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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04
second Growth cio,.r.

The second growth clover for hay
should be cut when Ia full red bloom.
with but few brown heads and cured
In the cock. says l.. w Lightly In Na.
tional Stockman II should never De
sun dried. a. that renders the finer
and better parts 80 brittle that much Is
lost in storing.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04
Cut Glass.

cut glass may be made very brilliant
by washing IL In warm soapsuds and
drying In sawdust. covering well with
IL. when all moisture has been alb
sorbed lift the dish and wipe with soft
pieces W linen Ordinary glass may
lie made very brilliant by the same
treatment
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04
curran, aud Raspberry shrub.

Heat currants and raspberries until
the Juice runs, squeeze the fruit and 10
each quart OF Juice allow two teacup-
fuls Of sugar and stir until dissolved.
then add the beaten whites Of two
eggs ana pour into tall pitcher half
full OF cracked ice Serve when per
fectly cold
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04

Use the chcckrein with little com
mon sense. II used properly II will
hold the head on the level and pre-
vent sore shoulders. as the collar
presses OF the whole shoulder when
the head is OH the level Che natural
level with some horses Is higher than
with nthers
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04
Riddles.

What mostly resembles eats tain
A kittens tail
When TX baby not babyi When
It's little bare
why II an egg like coltY Because
il isn't ~ for use ill It's broken.
What pain do we make light OFT
Window pane.
When Is Il good thing To lose your
temper? When It's bad one.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04
PEOPLE OF THE DAY


Upton Sinclair. Socialist and author
OF the Jungle" which was In part
responsible for the meat packing In
vestigation. is deeply interested In n
home colony scheme that he proposes 10
10 establish near New York city. The
idea OF the home colony. az explained
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04
How Governor Foll s,.ed Them IN

How Governor Folk sised Them IN
Not long ago Governor Folk OF Mis-
sour upon reaching HE office at the
capitol IN company with friend found
"A number OF men waiting In the ante
room He paused az he passed through
and made n Joke that was a decided
chestnut when the governor and hi.
friend were in the private Office III,
friend remarked
Say, that was fearfully old one
you got of just now"
Fl know H." was the complacent re-
ply
Then why did you do itY'' the puz
lied friend asked
''Did you notice which Of those Eel
lows laughed Well, they are the ones
who have favors 20 ask" was the OK
PLANTATION lIarpers Weekly
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04
INC nrnnh Mnrr Aun, Allc..

4 prominent breeder has Just bought
Of G.. w Williams the brood mare Aunt
Alice. 10y Antcco. 2iGis, dam by Baron
Wilkes. 2.ts; second dam by Stcinway.
2.25ia; third dam old Ned, dam OF six
trottcrs. Aunt Alice has been bred 10
Expedition. 215ai.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04
care OF Dairy Utensils.

Sunlight and pure air are the cheap
est and most effective means OF keep
Ing the dairy utensils pure and san
itary after they have been cleansed
Where these conditions do not exist u
Is advisable 20 put them In a hot dry
ing room.-I<ansns Experiment sta
tion
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04

Good pure milk Is nutritious aud
flesh forming Take n glass OF hot
milk the last thing nj night II troubled
with Insomnia or II you eh 20 gain
flesh MIX must always he taken
slowly slipped in fact and take quite
ten minutes over Il glass
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04
TO Make whiteyash.

10 mix whitewash use two parts Of
lime slaked with three parts OF water
making the mixture about the con
slstcncy OF milk 4 handful Of salt
added 20 the mixture will prevent the
white rubbing Ok
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04
The Wit of King Edwards FamiI

Queen Maud OF Norway has the repu-
tation OF being the wit Of King Ed
wards family. ON one occasion she
was with her sisters NJ public func-
ton and noticed a curious reporter
gazing nj their every movement. Ac.
cordingly she wrote something on a
piece OF paper and. making "A pretense
OF handing Il 20 one OF her sisters. drop
ped H. The reporter. or course, In
great glee picked II up, eXpecti<g To
get great SCOOP for his paper. lmag
Inc his chagrin when he found written
on II the commonplace remark, MY
Hew boots pinch me horribly - London
Tatler
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04
Charcoal = nI.Infertant.

