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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-12
near the surface.-C. Z. Borchgrevink In
How the Chinese Count Time.

The Chinese sundial embodied the
usual principle, but was crude indeed. A
rod or needle set upright reflected q shad-
oW on Hat surface as the sun moved.
On TINS were characters Indicating the
hours or the day. The Chinese also used n
water clock called the clepsydra. 1t was n
DISK OF copper or other material, with an
extremely small aperture, from which the
water trickled, drop by drop. The clepsy-
ara OF canton Is thus described by trav-
eier; 1t is n vase of copper. 1t is situated
IN pavilion built on double arch that
crosses street leading from the great
south gate of the city to the palace of the
treasurer OF the province. Like that which
existed, and perhaps exists still i'm the
feklng observatory, 1t is composed of four
copper vases, whence water runs from one
TO another by little tubes fixed at the base
Inc vase That rests on the floor has on its
wooden cover kind of handle crossed nv
RUE mounted on float and coyered
WIN characters representing the hours.
Wheh the water has run out-that is. in
ohe morning or evening-it is poured again
INTO the uppermost vase. There is n little
brick staircase by which the attendant rs.
cends. "'
In the temples there are attendants
whose business IL Is to hang up "a placard.
Win white ground, on which is indicat.
ed the hour. They strike the hours of the
oay on drum, and at night they beat a
gong. Inc attendants who thus look after
inc night or time occupy the intervals be.
tween In making sticks of incense on
which are marked the hours. These ARC
SUCKS SO arranged as to burn n certain
length or time for every hour. and these
are USED by peasants and others. The
SUCK Is lighted when the gong sounds.
ana In this way the private individual can
Keep very tolerable account of the hours
us they pass New York Ledger
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-12
HAVING FUN WITH FAURE.
Cheap Wits of London Comment namely
on the Frenehman's Manners.

Felix Faure has been the butt Of quite
a number Of the wits of the press OF
London because, according TO the Gus
tom Of his country, he wears evening
dress on state occasions in the daytime.
They also banter him upon his fondness
for snowy CATERS bright waistcoats,
white ties and his affectation of the
monocle.
Numerous are the illusions to the
humble origin Of the head Of the French
republic. Patronizing is the tone which
they adopt when they state that his
manners are very good in spite of the
fact that he was once tanner. | won
der how many of those cheap wits, those
fippant photographers of the metropoli-
tan press, remember that William the
Conqueror, the original dispenser Of
their nobility, was the son Of Robert of
Normandy and Arletta, the daughter of
the tanner Fulbert - Cor Chicago
Times-Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-12
Not . Ruler of the Planets.

Some odd communications are received
by Mr.. Christie the astronomer royal, on
tho subject Of the studies which engage
him In his official capacity. 1t seems that
many persons are still unable to distin.
guisb between astronomy and astrology.
Here Is "A specimen letter which Mr.. Chris
tie has communicated Dear Sir-Will
you kindly rule my planet and send full
particularsp l was born -. I am
sending three stamps, as l do not know
your charge. II 1t Is not sufficient, kindly
let me know, and / will send the differ
ence." The writer must have been rather
surprised ut the answer he got to this gen.
erous offer. 1t was as follows: "The as
tronomer royal requests me to state that
he Is not able to rule the planets. Persons
who pretend to do so are rogues and vaga.
bonds. "-London News.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-12
Painting the Lily.

Painting the lily has become n litera,
TACT, not merely the poets notion of the
widest exaggeration. An army officers
wife, writing from an out of the wav
western town, tells of q young woman ont
there, quite the most refined person bere
hhe Is, too, who related to me. with ,nnch
pride, an idea of her own which she hod
"a out Tor a recent silver wedding.
= cuo some OF our annunciation lilies. ;
nne explained, and pasted silver paper in
Hrlps on the outside of the flowers They
were very much admired"
ms western artist () Is equaled and
ou'uone by a Berlin society woman who
Net out ner dinner board lately with OK.
Iuisite flowers, on which notices and o,,o.
sations were painted in gold, silver and
various colors. On deep purple hearts.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-12
Little Change For these Precious Ones.

What sort q place do YOU reckon heav.
en- isY' said Moscly Wraa -. slowly shifting
his seat on the park bench and looking
dreamily out over the blue lake
THE good book says It's q place o.
rest, replied Tuflo!d Knutt sauintiny
contemplatiycly at the sun
1t won't be- much uf "a change, will
itf' rcjoined Mosely Wraggs after long
pause. Chicago Tribune
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-12
A Bankers Advice.

Baron Rothschild was asked by friend
of his to advise him In the matter of a
couple of financial transactions, one Of
which offered very large rate of interest,
the other much smaller one.
"If you want to dine well, |" the baron
replied, after moments reflection, "go
in for the first; II you want to sleep well,
Invest In the second. "-Tigaro.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-12
Pleasure,s Procession.

