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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-28

that should not be allowed to exist IN
a free and law-ablding commonwealth
Small wonder the cry goes forth that
the state OF Nevada should stand no
nonsense from either of these organiza-
lions, and that the several crimes 'ha'
disgraced Colorado must not be trans
planted on this side OF the Rocky
mountains. If the situation is as bad
as painted. then cool heads ana nrm
hands should rule in Nevada now, that
\ repetition of the difficulties referred
TO be made impossible.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-28
VERTICAL HANDWRITING.
Kansas CITY journal.

1t is probable that by this time the
man who invented vertical peumanship
for pupils in the public schools has
passed TO his long punishment. Charity
be overpunlshed, but knowledge Of
his crime compels the belief that he
cannot be. The dow. characterless
unserviceable, impracticable method
which has been impressed on millions
Of children, only to hamper them
through life. must have been devised
by most sinister and malevolent
mind--a mind whith cannot be made
duly repentant except by cruel and
unusual punishment.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-28
VIII be. we fear popular demand for
still more drastic legislation.

The Omaha courts have decided that
works of art by famous painters III
Guiding vandyke. Rubens and Wander
VERT. are indecent and that reproaue-
lions of them cannot be sold In Omaha
stores. For persisting in their SAFE
dealer. was fined and warned that on the
next offense he would be sent TO JAN
Omaha has never been noted as al
art center and evidently never will be-
Others may condemn these courts TOT
their seeming narrow bigotry, but from
Anthony comstock they will receive
nothing but praise; and with that
guerdon they win be satisfied and 10
their way OF thinking, glorihcd.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-28

The German elections We're a surprise
IN the defeat that the Socialists suf-
fered. It il the first time in twenty
years that they have not increased their
representation in the reichstag. Doubt
less this result Is due, in large measure.
TO the Russian situation, where the So
oialists are held TO be more than re-
sponsible for the present deplorable
conditions. That such conditions. or
anything like them, should arise in Ger
many, is inconceivable. The Socialists
have met a defeat but II viii not dis
hearten them.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-28

Usury laws have never been sue
cess, always failing to accomplish the
object aimed at. Hard as ia the lot
OF the poor borrower. they make 1t
harder for him, because those from
whom he usually borrows will devise
means 10 circumvent the provisions Of
the law. and the expense OF this cir
convention win be placed on the bor-
rover.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-28

There IL a new explanation OF the
coal shortage. The Vice president
OF the Great Northern is quoted as say
ing that the reason for II Is the inter-
state commerce law which does not al
low railroads 10 sell coal. But that pro-
vision does not go into effect until 1908
Just or unjust. there IL q growing feel
ing that the railroads are creating the
coal shortage. hoping thereby TO bring
the interstate commerce law into dis
repute ana start popular agitation for
Its repeal. II that IL 90. the only result
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-28

Ex-Chairman Shonts says that from a
sanitary point, Panama is Just as good
an any place in the United States that
he can think OF. This confirms the
suspicion that he did not leave Panama
for his health.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-28

Burrows' professed anxiety 10
force vote In the case of
Senator Smoot seems TO be all
profession and nothing else. The
Michigan senator appears to be In the
predicament OF the Irishman who was
told by the Judge that he should have
Justice. Your honor that is the very
thing I'm afraid Of" he replied.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-28

his resignation TO Lord Elgln. This is a
good and lawful IL not a legal tender.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-28

Governor Swettenham viii not fully
realize what an earthquake is until he
gets the colonial Offices views ON his
conduct. Then lot him tremble.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-28

One OF the plainest morals of the San
Francisco disaster Is, Don't insure IN
some German fire insurance companies.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-28

German Socialists want little of Herr
Won Buelow, nor want that little long.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-28

Dry Farmer Harris, He must have
achieved it, for he was not born to It
neither was It thrust upon him.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-28

The wise man foresaw the coal fam
inc and filled his bins.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-28

Judge Brown has not yet resigned.
He should be facilitated.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01
The First Bricks.

