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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-03
MOST lNrERESTIN BURYIN.
A Story That Was Told In a South Caro-
lima Churchyard.

Been through the buryin ground? I
known about most all the fine monu-
ments, volunteers the boss after the
church has been inspected. He is
dressed In full suit OF blue jeans. He
is healthy looking, long legged aud
gaunt, and broad brimmed felt hat
and dropping black mustache seem in
Keeping with his swinging gait and odd,
drawing accents. He fairly beams upon
hnding that his services as guide are ac-
ceptable.
This is mighty tasty stone, " he
comments, laying his brown hand on a
marble shaft ''They give out that it
cost 500. It's tolerable plain for that.
but then, the Griggses mostly has
things plain. They say Miss Griggs
wanted harp on it, and it wouldn't
have cost no more either, but old man
Griggs he jist shut up like a steel trap
ut the notion of a harp. He lowed they
could git this monument with stress
on the 'ment'') or none at all. Twas
Miss Griggs' sister what died She took
"A heavy cold long about March.
most interestin buryin 'mongst the
whole lot, " he goes on, leading the way
TO spot between two tall pines, where
the ground is thickly covered with
brown pine needles ''That was a duel.
The fight came off toward shutdown, up
IN the mountains, and this fellow was
hauled here IN wagon and buried
quick, after IL o'clock at night. You
see, it was against the law then in them
way back days to fight, and the one
what did the KILN he and the seconds
was anxious TO git across into Georgia
before the business leaked out. | disre-
member the names now, but they were
big people. One was a governor from
up here by Greenyille sOmewholes. The
dead man was brought along on COM
mon wagon, and there WASH time for
no funeral nor nothin. Some pine tops,
green, fresh broke pine tops, was
throwed ON cop Of the wagon body, to
make things look better. After the
grave was filed mp in their hurry like,
but not liLin to leave it with no mark
to know it by, they took two of the pine
tors and stuck 'cm up one to the
mead and one TO the foot, These two
trees is them same pine tops. Seems
like the Lord Almighty let 'em grow
purpose to keep that sin cen mind.
What was the cause of the quarrel?"
he is asked.
1t amt exactly knowed for sure.
Some holds out twas about a boundary
line 'tWixt two plantations, and I've
heard it said it was a old election
squabble. Anyway, the dead man was
fiXin to many soon, and his sweetheart
never did git over it to enjoy herself no
more, New York Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-03
PRESIDENTIAL FADS,
Our National Executives Have All Had
Their Hobbies.

Every president since the time Of
Washington has mad some particular pet
amusement
AS every one knows, George Washing
ton was great sportsman. His greatest
pleasure was in following the hounds,
mounted on tiptop hunter. He was an
athlete in his youth and his love of out
door life continued TO the day of his
death. When he was president, his
chief diversion was horseback riding.
He was fond of dancing, too, and regu-
larry attended the assemblies in the
long room in the City tavern at Alexan-
dria, says the Washington Post.
Thomas jefferson sought relief from
the cares of state in his love for music.
He was clever performer OH the violin
and whiled away many hours saving
away ON his beloved fiddle. He had "a
taste for mechanical inventions, too,
and some of his happiest moments were
those spent in trying TO evolve some la
Dor saving device.
President Tyler had deep and abid-
ing love for the good American game
of poker. Surrounded by few chums,
he spent many pleasant evenings draw
ing to bobtail flushes, filling against
four aces and hosting the full houses,
bluffing on deuces, bucking ante. The
stakes were invariably small, but his
tory says that he was bad loser.
Andrew jackson was passionately
fond of cockfghting, and when he left
fine HQrmitaOo IN RIM the uotipn nj
Washington he brought with him two
of his finest fighting cocks These he
matched against the gamest ROSTERS in
the surrounding country but the Ten.
nessee article made but a feeble show
ing against the Virginia breed. Presi-
dent Jackson brought on several other
pairs, bat bis birds invariably met de
feat, and IN this respect he said that his
administration was q lamentable fail
ure.
President W. II. Harrison was not
much Of an epicure, but he had great
fancy for doing the marketing for the
family. Every morning he would trudge
to the market place with a basket on
his arm and return an hour later carry
ing 40 or 90 pounds Of produce.
General Grant was fond Of fast dTiv-
ing, and be had some notable trotters in
his stables during his two terms. In the
evening lie would play Boston with
some of his army chums He cared lit,
tie for riding and was rarely seen on
horseback in Washington. - Atlanta
Constitution.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-03
A Long Lived Bird.