Though the perfume Of the roses
Brings no more its Establishment,
Though the honeybee now dozes
In luxurious content,
Let US still be bland and smiling
Nor lament the days Of yore.
Let us turn to the beguiling
That the future has in store.
Though the honeysuckles vanish,
Though the frost may reign supreme,
Ruthless autumn cannot Danish
Redolence and dainty CLEAN.
Our good cheer cannot be shattered.
Fancy sweetly bids us wake,
10 inhale the incense scattered
BY the radiant buckwheat cake.
-Washington stas.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-12
A Stop In Time Nav Save a Sermon.

One of the elements of successful SER
mon is timely and effective close. Many
a grand effort has utterly failed for lack
OF remembering this. A climax is reached
the impression is vivid, then, alas, "a
lew more words, and the influence gained
is frittered away. WEAKNESS takes the
place OF conviction, and the truths uttered
before are forgotten. There is no use In
banging away when one has commenced
10 IRE blank cartridges. Syracuse Chris
tian Advocate.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-12
Prolific Sala,

George Augustus Sala had vast
amount of collected notes on all matters,
carefully indexed These no would con
suit. Then he would walk up and down
the room for "A time, after which no would
write or dictate without pause Henry La
bouchere says that there was probably
never man who produced more copy"
than Sala, or, on the whole more reada-
Bile.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-12

An authority on the just proportions of
the human form divine says, "The ears
should be so placed as not to be higher
than the eyebrows or lower than the tip of
the nose" People who are dressing for .
party should not forget this.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-12
A River Of Ink.

In Algeria there Is river Of ink. In the
upper part Of its course it flows through
beds OF decaying moss, in the lower part
through strata of iron ore, and thus
the combination of the two, It's
waters acquire very nearly the color ana
something of the taste of black ink.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-12

ease was greeting in cream color on its
surface, and other flowers had been equally
uisllgured, ut great expense of misguided
skill and money. Perhaps the worst out.
rage was a lovely rose, bearing the com
pieto menu on its petals -New York
Times
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-12

The grandest review ever seen In this
country was that mt Washington ut the
close OF the civil war. Over 100, 900 men
were In line
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-29

Business men, in business hours, at
tend only to business matters. Social
calls are best adapted to the social
circle. Make your business known
in few words without loss of time.
Let your dealing with a stranger be
most carefully considered, and true
friendship truly appreciated. A
mean act will soon recoil, and man
of honor will be esteemed. Leave
''tricks of trade" to those whose
education was never completed. Treat
all with respect, confide in few,
wrong no man. Be never afraid TO
say no, and always prompt to ac-
knowledge and rectify a wrong.
Leave nothing for tomorrow that
should be done today. Because a
friend is polite, do not think that his
time is valueless. Have a place for
everything and everything in it's
place. To preserve long friendship
keep short credit; the way to get
credit is to be punctuai; the way to
preserve it is not to use it much.
Settle often; have short accounts.
Trust no mans appearances; they
are often deceptive, and assumed for
the purpose of obtaining credit.
Rogues generally dress well. The
rich are generally plain men. Be
we'll satisfied before you give credit
that those to whom you give it are
men to be trusted Attend strictly to
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-29

Mr.. R. B. Greeve, merchant, of Chilhowie,
Va, certifies that he had consumption, was
given up to die. sought all medical treatment
that money could procure, tried all cough
RENE dies he could hear of, but got no relief;
spent many nights sitting up in a chair; was
induced to try DIR. Kings New Discovery,
and cured by of two bottles. For
past three years has been attending to bust
ness, and says DR.. King New Discovery is
the grandest -emedy ever made. it has
done much for him aud also for others in
his community. DR.. Kings New Discovery
is guaranteed for coughs, colds and consump-
ton. 1t don't fail. Trial bottles free at H.
G. Pierce's drug store.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-29
------~-a-
Fourpenny Doctors.

Russia is not a country to which ply
sicians who find it difficult to make a
sufficient income should be advised to
emig
The fees are exceedingly low, and 20
kopecks, or about threepence, is not an
uncommon charge for patient to pay
who goes to the physicians consulting
rooms.
On the other hand, it must be remem-
bered that there are many men III Lon
don who are content to take fourpence
for a consultation, and the writer is ac-
quainted with doctor having the double
qualification of the College of Surgeons
and the College of Physicians who does
a sixpenny practice and is not only per-
fectly satisfied, but thinks himself far
better off than many of the men with
whom he went to college who are eking
out scanty existence in better class
work and earning far less money than
he does.
This sixpenny fee, small as it is, not
only includes advice, but a certain
quantity Of medicine as WELL sufficient
to last for two or three days. Strand
LIagazine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-29

ity at disadvantage, or as brilliant as
Voltaire's "Discourses Upon Man" if
they inculcated injurious theories, or as
rhythmic as Byron's "Don Juan" if 1T
sacrificed the decencies. On that day
the flying roll which Zechariah of the
text saw thousands Of years ago and the
rolls which we see flying over all our
towns and cities and flying from the
swiftest printing presses that were ever
invented will be found to contain mes
sages divine or satanic. Not only the
inkhorn which Ezekiel saw, but all the
inkhorns, will come to Judgment. "And
saw the dead, small and great, stand
before God, and the books were opened. !"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-29
Estate of John Wilson OF
Greensboro.

