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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-24
The Way. of Indian Medicine Men.

Major A. Il. Woodson. agent of the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians of Ok
lahoma, says hat the reign of the med
icine men is one of the greatest outrages
of the present day, and as a direct re-
suit of their pernicious practice one-third
of the children born of Indian parents
die every year.
Two of Black Coyotes children were
taken sick, and, instead of taking them
to the government hospital, he sent for
the medicine man, who blew green
powder into the lungs, ears and the
nostrils of one of the little patients.
That medicine failing, the medicine
man made an incision with his knife
under the tongue of the child, with the
result that death soon followed. When
the green powder failed to restore the
child TO health, the medicine man de-
clared that there was ghost under the
childs tongue, and it was TO Kill the
ghost that ne made the incision.
The medicine man then adopted he
role measures IN order TO save the other
child He took it into tent stripped
it naked and laid it on a cot, lie then
heated big pile of rocks in the tent
and when they Were hot he threw water
ON them, filling the tent with steam
and causing the child TO sweat copious-
ly. When the child was covered with
perSpiration, he took it Out in the cold
air and sent it home without having
taken any precaution to keep it from
getting cold Next morning the child
was dead This is only one of the hun
dreds of such outrages against the health
and life of innocent people. The big
medicine man of the Cheyennes is Little
Man, who lives near Cantonement. He
makes his medicines every year aud dis
tributes them to the other medicine
men. Boston Transcript.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-24
THE OLD CLIPPER SHIPS.
Sensations Not to He Had Nowadays on
Board Record Breaking Liners.

Sensations Not tn He Had Nowadays on
Board Record breaking Liners.
Zone Of the youngsters asked me the
other day, said the old skipper. eff I
had ever been to Europe ON a record
breaking liner. told him / hadn't and
never wanted to go there that way. 1t
is just question of engineers and stok-
ers, mere landsmen, on a big liner, and
I'd rather ship before the mast, even on
one of your lubberly 40 day, steel. square
riggers with bows like canalboat, than
go on a steamship 1t would be just
about as interesting to me as trip ON
a railroad train.
The kind of sailing l like it will
never be the privilege of you young fell
lows to indulge in. You will never
know the fun of having clipper craft
as sharp as a steamboat under your feet
jumping across the seas under press of
canvas never seen on ocean going sailing
vessels nowadays with her rigging as
taut as iron bars, and your shipmates
holding your hair on your head
What she can't carry she may lug,
was the text at sea then / remember
when was in the clipper Northern
Light we carried stu sails slap into
Boston harbor, making the famous pass.
age of rs days 4 hours from San Fran
cisco. Our ship worked like basket.
but we had shipped double crew for
the run, and one crew did nothing but
pump ship, There was some cracking
on of sail when shins of 2 600 tons or
more had all their top hamper whisked
over the lee side while the skipper was
turning to spit over the taffrail Even
after that some of the ships made good
passages. It's funeral nowadays to
lose topgallant mast. New York
SIM
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-24
LONG ISLAND LOSING ITS IA
Threads of the Sea Causing Alarmiof
erty Owners at Orient Point

Threads of the Sea Causing Alarm tof
erty Owners at Orient Point
Long Island, which looks on The
like Il big fish about to swallow
York city, is apparently beng
swallowed by the ocean. Portions
shores have disappeared beneath
waves, and now the northern FORK
huge tail is vanishing About twon
of Orient point, that formed q
beach two years ago, is now unHs
feet of water. The Lighthouse
point was six rods from the sea
years ago, 1t has since been tOppsa,]I
by the sea, and only a small pana
surrounding beach is visible u
The bluffs on both the SOUND am
bay side of Orient point have reaa
ing at the rate of about ~ or i'lo|
wear. The same state OF alisls ~
of Montauk point, but there '-s =
nut up SO abruptly and 50 1isn
the sea that the rising OF 'ae W.T.
not so noticeable. A rise o. ap',|
two ON the low shores near Pec -,
will submerse acres of land a'a y
the threatened land on onen'
forms fertile farms, and tie Ses
vance of the shore line Is c 40. /,
small concern to the owners i% !. :
has in several places found 20 y
across a low spot on the poln' IN. HI n
sound TO the bay, The result S,I n h
ultimately divide the peni ilns - n Y,
series Of small islands, similar 'o l'
Little Gull and Great Gull lsla, 'as'
Of which were doubtless once sP IA
the mainland and were cut /, ~ c-'s,l
rise rise Of the sea. The village o. v,', ,
situated situ 4, in a particularly 1 "a ."a
I low norton Of the peninsula ,. am /,
next mex serious inroad Of the o oo.s /. I
n nrSS occur there. In that ,a M y !
acres Of land and village Of OIL. l,I N
pie will have to be aOan'O''
York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-24
Won't Find Him,

