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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-11-24
MICHIGAN STATE LAND OFFICE
First publication Nov 10, last Dec $.

Lansing, October 81, 1906
Notice is hereby given, that the fol-
lowing abandoned tax lands, situated
In Iron county, decided to the state by
the Auditor General under the provis-
ions Of section i27 Of act No. 2O0 Of
the public acts Of 1898 and acts amend
atory thereto having been withdrawn
from homestead entry and appraised
by the Auditor General and the Com
missioner Of the State Land Office. by
virtue Of the authority conferred upon
them by act III of the public acts Of
1901, will be placed In market by offer.
ing the forsale at public auction to be
held At the State Land Office In the
city Of Lansing. on Thursday, the
thirteenth day Of December, A. D.,
100 at ten o'clock. A. NJ. and will be.
come subject 10 purchase in the man
ner prescribed by law.
William H. Rose.
Commissioner.
Description, N = Of NE i Section
30 Town AIN Range Bow.
Description Il = of NV Il Section
30 Town ION Range Sow.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-11-24

George Newett has the following
terse statement Of facts regarding the
proposed state of Superior.
About the state of Superior: There 8
nothing TO IL. Michigan will never
vote for IL. and we canuot secede
Twelve will whip one all summer and
that our proportion as compared with
the lower portion of the State. We
will be a part of Michigan and an inn
portant part, but we are not all OF IT,
There are some other places. All this
yawp about cutting loose from the
lower peninsula Is tiresome. There Is
going to be 10 cutting any more than
will be done on the points of lead
pencils. We are for peace mp here. III
we don get our share OF IL we will
vote the other ticket. but we are OF
Michigan first, last and all the time.
and DON'T you forget II.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-11-24
That Pigs Weight

The puzzle problem over the weight
OF pig. published in last weeks Issue
brought out the following from q
correspondent 10 the Detroit Journal
from which we copied the problem.
II have tried the pig problem BY
cube root. algcbr. the rule OF three and
faith ours. have figured on thst
blamed pc until ~ pirs In fsy <oup
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-11-24
Graft in scho

The department Of pc rnction
Of this state has ina ipr the
peopel's benefit the enartn, of 1905
giving 10 suthori y b. Jinize ac-
counts and records Of ssra districts.
In IS casss coming % i.' 1ttention,
books have been ersminsd sud either
. shortage OF o misuse Of pu0lic funds
have been found.
u We found that two districts In
CiHsoe eoasty had ussd pimsSy
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-11-24

The federal authorities will have the
well wishes for success Of the great
bulk OF the people of the y. =. In is
tussle with the Standard Oil trust
It's effort to dissolve the trust ought 20
succeed, not because il il trust but
because il il cruel and vicious trust
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-11-24

Editor +. l.. BALDWIN. Of the Els
canada. Journal. came out with a big
headline in his last irsue stating that
his paper is not purchasable. Those
who know M. Baldwin need not read
the article H. be aware OF its correct
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-11-24

The east triumphed over the west at
all points on the grid-iIon last Satur-
day. Pennsylvania vanquished Michi-
gan by score Of II 10 0 and Carelisle
did exactly the same thing with Min
nesnfa
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-11-24
William H. Rose
A KANSAS MINISTER

Rev. l.. S. Cotton. OF Circleville,
Kansas. says:--of Warmers White Wine
of Tar. ut Is better than Is claim
cd. A speedy cure for all throat and
ing diseases. w. III. Rein
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-11-24

Boo II o Young candidate
idT the place 90 M 1er and nF-
hors committee Vacated by the failure
~ Congrf Bishop return IL
congress Mr oany Mi0 to nav a
very strong pul ara 1is chances to
baud this impromnt committee ap-
pointment are rell good
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-11-24

Mr.. Donovan, Of Marquette is "a
candidate for register Of the U. s. land
Office 10 succeed Thomas Scadden. He
is the FIRST and only one in the field to
field 20 date. The Office is an appointive
one and il numbered among those at
the disposal OF the senator's
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-11-24

Tho visit Of President Roosevelt b
Porto Rico il fully as important la
some ways as his visit to Panama
The President was given practical
evidence Of the loyalty Of the people Of
the island and Of their fitness for citl-
..,eIt.
The Washington times., 1906-03-24

