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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-10
Water in Plenty.

The engineering difficulties involved
in this proposition would be compare
lively small, as there is an abundance
Of water in the section; but first he
would have to acquire all the property
to be affected and then he would have
to arrange bridges and their approaches
to avoid any interruption to traffic.
Many persons have assumed that be-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-10
CON AMoRE TALK,

CON AMoRE TALK.
Boston Transcript.
A Chicago woman to whom musician Of
fered to sing con smore replied: ''Oh, do. ]
always did SO love Irish songs Cultured Chi
caGO. fl==E5 .. ....Ea
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-10
DIDN'T MEET THE CATACoMBs

Mrs Wellredd-Did you visit the catacombs
while in Rome?
Mrs. Nooritch-No; we called on no one of
that name. We met very few people. in fact
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-10

ROUGH ON Pa
Louisville rier-Journal.
'Is the baby much like his fatherT'
SIS he? just mention the word whisky
and watch him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-10
Menominee Sighted by Cupid.


What prompted Vanden Berg to issue
his announcement was the fact that
the young people Of his town were
riagees. For some reason there was no
ringing Of wedding bells in the northern
peninsula Of Michigan. There was no
business for the justice: So disinclined
were people to marry that a wedding
was an event Of first magnitude. JUS
tice Vanden Berg, looking over the sit
uation and comparing his decreasing
receipts from wedding fees with those
of the year before, saw that something
must be done to convince the young
people that it was not good for them
to live alone. Therefore came the adj
vertisement.
"Why, the situation here was grow
ing to something serious" said the
Justice. emo one was getting mar
ried. My business was falling to moth
ing. Something had to be done.
''This plan may look like a catch
penny affair, but it ism It. The stamps
| give will be redeemed at any store
in town for furniture, dishes Or
groceries. The young couple that comes
here to be wed will have at least one
wedding gift, and they can have the
privilege Of picking out what they
want /E
'Of course, the number and value
Of the stamps will depend upon the size
Of the fee. Still, I will give more
stamps to the couple Of neat appear
ance than to the one whose appearance
indicates that they don't try to make
a good showing, just as 7 take trouble
to deliver little lecture to the bows
and girls who seem willing to listen
to me with respect. In this scheme
I surely have the women with me, SO
can It lose.'
Gets the Wisconsin Trade.
Much of Justice vanden Berg's pre-
vious trade: has been from Wisconsin,
which lies just across the Menominee
river from his town. In Wisconsin,
solons have drafted laws to, restrict
the devotees Of Cupid. It is necessary
for young couple who wish to wed
there to take out license five DAYS
before the date Of the ceremony
Michigan has no such hampering
law. So the young people Of Marinette
and other nearby towns in Wisconsin
arefin the custom of slipping across the
river to be married. Justice Vanden
Berg has previously secured much of
this business, and now, with the stamps
held out as an extra inducement to
clippers, it is expected that the roads
leading to his Office will be well
tramped by young people seeking to be
married by the trading stamp Justice
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30

After leaving school he secured a
position OF office boy and later became
a journeyman upholsterer. As soon
as he accumulated sufficient money
he went 10 college and graduated from
the Harvard Law School In 1871.
Before his graduation he served a
term in the Massachusetts House Of
Representative and was n member OF
the state Senate. when admitted to
the bar
He was elected to the United States
Congress and served three terms.
In 1898 he was appointed United
States Consul General I'm London by
President Cleveland and served a full
term OF four years.
On his return he took an active in
terest in Massachusetts, politics and
In 1899 was nominee OF Democrats
for Mayor OF Boston. lie was defeat
ed by a narrow margin and two years
later was elected Mayor OF the city.
General Collins was one OF Amer
ica's great orators.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
Grass HeadIanda.

