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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-01-25
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Thousands 81 dollars 60 out Of JEFF
ferson county each year IN connection
with the mail order btSiness. 10 the
loss of the local dealers and manu-
facturers II does not help very much
10 appeal on the ground OF patriot
ism to those people who buy Of outside
dealers, as purchasers go where they
think they can find the best bargains.
Every one must recognize the fact
that the local dealer cannot prosper
without local trade. but there are n
lot OF people who fail 20 govern them.
selves accordingly Orders for goods
are sent 10 Syracuse or New York or
Chicago which could have been as
cheaply bought IN WATERFOWL, but this
Is frequently the local dealers fault.
The great success OF the big mail or
der houses has been built up almost
wholly by Advertising Fortunes are
spent In letting the people OF the coun-
try know what they have 20 sell Lib
eral space in the newspapers and mag.
azines is used 10 exploit the mail or
der business I'm addition 70 the cata-
logues issued. These are the avenues
through which the houses draw D
large part OF their business
Is there not lesson here for the
local DEALER Cannot no hold some OF
the business which goes to the outside
mail order houses by iudicious use OF
the columns OF the local newspapers?
The WATERFOWL newspapers have a
large circulation through the towns
and rural districts OF northern New
York. The Standard believes the local
merchants and manufacturers could
divert much OF this trade 10 them
selves II they took the proper meth.
DDS. The Standards interests are
wholly with the local dealer aud these
suggestions are made with the Arm
conviction that he has remedy for
his loss OF trade IN local ADVERTISING
Watertown IN Y) STANDARD.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-01-25
Demand tome-Made Goods.

One western state that is giving
n wholesome example 20 other states
In the matter OF patronage OF home
industries Is Colorado. A movement
has been we'll started for campaign
In behalf OF Colorado manufactured
goods. Even the big department
stores In Denver, Pueblo and other
cities OF the state advertise Colorado
made goods, and extol their merits.
Colorado people are becoming such
advocates OF home trade az to ask for
articles manufactured In their state.
and refuse 10 take substitutes manu-
featured elsewhere.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-01-25

Bait Held Out to Catch the Trade Of
the unsophIstIcased.

Prize and premium Offering are
methods that are resorted 70 by some
concerns that seek 10 do business
through the mails with people resid-
ing In agricultural districts. The wise
people will never be caught on this
game. All classes and kinds OF goods
have q real value. and are worth so
much In the markets OF the world.
The farmer who has 1000 bushels OF
wheat TO sell knows that his goods
have a fixed value dependent upon the
market prices. II would be foolish for
him TO offer 10 the buyer as an In
ducement few head OF cattle. bar
rel OF cider or slab OF bacon in order
10 induce him 20 buy. Yet these very
farmers will bate at proposition
which is identicaliy the same In prin-
cipie. The manufacturer OF soap Of
fers ten dollars worth OF soap and 20
the buyers give piece Of furniture OF
the value OF ten dollars. Is this a fair
business deal? Can the manufacturer
AFFORD 10 do II II his goods are stand
ard? He may say that by selling d.
rect ito the consumer. and cutting
ost middlemen's profits" he can AFFORD
TO do SO. But this Is lie, a fiimsy
excuse. and is not in accordance with
sound business principles. There
must be profit fer the manufacturer
or he will fail. He does make profit.
He even makes a larger profit than
the average dealer in goods OF his
kind. In the first place be sells the
cheapest kind OF article. even though
II may look nice and be highly per-
fumed. In the second place he gives
light weight and gets the highest
price. The value OF the premium
given is always misrepresented. ex-
aggerated. and that which is supposed
TO be worth ten dollars is not
worth four dollars. and for the
latter amount can be purchased
from any respectable dealer The
be paid for and Il is the one who
receives II that generally pays for II.
Mrs. Jones would wonder II Grocer
Brown would ask that she give half
pound OF feathers with every dozen
eggs he buys OF her. Mrs. Jones has
too much common sense 10 think that
she can AFFORD 10 give away a pound
of butter with each dozen eggs She
knows she would be loser But II she
could induce the grocer TO pay her
40 cents a dozen for her eggs when
the market price Is only 20 cents she
she might see how it would be profit.
able 70 her 70 throw IN as a premium
a pound OF oyerripe butter. still
Mrs. Jones viii Join soap clubs coffee
clubs. and fakes ia the premium line
OF every kind. Just because she does
not stop 20 do little sound thinking.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-01-25
Work mai Win.

