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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-10
To his chAdren-
he hos HIRE e he is
just $ q big older ploy-
felloW. -

but half dozen western states, made
upon this very tour. 1t was not cam
| paign tour in any sense, nor a scheme
/ for political speechmaking, (anyone who
| knows Mr.. Taft would know in an in
| slant that he would not credit such a
| performance), but it gave the inhab-
| 1tants of the rich farm lands of the mid
| die west chance to observe one of the
candidates who may possibly be a pos
| sibility' in the coming presidential cleo
ton.
In person, Mr.. Taft is a surprise He
has always been known as a huge man,
as mammoth; gently sarcastic friends
nave lkened him to barn on wheels,
trundling amiably on it's way. Yet, with
all his bulk he has kept it well dis
tributed," as the athletes say, and every
muscle of the one time champion Yale
wrestler has assumed its share of the
engrossing corpulence. In appearance,
therefore, he is rather "stocky;'' he seems
to be n thickset man: he impresses YOU
as being about five feet six inches tall.
The habit of statesmen of indulging in
large stomachs is sedulously pursued by
the smiling Mr.. Taft, yet this one item
of physical magnitude in our most affa-
bic warrior is completely lost in the CO
lossal proportions of his Mars-like front
Once for ALL he himself refuted the base
calumny. He said, in talking to a South
Dakota audience:
He Believes in Advertising.
II believe it is a good thing for me to
advertise at least one thing about my
self. I come forward to you this after
noon merely to prove to you the fact
that I am not really as large as some
people would have you believe-not
nearly the human moving-van, for in
stance, which my friend the newspaper
cartoonist. would have you believe
You bet you're not" yelled a man in
the crowd.
Anyway. whether I am or not" re-
piled Mr.. Taft, with a twinkle in his eve.
Il don't look big, do I? 1 don't really
mind the adverse advertising I'm not
exactly an old lady. you know. And
even adverse advertising is good adj
vertising at times. Indeed. the best
thing in the world is Advertising" These
last words came queerly out of the Taft
mouth; for if ever there was a prom
inent statesman in this country who was
opposed to sclf-advertisement. that
statesman is Taft. He has proved time
and time again that his viewpoint is
the plain, common sense" viewpoint
that he is no politician, that he speaks
the truth as he sees it. Big, amiable,
honest. clear-sighted, wise-these are
the adjectives which must be applied to
the man from Ohio whether he is to
run for president or not in 1908 There
is an old Song of David" which legend
says was scrawled by Christopher Smart
upon the walls of an English prison;
among the lines are some which with
out exaggeration. might well be ap-
piled to our own Mr.. Taft of the
twentieth century.
Great. valiant. NOUS good and clean,
Sublime, contemplative. serene
Strong, pleasant, constant, wise.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-10

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Gharterhouse So: Paris, s. Rue de In PAX: Austria
liza. r. Towns a Co.. Sydney: India, B. X. Paul. Cal
euttas China. Hong Kong Drug Co.: Japan. AaruyA.
Ltd. Toxic; Russia. Ferrefn (Aptekal. Moscow;
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Potter Drug Chem Corp. Sole Props. Boston,
- fogt-eree. CuHcuEa 6ooklet On the Ska.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-10

CienLueEos. Cuba, Aug. 10.-An Amer
lean soldier here is suffering from what
is believed to BIZ yefl6w fever. This is
the first case of soldier being attack
ed by the disease since the army of oc-
cupation came to the island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-10

rs It true doctor" asked the summer
1.rl that eating clicumbers will remove
freckies?''
'Of course replied DR.. Kidder, under
certain circumstances"
Really? What circumstances
well. provided the freckles are on the
cucumbers. ''-Philadelphia Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-10
Cold Dust stolen From Mails.

Fairbanks, Alaska. Aug. 1o.-Meager
details have been received here of the
robbery of SO pounds of gold dust valued
at $4,000 from a registered mail sack
between Eagle and Rampant The sack
originally contained so pounds.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-24
A Rainbow Party.

