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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16

ponr, uIs-rahls litah fishing town ~ q
few hsrrrv fs.sepus streets rUnniE up
the side ~ MS Jhatean Hin. with plenty
Of dl.t and uhssvol,y smells about the
houses. and q plethora OF sunshine Qua
ot doors
Mounting tho white winding ROAD
which runs up the gentle wooded slope
behind The town, YOU come 10 Cimiez.
The residence. the Grand hotel stands
4O0 feet OF more above che Flittering
waters 0f che Mediterranean and amid
surroundings 81 the prOfoundest bis
toIiC interest Long before the
PhoceBus founded Nice on the seashOre
Cemeneium wBs standing boldly on The
height shove o. s. Glicurian OpDiGum.
Witnesses are abundant "a the Shape o.
bis blocks o. the ancient belt still lying
around.
The most important 81 the remains
OF the Roman occupation Is tho ampht-
theatre. which stands On bold pictur-
esuue nassiveness within p few wards OF
The Queons hotel Tts solemnily sng
grandeur are. however. spoiled hy
an act OF profanity which was voluntsr-
iIy committed when the hIEh road wss
driven straight through the censer Of 90.
The rows al seats once capable o. hold-
ms 600 spectators shn stand IA
amoug The ruins: bat The arena, INTO
which poor slaves were once turned %
hight For their llfe's blood with wad
bessts. is nov growing thick with grass,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16

visits term Is supposed 10 be TIE rule.
Perhaps il holds good with sonns OF the
VAssar girls But there arc many more
from whose minds the ways Of the
free and independent West have not
yet faded, who scorn the trammels ~
eastern rules and ~eHets convention
Ality." and take the law IN their own
hands. When fancy dictates and there
is a hop or concert on 81 the Point
"then's the time for disappearing, and
they bob up serenely" al the govern
ment dock with gripssck or brown
paper parcel containing festive raj
n,ent: also box OF candy for the loved.
cadet. When Recommendations are
scanty sometimes a dozen OF 50 az girls
club together and take one room, and
also one trunk. much 10 the 6eirimen;
OF their voluminous skirts.
At any rate. or any how, and on any
train they come. and the stage which
runs I'd from the landing On such oc-
oasions is temporarily their own They
take entire possession Of the bus and
quite I'LL Il ND with themselves and
their impediments. Nassar songs and
class calls. stock jokes and personal
remarks about the sweet creatures
they are going to see enliven the pro
rress I'D the hill, and woe 10 the out
slider who ereeps into this truant COM
pany.
No false ideas OF conventions and
priety damp their ardent spirits IL
they have TO come without a eAaperon.
They come Just the same, and matron-
ize one another by numbers Ten 81
these fair undergraduates were claimed
bv one elderly man as his daughters,
his good nature not beins proof against
their appeals for so-oalled protection
Not having chaperon does not trouble
them much at the hotel. for they are
not there except 10 sleep and eat IL
is no place for fun-that quiet and re-
spectacle parlor. There are much bet
ter chances at other places. The hor
or concert which alternate on Saturday
nights. with ispection Saturday after
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16

waiting society is sufficient "ouid pro
quo" He lends her his oast-of but
tons, waist plate, ohevrons and class
ring-in fact. all the decorations on
which he can lay hands, And the moth
Of a 'plebe" who scents coming Joys
affair decorates her hop card with
sketches in kind"-hits on the older
men and goneral post jokes"
So the NasSar eirl who has brother
or Brother" az West Point is a popu-
lar maiden. and her siUing-room is a
gathering place for the clans and her
teas" are much freauented. Her scrap
book would furnish interesting chap
tiers Of history, With imagination 10 iill
in the spaces
"AMaircs de occur" move rapidly az
the post" lntroductions are easy, and
"faeile decensus Averni" One evening
on the stairs or in an unlightcd ante
room; a walk on "Flirtation;" a note
asking her 10 come again next week;
an answer. an answer 10 that, with an
added touch OF sentiment and aspira-
ton after the love Of true woman
with verses and so forth "ad infnitum"
and lad NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., obliv-
ion. and two sets Of wedding cards
which perhaps cross in the mails and
recall an "affaire" OF two years ago.
Sometimes the cadets, n stray one
here and there. In furlough time, get on
10 Vassar and are feted and made much
Of But opportunities are moro mum
erous down the river. and the leap year
methods hold. Beautiful and enliv-
ening sights are seen on "Flirtation."
In the twists and winds OF that historic
Academy OF Social Science" the callow
youth learns the use OF his arms, and
also the use OF his feet and jumping
muscles Tor emergencies when the
sound OF an advancing step Is heard.
81 ono turn Of the walk, when the leaves
are few. aud the wanderers, after a
blessed solitude -deux." forget the
fact. one may see wondrous vistas OF q
kneellng sentimental youth and a
maiden fair to Sec" while In the turn
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16

