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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
Telegraphing Through Space.

The possibility Of telegraphing
through space is put to account in a
most effective way for maintaining COM
munication between the mainland and
Fastnet lighthouse, on the southwest
coast of Ireland. Formerly the difficult
ties of carrying telegraph cable up an
exposed rock, where it was subject to
constant chatting, were almost insupera-
BILE. The noncontinuous system is now
used and is said to work admirably.
The cable terminates in the water 60
yards off, and the electric currents sent
from the shore find their way through
this distance to two bare wires that dip
into the sea from the rock.-Boston
Journal of Commerce.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
Rubber Sails.

A proposition is at present in the wind
to make the sails of ships of rubber in
stead of canvas. 1t is supposed that il
roped strongly along foot, huff and leach
the result will be superior to the canvas
sails. Surely, however, sudden in
crease of wind power would expand the
sail too much and cause some difficulty
in governing the course of the boat. Pa.
per pulp is again suggested as being al
adequate substitute for canvas. When
pressed into sheets and stitched togeth.
er, it would make light and effective
sail. -Ram's Horn.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
a quaint Shop.

On one OF the up town cross streets
that are now almost entirely given up to
business there is an antique shop owned
by man who is good salesman. He
deals in old silver and old jewelry and
steers clear of furniture In his cases
are rings that he alleges date back a
thousand years or more. Some Of them,
according TO the dealer, were found with
Egyptian mummies and others have
been handed down in old Scotch fami-
lies.
am sure OF making q sale, T" he said,
IF can only get a woman to look at
my goods. How do do it? Why, it's
easy enough. Every woman has old jew.
elry or old silver in some form. and |
always tell customers that | will ex.
change new goods for old. That catches
them every time They will see some.
thing in my case that they want and
after looking at it they are bound to
turn up in day or two with some old
rings or some silver to exchange for it.
New York is not very good place for
dealers like myself, however. Antique
gold and silver interest comparatively
few people For instance, take rings
There are only few people in this city
who make any pretense of collecting
things. Ii is an expensive luxury, but
to my mind there is nothing more at
tractive in the line Of old jewelry than
rings. In London and Paris dealer may
sell many rings to collectors, but here
we must keep them for our own amuse.
ment. New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
Useful Member of a Family.

The Portuguese say that no man can
be q good husband who does not eat a
good breakfast, which leads the Water
bury American to say this is mean
way of throwing upon the wife all the
responsibility for the husbands good
ness, for without a good wife there can
he no good breakfast for him to eat.
That may be right in theory, but 1t is
wrong in practice. We know man
who has cooked breakfast the greater
part of the time for the past Is years
for his family. And we violate no con-
fldence when we say it is good break
fast too. He is man who loves good
living. and he knows how to prepare a
meal with the best Of women. Yet he
is workingman who puts in from 10
to Is hours day Of hard work and the
kind of work that is exhausting. An
sonia Conn. Sentinel.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
Doggie Gets q Ride.

It is difficult matter to draw a well
defined line between instinct and intel
ligence. During the war had with me
nv large Newfoundland dog Felix. On
the march this faithful animal was al
ways at the heels of my horse. On one
occasion noticed that he was suffering
from fatigue. Turning to my servant
near by, l said, "Stop here with Felix
until my wagon comes up" This was
done, and ever after that when l said,
Felix, stop here and get into the wag-
ON when it comes up" he would leave
the column, lie down in the shade and
await the coming mp of my team to ride
into camp. Animal Friends.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
Grants War Fetters to His Wife.

AS usual on the eve of battle before
the general retired he wrote letter to
Mrs. Grant. did not know the nature
of the contents of the letters to his wife
until after the war, when Mrs Grant,
in speaking of th,sn. said that they al.
ways contained words of cheer and COM
fort, expressed an abiding faith IN VIC
tory and pever failed to dwell upon the
sad Thought which always oppressed him
when he realized that many human lives
would have to be sacrificed and great
sufferings would have to be endured by
the wounded. The generals letters to
his wife were very frequent during q
campaign, and no pressure OF official
duties was ever permitted to interrupt
this correspondence. General Horace
Porter in Century.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
Her Application.

