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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-11
NEwNEs covETs tn.
SIR George May Challenge wh..
III Feeling subs,d..

III Feeling subslde.
Sir George Newnes OF En-,
Quoted as making the follows
ment touching a challenge
Americas cup: 1T is NOT ,'I
! have sent a challenge for N.
cas- cup: nor Is Il my intent.
so at present. TIL ere Is a Rono]
sensus OF opinion that It womb y
better to wait until the prose,,
subsidies. have consnl,oi J
pert with a view TO building i
20 race for the cup al some fp,,,
providing such a challenss
meets with the approval Of -
tive English yachtsmen. AZ ii
Is OF an international cbar.l
don't think any private MI
ought, on his responsibility II
such a challenge-especially an
like myself, is not in sny sens
resentative yachtsman. b,l
some dealings with American,
other. a very different kind q,
namely, chess. arranged a ma
tween New York and Londol
everything passed on in the
amicable manner. | am at presI
ranging an international chess
between the United States ana
Britain TO take place in JanuI
cable. II ever | do race for the
cas- cup. | hope the negotiation
1t will be carried on as pleasa
over the chess matches. AM
paratively new to yachting, but
pose 10 build a 500-ton steam va
don't put myself forward as a rel
tative yachtsman. but think M
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~ paper with a lust for political
spells, says the Chicago Times Herald.
cannot be true tribune of the peo-
pie Just so, and still out here in
the wind-swept and sun-dried plains
OF South Dakota paper isn't popular
with any political party. nor even with
the masses, unless 1t reaches out to
share the spells OF busy meddlers
with inrigues OF state" There are ex-
changes coming TO the Freeman office
that could not survive the chill OF No
vember night We're 1t not for the i'll
gotten pap paid them 10 assist cheap
John officials into office, who they know
will bleed the people by hook or crook
to pay for such support. Whes the
readers and patrons OF newspapers de-
manG nothing but Independent journal
ism. with no lust for political Spoils.
then and then only will there be an
end to the scapegoat state official
Freeman
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-11


Jealousy, Leon; jealousy. saw his
eye kindle with the yenomous light OF
a snakes yesterday, when YOU beat him
in throwing the holas, You did do
wonderfully well after SO little prae-
tice."
1t was an accident, Arlo. ] could
NO. do It again II should try a thou
sand times"
well, accident or not, Il came In at
the right time, ana IL Is no wonder TIP
po enyies YOU your victory. hut beware
OF him as YOU would OF puma"
The youthful speakers, neither being
over Is, were eantering leisurely across
that remarkable pampa region lying be-
tween the Parana and Paraguay rivers,
the Gran Chaco. They were on the eN-
IRENE southern border belonging TO the
vast estate OF Manuel Strain, who lay
claim 10 the ownership OF more than
thousand horses, forty thousand head
OF cattle ana nearly hundred thousand
sheep, feeding at will on his domain
OF pampas
Arlo Strain Was this wealthy estan-
eiero's only son, and his companion,
Leon Lyons, was an American boy,
whom Arlo had met ana formed a
strong attachment for while he was In
this country getting his education. The
grandfather OF Arlo had gone from the
United States TO settle in the country
north OF BuenOs Aypes.
Leon had been glad 20 accept an in
vitation 90 visit his South American
friend, and never had he enjoyed HIM
self better than on his Wild rides over
the pampas. How he slept at night!
And he often declared that he had
never known what h as 70 have an
appetite before
IL was then the season for rounding
up the cattle. At first he had 20 con
tent himself with seeing the gauchOs, or
herdsmen, as they rode down and las
seed the animals, bur finally he had
yentured 10 join his companion in the
celebrating work.
IL was wonderful how these sons OF
the pampas performed their feats OF
lance and lassO, but when Arlo eX-
planned that they had been trained 10
II from infancy; that long lines were
given them to practice throwing, and
that by the time they We're years old
they were put on the back of spirited
horse, With a genuine lasso to use he
did not marvel so much al their skill
Arlo had acquired good deal of that
skin and Leon was fain TO believe that
few OF the gauchos could Guido him.
but when he said as much the other
laughed. saying;
Wait till you see what TippO can
10 lie can throw lance farther ana
A lasso surer than anyone on the es-
.aneiss"
The gaucho Guiesippo. whose name /
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barney Was Connden,.d

Harney Barnato appears to have a
good heart, and some acute gentlemen
have found 1t out. TO a country par
SON who wrote to him saying that he
bad lost 400 shares at ca ia Barnato's
bank and was on the edge OF BANKRUPT
cy because they had fallen 10 ~, Bar
nato replied that he would buy them
back at 81 He was somewhat aston
ished to learn few days later that The
guileless pastor had wired his broktrs
TO buy 400 shares OF Barnato Dan.
stock at az, and 10 deliver tnem %
Barnato Brothers, who would g"s X.
for them"
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PETER MAHER IN PRlN1
The Lady Fistic Writer Sizes Hin
Fatal rulcher.

