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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20
A LUCKY FIND.
w valuable Watch That Was Lost
ON an Elevated Railroad.

"sSh hnAt w as Lost
ON an Elevated Railroad.
ihis watch III itself is a valuable
one said New York business man os
ne look the timepiece from the peculiar
looking fob in which he carries it, "but
~ hau an adventure last week that gives
IL sui greater value to me. The fob
Is an heirloom, and, as you NAV see.
wouid be apt to attract attention any,
where. '
one afternoon last week | was 90.
ing up town on a crowded train ON the
sixth avenue elevated. The train was
so crowded that | was compelled TO
stand Oh a car platform close TO the
brake wheel. AS the train was round
ing the curve out of West Third street |
TOOK my watch from my pocket, re-
moved 1t from the fob, and, after not
ing the time, showed it back into the
lob and returned it, as l thought, to
the pocket Instead of getting it into
the pocket, however, it was on the out
side, and as l let it go it fell. The
guard saw it as it fell and reached out
ms loot to save it from going between
the platforms, but failed, and down it
went
Il got off the train at Eighth street
and ran back as fast as l could to the
spot where the watch had dropped, hav-
ing, l may of course say, not the
slightest hope that the watch would be
anywhere to be seen. When / reached
the place, my heart almost jumped out
OF my throat, for there in the street,
conspicuous among its surroundings,
lay the fob. picked it up. 1t was emp
ty. No watch could find anywhere.
Some one has found it, was natu-
rally my conclusion, and that was the
last ever expected to hear or see Of it.
But as | walked back toward the
Eighth street station | got to thinking
about the matter differently. If any one
had found the watch, why should he
have left the fob? The more | thought
OF it the more | made up my mind tn al
the watch hadn't been found. l board
ed train at Eighth street and went W
town to the railroad headquarters
ihNio VIII VI eIO sihSuidl tllluS VIA
had happened to my watch, and the of
ficer in charge told me that after the
commission hours were over for the day
the track walkers would start from
Fifty-ninth street down the line, max
ing their regular inspection of the rails
and roadway, and he would instruc
them to keep an eye out for the los
watch.
"'But,' said he, smiling, 4 guess
you will have to come to the conclu
sion, after all, that some one else viii
tell the time by it hereafter if it hash y
been smashed to pieces by the fall.
next day went to the office. Ny
watch was there. A track walker hat
discovered it by the light Of his torcl
at midnight lying snugly on one of th'
girders or braces of the iron roadwa.
beneath the track. The ring was sprung
out Of its fastening in the stem, ant
the watch was open. There was den
ON the case at the hinge. In falling tn
watch had struck in some mysteriou
way so that it had been forced from tn
fob, which went on down to the street
Beyond the trifling damage mentione'
the watch was not injured in the slight
est. If there ever was luckier fin
than that, l never heard of it. "-Ney
York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20
ANGER AND EGGS.
A Boston Man Says the Combination May
Result In Death.


Never eat eggs while you are an
gry," said A. E. Stewart of Boston.
my attention was first called to this
strange fact by the tragic and sudden
death Of a lady acquaintance in Boston
several years ago. l accepted her hus-
bands invitation to dine with them.
Just as we were going in to dinner a
servant did something that caused the
lady to fly into terrible rage. She had
been irritable from some minor COM
plant for several days, and her hus-
band Gained her ruffied feelings suffi-
GENTLY for the dinner to be eaten in
good temper. noticed that she ate an
unusually large amount of soft scram-
bled eggs. Fifteen minutes after we
left the dining room she was a corpse.
She died in frightful commissions be-
fore the nearest doctor reached the
house. The doctor was unable to ascribe
the cause. A few months later was
visiting brother in Connecticut, and
one Of his sons died under similar cir
ing the boy, who was about 10 years
old, had a fight with a neighbours boy.
Before his anger had subsidized my
nephew was called to breakfast. He ate
four soft boiled eggs. Had I known as
much then as do now would have
prevented it. In less than half hour
after breakfast the boy died with exact
ly the same symptoms that were present
when my friends wife died. This set
me to thinking about the matter.
1T wasn't long after this before
Beacon hill friend Of mine expired sud-
denly after a meal. The doctors, as
usual, were divided in opinion on the
cause of death. Some of them contend
ed that it was heart failure, whatever
that is, and others are still holding out
that it was apoplexy. Inquiry by me
developed the fact that my friend was
very angry when he sat down at table
and that he ate five eggs. With these
developments / searched no further for
the cause of his death. He was angry,
he ate eggs, and he died. If these are
not links in the chain of cause and eff
feet, the human intellect is incapable of
logical thinking. st Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20

