PrNKHAM:--I have sur
fered with womb trouble over fifteen
years. l had Inflammation, enlarge
ment and displacement of the womb.
] had the backache constantly, also
headache. and was SO dizzy. / had
heart trouble, 10 seemed as though my
heart was in my throat at times chok-
ing me. could not walk around and
/ could not lie down, for then my heart
would beat SO fast / would feel m
though / was smothering. l had to
sit up in bed nights in order TO breathe.
/ was SO weak / conld not do any
thing.
81 have now taken several bot
ties of Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. and used three pack
ages of Sanative Wash, and can say
/ am perfectly cured. / do not thinlr
/ could have lived long If Mrs. Pink
hams medicine had not helped me. "
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
GEESE CARRIED A MESSAGE.
An Ingenious scheme for Notifying
Neighbors Who Have Trouble
some Fowl.

Down in the Neck" two neighboring
households once dwet in amlty. They stall
dwell there, but in amity no more. Let
them here respectively be called the Hold
kinses and the Podkinses for the very good
reason that those names are unknown among
the truck plantations. The Hodkinses are
keeping geese this year. The Podklnses are
not keeping geese-not VI they know II. Now
the liodkns geese acquired the habit, when
weary of disporting themselves IN the big
ditch, of resorting 10 the front lawn OF
the Podkins demesne. These inyaslons the
Podkinses resented. Their remonstrances
failed of effect A condition OF strained
relations ensued. Mrs Podkins, kindly old
soul. said she didn't want ter git th' men-
folks 'a.scrappin and a-mixin' things up
over a passed. o. geese" So she organized
board OF strategy, consisting Of herself,
her daughter isis" and her boy Joe" The
result OF their deliberations and certain
preparations, where figured needle and
thread some grains of corn and some bits
OF cardboard, became evident next morning.
The Hodklns geese appeared as usual. but
returned home quickly, squawking so nois-
lily as to bring the Hodkinses in a body to
the front door. What they saw paralyzed
them. Descending from each fowls bill was
bit OF thread, the inner end anchored
TO a grain OF corn in the birds interior de-
partment, while TO the other end of the
string was attached card bearing this in
scirption: "Plese kepe Nur Durn Ole Coos
es Home The Hodkins water fowl are
now reconcentrados upon the Hodkins
home ranch.--Philadelph Record.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
Deafness cannot he Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an iniiamed condition of the mu.
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets indamed you have a rumblinp
sound or imperfect hearing, and when il is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored 10 its normal con.
dtion, hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases of OF ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars, free.
h. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
A FATHERS STORY.

From the Evening Crescent, Appleton. Wis.
A remarkable cure from disease which
has generally wrecked the lives OF children,
and left them in condition TO which death
itself would be preferred has attracted a
great amount of attention among the resi-
dents of the west end of Appleton.
The case is that of little Willard Creech,
son of Richard ID. Creech, a well known
employe of one of the large paper mills IN
the Fox River Valley. The lad was attacked
by spinal disease and his parents had given
up all hope of his ever being well again
when, as by a miracle, he was healed ana is
now in school as happy as any of his mates.
Mr.. Crecch, the father OF the boy, who
resides at 1862 Second Street, Appleton,
Wisconsin, told the following story:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
voluntary Liquidation.

Chicago, Nov. 4.-The Bank Of Com
merce, state bank with 100000 capi-
tai and 81 100000 deposit, has voted TO
go into voluntary liquidation. It's de-
posits and an equal amount of its bills
receivable will be taken over by the
Union national bank. The affairs of
the Bank OF Commerce will be wound
up by the directors and the proceeds
paid TO its stockholders.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
Burncd mt sen.

Vineyard Haven. Mass. Nov. 5.-A
disaster at sea, with loss Of life. five
persons in all. was made known Friday
by the landing here OF % persons who
escaped from the burning steamer
Croatau. Of the Clyde line, bound from
New York for Wilmington. n. C.. and
Georgetown, S. G. The disaster oc-
Cured on November |. about Is miles
north of Cape Charles. and about 206
miles from New York, from which port
the steamer sailed on October 81. with
q general cargo and eight passengers.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12

"Our boy was absolutely helpless. His
used electricity he could not feel it below
his hips. Finally we let the doctor 60 as he
did not seem TO help our son and we nearly
gave up hope. Finally my mother who lives
in Canada wrote advising the use of DIR. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People and
bought some.
"This was when our boy had been on the
stretcher for an entire year. In six weeks
after taking the pills we noted signs of vi
tally in his legs, and in four months he was
able TO go to school.
cit is two years since he took the first Of
the pills and he is at school now just as hap
by and well as any of the other children. IL
was nothing else in the world that saved the
boy than DR. Williams Pink Pills"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
wouid-Be Assassin. sentenced.

