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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
THE STRUGGLE FOR FOOD.
IL Isn't Always Simple to Get Steak For
10 Cents.


lt was In cheap down town restaurant,
where some of the walters are reformed
pugiiists. Tho customer was a weak
enough looking little man. He came in
ana sat down at the end table. "Whatcha
WANT" demanded the waiter.
ia like to have top sirloin, - said tho
customer
What, top sirloin steak?" snarled tho
waiter.
is there top sirloin anything elses"
asked the customer meekly. "Did you
think | wanted a top sirloin chicken or "a
top sirloin duckY When man asks for "a
Top sirloin, lao wants top sirloln steak,
doesn't he?''
"Say, you look ct here" said the wait
er when you come in here, you re sup
posed { give yer order right, sce9 If yer
want steak, yer want ter say yer want II
steak, seer Dye t'ink d. boss hires mind
readers fer walters N sells steaks fer Is
cents hesides?"
My friend, it seems to me you're lit
tie sassy, said the meek customer.
Say, didja come here T. pass remarks
TT eaty" demanded the waiter. "Come,
whatcha want, er git out"
81 want a top sirloin steak, please, -
said the meek man "a bit nervOusly.
They amt no please about it," snorted
the waiter.
He walked away three steps toward the
kitchen. Then he turned and came back.
"Say, young fellow" he said, sit amt q
piece o. steak that you wants. it's piece
| o. me, see, IN yer goin t. git 1t. "
Saying which he hauled off and swung
his right around with force enough Il
| have driven the meek man through thu
wall. The other customers jumped up ant
rushed at the waiter, but they were no
| quick enough. The meek man had let on
with his left foot and kicked him in tn,
shins. That kick bent him forward, ant
| as he came the meek man swung his RICH
and caught him in tho short ribs. Their
was grunt that was heard block, ant
the waiter fell in his tracks. His win,
was gone, and agony was written in hi
face. The meek man stood over him.
was minute before the waiter came IL
and, rolling over, painfully clambered t
his feet. The meek man feinted with hi
right The waiter lodged
"Do l get my top sirloin steak N ray
fried potatoess" demanded the meek MAI
"Sure yer do" said the waiter meekly
"butcha wouldn't if yer hadn't ordere
'em, sees'' and he limped off toward til
kitchen.
at beats me-" said the meek mar
show sassy some walters do get
The other customers went back to the
places, and quiet reigned. York SUI
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
r.,,,,. Nearest Planetary Neighbour.

venns Is the earth's nearest planetary
ro,ghbor. and on that account is an inter
esting subject. Her greatest distance rom ron,
.Ss sSn is 67, 7o5, 900 miles, and her least
&C. 7s7, 900, which makes her orbit nearly cary,
~, At times, when she gets between
ne and the sun, she is only 1000, 600 miles
u -. arN AZ another time (when the planet
sS,ord the sun in straight line from
=, ,s, sbe ia 1852, 600, 900 miles from u.s. ve'
u ne, ia "a ZOO miles in diameter, when
nus hsr volume 90 per cent that OF the
, north ON the earth falling bodies travel
se 90 oo ,ost the first second; on Venus, only
, ,o,l seet Venus receives twice the iighe
and heat that the earth does, and ner year
S o. oriv ss4 days and a fraction In lenstn'
st Louis Republic
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
saby Prince In the Harem.

Richard Davey, in his book "Ihe SUI
tan and His Subjects, thus uescrioe' '"'
BEGINNINGS of prince in the harem;
SThe baby princes infant years are
srort in the harem with its mother ana
nurses. This, of course, is as II should , pe,
hut those who are familiar with harem iiie
declare that the mother lives In constant
,arror LEST her child should be done away
With in some mysterious manner py one
~ her many rivals, especially IL inc Dapy
&c tho remotest chance of ever succeeding
70 the throne. Suppose Tor the saho a. a.
argument, that IL grows up "non
raeches ITS tenth year, 1t is handed over 70
= i"IIo lmole attendant), whose duty u Is
20 watch over II day and night Presently
20 this functionary is added moiian, VI
nr,est. who teaches the rudiments OF euu
cation. and, above all, those Oh rens,V -
oa na 80 tho Koran. BY the time the BOY Is
10 or IA French and Italian professors
trom pera are brought to the palace, wno
.nach him smattering of several huro.
moan languages, but no consecutive sy sS,,d
- Education is carried out, ana .ne 0 a..
,s soon surrounded by parasites anu Inv nn'
.orors whose sole object Is to obtain COIL
r,ate control over him, so that IN tne eve .aw
p his succeeding to the throne tney in''
I 10 all powerful through his means
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
CAR HORSES HARD TO GET.
The Demsa6 Is Now So Small That the
4, de Neglects Them.