Professor Banks, In charge ~ the
Chicago university Baby ionian expedi
ton. writes in the Scientific American
that bricks were used IN Mesopotamia
10000 years ago. The country Is a
great alluvial plain and houses had 10
be built of clay. The builders found
that placing chunks Of clay 20 dry In
the sun rendered building easier and
made the walls more durable; hence
the first bricks. About $500 X. &. some
Babylonian discovered that bricks
could be burned, and the art gradually
progressed. Six thousand years ago
makers began 10 stamp their signs on
the bricks. and the royal builders
adopted n series OF marks which en-
ables the crn of buildings to be accu-
rately dxed. Professor Banks found
many bricks In vast cdltccs stamped
"Nebuchadnezzar. King of fwbylon."
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01
Harry, Weird Translation.

Ihrry. aged eight years, was directed
by his mother. who was not feeling
wei enough 10 20 60 church. 90 remain
after Sunday school for services, 10
listen carefully for the text from which
the minister would preach and repeat
II 20 her when he returned. This he
faithfully promised. says the Chicago
Tribune, and when the sermon was
ended hurried home and ina breath
less way asked his mother to get out
her Bible and see how well he had re
membered the text. 'rhe minister had
preached from the text which reads
An angel came down from heaven.
took live coal AMI laid IL upon the
altar" hut this Is the way Harry re
membered and repeated u
AN inJun came down from New
Haven AMI took n live colt 10y the tall
and jcrked Il through the halter"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01
HINTS FOR FARMERS


Sour food. irregular feeding aud sur
plus Of too much corn or anything else
are very apt 70 produce Indigestion w
hogs. and through Il many other dis.
eases which are likely 70 be detrlmen-
tai 10 The success OF the business,
writes Missouri farmer In Farm
Progress.
Sour food Is especially Injurious ana
has doubtless been the cause OF much
indigestion that has been attributed 70
other sources. Therefore some care
should be exercised in fecdAg shop, the
practice Of which Is fortunately on the
wane. IL is haphazard feed az best
aud, containing all sorts OF odds aud
ends left over from the table, may
have ia II much that n injurious.
Another danger lies In sour fruit ana
vegetables. which are often fed % hogs
when wormy or decayed. Anything
Is good enough for a hog" Is an OLD
saw and about The worst that farmer
could adopt FOR n motto. The digestion
Of hog is not like that OF an ostrich,
az the farmer viii find 20 his sorrow u
be tries TO fntten his hogs on ration
containing too much acid.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01
Few Plants Injurious 70 Sheep.

IL would seem from recent inyestlea
lions by the department OF agriculture
that very few plants are poisonous 20
sheep, says Farm Progress. In re
port on the subject by :. u. Nelson OF
the Washington station notes are given
on losses which have occurred to sheep
from time 10 time AMI which have gen
orally been attributed 10 the action Of
poisonous plants The tiora OF one re-
gion in tie western ranges noted for
the occurrence of poisoning contained
iifty.iive different plants. most 81
which were gathered Ia fresh condi.
ton aud fed 60 sheep. As "A result IL
was found that only u few produced
injurious effects Ont of al the IN
pines only one, Iupinus ornaturc. was
poisonous Neither arnica. wild cherry
nor any ~ the other plants or the Kind
that were tested caused the slightest
symptom OF poisoning
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01

ton. And right here IN where the good
town proposition comes TO him with
great force. He knows he can send
his children 20 the village school az a
great deal less expense than 10 send
them away to college. and that In
most cases better results are OBJ
tanned
II the farmer seriously desires all
these good things he must OF necessi-
" help 10 build them. Let him under
stand that he is one OF the main
spokes in the great wheel OF COM
merce In his vicinity and that he can
illafford TO send abroad 10 purchase
even the smallest item OF merchan.
disc. though IL may seem to him that
be is saving few cents by doing so.
II seems that IL could be easily
pointed out TO him that II there was
no town near him and he had TO drive
20 or 30 miles TO take his produce TO
market and haul his groceries the
same distance home. he could easily
see that his land would greatly debre.
ciate In value and the disadvantages
he would encounter on every hand
would be very disastrous TO his time
and he would gladly spend his money
al home 10 divert this calamity
One OF the most potent levers with
which 10 control trade in country To-
calities is the liberal use OF printers
ink, coupled with intelligence in ad-
yQrtising the WareQ ~ fha marchanf
The catalogue houses employ the best
talent obtainable TO write their adver-
tisements and spend large sums OF
money in this way Besides adyertis-
ing judiciously they advertise on a
large scale and consequently get the
business The old saying that You
must fight the devil with fire. will APP
ply in this case The home merchant
must advertise lie must do more than
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01
FOR THE CHILDREN


