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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04

CONCRETE FLOOR WITH ENTRANCE.

CONCRETE FLOOR WITH ENTRANCE.
portion Of the frame with concrete,
level with the top Of the frame. Leave
all To stand for "a hours or more. Take
out .he tongue + and lift the frame
{ by the handles. as shown.
TIE block will appear very rough,
but 1nish il off with thin coating of
a MIXTURE of two parts clean, fine sand
and ,ne of cement. The more cement
is usrd in this final coating the more
imprtvious 10 dampness will the block
be. Put this final coating on with
trowel. When the whole block is coat
ed, if il be rubbed over with piece OF
old tagging made very wet, there will
be A very good smooth surface. The
concrete can be formed with gravel.
sand and cement, one part Of the latter
TO two Of the former; or fill in the
frame with broken bricks, stones, etc,
and pour in the mixture Of sand and
cement until the frame is full. when
the whole mass may be gently rammed
tCPether
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04
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STANDS FOR BEEHIvES.
Those Made OF Concrete Are Durable,
DO Not shrink and Harbor No
Noxious Nermln.

Durable stands for beehiyes are
made of concrete and described by Al
bert Gale in the Agricultural Gazette
of New South Wales. They harbor no
yermin or insects, do not shrink or
warp, never require PAINTING and being
considerably larger than the hive
there is always a clear space around
IL and easy entrance for the bees when
coming from the fields loaded with
honey. The bee entrance can be con
tracted 10 nil or expanded 20 2hx9
inches, so that the bees can fly direct
~ in among the combs if il be so de-
sired. The entrance has fall Of 21s
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04
Hound 90 Win,

YES" said the young wife, Henry
and | had some words this morning,
and can't deny that he got the best
Of it,"
"That will never do" returned the
experienced neighbor. "You can't af-
ford TO start in married life that way"
II know it," answered the young
wife. i've thought il all over, and
when he comes home tonight I'm 90
ing TO bring him to terms so quick that
he'll hardly know what's happened"
"That's right, my dear. Show some
spirit What are you going TO do?"
I'm going 10 bring up the subject
again and then cry Stray Stories.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04
FIsh Far from Home.

Redding. Cal. reports that the top OF
n hill two miles from that town was
recently covered with small but per-
fectiy developed saltwater fish. The
hill is $50 feet above high water level
and 90 miles from the sea. The night
before the FISH were found there had
been an unusually heavy storm and
Redding scientists surmise that they
came with the rain. To prove the truth
Of the tale some OF the visitors have
been preserved in alcohol - Chicago
Chronicle.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04

proposed ifAgation systems. This en-
gineering work is under the super
vision OF Arthur Powell Davis, Esq,
principal engineer who has long been
a photographer of the geologiea sur
vey. He was chief photographer for
the sthmian canal commission.
Since the passage Of the reclamation
act, June II, 1902, field work has been
vigorously pushed, and IL is expected
that Investigations will be made the
coming summer in all the states and
territories of the arid region, $45O,OOO
being set aside for that purpose. over
hundred engineers and engineering
assistants are already employed.
The reclamation act provides that all
the receipts from the sale of public
lands in the 10 states and three terri
tories of the arid region, after July 1,
1900, shall be set aside for he survey
and construction OF irrigation works
in that section, and provides that the
cost is 10 be returned TO the fund by
the lands benefited
There are al present about 100000
900 in the fund, which is constantly
growing, and construction will begin
at an early date in several localities.
Steps have already been taken in some
cases to acquire necessary right Of
way, settle conflicting water rights and
other private claims.
The projects which are farthest adj
yanced follow: Arizona. Salt river
reservoir; Colorado, Gunnison tunnel;
Montana, Milk river project, Nevada,
Truckee river project; Wyoming,
Sweetwater reservoir.
Several other projects in other states
are in an advanced state OF investiga-
ton, and it is expected that some OF
them will soon be ready for construc-
ton.
Mr.. Davis and his uncle, the late Maj.
Powell, are among thf pioneers in the
plan TO irrigate and thus reclaim the
vast arid territory in the United States.
He is a con OF ex-Congressman Davis,
OF Kansas
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04

