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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-12

dence being settled, the wine stained
tablecloth is whisked off and replaced by
one not always newly Numbered or else
suspiciously damp.
These restaurants are rarely on the
main streets and have to be approached
through dark alleys. One situated be-
hind the county Jail occupies the back
room of a small Italian grocery store.
In going there one is reminded of dark
deeds and sharp stilettos, but the dim
ner is worth the journey. The chef of
this place is famous for cooking Italia
RIM, paste made by himself and cut
in strips and cooked with sauce made
of tomatoes, spices and mushrooms.
1t is extremely rich and very peppery,
but all Italian dishes are strongly dashed
with chill peppers.
The dinner is attended with great
ceremony. A bottle of their sour claret
is served with each dinner. Every Ital
ian drinks about two quarts of it with
his dinner, so the bottle supply some
times runs short. In this event the
waiter goes to the bar, fills an empty
bottle from demijohn, drives in cork,
and then carries the bottle to the table
where it is needed, sometimes four feet
from the bar, and impressively produc-
ing his corkscrew draws the cork as
carefully as though he were handling the
finest burgundy. His demeanor is so Sc
rious throughout the performance that
one dare not look amused.
A very popular restaurant is Baz-
zuro's, which is situated near the water
front. This is greatly patronizod by the
Italian fishermen, who file in after their
days work, still wearing their gum
boots and smelling strongly OF their
craft. 1t is also frequented by the ltal-
ian vegetable gardeners. who drive in
from the outskirts of town, and after dis
posing of their stock stop to dine When
the place is reasonably well filled. there
is a babel of voices. They are all talk
ing of once and out of the confusion
the word ''scudi" is distinguished above
all others.
This means money, which the pro-
prietor says with sbrug, "they talk
about all the time, all the time. The
fishermen bring the best of their days
catch here, and the gardeners offer their
choicest vegetables. The chef, whose
kitchen is back of the dining tables and
in full view of the room, is a merry fell
low, and between his juggling feats, toss
ing his pan into the air to turn the cook
ing fish or meat exchanges gossip and
jests with tho diners. This place is
kept comparatively clean. The floor is
covered with sawdust and the ceiling
festooned with gaudy oolored paper cut
in fanciful designs Two parrots add to
the general din, and all sorts and con.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-12

ditiOns Of eats prowl around the floor
The restaurant is conducted by two
brothers, one OF whom waits on table,
while the other attends bar and looks
after the cash receipts Every Italian
after dining stops at the bar for chat
and drink Instead of liquor, the
host pours generous glasses of claret for
himself aud bis guests, and these arc
speedily tossed of. A casual visitor, aft
en- witnessing this ceremony about %
times in quick succession, is apt to grow
nervous about the health of the host,
but he appears none the worse for his
conyiviality at the end of the evening.
The younger brother sometimes relieves
his brother at the bar. He is quite as
hospitable, and his invariable drink be-
ing absinthe and settler his case seems
even more alarming
This restaurant, at 1880 in the even
ing, when dinner is in full swing, pre-
sents an odd sight, the Italians sitting
around the tables, most of them with
their hats on, gesticulating and talking
excitedly across the room, while they
roll the spaghetti round their forks and
dexterously transfer it in yard lengths
to their mouths. A butcher, with all
the marks of his trade about him, occu-
pies table with the policeman ON the
beat, who gets the best service of all;
few men about town, who have heard of
the chefs fame, and forget the unsavory
looking company in their enjoyment of
the plates, and often table or two taken
by young society girls with their chap
eron and escorts. The girls consider a
dinner at Bazzuro's tremendous lark.
The Americans do not venture ON the
claret SO generously served with the din
ner. A flask of Chianti is ordered in its
stead, and the proprietor always proffers
the empty flask to the youngest member
of the party as souvenir. San Fran
cisco Letter.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-12
ATTACK ON PRESIDENT ADAMS.
wisconsin Legislators Tilt at the Univei
sity, but Are Defeated.

