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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05

Sweet sandwiches are new and may
be made from thin slices OF stale or
rather tough cake. having a layer OF
ground or pounded nuts or nuts pound
ed fine in a mortar and held to the
cake by the thInnest possible layer OF
jam, marmalade or jelly.
A bit OF preserved ginger placed at
intervals on the slices before they are
laid together Is delicious. Maraschlno
cherries cut In quarters may also be
used.
When sandwiches OF different kinds
are served on the same plate they
should be so arranged and marked
that the guest may choose according
TO his or her taste.
A sweet sandwich having cherries
inside should have a half cherry on
one corner. and that with preserved
ginger should be similarly marked
with ginger
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE


Not every housekecper knows how
70 prepare securing balls. The follow
Ing Is good method; Mix fullers
earth and strong stris1f white CASTLE
soap 30 n stir paste. then work this
into balls about the size OF hens eggs
and allow them 10 dry.
To use. first remove all surface dirt
with brush after shaking and sponge
the soiled places lightly with tepid wa
ter.
Then rub gently. but very thorough
ly, with one OF these balls. The gar
ment should be hung In dry place for
a day or 80. then the dry earth brush
ed OF. After this II Is ready for press
Ing.
Another way OF making these balls
is to use Ave ounces OF pipeclay. three
ounces OF powdered French chalk and
three ounces OF alcohol This paste
should be nodded into small balls and
set aside 10 dry.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
HINTS FOR FARMERS


Nearly every hog feeder practices
burning the corncobs. knowing that
the hogs relish eating the charcoal
made OF the cobs. says Farmers Ad,
vocate. A splendid way TO dispose OF
the cobs and make an excellent quality
or charcoal IL TO dig hole In the
ground about i've feet deep. After the
cobs are dry they can be placed In this
hole. starting fire In the bottom as
they are placed In the pit aud add.
ing cobs, SO that the flame is grad
ually drawn 10 the top until the pit IL
filled with cobs. Then the pit should
be covered with sheet iron cover
made so as 10 ut over the entire hole
and close up the cobs that are on fire.
The edge OF the lid should be sealed
by throwing loose dirt over II. Cobs
Will burn this way into fine quality
OF charcoal and after standing about
twelve hours may be uncovered and
taken out. A better way TO feed this
charcoal is 10 mix II In about this pro-
portion: To six bushels OF cob char
coal add eight pounds OF salt and
about two quarts OF air slaked lime:
also one bushel OF wood ashes. The
charcoal should be broken into small
pieces and the mixture thoroughly
stirred. II should not be fed upon the
ground. but placed In box where the
hogs can get IL at Will
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
Mistakss Of palrxman.

There are probably few mistakes
more serious from a financial stand
point than the mistakes OF dairymen.
The man who falls to milk his cows
today has made a mistake. and the
penalty is not only the loss OF today's
milk. but II means a permanent shrink
age. This may be very small, hardly
perceptible. but IL Is nevertheless true.
A COW that Is In the habit OF milking
ten months and this year Is MIXED only
nine months will reduce her period
OF lactatIon next year. and very Sc
rious mistake has been made IL does
not simply mean the loss Of one
months milk this year 1t may mean
one month each year for five years or
possibly ten years That means $40
or $50. If You do that with ten COWS
II means $500 or $500; If with twenty
cows Il means enough 10 buy little
farm. The mill will never grind with
the water that Is past" Blue Valley
Bulletin
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
A Good Salad Vinegar.

TO add variety TO salad dressings the
following vinegar is an addition TO the
store OF accessories: Mash two cloves
Of garlic, CRATE one medium sized on
ion. add quarter OF teaspoonful eel
cry seed. bruised whole Glove and
four bay leaves broken In bits Cover
with a quart OF good vinegar and tie
a piece OF parafiin paper over the top.
Shake every day for three weeks, then
strain of and bottle FOR convenient "a.
bile use.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
Tn. Toad and tho or...hopp.r.