Squadron A to be an officer in the
twelfth Regiment jumped through the
door ard got into cab before his
companions could prevent him from
departing
ror several minutes the men in WOm-
ems clothes argued for the right 10 be
served They were finally put out into
the street BY walters. They took cabbs
ana were driven nOrthWard
AT the armOry Maj. Oliver B. Brig
nan said that the incident had been
reported 10 him by a member of the
squadron who had been a witness. and
that the matter would be the subject
CT official investigation. II was emphat-
icaHy denied that any member of the
sqgadroE had been in the group.
When the fact became generally
known the men in the squadron We're
greatly incensed. IL is thought that
an oiflcer OF the company unwittingly
lent his uniform for the purpose This
VII be the basis for OfficiaI investiga-
uon. IL is a violation of the statutes
sOr an officer OF a National Guard or
Sanization to wear his uniform outside
of service prescribed by the regula tions
The Washington times., 1906-03-24
EJECT MEN
DISGUISED AS WOMEN
MasqueraderS Asserting They Are Members of Crack
Military Organization, Enter Broadway Place and
Are Thrown Out by Servants

NEW YORK March 24-Six men.
four OF them dressed as women. and
one in the Uniform of an officer of
Squadron A. OF the National Guard.
entered Churchilrs restaurant. Broad
way and Forty-siNth street, early the
other morning and asked for table
Mr. Churchill, the proprietor. was at
the door. He looked at the party in
smazement
Don't be surprised at our appear
ance. captain. said the man who wore
the uniform. we are members of
Squadron A. and have been at the
Geneva ban. We want table. We
have been masquerading
Three of the men had their dresses
hidden under fur coats, but their make
ups were excellent. event TO the hair.
which had been done with the latest
wave
You cannot get accommodation
here, said Mr. Churchill sharply
Your dress is too effeminate"
At this the man in the uniform. who
was said last night by members OF
The Washington times., 1906-03-24
WHEN DoBBIN RAN AWAY.

There were exciting scenes in front
of the Hotel Hodges, Pontiac, the other
evening
\ prominent citizen drove up and
dismounted from his carriage in front
"f the hotel carly in the evening
The horse waited patiently for an
hour Then he discovered that he
wasn't tied.
He decided to run away. SO he
started. In the middle of the street.
on the car tracks. Dobbin paused to
consider his wicked intentions
There we're a dozen men watching
proceedings No one attempted 10
thwart Dobbin.
Wonder If that horse is goin' L run
swaS?' speculated one man.
Seems TO me-" said another, that
boss oughn't { be left on that track
thataway. Car might come along an
cut i'm in twoi
Whose hoss is runnin' away?" said
bald little man. Amt nobody got
courage L stop 'im?"
A boy dashed into the street. aroused
the sleepy horse and led him off the
track
That's a good boy said an old
lady ambling by. "Wisht 1 had a nickel
4 give 'im."-Detroit News
The Washington times., 1906-03-24
Publishing Houses Unite.

Announcement IS made from New
York OF the merging of the publishing
houses of Herbert s. Stone & Co, Chica-
go, and Fox. Duffield g. Co. OF New
York. The New York firm has puT-
chased the entire good viii. assets.
plates. sheets. and publishing plant OF
the Stone Company. whose publications
will henceforvsard be catalOgued in the
Fox-DuffisId list. The House Beauti-
ful.' edited by Herbert S. Stone. will
be directed as heretofore in Chicago.
The combination places Fox. Duffield
< Co. III the front rank of the younger
houses. with large proportion Of stand
ard and successful works.
Herbert s. Stone & Co. succeeded in
1896 70 the firm OF Stone & Kimball
founded in 1898. They were unusually
fortunate from the start in discover
ing new authors with successful books
Among these have been George Barr
McCutcheon. author Of the Graustark
volumes: George AIDE. Hobart ChatfeId
Taylor. II. X. Fiele. and many others
Among authors of longeF-esta blished
reputation are Henry James, George
Bernard Show. George Moore. Maeter-
linck. Ibsen. II. G. Wells. Octave Tha-
net. David swing. William Sharp and
Fiona Mcleod" Robert Hichens. Har-
old Frederic. Norman HapgoOd. Clyde
Fitch. Egerton Castle. Robert Herrick.
and many others
Probably the most important under
taking Of he Stone house was the great
oennltixe edition Of the works OF Edgar
Allan Poe. edited by George z Wood
berry and Edmund Clarence Stedman.
A success OF another kind was the fu-
rore created "A year or two ago by the
publication or the rema Fkable book in
which the young woman called Marv
MacLane profesSed TO give an unbiased
account Of herself
The frm OF Fox. Duffield & Co. was
Iouhasd three years ago By r X. Fox
and Pitts Duffield, Of New York Mr
Dunield. VINO received his training with
Charles Scribuers Sons. IS the active
manager OF the business Mr. Fox was
Iofheriy connected with r. II. Russell
whose bushes was later ahsorha5 -,
Harper & Bros
The Washington times., 1906-03-24
The Crusade Against tuberculosis.

