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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
There Ia No NIikatlo.

Mr.. W. S. Gilbert was no doubt pri-
marily responsible for the belief which is
everywhere prevalent that the emperor of
Japan is always called the mikado by his
people.
Ask nine men out Of ten what Is the
official title of the ruler of the islands Of
the chrysanthemum, and they will prob
ably think they are being made fun Of.
Assure them that the question Is asked
in all sober seriousness. and they will give
that of the title of Mr. Gilbert's imperial
opera
For all this the nine men out of ten
would be wrong. His majesty Is known
as tenno hei-ka, which means "his i'm
perial majesty" Thus the people of ia
pan address their sovereign exactly as do
the subjects of the imperious kaiser
Mikado used at one time to be the title,
for 1t Is the Oldest form of address in use.
1t has, however, fallen into allegiance for
several generations. -Pearson's Weekly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
USE FOR SCRAPS OF TIN.
Employed Largely to Stop Rat Holes in
Houses and Factories.

houbes aho EaCtoEiess
A two horse load of tin clippings was
being transferred to the rear basement of
a prominent hotel 1t had come from q
can factory, and the narrow, curling strips
had become so twisted and intertwined as
to form conglomerate mass that was
moved with the greatest difficulty by two
sturdy fellows with stable forks
A bystander who was curious enough to
inquire what use swell hotel had for such
truck was answered by an attache Of the
house: "We use 1t for rats. mean the
big, gray fellows with wbiskers. The no.
tel rat is bigger, holder and wiser than
any other rat. He laughs at traps, fattens
on poison, and the killing or chasing of
dogs, cats and ferrets is his pet diversion
Even when energetic measures have rid us
of the pests they are with us again in
augmented force within day or two.
They will tunnel through almost anything
for Incredible distances. 1t is their boring
ability that has given us so much trouble
hitherto. No matter how we closed up their
passageways, the routes were promptly re-
opened. Filling the holes with broken
glass was considered good scheme until
we found that with marvellous patience
they removed the glass piece by piece
but we think we've got them now
With this tangled up tin we construct a
sort Of abatis, covering all places where
the beasts are likely to enter our cellars
They can't get drought it. They can't
chew 1t, and they can't carry 1t away as
they do broken bottles, for, when Mr.. Rat
takes hold of a single strip of the tin, he
finds 1t an inseparable part of network
weighing many pounds. '-Philadelphia
Record.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
AWFUL wIcksDNEss.
BOARDING School Young Ladies' shocked
at the Actresses Engagements.


When the weather IL fine neither toe
hot nor too cold and the preceptross herself
has tested it by sticking her head out of
the window, four or five of the most Dig
nified pupils of North Side boarding
school for girls are allowed TO accompany
that learned lady In stroll about the
most elevating parts of Lincoln park.
When the boarding school girl does not
follow the lines Indicated by comic opera
librettists and farce writers, she is apt to
go 10 the other extreme and be very stiff
indeed. She has more starch about her
than steam laundry. She can frown you
out of existence at blow. Her trivial.
ties must be all of the most ethereal and
esoteric kind She Is bound 10y convention
and walled in by formality, and, above all,
she is the properest creature of very prop
or age.
Three or four of the latter class were
seuted one afternoon on a rustic torture
endeavoring TO extract beauty out of the
HsO of Lake Michigan. Their guide and
teacher wore one of those smiles which, to
borrow an expression from photography,
may be called long exposure.
Presently, on another seat, within easy
hearing distance, sat two fashionably
dressed ladies. They were members of the
dramatic profession, although no one
could have guessed it by their appearance.
From their piquant ways the girls from
the boarding school took them TO be but
terflies of society, perhaps ornamenting
the very top SET They became Immediate
ly interested.
"Did you hear about my new engage
ment?" said one of the newcomers.
"Another already? You don't mean It'll"
said the other "Wby. that's four you've
had in as many months"
~ know it," responded the first, "and
this may not last very long either"
1t is needless to say that the five young
ladies and their preceptress were shocked.
They had never heard even read, of such
duplicity.
"How do you like his company" asked
one.
mot at ALL, replied the other.
"That's too bad" said the first. az
should think you would be very happy"
~ would be" replied the other, "but,
you see, I'm playing dual role.
"Well, it may be trying" responded the
second, "but wish were In your place.
Is he an 'angel?'
"No, but that young man whom he
calls his partner is.
This was more than the auditors could
stand, and, at signal from the precep-
tress, they marched home thoroughly hor-
TOR stricken.-Chicago Exchange.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
A Labouchere Story.

