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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
SAVING CROPS rRcM STORMS
Scientist Believes RE Can Success
fully DO This.

Scientist Believes RE Can Success
fully DO This.
let Jap and Russ hght their fel
lows. Herr stieer of the mcteorologi-
cal bureau OF Vienna battles with the
clouds In almost every country on
the continent whore agriculture IS the.
peop maInstay there Is systemat
ic use Of scientific warfare witch cloud
shooting cannon for the purpose Of
dispelliny threatened hall storms
Herr sdeer began his experiments
with the fundamental principle Of dis.
Urbing the intense stiffness which
prevails before hailstorm He dem.
0nstratcd the fact that after the firing
of a shot q small whirlwind ariees
easily perceptlhle IN the reflected sun.
shine This wbitlwind ascends with a
piercing whistle which lasts thirty
seconds In daytime and twenty sec
ouds nc night At distance OF 200
feet the wind destroyed a strong dia-
phragm. The experts Who attended
could plainly see the wind rise from
the mouth Of the tunnels with light
ming rapldIty possessing all the as
poets of shot The most marked ef
feets were produced by horizontal
shots For the experiments. shields
built OF thick paper and linen were
placed al intervals OF from forty to
100 yards from the mouth OF the can
non When the circle OF wind enfold-
ed these shields they were torn from
the frames the solid posts and frame
work snapped In two. and were cast
from eighteen TO twenty-five yards.
while a largo mastif standing near
was whitfield into the air. turned sew.
eral somersaults, and was flung to the
ground lifeloss.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
A Vindication for DR.. Pierce.
Decision by the Supreme Court Of the
State. Against the Ladies' Home
Journal.

A verdict has been rendered in
favor OF the plaintiff In the libel suit
brought against the Ladies' Home
Journal published by the Curtis Pub
fishing co. by the Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association. OF which
DR. r. V. Pierce is president The
suit was brought by Doctor Pierce
against the Curtis Publishing Co.
for making false statements about one
OF his standard family medicines
known as Or. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription. In the May number OF tho
Ladies' Home Journal (l9OD. Mr.. Ed
ward Box. the editor. stated that DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription con-
tanned alcohol and some other harm
full ingredients. and DIR. Pierce had
in the action alleged that the defend
ant maliciously published this article
containing such false and defamatory
matter. Or. Pierce further claimed
that no alcohol is or ever was con-
tanned IN his "Favorite Prescription"
that said medicine was a vegetable
preparation and contained no dele
terious ingredients whatever; that Mr..
Bok's statement. pretending 10 give
some OF the ingredients OF said medi.
cine. was wholly and absolutely
false. During the trial. the Vice.
President OF the Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association stated, that the
ingredients OF DIR Pierce's Favorite
Prescription we xtracted from the
following native roots Golden Seal.
Blue Cohosh. Lady's Slipper. Black
Cohosh and Unicorn by means OF
pure Rlycerlne. He was asked how
he knew. as physician and ex-
perlenced medical man. that the "Fa-
yorlte Prescription" was cure for
the diseases peculiar TO women. such
as amenorrhea. dysmenorrhea. ante
version rotro-yersion and he stated
that he knew such was the fact be-
cause OF his professional experience
and the many thousands OF women
whose Ills had been cured by this
Prescription. The Vice-President,
being asked 20 give his authorities.
read from the standard works, such
as the United states Dispensatory
The American Dlspensatory and many
other standard medical books.
The retraction printed by the Cur
It's Publishing Company two months
after the libelous statement appeared
and nearly two months after the suit
had been begun stated definitely that
analyses had been made at their re-
quest and that the "Fayorlte Prescrlp-
ton" did not contain either alcohol,
opium or digitalis.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07

women claiming 70 be civilized. and
left TO sayages and barharians No
really humane woman wants 10 wear
even as much as a chicken feather be-
cause all feather-wearIng tends 60 pro
long the fashion
One of the most incomprehensiblo
things connected With the senscless
and cruel bird rlumo fashion Is the
silence Of ministers OF the Gospel
Why can they not see that for a
woman 70 deck hersef with the re-
suits OF cruelty and brutality Is incon-
sistcnt with Christian profession
There IS crying need that people
In eli the churches should be told de-
fnitelv and specifically what applied
Christianity Isl Participation IN
cruelty ls q sin from which protesting
Christians are far from being exempt
and 10 constitutes serious and we'll
grounded cause for criticism among
outsiders who are humane They
laugh at a Christianity which hnrps
continually on Gods mercy 10 MS, but
says little or nothing about the mercy
which we IN consequence, should
show to every living creature. Can the
Justice OF this criticism be denied?-
NJ. r. Lowell Secretary American Hu.
name Association,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
FOOD HELPS.


