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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-10-29

I'm It's last issue tie ron Trade Re.
view has an article which does great
injustice a. the Crystal Fails district
and its mining -uper.uleudcuts ln
its comment upon tht number DO
accident as shown by DEE report
III the inspect 90 mines. b.
shows tatm HpE 40 Knowt
edge of geographical location, labor
conditions aud lbc physical character
81 the orc bodies of This district For
the information a. the Review wc
would state That thc Iron county
mines include tHa Iron River mines ms
we'll as the mines al Amlsa
Accidents that are directly charge
able 20 mine are those that occur
from a fan ot ground ar from the NOV
ing uf the walls, ur roofs ~ the ore
body after the orc has been partially
mined Il viii be noticed that acct
dents from such causes are three In
number surely not such an amount aS
20 call forth the criticism that the Re
view puts forth
No mining company nor mining sup
erinteudent can be held responsible,
even la a cursory way, for accident,
that occur from carclessncss OF the
victims themselves. such accidents
are beyond the control ~ ans man and
N Is from such causes that most uf our
accidents result. IN the matter at
issue. fur accidents resulted from
blasting, three OF which came from
drilling into missed holes the presence
OF which we're known % the men hurt
az Killed Several wcre from falling
down shafts, another specie Of care
ltSsueSs ou Che pau 30 The victims
Men become ,o accustomed o. work
Ing about these dangerous, places that
they forget rhe caution which thcy at
first exercised and many sullet tbe
penalty for So doing
II must he rumcmbr that thp
class % labor i0 bc Had .u the Crystal
Fails district s W1t auch as ut tbe
hhptmlnN NeatUue Iron NaGn.
tain mines. eur uensB eseaWcr
Tie first symptoms H depression
CLOSE miues of fHige Is curtmimeul
with the result tmt meu must seek
Nok elsewhere vhir tht big mine %
tbe atherdistfitts are a5it t9 work
th malur portion of thcig forces riFhr
alaue Asa result ar thi, uncertainty
81 the tenure 90 employment, the best
grades % labor wii uot come here.
Men want fp settle down and amulp
property aud Oh bull home i0I
themselves ln -umc % thn mort De-.
liable districts CRYSTAL Falls mines
are forced % rely, 10 great extent
upon the new hands az mining prin-
cipally from foreign countries, or the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-10-29

In crlticising our editorial exhorting
republicans 10 vote before going ont 10
hunt deer election day, the Detroit
Evening News tells It's readers that
upper peninsula republicans vote early
and then go out and shoot democratic
farmers, installing them for deer OF
course no one pays any attention Ia
the News It's policy of infamous I'M
situation and dirty malignity has bee
come SO firmly established that the
very mention OF It's effort In conuec-
tion With man OF q movement Is
sufllcicnt ground ion passing either mp
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-10-29

shiftless who move from place 10 place.
or course this Is not true IN all IN
stances but In the majority uf them.
IL cannot be expected that employing
superintendent can handle this labor
with as low rate 81 accidents As IN
the mines worked by the more intel
lIgent class OF labor With al the
differences considered sc think that
the Review will lind the ratio as low
IA the Iron county district and tie
Supcrlntendcnts as solciti0us Of life
aud limb in this district as Ia any
other
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-10-29

The name OF Geo r. NooS, vas fled
tor the Office Of sheriff last week by
friends Of Mr.. Noos who think that he
has a chance Of winning out In the
race. A lively hustle is being made
for him and he will pull many votes
on this side Of the county. What his
chances are on the other side we know
not but, as that is Mr.. Sensiba's home,
we should infer that the chances are
not very bright.
We again say, as we said at the
outset, that the republican ticket is
good enough for us II was nominated
fairly aud deserves the support Of all.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-10-29
+ OBI, EII.Y'S
KIE)N EEY
G. lJREE

stops irregularities, strengthens
the urinary organs and builds up
the WORKOUT tissues OF the kid
ncys so they will perform their
functions properly. Healthy kid
neys strain out the impurities
from the blood as il passes
through them. Diseased kidneys
do not, and the poisonous waste
matter is carried by the circulation
TO every part OF the body. causing
dizziness, backache. stoma c h
trouble, sluggish liver, irregular
heart action. etc.
you have any signs Of Kidney
or Bladder trouble commence taxi
ing FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE
az once, as il will cure a slight dis.
order in few days and prevent
a fatal maladv. IL is pleasant TO
take and benefits tho whole system.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-10-29