lie who would succeed in any under
taking must FIRST understand that I'm.
telligently directed work IS the only
kind that wins. lie VINO starts out 10
accomplish things for his home town
cannot blunder along unless he en-
dangers that which he sets out 70 do
Commercial clubs too often fail in nc
complishing good because Of lack OF
system In the efforts made. There Is
an old saying: TOO many cooks
spoil the broth" This axiom is cx.
emplifed frequently by the organIza-
ton which attempts TO carry out great
projects without the proper system
for doing the same. Work must be
rightly pursued or II comes % naught
Each worker should have his particu-
lar part 70 perform. and for this part
he should be selected with a view as
TO his fitness. Concerted effort right
ly made always wins.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-01-25
|OURAMERICAN
FARMERS THE BACKBONE or
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
FEEDING THE OTHER NATIONS
Greater Need Of Study Of Economic
Principles by the TiIiers OF the
soll--Buildlno Up the
Towns.

American farmers are the wealth
producers OF the nation. In the United
States annually the products OF the
farms exceed In value all the gold the
country has produced in scor6Nof
years. II the term can be used In
free republic. the farmers are the
American kings, The results Of their
labors feeds not alone single nation,
but assists in supplying sustenance
for large part Of the people OF nearly
all lands OF the earth. IT'S the prod
ucts OF the farms that give the means
OF support 20 the great railroad sys-
TENS. that keep the thousands OF great
steamers plying the oceans. that make
possible the thousands OF great enter
prises While the farmer Is among
the most independent classes of the
land, too often he fails TO reap full
reward for the work he has accom-
plished. He must fight combine after
combine, and pay taxes to support in
situations from which he receives no
benefit This is because OF the con-
centration OF capital In the hands or
comparatively few In large financial
centers But is not the farmer 10
blame for this condition TO great
extent? Does he not make II possible
for the concentration OF wealth In
large cities? He certainly does lend
his support 10 the building up OF
trusts. and 10 capital concentration.
when he fails 10 patronize enterprises
in his home town. and refuses TO help
build up its industries.
There Is a penny wise and pound
foolish" attitude on the part of farm
ers in many communities that IS de-
structive 10 their own interests. II Is
seeing profit. quite often purely
imaginary. and in striving 20 gain II
lose sight OF the truth that they are
welding the sword that will eventual
/ " inflict serious wound 20 them
selves This Is the practice OF pur.
chasing goods AZ trade centers distant
/ from home Towns and communities
are made wealthy by retaining as
great a part Of the earnings Of its
people as possible The larger the
town can be made. the more valuable
becomes the farm located near it be
cause the homo market IS made bet.
ter and higher prices are secured for
products
/ Money earned by the farmers and
! tho business men. " retained az home,
7 generally finds investment IL new en-
terprses that give employment to la
Dor. and add 70 .the wealth OF the
community and assists IN lowering tax
alton On the other hand. when the
earnings OF community are sent
away from II, the towns are deadened.
and farm values lowered. taxation Is
made greater and the small imagined
gains TO those sending away the
profits OF their labor react against the
sender who assists In concentrating
money in large financial centers in the
hands Of those who pay no local
taxes. Generally the monled powers
Of those distant cities dictate 20 the
farmers what prices shall be received
for the products OF their farms. and
20 the laborer the compensation he
shall receive for his labor Is not this
proposition plaing
ID. M. CARR
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-01-25

Only for the farmers. the Iaborers
and others that comprise the great
part OF the population. the merchants
OF the towns would have little excuse
for being In business. and the mer.
chant IL a wonderful convenience 10
people OF his neighborhood. One can.
not we'll get along without the other.
The merchant depends more upon the
success OF the farmer and the lahore
than do either OF the latter on the sue.
cess OF the former Between them
there should be greater harmony. Ia
towns that are noted for activity !
progress, particularly In agricul'u
sections. Il win be found that Il ii
the united efforts OF all classes os
workers that win
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-01-25