"If you please. sir" said the toad TO
the grasshopper. you're so unceremo.
NOUS that you are almost imperti
nent."
II impertinent?" said the grasshop
per. 'How do you make that outf"
I'm forty years older than you. and
you hurl yourself AZ me as though you
were my equal"
Forty years, and pray what have
you been up 10 all this timer"
II was shut up, sir, In yonder stone. T"
'Yes. and what did YOU accomplish
"Nothing,' replied the toad
"Then, sir. you might be my supc-
riot Ia years. but IN nothing else. IL
you had used your life TO some adj
vantage thered be reason, but
now" And the grasshopper shifted
the air.
I'm only one week old, but | have
chlrped and hoped and hoped and
chirped and well. what's the use Of
wasting time ON a lazy thing like you7
have work 70 do, so goodby." And
with another sniff the grasshopper left
the poor little toad on the roadside and
went his WAY
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05

There are many inexpensive ways
OF providing shelter for animals during
the winter months. The main object
TO be sought Is 60 have perfectly dry
quarters. Every domestic animal loves
dry place In which TO lie down and
sleep a shed that Will protect II
from the rains and drifting SHOWS can
be built Of straw Many farmers use
heavy posts and n substantial roofing,
on ana around which they stack their
straw. leaving one side open, usually
the south exposed A straw shed can
he made without any cost whatever
other than labor. or course shed
built or lumber and covered with shin
giles Is more lasting and better looking.
IL Is not. however, near SO warm
as the cheap straw shed No matter
OF what material yonr shed Is built, Il
should afford absolute protection from
the cold winds and storms
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
SEWING CHAIR.

may be kept needles, thread, scissors,
etc, and materials that may be needed
for the work IN hand. only women
who do much sewing can appreciate
how much time and trouble will be
saved by this simple device, which
keeps everything Ia one place and
within easy reach The chair can be
fitted up inside with any little I'm
provements which may suggest them
selves to the owners mind, such as
strips or loops on the side 10 hold pins,
needles or scissors.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
Tmo scar, Eor -Mhlie So

According % al reports. Charley
Comiskey Of the Chicago Americans
has pinched two genuine stars for next
season and just The kind OF men he
needs Suter, the left handed pitcher
taken from the Coast league, Is herald
cd as the man TO succeed Nick Altrock,
and Zelder is the best OF the young
coast infelders Sutor has won TWEEN
ty-scycn games out Of forty-one, and
this with losing team. Zeider Is a
classy shortstop and the fastest bnse
runner IN the Pacific league.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
The Eyes Of Your ooIdGsh.

Have YOU an aquarium or globe
containing goldfish? If you have, take
hint for their comfort, perhaps for
their lives. Fish, you know, have NO
eyelids, and they cannot therefore
shield their eyes from the light This
causes suffering. from which they
vainly try 20 escape by dashing round
and round until fairly worn out Many
OF them die from sheer want Of rest.
All this may be avoided by placing In
the aquarium or globe little grotto
Of rocks or few water plants. II
you use the plants put In enough 10
secure moderately dense growth, so
that thc3lIttle captives may enjoy the
shade they afford. News
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
English Race officials to Tame Jockeys

The English Jockey club held n
meeting recently at Newmarket, at
which some strict measures regard
ing jockeys were made law. These
clauses arc OF interest on this side OF
the water just now. as more Ameri
can horses than ever will be seen on
the English tracks next year. In fu-
ture II Jockey causes the least trou-
BILE at the start or Is any way saucy
TO the starter the starter is empow
cred TO innict fine OF $50 on the Of
fender and TO report the matter at
once to the stewards
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05

Ty Cobb. famous wherever baseball
is played as the right fielder OF the
champion Detroit Tigers. made bis
bow as pitcher recently In Atlanta,
Ga. Ty organized team-the Cobb
ites--to meet the Ruckcrites. They
have been playing exhibition games at
the fair grounds In Atlanta.
The Ruckerltes won the first game,
and then Cobb decided himself TO go
on the mound The Cobbites were
again defeated, 0 to 3, but the "Geor-
gia peach" proved himself something
of twirler He went the full nine In
nings and acquitted himself far better
than his friends believed he would
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
FOR THE CHILDREN
Who Is Hef--A Guessing Game.


