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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

she sobbed. The woman who has M
one to protect her IL you fail her.
Why. why should a weak. frail woman
have TO stand the insults of rude.
rough men, when she has a husband
who ought TO attend to all the bust
ness matters"
This was rich. indeed, but didn't
load my six-shooter and sail out after
the offending tradesman. soothed
the little woman, assured her that |
was a brute TO have allowed her to
wrestle with the worldly problems of
trade. barter and bills, and begged for
giveness for having. as she said. I'm
posed upon her the whole work of fur
nishing the house and worrying her
poor, tired brain with prices and fig
ures and horrid old bank books.
Il found that the grocer's insult con-
sisted In returning a dishonored check
drawn by Mrs. Drifter on her own and
only bank account for s5316. and
marked plainly in red ink at the bank,
N. G. That was all. except that the
grocer had written, I return your
check. Evidently some mistake. Shall
l send the bill to Mr. Drifter?'
What does he mean by disfiguring
my check with horrid slang? Tell me.
How dare he put IN. G." on one of my
checks? What can be done to him?
Isn't IL the same as forgery asked my
wife.
Il looked over her book, found that
her additions and subtractions were
sadly mixed and that two other
checks were due to come back also dis
figured with those horrid words, N.
g. for she had overdrawn her ac-
count to the tune of sos. And those
stubs! Bless her heart, she took me
literally. She had tried to keep track
Of her expenditures so as to give me
surprise in bookkeeping. She sue
ceeded. To give you an idea Instead
Of filling out the stub thus
Apr. l.
VI. Macdroni. So3
For groceries,
Mrs. Drifter had actually endeavored
in every case to put down each separ-
ate item on each bill paid by the
check. The one given in payment of
an order for groceries was a dream.
The order embraced everything from
spaghetti 10 roach powder, and the
poor woman with a new and separate
bank account had endeavored to trans
fer all the items to the stub. She re-
ligiously filed that stub with her fine
handwriting, then started in and filled
two sheets of note paper and pinned
those to the suffering stub.
she doesn't run bank account
now" concluded Drfter. And she's
gained ten pounds since becoming
again my chum and AN ornament to
the cottage at Gravesendhurst."
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
Inrrest nihlc In the World.

The largest Bible in the world. it Is
said. is in the Vatican. 1t is manu-
script Bible and written In Hebrew.
The book weighs three hundred and
twenty pounds, and there is his
tory connected with it. Some Italian
Jews obtained a view of the precious
volume. and told their co-religionists OF
Venice OF It. The consequence was
that a syndicate of Venetian Jews en-
deavored TO purchase 1t, Offering the
Pope the weight Of the book in gold as
the price. Pope Julius II, however, re-
fused the offer. At the present price
of gold the offer was one OF no Tess
than 500 900 francs f62,000).
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

don't think much of that bank
.e @id' Why. they've got the use
NY money, drawing interest and all
uaN ana then to tell me to wait a
ay OF So Perhaps you will lend me
Dme money until that funny old cash
90 hhds out who | am
gave her few pointers as to the
u'cAlhg out of funds; showed her the
pOr'ance of simple subtraction as
pp"eu 10 bank balances and dwelt at
Oue length on the necessity of enter
oh each stub the name of payee
~ LOT what purpose each check was
asn also advised her to call on
nOm time to time to look over her
Oun's' Then woman's new sphere
k,,, av'i'ity dawned upon me. Said my
Wv Drifter, dear, once for all.
Twp JokinS. You look over my ac-
nn' I@ and keep 'em straight? Not
WI Ill trouble you simply 20 give
sumo more checks to put in that
ma y iiltle window there at the bank.
Will do the bookkeeping
h. W II, | remarked; and she did.
konso'u e thing went along. didn't
1ss my any with the books of my for
|ow nun Huum. When at home together |
sr uat there was a tired look about
N so eses, an expression which seemed
o, 10y l wish that darned bank ac-
' was in a hotter Mace than
ksn,nenuhurst, but | let her new
kary severely alone. When neces-
Esno.,, ""nded over checks for her 10
hrrr,,. That was all. She got the
kbio a htted up the house. mean
komno ss.'lhg thinner each day and less
h. ,1a,Ionaole. Finally n crash came.
awI phone rang with emphasis.
Keen S Drifter is very sick, sir.
(cmoo ,salling for you and saying,
kgain - "V ,' give up, I'll never do 1t
Dor a. I've been trying TO find you
Boo s "our, sir I'm so scared for the
Sr, aear LADY,
] 20, ha .'on the new girl. OF course.
lars w ao,ne as quickly as the street
Pane ~. u Jake me. Then the secret
learnsSD ., Between sobs and means I
hlss nina, mat some grocer of whom
bad rro..' oar mad ordered bill Of goods
ss,lossy insulted her
'nsulted me. me, your wife,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
He WAS A YANk.
Why the Southern Army Decided a
Surrender.


