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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-02-05

IL should say" ret ,iLed her friend.
that we have. My dear. no one ever
plays at an evening concert, and espe-
clally In such hall, unless one is
dressed for it. Besides, we are to have
a reception after the performance"
"Well," said Hattie, mournfully. but
with decision, II haven't got any even
ing dress, and / shall just wear my
brown cashmere, no matter what the
rest do"
Here Miss Perkins was called away;
but she had heard enough. Next Tues
day, and this was Friday night There
was absolutely no way to get a dress
ready for Hattie, even IL she could af-
ford such expense.
"And / can't afford IT," she said 10
herself. "Three of the boarders going
TO leave this week; the bill for her
music lessons SIS more'n / expected;
and such lot for my lavender silk!
can't do il. anyhow. She'll just have to
put up with her cashmere. Land! she's
lucky 10 have that. I'd thought | was
made, IL I'd had such a pretty dress
when / was her age"
"In spite Of herself, however, she felt
much upset. She knew so well the
natural discomfort girl feels when
she is appropriately dressed. Had
she not suffered real agony, many times
in her young life, because she could
never dress like her companions?
"Well, can't help IT," she said 10 her
self, impatiently. There amt time to
get a thing ready, even If / could man
age with the money"
And she began to put away her own
new dress. She had almost finished
folding the soft draperies, when she
stopped short, and dropped the dress
upon the bed.
II can't do IT," she said, aloud, trcm-
ulously. For 40 years I've actually
hungered and thirsted for an evening
dress. And now I've got il, 1T is too
much TO ask OF long-suffering saint
TO give il up to somebody else. And
I amt saint. Nor don't want 10 be.
either" she continued, somewhat bel
ligerently; II never did have any opin-
ion OF people who made n business Of
being pious. It's bad enough to do
things you have TO, without skirmish-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-02-05

The Hopeless Task OF the Monetary
Commission.

Commi ssion.
The convention called for the purpose
Of urging the adoption of the monetary
commissions currency reform plan
which met at indianapolis few days
ago is made up of estimable men who
have undertaken an impracticable task
that OF persuading the people and
congress that they should accept an
unsafe, retrograde plan Of currency
reform" which II adopted would carry
the country back to wildcat days and
teach the present generation what the
evils OF an insecure paper currency are.
The managers of this convention, who
are the authors of the monetary con.
ference scheme, have undertaken to
convince the American people that II
Is best to have all the legal tender paper
which the general government has
coined and issued funded into interest
bearing bonds TO the amount of $780,
100000, thus adding over $4,000, 0c0 TO
the yearly interest bill.
Nor Is this all. The people are TO be
rersuaded-if possble-that the gov
eminent should invite the banks 10 sup
ply paper money TO the amount OF a
billion or more dollars. These notes,
which the banks are TO issue after the
government "has gone out OF the bank
ing business" are not to be secured by
United States bonds, as AZ present, but
are 10 be first lien on the assets of the
banks.
The promoters of the monetary com
mission plan will have their hands full
endeavoring to convince the people that
these notes. secured by assets which are
mainly the property OF depositors, viii
be any safer than the state bank notes
which used TO circulate before the war.
The mass OF the people will believe. in
spite Of all the delegates TO the Indian
apols convention can say. that bank
note issues under the monetary com
mission plan would be dangerous to
noteholders and depositors. and that
when n financial storm came most OF
the banks would so into the hands OF
receivers.
The people are to be persuaded-if
possible-that the legal tender notes
which are redeemable in gold on de-
mand shall be funded and replaced by
hank notes which are not 10 be redeem
able bn gold on demand. They are 10
he made redecmable IN lawful money"
which includes silver as well as gold.
That silyer-which would be used al
ways by the banks for redemption pur-
poscs-is to be made redeemabe in gold
by the treasury SO the promoters OF
the monetary commission plan must
make the people believe. first, that the
legal tender notes must be funded into
Understanding bonds in order "to get
the government out OF the banking
business" and. second. that II should
"go into the banking business" so as 10
redeem 500,000,O00 silver dollars in gold
on demand, in order that the banks may
not have TO redeem their notes in gold.
The enthusiastic gentlemen who
have assembled at indianapolis will
find before they are much older that
they have bitten of more than they
can chew" II may be that after they
lave butted their heads for n few
months against the stone wall OF popu-
,nr disapproval Of their scheme they
will see how hopeless are their efforts
TO deform the currency system. Chi
caro- Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-02-05