Buy your wheel from me, sir" said
an enterpriSing dealer to prospective
customer, and | will make you u pres
ent of cyclometer. "
You are not the man / am looking
Tor, replied the shopper. II am trying
to find seller of cyclometers who Will
throw IN a bicycle "-.Harper's Bazaar.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-24
with His Yellow Jacket.

Van Wither The Chinese always
claim to have had everything first. don Z
they?
Won Miner Yes, and have no
doubt Lii Hung Chang says he is the
original yellow kid of modern journal
ism. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-24
WORKING FOR D.

Are We Making pror,.,-
'y of oppor ru lo.'
Ticking the whole pra .'''
engaged in all remup ~rlaes
oo,.' pa. I fud that !
pgrsIlis constituted 20. lsa~
w ana ,,. population. IN lsiS9 n
81 oS' while in 1890 / t', IT,,
Increase Of more Than " "a Ns
lively, in one gene ',, + pig
nom 1860 to 1880. Tbis !.
borne in mind, is the par,. I
total number of persons s,,.'aI
gainful occupations Of i5s , sa1
ton. If we examine now y
age which this total numS0 ~ J,
engaged in all gainful oceDD..
the persons 10 years o. ars /
winch is the truer comDar IL
that the increase has Neon rsD' =
6 but a little greater. for n 81, y
90 ~ and IN 1890 47.95. an ;'
over IL per cent, relatively. h
years named. This fact alons !,
10 me, answers conclusiyelv y
n n the question we are cnsiis'|
the total number of persons eD,,|
gainful occupations Stood slI !
TO the population, the argument
not be so clearly carried, bnt
constant and persistent iucrss.
relative proportions of this class 4
pie to the whole number Of Uoml
and to the whole uumber il ar, |.
age and over, there can be no "A
swer than an affirmative one
These figures prove conclusu,
we are not only making real n
toward a greater opportunity !
ward a greater equality Of Opur
in social and industrial life M
completely kill all argument, n
prove that machinery, the inAus
invention, displaces labor, 50 fu
ciety as a whole is concerned. h
be absurd to argue for a single n
that the introduction of machine
not in many instances displaced
viduals and reduced them not
relative poverty but to pauperisn
answer cannot well be made tot
dividual, but the facts cited pro-
SO far as the whole body Of the
is concerned there is no such al
ment, and a study of the expms
fiuence of machinery and inveut
the statistical method furtherpV
value Of the argument. The vas
Der of new openings, never
known, resulting from inventions
the best proof in this direction,
offers, too, proof that one line Of
tunity will be abandoned when I
of a more profitable nature opens
roll d. Wright in Forum.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-24

From statistics recently published it
appears that the dowries now given by
French parents on the marriage of their
children are becoming more slender.
French parents are beginning to adopt
the system of giving children away in
marriage freely. without haggling over
financial considerations.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-24

William Kingston al a. -, upvla1
was born without arms - chi ii. feet I
less made such good USE ,, H. auyiill
he could do with them AN. al,nv with lad
that was done by per- ENG the y
He could feed himself, u sis c,p 81
and fork and carrying ;, n .ud@,
mouth; could shave ,. hlm't work ~
farm except moving. ne, ' a. sm'
to milk cows with , bis le 3, D. > s's'
beautiful hand. holding ing '"'
the first and second toes
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-24

The Oldest tree in England Is the yew
tree at Braburn, in Kent, which is said
10 be 5000 years old, while at Fortig-
nal, in Perthshire, is one nearly as old.
At Ankerwyke House, near Staines, is
yew tree which was famous at the
date OF the signing of Magma Charta.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-24

There are now orders ahead in the
shops of Paris and London for all the
golden hair that can be purchased in
the next five years.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-24

Author-Well, professor, how do you
like my new play?
Critic-Splendidi Wonderfully SO
realistic, especially the burglars in it
Even their dialogue is stolen. Musical
Record.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-24

New and original d',lr
ments, patterns, print It. = b,,
ed in or on an article to be man
NAV be patented
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-24

The department ., ' Il fsrdlisss.'
an acre Of wheat IN Nc, states tb'
g. q 90 60 In the newer '''
cuts little figure
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-24

The banana Is Tie hio. prolific of all
the fruits OF the earth. Ueihg ~ times
more productive than potatoes and i81
tlmcs more than wheat
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-24
From kentuckY.

