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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
Wild Cotton.

A common plant which grows in n
score OF shapes md sizes is the mllS .
weed. IL is called milkwccd from ti,,
milky juice contained IN the stem,
Some bear white blossoms. others pus-
Pile. while the stems and leaves have q
variety OF sizes and shapes. After the
blossoms disappear the plants bear
seed pods, which are tho "hangars' fo.'
the air scouts
Each seed has set or wings OF airy
lint As the pods rlpeu and brenls
open the wind lifts tho light seeds ana
scatters them broadcast
Nature came very near making n
substitute for cotton when she pro
duced milkweed. In fact, the plant IL
known sometimes as wild cotton. p"
But tho lint In the seed pods has not
the twist OF cotten fiber and therefore
cannot bs used FOR, spinning. Never
theless II provides a satisfactory down
for stufIing pillows, a use to which IRE
quently II Is applied. Boston Journal.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30

Holman Hust. who began life ~ .
clerk to an suctionesr aud estate
agent, was constantly ORA wing por>
traits when no should have been draw.
ing up leases. and In his chosen pro
fession he was never slow 70 seike tho
fying nemsnt The windows In his
room were made OF ground glass. and
40 he had little to do he spent much
Of his ttsAs IN drawing fies upon ils
roughened surface. A blot OF Ink suf-
feed for the body and some delicate
pcncil strokes for tho wings and at a
distance the deception Was perfect
Day by day the numbcr Increased. and
one ncrnInE his employer cams in.
stopped before the window and OK
claimed: II can't make cut how 10 g..
Every day that l come into this rssn,
there seem 70 be more and moro nics."
And, taking out his handkerchief, hs
attempted TO brush Thorn away.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30

II the fre bell should ring would
you run and stop II or so and help 10
put out the flreg II Is much the same
way with cough. A cough Is a. dan
ger signal as much as fire bell. You
should no more try TO suppress Il than
TO stop a FIRE bell when 1t Is ringing.
but should cure the disease that caus-
es the coughing. This can nearly al
ways be done by taking ChamberIaln's
Cough Remedy. Many have used IL
with the most beneficial results. II s.
especially valuable for the persistent
cough that so often follows bad cold
81 anSsttack Of the grip. Mrs. Thomas
'Beeching, Andrews, Ind. writes:
r'During the winter my husband takes
cold easily and coughs and coughs.
Chamberlaln's Cough Remedy is the
best medicine for breaking up these
attacks and you cannot get him TO
take any other" Obtainable every
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
N.u z..land.. olseI.r,.

The great slze OF the glaciers around
Mount Cook. ia New Zealand, has been
often remarked. The Tasman Is eight.
cen miles long. tho Murchlson ten
miles, the Cooley eight miles. the Muel-
Ter eight miles and the Hooker seven
miles. Most OF these glaciers have
moraines OF exceeding roughness, but
the approaches 20 them are not steep
as is usually the case with European
glaciers. The southern Alpine snow
line Is only little over 1000 feet.
Glacinlly polished rocks arc rare. and
in many ways the mountains are sin
gularly different from those OF central
Europe.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
RuHed Grouse.

Civilization is abhorrent to the ruled
grouse. king of American game birds.
IL seeks the depths OF the forests
where the wild grapes and winter
green berries grow thickcst; where
clumps OF laurel offer security from
prowllng wildcats or foxes: where
mighty trees supply roosting places.
There is no prouder bird In appear
ance than the ruled grouse, none SO
majestic IN flight. The hunter who can
find him and after finding can make 30
per cent OF hits may he classed as an
expert. When flushed this grouse
springs into the mir with roaring
noise; there Is flash OF brown hurting
itself through the forest. and In an In
slant the bird IS lost sight Of. Boston
Journal
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30