Peter Maher is getting largel!
print in the east. A Sunday pa
New York spreads a photograph
all over a page, his outstretchet
spreading from margin to margll
the top are the legends: The
who solemnly declares he will 7
on the stage" and He has M
been photographed in a dress
Below are smaller pictures. Ones
what seems to be a right-hande
percut, purporting to be the exaC.
with which Maher thumped Vi
cut OF Steve O'Donnell. Another
left depicts a heavily muscled
well-fleXed. under which is the u
ing: Here is the arm tina. wOl
championship Of the world" The
columns OF pugilistic matter crc
about the gigantic picture Of
was written by a lady fstic v
Her last paragraph is thus:
And, Judging by a certain
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II will require fine telescopes to catch
a glimpse OF the newly discovered com
ct. lt Is now about $1,000. 900 miles
from the sun The distance will de-
crease and reach a minimum OF about
10000 600 on Dec. IS IL will undoubt-
eddy be visible with telescope assist
ance within few weeks.
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~BETTER THAN NONE
THAT IS WHAT SOME WILL SAY
OF SuLLIvAN'S DINNER.


$ there any reader
who did not have
enough 60 eat on
Christmas day ID
there any reader of
this page who did
not have a Christ b
mas dinner IL
there any reader OF
this article who can
really understand
what ID means 10 be
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-11
THE BASEBALL FIELD.
LATEST NEWS AND GOSSIP OF
THE BIO LEAGUE.
Daniel Lsahy of the Lynchburg Ciab To
Go to Chicago-Preparations for the
season of Is96-where They win
Train.

ANIEL LEAHi
who played short
stop for the Lynch
burg club, OF the
Virginia State
league. during the
past season, will
come to the Nation
al League in the
spring as a member
of the Chicago
club. He was born
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rhe salvation Army.

The salvation Army has now. in ar.
ferent parts Of the world 29l shelters.
homes. labor bureaus Ind other beuevo-
lent institutions ina uH Operations, un.
der the guidance Of l,l3y mes and
women.
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Their effort should be made 10
for the old country this coveted
national trophy. as yachting Ia
a sport in which We should ex,
Have you decided who sh
sign your challenger" he was
No. The matter has not az
a sufficiently definite shape to
that point. My intention is thai
best yachting knowledge. exp
and money can build a yacht
OF capturing the trophy. it 81
DONE"
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When Eva Bates, the girl In ques-
tion,wa teaching her class an enormous
mountain lion sprung into the room.
and. falling upon little antelope,
which had been brought here by the
child whose pet ii was. killed it and
az once began TO devour IT, The chill
dren were panic-stricken and fled to
corner of the room. where they huddlcd
together for mutual protection. while
the lion, which had left the dead an
telope, seemed To be preparing to attack
them. As soon as the antelope had
fallen the little teacher saw she would
have to be prepared to defend her
charges. and, remembering that there
was gun loaded with small shot I'm
the next room she decided TO get il. To
do this she was compelled to cross the
room and get out by the door. which
opened near where the lion was crouch
Ing. She hurried by and In moment
had seized the weapon. Then she lay
Hat on the tloor and. creeping along
quietly, with the gun in front OF her.
pushed IL until the mumle rested
! against the head OF the beast. and a
moment later as he was about to spring
she drew the trigger and the brute fell
back, with his head blown TO atoms"
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Re,l,.I. In phllsaslphl..

Philadelphia is experiencing -
defful revival On recent evening
~ 900 Methodists gathered In a monster
open-air meeting In City Hall square
and were addressed by number OF
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-11

Managers A. NJ Palmer and
Brady are arranging 20 produce
~ IN Aus ralia "a an early date
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-11
LANCE AND LASSO.
py Victor st. clair.

