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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
QUEER TRADE.
"A Chicago Man Makes Money as q Profess
sional Lemon Peeler.

n Chicago Man Makes Money as q Profess
sional Lemon Peeler.
A man has earned the title of Lemon
John because he knows how to remove
the peel from lemons and prepare them
Tor immediate use better, perhaps, than
any other man. He developed what he
regards as an art in West Side saloon.
DE practices it now in as many saloons
in the down town districts as he can
visit between midnight and dawn. He
Is short, tbickset, unassuming person.
age and as methodical as he is deft with
his sharp little knife. He enters saloon
with mere nod of recognition toward
the officiating dispenser, steps hastily
up to corner of bar, reaches out me.
chanically for his supplies and gets down
10 business at once. A lemon in his
hands seems to be in the power Of
magician and loses its hard, thick GOV.
erlng with swiftness and sickness
that never fail to astonish an unsophis.
ticated spectator. 1t energies from the
ordeal with only the filmy white cover.
ing that comprises the inner layer of the
peel, and this covering, when John is
at his best, never shows a scratch or
tear. The finished lemon looks as if il
had been subjected to some machine an. |
pllcation. This process is repeated until |
the stock OF lemons in the saloon esti.
mated as the probable supply for the |
day has been exhausted. Then John
proceeds to the next patron.
Saloon keepers use large number of
lemons, and ordinarily their preparation
for use is made by the barkeeper at the
time he may be mixing drink. Then
he has not the time nor the skill TO re-
move the bitter peel, and il often spoils
the taste of an otherwise pleasant bever-
age. When John appeared ON the scene
and offered to do this work at nominal
cost, first one and then another gave
him trial, until his business is flour.
shlng and apparently a monopoly
Chicago Times Herald
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
Where Divorces Are Dimcu,t.

The divorce laws of Iceland form q
guarantee for the best protection of
women against the caprices of "change.
ful man, says Ladies' Home Compan.
ION. If for any reason husband and wife
cannot live tremendously together and
decide to separate, they go before a
clergyman, who uses every power of
logic and persuasion to induce them to
reconsider their determination. Failing
In this, they are granted letter of sep
aration. and each goes his or her own
way. If there is only one child. this
goes to the mother; if more than one.
they are equally divided, unless one of
the parents is regarded as unfit to train
them, in which case they are all given
to the other. After they have lived
apart for three years and are still in.
clined to remain separated the injured
party may apply for divorce, and if
the application is based on Scriptural
grounds it will be granted, leaving each
free to marry again. The fact that there
is no social evil" on the island shows
the high moral status of the women.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
Municipal Time at Glasgow.

One of the most interesting of Glas
gov enterprises is what may be de.
sorlbed as municipal time for the entire
city. Some years ago the experiment
was tried Of placing municipal clocks
IN prominent positions all over Glasgow
ana regulating them by synchroniza.
ton. The present scheme is much more
elaborate and is nothing less than the
establishment of system of standard
time, by means of electrically controlled
clocks, regulated every second from the
stellar clock at the observatory. A reg.
ulating clock, directly controlled from
the observatory, has been placed in the
city chambers, and this in turn controls
three circuits of public clocks at vari.
Gus points in the city. In the meantime
only about dozen clocks have been
provided, but if the trial proves sue.
cessful the corporation intends to erect
from 200 to 300 Is inch dials, thus pro.
viding reliable system of standard
time for all parts of the city. This ex.
tension of the circuit will involve the
laying of 81 miles of wire. It is hoped
also to include time keeping in private
houses. Westminster Gazette.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
COcOONS THAT JUMP.
eaey Can Throw Themselves Several Inchs
Into the Air.