The method Of garbage disposal in
New York city is as follows:
Garbage. placed in separate cans by
househoiders. Is collected In city yehi.
cles aud transported 10 dumps along
the water fronts OF Manhattan, the
Bronx and Brooklyn, where il Is plac.
ed upon contractors scows.
A filed scow Is towed 60 reduction
plant on Barren island. In Jamaica
bay, where the material IL cooked, the
grease extracted and the tankage OF
soiled matter dried. Grease IL sold
for soap making ETC., and tankage Is
used as fertilizer The moisture only
Is wasted
The contractors work begins at the
dumps, and for the privilege OF receiv.
Ing the 100000 tons OF garbage per
annum the contractor II obliged by
agreement 10 pay tho city an average
sum or s97 600 per year for q term OF
ave years,--New York Times.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30

A most remarkable regulation aifect-
ing tho food supply was ono which st-
timed It's full vigor during Shall e.
spegre's youth and which. ia view Z
his early familiarity with the slaug.:-
ter house-thcte arc seventeen refer
ences TO the butchers trade in the hts
toricat plays--mnst have been brought
particularly 60 bis Notice This Ma
the law. first enacted Ia 1919 and cx-
tended IN 1863. enforcing abstinenfa
from flesh for political and econonA:
reasons. not only In Lent and on Eni.
Der days. yigils and Fridays. but also
on Saturdays and even on weslncs-
days. The object almed at In this les
fslntion was tho Strengthening OF tito
British navy through the encourage
ment OF the fisheries, tho North 81,
fisheries being regarded as n gold mis-,
which the Dutch were exploiting. ,i-s
1893 fonr women who had meal a.;
meat In a London tavern during Lenc
were set in the stocks all night. aad
the woman who supplied them was SIC
In the pillory.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
R;ah. For IN. Fire. Time.

One winter q masquerade party was
giyen at New York. at which practi-
'csDy ali the great musical lights In
the country were present. Very few
knew who amy OF the others were, but
IN some way Joaef Hofmspn, the ia
NOUS pianist, knew one OF the dis-
guised men to be a leading musical
critic In the city. During the evening
the latter, grasping the hand OF the
pianist, said
II don't know who you are, but this
hand strikes me- very much as the
hand 81 = pianist"
quite right" answered Holman,
''and II IL the FIRST time I have ever
known you to he right In q musical
criticism"
And as no one nnmasked during the
evening the critic In stlll wondering
who said Il.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
LET THE sSIILwAUKEE- ARRANGE
YOUR CALIFORNIA TRIP.

II you are contemplating a trip to
California this winter, you will be in
tercsted In the attractive booklet just
issued by the Chicago, Milwaukee &
& St Paul Railway. Ask the local agent
or the undersigned TO send you a copy,
and full information about the excep-
tional standard and tourist sleeping
car service provided to California by
the superb no-extra-fare train. THE
PACIFIC LIMITED" Through and di-
hflct service to both San Francisco
lshd Los Angeles. arriving ut both ter
minaIF IN daylight GEO b. HAYNES,
Generals Passenger Agent, CHICAGO.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
Caste System Among Rasmen

Japanese ragmen have caste sys-
tenn going from the lowest class, com
posed OF men with no capital, who go
about picking up bits OF paper and
rags with pointed sticks, 10 the high
est class, in which there are some men
who are quite well OF. There Is an
intermediate class composed OF men
who can pay FOR what they get, the
products they deal I'm depending large
ly on the amount OF money they may
have. Among the higher class OF rag
men there are divisions of trade. some
dealing ia wool u rags, some In cot.
ton and others IN different kinds Of
paper Japan Saiety Bulletin.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30

cant get II at this price.
Average increase So per cent
These figures are only averages and
these prices are raising all the time,
but by CHANGING over them and realiz-
ing that the producer has still his
problems OF successfully using them
in lis feeding work and that labor Is
scarce, high and often inefficient, we
can all realize that the problems
faced are not only tho producers and
those interested In his immediate
immediate success, but also belong TO
the community as n whole. In trying
20 meet these demands by developing
the agriculture OF our county and
state the city folk. laborers and bust
ness people must study aud back up
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
Wh.n rh.rmom.tsr. pln.r.

