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Sharp County record., 1896-04-03
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The md} tt''0 oersebns
do not know tia. Oh Ky is
blue on account of the tnous-
auds and thousands of mil
lions Of atoms of dust foatingI
in the atmosphere, We're
it not for dust we wolfd
lack light on Mother Earth.
and the heavens would be an
iuky blackness, says awriter
in the New York Herald.
Suppose a room absolutely
dark, save a hole through
one Of the shutters. A raw
of light will dart through
the small opening, and one
can observe tiny particles of
dust dancing in that bright
beam Of light AS a matter
OF fact it is not the light"
we see, but simply a reflect
I ion caused by these notes of
dust.
AS tits with this shaft Of
light in the darkened room,
so it is or a large S ca. l.e|
throughout the air, The
many millions of particles of
dust catch the light, reflect
ing it back and forth one to.
another, so making the at
mosphere luminous,
It is for this reason that
were it not for the dust the.
sky would appear black, as
it does at night when there
/. is no moon. The sun would
. appear as an immense glow
ing bali. The moon and
stars would be Wis / b re-
throughout the day. Every
thing would appeardiferent.
When the light touched the
eyes would be dazzled by the
brilliancy. The mellow
softness of t h e shadows
would become an intense
black and the outline of OBJ
Jects harsh and angular,
The sunlight, which has
been analyzed by means of
the spectroscope, consists of 4
all coiors of the rainbow, I
their total forming the white
light, The white light 60
ing through a crystal prism
is broken up into seven COM
pOnents, the so-called fun
damental colors. These seven
distinct colors of light are
the result of the different
lengths of ether waves, blue
heading the list as one of the
shortest, yellow being one of
the longest waves.
Thus the finest dust mol (
ecules being up higher in the
atmosphere reflect only the
blue light, imparting that
tint to the heavens above.
In mining districts and those
where factory engines
abound, where the air is full
of large particles of coal and
other dust, even on an other
wise clear day, the sun will
have a reddish tint. The.
cause Of it is that the
particles of dust are to oI
large and too low in the at
mosphere to reflect the blue
light, only the red being re-
Elected, For this reason the.
sky IN the country will be
blue, while above a large city
on the same day the heavens
may present a grayish or.
whitish color,on account of
the dust atoms being rather
large, and thereflre, not re-
flecting the blue light.
The reason that IN south
ern parts Of the globe and
near the equator the sky ia
very blue lies in the fact that
Sharp County record., 1896-04-03

before r., p Collins, JuHlicr
oi he Peace lnr pinny Fork
Township Shurp co, ARK,
r. D. Williams
Warming order,
70 q Henderson \
rhc defendant, li g., Henderson, Ia warned
10 nnppar Ia This cnurt within thirty days amt
answer the complaint or the plaintiff a. ID,
WlWma L.p. aOLLlNS, j. p,
March j, 1900
Sharp County record., 1896-04-03
E0P Publication ~5952
LAND OFFICE, Little Rock, Ark.
A'z'''" yraroh "A 1905

LAND OFFICE, Little Rock, Ark ,-aS,
March "A, 1895
,-,,;.o ia barstv aiven that the following
oi getfrer mas jied notice Of his intention %
make anal proof in support OF his clam, ana ana
Hat 5a,d proof will Be maize before ne OVuEY
SI@rk 'i' Of sharn counyat Evening shade Ark
on May 2, 1898, yiz'
GEORGE D. POWELL
rr p M rsg1e. for the ne qr Of the Sc Ut OF sec
rion Il w ar OF NV qr and II hlt Of w 4r ~ 9l
lection II, township l6 range > West' ~, -
nan,es me following Witnesses TO prove ms con-
t.anons ur residence upon, and cultivation Of said
~ w Finley Of Bengay Ark and q; W.
Dnncan =. L. Ring and Henry !Iaa5lsS' ol
b'eh'"S 9h'' Register,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
Two yorkshire stories.

