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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23
SELL WIVES AND CHILDREN.
q Practice That II Common In china
an Times Of FRmine-ConditIons
OF Shave Trade.

There is nothing surprising i'm the
dispatch from liong-K NJ TO the eff
feet that in the famine district Of
southwest China men are selling
their wives and children To prevent
them from starving 10 death. Their
purchasers supply them with food
aud the lives of the sellers OF their
own flesh and blood are also pre-
served by the money they receive,
says the New York sun.
When Mr.. Nichols travelled through
the famine-stricken province Of
shcnsi he heard much 81 this prac-
tice. He wrote that however much
Chinese parents might love their lit
tie ones, they could be induced to
sell them when all we're starving.
This practice marks the worst and
last phase 81 famine horrors. There
Is always market for children in
China and the demand l. usually far
greater than the supply; for parents
will not sell their children. as rule.
until they have suffered long through
hunger.
We hear Comparatively little ~
slavery In China. The fact =. how
ever, that il is a time-honored instl-
tuition. Housemaids and women in
domestic service ia the interior towns
usually receive no wages. Until they
are married they are the property
Of their masters. who purchase them
when they are little girls.
The EXTREMIST poverty, the inabil-
ity to provide their family with food.
Is the sole cause OF the selling by
fathers Of children into bondage.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23

United States as a public looter.
With the exception of William NJ.
Tweed il may be doubted whether
any other American ever gained
quite SO widespread reputation as
an instigator OF municipal corrup-
ton.
Shepherd was governor of the dis
trict in the old days when the dis
trict had no territorial form OF gov
eminent. He was practically dicta-
tor. No man ever more justly earned
the title of boss" lie had full
swing, and he used his power TO
make over city which up 10 his
time had been anything but n credit
10 the nation of which il was the
capital. Poorly paved and poorly
graded streets, mud, distance and
discomfort were the most conspicu-
Gus characteristics of Washington.
Shepherd was about 40 then, Wig
orous, pushing, hard-headed fellow,
who had begun life as plumber, and
had the executive capacity Of sue
cessful contractor. lie was afraid of
nothing. He set out to improve the
city. lie Strengthened streets, leveled
grades, tore down obstructing houses,
rode rough shod over traditions, SEN
timent and private interests; and
when he had completed his work he
had fashioned city which has grown
TO be the marvel of the world
But in the process he made en-
emies; and some OF his friends made
money. Then the inevitable hap
pened. There came a scandal, a con
gressional investigation, deuuncia-
ton, exile. Shepherd went 10 Mex
leo. lie became n mining monarch
with his own little principality set in
the midst OF the Cordillerras leagues
from civilization. The capital grew
apace, the wonderful foresight and
courage of the man became evident
to all. He had won wealth and he
was preparing to come home to enjoy
il, when he died.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23

900 feet away is the boiler, Ii, connect
ed by an inch and a quarter galvanized
iron pipe. Both boiler and pipe are un-
der ground below frost. From the
boilera pipe conveys water ( q the stock
troughs, another TO the hydrant, and
a third 10 the house and lawn.
Primarily one needs only force
pump, pipe, cutoff and faucet 10 give
sufficient pressure as long as the wind
blows, but il you wish 90 store reserve
for rainy day, or rather for calm
day, add 10 your equipment n boiler
old or new, but the larger the better.
Any condemned steam boiler will do.
Both inlet and outlet, you notice, are
at the bottom of the tank. In the be-
ginning the boiler is filed with air
only. As soon as il is air tight and the
mill continues il viii soon compress
the air into one-half its volume or less,
forming an air cushion which gives n
pressure of 20, 30 or 30 pounds TO the
square inch, equal TO any Holly or res
ervoir system.
Any plumber or windmill man can
furnish everything necessary. A few
feet OF hose will then enable one TO
throw water over the farmhouse.
sprinkle the lawn or strawberry bed,
provide for bathroom, hot and cold
water, etc.
My father. retired railroad man,
living two miles south OF Topeka, Kan,
has built complete little plant ofthis
kind, which cost him about $3.50 to in
stall. and gives TO his farm an adyan-
tage which can scarcely be estimated.
Farm journal.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23
a Goop MARKER.

pieces should be spread nine inches
Fasten together with boards like l.
sled. Hitch n double chain to tho
front end. Widen check rcins to per
nit horses 10 walk the same distance
apart ms the wings of the marker
One horse follows the furrow, auh
one furrow is finished each time
across the fcld.-D. A. Jennings, i'm
Farm and Home.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23

