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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-19
ALPHONSE DAUDET.
A Slow Writer, and He Is Never Satisfied
With His Work.


Alphonse Daudet thus describes his
method of writing book: Il write
slowly, very slowly, and revise and re-
wise. am never satisfied with my work.
My novels always write myself. l new
er could dictate novel AS tony plays,
1 used formerly to dictate them. l had
a certain talent in my legs, just as Ma
poleon had a certain genius in the legs
of his soldiers. My books go through
many processes. To begin with, l fill my
notebooks. Each note as it is used Is
scratched out in blue or red pencil.
From these written notes and the tablets
Of nv memorable deltoi of my mem
ory'-I write out in copybooks the first
copy of my novel;
81 write this first copy on alternate
pages of my copybooks, and leave the
opposite sheet blank. When the book i
finished in its rough state, l rewrite Il
page by page on the blank sheets Th'
page on the right is the amended copy
of the page OH the left. Then my wife
looks at this second copy and suggests
to me what improvements might o'
made. / note these down.
"Then Irewrite the whole book agar
with the Joy of a schoolboy who feel
that a wearisome task is ended. So that
apart from my notes, write each man
uscript three times over, and II coul'
do SO 1 would write it as many time
more, for, as l have said, l am neve
satisfied with my work. But l am yer.
irregular in my way of working. Some
times I work 10 hours q day, and da'
by day. "-Rockland (Me. Tribune
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-19
R...rxe I'M Death Notices.

One notices more and more with ev'
erv wear how the age is oftener and Of
tener dropped from death announce.
ments. This is in strict accordance Win
the growing reserve of the in0avldua a.
who keeps his private affairs to himsei'
more closely, even in matters OF no Oh,
rect importance. 1t is odd that sucn ;, =
private feeling should wax stronger sioe
by side with the greater publicity OF
ones affairs through the wider no', ,S
taken of them in the press generaily
with society and other mention onoe
undreamed of.-Philadelphia Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-19
Customs of Polish Women.

In Poland princesses and peasants
wear around the throat several rows OF
huge coral beads which are supposed to
be lucky-the bigger the beads the great
er the luck-and the dingy looking mer-
chants of the "Zwierjenetz (Jewish
quarter of the town., at Cracow, realize
small fortunes from the sale Of these
coral necklaces, for a Pole of the lower
classes will almost sooner go without
food or without her beloved "vodkl
(brandy) than forego this cherished or
nament The "grande dame" is so loath
to separate from her lucky beads that,
when donning evening dress with its
paraphernalia of pearls and diamonds
She carries them in her pocket or III the
inside of her corsage
While on the subject of Poland, l may
add that the orthodox Jewesses there
with whom the country literally swarm'
are easily distinguished, apart from
any physical mark of race, by the silkeI
wigs which they are forced to adopt Oh
the morrow Of their wedding day. Theil
religion exacts that on the wedding nlgh
the tresses should fall under the bites o.
n pair of silver scissors, and the massa
ere is so complete that, shorn close t.
the scalp, they conceal the skull unde
a hideous construction of coarse silkei
strands, highly olnamented in most case
with bands Of black velvet sewed witt
small pearls and turquoises. New Yorl
| Tribune,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-19
A COMEDY.


They parted with clasped hands
And kisses and burning tears.
They met in foreign land
After some twenty years
Met as acquaintances meet,
Smiling, tranquil eyed,
Not even the least little beat
or the heart upon either side.
They chatted Of this and that,
The nothings that make up life,
She In Gainsborough hat
And he in black for his wife.
All, what comedy thisl
Neither was hurt, it appears,
Yet once she had leaned 10 his kiss,
And once he had known her tears.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-19
NOVEL READING.
An Excessive Amount of 1t Is Declared to
initiate Against Marriage.


