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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-03-30
Fun For Boys ON the Ice.

An exciting form Of winter sport I'm
which Canadian boys excel Is barrel
racing on the Ice. Ordinary barrels.
with their heads removed are placed
nj regular Intervals along the race
course for about a quarter OF a mile
Then az a given signal all the boys
skate for the first barrel Many reach
II together. and as each skater must
crawl through all the barrels In order
TO win II II 10 bc imagined that there
Is quite scramble for first turn. Some
times barrel wheels completely
around while the boy IL working his
way through Il. and when lie comes out
he Is 80 confused that he skates OF In
the wrong direction. Usually the laugh
Of the spectators makes him realize his
biunder. and he quickly turns about
and tries 70 make up for lost time. IL
Il quite nm exciting sport and an In
terestinE one also for the spectators,
rs the boys and barrels bob about In
the most amusing fashion. Chums.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-03-30
Alfalfa as Pasture.

The following are the conclusions
from the Missouri experiment station
AS pasture alfalfa has many dlsad
vantages. The crop makes a most eX
cellent pasture for all classes OF AMI
mails. but great precaution must be
taken In pasturing f. The difficulties
arise from the injury 10 the plants
which close cropping may cause and
TO the fact that IN cattle and sheep II
II liable 20 cause bloat According q
reports received from farmers over the
state. those who have attempted Il
make n continuous pasture of Il have
failcd
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-03-30
White Lad 20 XII Rata.

An Illinois farmer says: IL have
tried great many methods for de.
stroylng rats and mice. but one OF the
most satisfactory is this. Take one
pound OF white lead and mix with II
enough freshly ground cornmeal %
make stiff dough. Now melt piece
OF pure cheese the size OF hens egg
nnd work into the mass. Place small
quantities where rats and mice are
wont 90 frequent"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-03-30
HOLDS CHILD IN BED.

dangerous mischief is continually on
her mind A handy device 10 have In
such emergencies Is shown here, an
apparatus for holding the children In
bed. IL consists Of n bed strap. which
is arranged across the bed and strap
ped beneath the mattress. Attached 20
the bed strap is a band or belt which
moves freely on the bed strap. The
belt Is placed around the body OF the
child permitting 1t 60 move freely
from one side 20 the other and also a
limited up and down movement. New
crtheless the child cannot work free
OF the strap and climb over the top OF
the crib.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-03-30
prof, IN hoqs.

Most OF the profit IN hogs. excepting
from breeding sows. r. made by fat.
tenlng them when they are six or sew
en- months old. III kept growing with.
out check until this time they ought 20
weigh DO pounds or more II pays
better than 60 feed an extra year, even
though the weight Is doubled in that
time. The pork pig sells quickest and
highest Breeding sows may bc kept
SO long M they produce two good lit.
tiers n year. one dropped early in tho
spring and the second In August or
September
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-03-30
MEASURING Cattle to &c. woioh..

The following rule has been found OF
considerable value in determining the
weight OF cattle when actual weighing
Is lnconyenlent but In all the rules
given the weight VIII vary widely with
animals OF the same girth. Cattle girth
ing Eve feet ordinarily weigh from CSC
10 700 pounds according TO form and
fatness. For each additional inch In
girth add twenty-five pounds up TO six
feet ana for each inch after six feet
add fifty pounds.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-03-30
FOR THE CHILDREN
Game Of Thought Readinu.

This is a good game, which II skill.
fully carried out VIII very succcssfulls
mystlfy the whole company.
II IS necessary that the player who +
20 take the part Of thought reader shall
have a confederate. and the game f.
then played as follows;
The thought reader, having arranged
that the confederate should write y
certain word. commences by asking
four members Of the company 90 each
write word upon n piece Of paper
fold Il up IN such a manner that Il
cannot be- seen and then 90 pass II on
10 him. The confederate OF course vol
unteers % make one of the four ana
writes the word previously agreed up.
on. which *. We viii suppose. Hast
lngs"
The thought reader places the slips
OF paper between his fingers. taNins
care 20 put The paper OF his confe,ler
ate between the third ard little finger
He then takes the folded plpcr from
between his thumb ana first fiHger anl
iupH ~ io'h'h az - - 'N'' W. A'i'
head. az each rub mentioning n letter.
as II Tubl. 4 rub. S-TI-N-GS, after
which he calls out that some lady or
gentleman has written Hastings" IL
did" replies the confederate.
The thought reader then opens the
paper. looks az II and slips II into his
pocket lie has, however. looked az
one OF the other papers and IL there
fore In a position 10 spell another
word. which he proceeds 10 do in the
same manner, and thus the game goes
on until all the papers have been read.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-03-30
HINTS FOR FARMERS
The Cabbage Maaaot.