Rich families often own these girls
10y the dozen and most families in
easy circums tances have at least one
slave among their servants. The
slave state Is for the women only
temporary, their masters being
obliged TO provide them with hus-
band when they are of marriageable
age, and as married women they
cease to be slaves.
The absolute right OF the father
TO sell his offspring into bondage is
fully recognized by the law, but the
descendants OF slaves cannot always
be held in bondage. Male slaves have
n right before their thirtieth year
90 require THEN owners TO find wives
for them, and as heads Of families
they transmit the slave state only
down TO the fourth generation.
In all respects, except that they
are in bondage. they are treated as
a rule, like other servants, receiving
instruction I'm the schools. competing
at the public examinations and some
times obtaining official appointments.
In this case the owner is bound 10
permit them TO redeem themselves
and their families.
The Sun dispatch says that hus-
bands are selling their wives as well
as their children. II is permitted m-
der the law for married women to
be sold, but never as slaves. They
are purchased only as wives by those
who buy them.
When the famine was at it's worst
in Shensi. men in carts. according to
Mr.. Nichols. appeared In the city Of
Sian-fu. They were spectators
whose business was the buying OF
children in the famine market
Starting from Siam as the head
quarters for the trade they made ex-
try. They bought hundreds Of chill
drcn, paying ordinarily about 1000
cash for little boy, while little girls
could be purchased for half that
sum.
The trade was carried on by whole
sale and the children were scattered
all over China to he sold so the rich
dren is usually al the rate of two
dollars 10 $3.50 for every year OF
their age.
A while ago Bishop Favier published
book on Picking in which he spoke
Of gambling as the national vice OF
the Chinese. lie told how beggars
in rags would bet their last scrap
OF clothing; and how some frenzied
gamblers would stake their wives
and children al the gaming table.
He told of one young man who
stalSed his wife and lost her. The
woman was only 20 and the gam
bling debt involved was only $500.
Bishop Favier paid the debt and re-
turned the young woman TO her
mother. A few months afterward
She rcjoined her husband and lin
all probability" added the bishop, she
has played and lost her again"
II is extreme poverty also that Is
responsible for q large proportion Of
the infanticidc that Is known
TO exist in China. The crime
Is much more common Ia the south
than in the north; but IL exists ey-
erywhcrc and is especially prevalent
when the people, who in their most
prosperous days are drinking the
dregs ~ poverty, find themselves IN
able to procure enough food to keep
their children from starving.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23

denJ hOOSeNelt as
any other man in
public life. Moody
is comparatively
new in the presi-
d e II t S go o d
graces. He was
hardly known cX-
cept by general
reputation to Mr..
Roosevelt up TO
the time he was
asked to go into
the cabinet, but
no sooner had
he taken his
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23

through his con-
nection with the
Venezuelan af-
fair, is about 10
return 20 Car
acas, where he
has been sta
toned for some
time as minister
for the United
States.
+ q r ( o u 4
months Bowen
has occupied an
anomalous posi-
nOn Ia Hnu
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23

Standing on the highest mountain,
which is slightly over five miles above
sea level, q man can see TO distance
Of 200 miles ON clear day. 10 see
objects a distance of 100 miles. the
observer must be standing al Il
height ~ 6.665 feet above the level
Of the sea-. Scientific American.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23

ton n few days
ago, and it was
buried with all
the honors the
District OF Co
lumbia could be-
stow.
L W e N I y five
Gears ago the liv-
ing Boss" Shep-
herd quit Wash
ington TO seek his
fortune in Mex
leo, denounced,
villifed, branded
fhrouphout 4 n 2
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23

stands IN the pri-
vate Office of the
the old
room that used to
be devoted 10 cab
met meetings un-
der the old regime
but which is now
one Of the private
apartments Of the
presidents house.
This desk was
presented to Pres.
ident Hayes by
Queen Victoria
nenrlv no yenrS
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23

his fathers most -. oi,. W t,,,
popular war time
essays. lie is the Captain" TO seek
whom, wounded, the gentle poet trav-
eled south, embodying his experiences
in one OF his most charming bits of
prose. Now il falls 10 the captains lot
10 announce the decision Of the SUI
preme court that there is no hope for
the coloredl brother who is debarred
from voting under the newly7deyised
constitutional restrictions OF the
southern states.
Justice Holmes, although next TO
the youngest member Of the supreme
court, is already regarded as one Of
its greatest acquisitions. He is an ac-
complished jurist. That goes without
saying OF man who has been chief
Hxtice of the Massachusetts, supreme
court as well as professor in the
Harvard law school.
The new justice is in great demand
rs an after-dinner speaker lie is wit
~, graceful and altogether delightful.
lie is in great demand, too, socially. II
is acknowledged that he and Mrs
Holmes have scored the most marked
social success which is to be credited
20 any new conner in Washington dur
ing the season just closed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23

