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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
Noted Labor lawyer.

Clarence barrow, the Chicago
lawyer Who is senior counsel FOR the
miners accused OF the murder OF for
mer Governor Steunenberg OF Idaho,
has been connected with many inn
portant labor cases lie was counsel
FOR Eugene Debs when the latter was
prosecuted as a result Of the great
western railway strike. In the anthra-
cite arbitration proceedings IN 1902 Mr.
Darrow was az the head OF the array
OF legal assistants for the United Mine
Workers. He also defended Steve
Adams. recently tried for completely
In alleged murders attributed 70 the
Western Federation OF Miners
Born IN Ohio ffty years ago, Mr..
barrow Is recognized as one OF chi.
Cages keenest lawyers. lie has held
important positions under various city
governments aud served term IN the
Illinois legislature. lie was the close
friend and political associate OF John
T. Alteeld and delivered the funeral
Grafton over the body ~ the former
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
DEAD MERCHANT
he SOMETIMES DRIVES TRADE
AWAY FROM THE TOWN.
HINDRANCE TO LIVE MERCHANT
Are az Much 20 Be Feared az the
Competition OF the Catalogue
Houses-shouid Be Awak-
ened or Buried.

Why should the home merchant be
patronizad instead OF the mail order
house, The subject has been ex-
aeusted almost and from all points OF
NV and all sides there is no valid
feason why the merchant at home
should 1ot-exceptfng two. price and
articles wanted.
II is not the Intention OF the writer
10 jot down pleasant flow OF Ian
guage or 10 produce an interesting bit
Of reading matter. but merely 10 state
In few simple sentences what have
seen and learned Of the competition be
TWEEN the catalogue houses and the
home merchants. In the first place no
one community suffers greatly in this
competition. That makes the problem
all the more difficult in solution.
mean by this that the majority Of buy
srs In no one community purchase by
mail The business OF the mail order
house il scattered over a large terri.
tory, the number OF orders coming
from any one community compared
with the whole In comparatively small
90 the number OF orders In the town.
There ~ an exception To this In com.
munity where the home merchants are
dead ones and ask exhorbitant prices.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
HINTS FOR FARMERS



The flEirtt with a few head Of hogs
should grow On aere@or 40 Of rape This
forage h especially fine for summer
pasture after clover and other grasses
have died. says the Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The plant requires a rich. moist seed
bed
For early pasture the seed should be
sown Gb0u, the time 10 plant corn.
other seedlings may hr made for later
crops up I'm the lst Of August When
II Is sown broadcast II requires from
four 10 Eve pounds OF seed per acre. II
sown M drills, from two 90 three
pounds are sufficient. II should be-
s0wn near the hog lots. so the fences
can hc changed with the least possible
trouble. II IL is not convenient e. fence
the plat. you can cnt the rape aud feed
II IN the pen.
While rape does not contain n great
deal OF food elements. IL Is valuable az
"a balance for the concentrated grains
II has been found that when fed with
grain one acre Of rape has feeding
value equivalent 10 2G57 pounds OF
grain One or two experiments show
that young pigs thrive better when
pastured ON rape than on clover. Thu
hogs usually eat more Of II than ~ cln
yer. -slf.sssss.sss-c..-.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25

or harvest sale or the likey But why
not7 These two storekeepers are bit
ter against the mail order houses.
wonder Why ] talked with the rail-.
road agents i'm that little city and he
said lots Of hardware and furniture
was shipped In. He said. .One day
made out an express order for s3f TO
pay for a bill OF hardware | told the
man 10 go up and see II the merchant
couldn't iii the order He went but
soon came back. saying that he didn't
have half Of the stun on hand and that
he wouldn't cut bit ON what he did
have"
Column after column has been writ
ten deplorIng the fact that the buyer
spends her or his money away from
home. that she or he is helping 20 build
up the mail order house To the detri-
ment Of the home merchant. The SEN
timent Is good and the cause is worthy
Of the efforts being made 10 stop this
undertow; but no amount OF writing.
and no amount OF home patriotism VIII
ever overcome the bad effects OF the
dead merchant in the little town. The
truth can be plainly seen.
Let us turn back TO the general
stores and look up the proprietor OF
any onG He probably will be found
busy waiting on customer. but II not
he will tell you that II is not the cata-
logues alone that he fears, but also
that IL is the lethargy OF these two
dealers. They are helping 20 drive
away trade from home.
I have wandered from the subject
and gotten over on the buyers side
Of the fence. but isn't II well at times
10 look at the other side Of this pitiable
story7 started 10 write few lines on
Why People Should Trade at Home
and have gotten into the field OF Why
the Home Merchant Should Induce
People 10 Trade al Home" II may be
fair TO the little town TO once In a
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
glberfeId's coaehino scheme.