The following instance Of longevity
in bird may be Of interest to your
readers: My cousin, Mrs. c., had a
siskin given to her in 1881. 1t had been
bought at dealers in 1879. In the
autumn of 1884 it escaped out Of the
window while flying about Mrs. G. S
dressing room, as it had been i'll the
habit of doing every morning. Every
effort was made to get it back, but it
could not be found Mrs. G. went away
for the winter and did not return until
the following spring. Her gardener then
told her that during the winter a siskin
had squeezed itself into a cage of his
which was hanging outside his cottage
The siskin was sent up to Mrs. G. and
evinced the greatest delight at seeing
his mistress. In fact there is no doubt
that it was her bird. From that day
until its death i'll September. 1896, it
could never be induced to leave its cage,
though the door was often left open on
purpose. London Spectator.
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TIE CAMEL'S HUMP.
The Latest Scientific Explanation of It's
Origin and Purpose.

Where did the camel get its hump?
Be it known that camels did not
originally have humps on their backs.
So says Professor Cattaneo of the Ital-
ian Institute of Science. The proof that
they did not and the explanation of
why. they have them now is given by
this savant i'll a recently published
monograph, which is the result of sci
entific study Of the subject.
The llama is known to have been
used as a beast of burden centuries be-
fore the discovery of the western hemi-
sphere, but il is asserted that thousands
of years before the first llama carried
a load upon its back the camel had been
domesticated and was used for the trans
portation of burdens.
1t is upon this point that the Italian
savant rests his theory as to the forma-
ton of that animals hump. In the be-
ginning, he says, the camel, like the
llama, was straight of back, but 100
centuries, perhaps, Of making pack
animal of the camel have brought
about the change. AT first the skin
grew loose upon the camel's back. Then
there and upon its knees the skin grew
thick and callous. Soon nature began
to pad this burdened part with fat and
muscle, then for countless generations
heredity did its work. Little by little
the hump grew, until it finally acquired
its present size.
The use of the camel in the desert
places Of the world also played its part
in the formation of this portion of its
anatomy. For, being forced to go with
out food for days at a time, nature came
to the rescue of the camel and provi-
IDENTIFY stored these humps with fat
which should nourish the beast through
its periods of privation. New York
Journal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-03
For Blcycle Riders.

The mere fact that a dozen or 90
wheelmen are off together for a days
run does not give them the right to take
possession Of any country hotel they
may stop at for dinner, nor does il give
them the right TO take possession of the
road along which they are riding, nor
the right to become noisy and trouble
some to the people whom they may
meet either on the road or where they
stop. There have been so many in
stances of late in the vicinity of large
cities whore dozen young men, indi-
vidually well bred and gentlemanly,
have made themselves so disagreeable
that hotels and stopping places have
been Obliged TO make certain rules, such
as preventing the wheelmen from COM
ing into the dining room in bicycle cos
tune or from sitting III the public
rooms, except perhaps the cafe, for the
proprietors have found that the moment
the members of a party dress in civilian
costume they again realize their re-
sponsibility as individuals to the com
munity, and that while they remain in
their bicycle costume they seem to think
they have no responsibility whatsoever.
This sort Of behavior does more harm
to the general bicycling fraternity than
can be well estimated A few men GO
ing TO place and making themselves
obnoxious to all there will spoil that
particular house for bicyclists for many
u day to come. The others are treated
like intruders. Each one is Stunned by
people for fear he is another Of the first
gang Regulations such as the above
are posted up in plain view, making
him, so to speak, a restricted person,
and in general many quiet people who
are fond Of bicycling trips have their
pleasure marred simply from this lack
of responsibility on the part Of a few
who have preceded them --Harper's
Round Table.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-03
A Contrary Flag.

