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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-17
TELEGRAPH MARKETS.

MILWAUKEE-Flou but dull
Wheat-Higher, firm; No; 2 spring, 79c; No.
No N0ghe g So May soA No
saKs@34c; sample on track, 23@}4c. Rye
sst feady pork @G es5; f afd, SO ovlS0H
Flour is held on the basis of 45Odl4. 60 for
patents -n In bbls In carlots low grades n IN
$50: do IN jute. 33o93. 40; rye. in bbls. 24o
Millstufs steady at e75@7 90 per ton for
white do. s;75@9O0
CHICAGO Close = Wheat = December,
7 7q' "S January. 2se;
May, 25Bc. Oats-December, lie; January,
171lc; May, 2O1ac Pork December, 6.s71a;
ssmbeI, SIS; January ss $s715; May, 4o5H.
REys Rye, s9Ac. Flax-7sAc Timothy
NEW YoRK-wheat : December, s755$c;
January, s7%c; March, ssMc; May, s6Ac;
July, s11sc. Corn-May, 31Bc May oats,
LTVERPOOL-Close-W heat-Firm and
"a higher; Dece9 lsa es7Hd; JanTary 6s
chan ehangcd; December, 2s9Md; January, 3s91d;
sT. LoUIsEWheat-N 2 red cash ele;
c casH 7sc Dec er soc Nay rs sooc
Corn-Noo 2 cash, 21Ac; December, 21c;
May, s 2$Mc. Oats.-Cash, 2oc; May, 2lke
hye--otHC MAUI lIdIu-SlSdu SholSSs
$50.
MINNEAPOLIS-Wh = Strong close:
December, 7712c: May. 7913c; on track, No.
l hard I9c; No. Northern, 77Ac.
Pin hockey is a new game started in
the EAST. The principle of the game is
derived from play in roller polo, cricket
and football. The idea is to knock down
a wicket with polo ball driven by
a hockey. The rules permit combina-
ton plays familiar in football. which
can be directed also by signals The
floor space necessary for the best play
should be 4S feet in it's shortest diam
etcr. There are four men on y side,
each of whom has wicket to guard
The eight wickets are each made of two
sticks IA inches long and 21b inches in
diameter, much like candle pins They
are tied together by a string 2h inches
long and set up in pairs feet 6 inches
from the center of alternate sides of
the inclosure. -Four of the wickcts are
painted black and four white, and the
colors are. set UP alternately, player
i'll front of the wicket for which he is re-
sponsibe 1t will be seen by this ar
rangement that every player on each side
has an adversary on either hand This
disposition of the forces affords a fine
Chance for team work
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-17
DOCKERS READY TO ARBITRATE.


ot Cancellation.
Hamburg. Dee. 12.-At meetings held
today the striking lockers adopted reso-
lutious favoring coming to some agree
ment with employers. \ conference be-
tween the strikers and their employers
will decide upon the composition of
hoard of Cancellation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-17
DEATH OF DIR. SANFORD.
Counselled with His Physicians in Hi.
Dying Moments.

New Haven, Conn. Dec. 12.-Leonard
J. Sanford. NJ. D., of this city. died to-
day. During his last illness Dr. San
ford retained his mental faculties in their
disease with the keenest of perception
very rare in one in his condition, counsel
ing with his physicians as though the
patient were another person.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-17
LATEST MARKET REPORTS.
CHICAGO POTATO MARKET.

otatOes-Burbanks ZUdZoc
per bus on track; HebronS, 20MZ3c; other
varieties, 1SM23c. Sweet potatoes, LUG
~ Der bus,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-17
Spanish Deny 1t.

Key West, Fla, Dec. 14.-Advices
other Spanish papers are quite bitter
over the story sent out regarding Maceo's
assassination. and deny it emphatically.
Palace officials also deny it. and it is
stated that Gen. Weyler will deny it
over his own signature.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-04
The Conversation Interrupted.

IT beg your pardon" said the man
with the slightly bald head, who sat in
a paruuet seat near one Of the boxes In
a down town theater the other evening.
II beg your pardon" he repeated, but
would you mind looking at the figures
ON this check and telling me what they
are? I'm = little nearsighted. "
The youngest member OF the noisy
box party. an amiable looking youth,
with highly plastered hair, suspended
his conversation with the interesting
blond in the green dress moment,
leaned over the front of the box, and In
answer to the questioner, who had risen
to his feet and was smilingly holding
out for his inspection the check end OF
ticket, he said:
Certainly, sir. The figures are
$3.50"
well" rejoined the questioner,
"that's exactly what / paid to hear this
play tonight and I'm going to get the
worth of my money or I'll lift my voice
right now and raise fuss and make
scene! You'll oblige me by telling the
rest of them.
He was not disturbed again during
the evening. Chicago Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-04
Interesting Washing.