Wisconsin Legislators Tilt at the Univer-
sity, but Are Defeated.
Madison, Wis, March 1.-THE assem-
bly, bill removing the president of the
state university from the board of re-
gents caused an exciting and bitter de-
bate in the assembly Wednesday. The
author of the bill introduced the dis
cussion with long dissertation on the
evils OF foot ball, saying that President
Adams seemed to him and to his neigh
pors to be too much devoted to this
game. He said the university manage
ment ran the institution regardless Of
expense. and was not in touch with the
common people of the state. Tucker
Vi Winnebago, chairman of the COM
mittee on education, attacked the uni
versity and Its management. He said
'ne university must have something be-
SIDES fine buildings and large appro-
prations-it must have the confidence
VI 'he people. He said 1t cost twice as
, much to educate a boy or a girl in the
Wisconsin university as In the Univer-
s'y or Michigan. The bill was killed
Of 10 "a. AT noon Wednesday several
milwaukee physicians came to Madison
armed with affidavits to prove the
cnarges of attempted bribery by one
" the members of the assembly for
'he passing of the medical bill.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-12
scHUBERT's SAD LIFE.
- Shall Rave 20 sneak From Dssr sss
Doar To Beg MY Bread

One If the bitterest disappointmentss
Ia Schubert's life was Goethe's indiffer-
ence. In 1918 he sent a selection II hisg
compositions TO the poets songs to Wei
mar. What precious pearls of music
were among the collection-the songs.
Of 'Mignon" and 1.-THE Harpist, 4" those
from Faust, the sad melodies Long
ing" "Nightsong, F" 1.-The Wanderers
Nightsong, 1.-The Earl King, 4" Hal
deroslein, THE Fisherman" ''Thc,
Bard, " "The King of Thule" and the
music to "Claudine of Villa Bella
Goethe, who had an ear only for the
stiff compositions of Zumsteeg and Rein
hart, then in fashion in Weimar, took
no notice of Schuberts music and left
his letter unanswered. Not until 1850
after Schuberts death--did Goethe learn
to appreciate the extraordinary value of
the compositions that lay neglected in
his drawer. 1t was then that Wilhelmine
Schroeder Devrient sang Tile Earl
King to him.
1t was Schubert's greatest delight to-
make some little excursion with his
friends to the picturesquely situated VII
lagos in the Wilnerwald or on the Kah--
lenberg. and it was in the arbors OF thep
small inns, with a glass of pure country
wine before him, that inspiration came
most easily. But even these modest de-
lights were imbittered by the malice
that pictured him as drunkard who
composed his songs when he was full Of
wine. 1t is an absolute fact that he did
not lose the faculty Of artistic work EVEN
under the saddest circumstances. He
composed the greater part of the Mil
Ter Songs" while he was lying i'll im
hospital in 1928. He was quite right
when he wrote to his friend Kuppel-
wieser in March. 1924, ''Those of my
compositions which have been inspired
by pain seem to please people best. >"
And in a letter to Bauernfeld he COM
planned: "What will become of poor mels
Like Goethe's harp player, shall have.
to sneak from door to door and beg my
bread" The only ray of light that fell
into his dark life was when, through
the kindness of Count Johann Ester
Hays manager, Unger, the father OF
the famous prima donna, Unger- Saba
tier, he was appointed music master I'M
the counts household in Zelecs, where
he spent some happy summers, the hap
piest of his life. 1t was in Castle ZeIecs
that he is supposed to have fallen i'm
love with Caroline, his patrons heauki-
full daughter, who was his pupil, ana
who probably never learned the secret
of the musicians heart, though il is
strange that one so gifted and so beauti-
full should not have married before She
was well into the thirties. Bitter dis
appointment followed this short spell of
a life free of care London Telegraph
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-12
A Poets Chivalry.

The poetry of Longfellow reveals its
author's sensitive, chivalrous spirit, SO
that those familiar with his verses VIII
read without surprise this story told by
Mrs. Phelps-ward in her Chapters
From Life"
Longfellow was reading aloud poem
one day TO Nine Modjeska, whose eyes
filled with tears as the readlng pro-
ceeded. NJ,
II shall never forget" observes Mrs.
Phelps Ward, "the tone and manner
with which he turned toward her On,
he cried, Il meant to give you happi'
nessl And / have given you pain.
His accent OH the word pam was
like the smart of wound.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-12
AS AN ARMY RATION.
Beans Briefly Considered by an Old Army
Veteran.

