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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-10
NEGRO BURGLAR SHOT.
Chicago Man Protects His Fam
lily and Neighbors.
DESPERATE DID NOT SEE HIN.

While the Negro Was Demanding Money
He Receives Bullet in His Head Which
Produced n Fatal wound-IIIinois Ma
Charged with Numbering His Wife and
Child and Then Firing the Houso-Scn-
sstional Murder at Detroit.
CHICAGO, July iO-Neryed by threats Of
death Co the members of his family, Wi
fred L. Lemerisce, a clerk, WednesdHy
night shot and fatally wounded a negro
robber who invaded his home, 1900 Rob.y
street Lemerisce was seated in the froni
parlOr Of his home at 0 o'clock, talkin,
with the members of his family and two
visitors. His daughters, Amy and Estellc
a son William, and two neighbors, Mr..
schlate and Miss Estelle Remay, wrr'
present. Suddenly the front door open 2
and burly negro entered
IL want all the money you have" tho
intruder said, and he emphasized his COM
mand by displaying large revolver.
The young girl Amy was nearest the
robbcr and next TO her sat her brother.
The man ordered her TO stand up. She
did so.
IF you don't want 60 be killed search
that boys pockets and give me everything
he has, he said
Did Not See Lemerisce.
Then ne leveed his revolver at the other
occupants of the room, and ordered all "a
arise and remain quiet. Before they
could do SO a shot rang out and the negro
fell forward on the floor unconscious.
Lemerisce, unnoticed by the robber. had
quietly withdrawn into "a side room when
he saw the man enter the parlor and had
Sc ,ured his revolver
Tiptoeing back into the parlor he stood
but two feet from the negro He raised
his weapon and fired az his head the bui-
let entering the brain at the base of his
skull. The man did not die instantly, but
"a physician who was called said hc could
live but few hours Mr.. Lamerisces
house is also used as the postOiliCe OF For
est Hill. IL is supposed the negro was
bent on getting the money and stamps
there, for at times a considerable amount
was kept on hand.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-10

was greeted with great applause by the
silver delegates, many demanding tho
reading of the free coinage plank second
time. When the Cuban resolution was
read u Cuban banner was raised The
chairman promptly ordered IL lowered and
he was obeyed
The herald., 1896-11-18
CHOCOLATE COLORED AFRICANS

Rev. DR.. Snyder, an African mission
airy who is home on briel vacation,
gives an interesting account of the queer
Bakete tribe, among whom he has been
iaboring, 1000 miles from the coast. The
dialect of the natives is Bantu, and parts
of the Bible and several hymns have
been translated into that tongue. The
people are below medium height, choco-
late colored, with Caucasian features
and uncommonly prepossessing in ap-
pearance. They are skillful and possess
initiative qualities but not much inven-
tive power or originality. The women
are industrious and do all the husbandry
and farming work. The men do the sew
ing, make the clothes. manufacture the
use and prepare palm wine. Their prin-
cipal food is cassava or manioc. which
is similar to arrowroot. The flesh of
goats and chickens is the only meat to
be had in that part of the country There
are no marriage laws among the Bakete.
Women are considered as property and
bought or sold. A mans wealth is esti
mated by the number of wives he has,
and woman may be purchased for ten
goats. As goats are worth 81. 80 apiece,
a wife costs SIS. Their houses are very
neat, made of sticks covered with palm
mats, and consist of but one room. For
each wife a man will have a separate
houSe, and when q native has nur>Ser
sf such houses he fences them in and
has little world of his own. The tribe
is governed by a king but each village or
town has its own chief. The Office
is hereditary. but the succession is from
The herald., 1896-11-18
YEARS TO POLISH 1T.

