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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08
STICKING TO The POINT.
The Question That Won Good Posi-
tion Fer a Boy.

A lawyer wanted an apprentice aud
placed an advertisement In the local
paper a numhfs uf boys replied. so
he gathered them all together ia bis
Office al once and looked them over
He found Il pretty hard 70 make
choice, but az length happy idea
strrck him
'Cncc upon a Time" he said. "a
farmer was very much annoyed by
huge rat that made very comfortable
living by feeding upon his grain and
other products. He tried traps OF all
kinds TO catch II. but the willy rodent
evaded them all arl apparently en-
joyed the game Of hide and seek that
the farmer had devised for Its recrea-
ton. One day. however, as the farmer
turned the corner OF n haystack, car
rylng n gun In his hand. he spied the
troublesome rodent at the edge or tn'
hay. Instantly raising his gun, nc
fred. but the blazing gun wad dropped
among the hay
Here the lawyer stopped, and, look
Ing Mt the boyr. he said. IF any OF yo'
want TO ask a question, write IL on
piece OF paper" Each did as sug
eested. and here are some of the ques
lions that were asked:
"Dld he set the hay on hrer
.sv,as the stack burned TO IN
! srorrdT
"r,ld the farmer have his hay II
? sureI?"
"was the fire engine near at hand J
.was the rat Killed.
3 The boy that asked the last questio
2 was chosen because he stuck to u
! point.-American Photography.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08
LOWERING THE FLAG.
The Regulation Method Of Half Mast
ing the colors.


ing the CoIors.
The method OF showing honor TO the
dead through the position OF the nag,
placing It at half mast-it Is termed
In naval circles, In the army, at haii
stafr-is described in article Al, par
agraph 42S, OF the United states army
regulations as follows:
where the flag Is displayed at haii
staff IL Is lowered TO that position
from the top OF the stan. 1t Is after
ward hoisted TO the top before II is
finally lowered"
"At military posts" said sergeant
OF the army recruiting station, where
the flag stan is planted IN the ground
IL Is usually IN two sections and about
eighty feet high. When the nag is
nIaced Mt half STAFF II is customary u
lower II 10 the middle of the upper
section, which in this case Is consider
cd the staff. At forts and other posu
where flags are on top OF buildings tn
flag. when placed at half stan, II hang
ING from the middle OF the stan, th'
central point OF the flag. the lowe
corner of star section coinciding Wit
a point midway between the top an'
bottom OF the stan"
when n fiag Il placed at half mas
in the navy" said a lieutenant OF IN
| limited states naval recruiting station
"the distance between the top Of "a
Gag and the top OF the mast i made
equal approximately the distance p
tween the bottom OF the flag ana q
base OF the mast" Kansas City Time
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08

Marjorie, aged nine. had not been
having very satisfactory reports from
school. Her father finally said, Mar
iorie, for the first hundred you get I'll
give you dollar" limo went on,
and the reward could not be claimed.
One day the child was taken violently
IN. Her mother sent for the doctor.
when he had gone Marjorie said.
Mamma, am l very illf"
"No, dear: your temperature is a lit
tie over a hundred. but the doctor
thinks you will be all right In day OF
So"
Smiles broke through Marjorie''
tsars.
"Now. mamma, can have my dol
lar papa said he would give II to mn
N could get n hundred In anything
DelIneator.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08
Tho Danger.

The busy man stopped before an OF
Ace building and leaped from his car
Rage. At the same moment an a,n'
bilious urchln ran forward and piped:
aHey. mister. kin hold yer horseT
"No, you can'tg' snapped the busy
man.
won't charge y much" insisted the
urchln.
'I don't care about the charge, I'm
patiently responded the man. throw
ing a blanket over his bony steed. MY
horse will not run away"
Gee. mister. didn't think he'd rut
awayr'
"Nor' :,
-No. thought he might fall down
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08
A LOST Joke.
Would Be ln,itator OF a Witty Man
Made a Ludierous Finish.