The Journal OF the Outdoor Life.
published al Trudeau, y Y. in the
Adirondack Mountains. has been made
the official organ OF The National As
sOciation for the Study and Prevention
81 tuberculosis, OF which Dr. Herman
NJ. Bisgs. medical director of the New
York city health department IS presi-
dent The membership or the aSsocia-
ton includes the leading workers in
The field OF tuberculosis. both lay ana
professional. throughout the United
States and Canada
The Journal OF the Outdoor Life
aims ID be helpful TO persons suffering
from or having a tendency toward lung
trouble. II deals with the outdoor treat
menL Of tuberculosis IL an intelligent
and scientific manner. and. while not
educating Seif-tTeatment By the iaity.
OF attempting TO supplant personal
medical advice. Il points out some OF
the common pitfalls that beset the un-
wary health seeker. II advocates fresh
air. nourishing food carefully reell-
lated exercise, and competent medical
supervision
The Washington times., 1906-03-24
More Pay for Our Teachers.

in campaign pay
emporaries that all effort improve
salary bill alone 1t urged that the session nearing its end that
discussion of changes the much
that unless
TINS year one OF the TWO papers even goes so lar as to say that the
true friends of the schools themselves
lha Is an extremely attractive program II it feasible if
there thinking it might
Times
~ oil the present school law and all the costly disadvantages the
administration than
that increased the public school community
the object beyond all others which The Times anxious help
For this fought
should be said has coopera
on save from the Board OF District commissioners and the officials the
The manifest then
that would
be the o
But there good think
abundant
especially great in District affairs the conclusion
schools their
the
wait on the reduction OF na cost until bears fair relationship
is in large part the
the teachers
odS ues some means OF iessenlns the cost OF schools
likewise be the explanation OF refusal this
unless Congress hnds way to reduce the cost of education
other that cost
respect salary.
Congressional attitude ueand the least in
teisen serious study the situation true-then
The true friends of the schools will eyes
IT. lo no oeh reason surely out of interest in the teachers
Will Congressional criticism is lust and second
that criticism to be just they will way to
correct speedily True friends their
obstacles its sand Certainly
intelligence their
peal the chairman f
the subcommittee which reported or with an
Impressive compilation of the need for the
action which it is postpone
The Times undertook
easily enough The could come vas that
right and
other in
the between of its funds NV
the Treasury Department paw checks n the
~
According obtainabe-statist pubed in
bulletin Bureau of Labor
nfteenth population in the
the aggregate outlay for schools the average nav w
graded teachers hooI
teachers II comparison with of
on the basis of decent aggregate outlay for
schools IN washington will make seventh the m s
es perhaps NTH The
washington according r
hee gures compiled the Iniad
The cost has since been
10 what extraordinary
me important thing is reduce can hest b o h.
dsconunung distribution
Iedung the oorresnon
10 similar corps IN other cities reducing school udn r.
the construction in lieu of present eighroom ni
single new buildings of larger establishing bsinessI
vision the system. p''
Not these things
>o' one OF them be
OF ohes similarly hard orderad
any increase IN the
more n 80 or thereabouts matter Of choice -
matter OF discerning the in of
overcoming ~ 00e anu
The Washington times., 1906-03-24
CHAMPION EATER.

Wassilly Safonoff. the Russian co,.
ductor in New York, has astonished his
trends by his capacity TO be enter
tanned. He can enjoy more lunches
dlnners and suppers in a day than any
foreign celebrity that ever came berS
one night the genial Cossack dined and
went to the theater. He went TO a
formal supper at II o'clock. rarnained
there until after I. and then drove down
Town 10 a reception given by his COM
patriots He later went uptown will
some OF them. and at O'Clock the marty
was taking either very late supper or
an early breakfast in a restaurant ON
day for him. But the conductor was nm
hand bright and prompt at his rehearsal
the next morning. He finished in tins
To go TO a lunch and start on a round OF
afternoon teas.-New York Press.
The Washington times., 1906-03-24
WHEN APRIL CALLS

When April calls. and hill and eoppiee
ring
With rapture at the silver summon
ing.
Wild echoes wake in soiitudes serene
Where dropping degwood boughs that
OTerlean
Startle the slopes with sudden bios
Soming.
The light-lippea rippIes through the
shadows sing
The tremulous tassels OF the wilIoEs
swing.
And coverts dim grow gIimmeringly
green
When April calls
o brooding heart, Pluck out the ven
omed sting
or poignant Sorrow, Set Gagged Care
a-Wingi
Old ardors burn the blood. and coursinE
clean
Thrill sluggish pulses with an impulse
To follow fleet the flying feet Of
Spring.
When April calls,
Hilton r. Greer. in National Msga-
LiuS.
The Washington times., 1906-03-24
The Burbank Experiments.