Northumberland. let me caution
you to drink no water while in town
unless II is spring water or has been
thoroughly tnlcd
N.sifff--i K ,ri ,rr sab. but
WHIT Tiled sab
1T
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-24
EATING AND EATERS.
IT is NOT GOOD FORM TO DO MORE
THAN TASTE AND SIP.

n Invited to Smart Dinner, Dine Before
You Go-uow Dinners and Banquets OF
Fabulous Cost Are Got Up and Served by
Caterers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-04

PROSPEROUS SANTA CLARA.
Never Before Has There Been Such
Activity in the Orchards and
fruit-Driers.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 3.-Never before
was there such activity in the orchards
and fruit-driers at this time of the year as
now, and the season will be very pros
porous one for the fruit-growers. Every
man, woman and child who wants work
can find it in the orchard. All the driers
and Gamers are having rush of work,
and the demand for labor exceeds the
supply.
S. A. Moufton announ ces that he would
hire 100 more men if he could get them.
The West Side Fruit Association sent over
to Cam bell few days ago for fifty more
men, but found that Campbell was also in
need of more help This state of affairs
exists at Berrvessa and. in fact. at all the
principal fruit-drying establishments in
the county. The demand for labor is
comparatively unlimited.
The price of fruit seems TO he improving
and orchardists are very much encour-
aged. Thirty dollars a ton has been Of
fered for apricots and S32 so ton for good
quality prunes. The indica ions are that
the crop of prunes will be light, and there
will probably be no increase in the
amount of labor usually employed on that
fruit.
A great deal more care is being taken
this year in the preparation of fruit.
There is steady improvem ent in this re-
spect and this improvement is adding
greatly to the standing of Santa Clara
County fruit in the market.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-04
SUGAR-BEET RAISING.

An Interesting Lecture by DIR. Koebig
Before the Farmers Institute.
An interesting lecture on sugar beet
culture was given before the Farmers In
stitute on Monday by DR.. John Koebig.
"There are three classes of people," said
Dr.. Koebig, who are directly interested in
the culture of the sugar-beet. These are
the capitalist, the landowner end the
farmer. The capitalists interest centers
in it only so far as he can see a safe and
paying investment. If it is not made evil
dent to him that it is q paying enterprise
he will find some other use for his money.
by the landowner l mean the man
who buys land not to cultivate but TO
speculate upon and who like the capital
ist IS only interested in the industry as a
speculation.
For the farmer however, there is no
crop which pays so well as the sugar beet
crop, and yet ue has done very little to
further its interests, in fact less than any
one. I have actually come in contact
with farmers who have refused to allow
me to try to raise beets on their farms at
my expense when 1 wish to do so for
experimental purposes.
He concluded his address by asking two
questions: "1s it worth while to have the
beet.sugar industry developed in Califor-
MIA, and if so, will you try to have the
means raised to do so?'
A resolution to the effect that the farm
ers request the State Government to take
proper cognizance of the sugar-beet in
dustry and that committee of three be
appointed to confer with the Board of Re-
gents of the State University and the
Board of Agriculture, to provide ways and
means for having necessary tests made
and experiments conducted throughout
the State, was passed.
The matter of electing officers for the in
stitute was laid over till the next NEE ting
and it was decided that in the future the
subjects of meetings would be announced
month beforehand, SO that all might
have an opportunity to prepare them
selves. Arrangements will also be M ade to
have James Wilson, Secretary of Agricul-
ture, give q lecture to farmers when he
make. his contemplated visit 10 this coast.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-04
DROWNED At f06T SHERMAN.
Fatal attempt of an Artifcer to SWIM
Across a Bay With Boy on
His Back.