Speaking of protocols and treaties, Nh
Labonchere once told this story: Years
ago ! was in America and went down
with the English minister in the United
States to small inn in Virginia, when
we were to meet Mr.. Marcy, the then
United States secretary of state, and re
ciprocity treaty between Canada and the
United States was to be quietly discussed
Mr.. Marcy, the most genial of men, was
cross as bear. He would agree to moth
ing. What on earth is the matter with
your chieff' / said to secretary who ac'
companied him. He does not have bis
rubber of whist, said the secretary. AftG
this every night the minister and played
at whist with Mr.. Marcy and his score
tary, and every night we lost. The stakes
were triflng, but Mr.. Marcy felt flattered
In beating the Britishers at what he called
their own game. His good humor return.
ed, and every morning when the details OF
the treaty were being discussed we had our
revenge and scored points for Canada.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
outwitting a Store Detective.

A detective in a we'll known retail store
Is engaged in the mental process of kick
ing himself whenever he thinks of re-
cent transaction. AT time of day when
the store was crowded the detective, who
was keeping "A sharp lookout for evildoers,
was approached by we'll dressed, intelli.
gent looking man, who informed him that
he was employed as detective in another
store and had followed shoplifter from
his firm S store to the present place, where
they would find her at the glove counter
stealing gloves.
"Let her alone" said the strange detect.
I've, land when she loads up will follow
her home, and we can then make big
haul"
Consent was given to this plan, and the
shoplifter stole 5000 or $500 worth OF
goods unmolested. Then she went out,
followed by the strange detective. That
was the last ever seen of the pair, and the
store detective wonders how on earth he
was duped so easily. philadelphia Record
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
The Prague Clock.

Since the middle of the fifteenth century
the city of Prague has possessed a remark
able clock, the machinery of which is most
complicated The dial, which is between
g and feet across, has number of hands,
which mark not only the minutes and the
hours, but also the days, months, years
and centuries. OF this clock poet tells
US:
AT the left of the dial skeleton stands,
And aloft hangs musical bell in the tower,
Which he rings by a rope that he holds In his
hands,
In his punctual function OF striking the hour
But the funniest sight of the numerous sights
Which the clock has to show to the people be.
low
Is the holy apostles, in TUNES and tights
Who revolve in ring or proceed in a row.
New York Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
Yielding to Medical Advice.

Mabel, the doctor says you drink en-
tireiy too much coffee. IL Is not good for
you"
Why, mamma, 1t doesn't hurt me a
particle, and l like 1t too we'll to quit
using II. l just couldn't get along with.
out my coffee.
And Nine. Loookes, the celebrated an.
thority on beauty, says 1t is ruinous to the
complexion"
"Oh, well, II the doctor thinks ought
not TO drink 1t any mere I'll drop it of
course. Chicago Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
Philosophical.

1t was the question Of the soul OF Ger.
tain sailor lad, and the good man who baa
charge Of the mission was doing bis bes'
to show re owner whittier certain habits
In which he took great pleasure, II no'
pride, would inevitably lead him.
And that lake." said the good man
continuing his discourse-"that lake s
of burning FIRE.
"Humph!" returned Jack careless!',
"Tben it'll soon burn ont. and that's OIL
right"
ut will never burn cut. said the rooa
man, and. moreover. NY friend, yon ave
SO made that you vii! lie attic 70 cpau"
it,"
Then III socn &C. rscl 10 y 50"
Jack cheerfully. and that : Gil right :
Boston Budget
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
A willy Matchmaker.

The following story is told of the late
Sir John Bennett, the matchmaker: He
was, with two friends, travelling up to
town from an outlying place some is or
20 miles distant, when little dispute
arose as to the exact distance of the Jour.
ney. The two friends were emphatic in
their contradictions Of each others state
ments, and eventually offered to back
their own opinions. At this point Sir
John came to the rescue. He would not
hear of money bet, but consented to al.
low them to settle matters by betting a
ten guinea (Bennett's) watch.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
willing to Oblige.