Unusual interest has been manifested
in W s HaTWOOd's account of the life
and work OF Luther Burbank and the
latter's New Creations IN Plant Life -
The volume is in effect a resume of Mr.
Burbanks achievements in creating new
flowers. vegetables. and fruits: such as.
for instance. the plumcot, the pomato.
the Shasta daisy. and the spineless edi-
bic cactus.
cut further than anyone else the pro-
cesSes. experiments and improvements
upon which modern scientific agriculture
Is based: and Mr. HarwoOd's book shows
what advanced workers along aSricuI-
tural and horticultural lines are doing.
THE New Earth" is the title of a
forthcoming volume by the same author
which The Macmillan Company an
The Washington times., 1906-03-24

York this morning She VIII return
Wednesday.
Representative and Mrs Purdy re-
turned 10 Washington from New York
today and are al Stoneieigh Court.
Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins entertained a
luncheon party yesterday in honor OF
Mrs. Mary Harrison Mckee. daughter OF
President Harrison.
Mrs sherman, vile OF Repre- sentative
James 5 Sherman. had al luncheon with
her yesterday Mrs. Fassett, or New
York; Mrs. Sibley. Mrs. CTOcker. Mrs.
.Iiemphili. Mrs, Perkins. Mrs Waldo.
Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. BOcOck. Mrs Neal
Mrs 1erkes- and Miss Drew
The engagement Is announced OF Major
Ernest +. Feller, of this city. TO Miss
Emily Baker, OF Winchester, Va The
wedding VIII be a small one al the
brides home on June -
0iTs Cyrus Berry Poets. or New
Haven. is the guest Of Mrs Albert q
Brackett, Of l76 o street northwest.
The Washington times., 1906-03-24
GET "HYPERACUSIsn "

New York is threatened with an eni-
demie of ''hyperacusis." This. accord
ing TO late medical authorities. is an
extraordinary acuteness of the sense NJ
nearing. IL may be symptomatic Of
hysteria. facial paralysis with loss of
power in the stapedius muscle. and
hypnotis- Allied with hyperacusis ia
rysacusis. the causing of unplea SAINT
sensations by ordinary sounds The
noise and hustle OF city life are said
to be responsible for the new tangled
disease
The Washington times., 1906-03-24
A CHILD OF SPRING.

Stern winter fingers. loath to leave us
Vet.
Only today III the bare woods I found
His frozen banners white upon the
ground.
And in the trees his shining lsnces set
The wind song was a murmur of re-
gret
For all the isy departed. and a sound
OF sorrow filled the frosty air around
With melancholy whispers OF Forget.
But I beheld behind a curled leaf.
Hiding in vain her loveliness and
grace.
timid flower intently listening
In this deserted world worn gray with
grief
Arbutus. with her fresh and fra.
grant face,
Impatient tor the mother-can OF
spring.
Frank pempster Sherman in the April
Scribners
The Washington times., 1906-03-24
EVERLASTING EGGS.

Everlasting eggs-eggs that VIII re.
main fresh for a eentury-are now pos
sible
At least a Kansas City man ella ms
they are.
He asserts that he has discovered how
TO abolish the stale egg, the bette noire OF
the transformer
He has fluid in which he pickles the
eggs. which preserves without injurine
flavor or quality. He says,
A gallon of my dope viii pickle lee
dozen eggs. and the hen fruit will De
as safe from interference on the part
Of the outer air as Rameses II amid the
eternal silenceS of the pyramids
The abolition OF the stale egg will
leave only ancient vegetables for bou-
Quets for bad actors.-Detroit News.
The Washington times., 1906-03-24
A Personal Narrative of Waterloo.

