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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-05-20
How the Lantern Was Invented.

King Alfred the Great is credited
with originating the lantern. He
was SO bothered by tho candle
flames blowing in the wind that he
protected them by putting the can
dies in COW horns, which he ordered
to be scraped thin. Our GRANDPA
theirs made lanterns by punching
holes and Sits in properly shaped
pieces of tin, which were then sol
dered together. The light which
came through the little cuts was al
ways very dim and Pickering. 1t
was this kind Of lantern which the
old town watchmen used to carry
when they went about calling the
hours and the weather in rhyme:
'Tis one o. the clock; midnight is past.
Sleep on, good friends, the time thou hast,
For rise ye must at early dawn.
IT'S one o tho clock and Tuesday morn.
Chicago Record.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-05-20
Whales Are Hard to END.

The motive which has begun a
new period of antarctic exploration
is very evident and definite indeed.
The supply Of right whales has
practically given out in the north,
owing TO the overdemand caused
by the high price of whalebone. The
oil, to be sure, is not worth nearly
SO much as in the palmy days of.
New Bedford and her sturdy whal-
ers, by reason Of the cheap produc-
ton of its rival, petroleum. But the
bone is sold at IS per pound, and
right whale may have in his capa-
cious jaws whole ton Of the pre-
cious commodity. With each animal
furnishing a small fortune for a sea
faring man, it is not surprising in
these days of harpoon guns and
steamships that the Arctic ocean
has been plundered of it's whale
wealth. So whalers are turning
their attention to the waste of unex-
plored waters. Ross thought he
found right whales in 1912, but
Borchgrevink and his contempora-
ries failed to come up with them
Scribner's.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-05-20

Russia produces eight bushels of
wheat to the acre and might pro-
duce twice or three times that guam
tity if the cultivation were as care
full and systematic as in Germany
or France.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-05-20
WOman's Superior Acumen.

"Just look at thatW exclaimed
Mrss Wallace.
''At what2" asked Wallace.
cat that ridiculous sign, An $50
cigar for 10 cents. We women may
be easily deceived by bargain adver-
tisements, but no palpable lie like
that would ever take us in.".
And she was so happy over it that
he hadn't the cruelty to tell her
that the $50" stood for the price by
the thousand Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-05-20

The department of agriculture es-
Inmates that the cost OF sowing an
acre of wheat in Alabama is 90.
cents, and from this amount the fig
ure diminishes in other states to "a
cents in Iowa.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-05-20

IN North and South Carolina and
Georgia the average sowing OF
wheat is bushel to the acre. In the
leading wheat growing states it is
from 1-2 to 9 bushels.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-05-20
Fresh Fields.

jackson seems to enjoy meeting
new people"
"Of course. 1t keeps him from
forgetting his old jokes. Detroit
Free Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-05-20

"You. wouldn't believe it, but
Granny has bad case of swelled
head"
There must lie some mistake"
"Not a Bit Of it; genuine old fash
Toned mumps on both sides. De
troit Free Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-05-20

The accuracy of some parts of the
locomotive is ten times finer than
in the watch, but for absolute meas
urement the accuracy in the watch
is almost three times as fine as in
the locomotive.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-05-20

It is always sure sign Of rain
when horses and cattle stretch their
necks and snuff the air for a long
time.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-05-20

1t is estimated that the residents
of the City of Mexico drink rs, 900
gallons Of pulque daily.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-05-20


Seems incI
All grease d
remedy is "a
ries. In dai
burns and 81
acids or al
where the
all ailment
to anythiy
cutaneous
household
not keep U
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-05-20

hen Brigham Young became
OF TIE sect, and made plural
6aQA an essential feature of its
q the Cape Cod Mormons re-
voltes md, true New Englanders
as tn kere, declared the innova-
ton a kresy and1went their decent
way, bne bAt not lonely, and COM
fortaBly assured atc)hly they were
orthodox. So they have continued
till the present day, slowly gaining
in numbers at first, but now as
slowly decreasing with the break
ing down of the isolation upon
which the perpetuation of such
creeds as Dsdepends. New York
Times.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-05-20
YORK WORLD,