For President
Theodore Roosevelt,
For Vice President
Charles ". Fairbanks.
For Governor
Fred NJ Warner.
For Lieut-Goyernor
Alex Maitland.
For State Treasurer
Frank T. Glaxier
For Secretary Of State
g. J Prescott.
For Auditor General
Or J. b. Bradley.
For Attorney General
Charles A. Blair
For Superintendent OF Pub. lnstiuc -
T. ". Kelley.
For Mem. State Board OF Edu.
L. L. Wright.
For Land Commissioner
w. II. Rose.
CONGRESSIONAL,
For Representative ll2th distrlct)-
II Olin Young.
LEGISLATIVE
For Senator (jlst district
Michael H. Morarty.
For Representative
William L. Stannard.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-10-29
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Fouf foara.

n rarhaft ~ Carlisle Ctattf. N.f4 WfitE
about rgrHrshsu HtotUfa rlaaHf tha'
Efn Urru rat.ulF tltc1 Uf frtNr MHueY
troHh.r PSI taking lNst thuutNu bott.rsut utNf 4
NIInef tute. M entirely htunuHd flr hfts-
Gust sediment unl i1iH an1 symptom uf EtHptv
UItn8fn hlstrleHrrls I ora glad t9 slF that ]
lHFn never hnl ATrturn On any ~ those srtp
toms during We f1uf years that have ellpsff,
Eud / am rNIteuHF curDi tu stay clftd and
heartily recommend IufEa kidney Cure rs any
QUO aurrfinE from kicrtF OF bladder trouble"
r.. aIrn. Ern nua ann
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-10-29

Yaa can easily determine NJ your kid.
mes ere eet ot order by settling aside
Ger "a hours Il bottle az thc utlue passed
Upon arising. ~ upon examination 70
is cloudy or milky OF has brick-dnst
sediment or small particles Goat about
Fl ~ yeur tlaret are diseased. ae3
F0LEY'5 KIDNEY CURE should DO
taUNl nL once.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-12

subjected in the winter months fosters bronchial
troubles and leaves the lungs of the men In a
condition exactly suited for the seating OF a
permanent pulmonary affection This is espe-
cialy true of the Italians the force These
men are peculiarly susceptible to the swiftly
changing temperatures OF this country. They
constitute large percentage of the street clean
ing force. and the bacill find their lungs fertile
ground.
DR.. Woodbury. says he expects the aid of the
Health Department and the police in preventing
expectoraton. and he is counting upon MayOr
McClellans approval OF the salt water main
system by means Of which it will be possible TO
flush the streets daily with salt water Now
some OF the streets flushed rregularIy with
fresh water. Every possible precaution is being
taken to preserve the health OF the street clean
ers, and through them the health of their fari-
lies and countless others, but despite the fact
there are few men in the department at present
who do not firmly believe they have Joined or
are about to join the "Iungers.' the afflicted
men are styled by their mates in phyaseoIogy
more curt than sympathetic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-12

PTUate Collection In Mount Vernon
Is Hard TO Beat"

