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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17

A sudden burst OF sunshine;
spray OF dazzling drops,
With every light breeze sweeping
The heavy-leaved tree-tops;
And robin perks his head
Up from the beaten clover.
And shows his breast OF red.
Piping: Its over. overl"
Out OF the sodden grasses
The timid crickets peep:
From white tents OF the lilies
The clumsy bees outcreep.
Grasshoppers rustic by,
Mid smoky hay-ricks skipping:
And wrangling cat-birds cry:
"Oh. dear! oh. dearl we're drippingl'
The vines along the roadside
In green disorder trail:
And harkl Bob White" Is calling
From yonder zigzag rail.
In wavering groups OF gold
Wee butterflies are shining;
And heecy clouds uprolled
Show earth their silver lining.
The dragon-fiy Is summing
His Jeweled wings again:
SlSy-dap pied. white and azure.
The brook laughs down the plain;
And yellow brides pipe
Atop OF the thistle-fower:
Twill make the berries ripe
What a lovely. lovely shower!'
George Cooper. In Golden Days
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17

goods from one place TO another. a
road Is a necessary adjunct 20 this ma
chine, and common sense would seem
TO dictate that the wagon and the road
should be so adapted to each other
as that neither will Immediately de-
stroy the other. Yet anyone who OBJ
serves wagons and roads at all knows
that the pressure per unit OF area be-
tween the ordinary tires OF wagon
and the surface OF the road on which
IL runs is far beyond the resistance OF
any practicable road-making materi-
al, especially when roads are wet, as
they must often be. II is common
experience 10 see two-wheeled cart
or wagon with narrow tires follow
steam roller and cut deeply into the
surface left by the roller, illustrating
what is in fact true. e., thatno steam
road roller ever gives nearly SO
great pressure per unit Of area as Is
imposed by narrow-tired and heavily
loaded vehicles.
by requiring wagon-owners to use
tires wide enough to limit the pres
sure per unit Of area between tires and
road surface to an amount which or
binary road-making materials can re-
sist, wagons will pack, harden and
improve roads, instead of destroying
them. and by making the forward axle
shorter than the rear one, by an
amount equal to twice the width Of the
tires, the surface rolled will be again
doubled. Good wagon roads are as Inn
portant, perhaps, as good railroads, IL
not, in fact, more so, and when the
public has constructed them individ-
uals should not be allowed 10 destroy
them, especially when 1t Is demon
strable fact that there Is no need what
ever for doing SO. Tests have shown
that the wide tires lessen draft as well
MS protect roads, and they should
everywhere be required by law"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17
BUSY sLANDERERs.
Democrats and Mugwumps Exngxcr-
nting the Horrors OF War
Narrow Partisanism.

sThe man who purchased the pres
idency for Mr.. Mckinley and bought
his own way into the United States
senate"
The idiot who wrote the lines which
are given above is only one of many
who are now attacking the president.
Senator Hanna and republicans In
general.
Because Mr.. Hanna Is chairman OF
the republican national committee and
Is the political general who whipped
the Bryanites in 1896 he is represent
ed to be n brutal money grubber, a
bride giyer, and bad man in every re-
spect.
Because the president has won sur
prisingly glorious victory over Spain
he is being slandered east and west
by democrats and mugwumps and
blamed for conditions which are the
natural results of war.
The Leader does not believe in COW
ering up the shortcomings of any pub
lie official To say that there has been
mismanagement in the war depart
ment is TO say that which the people
think 10 be so and is not an attack
upon the administration Of President
Mckinley.
But the democrats are exaggerating
the "horrors" of every camp and troop
ship and are grossly slandering the
president and his administration. They
have, at last, an issue which calls al
of their factions together, Including
the mugwumps.
Mr.. Mckinley fought the war on
broad, patriotic lines. He kept poll
tics away from the army and his coun-
ell chamber. Lee, Wheeler, Graham,
and other southern democrats were
given high commands. The president
was an American throughout and not
at any time n politician.
Instead Of vilifying him now as they
are shamelessly doing the democrats
ought to be grateful 10 the president
and full Of admiration for him. But
democrats are rarely anything but mar
row partisans and bigots. They will
abuse their country, smirch their own
names, trample upon what honor they
may have IL they can thereby promote
the interests Of their party.
If Mr.. Mckinley were a democrat
the democrats would put him above
Thomas jefferson, and If Senator
Hanna were a democrat he would be
the democratic candidate for presi-
dent in 1900.-Cleveland Leader.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17
VALUE OF sEPARAToRs.
They Can he Used 10 Advantage
Wherever Five or More Cows
Are Kept.