The study of definitions presents
many obstacles and difficulties to child
ish minds.
"Spell ferment and give its defini-
tion," requested the schoolteacher.
"F-e.r-m-e-n-t, ferment, to work, +"
responded diminutive maiden.
'Now place it in sentence. so that
I may be sure you understand its mean
ing" said the teacher.
I'm summer would rather play out
of doors than ferment in the school
house., returned the small scholar with
such doleful frankness and unconscious
humor that the teacher found it hard to
suppress q smile. Youths Companion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15

Directors ID. II. Ball, OF Marquette, f.
Ryan and r. M. Hoar, OF the Houghton
rolling mills, held meeting Saturday
and confirmed thesale made by MIR. Hoar
to Carroll Brothers OF the property. The
affairs of the corporation will now be
wound up and the assets divided. Mr..
Hoar thought the dividend would be in
the neighborhood OF so cents share,
after all obligations are satisfied, on the
10000 share.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15

The Modern Woodmen have no assess
ment to pay for December, naying been
SO notified from headquarters. This
makes the average cost of insurance 70
the members about $3.50 per 81 900.
This is exclusive of the dues necessary to
run the local camp, which may be light
or heavy according to the style OF the
members in doing things. At no time
since the Woodmen's organization hay Q
there been more than eleven assessments
during the year. The total membership
has now passed the 225,00 mark.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
Portage Lake News.
noo+h of r. H. Brels-
ford at Houghton
Yesterday.
", Harry Is interviewed.
.avnntage Of Having Nor
mai school In the upper rem
,psuIa-Other News.


,u0ran illness OF many months, the
Last zen days Of which only confined him
70 his bed, Mr.. R. Fl. Brelsford died yes
.s.5ov nj 1890 p. m, at the home OF his
saugbter Mrs. E. F, Douglass. The last
illness amounted to a general breaking
down Of the, entire ~ stem. nearly every
;mnortant junction OF the body being de-
..noed Up to the end he remained con-
lions recognizing friends who called,
,rv,no TO keep up his old-time cheerful
ress Of manner, during what both they
md be knew to be farewell on this
earth.
The death OF Mr. Brelsford sheds feel
;oooi sorrow over the entire county. His
long connection with railroad and ship
ping interests made him one OF the best
Known men in it, sketch oil Mr.. Brels-
,ord's life was given in the Evening NEWS
Of yesterday.
Since his connection with the copper
country roads ceased, Mr.. Brelsford has
represented locally Chicago wholesale
house. nut his failing eyesight and in
creasing infrmities made him, to the dis
tress OF his many friends, less and less
familiar figure in the business places OF
the county.
About twenty-seven years ago Mr..
Brelsford was married to Mrs. Hitchcock
and she survives him. In 1876 Mrs.
Bresiord's eyesight entirely failed her,
after treatment and trouble OF many
years, A beautiful manifestation OF the
character OF the deceased has been the
tender, loving care during these twenty
years by which his afflicted wife has been
kept in touch with the world. He, him.
self, has been threatened with like attic
ton and this double trouble had sad
dened the last years, though it could not
change the genial, fun-loving disposition.
Someone, in sketching copper country
people and things, wrote of Mr.. Brelsford:
Though he runs narrow guage rail
road, he is not narrOw guage man. He
is man Of the most liberal ideas, a gen.
ial large hearted man. One who cares
not for good story well told had better
not tie to Conductor Brelsford." Such
characteristics, together with his beauti.
iul devotion to his blind wife, won him a
close place in the hearts of host OF old
time and newly-made friends.
During the first year Of Mr.. Brelsford e
residence in Hancock he was active i'm the
organization Of Quincy Lodge, +. K A. NJ;
he was a Mason before coming to Michi-
gan. Since the Inception, almost, al
Gate oil the Temple Chapter, r. A. NJ, he
has held the Office of principal sojourner.
This office includes large part OF the de-
gree work OF the chapter and some OF the
most beautiful OF the Masonic ritualistic
passages. MIR. Brelsford was famous for
the manner in which he did his part. So
competent an authority as State Lectur.
er A. M. Clark said the work was done in
tate OF the Temple Chapter better than
IN any chapter in the State.
Ihe funeral will take place tomorrow
AFTERNOON, and will bein charge OF Quincy
Lodge The remains will be inferred iu
Forest Hill cemetery.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
Wooden Spoons.

