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The Lamar register., 1896-12-12
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The etsiest thing on the face of the
earth To entertain is n street crowd
Everything but curiosity in such
motley jam is forgotten. Rich and
poor. ignorant AMI learned, stand el
bow to elbow. with craned necks ana
open mouths. Just such crowd MS
this blocked the way in fremont street
the other day ut frequently recurring
intervals. Every time a very solmeu
looking man appeared in the show
window there was a scramble to see
whose nose would be fiattened against
the plate glass first. All the solemn
looking man did WIS 20 open a couch
and proceed to make it into bed by
turning the plush cover mattress side
up and putting on Il pair Of pillows
When the pillows were squared up the
crowd was so great that policeman
had TO compel the outer layer Of spec
tators to move on. They did so grum-
blingly
Then the bed was unmade and par
lor couch greeted the people. who
smiled and departed. In a few min
utes this scene was again enacted
The bed making man never once re-
laxed his countenance or hastened in
his laborious movements-Boston Ad-
yertiser.
The Lamar register., 1896-12-12
NEW CHINA.
rr,'ts Novelties .nd Representation. of
otd Patterns.

rrsSts Novelties .ad K-prOductIons Of
otd Patterns.
Table china has never been richer or
more beautiful than Il Is At present,
and there are 50 many different styles
10 choose from that II is a difficult
matter 10 decide which one prefers.
says the Sss York Herald But With
little good taste one can get together
most charming dinner or tea service
from the various kinds OF china
brought out this tali A has been the
case for some time past, Il Is not fash
ionable 10 have a whole set of one kind
Of china. white and gold, OF ivory
and gold. continues 10 be used most Of
al ser the principal dishes, and next
70 that the color most used u green.
II Is In every form OF decoration ms
year II Is used in combination with
gold 10 a great extent The principal
styles Of decoration are the roeoeo.
Louis XVI, and empire styles. The 70
COCO IL being used most u all on the
ErTy handsome china. as well - on ane
glass for the table Many beautiful
plates have 100000 borders OF EN- oossel
Eoia on eol0rs- Flower decorations are
also very much the fashion, especially
roses. One beautiful neE design is
repFOdnctioH OF old seyres and Is
formed Of bunehes of roses. caught to-
rsther with a blue ribbon, which runs
IN curves and loops all around each
piece Of china Reproductions Of old
designs are quite the thing In these
days. and china follows this fashion
A novelty OF this season is high eAoe-
olzte cup o, rather peculiar shape
some Of thes are green and gold. roco-
CO style. with four Vatican figures On
each cup and each saucer Another
style is also decorated with Watieau
ngures. but has background Of gold.
wIth a high glaze, and the inside Of tAs
cups too. is gilded Quite an original
idea Is the three handled loving oups
o. glass for flowers In the center OF the
table. These cups are made In clear
white glass. cut glass and green and
gold.
The Lamar register., 1896-12-12