II five thousand people reside with.
in a certain town or district. and these
people send away 10 some distant
place slO0 per day. II represents a
loss that would sot be Offset by fac
tory located In the neighborhood that
would give employment to 40 hands.
Hero is a point that Ia TOO often over
looked by commercial and booster"
clubs. Efforts are made 70 secure fac
toriee for a place. and the fact is over.
looked that citizens who form the hab-
II OF trading away from home daily
seud away perhaps four times the
amount that would be paid In wages
by the factory.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-01-25

BY patronizing home industries peo-
pie prevent mony going 10 other sec.
tons Of the country. Dollars sent 10
a distant place for commodities that
can be produced, and often are pro.
duced az home. Is money gone from
local circulation. and which Is net
likely 10 ever return. II IL the keep.
Ing Of the wealth produced In To-
cality that makes that locality rich.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-01-25
TRADES MAGNET.
Virtue In Right Kind Of Advertising
In the Home Papers.
d. NJ. CARR.


There is no apparent reason why
the merchant I'm the average town
should not be able 90 sell goods, class
and quality considered. as low as the
large city stores He Is under less
expense. and IL he IA enterpriaIng and
upto-date, he can buy his goods at
as low figure as the retailers In tho
large cities. There Is laxlty observed
In the management Of business by
some merchants IN rural towns they
depend too much on trade drifting
their way without making the right
kind OF effort 10 gain H. A merchant
IA a western state who took u ID his
head 10 use large advertising SPACE
in HIS town paper. found that within
three months. by persistently follow.
Ing up plan OF using a half page In
the local paper for the publishing Of
prices and describing goods, Increased
his trade more than third From tho
position OF doing about the fourth
amount OF business OF any store In
the town. he rapidly raised 20 lirst
place. He is on the road TO prosper
ity. and has been a benefit to the town
In general. drawing trade 10 IL that
was never enjoyed before This was
done within 80 miles OF one OF tno
large western cities. and with the az
partment stores OF the city advertis-
ing In the same paper.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-01-25

Rural telephones are a hoop TO the
farmers. They can keep In close touch
with the markets, and all the dolngs
OF the outside world. One the uses
that the phone can be well put 10. Is
the getting OF late market news from
the home town. There are very few
farmers who cannot use the telephone
with profit during the marketing sea
aon
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-01-25
wouId eenefIt Mail oroe, Hou,.,,

A parcels post threatens the contin-
uance OF the country stores business
by charging the opportunity OF the
mali order houses. Who will spring
to the defense Of the cracker barrel
and box of sawdust--together with the
little red schooIhouse. joint palladia
Of our erues7--Providence OR. ID
Bulletin. ......
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-01-25

Home-traders should always bear In
mind the saying Of President Lincoln:
III we buy dress In London. We
have tho dress. the Londoners have
our money: n we buy a dress here. we
have both the dress and the money"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-01-25

Good agricultural towns AFFORD q
steady market for eggs and other pro-
duce, thus keeping prices even. There
is a poor market IN a poor town, and
prices are uneven.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
COAST ABoUNDs IN FISH.
Pacific Region VIII I'm Time supply
the Whole Country,

Pacific Region VIII I'm Time supply
the Whole Country.
Inc extensive coast line Of the terri
tory seems everywhere abundant with
halibut, which has become almost a
luxury in the East. There the fishing
Is done at great hazard and at long
distances from markets, while In Alas
ka the fisherman leaves his home in
the morning and returns In the even
ing with the fruits of his labor.
A little off the coast of Alaska and
in many places among the numerous
islands along the shores there exists
great cod banks. These are little
known and while they are now fished
to some extent it might be said the in
dustry is wholly In it's infancy. When
we consider the enormous extent of
these banks as compared with those off
the New England coast and the very
few fish now taken on them as COM
pared with the large numbers taken on
the Atlantic 1t can readily be seen to
what an extent this fishery can also
be expanded. Here also the element of
safety is greatly in favor OF the In
dustry on the Pacific coast. At present,
in a small way, both halibut and cod
are shipped clear across the continent
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
LOSES PRESENCE OF MIND.
Guest, Though FOrewarned, Puts
Hostess in a Predlcament,

