The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-18

postoiices are named by the railway
mail service This is done I'm order to
avoid confusion of names Of Offices, as
similar names might mislead the rail-
way postal clerks i'm their rapid work
on the flying trains.
Made Famous by sir Walter Scott.
Mr.. Joseph Dunn, town clerk Of Mel
rose, Scotland, made famous by Sir Wal
ter Scott, is making a tour Of the world,
and will spend a few days in Washing
ton to give his son, a bright lad of IL,
a chance to see the capital. Speaking of
his town and the ruins of the ancient alb
hey, Mr.. Dunn said:
Melrose is one Of the great centers
OF attraction in Scotland to American
tourists, who care more for it and Abb
potstord, the home Of Walter Scott, than
any other places Though Melrose has
been burgh or barony since 1909, it is
\ small village, and would not be Of
great Importance but for the abbey,
winch belongs to the Duke of Bucceuch.
The building is now In ruins; the
west end and good part of the north
size nave disappeared, but the elevation
OF the south side is nearly entire, and
part OF the central tower is standing
while the sculptured roof still covers the
east end OF the chancel. The great east
ern window has been most generally adj
| mired of the individual features of the
| building, since Sir Walter depicted the
moonlit glory Of its slender shafts Of
shapely stone The whole gable of the
| south is very beautiful. On the north
SIDE or the nave there still stands four
or the original square piers, and one Of
them shows a Norman cap. The choir.
part Of which is shut off by a massive
rood screen, has been largely spoiled by
! rough seventeenth century work, but
enough Of decorative detail still remains
to arouse the admiration and despair Of
the modern artist in stone.
Bruces Final Resting Place.
at was in this same abbey church of
| Melrose that the heart of Bruce found
it's final resting place, and among the
many tombs afterward gathered under
the same roof were those Of his faithful
knight, James Lord Douglas; Sir Will
lam, the Dark Knight of Llddesdale and
the hero of Chevy Chase"
General Delaware Kemper eX-consul
OF the United States at Annoy, China,
has returned from his recent post of
| duty. He greatly enjoyed the trip home
and states that he had a most delightful
voyage throughout. He came via the
Pacific mail steamer China ard arrived
in San Francisco week ago. The jour
ney across the continent was Immediate
ly begun and notwithstanding the severe
! heat encountered at some places along
the route, this portion of the trip was
also enjoyed by the ex-consul and his
party.
General Kemper was seen last night
and talked interestingly Of his sojourn
in the Celestial empire. He declared
that Annoy, the city where he was sta
toned, and which is situated about 300
miles north Of Hong Kong. is the most
delightful spot on the entire Chinese
coast. General Kemper stated that his
relations with the Chinese officials were
Of the pleasantest CHARACTER. and that
he found them an intelligent. clear
headed and sensible class Of men, who
were ever ready to assent to any COM
nonsense proposition, and who could
readily perceive the benefits derived
from such an agreement.
Natives Crowded Together
"Amoy is a city Of 500, 900 population.
This figure may run up to the 1000, 900
mark, as no one knows just how many
natives are crowded together in the city
limits. The foreign element, such as
Americans, Englishmen, etc, knewn as
the white population live on a little
island near the center Of the bay on
which the town is situated The for
eigners rule this territory as IL it were
their own, make their own rules and
regulations governing the colony, and
see to the enforcement of them. The
, British element predominates greatly in
point Of numbers. There are many OFF,
cial functions going on all the time on
the exclusive little island in the bay,
and we were often invited out to din
ners suppers, and other entertainments
by the Chinese officials or those Of the
population who ranked in high life. The
natives entertain grandly in their va
mems, or palaces, and arrange every
thing to suit the taste Of a queen.
when one of the officials called on me
at the consulate I would get the coolies
together and fire a salute Of guns, the
number of which designated the stand.
ing of the official. When this formality
had been attended to the dignitary
: would be shown into my drawing-room:
: amid most profuse salaaming on hi!
part. which was necessarily recipro'
Gated in slight degree by myself.
would then invite my guest into the din
; ing room, where tea had been prepared
, and cakes and bonbons placed on thu
+ table This light lunch over, cigars
/, would be passed around and then would
follow the inevitable champagne. M
' Chinese lunch. dinner, or festival Is com
D plete nowadays without this latter bev
erage.
Magnificent Grounds.
'The grounds surrounding my hous
were simply magnificent. The flower
and rare plants were so beautiful that
I TRANSPORTED to this country in Aladil
fashion they would be the fortune OF
florist. I will say that my successor Il
> office will have a delightful place t
live"
General Kemper will remain In thi
n city several days and will wind up hi
e affairs with the government, after whicl
n IL expected he will make his home Il
: Alexandria, Va.
o "There is superfluous ~ In m,
name" said Arthur 3. Paige OF Boston
while visiting here recently. when
8 was a boy and young man / often won
II dered why II was necessary for me I
4 smell nv name with that extra vowe