In an transformations house in Mount Vernon
is stored collection of brass musical iustru-
ments brought together by Daniel Sargent Pills
bury before his death, which is said be the
most valuable collection of its kind IN the
world But it is an odd kind. 1t is now in thu
keeping of his widow at her home No. it1
Rich-ave.. and includes some odd Instruments.
as well Us some OF especial interest TO musicians
because of their associations.
One of the oldest in appearance is a trombone
its age like that of the woman past thirty-un-
certain The mouth. bell. of the Instrument
is thick piece of hammered brass in the shape
of drag CONS head. Its crest fairly bristee with
brass hair and horrid teeth comb the music a it
is uttered To add to the sembIance of reality
tongue of thin metal painted red vibrates ~
the strains come gliding up through the smooth
throat of the shining monster.
Music in earlier days on some Instruments
certainly was secured only after great exertion.
if one may judge from the contortions rcqui-ed
in the manipulation OF the 'teeter'' organ or
elbow melOdeOn. There two in the Pills
bury collection They different sizes, and
have different styles of keys. The "teetec''
organ is simple in construction 1t is 4 bellows
surmounted by keyboard with OF keys
resembling that of Il melodeOn- Somewhere in
the interior is a set of reeds to correspond, On
the smaller of the two instead of the usual loug.
LII biSi@A anu NAAilC eLc iOuLu bullo'lS
arranged to correspond with the keys or an or
binary keyboard.
When the owner wished to play the instru-
ment she sat down and took it upon her
knees or placed it on Il chair or table before her
BY pressing alternately with the elbow and
forearm upon either end. one rising the other
went down. somewhat in the fashion of a small
swing churn. and at the same time pressing the
keys. the notes produced There would Lee
considerable difficulty in playing one of Bach's
fugues of these Instruments.
Another odd looking instrument in the coIlec-
ton IS the serpent The antiquity OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-12
IN WINTER TIME.

and tread down the rubbish have absolutely
way OF escape from the dust They must
breathe it throughout the day. for most of the
time they waist deep in the rubbish from
which IL rises.
The exposure to which the street cleaners are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-12

Continued on tenth puSa-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30
IMPOVERISHED SOILS.

There are plenty of western farms
today to be found from which two
thirds of the original fertility has been
removed and sold in Chicago in the &C.
real crops raised year after year. Too
many have worked on the theory that
these western prairie lands were in
eXhaustible in their fertility and have
come to a time at last when, no mat
ter how good the seed or how thorough
the care given the crop, their lands
will only produce from twenty to TWEEN
ty-five bushels Of oats and corn and
hree-fourths of ton Of hay to the
acre. 1t is of no use TO change the ten
ant or owner of these farms unless the
system of farming is also changed.
These lands can only be restored by
the liberal use of clover and by stock
ing them up. The longer they are put
into grain crops the poorer they be-
come. In buying farm today this
question of impaired fertility is one
that should be closely investigated by
the purchaser.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30
CONFINEMENT.

While the energy, enterprise and am
bition Of the average American have
no doubt been the main causes of the
wonderful development of our country
during the last century, there is moth
ing we now need so much as let up.
1t has come to pass that we all want
the earth, and because of it life Is one
perpetual strain. Contented men and
women are hard to find. All are fran
tically struggling to get in the front Of
the procession, and failure to get an
office, or to be talked about, or pile up
fortune, or make a mark in the world,
or lead some reform movement, is
looked upon as failure in life. Now,
suppose you sit down and own up and
admit to yourself that honestly you
are nothing more than just a very COM
mon, everyday sort of person and
that any effort you may make to climb
very high is all folly and vanity. This
view of the case may not be a very
pleasant one at first, but the chances
are it will be very correct one. AS
soon as you realize this, as you should,
you have the safe foundation for con-
tentment. Happiness cannot be real
lied in this world as men realize on an
endowment life insurance policy, get
ting it all in one lump twenty years
hence as a result Of constant, unre-
hitting contribution of premiums dur
ing the twenty years. Happiness, aft
er all, consists very largely in not ex-
pecting too much and the intelligent
and harmonious adjustment of our
lives to the sphere in life allotted to us.
OF one thing you may be sure-happi-
ness is to be taken in daily rations, as
we take our daily food, and the world
harbors no greater fool than he who
leads a cankering, restless life of inor-
dinate ambition in the hope that by
and by-some day-he will let up and
enjoy life.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30
Original Notice.