T. - As lhEACH-
erous as a puma,
Leon, and i advise
you 10 keep your
eyes open, Mark my
words, he intends
10 harm you AT the
inst opporrunlt,
What can be hls
reason Tor wishing
Ia harm me, Arlo Z
1 have "A eN q {
harmed him, "
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dence and frmness which mars'
young man under all circuus1|
despite bis iifiidence. | think thiI
talking pugiiist who decides 10
Peter Maher viii DO well TO cav
and explicit directions as to whel
wishes his body sent after the N'
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woolly west" that there is more excuse
for the following account of a
Colorado girls h'"-:sry which is taken
fran. \ IN, ~ This
Crawford avalanche., 1896-05-28

tinues to diminish until at the extreme
top 1t Is not more than twelve feet
through. The big end Of the funnel
consists Of two walls, one inside the
other, with a space between of about
eight feet at the bottom and graduating
to four at the top, where the funnel
meets the water line. This annular
chamber Is to be filed with masonry,
of which enough to ballast the struc-
ture and keep it in an upright position
is to be built in before starting for the
sea. Steel composes the greater part Of
the structure, the framing and planting
Of the sides of the funnel being similar
to the construction Of war ship. When
the structure has been completed and
towed out to sea and sunk, it is propos-
ed to fill in the space between the inner
and outer chambers with sand and
stones, and thus weigh down the great
inverted funnel to a firm hold on the
bottom.
Crawford avalanche., 1896-05-28

against the whole British nation at the
famous Henley regatta. Treadway Is
the biggest man In New England to-
day, and II the United States were
not so exceedingly large he would be
one of the best known men In the
country. Captain Treadway Is the fiow-
er and pride of Yale's manhood. Hand
some, athletic, with back as fat as
board, muscles Of iron and strong
health beaming out Of his face, he Is
likewise good-natured, open-handed
and open-hearted, and born for col
lege leader. England's boast Is the
fine young men she turns out Of her
universities, but she will show no finer
than Ralph Treadway on the Thames
when the brawny amateurs come to-
gether. Just now the stalwart young
Westerner Is the lion Of the East, and
the newspapers Of all the big towns
Of the seaboard are full Of him. He
carries 1t all modestly, attends In O
business-like way to his diurnal prep
aration for the coming contest with
the Britons, and on his skill and d.
rection Yale depends for the success Of
her cOlors abroad. But although
Treadway pays strict attention to his
men and himself, he never loses sight
of the fact that he Is student, and
improves bis mind. Before entering
Yale he spent two terms at the Univer.
sity Of Iowa.
Crawford avalanche., 1896-05-28

a distance of two and a quarter miles.
The race was rowed I'm the evening,
the Oxford crew appearing in blue
check dress, the Cambridge in white
with pink Wristbands. The Cambridge
men won the toss for sides, and chosa
the Berkshire shore. At the start the
Cambridge coxswain steered out INFO
the stream, and the Oxford coxswain,
holding his course. a foul ensued. There
upon the umpires decided that. as
there was plenty of water on the Berk-
shire side, both boats should be allowed
to row In It. The boats kept well to-
gether for some distance, but ultimate
ly Oxford pulled ahead, and though the
Cantabs made an excellent struggle
they were unable to save the race, aud
the Oxford boat shot under Henley
bridge several lengths to the good. The
Cambridge boat had no chance ut any
time after it was seen from Henley
bridge, but the crew displayed great
skill and resolution, and certainly had
no reason to be ashamed Of their Of
forts. There was magnificent display
of fireworks In the evening, and every
where the utmost enthusiasm prevail
ed. Several Of the men In both crews
afterward distinguished themselves,
notably DR.. Charles Wordsworth and
Dean Merivale and Bishop Selwyn OF
Cambridge. The boat In which the
Cambridge crew rowed on this occasion
was of the kind known as "Noah's
ark" heavy tub, differing as much
from the slight outrigger Of the pres,
ent day as a smart up-to-date gunboat
differs from one of the old wooden men,
of-war. The race occupied 14:20.
Crawford avalanche., 1896-05-28

