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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
UNITE TO FIGHT FOR ss5,ooo,o
Descendants Of Andrew Dye Organize
to Get Immense Estate.

Muncie, Ind, dispatch: A fortune
representing s35,000.00O will be fought
for by the descendants of Andrew
Dye. who died in Ohio In 1885. There
are more than 400 representatives OF
the family residing In Illinois, Indi-
ana and Ohio. At the annual family
reunion held at Milton, Ohio. 1t was
decided to inaugurate a fight for the
property. A fund will be created by
the representatives for the purpose of
taking the necessary steps. A perma-
nent organization was effected and Of
ficers elected. The effort to obtain
the fortune will be started immediate
ly. The movement has been under
discussion for years, but not until this
week was the decision definitely
made.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
HUNTED GAME AFTER SUNSET
That IL the Charge Against Wealthy
Illinois Men.

Bloomington, H.. Dispatch Game
Warden Il. ]. Shirtlef OF Kilbourne
has caused warrants to be issued for
the arrest OF w. II. Baldwin OF Della
van. J. II. Putterbaugh of Mackinaw,
Edward Moobery of Arlington. II. G.
Dodds OF Morton and John Ramsay of
Manitou. The charge against them is
that they hunted game from sunset to
sunrise. Baldwin is banker at Della
van and the others are the largest
landholders In Tazewell county. They
assert that they will carry the case to
the supreme court.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
Russians Doubt That oyama
Is In Position TO Advance.


st. Petersburg. Sept. 1.-THE war
Office has heard the report of an ap-
parent Japanese concentration against
the TANKS of Gen. Kouropatkins
army. preparatory TO an advance
towards Mukden. While II Is not In
position TO absolutely confirm or
deny the report. II would surprise the
war Office should Field Marshal Oya-
ma have been able In such a short
time TO organize his forces for Sc
rious advance northwards.
The Japanese are adapting the rail-
road 10 their own gauge north OF Lao
yang. II is rumored they are COM
pleting fourth army consisting OF
three divisions, which will advance
with Gen. Kuroki from the east and
try to envelop the Russian army.
A dispatch from Tientsin says the
Japanese have not yet appeared In
the vicinity of the Sinmintin railway.
The Russians still hold the great Muk-
den road from Sinmintln, protecting
the right flank with full army corps
above the Hun river. The japanese.
who are still landing achievements
at Newchwang and sending winter
equipment and supplies up the Lao
river. are still operating from the
hills along the east.
According to information from Chi
nese sources, the Japanese are leav-
ing a garrison at Liaoyang and Their
main forces are moving out on the
Russian TANKS.
While the war office does not ex-
pect an immediate advance, the pre-
liminary dispositions OF the Japanese
forces are taken to indicate that the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
FRESHMEN ACCEPT CHALLENGE
Several Men Are Laid Out In Warm
Flaht at Terre Hsute.

Terre Haute, Ind, dispatch: When
the Rose Polytechnic sophomores put
the challenge to the freshmen in the
tower the ninety freshmen to a man
appeared on the campus and the fight
was on. Several men were laid out.
Each class had moving wagon en-
gagged for the occasion and as men
were captured and tied they were
thrown into the wagons. Several
sophomores were left on sandbar in
the Wabash river. All managed to
get back to town little the worse for
their experience.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
Excursion Trains in Wreck.

New York dispatch: Through the
defective working OF compressed air
electrical switches In the Long Island
railroad yards In Long Island City,
two passenger trains. we'll filled with
Sunday excursionists. we're turned
upon a single track and came togeth-
er in a head-on collision, crushing out
the life OF the fireman in each engine
and injuring a score of passengers.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24

This first line, including all able-bod-
led men between 80 and 40 years. now
Is mobilizing. and probably will be
sent to the front before the end Of
this years campaign. The departure
OF these troops will leave the last line
of militia as Japan's only military re-
source. This line includes many men
over 40 years OF age.
The Daily Telegraph's st. Peters
burg correspondent declares that n
Russian statesman, whose name II re-
vealed would wing his utterance with
lightning rapidly over the globe. says
that the war might end sooner than
people imagine. not through media
ton, but through mutual recognition
OF the ruinous nature of the conflict,
which would lead TO negotiations that
would result in Russo-Japanese ALI
ance.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
Ready TO Pay Erlars.

