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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
A Story u, General Grant.


Grants great reputation was ruined
by the Belknap scandal and the Wills
ky frauds of St. Louis, into which he
was drawn by too great confidence In
his friends. and during his latter days
he was denounced by the newspapers
Judge Tyrle. who was his postmaster
General told me an incident the other
day OF the last night Of Grants admin
istration. He was at the Capitol Win
his cabinet TO sign the bills OF the dy-
ing Congress as they were brought In.
From time to time representatives ana
senators dropped in 10 pay their re-
spects. About II o'clock there was
lull in the work and the different mem
bers of the cabinet and the president
were chatting and telling stories. Up
on a lounge at one side of the room
Zach Chandler lay, with volume OF
Marshalls washington" in his hand
and a newspaper lying upon his chest.
All at once he picked up a newspaper,
and holding il above the book, as
though he was reading it, he turned to
General Grant and said:
Il suppose, general, that you are very
glad your administration is over? You
have been villianously abused, and ]
venture that there is no president who
has been more unjustly treated by the
newspapers than yourself
Yes" replied President Grant en-
phatically, that is true. | am anxious
to get back TO private life. | want
rest from the lies and ISLANDERS that are
being published about me, and to be
able to pick up a newspaper without
fear that the first article upon which
my eyes shall light will be a denuncia-
ton of me. 1t is this that makes me
glad that the term Of my presidency is
over"
But" said Zach Chandler, "as you
are soon TO be private citizen l don't
suppose the statements the papers are
now making will hurt you very much.
At any rate here is a paragraph which
caps the climax. II is about as bitter
as any have yet seen, and l want to
read IL to you"
Saying this Mr. Chandler raised the
paper and began to read an article
which apparently treated of General
Grant and which denounced him as
being everything that was bad, false
and dishonest. The members OF the
cabinet stopped their conversation as
he read and listened. The article was
so bitter that they were struck dumb
with establishment at the close. Zach
Chandler then asked President Grant
what he thought Of the article. Grant
replied that 1t was on the whole one of
the vilest and meanest ISLANDERS that
had ever been perpetrated upon him.
AT this Senator Chandler laid down his
paper and held up the book. He said:
General Grant, the paragraph which
j have just read to you was written
more than eighty years ago. 1t was
written about president of the United
States, and that presidents name was
George Washington. In pretending to
read 1t from this copy of New York
paper / have merely inserted your
name where George Washington's or
iginally appeared. This book from
which I have read it is Marshalps
Lille Of Washington Frank G.. Car
penter.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
a New ventiiator for Car.

Anything that will ventilate a cal
without draft will be hailed with de-
light by those who find it necessary to
do great deal of travelling. BY the
new system the air is taken into the
car through series of screens under
the hood of the car. 1t then takes it's
course through the length of the hood
and drops through the ceiling of the
car. The current of air, after passing
through the car, goes out again into
the rear half of the roof by means of
properly set partitions and ventila-
tors. In passing out it takes all of the
foul air with it, thus insuring a steady
supply of pure and uncontaminated
air.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
The Major Heat The CoronsL

hhc MAJOR Heat the toroneL
sat on the hotel veranda with MAJ.
Claxtop, and he was giving me his ex-
perience at the battle OF Fair Oaks.
when a negro boy assembled the steps
from the street and said:
MaJah Claxton. Kurnel Johnson
presents his compliments an seq he
dua hopes yo' wont talk bout de wah."
He does, eh~ growled the major.
Boy, my compliments to Kurnel John
son and tell him to mind his own busi-
nessw
The boy crossed the street to a gro
Gerry but was back again before the
major had picked up the broken thread,
and this time he said:
Majah Claxton, Kurnel Johnson pre-
sents his compliments an SEE yo wasn't
In de battle o. Fair Oaks 'tallw
Wasn't 1? Wasn't I? Boy. my COM
pilments TO Kurnel Johnson and yo'
tell MIN he's no gentleman
Away went the boy and not two min
utes had passed before he stood before
us again.
MaJah Claxton, de compliments OF
hurnel Johnson and he SEE yo' neber
heard gun fired doorin' de wah, but
was right we're at home all de timer
say, boy, huskily exclaimed the old
veteran as he rose up. my compli-
ments to Kurnel Johnson and yo' tell
him I'll send my second to him early
tomorrow morning"
The boy darted across the street and
was gone about a minute and then re-
turned to say:
MaJah ClaXton, Kurnel Johnson pre-
sents his compliments and seq yo' was
a pawerful liar"
What! Calls me liarr howled the
major.
Eyes, sab"
Sure he called me liar?"
Eyes, sah."
Then, by the great horn spoon,
III No, won't! I'll hurt him worse
than that! Boy, my compliments to
hurnel Johnson-my courteous. kindly
compliments and add that the stranger
is about to ask me to drink. and won't
ring him in on it-hanged II / dow
mat must have been a settler for
Col. Johnson, for the boy did not reap
pear and We heard nothing further from
him.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
Tho Phonendoseo,s