Place a small dish of.charconl where
meat and pcrishable articles are kept.
and II VIII keep them sweet and whole
some. II IL fine dislnfcctant
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04

When a baking dish gets burned In
using II should not De- scraped. sim.
ply put little water and ashes In 81,
and the burned surface Will come on
easily without injuring the dish
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04

ia Kentucky. aud, while senator Black
burn declared when he was beaten
through the Bcckham machine Tor re-.
election 60 the United States senate
that be- was done with politics, be- has
since changed his mind and taken the
leadership of the anti Rcckuam forces
Senator blackburn first went e.
Washington thirty years ago as Il mem.
Der or the house of representatives. He
IN now serving his third term IN the
senate. which expires next March lie
IS sixty eight years old
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04

Young rcnnlbs IL hard worker
isn't hep queried the boss.
Yes" answered tho head bookkeep-
or, he Is working hard for n raise
Chicago News.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04
Auto Touring.

Growing 40 even its present rate. an.
tomobilc touring VIII soon become an
important and integral part Of passen
ger travel IN the United States.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04

This Is a mixture Of ground grains.
mainly wheat bran. II IL fed dry ln
troughs, boxes or self feeders II n
usually kept before the hens al The
time
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04
care Of Vnses.

When using valuable vases for table
decoration on with sgnd This makes
them stand firmly and they are less
liable 60 Ice knocked over and broken.
The Lamar register., 1906-12-12

81 don't mean such men, but the
preachers who twist and turn their
words to suit the occasion. l believe
that many of the people who see The
| New York Idea will recognize the
| type and will agree with me. / want
| to hit such preachers hard"
Bishop Greer's Opinion.
Rt Rev. David H. Greer. bishop
coadjutor of the diocese of New
York, when told of Mr.. Mitchell s
views on the divorce question, said
that in his opinion the prevalence of
divorce was not due to the indiffer-
ence of parents or the lack of instruc-
ton to those about to marry, but was
a manifestation of the moral ire
sponsibility of the day.
Il doubt If the lesson Mr. Mitchell
outlines can be taught in the way he
has chosen Bishop Greer said. Il
am not even certain that 1t does young
people any good to teach them all that
married life means-its sufferings and
sacrifices. They know well enough
what marriage is when they get
into 1t.
The attitude toward marriage and
divorce. which we are discussing, is
sign of the day. of lives based on
the habit of living for the hour or the
day-in word. the attitude Of ire
sponsibility. So far as morals are con-
cerned. the people seem to be drift
ing, to lack strong convictions. Per-
haps it may be traced to the modern
spirit of agnosticism. 1t is one mani
festation of many of this spirit in
modern life"
Such as corruption in political or
moral life?" suggested the reporter.
THE spirit makes itself felt in
many ways" Bishop Greer replied.
1T is frequently seen in the tendency
to let well enough alone, and to ac-
cept life as it is
Mora. irresponsibiiity.
Then this moral responsibility is
disease?"
Yes, 1t is a disease; malignant
disease that should be cut out"
What is the remedy for this dis
ease, SO far as 1t concerns divorce?"
There must be some remedy"
Bishop Greer replied, after moment
of thoughtful silence. THE law can
help. the church can help. and the
newspapers can help. 1t is all mat
ter of public opinion. of making peo-
pie realize their responsibilities.
DO not believe for a moment that
l am pessimistic," he FASTENED to add.
"On the contrary. l am optimistic.
Why do the newspapers. for example.
show only the darkest side of life
The Lamar register., 1906-12-12
MICE IN THE ORCHARD.
How They May Be Kept from Girdlins
the Trees.

The Minnesota experiment station
says that some experienced tree grow
ers recommend the following treat
ment as protection against rabbits and
mice:
Make a thick whitewash, about the
consistency of cream. to which add
enough blue vitriol to give robins
egg blue color. Pass between two
rows, and apply with brush, coating
that side of each row which is next to
the operator"
Another remedy recommended is to
make poisonous solution, using one
part of sulphate of strychnine. one
third of one part of boraX, one part of
white syrup. ten parts of water. This
mixture is put into a large, vide
mouthed bottle and well shaken. Now
cut fresh twigs from the kind Of trees
that are being attacked and with a
small brush paint them lightly with
the poison. especially the terminal
buds. These are said to kill mice and
rabbits without endangering birds and
other animals. Scatter in runways fire.
quented by the rodents.
Mice may also be killed with strych-
nine, powdered on corn meal mush.
Wheat or corn may be soaked for "a
hours in strychnine solution. made
by boiling a teaspoonful of the crys-
tails in two quarts of water, the grain.
when dried, to be scattered at the
bases of the trees.
The Lamar register., 1906-12-12