An attractive plan in which the pop
ular searchers, clips and blindfold
games can be utilized in a new guise
is a rainbow frolic.
Invitations are written on note
sheets which shade prettily from one
tint into another. suggesting a rainbow
or prism.
Each boy or girl entering the room
on the evening appointed Is asked 10
close his or her eyes and 90 select
from basket any one Of quantity
OF colored ribbons collected from a.
When the choice has been made the
ribbon selected by the small guest Is
tied after the fashion OF necklace
and hung around his or her neck
When the number Of the expected
company Is completed a gift search il
lnauguratcd. the children being told TO
search for gifts bound with the colors
they are wearing The search lasts
until each little person has found a
present, and gifts are retained by their
dlscoVprerS
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-24

and is the only woman who has
achieved the distinction OF honorary
membership In the international
brotherhood OF Stationary Firemen.
Beginning her business career as a
stenographer. Miss Beeks early be.
came interested I'm the well being or
her fellow workers and ten years ago
was president OF the National Asso
citation OF Women Stenographers. At
that time she was manager OF the wei
fare department OF the International
Harvester company. Chicago. her su
peryision extending over 1900 en-.
ployees Since then her social studies
have taken her 90 most OF the large
manufacturing centers.
In Panama she Will look into the
housing food and recreations OF the
workers as well as their physical and
moral welfare. Her findings and rec
concentrations on these matters viii
furnish the basis fer fst.rs action by
the secretary Of war.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-24
Jews to Rule.

Elijah Moses, recluse, who lives in
a small clearing in the forest of Nor.
thern Michigan. is soon to astonish the
world, AZ least be thinks so, by the
publication OF a book upon which ne
has been laboring for years, entitled
Ground on Which Jews Will Accept
Christianity.
ON the one hand he exposes the glar
ing error OF the Gentiles in appropriat-
ing 10 themselves the laws OF Moses,
with its sacrifical sntidote. which be
longs To the Jews alone, while on the
other hand he locates the mistake of
the Hebrews in their substituting
morality for spiritual--.life and char
acter His central truth is that sal
walton is neither OF faith nor of works.
bat OF the character resulting from
both
He holds that the end Of the Gentle
age is at hand that God is now ready
70 take His Spirit from the Gentiles
and give Him back to the Jews. and
that the Jews viii readily embrace his
doctrine and become the evangelists of
the world.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-24

A rhyming game 20 be prepared for
before the guests arrive. Take as
many sheets Of paper as there are
guests expected, and at the top Of
each sheet write the last stanza OF a
nursery rhyme, different one on each
paper. For example:
He put IN his thumb
And pulled out a plumb
And said. What a good boy am IT.
You will probably need copy OF
Mother Goose" 20 find enough verses
for the occasion. When the guests ar-
rive give pencil and one Of the pa
pers with verse ut the top 20 each
one. telling them that the point OF the
game Is 10 write a sequel or consc-
quence 10 the nursery rhyme each
viii find on his paper, the time allowed
being half an hour.
When this Is done the papers are col
Iected and the verses read aloud. A
prize may be given for the best rhyme.
20 be awarded by a committee chosen
from among the players.
Here Is an example:
SEQUEL TO LITTLE JACK HoRNER."
This Jack was not good
To eat all he could
on I'm a corner so sly.
Such pain he did suffer
The mean little dufrer-
That he doubled all up 10 ''ki-yt."
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-24
FOR THE CHILDREN


The late Henry NJ. Stanley. the ex-
plorer OF Africa. corected wide
spread erroneous notion about the eli.
mate OF that country. II Is no worse
than that found In other tropic lands.
The heat Is not as great as In India or
as II sometimes Is In New York IN
summer. Fortunately the coast belt
on both sides OF Africa. where the heat
Is greatest and where the climate r.
most unhealthy. Is 90 narrow that q
railway train az ordinary speed would
cross II In four hours. Ascending ths
sides OF the coast range by tho same
conveyance. one could In two hours
reach a rolling plain that gradually
rises In height from $500 10 $500 feet
above the sea. There the climate Is
sensihly cooler and the white man
may work six hours OF the day In the
open without fear q sunstroke. though
be must not count ON Immunity from
fever. The central plateau OF the con-
tinent h from 1900 10 5000 feet above
the sea and is from 600 10 1000 miles
across. In that section the great lakes,
the snowy mountains and the highest
hills are found The sun II hot there if
the sky be unclouded. but the nights
are quite cool. and even I'm the day
time In the shade II IL frequently cool
enough for an overcoat. all OF which
gives us quite different impression
OF Africa from that which we have
long had
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-24
Miss eeeks. Panama Investiaator.

