davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04
PLAGUED THE INVENTOR.
Congressman whose Joke Acted Like
Australians Boomerang.

Cong ressman whose Joke acted Like a"
Australians Boomerang
One member of the house is In reg
ular stew Just now. He is telling the
story on himself:
"I was slightly surprised few days
ago TO receive a letter from constit-
uent. as follows:
Dear Judge: Tim Dooley says that
government gives away fish to those
who apply. don't know II this is so or
not. but If so wish you would send me
some. The only kind we get here are in
half-pound packages, called homeless
cod. And then they make you thirsty.
If they give away any fishhooks wish
you would send me some. for the major.
Ransom Brown, Judge Kaufman and
have planned to go fishing as soon as
the weather opens up. You know they
all worked we'll for you last time
For the sake of the joke I dropped
into a sporting goods store and bought
a tin box OF hooks for S1.50, sent 1t to
my friend with a note saying that
was very glad / had some fishhooks
still left in my quota, though there had
been a great demand for them and the
horse book. The supply Of fish had run
out and the president had been so oc-
cupied with bonds and had congress on
his hands so long that our supply was
exhausted. regretted also that the
ducks had been wild or could maybe
have got some, but last TIP Grover only
got thirteen and he needed most Of
those himself The result was four
teen requests for fshhooks within a
week and they are still coming. 1t Is
no use saying Uncle Sam does not
handle fishhooks. as here are the hooks
and there is my letter. and IL / don't
send them every last man that refuse
will sharpen knife for me next cam
paign and II do will go broke. Don't
fool with the granger"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04

stamp cases and card cases. in the dell
cate shades Of leather, will please the
rosebud. Her older sisters will ap-
preciate those of real lizard skin or
carved leather.
IL one cares to give comfort at Easter
time let her send her best schoolgirl
friend "shoe and stocking chair"
novelty just put upon the market at
$3.50. For a friend who sails away,
lap tablet for writing is a genuine
happy thought. An elderly person will
fnd pleasure in using one of the porce-
lain egg sets, consisting OF an odd
shaped tray, a tall, graceful cup for
coffee, and two little cups for eggs.
with a bit of tray for salt and pepper.
These may be had for 81. A stand for
fo ir or six eggs, of any color, with
gilt handle is $3.50.
To an invalid friend send an enamel
led medicine chest. painted with trail
ing arbutus, wild roses and apple bios
SONS, with a door closed by a band of
pink ribbon tied in a jerky bow. The
bachelor maid who has her own apart
ments will call you blessed IL on Easter
morn she finds your card and a pot OF
narcissus. primroses, hyacinths, daffo-
dis, crocuses or hepticas. They will
be placed on her window sill and re-
ceive her dearest condolences. A little
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04
NEW AFRICAN LAKE.
Frances Occupation of Timbuctoo Adds
to the Sum of knowledge.

Although the occupation OF Timbuc-
too by the French has not yet added
materially to the volume OF Frances
colonial trade, II has unquestionably
added very greatly to our knowledge
OF the geography OF that part OF Africa.
and in particular has resulted in dis
covery of singular interest and i'm
portance. says the Edinburgh Scots
man. Timbuctoo, az all the world
knows, stands on the boundary line
between the Sahara and the western
Soudan-a little to the north of the
great Niger bend. but what was not
known was the existence in the imme-
date neighborhood of the city, and ly-
Ing somewhat to the west. of series
Of lakes and marshes covering large
area of country. These great sheets of
water were first seen by the Jonre
column, and have since been explored
by French officers stationed In the
neighborhood. who have laid down their
general outlines with some approach
TO accuracy. The most important OF
these lakes is called Lake Faguibure.
and runs in direction, roughly, east
and west, its total length being some
sixty or seventy miles. A couple OF
smaller sheets of water connect with
the Niger, and there are other lakes In
the neighborhood. AS might be sup
posed, these lakes are the center or
rich agricultural and pastoral district.
Crops OF various kinds are grown In
abundance, and the natives have large
flocks and herds. Perhaps the most
curious feature of the discovery Is the
fact that neither Barth nor DR.. Lag APP
pear to have heard of this fertile re-
gion, and 1t is to be presumed that the
guides deliberately led them away from
the direction of the lakes. The news
OF this discovery will no doubt revive
the interest in the occupation OF Tim
buctoo in France, where, after the first
enthusiasm was over, there was q
marked tendency to criticise Col. Bon
nier's act as rash and premature-a
tendency rather strengthened than
weakened by the recent troubles with
the Tauregs. The results OF observa-
lions on the climate Of that part or
Africa establish. 1t is said. the perfect
feasibility of Europeans living there
the whole year round with certain pre-
cautions. The months OF April and
May are said to be the most trying,
not only for Europeans. but for natives,
but December and January are so cool
that a great coat is sometimes well
come. and the natives report that one
year ice formed-at least this Is the
deduction drawn from the native state
ment that "the marsh became stone"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04