There was total coinage under the
act OF July II. 1890. up on November /.
1896, Of S5G.3OG.sTG. with a selgniorage
OF Sl3.3o4. .03G. leaving on hand at the
mints balance OF I25.Od1. .262 fine ozs.
costing S512.si5.G25.
The balance on hand July 1. 1895,
available for subsidiary silver coinage.
was 1.l6l,Tos fine ounces, costing ST.
5l4.52O
The total amount Of minor coins is
sued by the mint at Philadelphia since
lT92 to June 90, 1926 was S2T SIS, ,10T.
OF this amount 2.3s2. .461 has been
re-mslted, leaving S25, ,435 GAG as to the
total amount outstanding on June 30.
1896. Dcducting the balance on hand
At the mints July /, 1878, the net seign-
forage, or profit ON the coinage OF sill
yer. from that date TO June 30, 1896,
was STsi45.003.
The estimated production Of the prec-
ious metals In the United States during
the calendar year 1895 was;
Gold, 2,2J4.7GO fine ounces: CONNER.
ciai value. S4G.Gl0.Ooo; coIning value.
SlG.Gi0DoO. silver. 55.T27 900; com
mcrcIaI value. S3G.+I5.ooo: coinins
value. ST2.o5ISS
The estimated production of gold and
silver in the world for the calendar
year 1895. was as follows:
Gold g.G94.G+O line ounces; CONNER
ciai value. s2OO, 100000: coming value.
5000. 10000. Silver. les, $685. 1853 fine
ounces: commercial value. 11O,oT3. 1905
coming value, S2l7,510,ooo.
The total coinage OF gold and silver
by the various countries OF the world
was as follows:
Gold. S231. .0sT. t3s. Silver. sl2i,61O.-
2la. Total, sa52,e5I,e57.
TIE total metallic stuck and uncov-
cred paper In the world was estimated
on January /, 1896, as follows:
Gold, S4.143. .Too,O 600: full legal tender
silver. Ss,6i6. 10000; limited tender sill.
yer, $500, 100000. Total metallic stock,
Ss.3so.Go0OOo; uncovered paper, 81
55s. 100000. Grand total, $1o.93S.60o
COO,
The Lamar register., 1896-12-12
4 ni.rk.nake Climb. a Tree.

Jeremiah coyle OF Honesyiile. Pa.
had an encounter with a large black
snake on the mountain above Frog Hoi-
low recently. He was out for chest
nuts and started TO climb tree laden
With tempting looking burrs. Half way
nm he was startled by seeing the snake
not three feet away, swinging TO and
f-o from A slender branch. and eyt-
IDENTIFY preparing to spring. Coyle
brared himself in notch OF the tree,
and hurled the hatehet he carried at
the swinging reptile with deadly accn-
racy severing the head from the writh-
ing body.
The Lamar register., 1896-12-12
Fortune serIinr Emlrrant..

Many poor family that seeks the western
wiidz IN the hope of winning a fortune. In
preserved FROM that lnsidious foe of the emil
grant and froDtiersman-chilis and fever-by
HoStetter's Stomach Bitters~ SO effectually
does that Incompatible medicinal defense
fDrfffy the system against the combined in
rueuce Of a mnlarious atmosphere and mias-
ma tainted water. that protected by Ii the
pioneer the miner or the tourist provided
with II, may safely encounter the danger
The Lamar register., 1896-12-12

The French department OF public works
have collected r.turns Of the railway sys-
tens In Europe al the end Of 1895. which are
classified TO lengths OF line by countries
followsi Germany, occupies the drst
placp with 2a.032 miles; France comes sec
ond with -. 100 miles: Russia third with
=. 22s25 miles, and Great Britain fourth with
81 ue5 miles
The Lamar register., 1896-12-12

.srhe thing for Congress to do when II
meets" Observed the earnest citizen vho
WAS explaining matters to knot Of lLten-
erz at a street curner. .tls to pass the Bling
ley dill--I would say dasS the Pingiey bal
i mean. OF course, bass the Dsngley pill
or rather, pang the Dlssley bltl-that dcessn
sound right, either-blng the Passely dill
dang the BiSsley well. that,t the thing for
Congress to do anyhow. and don't you for
get ltH'-ChScago Tribune.
The Lamar register., 1896-12-12
pResroM. g oRr.
During Last Year ssI.iss.5as Wa. Coined
nj the M.nt-

Washington, Dec. 1.-The report of
X. =. Preston. the director OF the mint,
shows that the original gold bullion de
poslied nt the mints and assay offices
during the year was valued at SOS, ,T69,-
Ssh The original silver bullion depos-
tied represented coinage value of
Sll672.OTT The purchase OF silver
bullion Tor subsidiary coinage under
section 3,52G Revised Statutes. WAS
lS4,5Ts fine ounces. costing $122, 2,429
The coinage executed at the mints
during the fiscal year was as follows:
The Lamar register., 1896-12-12
Court Proceedings.