Manila cablegram: The civil com
mission is prepared to pay to the
Augustinian order of friars s2,076 900
gold for the lands in the islands held
by tho order. Tic native constabu-
larry has been reduced to 1900 men.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24

Japanese intend when they advance
to strike from the eastward. They
seem to be avoiding the territory west
OF the Lao river. possibly because it
- lat and would give the Russians
the advantage of their superiority In
cavalry.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24

have captured is called Anteshan. ana
stands about mile north OF Else.
shan. The latter is considered to be
the key OF Port Arthur. An inner
fort called Sungshoo is situated direct.
ly east of Etseshan. but military crit
les believe that the holders OF Else.
shan can dominate the fortress. In
the war of 1894 Etseshan was cap.
tured by the brigade of Gen. Nishi.
who is now fighting at Port Arthur.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
EXPLOSION scALps FOUR MEN
Official and Three Assistants Are In
Jured When Boiler Bursts.

Miller. s. d., special: While 8. j.
wakeley. government inspector of cat
tle-dipping, was starting operations at
the futile ranch, north of here, the
engine boiler exploded, scalding Wake
ley and three of his assistants seri.
ously. Fragments OF the boiler went
fifty feet In the air and Goals from
the engine were scattered over the
prairie. causing a fire which required
heroic efforts on the part of the In
jured 10 subdue.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
Russian Loss at Liaoyang
and nurina the Retre "A

Paris. Sept. 1.-THE Russian casu-
alties before Liaoyang from Aug. IL to
Aug. 26. reported to the general stan
at st. Petersburg. were two generals,
256 officers. and 2l.S00 soldiers. In
addition 163 guns were lost. The ma
terial losses include Notifications cost
ing $3O,000.000
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24

While out riding at Havana in his
automobile Herbert G. Squiers. the
American minister. was stoned by
some unknown persons. The stoning
occurred in the country district and
the miscreants escaped in the dark
ness. Mr.. Squiers has complained to
the government and the latter has or
dered the authorities where the stone
throwing occurred to make an inves'
tigation.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
sortIe from Port Arthur
Driven Back by Japs

London, Sept. ia dispatch from
Toxic to news agency says:
"A strong Russian force made
sortie from Port Arthur on the after
noon OF Sept Is and attacked the
Itczshan tEtseshan?) fort, which was
recently captured by the Japanese.
The lighting lasted some hours and
the Russians eventually we're repulsed
with heavy loss"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
Russian Cruiser Lena to Be
Disarpned and Held In

Washington, Sept. 16.-By order of
President Roosevelt the Russian con-
verted cruiser Lena is to be dis
armed and held in custody by the
United States naval authorities until
the close of the war between Russia
and Japan.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24

East st. Loui@ ILL.,. dispatch: Fire
started in the yeard warehouse. near
the Eads bridge entrance. and con-
sumed the structure. which had been
recently erected at cost OF $4,000.
The cause OF the Ere II nst known.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24

he says. have been increased by the
commission of various acts by the
soldiers OF both armies. until now
even flags of truce or surrender are
not respected by either side.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24

Prince Herbert Bismarck was a
statesman not OF the capacity OF his
iron father, TO be sure. but OF better
parts than many whom the kaiser OF
this day has exalted above him.
And he was filial. which should
cover a multitude of sins. His affec-
ton for his grim old father amounted
to a mania. II was MOTTO paraphrase
a school book epigram-that he loved
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
HERBERT
BISMARCK DEAD!
Son of the Iron Chancellor
Succumbs at Last to
Cancer of the Liver.
DIPLOMAT AND LEGISLATOR
Great Name Now centers In Seven
Year-oId Son Of the Dead ManH-
Elopement a Romantic IncidenfS
Life Of the Prince.

