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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-07
Iouis Acassiz.

The carly years of Agassiz read
like a fairy tale of incredible achieve
ment. His bent toward natural science
showed itself almost in infancy and
grew with his growth. At fourteen
we find him signing for list OF un-
attainable books-D'Anyille, Ritter,
and Italian dictionary. a Strabo in
Greek Manaert and Thiersch; and
also the works of Malte-Brun and Sey-
fert. Failing to get these he copied
whole volumes with the assistance of
his brother. among others Lamarck's
.pimaux sans Vertebres. His parents.
WIN had destined him to a commercial
career. we're with difficulty induced to
consent to his studying medicine. At
trenty-thrce he was not only doctor
of medicine. but of philosophy as well,
and the author of a work on Brazilian
fishes. which won for him name
among the scientists of Europe and the
ncrsonal intimacy of Cuvier and Hum
boldt At twenty-five he began his
career as a lecturer and instructor, and
~ once demonstrated that eStraordi-
nary ability as a teacher and that gift
of inspiring enthusiasm in his subject
which we're such marked characteris-
,ics of his later years. In 1913 he made
hss first visit to America, and two
veors later accepted that professorship
AZ Harvard which determined the worn
of his remaining life.
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and compact shape. to be consumed in
such fashion as may be. Life on this
ship. If ship she is. win not be a thing
OF Joy. Much of the interior space Is
taken up by electric batteries and ac-
cumulators. Electric apparatus re-
quires a good deal Of room, but II
makes no smoke and needs neither fuel
nor air. There are also steam engines
run by petroleum, and tubular boilers
consisting of labyrinth Of pipes. The
steam engines generate the electricity
that is stored in the accumulators.
Travelling on the Waters Surface
Suppose that the boat is travelling on
the surface of the water, at a sixteen
knot gait. when the pilot looking out
through a glass window in the turret,
sees a hostile warship coming. The
warship is of such vastly greater size
that he spies 1t long before the enemy 5
lookout can possibly see the diving
craft. He touches button on an cleo
trio switchboard at his side, which
transmits an order TO the engine room.
without half minutes delay the boat
sinks until her superstructure Is Just
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the banks OF the Rhine will appear
perched on its summit. When near
enough, a soft muffied sound of foot
steps will be heard. What is it? By
looking carefully a procession OF pam
theirs can be seen walking around the
cone shaped mountain, as If guarding
the castle on the summit
Round and round they go, looking
neither to right nor left, and though
considerable noise Is made they will
not notice it. Many old hunters say
that 1t is possible for a man to walk
right across the line and the panthers
will not attack him.
Farther up the canyon are numerous
gulches into which the moonlight falls.
One of them has a sort of overhanging
ledge and beneath it appears a crowd
of men. Surely they are talking, for
! their arms appear to move, their heads
turn from side to side. Some have on
white clothes and others appear TO
be of different colors. A peculiar
sound like the murmur of voices fills
the air.
BY climbing small canyon to the
left the most startling sight in the
mountain can be seen. Surely ii is not
of this world The canyon suddenly
terminates in a gulch that crosses II
from eide TO side. At first sight 1t !:
only an abyss of inky blackness. Lis
ten. A peculiar rumbling sound car
be heard and from the profound depth
a white robed figure will appear; Their
another and another, until there is 9
whole procession of ghosts passing
over the brink.
Many Of them will wave their arms
as IL reckoning the observer. While
this is going on clouds will appear tC
float in from the sides and perhaps
thunder will be heard in the distance
But the procession moves on and
passes up a canyon and finally disap
pears over a cliff. Silence will follow
and the act will be repeated. Thi
canyon cannot be traversed farther
but by turning back and entering ;
small valley on the other side three
giants can be seen in conference. The!
are sitting close to a tree and their at
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-07