association of the Virgin Mother with
the Easter time has connected the East
err lily with her as an emblem or pur-
ity. the religious significance of the
Easter lily being spotless purity.
Painters of religious pictures long ago
conceived the idea OF placing one OF
these spotless emblems of purity in
the hand of the angel that with a
countenance like lightning and raiment
white as snow" declared the resurrec-
ton of Christ. says the New York
World.
How conspicuous a part the Easter
| lily plays in the Easter festival can
best be appreciated and understood by
figures. The annual expectation of
Easter lily bulbs from Bermuda to this
country for the past five years has
been from $500, 900 to 100000. AS the
| average production of every bulb is six
flowers, we use from $4,000, 900 TO 49,
900 900 Easter lilies in decoration year
| ". or course this entire crop is not
used for the Easter festival, as the
Easter lily has been popular for the
DdSl ten ltdlo lOi inNtl iOi NNtoi oeiohos
weddings, receptions or other similar
ceremonies. But growers of the Easter
lily insist that fully so per cent o. the
entire crop is used during Easter week.
The fashion of using Easter lilies TO so
great an extent is one peculiar TO the
United States. And while a certain
| quantity of these bulbs are sent TO Eu-
rope from Bermuda, IL is but mini
mum by comparison with the American
market. II is about ten years now
since the American market for the Ber-
muda Easter lily has been the largest
in the world. All of our Easter lilies.
/ however. do not come from Bermuda.
A very beautiful variety comes from
| Holland and Japan. About ten per cent
of the lilies cultivated here comes from
these two countries. The other ninety
per cent comes from Bermuda. and the
reason is obvious. The extra freight
from Japan and Holland prevents the
products of these countries from COM
peting with those of Bermuda. Besides,
the Bermuda lily is more beautiful, and
Is easier to bring into bloom at Easter
than either of the other two species.
Forcing the Easter lily TO bloom just
at the desired season is the result OF
much calculation on the part Of the
growers. The Easter lily is short
lived plant as far as its bloom is con-
cerned, the blossoms or flowers lasting
only about two weeks. II expends all
IT'S strength for the time being in that
one poisoning, and for that season does
not bud again.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04

HE SEIZED THE BELL ROPES.
formula, and his old eyes gazed into
the deep sky above, burning with us
millions upon millions of stars
"Micheich! Oh. Micheich!
The voice came from below. II was
the old sexton, who had come from the
church into the graveyard beneath the
tower and who was gazing upward WIN
his hands shading his blinking. tear
moistened eyes in vain effort to make
out the form of the bellringer In the
darkness overhead.
what do you want?" answered old
Micheich. bending over the railing. Il
am here. Can't you see me?"
II do not see." cried the sexton. rs
II not time to ring? What do you
Think"
Both gazed upon the stars. Thou
sands of Gods lanterns were blinking
ar them from the armament. The night
was waning Micheich thought.
mo. not yet" he said. wait awhile
[ know when"
But II was time to salute the Easter
morning. Old Micheich gazed at the
stars once more. and then arose. lie
removed his hat. crossed himself and
gathered up the bell ropes. A moment
more and the night air shlvered under
the first resounding stroke. Then came
the second. the third, the fourth. The
lightly sleeping Easter air quivered
with the joyous music of the shouting.
singing bells.
Then tho bells ceased. The solemn
service began In the church below.
In bygone years Micheich had always
gone down to the service and stood III
a corner near the door, praying ana us
tening 10 the music. But 1t was nara
FOR him 10 do this now. He felt tired.
so he sat down on the bench beneath
the copper bells and listened to their
waning resonance. $500.
He thought. About WHAT Mieheicn
himself could hardly answer the ques-
t,on His glimmerlng lantern scarcely
m nm the belfry. He could not make
ont the droning bells. They were iost
in darkness. From the church oeiow
his old ears caught the singing now
and then. The old mans gray neau
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04