A writer in a monthly review, dis
cussing Mr. Balfour's Foundations OF
Belief" takes occasion to say that solid
books, dealing with the great problems
of mind and morals, are no longer read
except by few specialists. That an ex-
elusive diet of novel reading is extreme
" facilitating is proved by one series OF
facts which are observable in every part
of the civilized world. Men and women
among the reading classes no longer
marry in anything like such numbers as
they formerly did, and the reason is
that they have no pluck in them to face
lives of Spartan simplicity on limited
incomes
The result is disastrous to women, in
asmuch as it prevents many Of them
ever marrying at all For If woman
does not marry when she is young very
few men care to marry her when she is
middle aged. Men marry in middle life,
but they do not marry women OF their
own age. They marry young women.
The physiological moral is that 1T would
be vastly better for both men and wom-
EN- to read novels for recreation only,
and when at work to read solid books
which really exercise and develop the
brain. In practice the result Of this
would be that both men and women
would have better and stronger brains
They would marry earlier and with more
courage They would face the world
more hopefully and successfully, and
they would become the parents OF whole
somer, healthier, happier and more Ca
pable children. English Paper.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-19
Elevator Girls.

There are three buildings in Philadei-
r,;a in which the elevators are exclu-
sively run by girls. They are the WON
ans Christian association big building
at Eighteenth and Arch streets, .ne
Girls High school and the Norman
school I'm the first building all the en-
nlovees are women except the engineer
and fireman.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-19
r''s of n Cord of Wood

ISa seasoned wood weighs
ss Jus If subjected to a
I, aVO and 500 degrees it
Tree distinct products
I sueUus acid and gases.
ls' erly bring this change
ssary to place the wood
|S pply the beat gradually
%,,, AT the end of that
VIII be 1000 pounds of
pounds poa Of pyroligneous
r wunds Of uncondensed
l,esats weight Of these
ny. equal to the original
|~-st Louis Repub-
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Uucongenial.

washerwoman applied for help 70 .
gentleman, who gave her a note 70 'ne mo
manager of certain club. 1t read az
follows: Dear Mr.. X.-Thls woman
wants washing" Very shortly the an
swer came back: Dear Sir-I dare say
she does. but I don't fancy the job -
London Tit-Bits.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-19
Thought She Was Safe.

Judge-Your age?
Lady-Thirty years.
Judge (incredulously)- will have
some difficulty in proving that.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT find hard
to prove the contrary, as the church reg
lister which contained the entry OF my
name was burned in the year lS45.-
Texas Siftings.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-19

The Ashley river, in South Carolina
was named in honor OF Sir An.non.
Ashley Cooper, afterward the famous nous
Earl Of sbaftesbury. The Indians called I,
. n stream Kiawah, word of doubtful
significance.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-19
succ;nct Definition.

"M;ke. =" said Flooding Pete, who had
boon reading from stray scrap OF pa,
nor "what does 'dernier resort mean
Meandering Mike looked at him WIN
the supercilious contempt OF superior
knowledge and replied, work
Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-19
A Lightning Photographer.

Business Man-Can you write short
hand?
Applicant-Yes, sir.
elbow many words a minute?"
ct never counted 'em, but the other
dav. when my wife found in my over
coat pocket q letter which she gave me
TO mail last fall, I took down every
word she uttered as fast as she said
them
"Yon III do. Toronto Truth.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-19
Wedtled BIiss.

Friend-And You are very happy
Bride-very. Almost every day
hear of some other girl who would have
jumped at the chance to marry my hus-
band. Detroit Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-19

There is no success 30 sweet as the
success achieved by acting against the
advice Of our friends
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-19
A n,.tinction without . Difference.

A Distinction without . Difference.
Jinklets-I want my wife to be a
woman who thinks before she speaks.
Plunkett-why don't you say you are
n confirmed bachelorf-Detroit Free
Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-19

Ruffles for the wrists were or's'""
called hand rufus
The Newtown bee., 1897-10-08
THE BIGGEST pAssENGER-sH1p.

Barring accidents, the biggest passen-
ger-ship in existence will come to New
York this week. She is the new North
German Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, marine monster, an eighth of
a mile long (64s feet, to be accurately,
sc feet deep, and of a tonnage of IL, 900.
She sailed from Southampton on Septem-
Der 20, at PM, and is credited with an
aspiration to break the record on her
maiden voyage. All her details and
dimensions are Brobdingnagian. She
can carry 1920 passengers, besides her
crew of 450. Her engines are expected
to develop $4,000 horsepower, and her
cost is estimated to have been about two
million dollars. She Is 80 much bigger
than the other big liners, and has SO
many novelties of construction, and such
great expectations of speed and comfort
and safety that her first trip across the
ocean is an event, and the reports of her
behavior will be read with almost as
much interest as one of Mr. Kipling's
mechanical stories.-[ Harper's Weekly.
The Newtown bee., 1897-10-08
his armour and come to the front. Then
shall we win grand victories for Our
Master.
REDDING.