An amusing little story is told III con-
nection with French journalist, who
in his early days as reporter mad
deeply rooted aversion to the regulation
notebook of his order, and hit upon
method of taking notes which afforded
him great satisfaction.
He wore large white linen cuffs, and
upon them, by the aid Of tiny pencil,
he took down his notes and impressions
In all sorts of places, unobserved by
those around him.
At first his laundress was greatly puz-
zled by these peculiar ornamentations'
but as time went on she learned to de-
cipher many of them, and gathered the
news of the week from her patron =
cuffs, much to her delight.
One night, when she took home tho
washing, the journalist CHANGED to be
coming out Of his room as she entered.
"Ah, monsieur, she said, dropping q
courtesy, your last washing was very
interesting, but we had less political
news than the week before. Is it not so:'
London Tit Bits.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-04
The Thief Discovered.

An employee in an mp town resort
has been held under suspicion for some
time, and came near losing his position,
ON account of the antics of big TOM
cat. For weeks the cash registers, when
counted at the close of the days bust
ness, showed deficit of several dollars,
and no clew could be had to explain the
mysterious absence of the money. The
proprietor, having great confidence IN
his employee, was mystifed, and not I'M
til few nights ago was the matter
made clear. While alone in the place,
after closing hours, the proprietor was
startled TO hear the click of the regis
tiers, followed by repeated clicks, like
those Of novice upon the keys Of a pi-
ano. Looking up, he found bis pet cat
PLAYING upon the keys of the register
and apparently enjoying the perform
ance as much as if he were feline
Paderewski. New York Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-04
The Cow. In the Mortgage.

There is q man in Taylor county who
knows how to mortgage cows. The
Montezuma Record knows this man
and vouches for him. The man Is a
farmer, and recently collector called
on him for the payment OF note So
cured by chattel mortgage.
The farmer was obdurate and gave
no satisfaction that he would ever pay
the note. Finally the collector said
"Well, I'll have 10 take the / 1 cows
hamed in the mortgage.
"Oh, no, you haven't got mortgage
IN / / cows on this farm.
"Why, yes, have" And the collect
Or pulled out copy of the mortgage
and read as follows:
"'One red and white COW, one COW
spotted red and white, one red COW with
white spots. one COW with white spot
in forehead, one red COW with two white
hind feet, one white COW with red spots
ON side, one white and red cow, one red
COW with two white fore feet, one white
cow with red spot ON shoulders, one red
COW with white spots on hips, one white
COW spotted with red. Now, how do
you like that?" continued the collector.
"Oh, that's all right. see you We
got IL mortgages ON my old red and
white cow There she is down IN the
pasture. The boys will go down and
help you catch her P'-Atlanta Constl-
tuition.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-04
FASTNET LIGHT.
A Welcome CLEAN to the East Bound At
lantic voyager.

A Welcome CLEAN to the East Bound At
lantic voyager.
The first glimpse of Great Britain
that the American tourist gets ON his
European tour is that Of the Fastnet
lighthouse.
It stands ON a rugged and solitary
rock, situated nine miles south OF Crook
haven, ut the extreme southwest corner
of Ireland. and is, perhaps, more storm
beaten than any other around our coast.
The rock is 80 feet in height, and the
lighthouse towers another 20 feet above,
vet, in winter gales, the Atlantic bill
lows literally lombard the massive
structure and have even smashed in a
portion of the lantern at the summit OF
the erection, the seas frequently sweep
ing over the rock with tremendous force.
Some two or three years ago the stormy
weather then prevailing prevented all
communication with the rock for many
weeks, so that the store of food was con-
sumed, with the exception OF some -four.
At last schooner managed to approach
sufficiently near to enable small quan
tlty OF IOOu W Dc ulukeOu thiohSh 'HN
sea by the hungry men, and, fortunate
ly, the next day the sea moderated, and
the stores were once more fully replen
ished.
Except in very calm weather the Fast
net is surrounded by a fringe OF foam
and the only means of landing is by the
aid of lib" 50 feet in length, sc
placed on the rock that, in moderate
weather, its end reaches outside thu
surf. When a visitor wishes to land (aI
unusual occurrence), he is rowed in
small boat as near as the waves permit
and the lightkeepers throw out a small
buoy, attached to rope, which is &c
cured by the man in the boat. The j
| is then swung out, and the visitor, plac
ing one foot in the loop and catchin
tight hold of the rope, is hoisted abou
40 feet vertically, and then the jib, be
ing pivoted at its foot, swings him hori
zontally about 100 feet on to safe land
ing. London Sketch.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-04
YindIcated the Law.