CEsA>WEEK EDITION.
rs A WEEK. 1856 PAPERS
"a YEAR.
'!y 3 first among weekly papers
atepcy OF publication and
vafie{* and reliability OF cons
Us p7Aetically q daily at the
4 Qf a weekly; and its vast list of
ID I'LL eatending TO every state and
'rrit! 4 oflthes Union and foreign coun-
les, M Nonch for the accuracy and
.irnes Gifts news columns.
It's splendidly illustrated and among
s spe&a features are q line hulnor page,
xhausf i've market reports, all the latest
Lshipu$ for women and long series of
OF ty the greatest living American
ndEuklish authors,
CoEaA Doyle, jerome X. Jerome,
tanley M eyman, Mary z. Wilkins,
AntBpnysHope. Bret Harte,
fBrander Matthews, Etc.
We odet this unequaled newspaper and
'he N4tletta Journal together one year
Or 5000 The regular subscription price
{ thetwo papers is $500.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-27
The Cars Gold Plate.

For the banquet that took place inn
metiiately after the coronation OF the
car no less than $40, 900 pounds weight
of the finest crystal, gold and silver
plate was used, 60, 600 pounds OF this
being composed of the precious metals.
The most famous services OF plate are
the Orloff and the London service, the
last including, among other things,
copies of four equestrian statues on the
Anichkoff bridge in st. Petersburg, four
others representing hunting scenes and
one st. George and the dragon. A writer
in London Society says that among
the crystals there were some wonderful
vases, with lunches of grapes cut III re-
lief The Orloff service consists OF 10
vases, richly decorated, and SO large Sill
yer centerpieces for the table, OF ex-
quisite workmanship. A third service,
known as the Partisan golden service,
bought in 1867, consists OF tureens'
dishes and centerpieces.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-27
HE HAD NO HARD FEELINGS.

lou see that woman coming, Jack. dressed mp
In pink and grayi
Well, that's woman whom / loved in times
now passed away.
used to visit her each night and write her
every day.
And words of burning, eager love to her I'd
often say.
I'd take her out TO parties ard to many mat
inee.
Would send her every week or so a costly big
bouquet
Large sums out Of my salary | cheerfully
would pay
For buggy rides ana such like things 10 make
our courtshlp gay.
Well. after all d done for her, this same
young maid. Miss May.
Although her parents stern had said to such
marriage nay,
Packed Up her clothes together and skipped
lightly cut one day
AND welded a young follow down at Nara
gansett Bay,
Wen goodhy, Jack she ; coming. and with her
| must stray
You say that you re astonlshed that word TO
her q say
That ! should coldly snub and scorn such de
celrfr fay
But don y2u seer am the man with whom
che ran away.
Charles j. Cotton in New York sun
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-27
Wealth..

Wealth is a blessing when properly
used, and the mere fact of any man pos
sessing it can by no possibility be held
against him unless he came by 1t
through dishonest or fraudulent means.
One might ask with some show OF rea-
son, where would the hospitals, the in
firmaries, the charitable institutions,
the halls of learning and the thousand
and one great interests of this country
be had they not been endowed and as
sisted by people of means. There are
many people in this country today who
owe their education and training large
ly to the benevolence of those who gave
of their substance to keep up the schools
and colleges.
The American people are gifted with
a fair average of good sense, and while
they may for time join in the outcry
against the capitalist, as such, they can
scarcely fail to come back to their nor
NAL, rational level and look upon these
outbreaks as sensational, injurious, un.
Just and wholly uncalled for. New
York Ledger.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-27
A Trick of Actors.

Most people know that the memory
may be easily confused by learning
passage in two or three different ways,
or by having once heard an incorrect
foym of giving it. Working on this prin-
ciple, actors are fond Of putting stum-
bling blocks in one another's way. A
stock joke, dear to the hearts OF all
players, is the regular thing to be in
fiicted upon a beginner in the first act
of "Richard I'LL" 1t is i'll the scene
where the coffin of Henry vi is borne
across the stage. One of the men who
carry it has been raised from the posi-
ton of supernumerary to his first speak
ing part, which consists of a single line.
Before the performance, it is usual for
some older actor to take him aside and
impress him with the enormous dlf1-
culties of delivering that sentence COR
rectly. The victim listens nervously.
"Now, most actors" says his tor
mentor gravely, make this mistake
the first time they play the part: In
stead of saying, as it is, My lord,
stand back, and let the coffin pass, they
give it this way, My lord, stand back
and let the parson cough.
And after he has heard the latter yer
sion, absurd though it is, the chances
are that the poor supernumerary VII
give that to the audience on the firs
! night. New York Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-27
A Tough Manxman.

