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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
ALPINE HERDSWOMEN.
They Wore Trousers Before Bloomers
Were Heard OF.

They Wore Trousers Before Bloomers
Were Heard Of
Long before the days OF boomers
women on the higher level of the Alps |
wore trousers, and no one thought any
thing about it. The Alpine women wear
the bifurcated garment for utility and
not for beauty as one may judge II he
or she has seen one of these girls. Come
illness and the Alpine herdswomen are
far apart, but the style of the garments
they wear and the hard life that is theirs
are at the root of the trouble.
These women have little of the grace
and agility seen i'll the maidens of Nor
way. They will leap across chasms with
nonchalance, but there is nothing wild
and free about their movements. While
she is talking to you the Alpine herds
woman is quite apt to thrust out an I'M
calmly leg, plant heavy boot on the
neck of goat and stand thus while she
converses.
With the exception Of the blacks who
endure a life of hunger in the interior
of Africa there is hardly any one in the
world who fares so badly as the herds
cannot affort to eat the berries they find
on the mountain side, and they cannot
afford to drink the milk supplied by
their fiocks. Their fare is meat that has
been dried, sailed and turned into un-
savory leather, rye bread that is like
blaokened cinders and cabbage stalks IN
| pickle. that contain about as much nutrl-
ment as walking stick. Hungry as the
| berdswoman may be on her return home,
she must eat but sparingly of these
dainties, for fear they should come to an
end before another trip to the valley can
be made.
These women breakfast at Q i'll the
morning and then answer the response
of the cattle lowing at the door of the
chalet begging to be attended TO ana
driven up TO some favorite Alp. They
eat again some IL or IA hours later,
when the weary tramp back to the
chalet is about to begin. Between times,
with sickles, they reap the long, coarse
Alpine grasses, which are to serve as
food for the cattle during the winter.
This grass is bound into bundles al
large as the women themselves and car
ried on their backs down to the home
steads. The winter firewood is brough
the same way. The chalet, the home o
one of these women, is the most piotur
esque of any PEASANTS dwelling place
but inside it is not desirable. 1t Is usu
ally perched on the crags of the Ober
land and is dark, for the windows ar
constructed not so much to admit ligh
. as to keep out the heavy SHOWS OF tn
winter In one corner is low, broa
nlatform with sacks of hay and COT
pie of blankets upon 1T. The less luxur
GUS dispense with the blankets and tn
herdswoman usually goes TO rest III Il
] same attire she wore duringthe day. 1
/, the autumn, when the cattle are drive
down for the last time, dance Is give
> by the herdsmen and the women, ana G
; these occasions the girls exchange the
u trousers for the usual skirt -kans'
10 City Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
Figures Bothered Him.

Lord Randolph Churchill never knew
ANYTHING even of simple arithmetic,
which is possibly why he was made
chancellor of the exchequer. Sir Alger-
non West tells how Randolph said to
clerk who put some figures before him.
81 wish you would put those figures
plainly SO that can understand them,
and when the clerk said he had done his
best and reduced them to decimals the
chancellor of the exchequer exclaimed.
"Oh, l never could understand what
those - dots meantl
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
A Marvellous Feat of Memory.

Maretus tells US that during his trav-
els over Europe he met the marvel OF
marvels" at Padua The marvel In
question was young Corsican, VINO
was in the city for the purpose of pur-
suing his studies at the university. Ma
retus, having heard that the young man
was gifted with an extraordinary men,
DRY, desired to put the student to the
test.
The person who had informed the
traveller concerning the wonderful re-
tentiveness of the young Corsican s
memory declared that he was so gifted
in that faculty that he could repeat as
many as $4,000 words if read over to
him but once. Marcus and three distin-
guished Venetians agreed to test the ac-
curacy of the statement. A committee
visited the student of extraordinary
memory and found him willing to SUBJ
NIT to the ordeal. Accordingly there
was read over to him an almost inter-
minable list of words strung together
without any consecutive order and
without any meaning whatever.
The young man stood all the time
with his attention deeply fixed and his
eyes half closed. When the long string
of words had been read off, he looked
ND cheerfully and repeated the whole OF
the uninteresting catalogue of words
without single fault. Then, to show
how carefully his wonderful memory
had retained every word, he went
through the list backward. When thai
task was finished. he took each alter
nate word-first, third, fifth, etc. -ant
repeated them until the company was
thoroughly convinced that they were il
the presence of the most wonderful prod
igy of memory that the world had eve
produced. st. Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
pelicious snails of Provence.