Protectionists maintain that the pro-
tcctive policy by insuring American
capitalists against foreign competition.
has led them to embark their capital,
and has enabled them to build up large
enterprises. in which thousands OF
wage-earners find employment. IL is
for the free traders 10 show wherein
this contention is unsound When they
have done this-and they have never
found IL easy 90 do-they will be called
upon to convince the American public
that II protection had not been the poll
icy OF this country our capitalists would
have been equally enterprising and
equally successful, or else that some
other equally valuable results would
have been obtained. And though the
free traders are numerous. and though
some OF them are able. they do not make
much progress in their efforts TO con-
vince the American public OF these
things. Milwaukee Sentinel.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-02-05
FOOLISH COMPARISONS.
How Free Traders Make out HAD
Showing for New Tarin.

N1oNfnR TOT NtN
Comparisons OF the revenue-produc-
ing powers OF the tariff law of 1894 and
1897 for the first four months OF their
operation are the favorite stockton
trade Of free trade sophists. They take
the best and the worst periods, respect
lively. Of he two laws ms their basis. and
are delighted al the bad showing for
protection. No one should be misled
b. such an opcn-faced manipulation Of
statistics.
The FIRST four months Of the Wilson
law Of sol found the country relative
N destitute Of imported goods for with
uae result Of the election OF 1892, when
the policy Of low tariff aud no tariff
was inauguraied, came depletion OF
stocks TO the lowest possible point in
preparation for the lower duties and
lower values certain TO come
With the Dlngley law Of 1897 the case
was Numerically opposite, Its first
four months found the country heavily
oyerstocked with goods imported under
the lower duties ard no duties Of the
Wilson law. The excess Of revenue
from this source IN the final four
months Of that law amounted to Sis.-
100000.
Therefore nothing could be more pal
pably unfair and deceptive than com
parison Of revenue results IN the first
four months OF the two laws.
Yet IL is this sort OF stun that the free
traders mainly rely upon TO prove their
contention that as revenue producer
the Dingley law Is failure. Intellects
which are swayed by that kind OF argu-
ment must be either immature. feeble
or in some manner defective
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-02-05
Mutually Interdependent.

So long as America produces what
Europe needs Europe will buy IL, pro-
vlded she cannot get an equivalent value
for less money. We have resources sur
ficientiy large and soil and climate
sufficiently varied 10 adapt ourselves TO
the worlds needs, and II unduly crowd
ed by competition In one direction shall
find an outlet IN another. There used
10 be some Americans who fancied that
we could get along without abroad"
That was absurd; but not more absurd
than the idea that abroad" can get
along without America Boston Jour
nal
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-02-05
An Ant Answer.

Mr.. Aspinwall, clever and reckless
barrister. lannon's in the cos In Victoria
for his fun and audacity, was address,
ing an election meeting in Ballarat. the
golden city" The lively advocate had
come 10 that time In his career when
much whisky and soda had wrought
palpable havoc with his complexion.
His speech ended, and questions were
invited. "Aspinwall!" beloved stall
wart digger. tell us what makes your
face so red" "BIushIng at your con-
founded impudence. sirl" was the quick
reply. IL carried the meeting.-San
Francisco Argonaut.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-02-05
claims az American shipping.