Mutual Fire insurance company Of
Houghton and Keweenaw counties, or
ganised In 1890 according to the laws Of
the State Of Michigan, will insure proper.
ty OF It's members. Have paid FIRE losses
oyer "a, 900 and dividends nearly sc, 900
during the last seyen years to members
OF five years standing. On the first day
OF July the company had 541 seem-
bers, $466,943 worth OF property in
sured and $11,121.13 in treasury. For
further particulars apply to the under
signed. JOHN BLoMovIsT, President.
ALEX LKNoNEN, Secretary.
Office, 448 Pine street, upstairs DIE
Jacket.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20
Great MOney-Saving sale

At the Laurium Fair, next to the post
Office. Fifteen hundred pairs OF ladies'
and Misses fine shoes, worth from $3.50
to 81 pair, to be sold at 81 pair for
thirty days only. We also have lot OF
baby shoes, sizes from 0 to No. 4, at 5
cents pair. Call promptly, as it is to
your interest. l. FENBERG & Co.,
Hecla Street, Laurium.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20
Wrecked on Boston Shoals.

The young man looked up from bis
writing.
"The-ah-the-girl lives in Bos-
tom" he said to his chum. Don't you
think it would make hit with her if
quoted few lines of poetry"
''Got the book?"
"No, but / know the verses by heart. u
"Don't you take any chances. l tried
the same thing once and got shook be-
cause l used semicolon where there
should have been a comma. WASH
ington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20
Worst and worser.

Lately one of the Aston constables,
who is an Irishman, while in the wit
ness box perpetrated bull which
fairly set the court in roar. Describ-
ing the conduct of a man who had been
creating disturbance, ~ said:
81 saw the defendant. He made the
worst row in the world, and then he
went up the street and made worser. "
London Tit-Bita.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20

FoUND-Near the corner of Elm and
Fifth streets, Singer sewing machine, on
easy monthly payments. Old machines
taken IN exchange. Oil, needles and sup
plies OF all kinds constantly on hand.
The Singer Manufacturing Co.
$50 Fifth street
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20
Voice Culture

Mr.. Arthur S. KimbalI, professor OF
singing in Oberlin conseryator OF music,
will spend the months of July and August
in the copper country and will receive
pupils in singing on and after June %.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20

Last summer one OF our grand-chil-
dren was sick with severe bowel trou-
BILE" says Mrs. E. G. Gregory, OF Fred
erickstown. Mo. "Our doctors remedy
had failed, then we tried Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy,
which gave very speedy relief" For sale
by Sodergren & Sodergren. druggists.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20
summer styles.

Having received fine stock OF cloths,
suitable for spring and summer suitings,
invite an inspection. Suits made to
order, fit guaranteed and the prices very
low. Give me call. NJ. JOHNSON,
Over Sauer's Sample Room.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20

Stage leaves Pearce's livery stable
Lake Linden, every day at 8 a. m, 10 a.
m, 1 and A p. m. Stageleaves McClure's
livery stable, Red Jacket, at 8 a. m, 10
a. m, and and 4. p. m.
THOMAS PEARCE,
JAMES MCCLURE,
Proprietors.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20

Argall Brothers, Red Jacket Mich., I'm
GoTtakers, paractical embalmer andfu
al directors. Graduate OF Chicago Col
lege OF Embalming.) All calls promptly
attended to and the best OF service rem
dered. Telephone in connection. Tach-
ellis old stand, corner Scott and Main
streets
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20

Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ice
company headquarters at Slattery &
Ryan's. Telephone connections. James
Allen, manager.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20

The man who tries to turn out to the
left always goes home with an impress
sion that the streets are filled by crowds
of boorish persons. milwaukee, Jour-
mol
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20

We sell the celebrated Sherwin- William
paints. S. OLSON.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20
Too Crude.