Would Be lnnitator OF Witty Man
Made a Ludicrous Finish.
Congressman Quarles used TO tell
this. II was guest of a leading
banker at dinner, one of your New
York giants OF finance. who had IN
vited nearly a score of us 70 eat a bit,
drink n bit and swap notions. Every
thing was lovely until the fifth course.
The waiter was bringing In what APP
pearcd on the menu as 'langue fumee
aux episards. what we common Old
roustabouts call smoked beef tongue
with spinach my favorite dish.
He tripped at the door and spilled the
tongue aud greens on the carpet. The
host. equal to the occasion, relieved us
All. especially the walter, by saying
iovially. There's no harm done. gem
tlemen. IT'S merely a lapsus lingpae.
II was about the cleverest play OF
words ever heard.
among the guests was Broadway
merchant, up from the gutter, worth
about $3,OO00O0 and proud or his vo-
cabulary, which was not unlike Mrs
Maiaprop's," continued Quarles. lie
shook with merriment at the banker
wit The happy effect induced him &c
give a dinner the following week, Win
about the same guests, and, as | hap
pencd to learn afterward, he had az
rected his servant 10 let fall q piece OF
roast beef on the floor. The servan
faithfully performed his part. DowI
went splendid nrst cut weighing
about fifteen pounds. the delicious
Juices scattering everywhere. We al
felt hurt at the accident Some ever
eroaned. BE not uneasy. my friends,
chirruped the would be witty hos'
tits only lapsus linguae. New
York Press.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08

II Is difficult to say what idea Plato
had OF the Deity. The best scholars
IN the world have been trying to settle
the question for centuries without
having reached anything ike an agree
ment. But II is clear that he believed
IN supreme power and intelligence.
which he seems TO make synonymous,
with wisdom" and goodness.
Whether he considered the Deity 70
be personal" or "imperonaP IL Is
impossible to say. Plato taught 'ne
doctrine OF future retribution ana ex-
onerates God from all responsibility
for physical and moral evil. = nc"
York American.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08

I saw Indians on the Chilcat river
f,shing day and night. The fisherman
walked along the bank carrying poie
ON the end OF which was barbiess
steel book
Tossing the hook end OF the pole into
the stream. he turned It 80 that the
elbow rested on the bottom. Then nc
GENT, drew the pole back and forth
and when he felt fish strike the
shaft he knew that salmon was prob
ably crossing over the pole, 50 he gave
Il a quick jerk. drove the hook int'
the fish's side and hauled II up on thu
bank.
This Is called smuggling salmon.-For
est and Stream.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08

Mr. william Miles, late yerger OF
Rochester cathedral and the original
OF Mr.. Tope in Edwin Brood was
n great favorite with the late Dean
Hole. On one anniversary OF the yer
gers birthday, after a pleasant greet
ing. the dean asked:
GLOW many children did your motn-
or havef"
ooh. | am the eldest OF twelyeT re-
piled Mr.. Miles. 49,,
.sThen." said the genial DEAN you
mover saw your youngest brother
"oh. yes, l didr' answered Miles.
.sWhat! with ten miles pet"eoN
your" said the dean chatiingly
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08
ORIGIN OF EGYPT"
How the Name Came TO 20 Applied 10
Southern Illinois.

How the Name Came TO BE Applied 20
Southern Illinois
The year 1924 was very wet Heavy
rains fell frequently. Corn on fatlands
was total failure. This year the wee
VII destroyed the wheat after II was
harvested. The next year. 1S25, there
was a remarkable growth of thistles ON
the branch bottoms. The winter or
1901 was known as the winter OF
deep snow. The snow was OF depth
OF from two and half to three feet on
a level. 1t drifted much and was very
destructive TO fruit trees. The weather
was intensely hot Both In 1881 ana
1882 the early frosts so injured the
corn as to entirely render IL worthless
for almost any purpose.
During the years between and in
Guiding 1S24-32, so nearly correspond
ing to the years OF famine In the days
OF Pharaoh and his ruler. as he made
Joseph 10 be. the people OF illinois,
depended upon the southern part oi
the state for so much grain, particu'
larry corn. that people in remembrance
OF the Bible story began TO call the
part of the state which had been 50
helpful In time of need Egypt-Albior
| Journal.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08
Work n out.

