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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25

very girlish jacket of black velvet is
cut in the Norfolk style and falls below
the waist TO a depth of several inches.
II fits the graceful form easily, with
out being at all snug, and has broad
box plaits down both back and front.
The front OF the coat is cut away TO
display a smoothly fitted vest of heavy
white satin. fastened under the left
side with invisible hooks and eyes. A
broad sailor collar OF white satin, over
laid with costly point de venise lace.
finishes the shoulders prettily. A belt
of stiffened velvet encircles the waist,
drawing the slight fullness in graceful
ly to the form. The cost of a velvet
coat is more than one would imagine at
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25
Timely Recipes.

Clara Cole-Clean brass frames with
a slice Of lemon; rub it over the spots.
and when dry apply little Spanish
whitening to brighten the brass.
Elizabeth A.-Finger bowls are set
on plates with small doilies under
them; they may be white or colored
glass, and the doilies any style de-
sired.
Drop Cakes-Beat half a pound Of
butter and a pound of sugar together.
sift in quart of flour with two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, add six
beaten eggs and a cupful of milk, stir.
and drop off the spoon on buttered pa
per, and bake in very hot oven. The
batter should be very thick.
Cheese Fingers-Roll out sheet Of
pun paste very thin, brush over very
lightly with ice water, cut in strips
about five inches long and half an inch
wide, sprinkle with grated cheese. nut
one strip over the other, lay on q
creased tin sheet. and bake in a quia'
oven fifteen minutes.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25

Mount Clair, in Montgomery county,
Pennsylvania. was named by Bayard
Taylor during the course Of a spring
day ramble in 1S47. Taylor's associa-
tion with the place should be sufficient
to incite a desire to spell the name as
he spelled It. The railroad company
spells It Mount Claire" which spelling
originally must have been blind guess
by somebody who, perhaps, thought that
it wasn't correct. IL was near enough
to PASS
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25
HE MOULD COME INTO NY STUDY.

HE WOULD COME INTO MY STUDY.
a better one than that Of many men.
[ am a beast, and have suffered much.
I suffer still because l cannot express
myself in speech and tell you, in those
things that you call words, my fidelity
and my devotion. Yes, l am yours, and
{ love you like dog. Whatever belongs
to you is secure. Just let anybody touch
II, and you will see"
But Ponto and fell out one day. II
was a very unfortunate affair Only
those people who, like myself, believe
blindly in dogs will understand me.
That is what happened. The cook had
killed two chickens, and had gone into
the adjoining pantry &c get basket to
put the feathers in as she plucked them.
When she returned % the kitchen she
uttered shriek-one of tho two chick
ems was gone. Yet she had been absent
but few minutes.
"Ab," said the cook reflectively.
evidently some beggar has passed by
here and has taken one of the chickens
through the window" She looked out
of the door in order 20 find the sup
posititious beggar but there was nobody
there. Then for a moment she thought
il must be the dog, but she was at once
seized with remorse. What! Suspect
Ponto? Never. He would not steal.
Why, he would watch over leg of NUT
ton all day without touching 1t, even
when he was perishi1g with hunger.
Besides, he is there in the kitchen, sit
ting on his launches, with his eyes
partly closed and occasionally yawning.
He is not thinking Of chickens"
The cook was so profoundly puzzled
that she summoned her master and |
came. The melancholy affair was laid
before me. looked at Ponto. Ponto
was sitting there, with a studied air of
indifference, apparently half asleep. l
called him, "Pontow He looked toward
me and lifted his heavy eyelids.
Did you call me. master? ] was only
asleep. was dreaming was dream
ing of my ball"
OF his ball. Ell? ! became at once
suspicious. This was evidently a pre-
text. But | said:
II think, Katherine, that you are
right. The dog could not have stolen
the chicken. IL he had stolen It he
would be engaged now in plucking il
somewhere in the garden"
But look at him, sir-just look at
him. He has not the air of a Christian
dog"
"What?"
81 say that Ponto mas not an honest
air"
turned and gazed at him. Look
at me, Ponto."
Ponto looked up, but his head
dropped, and he grumbled: do you
think that I would be hanging around
here II had stolen a chicken? Why,
I'd be eating IT,"
But this remark did not divert my
suspicions. On the contrary, it con-
hrmed them. katherine" said ]
solemnly TO the cook, lit is Ponto
Alas, II is POnto."
What I had seen in Pontos eyes was
terrible. I swear to you, reader. tina;
] an most serious. had distinctly
seen there an almost human sic.
II IS rather difficult % e:p'z.a my
meaning. Fonto wished 70 a5Sa:ae an
appearance Of sincerity II "a glance
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25