There are three little girls diving In
small New Jersey town who were
anxious 10 isakc some money far chart.
~. Fairs were too commonplace. and
they were hound not 10 beg. SO what
do you suppose they didi They edited
n small hlmonthly paper aud sold L.
for cents copy. This paper Is called
the Bird Times and i very, very cum,
ming and amusing. II Is written on
one side Of piece Of foolscap and con.
tains all the very latest news from
bird land. including little iingles and
conundrums. every one OF which Is en-
tlrcly original. one Of the editors Is
quite an artist. So In every edition
there are several little drawings. Illus
tratlng different events In bird land.
which greatly Improves the Times mp.
pearancc.
At present there are about thirty sub
scribers. which brings them In go cents
every two weeks, which. OF course.
amounts 60 81 20 month.
4 dollar and twenty cents isn't n
very large sam. but when several
months earnings are put together and
saved il amounts To quite good deal.
and these little girls are able TO help
lots of people, 10 whom dollar may
mean bread enough for many hungry
little ones.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01
MAIL ORDER EVIL
ITS RISE rs NOT THE RESULT OF
LEGITIMATE DEMAND.
DUE ENTIRELY TO GREED
And II Feeds Upon the Prosperity
Of the Country Towns--A
Menace 10 the
Nation.

Copyrighted. 1906. by Alfred c. Clarke
AS the years go by we are more
than ever brought face TO face with
the vital question OF trading at home.
During the past decade the habit OF
buying goods abroad has grown to
sSocb proportions that the country
merchant may well feel alarmed at
the probable outcome unless something
- done to forestall the great calamity
which will surely result therefrom.
Trade conditions 20 years ago were
satisfactory. At that time catalogue
houses were entirely unknown and
country merchants were monarchs OF
all they surveyed" so 10 speak in the
lines represented. and the people were
prosperous and happy Perhaps not
so much because they generally had
money enough 10 meet their wants.
but because Of the contentment that
prevailed throughout the country at
that time The farmers raised good
crops, generally. and received good
prices for what they had 10 sell. They
sold their surplus stun TO the local
merchant and bought what they
wanted, and this was the height OF
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01
prine,,. m.,i,,, Mes. nouse.

Princess Marie Of Roumnnia, wife %
the crown prince ~ Roumanin. has n
most delightful retreat II IN nest
house built high up among the branches
Of tall fr trees. aud In u the princess
spent the greater part ~ last summer
The nest II n miniature cottage. built
for her by the King ~ Koumanin ~ 81
naia. A small staircase gives access
20 H. Two rooms aud a kitchen com
prise the nest. AMI they are furnished
In simple and elegant way.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01