1t is but a brief matter to tell of this
polishing process but 1t is work of such
delicacy that several years were re-
quired to put the desired finish on this
forty-inch disc. One of the great arts
of polishing is to get the figure" or uni
formity of curve, absolutely perfect. The
polishing machine Is a peculiar affair,
which rubs over the face of the disc with
a motion resembling that of the human
hand.
one of the great difficulties in the work
is to rest the glass on a perfectly even
surface Some polishers have tried to
overcome this by floating the disc in
mercury, and the extreme delicacy of the
polishing process can be Judged from
this. The plan most generally used is
to place the glass upon a number Of
automatically adjusting points coated
with pitch.
Every little while during the polishing
process the disc has to be tested for the
detection of the tiniest bump on the sur
face How even the surface must be can
be judged from the nature of the tess-
ing instrument used. This is called a
spherometer, a three-legged arrange
ment, with a screw in the middle, the
screw and the three legs resting securely
on the glass when the surface is abso-
lutely true. The delicacy of the adjust
ment of this instrument can be imag-
ined from the fact that the heat of the
human hand, If 1t rests upon the glass.
is sufficient to raise bumps, which will
cause the sensitive spherometer to
The herald., 1896-11-18
NovEnfBER

posts. learned the printing trade in his
youth. At the post at Tanana, near the
mouth of the Tanana river, 1000 miles
up the Yukon, the Rev. Jules L. Pre-
vost has been doing missionary work
among the Indians. He desired to
translate and print portions of the
Scriptures in the Indian tongue, so Mr..
BEETLES told him to get a little printing
outfit and in his leisure hours in the
long winter he would teach him how to
set the type.
The missionary got the material and
then il struck him 1t would be a good
thing to get out little paper also. So
Mr.. BEETLES has been steering the little
journal through. He has also taught the
minister so that he can now get 1t out
himself. 1t Is a paper of sixteen small
pages and is printed on a job press.
The news Is very interesting, and the
paper is highly appreciated there, for 1t
seems to break the monotony of things.
1t has number of advertisements, but,
owing to the as yet limited circulation,
the rates are not high.
1T is difficult to publish a paper up
there" said Mr.. BEETLES yesterday be
cause it takes so long to collect the news.
Why, the result of this election in the
United States will not be known there for
eight months. There might be war here
and it could continue for the most of
year before we could hear of it. To
get the news of the Yukon alone means
covering 1000 miles of country by dog
teams. 1t is by these teams that the
news is brought. San Francisco Call.
The herald., 1896-11-18
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Conditions and Prospects in Southern Cali
fornia--Rain Needed.

Following is the United States depart
ment of agriculture climate and crop bulle-
tin of the weather bureau for Southern
California, for the week ending Monday,
November 49, 1896:
Warmer, fair weather prevailed during
when light showers Of rain fell at Los An
geies, Pasadena and San Diego but not suf-
hclently heavy to do any good. No other
rains are reported for this bulletin and good
soaking rains are generally needed as the
soil Is becoming dry and pasture poor; farm
work Is about at standstil in some of the
moisture, the rains of the latter part of Oc-
tober having been much lighter than fur
ther south and east. Oranges are fast ap-
eastern sections several carloads have al
ready been gathered and shipped to east
ern markets. New potatoes are being dug
in Orange and celery is being shipped from
the peat lands of that county.
VENTURA COUNTY.
West Saticoy-Farming is about at a
standstil! on account of insufficient mois-
ture, although some are poWing there is
little being done.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
Los Angeles City-Warm, fair weather
prevailed the past week, except on the 10th
to 2l1oo of an inch. The temperature rang
ed from one to ten degrees daily in excess
OF the n9rma eXgept on the Sth when it
46 degrees.
Pasadena-A light shower of rain fell on
the 10th, but 1t was not sufficient to do ma =
terial good. The weather conditions have
been normal. Oranges are fast approach
ing maturity.
Downey-rhe walnue harvest. now over.
has beer one of the best in the history of
the industry in this valley. Oranges are be-
ginning to color.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
Crafton-The highest temperature dur
ing the past week was so degrees and the
lowest AZ degrees.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Santa Ana-Continuous sunshine pre-
vailed during the past week: the nights
were moderately cool with light frosts in
the western portion of the county and on
the 14th and 15th heavy fogs prevailed. Bar
ley is being extensively sown: the new crop
of potatoes is being dug and shipping of
celery Is now unuder way, few carloads
having already gone east.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
San Diego City-The temperature during
the week was much higher than usual at
this time of the year, averaging three de-
grees daily in excess of the normal. The
highest temperature was rs and the lowest
SO degrees. Light local showers of rain fell
on the 10th, amounting to 500 of an inch
no rain fell outside of the city limits. Pas
ture Is poor and rain Is needed for all farm
work.
San Marcos-The late rains have started
the grass and wild oats nicely and many
farmers are plowng.
The herald., 1896-11-18
HE WAS JUST KEEPING GAME.
Not Holding Out the Cards, But Record
ing the Score.