As the economy in using the sep
arator in the dairy becomes better uu-
derstood the number used will in
crease. 1t Is recognized fact that to
secure the largest per cent. of fat In
the milk there must be a speedy sep
aration. Here Is one of the principal
advantages of the separator. The
cream Is taken out of the milk before
IL has had time to cool and before the
milk has had time TO be subjected to
any considerable extent to deteriorat-
ing influences.
Milk so readily absorbs any doors
that may be in the air after II cools
that IL Is quite an item to get the
cream from IL before there has been
an opportunity for the milk TO come
in contact with foul odors of any kind.
Then, a good separator will take the
cream more thoroughly out of the
milk than is possible by any system OF
milk setting for cream raising. Any
cream left in the milk is direct loss
that cuts into the profits.
OF course. getting practically all
the cream is one of the greatest AIDE
vantages of the separator, but II is not
the only one. Taking the cream ou1
before the milk has cooled gives IL aN
ways sweet and there is n much bet
ter opportunity OF ripening IL uni
formly; and in making of good butter
uniformity in ripening of the cream 10
az important item.
1t Is essential to use the waste prod
ucts TO the best advantage. Having
the skim milk perfectly sweet and
fresh, as il is when the separator is
Used, affords much better opportun-
ity of using to the best advantage.
The sweet skim milk is better to use
in cooking and TO feed to all kinds of
young stock. so that more can be made
out Of H.
To this may be added the saving OF
time and labor, which helps 10 reduce
the cost. Fewer utensils in handling
the milk are needed and IL is less work
10 properly care for a separator than
for n creamery with the cans and
other vessels when the cream-raising
plan OF management is followed.
Whenever five or more cows are
kept and IL is an item 10 make the
most and the best butter from them, a
good separator can be made 10 pay
st. Louis Republic.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17

exports hair prickle at the roots and
send chill down his backbone. Dav-
export had stood IL for three weeks on
the morning that he weighed himself.
That evening he walked over 10 the
Phernetton villa with a CLEAN Of de-
termination in his eye. Phernetton,
who was out on his porch, laid down
his horn as he approached and adj
vanced TO meet him with curious
smile and something of CLEAN in his
eye also.
"Good-evening," said Davenport. II
called-er-the fact is"
you would like to have me stop play
ing that internal horn, l suppose; isn't
that il? I'm glad you did call, and 1
shall be glad to crafty you IL we can
arrange IL. Take a seat, won't you?
81 know that horn Is maddening."
continued Phernetton. II calculated
on t.; but I've quit demonstrating with
my neighbors. I've had bad luck as q
rule in that respect. Until you came to
trouble me thought that bad escaped
noise nuisances. / had got tired of run
ming away, and there was only one
course open TO liberalization"
81 don't understand" said Daven-
port.
"Let me explain then. You have n
parrot"
81 beg your pardon-a macaw."
"a distinction without n difference"
remarked the virtuoso. "The principle
is the same. i object TO your macaw
and its Economical, rasping shrieks. l
fled from the haunts OF men 10 escape
that sort OF thing. Now let me make
you a fair business proposition. You
wiring that birds neck, and I'll help
you secrete the corpse. We will then
walk over 10 block 90 with my favorite
instrument and a stick of dynamite
and give II one final and everlasting
blast. is II go?"
Davenport reflected moment; then
he said: Its a go."-Chicago Daily
Record.
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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17