In Management Of r. Y.
Speaking OF food. railroad man
says:
my work puts me out in all kinds
OF weather. subject to irregular hours
for meals and compelled to eat AL
kinds OF food.
For years was constantly trou-
bled with indigestion. caused by eat
ing heavy. fatty. starchy greasy. poor
ly cooked food. such as are the most
accessible 10 men In my business. Gen.
orally each meal or lunch was fol-
lowed by distressing pains and burn
ing sensations In my stomach. which
destroyed my sleep and almost IN.
fitted me for work My brain was so
muddy and foggy that Il was hard for
me to discharge my duties properly.
This lasted tlll about year ago.
when my attention was called TO
Grape Nuts food by a newspaper ad.
and concluded TO try II. Since then
have used Grape-Nuts at nearly eV-
cry meal, and sometimes between
meals. we railroad men have little
chance 10 prepare our food In our ca.
booses and find Grape Nuts mighty
handy. for II is ready cooked.
ITO make a long story short, Grape
Nuts has made n new man OF me. ]
have no more burning distress In my
subinhch, nor any other symptom OF
indigestion. can digest anything &C
long as cat GrapoNuts, and my
brain works as clearly and accurately
IA an engineers watch. and my old
nervous Troubles have disappeared en-
tireiy." Name given BY Postum Co
Battle Creek. Mich.
There's reason. Read the little
book. The Road 70 Wellviiis." In pkgs
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
Pendsrou. and Polite.

Winston Churchill, the English an.
thor. has brought upon himself consid.
cradle amount Of good-natured criti.
cism on account OF n pondorous phrase
he invented In speaking OF an nm.
truthful statement made by a political
opponent no referred 10 81 as ter.
mlnological inexactitude one writer
says that should other authors follow
Mr.. Churchllrs example we may ex.
pect 20 read something like this In
revised version OF the George Wash.
lngton's cherry tree story "Paternai
progenitor. am constitutionally and
fundamentally incapable of excovitat-
ing. matchmaking OF insinuating ter
minological inexactitude."
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
RrewerIes HandIespped.

Congressman Bartholdt OF 81. Louis
at one time got up a bill IN the inter
est Of breweries Just then the con
sciences Of his colleagues were In
their usual acute condition over the
evils OF the demon rum and Bar
tholdt's proposition was downed by
the usual w. c. T. Y. majority. Bar
tholdt sat and glowercd while the next
bill was put on its passage II was a
measure giving some new privileges
20 railroad company. II went
through pretty nearly unanimously
and thon the house adjourned. As the
members went out one of them asked
the st. Louis man what made him
look so glum and sour "Mcin Gottr'
he said. and Il came straight from an
overcharged heart III the breweries
could only issue passesl "-Chioago
Chronicle.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
Author,a AmpIe Mnrdrobe.

II would not be advisable for the
average man 10 follow the example Of
Gabrielle D'Annunzio in the matter OF
travelling outfit. Recently on jour
ney D'Annunzio took fourteen trunks
and an italian newspaper had the en-.
terprise 10 make an inventory OF their
contents with the following result Ia
part: Seventytwo shirts. Ia pairs
Of plan socks. twenty-four pairs Of
elk socks. forty-eight pairs Of day
gloves, twentyfour pairs OF evening
gloves. eight silk mufIiers. eight violet
umbrellas. ten green parasols, twenty
dozen handkerchiefs and 100 colored
crnNnls
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
Tunnel Under nehrIna straIt.

