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The suburban citizen., 1902-05-03
Good Roads aud Public Spirit.

Mr.. George Gould's offer to pay one
third Of the cost of putting the roads
within driving distance of his home in
Lakewood in good condition sets an
example for wealthy men everywhere.
Perhaps in no other way will the ex.
penditure Of money so directly en-.
hance the pleasure Of country life for
the man of means as in building good
roads; certainly In no other way can
he raise for himself a monument of
more enduring usefulness to his neigh
bors.
The northeastern counties of New
Jersey have done famous work for
highway improvement; and though the
heavy grades have prevented any of
their roads becoming so well advertised
by cycle runs" and auto scorchers as
the level Jericho pike" and "Merricli
road" on Long Islond, the taxpayers
themselves have been well repaid for
their investment by the greater joy Of
living and the added value of their
property. But in the sandy and sparse
ly settled southern counties, where ma
cadamizing is even more necessary. its
cost is so heavy a burden upon farming
communities that it is not strange that
they hesitate to assume it.
1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Gould's
offer will be accepted and that the sue
cess Of the experiment will encourage
other country dwellers to follow his
example, York World.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-03
HaberdasherY Lore.

Here is a bit Of haberdashery lore
and usage that should be welcomed by
processionsts and purists. The generic
word for what Is inexactly termed
'neckwear" is "cravat." This word
comes from a Croatin regiment who
first introduced the article, which, IN
It's various notifications, is now known
under a variety Of names. Cravats
are "tieable," or 'made up" A tieable
cravat done into the ordinary sailors
knot is, technically speaking, a Knott
when it is made up it is a "teck." A
tieable cravat that is arranged in the
form Of n bowknot Is "tie," but when
It is made up 1t is n "bow." A tleablC
cravat tied By oneself is an ascot"
but If It Is made up in this form II is q
fiat" There are other forms, OF
course, but they explain themselves -
New York News.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-03

The Philadelphia Inquirer, comment
ing upon the death of Cecil Rhodes,
says: The 'uncrowned king of At
rica" is dead; his trials, triumphs,
victories DER. A life singular in its
accomplishments in many ways and
notably destitute in others has ended,
Whatever South Africa is to-day, il
is largely the work of Rhodes. But
for him the native would rule in
Bechuanaland and Rhodesia the
Transvaal would be almost unknown
For good or evil he had for almost
thirty years directed the destinies of
South Africa, and his latest scheme
of a railroad from the Cape to Cairo
was in process of fulflment at the
time when the scythe of Time cut him
down.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-03

Before the New York Library cub,
Andrew Carnegie, the other day, made
some interesting remarks pertinent
to the nature of the libraries he is
giving to different cities in this coun-
try. "If a man is leaving his for
tune for libraries" he said lit might
be well to fix it so that works of fiction
less than three years old should not be
included. Imagine the slaughter that
would take place in three years! Yet
what of a book that does not last three
years? 1t might we'll cry out: If so
soon I'm to be done for, wonder what
1 was begun for The longer l live,
the more l agree with Swift, that the
finest furniture of a room is books
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-03
Fantastic RottIea.

Glass in fabric is so beautiful that
even grotesque designs cannot entire
ly rob it Of charm; hence the fan
tastes in glass" come fifty into collec.
tions. Among foreign bottle-curios are
found Buddha bottles, dragons, sea-
horses, ships, gondolas, fountains, vio-
Inns, whales, and lion bottles; bottles
with horizontal stories or perpendicular
divisions; and glass jugs. with horns
or whistles in the handles. Amerl-
can curio.bottles show wide but more
practical range, expressing national
iocosity in such shapes as cigars, pis-
tolls, monuments, eggs, boXing-gloves,
bird-cages, canteens, lanterns, scallop.
shells, shoes, slippers, roller-skates,
barrels, castles, snails, birch-bark logs
cones, pyramids, figures Of Uncle
Sam, Santa Claus, and the like
Brooklyn Eagle.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-03
A Suggestion.