Governor Matthews is telling a good
story he heard In the South recently.
says the Indianapolis Sent.nel. In a
valley in the northern part OF Georgia.
between two mountains which shut out
all communication with the outside
world. there lived an old planter, who.
while an ardent adherent OF the south
ern cause, was too badly crippled by
infirmities 10 shoulder a musket and
march barefooted. But he had a son
whom he sent, and after the boy had
disappeared down the road the old man
waited for the news Of the strife. De-
casionally rumors OF southern victories
would float over the mountains and the
old man-Uncle s. he was called
would rejoice and take an unusually
large dose Of mint julep. At other
times, when reverse news came and il
was reported that the gray had been
turned back, the old man would bitter
ly lament and use the same remedy for
grief and sorrow that he used TO quiet
his JOY. Through II all he had abund-
ant faith in the ultimate victory OF the
Confederate army and any doubt ex-
pressed would meet with a stern re-
buke.
The years wore on and news failed to
arrive. The valley was deserted and
there was no one to learn the course
of events. The old man smoked his
pipe and waited impatiently for news.
One morning as he sat on his front
porch with his pipe, far down the dusty
road appeared the form of a solitary
pedestrian. Gradually he approached
and the feeble vision Of the old planter
recognized his long absent son. The
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
An Addiction.

"Isn't IL awfully annoying to be near
sighted?" asked the man who delights
in personal questions.
"If you had waited as ] have an
swerod the afiicted one, nearly ten
minutes for a blamed little lightning
bug &c get by, under the impression
that Il was bicycle beginner coming
down the street. you would know tna'
Il was annoying. "-Cincinnati Enquir-
er.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
Electricity In India.

The temples of India are to be light
ed with electricity, the example having
been set by the great shrine Of silva, at
Kochicadde. near Mutwal. in Ceylon.
and is to be speedily followed by the
equally vast and ancient foundation of
the Natukotta, in the same island. In
no long time others will adopt the same
Improvement, till all the holy places
of the peninsula are so equipped that
by pressing the button they can be In
stantly illuminated like the modern
hotel or theater
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
Jacks Problem.

Jack (mystified)-"Papa, there's one
thing / don't understand kerzactly."
Papa-"Well, what is that?"
Jack-"I dig a hole here on the
beach. and a wave comes along and
washes over 1t, and goes back again.
Then / find the hole all filled up with
sand. l thought the ocean was made
of water, but it seems to me it's moth
in but sand"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

Mrs. Figg-"Good graeiousi You have
bought those hrecrackers for Tommy
TO take to our picnic. after am Mr..
Figg-"You needn't worry. They are
all soaked with water. He can be licked
for his bowling after We get there. but
IL hadn't got the crackers he would
have howled all the way through the
streets. "-Indianapolis Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
MODERN OFFICE FIXTURES.

Write Frederick Hewen & Co., 247-
24s Wells street, Chicago. for their
four leading styles in Office partitions
and furniture.
These goods are strictly cabinet
work throughout with high polish fin
ish. Popular prices. Can be shipped
knocked down." and easily set up by
any one.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