GTATE OF VERMONT, ORLEANS DIST
- SIS. In Probate Court, held az Ncwf
in said District, on the 18th day OF Novon
A. ID. 1897.
r. b. Smith, administrator Of the -
of John Wilson. late OF greensboro,
said district, deceased, presents his aan,
tration account for examination ana hll
ance, and makes application Tor tecfe
distribution and partition OF the esihi|
said deceased.
Whereupon, it IL ordered by said cd
that said account be referred 20 "a acrl
thereof, 70 be held az 4. ~. - tl&n tii'7 0iNq
Barton, VT. Ia said dietrirt, on tho loihI
of December A. ID. 1897, AZ one o'olocd
the afternoon for hearing and dccll
thereon: And, IL Is further ordered
notice hereof be given 10 ali pcreons N
ested, by publication Of the samo three 81
successfvely in the Orleans county Non|
a newspaper published at Barton, preHioI
said time appointed for hearing, ihat
may appear AZ said time and place, and |
cause, III any they may have. why said
count should not he allowed, and such dol
made.
BY the Court-Attest,
47-49 A.. r. ALIH r. Judd
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-29

Johnny, 1 find three mistakes on
the first page of your letter, said a
mother to her nine year old son one
day. You have spelled 'untiP with
two rs, very with two RS, and left
out the word brother in the last
line. / don't call that three mistakes,
mamma, replied the boy, calmly, L
call 1t two mistakes and one forgot.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-29

"Why are you forever humming
that air?" asked Foote of an acquaint-
ance. because it haunts me-" was
the reply. ''No WONDER" replied
Foote. "You are always numbering
t."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-29

Tourist Gin Oklahoma )-"Did young
Mr.. Eastman, who came out here
about year ago to grow up with the
country, ever attain his ambition?"
Alkali Ike-"Wal, no. We planted
him all right, but he never sprouted. T"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-29

Hungry Higgins-"I wouldn't mind
goin to Klondike if it wasn't for
havin' to dig out the gold" Weary
Watkins-''That isn't the worst of it.
1t has to be washed after it is dug"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-29

Undenominational journalism is alb
solutely necessary to demonstrate the
unity of the Christian world. Wide
and desperate attempt is made to show
that .the religion of Jesus Christ is only
a battle-ground Of sects, and the cry
has been: IF you want Us 20 accex5
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19

4, here IL you are going to look for him?"
asked the colonel.
.sNo" | said. III isn't necessary. Good
| day, you can look for me Christmas eve
4 said goodbye but didn't leave Ridge
I wood after all. | only went away tar
enough to hide myself In certain little
( hotel in the little town. ard there ! waited
. and wstched--dli as slick detective work
as | ever did IA my life. even In big
city on the biggest robbery ! ever had. II
was hard work aud worked hard at II.
| The only vacation | took was long enough
| 10 drop a line 10 Colonel Payne telling him
| 10 get ready 20 celebrate Christmas aud
| 10 allow room on his Christmas tree for all
| The stolen articles
| Christmas eve found Ine--not In the colo
nel's home-hut out 81 the cold frosty air
looking into the window OF little cottage.
The cottage was the end one In e row Of
wooden houses, each with grass plot
around II. !. belonged 10 William Winter.
| private secretary TO Colonel Payne and In
| the cottage lived Winter and his wife. AMI
Winters wite's mother Also six li.tle Win
tiers varying in age oil the way from 10
IL years.
Il never saw anything so lovely in all
Of my hfe. pan the oldest Winter eirl
was saying rs 7 pressed my nose against
the glass md pecrod In through the mar
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19
THE BURGLAR C0oKED A STEAK
Then He Pnttcd II Little Girl He
NrOmscd Intil Sic EcII ArIccn