The sturdiness of the north and its
rather grim self will are admirably IL
Illustrated by two Yorkshire anecdotes. A
landlord of very old family proposed to
make an alteration in one of his tenants
farm buildings, which the tenant de-
clined to permit, whereupon the land
lord remarked very mildly that, after
all, the building was his own. There
upon the tenant rejoined. NAY, my
forefather went to the crusades with
your forefather, aud you shan't touch
stone of it. +"
Again, daughter Of one Of the lead
ing citizens Of Yorkshire town limited
to her fathers gardener that the family
would like to appropriate the greenhouse
to the purposes Of winery, whereupon
she was told to let her father know "he
may just choose betwixt me and the
grapes. - OF course the proposal was
abandoned
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
HOW SHE HELD THE TRAIN.
A woman's Strategy That Enabled Her
Daughter tn Go to Town.

yauSnttT W w W
Before l came to this part of the
country / was an engineer ON railroad
down south, /" said railway man. 1--WE
used to make long run, and we were
pretty slow about it, While Oh that line
/ had some very odd experiences. re-
member one day, when we reached the
junction station, "a woman came up to
me and asked me TO hold the train for
five minutes. She said that her daugh-
ter wanted 10 take the train TO the city.
l told her that it was impossible for me
to hold the train for her.
"I don't see why, she expostulated.
I think you might do little thing like
that.
II tried to explain TO her that trains
ran on schedule time, and, like time and
tide, wait for no man, or woman either,
for that matter. But she wouldn't have
it, and finally, just as we were about to
start. she shouted Indignantly:
"'Well, I'll just see about that
81 laughed, but soon ceased to
laugh, for what did that old woman do
but get right on the track about three
feet in front of the engine. She sat her,
self there, firmly grasping hold of the
rails with both hands. The conductor
signaled for me to go ahead, as our stop
was over. But couldn't do it as long
as she remained on the track, for /
would kill her certainly. Icalled to the
conductor, and he, impatient at the de-
lay, came up. explained the situation
to him. He was as mad as / was and
going up to the woman told her to get
off the track.
"'I just won't, she replied, until
my daughter gets on board your train.
"He pleaded with her some more and
finally declared that he would be COM
PEELED to use force.
"Just you dare' she cried. 'I'll sue
you for damages if you do.
"This opened new complication,
and we reasoned with ourselves whether
we had better remove her by force. just
as we had determined upon a course OF
policy her daughter came up and seeing
the old woman on the track kissed hei
goodby and got on the train, while hei
mother called to her:
$500 ahead, Mary Ann. You have
plenty of time, though, for l will sit Oh
the track until you get on board.
"And then, when Mary Ann was safe
ly on board and we were about ready
to run over the old woman, if necessary
she calmly and slowly got up and waved
me goodby, calling as we pulled GU
of the station:
&c Il hope I've teached You fellers
grain of perliteness. '"-Chicago Times
| Herald
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28

ke will be a social hop at the Ont
bg yacht club house. on New Years
December 81. 1t was at first intend
have the hop New Years night, but
bs found impossible to secure the
Tor that evening. The invitation
bembers says, arrangements have
made for stages forE transportation,
Hancock and return at 80 cents for
person, and from Houghton and re-
lat % cents for'each person. Stages
(all Tor those attending from Han
who will leave word by telephone or
(vise at Thomas Coughlin's livery
and for those attending from
fhton who will notify F.. J. Basset' 8
!. Stages will leave Hancock and
RhtOn at 1880. Bey ond making the
PIGMENTS the house committee as
fno responsibility and fares should
piled direct with the stages.
Pcheon Of sandwiches and coffee will
Fved by the stewardess from 10 to
FLOCK at % cents for.each person.
JAMES r. DEE, Chairman,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
HISTORIC SLAVE AUCTION.
The Sale of Pinky Said to Have Inspired
the Emancipation Proclamation.

The Sale of Pinky Said to Have Inspired
the Emancipation Proclamation.
In The Ladies' Home Journal Mrs.
Henry Ward Beecher writes OF when
Mr.. Beecher Sold Slaves In Plymouth
Pulpit Recalling the historic sale OF
Pinky, Mrs. Beecher gives these details:
can old colored woman had written to
Mr.. G. Faulkner Blake, the brother OF
one of our church members, that her lit
tie grandchild. named Pinky, was too
fair and beautiful for her own good, and
was about to be sold down south, and
Mr.. Blake asked if she could be freed.
Not unless you bring her north, replied
Mr.. Beecher. Il will be responsible for
her, and she shall be lawfully purchas-
ed or sent back. The answer was
compliment, to which Mr.. Beecher
laughingly referred as the only tribute
ever paid to him by slave owner. If
Henry Ward Beecher has given his
word wrote the dealer, it is better
than bond
$50 Pinky was brought to Plymouth
church and placed upon the pulpit, as
Sarah, another slave, previously had
been. The scene was again one of in
tense enthusiasm. Rain never fell fast
er than the tears of the congregation.
The pretty child, the daughter of a
white father, was bought and over
bought. Rose Terry-afterward Mrs.
Rose Terry Cooke, the famous authoress
threw valuable ring into the basket,
and Mr.. Beecher picked it out and put
it upon Pinky's finger, saying, 'Remem-
ber-with this ring do wed thee to
freedom President Lincoln took
lively interest in the case OF Pinky,
the details of which wererelated to him
by Chief Justice Chase and by Mr..
Beecher. was not in Washington with
my husband at the time, and therefore
cannot verify the story that the sale OF
Pinky inspired President Lincoln to is
sue the almost divine proclamation of
emancipation.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
A woudcrful Island of Chalk.