es at their heads seemed to be guarding
them with their widestretched arms.
Here and there few birch trees bent
naked branches forlornly over the
mounds and the aromatic odors of their
young buds arose on the silent air to
Micheich's nostrils. They bore to him
a tale of tranquil. eternal sleep.
Where would he be year from that
moment? Would he be there again?
Would he have once more climbed into
that tower under the clamorous copper
bells to awaken the slumbering night
with their sharp, resounding strokes?
Or would he lie out there in a dark
corner of the cemetery with white
cross guarding his everlasting sleep?
God alone knew. He was ready TO die
but in the meantime God had brought
him into the belfry once more to well
come the Easter morning.
ITO the glory OF God"
His old lips repeated the oft spoken
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04

Az example Of the extinction " re-
morse in the human breast is Afforded
by the village of retired organ grind
ers, which. we are told. is to be found
in Italy. They will exhibit as great a
serenity and peace of mind as though
they had passed their lives in bene-
fitting their fellow creatures. No rec
objection of the tortured author. the
frenzied musician or the sleepless in
valid haunts their callous hearts; and.
what is most amazing of all, some Of
them have actually taken their In
struments home with them and grind
upon them for their own amusement.
Exchange.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04
Easter Harcs.

About Easter time hares are almost
as common as eggs in the shop win
dows. and many boys and girls may
wonder why this Ia so. II is plain why
the egg should be used. The life which
comes. after so long time, from the
Understanding egg. makes 1t especially
typical of the resurrection. 1t is not
so clear what the hare has TO do with
Easter Sunday.
Easter is a feast regulated by the
moon. That is, II is appointed by the
church that Easter should fall upon
the first Sunday after the first full moon
which fell upon or after the vernal
equinox" Now, the hare Is the animal
which the ancients considered sacred 10
the moon, and proper to be used at all
feasts regulated by the moon.
SO among the old customs which have
been handed down to us from the old.
old days is that which still uses the hare
as we'll as the egg in the pretty fanoi-
full decorations suitable for our grea.
spring festival.-Easter Sunday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04