ihcn He Pnttcd II Little Girl lie
Aroused untii She Fell Asleep.
New York Herald.
justice of the Peace Cornell of Bclleville,
N, j.. yesterday received a report OF a
daring burglary committed early the morn
ing before in the home of John Hughes
While the only thing OF value stolen was
suit OF clothing, the thief established his
daring by cooking himself a meal in the
Hughes kitchen and passing himself OFF
on small girl whom he aroused as her
papa.
The back door had been left rnfastt.cd
so that the burglar had no difficulty in
entering, In the pantry was A dish Of folt
potatoes, aGd beside it porterhouse steak
ready for the breakfast of the family here
was good fire in the kitchen stove, aud
the thief soon had the steak nooKtrg In Tho
frying pan. The potatoes he warmed IN
as side dish. Then he went to the dining
room and obtained platter for tho steak
a Plate knife. fork, salt, pepper aad a nep-
KIN, which he spread on the kitchen table
After eating he carefully placed the frying
pans III the sink so they would not burn
on the stove.
The burglar then assembled to the Sc, Odd
$3.50 "''N NHANiliS IuOul, STRUCK a llatC d,
Tho noise awoke Mr. Hugnes' little
daughter, who asked II it was her father.
Go to sleep, dearest" replied the thlcf
lying down on the edge OF the bad pcsllc
the child and pattlng her sho I.der until
she fell asleep again
Mrs Hughes in the morning found the
dirty dishes and missed the stock, and the
little girl said perhaps her para had eaten
u while he was up during the night NJ.
Hughes he'd hpDp
the house showed the burglar mad searched
1t thoroughly, but had taken nothing ex-
cept some clothing burglar wa, caught
In house in William street, Bclleville. n
few hours after this was reported William
Stainer Jr., was about TO enter his tataer :
house when he saw a light in tae cellar. He
went to the home of his brotlnr. ienrg,
next door, and awakened him III, broth
ers descended into the collar, and William
Srappled with the burglar. The burgiuI
drew an oyster knife which hsd bean
ground 10 razor edge and tried to s,nh
the young man, but failed. Their prisoner
was Identified as George Freeman OF Nut
ley NJ j.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19

Fsar~~ori had thief, When ]. Detec-
tire MARTINEZ Of the Chicago secret service
was called out there ] found the town 10
/. STATE OF excitement over the rohbsriss.
N. rrzriral oaes had taken place in the
rpsrsioa Q, co,onel Payne, the richest man
IN Ridsswood.
The eclo1els residence stood Ia the cen
ter AZ the town. II was surrounded by .
lawn which was shaped like triangle.
with fountains aud siatuary az the three
corners. In the center rose the house--a
colonial AFFAIR. stately rather than ornate.
There bad been four bu7glar!es ut tbs
Pxyas narslon. TIE frs. night silver was
taken-subar pieces, consisting o. spoons.
FORKS. aeter-d!nDer eefees and knives.
TIE second night small rocking chair
oszp9esre4 and several yelye; covered
tcotstools and nice halle articles Of orica-
arae, tesignea .or Christmas glf;s. The
tAira algat all the ehlldrsa's Christmas
toys thai had aeea carefully stored away
= Santa Claus cupboard BY Colonel
Payne ana his wife ready for Christmas
eve disappeared. And the fourth Night the
cedar WAS pllzged ot us wine gud fruits
Looks as Il It w2s somebody inside the
houer > sa.l The colonel sf;er we lad been
eye- ,he gro,,nd ors,tv we'll
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10 pork Al h and 4, m, beat YOU ,.sa !"
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19
HE KNEW MS WIFE
An" consequently the Sntrnp Knew
where In LoUl> for Her
Chicago Journal,

Chicago Journal,
Al meeting of the Daughters OF the Rev
o'u'ion in New York recently this story was
'oia; ~ certain satrap had a wife who one
Jay s'rayed from the palace to stroll oe-
sue 'he nelghboiing stream. She hal not
Ten absent long when a servant rushed
~ me satlap and cried; oh. master. your
.ue stream and she fell in, ana we have
not YET been able to recover the body The
sstrap ordered his most trusty steed sad-
eu Win an possible haste. and mount
ins the animal began 10 ford lIs W. IN
.ue stream. He had gone some distance
Mi,nout hnding the body, whom some ono
,net MN who asked his errauG. L am
Sne has fallen into tho stream and rs
.sS has not yet been found. But, cried
.ne stranger, you are going against the
s.sam, you win never find her that way.
ny wife, '1 1'au A-'o"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-25
Tattoo.nR ROYAL women.

Tattooing among ladies is held in high.
or esteem abroad than in this country.
Queen Olga of Greece has an anchor tat
tooed on her shoulder as q token of her
affection for her father, the late Grand
Duke Constantine Of Russia, and Princess
Waldcmnr of Denmark, wife of the sailor
son Of King Christian, is also marked in
like fashion, with the addition of crown.
1t Is said that Lady Randolph Churchill is
the only living woman in the English
pecragc who has been tattoocd. The idea
occurred to her while travelling in India
She sent for an artist who submitted de
signs and suggested the symbol of eternity
"a snake holding its tail in its mouth.
Lady Churchill approved, and the result
Is beautifully executed snake coiled about
her arm just above her wrist. As rule n
gold band covers it, and only personal
friends have seen the design