say: Come to Smiths TO trade,
cheapest place on earth" He must
describe his merchandise as he would
ter TO a customer. and then quote the
price This will nearly always act as
a clincher and will at least put him
ON standing with the catalogue
house. In fact II will give him an ad.
vantage over the catalogue house for
in almost every case he can sell the
same grade OF merchandise cheaper
than the catalogue house can sell H.
This is not mere theory but state.
meat OF fact. for the reason that the
country merchants business IL oper-
ated at very much less expense than
that OF the man order merchant
There are a thousand and one items
OF expense which the city merchant
has TO meet that are entirely unknown
10 the country merchant
The time Is rapidly approaching
when people who batronize mail order
houses will be looked upon As soon
ers' by the solid and influential clti-
zens OF all commonwealth and will
suffer ostracism at their hands.
Cities and towns are built by COM
blned efforts OF the residents thereof:
not by foreign capital SO too are our
churches and schoolhouses built II
may be true that In many instances
eastern capital has been employed TO
make improvements in the west, but
always with good round interest to
the lender OF the money. No one ever
heard OF a case where an eastern man
or firm contributed 10 western enter.
prise for the fun OF the thing Nor
did you ever hear Of case where any
mail order or catalogue house ever
contributed 10 any church building
fund Nor yet did they ever build or
help 20 build any OF our schoolhouses
You never heard OF n case OF this kiad
and you never will All these eastern
sharks care for Is your dollar. and
you know ~. and when they have got.
ten that they have no more use for
you Then why should you pstronize
them? You can go TO your home mer.
chant any day In the year and n you
are short OF change. he will extend
you credit. N you are sick and un.
able TO work the home merchas will
see that your family IL PROV stoned
until YOU get on your feet again lie
will do all OF this and AZ the same
time furnish the same grade OF goods
at the same or even At less price.
Will the catalogue merchant do thisf
J. y. BILL.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01

their ambition, hence the eontentment
that prevailed.
But in after years. when cities
grew and trade expanded. the mer-
chants OF these cities not being con
tent with conditions OF trade devised
plans by which they might reach out
for more business. Advertising In the
newspapers being cheap way OF
putting the merits of their goods be
fore the people. this plan appealed TO
them and II was adopted, At FIRST they
operated on small scale then. as
the merchant saw the opportunity for
making II pay. ne added 20 his adver.
Using fund And so II has continued
until today millions OF dollars are
annually sent TO mail order houses BY
the people OF the United States.
The best and most effective way e.
throttle the catalogue house has bee
a question uppermost in the minds { !.
country merchants for several years
past: some advocating one plan and
some another There are several plans
which might be presented To induce
the farmer TO buy at home. In the
first place HIS pride might be appealed
90. There are very few farmers who
own their own farms but that would
be interested in building up his own
locality lie realizes the fact that II
his farm is 20 be valuable II must be
farmed Ia the most scientific manner
and all buildings. fences. etc. must be
kept up I'm the best possible shape,
and above all the farm must be 10
Gated not too far from some good
town, for We All know that farm land
brings a much better price when near
To some good town or village. II IL
not hard 20 get the farmer TO realize
this. for II he ever sold any farm land
or lied to sell any, ne knows this 20
be a fact Well. then. after he has
realized this fact. the thing for him
go do 10 to patronlze his home mer.
Shsnts and business men. so they may
be able 10 build snd maintain a good
town
Public schools are much better In
the towns than in the country for the
reason that where the population IL
most dense there IL more taxable
property TO the amount OF territory
covered. hence there Ia more money
collected for school purposes. and as
a result more and better teachers are
employed. All this is OF the highest
importance 20 the farmer. an most
farmers who are OF any importance In
their profession are interested In xiv.
Ing their boys and girls a good edocs-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01
E..dinn w.anlina Goals.

Feed the weanllng foals LITERALLY
aud see that they have constant ac.
cess 10 pure. running water so that
they mny be Kept growing uninter
ruptedly II Il good economy 60 give
fouls OF that age the best quality. both
at early cut. well cured hay and clean
sweet. plump kerneled ears. ground at
crushed. AMI mixed with the best
quality Of wheat bran Ia the proper
ton ~ one part bran 20 two parts OF
grnnnd oats
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01
PEOPLE OF THE DAY


John w. Gates. steel magDate and
fnancler, who for nearly decade has
beeu one Of the most prominent figures
In Wall street. las tired Of the game
and for few years viii lead the sim
PIE life. While thc-s have been rumors
that Mr.. Gates quits a big loser, his
friends say that be has something like
$soO0.000 sailed away Ia gilt edged Sc
curities. Good judges believe that be
Is worth at least S25.OO0.000 aud per-
haps more.
or all the newly created mlllionalres
borne into Wall street on the wave OF
industrial combinations which over
whelmed the country from 1898 TO 1901
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01

Spiders are more varied and plentiful
than Is commonly supposed In almost
every locality, in the country at least
200 or 400 species may he collected In
summer spiders abound on all kinds
OF plants. from grass 10 trees. II Is
only when the webs are covered with
dew that they become especially con
splcuous The webs are then no more
plentiful. but often hear the question
asked on dewy mornings or foggy
days, what makes 80 many more
cobwebs than usual todayr The col
lecting moisture makes especially no
ticeable the fiat webs on the grass.
These are made by members 81 the
agnlenidae family Of spiders. Eaci
has n noticeable tube NJ one side In
which the spider lives. 81 Nicholas.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01
Rsst Puln For Lambs.

