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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
A Mussulman's Ideas.

A respectable and honest Mussulman
and of course there are millions OF
Mussul mans entitled to that description
will not swallow alcohol if he knows
il. even for the good of his health; will
not lift "the harem veil" even IL lift
ing il is essential TO the life of his wife
or daughter; will not take out an insur-
ance. even when failure to do so is ruin
ous TO him in business competition,
and will not in a country ruled by Mus
vulmans from any motive whatever
short of q necessity such as destroys
freedom of will accord equality to men
of any other faith. In these respects he
ia n "fanatic'-that is, he will act
upon the prccepts Of his creed, as inter-
preted by its doctors, without reference
10 any other consideration, and espe'
cjal,y without reference to convenience
or to the opinions, moral or otherwise,
of men of any other faith.
A Mussulman's creed is for him the
operative law, as custom is for China
man. or "A cast rule for Hindoo, or duty
for good Englishman, or that which is
conyenant for respectable Frenchman,
and though there are points upon which
he will break the law, especially Tor
gaip. there are also points, especially
those we have mentioned, upon which
he will not-rather will be chopped In
pieces or chop you and take all conse'
uuences serenely. London Spectator.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
A Entail CDnciet.


Ignorance of cooI.ag is not often the
iirect cause of a mans death, but such
an instance Ia related by Miss Edith
Lichel in recent volume entitled,
"The Story of Two Salons" In the
time of the French revolution one M
Condorcet, upon whose head AS an aris-
tocrat a price was set, sought refuge
with friend, M. Suard, who babe him
return at nightfall, when means of es.
cape would be provided.
Unhappily Condorcet, being unable
to exist without tobacco, went into a
tavern to buy some Still PROSTATE from
fatigue, he thought he would take adj
vantage of this opportunity to get some
dinner and ordered an omelet.
"How many eggs do you wish to be
used?' inquired the landlord, who had
been eying him suspiciously. The limo
cent Condorcet was at his wits end. He
reflected Oh the size of the ordinary
omelet
"Twelvc," he boldly replied.
His fate was sealed. None but an
aristocrat could be so ignorant or so ex-
travagant. He was arrested and led
away to prison, from which he never
emerged.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
Uniform Size Of Circus Rings.

The one ring circus Of our grandfath-
ers' day had a ring no larger than each
of the three used by the big shows to-
day. Circus horses are trained to per-
form in standard ring AZ feet in diam
eter In larger or a smaller ring their
pace becomes uneven, irregular and un
reliable, and the riders in turning SOM
ersaults are liable to miscalculate the
curve and miss their footing. One OF
the greatest shows on earth"-there
are several-gave series Of perform
ances in Madison Square Garden, New
York. BY mistake the rings were made
az feet inches in diameter. On the
first performance three riders fell, and
one was severely hurt. Before the Sec
ond performance the rings were reduced
to the regular size. -Chicago Times
Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
Graveyard Literature.

The fashion of the world changes,
and the trade of the epitaph maker
grows slack. Here and there, it is true,
some one is still honored after the old
custom, but for the most part a text,
appropriate or the reverse, a brief rec
ord of birth and death, word or two Of
vague and general significance, with
possibly simple expression of regret,
have replaced in our modern cemeteries
those Shorthand histories of the dead,
tragic or humorous, tender or severe,
Some stained as with VIM and made bloody,
And some as with tears,
which formerly marked their resting
places.
1t is not that in these later years men
have lost that craving for remembrance
which, as old as life itself. is so vain,
in the case at least Of the commonalty
of the race, that il might well be a sub
ject for laughter were it not that what,
seen from without is purely grotesque,
assumes quite another complexion when
it is touched by orr own personality.
1t is not that the desire TO be remem
bered is gone, and it is likely enough
that in some fashion or another we
should all still be epitaph makers. for
ourselves or other people, if we had not
lost faith in the permanency or the
work. But time brings involuntary wis
dom. 'Our fathers find their graves in
our short memories, and sadly tell us
how we may be buried in our sur
vivors. " "While l live" promises
lover with melancholy truthfulness in
Roman epitaph quoted by Mr.. Pater
-"while l live you will receive this
homage; after my death, who can tell?"
And SO it comes to pass that, submit
ting to the inevitable. men learn to linn
it their aspirations and to content them
selves, by way of epitaph, with the
"two narrow words, 'Hic jacet with
which, says Sir Walter Raleigh, '''elo'
quent death" covers ALL A. Taylor
in North American Review.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
Argentina Ants.