A man buys a pair OF shoes Tor -
and hands the shoemaker a ten dollar
bill The shoemaker goes to grocer
next door TO have the bill changed ana
then gives his customer 81 change.
After the latter has gone the grocer
PUSHES IN and declares that the ten
dollar BIN was counterfeit Inc
shoemaker gives him FIVE good one
dollar bills. two dollar bin aud W N
change for Il. How much has the
shoemaker lostf
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08

..You took retainers from both nus.
hord and wife IN this divorce case
said the court severely.
"Your honor,s ssaid the accused =.
tornov "let me explain. was hrst
retained by the man.
mo improperly In that
sTben conscious that the huspnnu
had secured legal talent OF such hisn
order deemed Il fair that the wire
should have an equal show''-hHis"'
CITY Newsbook.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08
4 GERMAN SATIRE. =
|rhs Forgotten Lifs end the Sad Fsts
of the herring.

4 The experiments OF men OF science
sometimes furnish amusement 10 those
Nc are not particularly Interested In
the slow. minute and apparently In
slenificant Investigations by means OF
which important physical facts are
learned. II Is interesting TO know that
II we cut on the tails Of forty sue
cassIve generations OF mice az their
birth not one mouse, even In the fourth
generation. viii be born without tai.
: Rnt when the man Of science was en-
gagged IN cutting Off the baby mlce's
tails MI the world laughed at him.
THE slow experiments TO test the pos
nbIIity that by degrees an animal may
mango It's habitat-a land animal TAX
Ing 10 water, and so on-were thus
amuginCly satirized In Germany:
some time ago Herr Professor Schlit-
zer the eminent biologist who Is max
ing experiments relative to the changes
OF habitat made by animals, captured
a live herring. He took the fish home
and kept II In a large vat OF salt wa
ter. Every morning the professor dip
ned out Of this vat half teaspoonfu
OF salt water and replaced 1t with al
equal amount OF fresh water.
The herring survived and passed his
aays apparently In the best OF spirits
In the course OF time the water In the
tank was rendered completely fresh
Not a grain OF salt was left In It An
still the herring remained cheerful AZ
IN good health. Next the herr pr,
fessor began to deprive the fish. iitu
by little, Of the fresh water elemen
In which he lived. In this also he wa
successful, and after time the herrin
gamboled around In a perfectly or
tank.
The herr professor next put the rs
an a birdcage, and the intelligent cre'
ture continued to thrive. But one On
the herr professor noticed that som'
thing seemed TO be the matter VIII
his pet
He had forgotten TO give 1t anythir
10 drink.
Thereupon be put dish of water
the cage.
The next morning. when the ne
professor came to look at bis fish,
melancholy sight met his gaze III
herring had fallen head first into .
dish OF water and had been drowned
Harper's Weekly.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08

The following Is an extract from the
notebook OF an author:
..Rose ne and had a sonnet ana
rlasa az cold water for breakfast.
sRetlrcd early in the evening WITH
out supper. as feared the neighpors
would be annoyed by the rafting oh
the knives and forks."-st. Louis re
nuhifc
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08
woman'a Way.

when n man goes out TO buy a coll
lar he comes back with a collar and
perhaps neckle or two. When a
woman starts ont 10 buy q collar she
returns exhausted With q new SILK
waist. pair 81 gloves some skirt
binding. n cake or soap n paper 81
pins. some window curtains, n sewing
machine and refrigerator = Mars
Twain
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08
The Recognition.

Friend Hello. Pat, scarcely knew
you with your whiskers on ray
The same wild me. me bhoy'
didn't know mcself when 1 lookeu
into the glass except by me voice
London telegraph.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08

Advertisements on the scenery
exclaimed the star. That's carrying
commerclalIsm really too far"
ut isn't commercialism' eNclaineu
the manager. I'VE want the scene 70
look like a real meadow, don't wer'--
London Tlt-Blts.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08
What Did Ne Msan7

Wife (at dlnnerl Cook left MS TINS
morning. Husband-Who cooked the
dinnerY Wife, did. Husband-Real
iyf Wen. Wen have TO get new coou
right away.-Llpplncotts.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08

"How do you get along Win the
men so we'll. MaudeT -.
ewel. I expect them MI 70 DC loo'S,
But l don't let them suspect what
expect. SO I'm never disappolass =.
and neither are they" = SieyelAno
Leader.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08