Stories of noted gamblers were in or
der last night, when the following was
told of the late Charley Perkins: Char
ley was playing seven up with friend
who knew him very well and Charley
was playing the squarest game in the
world. His friend demonstrated with
him something as follows:
Look here, Charley, you know you
can beat me playing this game shoes to
skates and 1 don't mind you winning
my money. but you can win it fast
enough without cheating"
II couldn't cheat you; don't know
how. wouldn't if could, and couldn't
if would
Spades were trumps, and Perkins was
the dealer when his friend reaching
across the table suddenly grabbed his
right hand and, turning it over exposed
the ace and deuce of spades, which he
was holding out in his capacious palm.
There What do you call that if
you're not cheating, Charley?"
DO you think l was trying to cheat
you?"
1T looks like you were, doesn't it?'
''Well, now begin to believe that you
don't know much about this game.
thought you knew seven up pretty WE'LL
but now you don't seem to know enough
to pound sand"
"Well. I know when see a man hold
ing out, anyway"
Il wasn't holding out, you durn fool;
I was keeping game. Don't you see?
You're two and I'm one. New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
The herald., 1896-11-18
HEARD HIS DEATH CRY.
Romance of Printing Office and q
Wandering Compositor.

The talk had turned to the supernatur-
al and a man who has been the foreman
of newspaper composing room for a
good many years down in Virginia told
the following story in the presence of a
Star reporter:
There used to be young fellow by
the name of Blank, who worked at a case
in - office. He was nimble typeset-
ter, and very nice kind of boy. But
he would wander about the country
That, you know, Is a characteristic of
the typesetting fraternity. I never liked
the habit, and never indulged in it to
any considerable extent myself. 1 told
him one day that he would come to bad
end.
IF I ever am in trouble I will call on
you Frank he replied genially.
well, one day he came to me and
throwing his stick on the imposing stone
said that he was going to leave the office
and go to Norfolk. 1 tried to dissuade
him, but all to no purpose. He was a
headstrong fellow, and that settled it,
About a week later l was busy at the
forms getting the inside pages ready
to send to the cellar. The clock in the
city hall had just struck midnight. Sud
denly 1 heard my name called. l thought
it was one of the boys in the office who
was calling, and 1 made no immediate
reply. Again I heard someone call in
very distinct voice. This time l recog-
nized it as Blanks voice.
80 Blank is out in the street, and he is
calling you, Frank said one of the COM
positors.
II walked over to the front window
threw up the sash and peered out. The
street was silent and deserted. Not
living thing was to be seen.
"'What do you want, Blank?' I call
ed out.
There was no reply. shut the Win
dow and went back to the page which
/ had been making up
at thought I heard Blanks voice.
said to my assistant.
:" so you did,, he replied, we all heard
him call
"And so they had. The next day
telegram reached the office saying that
Blank had been run over and killed by
a train near Norfolk about midnight
Blank had kept his word. He called on
me when he was in trouble. He probably
died calling for me. e."-Washington Star
The herald., 1896-11-18
HE GETS 50 A YEAR.
He Has $92 to Show for Twenty-Five
Years Work.

Grover Cleveland receives the highest
salary paid to any government official
in the United States-$5O, 900 year.
"Old Steve" Fallon, who drives the
laundry wagon running between Belle
vue hospital and the different city pris-
ons, receives the smallest remuneration
of any public servant in this country
81 A year.
While the amount of "Old Steve's"
pay is as distinctive I'M a; way as the
presidents it is just $40. 1898 less. 1t can
be said, however, that Steve does more
worrying and figuring over his annual
income than the chief executive does
over his. What is more astonishing is
the fact that Steve has bank account.
'Old Steve" was born in Ireland and
he came to this country when Is years
old. His father and mother died a short
time before, and left him a small piece
Of land and house, which he managed
to sell for 5000. He was in America a
short time when he engaged in the Junk
business, and at the end of ten years he
had found himself worth $4,000, which
to him seemed large fortune. At that
time he was about to be married. His
business became bad and the bank in
which he had all his money failed. In
few months he found himself without a
penny. The loss of his fortune induced
his sweetheart to marry another man.
After a while "Old Steve" got rich
again. but again he lost his money. He
served through the war with bravery.
After the war he again went into busi-
ness and again made tidy fortune.
Soon again he was broke" and in ILL
health.
From that time Steve became fixture
at Bellevue hospital. After while he
was given the position of driver of the
laundry wagon On the 1st of every
January he is paid 81 by Miss Alice
Brennan, the superintendent of the
training school. He counts the days
until the first Of the year comes. Not an
hour passes that Steve does not figure
The herald., 1896-11-18
PRETTY FI.ANNELETTE SHIRT
WAISTS. W

