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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-27

all call him." stammered the girl, who
was shocked by discovering for the first
time that her revered ancestor had
temper in her composition.
That's the way of the world" with
diminished fire and careful readjust-
ment of the cap that had been set
awry by her unwonted display of vigor.
I'VE jump from appearances to conclu-
sions. and the result is d great deal of
injustice to our fellow creatures We
are forbidden to judge at all, and we
certainly should not render a verdict
till we ascertain the inmost facts.
That's the way your grandfather would
have put it were he alive. He was by
far the ablest lawyer in all this sec
ton"
Fearing diversion to the older wom-
ans favorite theme, the younger one
promptly interrupted, But isn't Cap
tain Spanker close-fsted and penu-
rious? His housekeeper has to take a
meal out every once in a while to keep
from starving, and they say that his
grocery bills are less than those of his
poorest tenant 1 can quite believe that
he puts in the first half of every night
counting his gold"
Margaret Pemley sit down and hold
your tongue. just got through telling
you 1t was wrong to talk as you're
doing. yet you persist in it. know the
captain. and you don't"
"Oh, have slight personal ae-
quaintauce with him, grandma. He
presented me with the image of whale
he had Whitfield out of pine block,
one day. and took particular pains to
tell me that was real trim looking
little girl, though he knew that Dick
had asked me to be his wife. He acted
abominably about that, and l just be-
lieve that it was because he was too
stingy to give Dick start in life. Why
the horrid old captain roared out as
though he was hailing a distant ship
and declared it nothing but silly, stu
pid. childish affair. 1t was worse than
being a miser to come between two
young people as deeply in love as Dick
and myself"
You're just as set as your grand
father was, Margaret. 1t is a great dea
easier to get along with girls when one
has to spank them into obedience than
whenSone is reduced to reasoning with
them. Perhaps I shouldn't tell the
captains secrets, but there doesn't
seem any other way to convince Kou.
1 was quite belISss n,taxas you n
and tho, u X 4 n1k1 ~ ~,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-27

the captain consulted your grandfather
who gave his approval, and assisted in
borrowing money on mortgages cover
ing the captains estate. The sending
of the money to the treasury created
great deal of comment at the time, but
only three of us knew who had sent it.
me captains wife signed the securi-
tles' nut she died without ever asking
What tne money was Tor. she was the
most conndlng woman ever Knew.
hlcharu KNOWS mat the land is eneum-
oereu' put THINKS that II Is only TO use
'ne money IN better paying invest
menus Ihe aim OF the captains life
from that time TO TINS mas been to re-
deem the estate ana leave 1t clear to
MS son lie mas given the young man
more tnah lie would nave accepted mad
ne known lie went through college,
contracted unnecessary debts, as boys
VIII do, and then came home to fall in
love with you
You speak as If that was mis-
fortune.
NO but the captain is very proud
ana very determined. think he Is
more determined than your GRANDPA
ther was. You must remember that
refused the captain, and he would new
er consent to MS son marrying my
granddaughter unless he mad fortune
and standing equal to her own.
"'Unto the third and fourth geneva
tion,' quoted the girl, with a tremulous
smile. But I'm in love with the grim
old captain. now, and the only way to
get him for father is to marry Dick.
just as intend doing. Miser, indeed!
He's grand and noble, no matter If he
was a smuggler, or pirate, or whatever
it was. No wonder Dicks so dashing
and brave and independent. He only
writes me that he's doing very well
out there, but he wouldn't talk about
i: g.: s: T.: =: !: q: !: i: 4: {: &
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-27
SPANKER.
tDy Jerry Cobb.)