This is newly invented instrument
by means of which one may hear
sounds, normal and abnormal, and bv
their means determine the state Of
health of the patient examined. II ia
asserted that capillary circulation has
It's distinct sound, and this is easily
heard with the assistance of this in
strument. All eff the peculiarities of
inc respiratory and digestive organs
the muscles, joints and bones, and in,
deed every portion of the BODY are
clearly shown by the aid of this won.
derful invention.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
loved the FIar.

The author OF Personal Recolloc-
tions of the Rebellion" tells good
flag story. At an auction sale in
Charleston just before the breaking out
Of the war the auctioneer, after knock
ing down odd lots of dry goods and
remnants, picked up an American flag
and cast it down with the contemptu-
Gus remark that he would not ask a
bid for that useless rag.
This was too much for one of the by-
ISLANDERS, a rough-looking man, and be
called out:
81 bid ten dollarsv'
At the word he 'elbowed his way
through the crowd. took the flag and
bore IL of.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29

are several new lawn-mowers recently
invented. but very few of-them perform
the work satisfactorily. 1t may be
questioned whether the revolving
knives of the mower can ever be so ar
ranged as to cut down the grass ana
weeds and not leave tiny forest OF
harsh grasses and weed stalks. One OF
the newest inventions is made so that
by the use of the handles OF the ma
chine the knives are moved. A modiil-
cation of this is the moving OF the
knives by locking them to the handle
bars and so arranging these that they
will aid the knives which are set in the
usual fashion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29


At dawn or dusk that sacred camp,
Where peacefully, meath shade and
sun,
Repose the brave of Arlington.
Beneath the pines uplifted crest
Sweet blossoms fall on many breast;
No roll of drum or fife so shrill
Can wake the sleepers on the hill;
Above the carpet nature spreads,
Der all the violets lift their heads,
And once day the sunset gun
The soft leaves stir at Arlington.
No thrilling dreams OF war invade
The camp deep in the cedar's shade;
No charge across the crimson plain
Could rouse the dead TO life again.
Beyond the river, flowing down
Past ruined fort and ancient town,
The Nations dome shines in the sun
Which lights at MONDAY. Arlington
D, sacred bivouac meath the rose!
Thy tents rest secure from foes;
The fight that stirred their hood OF
yore,
In a vision past forevermore;
And once a year the fragrant bloom
OF May falls softly on each tomb.
The land is peace, the victory won'
o, love invested Arlington
T. c. HARBAUGH.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
Color Combination.

Purple is one Of the colors whose va
rious depths of tone combine well, and.
this being a purple season. that fact
is taken full advantage OF in many
ways. Green, too. is very fashionable.
and green and purple also form
pleasing combination.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
No Danger

Il think we ought to do something :,
conciiiate the bicycle VOTE" said the
statesman. 1T is likely to be power /"
Not much it amt" said his man.
aser' Every fellow that has a wheel
mates every other fellow that has some
other kind Of wheel so much that thew
won't organize in a thousand years"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
i Went n Swim min Onct

i Went a-swimmin' Onct
Say, i went a-swimmin' onct, when M
Pap he said mus'n',
m / got my cloze all soppin', n
didn' dast g home,
So / sneaked clear out L Grannys n
asst her IL she woudn'
Lemme stay 18th her a spell, till col!
me dried off some.
M Granny she put on her specs n
puckered up her mouth,
Jis' like she was tur'ble cross, n
goin' { lam me good;
Men she says, Eye naughty boy
men / cried. men
She Rugged me up tight In her arms,
jis' like l knowed she would.
M she made me strip clean of, n
gimme some dry cloze
What she said ulster be my Paps
when he was big as me,
Men she'd kep'm ever sence, men she
rubbed her eyes,
M KEEP a-rubbin' N a-rubbin', Us
like she couldn' see.
Bimeby she took yelluh bowl n went
down to tn cellar,
M filled 1t clean plum full o milk,
jis' like l knowed she would;
N gimme two big doughnuts N
whoppin' piece o. pie,
M / jis' ct m ct n ct, n Gee! II
tasted good!
William r. Lighton in Truth.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
Her Self-Deniat