The English island Of Thanet. form
ing a part Of the county Of Kent, is al
most wholly composed of chalk. The
island is 10 miles In length and about
in breadth and has more chalk exposed
ON its surface than has any other spot
of equal area ON the globe. British geol-
ogists say that there are not less than
~, 600, 600, 900 tons Of chalk Gin sight
on Thanet. and that 1t would take 10, 600
men and 5000 horses and carts 20, 600
years to move H. providing It were dug
up ready - b sartsd away.-eA Louis
nouublioL
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28

community was shocked Saturday
(edeath early that morning of JOS
FlOton, a well known and bighly-re.
Fu young man, of diphtheria. He
pen Ill Tor two weeks, SO that when
nerla developed only a couple of
before his death he was too much
OWN 10 Withstand its rayages. For
''' 1nree years since his return from
70 ne has been employed by his
mine large. hardware establishment
''uco street. lie had in that short
mastered the business and became
ocn identified with it as the man
namesake he was. He was liked
respected by business friends and
/ with whom he came in contact SO.
auu his untimely death cast a
over the whole town. The funeral
parry private was held Saturday af-
Pon at 4 o'clock.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
Miss willard Not at All Well.

Buffalo. N. Y, Dec. ga special to
The Commercial from Warsaw quotes
Or. Green, the physician in attendance
on Miss Frances L. Willard at the Cas-
tile Santitarium, as saying that al
though her condition at present is seri-
Gus he is sanguine that she will be fully
restored eventually, but she will have
to remain at the sanitarium some
months for treatment. All of Miss VIII
lard'se Engagements, including her CAL
ifornia speaking trip, where she ex-
pected to be about Feb. /, have been
cancelled
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
ROBINSON cRusos,s ISLAND.
Ship Captains Report That IL Has Como
Out Of Sight.

Ship Captains Report That 1t Has Como
Out Of sight.
San Francisco, Dec ga few weeks
ago a vessel putting in at Lisbon after
a trip around Cape Horn. reported the
destruction by volcanic action OF the
Juan Fernandez island. famous as the
tabled home of Robinson Crusoe. The
master claimed TO have seen the ca
tastrophe from the deck OF his vessel.
The report was not given credence at
the time by scientific men, and many
denials were printed in papers and
magazines. But Captain Powells, of the
British ship James Kerr, now i'm port.
asserts that the story is generally be-
lieved by seafaring men all over the
world.
The James Kerr recently ariverd from
Newcastle, N. S. W., where she was laid
up for four months on account of the
coal mine strike. Captain Powell met a
very large number of master mariners
there, and says that the destruction of
the island was a matter of common
gossip among them. The captain him
self has not passed within sight of the
island since 1889, when he secured an
excellent photograph of it from the
deck of his ship. He says that some of
the captains who arrived in Newcastle
while he was there verified the report
that the island was missing.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
SPENDS HIS CHRISTMAS IN JAIL.
Young Ind!anian Took Too Much Risk for
the HOLIDAY.

Vincennes. Ind, Dec. 26.-Eighteen
months ago William Autler. of this
county, is alleged to have forged the
names of several prominent farmers to
notes and realized on them, then left to
avoid arrest. Wednesday night he re-
turned to spend Christmas with his
parents in the guise of tramp, and
was arrested for vagrancy, and when
committed to Jail Turnkey Burnett
recognized him. He entered a plea OF
guilty, and will probably be sent to the
state prison. Autler is only % years old.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
adam schaar Pianos.