EVER let me near
you speak of him
again as Miser
Spanker," sharply
ordered the old la
dy with a gentle
and attractive face
as she turned upon
her pretty grand
daughter. "Never!'
But, grandma,
that's what they
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-27
FAYETTE COUNTY
Marble and Granite
WORKS..
Ghas. S. vanNostrand,
SCULPTOR AND PROPRIETOR,
LAGRANGE, TEXAS.
DEALER IN
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
MARBLE g. GRANITE

MONUMENTAL WORK given our spe-
clal attention.
We solicit your patronage and GUARAN-
TEE SATISFACTION.
We have as many monuments to sell al,
any one. Prices are as low as Is consistent
with First Glass Work and Material.
@. H. HEBENER, General Salesman.
j. Ia. KRUGER, Local Statesmen
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-27

i've you a pointer" said
~ popular conductor on
kslcific railroad. do
lnn1ll, c,.Inin'c Gallo.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-27
HOLDING SUSPECTED VESSELS.

The system of quarantine observed
by civilized nations to-day shows the
methods of the past in anything but
a fiattering light. The old habit of de-
tanning suspected vessel for months
with its cargo, passengers and crew
constantly exposed to the possible in
lection Is now absolutely disregarded
and after the people on the boat have
been removed, she is sent on her way
with very little fear of further disease
following, since the cargo has been
kept fastened close under tight matches
during the whole voyage. 1t is an
endless task to clean vessel and it's
cargo of supposed contagion and it is
rarely done. The main precaution is
to get the exposed passengers and their
contaminated personal property off
into little bands, where, if the disease
does break out, only small number
of people will be in danger.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-27

,ood men could marry, the
Y be full of old maids.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20
Valuable Pennies.

A striking instance of the desirability
of taking care of pennies was seen IN
the sale at Sotheby's of the second
portion of the Montagu collection OF
English coins, which was particularly
rich in Anglo-Saxon and other old pen
MES, chiefly in silver. The following
are some of the prices obtained: Canute
penny of London mint, el3 los. ; Hardi-
canute penny of Aylesbury, Ell 5s. !;
Harold ii Chelsea penny (unique), the
only coin known from this mint from
the Brice collection, e13 13s.; Harold
Bristol penny, 910 10s. William the
Conqueror Stamford penny (unique)
Sig los. William Rufus Leicester pen
ny, e10; Henry Canterbury penny, 81
los. st. Edmundsbury penny (unpub-
lished), GA los Carlisle penny
(unique), e10 los. ; Wallingford penny,
Ell los, and Wareham penny (rare),
e12 los. The days sale realized abont
5000. London Telegraph.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20
East and West Meet In Moscow.

The semioriental city of Moscow
makes q more effective background for
the browning Of sovereign than any
other town in Christendom. 1t is a
spectacle in itself--a strange tumble Of
Samarkand and the most progressive of
western American cities 1t possesses
more telephones and general electrical
plant than does London, probably, but it
has no sewerage system whatever. In
some respects it could give lessons in
modernity to Birmingham or Glasgow.
In others it could learn them from the
dervishes Of the remotest Sudan.
The east and west tread on each other
at every corner Of the holy city. 1t
makes fitting stage for the dramatic
series Of tableaus which Russia has been
preparing for months past. The royal
and official guests from abroad, whC
are to be numbered by thousands, and
for that matter, the young imperial cou-
pie, who are nominally their hosts,
have as little in common with the real
Russia, which pays the bills for the
festivities, as the bishop Of Peterborough
has with the unwashed and unlettered
monks who beg at the doors OF the Sla
vanski bazaar. Saturday Review
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20
shelley and Elre aud Flame.