Tess power 10 OBJ
struct legislation,
began anew dur
the recent special
session. The rea
son for this is that
during the regu-
lar session the
statehood bill was
talked To death
by a determined
minority. + h g
Panama e a n q !
treaty was not
ratified becau 5 e
Senator Morgan
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04

projects on foot.
As chairman Of the Philippine commit
tee, he Inns given n great deal of at.
tention 10 the betterment OF the PEG.
pie of our newly acquired islands. He
is an expansionist, and favors keeping
all we have acquired.
Another plan OF his is 60 reconstruct
and reform our consular and diplo.
matte service. IL needs reconstructinp
and reforming, badly. senator Lodge
thinks native-born Americans alone
should represent us abroad, men of
education and character whose pa
triotism and loyalty are above re.
proach. The salaries are small in
most cases, n Is true-but the Lodge
bill will remedy this IL il ever passes
both houses in the shape approved BY
it's author.
We are represented in many places
in the east, for example, by Arabs.
Turks. Greeks, Englishmen, Germans
and Frenchmen. An American travel.
er happened 20 be In Luxor one Christ
mas day and wanted some reminder
OF home. She hunted up the consular
agent and asked TO see the stars. and
stripes. That official barely under
stood English, but when he got nj her
meaning he told her he had never seen
tho United States fagi During a re-
cent trip down the Nile, ! met a num-
bcr Of Arabs and other foreigners
who misrepresent us.
CHARLES EDWARD Lf,ofD.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04
Edible 90 Him.

"You say" Uttered the fiancee Of the
vegetarian, that you could fairly eat
me. Now, isn't that contrary to the
tcnets Of your belief"
"Not at all, asserted the vegetarian.
"But II you ate me"
81 should simply be eating peach"
No use talking. the meat diet isn't
the only one that makes the mir I.
active-Judge.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04
HELPFUL FARM HINTS.

Success to the jolly old farmer
who sings as he follows his pillow.
The manure wagon is necessary
evil; don't let ii be more evil than
necessary.
Cutting wood when your corn
needs blowing? a cog is slipped
somewhere in your anatomy.
A hole in the feed bin big enough
10 admit rat should be enlarged 10
admit a cat. A tin lining Is better.
Nothing new can be said OF the
fiaxseed market, which has been
practically lifeless for two months.
undertone one Of fair steadiness.
To renovaie prairie pasture,
take off the stock, scratch the sur
face early in spring with disk or
other harrow, and leave TO itself for
the season.
Soaking seed oats one hour in n
solution OF four and one-half ounces
commercial formalin 10 ter gallons
OF water. has uniformly pfexnnted
loss from this disease in expo "a
station tests
Cutworms cannot endure
and thawing. Plow any
ground just as soon as the
be rot into the soil. Sui
freezing and thawng will n
Farm and Home.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04

lit a. yife ~ n Mrs. Russell a. Alger.
cabinet officer ana then as wife OF a
senator. Mrs. Alger probably recalls
a momentous question OF etiquette
which threatened 10 disrupt the friend
ship of all upper tendon at one time
Society had been proceeding in an in
formal, republican way when all at
once some smart Aleck suggested that
there shoulcpbe rules ofprecedence for
the wives OF the supreme court, the
senate, the cabinet and the house TO
follow.
The women caught onto the idea, APP
proved il, and war Of words waged
a whole season. They say the mistress
OF the white house even took hand In
IL. There were several first-class rows
before this question of social prece-
tence was settled in the order which
have given above. The senate wives
won precedence over the cabinet wives
because the senate had TO confirm the
members of the cabinet! The sena-
torial phalanx tried the same game
ON the judiciary. but il did not work
for one clever wife of Justice of the
supreme court reminded the senatorial
women. that the justices held on for
life. lilo the senators were safe for
only six years. The argument was un-
answerable. and the wives of the sena-
tors Welded the point.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04