MRS Hopper is a very benevolent
woman, isn't she?" 0''"'
Yes; this time of the year she ,,wov,
siVes away large bundle of fiannels
10 the poor."-Chicago Record
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29

Mary got little bike.
.. when to that length she'd gone
Que likewise wed that she might have
A man to hold her on "'''
Detroit Tribune
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
So Thick.

mrs Pompon-"But your milk never
Yields particle of cream"
mlikman-"Ah, mum, the cream 10
so mick 1t falls to the bottom. "-Comic
Home Journal. Ooni'c
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
Dentistry and nrnnn,i.m-

Inc day OF painless dentistry seems
at hand' Hypnotism, which has re-
placed anaesthetlcs to a more or less
degree In surgery, has now been caIIed
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
against the rim of the plate to prevent

against the rim OF the plate to prevent
them from swaying.
Now bury the eye-end OF needle in
the cork of an upright bottle, and put
the plate upon the point of the needle.
using care to balance it. This you will
ma not hard to do, and having bal
anced 1t you may make 1t rotate bv
giving 1t a gentle motion, which IL win
keep up for long time because there
is hardly any friction at the point of
contact.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
SCIENTIFIC CORNER.
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOv-
cry AND INVENTION.
Room for n Genius In the Lswn-Mower
Line - A Lesson In Equilibrium
Dentistry and Hypuotism - New
Pavement.

HERE is urgent
need of a lawn
mower that will cut
vegetables clearly,
and not, as the reg
ular habit Ia. skip
some of the wiry
stalks and leave a
lot of unsightly
stems after this i'm
portant operation
is finished, There
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29

wa ION , bathe infamed eyes with cola
NO hn,n .nat which 10 az warm a. IL can
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
THE JOKER'S CORNER
W.T. HuMoR AND SATIRE Oar
iNAL AND sELEcrrn 0'

The Girl. aud the wheel-A ou..,,.
Lisht-Ansthsr Removal N..s o.
tho Light of Experience ~,
Counts. u
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29

his best campaign smile and said In 9
tone OF pleading;
What, don't you dance. generals"
No." growled Butler, don't dance.
| make IL my business to make other
people dance"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
VETERANS CORNER.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR OLD
SOLDIERS.

A story of General Grant and Zach
Chsndler-Generai Butler at the Hall
The Major Beat the Colonel - New
OrleanA
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29

The implantation Of teeth Is an ex-
quisitely painful operation, yet this
was done the other day by the aid Of
hypnosis at recent meeting OF the
First District Dental Society OF the
State of New York.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29

BOVE the tide that
seeks the sea,
Through groves OF
song an d
haunts of bee,
A mighty camp in
silence lies
At even meath the
starlit skies;
No sentries guard
that st a { ely
tramp
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
IN WOMAN'S CORNER.
INTERESTING READING FOR
DANES AND DAMSELS.
serving Warm Weather Meals - skirts
Growing Narrowsr--frstty Gowns for
This Season of the Year-Iateresting
to the Sex
~ HE MATTER OF
Ay4 breakfast and lunch

breakfast and lunch
during the heated
term. when the
very thought OF
eating until the
cool Of the evening
is annoying, is one
that puzzles many
a business woman,
who finds that II is
difficult TO do good
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29

rover, and this is synonymous with
saying that 1t is to be trimmed; tucks
and volants with narrow lace belong
to the light batistes and muslins; rib
bons. braids in application, borders,
etc, to the heavy stuffs. The stiff skirt
disappears, and with II the folds: Il
is simply pleated all around, the pleats
forming point in the front breadth.
A remarkable feature Ia the prefer
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
The Trump Card.