I'm a Manxman, and have inherited
a rugged constitution. l seldom wear
gloves even in your winters, and much
of the time 1 go without an overcoat.
For many years followed the sea, and
/ had one adventure that few would
have lived to tell of. 1t was midAight
of December when / was ordered aloft
to stow the main royal, and before l
knew what was about l fell from the
yardarm into the sea. No one Oh deck
had noticed my fall, and apparently no
one had heard my Cry, for the ship kept
right on. There was, with heavy boots
and heavy coat, alone amid the waves
of the Atlantic. You may not belle o
me, but did not feel greatly alarmed.
l managed to get out of my boots aid
coat. and then began to swim to keep
myself afloat. Somehow l felt that
should be saved. We had passed YES
sci about sunset, and l thought she
come along and pick me up. l had been
a good swimmer all my life, and l kept
afloat till daybreak, when that 9th II
vessel did come along and fish me out,
four hours after fell in. We got into
New York three days after my ship ar
rived, and when came aboard, as she
lay at her wharf, my mates took me fo'
q ghost New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-27
Truthful.

General Grant was. says General
Horace Porter in McClure's Magazine,
"without exception the most absolutely
truthful man ever encountered in pub
lie or private life. He was not only
truthful himself, but he had horror OF
untruth in others" An anecdote illus
trates this trait
One day while sitting in his bedroom
in the White House, where he had re-
tired to write message to congress,
card was brought in by servant.
An officer OH duty at the time, seeing
that the president did not want to be
disturbed, remarked to the servant,
"Say the president is not in.
General Grant overheard the remark,
turned around suddenly in his chair
and cried out to tn ant:
"Tell him no sucA ling! don't lie
myself, and don't want any one to lie
for mel"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-27
A Scrap Of Paper.

Not long ago, says writer in The
Realm, was walking in the garden at
Hawarden with Mr.. Gladstone. what
would you do with that?" he said sud-
denly, pointing to bit of newspaper
living on the lawn. 81 think I'd pick 1t
up and take it away" / answered, aston
ished. "Ah! Well, this is what l dc
with it," said Mr.. Gladstone. There
upon he placed the point of his walking
stick on the middle of the scrap OF pa
per, twisted the stick round and round,
and with much dexterity left the bit OF
paper in the soil and out of sight.
1.-The Duke of Buccleugh taught me to
do that" he said as we resumed oui
walk. cit is good for the ground. y
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-27
Ths Greecs of Today.

To understand the phenomenal rtse
of Greece, we must bear in mind that.
though the Greeks had been miserably
downtIodden by the Turks for 400 years;
the best hope of the people, borne by an
unholy tribute far away from their
mothers homes and trained into the
tools of an inhuman tyranny, and
though, had it not been for the unto
ward event. at Navarino, the whole
population of the Morea would have
been exterminated beneath the merciless
tramp of Turkish hoofs, there, never
theless, lived behind the outward show
of slavish debasement "A heart OF sturdy
independence that cherished the patriot
ic memories of ages and seized eagerly
on every chance that might enable it to
stand before the world in the attitude
and character that had given it the
most prominent place III the history OF
the human race.
The two years struggle that gave to
Greece the right to look Europe in the
face, as noble people determined to
die rather than live the slaves of a
hateful tyranny. at the same time gave
TO Europe the assurance that Greece
was living Greece again, and Christian
conscience and classic memories COM
bined, when once the yoke was broken,
TO enable the Greeks to show 20 the
world that, in spite of the bombshells
of Venice and the sabers of Turkey, not
only should Greek mother bear sons
to grow up free from the rapine OF Turk
ish hands, but desolate Athens should
rise to her old position, and, along
with Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aber-
deem, assert its place among famous Eu-
ropean cities that combine commercial
enterprise with cultivated intelligence.
1t was this noble patriotic pride that, III
the short space of half century, turned
the little ruined village into an impos-
ing city. Professor John Stuart Blackie
in Forum.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-27
IN THE HEAT OF YOUTH.
Noveiists Recoliections OF DAYS When
Women Were All Oueens