II Is beginning to look as II the pro-
jectod tunnel under Behring strait 10
unite the railroad systems OF the two
continents might become a reality,
although II has been more or less
scoffed az rs the impractlcable idea OF
dreamer The Russian government
IL said TO be taking serious view OF
the scheme Behrlng strait is only
about thirty-six miles wide al its mar
rowest point. between Cape Prince OF
Wales on the Alaskan shore and East
cape In Asia. In the middle OF the
strait are the Dtumede islands, whose
presence will facilitate the enterprise
from an engineering standpoint, as
they Will serve as midway station
for the excavation and ventilation OF
the tunnel The distance between the
Diomcdes and either shore Is less
than that between Dover and Calais,
and no engineer OF repute doubts the
possibility OF successfully tunnelIng
under the English channel.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
DlsFlouRED WITH ECZEMA.
Brushed Scales From Face Like Pow
der-under Physicians Grew
Worse-cutieura Works Won

II suffered With eczema six months.
had tried three doctors. but did not
get any better. IL was on my body
and on my feet SO thick that could
hardly put pin on me without touch.
ing eczema. My face was covered.
my eyebrows came out and then It
got In my eye | then went TO anoth-
er doctor. lie asked me what ! was
taking for It. aud told him Cuticura-
lie said that was very good thing,
but that be thought that my face
would be marked for lift. But Cuti-
cura did its work. and my face is now
just as clear as Il ever was. ! told
all my friends about my remarkable
cure. feel so thankful ! want ey-
erybody far and wide to know what
Cutlcnra can do. II is sure cure
for eczema Mrs Emma White. GAL
Cherrier Place, Camden. n. j.. April
20, 1906"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
Model for European Armles.

The German army Of today Is the
largest and most efficient lighting or
ganizatlon that the world has ever
seen and Il has served az model for
the armies OF most other countries.
The Austrian army has been organ
ized on methods copied exactly from
the German system. The Japanese
army also took its methods In organi-
cation as well as In strategy and tao
tics from Germany and German off,
GERS. The Chinese army has now
adopted German methods Nearly all
the smaller countries OF Europe with
aspirations to military efficiency have
borrowed officers from the German
army to instruct their troops The
Turkish army was so organized
Worlds Work.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07

That a universal language may be
constructed is easily possible, but that
Il will meet with universal acceptance
must be doubted. Esperanto is n
pleasant theory upon which to speeu'
late. but II is hard to conceive OF a
Frenchman or an Englishman or n
German or any others OF the list CIV
Ing up the cherished language OF his
fatherland for that 10 which no senti-
ment attaches and which is represent
ed by no flag. no country and no 1T
erature As stated by Prof Whit
ney. zone universal language. like one
universal community, Is not an alb
surdity or theoretic impossibility but
only a Utopian or millennial dream"
Kansas City Journal,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
STATESMEN FIND MUCH TO SAY
Words by the Million Are Handed Out
During Sessions.

The Official stenographers OF the
house have reported so far this ses-
sion about 2.775.00O words. with the
session perhaps little more than half
over. There Is a busy, talking time
20 come. however. and the full bill will
probably be about 100000 words for
the session. That is outside OF tho
committee hearings. which will be
more than half as much additional. so
that the house Will have sent TO the
printing once as the talk that has
been made or TO its members while at
work on the floor or in the committee
rooms approximately 100000 words.
The senate will easily double that II
It docs not exceed Il, although the sem
ate often sits only four days a week.
while the house is always busy at
least five days. and sometimes sits on
Saturday. That will be round total
OF 20.0O0.O0O words thus uttered at
this session.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
Finds Wealth In sand.

DR. David 4. Day, n government ex-
pert. has created new industry in
the Northwest After months OF pa
tient investigation. he has proved
that the common black sands OF the
Pacific coast are rich in useful min
erals. and that good steel can be made
from this sand. Manufacturers OF
placer machinery are now devislng
improved mining apparatus for work.
ing the sands Worlds Work.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
pleased by conqressman's Error.

Colored cloakroom attendants IN the
house Of representatives are individu-
ally and collectively voting thanks TO
Congressman Hughes OF West Vir
rinia because OF mistake he made
He favorably reported from the com
m!ttee on accounts resolution in.
creaslne their salaries from $50 TO $40
a month. The resolution was agreed
10 at once Just as the result was an
nounoed Mr. Hughes realized that he
had been directed by the committee
70 report the resolution with the rec.
ommendation that Il should not pass
Next day he moved TO reconsider the
action But his motion was laid on
the table by a vote Of 90 70 Al. thus
Affirming the increase.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
Fortune for patrnlman.