A friend of Representative Culberson
of Texas related the following incident:
when Mr.. Culberson was prosecuting
attorney" he said. There was crimi-
nal statute universally disregarded. The
indictment of well known man for
violation of this law was secured through
the efforts of Mr.. Culberson, who prose
cuted the case with more vigor than al
most any he had ever conducted, sue.
ceeding in securing conviction and
sentence to the penitentiary. Then be
left town, and no one knew where he
had gone until he and the prisoner, who
had been taken TO the penitentiary, re-
turned together. Mr.. Culberson had
gone to the governor, obtained a pardon
and met the convict at the penitentiary
with il. The law had been vindicated,
and there were no more violations OF
that statute in jefferson. Washington
Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-04
A Racial Difference.

There can be no question that very
many of the differences, mental and
bodily. that exist between the aver
age Frenchman and the average Eng
lishman are caused by the distinct
methods of education that prevail ON
the different sides of the channel. You
would not like your sons only school
ing 10 be obtained in France. On the
other hand, you have pretty distinct
belief that if French boys were sent
over here young enough and put to good
English schools, they would grow mp
into a very fair sort of Britons. typ
ical story of the ways of French school
boys, with their ushers, is reported In
recent morning papers. Some spirits
had been struggled into one OF the
dormitories IA thing, we fear, not al
together unknown in some English
establishments. 1t is even conceivable
that the English master who discovered
the bottle would have confiscated II TO
his own use, but this would not have
been at the invitation of his pupils.
But the French pion in question was
contented TO make one of the party, and
as he was not so used TO rum as his pu-
pills, he got so terribly drunk that he
died. Happily for the French boys,
their compulsory military service gives
them an opportunity, later ON for learn
ing a little discipline. Pail Mall Ga
zatte.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-04

A gentleman. who knows whereof ne
speaks. told the NEWS yesterday that the
deal bv which the mines south OF Hough-
ton are to be consolidated and worked
ON a large scale would have been con-
summated some time ago had it not been
for the uncertainty OF the financial situa-
ton as affected by the coming campaign
and the struggle between the gold and
silver factions of both parties. As itSis,
the parties who are behined the deal VIII
take the limit OF the options, June ., IN
which to size up the situation. and it is
probable that by that time the policy oil
both republican and democratic conven'
tions will be ioreseen. 1t is this doubt
and no doubt OF the value OF the mining
properties, that has delayed matters thus
far. Should the present gold standard
prevail, and it seemslikely that both par
ties will nominate man pledged to up
holding the credit of the government,
then il is almost surety that these
mines will be equipped by the capltal no"
standing ready for that purpose.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-04

The men employed on the Portage
Lake bridge, doing the finishing work OF
rlveting, etc, were laid off Tuesday, but
up to Saturday had not received their
pay for last month On Saturday one OF
the men, Albert Stevens, who, by the
way, is brother of j. ii. ID. Stevens. Wis
tied the county clerk Office to see what
balance was still due on the bridge. The
county owes the King bridge company
SO, 500 still, but the men were employed
by the Cleveland erecting company, who
we're sub-let the contract by the King
company. The men have about 5000
coming in wages and there are bills owed
the foundries OF couple OF hundred more.
J. b. Pieiiier has advanced 500 on time
checks, but not seeing the way clear has
stopped payment on them. Foreman
Mclaughlin, who superintended the cree
ton OF the bridge, left here about a month
ago, leaving George Rowe in charge oil
the finishing work. Mr.. Rowe says he
has no doubt OF the outcome. He has
more coming than any OF the Others and
saws he is not worrying. He had sup
posed Mclaughlin, who is the larger part
OF the Cleveland erecting company. had
made arrangements with Mr. Pieiffer fol
advancing the mems wages, but what the
arrangements were he did not know.
County Clerk Shields has written thu
King company concerning the state oil al
fairs, as their bond to thecounty protects
labor bills and the county from RESPONSE
hility
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-04
Portage Lake News
Gymnasium Exbihi-
ton Promises to Be
a Gand One.
Portage Lake Bridge Workers