o I his personal
popularity and in.
timacy at I h e
white house. His
tastes are liter
airy and his views
in the main coin
eide with those OF
OF the president,
on most public
questions. J u $ (
now $ e n a I o r
Lodge has two or
three fay crit e
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04

brought Dack 10
Washington a rare
collection OF GU
rios pickediup dur
ing her recent trip
around the world
with her husba nd.
Among the most
treasured are sew
eral gifts from the
empress dowager
OF China. Mrs.
Miles met this IA
nous oldautocrat
and tells some in-
tercsting stories
OF her. She says
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04

- u "a
on investigation OF
irrigation posi-
bilities in the ma
jority OF the states
and territories of
the arid region.
In connection with
these inyestiga-
tions il is, of
course, necessary
To make extensive
surveys, borings
and Investigations
TO determine the
magnitude. feast
bility and cost of
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04
CONVENIENT HOG CHUTE.
to Meet All Variations In
Height OF Wagons.

This chute Is feet long and feet
and inches wide. The posts at the
low end are 3 feet long and at high end
feet and 6 inches long. Bottom is en-
lirely surrounded with a belt OF 0-inch
boards, while top is confined as shown
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04
Tbe Secret of the pou1g OH Man
BY SAMUEL SLOAN.
E<-frs5idsnr Dsiasvars "a Laekas.anaa Railway.

If man wishes to retain his youth during declin-
ing years he must work That's the best tonic When
hired men | always picked out the fellow who didn't
care what he was to do so long it honorable
work When young man asked me: What will |
be expected to do" said Anything that comes to
hand" That's the way | was brought up. began
working in a store.
young man came to once and said he wanted
good easy place, where there wasn't much work |
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04

There is no other one feature
business Of beef production unl
important rs 20 have the right
Of On animal, an animal posses
the desired form combined with pld(
w Of quality Bear in mind this
width of back, loin and hindquartcr,
are indispensable in the good steer
The three factors which determine
the selling price of the steer on an,
of oar leading markets are percent
age, that Is, per cent. OF dressed
weight 20 live weight; quality, that
Is thick covering OF good flesh over
back and loin. and proportion, which
means as much weight as possible IN
the back, loin and headquarters
where the high-priced cuts are 70 be
Midland Farmer.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04

VIZ VI = VI w nC tAAh
ton is the wife OF
Senator Russell a.
Alger. In one
sense She is not
new" for she
IN a q G III a n Y
friends here while
her husband was
secretary OF war.
The Ayers were
installed i'm their
elegant home here
on Sixte en- I h
street last Janu-
airy. In her dual
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04
social Precedence.

Among the handsomest Of the new
senatorial matrons who are now resi-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04

Washington reclamation serv-
Ice Of the United States geological SUR
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04

or<sres her as brave-hearted. lonely
woman. with ideas far In advance OF
her tim~. Imbued by nature with
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04
May change senate RuIe..

The agitation to change the rules OF
the senate so as 10 give the minority
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04
curios from the orIent.

The wife OF Gen. Nelson a. Miles.
commander in chief of the army,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-04-04
Consular Reforms.

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge is called
the Administration senator" because
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-12

ward to with grim Celestial comfort
fer years. Now his neighbor had
found the money after many searches.
and finally Jin Quong would get it.
The man was moving toward tho
door when there was rustic among
the shadows behind the torn screen.
He stopped, and he and Quoy held
their breath. The peanut oil lamp
and the trickle of street light from the
window hardly lighted the room, but
there was something scraping out
from TIE screen toward the door SLOW
II, with the thud. thud OF great paws
and the dragging of a mighty tail.
Now it was before the doorway!
The police came leaninS up the
tracking the wild shrieks, to the ten
cnont's top floor. AS they reached
Quoys door the last one died away In
side.
They found Quoy on his mats. his
!. long. nails drumming happily on his
pine and his breath Whistly. Scat
tered about the room were unpleasant
relics of mis- Canton neighbor that
made even the police shiver. That
was all there was-Qucy, the relics
and some ripped up screens and mat
ting.
Under the shoe" said Quoy placid
~ to jim Quong, who had mounted
with the rect, "is the roll Of my mon
ey. Tic man tried TO steal 1t. 1t Is to
send me back TO Canton in carved
coffin"
jim Qrlong was Tong man, but the
look of the room was on his nerves IN
spite Of that.
who did it," he asked between two
shivers, while the police stepped back,
lifting their boots.
Quoy smiled and dug his needle
feebly into tho opium pot. But be-
fore he could cook the pill something
stopped him, and they never found
out.-New York Evening Sun.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-12
Just One Little Word.

