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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
Grand Lodge of Ma
sons to Meet at
Saginaw.
uIsTheir SD Annual Meet.


Tbeafty.third annualsession OF theMich'
,,.n Masonic grand lodge will commence
% saginaw January 20. There are in
,hs State now 3s1 active lodges, with a
.otal membership OF $4,000, and the
rider is prosperous and probably the
strongest of any in the State.
The most important matter to come
before the grand lodge other than the
,oueral routine and the election OF OIL
oor0 will he the settlement OF the Masonic
home matter.
The Masonic home located IN Grand
RAPIDS was erected by Il corporation Or
ganized for the purpose by prominent
local members Of the order and was de-
s0ned TO be a State institution, to be
supported in part at least, by contribu-
tions from the fraternity about the State
and from lodges and the grand bodies.
When completed, il was found that the
contributions did not flow in with the ex-
pected liberality and the usefullness OF
the institution was seriously impaired
from lack OF funds. After maintaining
the home for three years the association
offered it as glit to the grand lodge,
providing that the necessary funds for
it's maintenance should be furnished.
Three times the grand lodge has de-
clned the gift representing an invest
ment Of nearly 500, 900, but it is expect
ed that the home will be accepted this
year On plan that has been formulated
since the last session. This plan is to
deed the property to a board of trustees
made up Of representatives from the four
grand Masonic bodies OF the State. The
grand commandery has already accepted
the proposition. The grand lodge will
probably accept it at the coming session
and the grand council and grand chap
ter will be next interviewed on the sub
jet. Each OF the grand bodies will con-
tribute to the support OF the home by
the levy OF per capita tax and the man
agement will rest in board of twelve
trustees, three from each body, four elect
ed annually, to serve three years. The
ZINE now has about thirty inmates and
has capacity for about fifty. For the
last year 1t has been supported by con-
trlbutions from different lodges and by
individual contributions.
The forty-eighth annual convocation
OIL the Grand Chapter, r. A. NJ, will also
eheld at Saginaw this year, on Janu-
aryl9.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
Isssr.ol,'. rlr.. Recitation.

Robert @. Ingersoll Is Acknowledged
to DO one Of Americas greatest orators.
His words flow with the spontaneity
and sparkle Of an ever living fountain.
He never hesitates for words and he is
seldom at loss for thoughts. As an or
ator who always rises to the occasion,
whose quick wits are never at loss for
repartes and who is never by any cir
cumstances confused or at q loss for the
proper word. Bob Ingersoll Is pre-emi-
nent. All this perfection in the art of
oratory has not come to him as q direct
gift from the gods, but much Of it is
owing to hard study and long practice.
AS youth Ingersoll was not phenom-
enon Of eloquence. He had poetic ma
ture. however, and when his teacher
told him one day that he must have a
defamation prepared for the usual fort
nightly exercises in elocution Robert Sc
lected beautiful poem of nature, de-
scribing lovely little incident in bird
life. The poem began:
A little bird sits on the telegraph wire
And filters and chtters and folds it wings.
Robert committed the verses to men,
ory with great care and appeared before
his audience with no end of confidence.
He was favorite, and his appearance
was greeted with applause. He was
slightly confused at this, but began
boldly:
A little bird sits on the telegraph wire
Then he forgot the rest. He tried it
again in louder and more confident
tone:
A little bird sits on the telegraph wire
That was all he could remember.
Once more he Numbered:
A little bird sits on the telegraph wire
and fed from the stage. He laughs
about it now and says:
"That was 40 or 90 years ago.
guess the little bird is sitting on the
wire yet. Chicago Times Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
Guess She Wasn't Much American.

An American Woman" in the Lon
don Daily Chronicle describes the aver
age Englishman as "a superior being,
of active brain. much travel, experience
with women and certain desire to
please. American men are an eccentric
growth, hodge podge flung together in
agalloping money grabbing civilization,
not fully known to themselves" She
adds, lin America we all like our ia
theirs and brothers, but we haven't any
great admiration for our husbands, al
though we may be fond Of them in q
patronizing way"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
BEFORE Black stockings Were Worn.