Kid Elberfeld. shortstop of the New
York Americans, says he wouldslike 10
coach baseball teams aud liz confident
that he could teach them something.
There ls not the least doubt that he
can. Kid says that he likes 10 figure
out plays aud the like OF paper. as IL
were, after the manner ~ u football
coach. and says that were lac coaching
team he would carry them through
their work Ia talk when II was i'm
possible for them 20 get ON the field
Elberfeld II about thirty years old
and is In excellent physical condition,
barring his back injury, from which
he will recover shortly. and has many
years OF baseball usefulness before
him. lie says he VIII keep mt the
game as long as he can stand the
gan. but does not like a. think Of the
time when he viii. through age. have
20 leave the field for good.
However. his love for the game viii
probably cause him 10 he a manager
after he Is all In. 10 would not be- sur
prising Ia see the name ~ Elberfeld
Identified with baseball for many
years. for long after he In gone the
dope sheets will be full Of what he aid
iu his day and time. which then viii
be known ns the long ago.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25

To illustrate There Is little city in
the central part Of Wisconsin. a beau.
tiful little place, with its shady streets
and pleasant homes. II has several
general stores owned by live. wide
awake merchants. who are hustling for
business, yet are always pleasant and
ready 10 visit with customer. They
are not put out az any time 10 show
goods, taking down bolt after bolt OF
cloth and maybe then not making even
a fye-cent sale. They take that as
part ot their business. they are always
willing To send posthaste TO the city
for any article they may not have in
stock that Ia wanted by a customer;
their stocks are up.todate and free
from shelfworn goods. These men
make the humblest customers feel vel.
come IN their stores. and particular Mt
jention II paid TO waiting on children.
giving them even better measure and
quality than their elders would :,
eeive And these men are advertisers.
Their ads in the local papers are
changed regularly and show time and
study They meet the mail order man
more than half way In special sales
and clearing OF odds and ends. Here
Ii an instance where there IL no legi.
innate excuse for person sending
away after goods And the people do
not Very few articles Of general mer.
chandise are shipped into that city.
The buyer and seller are working In
harmony 10 their own betterment and
advantage.
But look at the other side The city
which we have in mind has one hard
ware and one furniture store. Both
have fairly good stocks for the size OF
their circle OF trade. but just step into
either one OF these stores. The pro
prietor may be In the back room or the
back yard for all you know. but by and
by some stir is heard and leisurely he
makes Ms appearance-neither store
has need OF clerk-and probably with
some rrumbes about being disturbed.
- what is wanted. There might AS
l. be placards in the store announc-
ing Buy what I've got and keep stu
and We are busy. don't disturb us
No EFFORT IL made 20 show you an artl
Gle; nothing is ever taken down from
the shelves unless directly asked for.
Neither hardware nor furniture man
acts willing to get what you want u he
does not have Il In stock. And again
neither one Of these stores believe in
advertising. They use no space In
their home papers. newcomer would
never know the city possessed such
places Of business enterprise Who
ever heard Of a country hardware or
fwniturc store having a special le,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
pressmakinq Hints.

A good way 10 hang skirt for ones
self IL To sew up seams, press nicely,
haste tricks or plaits in place. put on
band. then fold skirt In half and lay
on table and take finished skirt
which hangs correctly and lay over
same. putting "A basting or row Of pins
around bottom edge 10 show where 10
turn MP new skirt nh easy and salts
factory way 10 put In sleeve correct
ly, fold armhole, having center fold
come one inch back of shoulder seam.
and where the half comes join under
seam az sleeve This always lnsures a
perfect fit
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
swee, Marie.