part of the sixteenth century. Their
first leader was Conrad Grebel. They
claimed that from the time that Christ
was on earth there has been no true
religion. The sect spread with great
rapidity and in short time was scat
tered over the different countries of ELL
rope. AS these different countries took
up this mode of religion, which was
then very simple, they each had some
new idea, and hence there are several
different classes of Mennonites. The
different branches are as follows: Reg
ular Mennonites, Amish, Old Amisb.
Apostolic Amish, Broederhoef, General
Conference, Church Of God in Christ
Old Mennonites, Brueder-G emeinde
Mennonite Brethren in Christ, and De-
fenseless Amish.
They believe principally in the old
testament, and they think that eyery-
thing in 1t should be obeyed. They have
reason and biblical phrase to quote
for every act they do. Their answers
are always yea and nay. They will not
take an oath under any circumstances
because in st. Matthew, which they also
believe in, from the thirty-fourth to the
thirty-seventh verses, inclusive. is
tJLhE the following:
"3Ct say unto you, swear not ar all.
neither by heaven, for it is Gods
throne; nor by the earth, for it is his
footstool; neither by Jerusalem, for II
is the city of the great king. Neither
shalt thou swear by thy head, because
thou canst not make one hair white or
black. But let your communication be
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25

yea, yea, and Nay, nay, for whatever
is more than these cometh of evil"
The most peculiar part of their roll
gion and customs is their appearanco
They are generally well built, well pro-
portioned and have rather nice looking
races. They never shave from youth mn
and their hair is kept about six inches
long ana when cut is done so by actu-
ally placing milk crock over the head
ana trimming around It, Another pc
cuiiaFity Is their dress. The boys wear
Jeans cloth from the time they can
walk with broad felt hats, quaker style
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25

The girls wear blue Bingham dresses.
made in the old fashioned style. black
bonnet and black kerchief around their
necks. All ages OF each sex dress pre-
cisely alike.
They wear no jewelry of any kind.
use no ornaments, either on their per-
son or in their houses or In any manner
make any worldly shows. In TACT, they
are distinguished by antique simplicity,
combined with antique prejudice. and
by indifference TO the interests or the
greater world They will not have their
pictures taken and the only possible
way to get them is by use OF kodak.
Among the many traits OF these peo-
pie is their honesty. They are the most
honest class of people in America. They
are trained from babyhood and are
taught to be more afraid of debt than
most people are OF death. II, however,
any OF their brethren get behind ana
cannot pay their debts, they promptly
come to their assistance. III one OF thelr
flock turns out to be rascal and taiis
to pay his debts, which occurs very sell
dom, they pay them for him. In fact,
1t is their rule that no one shall lose
on their account.
They will not quarrel nor fight. They
will not even try to regain property
stolen from them, nor to punish the
thief. Some months ago horse was
stolen from the stables of James Maze
Ion. The thief was tracked to Button
and caught with the horse. The owner
refused to appear against the man or
even to identify the horse. They do
not believe in going to court for any
reasons, but settle all matters in the
church or let them go.
Last spring a split occurred in the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25
SENATOR CAMERON.
Would Sooner he Private Citizen Thai
n Member OF the Senate