four feet and a fine temptation for a
conflagration. The fires then burn
into the peaty mass slowly for weeks
and weeks, until at last the heavy
rains of the wet season come and
quench the smoldering mass and re-
store the water to the surface again.
The theory of a fire origin is given
for the presence of Lake Drummond,
an expanse of clear water in the heart
of the swamp. 1t is thought by many
students of the region that fire OF
unusual length and severity during
the dry season formed there basin
several feet in depth, which when the
rains fell again filled up and became a
lake.
The canal has been great CONNER
cial benefit to the Dismal Swamp, be
cause it has done the work of drain.
age system. In the days of the colon
lists the swamp was infinitely more
marshlike than at present. but with
the completion of the canal 1t was OBJ
served that large areas Of morass be
came traversable for pedestrians.
To-day an extensive portion is used
for agricultural purposes. In the
North Carolina section large sAeey
ranch thrtvos.
The Lamar register., 1906-12-12

had in the spring for the garden. The
cheapest and best kind of hot house
for the farm is lean-tO, with south
ern, open exposure. the adjoining build
ing acting as a break against the wind
and cold.
The building should be made about
eight feet wide and as long as the
building against which 1t is put. The
sloping glass top should start about
nine feet up on the adjoining building
and the front of the hot house should
be six feet high, of which three feet
good, durable inch boards, lined with
felt or tar paper to keep out the cold.
Through the entire length, against
the adjoining building. is run the bench
on which bed is made. This should
be four feet wide and about 30 to 80
inches high. Against the exposed side
Of the building a bench of the same
height and only two feet wide is run.
thus leaving two-foot walk.
Near the entrance at one side may
be placed a good sized old-fashioned
coal stove. Let the pipe run nearly or
quite the length of the building before
entering the chimney SO that you will
secure all the heat. A low, constant
fire will keep the house properly
heated.
The Illustration taken from the
Farm and Home shows the arrange.
ment; C C being the glass sash, a the
benches and b the walk. BY building
the house yourself. the expense will
be materially lessened. 1t will cost but
LITTLE tn RIM Tho each plnzod mr.
glazed. can often be bought cheaply
secondhand. If not, new sash are not
very expensive and you can then buy
the glass. glaze and paint them. A
building of this kind could be made to
pay well by raising fine tomatoes. let
tuce, radishes and other stun.
The Lamar register., 1906-12-12


man in the village where the boy had
lived all his life. The boy remem-
bered him distinctly, he was SC
strange. so different from the offers.
AS he walked along broadway he saw
a dozen lame men. He remembered
them rather than the hundreds OF oco-
pie who were sound. So 1t Is win
our pessimists. They can see Only
the lame men"
Felix Adler. professor OF political
and social ethics at Columbia univef-
sity, expressed the opinion that the
responsibility for divorces lay not
with the lack of instruction of those
contracting marriage. but In the we"
of parents that marriage is means
to obtain felicity and comfort rather
than an institution having for one OF
Its important objects the preservation
of society.
Mr.. Mitchell has skinned Sud
ject," said Prof. Adler. which. to be
thoroughly discussed. would require
all the reflection of work on philoso-
ply. should be inclined to go beyond
the people In the divorce courts ana
beyond the neglect of the parents 20
inform their children regarding tie
duties and obligations OF marriage
and to say the blame lay in the an.
sence of thought and mature consid-
Grafton of the marriage relation In tie
parents themselves.
Marriage should not be considered,
as is sometimes the case. merely for
the felicity and comfort which the re-
lation affords. Marriage is an insti-
tuition for the perpetuation OF the best
spiritual element in our race. child
needs the protection, the spiritual In
fiuence. and the material guidance OF
the home long after infancy Is passed.
We see In nature the mountains. the
rocks. the rivers. They are perma-
nent. We face a condition in which
the most precious thing of all-life-
is ever in danger OF extinction. 1t Is
the preservation of this most precious
thing that should be the source OF
thought and study by those who live
In the marriage relation. The blessed
felicity of marriage is result. not
the motive. of marriage.
SIS the Ignorance with which young
people approach marriage due to q
parents?"
81 would hardly say that" Prof. Ad-
Ter replied. "a New England woman
asked me recently whether she should
tell her young daughter everything
about married life before her we'd
ding.
81 was of.the opinion that 1t would
not be for the best. The mother
The Lamar register., 1906-12-12

