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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07
NOW THE FOLDING BUNGALOW FIGHTING OFF MIDDLE AGE
Society Women Of Today Set Example
for Others In Preservation OF
GaIIantness OF Youth.

] II one stops TO think OF II, just when
does the gallantness OF youth change
into the heaviness OF middle age7 Why
do all the engaging, enhancing boys
and girls become dull, uninspired men
and womenf Why do we submit TO the
changer We bring Joy with us when
we come into the world and we expect
10 md Joy waiting for us again when
we go back TO heaven. but in the mean
time we walk with downcast eyes and
hanging arms, crushed by the heavi-
ness of mortal existence, when, II we
stopped TO think, we would know that
the spiritual things make life; that
without love and JOY and unselfshness
and courage we could not long endure
the daily mortal round OF dressing and
eating and sleeping. II there is any
such thing as eternal life. this present
life is part of II, and why not 20 light
~ through the hours--even when we
stop being twenty-lnstead OF YEARLY
ploddlng through them2 We may, If
we refuse to allow the laws and de-
mands Of mortal existence to superim-
pose themselves on the laws OF eternal
life and crush out all spiritual eager
ness, says a writer I'm Scribner's.
II is IA matter, not OF the events OF
life, but OF our acceptance Of life.
Could the terrible events OF the French
revolution crush the spirit OF the
French noblesse? There were no mid
dle-aged among them In those prison
days when they danced and sang with
gay insouclance while each waited for
his turn at the guillotine. They lost
their heads but they never cropped
them, for they knew the secret of spir-
itual youth. a--ssNtrs-
The society women Of today main
tain that same Gallantness of youth.
Perhaps not every one Of them feels
the pulse Of spiritual life, but they re-
fuse middle age and are willing TO pay
the price Of their refusal. To hold their
prestige they must be slim and charm
ing, ana slim they are even though In
extreme cases they gain their sllmness
by rolling ON the floor and the charm
from the hands OF their maids, and
their gayety lies no deeper than the
tips OF their tongues. Still, In their
courage and confidence they never
strike their colors TO middle age. How
ever they feel inwardly, outwardly
they never flaunt a dropping mouth or
a sagging figure.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07
Joys OF THE ATTIC DWELLER
He Who Looks Out Upon World Only
From Flrst-Fioor Window Misses .
Much, Says Paris Philosopher.

"The chlrplng OF the sparrows calls
me; they claim the crumbs scatter to
them every morning. j open my win
dow, and the prospect OF roofs opens
out before me in all its splendor." So
says Emile Souvestre, attic Philoso-
pher In Paris" HE who has only
lived on a first floor has no idea OF
the picturesque variety OF such a view.
He has never contemplated these tile
colored heights which intersect each
other; he has not followed with his
eyes those gutter valleys, where the
fresh verdure OF the attic gardens
waves, the deep shadows which eve
ming spreads over the slated slopes,
and the sparkling OF windows which
the setting sun has kindled 10 blaze
Of fire. He has not studied the fora
OF these Alps Of civilization, carpeted
by lichens and mosses; he is not ac-
quainted with the thousand inhabi-
tants which people them, from the mi
scroscopic insect 10 the domestic cat
!. has not witnessed the thou
sand aspects Of a clear or cloudy sky,
nor the thousand effects OF light which
makes these upper regions "a theater
with ever-changing scenes How many
times have my days of leisure passed
away In contemplating this wonderful
sight, In discovering It's darker and
brighter episodes, in seeking, in short,
In this unknown world, for the impress
sion Of travelling that wealthy tourists
look for lower DOWN.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07
The Aanostle,s Relation.