"outu sooner Be N frtvate eltIHen Ihanl
Member OF the Senate.
Senator James Donald Cameron's an.
nouncement of his voluntary with.
drawal from public life at the Close
OF his present term was considerable
OF a surprise to the country, though, G
his letter to State Senator McCarrell
OF Harrisburg, Pa. indicates, il was not
the result of sudden or newly formed
impulse. You will remember" he
writes to Mr.. McCarrell, that in Al
conversation in my home at Harris
burg, just after my election TO the SEN
ate, told you, as we'll as many Other
friends, that under no circumstance;
would / again be a candidate for re
election. Since then nothing has &C.
CURED to change my mind" No doubt
these are the exact facts, and it is rea'
sonably certain that if he had changed
his mind he would be reelected II bis
party were in the majority in the leg
lsiature. His attitude on the saloon
question was obnoxious to some OF bis
constituents, no doubt, and would have
been made the basis OF an opposition
more or less feeble which has always
antagonized him. But the people Of
pennsylvania don't take much Interest
In that subject. Senator Cameron was
born in Middletown. Dauphin county
Pa, in 1888, and graduated from Prince
ton college in 1852. He entered the
Middletown bank as clerk. became ir
cashier and afterwards president, which
position he now fills. He was presf
gent OF the Northern Central railroad
from 1863 until 1874, when it passed
into the control of the Pennsylvanla
railroad. He was secretary of war ID
der President Grant from May, 1876, 70
March, 1877. He was a delegate to tns
national Republican conventions ID
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25
ACCUSED OF ABDUCTION
Musical Instructor Is Arrested nm
Grave CHARGE

Grave Charge.
Professor Harold Land. director of
the Ladies' Military Band of Creston
Ia, has been arrested on a charge Of
abduction. He represented himself as
widower, and has had living with him
two young women whom he introduced
ss his sisters, Mabel and Helena. They
were both members of the band. Nav
or Scurr of Creston last week received
a letter from Mrs. Gilmore Smith -,
Wingham, Ont, In which she asserts
the two women are daughters of hers
who disappeared from home over n vear
ago and of whom no trace could no
found. She charges that Land is an
assumed name and that his real name
is Duncan Summers, and that he has a
wife and children living in Canada
Mrs. Smith Enclosed a letter she ro-
ceived from her younger daughter
Helena, which implores her mother 70
forgive her and to aid her. representing
that she is badly treated by Land and
her elder sister. The chief of police AZ
once investigated the matter and the
two young women confessed that the
facts stated In the letter were true
Land was Immediately taken into cus-
toby.
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Deep vandyke Points.

The great majority OF dress skirts
are perfectly plain, but occasionally
the designers sent out decorated skirt
which calls forth honest admiration,
and in spite of the beauty Of the plain
skirt is positive relief from so much
simplicity.
A brand new design is shown, one Of
the latest productions, combination
of smokygray melton, a lovely silvery
toned, smooth-finished cloth, and gay
plaid in the genuine Tartan shade, scar
let, gold and green. in rich velvet.
The skirt, full-gored affair, is cut
all about the bottom in deep vandyke
points, to show the underskirt of plaid
velvet. The body of the bodice is Of
the gray cloth, also cut in deep points,
meeting at the shoulder, over an under
piece of plaid velvet. The top of the
huge melon sleeves are treated in the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25

made for theater wear, in which ermine
is combined. One very pretty one, and
one easily copied, has for foundation
an ermine collarette with a small head
and tail Full iabots of webby lace
were arranged softly at the front; in
the folds were nestled snugly punches
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25

OF pale pink roses with foliage. The
muff was bewilderment of lace. chif-
fon, ermine and posies, but all so ell
tistically arranged as to call forth small
shrieks and EXPLANATIONS of highest
approval from feminine friends. The
groundwork of white silk has soft folds
of white chiffon, seemingly thrown OH,
and held in place at the ends by bands
of ermine and tufts of roses. A frill
of lace bordered each side, and huge
silver chain held the dainty thing about
the shoulders.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25