Rio de Janeiro, Nov. Five OF the
men who were engaged in the plot TO
assassnate the president of Brazil, DR..
Prudento de Moraes, on November 5,
1897. were sentenced Saturday. The
so-called ringleader. Dooclesiano. was
condemned TO 80 years imprisonment.
and the others have sentences Of from
IA years TO "a years Imprisonment i'm
Dosed uDon them.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
TRAGEDY DOWN SOUTH.
Man Kills Two brothers at pineviiie
ky.--PripcipaI Witness to the
AFFAIR Found Dead.

Livingston, KY, Nov. 4.-John Mead
cws shot and killed John and Clayton
Mathews, brothers. al Pineville this
county. at night Meadows was a
school-teachcr. Meadows surrendered
and is now in Jail. Pagan, the most
prominent witness. was found dead
Thursday in his storeroom, where he
slept for years. The indications are
that he was murdered. and the coroner
is holding ar inquest
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
WI co 20 Santiago.

Washington, Nov. THE army in
vcstigation commission will soon 60
20 Santiago, and very probably. though
rot certainly, to Porto Rico This u ac-
cording to the announcement made sew
eral weeks ago. They met no opposi-
ton on the part of the president, who
was understood TO acquiesce perfectly
In the decision OF the committee.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
dive the uniIdren a nrInk

called Grain.O. 1t is a delicious. appetizing
nourishing food drink TO take the place OF
coffee. sold by all grocers aud liked by all
who have used il, because when properly
prepared il tastes like the finest coffee but
il free from all its injurious properties.
Grain-O aids digestion and strengthens the
nerves. 1t is not a stimulapt bun health
builder, and children, as well as adults, can
drink it with great benefit Costs about / as
much as coffee. 10 and 25c
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12

Buffalo. N. A., Nov. 5.-,The MarItann,
a big steel freight steamer owned by
the Minnesota Steamship company.
crashed into the stgrucca. big steel
freighter belonging TO the Erie rail-
road The Starucca SINK almost inn
mediately in rs feet of water with an
immense hole In her side
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12

The loss OF Cuba means TO Spain the loss OF
the very sustenance OF the nation. Already
her tax ridden people are crying Tor bread.
La the same way the loss OF your once Wig
orous appetite means poverty and starvation
TO your body. Ii any reader OF this paper
wishes to be as hungry again as when child,
and wants TO fully enjoy hearty meals, we
can recommend Hostetter's Stomach Bit.
tiers. 1t cures Indigestion, dyspepsia and
constipation.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
one Hundred Died ON Way Home.

Malaga. Spain. Nov. THE Spanish
transport steamer Gran Antilla, Capt.
Bayona. from Havana on October 10.
via Porto Rico, with repatriated Span
ish troops on board. has arrived here
and reports that there were 100 deaths
among the soldiers during the voyage
across the Atlantic.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
uomc scekers. Chcnp ExcnrsIons

On November |, 10, December @ and 20,
the Northwestern Line W i'll sell home seek
ers' excursion tickets with favorable time
limits, to numerous points in the West and
South at exceptionally low rates. For tick
cts and full information apply to agents
Chicago & Northwestern R'y.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12

n intended for the dairy the calf
should be closely examined as TO the
conformation Of the udder and teats.
One con see In miniature these impor-
tant organs. and have fairly definite
idea Of what they will be like ut ma
turity.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12

Washington. Nov. 4.--Admiral Dewey
cablcd the navy department Thursday
that the Charleston had sailed from Ma.
Mia for Iloilo on the island OF pnnny
This Is the last seat OF Spanish power
CT any account In the Philippines.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12

"There's the coolest deal YETI snapped
the hardware dealer TO his head clerk.
Whats that's"
They're getting up refrigerator trust"
Detroit Free Press.