R; F: 3. PoRTMAN. Plaintiff; VS.. GEO. P.
MURRAY, MINNIE A. TODD, GEORGE
A. TODD, JAMES H. MURRAY, and
MARY MURRAY, Defendants.
In the District Court of the State of Iowa, in
and for Winneshiek County, May term,
A. ID. 1904.
To George p. Murray, Minnie A. Todd, George
A. Todd, James II. Murray and Mary Muir.
ray:
You are hereby notified that there is now on
file in the office of the Clerk OF the District
Court of the state of Iowa, in and for Winnie
shiek County, claiming Of you the sum of
$592.29 money as justly due from you and in
terest thereon at per cent from the 10th day
May, A, ID, 1904, money justly due, upon a GER
tain promissory note, executed by George p.
Murray, Minnie A. Todd, and James II. MUIR
ray. And further asking the foreclosure of a
certain mortgage given to secure the same,
according to the terms thereof.
And that unless you appear thereto and de-
fend before noon of the second day of the ne xt
term, being the May term of the said Court,
which will commence at DEBORAH on the 9th
day of May, 1901. default will be entered
against you and judgment and decree rem
dered thereon as provided by law.
Dated 18th day of March, A. ID. 1904.
1874 GEO. w. ADAMS,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30
Notice of Final Report.

Estate of Andrew j. Lee, deceased:
To Johannas Olson Oren and Bertha Olson
Oren.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that there
Is now on file In the Office Of the clerk of the
district court of Iowa, in and for Winnesheik
County, the final report of H. b. Hustvedt as
administrator of the estate of Andrew j. Lee
deceased, and praying that he be finally dis
charged and his bondsmen released. You
are further notified that the hearing of said
report will be brought on before the court, on
the first day of this next term thereof which
commences on the 9th day of May 1904, and
that unless objections are made to said report
the same will be approved and said admins
traitor and his bondsmen will be released.
Dated March 22d, 1904. w. NJ. STRAND,
1874 Atty for Administrator.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30
Notice in Probate.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
You and each of you are hereby notified to
appear at the Court Room in the City of De-
corah, Winnesheik County, Iowa. on the
ninth day of May, A. D., 1904, at l:30
O'Clock pm, to attend the probate fan in
strument purporting to be the last will and
testament of
ELI III. AsLEsoN, Deceased,
late OF Madison twp, Winneshiek Co., Iowa,
at which time and place you will appear and
show cause if any, why said will should not
be admitted to probate.
In testimony whereof / have here
Seal. unto subscribed my name and affix-
ed the seal of said office, this
9th day of March, 1904.
A. l.. HAAKENSON,
Clerk District Court.
NJ. A. HARMON, Attorney. ia
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

When travelling fruit tree agent pro-
poses to give you a bargain in the
shape of trees with patent wrappers at
90 cents apiece, you are safe in itemiz-
ing it thus: Cost or tree 10 cents; wrap
per, one-half cent, and profit in the
pocket of the agent, 391a cents. Don't
encourage these frauds by such dona-
lions, but buy your trees of your near
est reliable nurseryman. AT least be
sane enough to get his price list.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

The cotton boil weevil, which is de-
stroying SO large a portion of the cot
ton growers profit and the ravages of
which give promise Of increasing rath-
er than diminishing, may not prove an
unmixed evil after all. 1t will almost
force upon the heretofore exclusive cot
ton growing sections a diversified agri-
culture, which will tend in some meas
ure to restore the virgin fertility Of the
soil lost in continuous cropping to cot
ton
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

A lily white hand with q diamond on
the third finger is not unnaturally a
possession which the average woman
would be glad to have, but such hands
are not the ones which feed. dress and
spank the American boys who are
making the nation great The woman
ly hand which is thus shaping the des-
tiny Of the republic is not soft or white,
and no gem sparkles upon it. Drowned
and sometimes calloused. it commands
reverence from all for the patriotic
way in which it does its work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