Ihe DemY 7G Is Now So Small That tho |
4 de Neglects Them.
One of the ost curious effects of the |
general replacing, of horses by eleotrici-
ty and cable traction for drawing street |
cars is being experienced by one of the
extensive car lines in this city which
still uses horses. One would suppose
that, since the only lines in the whole
country which continue to use horses
now form but very small percentage
of those which used them five years
ago, these lines would have much
wider range of choice and could get
horses of grade superior to the gen.
eral run of those which used to be
offered to them. Remarkable as it may
seem, this is the exact opposite of the
truth.
The New York city line referred to
runs in direct competition with the
cable lines of the upper west side, and
its managers, who recently purchased
it, determined as soon as they came in
to possession to place upon it superior
lot of horses, and in this way improve
its running until mechanical propulsion
could be introduced. Orders were sent
out to buy the needed horses. Much 70
the surprise of the managers, it was
discovered that there were almost no
street car horses of any kind to be
bought.
The explanation of this situation lies
| in the fact that since the demand Tor
| street car horses almost ceased the trade
machinery by which they were gathered
has fallen into disuse. A few years ago
! the street car horses were one of the
most important features of the horse
market They were animals OF stand
ard grade and of almost stable price,
and every part of the country contributed
its quota. The street car horse had u
be big and able and sound of limb ant
wind, but it might be of any age. Few
lasted long enough in the service e
make the question of few years NOR
or less of any consequence. The deman
was constant, and the price never varle
in New York more than from abou
1926 to $3.50 each. Dealers could Away
count upon getting this price and gel
ting it promptly, and as a consequent
every horse which would answer Tn
purpose was safe Investment at III
tie smaller price, and clean proiit 0
$40 horse was regarded as fair mar
gin in handling them.
Horses of all sorts. which Lacked tn
qualities of speed, beauty or YOUTH pu
possessed the other requirements, wer
quickly sorted out from the markets Q
the whole country, and every big deale
was always able to gather droves Oh ca
horses as fast as the companies neede
them. The trolley has superseded Cd
car horses, and car horses are no ionge
quoted as staples in the market. In
companies which still use them az
Obliged to go out and search the mar'
and buy them one by one instead
simply sending out an order Tor loV =,
200 or 500 and getting them as reauii
as they would so many loads OF nay
grain. New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
PROOFREADER'S ERRORS.
Some Humorous Incidents That Are the
Result of His Oversight.


No newspaper worker has to contend
against greater obstacles than does the
proofreader, and when everything Is
taken into consideration the average ex-
cellence of his work Is little less than mar
yelous.
His errors of omission may easily be
pardoned Whenever the type calls lovely
Young bride "bird," the offense may
lightly be overlooked, since the meaning
is not entirely obscured. But the proof
readers errors of commission belong in
different category. Whenever he attempts
to straighten out the tangled meaning of
something he doesn't understand, the re-
suit Is something to make the judicious
grieve.
At the conclusion OF the Ii Hung Chang
| festivities in New York and just before the
| distinguished Celestial left for China by
| the Canadian route wrote a paragraph,
saving, "Before Lii Hung Chang goes back
to China he ought to see the United
| States" 1t came out in cold type, LII
| Hung Chang is visiting the United States
before going back to China" Simultane-
ously | found on my desk note from the
proofreader. 1t said: you'll have to keep
tab n little closer. That Chinaman has
been In New York week. Don't you read
the papers?'
w. w. Naughton, the San Francisco
sporting writer, once included in his sport
ing notes for The Examiner an item say
ing that "the young salmon are beginning
to run" Itappeared in print, 1.-THE yount
salmon are beginning to swim.
When Mr.. Naughton asked for an ex
planation, the proofreader cheerily remark
ed: "That's all right, Billy. You had tina
) mixed I'D with your turf stuff, but
straightened it out for you.
"But why didn't you let it go as wrot
, it9" persisted Naughton.
81 couldn't" was the reply. "Who eve
heard of a fish running?'-Chicago Times
Herald,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