If ever there was anything in the
world that went by contraries, it is the
Chinese flag. 1t will be recalled that it
is one of the gayest of national stand
ards. The body of the banner is of a
pale yellow. In the upper left hand
corner is small red sun, and looking
at it is fierce Chinese dragon. About
1000 years ago, SO the story runs, the
Chinese made war upon the Japanese.
They prepared for a great invasion. AS
a prophecy on victory they ADOPTED a
standard which is that of the present
time. They tcok Tie san of Japan and
made it very small This they put in
front Of the Gruscn's mouth to express
the idca that the Chinese dia~ on would
devour the Japanese. 1t bGpICEed. how
ever, that the Chinese feet, conveying
all army Of 10000 men, was wrecked
on its way to japan ny great storm,
and all but three CT tie 100, eco perish
ed. The results Of the last war has not
been any more convincing than the
first affair that the Chinese flag has
been correctly conceived. -Fittsburg
Dispatch
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-03
Blondin's Rope.

A. J. Hamlin, an old resident of Nj
agara Falls, declares, says the Buffalo
Express, that he was instrumental in
getting Blondin the means for crossing
the gorge the first time Everybody
was skeptical over the pretensions OF
the acrobat, and he was unable to get
money enough TO buy the rope till
Hamlin looked him over and made up
his mind that he was equal to the task
and was sincere in the undertaking. He
then went surety for the rope, and it
was bought and put up-1, 300 feet OF
MANILA, with many small ropes for
guys. When Hamlin went to Blondin's
room Just before he was to make the
first trip he found him playing on a
fiageolet as unconcerned as though he
was anticipating a pleasure drive, and
ne declared that he was not the least bit
anxious or nervous.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-03
EAT ENGLISH DERBY.

IN Irish Bred Horse for the First
Time in History.
England, June 3.-The Derby
Derby stakes Of 5000 sovereigns,
Wednesday by Mr.. j. Cub
gn colt Galtree More. by Ken
pf Morganette. A striking feat
K day was the large number of
pie who came over to see Gal
The Irish boats during the
days have been overcrowded
|ng enthusiasts from the En-
Fewer Americans were pres
usual.
More is the first horse bred in
fnd owned by an Irishman
+ won the Derby. The merits
can be better gathered when
fmbered that Galtee More has
Newmarket stakes and the
psand Guineas this year. Lord
Velasquez was second in
race and Mr.. j. S. Harrison's
sS third.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-03
LATESTIN MONEY SWEATING
How a $50 Goldpicce Was Dootored by
the INSCRIPTIONS.


One of the most puzzled men in town
is a Montgomery street restaurant keep
ar, who recently took in $50 goldpieee
which filed all the ordinary require
ments of genuineness so far as the SUI
perfcial test could reveal the true facts.
But few days ago banker stepped
into his place and saw the $40 piece
which the restaurant man had received
only short time before. The banker
had queer look in his eyes as he took
the coin and raped it sharply with his
knife, and the restaurant keeper had
stranger expression as he saw his sup
posed $40 piece break into two pieces.
"How is this?" he demanded.
The banker answered: 1T is the
same old game. l had one of those
pieces myself and since then l have
tested goldpieces of the $50 denomina-
ton very carefully. If that had been
genuine, my test would not have broken
it.
Then the restaurant keeper and the
The outside of the goldpiece was all
right, seemingly, when the discovered
parts were placed together. The milling
seemed to be up to the standard. The
weight was correct, but the inside of
the piece was half filed with compo-
sition which was not the customary
gold and alloy. Still closer examination
revealed that the gold had been sawed
through with exquisite care and skill
just inside of the milling. Then the
milling had been removed and from the
interior of the piece some of the gold
had been extracted and the )baser COM
position was made to take the place of
the more precious metal. Then, with
equal dizziness and Skill the milling
had been replaced and soldered i'll some
way and the trick was one.-San
Francisco Call.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-03
BLOOD and Dogs.

In Arkansas a mans social standing
is gagged by the dogs he keeps. re-
member hearing several planters at a
little way station in that state discuss
a new arrival among them, who, Of
course, was not present.
"No," said one old fellow, II hain't
met up with him yet, and don't want
to nuther. don't like the looks Of his
dogs nohow. Fine blooded dogs always
10 with fine blooded folks. Never knew
Il to fail. He's Q scrub. Chicago
Times Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-03
THE MARKETS.
Chicago Grain and Produce.