A good guessing game b called twhc
Is hef" IL may be played BY any mum
Der OF persons and Is suited to both
old and young. Let the leader give u
brief sketch OF some famous man or
woman and at its close ask. "who Is
hey" or "Who Is she?" The first
player TO guess correctly scores one
point. and then he gives a similar
sketch. The game goes on thus as
long as desired, and the player having
the largest score at the end wins. IL
would add to the interest IL prize be
offered, say book OF some kind
preferably a biography OF some cele'
brated person.
The game may be varied by telling
an anecdote OF some famous person.
living or dead. but IL must be agreed
at the beginning OF the game whether
the sketches aud anecdotes are to be
OF the past or the present. For illus
tration. II It is the past the leader
might say. "He was born on an island
played there when boy, left his home
for another land. won its victories and
had himself crowned and finally died
on an island" or course the answer
10 this Is quite easy-Napoleon.
II the game is OF anecdotes there
will be no trouble In finding many
about celebrated people. beginning
with the 'llttle Ratchet" OF our colo
NAL days.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05

The French Jockey club is about 10
take action 10 bar American trainers
and Jockeys from the turf In France
according 10 a private cable message
TO well known horse owner In New
York, who ~ making plans to estab
llsh stable In France. The club, II
is said. has decided 10 establish rule
requiring three years residence in
France before a license will be issued
TO either trainers or jockeys TO ride
The closing OF the race tracks In New
York Is said 10 be responsible for this
rule, the French club believing that a
large number OF trainers and Jockeys
thrown out Of employment there Will
go 10 France
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
siIaas For Beef Production.

An Iowa experiment station bulletin
concludes that trial only is neces-
sary 10 convince stock ralscrs In the
corn belt that sllage Is nm economical
feed for the production Of beef as well
as for the production Of milk. Silage
when included IN the ration for steers
makes Il more pnlatable and In this
manner is an active agent in bringing
about more rapid gains. Also In many
cases well preserved sllage has been
found a cheap and successful feed for
sheep. swine and horses. our system
OF feeding in the west will be hope
lessly lame until we recognize the ne.
cesslty of giving our live stock as
nearly as possible winter ration
which closely approxlmatcs the sum
mer feed Slage comes nearer than
anything discovered to date Farmers
AdVOcntc
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
nv aeonrnnhu.


/ wish great white ship would come
And carry me. oh. so far.
Where palm trees grow and simoom'
blow
md Arab caravans wind and go
And the green. shady GASES are
suppose that this magic boat should sail
Oh. sail with Ms leagues away
We could see leo foes and Eskimos
And the northern lights all gold and
rose
Where tho sun shines by night and b.
day
4 think IN ! really saw the world
Geography would seam true.
But do they moan that Mexico's greer
And England Yellow And I have
seen
In my atlas that Holland 10 blue.
on. osar. how ! wish that ship would
sail
And teach my lesson 10 me-
For. though I study % hard In my
book,
And even whom al the mao look.
i can't learn my gsexrnChsi
rcxtnrs 0e@p~~koa.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
The SPORTING WORLD
prissoII q Clever PusIIIst.

Jim Driscoll the crack English
featherwelght champion. who defeated
Matty Baldwin of Boston In New
York recently. Is one OF the cleverest
little fellows johnny Bull has ever
sent over. In his bout with Baldwin
he proved that he IL In line for n
match with Abe Atteh. Driscoll has
been invincible on the other side and
has never suffered defeat His rec
ord is an enviable one. and IL be. stays
In this country long enough there Will
be many prominent names added TO II.
Drlscoll takes pride In telling OF a
tournament he entered In England I'm
1902. He weighed but 100 pounds
then, and the show was made up OF
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
nMsrria Ennland. .

Children will all be surprised "a
hear, no doubt, that the word "merrlc'
as here used did not originally mean
cheerful or gay. According to DIR.
Edwards, good authority IN such
things, II was first "mere," probably
from an Anglo-Saxon adjective mean
Ing excellent, lllustrious. renowned.
When a chief addressed his followers.
calling them merry men," he did not
mean men OF mlrth. but men Of re-
nown. When we speak OF "merrie
England now. however. we give the
adjective the sense Of our merry"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05