shorn. Count Is kept OF the total NUM-
ber sheared in each pen by smeans.of
the long. heavy strings that are used to
tie up the wool after 1t has been taken
on. = .m = a..
A dozen sheep are let into the pen.
One by one they are taken by theshear-
er, who handles them as he would a
child, and their thick coat Is removed.
The wool is then tied up In a bundle
and thrown outside, ,tle pen. 1t Is gath
cred up and placed ina huge wool sack
that holds about 400 pounds of wool
This sack Is about six feet high and is
suspended from a framework built In
side the pen for the. purpose There
are, aside from the shearers. a for4-
man, who oversees the work, a gang of
'punchers," or herders, who keep the
sheep moving into the chute. and nu-
merous helpers who are employed In
various ways about the place..
After the sheep are all shorn they are
driven few miles to the dipping pens,
where they are dipped" In a chemical
solution that kills the "scab" parasites.
These parasites are OF several kinds
and are death to the animal unless the
"scab" Is killed. One kind of parasite
Is known as the sheep tick. 1t causes
a great deal Of loss and thrives best on
beasts In poor condition, with weak
feeces. The sheep tick lives by suck
ing the blood of the sheep and their
bites cause much irritation and itching
on account of the poison secreted while
feeding.
There Is also the scab mite, which
causes the most dreaded Of all sheep
diseases, the ''scab." 1t causes more
loss to owners than all other kinds of
insects and diseases combined. The
scab mites burrow In the skin, where
they lay their eggs. After three days the
eggs hatch and In twelve days more the
young are full grown. AS each female
lays about fifteen eggs at time, three
fourths of which produce female In.
sects, the rapidity with which
the insects multiply and the
disease spreads is easily account
ed for. Four or five scab mites
picked up on the range will produce
millions In a few weeks and infect the
whole flock.
Aside from these two there are the
sheep louise. They prefer long-wooled
sheep and affect the beasts condition
by loss Of the blood they live on and by
the irritation they cause. The eggs OF
the louse are laid at the base Of the WOO
fiber, to which they adhere until the
young emerge.
The dipping pens are rather small
buildings around which are corrals
where the flocks stay. Leading from
tn ,se corrals is trough about 100 fee
long dug in the ground. This trough II
filed with what is known as sheep dip
a chemical compound that kills the par
asites. This trough is about five fee
deep and into 1t the animals plunge ani
swim the entire length Of 1t, emerging
into corrals at the other end. Men art
stationed at intervals along this trough
and with long poles push the swimming
sheep under the liquid in order tha
they may be entirely submerged. Th'
dip does not injure the sheep, unless {
storm follows
Crawford avalanche., 1896-05-28

Casper is located at the western ter
minus of the Fremont, Elkhorn and
Missouri Valley Railroad, the only road
that enters that country The town Is
beautifully LOCATED on the Platte River,
Mt the foot of range of high hills that
are the foothills of the Black Hills. 1t
is kept up by the sheep industry, and is
a typical sheep town. It's principal bus
iness men are sheep owners who have
come from the East and have settled
there.
In the vicinity Of Casper are many
sheep shearing pens, dipping pens, cor
rails and various other buildings neces-
sary to the business. The shearing
pens consist Of well-made wood build
ingsabout $50 feet in length, and about
sixty feet broad. This pen is divided
up into smaller pens capable Of holding
two men while at work. The smaller
pms are at the sides of the large pen.
Through the center Of these runs the
Crawford avalanche., 1896-05-28

Milk for children's food should al
ways be boiled.
Massage treatment with camphorated
oil will prove beneficial in cases of
swollen or stiff knee joints.
Bathing tender feet In warm salt
water once or twice day for pro-
tracted period, will harden them per-
ceptibly. m
A mustard plaster, or fiannels wrung
out in hot water, constitute the sim
plest yet best remedy for cramps in
the stomach.
When raw surface Is irritated by
perspiration, busting the part freely
with stearate of zinc will obviate the
discomfort
A popular family liniment recipe is
made by mixing two ounces Of soft
soap, one ounce of gum camphor and
one pint of spirits of turpentine.
Rhubarb and soda mixture, a favorite
country recipe, is made by mixing two
drains Of the former and four Of the
lattef in four ounces of peppermint
water, ~ ~ .ca
An excellent tooth powder may he
made by mixing one-half ounce Of pow
dered CASTLE soap, one ounce Of pre-
cipitated chalk, one ounce of powdered
orris root and ten drops of wintergreen.
A very good cholera mixture is the
following: Equal parts Of laudanum,
tincture, Of rhubarb, spirits of cam
phOr, essence Of peppermint and tine
ture of capsicum. Dose for an adult,
from fifteen to thirty drops every half
hour, as required.
Those dreading hay fever the coming
summer, may prepare to meet and
probably vanquish that unpleasant en-
emy by buying nasal atomizer, and
getting ready mixture formed OF ten
grains of menthol, ten grains Of eucal-
yptol and two ounces Of benzoinol.
The tincture of muriate of iron Is a
very good remedy for eryslpelas. Ten
drops should be taken In water, through
a glass tube, every three hours through
out the active stage Of the disease. Oc-
casional doses of Rochelle salts will re-
live any torpidity of the liver or stom-
ach that may follow.
Never apply iodine to the face for
freckles or blotches. For pimples or
the like, the following is a safe reme-
dy: Battle the face with hot water at
bedtime, dry thoroughly, and apply a
lotion composed of two drains of lac
sulphur, one dram of spirit of camphor,
one-half ounce of glycerine and four
ounces Of rose water, and leave 1t on
all night.
Crawford avalanche., 1896-05-28