Unlike most poets, and in this resem-
bling his contemrcrary Turner in
painting, Shelley BEGAN with no special
love OF color bat developed it with his
general development. The chief char
acter Of Shelley's cclor Is that it is al
ways mingled with lieht and move
ment His is "a Rrtcn and glowing
light like that which drops from folded
lilies in which glowworns dwell" II
is translucent color proceeding from
some Utmost purple spirit of light. "
and he seems TO be always locking
through rainbow hued cascade. A
curious feature in Lis use Of color is the
evidently unconscious repetition If the
same word within few lines The col.
OF seems to flash before him ard disaD-
pear. His colors are fluid, opaline, IT,
descent. In this, again, as in the
witch of Atlas, strongly resembling
Turner's lator use Of color, they make
"a tapestry Of fleecelike mist, or
woven exhalation underlaid with lam
bent lightning fire. 4"
No poet has ever used fire so extern
slvely. "Men scarcely know how beau
tiful fire is, he says. Each flame of
!. is as precious stone dissolved in
ever moving light" He finds the SEM
blance of flame in the unlikeliest places,
even in water, for the dew in flower
Is like fire, even in the solid marble,
for the pyramid Of Cestus is a flame.
Everywhere he sees color fused with
light and in perpetual movement. The
whole visible universe is "a dome of
many colored glass, which "stains the
white radiance Of eternity" Shakes
peare had limited that such was his
conception of the world, but Shelley
| worked it out with a convinced SINGER
ity and daring imaginative insight
which seem part of the very texture of
this fascinating personality whose fit
emblem is the flame of the funeral pyre.
Contemporary Review.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20
How Fast the Earth Moves.

Every body knows that the earth makes
one complete revolution on its axis once
in each "a hours. But few, however,
have any idea of the high rate of speed
at which such an immense ball must
turn in order to accomplish the feat OF
making one revolution i'll day and
night. A graphic idea of the terrific
pace which the old earth keeps up year
after year may be had by comparing Its
speed to that Of cannon ball fired from
a modern high pressure gun. The high
est velocity ever attained by such mis-
sile has been estimated at 1926 feet per
second, which is equal to mile III
2-1O seconds. The earth, in making
one complete revolution Ill the short
space Of "a hours, must turn with a
velocity almost exactly equal to that OF
the cannon ball In short, its rate OF
speed at the equator is exactly Low
feet per second. This is equal to mile
every 3 Clio seconds, II miles MIN
ute.-St. Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20
whnt He WAS Doing.

Into an alley on Fifth street, betweer'
jefferson and Market, a young fellow
who had the appearance OF country
hayseed wandered yesterday and STOOD
near the entrance, gazing up at the show
bills, reading them aloud and spelling
them aloud as he read. He attracted the
attention Of the passersby, who gathered
around him and commenced guying HIM.
He stood it pretty well for awhile, and
suddenly faced about in reply to query
as TO what he was doing and said to his
ouestioner, "I've jist bin waitin to see
how long gentleman could stand mere
and mind his own business before some
burned fool would ask him what he was
a.doin." He then quietly walked up the
street. Commercial
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20
Not an Anthem.

Mr.. w. S. Gilbert told good story
against Sir Arthur Sullivan and himself
at the Savage club. While 1.-THE Mi
kado" was in process of incubation the
collaborators decided that it would be
an excellent thing to herald the entry OF
the Japanese monarch by suitable Jap
anese tune set to real Japanese words,
and they appealed to gentleman learn
ed in matters concerning the far east to
help them in their difficulty. The result
was the chorus in the second act, "Miya
sauna, miya sama," the strains OF which
are also heard with such singular effect
in the overture. Until quite recently
Mr.. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan
were under the impression that this air
belonged to something in the national
anthem; but it now seems that they
have been badly sold. A friend OF Mr..
Gilbert, who saw 1.-THE MikadO" the
other day for the first time, has written
letter complimenting the author and
composer upon the general scheme OF
their local color. but expressing aston
ishment at the introduction Of the
"Miya sama" chorus, the tune OF which
he declares to be that Of song sung
only in the lowest teahouses of Yoke
hama and calculated to make the lord
chamberlain g hair stand on end. Pub
lie Opinion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20
A Wen FILLED vaiise.