ter they had attracted the attention OF
horticnlturists, says Garden and For
est. IL is interesting 10 note the stras-
giles Of our sveat-erandfathers 10 dis
cover the conditions most suitable Tor
them. We who know all about Il are
surprised that any intelligent epltiva-
tor should have tried to grow epjphy-
tic plants in common soil in pots
plunged 10 the rim in a tan bed" Teak
baskets. sphaenum moss, peat fiber and
charcoal appear TO us 10 be exactly what
any intelligent Schoolboy would have
recommended as Supplying the risht
material for an epipAyte. Bat, like all
useful discoveries and inventions sim.
pie as they appear to us they were not
worked out without much thought, eX-
pertinent and the sacrifice OF many
plants One OF the shrewdest ~ bot
anists working In the van 81 the hort
cultural art OF his time, Or, Lindley,
stated in paper read 10 the Royal
horticultural Society in 1880. that high
temperature, deep shade and excessive
humidity are the conditions essential 20
the well being OF orchids" Thirteen
years later another orchid authority,
Mr.. Bstemsn, recommended the same
treatment, adding that resting season
was necessary, This treatment became
the only orthodox ono and was persist
ed in for upward 81 thirty years, We
now recognize that fresh air AZ all
times is essential, that many orchids
enjoy bright sunshine. that while some
require plenty OF moisture all the year
round, others require it only for por-
ton OF the year, and that some even
thrive only when treated as e they were
cacti. The temperature FOR exotic or
chids varies from purely tropical TO
that of a few degrees above freezing
point. and while some species during
growth are kept in hot, steamy atmos.
phere and after growth is completed
are removed IL comparatively cool and
dry conditions 10 AFFORD them a rest,
others suffer IL the conditions are not
fairly uniform all the year round.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16
a HUMAN FIss LADDER.
Daring R--cu. Of q SRA rrom.nn-,,,,
Housa

The rescue Of young woman frop
The third story OF her burning home
recently ny three Young men forms q
worthy chapter In the book az brave
deeds, says Sturgeon BAY, Wis. cor
respondent With no other ala than
then strength and bravery they coase-
t-tea themselves human extension
sdder, AID saved the Ga whom the
ciher spectators had shudacrinelr
abandoned 10 Death. A man who was
passing the residence OF James Ke5sh
The banker, al 2 O'Clock on the morn M
IN Question sAW bright fame spoutine
from the chimney Of the main section
al The house, After hAumerlnc The
door, and shouting 10 Mrs keagh the
discoverer Of The fire al last succeeded
IN arousing the inmates Of the house.
Nj. keosh was the FIRST 10 make his
appearance, but MS wife and eight
children remained in the blazing Iona
Fire seemed everywhere. md the smoke
formed a cloud through which the
flames CLEANED hercely. MT Keoeh
ana ihe man who had awakened him
made their way through smoke and
nane 10 the interior Of The honse. In
Two rear rooms On the first floor we're
Mrs. keogh, who is al invalid. ana
four children. Lifting MS wife from
the bed, Mr.. Keogh bore her IN safety
- the open air. Fou- times he re-en-
tered the furnace, in each instance re-
turning with a selseless child IN his
arms. When he appeared with the
fourth, his hair, beard. and cloth-
ing were in flames As he staggered
into the open air his strength ltft him.
and he fell 10 the ground Blankets
were thrown about him and the child
in his arms, but not until both were
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16

hetpalt prevent MANY vists from
young men; and 1he stiu su1ctor rules
Of the nearest mans college. al West
Point. keep the men eram attempts al
breaking RassErs laws so MGhOmet
goes 10 The mountain. Like the Arabs
The Nassar maiden folds nor tent and
silently steals away. To thoughtful OBJ
servers at The Point il is often O mat
lei Tor wonder how the pirls spend so
many delightful stolen hours away
from their Alma Mater without being
discovered and mourning The penalty
for disobedience.
The rules are there. the men are
there, and The girls must gel there
somehow, so parforcs the clever dam
stls from the hBlls OF learning must
bend their superior brains 10 ihs wors
OF circumvsntinc these laws And they
succeed. How they 90 n history says
not, but the fact remains thSt they
DO. MANY time and oft in the
words Of the immortal lard OF Avon.
are they seen on the 'Rialro" OF West
Point, 20 the amazement oi the AfDre-
mentioned thoughtful observer. Two
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16