Why does n weather bureau Their
mometer show lower temperature In
hot weather than the thermometer at
the corner drug store? asks the Popu-
lar Science Monthly. When discrepan.
cies exist they are due chiefly 10 the
fact that the official thermometer is
installed In a wooden cage, where 1t Is
open TO the air. but screened from both
direct sunshine and the heat reflected
from surrounding buildings, etc. Only
under such conditions does "A thermom-
eter measure accurately the tempera-
ture OF the air. A thermometer In the
sunshine becomes much hotter than
tho air around It. and its reading sim
ply tells us how hot the instrument IL.
not how hot the air is. In large cities
the weather bureau thermometer IL Of
ten Installed on the roof OF high
building. where the temperatures differ
somewhat from those prevailing at the
street leyel. The object sought In this
arrangement II 10 obtain record Of
the natural temperature OF the locality
In general rather than tho artificial
temperatures OF the city.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
MOTHER SUPERIOR
Says Vinol Creates Strength

Rosary Hill Home, Hawthorne, n. ".
- have used Vinol for many run
down, weak or cmaciated patients with
benefit. One young woman was so weak
and i'll she could hardly creep 10 my door
for aid. supplied Vinol to her literally
and in a month L hardly recognized her.
She was strong, her color charming and
her cheeks rounded out. "-MorHER Al.
ALPHoNsA LATHBoP, O. g. ID.
We guarantee Vinol to sharpen the
appetite, aid digestion, enrich the blood
and create strength.
REZIN'S DRUG STORE, Crystal Falls
Also at the leading drug store IN all
Michigan towns.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
What Held Them.

Mrs. Flubdub and Mrs. Wombat are
a couple OF naughty danes, yet they
seem 10 get along with each other"
"They have TO get along. Mrs. Flub-
dub's children are the only ones In the
neighborhood good enough to play with
Mrs. wombat's children. and vice yer
."-Louisville Courler-Journal.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30


these Fundamentally necessary food
gatherers the farme = through sys-
tematic organized efforts.
Does not the city have RESPONSE
bility In its own safety and the pro-
duction OF its foods Why then should
II not shoulder It's part Of the work In
assistance. rs well AS regulation. II
is through the definite corporation
with producers in matters that effect
production, as well as consumption,
that business men and town people
must pay more attention.
Some OF our business men have
shown keen interest and activity in
these lines. others have not yet grasp
ed the vision OF the great problem
ahead OF them.
Thus 100000 acres shortage in corn,
| 50 900 acres shortage In potatoes.
5000 acres shortage in cabage, sugar
beets and other crops. with their at
tended poor returns due not only to
seasonal conditions but more especial
ly TO diseases. insects and poor mar
keting conditions. these facts are of
as much Importance TO the city folk
these days as 10 the producer. And
| IL they do not assume their RESPONSE
bility IA assisting their solution they
IL uftaa
high cost of living. for they may be
in many cases as responsible as the
ones who fail TO produce enough to
satisfy their needs.
To any thinking person II will BIO at
once apparent that there Is great need
OF organization TO meet those forces
and wish TO state here. as oft before,
that one OF the many duties OF the Of
fec OF County Agent Is to coordinate
and assemble those forces that may
solve many OF the problems for the
community good II Is not within my
province TO lose sight Of these things
when dealing with individuals
To quote Jas. A. King. OF Chicago:
The County Agent Is public servant
az much ga the county attorney. clerk,
treasurer, sheriff or school teachers.
When farmer wssts or needs in
formation about some particular phase
OF his business he asks the agent II
tile agent knows what the farmer
wants to know he tells him: II not,
thcn he finds out from someone who
does II Ii Is found advisable 20 form
the farmers into a COW testing asso-
citation, cooperative marketing ssso-
citation, disease campaign. as hog
cholera. etc, the agent does the or
sanizins. etc ia accomplish the ends
sought"
In these matters Wa want TO assure
all that the greater objects are held
in mind by this Office II is not the
individual farmer nor his class that
Is the only ones 10 be served. How
ever. In these matters OF food produc-
tion and distribution the farm and
farmer must have first consideration
and any force or forces in the com
munity useful to further develop It
should be utilized, while those that
retard or handicap must be discarded
or replaced with better ones.
----o -----
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30