Medical Editor-This will never do,
Jones. You write here of "a pen dip
ped in gall" We've given up gall.
Make it ga pen charged with danger
Gus septicnmia Pick Me Up.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.

Special solid gold spectacles SO 80,
Elliott, opticiaD, Holman Building.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20

A young English girl, at reception
given to number of literary lions, re-
marked to one of them, after survey
of the collection, "How very odd that
the better they write the uglier they
arep'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20

Screen doors OF all kinds at the lowest
prices. SIvERT OLSON.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20

According to the computation OF the
Russian chronologists the creation TOOK
Mace B. G. 550S.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20

have always thought that what was
good was only what was beautiful put
In action. Rousseau.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-20

Our lodge room an De rented for
meetings on Saturday evenings.
SIvERT OLSON.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-10
A Noble Example.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
When / gazed upon the floral tributes
i'm HOLLYWOOD and the vault that con-
tanned all that is mortal of Major Lewis
Ginter, / found myself comparing him
with other men-men Of wealth and po-
s,tion. l thought of what noble thing
it is to depart from this world without
an enemy, without a solitary being who
could say an unkind word about any act
ever performed, and Of how few there
are in a similar position who command
only the respect, love, and veneration or
the thousands they employ
How very few men have acquired large
fortunes without wreclling corporations
or competitors in their fight OF supre-
macy, thereby causing vast suffering on
the road they traverse 70 success. Again,
the fortunes of many are made by grind
ing the poor laboring element 10 starva-
ton. in order to enrich their Golfers, but
where. during all his business career, Is
there a single instance of a strike in the
factory that he controlled, or where can
there be found single employee who
has been ill-treated?
Having amassed his fortune by origi-
nality, thrift, and honest business me-
thods, he employed it without ostenta-
ton TO relieve the suffering Of thousands
every year, and modestly shrank from
public notice.
He is one man Of a million, and Is a
bright example OF every man of means,
or one on the road 10 prosperity. NJ
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-10
DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS.
for Public Speaking
for Several Weeks Ahead.

HeaCQuarteT
Democratic state Committee,
Room Nc, Chamber Commerce Building.
Speakers and times and places Of speak
ing are announced as follows:
]. HOGE TYLER.
Caroline Court, October 18th.
Fredericksburg, October 18th nighD.
Lynchburg Fair, october 18Th.
Alexandria city. October 18th (nighD.
Fairfax Court, October 18th.
Stafford Court, October 10Th.
A. ]. MONTAGUE.
Wythe Court. October 18th.
Giles Court, October 18th.
Carroll Court, October 18Th.
Independence. Grayson, october 18TH.
JOHN w. DANIEL.
Louisa Court, October 18th.
Waynesboro'. October 18th.
THOMAS s. MARTIN.
Nansemond Court, October 18th.
Greene Court, October 18th.
EDWARD ECHOLS.
Henry Court. October 18th.
Smythe Court, October 18th.
JOHN LAMB.
Chesterfield Court, october 18th.
New Kent Court, October 18th.
Goochland Court, October 18th.
II. d. FLOOD.
buckingham Court. October 18th.
Amherst Court october 18th.
Bath Court, October 18th.
JAMES HAY.
Shenandoah Court. October nth.
Greene Court. October 18th.
Rockingham Court. October 18th.
PETER j. OTEY.
Campbell Court, October nth.
Roanoke Court October 18th.
C. A. SWANSON.
Wiliesburg, Charlotte, October 10Th.
Keysville, Charlotte, October 18th
Mecklenburg Court, October 18th.
MARYUS JONES.
Mathews Court. October 18th.
York Court. October 18th.
GEORGE w. MORRIS.
Greene Court October 18th.
S. b. SETTLE.
McMullens. October 10th (nighD.
C. NJ. WALLACE, JR.
Northumberland Court. October 18th.
w. A. JONES.
Matthews Court, October 18th.
Fairfax Court. october 18th.
]. F.. WILLARD.
Loudoun Court, October 18th.
f. w. WEAVER.
Rappahannock Court, October 18th.
LEWIS II. MACHEN.
Loudoun Court, October 18th.
S. II. LETCHER.
Botetourt Court, october llth.
Bath Court, October 18th.
SAMUEL w. WILLIAMS.
Scott Court, october 18th.
n. b. EARLY. JR.,
Greene Court. October 18th.
w. HODGES MANN.
northampton Court, october 18th.
+. r. LASSITER.
Fincastle, Monday, October 18th.
J. TAYLOR ELLYsON, Chairman.
Joseph Button. Secretary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-10
yINDICATION OF THE OYSTER.