The protection Of American shipping
must not be PIT IN jeopardy by any
weakening OF The policy by which II is
10 be protected and revived. however inn
pnrtant the diplomatic advantage that
would follow such n weakening. Pro.
lection to American shipping Is not nd
vocated 10 place diplomatic weapon in
the hands Of this government nor 10
wiring concessions from other govern
ments. but because protection is neces-
sary TO the upbuilding Of our merchart
marine.-Scaboard.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-02-05

y.3st.642 pounds. The big movement In
anticipation OF the new tariff then set
in. carrying the March imports TO 54.-
e76.s32 pounds aud the April imports
to 95.55o,933 pounds. The April move.
ment represented the maximum. since
the majority OF orders had been placed
in anticipation of the possible enact
ment of the law by April 80.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-02-05

ing round, hunting up land knows
what! Self-sacrihce is very well, but
there is such thing as sacrificing ones
self till you make pigs of other people.
! amt going to bring Hattie up to think
she's got TO have the best of every
thing, no matter If go without"
Miss Perkins shook her head yictori-
ously, and went on folding the dress.
Pretty soon, however, she stopped, and
again began her audible self-commun-
! ings
poor child! IT'S mean. She ought
TO be dressed somewhere near right.
Mr.. lamont said, If she pleased the au-
dience, he'd no doubt she would get
some pupils. And people are such
born fools, they let dress count good
deal. And / spose / could wear my
black silk. Twon't really be out Of
place. Don't make any difference,
s'pose, 10 woman of IS amt dressed
up 10 KILL"
Here she sighed unanimously. IL
did make such difference to herl
you're vain old woman" she said,
scornfully, to her disappointed face in
the mirror. I'D like to know who you
think is going to look at you. anyway?
You amt 10 be put on platform, for
crowd of people TO stare at and crit
icise. Butch. dearl" and in the
midst Of her words, poor Miss Luella
broke down completely, and had what
she afterwards called "a regular house
cleaning cry. Swept away all the cob
webs, and cleaned out the dusty corners
better'n any patent-scrubbers / ever
used"
She said nothing 20 Hattie, however,
for. as she told her discreet confidant
In the looking glass: "She's got chance
here, too. II she takes hold OF IL In
the right way. she's worth the silk
dress. If she don't-well, wei see"
So she watched her niece carefully,
and with growing triumph. Once in
awhile she thought she detected GER
tain usefulness In the girls face. but
that's all. Cheerful and interested as
ever in all about her. Hattie never
even told her aunt that she wished she
could be better dressed for the concert.
Once Miss Perkins questioned her a
bit.
"If your concert is In the evening""
she said, tentatively. won't the girls
dress up a good dcal?"
Well" said Hattie, slowly, 81 think
they may"
81 wish, then, ] could afford TO get
you better gown, child"
you're a dear aunt 10 think Of IT,"
answered the girl, gratefully. "But you
know you can't, and, anyway, guess
I'm not too proud TO wear that nice
brown cashmere"
Miss Perkins face glowed, and she
started impulsively to say something,
but instead only chuckled softly.
The reception at her minister's was
to be on Monday evening. When the
time came for her 20 dress, she refused
all Hattie's offers of assistance, and
locked herself In her room alone.
Three-quarters OF an hour later, a
handsome woman In black. courtesied
graciously before Hattie, aud said, So
berly:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-02-05

In every school In Paris there is
restaurant where free meals are served
20 the children who are too poor to pay.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-20
MESSAGES FROM WARsHIPs.

Kingston, JAM, June ls.-The cruiser
Yosemite will sail this morning, having
coal to carry her to the nearest home port.
The coming of the Yosemite has raised
the question of allowing dispatches to be
sent from British territory to the navy
department at Washington. 1t is under
stood that the Spanish consul protests, on
the ground that it is an infringement of
neutrality. The colonial authorities have
decided that to allow the transmission to
the strategy board of any information
about war matters is a breach of the
proclamation.
The cable companies have been ordered
TO refuse to accept cipher messages, and
censorship on open messages from the
warships will be established. This, how
ever, will not prevent vessel communi-
eating with headquarters 1t is a we'll
known fact that the American consul is
IN constant cipher communication with
the state department, and as such mes
sages will probably not be stopped, de-
81 atches can be forwarded in this manner.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-20
SAW THE BUNKER HILL SHOW.