Professor Washburn, entomologist OF
the Minnesota experiment station.
urges the need OF thoroughly blowing
land which has been Ia cabbage or
eaullflowcr. There Is no more serious
menace 70 next seasons crop than the
stalks which are allowed 10 stand over
winter and almost up 10 the time Of
setting the new crop. for close TO these
stalks and ~ them there are many
brown puparla, from which will
emerge the cabbage maggot flies this
spring. These germs should be ex-
posed by blowing. so that various enc.
mics and varying conditions OF the
weather may reach and destroy them.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-03-30
peautIly the Farm Lawn.

One OF the greatest mistakes a farm.
er can make is 10 become SO engrossed
In making money that he has no time
to beautify his home. one OF The cheap
est and most effective ways of dong
this Is with natures own materials.
Here Is plan for unique and pretty
flower bed, which will be an ornament
TO any lawn Make a pile OF stone
preferably powders or "nigger heads"
-of any convenient size and ill the
spnces with rich dirt Plant all the3e
little holes TO ferns and flowers, and in
a few weeks you will ind that you
have added very identifying feature
20 your yard
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-03-30
Sheen Notes.

Sheep have come 10 be about the
best property in the live stock line
Lamb or mutton IL one OF the most
wholesome OF ments and Is most eco
nomical for the farmers use.
If the teeth are bad feed finely
ground meal and the best clover after
math or early cut clover.
A moderate ration OF beets. four 20
FIVE pounds per head daily Il condu.
Give 10 the hcalthfulness OF the flock
and improves the quality OF the NUT.
ton.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-03-30

Boil onions until done and press
them through rlcer. Season with salt
and white pepper. To two cupfuls OF
the onion pulp and one half cupful OF
cream add the yolks Of two eggs beat
on well. Cook thorough and until the
egg thlckcns, then pour on 60 thin
slices OF buttcred toast
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-03-30

Hand skimming cannot separate The
butter fat from the milk as thoroughly
rs separator. The loss would soon
pay for separator Another advan
tagc Is that the calves and pigs may III,
fed with the milk while II Is still warm
with animal heat. which IL much bet
ter than 90 have II warmed by a FIRE.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-03-30
Wheat For tlens

Wheat fed whole 20 laying hens and
wheat screenings or cracked wheat @
young chicks viii nearly always give
good results. The tendency OF whent
Is 20 produce healthy growth. feed
the muscular tissues and aid material
~ IN causing the hen 20 lay many rich
pvr-s
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-03-30

Never wash cups plates, spoons and
knives that have been used In the sick
room with those used by the family
Infectious diseases. as scarlet fever.
have been known 90 spread IN that
DO not eat In the slckroom or
anything that has stood
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-03-30
Floor Of the Hog House.

About cemcn, floors a swine breedef
says; II see n good deal OF talk about
cement floors for hog houses. have
never seen one that was q success. The
best floor. IN my opinion. IL dirt. with
a good woven wire netting stretched
over II 20 keep the hogs from roofing V
M"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-03-30
chiId's Bed strap.

Nothing causes the busy mother nore
anxiety than TO leave the little ones
asleep In bed while she quickly runs
TO the store TO purchase the household
needfuls. The fear that they will
awaken, crawl ont OF bed and get into
Gilpin observer., 1907-06-06