Friedrichsruhe cablegram: Prince
Herbert Bismarck, son OF the great
chancellor. and head of his house.
died Sunday morning. His malady
was abdominal cancer and the end
was painless. He was horn In lS49.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
Cossacks Taken in Ambush
Wiped Out by Mikado's Man

Berlin. Sept. 20.-Dispatches re-
ceived here state that large force
OF cossacks was ambushed and almost
wiped out northeast Of Yental on the
night OF Sept. is.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24

Etsehan fort. reported captured by
the Japanese. is one Of the principal
defensive works northwest of Port
Arthur. II surmounts a hill 465 feet
in height. and is about two miles
from what is called the new city. To-
Gated on the northern shore of West
Port. This new city is occupied prin-
cipally by Russians. Another fort
that the Japanese are reported to
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
Russian Cruiser Reported to
Have Canturcd Rrifish w..

Bilbao, Spain, Sept. ia Russian
cruiser of Cape st. Maria is reported
to have fired two shots at and taken
possession OF a merchant vessel. sup
posed 70 be British steamer.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
No Fighting AT Mukdcn;

oeo'H ~enter 10 the west.
Mukden, Sept. 19.-Ail is quiet here
to-day. but lighting is anticipated in
the neighborhood of sinmintln. thirty.
Ave miles west OF Mukden.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
CITY LIGHT PLANT 49, BURNED
Destruction Of Power House Leaves
Benton. Ill. In Darkness

Benton, ILL.,. dispatch: The electric
lighting plant owned by the city was
burned Thursday morning. The loss
Is about $1,000, with $1,000 insurance
in the Royal OF Liverpool and $3.50
In the Concordia. The city will be
without lights until another plant IL
completed, work on which was Inn
mediately begun. II is expected II will
take about sixty days to complete and
install machinery.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-09-24
Militia Reserve of Japan
N-ll.l r. A

Called Tor Active Service
London. Sept ia dispatch to
the Express sent from Toxic Sept. 10
by way of Shanghai says the general
stan has issued an order calling out
the militia, which is Japan's reserve.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-08
THE SPREAD OF DISEASES.
Why Farmers Should Encourage In,
stead Of Deploring the Visits Of
Their State Veterinarian.

An outbreak of CHAMBERS in horses &C.
CURED in a central state. The authori-
ties tried their best to suppress it, but
several infected horses were in the hands
of traders and others, who concealed
them, and the result was that the coun-
ty will have to be put in quarantine at
serious inconvenience to many people
and at great cost to the taxpayers.
The Farmers Voice says that a stray
pig came along a lane and farmer
caught it and put it in pen in his barn
yard. 1t died within a few days, and in
ten days thereafter other hogs on the
farm were dying. Their owner thought
lessly moved the we'll hogs to another
pasture, near the herds Of others, and in
less than six weeks 81 200 worth of hogs
died from the contagion brought into
the country by that stray pig.
Farmers cannot be too careful in re-
gard to such matters, and instead of
fearing a visit from the state veteri-
marian, they should in all cases of sus-
pected contagious disease, promptly in
form him and lend him all assistance
within their power. 1t is to the inter-
est of every farmer to have contagious
diseases in animals stamped out before
they get beyond control.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-08
FLATS LACK QUEST ROOM.
New England Woman Makes Discov-
cry That No Provision Is
Made for Company.

Zone of my first discoveries" said
New England woman who had been
transplanted to New York fiat, accord
ing to the Sun, was that fat jewellers
made no provision for company in the
way that had always supposed it must
be done. Such . thing as guest room in
an ordinary flat Is apparently un-
dreamed of. This lack seemed very
heathenish to me, and insisted that one
of my ave rooms should be set aside as
sacred to the chance guest One day
when I was expecting two very dear
friends / was moved to mention my
pleasant anticipation to my next neigh-
Dor, q bride Of few months. Her con-
Germ for me in what she evidently re-
garded as q predicament was funny.
Company? she exclaimed. Going
to stay two weeks? What In the world
will you do with them? Why do you
know, we've never even let my hus-
bands folks know about our marriage
just for that very reason. haven't any
place for company-and they're just
the kind that would flock to visit US
country folks, you know-Fred's peo-
pie all live In Rochester
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-08
TELLS THE AGE OF EGGS.
Apparatus Now in Use in Germany
Reveals Things Hitherto Hid
den to Human Eyes.