Lambs made as good gains on pulp
as on corn az the Colorado station.
One ton OF pulp was considered equal
TO 200 pounds or corn. Two pounds OF
sugar beets were found To Ice equal TO
about one pound of pulp. According
To this experiment, Il paid TO sell beets
and buy pulp la Il trial with four lots
OF lambs a ration OF pulp aud mcern
made a gain at less cost and gave
larger profits than ratlons OF lucern.
pulp ami grain, mccrn and sugar beets
or luccrn, sugar bects AMI grain
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01
A TRANSFORMATION.

Where IL my baby IA like 90 know7
I cant md him anywhere.
I've searched In tho closet and out IN
the hall.
And even IN srandfather's chair.
Only this morning I had a boy.
A baby IN spotless white.
But now ne has left mo and gone
away
shant sleep a wink this night
10 little arms 10 coddle and hug
And smother mo tight in their hold I.
ould any one ma my baby hoy
Ia give him my weight IN gold.
A silvery laugh fen on my ear
And two red lips Of ruby rsd
Nd. Mamma. your baby still IN bero.r
Dough now he wears trousers in-l
stead
washington star.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01
Eeed Eor the colo.

There is no better feed FOR the colt
than plenty OF good oats aud bright
hay, with an occasional feed OF bran
III the form OF mash. Az 90 the amount,
that should be largely regulated by the
colts appetite. II II il dlgestlng It's
food we'll our correspondent can safe.
~ feed It almost up 10 the limit OF is
appetite. n clover free from dust can
be obtained. II viii make the best
roughness. but II is dangerous 10 feed
clover or any other Kind 81 hay which
Is dusty
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01
Neat Epiaram.

A charming epigram adorned an ad.
dress that Mrs. J. G.. Phelps Stokes
made on her last visit 20 Detroit, Mich.
The brilliant young lady was rejoic-
ing over the fact that In the slums
woman. no matter how wretched her
case. kept her speech pure, as rule,
OF profanity.
IAN oath from "A woman's lips" she
ended. lis unnatural and incredible.
| would as soon expect bullet from
n rosebud"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01

One 81 The gravcst mistakes ard
most needless ones shepherd cnn
make is TO leave the docking OF the
lambs tIl they are large or several
months old This trimming business
can lie attended 10 when the lambs are
young ANA before heat and flies make
the job an unnecessarily painful aud
risky one. When lambs are 4 few
days old, the tails can be taken of
with scarcely amy pain and with no
risk whatever.
4 few days later the other work can
be- done, ana all viii Ice well To defer
this is only 10 make a harder job OF II
and more risky one. and often a flock
Of lambs IS set back by II fully n
mouths growth. II done early, the
lambs will notice II but very little, and
n the weather Is favorable. not at all.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-01

Gates was the most picturesque. lie
has added 10 that distigctlon the fur.
Their honor OF lasting the longest aud
retiring not without honors. lie made
his first big strike when he formed the
b0rbed wire trust That was the
nucleus OF the S9O.OOO0OO American
Steel aud Wire company, now part
of the great steel corporation. Since
that time he has been heavy operator.
In active markets IL was not unusual
for Gates 10 carry S25,00O,OO0 worth OF
stocks on margin. Time aud again
some of the older men have tried to lie
him up. but they never succeeded. lie
has had some heavy reverses. however,
notably Ia The wheat corner or April,
1906, when he Is said 10 have lost So
100000. Mr.. Gates il the son OF an
Illinois farmer and in his boyhood days
laborcd IN the fields.