II saw little girl in striped red and
white stockings the other day, said the
woman, land it made me think or the
time when l was little girl myself.
There was no thought of black stockings
then. The small legs Of all the small
girls looked like sticks of variegated
candy. The child who had the gayest
combination of stripes was the happiest,
and il the color scheme happened to be
displeasing to our youthful tastes there
was such q feeling Of utter woe as
know I seldom feel now that am
grown MP. New York Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
Moon,,rh. and sunlight Compared.

The brightness of the moon is not SO
much greater than the same area of the
sky, as is shown by Flammarion "ta.
bies of relative amount of light. The
total light of the full moon is compared
with the total light Of the sun by M.
Flammarion, but i'm a way that it would
be a very hard task to reproduce it in
a readable shape in an article adapted
to this department. However. we will
say that the great astronomers deduc.
lions prove that we received as much
light from the sun as could be emitted
by $50, 900 full moonsl
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

-, byron w. King, A. NJ. Phi. d.. will give
Wv w 'nlrd and fourth numbers of the
.r ,', u A. star course. On Wednesday
sD ,a'ns' January 20, he will give an elo.
'OuSfy entertainment similar to the
svs. gwen last winter, and on Monday
ITa S' January %, he will give one
Staos 'ec. Gu on "All the Worlds n
bs 81 These entertainments will both
Man. nv. N The association auditorium.
Year hS 'aose who heard Prof. King last
v0,a nay. %. been waiting and looking for
omit % nis coming very anxiouslv ard
arsss.. number of single admissions have
him s ~ oeen sold. The cost Of hearing
The sD ~ cents is slight in comparison to
cOs,in" '', :, given. A season ticket
two ns vito can be bought for these
to ,o1 numbers and the two concerts vet
April. e'roary and the other
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

The following is the unique invitation
issued by the Hancock hose team:
Dear Sir
lou and your best girl, your cousins,
your slstersand your aunts. your grand.
aother and the hired girl, are invited to
Team. i""' w" iioee
we assure you it will be swell. the
must hobby, most divine and all-round
greatest g social event of the season. At
o., fatrlck's Hall on Monday evening.
January Is, 1929
ine committees are as follows:
nrrangement.-J. N. Mitchell, Frank Stan
Vp'T w. Frank James, William Harkius and
W,H' Roberts, Jr.
,a "eoep'ion--A, j. Scott, W. ]. Sanders, w, r.
SSennig, w. Murphy, ]. Murphy James
White. 'i' III nieau' ana VIII
. .Oor--oharles Wern, W. ]. Reptenbach
angus ellis and j, Mead
supper at the Lakeview House. Music
" "elsmiller's band. Tickets. one art
wheel per couple.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

Professor (leoturing)--Oxygen, gen.
tlemen, is essential to all animal exist
ence. There could be no life without it.
Strange to say, il was not discovered
until century ago, when
Student-what did they do before it
was discovered, professor?-Household
Worda
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

The officers and members Of MistIet, !.
Lodge No. 274, Order Sons OF st. Ge orpa.
are requested, as many as possible, to az.
reno all meetings during the ensuing
month to make all possible arrangements
Tor the coming Good Friday celebrate IN.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
xe.t 70 succeed himself.

Jefferson City, Mo-. Jan. N-The DEM
ocratic caucus Friday night nominated
Senator George G.. Vest as candidate
for United States senator 10 succeed
himself. Governor Stones name was
placed before the caucus. but was later
withdrawn. 1t is confidently expected
that Vest will be reelected on Jan. ~
when the legislature takes a vote.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

The NEWS in giving the names of the
ofiicers OF Mistletoe Lodge, No. 274.
Order Sons OF st. George said that M.
George Bryan was worthy treasurer; it
should have been George Prynn.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

Philippe of France did not deserve
the title of the amorous any more than
most other French kings, but IN spite OF
this fact IL was bestowed upon him on
account of his numerous intrigues with
the ladies of his court.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