CEUR D'ALENE IDAHO, Aug. 81
Artificer George f. Zillh offer of Company
G, at Fort Sherman and John Hart, the
ten-year-old son of Musician Hart of
Company F, were drowned in small bay
opposite the fort last evening while bath
ing.
Zillhoffer was about Is years Of age, an
athlete and a good swimmer. With
the boy Oh his back he undertook to swim
across the bay. which is about fifty yards
in width. When two-thirds of the way
across the swimmers legs became en-
tangled in the long, wiry weeds that grow
in The bay. The more he struggled to
free himself the tighter he was held. He
soon strangIed, lost self-control and sank
beneath the surface. Carrying the boy,
who was unable to swim. with MIN.
Ayoung son of Lieutenant George stood
on the bank Mortified spectator to the
involuntary tragedy that was taking
place in the water. he Immediately gave
the alarm, but the bay is on the opposite
side of the river, making it necessary to
procure boats to cross the river and walk
spot. All this consumed time and il was
some time before assistance arrived.
The first person 20 reach the bay was q
son of d. Brechemin, the post surgeon
who partially disro bed and sprang into
the water, recovering the body of the boy
with great difficulty and dancer to him
self. DR.. Brechemin did all he could to
bring the boy back to consciousness but
he was beyond humon aid. The body of
Zillhoffer was recovered thirty minutes
afterward
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-04
KENNEL CLUB OFFICERS.

Sportsmen OF the Pacific Advisory Board
Elected to Office.
The annual meeting Of the Pacific ad-
visory board of the American Kennel
Club was held last evening in the office of
Field Sports and the following gentlemen
were elected to serve for the ensuing year.
DR.. F. w. d Evelyn, chairman; W. NJ.
Gibson of Stockton, vice. chairman; R. T.
Gardner of Los Angeles, secretary treas
urer. The last-named gentleman was
elected to fill the place of 81. T. Payne,
who was secretary during the past year.
Mr.. Barker received letter yesterday
from the secretary of the American Ken
lel Club. A. P. Vreden burg, who stated
that he expected to leave New York yes
:erday for California. Mr.. Vredenburg is
iourneying to this City on purpose to in
quire into the condition of kennel affairs
and investigate some matter which has
stirred up considerable unpleasantness
among the fanciers.
1t was reported yesterday that the late
bench show held in this City was not by
any means a financial success, and that
the club under whose auspices the show
was held was out over $1,000 on the exhi-
b1tiOn.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-04
FAILURE OF G.. ONESPL.
He Filed a Voluntary Petition
in Insolvency Yes
terday.
His Liabilities Estimated at $500
and Assets at Less Than
$4,000.

G. Onesti, who alone constitutes the
firm of G. Onesti & Co., fruit and produce
mmission merchants at 400 and All
Washington street filed voluntary petit.
ton IN insolvency Monday afternoon.
The liabilities of the firm are about $500
and the assets somewhat less than $4,000.
The principal creditors are: e. Orcsi, to
whom is due $500 on a note for money
loaned; ]. Fontana, $500, note for money
loaned; ]. f. Fugazi, $500, note for money
loaned; G. Marsha. $500, on note for
money loaned and s110 due for wages. In
addition to these amounts there are about
$2300 due in small amounts to various
other creditors.
The assets comprise about $4,000 in book
accounts and $3.50 worth of office turni-
ture.
Mr.. Onesti has been engaged in the COM
mission business in this City for about
thirty years. He declares that his diff
culties are due to bad debts that have
been contracted during the past few years
and to the impossibility of colleclin g
money due from his debtors.
He was induced to resort to insolvency
proceedings because yesterday a large
number of outstanding bills against him
became due and ne was unable to meet
them. In order to protect both himself
and his creditors he placed his entire busi-
ness affairs in the hands of Attorney
Scrivner, who advised the course that was
taken.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-04
BOUND FOR VISAL1A.
Track-Layers on the Valley
Road Will Reach That
Point August 20.
Road Will Be Extended to Bakers
field, Within Eighty Miles Of Mo-
jave, Without Delay.