News comes from Saxony, says Cold
Storage, of the invention of an appara-
tus for telling to a day the age of an
egg. The machine is constructed upon
the principle that the air space at the
larger end of the egg increases in size
with the age of the egg. When the egg
is placed in liquid it has, consequently,
an increasing tendency to become YER
tical, with the blunt end uppermost
The apparatus itself consists of glass
vessel, bearing at the back lines drawn
at various angles, each line marked
with the age. The vessel is filed with
some harmless liquid, in which the
eggs to be tested are laid. Each egg
takes up certain position, and, &C
cording to its age, its longer axis will
be more or less inclined to the horizon.
The direction Of this axis is compared
with the lines at the back Of the ves-
sci, and the age of the egg read of at
lines to which its axis is parallel. A
new-laid egg will lie horizontally at the
bottom of the vessel. An egg three to
five days old will raise itself from the
horizontal, SO that its axis makes an
angle of about 20 degrees. At eight
days old the angle will increase to
about As degrees, and at II days to so
degrees.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-08
GASOLINE KILLS THISTLES.
Indiana Farmer Has Discovered New
Way Of Getting Rid Of the
Noxious Weed.

A new agent Of destruction for the
Canada thistle is reported. According
to the Guide an Indiana farmer has
had great success in removing this pest
by the application Of gasoline. An ex-
animation of the plants three days
after the application showed them to
be nearly all dead, only small portion
of the topmost leaves retaining any
green color, and to all appearances
their life was past. The stem and
roots were dried and shriveled and
were completely dead. This farmer
said that several patches had this year
appeared upon his farm, but that re-
peated applications of this material
was getting the better of them.
His method Of treatment is to I'LL q
common machine oil can with the gaso-
line and then treat each plant in the
patch. Within a few hours a change
on the whole foliage can be noticed
and in several days the plants will be
dead. OF course, all the roots are not
killed at the first application and new
shoots WILL appear. To these the gaso-
line is added, and so on until the COM
plete patch succumbs to the treatment.
In relating his experience this gentle
man said. that in two years. time he
once completely cleared a farm which
was badly overrun with the pest.
This would probably be effective but
II 1t must be applied to the plants in
dividually we fail to see that it would
be any more rapid than the hoe and
one would be out the cost of the gaso-
line besides. If some method could be
devised by which the gasoline could be
sprayed on a large number of plants
at once without doing injury to other
vegetation occupying the same area
there would be a chance of the treat
ment becoming practical.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-08
PROPER MARKING OF PICS.
A Series of Notches in the Ears Is the
System Most in Favor in West
ern States.

AS there are largenumber of farm
ers taking up the breeding of pure bred
hogs in small way, word at this time
regarding the marking of the pigs for
identification later on may be of value
to them. For purposes of registration 1t
is necessary to be able to identify each
individual at any future time, says the
Prairie Farmer. If one is not breeding
pure breds or does not expect to keep
them recorded it is we'll to mark those
from the sows possessing the charac-
teristism desired in a brood SOW that
the next years breeding stock may be
saved from among them.
1t is more difficult to get a mark for
the hog that will stay with it as perma-
nent means Ct Identification than for
any other of oul domestic animals. For
tunately the best method for marking
them is one that can be applied while
the pigs are but few days old and this
is the best time to perform the operation.
There is no danger then that they have
become mixed, ard the possibility OF
mistake will be eliminated. Then, too,
it is much more easily and quickly done
at this stage and the disturbance is less
If 1t is attended to before they leave thu
nest If neglected at this time it should
be attended to without fail before the
pigs are weaned.
The system of marking to which We
refer consists of a series of notches in
the marking of the ears. For this pur-
pose a common sized leather punch is
used. To use this system Of notching
let notch in certain part of the ear
represent a certain number, then by
different combinations of notches diff
ferent numbers will be represented. For
example, if a notch in the front edge of
the right ear means one and in the rear
margin five, in the front of the left ear
rs and in the rear margin Of that ear
125, there can be made 624 different COM
binations of those notches without max
ing more than four notches representing
either Lumber. This affords number
ing capacity for quite a respectable herd
without great number of notches in the
ears of any individual. Some combine
with this series of round holes punched
in the central portion of the ear, but
these will sometimes grow up. Byusing
larger punch the same system may be
applied with excellent results, to the
marking of cattle. The common leather
punch may be used in applying this sys-
tenn to sheep and goats.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-08
he fsuln :l3a&ion
Of JohN Sstr<sgA =
-. ' 49,.
Bx HOWARD d. vESG
Copyright, 1904. BY Daily Story Pub. o.