John kalitaia, who stabbed Jaco b
Sar'vis several weeks AGO and was cap.
tured by Nightwatchman Sullivan few
days ago, was given sixty days in Jail
Saturday by Justice Finn.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

lt was stated yesterday that j. Z. Weiss
miller ag' mt OF the Western express con-
pany at Hancock, had resigned. but the
gentleman most concerned denied the
r'mor' and claimed he ought to know
best.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

Wickshire-You seem to DO pretty
we'll trained down since you got your
wheel, and yet / never zee you riding.
Mudge-I don = have 10 ride. II keeps
ne thin worrying shout ths paymenta
--lnaianepens Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

Free p'0 Pingree is reported by the
The thr,a, sS 70 be much stirred up over
the street a' enc entire consolidation Of all
governor. . ear companies Of Detroit. The
III Thea. %a !. is reported as saying:
|.!aing up / tell sir Get car fellows keep this
|ssn my plsoa you what I'll do. I'm re.
land 60 ba r,sc %. as governor Of Michigan
,or mayor Az. 20 Detroit next fall and run
P0ss, too. soa !; And I'll beat those fol.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

Experts have come to the conclusion
that what kills trees In London Is not
The SCOT flakes or the want Of air or the
drought, but the sewer gas, which ss-
taoks the roots 20 that the tree soon
Withers and dies.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

Mr.. g. IL, Reeves, the Hancock mercan-
tile company, will leave in about week
for Central America, to look up business
prospects there.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

John Cole was Saturday bound over
to keep the peace for six months by JUS
tice Brand.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

Eight Firms who have worked at Sec
ton quarries were brought over to the
Entry and started to work yesterday in
place OF some of the strikers.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

The members OF the Onigaming snow
shoe club will enjoy tramp to the club
house this evening.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

Supt. MARI, OF the keweenaw Point
waterways, arrived home Yesterday from
a visit to his old home, Alymer. Ont.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

yesterday OF 1.-THE Portage Lake towns
Hsclas ;ls I S,s,, on the Calumet and
lops d t tho dividend ai Those who own
lst n.jo,,. s'oet. and they are in tn.
f~ a. 4. !. seemed as excited over the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

! The lad who aocidentslly sat down q
. rpdhot stove psssivsly rspnsked lshss
he was rsmindsd Of ne rstzpeeng een'
sssl Who burned HE bs36vss bshfnd bim.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

Gate OF the Temple Chapter, r. A. NJ.
will install officers tomorrow evening.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

Frederic Leighton's pserage was the
shortest lived in the history Of England.
He died ON the day following that upon
which the patent Of nobility was issued.
and - 10 left no heir the title died with
him.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

DR.. Turner, Of Lame, was in Hough-
ton yesterday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

Passenger Trains on NJ. R. R. B.
In effect December %, 1895.

Daily. Daily except Sunday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
PASSENGER Trains on 4. & c. R. R.
In effect December 20. 1896.

DAILY. Daily except Sunday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-15
Use for Scraps of Tin.

A two-horse load of tin clippings
was being transferred to the rear base
ment of a prominent hotel. 1t had
come from can factory, and the mar
row, curling strips had become so
twisted and intertwined as to become
q conglomerate mass that was moved
with the greatest difficulty by two
sturdy fellows with stable forks. A
bystander who was curious enough to
enquire what use swell hotel had for
such truck was answered by an at
tache of the house: "We use it for
rats; I mean the big gray fellows with
whiskers. The hotel rat is bigger,
bolder and wiser than any other rat.
He laughs at traps, fattens on poison,
and the killing or chasing of dogs,
cats and ferrets is his pet diversion.
Even when energetic measures have
rid us of the pests, they are with us
again in augmented force within day
or two. They will tunnel through al
most anything for incredible distances.
1t is their boring ability that has given
US so much trouble hitherto. No mat
ter how we close up their passage
ways the routes were promptly re-
opened. Filling the holes with broken
glass was considered a good scheme
until we found that, with marvellous
patience, they removed the glass
piece by piece. But we think we've
got them now. With this tangled up
tin we construct sort of abattis, COW
ering all places where the beasts are
likely to enter our cellars. They can't
get through it. They can't chew it,
and they can't carry it away as they
do broken bottles, for when Mr.. Rat
takes hold of a single strip of the tin
he finds it an inseparablepart of net
work weighing many pounds. Phil
adelphia Record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-15
THE REALM OF FASHION.