PERSONAL AND TOWN AFFAIRS.
Mrs Goodale and Miss Dora are enjoy
ing their new home at the Center, Red
ding being her native town.
Miss Minnie and Miss Jennie Cole Of
Bridgeport have been guests of Mrs j.
l.. Sanford.
Mr. Brown recently brought in lot of
fine cattle for sale at J. c. Reads.
The household goods of the late Mar.
vim Abbott sold readily at auction, many
being priced for their antiquity.
Mr. Bartram is remodeling his house,
putting on an extensive porch and bay
windows. This will make it very attract
i've and roomy, it being finely located fo-
boarders. Already goodly number have
engaged rooms. This section of the
country is extremely healthy.
Last Saturday Mr. and Mrs James Cole,
Mrs j. L. Sanford and Mrs M. Miller
visited Ridgefeld, where Mrs Cole will
remain with friends for two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs Stephen Sanford have Wis
tied their relatives in Southport, Mr. and
Mrs Elwood.
Only small number of voters were
added to the registry list, this fall.
Jesse B. Cornwall and daughter of
Bridgeport, and George Banks of Phila-
delphia, were guests of Mr. and Mrs
George A. Sanford on Sunday.
The measles 80 prevalent at the Center
have struck the Ridge, J. P. Shaw being
the latest victim. Though confined to
his bed several days, he is now able to
be about.
Prof Frank Abbott of Chicago univer-
sity, is in town on business connected
with the settlement of his fathers es-
tate.
The Newtown bee., 1897-10-08
LYONS PLAINS.
PERSONAL JOTTINGs.

Mrs A. NJ. Bartram of Black Rock,
with her son, E. T. Bartram, and his wife
of Bridgeport, were guests at the resi-
dence Of Mrs Mary L. Fanton on Wed.
nesday of last week.
Mr. Raymond of Greenfield has greatly
improved the cottage of Mrs Mary L.
Fanton with coat of pure white paint
Mr. Raymond is 20 years of age and can
climb ladder like boy and knows how
to WELD the brush.
Mrs Paulina Godfrey and daughter OF
Norfield took dinner with Vesta T. Fan.
ton, last week.
Mrs Fl. B. Ogden and daughter were
recently entertained at the residence OF
Mrs Mary L. Fanton.
Miss Vesta T. Fauton and friend drove
to Putnam Park on Sunday.
Mary Roswell and friend visited Mrs
Benjamin Boughton of Redding, on Sat.
urday.
The Newtown bee., 1897-10-08
In New Haven County
ANSONIA.
A PLEASANT HOME WEDDING.

A PLEASANT HOME WEDDING.
A few friends gathered at 46 Franklin
street, Wednesday evening,to witness the
marriage of Miss Anna J. Seeley of this
city, to Frank G. Emo of New York
The parlor, in which the guests were as.
sembled had been very prettily decorated
with flowers for the occasion, and short
ly after 8 o'clock the ceremony was per-
formed by Rev E. T. Mathison in his
usual impressive manner. Following the
congratulations, refreshments were
served, and after an hour of social inter
course the guests departed with many
kind wishes for the future of the happy
couple. Mrs Emo is well know in West
Ansonia where she has resided for the
past year, while her husband Is popu-
lar hotel man, being connected with
hotels in the Catskill and in Florida.
The Newtown bee., 1897-10-08

