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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-01
PEOPLE OF THE DAY


Pioneer In Der new Diplomacy.
Professor John William Burgess.
whose recent speech at Berlin attract.
ed wide attention In German official
and scholastic circles, is the first In
cumbent OF the Theodore Roosevelt
professorship OF American history and
institutions at the University Of Berlin.
In his address. which was made In the
presence OF the emperor. Professor
Burgess said:
''In my first meeting with the presi-
dent after my appointment 20 this pro
censorship Il pleased him 70 address me
as an Ambassador Of peace. friendship
and civilization.
He gave proof through this that he
recognized and appreciated the great
Idea which his majesty. the highly
gifted and magnanlmous German EN-
peror gave TO the world"
On Jan. I. 1905 the German emperor
said 10 Ambassador Tower. who had
called 20 present New Year congratu-
latlons;
Il wish that an arrangement could
be made under which American pro
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-01

GENERAL SKATER IN PARADE UNIFORM
McKittrlck. his son-in-law, twenty
miles south of this city, after an i'll
ness OF seven days. despite the best
medical attention available In Cali
fornia.
General Shafter was born Oct. 10,
1885. at Galesburg. Mich. He first en-
tered military life In the civil war and
made fine record, entering the regu'
lar army at the close OF the war.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-01

Sweet cider should never be added
TO old vinegar. because the acetic acid
In the vinegar will prevent the sugar
In the cider from being converted into
alcohol. and consequently the result
viii be very poor quality OF watery
vinegar.-Farming
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-01
To Mend porceIaIn pots.

Porcelain ware can be soldered as
easily as tinware by adopting the fol
lowing method: Brush over the edges
OF the holes to be mended with shellac.
both inside and outside. and lmmedi-
steiy apply the melted solder. which
will adhere firmly.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-01

Jackson. Mich, Nov. 13.-Pollsh de-
positors made n run on the Jackson
City bank, having caught the erroneous
idea that an official Of the bank was
involved In a local lawsuit. The bank
remained open after the usual closing
hours in order to sntlsfy all the clamor-
Gus depositors. and met the run with
ont calling npon the other Jackson
banks for assistance.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-01
shield For Hand when cooklns

How often does the housewife burn
her hand while working over a hot FIRE
preparing the mealsg Probably on an
average once day II may be the
lard that flies up or the steam from
the kettle scorches the fingers when
she prods the potatoes with fork 10
see II they are done or In stirring the
preserves. A Mississippi inventor. real
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-01
n VAS FOOL PRANK
Electric Wire Out and q Man
Comes Near Losing HE
Life.
ABOUT TO STEP ON A LIVE ONE
just Happened 20 Think-Long-Ago
Lovers United I'm Marriage
State News Notes.

Kalamazoo, Mich, Nov. u. -
Smart college pranks have been quite
ia vogue at kalamazoo college this
season. but IL has iransplred that the
practical jokers came within an ace of
going too far on one occasion, for a
little fun nearly resulted in the death
Of Or. H. T.. Stetson. dean of the col
legc faculty aud the most popular pro
fessor ih the Institution. An effort
was made to keep the facts quiet, but
IL leaked ont that while an entertain
ment was in progress at Bowen hall,
some OF the students cut an electric
light wire, leaving the building in total
darkness.
Would Have Meant Death.
After little good natured CONFUSION
the gas was lighted. when DIR. stet-
son, who was standing at one Of the
windows, looking out. discovered what
he believed TO he n small fire started
close TO the building. He immediately
went out and was about 10 step ON
what he thought 20 be a smouidering
blaze. when he hesitnted and dascov-
cred the blaze WAS In reality the end
OF live wire lying on the ground In
a damp spot Had he stamped. AZ he
first thought OF doing. IL would have
resulted in his instant death, as the
line carried 1900 volts, quite enough TO
kill man, according TO the opinion OF
superintendent Georgia, OF the Com
monwealth Power company.
Newspaper Deal Is on.
Kalamazoo Mich, Nov. 10. =
Ralph III. Rooth, OF Detroit, lost his
suit against Edward ~ Dingley TO
force "A sale OF majority interest IN
the Kalamazoo Telegraph, In n decis-
ion rendered 10y Judge John A. Adams.
Dingley's mother, IL was shown. is the
renl owner OF the paper and In the deal
for It's sale, which Dingley broke OF
just ms II was TO be consummated,
Dingley planned todispose OF his moth
er's property, which the court held hes
had no right TO do.
Parolod Convicts Blamed.
Kalamazoo. Mich. Nov. IL. -
The long string OF safe blowing, bur
glaries and hold-ups in western Michi-
gan In the past few months Is being
laid TO paroled convicts from the IL
linols penltentinry in Joliet.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-01
ron TINE HOUSEWIFE