When n road has its grades reduced
90 that n minimum amount OF power Is
required for hauling loads over IL, the
expense OF keeping II in repair Is ma
terially lessened. Sir John Macneil
says that If "a road has no greater In
clination than one in forty there is
20 per cent. less cost for maintenance
than for n road having an inclination
Ct one in twenty. The additional cost
is due not only 10 the greater injury
~ the action OF horses feet on the
sleeper incline, but also TO the greater
wear OF the road by the more fire.
quent necessity for sledging or brak-
ing the wheels OF vehicles In descend
ing the sleeper portions."
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17
The TREASURY liz strong.

Gold is getting TO be almost drug
In the government market. Though 1T
Is paid out freely at the subtreasuries,
Il continues to pile up in Washington
In a way that suggests TO some persons
the possibility OF "A monetary strin-
gency. There does not yet appear,
however. TO be any real danger CT that,
the amount OF money in circulation
seeming TO be ample for all purposes
At present the gold reserve in the
treasury is within a few millions OF
the highest figures ever recorded, and
Il probably will surpass them In n
few weeks. When all the proceeds OF
the new bonds are In, the cash balance,
even allowing for n continuance OF dis
bursements, cannot be much below
5000 000, 900. and considerably over
two-thirds OF that amount will be In
gold. II Is clenr that the treasury 10
IN n very strong condition, and there
Is nothing In particular TO threaten
It's strength In the near future.--Prov,
idence Journal
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17

PITY until the congregation OF the little
wooden church half block away ac-
cumulated sufficient funds TO buy a
bell, which the prideful sexton tolled
on every legitimate occasion and
whenever lis time was not otherwise
occupied. At first Davenport was in
clined 10 like 1t.
1T puts me in mind Of when ] was u
boy" he said 10 Mrs. Davenport. II re-
member how sweetly and softly the
sound used TO come to me, blown from
the gray old meeting house in wind
modulated melody across the fragrant
meadows. l can smell the new-mowu
hay almost when / hear IL. / wish
though, there were few meadows in
between here to kind of take off the
rough edges"
Later on he wished for an interven-
ing continent, and at last remon-
strated with the pastor. II told him"
lie said, that his bell was obsolete
a remnant of barbaric custom-of an
age when people measured time by
unreliable tallow candles Of varying
thicknesses and sun dials and hour
glasses-inexcus6bl in this latter day
OF Waterbury watches and nickel
alarm clocks. He seemed almost per-
suaded, but with lamentnble lack OF
judgment / added something about
people not needing bells 10 let them
know that Il theatrical performance
was due, and then he froze. lie said
that he was an old-fashioned man and
not addicted to the higher criticism
or TO instituting comparisons between
Divine service and vaudeville, and he
gave me some advice which / suppose
l needed, but which didn't want"
Then Davenport sought out suburb
where the boom had expired, and bur
dock, tall grass and sunflowers ran
riot between long lines OF rusted street
lamps and pushed their way through
the zigzag creyices in the cement side
walk. The real estate agent, who sat
in the shade OF his little sign-covered
office, said there was no church, but n
man like Davenport-a hustler-could
soon get one, for there were several
members OF his denomination scattered
about the place, and there was not a
dog within half a mile.
Davenport was convinced Of the
truth Of the latter assertion, for there
was no house with the exception of
Phernetton's and the one that he
thought of renting. So he moved into
the orange villa with the scrollwork
cornices, and for week 1t seemed
as though he had found the haven Of
rest his tired tympanum crayed. Then
Phernetton began TO play the horn.
Phernetton began feebly at first.
Then he gathered strength and reson-
ancc and distinction of notes and ulti-
mately arranged the notes into rec
ognizable tune, or rather part OF tune
for Phernetton never got further
than two bars in any one air. BY that
time he would be so hopelessly tangled
| that he would have to begin again. He
would start steadily TO climb the scale,
falter and waver, fall a note, pick him
! self up and seem in fair way TO reach
the summit, when he would clip and
fall headlong into an abyssmal and dol
orous bass blare that would make Dav-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17
WAGON FOR ENSILAGE.
from the Field witbout
Much Delay.