The Provencal snails. which feed In
a gourmet fashion upon vine leaves, are
peculiarly delicious, and there was a
murmur of delight from our company
a the four women brought to the table
fonr big dishes full of them, and for u
while there was only the sound of eager
munching. mixed with the CHATTER on
china of the empty shells. To extract
them we had the strong thorns, three or
four inches long, of the wild acacia, and
on these the little brown morsels were
carried to the avid mouths and eaten
with bit of bread sopped in the sauce,
and then the shell was subjected to q
vigorous sucking, that not a drop OF
sance lingering within it should be lost
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
How Grant Got the Name of Ulysses.

HOW oraue ooe eAio t>"'AAo W S-SS'
The story was curious. AS related by
the father afterward, it appeared that
the common difficulty of choosing a
name for the babe arose. Multitudes OF
suggestions only confused the young
parents the more, until at last it was
proposed to cast the names into hat.
This was done. A romantic aunt sug-
Qested Theodore. The mother favored
Albert, in honor of Albert Gallatin.
Grandfather Simpson voted for Hiram,
because he considered it O handsome
name. The drawing resulted in two
names, Hiram and Ulysses.
Ulysses, it is said, was cast into
the hat by Grandmother Simpson, who
had been reading a translation OF Fene-
lon g ''Telemachus" and had been much
impressed by the description of Ulysses
given by Mentor to Telemachus. He
was gentle of speech, beneficent OF
mind" "The most patient OF men. :
"He is the friend of truth. He says
nothing that is false, but when it is
necessary he comedies what is true. His
wisdom is seal upon his lips, which II
never broken save for an important pur
pose. "-Hamlin Garland in Mcclure s.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28

ish brown reached from the right side
seam to the edge Of the fur at the left,
where it was draped in by fancy gold
buckle. The gown was of moss green
cheviot with brown tufts all over it.
In connection with the fur wraps one
may mention few winter hats. One
very new one has wide brim Of light
brown felt rolled high on each side and
having two very narrow milliner's rolls
of maize velvet all around. The crown
is of dark brown beaver and very high
and very much "bell crowned" For
sole trimming there is brilliant bird
of paradise. Close little toques Of velvet
of any hue that proves most becoming
and trimmed in modest style are very
much affected by ladies of conservative
tastes. The pretty little Marie Stuart
styles of close cap effects are very be-
coming to some faces, and there are
some lovely examples Of this bonnet.
One was Of deep prune velvet with crush
rosettes of the same set in the dents In
the brim. Two rich black tips and a
curled cock S plume are added to the top,
with perhaps fine jet ornament OF
Jewel to hold them. The crown is near
ly always soft, though sometimes drawn
over buckram. Those who look hest il
n hat built high wear that style, and
those who are best pleased with fiat
wide effects have them, as they are al
fashionable, as well as many more fan
cies than could possibly mention.
HENRIETTE ROUSSEAU.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
A Young Mans Achievements.

The Rev. Charles III. Parkhurst, ID.
D., writes Of ''The Young Man on the
Fence, in The Ladies' Home Journal.
He believes that "when all has been
said that admits of being said in regard
to young mans equipment for life and
in regard to what he ought TO do and
what he ought to eschew, it still remains
q fact that his acquisitions and his
achievements will depend principally ON
his way of looking at life and on the
spirit with which he takes hold of life.
He can deal with it at arms length or
he can grip it at short range. He can
treat the world as an article OF virtu
to be elegantly inspected, or he can ham
die it as practical commodity to thrust
his hands into. He can approach it with
an eye of half supercilious interrogation,
or he can come down upon it with O
plump bound that means respect, conf
dence and the will TO have frank com
MERGE with it. There is enough in al
most any young fellow to get a great
deal into life if he has the disposition tC
construe things with degree of seri
business, and by seriousness l do mo-
mean sourness, but practical earnestnes
the spirit, namely, that will proven
his locking upon the world as being lit
tie better than an i'll timed joke, awk
ward enough to make the whole thini
uncomfortable and ludicrous enough {
excuse any sophisticated person from
concerning himself much with 1T. F"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28