Beans Briefly Considered by an Old Army
Veteran.
Take it altogether" said the old
soldier, II think liked beans the best
of the army rations Hard bread, of
course. was essential, and we expected
to get that anyway, but l am speaking
now of the comparative luxuries on the
army bill of fare. should prefer corned
beef, if that issued in the army had been
uniformly of desirable quality. But
often it was of hardness more like
that of quartz and of a saltiness past be-
lief by those who have never tried it.
salt pork-well, fat salt pork, even
of the best quality, is not desirable as a
steady diet of food, and we got more
salt pork than any other meat, and it
was most always not of the best. In
fact, 10 old soldier will ever forget the
salt pork of the army. But his recollec-
tions of it will not be surrounded by an
aurora borealis of delight
mot everybody liked beans, but ac-
cordiDg to my notion they were the best
Of the army rations, all things consid-
cred. If we had piece of pork to put
in the kettle, SO much the better. But
we had salt anyway, and bean soup
with hard bread to break into it, and a
cup of coffee made a meal that had de-
cided elements of hopefulness in it.
"It is true that sometimes when we
had beans day after day for days together
some of the men would get tired of
them. But you would grow tired of
ortolans, wouldn't you, if you had too
many of them?
II always used to be glad when we
had beans, and to this day | like now
and then a dish of bean soup, and I
never eat it without pleasant recollec-
tions of the army New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-12
Crossing the Atlantic.

1.-THE best time to cross the Atssntie, -
says woman traveller, "is in winter
The passenger list is large enough thsKx
for company and small enough for cCrB
fort Everybody gets acquainted willis
everybody else, and though the voyage
is apt to be prolonged no one complains
went over in mob last summer snS
was miserable. The contrast with rny
return voyage was very pronouncra-
Another suggestion is to take one of the
slow boats. The few crack speeders ara,
filled, usually, with the rich society sch
who cross to the other side. They con-
slider the trip bore and all the persons
ON board not on their visiting list detri-
mentals, whom TO notice would be "a
crime. The atmosphere on the less fash
ionable boats, for the smart set affects
its ocean liners rs il does its other fads
and fashions, is much more agreeable
There is sure to be genial, delighted
company, to which one is made well
come, and of which one holds ever after
ward delightful memories. st Louis
Republic
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-12
JAPANESE RITES.
Frederick Villiers Describes Funerals 4 ,,o-
the Battle of Ping-Yano

the Battle of Pmg-Yang.
Many OF tho sick and wonpded ,y.o
ole arc cremated. Their ashes orn rol.
lected, placed IN small square boxes in.
TERED for timo in the little cemetery
outside the foreign settlement at Che.
mulpo, and after awhile exhumol and
sent to Japan. The ceremony | bpboId
IN Chemulpo af'or tho fight at pino.
yang was not impressive or solemn. l,ut
simply curious. Eighty bodies had bean
cremated in various parts Of the couptrc
ana forwarded to the treaty port in small
boxes. These were placed in two LARGO
Diack cases at the hospital, and precc.-el
by motley group of coolies, ci,izo.y
and soldiers woro carried to the burjal
plot.
First calno coolies with branches Of
foliage and white streamors i, tbo;r
hands. Then few soldiers. morcbir.,
with reversed arms. Immediately ,~o
ceding the black eases was a Shi.to
priest in yellow kimono and bl.cl;
gauze shake. Round his neck was n
purple cord, at the end of which HING n
fan. In his right hand was flute, which
from time to time as the processicp
wendell its way he footed on, produc ne
an lnharmonious sound which reminded
me OF my own attempts OH that instru
ment when boy. The coolies, the fol-
lowers and the lockers on seemed to
treat the whole thing more as good
joke than solemn function and chat
ted and laughed to their hearts content.
Arrived at the cemetery, the process.
sion halted before the altar, on which
were placed bottles of saki, fruits, eggs
and birds OF various kinds, including
live rooster. Behind this hospitable
board were placed the remains of the 80
bodies. The .Shinto priest, who stood
alone before the edibles, stretched out
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-12
The French Press.