day evening, October Is. A large at
tendance is desired.
Fred Silliman..is learning Edward HIPS
milk route and intends to peddle milk this
winter.
Miss Bessie Kimban of Portchester was
entertained over Sunday at Charles SILL
mans.
Monday, October IL, Miss Hull and
Miss Roberts expect to occupy the new
schoolhouse.
Mrs Lewis Edwards was entertained
the past week at her. sisters, Mrs Bennett
Seeley's.
Peter Perry and wife have moved to
Weston to care for Myer Perry, his father.
Henry Osborn celebrated his birthday,
last week, Friday evening, with few of
his friends.
The Newtown bee., 1897-10-08

can be called road, In terrible condi.
ton; not one in ten will get over.
talked with one or two determined
fellows who came down to the boat, and
had their pack-trains in on the trail.
From these | heard different story. In
all have talked with five or six good
men, and they all agree that there lie
plenty of trouble.
THE road is good four or five miles
it is regular cinch; after that hell
begins"
Some say that not one in ten get over.
These are the alarmists and the excited
ones. A more conservative estimate ia
that only four out of ten will get through.
One party of two were building scow,
and when got back to the boat they
loaded all their belongings on it and
padded over to the steamer, where they
held long talk with our men, announc-
ing that they were bound for Dyea and
Chilkoot Pass. They claimed the pass
here is blocked, while men are moving
over the Chilkoot, even if slowly. AS
they padded away we admired their
pluck and gave them a rousing cheer.
They did not LOOK like strong men, but
they smoked their pipes bravely. All
their stuff was loaded on the scow, sink
ing it low in the water. There were
sacks and boxes and two buggy-wheels,
with which they mean to make narrow
pushcart. 1t is pitiful. Their last word
was, "Well, boys, we will meet you on
the other side of the mountains!" We
wondered If they would.-[Special Cor.
respondence of Harper's Weekly.
The Newtown bee., 1897-10-08
In Litchfeld County.
MORRIS.
EDUCATIONAL.

A teachers meeting was called at the
Town hall, in this place, for Tuesday,
September 81. State Secretary Hine and
Rev Mr. Seymour of Litchfield, spoke in
the evening in behalf of the town library
system. The Bethlehem correspondent
states that many from that town attend
ed, but if they started they must have
been swerved off by the attractions of
Long Meadow, or mistaken the road. We
believe there were just II persons (by
actual count), in the audience during the
evening session, and they were part and
parcel of our native population. Three
teachers represented the six districts of
the town. One member of the board Of
education and one district committee
were present. The town voters were five
in number. One great reason for the
slim attendance doubtless was, that verv
slight notice of the meeting had been
circulated, and people even in the imme-
date neighborhood knew nothing about
1t. The speeches by Rev Mr. Seymour
and Secretary Hine were exceedingly
good and deserved large audience.
The Newtown bee., 1897-10-08
FAIRFIELD.

HOYDRN's HILL AND VICINITY.
Mrs e. Jennings is visiting at her sons,
Edgar jennings, on Sport Hill.
Miss Minnie Lewis was at home for
over Sunday.
9. johnson entertained company from
Bridgeport Sunday.
e. B. Sherwood found on the 2sd
beautiful cluster Of ripe raspberriess con-
tanning 10 berries in perfect order.
Miss Mabel Sherwood is afflicted with
a bad cough.
Rev Mr. Scott, an assistant pastor of
large Methodist church in Brooklyn,
preached at Center street Methodist
church, Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1897-10-08
HUNTINGTON.

WHITE HILLS AND VICINITY.
Z. G. Wixom and Charles Wheeler have
each bought horse.
Miss Erma Wheeler entertains Miss
Ruby of Bridgeport.
David Wheeler and G. w. Drew filled
their silos,s last week.
Arthur Willoughby has moved into his
new house,
Miss Lucy Bryant leaves for New York,
this week, -tf. 4
Mira G. w. Drew visited at j. D.
Drew's, over Sunday.
Mrs Walter Hubbel Of Woodside Wis
tied with friends here, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1897-10-08
KENT.
LAWRENCE BOUND OVER.

Edward Lawrence, the supposed
burglar, who entered the store at Kent
Furnace, was brought here for hearing,
last Saturday, and sufficient evidence
being presented to warrant a trial.
Justice T. D. Barclay bound him over
under $1,000 bonds for appearance at the
Superior court at Litchfield, in October.
AS there was no one to give bonds
Lawrence was taken to jail to await trial.
The Newtown bee., 1897-10-08
EASTON.
PERSONAL CHAT.