L am nearly seventy-nine years old.
have been a practising physician and
surgeon nearly fifty-eight years, and
have Travelled professionally in my prac.
tice more than the average man in Ken
lucky, writes DR.. James d. Foster, of
London, KY, in the New York Tribune.
In order to promote the construction Of
good roads in our country will make
a suggestion, which, in my opinion,
would achieve the desired end. /
don't know what the cost of such a
road would be, but ! believe the roads
thus constructed would wear out two
generations Of p~pDle.
Take pine or oak blocks, 4xGxS
inches, square them, and set them on
a good solid roadbed, after preparing
them thus; Have a large steam gener-
ator and steam the blocks for two
hours; then boil them in strong salt wa.
ter for two hours They would never
rot in hundred years, would be i'm
pervious to water and would bear more
travel over them than any road of mod
cfn CONSTRUCTION.
Streets and roads thus constructed
would be sterillzed; no cholora, typhoid
fever or contagious diseases would be
found in towns thus steTilized. Rail
road ties treated thus would last forty
years and bear the heaviest tonnage
If man would take two bushels
of salt, boil it and sprinkle the shingle
roof Of his house. it would not have to
be shingled for fifty years. Two bush
els Of salt in twenty gallons Of
water for house roofs would be a
specific, and these tops or roofs would
not catch fire from sparks so easily
as they do now under the old system.
Submit my views to road constructors
and see what they think of them.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-03

James, one Of the notorious Younger
brothers, has been denied a marriage
license on the ground that he is legally
dead, having been sentenced for life
and not pardoned. Now If James
Younger We're TO marry without a Ii.
cense it is not clear that he would
commit any offense against the laws,
as a man legally dead" must have
passed outside the pale Of the law.
His case has certainly raised a very
nice bubble for some ingenious lawyer
to work up a reputation on it.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-03
A Toast 10 tho Bachelor,

A toast is offered to the bachelor.
Not to every bachelor, Of course Not
all are Trustworthy There are plenty
who ought to have married, but were
too timid, distrustful, lazy, self-indul-
gent or incompetent. There are those
who we're daZzled in their youth by the
spangles and gewgaws Of life, and
stretched out for them hands too eager
to detect the worthlessness Of what
they got. There are those who We're
unfit to marry. Toast them in moder-
alton, because they didn't, provided
they will give bonds to continue sin.
gle. There are those who broke hearts,
partly from faithlessness, partly from
over-much calculation, partly from
mere lack of grit. No, we may not
toast all bachelors. So much the more
toast those whom we may. Maintain.
ers Of the unmaintained, bearers Of
burdens dropped by other men, provid-
ers for, succorers Of the distressed, de-
tenders Of the fatherless, bulwarks Of
the widow.-Harper's Weekly.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-03

Wendell Phillips prophesied Marconi.
On July 2S, iS65, speaking in Music
Hall to school children he said: Il
expect, if live forty years, to see a
telegraph that will send messages
without wire both ways at the same
time" Marconi's performances do not
quite realize that prediction, but they
approach it--and the forty years will
not have passed until July 2S, 1905.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-03

Every now and then a small fortune
is bequeathed to establish a home for
stray cats or dogs. But the ragged
and self-reliant curbstone American
urchin is too busy with his own plans
for future fortune to allow himself to
become jealous.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-03

$50 little done! So much to dor
Pathetic words from Cecil Rhodes on
his deathbed. But, after all, is not
that the summing up Of almost all
lives?
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-03
WASHINGTON, D. c.

During the past year the German
Emperor has decorated 1913 people.
The undecorated Germap. like the
dodo, win soon be extinct.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-03
In More ways Than One.

King Oscar OF Sweden, the most
gifted, perhaps, Of royal musicians, has
a magnificent musical library at his
Stockholm palace, In which he takes
especial pride, rs 1t Is mainly Of his
own Collecting
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-03
THE sURURBAN oiTt.

THE SUBURBAN OITI-
ZEN is n permanent inatitc-
hon--a fixture at the National
CAPITAL. Thousands and thou
sands OF people can testify to
the good work II has accom-
plished during the past iive
Years in the line of suburban
Improvement. IL is the only
newspaper In the District OF
Columbia that maintains a
punching bureau, whose duty
ft Is to punch up the authori-
tjes and keep them awake TO
the needs OF the suburbs. On
that account 1t deserves and "
receiving substantial enc0uf
FTeuQlAs
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-03
TIL. Sad Emo Of EIirht.

IN undertaking an airship perform
ance the fear that a man may fall
down at it is always more accentuated
than in the case of other enterprises,
Omaha World-Herald
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-03

Italy furnishes nearly all the sui
phur used In the world.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-03-15
IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
when the white House Lot Was Con-
verted Into skating Pond for
the Use of Everybody.