Chicago, June 2.
Following were the quotations on tho
Beard Of Trade today: Wheat-July'
opened 67i4c, closed 67%c; September
opened 64ssc, closed 64&c; December
opened 661kc, closed 67iAc. Corn-July,
opened 23Ac, closed 2S7sc; September
opened 247sc closed 251sc. Oats-July,
opened 176sc, closed 17%c; September,
opened 17%c, closed 177sc. Pork-July,
opened 1885, closed $3.50: September
$7.S71s, closed $7.S5. Lard-July, opened
S2.57h, closed $3.55; September, opened
$3.67b, closed $3.65.
Produce: Butter - Extra creamery,
14Ihc per 10; extra dairy, 12c; fresh
packing stock. SAFE. Eggs = Fresh
stock. Sc per dozen. Live Poultry
Turkeys. Ease per 10; chickens, 1@712c;
ducks, 7@Sc. Potatoes-Burbanks. 1e@
2ic per blu. Honey-White clover. llW
12iac per 10; imperfect, 7@9c Apples
Common to fancy, $2.OO@3.5o per DBL
East Buffalo Live stock.
East Buffalo, June 2.
Dunning & Stevens. Live Stock Com
mission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. T.,
quote as follow: Cattle-Receipts,
cars; market steady for good butchers:
others easier; veals firm. A.5Oq5.I6,
Hogs-Receipts, 16 cars; opened shade
stronger but Weakened Workers.. $312hs
M3.75: mixed, $S.65@S.6lh; mediur
heavy. 1855; pigs, ..3.65@S.I5 Shes
and Lambs-Receipts, 80 cars; marke.
steady to easy: few extra fall clipped,
$3.50; others same as before.
Milwaukee Grain.
Milwaukee, June 2.
wheat-Weak; No. spring, 70hc; No.
I northern, 74c; July. 67Ac. Corn-Dull;
No. 8, 2262sc. Oats-Firm and higher;
No. 2 white, 20A@21Ac. Bariey-Firm;
No. 2, 32hc; samples, 26G32hc.
Detroit Grain.
- 4tt Detroit, June 2.
Wheat-Cash white, 77hc; cash red,
761Ac; July, 701c; September. CSC.
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France aud American Students.

The SorLoune is ~ no means satisfied
with simply allowing its students to
listen to courses of lectures 1t therefore
provides on a large scale a system OF
conferences or cOurs fcrmes, which are
designed to drill the student in special
problems and questions, as well as for
explaining and developing in detail
those subjects which the professor can
not fully dwell upon in his regular
course. The instruction here is given
mostly by assistant professors, but it
must not be inferred from this title that
they are tyros in science. IN the depart
ment of mathematics the teachers at
the Sorbonne include men who, in addi-
ton to holding very high rank among
the mathematicians of the world, have
displayed that force and elegance in
treating their subject which has long
been a feature of French science and
who have prepared textbooks uncqualed
for clearness and precision.
Heretofore admission to these courses
has been mostly confined TO holders of
the French baCcalaureat but there Is
no regulation absolutely requiring this
qualification. If any American student
who has taken his bachelors degree
wishes to enroll himself at the Sorbonne
as a student, he will experience no diff
ficulty except that arising from the in
creasing numbers who flock thither for
instruction. At conference at which
the writer was present the number at
tending was so great that any individ
ual must have felt himself somewhat
at disadvantage Professor Simon
Newcomb in Forum.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-03
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Samuel A. Jarvis of New Orleans n
switchman Ayears old. stabbed to death
Mrs. Bertha johnson, aged 80 years
and inflicted wounds in his stomach
lie will die.
Charles Moore did not hear the street
car which crashed into his bicycle at
GAINESVILLE, o. His head was crushed
and he died without regaining conscious
ness.
Fred Kuykendall Of Richland Center
WIS, was riding in a wagon, holding
between his feet a pail i'm which he had
quantity of blasting powder. In light
ing his pipe a spark fell in the pail
Kuykendall was thrown a long distance
and was terribly injured.
Miss ola Brown has brought suit
against Grier r. Gemmill of Pennyille
Ind, for $4,000 damages for breach of
marriage contract.
owen Mullen was terribly beaten by
tramps at Cleveland, O.. and then
thrown from an Erie railway train. He
is dying at the hospital.
The officers of Ottumwa, Ia. have re-
ceived telegram from Burlington. VT.
announcing the capture there of Frank
alias Buck Murray, one of the men
wanted for the Eldon bank robbery. He
VIII be brought there at once
The American Plate Glass works the
largest outside the trust, has resumed
operations at Alexandria, Ind. In all
500 skilled men are being put to work.
The new Wisconsin state board of ag-
riculture has organized by electng
John M. True of Baraboo president and
NIr.Tlr
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-03
Umbrellas.