chusetts legislature, and reelected a|
1888, 1889. 1890, 1891 and 1892. At Ind
beginning OF his second term in ths
body he was elected speaker OF the re-
publican majority. and at each subss-
quent organization during the period ID
his service he was chosen speaker |
the votes of both parties. When Henri
Cabot Lodge resigned his seat as repre-
sentative in congress in April, 1898, mi
order to enter upon his duties as sena.
tor, Mr.. Barrett was nominated by tAs|
republicans to succeed him. A special
election was held, William Everett
democrat. being elected. At the gcl
eral election of 1894 he was elected oil
congress as republican, receiving Is.
1SS votes, against S,747 votes iuf|
Charles A. Conant, democrat, and Isl
for Porter. populist.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25
WOMAN AND HON E.
UP To- DATE READING FOR
WOMEN AN GIRLS.
some Current Notes of the Modes-Time-
iy Recipes for the Cookery ROBBED
Like = Queen of old-Deep vandyke
Points.

HE GIRL who can
neither AFFORD a
sealskin coat nor a
chinchilla cape be-
cause of their ire
mendous cost con-
soles herself very
well indeed with
one of the lovely
velvet coats, OF
which there are
cnah q uariatv A
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25
LAW is IN CONTEMPT.
MENNoNITEs PREFER TO USE
THE HOLY BIBLE.
rhey Would Not Render Unto Caesar
the Things that Were His and Now
Their Little Band Is Being brought
to the Bar OF Justice.

ECAUSE OF certain
religious I e n e [ s
which are not In
accordance W ! I h
the laws OF In
diana a grand jury
returned so m G
tw enty indict-
ments a a n $ [
members of the
p ocular sect
k n ow n a s [ h e
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25
SENATOR CAMERON.

1868, 1876 and 1880, and was chairIn'.
OF the national Republican conventlU.
In 1880. In 1877 he was first electeu |"
the United States senate to fill vae@r
cy caused by the resignation Oh ~
father, General Simon Cameron, an'
was reelected in 1879. 1885 and lo'a
His term expires March 3, 1897. he y
quiet, unobtrusive gentleman, w"
equipped in the matter of education,
perience and patriotism for public ils.
He is a strong advocate of free s'i''
coinage.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25

as a nnish has nat decoration OF
ostrich plumes on top. with one tail
upright one directly in the CENTER
Chicago Chronicle.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25

Junius Dana, who is by two years the
junior Of Charles A. Dana, lives quietly
at Warren, o., whore he is director in
national bank. Ills life has been q
very active ono and typi,ally American
]urlus Dana ia frequent visitor to
Now York and a special room in his
brothers house Is ever al mis- disposal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25


ored of a certain
wooden ball about the size of bill
lard ball. In a moment OF weakness
/ had purchased this one day ana
brought IL home. Ponto Immediately
seized II, rolled IL toward me. and said:
Throw that over there in the rose
bushes. l will find 1t. You see IL l
don't" So said, so done. The ball was
thrown and Ponto found IL. But he be-
came rather irksome with his desire 10
retrieve the ball, because his favorlte
remark TO me became: play ball. lie
had fashion of coming into my study
with brisk air, wagging his tail, with
the ball held in his mouth. Then, plac-
ing his forepaws upon the table, ne
would put the precious ball in the mid
die OF the papers, letters and books, and
say; There is my bail. Now toss II
out OF the window, and l will go and
get ii. That will DE very much more
amusing than wasting your time on
all these stupid papers and books" l
would frequently feign to hurl the ball
from the window, and like fash Ponto
would disappear. \ few minutes would
pass before Ponto would reappear with
his forepaws at the window and re-
mark Say you. YOU man with the
papers. don't find anything here. Tho
ball isn't in the garden. You must have
kept it," Then he would come in at
the door,, go smiling around under the
furniture and in the partly opened desk
drawers. and then, with TIE air of a
man who smites his forehead and dis
covers something. he would look in
quiringly at you and say: Il will wager
that IL is on the table. He was right.
With his intelligent eye he had fol-
lowed your glance. II you attempted
then TO conceal the ball there was an
end to work. He burst into eXtrava-
CANT gayety, jumped after the ball, fol-
lowed your least movements, and would
not quit you, laughing energetically
with his tail.
Ponto made me sometimes think that
he was one of those men turned into
dogs of whom we read in the fairy stor-
les. His eye was deep, tender and hu-
man, and at times il seemed TO say; |
What would you? l am only four
footed beast, but have human heart |
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25