-. homes and disappointments,
sh'r ~ all Mrs. Drifter's hats. wraps
70 1 t"rbelows, when exhibited for crit
sno ~ we're dreams, my dear. simply
lsl' a, No other woman could have
gea" we'll on so little money"
cOSs far 20 so good. But when the Drift
: %, the suburban fever and settled
20 a,s their home in a cottage at
uspv'"0sendhurst there came an inter-
s.,on 10 the comradeship. AS Drifter
says on ono 90
an, Euow-it-all, self-reliant, head-of-
arm women. Not much. She al
avs said that figures bothered her
' that when she wanted more money
han | gave her. or she could find in my
a,rat she'd ask for II. Some fine
,,snd while on a shopping excursion
ian nv wife, threw a brand into The
hitter circle. That night l got this
Niece of information:
a.Drifter. every wife should take her
hare of the responsibilities OF the
,msehold. Women should not be
.,roid TO handle business affairs. Ex-
,srience teaches us that woman is a
bstter manager of the home. finances,
and
what the dickens are you driving
n little one,' asked.
"A woman loses her independence,
sarrI6ces her individuality and be-
comes merely an ornament, a play
thing, "a
a'Hold on! hold on? ! gasped.
Have you joined the Female Society
10 Prevent Husbands from Caring for
Wives, or Is this a notice of proceed
Dgs for separation. madam
"'Drifter,' came the measured re-
ply. I have leaned upon you too much.
must not only be a sharer in your
Measures, but in your trials and-and
LII m-u-s-t have separate bank ac-
tOunt There!
Conversation tagged that evening.
|The next morning learned that Mrs.
Dhfter intended to purchase the new
furniture for our Gravesendhurst cot
3sge, to buy groceries in quantities,
Ind run the affair entirely on her own
plans.
at will give me something to do
bic said. The storekeepers will have
more respect for me, too, and you
FOnt have to bother at all about fit
ting up the house or running it,
That day devoted largely to start
|ng my wife out on her adventures,
hose Of young woman with her first
bank account. wrote my check for a
pound amount and handed il to the
cashier Of bank near our suburban
bone, with the request that he enroll
by wife as a deposition. The usual for
halities were complied with and the
trouble commenced. With bank book
tnd pocket check book in hand. Mrs.
|Drfter felt her new independence.
Ehe decided to raid the bank at once.
81 will draw some money out now
the said sweetly.
q let her proceed. She didn't get far.
|The old cashier kindly insinuated that
fn the banking business it was custom
fV TO realize upon checks or drafts
deposited on a new account before hon
fring demands. He told her that her
husband would have no difficulty in
getting small check cashed for her
Shopping needs.
That nearly upset the little woman.
i've went out. ] took her to lunch.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

Very low rates will be made by the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway,
for excursions of August Is, September
LIST, 18th and Goth. to the south for
Homeseekers and Harvesters. For
particulars apply TO the nearest local
agent or address:
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

Its curious thing" said Mr.. Weak
ness, but it is nevertheless a fact that
the sons Of great men never amount to
a hill of beans" We'll, l am glad to
hear il" said Johnnie, there's hope for
me."-Harper's Bazaar.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
Low Rate Excursion. sou,h.

On the first and third Tuesday Of each
month till October about half rates for
round trip will be made 10 points in
the south by the Louisville & Nash
Vile railroad. Ask your ticket agent
about 1t. and il he cannot sell you ex-
cursion tickets write to c. p. Atmore,
General Passenger Agent, Louisville,
KY, or j. X. Ridgely. n. w. p. A. Chi
cago, Ill.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

Sinbed-Well. there's one thing we've
all got TO make up our minds to-we've
all got TO drop out OF life sooner or
later. Keener-Oh, don't know about
that. You may have inherited that
style OF leaving the world but most
OF us strive TO avots the drop II we can.
Boston Courier.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
At the Ribbon Counter.

Old Party-"I want to get a ribbon
for my typewriter"
Fair Clerk-"Thsse are not typewrit-
er ribbons, SIR
Old Party-"Oh, yes, they are. I al
ways buy my typewriter's hats and
ribbons here. "-Washington Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

THAT can't be Jorkins over there,
blind drunk"
That's who IL is"
But thought that he was delegate
TO the Prohibition convention that is
meeting in town."
He bolted the convention. Buffalo
Express.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

means "star"-has long been a promi-
nent figure in the political arena OF
Japan. He studied law in England,
and was one of the first Japanese to
become a barrister at the Middle Tenn
pie. He is an ex-president of the
Lower House OF the japanese diet or
congress.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

Adolphus-'I wonder II Miss Sharpe
was guying me. or II she is really gone
on me-" Theodore-"Why, what did she
say?" Adolphus-"She said I would
always be fresh in her memory
Boston Transcript.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
Her Ignorance.