The Dispatch is enabled this morning
to make an announcement that will carry
Joy to the hearts Of thousands, cause
many a respondent one to take brighter
view of life, and perhaps materially in
crease the revenue of the State. That
announcement is that an eminent expert,
after long and patient study, and ex-
haustive and varied experiment, has
found that the oyster of the Chesapeake
and its tributaries is not "Pathogenic."
Our expert tells us that in examining a
large number of oysters from the Chesa-
peake and it's tributaries, he made cul-
lures from eight dozen OF them and in
jected small quantities of suspected cui-
lures into the circulation and perito-
neum of guinea pigs, but all of the re-
suits were negative.
When we consider the success Of the
crusade modern science has been conduct
ing against human happiness and conf
dence, the Importance of this discovery
cannot be overestimated. What with
visions Of tuberculosis in the roast. the
milk jug, and the butter pad; OF typhoid
fever in the water pitcher and suspicion
that the house cat is a prowling distribu-
ter of germs OF various diseases Of chill
dren, to say nothing of the fear Of being
dissected and bisected, engendered by
main in front of the back mans state OF
mind had come to be truly lamentable.
The banaueting hall was losing its allure
ments. and even existence was becoming
a burden.
But now that 1t is proved that the
oyster of the Chesapeake and its tribu-
taries is not "Pathogenic" all is
changed. Now that. paraphrasing Pope,
we may say to the doubling Thomases,
Dame Science, weighing long the doubt
full prize,
Takes, opens, swallows 1t before their
eyes,
and remarks,
"'Twas fat oyster-Live in Peace,
adieu."
the clink OF the oyster knife no longer
falls upon the ear as a death-knell, but
rings out a merry invitation to feast, and
life is again worth living. All hail to
the oyster Of the Chesapeake and its
tributaries for not being "Pathogenic''-
that is. in plain, everyday English, for
not being disease-breeding. All honor
TO the expert who has indicated the
oyster In respect OF this matter. May
he never want for a dozen on the half
shell.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-10
The Rootcr's Lament.

The melancholy days have come. the
saddest of the year,
When from the baseball diamond the
players disappear.
When not a kicker's larynx jars the cir
cumambient air,
And silence-torpifying silence-lingers
everywhere.
No more the deadly warwhoop sounds,
the umpire's life TO threat,
No more hair-raising finishes do heart
disease beget,
No more the gods and goddesses from
high Olympus bend,
In wonder when with triumph's yawp we
do the welkin rend.
Time hobbies on its way and life is
socketed in gloom.
No scrap of interest now the morning
paper doth Hume,
And / would like 10 hibernate and dream
OF curves and shoots,
And slides and steals TIL spring again
the rooter's root uproots.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-10