Where there is n large amount of
corn 10 be cut up for ensilage, a num-
speed in getting the fodder to the cut
ter from the field. II Is often neccs-
sary to extemporize wagon to meet
the demand. The cut shows such n
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17

device. Two long pieces OF joist are
held the right distance apart by
strips OF board nailed across them.
The forward enGs are fastened upon
the axle OF pair of farm wagon
wheels, while trucks support the rear
ends. A very good load could be
hauled without the trucks by rounding
OFT the rear erds OF the joist, so they
will drag easily over the ground. Such
frame is exceedingly handy. as II il
low, and can be approached so readily
from all sides, there being no large
wheels In the way. Orange Judd
Farmer.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17

Daily Paper I'm Jerusalem.
There Is some talk of starting daily
paper In Jerusalem
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-17

Market gardening il hard work, but
II pays near a city.
The oasis., 1898-12-03

Life insurance business, mercantile business nor any other side issue has been run to help hold up the newspaper. When those engaged on a newspaper devote themselves faithfully to the multiplicity of du- ties consequent upon producing good newspaper and collecting the money to pay the expense, they are doing pretty we'll. Attention to any other business simply depre- ciates the value of the newspaper and causes it to lose ground. And, thirdly, THE OASIS has been sue cessful because its course has been always consistent, straightforward and honest, and it has always stood by its friends. It has never yet, nor will it ever, throw over those who have a right to depend upon it. There is not sufficient money in Arizona to hire it to do so base a trick.
 These then, are the causes of the prosperity of THE OASIS. Upon the lines above laid past success has come and future success and pros- perity will follow.
The oasis., 1898-12-03
Card of Thanks.

To all those good, generous and sympathetic friends, who through thelr devoted aid and tenderness, assuaged the grief Of parting from that loving and whole souled husband and father, Mr J K. England, we as- sure you of onr eternal gratitude. When every breath ia crested with a moan And every glance Is clouded with tear: How sweet to feel that death doth give new birth
 To friends, expanding love. and bringing cheer.
 MRS. J. F. ENGLAND.
 VIM. NJ. YOUNG.
The oasis., 1898-12-03
ACTIVE SOLICITORS WANTED

ACTIVE SOLICITORS WANTED everywhere for The Story of the Phi llppines" by Murat Halstead, commls. stoned by the government as official historian for the War Department. The hook was written in army camps at San Francisco, on the Pacific with General Merritt, In the hospitals at Honolulu, in IIOnf Kong, in the Amer ican trenches at Manila. in the insur- gent camps with Aguinaldn, on the deck of the Olympia with Dewey. and in the roar of hattie at the fall of Manila. Bonanza for agents. Brim- ful of original pictures taken by gov ernment photographers un the spot. Large book. Low prices. Big profits. Freight paid. Credit given. Drop all thrashy unofficial books. Outfit free. Address F T. Barber. Sec'y Star Insurance Bldg. Chicago.
The oasis., 1898-12-03
OFFICIAL PAPER OF MORALES. ARIZONA.
RErRosPECrfvR.