The ever progressive Salvation
Army has just added TO its equipment
what many people consider it's most al
tractive feature. The latest novelty
of this up-to-date organization, ana the
one which is shortly to come to New
York. is called the singing Battalion
and is attached to the Western divis-
ion. which has its headquarters at chi
cago. Its members are all women OH
GERS of the army. and have been Sc
lected with a special view to Their
comeliness. As a result the new corps
makes a charming appearance, ana, as
each of these pretty girls is attired IN
the costume of her native country, the
effect is extremely picturesque. me
idea of organizing this band of singers
of all nations grew out of desire on
the part of the army commanders IN
different sections to reach people OF
every nationality in the most direct
and effective way. There were plenty
of fine singers in the army, but they
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titudes show them to be Interested In
what one of them is saying.
Farther up the canyon there Is
large cliff and behind it at intervals
can be seen flashes of light. Thunder
follows and the earth beneath your
feet will shake. Possibly one OF the
flashes may throw you TO the ground,
and you can hear the Kissing OF SER
penis near by. If you happen 10 De
in the right place you can hear grinu-
ing sound and n rock on top OF GIN
will swing outward. But 1t won't iall,
as the next shake will swing 1t back
Dozens of experiences like those
lust related are likely TO befall the
night explorer in the superstition
mountains. so that when daylight
comes he will feel as If he has been to
the Internal regions or with Alice in
Wonderland.
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ing a single great eye for surveying the
surface of the ocean on all sides while
'ne vessel itself is submerged and in
visible.
y has fins for diving and steering.
'na Its vitality is furnished by steam
and electricity.
ne boat is practically the Nautilus
Jules Verne reduced from dream ia
,ea,l'y IL is cigar shaped. pointed at
oO'n ends so feet long. II feet in di-
sue'er, aud with displacement of lis
Jus When floating. Submerged It dis
raves l3S tons. Under ordinary cir
."nstances II runs on. the surface like
~ urinary torpedo boat. with speed
sixteen knots an hour. At will IL
aa ne lowered just enough TO be under
aer' save for n turret OF Harveyized
u',Ael-steel, which is surmounted by a
s"'nney. The armour of the turret
eisht inches thick. and proof against
'aplu IRE guns. The chimney contains
'uoe by means OF which the air inside
" the boat Is kept fresh.
Entirely safe from Attack.
IN this half submerged condition the
.Oa' Is comparatively safe from any
WI Oh attack. II offers so smaA a
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have for years given such an incredible
amount of study. This experiment, If
successful. may render the great nayies
Of the world powerless.
The new boat is the object of rapt at
tention from the naval nations of the
world who haye learned i'm these later
years to look to America for instruc-
ton I'M the science of naval building.
There is much speculation and uncer-
tainty, however, even among our own
naval authorities as to whether the new
craft will, upon practical trial, do all
that her inventor. J. p. Holland, claims
Tor her Experiments with submarine
war vessels heretofore have been so
disastrous, and the manipulation of
this strange craft is so different from
anything hitherto taught in naval in
stitutions, that the question of man
ming her is causing the navy depart
ment world of trouble.
The Wonder of the World.
The craft is wonder 1t is nothing
more nor less than a huge steel fish
with lungs capable of holding enorm-
GUS Quantities of fresh air, and possess
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-07
NICKNAMEs OF PRESIDENTS
All of Them Were known by Pseudo
nyms Indicative of Character


nyms Indicative of Character
Washington was Father of His
Country" American Fabius," the
"Cincinnatus of the West" THE Atlas
OF America" Lovely Georgius,"
Flower of the Forest" 'Deliyerer OF
America" "Stepfather of His Coun-
try" and "Savious of His Country"
Adams was the Colossus OF lndepend-
ence," Jefferson was tiss "Sage of Mon
ticello" and Long Tom" Madison was
"The Father of the Constitution" Mon
roe was the Last Cooked Hat and
John Quincy Adams the "0ld Man Flo
quent."
Jackson was, of course, "Old Hick-
Dry" big Knife and Sharp Knife"
the "Hero of New Orleans" "Gin'ral'
and "Old Hero" Van Buren, was the
Little Magician" the Wizard of Kin
| derhook," Follower in the Footsteps"
Whisky Van" king Martin the
| First" Sweet Little Fellow" "Politi-
cal Grimalkin" and weasel" w. II.
| Harrison was "Tippecanoe, "Old TIP
| ana lDe NaSnlHStOu Vi lhS NNSt'
Tyler was Young Hickory and Acct
dental President" Polk also was
young Hickory" the sobriquet being
used to resurrect the Jacksonian eie-
ment. Taylor was "Old Rough and
Ready" "Old Buena Vista" and "Old
Zach" Fillmore was the American
Louis Philippe" Pierce was Purse.
Buchanan was "Old Public Function
ary." and Bachelor President and
"Old Buck" We have now reached
Lincoln. the Rail Splitter" Honest
Old Abe" Uncle Abe,' "Massa Lin
kum," Father Abraham and the
Sectional President" the last name
being given by the southerners who
maintained that he represented the
north and not the whole people. Then
comes Johnson-"Sir Veto" Grant
was Unconditional Surrender" "Old
Three Stars" Hero of AppomattoX
and the american Caesar" Hayes
was the president de Facto," name
given him by the defeated democrats
Garfield was the Martyr President
Arthur was "Our Chef" and the First
Gentleman in the Land Cleveland
is the "Man of Destiny" Grover
and stuffed Prophet" Harrison II
Backbone Ben" and Grandfather
Hat"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-07
ITALIAN ANTIQUITIES.
An Underground Trade In Them is
spite OF Legal Interdictions.

