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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29
A CITY Set on a Hill.

The town of Ithaca overlooks great
extent of country, as well as the waters
of Cayuga lake, which is about 40 miles
long. In approaching the town one of
the railroads makes many turns, and
this fact has given rise to an amusing
story.
A stranger, coming to Ithaca by rail,
caught sight of the city set on hill in
the distance and asked fellow passen-
ger, what city is that?'
Ithaca" the other responded. In a
few moments the city disappeared from
view and after awhile appeared again,
but, as it seemed to the stranger, in "a
different direction, the railroad having
made curve.
"What city is that?" he asked again.
"That is Ithaca
Once more the place disappeared and
in due time came into view again, APP
parently somewhere else.
"What city is that?" he asked again.
THAT is Ithaca.
The stranger gave whistle and look
ed imploringly around the horizon.
Where, for goodness sake, said
he, "ain't Ithaca?' '-Youth' Compan
ion
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29
Money Lent on Graves.

Strange as it may seem, have repeat
edly known money to be lent on the Sc
curity of duly allotted spaces in cemeteries
said the managing director of metropolis
company.
Scores and hundreds of people long be-
fore their own deaths may be anticipated
buy graveyard spaces. Some misfortune
occurs, and even small sums In ready
money become a pressing necessity In
some cases cemetery companies will buy
back the space, but well knew one man
who made a speciality of advancing money
on graves Some burial places are far more
in request than others-are fashionaDic II
you like to put it in that way-and TINS
man often made great profit when ne
CHANGED to obtain full possession OF grave
in such place and upon which he had
made an advance.
am not unseldom approached by peo-
pie who say II bought agrave at so-and'
so. intending it for the family. What loan
could 1 get upon ity"-Strand Magazine.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29
Carving the Donkey.

A schoolboy was recently presented
with pocketknife, with which, boy
like, he cut and marked every thing that
came in his way, from the dining room
table to the cats tail. A few days after
he had become the happy possessor OF
the knife his father was startled by see
ing two men bringing home the young
hopeful in very dilapidated condition.
The father, of course, was very much
alarmed and inquired of the boy who
had hit him.
Nobody hit me" the boy answered
between his sobs. "A donkey kicked
me in the eye. +"
"Eh?" echoed the father Haven {
/ told you thousands of times that dom
keys and powder are not fit things for
boys to play with? What were you do
ing to the Donkey"
II wasn't playin with him at all, "
said the boy Il was only tryin to cut
my name on his back. Pearson s
Weekly
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29
Variations In the Earth's Magnetism.

Professor Frank II. Bigelow of the
United States weather bureau, who has
for several years been trying to discover
how close is the correspondence between
meteorological changes and certain fluctu-
ations in the earth S magnetism, said be-
fore the British association at Toronto that
certain simultaneous behavior of the mag
nets at widely scattered observatories sug-
gests the possibility that the earth is i'm
mersed in what is called "a magnetic field,
in which there are variations of intensity
and which may proceed from the sun.
These variations, Professor Bigclow says,
show tendency TO fall into typical
curve. In March and September that
curve stays right side up, but at the sol
stices it is upside down. The main object
of this principal paper was to explain this
reversal which he did by showing that it
apparently depends upon the earths posi-
ton in its path around the sun. He gave
q brief description of special watch which
had been made in Munich in conformity
with his ideas for experimental purposes.
A small magnet was suspended on the
balance wheel, and was apparently affected
by the aforementioned changes in the in
tensity of the magnetic influence coming
in from outer space. On some days the
watch would gain 100 seconds or 200 sec
onds. On others it would lose as much.
1t seemed TO tell the same story as the
costly instruments in the special magnetic
observatories Unfortunately the "ver'
teal force magnets in the Washington
and Toronto observatories have recently
been rendered almost worthless by the dis
turbing influences of adjacent trolley lines.
Boston Transcript.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29
The Hack Cat Superstition.

"Our modern young lady has almost as
many superstitions as the maid of ancient
days" remarked DR.. G. Courtney Phillips
of San Antonio, Tex. Not long ago l
had occasion to be walking through one
of our parks with three pretty girls. We
were chatting pleasantly and laughing
when suddenly black cat happened to
cross the path ahead of us The girls all
stopped and refused to move until had
rummaged through my pockets, found
bit of cardboard and torn 1t trifie. was
surprised and amused and asked them
why they should insist on the cardboard
being torn. They told me that 1t was Ill
luck to have a cat cross path in front OF
one, and that tho only way to avoid the
evil that would otherwise result was to
tear bit of paper They did not know
what magic was in the paper, but insisted
that some subtle force dispelled the bad
luck. st. Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29
Mirth In the Mine.