From the opening piano solo. "Tbe
Michigan Mining School Two-Step." nv
It's composer, Mr.. +. A. Schuman, to III,
iinlsh, the entertainment to be given nv
the fifty leading members OF the gympa-
sum classes, in the Y. NC. A. auditor
ium, next Tuesday evening, will be n de-
light to the audience. Mr.. Schuman's
piano Accomplishments to the beautiful
spirited movements will be charming
and Miss Catherine Lieblein's choice
piano selections throughout the e, ening
Will altogether give most pleasing ef
iect. That man who saws he never can
keep awake at any kind OF an entertain.
ment has been furnished a ticket, and il
his wakeiulness and enthusiasm don't be
noticeable, it won't be because the most
spirited kind OF an exhibition will not
have been given. Many OF the exercises
are new to our people, and all will be
given in the perfect manner that only
years OF drill can fit the young men for
There has been a good sale of reserved
seats already at 80 cents and there ara
large number OF choice seats yet to be
sold. Parents and Others should attend,
and see what your Y. NJ. c. A. gymna-
stun work consists of, besides the boys
are making an effort to raise, in this way
liberal amount to help the association
defray the expenses of fitting out the new
gymnasium. IL is believed that the en-
thusiasm of the audience next Tuesday
evening can only be compared to that OF
those who listened to Prof. King last
winter.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-04

The twenty.odd Hancock gentlemen
who went to the canal one day last week
to do a little seine fishing are trying nara
70 keep quiet the result OF their trip
They loaded up their bugg'es with eat
abes enough to feed twice as many per
sons n week and arrived at the canal IN
due time. After two hours hard work
setting the net and drawing it in the mo
ment of intense interest arrived Inc
net approached shallow water. Eacn eye
was bent on the surface, where hrSt
would appear the commotion caused oy
the imprisoned and fast ensnared schoo'
of herring. whiteish and trout. bu. no
commotion ensued. The man VINO nau
waded in with club TO slaughter Tue
catch waded out again. In the languages
Of one of the Disguised ones, there were
more suckers on shore than in the net,
The "catch" consisted of-just two SUCK
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-04
All the Comforts Of n Home.

"By the way, your advertisement
mentioned home comforts, said the
Young man in quest of lodgings to a
Glasgow landlady.
Eyes, was the reply. "Ye see ye
could get seat wis in the kirk. (My
last lodRer used to pay for the hale pew.
Then, T. keep ye frae wearyin IN the
eyenin's ye cud gle the BARNS han WI
their lessons, for their ain fathers nae
scholar.
"Aboot yer meals. ye cud just come
down an get them in the kitchen-it
wild be hamelike. ye ken. There's little
Johnny, ye wild get him to sleep WI ye.
He's an awful kicker, but wild keep ye
fine an hate thae winter evenin s.
Then, seeing her auditor making his
way TO the door, she fastened to add:
II widna charge We onything extra
for a. thae preevileges. New forA
Herald
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-04
spurreon's Points For tho Preachers.

"Mind you avoid inappropriate
texts" said Mr.. Sturgeon one day to
his college students. lone brother
preached on the loss of ship with all
hands ON board from so he bringeth
them to their desired haven, and an
other returning from his marriage holi-
day: THE troubles of my heart are en-
larged. Oh, bring me out OF my dis
tress!' Mind your figures of speech are
not cracked. Don't talk like the brother
who said, i fly from star to star, from
cherry beam to cherry beam. det
among your people or somebody may be
saving of you. as one old lady said OF
her minister, that he was invisible all
the week and incomprehensible ON sun
DAYS. Shun all affectation in the pull
pit, and mind you never get into the
poody goody style. One of this sort SAID
Il was reading this morning III deal
Hebrews. New York Observer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-04
A SICK SAVAGE.
Robert Louis Stevenson Tells of the Deiu
sions of One of His Servants.