There was q l,il in he shopping
and the two sales!adies became conf.
Dental.
"Oh, Mame. is It really trnc that you
have thrown over that 5oung man a:
the ribbon counter?"
Sure thing"
"Really?"
"Yes, really! He's The hardest
young nan to please I ever saw"
"Really?"
"Yes, really"
"Oh, Name, do tell ma,"
We'll. he called the ether night, and
before l could guess what he vas 60
ing to DO he dropped right down on
his knees before me-"
ooh. Name. really?"
Eyes, really! Oh. Jen. it was Just
like the real thing in the drammer!"
"Really?"
Yes, really! He said he couldnt t
live without me! Honest he did,"
"Oh, Mame!"
And that I was the light of his
soul"
"Oh, Name, reaily?"
"Yes, really! All he said he asked
of me was to whisper cne little word
Just one little word of three letters
He said it was such tiny word that
i ought 10 be willing to oblige him"
"Oh, Name, did you?"
"Sure I did,"
"Oh, Name. really?"
"Yes. really. l said 'nit!'"
ooh, Name, rea!iy?"
Eyes, really! And then he got
mad!"
"Oh, Name, really?"
Eyes, really"
Then fat lady with a red face and
a thirst for bargains interrupted tie
Observation-Disclosures Free Press.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-12
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

A short absence quickens love, long
absence kills it.
Waste of time is the most extraVa
CANT and costly Of all expenses.
The earnestness of life is the only
passport to the satisfaction of life.
There is no greater disaster in love
than the death of the imagination.
The most cowardly lone wolf is the
bravest when he has pack at his
back.
Originality largely consists in seeing
things as they are and telling the
truth about them.
There is no JOY like the joy of real
virtue, and no music like the music
of a good conscience.
When there is love in the heart there
are rainbows in the eyes which cover
every black cloud with gorgeous hues
Before We passionately desire any
thing which another enjoys we should
examine into the happiness OF its pos
ssssor.
The grandest warrior Is he who fights
against and conquers the petty passions
which would compromise his dignity as
a reasonable being.
A selfish heart never understands the
pain that others feel in giving neces-
sary pain, nor can such heart see
things from others poinl Of view.
Common sense, thrift. indomitable
pluck, great good nature, devotion to
friends, frankness, generosity-these
are things that people like in a man
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-12
OLD AFRICAN GOLD MINES.
Evidences Of Extensive Operations
Carried on Many Years Ago.