"Oh, for the good old days." sighed
an old lady at the breakfast table OF
a Washington boarding house recently.
The sudden cold spell had set her TO
thinking, says the Washington Star.
"I remember when the fire engines
used Co be taken down TO the basin, q
line OF hose run from them up TO the
white lot. and after the banks had been
built water pumped on the grass until
Il reached foot or more in depth.
One nights cold breath was enough to
freeze the ice to thickness strong
enough TO hold all the skaters who
wanted TO participate. II was a merry
sight TO see the hundreds gliding over
the smooth surface. In those days II
was very unusual TO get any sort OF
skating on the river. and what little
there was made the sport extremely
dangerous.
IF my memory doesn't fail me, tick
cts were sold for ten cents by the fire.
men who had dragged the engine TO the
river side and built up the dams. and
quite pretty sum was realized.
Those were the days when every
body seemed TO enjoy themselves in a
society that was not exclusive, and
there were no lines drawn at the Write
lot skating pond"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-03-15
cIvILIzINo THE INDIANS.
Hair Cut-Painting Faces and
Holding Dances Prohibited.

The commissioner Of Indian affairs
has issued an order which in effect
compels all male Indians in the United
States TO have their hair cut frequent
ly, or at least not TO wear il long, and
as the Carlisle football team is not ex-
cepted the order probably applies 10
them, too. Commissioner Jones hopes
by the order to assist the wards Of the
government in their Advancement to-
ward civilization, says the Washington
report.
The order Is addressed 10 the various
Indian agents throughout the country,
and directs them TO induce the male
Indians under their charge 10 cut their
hair, using force only when necessary.
He says that il will require consid-
cradle tact and perseverance 10 carry
out the order, and suggests the with
holding Of supplies from recalcitrant
Indians until they comply, and the dis
charge Of those who are employed by
the government unless they appear
with shorn locks. No long-haired Indi-
ans are to be employed.
II any Indian becomes obstreperous
about the matter" short confinement
in the guardhouse after clipping their
hair, he thinks, will effect a cure.
The order also prohibits Indians of
both sexes from painting their faces
and forms, holding Of dances and so
called Indian feasts, and directs the
agents 10 encourage the Indians in
adopting citizens clothing instead OF
the Indian costume and blanket. The
agents are also directed TO report TO
the commissioner before June 30 what
progress they have made in the sup
preston of the evils.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-03-15

Amasa is almost entirely devoid OF
political talk this spring for the first
time in its history. The usual crop Of
candidates is not in evidence and
everyone is wondering when the cam
paign is going TO begin. The immed-
late cause of this condition of affairs
is perhaps TO be found In the fact that
neither Of the mining companies have
shown their hands and the town peo-
pie always wait for the mining people
to take the lead. There is consider
able talk Of compromise being made
between the two companies as was
done last year and, il such should turn
out to be the ultimate result, there is
liable to be but very little excitement
here at the spring election. However,
it will be novelty TO have another
such a quiet time as was had last year
and old timers say that they sniff a
fight.
So far there have been four candi-
dates spoken Of for supervisor, Cap
tain Cowling. of the Gibson mine,
J. Olsen, Chas. Extrum and Mr.. Heath.
Neither Of these gentlemen has given
any personal intimation that he will
be candidate and all the talk that
is going round is mere guess work.
AS no choice has been made for tine
first place on the ticket Of course nc
choice has been made for the second
or third as the minor places are al
ways filed with view of strengthen
ing the first
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-03-15
A HUNTING EPISODE.
Dad Mnrksmanship Is Not Invariably
"a Disadvantage ns II Here
Seen.

Two hunters who were shooting In
New Jersey were MOI equally matched
as regards skill in shooting
One OF them bagged many birds,
while the other did not get a feathers
says Judge.
what, no." said the first, "but yoU
are punk Why don't you practice with
pop-gun? You could not hit barrel
IL you poked the end OF your fowling-
piece In the bung-ho.e."
The other said nothing. lat he gazed
sadly on his empty bag and enviously
at the birds his companion had slaughr
tered
As they were about 10 start for
home they met an affable stranger.
who asked: "What luck?"
81 have killed % birds" said the good
shot. "while this lobster here has not
killed one. Isn't he chump to carry
such a heavy gun all day?"
well, lam not sure" said the affable
stranger. 81 am a game warden and
this IS the closed season. Those birds
will cost you ten dollars apiece"
Moral--A bird in the game bag i8
sometimes worth a whole bunch in the
bushes
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-03-15
THE ENGLISH KINGS WINE.
store OF Each OF Edwards
Palaces.

