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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-03
odds and Ends.

Much of the new elaborate autumn head
gear is large in size, the hats tilted we'll
10 one side over the ear, the other side
rolled high or arched in an upward direc-
ton This model can properly be worn
only by a young and beautiful girl with an
abundance of wavy hair.
Steam seems to be the most efficacious
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-03
OH. what a difference.

Philadelphia Times.
A sweetheart will write two notes a day
to the object of his admiration, even though
he sees her every evening, but when he be-
comes her husband and is separated from
her for weeks at time hastily scrubbed
line once q month is about all he feels able
to ip6ifp
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-03
Would Scare Us.

Kansas City Journal.
We should be greatly frightened If the
European concert should send President
Mckinley note telling him to keep hands
off of Cuba. We know by the Sultan's aw-
full condition what dreadful things those
concert notes are.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-03
At I.nst.

How fun of phantoms are the days
That shorten as they go.
Along the once freuuented ways
Alasi ere none / know.
Lone relic of reality,
/. too. phantom fain would be.
John b. Tabb.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-25
How Bees Embalm

Bees, says Horbis, can embalm as
successfully as could the ancient Egyp.
tians. 1t often happens in damp weather
that slug or snail will enter bee
hive. This is, of course, to the unpro.
tected slug a case of sudden death. The
bees fall upon him and sting him to
death at once. But what to do with the
carcass becomes vital question. If left
where it is, it will breed q regular
pestilence. Now comes in the clever.
ness of the insects. They set to work
and cover it with wax, and there you
may see it lying embalmed just as the
nations of old embalmed their dead.
When it is snail that is the intruder,
he is, of course, impenetrable to their
sting, so they calmly cement his she'll
with wax to the bottom of the hive
imprisonment for life, with no hope Of
pardon
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-25
"A Slight Difference.

The nearest fixed star whose distance
mas been measured by the astronomers,
Is Alpha Centauri, as you know. Its
parallax was determined many years
ago, and its distance found to be about
seventy-one millions of millions of
miles. Not that an expression of those
hgures can possibly give you any con-
ception OF the space between us and the
star, but that is the'way the observers
have to put it.
Now, 1t seems, another determination
OF this stars parallax has been made,
which brings the twinkler about eigh-
teen millions Of millions of miles nearer
TO us than we thought it was. That is
q mighty big difference, or it would be
IN most things, but millions and billions
and trillions of miles seem to be mere
trlnes when we are considering the
depths Of outer space. -Philadelphia
Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-25
A Gracious Reply to Royalty.

The queen was once informed nv tho
manager of her Shaw farm that n Nv
Elliott, Scottish farmer, was breeder
OF superior collie dogs, and she there.
upon expressed a wish to possess one Of
them. Accordingly Mr. Elliott for.
warded two beautiful dogs, and her
majesty was so enraptured with them
that she gave orders that the next time
he came to the farm he should imme.
diately be taken up to the castle.
Mr.. Elliott was somewhat uneasy "a
to how he should comport himself in
the presence of royalty. and the man.
ager spent considerable time in put.
ting him through his facings. At last
the Hateful day arrived, and he was
ushered into the presence of the queen.
Her majesty shook hands with him
and said:
''Oh, Mr.. Elliott, l have to thank
you for the two beautiful collies You
sent me-.
And to this gracious remark Mr.. Ell.
lott replied:
"Touts, touts, wummanl Hand yer
tongue! What's the matter o. a pair O.
dowgs between you and me?'-London
Answers.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-25
Deafness In School Children.

The fact that myopia is frequent
among school children is we'll known.
1t is not so well known that impair
ed hearing is also frequently met with.
The children thus affected are often ac-
cused OF being lazy and inattentive,
when in reality their ears are at fault
Helot shows that tn ese cases are quite
common, are easily recognized, are gen.
orally durable and when cured a large
number of children are transformed, SO
to speak, both from a physical and a
moral standpoint. According to We'll
OF Stuttgart. the proportion of school
children with impaired hearing is 35
per cent; according to Moure of Bor-
deaux, IL per cent. Helot agrees with
Gete and other aurists that the proper
ton Is 20 per cent, or one.fourth. All
the children in class should be care.
fully examined, and these semideaf pu-
pills will always be found among the
poor scholars. The cause of infirmity
is to be sought or-nasopharyngea
catarrh following measles, scarlatina,
whooping cough, adenoid negotiations.
hypertrophied tonsils, etc. and normal
conditions are to be restored by appro-
PIRATE treatment - Popular Science
News.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-25
Cooperative Societies Congress.