A Judges little daughter. who had at
tended her fathers court for the nrst
lime was very much interested In the
proceedings. After her return home
SO told her mother: Papa made
snaech and several other men made
sseeehes to twelve men who sat all %
eether, and then these twelve men
y.ra Z nut in a dark chamber to be de-
y.Ioned "-Pittsburg Chronicle.
The Lamar register., 1896-12-12
m. oules,., rr,,n 20 C.r,forn,..

The famous Union Pacific Overland Linn
ited." The finest. fastest and best-equipped
train out Of Denver, carrying through sleep
ers. dining cars. and the elegantly appointed
buffet library and smoking cars. all lighted
with Pintsch light. and heated by steam
Call at Union Pacific ticket office. e41 18th
St. corner Curtis, for Information. rates.
time tables, etc.
The Lamar register., 1896-12-12
GOES BACK ON ITSELF.
Grapd Jury Indiot- Western Union ON
claIs and Then Says No.

ciaIs and Then Says No,
Chicago, Dec. 5.-The grand jury, at
ten O'Clock to-day, voted true bills
against 1--we OF the officials of the West
eru Union Telegraph company, as fol-
lows: Il. O. Clowry, vice president; f.
fl. Tubbs, superintendent; w. ]. Lloyd,
assistant superintendent; W. r. Holli-
gan, Il. NJ Mulford, Jr., manager. The
bills were voted as a result of the dis
closures made yesterday when 1t m
peared from the evidence given that
all tickers in use In all of the gambling
houses of the men formerly indicted
had been put in their places by the
Western Union. States Attorney Kern
positively refused to draw the indict-
ments in accordance with the wishes of
the jury. There is no special reason
for indicting these men, said Mr..
Kern, las the evidence against them is,
in my opinion, totally insufficient to
warrant a conviction"
The Lamar register., 1896-12-12

On Nov 3Oih the John A. Saizer Seed Co..
La Crosse Wis. the largest seed potato
growers in the world. received order for
thre-. thousand bushels Of seed potatoes
frum one firm In Texas.
The Lamar register., 1896-12-12

JImmy-.sI heard Tommy Jones was sick
nearly all through vacation time" johnny
Eyes: what's worse, he got well just In
time to 20 to school
The Lamar register., 1896-12-12

tH IN Municipal Gov
|fNtS/ ern msnt" VI r
In ~ Parker says: Th,
governing body. er'
,wi1. a veil az legislative, Is th'
81 rpaaen. The eighteen rArcs ars
! r,srsssated BY four members. on'
I.r..s he tiiIe Of alderman. and thre'
n !. souncilor. Ell meeting in sin
! eo1y One Is elected annually for
81 sara 90 that t~o-thiras Of tie
.s1lorS. And all the aldermen, hAys
" sfp@Tisne~. They are chosen b.
-s-ssss. Eho are male or female oe'
t,i-fs q any dwelling house.. shop. OF
Inz.Eztofy, or OF any land or tens'
~ ., Tie annual value Of Aio, Tbs
,s--aor t~tw~en bargess-s ane par
as.aiary electors is that ueneA AT-
t-gtcd 70 The former
~ par'iAnentary electors NUMBER
~. Gad surEeSsss and school board
saoJ o. 10 the difference represent
y si;h fair accuracy vonsn voters,
rzbsrs q parliament are elected By
szicts, eouneiiors from wards. and
= xhcSl board os general ticket.
iss classes are voted for at the
- slsstion. though practically The
r. E7ehinsry Is employed The rr-
ztizre Permitted 70 municipal can
Aces 4 about SEQ each. Vacancies
- eoaaeil ara ilied By special ciec-
n Cue aitermaa from zach ward
s-stst By The council for SIX years.
~ terms endtnE every three
ha rsls thsg are reelected in
s.i,sly party or faetIonai esnsit~fa-
p hviEE little iarnrnee.
~ oo1aci! Is re1rEanired on the 9tA
Nsre7bcr Of each year. when the
szTal purposes COMMITTEES. eompTissd
~ nayor as chairman. and the
1raGh q each Of the working com
ii'sS, dominates tbs committees for
szsziug year. Outside sersons are
s.saisd a. additional members OF the
-s-sn and school OF Art. Free IL
a-sss and Technical Schools Commit
r sho In practices control the teehHt-
sesk. the council members rsziu-
naAHciai management.
i1sh member os a committee pro-
r. . voted for separately, The
sass o. individuals are rarely con
I'd until their names are presented,
asa they may decline and be excused,
z nay serve on more than two com
''ss nor b chairman OF more than
Every effort is made TO secure
EeTy best results. No preredents
i1fs the appointment OF old mem
sVsn 70 important committees. and
~ member known to be capable and
,'esied in some special work has no
'ellty In obtaining an assignment
nay enable him to do his best.
r ia practice the experienced mcn
'sapDointed without question. Each
Faaittse selects its own chairman.
y council is a thoroughly repre-
F>AaEe body. or the seysnty-two
fsabers Of the present council, TWEEN
Aree are manufacturers. sir are
|sssiaed as gentlemen tmen redred
N businessl. six are provision mer-
-as. Ave are brass and iron found
solicitors, jewellers. and medicsi
respectively. three are merchants,
sfe are two each OF auctioneers. chem
and drapers. while printers. teach
butchers, bakers, glassworkers.
Plate workers. and newspaper man
i'' each have one. So far as can
out, but one publican has ever
IN the council. although this class
much influence prior to 1871.
9 member has any privileges On a
say or public conveyance Of any
even on the tramways belonging
The Lamar register., 1896-12-12
MODEL CITY COUNCIL.
|,uecr-LEssoN IN MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT.