Poor manw said the KIND nay.
-Iow did you go blindr'
"well num-" answered Tired Tread
well. ode .folst time dat noticed u
was when was out lookin' fer work"
Chicago Record Herald.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08

"Jack Il so bravol lie went right
into the library and said to father 1
want 10 marry your daughter
"And what did your father say
"TIe said: 'Goodl Which oner =
Llppincott's.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08

Vanilla Beane-How oddi That solid
gold ring OF yours makes black marx
around your finger. Hazel Nutt-Tne
ring didn't make that marx Inat-
that's dirtl-Chicago Tribune
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08

'well. how does II feel 20 have
niche In the Temple OF FamcF
"Qulte natural" replied the now ee'
ebr,.cd poet eve always lived ~
hall bedroom Kansas City Journal
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08

81 feel uneasy about my money"
@why. didn't know you had any"
II haven't. That's the reason ] feel
uneasy. "-Nashvill American.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08

Books are Invisible into two classes
the books Of the hour and the books
OF all time.--Ruskin.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08

None OF Us may know when the echo
% a careless word will cease vibrating
IN the hearts Of some inst nssi'
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08

Put a little more in than you take
out and your purse win soon al.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-12-10
From just Three -.
g. Heads of Wheat

Nearly century ago David Fife.
Scotchman. >of Otonabee. Ont.
sent to friend in Glasgow for
small bag of seed wheat to try in a
cleared patch of the backwoo DIS.
The friend obtained some seed
from vessel just In from Danti {.
Unfortunately it was a fall wheat.
and reached David Fife in the
spring. Nevertheless he sowed it in
the spring. Only three wheat heads
survived till the fall. but those three
wheat head were entirely free from
the rust that had ruined his neigh-
boris crop. and really presented a
new variety Of wheat. fall VIII eat
turned into spring wheat. David
Fife treasured the three heads and
planted them In the spring. Such
was the beginning of Fife wheat in
America.
1t is thought it must have origin.
ally come from Russia. for crossed
with Russia Ladoea by DR.. ..saund-
ers, of OTTAWA. Il has produced
wheat ssplendidly adapted for the
climate and@loIg summer sunlight of
the Northwest. Oxbow Herald. ~. 49,.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-12-10
A Plan for Improving Live Stock

FURNISHED by the Minnesota
Farmers Institutes. St. Anthony
Park. St. Paul. Minn.)
Plan for organizing community !:
An excellent plan of organization On
community breeders associations isl
being put forward bv the Michigan
College of Agriculture. The plan is
to organize the farmers of the COM
munity into associations. each asso-
citation to control 120 COWS. One
farmer NAV but in 10 COWS. another
20 or anv desired number. The as
sociation is then divided into blocks.
each block containing 40 COWS.
Three registered bulls are bought of
the chosen breed. and one placed
with each block of COWS. The cost
may be prorated among the members
according to the number of COWS
owned. AT the end Of two years the
bulls are rotated. No. l going to
Block II. No.2 going to block Ill.
and Nos going to block Two years
later the bulls are rotated again. and
two years following that the bulls
are replaced bv three new ones. A
service fee of Sl.00 for members and
$500 for non members is charged.
thus providing funds from which to
defrav cost of maintenance and
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-12-10
An Intesesting Deal.

One of the oldest business deals
that we have heard of came to our
attention few days ago. when the
final settlement in the transaction
was made by the PRINCIPALS. John
Stong of Zion and Stony Atkins of
Canada.
Last fall Mr.. Atkins offered to sell
Mr.. Stong a manure spreader. and
after considerable discussion and
chatting over the deal. a verbal
agreement was made. Mr.. Stong
had an 80 acre field that he intended
to SOW to wheat and he wanted to
fertilize as much Of it as possible.
Mr.. Atkins made him the following
proposition: Stong was to take the
sDreader and fertiljze half of the
field. that is to say 40 acres of it,
and seed it to wheat: then harvest
and thresh separately two parts of
the field. and Atkins would take as
his pav from the grain that Stong
raised on the fertiiiZed portion. over
and above the amount raised on the
unfertiliZed portion. In case Stong
failed to fertilize half of the 80
acres. he was to paw Atkins the re-
gu]ar price of the machine.
One day last week. Mr.. Stong came
in and made the following report:
He had been able to cover but 80
acres of the field, therefor would paw
the regular price for the spreader.
but he was glad in one respect that
he had been unable to fulfill the
first part of the agreement. because
if he had. the spreader would pro-
badly have cost him double. He
found that the yield from the fer
tilized field was so much greater
than the other, that he was almost
ashamed to make the comparison.
If such incidents as these are not
sufficient to wake many of our farm
ers up to the need of better soil
treatment. they will have to wait
until their over-worked farms run
out altogether or the Angel Gabriel
toots his old horn and calls them to
give an account OF the soil. -ToWner
20. Democrat.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-12-10
4 PROSPEROUS
+. HOME / INSTITUTION
Building & Loan Assn. has
Made Fine Growth Since Its Or.
sanization Three Years AGO.