1t is ALWAYS gratifying to receive testi-
mopials for Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrheo Remedy, and when the en-
dorsement is from physician 1t is espec-
lally 80. "There it no more satisfactory
or effective remedy than Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrbea Remedy
writes Err. E. l.. Robey, physician and
pharmacist. OF Olnev. Mo-. and as he has
used the remedy in his own family and
sold it in his drug store for six years, hs
should certainly know. For sale by
Sodergren & Sodergrep, druggists.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
HERO AND MAN.
eov'es That Are Told OF the Great Duke
of Wellin pfnn.

of Wellington.
The worlds Of reminiscence and history
agree that there was something about the
Duke of Wellington which rendered empty
pretense quite impossible in his company.
He was absolutely genuine, a man with
out vanity or desire of display. He was
invariably courteous TO women, but that
did not prevent him from staviDg of such
as were bores One of them gushingly
asked him to give her an account of the
battle of Waterloo.
"Oh, > said he, tits very easily donel
We pommeled them, they pommeled us,
and | suppose we pommeled the hardest
So we gained the day"
Yet he was great stickler for punctilio
in what seemed to him the proper places.
When the regiment of his son, Lord Douro,
was quartered at Dover, the duke was
staying at Walmer castle, and the officers
rode over and left their cards as matter
of form. Soon after came an invitation
from the Duke of Wellington inviting all
the officers To dine, but ignoring his own
son. When Lord Douro asked for an ex
PLANTATION, the duke gave it thus, with great
good humor:
81 make no distinction in the service.
! Those gentlemen had paid me the COM
| pliment of visit, and invited them TO
dinner You were not among them. So
omitted you in the invitation"
Thus he could always hold his own with
an imperturbabihty which might well
have served him on the field of battle, but
of all stories about him there is one which
best proves his almost quixotio honesty.
AT one time he bought farm lying near
his estate, and therefore very valuable to
him. When the purchase was concluded,
his steward congratulated him on having
got such bargain, for, as he explained,
the owner was in difficulties and had been
forced to part with the land.
'What do you mean 10y bargains?
asked the duke.
at was valued at 81, 100," said the
steward, land we got it for $500"
"In that case, " said the duke, "you viii
be kind enough to carry the extra $500 t
the late owner and never to talk to me o
cheap land again. youths Companion
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
Notice or Removal

am glad to state to the people that
have removed my tailoring store into
p. Rupees new building in Sixth street
where will continue to use my genius to
suit the people in every manner. Thank
ing the community for past, iavors and
with hope to be patronized from here
after, remain
Respectfully,
John b. RAsTELLo,
Merchant Tailor,
217 Sixth Street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
"Roney's Boys" at the
ArmoryO peraHouse
Monday.
. Musical Treat Is Promised
VINO ATTEND Their COncert-An
oreanizatIon Effected ny the Han
cock Base IsaII CIub-NOtes.

Prof, Rooney, for years choirmaster OF
c,ac, church, Chicago, will appear at
tha Armory Opera House next Monday
sroDino with company OF young singers
S0own az Roney's Boys" under the
,srices Of the choir of Trinity church.
p.ol Rooney is renowned trainer OF
boys voices and has arranged the pres,
ent tour with the best singers he had
upder him which will assure the enter
tainment being a musical treat. The
famous Blatchford Kavanaugh received
hi training,under Prof. Roney and Master
Scott Northrup with the "Boys" is said
70 FAR exceed Cyril Tyler OF Detroit. in
sweetness OF voice and execution. Tickle
on sale at Barry's and may be reserved
from Nichols drug store Hancock by
telephone.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
A valuable Prescription.