Guest, Though Forewarned, Puts
Hostess In IA PredIcament.
An amusing anecdote was told by h
young matron the other day apropos Of
absent-mlnded persons. She had been
married only short time and was CIV
ing a luncheon to some Of her mothers
friends. She was particularly anxious
to have everything go off well, that her
reputation as Il housekeeper might he
established. The little menu was made
out after mucn consultation with the
new French cook. She had trimmed
the table with her own hands and all
was in charming readiness, when at the
eleventh hour an old school friend ar
rived from out of town and asked If
she could stay for luncheon. 1t was
most inconvenlent, but the warm.
hearted bride welcomed her.
"Stay, by all means, dear Amy" SHE
said. "But there is one condition.
Please do not take any chaudfroids.
There was not enough chicken and the
cook has only just told me. These
French people are so economical. But.
after all, If you and both say No to
them, they are sure to go around
Don't forget. dear"
Amy promised faithfully and went
upstairs to prepare for the party The
guests arrived pro.nptly and the lunch
con began with an excellent melon for
each, The hostess, having been warn
ed against too much food, especially as
there was to be bridge afterwards, had
cut out all the extras and limited her
dishes to the melons, a cheese souflle
and the chaudfroids The last she re-
fused when they came her way and
trembled at the small amount on the
dish. There was not even any extra
aspic Jelly, but she reflected with re-
lief that there would be Just enough
when Amy refused. Then, to her hor.
rOr, she saw her absent-minded friend
not only take one, but two, upon her
plate. The waitress had not sufficient
| presence Of mind to halve the remalnd.
er, so two women went without any
"And l am sure" added the narrator
in conclusion, that they all went home
hungry Why. l blush even now wher
| think of that luncheon. New Yorl
| Tribune,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02

TO Boston and New York. With better
and cheaper facilities the markets Of
the United States will soon be opening
up to the Pacific.
The salmon fishing is now wholly
done for canning and in a small wav
salted The extent to which this mart
OF the industry has grown is more fa.
miliar to the world than any other
During the last few years the fresh
hsh industry has made inroads even on
the cannery supply and mild cured sol.
mon is now being shipped all the wnv
to Germany for smoking During the
last winter buyers from German
houses in Hamburg have appeared in
Alaska towns and eagerly taken all tbo
product they could secure This Is hut
beginning, and development in time
in the way of improved means of trapa-
portation will extend the shipping of
salmon fresh from the waters Of
Alaska to all parts of the worId-pa.
cific Coast Monthly.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
PASSING OF AFRICAN GAME.

Imminent Extinction of Many Spe-
cies Leads to Protective Laws.
For two centuries there has been lit
tie let or hindrance to the slaughter Of
animal life in southern Africa. But
now game laws exist and with their
enforcement it is expected that the sup
ply Of game can be kept up and that
some Of the old hunting grounds may
be restocked.
Lions are still plentiful over large
areas and even in the mining districts
of Rhodesia. Elephants are becoming
scarce, being practically extinct south
of the Zambesi, except on the east
coast and In a few parts of Rhodesia.
They are now strictly protected to
save them from extinction.
The rhinoceros is rare, except in the
Portuguese country south Of the Zam-
besi The hlppopotamus is to be found
only in Orange river, the streams of
Zululand and in the Portuguese rivers.
One Of the remarkable natives is
King Khama. The headquarters of his
tribe Is Serowe, a town of 10000. Here
and in all his dominions he has abol.
lshed European liquors, and their in.
PRODUCTION or use is followed by severe
punishment. He has suppressed witch.
craft and so encouraged education that
most of his people can read
The Mashonaland plateau is begin
ming to fill up with European farmers
With its perfect climate and fertile
land 1t grows every kind of crops OF
the temperate zone and the farmers
are already looking forward to raising
enough to supply the whole of Rho
desia, Thus throughout the dark con.
tinent" in whatever direction there are
evidences of rapidly growing civiliza.
tion.-Indlanapolis News.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
MOUNTED NURSES.
They May Become "a Feature of the
English Army.