spite OF Legal interdictions-
Some days ago a well-known dealer
in antiquities offered for sale 10 the
Louvre museum, in Paris, splendid
collection of ancient silver vases from
Italy or Greek or Italian workmanship,
says the London News. The museum
was unable to pay the price asked
f20, 000-and declined the bargain. The
Italian minister of education, having
learned of this, has taken proceedings
under the Pacca law against Sig. d.
Frisco. the owner of these antiquities.
. The latter is large land owner at
Bosco Reale. He secretly made excava-
tions on his estate and found twenty
eight silver vases OF remote antiquity.
Notwithstanding the Italian law pro-
hibiting owners Of antiquities from
sending hem out of the country with
out leave, or, rather, on account OF this
law, which prevents old works OF art
from commanding anything like their
natural price in the impoverished coun-
try, Sig. di Frisco smuggled his ind
out of Italy and offered it to a Paris
dealer for 5000. Continuing mean
while his search, he found other silver
vases. which duly joined their fellows
in Paris, and the whole lot was offered
TO the Louvre. The Italian minister OF
education throws interesting light on
the facilities which underpaid officials
are supposed to afford Illicit exporters
of antiquities. He issues a notification
that, should any officials be found to
have conniyed at this latest evasion OF
the Pacca law, they will be criminally
prosecuted.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-07
pcach MnrmaIndc.

Delicious peach marmalade may be
made from very ripe. soft peaches,
wiped carefully. but not peeled; cut in
halves. remove the stones; allow half a
pound of sugar to every pound OF
peaches. Put the peaches in a pre-
serve kettle. add water TO cover, and
bring slowly to a boil; stir and mash
the peaches; add the sugar with n
handful of peach Kernels pounded to a
paste. boil and stir until thick and
smooth. being careful not to scorch;
put away In glass jars. Apple and
pear marmalade may be made in the
same way.
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when the craft has been wholly sub
merged these engines are stopped, but
there is enough steam at high pressure
lett in the boilers to propel the vessel
Tor n considerable time longer. When
It Is on the point of exhaustion the pro-
pellers are connected with the electric
motors, which will run the boat for six
teen hours.
Makes Its Own Electricity.
The vessel makes its own electricity
by means OF its steam engines and
stores it in its accumulators. This
point gives to the Holland boat an i'm
mense advantage over most OF the for
eign submarine vessels, which depend
wholly on electricity for motive power,
and are obliged to go to the shore at
short intervals for the purpose of re-
filling their storage batteries.
When the boat dives valves are
opened from the tanks, which contain
air condensed under a pressure of 1000
pounds to the square inch. BY this
means the atmosphere inside Of the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-07
THE NEW TORPEDO BOAT.