Rams Horn.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25

The most inveterate borrowers are
those who borrow trouble,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25
THE PARDON OF PONTO

ES, FOR A LONG
lime l reposed the
most blind conf
dence in him. We
loved each other
dearly. He was a
setter. white, with
brown ears and tail.
His name was Pom
TO.
Ponto was enam-
ored of a certain
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-05-29
BANKING NOTES.

! The Japanese have 100 national
banks, with an aggregate capital of
$35. 100000. Of these 60 pait.. in 1890
dividends of 10 to 20 per cent.
GERMANY has the greatest number of
depOsitors i'll the savings banks. over
100000, but the aggregate of their de.
posits is not given in the government
report.
OFRANcE comes next after the United
States in the number of depositors in
the savings banks, having 4, i50. Oo0 and
having on deposit the sum of $685..
OOO, OO0.
In Switzerland 500 inhabitants in the
1000 have money on deposit in the
savings banks; in Germany. $50: in
France, lie; in Great Britain, 1875: in
the United States, CO.
IN 1892 there were in this countru
1859 banks that received SAVINGS da.
posits; the depositors numbered 4 7s1 :
Cos, and the deposits aggregated the
enormous sum of Sl,7I2, 769, 0sO.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-05-29
How to Treat a Wife.

(From Pacific Health Journal.)
First, get wife; second, be patient
You may have great trials and perplex-
tiles IN your business, but do not
therefore, carry to your home a cloudy
or contracted brow. Your wife NAV
have trials, which, though OF less
magnitude, may be hard for her t.
bear. A kind word, tender look, will
do wonders in chasing from her brow
all clouds of gloom.-To this we would
add, always keep bottle of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy in the house. I,
is the best and is sure to be needed
sooner or later. Your wife will then
know that you really Gaze for her and
wish to project her health. For sale
by Frank Tuell.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-05-29
BUTTONS THAT SIGNIFY MUCH.

0O JUNO TIA SsdidIEI tHOCf's
How Military oglri.;s arc Distinguished
h. s:ic,1.
The inter-relation Of the buttons on
uniform is just as much matter OF
regulation as tho cut OF a coat. says the
Washington Star. The general wears
two rows of buttons on the breast OF
his frcclz coat, twelve in each row,
placed by tours. The distance be-
tween the rows is five and onc-half
inches at the top and three and one
general is entitled to only ten buttons
in each row, arranged in upper and
lower groups of three and a middle
group of four. The major general has
nine buttons in each row, placed by
threes. The brigadier general eight in
groups of twos.
The colonel, lieutenant colonel and
major have nine buttons in each row
arranged at equal distances; the cap
tain and lieutenant seven buttons in
each row at equal distances.
There are different designs, of course,
not only for the buttons of the army,
the navy and the marine corps. but
for the different branches of the serv-
ice. There are the infantry, artillery
and cavalry buttons, the engineers
button, the ordnance corps button,
the button of the marine corps and the
navy button. The navy button, by the
way, is made in England, because no
American manufacturer has been able
to make bronze which the sea air
will not tarnish. All of these buttons
the army and navy tailor must keep on
hand and sew on according to regula-
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-05-29
Your Physical Condition.

Needs attention at this time. Ii you
are tired, weak and nervous, it is clear
that your blood is impure, and without
doubt there has been too much over
work or strain on brain and. body.
The course of treatment for such q
condition is plain and simple. The
blood must first be purified SO that the
nervous system, and in fact all the or
gans will be fed upon pure blood. In
telligent people without number have
testified that the best blood purifier,
nerve tonic and strength imparting
medicine is Hoods Sarsaparilla. Ner-
yousness. loss Of sleep and general de-
bility all vanish when Hoods Sarsa-
parilla is persistently taken; in . word,
health and happiness follow after
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.