The cooperative societies in Great
Britain and Ireland recently held their
twenty-ninth annual cooperative con-
gress in Perth, Scotland. The reports
showed distinct gain for the cause of
cooperation. The Earl of Winchesea,
in the course of his address, stated that
the number of cooperative societies in
Great Britain has increased in 30 years
from 500 TO 1850. and the membership
from $50, 900 to 1000, 000 The socie-
ties hold shares to the value of $50, 0O0,
600 and carry on business represented
by sales of approximately $500, 600, 900
year, upon which profits were made
and divided of about SO |, 900. 900. while
commodities were sold to the consumer
at reduced prices. Public Opinion
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-25
OF COURSE IT'S TRUE.
This story or the Lame Horse and the
Young Doctor.

"Dne reads so many stories about ami
NAL intelligence that il would be hazard
Gus for doubter TO express his disbe-
lief in almost any gathering of men at
the present day." remarked DIR. w. w.
Watkins. "A little instance came
within my own observation a number
of years ago when l was studying med
| icine and which convinced me that the
members of the horse family at least
ought TO be credited with the possession
of very considerable quantity of rea.
soning power. 1t was the custom for
the students at the medical institution
at which l pursued my studies TO wear
n small badge upon their coats to dis
tinguish them from others at the col.
lege. A horse belonging TO the estab-
lishment was used great deal about
the medical department, and the ami
NAL seemed TO have special preference
for the embryo doctors more than for
any other people about the establish
ment
lone day, while number of us were
gathered in little knot upon small
campus in the rear of the college, the
animal in question, which used to nip
the grass in the location, came toward
the group limping very badly. He came
TO stop dozen or more feet from the
crowd and, carefully surveying the lot
of us, finally made up his mind as to
what he wanted to do and without any
hesitation limped directly to my side,
whinnied, stuck his nose against my
body and held up his left foreleg Look
ing down, discovered large nail i'm
bedded in the frog of his hoof. This
had evidently caused the lameness.
then realized the interesting fact that
the animal desired attendance. lex
tracted the nail with some difficulty,
and the horse whimpered with relief
and walked away. Rather curious as to
why the beast had picked me out to at
tend to his wound, I glanced at the
boys and found the solution to the prob
lem. Not one of the group had his med
ical badge upon his coat but myself.
The horse had recognized the insignia,
realized its significance and acted ac-
New Orleans Times Dem
ocrat
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-25
WATER POWER PLANT.
Utilizing the st. Lawrence River Cur
rent.

rent.
The greatest water power plant in the
world is TO be i'll operation within a
few months, if the plans of the corpora
ton controlling 1t meet with no obstruc-
ton. 1t is intended to take power from
the st. Lawrence river and by means of
turbines of 5000 horsepower each op-
crate an electric plant of almost meal
culable strength. John Bogart, the en-
Rineer, of New York city has prepared
the plans, and the contracts are ready to
be let. The financial part of the bust
ness, which means the forming of a
company with a capital of millions of
dollars, is In the hands of Stewart &
Co., investment brokers' Mr.. Stewart
has everything in proper shape now and
the work is already going on.
The plant is TO be in an immense
building near Massena, N. Y, on the
United States side of the ST. Lawrence.
There are 10 turbines, which, with
o, 600 horsepower each. aggregate 10, 900
horsepower.
The st. Lawrence in the neighbor-
hood of Massena has a fall of So
feet in distance of about seven
miles, and the Grass river at Massena
is 90 feet lower than the st. Lawrence.
Engineers have examined every foot of
the territory for many miles above Mas
sena, and after weighing every consider
alton and taking advantage of every
natural advantage, have come to the
conclusion that Massena is the ideal
spot.
A canal connects the St Lawrence
with Grass river at a point which
makes available much greater power
than could be obtained in any other
way. The proposal is to cut this canal
80 miles long, $40 feet broad and 26
feet deep. Then, with working head
of 40 feet, it will be able to send enough
water into the Grass river to develop
10, 900 horsepower
AS showing the general confidence in
the enterprise, S3,000,000 worth of
bonds have been underwritten by an
Eng fish company to build the plant.
Manufacturing of all kinds is to be
at Massena as soon as the
electric power is in operation. because
there will be actually all the power
that can be required for the ponderous
Kansas City Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-25
WcToRlA's REGAL RIGHT.
why the Niece OF William Nv Was Called
To tho Throne.