One result of the accession OF Ed
ward VII. 20 the throne of England,
which should be of interest to con-
noisseurs of wine, is that II has be-
come necessary to prepare new labels
for the kings wine, one for each
palace. The new labels bear the royal
crown, the initials "E. r." ana the
name OF the palace as Windsor cas-
tie" These will be placed on all
the wine purchased for the future,
but the old labels on the wine laid
down in the last reign will not be
disturbed. for they are an interest
ing testimony of age, says a London
paper.
The late queen had two labels, the
one with w. r." on il she used
throughout the early part Of her
reign and the one with ~. II. L." was
made after the royal titles act. Wine
which bears the former label must
have been in the royal cellars for
over 90 years. Similarly the wine in
the cellars at Marlborough house is
all marked with a label bearing the
prince OF Wales feathers, the initials
up. w" and the name marlborough
house" This will not be disturbed,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-03-15
A LABOR SAVER.

Last winter the Hemlock River
mining people put in a crusher TO
crush the hard ore that their mi ne
produces. While great deal of the
ore comes out in big chunks there is
also great deal of it that is smashed
up fine. This fine ore didn't work
we'll in the crusher. 1t would clog mp
the rolls and then the machine would
have to be stopped and the jaws clear
ed This stoppage caused great deal
Of delay, not only to the crushing plant
but to the hosting as we'll A scheme
to overcome this difficulty is being
put in now and the result of its work
will be anxiously watched for. The
plan is TO place "A screen Immediately
below. the. skip dump so that the ore
from the skip will strike upon il and
pass over its surface before passing to
the chute leading TO the crusher. In
passing over the screen, the fine dirt
will fall through and pass into the
chute leading to the car. The coarse
dirt will pass on down TO the crusher
and, after passing through that ma
chine, will run along into the car also.
The work of installing this screen is
now in progress.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-03-15
A TOWNS RAPID GROWTH.
Population Jumped from 900 10 4o,-
900 a- a Result OF Visit from
President Hayes and Party.

Mr.. George Clements, of Kansas
City, well-known knight of the
sample case, is responsible for the
following story, says the Baltimore
News:
Talk about the rapid growth Of
cities, why, Neosho Falls, Kan, holds
the record. i think the town is still
on the map, but i won't be sure. At
any rate, remember when the popu-
lation jumped in one day from 600 to
10000, and the next day jumped back
again. This was merely occasioned
by fair, and not country fair at
that, but simply little crossroads
celebration. IL was just after Presi-
dent Hayes had been elected. He was
touring the west at the time, and the
citizens OF Neosho Falls secured a
promise from him to attend their
fair. The town was fortunately on
the line of railroad, with a service
of two trains a day, but when the
company learned Of the presidents
proposed visit a gang OF workmen at
once started TO lay sidings. AT least
a dozen were constructed around the
little frame station, together with a
Y for the convenience of the engines.
When the great day arrived the pres
ident was at hand, with several mem
bers of his cabinet and a military es-
cort from Fort Riley. The railroad
company estimated that 10000 people
visited Neosho Falls that day, and
dare say some OF them are talking
about it yet. The next day the Wis
itors were all gone, for there were nc
hotel accommodations, and nothing
TO feed them with. The gang of work
men came back and tore up the sid
ings and the Y. and the town agair
resumed its normal placidity, just as
though nothing had happened"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-03-15
FEW PAID WOMEN DRIVERS.
One Occupation, ne Least. Of Which
Man Remains I'm Undisputed
Supremacy.