A large Russian landholdcr Is max
ing interesting experiments IN wheat
culture. lie sows single grains ~
wheat at the bottom of conical holes a
foot 10 u foot and half deep and GOV
ers lightly. When The plant appears It
is earthed over. aud each time the leaf
appears more earth Is filed In until
after five or six coverings the holes
are level with the surface The plant
sends out number OF new roots at
each carthng aud sends up numerous
stalky shoots which make 2 very stout
straw and. II * claimed yield enor.
nous crops
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05

er San Francisco grafters the charge
was widely spread that Heney was a
murderer This charge was based on
Heney's Tucson experience. A Tucson
man known rs q bad man" went
about the town Boosting that there
was no lawyer IN the town who would
dare handle the suit OF his wife for
divorce
Heney took the suit, aud the hus-
band came after him 10 Kill him. lie
threw himself on the young lawyer
to choke him 10 death, as he had
threatened, but he did not succeed.
He then reached for his pistol, but
Heney's specially made pocket, well
In front OF his trousers waistband.
emptied itself. and the bad man"
dropped dead IN his tracks.
Mr. Heney Is native Of New York
and is forty.nvc years old. lie has
become famous In the west as fight
er OF graft and grafters.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05

The trial OF Charles Edward Davis,
for the murder OF DR.. Frederick r
Rustin, was called In Judge Sitton's
branch OF the district court. az Omaha
Monday The prosecution will be
In charge OF States Attorney English.
assisted by A. O. Ellick. For Davis
an array OF prominent criminal attor.
neys appeared
Mrs. Abble Rice will be the states
star witness.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
Governor Of Tennessee.

Malcolm H. Patterson. reelected
governor OF Tennessee nj the recent
election, was brought into unpleasant
notorIcty by the killing OF ex-senator
Carmack The fact that the slayer
was identified with the political fac
ton Of which the governor Is the rec
ognlzcd leader was made the most OF
by his opponents.
Governor Patterson has had his
hrads full since he began his term
nearly two years ugo The Night Rid.
ers have been persistent ylolators OF
the law, and his vigorous efforts 10
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05

lie had been at Belvidere. a suburb.
10 call on Police Commissioner Keil.
who resides there
Coming In the midst OF graft prose.
cutions, OF which he WAS an important
factor. the chiefs death caused a sen.
sation. particularly as there is some
mystery about e.
Engineer Gives the Details.
The chief boarded the launch TO re.
turn 10 the city and when out on the
bay complained OF feeling cold TO En-.
gineer Murphy, the only other occu.
pant Of the launch. Murphy advised
Biggy 20 go 20 the cabin at the stern.
Murphy then went forward 20 attend
10 his engine and did not see the chief
again. He came on the deck as the
boat neared the city and noticed that
the chief had disappeared. Search OF
the boat failed 20 locate him.
Murphy made all possible speed TO
the dock, where he reported the acci
dent. Numerous boats were hurried
to the scene and a careful search was
begun. but the body was not found.
Relations Were Strained.
Ever since the suicide OF Morris
Haas. who attempted 10 kill Assistant
District Attorney Francis j. Heney.
and later took his own life In the
county Jail. the relations between
Chief Biggy and the graft prosecution
had been strained TO the breaking
point. Counter charges were fled by
the persons To the controversy In an
nffan1pf IN ~ tho hIo,,a for tho g..
that Haas had obtained a pistol while
In Jail.
Charges OF Incompetence and dere
liction OF duty had been dled against
the chief
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
$4,000 cow ON EXHIBITION
At the National Dairy Show BEING
Held In Chicago.

The National Dairy show opened in
the Coliseum al Chicago. Wednesday.
ut seems that everyone connected
with the show Is working TO make his
division the best part OF t." said Gen.
eral Manager Glover.
I'VE certainly have spared neither
pains nor expense In providing anus.
Ing and instructive features. The big.
gest attraction Of all. perhaps. is the
$4,000 worlds champion mich COW.
Colantha's Fourth Johanna, which was
insured for $4,000 before brought TO
the Coliseum"
Among the features which will be Of.
fered will be the dalrymaids' chorus.
attirod In the costumes OF the coun.
tries which have produced good mich
cattle.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
PEOPLE OF THE DAY