Germans have long been in the
foremost rank as potato eaters.
Among very large proportion Of
the laboring classes potatoes and
dark bread are the principal staples
2f daily subsistence.--N. I. sun.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23

been In Washington as representa-
tive g Venezuela in her dispute with
the European powers while still car
rted on the rolls OF che state depart
ruert as Omitted States minister to
Venezuela. Thus situated he has be-
come m international figure and has
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23
MARKER FOR POTATOES.
A Homemade Device whic4 Insure~
the Purpose for which IL 4. In
tended Quite Wei.

Make two VS. with boards ks,
inches % b BY, with old cultivator
teeth Ga AZ fastened 10 the front emf
OF each. The rear ends OF the Y
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23

chosen to deliver
the opinion Of the
supreme court the
other day in the
II gro suffrage
ease.
Justice Holmes
is not only the son
Of the Boston poet
who wrote telling
~ against slave
holding, but he
was himself the
subject Of one Of
his fotbor'e most
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23
A VaIned Desk.

One Of the most treasured relics OF
the white house is the desk which
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23
Judge Holmes and the Negroes.

II was n curious chance that Oliver
Wendell Holmes should have been
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23
Trait. OF secretary Moody.

William II. Moody, secretary of the
navy, is probably as close 10 Presi-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23
GOSSIP FROM
WASHINGTON
A Budget of Terse Comments
from the National Capital.
The City Recently Honored n Man
IL Had Once viiified--The Work
OF Boss" Shepard Re-
called by His Death.

Washington. - Boss" Shepherds
body was brought back 10 Washing
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-05-23

Position of Minister Bowea.
Herbert w. Bowen, who has won
reputation the past few months
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-22

limbs were distinctly more heavy
than t. e corresponding bones OF the
opposite .rht. All the evidence at our
aiep05a. b5es 10 show that ,gat-hand-
= ne, ls due to a transmitted fune-
tjoeaI rrc.cminence OF the left brain,
;-na this functional pre-eminence was
not haphazard acquisition Which had
been picked up during the lifetime Of
the indyidual: it rested upon some
structural Foundation which transmit
ted from parent to offspring. Modern
science, then. If We nave correctly i'll
terpfetcd Professor Cunningham s
meaning. would seem 10 show that
there is a distinction in nature of the
right hand 1t is indubitably The one
by which most delicate manual actions
are performed, with one marked eXecp-
tion-namety. the lingering il do play
Gf stringed Instruments which are
played with a bow
IF. as Professor Cunningham, in
referring to the crossing Of the mo
tor impulses, says, it thus came about
.hat the left cerebral hemisphere con
trolled and regulated The muscles of
the right side. and its functional su-
perority over the right hemisphere.
was indicated by the subservient posi-
tion which the left hand held with
preference 10 the right and the man
ner in which all manual acts which
require precision and skill, all the
movements which specially required
the higher guidance of the brain We're
performed by the right hand-f this
be so how comes it that the lingering
Of a violin. which surely is an act re
quifing the higher guidance of the
brain, is always. SO far as We know,
performed by the left hand?'
But in spite of our scientific friends
the American parents will probably
continue to believe that the left hand
should not be used and that the right
hand should be trained as it always
has been.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-22
CURIOUS BIBLES.