A common way of destroying the ants
In Argentina is by means of small
metal cylindrical furnace half filed
with any kind of dry, inhammable rub
bish, and in the top pan suspended
containing Covers of sulphur. When
lighted, lid is screwed down over
this, so that the smoke can only issue
from bent metal tube, which conducts
1t to the ant hole A pair of bellows,
worked by handle, is attached to the
lower part of the furnace, thus making
the fire burn and forcing the sulphurous
smoke along the ant passages. Ths
whole apparatus is suspended on wheels
and can thereby be conveniently moved
from part to part of the quinta. With
this instrument such volumes of suffo-
eating smoke can soon be produced that
it will often be issuing thickly from
holes 200 or 800 yards distant. So you
may imagine the ants have IA somewhat
lively time of tor, perhaps, rather, a
deadly one.
In spite, however, of waging war
against them they multiply SO rapidly
that it in only where the gardeners fight
them very theoretically that they can
be kept down, and the amount of dam
age they do is often appalling. When
up country, OH the border of the Grand
Chaco, where, of course, these insects
work their own sweet will, the writer
once discovered deserted wooden hut
Incautiously leaning against the struc-
ture. he was surprised to see the whole
of it collapse. But on examination he
found the reason to be that every por-
ton of the woodwork had been perfor-
ated and undermined by the ants, and
only required very slight touch to
crumble into ruins. The inroads of the
ants had probably been the cause of
abandoning the hut Temple Bar.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15

The remarkable youthfulness of Mr..
Chamberlain's appearance has given
rise to many stories. Here is one of
them: In the days when he was MEM
Der of Mr.. Gladstone's administration
the distinguished statesman had occa-
sion to cross the Irish sea OH day when
the boat was overcrowded and there
were no berths for all. He was attend
ed by O private secretary with beard.
The private secretary picked acquaint-
ance with Scotchman, and the Scotch
man made suggestion for the distri-
button of the party on the principle OF
age before honors "You and /, mon, :"
he said, twill occupy the berths, and
the wee laddie can just lie himself down
OF the floor.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
IDOLS FOUND WANTING.
Thrown Into the Fire For Failing to Re-
spond to Prayer.


spond to Prayer.
missionary Of the Basel society in
India gives an account of lad Is years
OF age named Velayuthan, whose ia
Their sought to tase him away from the
Christians, whom he had joined. The lad
stood firmly, but efforts to shake his
resolution were continued.
In the middle of July his mother
came and told her son, with man. tears,
that his father was dangerously i'll and
wished 10 see him once more before his
death. This message melted the heart
OF Velayuthan, and, wishing 20 see his
father, he was permitted to accompany
us on our tour. How glad he was in the
anticipation of seeing his parents and
brothers and sisters again his face clear.
ly indicated. We heard no sound as we
entered the compound, the door of the
house was ajar, and Velayuthan's ia
Their, who was lying on mat behind
the door, was heard groaning as if with
great pain His son rushed into the
house, stopped down over his father and
asked him how he was.
All of a sudden the seemingly dying
ran jumped up, clasped his son in his
3arns and dragged him into an inner
svom, trying TO fasten the door, raising
at the same time such howl that L felt
quite stunned. When the missionary
tried to prevent the door being shut, the
father, brandishing his long knife,
wounded his arm and forced him to let
the door 60. The bowling ceased for a
few seconds, and voice was heard
screaming in piercing accents: "Don't
kill himl Don't kill himW We shud-
dered and feared the worst. But few
moments afterward there was a shout,
"He is gone' and the lad was seen run
ming like chased deer across the COM
pound, followed by his enemies, his
mortal fright giving him strength to
leap the hedges. In few minutes he
had reached the missionary's house and
was safe.
We learned afterward that Velayu-
than's father, when he had his son in his
power inside the room, mad uttered some
threats which made the lad fear that he
was about to be killed Filled with a;i-
prehension, he inwardly called upon the
Lord for help, when suddenly he saw an
opening below the wall plate and escap-
ed thereby. The father who now feared
we should bring an action against him,
made two deep gashes across his chest
with his knife. ran to the magistrate
and accused us of having broken into
his house and wounded him,
But the magistrate asked some trust
worthy witnesses and rejected the COM
plant. Next day the mother and brother
of Velayuthan came to ask our pardon
and told us that his father, after his re.
turn from the magistrate, had kindled q
fire, taken his idols and thrown them
into the fire, with tho words: lyon did
not help me. You may burn. Parish
Visitor.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
A Students Joke.