The agnostic may say that he has a
passion for the truth, which he must
crafty as If IL We're an appetite; but
In that case why should he express
moral contempt of those who are with
out IN That contempt in him must
be Inconsistent with his own passion
for the truth for the truth to the com
plete agnostlc is that he has no right
10 think his own values higher than
anyone else's, says the London Times.
Theirs are no higher or lower values;
there are merely values. But this 40
one, not even NietZsche, has ever be-
lieved. IL was his doctrine that all be-
iefs are the result of the will 10 power;
and yet he constantly expressed moral
indignation against those who hid
truth from themselves. lie could not
httnlh To the ultimate skepticism abont
the value of truth; he had his moral
lty Ike everyone else; and, like all the
skeTtics, he had that viii 10 believe
In matters of morality which is thought
to Lo SO dishonest In matters of re-
llgion.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07
For pinhtherla-

A recent issue Of the indianapolis
Medical Journal contains an article
suggesting the use of fresh buttcrmllk
rs a gargic for diphthcria. Another
method Is 10 use swub with butter
milk, perhaps for the reason that some
persons cannot garglc. 4 practitioner
gives his experience IN nine cases
where the plain butterullk was used
five or six times a day PIE believes
that the dlphther!s organisms were
displaced entirely after three days. .
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07
The Bloody Fang OF the Tropics.

am never conscious Of the bloody
fang, the poison tooth, Of the wilder.
ness. The peace Of this jungle nj night
was the same peace as that of the
trees In our city parks. | knew that
well within my horizon, iaguars and
pumas were stalking their prey. while
here and there on the forest floor bush,
masters lay coiled like mats OF death
But quite MS wildly could picture
the stray cats bouncing ON sleeping
sparrows IN the shruhhcry Of Washing
ton square, or the scrpcch owls work,
Ing havoc In the gadcs Of Central park
where the glare OF the electric lights &
less violent. And ! have forgotten the
two-score gulls and swans with torn
,throats-a single nights work OF wild
mink In the Bronx Nature Is the same
everywhere; only here IN Guiana tho
sparrows are not alien immigrants. and
the light is not measured I'm kilOwntts
and the hncka tigers are not SO stated
that they XIII for plcasure.-WirIiam
Beebe, IN Atlantic.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07
EARLY GRAFT CASE
il Dates Back to Rule OF Herman
do Cortez in Mexico.
Insignificant Little Bridge over Riv.
ulet at Vera Cruz Cost Spain
/ Millions Of Dollars

Just beyond the Alameda In the city
Of Vera Cruz there Is an insignificant
old bridge which spans narrow riy'
ulet. To this bridge is attached one
of the earliest stories Of graft" that
has been brought TO light on the con
tinent of North America. The graft
that this bridge figured In dates back
to the time OF fernando Cortez, and
its story shows that the Indians were
not the only ones that Cortez exacted
money from TO iii his own treasure,
says Monterey correspondent of the
New York World.
IL is said that the reports which Cor
tez sent 10 the King of Spain in re-
gard 10 the different places In Mexico
were more or less indefinite, as he
meant them 20 be. One Of his reports
TO the king said that the city Of Vera
Cruz was built al the mouth Of a river
and that the river divided two Sec
lions OF the city. He mentioned the
fact that IL would be n very desirable
thing for the king to make an appro-
priation for the building OF bridge
10 connect the two portions Of the city.
The king consented 10 do this.
Cortez, when he once had the kings
consent, IL is said, wrote that he had
begun work on the bridge, but owing
10 the fact that there was much
swampy land at the point where the
bridge had 10 be built IL would take a
considerable expense 20 get the land
In condition TO build the bridge. The
land finally was got in condition at
great expense and the work on the
bridge begun. One thing and another
iarose, or at least that is what Cortez
Us declared 10 have said I'm his letters
20 the king OF Spain, and more and
more money was needed Finally the
amount of the appropriation grew into
millions for this great bridge which
,Cortez was supposed 20 be building
int Vera Cruz. This drain on the treas
Jury made quite an impression on the
mind of the king, and one day when
he was near the coast Of Spain with
some Of his court he was found stand
ing near the shore with his hand over
his eyes looking 10 the west.
what are you trying 10 seer" asked
ione Of his friends.
Il was trying" said the king, "to
see II Il were not possible 20 catch
igllmpsc Of the great bridge that Cortez
IFS building in Mexico. IL has cost
enough 10 be large enough TO be seen
from here"
The bridge that Cortez really did
build very likely was built by his In.
ldlan prisoners without the outlay Of
n single cent but what Cortez did
with the money he received has not
been shown.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07
Richly EndoDed

Although Alfred had arrived az IN,
,nge of twenty-one years, he showed n,
inclination "a pursue hts studies az col
lege or In any way adapt himself 10 hi,
fathers business.
II don't know what / viii ever make
OF that son ~ mine" bitterly com
planned Ms fathcr, hustllng business
man.
Maybe he hasn't found himself
yet" consoled the confidential friend
isn't he gifted In any wny2'
"GiftedT queried the father well
should say he lsl He aln't got a
darned thing that wasn't given to him."
---Harper's Magazine.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07
Briohtens Carpets.