Clean and scrape thoroughly ten or
twelve pigs feet. soak In cold water
for an hour. then scrape again. Place
In a large kettle with two tablespoon
fuls OF salt and six quarts OF boiling
water and simmer gently for four
hours or until tender. Pack In a stone
Jar while hot. laying some OF the feet
In first, then few slices OF onion. then
more feet aud more onion. and so on
until all the feet have been used
Place two quarts OF vinegar In sep
arate saucepan over the fire, with one
quart OF the broth In which the feet
have been cooked. half dozen cloves.
half teaspO0nful OF mustard. table.
spoonful whole peppers two bay leaves
and two tablespoonfuls OF sugar Bring
TO a good scald, pour over the pigs feet
and sci the jar away IN a cool place.
II takes several days for the feet 70
become plckled. Pigs feet prepared In
this way may be split IN two. wiped
dry. dipped In melted butter. then in
bread, Indian meal or cracker crumbs
and broiled for four minutes on each
side aud served with sauce plquant or
dipped in frying butter and fried In
butter
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-01

Leader OF tho United stAses Forces In
the spanish War Has fasscd
Beyond the Vol.

bakersfield, Cal. Nov. IL. - Major
General William Rufus Shafter, u. $.
A.. retired. died at i2:45 p. m. yester-
day nj the ranch OF Captain w. III.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-01
Sister Mary Julia Dead.

Chicago. Nov 1f.--sIster Mary Julia.
founder and mother superior Of St
Vlnccnts Orphan asylum In this city.
who gained an international reputation
In religious circles because Of her
bcnevolence and assistance 70 the poor,
Il dead at the orphanage OF pnsu-
uonia
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-01
Th. Letter Game.

Boys and girls. az well as those OF
larger growth, Will greatly enjoy hav-
ing their wits sharpened at letter
party" and for this the following set
OF questions. TO be answered by one.
two and three letters. is merely a sug-
Restion:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-01

anese people are sincerely DESTROYS or
maintaining good relations with the
Americans. They have the greatest re.
spect for President Roosevelt and are
satisfied that under his direction the
American government will do what n
right. Vlscount Aokl Is about sixty
years old and has had long experience
az diplomat, having served his coun-
try both In England and Germany. He
has also been minister OF foreign af-
fairs az Tokyo. In his youth he studied
In Germany and was married In that
country 30 the Baroness Won Rahden,
q German lady. The Aokis have a
daughter who Is married TO a German.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13
Caring for TranspIanted Trees.

1t is well the first year a large tree
is transplanted to put a tile at it's
base or square box five or six inches
in diameter, in an upright position,
and stimulate the tree by pouring
down soap suds or other water. This
furnishes sub-irrigation and allows but
little of the water to evaporate.
Trees should also be dug around
from time to time if rapid growth is
desired. A tree can grow up in sod
and practically stand still or by the
use of manure and cultivation it can
be made to grow as fast as desired.
The sod method is frequently followed
by the man who has no time to spend
on the convenience and appearance of
his place.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13

plants can be grown which are en-.
t1rely free from disease, and most i'm
portant Of all, that the seedlings give
an opportunity to select better types
than exist at the present time.
The very best of these seedlings,
some OF which will undoubtedly show
superiority in several ways over the
parents, can be retained for seeds, and
by keeping up the system of selection
there will develop in a very few years
strains from seed which will be proven
of great value.
George w. Oliver, the plant propa-
gator of the Department of Agriculture
has been working on this particular
line for a number of years, with every
indication OF success, In some in
stances he has obtained blooming
plants in from to 8 months from
termination of the seed, while in re-
cent trials, as many as twelve mag
niflcent blossoms have been cut from
a plant within fourteen months after
the plant has shown itself above
ground.
In order to further this class OF
work, the Department of Agriculture
mas oDtalned plots OF land in California
and Oregon where it is believed the
Easter lily can be grown as profitably
If not more so, than it is in either Ber-
muda or Japan.
A point greatly in favor of raising
the Easter lily from. seed, to constitute
the crop of marketable bulbs, is that
from one to two years. time is saved in
the operation over the scale method.
The results of the work of the Depart
ment of Agriculture in obtaining
blooming plants in so short time after
planting the seed would probably seem
like fairy tale to the participants of
the lily conference held in London in
1901. One of the papers read at that
time states that many species of Lii
hun1 must have from ten to twelve
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13
EASTER LILY GROWING.
TO BECOME AN AMERICAN INDUSTRY
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