the lack OF ammunition on our SIDE and
| l heard surgeons say they saw some
OF the enemy's dead. who were evidently
| killed by rocks or dubbed TO death with
| the guns of the Confedcrates; no shot or
| bayonet wounds being upon them.
The fatal Sunday of April 2, 1865, the
| Major was at home, in Richmond. and
| on that account / was detailed TO accu-
mulate all the subsistence possible in the
southern tier of counties OF Virginia. /
| needed money to purchase them, and
| Colonel Cole commissary OF General
| Lees staff, gave me requisition on the
| Confederate States Treasury for 100000.
| The Major wanted TO visit his sister, 80
we arranged that he should take the
requisition over to Richmond and have
that amount placed 10 my credit at the
department. and draw IL out as / might
need IT, All of which was done on sat
urday, and on Sunday. while at his din
ner at home, the sad news was brought
to him that the lines a Petersburg were
broken and the evacuation Of Richmond
had begun.
The Major Joined us at or near Anne
liza Courthouse, the second night on the
retreat. and was with his brigade from
then UP TO the hour of surrender at APP
Domattox.
/ remember well an incident OF that
morning. Major Glnter said 10 me that
he had in his possession valuable papers
and felt inclined TO slip of TO the noun
tains and not be at the surrender. With
out the asking. / advised him against
that course l told hin that he would
probably find the woods secured by
"bummers'' and stragglers from the
enemys lines, and he would fair infinitely
worse in their hands than he would In
those of the army proper. So he deter
mined to remain with his command and
did so until paroled. when. l think, he
returned to Richmond, probably in the
same party with General Lee.
/ have no recollection of a more genial
and courteous officer than Major Lewis
Glnter, and I am glad TO say that our
relations after the war were quite as
agreeable and pleasant rs they were In
the field. / last saw him in Richmond
over a dozen years ago. but quite fire.
quently we have had correspondence OF
the most delightful character. He was
an ardent admirer of General w. d. Pen
der, and often abused we North Caro-
linians for not honOring his memory with
a suitable monument. On hearing OF an
organized effort TO erect a moument TO
General Pender. with which / was con-
nected he promptly forwarded TO me a
check for $50, which, | am sorry TO say,
was afterwards returned to him, be-
cause no amount could be raised other
wise sufficient to justify the retaining
Of his noble contribution. the effort
having proved a signal failure. l might
fill pages in writing of him, but VIII
not trespass further upon your space and
patience. ID. 4. CARRAWAY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-10
JEWELERS. SUCCESSOR.

The cause OF humanity MAKES bieoe
gain by the recall OF Weyicr and the
| appointment OF Bianco to be MS sue
cessor az Captain-General Of Cuba. The
change means the substitution Of "a
spanard with heart" as Blanco mas
been frequently termed, for butcher
whose atrocities are no less blot on
the name of Spain than those placed
there by the cruel and rapacious early
spanish invaders Of this hemisphere.
But, as we said when the change was
forcshadowed, we see nothing in IL TO
encourage the hope that 1t VIII bring
about a speedy termination OF the trou-
bIes in Cuba. The Spanish people are as
firmly resolved as ever TO hold on TO
the island. IT even appearing that a ma
jority Of them are opposed 10 granting
the more liberal concessions to the
rebels" the new ministry are SAID 10
favor, and the insurgents would seem
more resolved than ever to fight TO the
hitter end for absolute independence.
II we may judge the present insur-
rection by the ten-years' war, ana there
is every reason to believe That the IN
surgents are in as good, If not better
condition now than they were then to
carry on the struggle. the situation
means long-protracted hostilities, unless
there is intervention on the part OF some
outside Power
As 10 this question OF intervention,
we know that there is a widespread I'M
preston that the United States Will
interfere to bring the war 20 close
unless Spain and Cuba. at an early date
agree between themselves on terms OF
peace. But the United States nave
never. in the matter of settling the Gu
ban question, gone beyond Offering their
friendly offices. Even the Woodford I'LL
timatum" turns out, it is said, TO DE
an offer of this character, couched In
the most unobjectionable language. III
this government has not felt Justihed
in making demands upon and threaten
ing spain. while Cuba has been under
the Weyler regime 1t is hardly to be
supposed that 1t will feel justified IN
pursuing that coarse while the war Is
being conducted by Spain on civilized
lines. as Blanco's appointment promises
It will be- Not only that, but If Bianeos
conduct of the war and his administra-
ton OF the affairs of Cuba shall be In
harmony with his past as a soldier and
governor, there will probably be an
abatement OF jingoism in this country,
and a decided decrease in the pressure
for active interference from the gov
eminent