A suggestion for making carpet
look like new and bringing out all the
bright colors again, az cost OF Is
cents, follows: Shave one bar of
white soap in dish and dissolve with
gallon Of hot water; TO this add 10
cents worth Of salts Of tartar. This
forms "A soft paste. When cold put a
handful Of paste on carpet and with a
scrub brush scrub this well into the
carpet; then with dull knife scrape
the paste from the carpet and then
wiring a cloth out Of clear water and
90 over the place just cleaned. In
this manner go over the surface of the
entire carpet. and you will be sur
prised nc the result.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07
To Live.

We live by desire to live; we live
by choice, by will, by thought, by the
Vivacity of the laws which we obey
rnd obeying share their life. or we
by sloth, by disobedicnce by losing
hold OF life, which Gibbs out Of us
Hat whilst | find tie signatures, the
hints and suggestions noble and
wholesome, whilst / find that All the
ways OF yirtuous living lead upward
Ed not downward, yet II Is not my
= nv 90 prove 10 myself the lmmor.
thllty Of the soul Chat knowledge Is
hidden very cunniugly Perhaps the
archangcl cannot lind the secret Of
their existence as the eye cannot see
itself but, ending or endless, To live
whilst / live Emerson.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07
Hom Eatlnn Affeots Health.

What we eat has far more 10 DO with
our health than anything else. To be
sure, regular exercise, good air and n
vacation in the country will improve
the physical condition. But beyond
them and above them the best setting
up exercise is the exercise of clean,
juicy, sun-eooked fruits and vegetables
In the blood stream. Richer and fuller
life viii leap In the veins when the cir
culation has been freed from the fa-
yorite poisons. Then there will be a
zcst In every hour. Desire for hard
work and an ability to concentrate the
mind on the most arduous problems
and pressing duties, pleasant or UNI
pleasant, will be faced with a polse
ana mental clarity hardly known In the
days Of the stimulating poisons with
their false fire and their subtle evils
mining and undermining the blood
stream. For the blood is the life.
Friends and acqunintances armed
with IA knowledge Of food values will
no doubt launch them at your head
with much concern when they hear
that you are giving the diet trial.
Exchange.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07
while the Shirt Lives.

The men OF the American Revolution
have left us an example already In
scribed I'm the worlds memory; an eX-
ample portentious to the aims of tyran-
ny in every land an example that Will
console In all ages the dropping asplra-
lions Of oppressed humanity. They
have left us written charter AS a leg
acy and MS a guide TO our course. But
every day convinces us that written
charter may become powerless. L.
norance may misinteprct Il; ambition
may assail and faction destroy its vital
parts and aspiring knuyery may al last
sing It's requiem ON the tomb OF depart
ed liberty. il is the spirit which lives /;
in this are our safety and our hope;
the spirit OF our fathers, and while this
dwells deeply In our remembrance, and
its flame is cherished, ever burning,
ever pure, on the altar of our hearts !;
while il incltes us TO think as they
have thought, and do as they have
done, the honor and the praise will be
ours, TO have preserved unlmpalred the
rich Inheritance which they so nobly
achleyed.-Jared Sparks Q7S9.1 1860.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07
ART NOT ACQUIRED BY ALL
Really Proficient Nagger Is Born SO.
but Accomplishment Is One That
Can Be Acquired.