fashions simple vocabulary which can
do them justice as regards any de-
tailed description of their almost
grotesqne features. Both large and
medium sized hats with feathers galore
were worn in the evening, and the
broad effect prevailed, being especially
noticeable in the smaller shapes, where
bows Of velvet, curving leaves of jet
and steel, and ostrich tips completed
the regulation width. An occasional
poke shape, almost disguised with its
wealth of feathers, graced this assem-
bly, of head gear, and flower bonnets
with heavy twist of bright velvet for
foundation made brilliant spots Of
color here and there. Birds and
spreading wings were the chief fea-
ture Of hats worn in the morning, and
there seems to be no limit to the size
of the bird which can be perched on
one of these new millinery confec-
tions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-15
Too Much Mon,ir.o 90.

In 1872 Mr.. w. Bancroft Espsut imss
ported four pairs Of the Indian mon.
goose from Calcutta into Jamaica fQr; r'
the purpose Of destroying the
piece rat" Ten years later IL was 80
timated that the saving to the eolony
through the work Of this aninaAls
amounted to $500, 600 annual Thsnt
came q sudden change in the aspect,
of affairs. It was found thst the
mongoose destroyed all nd-nestilg
birds, and that the poultry as well ~
the insectiyorous reptiles isad sbatra;
chians of the island, were being exter-si Il
minated by it. Injurious insects e !.
creased in consequences Thousand 81
fold; the temporary benefits OF the inss s;
PRODUCTION were speedily wiped 5awsys;
and the mongoose became 9 pest
Domestic animals, including young}
pigs, kids, lambs, newly.dropped'
calves, puppies, and kittens, were de-
stroyed by it, while it also ate ripe
bananas. pineapples, young corn
avocado pears, sweet potatoes, cocosss
vans, peas, sugarcane, meat, and salt
provisions and fish. Now. we are told,
nature has made another effort to re-II
store the balance. With the increase
of insects, due to the distraction by
the mongooses of their destroyers, has
come an increase of ticks, which are
destroying the mongoose, and all
Jamaicans rejoice. e.--Nature. III !;
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-15

writes May Manton, the greater num-
ber of party gowns are made from
transparent material. The model
shown in the large engraving is pecu-
iarly adapted to organdy, mousseline-
de-soie, colored net and the like. As
illustrated, the material is the finest
white organdy with applied trimmings
of white ribbon. The skirt is full and
straight and hangs in graceful folds
over the under petticoat of the same
material that is made somewhat less
full. The waist, which is made over q
fitted lining, is moderately low at the
neck and has short, puffed sleeves
which meet the long gloves of kid.
The foundation is fitted by means of
the usual seams and consists of the
usual pieces, the fulness of the out
side being arranged in fine plaits at
both neck and waist. At the neck is
finish consisting of double frills of the
material which are held in place
by bows of white ribbon. And at the
waist is sash bowed at the left side.
With the gown are worn white silk
stockings and slippers of white kid.
The pattern, which provides for
high as we'll as low neck, shows per-
forations which indicate the line of the
yoke and includes long sleeves which
are used in conjunction with the
pufs, which make the only sleeves
when low neck is used.
The skirt, as given, is three yards
in width, which is ample for shirring.
Accordion plating, which is much in
vogue, requires only to be made fuller.
In place of making the skirt OF the
width given, it should be increased to
eight or eight and one-half yards and
simply hemmed at the edge before be-
ing sent to the plaiter's. Thin silks
such as China and India, and colored
nets are both effective treated in this
way and are singularly childlike and
simple. If the material is silk it is
necessary to make second skirt OF
the same slightly narrower than the
pattern for wear beneath. Ii 1t be
net it requires an under petticoat of
the same sort, either China or tafeta
silk of the same shade. The silk
skirts are more often left plain than
trimmed, but net is rendered doubly
effective by bands of ribbon sewed on
before the plating is done.
To make this gown for girl OF ten
years will require four and one-half
yards of thirty -six-inch material.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-15
Four New England widows.