HUMAN FIRE LADDER
seriously burned by the blazins cloth.
ing BY this time half the poqu-
lation o. The village surrounded
the burning house. Tor NOM
ent IL was believed all The in
mates had escaped in safety, when
screams came from behind the curtain
of fame and smoke that obscCred the
front windows. Almost 81 the same
instant. a girl. with hair and night
dress a1ame. rushed from the front
door and fell unconscious al Mr..
Keogh's feet. Then. IS Il by the action
OF Providence. the smoke and fame
seemed 10 clear away from the burning
structures front. and the spectators
saw a girl leaning from q window in
the third story Her cries for help
we're pitiful. but there seemed no pos
sible hope for her escape. There are IN
Sturgeon Bay three young men who
have long prided themselves on the
athletic feats they can perform to-
gether. the living chain, the hui
man ladder" and the "swSying tower
being among their achievements. This
trio-Delos Richardson. Harry Melton
and Joseph Harrington-were present
al the fire. As quick as they realized
the situation. all three ran 10 the front
OF the house. The first anu second
story windows were directly in line
with the window in the third s,oIy,
from which the now frantic girl lean
ed. Harrington leaped to the ledge OF
the irst window. and in less time tnan
Il takes TO relate 1t Richardson had
mounted Harrington's shoulders, and
Melton was perched on his. BY this
means Melton was eleva'ed TO a sufilci-
ent height 10 gain firm hold on the IN
ner sill OF the second story window, ana
though the flames scorched his hands
he maintained his hold. Richardson
erasped MELONS legs firmly. and HAf-
rington climbed over both TO the sec
ond story window ledge. Richardson
then pulled himself up over Melton
and the latter was then lifted 10 the
ledge beside his companions Again
ladder was formed, and this time Il
reached the window where the girl
with marvellous presence OF mind, walt
ed for her rescuers. despite the smoke
and fame all about her. Melton seized
her and. hanging to the window WIN
one hand. succeeded in lowering the
girl to Richardson, who in turn gave
her into Harrington's arms. Harrins-
ton swung the girl down so that she
stood upon the window ledge beside
him. All this time Harrington was
hearing the weight of Melton ana
Richardson on his shoulders. The girl
safely landed on the ledge. Melton
and Richardson made their way 10 the
same place. Presently. however
through a rift OF smoke, the spectators
saw Melton lift the girl from the WIN
dow and hand her to Richardson VINO
I'm turn lowered her until Harrington
could Mace one arm about her. anu
stand her on the window ledge beside
him. Then the human ladder tumoled
down and the three men and the res
cued girl we're soon with their trends
Five minutes later the roof OF the
house fell in.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16
MAY Abbott In Japan.

Annie May Abbott, the Georgia "elcc-
trio magnet" whose feats ot strength
created n sensation In this country
some years ago. is amusing herself now
with the strong men OF China and
Japan. The Japanese wrestlers, whose
physical strength Is celebrated the
world over. were unable TO raise Miss
Abbott from the floor while with the
tips OF her fingers she neutralized their
most strenuous efforts TO lit even light
objects. such as cane from table
The Japanese papers say this Is hypno-
tism. while the Chinese journals accuse
her Of being In league with the powcrs
OF yil.--ExchanRc
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16