J. p. Uodson is an Englishmsn.
"When I was at school at Harrow" he
said to reporter. "Campanini, then In
the height Of his fame as tenor, sang
for the first time in the city in Italian
opera. If mistake not, il was 'Trova-
tore. At the end of Campanini's great
aria in the third act there was a storm
of applause. All the front seats in the
balcony were occupied by students, and
it was noticed that an almost invisible
wire was strung from the middle point
in the gallery horseshoe to the top of
the prompter's box at the middle of the
stage. What caused most people to no.
tice the wire was the sudden appearance
on il Of floral Car Of huge dimensions,
over which lowered OH spirals several
stuffed doves. This car rode gradually
down along the wire until it was in full
view of everybody. Campanini's face
was wreathed in smiles. He bowed now
with his right and again with his left
hand OH his chest. As the car approach
ed the prompter's box the singer moved
forward TO remove it from its trolley.
Then was the keen Zest of the occasion.
Not only was there one wire-there were
two. The second was attached to the
car, and also to the hand of particu-
larly stalwart undergraduate With
marvellous rapidity the car shot back to
the balcony. The smiles, / may add,
did not tarry on Campanini's face. -
Boston Transcript
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
What the Sun Could DO.

The astronomers have been figuring
on the amount of heat and light that
our sun is constantly emitting. 1t is
shown by this wonderful table of fig
ures that our earth constantly receives
as much sunshine as would illuminate
90, 900. 600 square miles of fat surface.
Even'tbis vast quantity is as nothing,
for, of course, our earth only receives
that which happens TO fall on the side
next to the sun. If there were
$3.50, 600, 900 worlds strung around the
sun, they would form a shell OF a
sphere, with the sun in .he center, and
each would receive daily and hourly
the same amount of sunshine that we
enjoy. st. Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
Italians In This Country.

There are about /, 900, 900 Italians In
the United States. One-third OF them
are settled in the principal cities. Half
of these are laborers. Fifty per cent are
illiterate. They are hard and steady
workers. very saving and anxious to im-
prove themselves When they have no
chance to work at their own trade, they
will accept any other kind OF work and
any wages. The Italians hate begging.
Has any reader Of this ever been stop
ped by an Italian asking for a "nickelT'
In the records of charitable institutions
are very few Italian names. Newark
IN. j. Luce Evangelical.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
What to Say About the Baby.

One is always expected to say some
thing when looking for the first time on
a new baby, and, as it is neither kind
nor safe to tell the truth and say that
the little, red, podgy creature doesn't
look like anything, an English maya
zine gives list of unpatented and un-
copyrighted remarks to be used on such
occasions:
"Isn't he sweet? He looks like you. "
81 think he is going to look like his
father"
Hasn't he dear little fingers? Do let
me see his dear little toes"
Isn't he larger"
"Isn't he tiny darling?"
"How bright he seems.
"Did you ever see such a sweet little
month";
"Isn't he just too sweet for any
thing?"
"The dear little darling. never saw
so young baby look so intelligent.
"Do. please, let me hold him just a
minute.
Any and all of these remarks are war
ranted to give satisfaction, just as they
have been giving satisfaction from time
immemorial until the present day. -Ex-
change.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
NAIL CHARACTERISTICS.
They Are an Aid In Diagnosis of Disease,
and Traits.