T was the trial of John Strong's life
! that his sister could not or would NJ!
keep more capable and slightly maids
about the house. In general way he
admittedly inwardly and outwardly
that Lavina was most competent and
comfortable housekeeper, but in the
matter of maids he was peculiarly fas-
tidious-placing the matter nearly as
high in grade of Importance as keeping
the salt cellars filled.
ut positively spoils my appetite. La
vina," announced John Strong, dogmati-
cally, ito have my food served by such
dowdy girls"
John was just feeling the oats of his
early old-bachelorhood. He was COM
paratively young as old bachelors go,
but having lived at hotels and clubs
and restaurants during the brief period
between the death of his mother and
the widowhood of Lavina-some three
or four years-he had acquired the mi
crobe of criticism which develops so
readily and rapidly in the bachelor "a
ture and moreover he wanted Lavina
to understand thoroughly that he was
no longer kid brother, but had be-
come q thoroughgoing man of the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-08
g EIIIIIIA1>
HOMEMADE LOW DOWN.

without STOPPING. The top of the rack
is 7x14 feet with ISLANDERS six feet high.
The stringers are Axe inches, 10 to 20
feet long. These are hung from the
front axle by means of a heightened
kingbolt provided with nut and wash
er. From the rear axle they are sus-
tanned by a three-fourth inch rod, nut
and washer below, and hooks above to
go over the axle. Stringers should be
20 inches apart in the front and 30
inches behind. A short reach from axle
to platform prevents hound from tip
ping up. AS short turn can be made
with this as with a 16-foot rack.-Farm
and Home.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-09-08
HE WAS AFTER A. WIFE,
Got Marriage License for the Wrong
One, But Concluded to
Abide By It.

Uncle Joe is an old negro on a farm
near Chesapeake City, No, a farm
owned by the family whose slave he
was years ago. He is a widower, and
lately has spruced up to degree. Not
long since one of the young men of the
place started for the city, when he was
hailed by Uncle Joe, relates an exchange
'Mistah George" he said, sheepishly,
you done goin' to town? You might
do favor fob me"
Certainly, uncle" was the response.
What is it,"
well, you might-you might git a
marriage license fob me-"
The white man was amused, but seeing
that the old negro was offended, he said:
'T'll get the license sure, uncle. I'll get
it." and rode of.
After attending to his own affairs in
town he suddenly remembered the mar
riage license, but was nonplussed, for
he had not asked the name of Uncle
Joe's fiancee. He happened to recollect
that he had noticed Uncle Joe around
the kitchen good deal Of late, and that
Amanda, dusky, fat and 40, and the
best cook in the county, always had a
delectable morsel reserved for the old
man; so, of course, it must be Amanda
Armed with the happy credentials Mr..
George galloped home and handed the
paper to the old man, who took it and
looked at it. The license was read to
him.
Mandy Jones!" he cried. when the
brides name was pronounced. why.
1t amt her-it's Liza Allen, down by de
crick." ].
Here was dilemma, well" said the
white man, there's only one thing to do.
You must get another license. 1t is just
three dollars thrown away"
Uncle Joe took the paper, folded 1t
and put it in his pocket.
'I'Il done ask Mandy to have me- -
he said, fob I don't think dar's three
dollars diff-runce tween dem ladies'"