Here's a postal card from my nus.
band" remarked Mrs. Dobson. Hes
out OF town. you know I"
what does he say" asked Mrs.
Dubwaite
cam well Home Tuesday Four
words! And when that man was
counting me lac used 20 write me poetry
by the yard. =" Birmingham Age Her
aid
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30

"The footpad fred at you four times
from distance OF twenty feet and yet
missed youy"
ooh, moi" replied the hero Of the af
venture II missed him. have lodged
so many automobiles and motorcycle
that had no difficulty In lodging tho
bullets Kansas City Star.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
Diet For Diabetes.

!. A Kansas city doctor advises
+ a diet OF raw starch for diabetic
+ patients. lie places them on raw
i. starch and water only for from
i. one 10 four days. until they have
i. burned all tho sugar out OF their
!. systems.
= The starch Is given In the form
+ OF cornstnrch. rounding tea
+ spoonful stirred into glass OF
+ water three or four times "A day.
= Or he lets them eat raw potatoes
+ with little salt A daily sponge
= bath and rundown IL the only
+ other treatment.
+ AS soon rs no more sugar can
+ be detected he allows the patient
+ 10 eat lettuce or celery with =
+ little salt and a soft boiled egg.
r After awhile meat and other veg
+ etables are added TO the diet All
I. sugar and cooked starch arc bar
i. red until tho patient has been
r sugar free for several months,
+ when little toast or bread IL al
+ lowed. If the sugar returns the
4. patient n put back on tho raw
+ starch and water FOR a day OF
+ two
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
Different Now.

Mr. Neyerwed- Does your wife treat
you the same as she did before you
were married?
Mr.. Peck-Not exactly. Before we
were married when | dlsplcased her
she refused 10 speak to Boston
Globe.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
A noubl. a.rr.l.d seb.m,

Better buy some stock in my pro-
posed copper mine. The operating eI-
penses will he unusually low"
"Why sof'
II am going TO work Il I'm connection
with school OF mines and LET the stu.
dents do the digging. Spokane Re
view
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
The un,errified.

Trouble has Tit me bout as hard
as he knowcd how" says Uncle GIL
"but he hain't never Knocked me out Z
not sit. When I'm down | take as
much Of the count as is safe fer me,
but by the blcssln' OF God I'm soon up
agin. an then Il Is give him oil that's
comm 10 him Atlanta Constitution.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
R.,ort Malleiou,.

Miss Ryval Griumphantlyl-i sup.
pose Jack never told you lie once pro
posed to me. Jacks Fiancee No: he
told me there were a number or things
in his life he was ashamed Of but !
didn't ask him what they were. Bos.
ton Transcript.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30