Highly ornamented cases, double ven
eered inside and out. Made in all the
fancy woods: rosewood, PLAIN mahogany
fancy mahogany, figured mahogany,
oak, walnut, birch, Hungarian ash and
birds eye maple. High-grade in every
particular. Every instrument warranted
for five years. Prices $685., S245, $500,
$265 and 1915. A handsome stool and
scarf, worth $12, gwen away with each
instrument. Terms cash or time pay
ments.
}. ID. KINNEE, 50I Oak street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The schooner Calvin b. circuit ran
on the Chatham (Mass.) bar during the
night and was wrecked. The crew were
ell drowned.
General Meredith Reed. formerly
limited States minister to Greece, is
seriously i'll at Paris. He Is suffering
from bronchitis. He was born in 1887.
The directors Of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western railway have de-
clared the regular quarterly dividend
of IA per cent. payable Jan. 20
Albert Maetzcke, aged "A years.
German with a fine education, and
bent for invention, committed suicide
at st. Louis. Insanity, probably.
Nicholas Chunk, one of the men
injured by the explosion of gas In the
Baltimore mine at Wilkesbarre. Pa, on
Monday last, died Thursday. All the
others will recover.
Peter Cannon, of Belfast. the oldest
person in New York state. Is dead. aged
IFS years. He was born In County Mayo.
Ireland.
The Argentine (Argentina) Times
states that zoe, 600 tons of wheat will be
available for export from Buenos Ayres
and Santa Fe.
The temperature was 16 degrees be-
low zero at Kingston, N. Y, at O'Clock
Thursday morning and 20 in the cat
sl<ills.
The aggregate of gross earnings OF
all railroads in the United States re-
porting for the first half of December
or a part thereof, is $12.017,126. a de-
crease of As per cent. compared with
last year, and ia per cent. compared
with the corresponding time OF 1892.
A Paris dispatch to the London Times
says that M. Nobel has beaueathed a
fortune estimated at slo.0oo.ooo to the
stockholm university.
A dispatch from Montevideo says
that decree has been issued restoring
the liberty of the press in Uruguay.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
Hanna Must Take Some Rest.

Cleveland, Dec. pa warning to
cease his aggressive and indefatigable
labors has come to Chairman M. "A.
Hanna. 1t was announced Thursday
night that he was suffering from that
miserable trouble, insomnia, and would
probably be forced to remain quiet for
several days. The family physician
says that Mr. Hanna is broken down
and advises q rest.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
To Mine Owners ana Timber Con
tractors.

For sale. in Keweenaw county, about
$50 acres OF land, the standing timber
being cedar, hemlock and Norway.
Part OF this land il on the shores OF Lake
Superior and about four miles from Boil
mann's lumber railroad. For particu-
lars apply at the News Office.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
ANNA HELD AS A STREET SINGER.
Pretty French Chanteuse Raises Money for
the Poor at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg. Dec. 26.-Anna Held, the
beautiful French chanteuse who Is
filing an engagement at the Grand
Opera House with the Evans and Hoey
"A Parlor Match" company, Thursday
introduced for the first time in America
the French Christmas custom Of street
singing for Sweet charity's sake" Her
efforts were successful beyond expecta-
tons. and lie Grand White, who had
the concert" in charge. turned over to
the Humane society 1903, the proceed sof
the unique entertainment.
The lower portion of Fifth avenue
was peopled by dense throng when the
fair singer made her appearance, and
the substantial applause in the way Of
bills and silver given her rendition of
81 Want Yer, Nah Honey" was gen.
erous in the extreme. The principal
clubs were afterwards visited, where Miss
Held. on request. auctioned her photos,
some of them bringing as high as $40.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28

|. . '.". of the Y. MICA.
\. |. WI, u De on January 20, a reading
!, ~ byron w. King. This number,
,o ,sau any other of the course, has
\ 'sVaed forward TO by subscribers to
| y, S'Ae''' and there are a great
Min M, nave not the season tickets,
E s% ueslre to hear Prof. King, re-
ps'Og' with the greatest pleasure.
|srr :, VISIT here. On the 25th OF
Eo,,s srO'' King will lecture on can
|oHOs a Stage" and this will he an
hssa s :. ticket holders as it was
n IsI =. since the tickets were sub
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28

Grace M. f. Sunday school had
Christmas entertainment at the church
Saturday evening which proved very
enjoyable occasion. A program OF reel
tatioDs end songs was rendered by a
number OF the scholars.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum. fever
sores. letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, aud posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
OF money refunded. Price, % cents per
box. For sale nv II. IT. Macdonald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28

The report OF the condition OF the Ma
tional Bank of Houehton at the close of
business December II, shows loans and
discounts amounting to $4,000 and
total resources OF 81 ,406,332. The midi
vidual deposits amounted to 81 OF, 7s9.
The undivided profits were s33, 436. Tbs
is a showing that it is doubtful bank in
town OF equal SIZE in the State can
eoual
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
Notice TO Taxpayers orCaIumet Tow"
ship.