In the district of Semenovsk, where
wooden spoons chiefly come from, about
1000 men make living at the trade.
The spoons are generally made from
brentwood, and a skillful workman can
turn out several hundreds day. No
fewer than IL. 900, 900 spoons are man.
ufactured during the course Of the year,
which are sold at Q to rubles (12 shil-
lings to 10 shillings) per thousand.
They find ready market and pene-
trate as far as Persia, Khiva. Bokhara
and Khokand.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
Feminine Logic.

"The female Sect" said M. Calino
lately, els the most illogical in the
world.
"What new proof have you of the
want of devotion of women to the can
ons of logic?" he was asked.
"Why, take my wife," answered
M. Calino. II had all the trouble in
the world to get her to enter her thir-
ties, and now, a dozen years later, l
can't get her out of them"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15

DR.. w. II. Jones and Representative
Charles Smith went to Newberry yest, r
day, the former to attend a meeting OF
the asylum board and the latter at the
invitation OF the board. The sheriff has
received word that the new building at
the asylum will be open about December
20. when the patients here may be ad-
mitted
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
An Old Piece of Wood.

The Oldest known piece Of wood is
formed into the statue of an Egyptian
sheik. The statue is evidently likeness.
The eyes are of crystal, the expression
of the face bold and commanding. The
man whom it represents has been dead
for 5000 years, and yet the wood of the
statue is as perfect today as when turned
FROM the workshop of the carver.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15

believe there IL great number who want
TO see school established up there. We
don't need any more State institutions
lust now. Oicourse, local pride would
argue Tor a school, but believe sober
minded people would repudiate the argu-
ment."
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15

1t is said that shark was caught re-
Gently by the sailors of the ship Somali,
the vessel at the time being of the cape
of Good Hope. On the creature being
opened complete copy Of q London
newspaper was discovered in its body.
Boston Globe.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15

non. William Harry, president of the
FIRST National Bank OF Hancock, now in
pe'roit Tor the winter, was recently inter-
viewed by the Free Press on the subjects
+" the commissioner OF mineral statistics
anu tne establishment OF a normal school
IN the Upper Peninsula. Mr.. Harry is OF
'ne opinion that the Office referred to
SHOULD De abolished. He said it was Gre
a'ed Tor political purposes and does no
sood TO either the people or the mining
,ompanles. The report is simply CON-
0'nation OF the reports OF the different
INNING companies. The State gets all
.uese as IL Is and although it ia conyen
'eu. 10 have this information, bound to-
se.ner It is not worth the 81, 500 a year
paid for it.
:. connection with the above, it may be
'a'd that several supervisors. at a recent
meeting when the above subject was dis
eu'Seu On the occasion OF endorsing the
present commissioner, expressed them
..',es TO the effect that the work ought
~, De combined with that OF the geologi-
.a' survey, when it would be better done
u AZ much less cost to the State.
." valuable information which ought
oe' In the reports, but has not been, is
Wv possessed by the geological survey.
on the subject Of the normal school Mr..
nary arr is reported as saying:
n, IN ,S, we don't want any normal school
Wbs sueIe. What good would It be? why
S, sen our people want to send their chill
so rn 70 school they want to send them
II ; s out OF the Upper Peninsula.
ana a a part Of their edu ation TO get away
ths;, .ee something Of the State outside OF
cat;on own towns. It is q part OF an edu-
nIss o1 ~ 20 mingle with the crowds in a
Il one IKE Ann Arbor or Ypsilanti. Here
nosm e reason against an Upper Peninsula
n,,oa school: For the difference IN the
Upos.o =, y room and board In the Lower and
intc oef PENINSULA student could travel
and ss lover Michigan and 20 to school
tbs S ave ave money. Our people ses Il when
''op to think a moment, and I don't
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15

dearest, he said as he swung to ana
fro upon the gate, ~ wish l might lin
ger here forever.
She was about to say something en-
couraging when he got his finger caught
in the Hinge and began yelling so hard
that the entire neighborhood turned out
to help him loose.
Then all was over between them
Pick Me Up.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15