Robert Louis Stevenson Tells of the Deiu'
sIons of One Of His Servants.
Poor Misi Folo-you remember the
thin boy, do you not?-had a desperate
attack of influenza, and he was in
great taking. You would not like to be
very sick in some savage place in the
islands and have only the savages to
doctor your Well, that was just the
way he felt. ''It is all very well, he
Thought, "to let these childish white
people doctor sore foot or toothache,
but this is serious-I might die OF thisl
For goodness sake, let me get away In
TO drafty native house where can lie
in cold gravel, eat green bananas ana
have a real grown up, tattooed man to
raise spirits and say charms over me- "
A day or two we kept him quiet and
got him much better. Then he said he
must 90. He had had his back broken
in his own island, he said. 1t had come
broken again, and he must go away to a
native house and have it mendcd. Com
found your back, said we. Lie down
in your bed 4" At last one day his fever
was quite gone, and he could give his
mind TO the broken back entirely. he
Law in the hall l was in the room
nlone. Ali morning and noon l heard
him roaring like bull calf. SO that the
floor shook with it. 1t was plainly hum.
bug. 1t had the humbugging sound OF
a bad child crying, and about OF the
afternoon we were worn out and told MN
he might go. Of he set. He was III some
kind of % white wrapping. with great
white turban ON his head, as pale al
| CLAW. and walked leaning ON a STICK
| But, oh, he was a glad boy to get ava,
from these foolish, savage, childish
| white people and get his broken bacl
put right by somebody with soue sense
| He nearly died that night, and LITTLE
| wonder, but he has now got bette
| again, and long may it last
All the others were quite good, trust
ed us wholly, and staid to be cure'
| where they were. But then he was quit
right if you look at il from his point o.
view, for, though we may be very clev
| er, we do not set up to cure broken backs
| If n man has his back broken, we whit
people can do nothing at all but bur.
him. And was he not wise, since ina
was his complaint, TO go to folks wh
could do more Robert Louis Steven
sons Letters to Boy" in st. Mich
| olas
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-04
The Tale Told Of a Doctor.

Apropos of doctors boards and mi
crobes. a lady writes: Several years
AGO took the steam cars to and from
school For week or more our family
nbvsician took the crowded noon tram,
always sitting very near me. and enter
inc into conversation. On questioning
his sister in law about his trips, she
said oh, he has smallpox patient at
q and is afraid to take his carriage for
fear of communicating contagion. 60
be takes the train. l always supposed
his professional eye looked ON me as q
irrespective smallpox patient. "-Boston
Transcript.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-04
carrying me by itr'
"WhY. madam. the"

"Why, madam, the
"Oh, it's no use trying to excuse your
self / know all about II. You thought
you could impose Oh me because I'm
from the country, but I'd have you I'M
derstand that you can't do IL. !"
"But. madam" protested the con-
ductor, 1--WE do not stop at Thirty eighth
street. T"
Don't lie to me, she replied an
grily. 81 guess / know how these city
roads are run, il l amt city born and
bred. You carried me by OH purpose;
you know you did. can see you grin
ming at me now, but you won't think
it's such good joke when complain
to the company.
"I'm sorry, madam" said the con-
ductor deferentially. "Do you wish to
get off here?"
"Of course do, but I'll take my time
about it, and you can't hurry me, either. "
"If you will get of now, madam,
and not keep us waiting here any Ion
ger, I'll try to remember your face next
time and stop the train at Thirty eighth
street for you.
"Oh, You admit that you can stop
there, do you?" she said triumphantly,
as she stepped on TO the platform. 81
thought you would as soon rs you found
that you had a determined woman who
can't be imposed upon to deal with. "
eyes, ma am, admit it, he replied
as he closed the gate and rang the bel
| to 20 ahead "We don't usually stoI
there, but we can. But" he added, al
the train pulled out, "if you intend t.
leave the car there, would advise yot
to wear your boomers. It's no easy jol
to climb down those posts. "
She tried to reach him with her um
brella, but it was too late.-Chicag
j Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-04
He Had His Orders.

"Have you any children?" asked the
janitor.
81 have" replied the prospective
tenant.
"Then you can't have the fiat, +" said
the janitor decisively.
"But you don t understand, protest
ed the prospective tenant. my youn-
gest child is 20 years old, married and
lives in New York, and the other two
are in st. Louis. "
"That makes no difference. returned
the ianitor. "Orders are orders, and !
have orders not to rent this fiat to any
one with children. Chicago Post.