PERSONAL CHAT.
George Gillette's peach orchard has
been very successful this year. The
trees are not only large and thrifty but
have borne an abundant crop of peaches,
large and juicy.
Patrick McCullam Is visiting his form
er home In Canada. While there he will
attend the silver wedding and reception
of his sister.
Mrs Edward Hill is spending week
with friends in Bird geport.
Mrs Baldwin Beach has returned this
week from d weeks visit with friends in
Bridgeport.
A deacons' meeting was held. Sunday
morning. In the Congregational church,
Rev q. r. Aver. the pastor, being alb
sent.
Mrs Edward Hill will give an Enter
prise Social at Academy hall on Wednea-
The Newtown bee., 1897-10-08
Oh, RATS !!

A heroic woman in this town went out
to her meal barrel, one morning not long
ago, intending to give the chickens their
morning rations. On lifting the lid she
was Mortified to see three rats gorging
themselves on the meal. With the ener-
gy born of desperation she reached for q
club, which she piled so vigorously that
the rodents we're soon compelled "to
throw up the sponge" The next morn
ing, as she lifted the cover of the same
barrel, it seemed to be about half full Of
The Newtown bee., 1897-10-08
Fairfield County Chat.
STRATFORD.
TOWN AND PERSONAL JoTTINGs.

Mr. and Mrs Walter Curtis have return
ed from vacation trip to the Berkshire
Hills, covering the past two weeks.
Charles M. Taintor, well.known pu
pill of the graded school, has entered Yale
College.
The executive committee of the Chris
tian Endeavor society, connected with the
Congregational church, have arranged
for series of entertainments to take
place each alternate Monday evening
through the coming winter. The first
was given, last Monday evening, under
the direction of Miss Bunuell.
The Ladies' Home Missionary society
have planned series OF parlor lectures
to terminate by the coming New Year
when the Library Association will give 6
course of entertainments in the library
building. Our people will have plenty
of entertainment for the coming winter
and by their attendance help along
worthy objects.
Charles T. Atwood has moved from
the Wetmore house, on Main street, to
the Curtis place, on Sutton avenue.
There was a good attendance at the
auction sale Of the household goods be-
longing to the estate of the late William
Strong, who for 30 many years resided
on Main street. No satisfactory offer TO,
the real estate was received, and at last
reports it had not been sold. The per
soDal property brought fair prices.
The Traction Co. have located severa
new lights at needed points on MAR
street.
Mrs George K. Wilson Is suffering from
severe attack of malarial fever.
Mrs John E. Judson has visited friends
at Sharon.
Mrs Henry Beardsley, who has beer
spending the summer at her cottage a
Putney, has returned to her home Il
Bridgeport.
William Houlihan and Jesse Haynel
were brought before Justice Peck
charged with theft of goods from Nine
Smiths barn. They were found guilty
and fined 81 and costs, each.
Mrs Stiles Judson, Jr., has entertained
hel sister, Miss Miles, of Milford, durins
the past week.
The Grange supper and exhibition wal
a great success. The display Of fruit
and vegetables was very fine and thu
crowd that attended far surpassed any
ever seen since the affair was instituted
Miss Sadie Aspell, q granddaughter O.
Mr. Hodges Of Main street, well known
among our young people, who has beer
one Of the staff Of the New York Press, a,
an artist, has left that paper for similar
position on the New York Herald. Mis-
Aspell ranks high in her profession ans
her many friends In town learn witt
pleasure of her success In her chosen
calling.
Mrs Samuel FairchiId of New York,
is visiting Mrs T. B. Fairchild, at her
home on Broad street.
The. camille road race for bicycles, last
Thursday, attracted quite a crowd OF
spectators. Nat Nordaby won the frss
prize In one hour and fourteen minutes.
w. Middlebrook took the second and w.
Buddington third. There were the US
ual number OF small accidents to en-
liven the proceedings and keep up an ex.
element.
Fred Doolittle Of Strawberry Hill, lost
bis Workshop one afternoon, last week,
BY IRE. The neighbora prevented