County Commissioner OF Schools Will
liam Bath says the Inspiration Institute,
at Calumet last week, was the best ever
held in the county. He also said the
NEWS gave a very full and reliable ac-
count OF the proceedings.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15

Little Boy-Our cook has gone away.
and I'm awfully glad. Now mamma
will have to make the cake, and mann
mas cake is always heavy.
Guest We'll. declared Do you pre-
fer heavy oakes
Little Boy-Yea You get moro chew
In In 4 pieca London Fun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15

Reaumur, many years ago, made an
exceedingly careful microscopic study
of the mosquitoes biting apparatus. II
consists of several lancets Enclosed in a
sheath. The tiny knives are driven
lengthwise into the skin, the sucking
apparatus is applied and the mosquito
takes his dinner.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15

One ten-room house, with bathroom,
good cellar and large barn; within four
blocks OF post Office, Hancock, forcash or
on time; time payments would be about
the same as rent. Apply to C. ID. Han
chette, secretary.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15

At recent meeting of the Michigan re-
publican league executive committee it
was decided to hold the annual meeting
in Detroit February 81.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15

At meeting this evening OF Quincy
Lodge arrangements for the funeral OF
r. II. Brelsford will be made.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15

The first submarine telegraph wire in
this country was from Governors island
to the Battery il New York, laid in
1842.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15

Charles VII of Franco was the Vic.
torious. He won AZ battles.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15

The shortest mail route between New
York and Algiers demands Is dayA
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15

Auditor Holtzhausen, OF the Val Blatz
brewing company, is in Hancock on bus
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-15
PASSENGER Trains ON 4. & c. R. R.

DAILY. Daily except Sunday.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-05

men suddenly sprung up, apparently
from nowhere. / cannot express the
rapidity with which the whole thing
was done. Two stood at the horses
heads, two quickly disarmed the driver
and the men on the top of the coach,
while two others at the same instant
threw open the door and with leveled
pistols ordered us to step out. Two
elderly ladies, a middle-aged one, an old
gentleman and myself obeyed as qui6k-
ly as we could, assure you. Itrembled
SO that l could hardly stand, and was
almost falling, when suddenly one OF
the highwaymen pushed the other out
of the way, exclaiming: "A Hebe, by
love- and with such bow as few had
ever given me. he took my hand and
helped me down.
ITO tell the truth, knew very little
of what took place around me after
that. saw my highwaymen give some
orders to his men; then he turned to
me, and in the most gentlemanly man
ner begged me to walk with him, as
the AR was rather cool. 1 dared not re-
fuse; and we paced back and forth
until felt as if I should faint. He
talked of the scenery, the mountain air
and other matters, but of his purpose
there and of the operations of COM
panions--he kept himself carefully be-
tween me and them--he said not q
word.
at was at moment when l felt
could endure no more, that I caught
sight of Paul's face. All the men had
their hands tied behind them, and were
standing in a row, looking into the re-
volvers of their captors, who relieved
them of everything of value. There
stood your grandfather with such
glare of helpless indignation at poor
me that it was more than could stand,
and with sense of the ridiculous that
was more than half hysterical, broke
into such peals of laughter that the
echoed. I could not help
it. l laughed and laughed until the
tears ran down my cheeks, and my es-
cort at last joined me, while he whis-
pered something SO flattering, that my
poor Paul would have died outright if
he could have heard.
FINALLY my highwayman placed me
in the coach again, with u whispered
request for some remembrance-a ring
or anything. As he had it in his power
to take rings and anything else, l
slipped off a turquoise and gave it to
him. He placed it on his third finger
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-05

Of criminal. His kindly brown eyes
shone on me with world Of laughter
In them.
"'Well,' he said, smilingly. Az the
same moment / caught sight OF raw
in the doorway talking to man whom
did not know and with earnest ges-
lures pointing TO my partner. Paul,
too, had recognized him.
Though my heart was beating 80
hard that could not speak, l motioned
to Mr.. Meredith to finish the dance;
and when we reached the side nearest
the opposite door stopped. :.
y" Bend down your head, whispered,
family. Some one has recognized you.
l saw them. You must co. MY voice
trembled, / am sure.
"'Must?' he said, slowly, still smil-
ing. Then, he frowned. But the smile
came back instantly as he glanced AT
me, as stood pale and trembling. Poor
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-05
A Bad Example.