They May Become Feature of the
English Army.
Army nursing may be revolutionized
as the result Of a course of training
Instituted at the North London Riding
School, where the Islington Drill Bri-
gade Girls Yeomanry, twenty-five
strong, Is showing what mounted horses
could do In the field.
The innovation will be brought un-
officially to the notice of the British
military department at the next annual
show Of the navy and army, and it is
believed the army medical corps will
give the idea more than passing con-
sideration. The work of the girls bri-
gade is a revelation to every army Off
GER who witnesses it.
They are trained to all the arts Of
nursing before being advanced to the
brigade service. In this their work is
to bind up the wounds of any soldier
found helpless in the field, hoist him
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02
The Glory Of New YORK.

What other city Is there of like size
which matches New York In position.
1t is a seaside city; the salt water
laves its feet As the traveller ap-
proaches 1t he thinks of Venice rising
from the sea or is perhaps reminded Of
ancient Tyre, which "stood out in the
sea as a hand from wrist" and of
which the houses were impressively
tall. Impressive is not too indulgent
a word for the skyscrapers of New
York-clean faced, simple. original and
audaclous, they are characteristic Of
the land and of the people. They are
not ugly concessions to utility, but a
rather grand adaptation of architecture
to circumstances. The ancients, har-
assed with dread of piracy, would not
have dared to build city like New
York on the edge of great harbor
open to the sea. 1t is something which
the modern world alone could have
given us.-London Spectator.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-02

ern that the body was loaded In the
fate defylng way.
But the railroad man is not alone
in his belief In omens and charms. The
passenger also has pet lot of super
stitions that defy logic and the persua-
sion of common sense. The belief that
the wearing Of white flower or white
ribbon protects travellers from accident
is fairly widespread. Some believe that
burning coffee just before leaving on
journey is better than an accident poll
icy, and in certain sections Of the South
some very pious people will not under
take a railroad trip without first tying
copy Of the sixteenth psalm under the
left armpit. Putting a wisp of straw
in the bottom of the trunk is believed
not only to protect the baggage from
loss, but also insure the safety Of the
owner. Women sometimes pack their
stockings in the trunk in mystic cir
Gle, as a protection from accident.
There is a superstition that 1t is un-
lucky to lock the trunk before 1t leaves
the house, and with more apparent rea-
son, it is particularly portentous If the
trunk lid falls upon you while you are
packing.
If a traveller loses his hat out Of
car window there Is compensation in
the knowledge that 1t means good news
from home. If a passenger happens to
pass a derailed or wrecked locomotives
1t Is the sign that he soon Is 10 come
into possession of hidden wealth. To
see a crow feeding on a carcass Is an-
other lucky omen for traveller.
If dust blows in persons eye willis
on his way to catch a train 1t is sign
Of accident on the trip. 1t Is consid-
cred an ominous encounter for person
hurrying to train to meet spectacle
wearing negro. 1t is also unlucky for
traveller to cut his finger nails just
before starting on a journey; disgrace
will overtake him, and If traveller
leaves home In carriage for the station
1t is simply inviting disaster for his
family or friends to watch him out Of
sight To insure the safe return of
nervous traveller it is only necessary
to tie an Irish knot in his handker-
chief, but If he loses the knotted piece
Of linen he had better end his misery
by immediate suicide.
Here is an i1cantation which Pullman
conductors declare will insure slumber
on sleeping car to even chronic In
somnacs, If repeated several times with
the eyes focused on the tip of the nose:
"a sleeper is that on which the
sleeper which carries the sleeper runs !;
therefore, while the sleeper sleeps in
the sleeper the sleeper carries the sleep
er over the sleeper into the sleeper
which carries the sleeper, and jumps
off the sleeper by striking the sleeper
in the sleeper, and there is 10 sleeper
in the sleeper"