When Francis }. Heney, special
prosecutor Of the San Francisco graft.
ers. was shot down at the trial OF
Abraham Rpef It was the second time
In an eyentfui career that his life
was endangered by an assassin.
-Heney has never known what fear
meant and Is always ready for trou-
BILE. As young man, after being
graduated from the University Of Cal
ifornia. he practiced law In Tucson.
Arlz. He was Of such fighting nature
In his practice that be made enemies
OF the evil types OF Tucsonites. so he
bought himself a modern magazine re.
volyer and had n special pocket built
In his trousers for II.
When be first began TO follow the
trail OF Ruef and Schmltz and the 9th
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05

suppress them have made him many
enemies. Indeed. 50 serious did the
situation become that FOR sonr month,
he has been under the protection ~ q
strong bodyguard During bis recent
campaign he was forced TO forego pol
tiles 10 rcprcss The activity ~ lh,
Night Riders
Governor Patterson is native OF
Alabama. a lawyer by profession and
Is forty seven years old lie served
three terms IN congress before his
election rs governor
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
nsn,.d Furniture.

To take the bruises ont OF furniture.
wet the part with warm water Fold
a piece OF brown paper five or six
times. soak II and then lay the pad
thus formed on the bruised wood. Ap.
ply hot iron 10 the wet paper and let
II remain TIN the moisture has evapo-
rated. After two or three applications
the dent or brulse VIII disappear. the
wood once more having smooth sur
face.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
BICCY'S DEATH
IS A MYSTERY
Frisco's Chief Of Police Dis
appears from Launch.
BODY NOT YET FOUND

Affair Causes a Sensation IN the Gold
en- Gate City. Coming In the Midst
OF the Graft Proseeution--ReIatIons
Between the Chief and Attorney
Heney Strained Ever Since the Sui.
eide OF ttaas, Who Shot Heney IN
cour, Recently.
William }. Biggy. chief OF po,
lice OF San Francisco. was drowned
while returning across the bay In
the police patrol launch Patrol
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
plowin1 The Orchard.

The proper time 70 pillow an apple
orchard IS IN early spring. as soon as
dry enough II IS usually bad practice
10 pillow IN the fan There may hc no
harm done. but there Is always dan
ger Of bruising the roots OF the trees
There IS also danger OF erosion by
winter or spring washing. Country
Gentleman
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05

Teddy was saying his prayers at bed.
time one night not long ago. Kneel
Ing down az his mothers knee. the
sleepy little fellow began: "Now ! lay
me down 10 sleep pray the Lord
my soul to keep" He paused. "1r-
his mother prompted -"if he hollers
let him 20, enle. menle, mimic. mo"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05

A COW Is useful animal Il has a
leg In each corner IL chcWs gum all
day. The COW eats grass and gives
butter II Inns TWO horns which II
blows every ruw and then Il sounds
like moo Cows homes ute used foI
soup. It's hoofs are used 60 glue with
] guess That Is MI ! know about COWS
-Dottie In Philadelphia Ledger
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05

For cakcd uddcr battle the cnked
parts With hot water Ms bot as you can
stand to your hands FOR IN hour NJ a
time twice daily 10 reduce swelling
Then apply turpentlne and lard equal
parts. When dry give the COW tea
spoonful ~ nitrate ~ potash IN drink
lug water once daily -IIoard's Dairy.
man
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
Mr. A.ouith'. Wit.

AZ a meeting In Liverpool on one oc-
casion MIR Asqulth began a sentence.
stopped In the middle 81 Il and took
a gulp Of water from n tumbler be-
aide him. The audience reared. "Ah."
nad tho premier. that's trick l
learned OF Rob Lowe. II you stop 70
drink az the end OF sentence. depend
upon II some other fellow will pop up
~ cut yop short he said"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
Handy SEWING Chair.

For the benefit OF her sisters an In
diana woman has invented sewing
chair that VIII save much jumping up
and down 90 look FOR mislaid articles
and searching FOR lost thimbles. The
space beneath the seat OF the chair Is
built In. and one side q the boxllke
structure Is on hinges and opens like a
door. Fastened 10 this door are arms,
which support two baskets, IN which
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-12-05
Bow Burns School.

Al Baker city. Ore. series
OF disastrous fires. which resulted in
$40. 900 loss. has been traced TO A
nfteen.year-old schoolboy. named Gold
en- ormond. who has confessed.
The confession revealed a morbid
desire 10 avenge the reprimand OF a
school teacher and a delight in the ex.
sitemant which was attendant upou
the fires be started.