taey Can Throw Themselves Several Inchs
Into the Air.
The curious movements of jumping
beans have lately attracted some atten.
tion, though to style the spasmodic
jerks OF the beans jumps is to court
disappointment Some jumping co.
coons, \" described by DR.. ID. Sharp in
The Entomologist were, however, re-
markedly good athletes, for they could
spring out of small vessel, such as a
tumbler, in which they were placed.
These cocoons were from South Africa,
but in spite of their exceptional gym
nastic efficiency DR.. Sharp hardened his
heart and sacrificed them upon the altar
Of science, in the hope of discovering
something unusual that would explain
the powers of jumping.
The cocoons looked like a piece of
oval pottery, about millimeters long,
and having rough surface. In each of
the two Investigated pups was found.
The two were similar in every respect,
and they no doubt belonged TO the larvae
that made the cocoons "This little
pupa, says DR.. Sharp, sis shut up in
a remarkably hard, thick cocoon, and it
has 10 get out Nature has not provided
1t with caustic potash for the purpose,
but has endowed it with mechanism
Of complex perfection to accomplish this
little object. On the front of the head
IL has sharp, chisel edge, and with
this 1t has 10 cut through the pottery,
contracting itself to the utmost in the
posterior part Of the cocoon and retain
ing itself in this position by the hooks |
on the mobile part of the body. 1t is |
condition of elastic tension in conse- |
quence of the other side of the body be-
ing so differently formed and immobile.
Therefore, releasing the hold of the
hooks, the pupa is discharged forward,
and the ohisel piece strikes the front
part of the cocoon. Repeating this an
enormous number of times, circle may
be gradually inscribed on the inside of
the far end Of the cocoon, which gives
way when sufficiently weakened and
the insect becomes free. In both the
specimens the inside of the cocoon is
about half cut through. Either this is
done as the result of prolonged series
Of wriggles or of shocks such as I have
described. 1t is by no means improbable
that the early part of the performance is
carving the groove by wriggling, the
latter part knocking it off by jumping
against it" The pupa is thus most
interesting one to entomologists. The
'rder of insects to which it belongs ap-
BEARS to be somewhat uncertain, but DR..
sharp thinks it will prove to be an
anomalous lepidopterous insect allied to
richoptera, and possibly somewhere
lear to adela.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
soe,., Relations In Psr.is.

Persia being Mohanmedan country,
polygamy is practiced. but women have
far more liberty than in Turkey. Usu.
ally among the lower and middle classes
a man has but one wife; save in the case
Of those with childless spouses monog-
amy is the rule. The mother of fam
lily il treated with the utmost respect
by her husband and children and is in.
variably an autocrat in her own home,
and there are many strong minded and
ambitious women who take an active
part in politics. In no case is the Per-
sian woman the mere toy of the volup-
tuary. She has her rights, her duties
and hei pleasures and at times INDUCES
in amusing vagaries.
One of the great ladies Of Shiraz was
requested by an aged and i'll favored
mollah to give him one of her waiting
maids as wife. The old man was al
ready married to a termagant, who hap
pened to be friend of the great lady
in question, who now saw the oppor-
tunity for joke. II will give you my
maid as wife, o mollah," she said,
"and, more than that, will pay all the
expenses of the wedding, and l will see
that there is a suitable entertainment. "
A few days afterward the old priest was
actually married to yelled bride at the
house of the great lady. All the elite of
the women of Shiraz were invited to the
wedding, but when after the banquet
the priest attempted to unveil his ina.
morata the hideous face of male profes.
sional buffoon or jester was disclosed to
his astonished gaze, and the Lothario
was chased out of the house, amid the
laughter of the great lady's guests,
among whom was the old mans wife. -
FOrtnightly Review.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
At His Own Expense-

Mr.. Bluf--Look here, young man.
you're always going about with INV
daughter and l want to know what
your intentions arc regarding her?
Young Mani really have no ipten.
tions, sir.
Mr.. Bluff (angrily)-Then, what do
you mean by amusing yourself at NV
daughters EXPENSE?
Young Man (airily)-Im not anus.
ing myself at your daughters expense.
SIR but at my own expense. I always
pay Tor the theater tickets aud refresh.
ments. Pearson Weekly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
ON THE PRAIRIE.