[,.-,.ssiy Representative Body Of
...ua,.Iuo Ncusbsrs rh-s a.rs No
.,..tai rriNIex~- or rs..s. Public
e...-h,P OF An aoasPou~..
The Lamar register., 1896-12-12

About the merry damsels tossing hay.
The magazine man. up to every crime,
The Lamar register., 1896-12-12

'sTne Tugbys have gone to boardingT'
"Yes: Mr. Tugby told me be wanted to
sp,-ni at least one winter before he dies In
a house where they had sirup when they
had batter cakes"
The Lamar register., 1896-12-12

chinese Temples In America
There are forty-seYen Cniness 's@-
pies in America
The Lamar register., 1896-12-12

r George ?. Park
er furnishes a study
of the city adminis
trAtson Of BirminE-
ban TO the Century
under the title OF
An Object Lesson
In Municipal Gov
ern N snL" VI r
Parker says The
( governing body. er-
The Lamar register., 1896-12-12
To CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund the money II IL fails cure. sc
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-08
London Barber Shops.

An interesting feature of the east end
barber shops is the rack of pigeonholes
filled with shaving mugs, each bearing,
usually in German text, the name OF
the owner. The shaving mug is evident
ly esteemed valuable advertising me-
dunn, for many q mug bears, in addi-
ton to the owners name, some emblem
of his business. The undertaken puts on
his mug the picture of a richly appoint
ed hearse, with all the proper trappings
of woe. The butcher decorates his mug
with shoulders Of mutton, pigs heads
and linked sausages. The dentist dis
plays the traditional double row of an
noyingly perfect teeth. The fireman's
mug bears the illuminated picture OF a
fire engine.
Vain and handsome men adorn their
cups with photographs of themselves
Others place beneath their names sone
inscription-a sentiment from the poets
or an old German rhyme of good
cheer A child's photograph OCCASION
ally appears on a shaving mug, and
now and then coat of arms is en-
blazoned above the owners name, fol-
coats of arms are as abundant in the
east end as elsewhere in town. Some
times ii is national coat of arms, Ger
man, Austrian, Swiss or Italian, dis
played in honor of the deserted father
nd.-Pearson Weekly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-08
Effect of Open Air Exercise.