A certain hotel keeper who keeps an
unpretentious establishment in Algiers
not far from the passenger station of the
Southern Pacific railway says that in
future he will not take baggage in Sc
curity for board without having it pho
tographet under the X rays. lone
month ag,," said he, "a we'll dressed
fellow who owed me for two weeks
board came TO me and told me that as
he was in financial difficulties of
purely temporary character he would
like to leave his valise in security for
the bill. He said he would redeem it in
two weeks, or if he failed to do so /
might sell the valise and its contents.
The bag was not worth 80 cents, but "a
he was well dressed / concluded that q
roomy valise stuffed almost to bursting
with the wardrobe of such u swell would
much more than pay the $l4 he owed
me. | allowed him to take away the
rest of his stuff without any hesitation.
well, the two weeks passed, and i
did not have any message from the
swell, but the valise remained undis-
turbed. A week later my housekeeper
came to me and said that two Of my
best pillows were missing They were
big ones, worth about $4 apiece, and ]
did not like the notion of losing them,
you may be sure. felt sore, and in an
aimless sort of way began looking
around behind the Office counter, not
because had any notion of finding them
there, but just because l had nowhere
else to look without leaving the desk to
take care of itself. Suddenly my eye
rested on that big valise that owed me
$14, and then kind of sick feeling
came over me. opened it in a hurry
it contained nothing but my two big
pillows. New Orleans Times-Demo
! crat.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20
The MINuET DANCER.

SO. my onchantress in the lowered brocade
You call an elder fashion TO your aid,
Step forth from Gainsboroughs canvas and
advance.
A powdered Galgtea, to the dance
About you clings faded, old world air,
AS though the link boys crowded round your
chair
AS though tho Macaronis thronged the Mall,
And the French horns were sounding ut Vaux.
hall.
They tread the stately measure 10 its close
The silver buckles and the silkcn hose,
Ladies and exquisites, that bend and sway,
Brilliant as peoples on am August day.
You dance the minuet, and we admire,
We billiards in our black and white attire,
Whose russell idyl seems a mere burlosque
Set in frame so far less picturesque.
Yet take heart; for Love, the coatless rogue
Can scarcely heed what raiment be in vogue,
Since in good sooth his negligence is known
AS something scandalous anent his own.
And so he whispers, Eyes were bright and
brown
Long ere the powder tax dismayed the town,
And faithful shepherds still shall babble on,
Although the rapiers and the frills be gone.
ALFRED Cochrane in Spectator.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20
Unexpected Eetort.

A lawyer tells the following story III
The Green Bag: "Some time ago VIC
had under cross examination a youth
from the country who rejoiced i'll tb'
name of Samson and whose replie>
were provocative Of much laughter l.
the court. And so, questioned the
barrister, you wish the court to believe
that you are peaceably disposed ana
inoffensivo kind ofpcrson| Yes. And
that you have TO desire 70 follow IN the
steps OF your illustrious names;'ke and
smite the Philistines?' No; I've not,
answered the witness, and if l had the
desire / amt got the power at present.
Then you think you would be unable
to cope successfully with 1000 enemies
and utterly rout them with the jawbone
Of an asp We'll, answered the rufEled
Samson, Il might have try who,i You
have done with the weapon. .
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20
xvbx Everybody Smiled.

An amusing scene was witnessed by
many pedestrians one day at the corner
of Thirty seventh street and Broadway:
A fence, about 80 feet high, covered
with theatrical Autographs, incloses
lot ON that corner, where the founda-
tions of a new building are being iald.
II was the noon hour, and six brawny
sons of Erin were seated on a sligntiy
raised platform, resting against 'ne
fence They were eating their iuncneoh
and were Joking and laughing to their
hearts, content Those who stopped to
look at the group could not withhold a
smile. for directly above this jolly group
Of Irishmen, in bold, lurid letters,
were the words 1.-THE Gay Parisians; :
Here indeed was a pleasant satire, the
result of accident No wonder the work.
ingmen wondered why people smiled az
them so much. New York Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20
What Produces Perfume.

According to M. Eugene Mesnard, it
is not oxygen but light which is the
main cause of the transformation and
destruction of the odorous principles,
although in many cases the two agents
act in concert. In producing the perfume
of plants light acts both as a chemical
and mechanical power. The intensity OF
the perfume of flowers depends upon the
balance established at every hour OF the
day between the pressure Of water in
their cellules, which tends to drive the
perfumes outward, and the drying action
of light. Where there is too much heat
there is too little scent. This Is due to
the excess of light and the dearth OF
water. Enquirer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20
We'll Said by Royalty.