The general policy of the Depart.
ment of Agriculture has been to en-.
deavor to produce at home such plants
as are grown abroad and shipped into
the United States. This is Just as true
win regard to luxuries as to neces-
stiles, and especially apropos is it's
reference to the Bermuda or Easter
Lily. For some years efforts have been
made to cultivate successfully the
Easter lily in the Southeastern States,
but it has been found that the climate
of that section is not as favorable for
the lily bulbs as it is in the Bermudas
and Japan.
Experiments have demonstrated that
bulbs of the Easter lily can be carried
over season in cold storage, with a
result that they are benefited very
materially as it subjects them to a
condition approaching that existing in
Japan, the native country of the spe-
cies, where the bulbs are heavily COW
cred with snow during the resting
period. This discovery has opened
new possibilities in the cultivation of
the lily. Heretofore, bulbs have been
planted in some parts of the South
early in the fall, with the result that
they sprouted considerably before cool
weather set in. When severe weather,
such as the South gets at some periods
of the winter, does come, this growth
is killed and the plant more or less in
jured. During the period before COM
ing into bloom, the plants rendered
sickly during the winter often suffer
severely from lack of moisture, result
ing in poorly developed bulbs.
On the Blue Bermuda Islands.
Lily growing on the Bermuda Islands
is an exceedingly profitable industry.
Practically all the land available for
the production of bulbs is utilized for
this purpose, and while the rotation
of crops, together with the most ap-
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13

years to develop a Towering bulb from
the seed. A noted scientist who was
believed to be an authority on lily
growing, stated that "In three or four
years at most, Towering bulbs will
be produced from seed if the young
plants are properly treated" While
the experiments of the Department of
Agriculture have shown that some seed
lings are longer than others in coming
into bloom, yet when these do flower,
they reward all the cultivator's labor
by producing a great amount of flow
ers-instances being known of plants
with from ten to fourteen flowers at
one time.
Hybrid Philippine Lily.
The Bureau of Plant Industry of
the Department of Agriculture last
year took up the problem of shorten
ing the time of growing, as any short
ening in the time of growth represents
so much gain to the cultivator. With
this in view the Department imported
a species of lily from the Philippines
which was known to bear flowers in
from two to three months after plant
ing of the bulb. This lily has been
crossed with the common Easter lily,
and the 1t has been, a hybrid,
bearing as many flowers as the old
Bermuda lily, with no difference in ap-
pearance from this plant, except that
the hybrid will develop in four or five
months, representing shortening in
time of from one to three months
While the experiments of the Depart
ment are not yet completed, the re-
suits attained so far warrant the be-
lief that the new hybrid Easter Lily
can be produced cheaper than the old
variety which blooms not less than
from six to eight months after plant
ing Of the bulb.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13
Courtesy to the Cloth.

He was young and smart-looking
Scots clergyman, and was to preach
a t'trial'' sermon in a strange church.
Fearing that his hair might be disar-
ranged or that he might have a smudge
on his face, he quietly and signifi-
cantly said to the beadle, there being
no mirror in the vestry:
John, could you get me a glass?''
John disappeared, and after a few
minutes returned with something un-
der his coat, which, to the astonish-
ment of the divine, he produced in the
form of bottle with gill of whisky
in it, saying:
"Ye mauna let on aboot it, meenister
for 1 got it as special favor, and
wadna hae got it if I hadna told them
it was for you.''
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13
Green Manufing.

Very sandy soils are more apt to
show beneficial effect than heavy soils
from plowing under green crops as
compared with applications of fertil-
izers or manures, for the reason that
in such soils fertilizer or manure
teaches quickly away, whereas the
humus afforded by the green crop is
more entirely retained, itself adding to
the body of the soil. Sandy soils, too,
are nearly all deficient in vegetable
mold, and green manure is the easiest
and cheapest method of supplying this
factor.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13
The Joke was Moss Crown.
, said it in all innocence.

He said it in all innocence.
1t was at a nice, homelike little party
the other evening, and Gabley had Just
told his time-worn story.
"Ch, strangle it," called out Jonothan
Happlegood in his sonorous voice,
which made everybody look. "That
story is more ancient and rock-ribbed
than the hills"
Then the three spinster Hill sisters
of uncertain ages got up and stalked
stiffly out of the room with that set,
hard expression which is akin to the
automobile face.''
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13

As the warmth of spring approaches
the system Graves some fresh acid, and
nothing is more grateful than rhubarb.
A most satisfactory practice is to cover
a couple of thrifty stools of rhubarb
with an old half-barrel, inverted, and
pile around it green manure. This will
force it into quick growth.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13
The Man of the Hour.