Mr.. Sargent Of England has published
some remarkable facts showing the in
fluence of outdoor occupations and exer-
else in lessening the rate of mortality
and that of all indoor occupations, II
long continued, in raising the rate OF
mortality among the classes following
them.
The greater longevity Of persons liv-
ing in the country appears to be almost
wholly due TO the fact that the greater
portion of time is spent out of doors.
Though occasionally exposed to all sorts
of inclement weather, these ruralists
attain "a much greater average longev'
ity than any class of professional men,
tradesmen, shopkeepers or mechanics
who spend the greater portion OF their
days working or sitting in confined
atmosphere.
1t is even shown by Mr.. Sargent's
splendid array of statistics that the city
scavengers and sewer men, who are
daily exposed to all kinds Of foul odors,
are longer lived than thu tradesmen and
professional people, owing. no doubt, to
the vital influence of the open air III
which they spend most OF their time
st. Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-08
Like n BOy.

The son of down town merchant
was found crying when his father re-
turned home last night, as that gentle
man told reporter this morning.
whats the matter, Tommy" asked
the merchant.
II had "a fight with Charlie. was
the fearful reply.
"Well, you ought not to fight. 1t
served you right to get whipped, l
guess, said the father.
"But / didn't get licked. licked
him." sobbed the boy.
"Well, what are you crying about
then?''
"Why, if I had let him lick me. he
couldn't hurt. Aud l never thought
about that, so now I have to fight his
big brother, about my size, and can
lick him. and I'm going to, because I'm
mad at him. Then I've got to fight the
biggest brother, and he's three sizes big
ger than me, and won't catch itP'
And Tommy refused to be comforted. -
Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-08
Gentleness.

Gentleness is love in society. 1t is
love holding intercourse with those
around it. 1t is that cordiality OF aspect
and that soul of speech which assures
that kind and earnest hearts may still
be met with here below. 1t is that quiet
influence which, like the scented flame
of an alabaster lamp, fills many home
with light and warmth and fragrance
altogether. 1t is the carpet, soft and
deep, which, while it diffuses look OF
ample comfort. deadens many creak-
ing sound. 1t is the curtain which from
many a beloved form wards off at once
the summers glow and the winters
wind. 1t is the pillow on which sick
ness lays its head and forgets half its
misery and to which death comes in q
balmier dream. 1t is considerateness. 1t
is tenderness of feeling. 1t is warmth
of affection. 1t is promptitude OF SYM
pathy. 1t is love in all its depths and
all its delicacy. 1t is everything in
cluded In that matchless grace, the gen.
tleness of Christ. Parish Visitor.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-08
Peopla Who Enjoy Funerals.

A we'll known Irishman who is now
dead was more than likely to be seen
at the funeral Of any of his acquaint-
ances, or even at that of any prominent
Hibernian, though he might not know
the deceased personally.
Walking to his place OF business one
morning, he met funeral procession,
which, by its length, proclaimed ltseiI
to be that of fellow countryman. AS
he waited for the carriages TO creep py
some delay stopped its slow progress,
and seeing that the cab opposite to him
had but one passenger he stepped in.
Soon after the carriage had again
started he said to his companion:
"Whose funeral is this, sir?''
The man looked up in surprise. :. ,
"Sure I don't know" he replied.
"Oi'm only out for a roide just ike
yersilf. Pearson g Weekly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-08
Rapid Photographic Printing.

A novel method of rapid Photographic
printing has been introduced by Mr..
Friese Green of London. Mainly, his
plan is to use negatives which have been
taken up on a flexible, translucent ma
terial, such as thin sheet of cellu-
loid. placing this sheet upon sup
porting glass cylinder, so that the
sheet bearing the negative surrounds
the cylinder, and within the latter
are one or more lamps Over or I'M
der the cylinder, and in contract with
the celluloid sheet, "a band of sensitized
material from a roll is carried, and so
guided that there is always part, say
several inches, of its length in contact
with the celluloid sheet, and this part
of the band is maintained taut. Rotary
motion is given to the cylinder and for
ward motion at the same surface speed
to the baud. with the result that every
section of the band equal to the circum.
ference of the cylinder has printed upon
it by means of the light positive inn
preston from the negative on the cylin-
der, the same picture being produced on
every successive section OF the band.
On leaving the cylinder, the band is
carried to and through fixing and devel.
oping baths, or, if it be required &c
print upon both sides of the band, it
goes from the first cylinder to second
and similar cylinder, where it is printed
in like manner upon its second side, and
then passes on to the fixing and develop
ing baths. New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-08
euro For Mango.