A man who has a reputation for be-
ing very, careless as to his toilet was
elected town clerk In one of the small
towns in this State some time ago, and
the local paper thought It would be a
good Joke to announce that
"Mr. Makeup will wash himself be-
fore he assumes the Office Of town
clerk"
On reading the notice Mr.. Makeup
was furious, and demanded a retrac-
tIon, which the paper accordingly made
the following day, in this fashion:
"Mr. Makeup requests us to deny that
he will wash himself before he assumes
the office Of town clerk"
And still Mr.. Makeup was not pleas
ed. How hard It is to satisfy some
people!--Our Boys and Girls.
Crawford avalanche., 1896-05-28
storm follows.

The herders and shearers lead rest
less life. The sheep travel in bands Of
about 5000 each. There are two herd
ers with each band. One Of them tends
the sheep and protects them from the
coyotes ind wolves, and the other is
known as the camp mover. 1t Is his
business to select ssites for new camps
when 1t Is deemed advisable to move,
take care Of the tents and baggage and
move the camp.
The men live In tents for the most
part, although some Of them, generally
married men, have immense wagons,
canvas covered, in which they live with
their families. These wagons are very
picturesque and are often furnished In
the best style, with spring beds, cook
stove, cupboards, -four chests and all
conveniences. They live In them the
year round, and know no other home.
The shearers are generally rovers.
They go In bands from place to place,
as the shearing progresses.
Last spring the steam shearing ma
chine was introduced. Experienced op-
orators from Australia were brought
over, and the Introduction of the ma
chine was attended by great expense.
The machine proved practically use
less. 1t was found that they did not do
the work any quicker than 1t was done
by hand, and the sand and oil that is
found In the wool retarded the action
Of the machines. 1t is not believed they
will be used again, as the expense nee.
essary to operate them and keep them
In repair Is more than the business will
warrant at the present low. price Of
wool.
| The principal markets are Chicago,
Boston and Philadelphia. Representa-
tives from the largest commission
houses In these cities come every year
to contract for the wool. The price
ranges from cents to cents for wool
I'm the grease" this being the term ap-
piled to the wool as 1t is Immediately
after shearing. =,
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THE UNIQUE BED

In Which Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger
Rests Her Weary Head.
e There is fad among New York so
ciety women at the present time for
costly beds, and the price paid for some
Of these articles of furniture is fabu-
lous, running into the thousands of dol
lars. There is a mania for imported
bedsteads-beds that have been owned
by French kings and queens and decor
ated By artists whose works are still ia
nous on both continents.
Probably the most novel bed in New
York Is owned by Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
Crugcr. 1t is shaped like huge swan
fashioneu from her own design and
made of white enameled wood. The
curtains, of white muslin, are held In
the swans beak and draped at either
Crawford avalanche., 1896-05-28

springtime is one of the most i'm
portant periods Of the year In Wyom-
ing. and Casper Is the center Of the
most important sheep country in the
United States. Half million sheep
Craze on the low hills and prairie and
among the mountains that are tribu-
tary to Casper. In every direction as
far as the eye can reach can be seen
hocks OF sheep.
These sheep cover range that ex-
tends about 140 miles to the west, sew
enty-fve miles to the north. forty miles
to the east and fifty miles to the south.
There will be 3.5O0,0OO pounds Of wool
shipped from Casper this season. In
the city alone more than 100000 sheep
will bo shorn. Hundreds Of men are
employed for the sole purpose of shear
ing.& When the shearing is all over and