1t is said that the moon at the base OF
the nail is simply an indication of good
health and excellent circulation, while
the white spots are always the accom-
paBiment Of an impaired nervous sys-
tenn. The common idea that All external
application of vaseline will cure the
white spots is erroneous, and those af'
flicted with the little ''story tellers"
would far better turn their attention to
securing perfect physical health, in the
assurance that the spots will disappear
with improved circulation.
1t is not possible to create moons at
tho base of the nails. Frequently the
moon is there, but through negligence
it is covered by skin, which, without
attention, will grow upward over the
base of the nail.
1t is not generally understood that
the shape and appearance of the finger
nails are carefully considered and form
an important factor in the diagnosis OF
disease. Long nails are said to indicate
physical weakness and tendency to lung
trouble, and this tendency is aggravated
where the nails are corrugated, and yet
more aggravated if they curve from the
TOD back to the finger and across. Where
the nails are long and blush they indi-
cate bad circulation. This same type OF
nail, but shorter, denotes tendency to
throat affection, bronchitis and the like.
Short, small nails indicate heart dis
ease. Where they are short, fiat and
sunken you may look for nervous dis
orders. The short nailed woman will
criticise her friends and her foes. but
she will criticise herself with the same
severity. She is apt to be sarcastic and
sometimes so quick at repartee that she
appears almost brutal. The best dra'
matte and literary critics possess this
type of nail Exchange.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
Persian Tears.

A physician who has just returned
from visit to Persia says that the Per-
slams still believe that human tears are
a remedy for certain chronic diseases.
At every funeral the bottling of mourn
ers' tears is one Of the chief features OF
the ceremonies. Each of the mourners
is presented with sponge with which
TO mop off his face and eyes, and after
the burial they are presented to the
priest, who squeezes the tears into bot
ties, which he keeps. This custom is one
OF the oldest known in the east and has
probably been practiced by the Persians
for thousands of years. Mention is made
Of it in the Old Testament.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15

Mutual Fire Insurance company Oh
Houghton and Keweenaw counties, or
ganised in 1890 according to the laws Of
the State OF Michigan, will insure proper
ty OF its members. Have paid fire losses
over 90, 900 during its existence. The
company paid back during the last wear
TO sixty-two OF it's members OF hve years
standing SO per cent Of their premiums.
amounting to $500. WIN pay back
curing this year on the same rate to
thirty-six members Of Ave wears stand
ine 81 .447. On the Arst day OF July
the company had Ala members. $351.'
$40 worth OF property incurred. and
S7,611.27 in treasury. For further par
ticulars apply to the undersigned.
JOHN BLoNovBT, President
ALEX LENoNEN, Secretary.
once. 44a Pine .tr~~t up~tair~. Red
Jacket
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
please Take Notice.

We are pleased to tell you that we
make everything pertaining to the shoe
makers trade as cheap as ever from the
best quality OF leather. Mems boots or
shoes soled for 45 and so cents. ladies'
shoes soled for 80 and 40 cents. We
have a nice assorted stock OF fall and
winter snoes, ana our own maze shoe
packs, which we will dispose OF at very
low figures. Good work guaranteed.
OKER & KEMPPANEN.
Fifth street, Red Jacket, next to Jacob
Gartner's store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
Tom Reeds Argument Against Hanging.

Ibid you ever hear Tom Reed S argu-
ment against capital punishment?'
asked an attorney. cit was over in Tops
ham, during Toms undergraduate ex-
perience at Bowdoin. A deacon had ar
gued that Whose sheddeth mans blood,
by man shall his blood be shed. The
Mosaic law didn't hit young Mr.. Reed,
so he jumped up and drawled: Sup
posing, sir, we take the law which the
gentleman has quoted and see where the
logical deduction would bring US out.
For instance, one man kills another,
and another man jumps in and kills the
man who killed the first, and SO on un-
til we come to the last man on earth?
Who is going to kill him? He can't COM
NIT suicide. 1t is contrary to law, for
the same law forbids it. Now, deacon,
what's the last man going to do? Must
he wait until he is struck by lightning?
1.-THE logic was unfair, but it won
the debate. "-Lewiston Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
$500 Reward