A waiter from ode Bowery" drifted
into town the other day and got job in
Royal street restaurant. He was dress
ed in check suit, walked stiff kneed,
with his chin out. and yelled out his or
ders like Mississippi mate. His first
customer was gentleman OF delicate
appetite. Tie waiter struck prize
fighter attitude, leaned his head slightly
down toward the guest and said:
"Well?"
The guest looked up in surprise. The
waiter glanced down at him.
"Well, what can we do for yer, sport?"
Regaining his control, the diner said.
sab, I'd like something light, waiter. "
"Sumtin light? How would fodder
do yer?"
"a what?''
IA fodder. Maybe you might get your
whiskers trou a lamp, or p'r'aps cup
of barber's ladder might fit yer mug.
Having delivered himself OF these
pleasantries, the waiter smiled broadly
and tapped his customer lightly on the
chest.
"Dere, whiskers, don't get yer peppers
on. OATS a josh to git up yer appetite
see? No stringin, wouldn't an omele
suffiay tickle de cove in yer bread bas
key? Say, can rush it into yer face be
fore yer finish goin up against dc pic
kles. See?"
The delicate gentleman nearly fainte'
and was rescued by the head waiter, VIII
gave him another attendant and put tn
Ganymede from wicked New York o.
the dshwashing list.-New Orlean
Times Democrat.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
match. This jacket would please many

match. This jacket would please many
women better than the palmer eton.
All sorts of devices are arranged on
the wool and velutina gowns to give
them comfortable and wintry appear
ance. Narrow bands ef fur. even when
there Is nothing more than bit of
fringe of fur showing on the outside,
but suggesting lining. always have a
good effect. noticed one gown where
brown fur band encircled the neck and
followed the shoulder seam to the top of
the sleeve, and from there swept down
the left side of the waist and to the foot
of the gown on that side. A narrow
row Of gilt braid followed the fur down
the side, and satin drapery of green
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28

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 40 and so cents, ladies'
shoes soled for 35 and 40 cents. We
have a nice assorted stock OF fall and
winter snoee, ana our own MAKE shoe
packs, which we will dispose y, ct very
low figures. Good work guaranteed.
OKER & KEMPPAINEN.
Fifth street, Red Jacket, next to Jacob
Gartner's store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
500 Reward

Will be gwen 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 Deckwear and a
full line of handkerchiefs for men, women
and children; also a full line ofdry 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 postoffice.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
Etiquette.

The young woman was very i'll, and
the attendant leaned over the bed.
"Have you any friend to whom you
wish to send any message?" she asked.
The patient nodocd.
eyes; have dear friend who
"What shall l write to her?" asked
the attendant.
The patient shook her head again.
"Nothing," she answered. Il had
forgotten for the moment that she owes
mo a lettor. "--Pearson's Weekly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
The Ffnlanders'

Mutual Fire insurance company oil
Houghton and Keweenaw counties, or
ganised in 1890 according to the laws OF
the State OF Michigan, will insure proper
tv OF it's members. Have paid fire losses
over 90. 900 during it's existence. The
company paid back during the last wear
to sixty-two OF it's members oil hve wears
standing SO per cent Of their premiums.
amounting to $500. Will pay back
curing this year on the same rate to
thirty-six members Of FIVE years. stand
inn 81, 447. On the first day OF July
the company had Ala members. $35l.-
$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.
OAice. 44a Pine street upstsir~. Red
Iarhet
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
A Matter of subsequent Detail.

"It's going to he a splendid book, I"
said the publisher with enthusiasm.
"Indeed?'
"Yes. Handmade paper, deckled
edges, half tone illustrations and bind
ing that will be perfect dream. It's
going to be splendid seller"
"But what are you going to put in
side of it?"
"Why, the handmade paper with the
deckled edges"
"But isn't there going to be any
thing in it to read?"
"By Jove, old fellow. I'm glad you
mentioned that! DO you know, came
pretty near forgetting all about it. -
Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
SELECTING PICTURES.
In Choosing Paintings Get at the Inten-
ton OF the Artist.


ton of the Artist.
"The value Of a picture depends upon
what there is in it for its possessor,
writes William Martin Johnson III The
Ladies' Home journal, Oh the "Selec-
ton and Framing of Pictures. "A
painting by an amateur may be more
precious in your eyes than one OF Ra-
phael's cartoons. Therefore sell your
cartoon to the highest bidder, and when
you outgrow the little painting buy back
the cartoon if you have learned to see
its beauty.
"No one can tell you how to under
stand art without your seeing it, study
ing it, living with it, any more than
any one can tell you how to tell good
cloth from bad. You must first have had
experience with cloth. Learn q language
| before you try to converse. But do not
go so far as to imagine that you must
learn drawing and painting before you
can appreciate pictures. The less you
know about technique the more capable
you will be of looking at a painting with
an unprejudiced eye. Get at the artist
| lDLeHlIOu. LUIS nG CAplNbS esh AN~" w
you? Is he interesting i'll the way he
tells his story? Does he convince you OF
truth? If the picture is that of head,
does it impress you as having the char
acteristics of an individual! Does II
look like human being! Suppose
landscape is under discussion-do the
trees sway, the clouds float? Is there any
atmosphere in the painting? These are
the tests of painter facility with Ian.
guage. But more than this is required
it is the intellectually behind the
brush. Herein lies the difference be
tween sublime art and the common
place.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
". George,. HalIto Reut.