| to tho Throne.
Several newspapers, in explaining 10
their readers how Queen Victoria came
TO succeed William w, say it was be-
cause she was his niece. That is the
truth, bat only half the truth. for Will
lam w had nephews and other nieces
George HIS first. second. third and
fourth sons We're respectively the Prince
of Wales afterward George w. who
died childless in $780, Frederick, duke
of York, who died in 1927, also with
out children; William, duke of Clar-
ence, who died William Nv, June 20.
1887, without lawful issue, and Ed.
ward, duke of Kent and Strathearn
and earl of Dublin, who died Jan. 23,
1920, aged 90. leaving as the sole Issue
Of his marriage with Princess Victoria
of Leiningen a baby daughter, now
Queen Victoria. The queen succeeded
William Nv not because she was simply
his niece, but because she was the only
order of succession.
Had Queen Victoria had brother
she would in all probability not have
been parsonage of historical celebrity,
save in the contingency of succeeding
him. Her rights were those that de-
volved OH her from her father. At the
time she succeeded to the throne her
uncles-the Dukes of Cum berland, of
Sussex and Cambridge-were living,
younger brothers of her father and jun
ior to him in the line of succession in
the order named. The Duke of Cumber-
land, who became king of Hanover on
the death of William w, was a man of
such despotic temper and principles
that all England cherished the Prin-
cess Victoria as standing between il
and his succession to the throne. He
had lawful issue, as had the Duke of
Cambridge.
The Duke of Sussex, most estimable
man, married twice, but these unions
being repugnant to the provisions of the
royal marriage act, his children were
barred from the line of succession.
From the revolution of 1858 rose the
Jacobite party, made up of those who
supported the cause of James il, his
sons and descendants. The picturesque
modern Jacobites do not recognize |
Queen Victoria, despite the fact that
her succession is due to her Stuart |
blood, for she is direct descendant Of |
Elizabeth, daughter of James l, to |
whose heirs the title to the throne de-
volved by the act of settlement on the |
death of Anne. Boston Transcript.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-25
Got $4,000 For Driving His Wagon.

A few years ago well to do but ex-
travagant farmer living out on the Rus
sell cave pike went to Mr.. Hart Bos-
we'll and asked him to see his brother
Dave of the Northern bank and tell
him that he wanted to borrow SO, 600
and that it would be all o. X, etc.
Mr.. B. told him that he would not
do it, but gave him the following tip:
Il see You or your wife calling negroes
out OF the field two or three times q
day to hitch your rigs up to 90 to Lex
ington. and see you stop hands from
their field work to drive a load of corn
to market. You stop all this foolishness
and drive the wagon of corn yourself.
then go to the bank and ask for what
you want. F" The man went, according
to directions, and after he had sold his
corn he went to the bank and asked for
the $4,000. Mr.. r. r.. Anderson, one
OF the directors, was present and with
out asking any questions said. Amy man
whodrives his own wagon can borrow all
the money he wants at the Northern
bank" This little transaction changed
this mans condition in life, and he
was no longer money borrower. Lex
ington American.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-25
IN NEWGATE PRISON.
The Prison Was Noisome Place In Queen
Elizabeth's Day.