Though Sweet Marie. 200. the cham
plon trotter Of the past two years or
since the days Of cresceus and Major
Delmnr. viii campaign over the grand
circuit IN exhibitions. she IN Ia he seen
on but three half mile tracks Of the
United states. The Lima Driving Park
company OF Lima. a.. has lust closed
a contract for her appearance Sweet
Marie viii also 20 over the half mile
oyals 81 Allentown. Pa. aud az Ham
line. the track OF the Minnesota State
Fair association
The great trotting mare will endeay-
or 90 lower the worlds half mile track
trotting record Of 2.Os. now held by
Cresceus Dan Patch lowered the
worlds half mile pacing record TO
2O4i5 over the Lima track. aud George
O. eauaied the worlds record for geld
lngs over the same track and the
horsemen OF Ohio aud indiana win
watch with interest the attempt of
Sweet Marie next October.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
SELECTING a Breed Of tioa..

The well known swine breeder. A j.
ForeJoy Of Illinois. says that the large
early maturing type of hog Is the work
OF many years breeding. feeding, care
and management and that the first 100
pounds 81 such pigs cost much less
than the next 100 aud that the cost OF
food ia supporting them Is but one
fourth AZ much for the first 100 pounds
AZ the fourth 100 cost.
The risk II also much less In grow
ing hogs that can be put on the mar
ket at the age OF six 10 eight months
than In having 10 carry them along
well over the winter. To get this or
a heavier weight better raise two crops
OF pigs a year from the sows and sell
them az light weight than one crop
carried on 10 a heavier weight
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
The Cheshire Hon.

The Cheshire swine resemble the
Middle Yorkshire IN form II II q
medium sized breed. although there are
numerous records Of pigs dressing over
400 pounds az nine months of age. IL
il long bodied animal ana weighs
more than appears at first sight The
quality az the meat is first class, very
fine grained and. IL not overfat. very
desirable for bacon. Experiments ~
the Maine station show the Cheshire
leading in gains per day as compared
win, Yorkshlres. Chester Whites. TO
land, Nhinas aud BerkshIres. The Chesh-
ire II Il good breeder. producing fair.
~ lnrge filters. The native home ~
the pig Is in northern New York, where
II was produced by crossbreeding Of
Yorkshires and Suffolks and natiy,
stock IL is white in color, sometimes
with black spots. Farm Progress.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
HERMAN LAaERcRASrz.

movement. MIR. Iagercrantz laboretf for
some time In his native land. Later
he aud his wife went 10 London and
for several years workal exclusively
ia the lowest slums. Becoming Il colo
mel, he was transferred 20 India about
1893 but after two years stay III
ness compelled his return To Sweden,
Some time after he severed his connec-
ton with the salvation Army.
Since 1896 Mr. IArer,yantz has been
associated with his brother in the
management Of the Nirsbo steel works
Ia the central part Of Sweden
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE


Hang a cnrd OH the WALL over the
tubs with the following directions
plainly written:
Remoye stains Of
\ Fresh fruits. with boiling water.
Red wine and red ink. warm chlorine
water.
Cocoa aud blood. cold water.
Grass aud machine oil, cold water
and soap
Varnish and OH paints. turpentlne
and soap.
Iron rust and ink. weak solution OF
oxalic acid tone tablespoonful 10 one
glass OF water.
Coal tar or wagon grease. lard. then
soap; wash alternately with water and
turpentine.
Table linen wrung by hand irons
much better than that wrung by ma.
chine.
Boil all dainty white clothes In strong
piilowcases This saves much wear
and tear
Use both large and small ironing
boards; covers for these should lie
shaped and fastened with tape instead
OF pins.
Make apron bag Of strong material
for elotheSplns. .s.rsr.T 49,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
FIXING an Old Floor.

An old floor that has been abused 10y
having tacks driven into II and other
careless treatment may be put In good
condition for rugs. First buy some
putty and work into II enough wood
dye or oil stain 10 make II OF the same
color as the floor FIJI the holes and
scrape with a putty knife This viii
take time. for the little holes are not
easy 10 see and hill III uncolored putty
IL used IL viii he In itself AZ much OF q
Disagreement as the original trouble
If paint has been dropped and dried IN
spots on the floor scrape on with a
knife and brush the places over with a
little stain Ia make uniform with the
rest OF the floor before giving the gen
eral coat over the whole.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
An EnoIi.h Dairy Cow Ration.