Last season we visited a fine farm
In one OF the great grain raising states
and were particularly pleased with the
appearance OF the fields. Flowing had
been carefully done for years. so that
the land was level and smooth and
around each field ran headland
seeded 10 grass and just wide enough
for team OF horses to turn handily
without injuring the standing crop OF
corn. The fences on this farm were
well made and properly kept up. 30
that the pillow could be run close UP
10 each OF them II necessary. but this
had been done long since, and grass
now took the place too often occupied
by weeds.
Questioned, the farmer gave II as
his opinion that the grass or hay cut
on tho headlands paid quite as we'll
as the crop that would be otherwise
injured by teams and implements, but
his chief reason for adopting grass
headlands was to keep down weeds
and give the farm a fine and neat APP
pearance Every reader OF the paper
NANnA QUILTED AAlAA AAAAh WI - NaN'A
pied under the horses feet when cul-
tiyating and turning az the ends OF
the fields and that the corn produced
on the edges Is often thin and wecdy.
Would IL not be better to devote such
land to the growing OF grass and so
render working Of the crop easier and
at the same time keeping down the
weeds and giving the place tidy ap-
pearance2
Personally we are strongly In favor
OF grass headlands. They save time
I'm entering a grain field with the har.
yester, enable a man to drive or walk
around his field on the Sabbath day
tour OF inspection, make hedge trim
ming or fence repairing easier. give a
slightly appearance TO the fields and a
luxurlant look TO the growing crops,
besides making u an easy matter to
run the mower near the fences and
so destroy weeds that would otherwise
go TO seed. We would like TO hear
from our readers upon this subject
and are ready to be converted over
again II We have come 10 wrong
conclusion relative TO the advantages
Of having grass headlands around the
nelds.-A S. Alexander In Farmers
Review.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
WORTHY OBJECT FOR A BOOM"
Eastern Journal Welcomes Efforts to
Bring Back the Bicycle.

A western organization OF wheelmen
IS hard nj work with the highly laud'
able aim OF starting another boom for
the bicycle Il Is an exceedingly diff.
hcult matter to create boom by
purely artificial methods, but we sin
cercly hope that this effort viii sue
cecd. The bicycle boom Is a boom
which deserves TO be doomed Call IL
whatever you like-a craze or a fad
the popular interest and enthusiasm
FOR the wheel which swept over the
country a few years ago was one OF
the happlest and healthiest "crazes
that ever struck the American people.
or any other people and II cannot
come again too soon or stay too long.
How much those years OF bicycle
activity added 20 the sum total OF In.
nocent human enjoyment. human vi
tally and energy. II would be impos-
siblo TO estimate; but we venture the
statement without fear Of contradic'
ton. that no other modern conriyance
Of human deyising has contributed 50
LARGELY 10 these benefits as the Wheel
-Lcsiic's Wcckly
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
Maxim aorkI In N AeaIth.

A German journalist who had occa.
sion a few weeks ago to attend lee
ture given by Maxim Cork at the
Finnish summer resort Kuokola. WINS
poinfully impressed by the famous
novelists appearance His chest was
hollow. his eyes deep In their sockets
and bordered with dark blue shadows
Ills whole appearance was that OF an
invalid His awkward movements and
gestures made q lady In the audience
cxclaim: CONNIE II est maladroitl"
His voice was 50 weak that Il could
hardly be heard in tho back part OF
the hall
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
Royalty Fond OF Motoring

A distinctive feature OF the motor
industry has been the generous sup
port accorded to IL by the sovereigns
OF the world. Apart from King Ed
ward. the king OF Italy and the king OF
Spain, who are well.known onthu-
slasts, there are the German emperor.
who has four or 1--WE ears. the king OF
the Belgians. who has three. and the
ear, who at present has only one, but
contemplatcs adding to his stud"
The king OF Portugal and the queen
Of the Netherlands are also Of the
company. President Loubot has a car
which he occasionally drives himself.
and the prince OF Monaco. in addition
to a very powerful car. has n motto
cycle, on which he frequently accom-.
pllshes very long Journeys And most
astonishing OF all the shah OF Persia
has now became possessed OF two
automobiles.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30

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Farms Running Down.