The following is a list of certain Bi-
bles that, for various reasons, are diff
ferent from all others. Each Bible is
highly priced and 50 valuable that it
can not be the property of ordinary
readers
The Gutenberg Bible is the earliest
book printed from movable types. 1t
is in the Latin language, and was print
ed by Gutenberg at Mentz, in 1850.
The Bug Bible is SO called from its
rendering the Psalm xci, verse 5:
Afraid Of bugs by night 1t was is
sued in 1851.
The Breeches Bible gets its queer
name from it's rendering of Genesis
iii. verse Z: Making themselves
brooches out of fig leaves"
The Place Makers Bible translates
Mathew V, verse 9, as follows: Blessed
are the Place Makers" 1t was printed
in 1862
The Treacle Bible translates Jere-
miah viii verse %, thus: "ls there no
treacle Gnstead of balm) in Giead?"
1t was issued in 1868.
The Rosin Bible translates the same
chapter and verse in Jeremiah: is
there no rosin in Gilead.' Issued in
1869.
The He and She Bible renders Ruth
iii, verse 15, thus: She went into the
city. The other has it: He went in
to the city.
The Thumb Bible gets its name from
its size, being l inch square and half
an inch thick. 1t was issued in 1870
The Vinegar Bible is SO nemed be
caHse in he twentieth chapter of Luke
the pa, .ble of the vineyard is trans
lated the Paraple of the Vinegar
Issued III 1717.
Tie T@inter's Bible is 50 called be
cause in Psalms cXiX the word print
er" was used instead of the word
"pri,l, SIS
The Murderers' Bible translates in
Jude, chapter xvi, the word murder
ersN instead OF murmurers. Ii was
issued in 1901.
The CaXton Memorial Bible was
| wholly printed and bound in twelve
! hours. .ut only 100 copies We're fin
ish",i THIS vas done in 1877.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-22
SOME PosTsCR!PIS

Some Partisan restaurants charge a
shilling extra for the use OF the table
cloth.
One thousand tons Of scot settle
munTnly within the IS square miles Of
London.
Bicycles are now largely used in
place of horses ON American cattle
ranches.
The Mexican dog has no hair, The
hot climate makes sutL a covering
sUporiiU0Us.
Sill is considered Unclean by the
Mohammedans. because it is the prod
uct OF a worm.
The ants of South America have
been knowr to construct tunnel
three miles in length.
Bread as a daily article of food is
used by only about one-third of tbs
population Ut the earth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-22
FALSE IDEAS ABOUT HANDS.

Now. il is natural to be righthanIeQ
or left-handed? For long time writ
ers ON this subject have said that the
exclusive use of the right hand is due
to wrong training, and that it tends
to AXE the whole organism physical
and mentally 0na-&idcd. The opposite Q
view however, is taken BY Professor
n. J Cunningham in the Huxley memo
tial lecture OF the Anthropologieal In
stitute. which he recently delivered
in London, and which the Lancet dis
cuSscd III this wise:
"iarofessor Cunningham pointed out
how il i, evident that as far back as
we can trace man he was preferential-
iy right handed. Thus DR. X l.eh-
had examined the bones
of prehistoric men from Southern Ba
E:ria. and had found that the clavical
,nd the long bones OF the right upper
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-22
FRISCO SYSTEM
Special One-Way Colonst Rates to
the Southwest, October 1902,
to April. 1902, Inclusive.
Rate


One-half of the oneway standard
rate plus $500. Children over five
years and under twelve years of age,
one half of such rate.
Territory to Which Tickets May Be
Sold:
TO MisSouri-FriSco System: To
all points west of and including Cuba
on and south of line to Indian Terri
tory via Monet and Neosh2; to all
points, Clinton to Springfield both
inclusive; to all points, Lamar to
Springfield, both inclusive; to all
points on Aurora Branch, Greenfield to
Aurora, both inclusive.
NOTE-The above authorizes sale
of tickets to all points in Missouri On
Frisco System except to points ct
Clinton and Lamar, and on the Joplin
line west of Peirce City, but includes
Clinton, Lamar and Peirce City.
NJ. X. & T. Ry.--To Nevada and
Clayton.
X. c. S. Ry.-To points Neosho to
Ncel, inclusive. and Lisle to Katy,
inclusive.
S. L., I. NJ. & S. Ry.-To Allenville,
Williamsville and points south. in
Guiding Jackson Branch.
s. l.. S. w. Ry.-Delta and points
south.
To Arkansas-All points on Frisco
System, except to points within TWEEN,
ty-flve miles of Memphis, Tenn. To
cember and 16, 1902.
;aunary and 90, February and
l.. March and II, April : and p
q. 1902
Limits of Tickets.
Tickets must be lin ted to confirm
Gus > ssage from starting point to
iestiia' oh
Routes.
Tickets must be sold only via 'outes
via which the .egular one-way rates
ordinarily ;Tplv
BRYAN SNYDER, \. HILTON,
Pass. Traffic Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt.
S. +. HUGHES,
Genl Immi grafton Agt,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-22

Railroad Employees in Nebraska.
The railroads in the state of
Nebraska employ 1880 men.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-22

And the exclusive rgenf
for
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-22
The Companions Christmas Packet.