With this issue THE OASIS com pletes the fourth year of its publi- cation in Nogales, and enters upon another year with the brightest of prospects, large and steadily in- creasing subscription list, a lucrative advertising patronage and an ex- banding job printing business, while the paper itself enjoys the distinction of being "the best weekly newspaper in Arizona" fact which is conceded upon all sides. It is unnecessary to state that paper with that reputation is necessarily influential. Not only has the business of the paper en- joyed very satisfactory growth, but to meet the requirements of the busi- ness the plant has likewise greatly expanded in size and value. When brought to Nogales the plant con sisted of sixty cases of type, an old Mann hand press, a jobber, paper cutter, and other appliances. Since then there have been added seventy cases of new type, fine Hoe cylinder press. card cutter, a numbering machine and numer- ous other appliances necessary to a complete and we'll conducted print ing office. All these things have been bought and paid for out of the earnings of the office, besides sup plying comfortable support to the family of the proprietor. And they have been paid for out of the legitimate earnings of the news paper and printing office.
 Yet when THE OASIS came to Nogales dire prognostications as to the result of such temerity in seek ing to establish a newspaper in Nogales were volunteered from every quarter. "Nogales was the graveyard of newspapers, the audacious editor was cheerfully in- formed; while many flatly told him he had come to Nogales to starve to death, and they would quietly enumerate the various journals which had gone to the newspaper boneyard in Nogales, and the num- erous capable gentlemen who had attempted to float newspapers here, giving up after wasting time and sinking money. The reply of the
The oasis., 1898-12-03
Sunset Limited.

The Southern Pacific special fast train between Chicago and the Paci- tic coast, will make the first run about Sept. lst, and thereafter run twice week. Solid vestibuled Pullman train throughout, dining service and every thing complete. Also twice week a special fast train between New Or leans and San Francisco connecting with fast train for all Atlantic coast points The finest and most complete service from coast Go coast. FOsr fast trains east and west each week from Benson via the sunset route
 For further information concerning this unrivaled passenger service, call on or address. P. J Zeimet, agent at Nogales, or F. s. Webster, agent at Benson.
The oasis., 1898-12-03
IN NEBRASKA in the re
recent

IN NEBRASKA in the recent election the issue was unmistak- ably the single gold standard against free coinage of silver. The issue was discussed in every pre- cinct and school district ill the state, and the republicans elected a majority in the legislature which will elect gold bug United States senator.
The oasis., 1898-12-03

SOCA hS'N tNi 6V'N newspaper . such as he knew how to make. and
 he had no apprehension for the re- suit. Four years of experience in the field has justified all the editor of THE OASIS claimed, and the ven ture has turned out one of the best and most profitable newspaper
 properties in Arizona
 Yet within that four years the
 town has maintained its former
 reputation as "the graveyard of
 newspapers. Note how many
 papers that were here then or have
 been established since have ceased
 to exist or have moved elsewhere.
 Fl Independence, Fl Monitor, Fl
 Tra6co, and The Taxpayer. Fl
 Estado de Sonora has been estab-
 lished within that time, but has changed hands several times, and
 those who rocked its cradle are not
 now watching over its youthful adol-
 essence. The same may be said of
 the Border Vidette-quite process
 sion of erudite gentlemen having
 mounted the editorial tripod of that
 interesting ''periodico," only to dismount again. And note the long
 line of intellectual gentlemen who
 have within four years essayed to instruct the public mind in Nogales and illuminate the history of the town-and quit. There have been Lauro Aguirre, R. Bernal, F. T. Davila. F. Espriu. Sam F. Webb, Frost Hickman, F. J Duffy, J. K. Southworth, w. H. Randall. and of assistant editors and volunteer reporters. Through all these changes in contemporaries and contemporaneous newspaper men THE OASIS has thriven and prospered under the same owner ship and management, and will con tinue to thrive and prosper without change in management.
 That THE OASIS should have been successful in field where so many have been unsuccessful springs from simple yet potent causes. First, it is conducted upon a business basis. It will not take advertisements and job printing at any price in order to get the work. Like all commercial enterprises a newspaper must have prices for its advertisements, subscriptions and job work which will pay the help employed to turn out the fin shed product, pay interest on the capital invested, keep up the plant and stock and support the family of he proprietor, or it cannot continue. THE OASIS has always insisted upon paying prices for everything turned out of the office. Had it's competitors and predecessors done so there would not have been so many changes in Nogales newspa- pers. People who support Nogales newspapers are no different from ,.t1,D a1ra