Hawley, who fifteen years ago was
counsel for the federation and ap-
peared for him in the several trials fol-
lowing the early troubles.
In the person OF one Lloyd, Pink
erton agent, Breen recognized Harry
Allison. who joined the Miners union
at Gem. Idaho, during the strike, and
became secretary OF that union An
other of Allisons aliases is Seringo.
His occupation here is to act as body.
guard for the manager of the Pinker-
ton sleuths.
Some fears are expressed as to the
chances Of the jury withstanding the
long strain OF the trial. Among the
twelve men in the box more than half
are more than sixty years of age, three
have passed the seventy mark, and the
average is about fifty weight. With the
exception of one. the jury is composed
OF farmers, who are used to outdoor
life, and the confinement is already be-
ginning to tell on some who have sat
| for more than two weeks.
Boise, Idaho.-It seems almost be-
yond the range of possibility at this
Then what?
rested and turned over to Colorado
authorities for trial on conspiracy
charges in that state, or will an at
tempt be made to secure another jury
for rehearing of the Steunenburg
murder charge in Boise?
These are the questions that are up
! permost in the minds of those most
vitality interested In the result of the
tvtn nj sv. ..st. st
Is remarkable in many ways
Three men are indicted. Three men
are to be tried. They are charged with
conspiracy and completely In the mur.
der of former chief executive Of a
state, the entire population of which
does not exceed that of Denver.
The history of the labor troubles
leading to the death OF this one-time
governor is known by heart to nearly
every man, woman and child in Idaho.
"A majority OF those eligible for jury
duty have firmly rooted conviction
that the federation officials are either
innocent or guilty.
jury has not yet been secured in the
most populous county in the state.
They will be compelled to base their
verdict largely upon circumstantial
evidence. They will hear the testi.
mony OF Harry Orchard, the nature of
which, 1t Is promised, will be startling
in the extreme.
All the 100000 inhabitants OF Idaho
will read the disclosures Orchard will
make. They will base opinions on
what he tells the court and jury. In
the'very nature of things. these read.
ers will be disqualified for jury duty.
How, then, can a jury be obtained
in any county Of the state either to
retry Haywood, in case the present
jury disagrees. as predicted. or to sit
in judgment upon Meyer or Pettibone ?
Gilpin observer., 1907-06-06
Serious Wreck in Texas.

San Antonio, Tex.-One man was In
stantly killed and a score of persons
injured, some of them fatally, by the
wrecking of eastbound passenger train
No. on the morning Of June End. two
miles west of Lozier. small station
on the Southern Pacific.
The derailment was the result either
Of train wreckers or defective steel,
though the positive cause had not been
discovered.
The train was dashing along at .
speed of thirty-five to forty miles an
hour when the derailment occurred.
Every car on the train was derailed.
two of them turning over.
The dead and wounded were in the
chair car, this being one of the cars to
turn over.
The dead:
w. B. Jacks, Sanderson, Texas.
The injured include:
Chester Aldrich, Big Springs, Texas;
deep scalp cut on back Of head: in
jured internally; will die.
Mrs. F. c. Ball. El Paso, Texas;
wounds on wrists and head.
Infant of Mrs. Ball; contusions on
head; will die.
C. A. Lewis, FL Paso. back injured.
Mrs. Maud Lewis; bruised snd cut
in left side.
N. E. Carter. El Paso; cut and
bruised about arms and hands.
s. H. Sherod, El Paso; bruises on
body.
Mrs. Sarah Haukeman, El Paso;
bruises on body.
Gilpin observer., 1907-06-06
What Do You Think of That.

Boston. Observation-Disclosures Secre-
tary Field of the mayors office re-
ceived letter from Trinidad Colo
rado) woman asking the mayor to find
her good Yankee husband She does
not care II he is old so long as he is
kind. Her name is withheld for OBJ
vious reasons, but any matrimonially
inclined man, young or old. who gives
evidence Of meaning business should
send his name to Mr.. Field. The letter
follows:
Nevada Avenue, Trinidad Colo.
"Honored Gentlemen: Not that
think you are conducting a matrimo-
nial bureau, but would like to know II
there are any marriageable men in
your city or surrounding country worth
while looking after for husband.
II will not deceive anyone. Am a
grass widow, age twenty-nine. have
three children, all pretty, bright and
healthy. The western men are rough,
as rule, or at least think so. and not
affectionate. was reared in the South.
but my life was sad there. and do not
wish to go back. have been in the
West for long time, but am tired of
II. What | want is a whole-hearted.
good-natured old Yankee. do not
care II he is a farmer or fisherman.
for 1 can live on milk. fish and pota-
toes, and am a good cook"
Gilpin observer., 1907-06-06