Portland's Fourth of July committee
went to Boston and viewed the Bunker
Hill day parade, with view to getting
points to help them in arranging for the
home celebration.
Alderman Rounds, who arrived home
Saturday noon, said he was somewhat
disappointed at the Bunker Hill process
sion. 1t was too strung out. Yet, it con-
tained many interesting features, some of
them especially new, which the Portland
committee may adopt.
Though the arrangements have not been
completed. following is an outline of the
committees proposed plan for Portland s
celebration: Sunrise, salute and ringing
of bells; O'Clock, parade of horribles;
$50, boat races; 10 O'Clock, sta, ting of
military, civic and trades professions,
bands, barges of school children, descrip-
tive floats and trades floats; II, ringing
of bells; 2. 80, address at Fort Allen park,
relating to he Grand Trunks 5Oth anni-
versary, singing by chorus; $50, balloon
ascension; afternoon, continuous free
show, Battle of Manila and Cuban war
scenes" in City hall; evening, chorus and
stereopticon views in Deering park; bal.
loon ascension and fireworks.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-20
MAJOR G NERAL PER z.
High Cuban Officers on Boarla the
NarbIehead.

Copyright 1898 The Associated Press. }
Camp McCalla, near Guantanamo,
Cuba, Friday, noon, June 17-by Asso-
ciated Press despatch boat, filed King
ston, JAM, June 10, 2 p. m.-Yesterday
Major General Perez of the Cuban army
commanding the insurgent forces in the
province of Santiago, paid an official Wis
it to the feet, and for the first time dur
ing the war Cuban flag was seen at the
masthead of an American warship an
saluted. AS Gen. Perez boarded the
Marbleheai a salute of honor was fired
and he was received by guard of hon.
or.
After landing from the Marblehead.
Gen. Perez made short address to the
troops, exuolling the action of the United
States in taking up the Cuban cause.
He returned to his post this morning after
passing the night on the Marblehead. Ac-
cording to the report of General Perez,
the condition of the Spaniards at Guam
tanamo and the neighborhood is very bad
He does not believe they will be able to
Withstand a. a.vigorous attack by one half
their number In his opinion the Anne
rlcan forces can easily take Guantanamo 0
and from that point operate against San
tiago with every prospect of success.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-20
BoWDoIN's BAccaLAUReATe.
Life Struggle Admitting Four Possible
Issues Says President Hyde.

Brunswick, June 19. The baccalaureate
sermon was delivered ny President Hyde
today before the graduating class at Bow
doin college. President Hyde said in part:
Life is a struggle; admitting but four
possible issues:
First-The surrender Of sensuality; in
which the appetites and passions, given
free rein, bring anarchy and ruin.
Second-The defiance of asceticism,
The soul wreaks vengeance on the pas
sions by suppressing them altogeth er.
Such defiance is empty and insecure. No
less than nature, the soul of man abhors
a vacuum
Third-The compromise of law. Man
refrains from doing wrong out of,regard
for rule and custom, and for fear of
punishment 1t is mean, seryiIe,
cowardly condition. People in this type
manage to keep out of Jail; but they rise
to no shining heights of heroic righteous
ness.
Fourth-The victory of faith. Faith is
the faculty Of the ideal. Faith sees what
man can be and judges what he is by
that. The clear vision of the perfected
character determines the acceptance or
rejection of the particular appetites and
passions. The firm grasp of the END fixes
the choice of means. The man of faith
yields freely, once for all to his ideal.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-20
THE SUBURBAN.
The Race Which is Called the American
.. Derby.

New York, June 1S.-An immense
crowd attended the races at Sheepshead
Bay today. The chief attraction was the
Suburban Handicap for three year olds
and upwards, $4,000, 1 Ia miles. The
race was won by Tillo with Semper Ego
second and Ogden third. The time was
2.0S As. Ornament the favorite, was
badly beaten, chiefly because the horses
were kept a full hour at the post in in
effectuual attempts to get a good start.
There were eleven starters in this race, as
follows: Tillo, 119, Clayton Semper
Ego, LOG, Maher; Ogden, 100. Hamilton !;
Don De Orc, 115. Simms; Ben Holiday,
1873. Taral Imp, 102, Clawson;. Peep
O'Day, ITO, Spencer; Ornament. 1s1,
Sloan; Tragedian, 11O, Sullivan; Havoc,
III, Williams; Royal Stag, ia, Doggett
When at last they got together Tillo
was quickest on his feet and for an in
stant his muzzle showed in front but
Clayton took him back to fifth position.
Royal Stag came next, followed by
Havoc, Ogden, Don De Orc, Ornament
and the others. Ornamenta was in last
place. Foot by foot Ornament cut down
the lead of the others and when he had
worked up to the eighth place Sloan
evidently saw it was useless and gave up
badly ridden race. 1t was but a short
drive around the turn and then their
noses were In the stretch, with Ogden a
length IN front. Clayton on Tillo had
moved gradually up into second place,
crowdtng past Imp who was about ready
to STOP AS they Strengthened out for
home Maher. on Semper Ego, began to
overhaul the leaders rapidly. Ogden
began to wayer and Tillo to make his last
effort. In few strides TilIo reached the
front ranks and it could be seen that it
was all over. He passed the line half a
length in front of Semper Ego, who had
snatched second place away from Ogden
riding of Maher Don De Orc was a bad
fourth and the others were beaten off.
Ornament was eighth.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-20
CLEVER GOVERNMENTAL, RusE.