The annual meeting of the Warren
Building & Loan Association was
held Dec. 7. when the following
were reelected as members of the
Board OF Directors: Nels Johnson.
Peter Olson and G. E. LundQuist.
At the meeting of the Board of
Directors held Dec. 9. the old officers
were reelected for another year.
namely: Aug. Lundgren, president: {:
Chas. Wittensten. vice president {;
Ablin Young. secretary: Louis M.
Olson. treasurer: and A. N. Eek
strom. attorney. At this meeting
loans aegregating $4,000 were passed
upon and granted.
The report of the association
which is published this week shows
that very substantial growth has
been made since it's organization
three years ago. The first mortgage
loans now held by the association
amount to s8.675. and besides there
is S173H.93 in the treasury. Not only
has the association been a great
help to people who want to acquire
homes of their own. but it also
furnishes safe Investment and an
opportunity to save to those having
surplus funds. AS soon as a new
series of stock is issued it is eagerly
subscribed for by local men. The
association is we'll and conservative
ly managed and that accounts for its
success and the confidence placed in
1t by the public.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-12-10
A Narrow Escape.

Last week Rev. F. J. Seltz had
narrow escape from death bv asphyx-
iation. Previous to retiring he had
fixed his hard coal burner as usual.
but owing to the chimney being
some what clogeed gas from the
stove ESCAPED into the sleeping
room. rendering Mr.. Seltz un-
conscious. Upon his failure to appear
at his boarding house for breakfast.
Mrs. August Brown. with whom he
takes his meals. went over to call
him. Receiving no response to re-
peated knocks. the door was finally
forced open and the unconscious
man revived. Physicians state that
in another hour death would likely
have resulted. For several days Mr..
Seltz felt the i'll effects and was too
unwell to 20 to his school at Ger
mantown until Monday of this week.
Thief River Press.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-12-10
The Story of Minnesota.
rom MOOrhead Weekly News.

The Minnesota state board of
Immigration is sending out some at.
tractive advertising of the advan-
tages of the state in an agricultural
and industrial way. Here are some
of the pointers on Minnesota given:
A state which offers 10000. 600
acres of good agricultural land at
prices ranging from IS to S25 per
acre. Not half the land in Mime
sofa has been touched by the plow.
A state with 100000 acres of
school land. certain tracts of which
are sold at auction each year by the
state auditor in tracts of 40 to 32O
acres. Land appraised at IS to 81
per acre and sold at Is per cent of
the purchase price in cash and
balance in 40 years with interest at
4 per cent.
A state with six navigable rivers.
hundreds Of minor streams, and
thousands of beautiful lakes.
A state with IS counties and 5000
miles of railroad.
A state destited to stand first
among all the states in live stock
production.
A state never failing to make re-
cord breaking displays of butter and
producing 1000. 600 pounds annually
of finest creamery butter in the
world
A state whose annual fair is the
largest and best in the country.
A state ranking fourth among the
46 states in agricultural production.
A state first in the production of
the finest hard spring wheat in the
world: first in the point of growth
and manufacture of fax seed. linseed
oil and oil cake. Finest in iron ore
and flour production and finest in
charm of natural scenery and
summer resorts.
A state with universitv. state
agricultural college and experiment
stations. which lank among the best
in the country.
A state in the heart of civilization
and with an abundance of oppor-
tunities of all kinds.
A state for health and wealth.
Both are yours in Minnesota.