EiikaDetns Lay.
In st. Nicholas there is an interest
ing story, Muster Skylark," nara
tive of Shakespeare time, written by
John Bennett One of the leading char
acters, CASTOR Carew, ruffling player,
has been pat in Newgate for killing a
companion ut cards. The hero, Nick
Atwood, the Skylark, visits him there.
1t was foul, dark place and full of
evil smells. Drops of water stood on
the cold stone walls, and n green mold
crept along the floor. The air was
heavy and dank aud it began to be
hard for Nick to breathe.
up with thee" said the turnkey
grutfly, unlocking the door TO the stairs.
The common room above was packed
with miserable wretches. The strongest
kept the window lodges near light and
air by sheer main force and were dicing
on the dirty sill. The turnkey pushed
and banged his way through them,
Nick clinging desperately to his jerkin.
In the cell at the end of the corridor
there was Spanish renegade who rail
ed at the light when the door was open
ed and rallied at the darkness when it
closed. "Cesare ell Moro, Cesare ell Mo-
70" he was saying over and over again
to himself, as if he feared he might for
get his own name
Carew was in the middle cell, ironed
hand and foot. He had torn his sleeves
and tucked the lace under the rough
edges of the metal TO keep them from
chatting the skin. He sat on q pile of
dirty straw, with his face in his folded
arms upon his knees. By his side were a
broken biscuit and an empty stone Jug.
He had his fingers in his ears to shut
out the tolling of the knell for the men
who had gone TO be hanged.
The turnkey shook the bars. Here,
wake up" he said.
Carew looked up. His eyes were
swollen, and his face was covered with
a two days beard. He had slept in his
clothes, and they were full of broken
straw and creases. But his haggard face
lit up when he saw the boy. and he
came to the grating with an eager ex-
CARNATIONS: "And thou hast truly come
to the man thou dost hate so bitterly,
but will not hate any more? Come,
Nick. thou will not hate me any more
Twill not be worth thy while, Nick.
The night is coming fast"
why, SIR" said Nick, lit is not so
dark outside-'tis scarcely noon, and
thou wilt soon be out.
''Out? Ay, on Tyburn HILL" said the
master player quietly. "I've spent my
whole life for bit of hempen cord.
I've taken my last cue. Last night, at
IL O'Clock, l heard the bellman under
the prison walls call my name with
those of the already condemned. The !
play is nearly out, Nick, and the people |
will be going home. 1t has been wild !
play, Nick, and i'll played
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-25
Better Known In England.

1t is said that the late Daniel Green.
leaf Thompson of this city had his
books published in England not from
any lack of patriotism, but because the
serious works that he produced found q
much better market in England. Like
General Walker, he was much better
known as an author in England than he
was in his own country. He belonged
to the individualist school, and it is
perhaps curious fact that, while
Americans are instinctively as individ-
ualistic as any people in the world,
their controversial literature affords
few good examples of the expression of
lndividualistic social or economic theo-
ries. "-Boston Transcript
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-25
AFRAID OF THE HOOOOO.
Why the Street Car Conductor Would Not
Cut the Pageant In Twain.

Cut the Pageant In Twain.
A hearse crossed the track and the
motoneer put on the brakes so suddenly
that the car nearly stood on its nose.
Then he sat down on the front seat tC
await the passing of the long string OF
carriages following the black draped
vehicle.
fat man who had nearly been
thrown over the front rail by the sud-
den stopping Of the car snorted angrily
"Why don't you cut across? I've got
to catch train. can't wait here all
day"
Cant help it, boss. You'll have to
wait and catch another train
well, I'll report you to the COM
pany. That procession will take five
minutes in passing us. Z"
Report away. l can't help it if the
procession takes 90 minutes. You
couldn't hire me to run this car across
that funeral procession for the best job
on the line. That's the worst hoodoo
man could run up against. -
BAIL" said the fat man
"All right, boss. l know what I'm
talking about. One of the best men on
this line crossed funeral procession
soon after the trolley system was put
in. A live wire dropped on the back of
his neck and electrocuted him before
he'd gone block A little while later
another poor fellow cut across back of
a hearse. He ran over three children in
as many weeks. He quit the road as
crazy as loon. Now the conductor on
that same car has lost every cent he
had in the world, and his wife and
child have died. Bah, YOURSELF I'd like
to see you get off this car and walk
across in front of one of those carriages.
I'll bet you'd be catchin your last train
in this world pretty quick Jest hop off
and try it now
But the fat man only shifted uneasily
about on the hard car seat and waited
silently until the last carriage had
passed New York Telegram
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-25
Both Wrong.