do, maurlo, via Frontier, June 1s.-The
departure of the reserve fleet from Cadiz
str or an unknown destination is a clever
stroke of the governmamt in domestic
poll1ios, because it draws popuIar atten-
uio5 from events imln1nenb at Santiago
ana Manila, silenees the lingo press agi-
1ation, perplexes the radical opposition
ana gains time for preparations now
going on for the closing of parliament
Indefinitely IN with a view to instalment
vi military dictatorship to defend the
monarchy and dynasty.
Inc minister of marine played his part
well, giving much importance to the pre-
paratlons for the departure of the fleet
ana taking care to say in official dis
patches that expeditionary forces were
on board.
The government allows nothing to be
known definitely of the fleet, in order
1hat everybody may be satisfied, those
VINO still fancy that relief is going to the
philippines and those who trust that the
1eet will make straight for the West In
dies or attack American Atlantic ports.
Admiral Camara's fleet, after all, only
contains formidable elements in the bat
tleships Pelayo, Carlos Quinto, three de-
stroyers and one torpedo cruiser, the re-
ma1nder being two unarmed small cruis-
ers and seven auxiliary cruisers, taken
from the Spanish merchant steamship
lines.
On leaving Cadiz the vessels will di-
vide, some going to the Azores to replen-
1sh their coal and water, others for an
unknown cruise. Their final object is
plainly limited at in the Madrid press as
surely to the West Indies.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-20
WANTS MAINE TROOPS.
General Lee Would Like to Command Our
Soldiers.

Jacksonville, Fla, June 1s.-Gen. Lee
and his staff think Jacksonville about
the best place in Florida for the quar-
tering Of an army. For place of ship
ment Port Tampa surpasses any
other point, but in the other respects it
Is not to be compared with jackson
vile. The talk of making Fernandina
a permanent camp is not pleasing to off
GERS of the Seventh Army corps, who have
been told that the land is even lower
than there, and that the facilities for
shipping troops are no better.
1t was said last night on the best of au-
thorlty that Gen. Lee is anxious to have
the First Maine and one or two of the
Massachusetts, regiments assigned to his
corps. 1t would not, of course, be etiquette
for him to ask for the regiments, but he
makes no secret of his desire to get them
his opinion OF New England men as in
telligent fighters being very high.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-20
CAPTURED CREWS WILL BE DE-
TANNED.

Key West, Fla, June ls.-United
States Marshal Horr has requested autho-
rlty, from Washington to send the crews
of the prize vessels to Cuba. Arrange
ments had been made to ship 40 of these
men on the schooner Shamrock to Ha-
yana, information having been received
from Capt. Gen. Blanco that they would
he permitted to land there.
The naval authorities, however, refuse
to grant the necessary permit for the
Shamrock to take the men, on the ground
that they might furnish information to
the Spaniards regarding the movement of
troops.
1t is said on good authority that the re-
moval of these men is earnestly desired
by the marshal for a number of reasons,
chief of which is that, while nominally
prisoners, they are under little or no re.
straint, and consequently show disposit-
ion to be arrogant toward the deputy
marshals and guards placed on board the
prize vessels. The advisability of send
ing them to Mexico or some port in Cen
tral America is also being considered.