The wide experience OF Miss Ger
trude Beeks. who was appointed spe-
cial commissioner by Secretary Taft
TO investigate conditions surrounding
the Panama canal employees. admirn-
bly, qualities her FOR the task For
many years Miss Beeks has been n
student along just such lines.
Miss Beeks is secretary OF the wei
fare department OF the Civic fedora
ton. position won after long delvlng
I'm the fields OF sociology, sanitary sci
ence and Industrial questions She Is
favorably known I'm the labor world
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-24
COSTLY LESSONS IN ECONOMY.
Il Is Not Always a Matter Of Saving tc
Buy Cheap Goods.

Almost every rural community has
within its confines people who have
paid well for experience and have
learned costly lessons as 20 buying
OF goods
Not long ago In a western town a
citizen desired 10 buy a kitchen range
visit 10 the local hardware store
was made and the prices asked by
the dealer were not satisfactory 70
the prospective purchaser. who by
the way had his attention attracted
by the advertising In his farm paper
OF "A bargain In a kitchen range.
The range was advertised as equal 20
those costing twice the money at the
local store" The citizen sent a
money order TO the concern advertis.
ing the range, and in the course OF a
few weeks be was notified by the rail.
road agent that the range had ar.
rived. In removing II from the sta.
ton to the farm house, in some mex.
plainAble way part OF Il was broken.
The broken pieces were taken 70 the
local hardware store but could not be
duplicated A letter was written 10
the range company and In the course
OF a few weeks duplicate OF the
broken part was received, but Il was
discovered that IL would not ne the
stove II had 10 be returned and a
few weeks later another piece was
sent. then the stove was placed in
use. Within six months the top had
become SO warped that II interfered
seriously with the drafts. AT the end
OF the year the stove was burned out
and ready for the Junk heap. The
purchaser OF the stove then deter.
mined that he would secure another
range from ,he home dealer lie paid
the home dealer the price he was
asked which was about one-third more
than the poor range cost and after a
few years the range was found 10 be
as good almost as when first bought.
This is one illustration OF how econ.
omy wrongfully practiced is ex.
pensive II Is not always wise 10
seek the bargain counters when good
articles are wanted Neither Is II a
wise idea 10 buy goods before you
have an opportunity 10 carefully en-.
anime them and determins their
value.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-24

II is believed that there are now no
striking miners on the Mesaba range
except among the Finlandersl At the
Mahoning mine. the largest open pit
| iron mine In the world. none but
Austrians have been employed since
the strike. All Of the Finlander work
ing In the mine struck and but few of
the Anstrians- The Austrians who
struck quickly came back TO work, but
not single Findlander has applied for
employment ut the mine since the
strike began. M
The Austrians and the Italians are
more Anxious 10 work than the Fin
landers. II is possible that the mining
company may decioe to drop the Fin
landers. for they. ARE always the dis
turbing element Every one is full Of
socialist doctrine when he first comes
to this country and the great majority
are very tenacious OF their socislist
principles.
Every mine on the Mesaba range
that was working before the strike is
now shipping almost to full capacity,
altho there is serious lack OF common
labor for track laying, moving steam
shovels, etc. At the Mahoning mine,
which employs about 500 men, there
are lacking about seventy five laborers.
Nevertheless. the mine is shipping as
much ore as IL did before the strike
began, aud that il more than 10 ever
shipped before.
II was expected that the seasons
shipping from the Mahoning. which is
not steel corporation property. would
reach 2, 900, 900 tons and il is probable
that THE will be accomplished. One
new steam shovel was put to WORK dur
ing the strike and second will begin
work in the ore soon. Two new loco
motives were brought into the mine
and put TO work. The Hull
mine, which adjoins the Mahoning and
which belongs 10 the steel corporation,
has been making record which bids
fair to top ell others for the season.
and this mine is now shipping be-
tween 20, 600 and 30. 900 tons Of ore per
day. All of the underground mines
are working to full capacity and are
Shipping heavily from their stock
piles. The total shipments from the
Measba range for August will exceed
those of August one year ago notwith.
standing the strike.
The Western Federation Of Miners
still maintains IL headquarter at Hib-
bling, and appears TO be holding the
Finlanders solidly in line IL is not
interfering with the work of the mines
10 any appreciable extent, however.
and the success of the strike now APP
pears to be absolutely hopeless.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-24