should tell her daughter certain
things. but if she learned everything
there would be danger that the bald
ness OF the narrative would neutrality
the beneficial object of the lesson.
The time would come in the young
wife's life when she would give seri'
GUS thought to the question. At such
time. other elements of married life
of affection, pride. loyalty, and the
like-would enter into her considera
ton of the subject and help her to a
sensible conclusion"
The Lamar register., 1906-12-12
CHARCOAL AS PLANT FOOD.
II Lends Health and visor 10 AZ
Vegetation.

A horticulturist connected with tn,
Botanical Gardens. at Washington, re
Gently said:
Experiments with reference to the
use of charcoal have developed the
fact that plants will vegetate and grow
in nearly pure coal, and that plants
grown in mixture of two-thirds Goa
and one-third of vegetable mold great
ly surpass those grown in the ordinary
wa. Thickness is added to the stems
richness to the color of the leaves and
beauty to the blossoms. In all cases
where 1t is customary to mix sand with
the mold in which plants are set, the
substitution of charcoal dust for the
saLd will render the vegetation
stronger and more vigorous.
Pure charcoal acts exceIlentiy as
"a means of curing unhealthy plants
Take. for instance. an orange tree
affected by the very common disease
in which the leaves become yellow
and it will acquire within a few weeks
its healthy green color by removing
the upper surface of the earth from
the pot in which it is contained, and
placing In its stead around the per
iphcry of the pot ring of charcoal
of an inch in thickness. The char
coal to use is the dustlike powder
from fir or pine coal. such as is used
by the country blacksmith, and the
best results are obtained when the
coal has been exposed to the action
of the air through a winter season
THE properties of the charcoal are
manifested in two ways: First, by its
tendency to preserve all plants and
substances from decay; and, secondly,
by the carbonic gas it furnishes dur
ing the slow decomposition 1t under
goes. and which. in few years, con
verts it into a coaly earth. 1t yields
directly and constantly one of the
most essential elements of plants, and
gives beautiful color and great luxuri
ance to them.
Where large quantities of charcoal
are used the plants consume and re.
quire more water than ordinarily, as
the air is given free access and dries
the roots rapidly"
The Lamar register., 1906-12-12

The tools of the excavators were
highly inefficient for these difficulties.
so TIE sunken forests were sublimely
disregarded and banks after the fash
ion of levees of the Mississippi were
built up on either side for several
miles.
Tools. spades and wheelbarrows,
plus energetic men. did the labor on
the canal. but time flew by on wings.
In comparison with this venture the
Panama canal of to-day is no more
prodigious. The successive builders
of the canal did not finish their work
until the nineteenth century was in
its infancy
Washington's- ditch is still visible.
and Jericho canal is there-the canal
which was dug for the purpose OF
floating TIMER out of the swamp.
The swamp is largely covered with
juniper timber, by which the waters
are strongly impregnated with medj.
cinal qualities. Peaty formation IL
definite; in places vegetables mold
exists from 10 to is feet deep. Occa.
sionally fires break out in the swamp
II the season be unusually rainless
the water recedes from the surface
leaving 1t dry to depth Of three or
The Lamar register., 1906-12-12
Fall Planting Of Trees.

In experiments carried on in Eng
land it was found that early fall plant
ing of fruit trees is very advantageous
but that If the planting was delayed as
late as November the results were
the same as If the planting were done
in April. Late fall planting and early
spring planting seemed to give the
same results. 1t is possible that in
the United States it would be as well
to actually set a tree in the ground
where 1t is to stand as to heel 1t in
and plant out in the spring. The moist
climate of England may. however. give
far different results from those obtain
able in some sections of the United
States where both drouth and severe
cold have to be counted on.
The Lamar register., 1906-12-12
WIREWoR 8.
Fall Flowing Has Proved the Mos,
EffectuaI Method Of Fighting Pest.