Having had the tax roll placed in my
hands for collection, shall, for the con-
yenience OF taxpayers, attend at the
Merchants & Miners Bank, during Office
hours, every Tuesday and Friday in the
the present month OF December Tor the
purpose of receiving the same. IA New
Years day falls on Friday, shall that
week attend on the previous day.
WILLIAM WALLS,
Treasurer OF Calumet Township.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28

A very apparent lay of was taken in
all places OF business Saturday. Whether
it was the change from the holiday rush
or what that seemed to make the diff
ence from ordinary Saturdays can only
be guessed.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
rters for Students
! : Enter the Min
ing School.
: on New Years Eve
.,vsu nc the Club House
!, ne ou,gamins yacht CUP
other News.

Vtht-
| following .are qualifications IL. re,
l1 |, a."deuts desiring to enter the
~ o. Min Mining school: Students may
~ Coz under the conditions OF the
w. =, 1924, which will be
(s ~ request. Students who desire
candidates for degrees, or 10
T. Faa - studies, are admitted under
F.,,vs system by examination on
:, snecisl certificate or on pre-
|ioo Of evidence that they are pre-
follow the special studies they
Nth profit. A graduate::of a high
|, :, academy will be admitted on
,.,;oO Of his diploma, provided the
| from which he receives it complies
Ebe following conditions; 1t must
.ourse Of instruction including all
n embraced in the Mining Schools
,smeuts for admission by examina-
A addition to other studies that
4 NAV deem it advisable for its stu
% ,ollow II il 10 send 10 the pres
of the Mining School a copy OF the
! Of study list of text books EN-
h and copies Of examination papers
Inv used in the schools examina-
II these are satisfactory the
\ will be placed on the diploma list
Mining School and its students
Y admitted without examination.
(udent then admitted should prove
imperlectIy prepared he will he ex'
! IRON the Mining S,hoolIuntil the
Pncy is made up. and the school re-
,ible for his deficient preparation
I stricken from the Mining Schools
This list will be.tshortly published
ldded to from time.to time as occa-
Demands. The.frst term OF 1897
pences Monday, January IL, at the
/ the holiday vacation.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28

Owing to the rush at the holiday. sea-
son, Mr.. Joseph James, the pop manu-
facturer, would be Obliged to his many
customers il they would get in their
orders az soon as possible.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
Treasurer OF Calumet Township.
Estey, Camp, Arion and Decker Bros
PianOs

Pianos
James Granville, agent for the above
celebrated pianos, has Just received 3
new and large consignment. which ne IN
vites the public to call and inspect. For
richness of tone and workmanship these
pianos cannot be excelled. Six months
lessons given free to every purchaser oil
instrument, by one OF the best music
teachers IN the city. Also agent for the
famous White sewing machine. sold on
easy payments. Store on North Filth
street
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28

az. .arroll was taken with a
/ hssa Of heart trouble, to which
ls,s ' =, subject some time, in his
, at,s thursday evening. A physi-
|. h s,a was necessary for two
now OWE 0e could be removed home.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
The Best We Have.

Insist on getting LA EmDresse'
lO-cent cigar. All 6rst-class dealers sell
them, try 'em. like 'em. Equal to i'm
pOrted
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28

was ! o. q Albert Kinsman. Of Han.
b s d. 'a :, place Christmas caused
!. TS Thu o. a little daughter. 2 years
boon :, A., funeral ne was held Saturday
! Ho. ssa the remains were Inferred
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
Queen Lii at Washington.

Washington, Dec. 26.-Queen Llliuo-
kalani, who is on her way to New Eng
land, arrived in Washington on the
train from the south Thursday. she
was sleep and could not be interviewed.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-28
Tacoma. WASH, Paved with Gold.

Tacoma, WASH, Dec. 26.-The dis
covery Is made that the pavement used
for the state capital is rich in gold and
q movement is on foot to take up the
pavement and extract the gold.