Carried on Many Years AGO.
Rhodesia, or British Zambesia, ranks
among the chief gold-bearing countries
of the world. The ancients mined and
carried away enormous quantities OF
the precious metal, but under the
scientific mining systems OF the present
day their operations will be greatly
surpassed. In the recently published
work on the Ancient Ruins OF Rho
desia," the authors, Messrs. Hall and
Neal endeavor to discover who the an
clients were and whittier the gold went.
Perhaps Rhodesia was the ancient
land of Ophir, the land of the myster-
ious King Solomon's mines" but the
theory is strongly combated by some
investigators. The ancient gold WORK
ings are the basis Of modern work
ings For every ten square miles OF
Rhodesia there was one ancient mine,
that is, there are $4,000 old holes, which
means that a stupendous wealth was
dug out of the earth before the days
of Cecil Rhodes. Much of this wealth
must have gone to the north and south
it was probably wrought into the crown
of the Queen of Sheba and filled the
Golfers Of Solomon.
The ancient smelling furnaces are
still easy to recognize. They are sunk
into the floor. The furnace bloWpipes
are made of the finest granite-powder
cement. and the nozzles of the blow
mines are covered with splashes of gold.
The Innings of the holes are covered
with specks of gold. When the first lin
ing became worn by the heat, a fresh
lining of cement of an excellent quail
ity. which has outlasted time, was
smeared round on top Of the old lining.
One can take an old lining, split on the
layers with a knife and find gold
splaches in abundance.
Apparently the ancients wasted gold
larishly. Gold has been found in large
quantities in the form of pellets as
large as buckshot in the vicinity OF the
furnaces, and also thrown away on the
debris heaps outside of the old build
ings.
The tools of the ancient workers
which have so far been discovered In
clude a small soapstone hammer and
furnishing stones of water-worn rock,
to which gold still adheres. There are
evidences that the anclents carried on
an extensive industry in the manufac-
ture of gold ornaments and utensils.
.Thirty-fve thousand dollars worth OF
gold ornaments have been taken in the
last five years from the ruins of Mata'
beleland alone Youths Companion.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-12
REBUILDING A TREE.
Broken Down by an Ice Storm, It Is
In Its Oldtin1e Beauty.


Every passing storm seemed to
wreak its vengeance on the big elm
tree that grew by the roadside One
late winter morning we awoke to find
the world transformed by ice on every
tree and bush. In wonder and amaze
ment we looked abroad. But in front
Of US the elm tree lay q shapeless
mass, broken and splintered by the
weight of ice. Already The tree had
teen endeared to US by It's many
hardships, In which all the family had
sympathized. The tree must not
perish now.
With ropes and pulleys the great
limbs. some Of them now several
inches in diameter, were drawn back
to their places; for every one Of
them still clung TO the parent stock
by strip of bark and wood at its
base. Iron bolts were made from
half inch rott. long enough to reach
through branch and stock just above
the split. With long augur, half inch
holes were bored through the tree the
bolts driven in tight and then drawn
up by means Of nut and thread. A
large head and washer, and another
washer under the nut ct the ether
end, prevented the ends of the bolt
from drawing into the wood. So
tightly was the branch drawn to the
trunk that no gaping crack was left,
and the crease was Theoretically
sealed with melted wax. Then higher
up, between brancher two or three
feet apart, other rods were run to
hold all the members In place. We
knew that If the bolts fitted tightly in
their holes no harm would come to the
tree; but that If bands were placed
about the branches they would soon
crease and girdle the parts and work
much harm. When the storm had
passed the dear tree stood in Its Gus
tomary mood. and all the following
summer 1t grew as if with renewed
determination.-Country Life in
America.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-12
CABBAGE Field Hero.

An old English soldier tells how he
missed the Victoria cross: 81 was
once sent out to IEdia with regiment
to be pushed forward to the front, as a
fierce war was going on. But one
night we were suddenly attacked, and
l got separated from my comrades and
wandered about in the thick scrub for
nearly three hours, until l suddenly
came into the open. l then laid my
self fat on the ground TO listen, as 1t
was very dark. But l suddenly fan
cied | could see the enemy in front OF
me kneeling. I sprang to my feet.
determined to cut some of them down
bef.ce | was overpowered and shot;
and, dashing forward, l slashed right
anc left until daylight broke over me,
when | found that had beheaded 500
red cabbages!"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-12

Vital phases of Americas immigra-
ticn problems are discussed in the
March Century by such authorities as
Jacob Riis, who describes scenes and
conditions at Ellis Island under the
caption The Gateway Of Nations;
Gustave Michaud, who tries to answer
What Shall We Be-" and Franklin
H. Giddings, Professor of Sociology at
Columbia University, who makes in
teresting and valuable comment upon
Mr. Michaud's statements touching
Americas dominating race character