The st. Georges Hall is to rent on very
moderate terms on the following even
ings. Every Wednesday, every alternate
Thursday and three FRIDAYS in each
month. For further particulars apply to
John Jenkin, William Maynard, r. b.
Rule. trustees
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
vercOats and listers

For men, boys and children at cost price.
/ have bought alittle more ofthese goods
than ought to have bought and for
that reason / will try and dispose OF
them for the next twenty days at cost.
Come early and get your nice selection.
Remember the place. B. NEIMARK,
Rorgo's block. Red Jacket.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
Lake Linden stage.

Stage leaves Pearce's livery stable
Lake Linden, every day at 8 a. m, 10 a.
m, and p. m. Stageleaves Mss,,"~e's
livery stable, Red Jacket, at 3 a. M, lo
a. M. and and 4. p. m.
THOMAS PEARCE,
JAMES MCCLURE,
Proprietors.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
Notice to Taxpayers OF OsceOIa Town
ship.

Having had the tax roll placed in my
hands for collection, shall attend at the
Osceola mine Office Opechee every Frdsy
in the month OF December, from a. m.
to p. m, for the purpose Of receiving
the same. AS Christmas day falls on
Friday, shall that week attend on the
previous day. WILLIAM VEALE.
Treasurer OF Osceola Township,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
THE eoHDEN STATE.
California Is widely Celebrated. but Lit
It'd Known.

sehiofnia - WiQeiy celebrated, but LIZ
I'D Known.
In the htst pla3e. California is known
not by what millions of people have
seen, but by what millions have read.
Europe is better known by contact to
Americans than California. A promi-
nent American author recently "discov-
cred" California and filled the newspa-
pers with the interesting and suggestive
impressions il had made upon his mind.
He had been to Europe 30 times and to
the Pacific coast once. which is once Of
tener than many other distinguished
travellers of the eastern seaboard. Still
further, the Anglo-Saxon race is dealing
with new conditions in California.
Coming from dense forests, from land
of heavy rainfall and from a temperate
climate, where winters are long and
stern, it settled IN treeless deserts. in a
land of slight and peculiar rainfall and
under a sky that never knows the win
ter. Finally California is in its infancy.
Born in paroxysm of speculation
one of the widest the world has seem
it has outlived trying experience of
lesser economic epilepsy and come to the
threshold of its true career strengthened
and purified by the extraordinary proc.
ess. In less than half a century several
farreaching changes have swept through
the industrial and social life of the state,
swiftly altering the conditions of labor
and of business. Even for those living
in the midst of these events it has beer
difficult to read their significance ant
estimate their influence on the ultimate
character of the place and people. Wha
wonder, then, that TO the outside worlt
California has meantime appeared lik
tumble of gold, palms and oranges
of gilded millionaires and hopeless pau
pers, of enviable farmers living luxuri
ously on small sections of paradise an
of servile alien laborers herded in sitting
tenements? Such are the conflicting as
poets of the Golden State to those VIII
view it from afar. William Il. Smyth
| in Century.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
Matrimonial Monster.

Chicago Editor--Are you the new re-
porter
Chicago Reporter-Yes. sir.
"I'm going to send you out to write
mn wedding. Ever have any expert
ence at weddings?'
"Been married nine times, sir. -
Yonk ers Statesman.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
Clearing sale

of $4,000 worth of clothing, dry goods,
shoes, mackintoshes, ladies' capes, wrap
pers, etc. Goods will be sold at your
own price. No money refused and no
charge for examining the goods. Come
and avail yourself of this grand oppor-
tunity. SAM MAwRENCE,
Next to Carlton hardware store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28

The bread and cake OF the Superio.
Bakery can be had at the following agen-
cies: James Lisa's. Mrs. Hoskin's. Red
Jacket: Martin Kuhn's. y. {. Leans
Peter Olcem's, Calumet Village, end
weisenauer's Guilbaul's, Lake Linden. A
fresh supply is left at these agencies every
iay. and eprices are aslow as thelowest
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28

The different sized flies frequently
observed in houses are not, as commonly
supposed, the younger or more fully
grown mem bers of the same family. All
fiies of the same species are of the same
sise.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28

Madame Smith, the clairvoyant, is still
in the city and can be consulted at her
residence on Sixth street, oyer Sotlich's
hnildinP.