The Trump Card.
This is convention year, isn't III
Sure"
We'll, I'm going to make my ever.
lasting fortune. I've written poltlcai
play. It's got some properties In II
that'll catch the town."
For instance?"
why. in the slection.scene ! use rea'
money!
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29
Explained

Explained.
Why doth the busy little bes
Each shining hour employ
To gather honey that NOT bo
But others will enjoy?
The reason certainly is plain.
With such sweet occupation
No bee has taken time to gain
A business education.
L. G. Mackay.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29

There's an added snap and vim ''
When your toe is off the bottom
And you feel that you can swim.
But OF all the happy moments
That may come to you in life
Bar the one when Dulcinea
says she'll be your "ownest" WIFE,
is the one when from the paper
Where your contribution went
Where experience had taught Won
That you wouldn't get a cent,
Comes a letter, and as usual
You expect it lin the neck"
But the envelope disgorges
10 your dazzled eyes a cheoue.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29

A Little One. =, al.
Though "one and one are one
said,
When he and she 60 marry,
The paradox soon rights ITSELF
Ere long there's one TO carry
A Giahrous GIbe
One little fly.
One bald head,
One big D.
And the fly is dsss
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-29

HERE'S a thrill 81
-, exultation,
That you're prst.
4, ty sure to i.,l
AL the nom.p,
when it strikes
you
You can navigate
q wheel;
The herald., 1896-06-26
RAILROAD EXTENSION
Very Little New Road Built During the Cur
rent Year

NEW YORK, June 25.-The records of
railroad building in 1896. to be published
in the Railroad Gazette on June 26th.
show that III miles of road have been
built in the first half of the year. The
new track built in the first half of the
year for seven years past is as follows:
1885, III; 1855. $40; 1894, 400; 1893, 1925;
1892 1884; 1891, 1904; 1890, 2055.
Much the largest mileage credited to
any one company of the total given for
the six months is that built by the Kan
sas City, Pittsburg and Gulf, nearly 140
miles in Arkansas, Texas and Indian
Territory. The second longest line was
built by the San Francisco and San
Joaquin Valley road, So miles in Califor-
mia.
The detailed statement of the new mile
age by states shows that California built
102 miles of road The second state as to
the amount of new mileage built was
Arkansas, with II miles. Only four
other states and one territory built as
much as forty miles of new road These
were Florida, with so miles; Georgia,
with As miles; Ohio, with "A miles; Mich
igan, with 40 miles, and Indian Territory,
with about 40 miles.
The herald., 1896-06-26

The following is the list of entries and
weights for the races to be run al
the Latonia track, today, which
are posted at the Los Angeles
Turf club, 121 South Spring street. Com
missions received on these races and full
descriptions of the events. Races COM
mence at IL o'clock noon, Los Angeles
time:
First race. selling, three-quarters of 9
mile-George w. Bailey 102. Half Mine lOl
Crumbaugh 49, Mesh 81. Prairie 96, King
stone "a, Clara Foley so, Coffee Pot 80, Bon
ME Louise SO
Second race, five furlongs-Winker no.
Ben Brown 101, The Planet 101, Uncle jos
101, Risque 101, King Bolyn 101
Third race, selling. one mile-MajOr Tom
10. Judge Payne 107, birmingham l0I, Par
tisan 10l, Station L. 81, Gov Boies 81, Miss
S. 80
Fourth race. one mile-Lobengula ITO
Urania ITO, Ben Holiday 100. Lufra 80
Fifth race, nine-siXteenths of a mile
Thanet 105. Stefan 105. Forfeit los, Salsetta
105. Thornblossom 105. Minnie Murphy l05
Happy Hours los Elgitha 105, Henrica los
True Light 105.
Sixth race. selling, three-quarters of a
mile-Lebanjo 107 Nimrod 106 Glad 105
IXiom 10l, Richfieid &c. Mobalasca 80. Daisy
Bolander 81, Elsie d. 49, The Merchant IS.
Weather clear; track good.
The herald., 1896-06-26

had to be dragged out by questions from
the attorneys. She said that on the night
of May 20. 1892, at her house. 1923 SUIT
ter street, she was married to Senator
Fair by contract. The contract was
drawn up by herself in the presence Of
Senator Fair and a witness, who will
appear to testify at the proper time. She
had kept the marriage secret to avoid
notoriety, and to please Senator Fair.
who feared the complaints Of his chill
dren. Shortly after the marriage Sena-
tor Fair went to Yuma for his health.
She did not go with him. and their honey
moon was spent at her house. Mrs.
Craven was ordered to produce the mar
The herald., 1896-06-26
The United States and Cuba