A party of ladies and gentlemen explor-
ing the depths of celebrated mine. ar
ranged that lunch should be partaken Oh
on the 1900 foot level
Four large baskets full OF daintics' Doth
LIQUID and substantial, were therefore low
cred TO the depths These descended first
among group of honest Cornish miners
delving on the Loo foot level who, In the
absence of any instruction, decided after
much discussion, that it must be nation-
al holiday or something of the kind above
ground and that this was kindly httie
compliment from the owners
They therefore fell TO on the eataoies
with much energy. When the exhausted
excursionists inquired for their refresh
ments. they discovered only the empty
hampers and about 20 brawny miners full
of chicken salad. champagne mashed Ice
and other things, dancing Cornish break
down. Pearson Weekly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29
The Morning Bath.

There is one point should like to
emphasize, and that is the good tepid
sponge bath every morning taken on
getting out of bed may do man out OF
sorts If person can take cold sponge
bath, SO much the better, but tepid
sponge bath acts on the nervous system
in a very decided manner, and know
of many persons who fi1d it very adj
mirable means of preserving their
health and tone. OF course the tepid
bath can be taken all through the win.
ter, even by those who are not accus-
toned to baths at all, but personally
prefer. the cold sponge bath every morn
ing, which is capital ionic for those
who have a good reaction after it. ! dc
not think we value cold and tepid
sponging as highly as we ought.
A. Wilson.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29
A Man of Action.

In provincial town three men were
in love with the same girl, the elderly
w.dower foolishly, the impecunious
younger son passionately, the curate
mildly.
The elderly widower, who had four
children, talked TO her about the advan-
tages of a comfortable income and ma
ternal duties. The impecunious younger
son raved about romantic marriages
and the picturesque side of poverty.
The curate ate buttered toast and lisped
Oh Indifferent subjects.
The girl listened to the elderly wild
over with a demure smile and a coy
blush. She sat with clasped hands and
q burning face, eagerly drinking in the
impecunious younger sons flights OF
imagination. While the curate cooed
she knitted red petticoats for paupers.
The elderly widower proposed. His
tone was moderate, his language digni-
fed. He babe her pause and reflect.
The two most desirable things in the
world was in his power to offer her-a
Christian home and ready made fam
lily.
She thanked him with tears in her
eyes and took week to think it over.
The impecunious younger son also
proposed. He pleaded passionately, elo-
quently. Let her fly with him, he
urged, to the uttermost ends CT the
earth, not prosaic, inexpensive rail
way journey somewhere within reach,
but a regular extravagant expedition to
the antipodes, utterly beyond their
means He clasped her in his arms, and
she sobbed upon his breast
The curate married her.
1t was quiet wedding. Pick Me
I'm
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29
Japanese Gardening.

The japanese have the art of dwarf
ing trees to mere shrubs and of cultiva-
ting plants in similar way. The peo-
pie take great delight in their minia-
ture gardens, which require a special
Gardener to keep them down to desired
limits. The author of ION Short Leave
to Japan" writes: "A japanese garden
is generally about ten yards square, and
i'm this small space is found park and
demesne, with lake, summer house,
temples, trees, all complete, and all in
keeping with the dimensions available,
The lake is four feet long and full OF
small goldfish On the border stands a
pine tree, exactly Is inches high and 90
years old Beneath its shade is tenn.
pie carved out of one piece of stone the
size of brick On lofty crag of some
215 feet stands fine maple tree, per.
feet in form and shape. Is years old
and ~ inches high We bought three
of these miniature trees later--a maple,
q pine and bamboo clump-each about
Is years old and lS inches to feet
high, growing in shallow dishes. We
were told of complete garden contain.
ed i'm shallow two dozen wine case.
Everything was complete, down to the
fish in the lake, sheet of water only O
few inches square and the footbridge.
over the watercourses Teahouses there
were, and numerous trees of variou.
kinds, each about 9 inches high Ole
as the hills these, but full of vitality,
aud yet never growing bigger.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29

The fremen's annual party last even
Ing at st. Patrick's hall was a very en-
loyable affair. Though large number
oil tickets had been subscribed for among
the business men, who in this way parti-
ally recognized their indebtedness to the
volunteer fire fighters still not oil OF
them were repre- ,ented at the dance, thus
giving plenty of room. WIesmiller's or
chestra played. The hall was decorated
with flags, trophies from the upper pen
insula tournaments. The members oil
The department had donned their uni
lorms which lent an additional touch oil
color to the scene. The fifteenth annual
was success.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29
LoNDoN's DOC CEMETERY.
Queer Inscriptions on Beautiful Stones.
No Race Prejudices.