Editor Morrison, OF Worthington, Ind,
"Sun," writes: you have a valuable
prescription for Electric Bitters, and
can cheerfully recommend it for constipa-
ton and sick headache, and as general
system tonic it has no equal" Mrs.
Annie Stehle, 1926 Cottage Grove av-
enue. Chicago, could not eat nor digest
food, had backache which never left
her and felt tired and weary, but ak bot,
tles of Electric Bitters restored her to
health and renewed her strength. Price
so cents and 81. Get bottle at ID. L.
Macdonald's drug store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
NOW THEY DON'T SPEAK.
Little Mistake In Friendly Advice
Caused all the Trouble.

n
Caused all the Trouble.
Don't you and Agnes speak to each
other nowY" asked the prettier girl of the
two as third maiden swept Indignantly
past them. "And, by the way, she wasn't
at the Waitell's dance, was sheY"
The other girl smiled repressedly and
threw forgiving glance after the retreat
ing figure.
mo" she said demurely, land that's
why we don't speak. She blames me for
having to stay away. never do really
kind action but somebody turns against
me-"
"what did you do for Agnes?" inquired
the pretty girl keenly. ibid you lend her
that awful purple waist of yours, or
"No," was the quiet response. II didn't,
but she had such bad cold the day Of the
dance that her nose was awfully red, and
I was so sorry for her. i told her that
grandma always cured me when l was
like that with hot footbath. 1t leaves
your face Just lovely and white, you know
So I went home with Agnes and fixed the
bath ready for her, and she said she could
lust feel her nose getting whittier. So she
kept her feet in the water for an hour. 1t
did her lots of good, but therel She al
! ways was ungrateful anyway. The next
day she wouldn't speak to me"
"Why9" queries the pretty girl curious
". "What did you do to her9'
"Nothing," responded the other girl,
more demurely than ever. "It was what
| l didn't do that made her mad. You sec
forgot to tell her that mustard water al
ways blisters tender feet If you keep then
In just mite too long, and she didn't q
to the dance because her feet were so sor'
by the time she took them out that sh'
I couldn't get even her bedroom slipper
on. And now she blames me because he
skin Is so sensitive. New York Press.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

Charles Oialo, at All Pine street. Red
Jacket, having a large stock OF footwear
on hand has determined TO offer the same
at half price. Mems hip rubber boots,
Woonsocket, up to 1915. He has also
a large quantity of ladles'( hoys' and
hiIdren's shoes which he will ofier at
greatly reduced prices. Remember the
place, 447 Pine street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

The Torbett concert company, who
have pleased Hancock audiences num-
Der of times, have been re-eDgaged for an
other of their pleasing concerts to be
given in the Y. M. C. A. Hall on Monday
evening, September 6. The company is
made up OF the following artists: Miss
Ollie Torbett, violinist; Miss Lucy E.
Manson, pianist, and the famous Lutte
man Sextette. They need no introduce
ton.
Admission, so cents; seats can be re-
served at Nichols drug store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
EuekIen's Arnics sasy..

The best salve In the world Tor ,uts,
hrn;ses, cores, ulcers. SALT rheum, fever
cores. letter. ehapped hands. chilblains,
cornS. ana all skin eruptions, and posi-.
lively cures piles, or no pay required. 1t
Is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction.
or money refunded. Price. % cents per
box. For sale by ID. r. Macdonald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
Instruction In NursinY.

Ladies desiring to avail themselves OF
a course OF lectures and instruction to
be given in nursing at the Lake Superior
Hospital at Lake Linden during the COM
ing fall and winter should, without de.
lay, call or write to DR.. George W. Orr,
Lake Linden. The lectures and instruc-
ton will commence on the I'd OF Septem.
Der next at 10 a. m,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
telephone.

The base ball club entered in the
poughton tournament organized Thurs
day evening by the election OF Arthur F.
Jacques manager and John Condor, cap
tain. The boys can see no reason why
Marquette or other clubs entered should
object to Hancock getting Watkins as
nitcher in one or two OF their games as
Msrouette herself has two imported
pitcbers in the persons OF Clark and
Frisk and has met Watkins in game
against the 500. The Hancock team
does not expect very much in the tourna
ment and as organized the lack OF pitch
ing talent is obvious. To be at all IN II
an outside man will have to be obtained
Munsing has entered team.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

JOhnson's hot bath in Laurium will be
open to the public Tuesday, August II,
and every day except Sunday from l
to III O'Clock p. IN. Cold shower baths
in the morning from s to IL o'clock.
A. Johnson. 10 OsceOla street, north
east end of L. urirm.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
The Princes Guests.