I'D like TO see man kiss mel" she
said, with considerabl BILE spirit.
"well, - he replied thoughtfully, "as a
spectacle think you would find 1t disap-
pointing. The value of kiss does not lie
In the looks of 1t, you know However II
you feel that way about 1t would suggest
that you stand over here and look in the
mirror. Therel That's just It, "
You horrid thingi" she exclaimed just
about half minute later
Afterward she confessed TO her dearest
friend that she was SO preoccupied that
even then she did not see any one kiss her,
but she was pretty well convinced in her
own mind that some one did. Chicago
Post
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

Styles From the Primitive and Grotesque
to the Chimneypot.

Naturf's covering for the head OF man
sufiices for the savage and semicivilized.
but the Uranium that holds an enlightened
mind cannot be exposed 10 the elements
without danger Hats were not used I'M
iii long after some OF the primitive forms
OF head covering were common. Inc no
mans and Greeks commenced 20 use hats
when on long Journeys, and the art OF hat
making was well developed when the Nor
mans got a fOothold in England. The
English PEOPLE took readily 20 hats because
Of the climate Of their country. The no.
bles al first were the only persons who
could afford % wear "hattes OF bieVer,
and when they commenced 20 decorate
them with great plumes the love OF dis
play common among all men at that time
led 10 immediate popularity for the hat.
Ii was the men who had the big hats In
early DAYS IL was fad OF theirs, ana
they got over Il long ago, but while the
fad was al It's height the men made the
most of il. rs witness this description OF
the hats worn by the men in the latter
part Of the sixteenth century;
sometimes they use them sharpe on
the crowne parking up like the spire or
shaft Of a steeple, standing quarter OF
ward above the crowne of THERE heads;
some more. some Jesse. as please the fam
tastes of their inconstant mindes. Other
some be fiat, and broade on the crowne,
like the battlements of house. Another
sorte have rounde crownes, sometimes
with one kind of bande, sometimes with
another; now black. now white, now
russed. now redde, now greene, now yell
low; now this, now that; never content
with one colour or fashion two daies TO
an end. "
Then came the days of the broad brim-
med hats and finally the cooked hats, but
revulsion came about a century ago, and
the gentlemen of Florence introduced the
high silk hat with narrow brim. Early
in the present century the chimneypot
hat, as il is called in England, became the
fashionable hat TO the exclusion of all
others. 1t was evidently suited only for
dress occasions, but in England and in
America it has been worn by business and
professional men, often as a mark Of the
profession or an affectation of special dig
nifty. The American stovepipe or tile and
the English chimneypot are neither COM
Portable nor convenient, yet they have sur
yived. Fashion is stern dictator. Sioux
City Journal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
DOE AND KID
How the Old chamois Teach.
ster To Jumn. 10

s'er To Jump. ounss'
We had n full half ho,r
the drive began and were rewo walt hetos
OF the prettiest and most intoras.'eu BY one
ana lessons I'm natural bistor. sights
seen-namely, the sight Of an - nave ever
giving It's young kid lesson A., Nv chamoIs
: NUS premise by mentioning tL.pins
very uiincnit-in fact, Impossible "st tits
one put a very old hand to dist;rd 'Os any
DUCK chamois from a doe as thev
'ng' and the rule is not 70 sho are NOV
chamois II IL has kid with n aov' at
pretty sure sign il Is doe 10 'natiss
A few minutes after we had
quietly at our posts, and before ~ STATED
oeean tne Keeper called my atten., ur'e
chamois' head and neck which th To-
denly appeared on the sky limo ah Tau sud
yards off. 1t turned out IN NO "1out lSO
kiu. lhey came along slowly. NOT ~ si. "a
thinking OF danger and not In anv wv 20, ~ al
YET disturbed 10y the drivers. who way as
mile or two away and who had nor w wu'e a
gun To drive. They both CANA s ~, oe'
down the steep mountain side nrt ii,' y,
came to place where there was sney
OF about l2 feet. and then fool, ufcp
the following beautiful sight, which ,
also witnessed by 3 and his iogon was
where they sat; The old chamois irr IRON
down, as n matter of course. bnt ~ "pe si
funked and would not follow ~ Aa
one looked up at it and then went ha ny
another way to the ledge on which tho lax a.,
was standing and again jumped dowr Au
as to show the young one how 10 do 4, a' 70
looking up ia it as much as TO saw. ,tco aua
along, you little stupid Ii WON'T V tuN
you" But the kid funked again and v ous
not follow; , The mother thereupon return.
ed second time to the ledge and nrocaoa
ed to push the kid with her head and NV nav.
It jump down and followed it berssv
Then came the climax. The old ono a.
the young one both went round ogain ~
the same ledge. and the old one iumr'S
down first, and this time the kid followss
Immediately having been taught that i
was safe and easy enough. -Badminto'"'
Magazine.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