attacked in this way II the plan proves
successful II Is probable that the Stand.
ard on company will be attacked next
This new line OF warfare will be
pursued against corporations violating
the Sherman law. Hitherto these con-
Germs have felt little alarm over the
governments activity, because the In
fiction OF fines was all that the govern
ment could obtain. and fines, while In
convenient, were not fatal InjuDctions
and receverships will be an entirely
different matter. The mere threat OF
such a thing is likely TO cause great
uneasiness among the trusts, but II Is
not mere threat, but the definite de-
termination OF programme
Both Mr.. Bonaparte and Mr.. Purdy
believe that this line OF action will do
more 10 enforce the Sherman law than
anything that has been devised or any
new law that could be put upon the
statute books.
Mr.. Purdy II a native OF Ohio, but
now halls from Minnesota He is for
ty-one years old aud has been assistant
20 the attorney general OF the United
States for the past two years.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-24
Nest Side News

From The Iron River and STAN
bough Reporter
The excavating for the new Catholic
parsonage was commenced this week
and y now pretty well along towards
'completion. The new parsonage will
stand on the site of the former build
ing, which has been moved of. IL
win tea handsome structure. 50x3s
two stories high, with basement We
hope 70 he able TO print cut Of 1T
next week
Miss Alma Carlson who has. for
some time, been employed at the store
Of NJ ST. Peter. has resigned and re-
Turned to Crystal Falls. where her
parents now-reside
Messrs John Champion and Tim
Donovan Of Loretto. passed through
the city. Tuesday. ON their way 10
Iron Mountain IA delegates 30 the Re
publican convention.
Miss Sadie PrauIl. Of Traverse City.
and Miss Daisy Uren. Of Crystal Falls.
both former. teachers in the public
schools Of this city. have been the
guests of-Mrs isasc Unger. Of Iron
Mountain, VINO Ia camping nc Chan
tauqua Park, Marinette. this week
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-24
Cam 81 wonderfuI euas.ar.

one OF the company must explain
privately 20 another how this trick IL
done aud later propose that an exhi-
bition Of guessing he given. No.
then leaves the room while the
company decides upon an object TO
be guessed No asks the ques.
ton. always naming the desired OBJ
ject Immediately after something with
four legs. In case the company thinks
II has discovered the signal. It may
have been agreed upon previously
that on alternate guessings the object
Will be named after something black
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-24
A Happy peIu.Ien.


Early In the morning.
Up IN Treetop Town.
Flew the little news bird,
Uniformed In brown.
News. news Good newsr' b.
cried.
Buy the Morning Leaf
All about the shower bath!
Other news IA briefr'
Then. Oh. such n clatter
Up Ia Trcetop Town
Hear the birds a-chatter.
do you think wel drownr'
''Is Il new and MODERN
lis the water coldT'
MAY we take our childrenv'
"Who will be 80 bold
A. 20 battle the very first7'
Then a silence fell
Shower baths were risky things;
That they knew right well.
Then they all decided
In a flock 10 40
Underneath the pine tree.
And we saw them 80.
AL tho birds together
In a brave array.
Where the new lawn sprinkler
Tossed Its cooling spray.
Ono by ono they tried n.
That brave company
Shook their duaky feathers clean.
Chartered merrfly.
Evcry single birdie thought
That tho hath 20 chill
Was invented just for him,
And they thhnk % stu.
= Washington stss.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-24
Care Of Shade 1res,.