The queen regent of Holland mother
of little Queen Wilhelmina, who is q
beautiful woman, of royal DISTINCTION
is very simple in all her habits. On one
occasion, when she visited the Empress
Eugenie, the latter was surprised at her
ouiet, unobtrusive way Of travelling, he.
entire suit consisting Of an aged cham
berlain and a lady of honor. we al
WAYS travel second class, she explained,
because the people one meets there are
so much more interesting than the more
elegant, more selfish and often less po'
lite travellers who go first class
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20

ID. York, the florist, who started a
branch OF his green house bueiness at
Marquette in Hancock last fall finds that
the branch ls doing so much more than
the Queen City ofiise and 30 much more
than he ever expected, that he has pulled
out OF the latter city and will devote all
bis time 20 the copper country trade. ln
the spring he expects to build green
houses here and be better equipped to
supply patrons than ever.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20

We are pleased to tell you that we
make everything pertaining to the shoe
makers trade as cheap as ever from the
best quality OF leather. Mems boots or
shoes soled for 45 and so cents, ladies'
shoes soled for 30 and 40 cents. We
have q nice assorted stock OF fall and
winter SHOES, ana our own maze shoe
packs, which we will dispose .; ct very
low figures. Good work guaranteed.
OKER & KEMPPAINEN.
Fifth street, Red Jacket, next to jacob
Gartner's store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20
ODD FACTS ABOUT MADAGASCAR.
The Policemen Sleep on Their Beats-The
Curfew Is Of Ancient Use.

The Policemen Sleep on Their Beats-The
Curfew Is Of Ancient Use.
Probably the sleepiest policemen in
the world are those of Madagascar. At
Antananarivo, the capital, there is lit
tie evidence of the force by day, for its
members are all peacefully wrapped in
slumber. AT night, too, the guardian of
property is seldom to be seen, and that
he is actually guarding is only to be
told by the half hourly Cry that is sent
up to police post No. alongside the
royal palace.
"Watchman, what of the night?"
"We are wide awake, keeping sharp
lookout, and all's well. F"
Antananarivo has no lamps and no
streets. 1t is simply great collection
of houses tumbled together. There is a
big force of night police, known as the
watch. The men gather themselves
together into groups, and choosing snug
corners, wrapping themselves in straw
mats, they drop into long and profound
slumber. One member of each group re-
mains awake to respond to the half
hourly call from the palace. AS he calls
back, the others, half awake, mechan-
ically shout back the response. 1t makes
little difference, however, that the police
continually sleep, for robbery is rare.
Curfew, though popularity supposed
to be purely an early English and Nor
man French custom, has been estab-
lished in Madagascar for centuries. In
every town and village between . and
10 the watchmen go around shouting out
in the Malagasy dialect. Lights outP
and they see that all is in darkness in
every house. After these hours no one
is allowed to travel around without
special pass.
There is no criminal code Of any &C
count and when a man is caught IN th'
act Of stealing the populace is apt e
ignore the police and surround him ant
stone him to death. The Madagascar
have no "swear words" in their Ian
guage, and when their feelings are over
wrought against man the only thlnt
they can do is to execute summar!
vengeance Oh him. New York World.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20
A pov.s Accomplishment.

There is dog in Albany, this state,
that can play the trumpet-that Is 10
cav he can blow two or three harmo-
Mons notes from small brass horn-and
wonderfully funny he looks when ne
ats ON his launches blowing away ior
dear life The dogs name is Mascot
and he is the quecrest genius alive
Watertown IN. " Gazette.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-20

Senator O. W. Robinson arrived in
Houghton yesterday afternoon having
taken advantage OF the adjournment OF
the legislature today and over Washing
tens Birthday to run up on private. bus
mess. He will not attend the State con-
vention ashe says Justice Long is sure
OF the nomination and there will be
enough to go through the form OF nam
ing him. Asked how the matter oil the
appointment OF commissioner Of mineral
statistics stood, the senator said, II
don't know and If did l would not tell
YOU"