William g. Clark. patrolman on
the Washington police force. has re.
ceived notice from Mexico that a gold
mine in which he Is interested has
turned out 70 be a fine property and
that the stock he owns is worth $780,.
600. The information comes from
authoritative quarters. Clark has de-
cided that for the present at least he
will remain on the police force.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
WANT MILLIONS
FROM R. M CURDY
Mutual Life Company Seeks
10 Recover From Former
President
HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WASTE
Political Contributions, Unauthorized
Salary and Expenditures. Losses
Due 70 Neglect and Commissions
Are Placed In This Category.

New York dispatch: The COM
plant In the Mutual Life Insurance
company's suit against Richard A.
McCurdy was served Friday on the
defendants counsel. De Lancey Nicoll
OF Nicoll. Anable & Lindsay
The Mutual seeks 70 recover from
the former president $3.50, S41 &c.
with interest as damages for his "un-
faithfulness and neglect" This total
includes the following general speci.
fcations; Political contributions.
s292,50O; unauthorized salary. $685..
600; unauthorized expenditures. $780,.
600; losses due to neglect. 100000;
commissions on foreign business.
I,2S2.Sil; total. S3,370.3i1
Mr. McCurdy personally Is held re-
sponsible for practically all the waste
that has been uncovered IN the Mu.
tual II he did not know OF the ex.
traordinary expenditures made he
was, the company alleges, negligent
IN the discharge OF his duties and
therefore liable
The complaint served Is only one OF
eight that viii be served In actions
begun by the company against the
former president. his son. Robert II.
McCurdy. and the members OF the
Metropolitan agency firm OF c. H..
Raymond & Co. who include EXPIRES.
ident McCurdy's soninlaw. Louis A.
Thebaud
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07

thirst. Terrible headaches and dizzy
spells oppressed me and my back
was lame, sore and stifi. a months
treatment with Doan's Kidney Pills
rid me OF this trouble. and now ] am
strong and healthy and weigh $50
pounds. give the credit TO Doan's
Kidney pills"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. Y.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
BRowNLow-MAN TO WATCH.
Tennessee Congressman Evidently
Has Keen Business Instinct.


Has Keen Business Instinct.
Congressman Brownlow OF Ten
nessee stood In the house lobby with
young member from Ohio when Con
gresham Watcher OF Baltimore came
along. Look out for that man Browl-
low" said the Baltimore man. "or hen
get your watch "Who do YOU mean"
asked the alarmed young Ohloan.
Just what say. He's the greatest
confidence man IN congress Listen.
have not much use for seeds, so
made an arrangement with Browulow
last year 70 trade him my 1000 pack
ages OF seeds for something that
would be useful to me. II was n com
plete reciprocity agreement He rot
my seeds and when ! went around 10
him 20 get my plumber an he gave me
was two copies OF report Of the Dc.
partment OF agriculture two years old
You look out for him or he'll get your
watch"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
Reaeh Guam with Cable.

San Luis De Apla. Island OF Guam.
cablogram: The steamer Urmston
Grange. carrying the Commercial Ca.
bic company's Pacific cable. which is
70 be laid between Guam and Japan
arrived here Sunday.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07

OF typhoid LETT me
with weak kidneys.
Every night | had TO
get up frequently 10
pass the urine. which
was ropy. dark and
very painful TO void.
I had no appetite. but
drank water continu-
ally without being
able 10 quench my
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
owes Much to susan 8. Anthony.

The late Susan u. Anthony was a
great friend Of the young reporter
She had n keen news sense and lost
no time In giving facts to the inter.
viewer Al one time a young man
from the West had been given a trial
on a Washington paper and was told
TO knock around town and see what
he could ind There was some sort
OF a voman's convention there. so he
hunted up Miss Anthony and threw
himself az her mercy. She told him
at once all about the convention and
ia work. The result being that he was
permanently engaged next day and Is
now leading correspondent
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07

An innovation r. said to have crept
into The English House OF Commons
recently. when hand clapping. fami-
liar the world over. but forbidden In
the mother OF parilaments. was FOR the
FIRST time heard. The custom OF the
house calls for Hear Heart" as the
expression Of approval. often ironlcal.
Hear Hear" according 10 learned
authorities. ~ modern shortening
OF Hear himi Hear himi" the rcgul-
lar parliamentary shout ~ approval
down 70 the early part OF the last
ceatm..
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
Eormer esnksr Enter. prI,on.

r-JeHe4son. city. Mo. dispatch:
Thomas N. Casey former cashier ~
the Salmon bank Of Clinton. Mo. sen.
fenced on forgery charge. has
entered the penitenhary here.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07

South Bend. Ind. dispatch: David
Wiser. IS. an Elkhar, manufacturer.
was struck By train here while hur.
rying across the tracks. aud killed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
contalns Nlne counts.