While shade trees are very desirable
along sidewalks and roads, unless
they are kept well trimmed they be.
come much OF a nuisance. preventing
evaporation OF rains and helping make
muddy streets. IL Is well for citizens
OF every town 10 look after the trim.
ming Of shade trees. and the planting
Of shade trees where they are needed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-24
cau.. and EHan..

zone Fourth OF July" said Senator
Beveridge in the course OF an after
dinner speech In indianapolis. two
men got into an argument about the
Liberty bell In Philadelphia.
cit Is admitted said the first. that
the man who rsng this bell 20 proclaim
liberty throughout the land dropped
dead for joy
But said the other, did you ever
actually hear OF such thing as man
being killed by joy
"'Well, was the reply, 4 once heard
of n chap who was found dead on his
mother-in-lnw's grave"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-24
PEOPLE OF THE DAY


Milton ID. Purdy. assistant 20 Attor-
pey General Bonaparte. Is the chief
trust hunter OF the rnifed States de-
partnnpf OF justice. II was Mr.. Pur-
dy who suggested the policy now being
employed against the trusts. His plan
II 10 hit the combines by means OF the
issuance OF injunctions. followed by
the appointment OF receivers. The to
bacco trust and the powder trust were
the first OF the big combinations TO be
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-24
A aIomaun Fish.

There is a fish I'm the East Indies
that Is "A regular bIowgun. IL has a
cylindrical snout or beak. and when II
sees fy sitting on plant In shall
low water Il elects with accurate aim
drop OF water from It's snout which
hits the fy and knocks IL into the va
ter; then the fish seizes the iy and
swallows IL
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-24

Rings Little Liver Pills keep the
system clean, the stomach sweet.
Prompt relief Tor headache and bill
business. Good for MI the-.family. Sold
by Rein Drug store.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31
FIVE DOLLARS TO PAN SECURED

secured as high as IS to the pan.
The richest strata is said to be about
a mile and a quarter in length. but. as
all the gulches in the surrounding dis
trict are proving exceptionally rich, the
valuable area will be much larger in ex-
tent. Experts now on the ground, 5udg-
ing by the exceptional richness and wide
territory embraced by the new diggings,
say tha many thousands will be added
to the already large output of Nevada's
gold.
The new placer diggings at the head
of Cat and Cottonwood creeks. on the
southwest base of Mount Grant, it at
tracing a great deal of attention. The
discovery was made on what Is known
as Lappin meadows. and it was acct
dental. w. H. Morgan. a rancher in
that section. who has been using the
ground for grazing land for years, last
week thought he woul a a little of
the dirt, reasoning that If there was
rich gold bearing quartz in the neigh
looked the little plateau, there must be
gold in the valley below. In the first
shovelful was gold. varying in size
from the head of a pin to that of half
the size of a grain OF wheat. After he
had secured what land he wanted he
told some prospectors about 1t, and
there was a rush to the new diggings,
and ground not already staked or owned
by ranchers was quickly k VI.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31

The Hawthorne correspondent of the
Reno Gazette says: According to pros
pectors who have returned from Dutch
Creek. the rich placer strike made near
that stream a few days g is proving
even greater than at first supposed, and
the area of rich ground of a much
larger extent than the original locators
had any idea Of.
Prospectors are rushing to The new
diggings from all parts of the state.
The original strike has been far sur
passed in rich values by some Of the
later locations. In two days rocking
Mike Knopf, Ben Witcher. Paige and
Mccoy have taken out a yeast powder
can full of nuggets ranging from the
size of a kernel of rice to a pea. Big
offers are being made for ever a small
fraction of some Of the richest claims.
All the gulches in h vicinity are prov
ing to be of exceptional richness.
Sam Bayles Of Nome fame. with two
men. cleaned up 5000 a day or so g on
a small fraction tina he purchased in
one of the smaller gulches. Peter Han
sen, who made the original strike. has
sold an interest to a party of capitalists
who had an option on the property and
who nearly lost out. as Jansen is said
to have tried to go back on thed deal. ow-
ing to the richness of subsequent 1oca-
tons.
d. T. C. Sangree and r. A. Fisher Sc
cured a small fraction. from which they