Nogging your husband is special
art by Itself, and while some women
anve NATURAL gift in that direction,
others can only acquire II by constant
application. A husband, In house Is
something like hippopotamus. lie is
often dun, placid creature, hard 10
move or dlslodge, especially II lie gets
accustomed TO a fayorite chair He
often becomes toughened by exposure
20 constant nagging, and IL takes
powerful wea.an with a fairly high
trajectory 20 lin any damage. Oc-
easionally, no yer, he develops SEN
dtive areas, aI / can become n con-
slant source Of pleasure TO any lady
who likes TO nag.
Every woman knows, Of course. that
her husband IL more susceptible about
half an hour before dinner. when he
has come home from the Office tired
out. by = dying him carefully sha
VIII disco : certain days I'm the
month when she can nag him with the
highest percentage Of bulrs-eyes.
The art Of nngglng. however. a not
al objective. Much can be done from
The subjective standpoint by lntlmat.
Ing 10 her husband In many ways.
which She can easily learn by prac.
ice, that she Is the most abused lady
- enrth' sh2 CO. .crIvca whole pro-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07
THEY SAY" DANGER SIGNAL
Phrase Employed by Scandal Moneer
Has Destroyed the Happiness OF
Many Innocent Persons.

"They say" IL heard" 1T is report
ed" are phrases often heard. They are
most frequently followed by tales that
have no known or valid foundation,
says the Milwaukee Journal. "They
say" has ruined the reputation and de-
stroyed the happiness of many an inno-
cent person. II Is seldom the preface
10 good report. The falllble human
kind appears 20 give credence much
more readily to evil reports than to
good. The more preposterous the
story Is, the more readily some APP
pear TO accept II as truth. Those who
give such easy belief 20 evil reports
are usually ready 10 help spread them
abroad.
sul judgment, is not listened TO
There gossip holds sway If no one lis
tened when evil things were told. gos-
sip would soon die. II is wise 10 re-
frain from repeating evil things said
of another unless one knows they are
true, and even then IL is best TO keep
silent unless some real good can surely
be accomplished by the telling. BE not
too quick to believe an evil report.
"They say" can carry much sorrow
md injustice i'm its train. Let US say
good things of all when they may be
said and never keep the evil thing
alive and going. "They say" should
be danger signal, warning not 10
believe too easily or repeat too
eagerly.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07
BUILDING Wooden Ships AGAIN.

The present unusual shipping condl.
lions have resulted In the retnrn' OF
the wooden ship 10 prominence In the
merchant marine. Wooden ships can
be built I'm "A small fraction Of the
time required for building a steel or
iron ship. They are not so expensive,
and not SO much skilled labor is re.
qulred In the construction As re-
suit of the demand for ships I'm q
hurry more wooden ships have been
contracted for and are under construc
tion In America today than for
TIE last 30 years. Sixty-eight woodea
slips are being built now on the Pa.
cihc coast Of the United States. Fifty
six are under construction I'm Can.
ada and the Canadian government has
guaranteed return OF 10 per cent
OF the investment Tor ten years TO
builders OF wooden ships in the do.
mlnlon.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07
RealnnIna Of Letter wrltlnn-

The actual period of the beginning
of letter writing Is, like many other Of
the familiar things of today lost In the
mists OF time, observes a writer I'm the
New York Evening World. Probably
the earliest historical records Of cpls.
tolary achievements are found in the
days of the Egyptians under the Phar-
aohs and Of the Greeks who wrote
out their social or business communi.
cations on blocks of stone or wood. But
for the first letter writer Of distinction
IL Is necessary 10 turn 10 the Book OF
Kings, where in chapter n, verses 10
10, we are told how Queen Jezebel.
wife of Ahab wishing to compass the
death OF NabOth, wrote letters In
Ahab's name and sealed them with his
seal and sent the letters unto the cid.
ers and 60 the mobiles that were In his
city and that dwelt with Naboth." these
dignitaries suggesting a plot which
ended In the death OF Naboth by ston.
ing.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07
Natural Tendency.

"A man may have no change TO
spare for his wife, but he always can
scrape w enough 20 60 10 the base-
bull game.
Easily explained. my dear. Il Is
natural tendency OF a fan 70 raise the
wind"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07
Much Better.