Near Victoria gate in Hyde park there
Is an Enclosure reserved as burying
ground for dogs. Life is always full of
contrasts. On one side here we witness
the pleasures and the joys of life, and on
the other we find the vanity of all existing
things. That at least was the opinion of
the old keeper who brought me through
the burying ground confided to his care
The dogs grayedigger is an honest fellow
with "a face marked with wrinkles. The
place Is about 30 meters in length and 20
in breadth, and granite and marble monu-
ments with the names and characteristics
of the departed are very numerous. This
respect for animals presents an unexpected
aspect in which the touching is strangely
mixed with the grotesque. There are
about 200 tombs in the inclosure. The
plots are given gratuitously. The stones
and the inscriptions are put up at the ex-
pense of the bereaved families Some of
the Inscriptions are worthy of notice
The first stone that meets the eye of the
visitor is erected to the memory of BE
loved Roby, died Goth of August, 1896,
aged 10 months and half"
Then comes Flick, faithful friend,
and Maudie, an old friend
On another tombstone are the words,
"Dear old Priny"
But real grief is silent, or nearly so
and the word Jacob" upon another mar
BILE slab doubtless covers heap of regrets
Farther on there is another superb
tomb, upon which the name of the dog /.
inscribed in very small letters and that Of
the master in enormous letters. 1t is IA.
follows: "Pompeii, the favorite dog OF
Miss Florence st. John" And under thi.
is the following quotation from Byron:
In life the firmcst friend.
First to welcome,
Foremost to defend.
But here is u still stranger inscription
1t is to the memory of Dearest Topsy
the firmest and most devoted of friends
and companion of her mother. "
Another is to the memory of "Our deal
treasure Jock, Scotch collie, died 3lst o
August 1895, aged 10 years. He was tn,
most intelligent, devoted, gentle, tende
and affectionatc dog that ever lived, will
the best of tempers He was adored by hi
devoted and afflicted friend, Sir III. Setol
Gordon, bart.
Here are others:
"Dear and affcctionatc Duke and Tip
py, his Beloved GRANDMOTHER
Dear Little Peter, who died suddenly
On the tomb of IA she dog is the follow
ing:
She brought ray of sunlight into our ex
istence.
But, alas she carried it away with herl
"Adored Spot, +" Our Friend, ""Dar
ling Chin Chin" and "Sweet Carlo" Ii
close to each other.
Dear Minnie, brave, intelligent, sin
gularly beautiful, loving and loved" ha
a splendid monument.
But, as if to prove that race prejudice
necessarily disappear with death, in thi
cemetery of dogs there is a stone erecte
"To the memory of our dear little cat
Chinchilla, poisoned July 2l. !"
During my visit live dog somehow GO
into the cemetery and was chased away b
| the keeper for irreverently attempting t
bury a bone on one of the graves of his fe
| low creatures. Figaro.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29
r.. following ia the calendar for the
,hor term OF the circuit court:

-, ,o,owinp ia the calendar for the
November term ofthe circuit court;
CRIMINAL cAsEs-TRIAL BY JURY
Ia vs Frank Axel, robbery.
PeOp,o ,s,John A. Gognon. bastard,
feOp,o ,s charles Rastello. violation of liq-
uor law A. s,,,,,von same
no0nle vs. Savin Minardi, same
psoole VS. Ephie Gilmore seduction'
,ssuEs OF FAcT-TRIAL BY JURY.
n Gribble VS. Caroline Oates, as
.nmpst, appeal w. "A. Bateman Tor piaihtr n1
,0hn Alien, VS. A. J. Lean case appeal W.
pateman for defendant.
a. 80, p" Halle va John Halle, assumpsit, ap-
~, " A. Bateman for plaintiff.
nh Garden City Shoe Co. VS. JACOB Matta'
Luz mi, onoeal. w. A. Bateman for plain
tiff. u.., uo,,ono ranIavin
ns1stsn and Hanchette, .. j. Larson.
Da ,nrusta schoeppe VS. Hancock Chemical Co
..s. I F. Hambitzer Ball and Ball, A. H.
Gray, 1900 -, Ana,
y,.sn.tric, VS. Stockholders of the Mechanics
ana Miners Cooperative Association, two or
three of which will be tried
p,onk n Hoard and Frank ID. Carter va
Iomss O. Corbin and william j. Grooms, as
.~mn.it NJ. ]. Sherwood, Gray Il Looney.
Nan,leon Boone vs. John McKinnon. troyer
nnn.tan & Hanchette. j. f. Finnegan.
Arthur Hill VS. the National Bank OF Hough-
,on assumpsit. Gray & Looney, Chadbourne
Rees. ,
Mary Malston VS. Osceola Consolidated Min
inc Co.. case. Nj. M. Riley & w. A. Bateman
Gray Looney'
Alex Runsila VS. Atlantic Finlanders' acct
dent association, assumpsit. Dunstan Il Han
chette, 0. j Larson.
August Schmidt vs. W. II. Faucet, garnishee
OLE b. Northwood, punishment. Dunstar
& Hanchette, A. T. Streeter.
IN CHANCERY
The Manu- facturers National Bank OF Troy
George P. Ide, Emma f, Haynes and James L
O,ok VS. Alfred Mosher. Spencer o. Fisher, the
state Savings Bank, Thomas W. Davidson
William J. Tenny, James Il. Hurst and the
sparrow- Knoll Lumber Co, foreclosure OF lien
Attorneys: Cutcheop, Stellwagen Il Fleming
for COMPLIMENTS: Simonson, Gillett Il Court
right for Fisher, Davidson and Ternen; Wal
ker& spaulding for the State Savings Bank
Geer & Williams for Hurt; Mackay & Ingersol
for Mosher; E. O. Chaplin for Sparrow krol
Lumber Co.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29


The capitalists. who with Cameron
Currie at the head, have purchased the
Six Nile Hill property will shortly or
ganze a company to work the sa me.
The name of the company will be the
Baltic mining company. The name
Mantou was first chosen for the new
company, but it was learned that there
is another mining company rejoicing in
that appelation and Baltic was decided
upon as appropriate for property
aneighbor to the Atlantic aud Pacific.
Arctic was, of course, considered too
chilly for the infant.
John Stanton. secretary and treasurer
Of the Atlantic, will be the president oil
the Baltic and Cameron Currie the Mich
igan director. The work will be under
the superiutendance OF Frank Mem.
Stanton, OF the Atlantic. MIR. Currie lett
yesterday for the east where the final de.
tails Of the general plan will be worked
onf
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29
pean Out of the Old Pod.

A literary man in Boston has son who
is to him as the apple of his eye. The 9TH
er day he noticed square hole In the
trousers of his well beloved, shrieking
hole just above the knee. How Is thisr
asked the sire. And the boy replied: = You
know have two pairs, my best and the
other. couldn't tell them apart so cut
a hole in the best, and now can tell 'em
and know which to put on. boston
Journal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29

The Epworth League of Grace M. E.
church, Houghton. will observe Hal.
loWe'en by social next Monday evening.
The ev, ming will be enlivened by all kinds
ogames appropriate to the wierd date
and good time generally is PROMISE
those who attend
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29

Inc Uaion line OF boats OF which A. j.
otterson ia agent will cease receiving
irelght at Buffalo on November 10; at
cleveland, on November IL. and at De-
troit AMI Port Huron on Noyemb r ID.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29

Ksv. Mr.. Gilchrist, OF the Hancock
NJ L. church, will address the Y. M. L. A..
INNS meeting Sunday afternoon and
Mrs. A. Oyerfipld will render a solo.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29
lava Coal Mines.

Coal mines have been discovered in
Java, but the veins are generally thin,
often faulty, and lack of transportation
facilities adds another obstacle to de-
velOnment
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29

olrcult court convenes next Monday
morning with Judge Hare on the bench.
,aelury is summoned to appear on Tues
uay' the second day of the term.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29
An Annreciatixe Hearer.