We can see no moral objection to a
great power aiding a little one to en-
franchise itself even by war, If the mis-
government is sufficient to justify the
shedding of blood, and whether that Is
the case or not in Cuba it is quite GER
tain that so Americans believe. The mo-
tive, therefore, is a good one, and as to
the results the acknowledgment of Cuba
will probably be followed by a consid
cradle addition to the wealth of the
world, if not to the aggregate quantity
of it's happiness. The white and black
races of the island might, no doubt, COM
mence an internecine war, amid which
Cuba as we have known it would dis
appear; but they might also discover a
modus vivendi. as the Spaniards and
Indians have in Mexico and the Portu-
guese and negroes have in Brazil.
There is no reason why Englishmen
should regret, far less oppose, the liber-
alton of Cuba, and our only object is to
warn our cousins across the water not
to embark on the enterprise in pure
Observation-Disclosures and eagerness for a
fight of any kind. Europe is now bound
together by links of many kinds. some
of them nearly visible, and the conse
Quences of attacking European power
can seldom be accurately foretold. 1t
may be quite just to make the attack
that depends upon information of which
Spaniards and Americans have mon
opoly-but it is unwise to embark upon
such an adventure without looking
round very carefully and remembering
that the seriousness of an undertaking
is not always less because of it's moral
ity. Certainly we who shrink, purely on
considerations of the results. from pro-
tecting the Armenians should have nc
right to blame the Americans if they
suffer the colonists and negroes of Cuba
to fight their own battle with their mas
tiers through.-London Spectator.
The herald., 1896-06-26
LILLIAN ASnLEY'S DEMAND
Supported by Lucky Baldwln's Many
Family Skeletons
III Has nads and Wishes He Hadn't
Written Letters

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.-E. J..
Baldwin was on the witness stand to-
day, and for several hours did not have a
particularly enjoyable time. as the
plaintiffs counsel, upon cross-examina-
ton, probed into the millionaire horse
mans private life, and used his best en-
deavor to release the defendants family
skeletons from their closets.
Baldwin denied most emphatically that
he ever offered or promised to adopt the
plaintiff legally or any other way, either
orally or in writing. He denied that the
scene alleged to have occurred at the
Boston depot was enacted there, but ad
mitted that upon bidding the fair Lillian
intention of kissing her, but as she de-
INJURED he did not insist.
His version of the scene at the Bald
win hotel upon the night of Miss Ash
ley's arrival from the east was totally
at variance with that related so dramat-
ically by the plaintiff. Baldwin said he
had been married four times and d.
vorced once.
Attorney Crittenden compelled the de-
PENDANT to reiterate every detail of the
scene in Miss Ashley's room at the
Baldwin hotel. Then the visit in Cor
onado was gone into, and Attorney Crit
tenden compelled the defendant to ad-
nit that he had deliberately gone to a
respectable hotel and falsely registered
with the express purpose of acting dis
honestly. He was also compelled to ad-
NIT that. although sc years of age and the
proprietor of one of the largest hotels in
this city, he had deliberately violated
the rules of another establishment. He
admitted that to the best of his recol-
lection he had introduced Miss Ashley
to e. S. Babcock, the proprietor of the
Coronado hotel. as his daughter.
The defendant stated that he did not
intend to take Miss Ashley to Coronado.
but upon going to the train found her
awaiting him at the cars. He was then
asked if that was the case, to explain
what he meant by writing to the plain
tiff that he would take her to San Diego,
prior to March, 1893. He denied that he
had done so. but was confronted with
one of his letters to her and admitted
that he had written to that effect.
The herald., 1896-06-26
BEEF FOR EXPORT
Certificate Requirements Suspended to Anne nd
the Regulations

WASHINGTON, June 25.-The sec
rotary of agriculture has issued an or
der postponing the requirement of GER
tifcates on exported beef until March
10, 1897. This revokes all previous con.
ficting orders.
Secretary Morton says 1.-The greater
part of the exported beef is now inspect
ed and will be certified, and any govern
ment desiring to secure inspected beef
exclusively may do so by making the
proper regulations. 1t is not, hokever,
deemed practicable to exclude from ex-
2ortation to countries which gladly ac-
cept the beef which the retail butchers
find unsuitable because it is cut from
inferior portions of the carcass. Much OF
this beef has been inspected but there
is no way of identifying it after the
carcass has been cut. AS considerable
number of the dealers collect these spec
ial cuts from the retailers and pack them