An umbrella dealer cautions against
the double use for sun and rain of a
rain umbrella. Silk wears, he says, as
long as its oil lasts, then it splits and
cracks and is gone. The sun dries out
the oil, hence its harm. A folding UNI
brella is to be found at some Of the
shops which will pack in an ordinary
IA inch satchel. New York Post
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-03
scruag's Examination Postponed.

New York. June 9.--The examination
Of Richard NJ. Scruggs, the dry goods
merchant of st. Louis, who, with his
secretary, E. j. Langhorne. was arrest
ed on May %. after they had landed
from the steamship st. Paul, on a charge
Of smuggling jewelry and laces valued
al $4,000 was set down for Wednesday
before United States Commissioner
Shields The hearing was, however, adj
journed by agreement of counsel until
Thursday afternoon
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To Stop Rate Slashing.

New York, June 3.-The Joint Traffic
association, through a committee, con-
sisting of President Thompson of the
Pennsylvania, and President Depew of
the New York Central railroads, has
succeeded in bringing sufficient pres
sure 10 bear on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad to stop the cutting of freight
rates and prevent the threatened disso-
luton of the association.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-03
IITZLLIC LEAGUE.
|, ussting Called to Order
y Al Manchester
|, X THE ANNUAL REPORT ls,...

,he white Metal Urged 10
FlenO' y ~, for Its Restoration on a
EAr"' os,d-The Great English
WI" an Irish Bred Horse FOR
"0" 80 I'm History-Iisigi ans
same Good News
-, Eng, June S.-The annual
me-. Rlmetallic league opened
u DAY morning. There was
,adance. including over hfty
'' ,,cm labor associations the
e . of Manchester presided and
.,o delegates. Letters or re-
> r.sd from Lord Aldenham'
erm of Anthony gibbs &
| ,.,,ctor Of the Bank Of England;
,.,d Of the treasury, A. J. Bal
WV o.sident Of the local govern
|S y Mr.. Henry Chaplin; Mr.,
y 'i po,tbschild, the consul general
The Duke Of Fife, the Mar
| Lorre, and others.
.Snral report Of the league ex-
Wy daepegt regret at the death
", Francis A. Walker of Bos-
V"' COMO Of the greatest eco
,sorties of the century" Con-
ne rspcrt said the most i'm
.Ssrt cf the year was the cleo
,,s.idant i'm the United States,
prron polled 6,5OO,0O0 votes on
,,.rm Of national bimetallism
rrly polled 100000 votes on a
rledeing him to promote In
hal bimetallism."
senator wolcott's Mission.
.,rt then referred to the sup
,gd to have been given to in
rsl blmetallism by NJ. Meline,
,,b premier. I'm the chamber of
ami touched upon the mission
\, al Senator Edward o. VOL
rlra5o. which was so sue
mad # led To- the appointment
medal mission now i'm France,
mis- earnestly hoped that such
tor will De accorded by lead
ms that an international agree
IN 10 concluded at an early
por corclud 8 as follow: while
si.y for International bimetal-
never greater that at present,
en can, with confidence, affirm
gr sirca 1873 have the prospects
hopeful I'm view Of the serious
now making 10 secure a settle
an International basis. it earn
ns on all friends Of monetary
relouble their efforts during
he year"
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One Had to Go.

"By the way, see that Hobbs, who
ran away with Jarley's wife, has come
back to town."
Eyes. We dropped farley from the
club rolls yesterday. 1t would be SO
embarrassing to have them both there,
Won know. "-Indianapolis Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-03

In Britain, of course, members Of
parliament receive no salary, but in
New Zealand they receive annually
$500; Japan, $500; South Australia,
$1,000; Victoria, $1,000; France, 81,
500; Queensland, 1900; Canada, So
600; Brazil, $4,000; Mexico, $4,000;
United States, $4,000.
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June S.-The Atlantic trans
steamer Massachusetts, from
4 Tor London, ran down the
pack Welcome off Plymouth
morning and four of the
e smack were drowned.