"In London, said the returned tour
list boastfully, II appeared at court. "
"How much was the finer" queried
his cynical friend. -Philadelphia North
American.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29

mr. and Mira. b. T. Barry arrived home
yesterday from an extended trip east.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29

p'' q. j. Northrop, of Marquette, val
anoushton visitor yesterday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29

nsme uber the Light Guard dance at
ae Armory this evening.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29

oscar Olson has been engaged as a
'erk 10 Ryan's Hancock store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-29

W. FITCH. General Manager.
JIG. SHIELDS. superintendent
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-02
SCOTTSVILLE.
A. Cold Snap-PersOnaI-Th New
Railroad.

SCOTTSVILLE, VA, December l.-(Spe-
cial.)-We are having freezing weather
just now, and the ice-getters are smiling
at the prospect of gathering a goodly
quantity of the CONCEALED water stored
before Christmas. The weather turned
suddenly cold after the recent heavy
rains.
Rev. L. T. Hit. the newly-appointed
Methodist minister to the Scottsville CIR
cult. has not as yet assumed his charge.
Mr.. David j. Hancock and wite, OF
"Snowden," paid visit during the iast
few days to Mrs. Hancocks aunt at
Charlottesville.
A "Silver Tea" will be given this week
at Hotel Albemarle" by the ladies OF 81.
Johns Episcopal church. 1t bids fair 10
be a great success.
Mrs. Orie l.. Dickinson (nee Noon, or
Atlanta, Ca, having spent over TWO
weeks at her old home here, Will leave
for Atlanta in few days to join her
husband who is a member OF the Georgia
Legislature.
large number of small farms In Buck
ingham county will be sold in a Few
DAYS on account of unpaid guano bills.
Work on the new Aiberene railroad
"goes bravely on" About three times a
day the blasting sounds 10 our citizens
like the opening of battle during the
late war. When this road gets into
operation Alberene win take on new life
and become a very industrious and stir-
ring place.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-02
Newport News Weddings.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. December L
Especial. )-Three nuptial events occurred
in Newport News to-day.
This afternoon at 4 o'clock Miss Eudora
Hutchins, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W
III. Lumber was married 10 Patrolman G.
Brown Crafford at her fathers residence
No. S37 Twenty-ffth street, the Rev e.
C. Cox, pastor Of the First Baptist church
officiating. The attendants were Miss
Mamie Lumber. sister of the bride. maid
of honor Mr.. Timothy A. Mitchell, best
man. and Police-Sergeant j. W. Reynolds
and Mr.. ]. T. Hogg, ushers. After the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Crafford left for
tour OF the northern cities.
The marriage of Miss Ada l.. Stennett
to Mr.. ]. w. Gunter was solemnized al
Washington-Avenue Methodist church
this afternoon at 5 o'clock. the retiring
pastor. Rev. George w. Wray, oificiat,rS.
Quite a surprise was created by the
announcement that Miss Madge Forbes, an
attractive young lady of the East End,
and Patrolman Nathaniel l. Rayfield were
married at the Methodist parsonage at
$50 o'clock this afternoon. The bride 3
nearest relatives did not know OF the
event.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-02
ANOTHER BIG MONTH
November Shipments from Newport
News-New Trade.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. December l.
| cial.)-November was another big
month for Newport News in the matter
of exports. When all of the manifests
have been made up, and the various arti-
Giles thereon placed on the monthly re-
port it will be seen that the valuation Of
exports for November will amount to at
least 81. 500 900, and probably in the neigh
borhood of 100000. The exports for
October were valued at about $l,50o.O00
During the month of November twenty
one vessels entered from, and fifty-eight
vessels cleared for foreign ports. This
I'm itself shows that the business of the
port was unusually large Twelve differ
ent nations received cargoes from this
port. including Scotland, Belgium, Hol-
land, Spain, Denmark, France, and Nor
way. The shipments of coal for the
month were unusually heavy, and while
November will not shine out as the great
est month in the history of the port, ii
will certainly be one of the greatest.
December will also be heavy in this re-
spect and may go ahead of March OF III
present year which holds the record. Inc
Belgium and Netherland shipments last
month were exceedingly large. The eN-
port trade from Newport News TO these
countries is rapidly gaining significant
proportions, and the next few months VIII
show larger figures. The business with
Norway last month was the first in a long
time, and appears to be the beginning OF
a steady trade. Denmark also took a
snug sum in exports for the first time in
many months. The flour and lard busl-
ness was a large increase over October,
and the cattle, corn and grain SNIP
ments were much greater than Tor the
month previous.