At length we are forced to recognize
the fact that our pretty thin blouses
must be cast aside and something
warmer and more sensible procured to-
take their place. Some of the new fian-
nelettes would make up fascinating lit.
tie blouses for morning or even after-
noon wear at home, and moreover pos-
sess the decided merit of costing but ~
few pence. Most girls possess a black
serge skirt, and those possessed of nina-l
BILE fingers and three yards of bright red
and blacked checked flannelette could
turn out an inexpensive costume and III
quite up to date. too. Care must be taxi
en-, however, that the color of the skirt
is in some way repeated in the bloueess
and where possible the waist belt should
blend the two into ''one harmonious
whole. London Figaro.
The herald., 1896-11-18
A NOVEL SENTENCE
Justice Macarthur of Azusa Makes the
Punishment Fit the Crime

A novelty in criminal jurisprudence
came to light last evening at the county
jail when Constable Rice came in from
Azusa bringing with him as prisoner
William Logan, sentenced to pay a fine
Of $50 or be imprisoned in the county Jail
for ninety days on conviction of 'insan-
ity." The committing magistrate is JUS
tice John A. Macarthur, but where he,
In his learning, could have found stat
ute under which to sentence convicted
'lunatic" to pay a fine or go to Jail
passes all comprehension. Particulars
of the crime" committed by Logan were
not obtainable last night but the COM
mftment reads as stated. But one of two
explanations is possible Either mis-
take has been made in entering the name
of the offense for which Logan was COM
mitted or else Justice Macarthur has es-
tablished a new precedent in the penal
code
The herald., 1896-11-18

and frightening the residents. AS the
hour OF midnight approached they be-
gan to get uneasy and started out to
look up Deputy Clerk Charles l.. Wilde.
They were not any more successful in
this search than in finding Mr.. Lucken-
bach, and again returned to that gentle
mans house. Mr.. Luckenbach not ar
irving by midnight the gang got into
their hack and returned to the city.
Altogether the whole thing was one Of
the boldest, most high handed outrages
ever perpetrated, even in politics, by a
trio of irresponsible individuals is a fact
which will be more appreciated when it
is stated that the use of Mr.. Workman s
name in the matter was wholly unau-
thorized
At any rate, the scheme was not con-
summated, and 1t is believed that no
further steps will be taken.
The herald., 1896-11-18

spin around like top. To perfect the
glass to such a degree that the spher-
ometer will stand still is the art for
which Prof. Clark will receive close upon
$50, 900.
The Yerkes observatory is practically
completed. The dome is 40 feet high AMI
80 feet in diameter, and weighs 200 tons.
1t revolves on twentysiX sets of ball
bearing wheels, and will be manipulated
by electricity. although the adjust
ment is so delicate that hand power
power could turn it. A unique feature
is the moveabe marble floor. which can
be raised or lowered twenty-five feet by
the astronomer by simply pressing an
electric button. This will enable the
operator to direct the telescope with
great ease.
The herald., 1896-11-18
OyERREACHED HIMSELF.

That story of Caribou potato raiser
who refused an offer of 4S cents a barrel
for eleven barrels of potatoes, declaring
that he would have $5 or nothing for
the load, is matched by yarn that
comes from Grand Lake stream of a
man who recently went after a calf that
he had pastured out all summer and
asked what he owed for the pasturing.
Well" says the farmer, I've got bill
of 81 against you, but 1 will take the
calf and call it settled providing you
are willing" mo, sir" was the answer,
II will not do that. but 1 will tell you
what 1 will do. You keep the calf two
weeks longer and you can have her.
Lewiston (Me. } Journal.
The herald., 1896-11-18
SAVED BY A NAIL.