Why is 1t, wonder, that we come
into the world so i'll equipped for its ex.
ploratlonf 1t seems TO me. as look hack
upon my youth, that, in certain wav
my senses were fresher and keener then
than they are now And yet they were
continually-particularly in the matter
OF glrls-playing the most unwarrant.
able pranks on me Some alien fluid. Of
an intense and fiery kind, got mixed
with them and made them subject TO oil
sorts OF unaccountable alterations.
Ii Is notorious fact that an electric
current will make the most excellent
compass behave IL an irresponsible fash.
ION And yet, though the disturbing
fluid which made my compass worthless
was nearly always there, it has guided
me somehow with tolerable safety
long distance across the trackless main.
And am not by any means sure that
would exchange it for q truer instru.
ment, subject to fewer alterations Fog
take this very sensitiveness to electric
influences TO be proof of its exceeding
hnenoss and excellence Life would be
a horrible dreary affair if these magnetic
currents which make the needle tremble
and swerve were banished or noneXist.
ent. The dull, dead, stupid sanity
which has no sympathy with folly and
no CLEAN of potential madness is no
doubt a stanch and reliable rudder, but
| cannot forbear questioning whether to
the soul thus equipped the voyage Is
worth making
Ulysses of old, middle aged though
he was, had to stuff his ears with wax
lest he steer his ship into the jaws of
perdition. when the sirens sang so deli.
ciously, and he did not exactly cover
| himself with glory during his visits to
Gree and Calypso. But what very red
blood he had, and how humanely his
| heart beat in every one Of his manifold
adventures! He never, like his ship
mates, became swain. and how noble
and manly was his bearing in the pres
ence of the lovely Nausicaal
There is something almost touching
to me in seeing the same sentimen
which stirs my own bosom recorded
thousands of years ago. And, truth t
tell, the man whose pulse is subject t.
no Irregularities and whose judgmen
registers no alterations in the presence
of beautiful woman is, in my opinion
fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils.
H Ii. Boyesen in Lippincott's.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-27
Soc;ety No Longer Visits.

Calls having become in our busy lire
~ GREAT cities so perfunctory an obiiga'
ton many people have seen fit to drop
the attempt to make them except III
cases where coincidence or congratuia'ion
is in order. These cases demand 'no
leaving of cards in person only, and SO
visiting for forms sake is drifting out
of vogue. So we'll is the difficulty o, a aC,
compIishing all ones visits understood
that people of the world do not hola
oaoh other TO strict account If season
masses without an interchange OF cards
Thew simply meet somewhere and take
M the thread dropped when they last
met, months before, with periece e1ou
temper. Mrs. Burton Harrison III La
dies Home Journal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-27
SAD LIFE OF A BEAUTY.
The Countess of Dudley "A Devoted Wife To
RepuIsive Husband.

IA Repuisiye Husband.
Georgina, countess of Dudley, enjoys
the we'll deserved reputation of being
not only one of the most beautiful! ma
irons IN London society, but also one OF
the kindest and most warm hearted OF
the great ladies of Mayfair. She is de-
voted mother and deserves great
amount of credit for tie manner IN
which she has brought up her children
and for the devoted care and loyalty
which she manifested to her eccentric
husband Until his death her existence
was little better than a martyrdom,
which she bore with the most exemplary
patience and fortitude. The late earl
was many years her senior and the re-
verse of handsome, Ill addition to whlch
he i'll many matters was entirely insane,
having inherited his madness from his
father. All this would have caused
many a mother to hesitate before even
permitting her daughter to wed such
man, but Lady Dudley's mother, Lady
Louisa Moncrieffe, dazzled by the earl 5
income of over SO, 900, 600 year, forced
her lovely daughter to bind herself to
him.
The contrast between the beautiful
woman and the almost repulsive look
ing husband who was her constant com
panion was so startling that 1T drew
forth the hackneyed exclamation Of
beauty and the beast" wherever they
went. Had Lord Dudley been les'
wealthy he would inevitably have beer
confined in madhouse, but even dur
ing the closing years of his life Lady
Dudley never permitted him to be con
sidered as insane, although he seldom
experienced lucid moments. Lady Dud
lev was the second wife of the late ear
and has seven children, six sons and on
daughter. -Philadelphia Press.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-27
The Telephone Worked.