Bare, low, tawny hills.
With bluer heights beyond,
And the air is sweet with spring.
But when win tho earth respond
Prairie that rolls for leagues
Dusky and golden pals.
Like stirless sea of waves.
Unbroken by ship or sail
The hollows are dark with brush
And black with the wash Of showers
And ragged with bleaching wreck
or tho ranks of the tall sunfowers.
No cloud in the blue. no stir
Save the shrill of the wind in the grass,
And tho meadow lark note. and the call
OF the wind borne crows that pass.
Bare, low. tawny hills,
With bluor heights beyond,
And the air is sweet with spring,
But whom will the earth respondf
Herbert Boles in New York Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

,ha Inc beginnings of astronomy were ON
nr nv Ups OF towers Of Babylon and the
~ ,an,us OF Egypt. It is believed by
t nany writers that both Glasses of struc.
noses noses were erected for astronomical pur-
po ooes. as early as the time Of Job,
~ .h s,ooo years before Christ, most
sto, H.. stars had been divided into con-
A sa.as. The writer Of Job mentions
us' Orion and Pleiades a. being
sro,, lar The modern science dates
ps RUN the labors Of Copernicus. ryobo.
orahe and Newton. ~
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
Morley and Dogs.

John Morley is fond of dogs, espe.
cially of diminutive fox terrier which
IS frequently seen at his heels ON the
Thames embankment or in Battersea
park. This recalls the fact that when in
the heat OF political canvass an oppo-
nent denounced Mr.. Morley as dog the
orator and statesman replied, 81 have
known dogs who for fidelity, friendship.
affection and devotion would contrast
most favorably with some human be.
ings."
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
Expert Knowledge of Dressed pouItr,

"They say" said citizen, that the
expert poultryman knows at sight Just
where dressed chicken is from. Of
course he knows Philadelphia chicken
when he sees it, but they tell me that of
western poultry, for instance, he can
tell at glance whether chicken comes
from Ohio or from Illinois, and 30 on.
It's a fine thing, no doubt, to be able to
DO this, and still I should be satisfied to
be without this refinement Of knowledge
concerning the chicken horizontally II I
could tell, before buying IL, whether IL
was tough or not. New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
SUBSTITUTES Fop :, 8
Three Compositions Comin~ -
Europe. o Uss


'''''p %n. Coming Iu.o D.
There are several substituta.
IN use In Germany, the Chic, q
them being tectorium, fenstarna ano
hornglas. Teotorium consists appe a
vanized iron web covered with az
nous substance and is transln.a sela
not transparent. 1t is descrihess
substance that can be bent VIII VIII as
ing broken and is both tough "nSS
BILE. 1t Is said not to be .of,an asu neS
rays OF the sun, is nonsoIubla "
not aifected by severe cold. II !, aud
conductor OF heat and is veil as poo
for roofs on account of its extrem "u ~
ness. 0ine light
When exposed to the sun IL H.
original yellowish color in tims O "s
comes harder and more durah,o anu Dc
advantage is that it can be eas;,,' ons
paired in case it is cut, does NOT re-
and is well adapted for factory "; o,eak
and skylights for lighthouses ",nuUws
halls, verandas, transportable bniIS;l A
and for roofing. uings
For ordinary hotbeds and fo..,
houses, such as are used by most An
and market gardeners, there ia a,,Sn ss
and cheaper substitute for glass IL ~
SO called fensterpappe. which is tons .as
strong MANILA paper. that NAV -
stretched on large sashes or framos
saturated by painting the exnoyod s" na
face with boiled linseed oil mil !. our
comes translucent and impervions ' :.
water. Light wooden frames. 40 int"
III width, and of any desired lencth ae '
provided and covered with the ny 40
which is fastened by mailing NJ ~,
edges and then painted with ord;na. o
boiled linseed oil until the paper ia :,
saturated that the last coat of oil forn.
smooth, glistening surface, like var
nish. As soon as dry the frame Is rood
for use. 1t admits sufficient LIGHT -,
growing plants, does not require 70 no
shaded in hot sunshine, is lixbt drr,
able, secure against breakage by hail =,
ordinary accident, and, taking everv
thing into account, is said To he abon.
100 times cheaper than glass Il ia
largely used by florists and market oar.
deners in the district of Frankfort and
their general verdict is strongly in is
favor, although for handsome Conserve
tories, skylights, etc., it possesses less
durability and none of the neatness and
elegance Of tectorium.
Finally, there is a new product, called
iornglas, which has been recently nat.
nted and placed on the German market
tornRlas resembles tectorium in appear.
nee. with the difference that it is thin.
Ter, and consequently lighter in weight
nd the insoluble gelatin with which
he wire gauze is covered is whittier and
nore nearly transparent than tectorium.
Though it may be colored red, green.
lue or any other tint that may be de.
lred for special purposes. 1t is manu-.
actured in two qualities, one being of
eavier wire and with larger meshes
nan the other. The special advantage
aimed for hornglas is that it does not
'ften under sun heat and is therefore
1apted to use in any climate without
10 danger of becoming 30 soft and ad.
esive as to retain dust and dirt. Itso
'es and general characteristics are sim.
ar to those of tectorium. Louis
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
About the Same.