intendent of the Bunker Hill mine dur
ing the Occur d'Alene troubles in 1899.
Bradley quit the Coeur d'Alenes
when the bull pens were abolished and
took up his residence in San Francisco
One morning about two years ago, an
explosion occurred as he opened the
front door Of his home. He was Sc
verely injured and the house was dam
aged.
Orchard told MCFARLAND that he mad
been delegated by the inner circle Of
the Western Federation of Miners to
kill Bradley and that he had placed a
bomb in such position that Bradley
would explode 1t when he opened the
front door of his house.
The state is gathering its array of
witnesses. squads of them being as
signed to the care of Pinkerton detec-
tives. 1t Is estimated that there are
now in Boise fifty Of the $50 witnesses
summoned by the state. Even with
this excess of care which the state is
bestowing on the witnesses, reports
are circulated which indicate that they
are causing considerable trouble and
no little annoyance to the sleuths. One
of the states most important wit
nesses is Lottie Day, a keeper of re-
sort at Cripple Creek. She escaped
the sleuths, and. it is understood, took
the afternoon train back to Colorado
She was subpoenaed to tell of a con-
versation with Orchard in relation to
the acts of violence committed in the
Cripple Creek district.
Counsel for the defense was in
creased by the arrival of Attorney Pc
ter Breen Of Butte. former member
of the Western Federation and a sur
vivor of the Occur d'Alene bull pen.
Breen was an active participant in the
clashes in northern Idaho and is well
acquainted with the conditions and the
persons arrayed on the other side. He
exchanged greetings with Attorney
Gilpin observer., 1907-06-06
Cut Out Middlemen.

Omaha, Neb.-The fight between the
packers and the stock commission men
over the purchases Of "she stuff" sub
ject to post-mortem examination, took
q new turn when Armour & Co. pur-
chased 800 cows direct from the cattle
raisers, subject to the new rule Of the
packers governing this class Of live
stock.
Commission men at all yards are ad-
vising shippers and raisers not to ship
stock until the new order Is rescinded.
This is the first break in the cattle
growers line. Armours' manager said
the "she stun" was purchased at nor
NAL fugres," but refused to state the
actual price.
Commission dealers upon the live
stock exchange are wrought up over
the direct purchase by packers from
the shippers instead Of having the sale
pass through their hands.
Gilpin observer., 1907-06-06
Lost Fortune-Made Another.

William Sullivan of Denver and Sill.
verton, ex-sheriff of Ouray county. in
speaking Of the rich strike recently
made by o. p. Lyon in Red mountain
between Silverton and Ouray, says
that the people of the whole district
rejoice at Mr.. Lyons good fortune in
striking 1t rich" He had made
money in mining in Red mountain. but
lost 1t In outside Investments in real
estate and returned to mining. hav-
ing to do almost all the work single
handed and alone, but always with the
strong conviction that he would strike
1t rich. He would work in his tunnel
Gilpin observer., 1907-06-06
THE REWARD OF PATIENCE.
High Line Ditch to Finally to Be
Improved.

Denver.-After more than a quarter
of century the and owners who
pinned their faith to the High Line
ditch for a water supply are to be re-
warded, and within year, instead of
receiving full supply of water for
two months and scant supply during
the rest of the year, they will have an
absolute supply the year round.
Fifteen years ago Bradford Du Bois
and c. G. Richardson tramped through
the mountains along the Platte river
and tributaries, locating a reservoir
site on Goose creek, just above the
great Cheesman dam, and another site
known as the Antero site, thirty-five
miles north of the Cheesman dam. AL
most Immediately thereafter Mr.
Richardson. who was the controlling
owner in the ditch enterprise, died !;
his estate was taken into the courts
where it still is, incidentally-andt the
entire enterprise received what was
for sometime thought to be death
blow.
1t had no sooner been started on
the road to recovery when the panic
of 1898 nearly finished it.; since that
time it has been struggling along, be-
hind it few faithful ones who refused
to give up.
Among these faithful ones, none
worked harder for final success than
Bradford Dubois. and it was he that
gave out the information yesterday
that enough money had been subscribed
10 insure the building of the two reser-
voirs, sites for which he and Mr.. Rich
ardson located SO many years ago.
Mr.. Dubois said: THE High Line
,zl t. Lns,
ated- in fact. it is rejuvenated, and
the work of building our two reservoirs
will be started very soon and carried
to an early completion There are 450
users. owning $4,000 acres; we will
now be in a posistion to take on 5000
more acres. and will do it at $50 an
acre; and it will not cost present pa
irons more than IS an acre for addi-
tional rights-perhaps it will not cost
more than $500.
Our Antero reservoir will have a
capacity of 5000 100000 cubic feet OF
water and our Goose Creek Creek
reservoir will have capacity of l.
500 900. 900 cubic feet.
"Our reservoir rights have presce-
dence over the Cheesman dam water
rights. The High Line ditch is east
of the city; it was begun in 1877 and
completed in 1879.
with the completion of our new
reservoir we will have practically un-
limited water supply and where our
present users are getting all the water
they want for only two months Of the
year, they will have all the water they
want twelve months in the year. We
will have one of the best water propo-
sitions in the state-and the most val
uable."
Gilpin observer., 1907-06-06
L. H. PERKINS FALLS TO DEATH.
insures His Life for $45o, 900 and Falls
From Housetop.