THE NEW TORPEDO BoAl'
awash so that only turret aud chl'un ~.
remain above the surface Inc w. ',',,
is sill able to continue his inSpcct ,','
~ Tho warship through the Wlhuo"
aforesaid If the vessel comes near
and he thinks he is in danger l '''.
,ho bic rincd guns. he touches ano'u'l
hutton on the switchboard ana IN en-
minnie by the watch the Suph'"rl"'
craft is safe from all danger OF ~"
emit eighteen feet below the waves
The instant the order is given 4 p ,..
of mechanism is set in opcra,'o" ~
which the Chimney and air 'uoe az
,elescoplcally withdrawn. water I'M Nv
$40 Tho empty compartments ana ,ne
hnr,vontal rudders are inclined TOT at, =
irg An indicator registers the uVp, .,,
which Is So regulated by an auIoaa.',
device that the craft cannot ueSosnu
Ho,ow Tho safety limit The steerlns
,s done by compass when under Wa, va, !.
1,ho interior of the submarine vesSel y
lighted by electricity, with hic"'u''
cent lamps. ,,,e
Co long as the boat travels Oh . ,n0
s, ~ n Is run by It's triple expansion
team engines. which. small ou' pom w.,
s',"" .,mato twin screws at the stern
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submarine vessel is kept good for halt
q dozen hours. In case it gets close
and bad, the foul air may be pumped
out. Ii is not necessary for the craft
to come to the surface even when the
air stored in her reservoirs has been
exhausted. I'm such a case two-lnch
hoscpipe Is unwound from the reel, Its
free end being attached to float,
which. when released, rises to the sur
face of the water, carrying with it the
hose. Through this fresh air is
pumped into the vessel, and the storage
tanks are refilled under pressure. Thus
it will be seen that the boat is able 10
stay under water almost indefinitely,
not being Obliged 10 come TO the sur
face to take breath. Three days pro-
visions are carried for the persons on
board four officers and eight machin-
lists.
Its Organ of Vision.
The most wonderful thing about this
boat. however, is the organ of vision
for seeing while submerged. 1t has
a single huge eye. by means OF which
it is able to survey the oceans sur
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target that to hit it would be extreme
ly difficult. At any time it can sink
entirely out of sight at a moments no.
tice.
The chimney and air tube are with
drawn into the interior In dozen Sec
onds,the opening is Theoretically closed
and the craft dives. 1t descends by
taking water into compartments In
tended for that purpose, thus changing
its specific gravity. and also by inclin-
ing horizontal rudders so as TO cause
the nose OF the steel fish to turn down
ward. The depth attained is regulated
automatically, the limit of safety being
about So feet. At much lower level
the pressure Of water would crush the
boat.
This submarine marvel has a double
steel shell. and the space between the
two coats is occupied by water ballast
coal bunkers and compressed air tanks
Theinterior of the craft Is almost Who'll
ly filled with machinery. There is nc
space for officers or crew to sleep or eat
Food must be brought along in cooked
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-07
HTHE New SUBMARINE W0NDERE
lF0R our NHUY g.

- the marvellous little submarine
medic boat which the United States
S"rerpment has nearly finished at Bal
s,more does all the astonishing things
w. navy experts promise, she will be
!. large measure real fulfilment OF
-. dreams of Jules Verne in his mas
,.,Oiece of fction-"Twenty Thousand
leagues Under the Sea-"
This Is the only new war vessel ever
,ri,t by our government upon which
ms longing eyes OF ambitious naval
a@cers were not turned. 1t is the
Acc, time the navy department has not
s.sn pestered by requests for assign
msnts 70 duty on new ship. And the
Jason is that the new boat Is looked
,oop as a very promising submarine
oo,Hn for the first crew that ventures
out in her.
Much of the warfare OF the next cen
,urv must be conducted by submarine
sghting machines, and this extraordin-
,rv craft will, il is believed, solve the
vhole problem of under water war, 10
which inventors and naval experts
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-07
Buried Thermometers.

Recent observations made by Prof.
A. Agassiz in the Calumet and Hecla
mine. near Lake Superior, to ascertain
the rate at which temperature in
creases toward the center of the earth
give a slower rate of increase than has
been found in previous recorded obser-
vations. The observations were made
at various depths by placing register
ing thermometers in holes drilled ten
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-07
Cam Destroy strongest Battleshlps.