Any observant man who drives
through long settled farming district
cannot fail TO note that old farms that
were once beautiful in every way are
beginning 10 look desolate and untidy.
The writer could name districts in
which this Is notably the case. and
in every one OF them the reason Is
that the young folk fail 10 take a
proper interest in the old homestead
and In the best methods OF farming
and tidiness. One OF them spoken TO
about the lack OF care manifest upon
every hand said, There isn't dollar
for me In mere tidiness. My time is
wholly devoted 10 necessary work, as
that means money" This may be
true In a sense, but II is wrong In
principle. and when the time comes
TO sell farm, tidiness counts as
also II does when strangers seek 10
learn TIE character and business
standing OF man. The old settlers
OF many OF the fine farms OF the
country come from the east or
from foreign countries, where
tidiness rules in farm management.
They were so proud OF their newly
gained homes that they kept them up
in fine style; for they had been rent.
ers before or too poor even TO rent
farm in the old country. Here boys
and girls grew up and were educated
better than their parents and quickly
acquired new and expensive ideas
and habits. These young folk now
run the old farms or have rented
| them out and gone 10 work In the
cities. The result is deplorable. The
old farms are growing old in every
sense OF the word. They should be
improving in every way. but instead
the fences and buildings are going TO
| rack and ruin. the trees require trim
ming, the fields have become impov-
| erished. There is, In short, every
| sign OF shiftlessness and sloyenliness
| about tie old places and the pioneer
owners would be sorry indeed could
they see the state OF decay into which
their old homes have fallen. Il Is
time to renovate these fine old places
There are associations about them
that should be dear to the children OF
the former owners. They should De
kept up not merely for the sake OF the
dollar. but for appearances and senti
ment, and we contend that a farmer
tidy by nature and In practice is sue
cessful In farming TO advantage ant
will find profit in all that he does foi
the Identification as well as enrich
mont OF the farm.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
Money on us Annual Tour.

Some New Workers are writing
about The loss Of money by the banks
~ that burg "a II they didn't know
what IS the natter The money is
coming south and west as II docs
every year az this season 10 move
the crops" II Is going into the peck
cts Of tho cOttonplckcrs. the harvest
ors. the farmers and the country mer
chants and into the bank accounts OF
the railroads that haul the produce.
II Will return TO the financial centers
as fast as Il serves IT'S purpose Of pro
viding the agricultural regions with
the commodities which the crops buy.
st Louis Republic
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
First settlers in Kansas County.

Mrs. ID. +. Tllden. two sisters and
two aunts were the first women 20 lo-
cate IN what Is now Osborn county,
Kansas. They went there in 1870.
For a year or more the government
stationed a half dozen soldiers az tho
THden homestead to protect the WON
On from Indians. The year before tho
Indians made raid down the Solomon
valley and carried away two women
and II cost the government $4,000 to
rescue them. II decided to take no
chances with the Tilden family and
stationed soldiers there 10 protect
them. Mrs. Tilden still occupies the
house which she settled In thirty-fyo
years ago.--Chicago Chronicle.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30

The imperial family OF Japan Is
said 10 dwell together In harmony nm
der circumstances that would cause
domestic dlscord. II not disruption.
In an ordinary American FAMILY. Her
majesty the empress Is several years
older than the mikado and though
she Is the only wife he has ever bad
she Is not the mother OF the FIVE child
dren-the crown prince and four prin-
cesses-of whom the emperor Is the
father. In case she should become
the mother OF a son. which as she Is
CO years old Is exceedingly improb-
able. the lllegitimato children OF the
emperor would have 10 stand aside.
Now they are accorded the full honors
due 20 members OF the imperial fam.
iiV
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
plan. school Of PhIIosophy.

Mrs. Elizabeth Joy. wife OF exon.
gresham Charles +. JOY Of ST. Louis,
has begun a movement in Los Angel
es for the establishment of school
OF philosophy. the institution to be
located in temple Of science 20 cost
81 600 600. The school will be de-
voted 10 the study OF philosophy. eth.
les and physiology, and its mission
will be 70 prove that, in nature, there
are no contradictions and that. at the
base OF all warning factions OF mate
rlalIsm, sensatlonalism and institute
ionalism, there Is but one fundamen
tai and universal principle which
unites them all and absolutely accords
with science.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
E.ohewed Politics All His life.