Track-laying on the Visalia extension of
the Valley road is progressing at the rate
of one mile or more per day. The head
of the construction force was within eight
miles of Visalia yesterday.
Speaking of the advancement Chief
Engineer Story said: 1--WE shall get to
st. Johns River within three or four days,
but will be delayed there for two weeks.
1t is only two miles from the river to
Visalia and the line should be open by
the Goth inst
When asked if the company would cale-
brate the completion of the line to the
point named Mr.. Story said that feature
would rest with the people of Visalia. The
work of construction will not halt at Vi
salis, but will be pushed ahead to Tulare
The forks which begin q few miles south
of Fresno unite again southwest OF Tulare
When they are joined the line will be ad.
vanced to Bakersfield.
When Bakersfield is reached the road
will be within eighty miles of Mojave on
the system of the Atchi.on Topeka and
Santa Fe road.
The Valley road people do not care to
discuss plans for the eastern connection,
but the gap OF eighty miles will be the
only obstacle to another direct road across
the continent. Before the work of build
ing TO close this gap is begun steps will
be taken to build from San Francisco to
Stockton.
The Coulterville stage line, connecting
with the Valley road, has received good
sh are of the tourist travel to the Yosemite
Valley. The route Is agreeable and famed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-04
IS 4 CHURCH TREASURER.
Defaulter BhackmQn's Resignation De-
.manded BY the First Congregu-
tiondL Committee.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. 3-The de-
falcations Of W. E. Blackman, the treas
urer of the Los Angeles Electric Com
pany, have shaken the church circles of
the city to the center. For twelve years
he has been financial secretary of the
First Congregational Church and during
troll of the funds.
About three months ago the church
committee expressed its surprise that the
cash balance was so small and an endeavor
was made to ascertain from other sources
the amount OF money received by him,
but it was I'm ally dropped. Since his de-
falcations in the electric company have
become known his resignation has been
demanded by the committee, but it has
not yet been received.
To-day has been spent by Blackman
going about in company with a detective
as bodyguard, trying to get friends to
help him satisfy the Pacific Surety Com
pany and be released from surveillance.
The Surety Company demands indemnity
in the entire sum Of the bond, $40, ZOO, but
Blackman's friends have not yet rallied to
his standard.
So skiilful was Blackman that the ex-
pert who is now at work on his books
mas it nearly impossible to discover the
fraudulent entries without examining
every item in the accounts from the time
that B lackman took them in 1895 which
will require weeks. Until then the exact
amount of the shortage cannot be ascer-
tanned.
1t is not known what he has done with
the money, as he drew q salary of $1,000 a
year and his life was a quiet one out
wardly. The woman on whom he is
CHARGED with laVishing money has gone
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-04
USED SENsATIOR.
Senior Moret Declarrs the Croecn Bust
Bo,r to The Nations Will.

Senior Moret Dectarrs the Groom Must
Bosc to fhe Nations Will.
MADRID, SPAIN, Aug. "a sensation
has been caused by ceriain words a news
paper attributed to Senior Moret in his
speech at Saragosa on July 19. After de-
claring that the Liberal party will give
Cuba the regime advocated by Moret he
closed with . sensational appeal to public
opinion:
1--WE shall not ask the crown to confer
power upon US. We appeal TO the nations
will, which is supreme. The crown, I am
sure, will not fail to read Alright the mani
festations of public opinion. Because
appreciate the intelligence and virtue of
the person who now represents the mon
archy In Spain l declare she will heed the
manifesto tons OF public sentiment before
they are converted into hurricane. Woe
unto the crown If the will of the nation
should be ignored"
In an interview with a reporter of La
Correspondence de Espsna at San Sc pas-
tian the Duke of Tetuan, Minister of For
eign Affairs, denied the report that Cano-
vas would be present at General Wood
ford's reception at San Sc bastian. The
Duke said further that the Spanish Gov
eminent was not the least concerned be-
cause the new American Minister was to
visit his colleagues in London and Paris
before coming to Spain. In his opinion
Woodford would go to Madrid immedi-
ately after he has presented his creden-
tials and prepare for the coming negotia-
tons, which the Duke believes will be car
red on with much dellberatIon.
Referring to the war in Cuba the Duke
said the Govern menu is satisfied, and de-
clared that Weyler is conducting the cam
paign in the only possible wav, consider
ing the nature of the struggle. In TACT,
he added, nothing is done ill Cuba which
foreign nations have not done in similar
cases.