The French press is probably tho high
est in literary excellence and the lowest
In morality and commercial honor a
any of the great civilized nations Of the
world. In this respect it reflects tho
character of the people-artistic. but
lacking in depth, caring more Cor the
form than for the substance. Naturally
color printing has been carried to -
higher degree Of perfection in Paris thsn
any other city. the reproductions Of bu
famous paintings and the colonel en-
cravings in the art supplements Of lsa1-
Ing newspapers, such as LIE Figaro. -
ing unrivaled. -Cbautauquan-
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-12
Fought Ice for Th,r,v Hour.

cleveland, o., March 1.-THE steam
T state OF Michigan came into port
,"euhesday evening after fighting the
re On Lake Erie for thirty hours. Two
weeks ago the Grummond left Detroit
pounu Tor this city. but was penned in
~ .he Ice off Amherstburg and had to
a. lowed stern foremost to that port.
~ noon Tuesday, the lake appearing to
se lairly open, the boat started. A
s.eat deal Of drift ice was encountered
ana several big shoals were narrowly
escaped. Last year, the first boat of the
'easoh came to port on March 20
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-12
stIll In Second Glass.

oshkosh, Wis. March 12.-There is no
i oos, any hope that the receipts of the
We. va postofiice for the present fiscal
Ma ,al VIII amount to $4,000. the figure
min en must be reached before the Office
Ts Tn oe promoted to the first class
tsno VIII be shortage Of between
s s,.v ana $500. The Office will make an
rsr' eneht showing, however. but 1t will
vsa" IN the second class for another
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-12
Nerve Strain.

"It must be good deal OF strain 10
run a trolley car" said the talka'i'e
man on the platform.
lyon bet it is, ;" said the motorman.
"W,v. when l go along fer two or tree
weeks without runnin over anybody l
CIT 40 nervous can't eat nor sleep. =
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-12

Perhaps no country in the world Is
better suited for the cyclist than hoi-
land, where you may run ior m, nes
without meeting with an incline tna'
even suggests hill. In The Hague
cvoline is universal amusement morse
syerc;se for ladies being the occasional
exception
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-12

Eyes" said Lungly as the clock
hands neared the midnight hour, 81
think shall accept the presidency of
that gas company.
81 should think you would be fitted
for the position, she replied. -Phila-
delphia North American.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-12
REFUSED TO SHAKE
:, snubs Fitzsimmons on
w. the Highway.
.,,,G RESULTS IN A DRAW.

-, Ayerted by the Warning
D =, Corbett's Trainer -fitzsimnons
..d TO shase Hands when the Two
corbett Declined and Some
81 v.s shown-what Both Men
I '' Of the Accidental Meeting
New. March 12.-Corbett and
ems have met and the result
draw. 1t was short contest, as
'.,nated. Just few leads and coun-
I,h a fancy hook or two, and the
ants retired to their corners
]" NOT on the ground have little idea
.oor they came to missing the
,o,tle scheduled for Wednesday
ond the few that saw the inn
~0tu encounter really expected to
finish contest.
rorbett with his trainers had gone 10
noritentiary for an exercise run, and
10 show several friends the foot
rs Of the prehistoric man in the sand
ma formations there. Fitzsimmons
~ tI,ckey had chosen the same route
nm and as Corbett was about to
80 tho two boxers sighted each other.
'rhett started off ahead. calling for his
= 20 follow. but Laddie was growing
yorrum. It required a pause to get
collie away and by that time Fitz-
r.mons had gained upon his rival. Cor
m made a short sprint and Fitz fol-
mad suit. so that they still retained
N0ut the same relative distance as be-
e
Fitrsimmons Wanted to Shake.
Finding II useless to run Corbett and
|, marty awaited the others approach.
Hickey greeted Corbett's party with a
beery Good morning." to which the
Itter. with the exception of Corbett,
eplied Fitzsimmons came up along
lac Of Corbett and said: Good morn
br Jim" Then Corbett responded
nm sort of you are the villain" tone
a his voice. The pair walked several
.ards in silence and Fitz began to push
kis big right paw over toward Corbett.
Jim looked down and shook his head,
Is he replied: "Oh, no! I'll shake hands
NTH you If you lick me next Wednes-
law not before, thank you"
Fltzsimmons either did not hear the
words or misunderstood them, for he
Immediately asked: Whats that?"
II said I'd shake hands with you IL
you lick me on the 17th." was the reply.
whats that?" again asked Fitzsim-
mons.
THE 18th, the 17th." repeated Corbett,
frownng and bending over until his
face almost touched Fitzsimmons. 1t
was critical moment.
Warned by the Trainer.
"Jim" said his trainer, in a low.
warning voice, and the danger point
was passed. Corbett Strengthened him
Ielf up and the Cornishman turned and
walked off.
II think he had gall to ask me to
'hake hands after the way he has talked
about me-" said Jim. II am glad he
rame as close to me as he did, though.
Il gave me a chance to size him up.
Ind If he isn't fretting over the out
oOk am no Judge"
"Corbett looks well,' said Bob. 81
never saw him looking better in his
lfe ] can't say that I think much of
lis manners, though. He came out into
ny territory and didn't know he was
Oming. He must have expected in a
Ort Of way that he would meet me,
md | suppose he had 1t all cut and
ried beforehand what he would say to
ne II We CHANGED to speak. / didn't
liter my pace a bit when / learned he
vas on the road in front. walk along
md | sprint at certain places every
nornng, and we did exactly the same
hing Wednesday,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-12