ayeres was visit paid by her majesty
20 Toulon, She left Hyercs by special
train, accompanied by princess Henry
~ pattenberg. AZ roulon she was ne.
ceived by the Maritime rretect, Ad-
miral de Roissaudie. who seemed Go be
either surprised at her majesty's eS-
cellent French or at her gracious man.
ner Of addressing him. FOR " was only
on being reminded by Sir Henry Pom
sonby that Ia parole etait lut' that
he recovered himself aud expressed
briefly, hut Appropriately, the pleasure
a gave him 20 have the honor OF 10.
ceiving The queen.
In 1894 the queen patio visit Ga Flor
ence. Tor which she h said 60 have a
great affection. because Of the prince
consort's love FOR the city on the AFRO.
While at Florence her majesty was Wis.
tied by the king and queen OF Italy.
Last year az this, Cimlcs was sc-
lec,ed by her majesty for her spring Wis
u 10 the continent Tho charms OF this
romantic suburb OF Nice have been
sung for century or more, ever since
smoilett discovered what was then a
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16
Gin, badge, on the Girls Garters

II has become necessary for the PM
Kappa Psi society of Cleveland 70 ior.
bid jewelers. to manufacture badges
and plns bearing those letters. for 'he
nurnose of ornamentlng young WON
ans sarters. 1t has been discovered IN
some manner which is not stated. tna'
the rage for fraternity carriers Is ,n-
creasing with alarming CELEBRITY 10 'ns
u,.r..t City. Hancs tho nro'est
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16

ana ne taxes the goods the gods pro-
viae" and is thankful. lie considers the
Vassar girl fair sport and a splendid
field for practice spins" in Irritation
and the two-step. He has small regard
for her feelings, physical OF mental; re
tramplos on her toes and her feelings
indiscriminately, for is she not there for
the purpose. and he knows that his cle-
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16
FLIRTING AT VASSAR.
clsLS OFTEN GROW WEAsY OF
BOOKS AND TEACHERS.
WEST foini MILITARY ArHuumy a. Nasr
~ and tho stuaNrts Manage 10 Take
ocoHsioHia SCROLLS qhithurwara- me
nrothUT 8nDn
Vassar Letter

ldE aHppy lonp year
privileges which
1896 brings may be
granj novelties 10
some GIRLS but 81
is Hemp year an the
yaar round ana
every year with the
Nassgr girl The
'striri" rules nl the
college on the hin
hack Of Pough-
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16
Religion. Women.

Are not women more religious than
men, Even az the time of Christ
women displayed moro religious tcrvor
than men: they were the las. In at
tendance at the crucinSion, Rev n. NJ
Kirkpatrick.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16
Special Letter

receIt vCars
0ueen Victoria has
shown q marked
preference for the
south Of France IN
the matJer Of her
spring continental
sniOurus. among
the reasous FOR t}sis
preference beine
the fact that the
people 90 not oh
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16
A QUEEN AT CIMIEZ.
WsIees VIcToRIA PASSES TIE
SpsrNG DAYS.

a Delightful Srot % che southern r'srt
az rrspcs where the People TlinS
1dttIs 81 EoysIty There sho rmds
Reul Comfort
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16
MRS. WRIGHT

~ pay certain amount OF money
kno AVE all the stolen property re-
|, ~ u the case would be settled that
Ou' the officers refuse to accedc to
b,I SVposai' The officers are still
|ss,n . as TO the whereabouts of the
Il g. ponds, and Mrs. Wright per-
~ denying all knowledge of them.
s,r,s usnt that the plunderers set out
IA a .ne house. but getting fright
bn,s ses.royed 1t before the work was
! Al, u' thinking that the fire would
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16

HE STORY OF
the crime az Mrs.
Netne Wright. Of
Oxford, ~. T. ln
which she plum
dered the house OF
a wealthy neigh
Dor and, II is be-
lievea, set fire 10
the building 10
conceal her depre-
dAtions. Is one Of
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16

TESTAMENT os ORCHIDS.
Row 0ur Grsndrsthsrs slowly Dtscove--
ed Thor Disposition
The essential cultural requirements
Of orchids were not known TIN long Al
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16

noon and chapel Sunday morning, keep
them on the go. After chapel there Is
an hour. a chance for parade, inform
Al OF course. when each cadet has his
fem" II there are enough to SO
around.
The damsels are also in demand sun
aav afternoons. No matter what the
season. no matter what the weather.
out they 20 to haunts OF nlrtau"o'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16
TENDED CHURCH.
4, NO ONE SUSPECTED t4Es
IS BEING a CRIMINAL.