According to Kentucky paper when
the telephone was first introduced III
that state an old farmer who did not
exactly understand the working OF the
invention bought new pair OF boots
for his son, who lived down in Texas.
He hung the footwear across the wire
at shutdown one evening. During the
night some one took the boots and placed
a pair of old ones across the wire. Next
morning the old gentleman went ont
and. to his delight, he saw the old
boots. He fastened into the house, ex-
claiming to his wife: "Say, Sal, this
here tellerphone is the best thing yet.
John got his boots last night. and I'm
blasted if he didn't send the old uhs
home -
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-27
Eating In India.

Colonel Pollock, who has had half
century experience in India, asserts thai
now it is almost impossible to procure
there a good curry. The sorts CONNER
cially prepared and sold all over the
world give no idea of the genuine arti-
Gle. To procure it in perfection is now
only possible in Madras, where it is
considered worthless unless it be abso-
lutely fresh--that is, made from newly
plucked cocoanuts. The deterioration Of
curry is in proportion to the lack OF this
essential quality. How far commercial
preparations Of the powder are inferior
may be easily imagined, as they may
remain for years ON the shelves OF deal
ers before use Colonel Pollock speaks
highly of the merits of East Indian
cooks In the training, however, they
have acquired in the European cuisine
they have lost the art of connecting their
own native dishes. He makes one eXcep-
ton, and that relates TO what he calls u
Bengal steak, made Of old cocks or
ducks, which he declares is better than
the juiCiest rump steak obtainable III
England.
In contrast to Colonel Pollock's pic
ture of the epicurean delights Of India
we have one Of correspondent who Is
now in that country and is recording
his impressions. He says that for food
the traveller is in a bad way. Vegeta'
! bles are sapless, and it is now consider
ed unsafe TO eat them on account of the
presence of the bubonic plague. Meat
and fruit predispose cholera Fish is
forbidden by taste and prudence. Mill
and butter are more than suspicious
and soda and ordinary water are filled
with dangerous germs. Soda water Il
made from local stagnant pools. Thu
only safe thing is whisky. New Yorl
Sun
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-27
Shocked the Boston Ear.

The horse came tearing madly down
the street. The coachman had jumped
to save his life and the beautiful girl
inside the coupe screamed for help.
Suddenly the man from Boston dart
ed out in front of the wild eyed steed.
1t seemed suicidal, but upon the brave
fellows face was look of determine
ton that would have been the glory OF
a knight of old.
Bracing himself up for the shock, he
awaited the opportunity that Provi-
dence seemed to have intended him for,
and the people upon the sidewalks stood
breathless.
With bound the frightened brute
was upon him. He clutched the reins
and swung himself out OF the way OF
the beating hoofs. The coupe swerved
and was almost overturned, but righted
itself, and in moment the heroic deco
was accomplished. The trembling steed
stood still, the fainting girl was lifted
from her perilous position.
"Where is he? Where is hep she
cried, and her rescuer was pointed out
Without waiting to be introduced thu
beautiful creature flung herself upon hi
breast and cried:
"Oh, sir, you done noble.
A deathly pallor overspread his face
He tore away from her, and as be gal
loped madly from the scene muttered:
"Great heavens! She's from Chicago
Oh, that had known it before l ruine'
my 90 cent pair of suspenders! But tina
is what comes of allowing oneself
be swayed by impulse. - Clevelan
| Leader
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-27
poeuuatic Tires.

Most people imagine that pneumatic
tires are novelties of recent invention,
and vet they were actually used on Eng
lish roads nearly so years ago. We read
that Eat the Bath and west OF England
agricultural show, held at Guilford, a
couple of carriage wheels were shown
fitted with pneumatic tires. These were
made by May & Jacobs for the Duke OF
Northumberland AZ years ago. but the
carriage proving too heavy for the horse
they were disused. The tires were con-
structed OIL almost exactly the same
principle as those in use on cycles TO-DAY
AN inner air chamber, with stronger
outer cover. When punctured, they
were repaired by the same means as now
adopted. Hardware.