The Siberian railway will measure
exactly 4,74l 1-3 miles from Tchelia-
binsk, on the eastern side of the Urals,
and at the gate of Siberia, to Vladivo-
stok. the Russian port on the sea Of
Japan. The total cost is estimated at
$I75. 900. 900.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-12

wh ".asnington. March 12.--Perry Heath.
,h m' wa was chief Of the literary bureau at
iss, Snicago Republican headquarters
sIs,. summer. will be appointed first as
Fraa n' postmaster general, to succeed
frank II. Jones of Illinois.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-12

At the present rate Of production over
$500. 900, 900 worth of fresh gold will
come from the mines before another
presidential election Is held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-07
They Remarry Every Year.
From the Kansas City Journal

Just before Probate Judge Herr closed
MS office Saturday night he was paid a
visit by very strange couple The visitors
We're middle-aged man and woman, fairly
well dressed ana very good looking.
The man asked the judge If he would
issue tfem a marriage license and per-
form the ceremony. 1t is needless to say
that the JuCge answered in the affirmative
for this is mis- business. The man gave his
Lame as G. c. Hopkins and his companion
answered to the name of Lillian HOPKINS
Are you related to each other?' in
quired the judge.
Slightly" responded the visitor. I'VE
are man and wife,
Judge Herr naturally asked him his rea-
stranger related very remarkable story
He stated II at they We're married five
years ago in the city of Chicago and have
celebrated their wedding anniversary each
year by getting remarked
My wife and 1 entered into an agree
ment," said he, WHEN We were first united
in the holy bonds of wedlock, to the effect
that at the expiration of the first year our
marriage should become void and il we
wanted TO live together longer we should
get married again. Our adventure with
Cupid has proven happy one to both.
ana for five consecutive years We have
lived together and have been married each
year"
less by the strangers story and after much
elaboration refused to marry them, as he
was in doubt as to whether not he had
the power to do SO. Hopkins talked in
diligently and did not have the appear
ance of a crank"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-07

80 'Niio' III HIS iedullS editorial, said.
The Madrid government awaits the CON-
tents of President McKinley's message to
congress. 1t it believed that its lone will
ne satisfactory. although the cabIed sum
mary published here should not satisfy
spanish patriotism, as Mr. Mckinley only
admits that Spain gives autonomy to Cuba
as step to pacify the island. and saws
thst IN view of this Spain must be al
lowed sufficient time to obtain the results
OF ner concessions. This, Mr. Mckinley
points out, was SAID by Mr. Cleveland end
Secretary Olney also, but these words do
not lay the President under any obliga-
uon; while they are unsatisfactory to
Spain as they only indicate a period Of
time, more or less, for Spain TO end the
revolt.
1t seems that the President -ecognizas
the right of the United States to Interfere
IN affairs exclusively within the u,hority
OF spain. In view of this. it is TO be ex-
pected that, If the revolt does not end in
a period of time acceptable to the Ameri-
cans, they will interfere in a more de-
cisive and effective manner than hereto
fore
Thus far the Washington government
has met with no obstacle in doing or undo
ing as 1t pleases. 1t remains to he seen
whether the Madrid government will toll
crate the White House iii going beyond
the limits of prudence and reason or
whether, in response to this new and wary
demand, Spain will reply with such Gigrity
and energy as her indisputable rights. her
history, character and feeling demand"