The Bank of Naples is the Oldest p wan'
In existence, for the Monte vecchio OF ven
ice and the Banco San Giorgio at uenV"'
both founded in the twelfth century nav,
ceased to exist, a. has also the bsn M -
Barcelona, founded In the fourteenth a. -
tury. The Bank Of Naples was founosS 49,. =
1880 and IL . state bank with oons. ~,
able capital, 10 which no one AZ ~
claim. In other words. 70 2 9 jo'ns
bank, bat With no shaSeholdefA
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

A gentleman had leit lis corner s;a' u,
an already crowO,d rally ay car to 20 "
search Of sor.es,ial 10 G. {. ltaNinT 70
TO reserve his scat On rflarning ne Iou"'
that, In spite Of tEc rug md tic riss'
of his fellow passengers, TIE seat h'a w. w.
usurped ny one in lady's garments ~
his protestatians her lofty reply was "
you know, sir, that am one OF the 'llr'u.
ors' wivesl' Madam" be replied We" 'a
you the directors only wife should SUI
protest. '-Exchangc.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
A Unique Sign.

In the line Of novelties of advertising
there Is one Chicago druggist whose de.
parture would be hard to discount. This
gentleman, whose place of business IL in
hyde park district, announces that he has
a choice line OF blue blooded Apqora cats.
his business cards bear picture OF an
aristocratio looking tabby In one corner.
AND after the address are the words, "Drus
soSore ana Cattery. "-American Drueeist'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
THE LITTLE ONES.

All hidden lie the future ways
Their little feet shall fare.
But holy thoughts within US STIR
And rise ON lips OF prayer
To us beneath the MONDAY heat,
Dust stained and travel worn,
How beautiful their robes OF white'
The freshness of their morni
Within us wakes the childlike hears.
Back rolls tho tide of years.
The silent wells of memory start
And flow in happy tears.
Oh, little ones, ye cannot know
The power with which ye plead,
Nor why, as on through life We 20.
The little child doth lead.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
A Royal Weakness.

The shah of Persia has weakness for
cucumbers, which are "a great luxury in
the east. On one oocasiOn large dishful
had been placed before him, and the ex
pectant courtiers were looking forward TO
a good feast when their master bad finish
ed One by one, however, the vegetables
disappeared. and after his majesty had de-
molished over n dozen he quietly proceeded
to place the remainder in his pockets and
then left the table.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
Nsture's Warming.

All nature is full Of beckoning hands
and welcoming voices, inviting man to a
truer and higher life. She says To him
from the heart Of the rose, "Be beautiful
in soul as ! am and fragrant with the
aroma of good deeds. She calls TO him
from mountain heights of eternal SHOWS,
saying, BE white and pure as am, and
warm In heart as the fires that glow down
deep In my own bosom. ''--Housewife.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
How w. L. Alden wri,es.

do not work with any great regularity,
for great part Of my time is spent in
cleaning my bicycle. However, usually
manage TO do at least an hours work
daily on the typewriting machine, and my
usual rate Of speed is about / 800 words
an hour
II am driven, can write about 5000
words an hour. l seldom do more than
1000 words in a day, for by the time I
have written, say, 5000 words, the ma
chine refuses TO spell intelligibly and per-
sists In writing about one word In four
backward.-New Illustrated Magazine.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
When the SUN WIZ Burn I'm.