Ing of life, and at the same time be
what charming woman loves to re-
ceive, says a New York religious
weekly.
Among such things are found ex-
quisitely bound books, small etchings
or water colors IN ivory frames-all
especially appropriate gifts for this
season.
Collections of poems, whose covers
are in delicate shades. with designs
which hint at more than they express,
are offered at very reasonable prices.
One book OF verses was clothed in
white enamel and silver. with a de-
sign in the form of Greek lamp, who's,
flame was contorted by the wind OF
destiny.
For the woman who is fond OF
dreaming the rare small volumes OF
essays in quiet grays and undecided
green's. with an ideal head in the form
OF a cameo on enc side.
She who loves to sit at natures feet
and learn would be delighted with
book which treats of orchids, lichens,
Vi oihPiO Win hOWtios ohC VI SA'~
books on orchids designed for an
Easter gift has a cover of white linen,
embroidered with silks in the natural
colors of orchids. There are also de-
lightful stories of birds and woods
which come in artistic bindings.
The latter come in nearly all shades
to match or contrast with the Easter
gowns. Some of the most popular this
year are in bright red.
Much less expensive and entirely
pleasing are the diaries One is in white
and gold cover, with a white pencil.
and bearing the inscription. For
Happy Thoughts" Small white silk
banners, with suitable quotations. are
trifles intended to be hung near the
bedside, so that proper food for re-
Election may be furnished for the mind
to go to sleep over.
II one has artistic talent she may
draw her own designs and make book
let of flowers, putting her favorite lines
of poetry under each one. One ingen-
ious woman has made studies in brown
sophia of the child characters in Dick
ems.
Endless opportunities for suitable
selections are offered in china. A tiny
candlestick to light the path to sweet
dreams may be bought for 70 cents or
81. A beautiful cup from which to sip
tea and tell fortunes costs but 81. A
Royal Copenhagen in green and white
can be had for $3.50. Such a gift tied
with a violet ribbon, with some violets
scattered in the box in which IL is
sent, is always charming. The china
frames for portraits are more expen-
sive; one six inches high. with very
delicate Dresden pattern. was marked
S. Other articles in china are tiny
clocks, trays for pens and pins, and
ring stands Some of the letter seals
have Dresden handles. Seals finished
in white pearl, with a box of wax in
"the color she uses" are pleasing. Sta
tionery may be added without causing
offence.
Greek lamps In silver are among the
novelties. Such lamp exhibited in
one of the prominent stores is said to
be an exact reproduction Of the lamps
used in Ephesus, one hundred years
before Christ. 1t has the seal of
Ephesus upon the top, in the shape OF
a bee. and in the handle there Is real
Roman coin dating back to the time
of Gallienus, 260 A. ID. The price of
this lamp is Sc. Palmer lamps can be
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04
County. Michigan. Saturday, April 4. 1884,

The voice came from the churchyard
without.
Good Godr' cried the old man, re-
membering tho further duty that
awaited him. did I really fall
asleep?"
He seized the bell ropes and pulled
them with skillful hand.
Far below the people swarmed from
the church. as ants swarm from the ant
hill. Golden standards reared them
selves In the air of the unborn Easter
morning. Forming as a cross, the pro-
cession began to move around the
church, amid joyful cries of Christ
has risen from the dead"
The words went to the old bellring-
er's heart, and glancing out he was
exalted in spirit. 1t seemed to him that
the waxen candles that the people bore
blazed with suddenly increased bril-
lance In the gray darkness. that the
throng moved more and more swiftly,
that the standards waved the more joy
ously. and that the awakening wind
lifted up the joyful chorus from below
and turned 1t to the BELLS brazen peals
with a sweetness superhuman.
Never did Micheich ring the bells
with such Joy and spirit.
1t seemed as II his old heart had been
welded into the dead copper OF those
bells, which laughed and sang and wept
at the enhancing melody that rose 10
the stars above. And the stars seemed
to fairly blaze with JOY Of 1t as the
music poured upward into heaven and
fell backward to caress the earth.
What hymn of Joy 1t was those bells
pealed forth. The great bass deafened
the sky with the grand brazen cry of
Christ has risen." And the tenors,
ously, Christ has risenr while the
changing sopranos, as though fearing
their lesser voices should be lost to the
grand chorus, hurriedly. like gleeful
children trying to outstrip each other,
screamed thousand times. Christ has
risenw
And that sad old heart forgot its
cares, its sorrows. and its insults.
The gray bellringer heard only the
brazen music, now singing. now weep
ing, now floating to the starry sky, now
sinking to the wretched earth; and II
seemed to him that he was surrounded
by his children and his grandchildren
and that these were their happy voices
the voices of old and young to-
gether pouring out in one grand chorus
a hymn of joy and rapture.
So the old bellringer pulled the ropes
with strong. nervous arms while tears
poured down his cheeks and his heart
ran fairly over with happiness he
had never known before. And below
the people listened. and they said to
each other that Micheich had never
rung so wonderfully before.
Then suddenly the great bass bell
hesitated-and was silent. For mo-
ment the others sang an unfinished, un-
certain harmony. Then they, too,
ceased. and there was silence save for
the low. sad, trembling droning or their
stilled but still resonant threats.
The gray bellringer had fallen help
Iessly on the bench beside the ropes.
and two tears silently rolled over his
pale cheeks.
Send a substitute. The old bell
ringer has rung himself out.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04
MilIfnI Waste.