Charles w. Leighton. a citizen Of
Orrington. Me. was born there sixty
one years ago. has lived there all his
life and has never voted at any elec-
ton or taken part In political dis.
cusslon OF any kind. He has been a
laborlng man all his life, reads news.
paper regularly and is not by any
means stranger TO books In fact
he is one OF the best posted men In
his vicinity He declines to take any
part in politics because many years
ago he saw two men engage In a fight
over politics. They became and re.
NAMED enemies. and Leighton there
and then determined that he never
would have anything TO do with poll.
tics
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
mailman Railrnad statIstlcs.

A recent report shows that in the
year 1904 only six passengers were
killed by accidents on railways In the
United Kingdom. and that 53f were
injured. From statistics kept for the
past thirty years. ending with 1903. II
seems that an average OF one passen.
ger was killed In every 35,053,0Gi
Journeys and one injured in every
1.lO0.527 Journeys. Out OF total OF
II .007 railway employees, seven were
killed and ia injured during 1904
The average for the preceding thirty
years was fourteen and 1871, respect.
lively. This comparison shows an
extraordinary Improvement for the
number OF railway employees was
greater in 1904 than the average NUN.
Der in the preceding thirty years.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
Baseball Causes Death.

Eugene Gibbs. II years Of age. the
son OF a well known farmer OF Port
age township. was accidentally killed
by being bit on the head with n base
ball. The boy, with number Of play
mates, was playing on the school
grounds after school was dismissed.
Roy Kingsbury, a playmate, threw the
ball which struck young Gibbs in the
temple, The boy dropped uncon-
scious and lived little more than three
hours
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
pa, Nickname for Earl Mimic.

Earl Mimic who IS 10 succeed lord
Cnrzon Ms yiccroy ~ India. Is co years
old and early IN life was a lieutenant
I'm TIE Scots guards In 1898 h. was
appointed governor general OF Canada
which position he held until a
few months ago II was while In
Canada mat he was given the nick.
name OF aPeppormIn,o the origin.
ator of the name being a subordinate
Official whom his lordship had lectur-
cd severely for neglect Of duty. His
name Is John Elliott Gilbert and he IL
fourth Earl and Baron Mimic
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
POWER FOR CITY OF MUSHROOM.
Franchise Is Given to S. 900 900 Com
nanY 20 strIna Wires.

Muskegon Heights council has
granted a 30-year franchise to the
Grand Rapids a. Muskegon Water
Power Electric Company 70 erect
poles and string wires through that
city. The franchise is practically I'M
restricted. and as the promoters want
ed. The franchise granted is the FIRST
OF many TO be asked for through west
ern Michigan. The electric company
is furnishing and expects to furnish
power 10 Muskegon, Grand Rapids and
other small towns. The company has
a capitalization OF 100000.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
LET CONTRACT FOR BIG DRAIN.
shia~assee and Clinton Counties VIII
Do Some DREDGING.

The sale OF the Maple River drain
took place in Ovid. The contract,
which calls for twenty-five miles OF
dredging in shiawassee and Clinton
counties. was awarded 10 The Canal
Construction Company, OF Chicago
The first section OF fifteen miles was
secured at s772 per lineal rod the
second section OF seven miles az -
per rod, making a total OF si6'SsS.
The contract for six new bridges IN
shiawassee county was secured by p.
c. Storm. state agent OF the Groton
Bridge Company OF New York. for the
sum OF s4.57250. This Is one OF the
largest single contracts for dredging
ever let in that section OF the state,
shiawassee county paying 30 per cent
OF the cost and Clinton county 10 per
cent. Work will not be commenced
until next spring
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
kan.aa h. the EnrIn paY..