Will be given to any person that will
prove to Santa Claus that he does not
wish to see the big stock OF Xmas pres
ents; an elegant line OF neckwear and a
full line of handkerchefs for men, women
and children; also full line OF dry goods,
clothing, boots and shoes. Santa Claus
has ordered that all shall be sold with
40 cent less on each dollar. By the Lau-
rum Fair. near the postpffice.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
s'lenced the "NIasha-r

h., Mhsner."
Fs 11 AS. smile as bright as his CAV.
Irs vo %ap as he rode up alongside
|c G. Young woman who was walk.
bns =, park the other morning
kbs , :, .ne asphalt paths. She
! tu- @''le OF wheels at her side.
|let tt'-'d neither to the right nor
|nan - said the handsome
|hs dis, a. ne raised his straw hat
take l = %! band. "wouldn't yon
rue with me this morn.
mean. n,un' say "Sir-r.ri, or
turn saa' this intrusionp" She
man or.' around and looked the
a ps s,e' from head to foot. He
to s sst d0 without flinching and
\ her -. wv IRON his seat. as IL
| mi hi INTO INTO the trap. "' -
t isl looked at him, and Their, NJ
which she held in her
Aaow, I'm spra Ian, "i a'ouo.
sunr' to take me to the
'sd hatSssnn%, r 10. Of yellow trap. of
fn dor S' ~. and flying wheels.
dly drove y. as Young man said az
a"|-Exchanae.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
AND AND AMERICA

=, Letter. That Binds
at Chain r - nations.
The summary OF the
Fst iH asr nostoffice of the United
Of 'n sopn compiled by Mr. ),
1.a IA, "a a member Of the = Royal :: al
Fho0lil a;stv of London IL Is oi
'aI sO' a y Americans, not only
value means 'a Of comparison with
Fdin la'tofjoe work, but because ..i Il
pO'' ,So close bonds of business
| 'l," between the two ~ gre cav
'Dd %n schooling illustrates his
J. r III, graphic diagrams. 900 IN
Is WIZ 1siag that strikes the eve IN
fr.l !. .p t6e cost of the British post post
o y and y III the profit, for Great BRIT
w o6t i'm this depaI' iiioi'''
% a ! PI employees To- alone amount cunt
v. 4Ss 600 90 a year, while the so la
' W. V Sonarimont for the same pc
| as, $50, 600, eco z5o ono
Is'f nlIauce Of $4,000, 600 profit
: This would make a very star n
. iu,] with a large yearly de-
0 anI own ,rpI postOflice were it not re, re,
W. tbat Great Britain owns the
lS = 700 zoo Doubtless large tele-
= nr off offset a deficit in the
.p.taI business. On this point
[, pO Is unfortunately silent.
! Great Britain exchanges so''
\ y letters with Europe, she ex-
La. 600, 900 with America. THIS
,Se bond between Europe ana
for the next continent ON the
.la with whom she makes only
900 exchanges. A.,
|Ss comparison of nations the
9 States stands far ahead Of any
for $1,000, 600 letters are ex-
N annually between us and Great
4 The next on the list is France,
4 exchange of 20, $50, 600 letters,
I,mony is third, with an exchange
|sOO 600. No other nation APP
L nearer than Italy's 6, 500, 600.
increase in letter writing in the
wears, due to increased education
\ enlargement of friendship, bus
|rd common interests in general, is
Increasingly shown in the COM
tables. In 1916, for instance, the
| postofice delivered 10 letters for
bead Of population, while in 1894
|ers for each head of population
felivered.
h similar intent Mr.. Schooling
Eenty years ago the activity of a
Bot in the tiny spot marked Lon
Snually delivered ~ letters i'll the
] Kingdom for every 100 persons
on the area of the whole world,
GENTLY remarkable performance
hen. But now this wonderful
Dee machine delivers in these lit
Snds only a number of letters that
! to provide each unit of the
! population with nearly IA let
bnually, and this without includ-
y Of the other considerable items
al matter, such as book packets,
rds, newspapers, circulars, tele-
etc"
comparative diagrams indicate
fount Of postal matter exchanged
United Kingdom with the other
fnts They show how closely we
hnd to the queens realm through
sof the post. New York Herald.