away and IL will run 1000 yards or
more, exploding on impact.
Can Destroy Strongest Battieships.
Let one of these fearful projectiles
strike the strongest battleship, and
the proud vessel of steel and iron, a
floating mass of machinery that has
cost 100000 to construct, Is trans
formed in a moment into an iron coffin,
carrying officers and crew to the bot
tom. Having delivered the fatal blow,
the submarine boat glides away, TO
como up presently near the surface,
and with the aid of her camera lucida
to look around upon the scene OF the
destruction she has caused-herself at
the same time invisible and safe from
pursuit. Such a craft as the Holland
boat would never try to attach q tor
pedo to the bottom Of q ship. She picks
out vessel for attack and makes for
her, occasionally coming near the sur
face just long enough to permit her
commander to make sure of his course.
The Holland boat is able to keep at
sea in bad weather. Its radius OF ac-
ton, travelling on the surface, is 1000
miles; submerged, it can go sixty
miles. It's speed under water is eight
knots and it can be perfectly controlled
Special devices provide against every
conceivable accident. In case ii is de-
sired to check the downward move
ment Of the boat quickly, a touch on a
button connects a compartment of wat
err at the bow with q tank OF COM
| pressed air. The expanding air drives
the water out of the compartment, thus
tightening the boat. II the submarine
vessel gets stuck in the mud at the
bottom, or for some other reason is no
able to rise, officers and crew will pu
on diving suits and escape through
hatchway.
The boat is to cost $150,000. II 4
| proves a success, two others are to b'
built. This one. Mr.. Holland says, |!
not as big as it ought to be, but iii
size was limited by the appropriation
As soon as II is finished. it will be takel
for a trial trip down the Chesapeake
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-07

HE most uncanny
spot on the face OF
the earth is very
likely within the
boundaries of the
Superstition noun
tains in Arizona,
says the San Fran
cisco Call. The
name was given
this range of vol
canic rock by the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-07

A Chicago Circle OF The Kings
Daughters combines its Bible and art
studies. The latter. as outlined in The
Silver Gross, is based ca photographs
of scripture subjects, and the CORE
spending Bible text and context are
studied at the same time with the pic
turs.
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charged from the tube Il runs itself, be-
Ing driven by a screw, with compressed
air for motive power. 1t may be shot
with accuracy at n mark 200 yards
away and IL will run 1000 yards or
more. exploding on impact.
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MOST UNCANNY SPOT.
LOODzCURDLING FEATURES IN
SUPERSTITION MOUNTAINS.

Experiences OF Night Explorers
FILLED with Ghosts and Devils Strange
March of the Panthers-we Ird sounds
and Sights.
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Tip-toe walking symbolizes surprise,
curiosity. discretion or mystery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-21
The Vice Presidency.

1t can hardly be necessary to say that
the suggestions of the name of Senator
Proctor of Vermont in connection with
the second place on the republican ma
tional ticket, which have appeared in
various papers, in and out of Vermont,
have not been made through any prompt
ing or permission, on his part. If it were.
possible, as 1t is not, that the nomination
for Vice-President should fall to Vermont,
1t would not he possible that Senator
Proctor would be willing to exchange his
present influential position in the Senate
for the almost empty honor of the vice.
presidency. When the President dies, the
Vice. President becomes Of some conso-
quence. But as long as the President is
alive and well, tho Vice-President is only
the fifth wheel of the national coach He
presides in the Senate, when he chooses
so to do; but has no vote except in the
very rare event of a tie, which does not
happen as often as once In a session. The
Senate makes its own standing committees
without assistance from its presiding Of
ficer. lie has no patronage, and little or
no influence over legislation. To pass
from the floor of the Senate to the pres
dency of the Senate, is to go upon a
shelf. That is position which we are
quite confident could have no attraction
for either of our Vermont Senators.
1t is pretty well understood that Mr..
Reed will not accept a nomination for
the second place on the ticket. To do so.
for him, would be to exchange place OF
great power and Importance in the gov
ornment for ono of no power and only
contingent Importance. II the vice-pres-
idency comes to the East, 1t may be given
| to New York or Pennsylvania; but Is not
likely to fall to any New England State
or the fifty States and Territories which
will be represented at st. Louis, and take
part in framing the republican platform
| thrty-three have declared for sound
money and against free silver coinage
nine have favored unrestricted free silver
coinage and eight have failed to make
any clear declaration on the money ques
ton. If any one has feared that the ma
tonal platform might contain an un
sound plank, on the money question, the
| fear can be dismissed