A reader, farmer of limited means,
wishes to know IL he can make a sue
cess of silo by digging a long anu
wide trench in the ground and after
filling 1t with silage cover 1t with hay
or straw and layer Of earth. No; he
cannot. Such plan would be total
failure, as the air would not be ex-
cluded from contact with the silage,
and he would have fermented. rot
ten mess Of stuff when he opened 1t.
The secret of building the successful
silo is to shut out the air, and the
easiest and cheapest way to attain this
result is to build an alright cylinder
the height Of which shall be at least
two and half times its diameter. The
greater the pressure the better the 81.
lage will keep.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

The sparrow because it winters with
us and breeds earlier in the season
than any of our native birds takes pos
session Of all nesting places sought by
such birds as wrens, martins and blue
birds, and these birds are either driv-
Ell away when they arrive from the
south or obtain a nesting place as the
result of hard fight with the little
brown pests.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

The popular idea of Siberia that it
is vast, barren waste, a land Of
drought and intense cold is false the
fact being that it is as nearly like our
western prairie country before it was
settled as can well be. True, Siberia
has torrid heat in summer and an
arctic cold in winter, but it has abun-
dant rainfall, possesses a rich soil and
is easily capable of producing unlimit-
ed crops of all cereals common to the
latitude in which it lies.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

Ensilage forms a most excellent ra-
ton for nearly all kinds of farm ami
mails, giving a succulent and appetiz-
ing food for poultry, hogs and horses,
fed occasionally.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

Not much in the way Of material i'm
provement or advance may be looked
for on the part of the darby until the
coons and possums of the south are ex-
terminated, for when these are within
his reach he seems to have little am
bition for anything better or higher.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

Methods of farm management are
coming more and more to depend upon
the ability to secure needed and relia-
BILE help. Many farmer is face to
face with the problem of selling half
his land, reserving such as he can
manage himself or getting into an en-
tirely stock raising business. Choice
as between raising the dual purpose
Shorthorn or the DOddy is largely de-
pendent upon getting necessary help.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

The roads adjoining the land of a
prosperous farmer near where the
writer lives have been almost impass-
able this winter because Of the fact
that he neglected to cut the weeds on
the highway last summer, as required
by the new law of the state. The
weeds have proved catchall for all
the drifting snow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

Unless supply of rock is accessible
the question of road improvement for
a great portion of the northwest will
have to be settled by drainage, grading
and the use of gravel top dressing.
AS the country becomes more thickly
settled and land values increase the
stone crusher may find place.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

The American workingman when at
work wants a good ration. This the
American farmer produces for him,
and this combination is what makes
good times on the farm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

If you give your boy pig or calf
and after he has cared for and reared
it you unfairly sold such animal and
church until you have squared things
up with that boy. 1t will be hard work
to keep him from playing with the
cats tail while you offer family pray
ers il you do.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

1t will be as much of an achieve
ment to look back upon in declining
years to have raised several blue rib
bon boys and girls as to have pro-
duced hogs that were prize winners at
the county and state fairs. 1t is only
scrubs that will beat you out of your
property and let you go to the poor
house.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

With the mercury at 10 degrees above
we noted a pair of English sparrows
busy building nest the last Of Feb
ruary.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

Because a man lives on a farm it is
no reason why he should not keep his
hair and beard neatly trimmed. Some
fine farms have frowsy looking old fell
lows running them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

The state Of New York made 40,919,-
1914 pounds of butter and 123,9S7, 616
pounds Of cheese for the year 1903.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

A singular migration of wild fowl is
reported from the upper Mississippi
valley as occurring the middle of Feb
ruary, in the very dead of hard win
ter, being a southwark movement of
vast numbers Of gulls and ducks which
had been driven from the usually open
water of Lake Michigan by the clos
ing up Of their feeding grounds by ice,
thousands Of birds being found starved
to death on the ice fields. The in
stinct of birds is not always equal to
their self preservation under such ex-
traOrdinary conditions.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

The old rotten straw stack in the
middle of the field is a blemish to any
farm. 1t takes five years to get rid
IF
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

While a tree will grow if planted in
the fall, provided there is moisture
enough in the soil, the spring Is still
the better time to plant it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-30

Prior to the year 1870, when the skin
hunters got in their work, 100000
buffaloes occupied the range territory
now held by the stock barons.