Fridays complaint contains nine
separate causes OF action The FIRST
five causes seek recovery IN the ag-
gregate Of S292.500 as alleged con,
tributlons 10 political parties since
Jan. l. 1885. The contributions are
said 10 have been. respectively. sl5,-
600 IN 1896, $4,000 IN 1900. and Si0.-
GOO in 1904 TO the republican national
committee. S2,500 in 1904 10 the re.
publican congress committee. and
100000. embracing the various con.
tributIons which Senator Platt testl.
fed before the Armstrong committee
had been made by the Mutual 10 the
republican state committee since Jan.
I, 1885.
President McCurdy testified before
the state investigating commission
that the Mutual had never contributed
10 the state campaigns. In connec.
ton with each OF these FIVE causes OF
action Il is alleged:
THAT the said payments were un.
lawful. improvident and a waste OF
the assets OF the plaintiff. and were
made authorized or permitted by the
defendant through want OF faithful.
ness and ordinary care vigilance. and
diligence IN the discharge OF his
aforesaid duties 10 tho plaintiffs: that
the said payments were made without
authority or authorization by the
plaintiff. were not for any Of It's cor.
porate purposes. and were beyond the
lawful powers OF the plaintiff as a
corporation; and that the defendant
neglected 70 establish proper and ad.
equate rules and regulations TO pre-.
vent the said payments and the con.
trihution OF the plaintiffs moneys to
political parties"
Wants Unauthorized Salary.
The sixth cause OF action seeks 10
recover from Mr. McCurdy $225. 900.
representing the total OF the $4,000
alleged increase in annual salary
drawn By the ex-presllent since June
l. 1901 II Is alleged that the Increase
from 100000 TO $4,000 was made
without authority
The seventh cause OF action seeks
to recover 100000 as the aggregate
amount paid out by the plaintiff In the
last six years on the voucher OF the
committee on expenditures under cir.
cumstances detailed in the testimony
before the Armstrong committee.
The eighth cause OF action charges
Mr.. McCurdy with being responsible
for loss TO the company OF 100000
through improyidence and want OF
faithmlness and diligence In employ.
ing the firm OF G. II Raymond q Co.
as the general agents OF the Mutual in
the Metropolitan district. and IN con.
tinuing and even Increasing the rates
OF commissions paid to the firm after
Il had become apparent that they were
making exorbitant profits at the ex-
pense OF the plaintiff
The ninth cause OF action relates
- the sum az sl.2s2.s4112 received
by Robert II McCnrdy as commits.
sions while superintcdent OF the for.
eign department from 1886 to Noyem-
Der. 905
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
GREAT SCOTT.

The Biggest Man Of Addison County,
VI, Tells an Interesting Story.
l.. c. Scott. meat dealer. vergennes.
Vt. Past Commander OF Ethan Allen
Post G. A. r.. says; "A severe attack
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
Honlten 30.

Honiton lace u made at Honiion in
Dcvonshire. Eng. remarkable for tho
beauty OF its figure and sprles. "Honi.
ton application" "a lace maee nv
working sprays. flowers and other
parts OF pattern on the lace pillow
and securing them TO net ground
made separately. In moderk manu-.
factories handmade sprays .are often
sewed upon a machlntmadc ground.
"Honiton guipure" Is a lace OF large
flower patterns. with very open
ground. which r. generally sold under
sho name of Honiton lac..
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-07
elnaest FreIoht 90.

The biggest lreigAt car In the world
Is being constructed IN the So. Paul
railroad shops at Milwaukee. The
largest frcieht-d ars at5pr@ent ave. a
100000 pounds capacity and are
looked upon as monstcIss. The nov
car WIN 'ha3.6 .espkcl'g.of zoe. O0c
pounds. II n being built 20 transport
nluoty.toIr Section az a bare for .
blast engine which IA being shipped
20 Bethlehem. Pa. The car II forty.
one feet long. has four instead Of two
trucks. and sixteen instead OF eight
wheels. 1875