A clapboard nail driven into the wei
over a spring in the rear Of her house 4
Vinalhaven had annoyed Mrs. WI
Burns several times lately and she III
been intending to remove It; but now ol
is glad she didn't. Her baby boy. = Aye1
and a half old. was playing about t1
yard one day this week when sudde1E
he disappeared. Mrs. Burns rushed K
the spring and there she found the itttI
nail had caught his hood and wae NOM
ing his head above the water. though
had drawn the strings 90 tightly erQl11
his throat as almost to strauGle GI
Mrs. Burns will make no more ~
plants about that nail, no matter
many times 1t catches her drcBu
ton, Ne, Journal x; s.!
The herald., 1896-11-18
JOURNALISM IN THE YUKON

Gordon c. BEETLES, who for some time
past has been publishing paper at the
most remote point on the American con-
tinent, is in this city. The paper is the
Yukon Press, and 1t appears three times
a year. The reason 1t is not issued Of
tener is because, as he says. the news
has to be collected for 1000 miles, and it
takes four months each time to do it.
Mr.. BEETLES, though also a big mining
operator and running three trading
The herald., 1896-11-18

uncle to nephew, instead of from father
to son. AS long as the ruling chief livea
his son is accorded all the honors OF 4
crown prince, but when he dies hia
nephew succeeds him. The amusementH
of dancing and gambling, kind of dice
throwing being the game of chance. On
parade days and holidays they are
dressed in fancifully woven cloths, with
ornaments of beads and feathers but
ordinarily the men and women are very
sparsely clothed and the children are
always nude.-Springfield Republican.
The herald., 1896-11-18
THEY DID NOT SUCCEED
The Last Abortive Attempt to File the
Workman Petition

The conspirators did not abandon their
efforts to file the Workman petition un-
til the very last moment. Last night
Eackett Cornell, with Nose Thompson
and M. p Thye, went out to the resi-
dence of City Clerk Luckenbach on Ionia
street with the intention of serving the
petition upon him. Mr.. Luckenbach and
his wife happened to be out visiting
friends, whereupon the precious trio in
vested the house and instituted regu-
lar siege. Thye and Thompson invested
the premises while Sackett Cornell di-
rected operations. Mr. Luckenbach not
arriving home as soon as they thought
he should. the gang amused themselves
driving about the quiet neighborhood
The herald., 1896-11-18
PEEL ONIONS IN WATER.

In this season of picking, when many
onions are used, it will be much more
comfortable work if this vegetable is
peeled and sliced under water. Hold III
the lap large bowl filled with clear
water and work with the hands under
water Onions done in this manner will
Vorly Sim
The herald., 1896-11-18

out how long 1t will take him to save
$50 He has already placed $32 in the
Bowery savings bank, the result OF
twenty-five years of toll. During that
time he has spent but SPA little over
so cents a year.-NeW York Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-24
Casualties.

William Lidgard, engineer in saw
mill near Logansport, tried TO start
the drive wheel with his foot and was
crushed to death.
Mrs. Catherine Corbett, aged seventy,
and her daughter Mary, aged forty,
were found dead in their home. It is
supposed they We're asphyNiated.
, The Orient line steamer Oralava,
while coaling at the company's dock
at Tilbury, Eng, suddenly listed to
starboard, filled through the open port
heads and sank II IS believed there
were five lien in the ballast tank at
that time and that they We're drowned.
Mrs. Alice Thomas, a colored woman,
who is known to be over 1O2 years
old, was fatally burned at Washington,
d. C.. She fell against the stove. and,
not having strength to summon outside
assistance, died a horrible death.
There was no one else in the house at
the time. 81
Z During the funeral services soy er the
body Of J. Frank Williams, a promi-
nent citizen Of Seaford. Del, at that
place. the floor of the room gave way,
precipitating the entire party a dis
lance of eight feet into the cellar. The
casket was broken open and the corpse
rolled out Several women tainted and
great excitement prevailed, but no one
was seriously injured. 81
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-24

The sober second thought which
caused the German kaiser to address
the officers Of the Hanover military
school, to warn them not to allow the
uniform they wore to be cause of an
tagonism between citizens and them
selves, was evidently inspired by the
Eance and brutality Of army men. The
Germans believe in their army, but
they have a spirit Of sturdy independ-
ence, and will not be trodden upon
even by the men who wear the kings
coat" IL this fact has pierced the
brain of the kaiser, 1T is an evidence
that he has some common sense. after
al. e