The narrative of Lady De Lancey. de-
taiiing TO her brother her experience at
ner husbands death-bed. lust after the
battle OF Waterloo, is now 10 be pub
iished, for the first time in fun. in the
April Century This document was
shown privately TO both Sir Walter Scott
and Charles Dickens Both We're greatly
moved with its pathos. Sir Walter Scott
wrote 10 Captain Hall after reading il:
Il never read anything which affected
my own feelings more strongly. OF
which, am sure, would have a deeper
interest on those OF the public"
Charles Dickens, IN a long letter to
Captain Hall. wrote.
To say that the reading OF that most
astonishing and tremendous account has
constituted an epoch IN my life-that ]
shall never forget the lightest word OF
u-that cannot throw the impression
aside and never saw anything so real,
so touching. and so actually present be-
fore my eyes, is nothing.
The Washington times., 1906-03-24
FAIR CHINESE MAID
GUEST OF MINISTER
Daughter OF High Official at Shanghai Pupil in School in
New England and Today Guest at Legation in
American Capital

The Chinese minister is not accepting
invitations for either March or April on
account C important business affairs
with the Chinese commissioners. some
OF whom remain in Washington. He
will go TO Cuba in April. Miss Nellie
Chu, daughter OF a member Of the for
eign affairs Office in Shanghai will ar
rive in Washington today as the guest
OF the minister. and remain for a Wees
She has recently arrived from China
and is a pupil al young ladies' scnOOl
IN New England
The Firs- secretary Of the Chinese
Legation and Nine CHOW Tszchi are
being congratulated upon the birth OF
a little daughter at sbe Chinese legation
yesterday afternoon. This is their first
child
Mrs Edson Bradley. Of New York. has
returned 10 Washington from Florida.
She attended the opera Thursday night
and last night. but left town Tor New
The Washington times., 1906-03-24
GRIEF FOR A PRICE.

1t pays TO be a mourner in St. Pc
tersburg. and there are agencies
which employ great numbers of vag-
rants and tralnps for the purpose. .
says a writer. These agencies sup
ply So table clothing and pocket hand
kerehr ts-everytSing, in fact. except
boots. which the tramp must show on
his fSe', or ->e viii not be hired. When
tbere j. more or less important fu-
nersi the tramps gather at the Nikol-
ski market. and are selected by ON
plove OF the agency The wage for the
OCCASION. with tips. generally equals
ahouS three shillings ''-London Tit
Bits
The Washington times., 1906-03-24
SENIOR ARTURO MACARI
ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Senor Quesada. the Cuban minister
this morning corrected the impression
that has gained sine credence regard
ing the departure for Italy of one of the
attaches of the legation, Senor Arturo
Macari Romero.
Many have believed Senior Macari.
who recently visited Havana. had been
given a consular post at Naples. but
The Times reporter was assured by
Minister QueSada that his attache had
not severed his connection with the
Cuban legation, but was simply at the
present time one leave of absence.
The Washington times., 1906-03-24
Puts and MOdeSty-

In dealing with the mistaken Efforts
OF authors 10 pun their fame by arti-
hcial means. the Pail Mall Gazette
notes the details OF Two or three COM
munications which came recently into
the hands OF a collector of such trines:
One Was a postcard written vears
ego 10 the editor Of an humble provincial
paper by a novelist who. is not only
eminent today. but rich enough 10 ouy
IL back with a banknote il he knew of
Its existence. Why he chose this par
ticular paper in order to suggest the
aGjectives il should use in its review.
IL would be hard 10 say. except that il
belonged 20 the only town of any prom
inence which had not furnished him
with a compliment sufficiently hatter-
ing 10 appear in his quoted Opinions OF
the Press Needless TO say. the review
was never done, the book was dropped
into the waste paper basket, and the
postcard was mounted into the editors
album
The other two communications were
sent recently TO another quarter bV two
women OF very different degrees Of
lame. One is an author OF some no
toriety. who wrote a postcard which
bristled with capitals and notes OF eN-
clamatioa, asking why a review of her
latest effort had not been adorned with
a photograph she had supplied for the
purpose; and the cutting reply was re-
turned that il was not sufficiently dec
orative.
The third OF these trophies was a
reply sent by = young novelist 70 a
well known magazine of the boOkish
order which had applied for her por-
trait and a biographical note The
graceful reply land it reassures one as
TO the survival OF modesty in immcdest
days. was as follows
I trust that. being a so completely
unknown and untried author / may not
appear inconsiderate TO my publishers.
nor un9rateful 10 YOU If l confess for
the present ] prefer TO remain q voice
rather than u person.
The Washington times., 1906-03-24
HOW TO GET RID OF ANTS.

TO make ants leave" says a con-
tributOr TO Medical Talk. put pepper
mint tea around the places where the
ants are An Improvement on this
plan would be TO feed the ants on the
tea, teaspoonful to each ant every
hour until they leave This falling. a
few taps on the ants head with a tack
hammer might be accepted by the ant
as a hint 10 leave immediately