First Girl-"She doesn't understand
baseball at ALL" Second Girl-"No?"
First Girl-"No. Why, the other day
she went TO a game and fell in love
with the umpire. Detroit Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
How to Grow 4Oc Wheat.

Salzer's Fall Seed Catalogue tells you.
It's worth thousands to the wideawake
farmer. Send Accent stamp for cata-
logue and free samples of grains and
grasses for fall sowing. John A. Salzer
Seed Co., Lacrosse, Wis.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
Personal.

ANY ONE who has been benefited by the
use Of Dr. Williams Pink Pills. will receive in
formation OF much value and interest by writ
Ing 10 Pink Pills." Il. .. Box 1897 Philadel-
phia Pa.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
CA NADA'S PREMIER.
WiLiFRED LAURIER THE NEW
LIBERAL LEADER.
The Recent Landslide In the Queens
Dominions the Result of Almost Twenty
Years of Misgovernment by the Con-
servatives.

NDER the lead
ship OF Laurler the
Canadian Liberals
have succeeded in
ousting the Con-
servatives fro
power in the Do
minion. The re-
suit OF the polling
throughout the Do
minion caused an
outburst OF unusu-
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
Another Offer for sight.

A. ]. Miller. wealthy merchant OF
Frankfort. Ind, has offered to give
$50, 900 to anyone who will restore his
sight, lost three years ago by stroke
of paralysis.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

Fuchsias, begonias, primulas and vio-
lets require little sunshine, roses more,
and cacti most of ALL
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price, 75c,

II vein is severed compress below
the squirting surface. Blood in veins
returns to the heart.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

Many kinds of beetles have two eyes
on each side of the head-one superior,
and one inferior.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

Hegeman's Camphor Ice with Glycerine.
The original ard only genuine. Cures Chapped Hands
and Face Cold Sores &c. C. u. Clark Co.. " Haven, CT
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

We will forfeit 81 900 il any Of our pub
lished testimonials are proven TO be no
genuine. The PIso Co, Warren, Fa.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

In Hamburg the authorities tax q
dog according to its size.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

Nearly all the rivers in West Africa,
within 1000 miles east and west Of
Ashantee, yield gold.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

FITS stopped free and permanently cured. Nc
6ts alter FIRST days OF Dir. Kllne's Great Nerve
Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle and treatise.
Send to Dr.. kIISK, ISL Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

puffs from his pipe came thick and
fast, but this was the only sign OF
eagernees or nervousness displayed
The gate swung open and the soldier
walked up and sat down on the steps.
''Mornin', JIM" said the old man.
"Mornin', pap" was the quiet re.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
II the Bal

If the Baby Is Cutting Teeth.
BE and that old and vell-tried remedy MRS
wEsLov's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Teething.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

Artesian wells take their name from
having been first introduced at Artois,
In France.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

Blotting pads are now made from
porous stone.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
Japan's New MinIster.

NJ. Hoshi, Japan's new minister to
this country, is a statesman and scholar
of prominence. Mr.. Hoshi-the name
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22

A man without enemies may not be
much of a man. out he has soft time
of It.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
SDOnSe.


"Shot?"
Mop"
"Sick?'
Mop"
The old man reached behind him for
stout club which he used as a cane.
"Jim," he said, nervously. Jim, ye
didn't desart?"
mo. we're whipped"
What"
Eyes, we're whipped. Lee has sur
rendered with his army and we laid
down our guns"
Jim, how did it happen?"
We'll. pap, We all fought our best as
long as it was an even shake; but We
uns all found out at the Lord was a
Yank an it was no use. We uns LAID
down our guns an cum home"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
F1pS DRIETER'S BANK.

RITTER and his
wife h a d been
/, chums. in I h c
truest sense of the
word. ever since
their marriage. II
he felt a yearning
for an afternoons
revelry at the base
ball park Mrs.
Drifter was eager
10 go along and
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
AN INVITATION.
Il Gives Us Pleasure to Publish tho FOL.
lowing Announcements.