The Toronto Saturday Night tells OF
a man who kept ferret being obliged
to go into the country, leaving the cage
with the ferret in charge of a neighbor
till he should return
The neighbor incautiously opened the
cage door. and the ferret escaped.
whereupon the owner brought claim
against him for damages
The following was the decision of
the learned magistrate before whom the
case was brought
"No doubt, he said to the neighbour
mo doubt you were wrong to open the
cage door, but"-turning to the owner,
"you were wrong too. Why did you not
clip the brute's wings?'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-25

il. Th~ effect of the increase on the
economic condition CT mankind, on the
rate of discount, tie rate of interest. the
rate OF wages, ON prices and on none
tary policies. of newly discovered
! goldfield of wonderful richness is the
same, whether the field be located in
American, British or Chinese territory.
Now, the first influence that the new
addition 20 the worlds existing stock
of gold will have will be felt by silver.
| In fact, il has already been felt by IL.
| Gold is the natural comprehensive
might almost say antagonist-of silver
as a monetary medium, and every ounce
of gold newly placed on the market de-
prives from nv TO 80 ounces of silver
of possible employment as money that
il might have.
The new additions TO the world s stock
of gold, whether they come from tho
Klondiko, Cripple Greek or the Trans
yaal from India, Australia or Russia,
will render bimetallism by the United
States alone more difficult and more
improbable than ever and will even
seriously imperil the slender chances
that international bimetallism now has.
There is, in fact, at the present time,
no limit TO the demand for gold The
tendency of nations is toward the single
gold standard. Apart from the United
States, there is not, believe, country
on the face of the earth that would not
adopt gold monometallism if it had the
ability TO do so, with silver as a sub
sidiary or token coinage. There is not
country in Europe with any full legal
tender silver coins but would replace
them by gold coins if it could do so
without too great a sacrifice. Germany
would gladly put 500, 900, 900 in cir
culation instead of its silver thalers
France and all the countries of the Lat
in union would replace their full legal |
tender franc pieces by gold could |
they easily get it, Russia's demand for
gold is unbounded. Austria Hungary |
cannot get enough, and so of every
other country in Europe. Japan wants
gold now that it has adopted the gold
standard. Even China shows an inclina-
ton 10 follow the example of its con-
lueror, but that, of course, is out of the
question. All South America is crying
.or gold. Chile wants it, Colombia
wants it. Peru wants it. Venezuela has
some, but wants more. Central America
wants it, Even Mexico, the last strong
lold of silver, is feeling the burden
omeness of its present system in the
height Of its rate of exchange. r. Z.
Preston in New York Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-25
The Young Member.

Grantley Berkeley tells, in his "Life
and Recollections, how a member for
Ludlow, in the last parliament of Will
liam w., tried to make maiden
speech, and, rising in his place with a
very bald head, known, too, as he was
to everybody, as one of the oldest stag
ers in all the ways of the world, he be-
gan with great affectation Of inexperi.
ence and with an exceedingly mild
voice, Mr.. Speaker, I am but a young
member. On hearing this assertion
from so well known and crafty man,
possessing SO venerable a pate, the en-.
tire house roared with laughter. Twice
he stopped, and three times he CON-
menced with these words, but it was
useless. The house would not listen,
and he never to my knowledge essayed
to speak again, or, if he did, the sight
OF his bald head set his audience in q
roar. Parliamentary manners are
milder in these times. but a litter has
gone round the chamber, even during
the existence of the present house Of
commons, when a venerable looking
member Of 60 claimed indulgence fur
his maiden speech. -Gentleman' s Ma,;-
azine.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-25
Opposed on Esthetic Grounds.

A phrenologist has been wandering
about the city looking for bumps. He
went into down town establishment
the other day and made his business
known, he Was to!d tlcre was nan
up stairs who wanted LIS head read.
he went up STAINS uLu accusteu the
probable customer with The qcery,
Would you like your head leuu:' 70
MS disgust, the ether replied, mo. |
don like red klaCs IS the Er.rp
manipulaior CcLa;i,t Lr leayd the iaan
III the Cf--ce Gcu, Ard when want
my head red I'll use han dye. "--syia-
cuse Post