The chronicles of births and deaths
kept by the minister of New Eng
land parish in the eighteenth century
afford much interesting and some
amusing reading, even at this late
In the records of deaths in one
Massachusetts town are chronicled the
departure from life of three widows,
three successive years. Their names
are so odd as to bring an involuntary
smile to the face of any reader who
may chance upon them. They are
recorded in the following order:
1742-The Widow Duty.
1743-The Widow Yell.
1744-The Widow Lull.
A few weeks later in the, same tow
the Widow Silence DUNN went to hef'
rest.-Youth's Companion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-15
Dainty Dishes For the Sick.

80 . i = =
Curled Oysters-Cook oysters. in
their juice.for about five minutes, add
Ing a half teaspoonful Of salt to a pint
Of oysters. Drain, dash on q little
pepper and season with butter. Serve
On toast that has been dipped in
scalded milk, seasoned with salt and
butter. rs.
Fried Egg-Beat the white and yoik
separately until very light, add q
pinch of saltland stir. together and fry
in butter on a-hot griddle; turn the
egg over to brown on both sides.
Fruit with Whipped Cream Put
your fruit in q dish. Use any kind OF
berries, grapes, currants, tart mellow
apples or musk melon, cut IN small
pieces, or peaches OF plums pealed in
= dish and sift on sugar to gsweeten
them. Cover with whipped cream
that has had q little sugsr and vanilla
extract added to it. Place q piece Of
the fruit on top Of the cream. 81
Fruit art.-Cover the bottom
Of the dish with fruit, such as berries,
peaches or grapes. Pour over them a
common eustard with 9 little; lemon
extract and sugar enough to sweeten
the berries added.
Creamed Rice Cook your rice in
milk until soft; when done stir IN the
white of an egg that has been beaten
stiff, with sugar and salt to taste.
Steam until the egg is cooked. Allow
one egg to a cup of rice. Serve with
thick cream and sugar.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-15
ARcUMENT.e

Used to have some big debates "
Settin' round the store; "a
Both the mem wss heavywei1ht1 ~
An hsd met before. sl
Talked bout politicians ganies.
Wrath too great to smother 80 20
'Riz an Jake called Joshug names
An Josh says, "Your snother. sl !.
Useter jes' git middlin' riled ST
In thoir tariff taIkin' 81!
Silver found their tempers spilled; "a
Left 'em both a-balktn, s. ~ Il ~ y
An while each the victory clainsS zis
Arguments seemed ruther ~
Mixed, when Jake called Joshuaa nAnlA4 KS
An Josh says, Your anothek. s., ;sa
Sometimes bigger men than the,
When campaigns is warrnin ~
Try ter sum 1t up an, say u 81
'Tuther needs reformins, 4 SfS:
But, towards fact, though each one blaHel
They don't git much u,ther, K e ~ e.
N them when Jake calls Joshus Names q ia
AM Josh says, 'ssYouresnothef., q, ~ NJ
Philander Johnson, In Washtngten sfsEsS
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-15
w.,,. Of Beiee-Colored FaiIle.

In spite Of the favor in which added
basques are held the round waist holds
its place, and by many women is pre-.
ferred to any other style. The model
shown is made Of beige-colored fsille.
Francois with" narrow: plastron, collar
and wsist-bandj Of Roman stripes and
trimming Of psssementerie which re-
peats the ooloring. The foundation
is @ fitted lining, showing the usual
pieces and seams, but single IN place
of double bust dart, and which closes
at the centre-front. The outer portion
is fitted by shoulder and under-arm