1t was quite late. To the young
woman it seemed very late; to the
young man it apparently did not seem
late at all; the little clock on the man
tel had no opinion on the matter, hav-
ing stopped. They talked about reli-
gion and then about theosophy. Outof
doors the night was growing stiller and
stiller. If it had been in the country
and in summer, they would have heard
the crickets and an occasional boot owl.
Presently there was pause. The step
of man on the sidewalk, evidently
hurrying homeward, sounded loudly, as
though there was no other man walking
in all the world. The young man rose.
II wonder what time it is?" he said.
Then, as he came nearer the timepiece,
he added: why, the clock isn't go
ing!" The young woman arose also.
ut must be wound up at once" said she,
YEARLY. 1T sets people a bad exam
pie. Boston Budget.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-05
LucY.s BOY.

never see leetle shaver scud
FIN school Z reach tn highest vacant lot
'Thout thinking NV the cunnin' leetle spuo
That my own Lucy an her man hes got,
s,pose I'm biased in his favor-still,
His han some pints t. me er jest es plain
Es sunshine on tn slope NV Beechum's hill
Chasin tn shadows 'crost tn CROWN
grain.
I'd ruther hold that boy aginst my vest
An watch him suck his chubby little
thumb
Than own the likeliest farm in all the west
Err half tn golden lots in Kingdom Come!
There amt a robin or medder lark
Thet's got sweeter voice than Lucy's
boy;
An I'd stop family prayers plumb short
t. bark
And hear him whistle: Come Ye Sons
of JOY"
TIL apple blossoms siftin' I'm tn tree
Amt half so sweet as Lucy's leetle chap,
An when he comes agi in t. visit me
He'll camp-fust thing-in his OIL gram
pas lap!
Forrest Crissey, in Chicago Post.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-05
Where the Wheels Are.

"The populists of North Carolina
have established newspaper on wheels
1t goes into a town, gets out one issue,
and goes on to the next town."-Au.
gusta (Ga.) Daily Tribune.
There is evidently slight error IN
the above. 1t should read 1.-THE popu-
lists of North Carolina hare established
a newspaper on wheels" In this re-
spect the North Carolina paper doei
not differ from the rest of the popullss
and silverite organs throughout tho
country. They are all run and edited ?!
men with wheels in their heads; somea
them with beautiful silver cartWhees
which make 240 revolutions per MN
ute. The buzzing of the wheels is oilen
mistaken for thoughts on the currency
question, and the unfortunate VINO na'
them writes down what he thinks tney
say and prints it as an argument i'i
free coinage.
In addition to the sixteen to ono
wheel. there is the fiat money wnee4
with crank attachment; the deo' ny.
diation wheel; the wheel OF government
loans on farm products; and other ' ~.
lar machines. 1t should be easy for'n'
North Carolina populists to s'al' :
thousand papers with wheels f'sN
their own state. III
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-05
THE DANCE AT THE INN.
BY MINNIE Q. HALE.
TcoPYRIGHT, 1861

IcoPYRIGHT. 1861
"A story, girls?" said grandma, smil-
inly. "Why, I've never had anything
happen to me that could make story
except once. And I'm almost afraid to
tell you that one
''Oh, that sounds charming" ex-
claimed Irene. We'll have that if we
have to coax for week"
Grandma was silent for several min
utes, while we chartered and coaXed
her. At last she gave way and began:
years ago, when I was girl, things
were so different from our way of liv-
ing now, that L fear my story will seem
improbable to you. lived in small
western town, where my father had
tract of land almost as large as this
entire village. 1t was lonely place for
young people, but frequent visits to
school friends, return visits from them,
relieved the dreariness somewhat. We