Lawrence. Kan.-Under circum-
stances that indicate suicide and a
carefully laid plan to make his death
appear an accident. Luicius II. Per
kins, prominent in legal and Masonic
circles. who had his life insured for
nearly half million dollars, fell from
the roof of his residence and received
injuries from which he died a few
hours later without regaining con-
sciousness.
Perkins went up to the roof at 6
o'clock, and nobody knows what he
went up for. He ventured out on the
east end SO far that 1t would have
been a wonder II some accident had
not befallen him. A man working on
the place saw him topple over and gave
the alarm. This man thinks that Per
kins partly caught himself when he
passed trough on the wall, but does
not know. He hit the ground in sit.
ting posture and then fell forward. He
was picked up and medical aid sum-
moned, but nothing could be done for
him.
Perkins carried life insurance
amounting to about $450,000. The fam
lily does not know the exact amount.
Most of this insurance was written in
the past six months. A year ago Per
kins built house costing $4,000.
When nearly finished It caught fire one
night and was nearly destroyed. The
origin OF the fire was never learned.
This loss was adjusted and the house
rebuilt. It was named Ufton Court
and Perkins entertained extensively
Perkins was secretary of the state
examining board for lawyers and last
year was president Of the State Bar
Association. He had arranged his bust
ness preparatory to leaving for Can.
ada for the summer. He was promi-
nent in Masonic circles and was sup
pon I'd to be quite wealthy.
Gilpin observer., 1907-06-06

expressed himself as feeling first
rate" Haywood was out for his regu-
lar exercise on the lawn around the
Jail.
His trial on a charge of numbering
former Governor Steunenburg was
recommended Monday morning. after
an intermission caused by his illness.
The opening of court was delayed I'M
til IL o'clock in order to allow Judge
Fremont Wood to attend to some i'm
portant matters pending In the Dis
trict Court and to give the talesmcn
In attendance an opportunity to re-
turn from their homes.
The state has had fifteen months to
collect evidence.
Detective Mcfarland, the mine own
ers' sleuth, has given his whole time to
this case.
The end OF the coming week will
bring forth the crux of the states case.
Two or three days are to be used for
the usual preliminary proof. Then Or
chard is to be brought from the peni-
tentiary to tell his tale OF murder and
repentance. When he shows In court
there will be crowd on hand and the
lawyers will be ready for a technical
debate on the admissibility OF his tes-
or not to hitting the gates and review
ing all the strike history of the mining
regions, 1t is a practical certainty that
Judge Wood will follow the Chids go
anarchist cases and let in everything
that has transpired in the Coeur
d'Alene and Colorado for the last fif-
teen years.
The defense is ready to meet the sit
uation whenever 1t comes. Haywood's s
defenders in and out of the Western
Federation of Miners have been unre-
mitting In their efforts to prove his
innocence since the day he was taken
from Colorado.
When Bulkeley Wells. representing
the Mine Owners Association of Colo
RADIO, and Detective MCFARLAND, the
mine owners employe, produce evil
dence to prove that every crime COM
mitted at Cripple Creek and Telluride
was inspired by Haywood. Meyer and
Pettibone. the defense will, when its
time comes, produce witnesses to
prove that many of these crimes were
committed by Pinkerton agents in the
employ Of the mine owners.
Neither side will attempt to prove
that crimes were not committed.
Twelve Idaho farmers are to decide
the fate Of the secretary-treasurer OF
the Western Federation OF Miners and
their verdict will also be for or against
the Western Federation OF Miners.
Boise, Idaho.-Senator Borah, lead
ing counsel for the prosecution In the
Haywood case, said that the state
would be able positively to corrob-
crate one important feature of Or
chard's confession. Orchard, in the
version Of his confession that has been
circulated over the country with the
tacit approval Of Detective MCFARLAND,
claims to have attempted to assas-
sinate Jim" Bradley. who was super