by the way, where is the major
'wadaysp asked the mutual friend.
de IS In an institution for the treat
ent OF the feeble minded" said the
ionei' with a trace Of acrimony in his
ice.
"You don't sayp'
Well, sab, they don't call the place
that name, sab. But you can see for
soif that it amounts to the same
ng. It Is water cure sstabli shment.
L"-Cincihnati Enquirer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
Exchanging Compliments.

1 see that you are your own washer.
woman said Mrs. Spitely. who was
leading her poodle past the place.
yes" reSorted Mrs. Snaply. "But
tnank goodness, I'm not reduoed 70
playing nursegirl for dog. "-Detroit
Free Press. 'ioi'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
A PURITAN THANKSGIVING.
The Model Bill of Fare For Their Annual
Feast.

We have no record of just how the
Puritans' Thanksgiving tables were set.
but from contemporaneous pictures we
can judge that there were few, if anv.
forks, each guest being supplied with a
knife. They sat on benches and chests.
ate from pewter platters, and the table
was in most cases literally a board
placed on wooden horses. They had few
chairs or tables, but We're plentifully
supplied with chests containing their
linen and wardrobes, and these served
in the place of chairs In later colonial
times chairs and tables became more
plentiful and forks were more common.
but all preferred to eat with their knives
on account of the dangerous, sharp, steel
points of the two pronged forks. The
table and dishes were arranged as fol.
lows:
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
THANKSGIVING DINNER OF l75o.


AT the upper end of your table a nike roast
ca with pudding within it, which you must
afterward remove mot the pudding, but the
Dsn1' ior your gravy scoup drown SOUP.
Under that venison patty and
Under that giblet pye.
On The further side of which place n fina
polled pudding Ia rolly poly or suet pudding).
On the nearer side of the giblet pye place
some Scotch collops; croquettes of larded veal
irled In butter and served with spiced oyster
sauce Favored with white wine.
At tho bottom of the table place q dish of
roast beef' with horse raddish and pickles
round.
SECOND COURSE.
Ae tne upper end OF the table turkey roast
co, with an oyster pudding within il.
Under that tansy Ga sort of baked custardl
garhlshed with orange. On the further side
place hare, with savory pudding. On the
nearer side woodcocks with toast.
And at the bottom of the table nlaca . ,,,,,,,,,
kin pye.
Boston Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

There are great many spiders, espe.
c'aily among the tropical varieties.
which have three eyes. one on each aida
Oh the head and the third exactly in the
center OF the forehead. This middle
or third eye is always the largest.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12

The book Of Job. written about 1920
- V, describes very accurately several
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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-12
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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-08-21
a Story OF John Bright.

The Lord Primate Of Ireland writes.
I was told by friend Of the great
orator Bright-a name never to. be
mentioned without respect that one
day he was speaking with an old friend
of his school career. He had been at
two schools. in one Of which he had
learned a great deal that was useful
and necessary for his position in life,
and in the other he had been taught
to love reading, and had been brought.
in contact with Millions book, and
this friend say, Z You seem to think
far more of the second school than Of
the first, and I know you learned a
great deal that was useful in the one,s
and I should think not nearly so much
in the other. I. But, = said Bright, you
don't know anything about IT. IN the.
first school I learned what helped me.
no doubt in my business, but in the
other was brought into contact with
the eternal spirit Of liberty, and that
was the thing that made me whatever
{ have been IN life. !"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-08-21