Wireworms are slender worms Of
yellowish-white color and very hard
bodies. They are the young (larvae)
of click-beetles, or swapping bugs. So
called from the fact that when placed
upon their backs they will suddenly
bend the body and. with a sharp click
ing sound. throw themselves consid.
cradle distance into the air. Wire.
worms are among the most trouble
some Of crop pests, and as they live
underground 1t is difficult to combat
them.
At the New York. Cornell. Agrical-
tural Experiment station, exhaustive
experiments covering period of three
years were made for the purpose OF
testing remedial measures. The state.
ments here made are based largely
upon the results of those experiments.
Many methods that had previously
been recommended for the destruction
of these pests were found to be In
efficient. To cite but one example: It
was found that the wireworms were
still alive in soil to which salt enough
had been applied to kill the vegeta.
ton.
One method was especially approved
fall blowing. The explanation OF the
beneficial results that follow fall pillow
ing is believed to be found in the fol
lowing facts: Wireworms live for at
least three years in the worm or larya
state. When the worms are full grown
they change to soft white pupae dur
ing July. The pupal stage lasts only
about three weeks. the insect assum
ing the adult form in August. But
strange to say. although the adult
state is reached at this time, the in.
sect remains in the cell in the ground
till the following April or May. nearly
a year. This period of quiescence Is
apparently necessary to the life of the
beetle. for In every case where the soil
was disturbed after the insects lad
transformed, the beetles persisted.
By fall blowing. says the Farm Jour
nal, we can destroy the beetles in the
soil and thus prevent their depositing
eggs the following season. After pillow.
ing lat least six inches deep). the soil
should be well pulverized and occa
sionally stirred SO that the earthen
cells OF the pupae and adults may be
destroyed. 1t will usually require at
least three years to render the soil
comparatively free from wireworms
as only the pupae and adults are
killed. the young larvae remaining un.
injured.
Rotation of crops is also helpful :.
keeping the pest In check.
The Lamar register., 1906-12-12
TRIPS INTO DISMAL SWAMP

life; they hunted. fished and slept,
fought when elemental passions
aroused themselves. committed occa-
sional depredations on the border set
Elements and acknowledged allegiance
to the strongest individual. Few
AS early as 1T6a- Washington sur
veyed the swamp; subsequently he
formed the first loan company on this
hemisphere, the Dismal Swamp Land
company. The stock was subscribed
for with some hesitation, but it paid
small dividends and remained within
Virginia families. Even as late as
the present year the Dismal Swamp
Land company is on the records and
there is profit balance for stock
holders.
Washington conceived tie idea of
digging a canal from Elizabeth City,
n. c.. to Norfolk. Va, and conLectins
Albemarle sound with Chesapeake
bay. Under his supervision the Of
fort was undertaken. Here and there
during the progress of the work sunk-
en- forests were encountered.
The Lamar register., 1906-12-12

Stir to a cream two cups sugar and
four tablespoonfuls softened butter
or drippings. Add one cup each milk
and water. two well-beaten eggs. -four
teaspoonfuls baking powder sifted in
four cups flour, teaspoonful salt and
cinnamon or nutmeg to taste. Add
enough more flour to make soft
dough, cut in rings or twists and dror
into a kettle of boiling fat. When the
cakes rise and brown on one side
turn on the other without piercing the
cruller. AS to butchers paper on both
sides lift out on to butchers paper to
drain. When nearly cool these may
be rolled in powdered sugar If so de.
sired
The Lamar register., 1906-12-12
Grow from CUTTINGS.

The grape, ounce, currant, goose
berry, rose, and a number of other
trees and plants grow readily from
cuttings. II properly managed. They
often do as well II made in the spring.
but the best time is fall; and the soon
er they are taken off after the leaves
drop the better. Cuttings are made of
yeArling wood-the growth of previous
season. They should be from eight to
IL inches long and should contain at
least two buds, better If three or four.
The upper cut is made two or three
inches above the upper bud, and the
lower cut close below the lower bud.