An English farmers dairy ration Tor
a herd OF high class Jersey cows is as
follows. During the summer each cow
IL fed daily IN addition 10 grass. two
pounds Of crushed oats. four pounds OF
wheat bran. two pounds of cottonseed
wake. two pounds OF bean meal. fifteen
pounds OF mangels. ten pounds OF cut
hay aud eight pounds OF long hay per
head.
The grain ana cake are mixed with
the cut hay. scalded and fed In the
other feeds. one IN the early morning
and the other ia late afternoon. The
roots are fed after milking In the
morning. ana the long hay ~ fed after
milking in the evening.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
Nursery Notes.

IL il unndvlsable 10 battle child In
less than an hour and half after eat
surface away from the digestive or
gans. aud thus interferes with the proc
ess OF digestion.
A daily nap Is OF the greatest service
10 growing children and II the habit is
once formed the children Will not Oh.
Ject 10 H.
II IL IA mistake 10 give young children
too much meat or 10 allow them TO eat
pickles. pepper or rich sauces. such n
diet will impair their digestion
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
PEOPLE OF THE DAY


Count Herman LaEercautz. the new
Swedish minister at Washington, Il
One OF the most interesting members of
the diplomatic corps. The son. o. =
councillor OF state, h. WAS educated
for military career and Ia due time
became IN officer IN one OF the crack
regiments ~ the Swedish army. His
resignation from the regiment in 1850
to join tie Salvation Army caused "A
mild sensation In Stockholm.
Deyotlng his efforts TO the social
rather than the religious side of the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
VIVA, Cab Will Do.

District Attorney Jerome OF New
York was talking NJ dinner about the
power az speech.
Speech. talk he said. III Il Is fast
and fluent and earnest enough, viii
achieve miracles. turn black white, do
anything
"A woman went ~ buy "A new
bonnet the other day. Tie salesman,
getting his tongue slightly twisted.
brought ont handsome bonnet and
said rapi,sy aud excitedly
"A great bargain, madam-the last
one left. They have all gone OF like
hot cakes. aud no wonder; formerly
$40 now offered for S15.'
I'm take H. the woman, much Inn
pressed. said hastily"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25

the winner viii Ice given permanent
possession of the valuable trophy,
which IN said 10 have an Intrinsic value
OF over 5000.
According To MIR. Ewing. Mr.. Smath.
ers would Ice glad OF the opportunity
TO rid himself Of the gold cup In this
manner, and the ofrer will stand good
until accepted. There IL bot one stlp-
ulation that the New York man has
made which lac insists shall be carried
out by the Memphis association la the
event his offer liz accepted. The color
line l. not drawn, FOR. according 60 the
conditions governing. "all members of
the Caucasian race are Ineligible 10
drive their mules or mules owned by
others, with the exception Of &. X. q.
Billings 1"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
rres,msn, FOR earbed Wire Cuts.

The following Is said a. have been
proved an excellent treatment for
barbed wire cuts Wash the cut thor
oughly with CASTLE soap. using tepld
water After washing IL spray the
wound with weak solution 81 carbolic
acid aud then dust over IL all the fresh
air slaked lime that VIII adhere. This
treatment should be- given every day
No wrapping or covering IL needed.
The same treatment would doubtless
be good IN cases where horses get their
pasterns burned or cut with n rope.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
The SPORTING WORLD


Another contest will take place for
the famous Memphis gold cup. nroyid.
ed the wishes ~ Elmer l., Snathc4s
o. New York are carried out
Through his attorney, carntlerS Ew-
Ing. Mr.. Snathcrs announces that the
trophy which has attracted so much
attention through the trotting and civil
courts Will he donated for n contest
10 take place over the same course that
Lou Dillon aud Major Dclmar trav-
eled, which ended In the charges 81
doping
The event according 10 Mr.. Smath-
ers. will be for mules and will consist
Of hut single heat The driver OF
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25