Congressman Calderhead OF Kansas.
In giving some "reminiscences said
that in his young manhood he moved
onto n piece OF government land and
built. with his own hands. a cabin
l0x14, making all Of the furniture ex.
cept the stove. The settlers had little
money. but were rich in all the civil
tiles OF life ono OF the settlers who
wanted pillow bad 10 have fourteen
OF his neighbors sign the note with
him, and then, II suit had been brought
the price OF the pillow could not have
been recovered.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30

The twelve southern states long ago
began TO use fertilizers. Exhaustive
cropping systems that have been In
vogue IN the South for a hundred
years have depleted the land OF its
fertility TO such an extent that good
returns are insured only by the appli.
cation OF vast quantities or costly com.
mercial fertilizers. For last year the
total number OF fertilizer establish.
ments in the southern states was 206.
The total capital invested was In ex.
cess OF y37.O0O.0OO. These factories
used last year raw materials 10 the
value OF s16.000.000 They turned out
product valued NJ more than s24 900.
900. The fertilizer tonnage for the
south during the last twelve months
for which We have reports was 2.441..
ss7 tons. The consumption OF ferti.
lzers in Georgia alone was 6s9,slg
tons
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
ENLIGHTENMENT is THE CHARGE.
David e. sherriek OF Indiana Placed
Under Nominal Arrest.

d. u. Sherrick. removed from the Of
nee of auditor Of state OF Indiana by
Gov. Hanly on his own showing that
he owes the state $4,000 which he is
unable TO pay, was nominally placed
under arrest on the charge of en-
bezzlement.
The arrest followed Mr.. Sher-icE's
summary removal from Office by Gov.
Hanly. The governor. TO whom Shcr-
rick had confessed his shortage, had
repeatedly demanded settlement
and. falling TO secure II. insisted that
Mr.. Sherrlck resign. Sherrick refused
10 resign, and his summary removal
followed. The governor appointed
Warren Bigler OF Wabash as sher.
riclI's successor.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
Case OF Base InaratItude.

A case OF base ingratitude is relat-
ed TO the police by Mrs. Clara Long.
n boarding house keeper at Battle
Creek. She befriended an outcast
woman, one Edith Kelley. by allowing
her 10 stay temporarily at her home
because she had no place TO lay her
head. The Kelley woman, II Is al
legged. repaid her kindness by stealing
81 and a gold watch from her and 500
from one OF her boarders. The Kelley
woman has left the city
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
old lnlurv causes peath.

Martin Van Strait Of Grand Rapids
was injured during the civil war
when an ammunition wagon passed
over his chest. AS he was about 10
get out OF bed he was stricken with
heart failure and died in a few min
utes. II IS believed the old injury
caused the death. though Van Strait
had apparently been In good health
for some years.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
Hebrew Resort at charlevoix.

A movement Is on foot to locate a
Hebrew Resort club in CharlcyoiN.
The principal owners In the project
are wealthy residents OF ST. ! ouis. and
the plan is to conduct the resort some
thing on the plan OF the Chicago ciuh.
Those interested are summer resi-
dents OF Charlevoix and II the club is
organized II will be located here.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
Popular Writer'S Retrospeetion.

Maurice Hewlett IS one of the few
writer's Of tho day who possesses n
university degree. He graduated
from oxford at the early age Of 10.
but Ne says ne never was a student.
To use his own words. Il have vast
cd my time, dreamed. | tried 10 do
things too big for me and then threw
them up M the first failure. dili
gently pursued every fake god.
don't think / was very happy and
am sure | was very disagreeable !
doubt n ] was ever boy except FOR
very brief period, when by right
should have been a man"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
STATE MEETING OF THE D. A. R.
plans Are Being Perfected for Enter.
tanning Guests at Pontiac.

The Pontiac chapter OF the ID. A.
r. met and made arrangements for
the state conference on Oct. rs and
10. on the evening OF Oct Is re-
ception will be given at the home OF
Mrs. +. c. Smith. followed by a party
at Library hall The business meet
ing will be held Thursday morning
and the delegates will be served din
ner in the parish room OF All Saints
church. In the afternoon Mrs. Smith
will give a reception for the officers,
both state and local.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-30
Doc Tears chlId's Face.

Cecil Smith. 3-year-old son OF r. A..
Smith. OF Kalamazoo, had the entire
right side of his face horribly man
gled by large boadle hound The
child stepped from his home into the
front yard and the dog sprang AZ him.
The animal had 10 be beaten away
from the child Almost all the flesh
on the right side OF the face was TORI
away. as was also the ear.