The story writer had been out very
late. and when he arrived home ex-
planned his hardness at length and
with great minuteness. His wife list
ened without comment until the end.
We'll" he said. after a gloomy pause.
doesn't that explanation satisfy your
Perfectly" she replied. 1T was love-
ly. Only, John. dear. think IL is very
extravagant of you to squander so much
originality outside Of your business."-
Exchange.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04

box OF chocolates. with a pansy and
the motto, "Pensez a moi" or a basket
of buttercups will often give more
pleasure than a costly gift. A single
rose in crystal vase combines the
graces of fragrance. beauty and utility.
The tender thought that prompts the
sending of a bunch OF violets, sweet
peas, lilies of the valley or mignonette,
will sometimes more forcibly remind
one that there is JOY and glad new life
on earth than does the reception OF
brilliant gems. The latter are beauti-
full. but not necessarily convincing.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04

had for s.. Silver candlesticks cost So
and 81.
A bell to call my ladys maid. a silver
box for the sponge on her writing
table, bottle for mucilage. a silver
mounted ink eraser. are useful as well
as pleasing.
Cut glass vinaigrettes. silver mount
ed, are very pretty and cost bat 81 OF
SO. A yinaigrette in cut glass with
glass top may be bought for seventy
five cents. IL one wishes to make a
very expensive gift she may have an
amethyst, topaz. or opal for the top.
Paper weights of glass, with the pict-
ure of a Madonna in them or a portrait
of one OF the poets, would suit the
fancy OF the modern Hypatias. These
paper weights cost but twenty-five
cents, and are arranged so that any
picture may be put in. Change purses.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04

HE flowers which
are in bloom at the
Easter season are
used more or less
for b o III e and
church decorations
during that relig-
ious festival, but
it is the Easter lily
which alone is pc
culiarly identified
with it. The close
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04

THE difference between n street and
a woman" sand the Cheerful Idiot to
the assembled and up TO that time hap
py boareers. lis tina. the cross streets
are the Quietest. "-Indianapolis Jour
nal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04
EASTER PRESENTS.
PRETTY THINGS SEEN IN THE
BIG STORES.
"when Thoughts Are True Gifts which
Are Daintest Arc Chosen to Express
Them"-Appropriate Gifts for Dear
Friends.

s SWEET AS THE
first wreath OF
spring and as dain-
ty as the earliest
April flowers are
the ideal Easter re-
membranes. They
should be In har-
mony with the in
fuences OF the day,
which turn the
minds of all to the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04

fou. 'tNO HIOFI.
sim w. the young there, too. But
M. .e NVed and lived. 1t was hard.
|rss,as time had he welcomed the
coulS morhing--so many times that he
forsa,.ao' recall them all. He had even
bas v s how often in later years he
bel,rnn Opeu Tor death in this same old
YET ~. as now he hoped for 1t. And
IN :, there once more.
| the was was not yet time for him TO ring
ca - .Iry peals and the old man totter-
over ,a ae oeiiry window and leaned out
dartnne railing. Below him in the
lec,sS ne could dimly see the neg
graves. The white wooden cross
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04

Emmanuel church. Lambeth, Eng
land, has just set I'D an alabaster and
green marble reredos, carved by work.
ingman in the congregation in memory
of his wife.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04

images on the altar frowned sternIy
upon mans sorrows and mans injus-
tice.
But all this was long. long passed.
All this was tar away in the old times.
And now all the wide world for him
was this dark tower, where the wind
sighed gently among the swinging bell
ropes.
LET God Judge you! God VIII Judge
your whispered the old man. thinking
of his enemy. Silent tears ran down
his checks.
"Micheich, All. Micheich' What Is
the matter with you? Are you asleep
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04

No greater thing can be done than
TO love God and keep his command
ments.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04
THE BEAUTIFUL EASTER LILY.

where the Favorite Flower - RAISE"
for TN, New York Market