Make your own stump machine. Go
into the woods ,and pick out n sapllng
OF beech or ironwood or other strong
timber fifteen or twenty feet long and
seven or eight inches through at the
butt Fasten the log 10 the stump with
a stout chain. Sometimes you can get
a good hitch around some big root
Hitch the team 10 the outer end OF the
lever and drive around the stump. The
twisting will take out n pretty good
sized stump and do II quite easily.
Farm Journal.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25

governor OF Illinois. lie breaches the
doctrine of nonresistance and prac
tices the simple life. Mr.. barrow has
done much literary work In the way Of
essays and short stories He has also
written several books. Ia one OF which
Resist Not Evil" he advocates Tol.
stois ideas regarding government and
property.
In his defense OF the miners Mr.. Oar
row Is assisted principally by Frank
III. Richardson OF Denver. Yankee
from Massachusetts,. who has been In
the Vest long enough 10 count almost
az native son. Richardson has been
OF counsel for the Western Federation
OF Miners In its Colorado fights and
has a great reputation throughout the
west ns a successful criminal lawyer
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25

Chicago Is 20 have boxing again. ami
the followers ~ the popular sport are
nil rejoicing over the glad news. Sis
round bouts are Ia be- held. and only
y few clubs will he permitted "a bold
the shows. Mayor Bus-e. who was
recently elected over Mayer Dunno.
who was opposed "a pugilism. has
decided to allow the sport 20 20 ON
again. and II II expected that within
the next few weeks bouts VIII he ear.
riel on
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25

Lettuce affords quick growing and
choice green food for young chicks.
and green food Il essential 10 their
welfare
DO not allow ducks 10 have access "a
water only TO drink until they have
passed the downy stage Put sand
and gravel In the bottom 81 the drink
ing vessel
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
Bacon on Toast.

An appetlzlng breakfast dish Is pre-
pared IN the following manner: Fry
thin slices OF bacon n light brown. but
not crisp. Place two strips OF bacon on
each slice OF toast. lay in pan, break
over each slice OF toast an egg and
bnke for n few minutes.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
SOME REMARKABLE HORSES.
Stories About the stseds
OF Famous Men.

In his letters 10 Lord Granville. pub
lished by the Royal Philosophical So
ciety, who was also greatly interested
in natural history, Smithson, the
founder OF the Smithsonian institution
In America. relates how the horse OF
Alexander the Great. Bucephalus.
would al night on hearing a blast OF
showing the approach OF the enemy,
run At great speed 10 his masters tent
and with his teeth grab the sleeping
monarch and shake him until he sprang
into the saddle and galloped toward
the enemy.
Also that the great Caliph Harounel.
Raschid In the eight century In march.
Ing toward the forces Of Queen Irene
Of Constantinople constantly had
number OF trained Arabian horses (di.
rect descendants OF the famous horse
owned by lshmael 1000 years ago.
thrown forward as scouts. who from
time To time returned 20 camp aud by
a peculiar whinny and neigh reported
the proximity of the enemy
but. 10 come down 90 the present
day. II is related by a retired New
England clergyman. whose sands OF
life had nearly run out that one day
on leading his horse down through
lane to a brook for a drink the animal
suddenly halted and. turning its head
round, grabbed up with it's teeth one OF
Us hind shoes which had just dropped
on and. holding II in It's mouth with
the nails dangling. Il backed up against
a stone wall and clapped Il onto It's
hoof and with a few violent kicks
nailed II on again.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25

Professor Rommel OF the national bu.
reau Of animal industry says his inves
legations show that the sows ~ the
Poland china breed have increased In
fecundity during the past twenty years
A ten year experiment shows that.
while the Poland China filters average
TE2. the puroc-Jerseys average 9.26.-
Farmers Advocate.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
leather k.,,l. nold,r..

Save old boot tops 20 make iron and
kettle holders. Take piece ~ this
leather and cover e with cretonne or
other material. and you Will have
holder which VIII protect your hand
from the heat of the iron or kettle and
Will yet he thin and easily manipulated
better than the awkward wadded
things 40 often used
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-05-25
urEssIL HOLDER.

with shown. It's object il mainly TO
assist IN preserving the old rule OF "a
place for everything and everything in
It's place" This wire holder is small
aud can he readily secured In conven-
lent position. II provides place for
the broom. cup or two. a brush and
numerous other small kitchen utensils