mango is an unpleasant topic, per-
haps, hut 1T is also an unpleasant fact,
and as IL is o disease which is particu-
larly apt to attack pet dogs, and is very
difficult to cure. suggestion as to its
treatment may not come amiss. There
are many SO called cures which ara
more or less efficacious and are always
expensive" said New England woman
and a lover of dogs. THE best remedy
in my experience was suggested to me
by an old plantation darky, who, by
some queer chance. had settled or rather
squatted, in our neighborhood, and who
covered his little patch of ground with
corn and melons which he peddled
about in the season. 'Sakes, Miss Lucy,
he said TO me one day, that setter Of
yourn Is jest eaten up with mango. It's
q real pity, for hes nice dog, and I'll
tell you what ii cure him. You jest take
two parts of lard and one part of kero-
sene and rub it into him with corn
cob--rub it in good and hard-and do
1t twice a week, and between times give
him dip in salt water. It'll cure him
in no time.
And so it did. never saw anything
so rapid in its effects. As the old negro
said. 1t killed all de parasites, and in
less than month every trace of the
mango had vanished, the hair coming
in thick and glossy in the places left
bare by the disease. As it is a remedy
always at hand and very inexpensive, il
is certainly worth knowing. If salt
water is not accessible, good washing
with tar soap would be as well. and a
little flower of sulphur in the drinking
water will facilitate the cure. New
York Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-08
Cheap Labor.

People in general cannot understand
he doings of student of nature. Es-
iecially quite ignorant persons are apt
TO conclude, when told that the objects
of his search are fossils or minerals.
that under this explanation is concealed
the purpose of securing some buried
treasure, for that is the only thing that
would induce them to dig. Mr.. A. l..
Adams relates an amusing instance OF
this reasoning.
While excavating large cavern on
the southern coast of Malta we had dug
q trench in the soil on its floor some six
feet in depth in quest of organic re-
mains The natives in the vicinity.
hearing Of our presence, came in num-
bers daily to witness the proceedings,
interrogating the workmen with refer
ence to the object of our researches, OF
which the workmen were about as ig-
norant as themselves.
One afternoon three stalwart fellows
paid us a visit, and while they sat on
the heap of dirt staring down into the
dark ditch below dropped a Spanish
dollar on q shovelful of earth. and the
next moment it lay with the soil on
the heap. Picking it up in careless
manner. put it into our luncheon bag,
and few minutes afterward our friends
disappeared, muttering to one another
as they went.
Great was our amusement the next
morning to find that our trench had
been carried fully four feet below the
level we had gained on the previous
evening. Not only that; several other
excellent sections of the floor had been
made by the natives in expectation OF
finding buried treasure. Youths Com
panion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-08
The rfnlanders'

Mutual Fire Insurance company oil
Houghton and Keweenaw counties, or
gained in 1890 according to the laws OF
the State OF Michigan, will insure proper
ty OF it's members. Have paid fire losses
over %. 900 during it's existence The
company paid back during the last year
to sixty-two OF it's members OF hve years
standing SO per cent OF their premiums,
amounting to s3,5O2. Will pay back
during this year on the same rate to
thirty-six members of Ave wears stand
ing 81, 447. On the first day OF July
tho company had Ala members, $751;
$40 worth OF property insured. and
$7,611.27 in treasury. For further par
ticulars apply to the undersigned.
JOHN BLoMovIsr, President
ALEX LENoNEN, Secretary.
Once, 448 Pine street, upsta'rs. Red
Iarke<