He-Jlbbs can't care very much
about his wife. lie never gives her "A
kiss or cnress.
Shc-IIc cares the best way about
her. lie gives her his whole weekly
envelope.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07

Am / really the only man you ever
lovcdY"
cor course you are Why are YOU
so persistent IN asking me? None Of
the others ever dld H."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
Senate Expected to Pass Armed
Neutrality Measure.
Guns at N. Y. Await Mounting
ON American Vessels.
NAVY DEPARTMENT PREPARED
Big Liners Ready With Guns
Aboard in As Hours.
Will Have Orders to Fire on
U-BOats son Sight"

Washington. March 3.-President
Wilson awaits only authority-ex-
pected today-to issue an order to
arm American merchant ships.
The senate will give him full powers
today to take this sep which draws
the United States closer to open hos
tilities with Germany.
The navy department holds guns in
readiness at the New York. Boston,
Mare Island, Charleston. Philadelphia,
Washington and other government
yards for mounting on American YES
sells as soon as the order is issued.
The president is prepared even to
convoy vessels when mere arming
proves an insufficient protection for
American lives and property on the
seas.
Immediately after 1.-The full power
armed neutrality bill completes its
journey thru congress, the president
will sign it. According to indications
today he will at once announce at the
White House the dispatch of orders
to Secretary of the Navy Daniels for
arming merchant men.
Germany Sends Warming.
The tavy department will then issue
orders to the commandants of the
navy department inStructing that
guns available there be put into i'm
mediate use.
''Germany'S latest announcements
indicate that even this armament will
not suffice to guard American ships
wholly.
Night attacks are becoming COM
mon-and armament is no guard
against an unseen enemy.
Details of the enormous German
plot are still held in secret.
Such facts as are permitted to leak
show, however. that Japan furnished
munition making machinery some
time ago for Mexico and Il at Germans
helped operate the government plant
Still another development is the
probable entrance of China in the wal
Continued on Page Three)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-03
Charge That Some One Slipped
an Amendment in Bill.
Physical Welfare Measure Is
Fought by Christian Scientists.
INVESTIGATION Is ORDERED
Upper House Will Probe APP
pearance of Mystery Clause.
Bill Excluded Scientists From
School Examinations.

There's been some funny business
connected with a senate document ac-
cording to a resolution introduced
Friday night by Senator Huffman, of
Cherokee. 1t is generally accepted
fact that amendments to bills should
be made only by senators and that is
the rule but the best information is
! that it was no senator who slipped an
amendment into the physical welfare
bill" Senator Huffman introduced
resolution calling for an investigation
and the resolution was adopted.
The physical welfare bill provided
for the examination of all school chill
dren for the purpose of discovering
| any defects in sight or hearing. the
presence of any contagious or infec
tious disease, or other physical condi-
ton hindering educational advance
ment. 1t was introduced by Senator
Mccain, of Allen.
From the moment the bill went into
the senate hopper Christian Scientists
have been agitated over it. They have
sought to kill the bill, and as a mat
ter of fact succeeded, for the senate
voted not to pass it Friday night But
between the time it was turned in by
TIE committee with the recommended
ton that it be passed and the time it
went to the state printer, which was
very brief period, someone slipped in
his amendment:
as to interfere in any way with the
pra ctice of those who endeavor to pre-
vent or cure disease or suffering by
spiritual means or prayer"
Trace up Provision.
This provision is in the printed bill,
in small type between the title and
the enacting clause, an unusual place
for any provision Long De1ore the
Huffman resolution was offered
tracer had been put out and some
facts had been learned. The amend
ment was attached to the typewriter
bill with a paper clip and not pasted
in 1t has also been learned that the
! typewriter amendment, the slip in
the bill or one just like it, was writ
ten by a senate stenographer for
man who has been extremely inter-
ested in the bill.
The Huffman resolution, adopted
by the senate, states that member
of the lobby interested in the bill has
been mentioned in connection with
the insertion of the amendment and
that the, senate wants to know. 1t in
structs the senate journal clerk to in
form the senate in writing of every
thing he can give throwing light on
the matter
The report of the journal clerk, Lee
Samuel, will show that the amend
ment was not in the bill when it left
the journal clerks desk and that it
was in the bill when it returned from
the state printer. 1t will also contain
the information that the amendment
could have been slipped in at the
desk of the bill clerk where people
are permitted to read bills, or on the
way to the state printing plant
The report will further state that
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