-. AZ Orfsrd. Nrw BsnpShira.
- over q Eccsnf Discovery
=, FINALLY Comes 10 Srle- 10 an
.,,pseisd Manner
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16

which brings the Observer nen7ar ne
sees the same gray-coated sentimantai-
ist standing sedmely apart
A LITTLE poem In the ''FOwltzef" some
months ago showed how a maiden made
the ''retOrt disgourteOus" 10 the aH-
vances az the overload young s0ldiar:-
She was a merry Vassar Girl,
A West Point spOOnDid he:
They sut and watched the waters swirl
About the Point of Gee
RE 10 his heurt would press the maid.
Alas she held aloof.
And whom his arm around her strayod,
thus harshly gave roproOf;-
Young soldier. you cannot, I'm sure,
PROTECT cainst wars alarms
Your nation and its flas 81 you're
SO careless OF your arms"
Was she really and truly a Nsssar
maiden? Bcho answers not.
WHOM the 'Hundred Nights" play
comes on many are the devices OF the
Plough keepsie students 90 get an iHvi-
tanon, ana sad and devious are the
ways 10 which some al thom have 70
resort
"T'he play is going to be fine this years
You ought 10 see me in girls clothes. z"
v'rose an unwary yearllng and his
inam0rata wrote back ny next mail,
Thanks aw-fnliy, oid boy TN he there
FOR the play I hoped You were gong
TO ask me" Whereat Tire trapped one
tore his hair and thought l0nelngly
OF the fem" fOr whom ne bad really
meant 10 use that invitation
1T YOU win promise TO refuse. TN
ask you to the Hundredth Night play, +"
wiser man who had been bitten. a"
wrote Frankly TO his second best girl.
Then yonu have the fun OF saying
You we're invited, and ! can ash some
one else"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-16

She was q merry Nassar girl.
A West Point spOOnDid ne;
They sut and watched the waters swim
About the Point OF Gee.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-11
NOT MUCH OF A FUNERAL.
Mrs. Greerstern Was Mourner. and She
Trudged Behind the Wagon.

Eleven-year-ol Max Greerstorn fell from
the roof Of tenement house and was kill
cd on Sunday. Yesterday he WAS buried.
Ii was not much Of funeral. Tho neigh
bors in the tenement house took up col
'cction 20 buy coffin a
The l!.t!e tailor on tho first floor has
,ccn out Of work for six weeks. He start
cd the collection with 10 cents and went
without his dinner. The shoemaker across
the hall has had work for two months
steadily. He gave 30 cents. When all the
money was gathered together in u hat,
there was just SO altogether.
The - just paid for the coffin. : 1t was a
rough little coffin, made out of old boards.
Then there was no money to buy a bur-
iGl plot.
The boy mother had not moved for half
the day. She sat in the corner, by the
kitchen table, and looked straight ahead
Of her
"My little son Is dead, " she said quiet
ly, "and must give him decent burial"
The officer from tho Hebrew society came
and offered 10 bury the child i'm the Hebrew
charity plot. The mother gave consent by
silence. Two men caught up the little
wooden boz, and Mrs. Grecrstern followed
down orc, two, three, four, five steep
flights Of stairs.
Out into the street she followed It. The
men throw the little box into cart. "Gid
up" said the driver
Mrs. Grcerstern walked behind tho
wagon.
"Well," said the little tailor, "the boys
got decent burial
Eyes. said tho sowing woman from the
top floor, and they went up stairs and tried
to get something TO eat for the baby.
The baby is 4 or months old. There
are two other children, girls, one z and
ono 4.
"It IL hard 20 provide for the accident"
said the LITTLE tailor, speaking in the slow,
precise English Of painstaking foreigner.
Mrs. Ggcerstcrn work YER hard. We
90 every morning . O'Clock and come homo
at the noou;ime 60 make dinner for the
children. Sho go back till again, and
she wash aud sew at night TO keep tho
children nice Sbo make good money;
some week four, five dollar" The little
scamstress opened her eyes in respectful
awe.
"But some week not so much Most
time three dollar Well, with three chill
dren that soon co.
eyes" said the little scamstrcss, sit
soon goes. "
row." said tho little tailor. "She look
YER seek "
Eyes" said the little scamstrcss, "she
is very sick, but the children must eat
"Ah," said tho littlo tailor, Struggling
his thin shoulders, "tho children must
eat New York Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-11
s "l6 to in Egypt" by whidden Ora.

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