All women suffering from any form
of illness peculiar to their sex are re-
quested to communicate promptly with
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. All
letters are re e., ccivcd, opened,
The morning times., 1896-12-21
EFFECTS OF TEA SMOKING.
Physicians Alarmed at the Growth
of the Habit Among Women.
NelC York Press

Physicians and specialists on nervous
troubles are treating numerous cases
of extreme insomnia and nervousness in
young women without disclosing TO them
that their condition l. the result of prIc-
tiCing the new vice ofsmUhiu gteaC cigarettes,
TEe habit is increasing. From obServa-
ti0ns Gifts effects west side physician lie
CldreS that "A tea cigarette is n genuine
brain excitant. Anyone who uses it and
vet does not work WIN her br.liG, wyuiti 20
half crazy with nervousness, but with those
who do brain WORK il is Glr1esent, FOR the
stimulus produces strange Intellectual
activity.
After a couple Of green tea cigarettes
a poem, for instance. viii almost write it.
self, am told by one Ofmy literary patients.
The effect OF the tea cigarette. wEie stIruu-
latlng to the brain and its flow of thought
dCss rs a pure ScdatIve TO the rest Ufthe body,
QuetIng restlesSneSs, uneaSIHeSs or actual
pains. Thea fter effects are bad ifthCy have
not been worked offby unusualmental work.
LAT some ouses green tea cigarettes
are handed around after dinner, and /
know three actresses of considerable rep
utation wEo give tea smoking parties"
twice week. y woman, break off this
habit, ON which she has expended nearly
SO week, has lately Voluntarily placed
herself under private restraint She had
| concealed her habit from her husband by
! using an artfuIly Contriyss cigar rettc case.
| Itresemblcd a bgrch Of keys, each key CON
| tanning ore cigarette.
| $50 much has the habit spread that
several t0bIcConis5s and druggists are
| keeping tea cigarettes in stock Tor regular
! customers The active chemical pTcpara-
| tion of tea is thcinc, just as caffeine is OF
| coffee and mic otine oftobaccu. When theme
| is administered to a frog or IL all animal
| it is found that it chiefly iniiucaccs scnsil-
| tions which caffeine or coffee Gees Eot-
| In larger doses theme produces sEonta-
| neous spasms or commissions, which caffeine
| does not This is, in fact, the ultimate
| effect of sIr okirG numerous tea cigarettes,
| finally producing 'fitS or ConvHlSlCnS,
ssTheine also acts as o. 81 aTaCsthetic,
| uuieting painful nerves. Green tea contains
| much more tUtiuc GhyH o. -dli-'sfI LlACh te't-
| YOU see shat the NIb.t OF :tuo King tea
cigarettes is terribly pcrUicious-'
The morning times., 1896-12-21

black there vas delicate pattern work
in gray and black. The sleeves were OF
this portion of the material.
= Tie vest was a GeECate shade OF gray
banded with gray taffeta ribbon. At the
throat there was a choker and bow of
black ribbon.
The recffer was cut dartless, but was
slashed at the sides and again in tie
hack. This showed the delicate gray
lining.
The hat was an Anna Held, low dipping
in front and covered with white flowers
in the midst of which rose wings
of gray and black. Pale pearl gloves
Were worn with this costume. There was
a rose pink vest Co take the place of the
pearl one, and Still another vest of bril-
liant blue. With the latter hat OF
bluCttes and bluebirds would be worn.
And the gown was certainly the dressiest
thing seen lately.
The morning times., 1896-12-21

should have been so brief, but considerable
satisfaction is expressed that the new
secretary is acquainted with Washington
and with Americans, for he was popular
here.
The Qew secretary is Maurice William
Ernest de Bunsen, C. b., who entered the
British diplomatic service as attache at
Washington in 1873, and returns eighteen
yearslater after distinguished services. He
became third secretary here in 1879, and
in 1881 was transferred to Berne, Switzer-
land, where he advanced to second secre-
tary in 1888.
The following year he acted as charge
d'affaires at Madrid and in 1856 went to
Paris and the next year to List on. In 1881 l
he was prom oted to be secretary of lega-
ton at Toxic, where he acquired knowl
edge OF Japanese which brought him a
special allowance from the foreign office.
Two years ago Mr.. De Bunsen went TO
Siam, where he has since acted as charge
d'affaires and consul general