He stood in the hall at midnight,
But the clock was not striking the
hour,
For his careful touch had stilled it,
Ere the storm had time to lower.
He said, as the stairs he climbed softly,
ga hero of labor I'm like
For surely this night I've averted
A most disastrous strike"
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13
One of the Ranks.

"Hello," said the Pipe to the Black
Cigar.
In the Smokers grand parade,
81 see you march with the Cigarettes
Instead of your own brigade"
The Black Cigar moved down the line
Ashamed as he could be,
And simply said, with deep-bowed
head;
give joined the ranks you see.'
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13

Planting overgrown nursery stock
because it can be secured cheaper than
young stock is a serious mistake. In
the first place the handling is much
greater, and, again, such trees will
never make the sturdy and vigorous
growth of the younger ones. To use
them at any price is poor economy.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13
For the hest results fruit and othe,

For the best results fruit and other
trees should be cultivated early and
often during the spring and early sum-
mer, as that is the time when most
growth is made. When the fruit is
small there is plenty of sap for yigor-
GUS wood growth, but after the fruit
approaches maturity the wood growth
decreases.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13

The gates of Pekin are closed every
evening with elaborate and formal cere
mony. The closing of the gates is one
Of the sights which strangers travel
far to see.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13

The beautiful patterns which are
used for Cashmere shawls are fire.
quently copied from the leaf of the
begonia.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13

If any top grating has been done
and the gratis have taken, all sprouts
below the gratis should be rubbed off
clean, allowing the full vigor to go
into the graft.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13

The Eskimo gives his doctor a fee
as soon as he comes. If the patient
RECEIVERS, it is kept; if not, it is re-
turned.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13
Mems Trials.

See a pin and pick it up-and you
can bet your wife'll ask you for it be-
fore you get a chance to use it.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13

There are Indian millionaires In In.
dian Territory and Oklahoma.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13
Orchard Notes.

Soon is. the time when the apple bor-
er will emerge from the trunk of the
tree in the shape of a fly and look
about for crevices in the tree trunks
in which to deposit her eggs. A way
often recommended is to take hoe
and hill up each tree about six inches.
This will necessitate the laying of the
eggs on the trunk where they can be
easily gotten at and destroyed later.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13

May will be a good time to walk
rapidly through the orchard and. rub
off the new shoots, or water sprouts,
on the trunks of the trees. If much
pruning has been done these will be
found in abundance. When soft and
green, as they are during this month,
they can be easily removed, pulled out
by the roots, as it were, whereas later
they will have to be cut of, causing
liability to sprout again.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13

proved methods of selection and cul-
tlvation, would undoubtedly be eventu-
ally a good policy for the growers to
pursue, yet, except in the case of the
more progressive growers, there is lit
tie likelihood of this being done, as it
would materially decrease the revenue
from lily farming for the time being.
This will readily be understood when
it is stated that an acre of lilies will
bring from $1,000 to $4,000. Some
growers on the islands who thoroughly
appreciate the Importance of careful
methods are using small bulbs in
preference to scales, and are selecting
and fertilizing carefully, but they are
heavily handicapped by the many
small growers who cultivate their
crops according to old methods; and
in these cases there is no selection
with view to producing and perpetu-
ating good types. Little manure is
used. The methods of propagation are
very faulty and they have not been
changed since the beginning of the in
dustry in the islands. For instance,
in the growing of the bulbs for Amer
ican markets the smaller sizes are
planted in the fall and harvested in
July, or before the bulbs have thorough
ly ripened. In the process of handling,
many of the immature scales drop
from the bulbs. These are not thrown
away, as they ought to be, but are
carefully saved and planted with view
to raising small bulbs. These bulbs
ultimately form large part Of the
general crop.
AS a result of all these conditions
the bulbs marketed by Bermuda have
become impregnated with disease, so
that, at the present time it is almost
impossible to secure a bulb or plant
which does not show some trace of di-
Sease.
Amador ledger., 1906-04-13
The American Method.

Investigations made by the Depart
ment of Agriculture have shown that
by the use of seeds instead of scales,
larger bulbs can be secured in a much
shorter time than can be produced by
the scale method. Moreover, it has
been demonstrated that in this way
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1906-03-17
INTERESTING AND PROFIT
ABLE MEETING.

The meeting of the Woman's
Club, on Monday afternoon, was
one of the most Interesting and
profitable held by that Club this
season.
Prof. Fl. y. Cassell. represent
ing the jamestown Exposition,
made an eloquent and forceful
address, which elected many en-
comiums.
Following the lecture, light re-
freshments were served to the
members and their guests.
An executive session of til
Club was held Immediately there
after.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1906-03-17
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