-tCufuthH 10 hl1 hhtt'd eb"t'' "At'
State crop statistics on production
and prices OF farm produce. we have
some very striking facts that most OF
as are not familiar with. and which
goes TO show that the farmers OF our
state and county are not reaping tho
benefits OF high prices of food stun
Beans, OF which Michigan produces
nearly one-half OF the Y. s. supply.
has yielded an average OF GO bushels
or 2,76i. 900 bushels The farmer
stood the loss OF IL per cent on pick
ing. leaving him So bushels per acre
OF marketable beans. The price is
high but 1t netted him less than one
half OF normal crop. valued at sS2
an acre. or about 100000 less at
the close OF the season.
Hay, OF which Iron county farmers
have usually produced as a cash crop
though little heavier than last year,
in Michigan Is is per cent cheaper
per ton. while tho increase in yield
IL only a. per cent. The increase in
price OF tho u. S. Is SIS per cent or
5S-cents per ton. In this state the
reported production amounted to
about 90 per cent increase OF a crop
over last year but IL is baling out
from 20 to SO Is per cent light weight
Corn, oats, barley, sugar beets,
orchard fruits and vegetables all show
the same condition as is noted in hay
Potatoes. wheat, rvs and cabbage
might be a little better, but the high
price Is largely due TO the shortage
in the crops. Potatoes are 4.575.0O0
bushels short or last year which was
one of many losses TO the farmer.
The average potato producer in Mich
igan was big loser. II was few OF
the very good growers and special
localities like Iron county aud North
western Michigan that produced the
potatoes that brought up the average
and these few got about SO per cent
more for their crop than last year.
while the average and larger produc-
.srs of Iron county got 20 to 40 per
cent more for their crop than that
OF last year
Wheat Is sc per cent higher in
price but IL so per cent short, or
6,752, eo6 bushels and 10000 less
acreage from last year. For our
spring wheat section OF the state the
increase OF price has been i3 per
cent while the total bushels produced
decreased 65 per cent. or net loss to
our farmers even though they did get
over Size per bushoi for II.
Now lei us see about the purchases
OF feeds that our farmers must buy
10 maintain his herds. avoid partial
or total losses in productions and in
come II is through the maintain
snce OF normal production that we
hope TO help the people of this coun-
try TO meet their food problem. and
II the producer is losing or can't keep
up normal production the ultimate
consumer will have TO pay higher
prices, for IL Is a well known fact that
distributors are not the ones that
stand general losses. If this were
true they could not long do business
Note the following table of feeds
that produce meat. milk, butter, eggs
etc AS has already been stated our
Michigan farmer, as throughout the
L. s. has not been receiving large
total profits because of several rea-
FACTS ABOUT FARMING TWO
sons. and now that he Is forced to
buy feeds TO maintain normal pro-
auctions he is faced with these
figures in Iron county.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
Sunshine Destroy. Germs.


o The clothing we wear harbors
o myrlads Of disease germs. This
o Ia especially true OF wooden gar
o mcnts. Cotton and silk do not
o retain germs so readily as wool
o aud are therefore more suitable
o for clothing TO be worn during
o exposure 70 Illness. Nurses are
o obliged to wear cotton garments
o when In attendance upon the
o sick. TO destroy germs In cloth
o ing there Is nothing more po-
o tent than bright sunlight and
o air. Hang clothing. blankets,
o quilts, etc. outdoors where the
o sun and wind may beat upon
o them for several hours. and
o disease germs lurking In their
o meshcs will be destroyed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
Dramatic Criticism.

"Did you enjoy the show
"very much We got there late and
left early. but we had delightful
luncheon at the hotel afterward"--
Detroit Free Press
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
Mis.ino Then.

Father Don't know the Trench for
cat, and you had French nurse for
years. Hopeful But. dad. we hadn't
got cat when Adele was with us
London Punch.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30

Disease germs are everywhere"
"well, doctor. was going to your
sanitsrium for n month. bat In that
case might as well stay at home
Exchange
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
Tber. Were Others.

Redd--You say he rnn into debt
when he got his carr Greene-Yes.
that was the first thing he ran into
Yonkers Statesman.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
Foolish ouestion.

Mrs. Culchaw-Did you see any OF
the old masters while you were abroad
Airs New, ich--Mercy. no. They are
all dead. Exchange.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30

lie who relgns within himself ana
rules prejudlces. desires aud fears II
more fhsn n king Milton
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
puhiou. cemolim,r,.

She lat masquerade balD-Do YOU
think my costume becomingi He
rss. indeed. But you would he lovely
In any disguise. = Boston Transcript
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30

About the easiest thing IN the world
IL 10 make splendid plans FOR the In.
vestment OF the money one has not
yet succeeded In getting. - Chicago
Herald.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30

Belle-This yellow dress Is not be-.
coming TO me. Nell-why. dear. II
matches your complexion. Baltimore
American
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-30
Not the Same.

Tess He said looked handsome In
that gown, didn't hcl Jess-Not cx-
actly. lie said that gown looked hand.
some on Exchange.