he married and continued to work fol.
Mr.. Wilson, but attracted no special
notice until nearly 80 years of age,
when he announced revelation that
has made him famous among the tribes
Of the west.
In 1852 or. 1853 prophet known as
Long Nose arose among the Winneba-
go, and announced he had been in
structed in a vision to teach his peo-
pie new dance which he called the
friendship dance. In 1870 another
prophet arose among the Paiute in;
Nevada. He is said to be- father
OF the present Messiah, = who has I'M
pquestionably q derived many Of his
ideas from him, and lived, as does his
son, in Mason Valley, about so miles
from Virginia City. The latter told
Mr.. Mooney that his fathers name was
Tayibo, or white Man. and that he
was a petty chief, but not a prophet
or preacher, although he used to have
visions and was invulnerable. There
seems to be no doubt that he did
preach and prophesy, and introduce a
new religious dance among his .peo-.
pie, and the doctrine which he promul-
gated and the hopes he held out 90
years ago were the foundation IN.
which his son has built his present
Messiah religion. ..s1S
He was visited by Indians from Ore
sgon and Idaho, and his teachings were
felt among the Bannock and shoshoni5
as well as among the scattered band
Of Paiute, to whom he continued TO
preach until his death.
On returning ret to the Cheyenne and
Arapaho and comparing notes With
some OF their recent delegates to Wo-
voka, Mr.. Mooney states that he dis,
covered something Of Wovoka's 81 1ly1n-:
MOTTO Methods, and Incidentally learned
how much Of miracle depends On the
mental receptiyity Of the observer Tall
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-08-21
The Hotchklss Machine 1un

~
We have heard much Of the Maxim,
machine gun within the last year OF
two, during which little wars with saw
age men have brought that terrible
engine Of slaughter into prominence
But the Maxim is now eclipsed BY the
new Hotchkiss machine gun, which is
said to be more efficient in action. ia
require no water Jacket to cool its bar
rel, and to consist Of much fewer com
ponent parts. The new gun is made,
in three types; for field mountain, OF
naval nay use; s it weighs Al bout thirty-threes
pounds, and can fira-single c clrtridges
or rain them upon an enemy at the.
rate of five hundred per minute. The
weapon has an ordinary steel barrel.
with a second closed barrel beneath it,.
the two being connected by az small
.holes not far from the muzzle.S When
the bullet passes this hole, part Of the
gas generated by the charge passes
through, and drives beck a piston In
the lower barrel. 7 his piston throws
cut the empty 5cartrid dges, inserts ..
rev one and fires the gun, and so the
action goes on SO long as the piece il.
fed with cartrid ges.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-08-21

hold the theory that the Indians are
the descendants Of the ..ten lost tribes,''s ''
cherish the belief that some OF The lost
Jews are still ice bound in the frozen
north, whence they will emerge to join
their brethren In the south. When
the news of this Indian revelation came
to their ears the Mormon priests ac-S
.cepted it as a prophecy Of the sppedy
fulflment Of their own traditions, and
Orson Pratt preached sermon which
was extensively copied and commented
upon at, the time, urging the faithful
to arrange their affairs, and put their
houses in order to receive the long
pected wanderers. It appears that the
MOrmons sent emissaries to the Ban
nocks urging them to go to Salt Lake
City to be baptized into the Mormon
religion "A large number accepted the
invitation without the knowledge of the
agent, went down to Utah. and were.
there baptized and then returned to
work as missionaries Of the new faith
among the tribes. The Mormons fur
nished free rations to all who would
come, took an active interest in the
religious ferment then existing among
the Indians and helped to give shape,
according to Mr.. Mooney, to the doc
trine which crystallized some years
later as the ghost dance.
When Tavibo, the prophet of Mason
Valley, died about 1870, he left a son
named Woyoka about IA years Of age.
This youth, who afterWard became the
Messiah, became attached to the fam
lily of a ranchman in Mason Valley
named David Wilson, who took an in
terest in him and bestowed en- him the
name Of Jack Wilson, by which he is
commonly known to the whites. From
his association with this family Re
gained some knowledge of English, to-
| gether with a confused idea Of the
white mans theology. On growing up