Can you think of a gift more GER
tain to be acceptable than Il year S
subscription to the Youths Compan-
ion? Is there anyone, young or old.
who, having once had the paper in
his hands and looked through it, did
not wish TO possess it for his Very
own? 1t is a gift which, far from
losing it's freshness as Christmas re
cedes into the past, grows more de
lghtful, more necessary 10 ones en-
joyment week by week.
If you wish to make a Christmas
present Of the Youths Companion,
send the publishers the name and ad-
dress of the person TO whom You wish
10 give the Companion, With Sl.15,
the annual subscription price. They
will send to the address named the
Companion Christmas packet, all
ready for Christmas morning, contain
ing the Christmas number. the Com
panion calendar for 1903. Autographed ID
in twelve colors and gold and sub
scription certificate for the ffty-two
issues of 1903.
Full Illustrated announcement of the
new volume for 1903 Will ,e sent with
sample copies of the paper TO any ad-
dress free.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-22
A Rehuke Of kickinu.

Selby-What's the matter with you.
Smith? What are you kicking about?
Smith-Morse called me a donkey.
Selby-l see; and you are bent on
proving it-Boston Transcript.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-06-04
.S&rvitiU CeIe0rdfieO ESPECIAL
DEL
BOIetin Mercdntil
ID QleITQ de AhiC0
Reunion de los representatives
La Verdad Sc conoce

Nueva York. jueves.-A pc
sar de la noticias que publica
la prensa Official, sabese que la
situacion en- Marruecos presen-
ta nuevamente TN pavoroso E
intranquilizador aspecto.
Todos los representatives ex-
tranjeros Sc han reunido para
conferenciar en- vista de los Ill
timos sucesos ocurridos en- Afri-
ca, y trataron, seg1n Sc ha de-
jado traslucir, de pedir a sus 60
biernos respectivos garantias
necesarias para estar a cubiertc
de cualquier ataque de los sal
vajes.
El Sultan no tiene fuerzas
bastantes para garantir el orden
en- todo el imperio y Sc We obli-
gado a veces a abandonar algu-
gas poblaciones para acudir en-
SocOrrO de las otras amenaZadas
por las rebeldes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-06-04
JUNO 4 de 1903.

Hemos ieido las notas del CORES
ponsa1 de LA Correspondence" en- es-
te poblado quien sabe decir las cosas
de tel manera, que parece que no dice
nada Y, sin embargo, 10 dice todo.
E tutta c0ntenti.
~ El illustrate praCticante don
Juan Balcayo es I'm sef1or muy corteS
con las damas.
Siempre es grato pasar TIN ratio de
platica cen tan respectable caballero.
Pero no estA demas que Sc le indi-
que que es ma1o el FrteSO de los la
xantes.
- Con ell dictamen ein;tido por el
DR.. Saldafia, Official de sanidad de este
distrito, queda probado todo 10 que ell
corresponsal de LA Correspondence" y
20 henos dicho sobre hygiene pl1blica.
Confamos en- que les que mandan Sc
ocupen de Sanear este, que buena fall
"a hace.
ST resuIta cierta la roticia que CORE
de que Sc abrirA ctra botica aqu1 me
a!egrare mucho.
Pero sera uno mas que nos acompa-
nara mlrar para el clelo.
Con este arranque, nj las boticas Sc
salvan.
81 fla, hace negocio.
~ Dicen que el apreciable seflor
don Pic Amador desea pasar su resi-
dencia San Juan. donde tuvo Ia for
tuna de nacer tan enCantado amigo.
Deploramos que nos abandone, por-
que tanto el como su distinguida fami-
liza Sc han captado el respeto y conside-
raci6n de todos los vecinos de aqu1.
Con Ia ausencia del se1or Amador
pierde Catafio I'm elemento valios1simc
| y La COryesp0ndencia un cofresponsal
activo & ilustrado,
No Sc vaya, amigo
~ Saludo cortesmente don Julio
A.. Lopez, director de ola Defensa In
dividual" peri6dico que Sc edita en- San
Juan, sin matiz Polftico.
Que prospere.
Corresponsal.