A guest of the Prince of Wales at MARI
borouoh House is overwhelmed 10y atten-
tions. A number of servants herald your
arrival and departure, and there are usu-
ally two servants standing outside your
room door when you are staying In tho
house and man behind the chair OF every
guest at mealtime
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
A Trained Aurse.

Mrs. Louisa Erickson, the trained and
competent midwife and nurse, will give
good attention at accouchementsa and can
be engaged to attend at any kind OF sick
ness. Call at No. la Osceola aud First
streets, Laurium
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
HOree LOst.

A gray mare about 9 years old, with
scratch in the fore left knee; been missing
for some time. Any information as to
Its whereabouts will be thankfully re-
ceiyed by f. Duden zinski, corner OF Lake
Linden avenue and Tamarack street,
Laurium.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

An alarm OF fire was turned IN from
East Houghton yesterday afternoon &C.
casioned by slight blaze in the houfe
OF Mr.. Gagnon. 1t was extinguished
before the department arrived,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

Taxpayers of the village OF Red Jacket
are notified that taxes have been due
some time and may epaid any time dur.
ing business hours to Village Treasurer
Joseph Forster, at Ryan's store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

The reception to have been held at the
rooms OF the Ladies Library In Hough'
ton this next Saturday afternoon when
the ladies hope to see all their friends.
New books have recently been put on the
shelves and those not acquainted with
tn. library will find the visit OF interest
outside OF the social feature OF the occa-
sion
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

The meeting for men at the Y. M. Z. A.
tomorrow afternoon will be addressed by
Rev. F. j. Bate, OF Dollar Bay, and
Harry James will gi, recitation.
These meetings are well worth attend
ing. Any and all men invited.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

The union cigarmakers, OF Hancock
and Houghton. will give picnic at the
Hancock Grove on Sunday, September o,
The Houghton band has been engaged
1t will be the first blue label picnic held in
the country.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

Not 80 much ia heard Cf Capt. Dunns
work at Six Mile Hill as a while ago, but
he is plugging away with seven men
working and the captain says when he
is there the force numbers ten.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

CA. Mayworm has returned from a
business and pleasure trip below. WINE
away he took in the q. A. X. encamp-
ment at Buffalo.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

The most civilized nations are as near
borbarity as the most polished steel Is to
rust. Nations, like metals, are only pol
isbed on the surface. -Rivarol.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

General Manager j. j. Frey, OF the
Atkinson, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
arrived in Houghton Thursday evening
on his special car. Yesterday in COM
pany with Supt. Shields he covered the
Mineral Range and Ii. & c. roads.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

The Board OF Control OF the Michigan
College OF Mines is again advertising ior
bids for the erection OF an assay building
the first lot OF bids having all been re-
iectad
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

The Quincy band gave very success
iul dance at st. Patrick's Hall last even
ing, both IN point Of sociability and at
tendance
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

Mr.. Caspar Dean and Mrs. Brown' OF
Chicago, brother and sister OF Mrs. M. NJ
Moralee. arrived ia Hancock by yester-
days afternoon train.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

The condition OF Miss Teenie Thomas,
OF Hancock, is considerably improved
since her arrival home from Wisconsin.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

'nr iouGt Hu rented tor
D.s'rinUr nn saturday pvan,ngH
ran GISOr.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

We sell the celebrated Sherwin- WiIIian
paints. y OLSON.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

Screen doors OF all kinds at the lowest
prices. SIvERT OLSON
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

Buy Loyel guarantee clothes wriuger
iyou want the best now on the market.
Sold by Carlton Hardware Co.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

Clothing. dresses, gloves, furs, curtains,
bianke's, etc., dyed and dry and steam
cleaned. MICHIGAN DYE WoRKs.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

The greatest taxpayer is tobacco: In the
last 81 years this product has paid q THO
ute of 81, 900, OO0, 900 to Uncle Sam alone