One occupation that women do not
appear 10 take TO Is that of driving.
1t is not unusual TO see women driving
pleasure vehicles. runabouts, phaetons
and that sort Of thing, in the parks and
uptown avenues. but IL is very unusual
10 see a woman driving any sort Of
business vehicle in the lower part OF
the city, says the New York Sun.
A man whose business for a dozen
years has taken him here and there
about the city says that in all that
time he has never seen woman driv-
ing a truck. and only two women driv-
ing wagons. And In one Of these two
cases the wagon was apparently from
a garden truck farm somewhere just
off Manhattan Island, leaving just one
regular business wagon belonging here
that had a woman driver.
Women have found their way into
many occupations that formerly were
mnuopolized BY men. but they certain-
" have not interfered very much with
mans MONOPOLY Of the work Of driving.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-03-15
SOME COSTLY SMOKED MEATS
Fine Hams and Bacon from ireland
That Rival the Product of
Virginia.

"The costliest Of all the smoked
meats" said dealer in such things,
according 20 the Chicago Inter Ocean,
"are the fine hams and bacon that
come from Limerick, ireland. The
prices of these meats may vary slight
ly from time To time. the hams selling
usually. however, at from 33 TO 35 cents
n pound and the bacon at 80 or 33 cents
pound.
"These costly smoked meats are
made from fine hogs that are fed and
tended with scrupulous care The cur
ing process il secret. The result Is
shown in meats OF such quality and
flavor as 10 commend them most
highly
"Of course, there are fine hams pro-
duced here, also. notably those Of Nir-
ginin. the finest Of which bring "a cents
q pound Included in the price OF the
Limerick hams and bacon Is duty OF
five cents pound. II you were TO add
that to the price of the Virginia hams
you would raise the cost OF them TO
% cents. and adding further the cost
OF transportation from Europe would
bring the Virginia hams pretty close
90 those OF Limerick i'm price; SO that
In their original cost they are about
the same
AS 10 which is the better ham. that
would be largely a matter OF taste
The Irish ham Is rich and juicy, the
Virginia is OF more delicate flavor"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-03-15
SNOW FROM A CLEAR SKY.
Drifting Clouds Cover the Landscnps
Among the Heights of the
AdirondacLs.

The most wonderful snowstorms OF
all that may be seen every winter in
the Adirondacks are those that pre-
vail when the sky Is cloudless. or
these there are several varieties. Ey-
cry week or two we would see what
looked like fog form about the dis
tant hills. and then come drifting
across the creek valley. Doubtless it
was q real snow-laden cloud that had
been drifting along until IL struck our
level (i.300 feet above the seal In tia
AdirondaclSs, when the conditions be-
came favorable for the release of its
feathery burden, says a writer In
Scribner's. We saw these clouds fill
the air with fakes that were driven
along almost horizontally by a strong
gale. although the tops of our old
hemlocks and spruce rose into the
Gear air and obstructed sunlight
above the highest level of the snow
producing air stratum. We even saw
the snow so thick in the air about us
that the trunks OF trees six feet
above the earth were not visible, al
though the tree tops could be seen.
and the sun shone down through the
shallow storm with strength enough
TO cast distinct shadows. We have
stood on a quiet, sunlit hilltop and
looked down into valley less than
100 feet below us, where snowstorm
was raging with violence. and the
temperature was frigid
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-03-15
ENGLAND's "wEDDING-RING.'
said 90 signify n King Welded &c
His Pcoplc-Legcnd OF the
Royal CircIet.

"The wedding ring of England" is Of
plain gold, set with large table ruby,
on which the cross OF st. George is
engraved says Lippincott's. Legend
says that this ring belonged 10 Ed.
ward the Confessor, and that he be.
slowed IL On an old beggar who asked
an aims OF him, he having nothing
else at hand at the moment Soon
afterwards two English pilgrims lost
their way in the Holy Land and were
succored by "fayre olde man." who
ON parting said to them: IL am Johan
the Evangelist; and sage ye vnto Ed.
ward yovr kyng that CRETE him well
by the token that he gaf TO me. thys
ringe, with hys one handles" Ger
tain il is that James IT,, when detained
nv the fishermen OF Sheerness on his
first attempt 10 flee the country In
l6Ss, contrived 20 hide ring, called
'the coronation ring" in his clothing
This was a favorite ring of Mary
Queen of Scots. and was sent by her at
her death 20 James l., finally coming
into the possession OF George ~
through the channels by which. ne OBJ.
tanned oil the remaining papers OF the
house OF Stuart.
The archbishop puts the ring on the
fourth finger OF his majesty's right
hand. saying Receive this ring. the
ensign OF kingly dignity and Of de-
Tense Of the Catholic faith