That the sun Is slowly but surely being
consumed by its own fires there is but lit
tie doubt. No one can tell however, TO a
certainty whether 1t Is or not Astrono-
mers say that its diameter could be re-
duced two feet per day for 5000 years be-
fore the finest instruments could detect
the fact that any reductions had taken
n1aco
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
Burning MeteOrs.

1t is supposed that meteors begin to
burn when they are within about 1875
miles of the earth. and that com bustion is
completed and they disappear at from 85
TO so miles above the earth. When we see
q falling star, therefore, we may consider
bat we have watched 1t through flight
of about 100 miles before IL finally burns
out and disappears from view.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
Getting Personal.

"Shyboy, what made you change your
boarding houses"
"Why, my landlady gave mo mustache
cup with Love the Giver' on IL. detroit
Free Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

The Venus 1ytrap Is indicative of dan
ger. There Is no question that this sym.
Dol was originated by the habits of the
flower, 1t being deadly trap for small In.
scots. 80 oq,,-tfr
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28
Merimee,a Cat.

81 also was enthusiastic In my youth,
but IL befell me as IL did cat reared In
the belief that evil did not exist One day
he went upon the roof and returned with
a broken paw, a hundred scratches and a
torn robe. Ever afterward he was pru-
dent, mistrustful and pessimistac; for the
rest, q good enough cat Merimee's Lee.
terra i4'. ~ Ht lfH lte
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-28

One square acre Will require 1863 pounds
OF barbed wire for fencing In three lines.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-01
Washington Is Very Gay.
Decoration of the City Has Begun in Earnest Crowds
Begin to Arrive.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Inaugural
preparations come on apace. Within
the past twenty-four hours the crowds
have begun to show themselves notice
ably on the streets; the depot plat
forms and hotel lobbies are becoming
more and more congested with each
incoming train. Decorations begin to
flaunt along the avenues.
The grand arena Of the inaugural dis
play will be the short section of Penn
sylvania avenue between Fifteenth and
Seventeenth Streets fianked on the
south by the White house and on the
north by Lafayette square. Here, both
sides of the street are a solid front
Of covered stands. The stand from
which the president will review the pa
rade, with its white front Corinthian
columns and severely classical outlines,
is not unlike miniature of the White
house.
The other stands are covered in imi-
tation of stone work, rooted over
against the possibility of bad weather.
With their wreaths, garlands and bris-
Ting flag staffs, from which will soon
f1utter countless bannerets, they easily
suggest the embattled lists of Ashley
or the Florentine Piazza, where the
pageants of the Agona wound their
way at carnival time.
After nightfall, too, there are already
to be seen garlands and clusters Of in
candescent lights, but these are only
an earnest Of somewhat better things
to come.
The inaugural committee has practi-
cally wound up its work, but the head
quarters are still open for the recep-
ton of visitors.
So far as the launching of the new ad-
ministration can be provided for in
advance, there seems nothing left un-
done to assure success.
Practically all of the southwest cor
ner of the Ebbitt house, on the third
floor, has been reserved for the Nc
Kinley party. The suite of three rooms
that has been set apart for the presi-
dent-elect has been arranged with eX-
cellent taste. Blue and gray are the
prevailing tones. Tropical plants are
grouped in the corners of the apart
ments, and connected with the suite
is a marble-lined bath. The whole Is
tOi lOO ldlS SS " U6 LCIl6llk6, ana NAV
be aptly described as cosy. The loca.
ton is such as to have the best of the
sunlight all day, and Maj Mckinley
could hardly be more comfortably lodg-
ed before getting finally settled in his
new home.
There has been a special dining hall
set apart for the Mckinley party. It
is a small banquet hall in the rear Of
the main dining hall, capable of ac-
cOmmOdating about seventy-five per-
sons. and is the only thing needed 10
assure the complete privacy of the Can
ton visitors.
The general police arrangements in
Washington have also been perfected
Four hundred special officers have been
sworn in. Details of detectives from tba
big cities will be sent to Washington
to keep watch on whatever members
of their own criminal population drift
this way.
THE INCREASING CROWD
OF arrivals contained many prominent