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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-22
A Sure Thing.

He was making an evening call, and
she was showing him some Of her porce-
lain. 1t was beautiful porcelain, and she
priced it like anything
"Here is q Sevres plate" she said,
"that mamma bought only yesterday
for me. 1t is SO pretty that I just want
to use it and get the benefit Of it. I'm
not one Of those persons who don't like
to touch anything because it is valua-
BILE, and never get the value Of it at
ALL"
"wby don't you them" asked the
young man.
"Well, I'm 80 afraid Of the kitchen
girl. She's so careless. you know. and
she's likely as not to break it all to
smithereens.
"I'll fix that for you." said the
young man. Taking the plate gently
from her hand, he drew out his knife
and pulled one of the blades out. Hold
ing the knife by the tip of the blade, he
gave it a smart rap against the beauti-
full and frail Sevres plate and nicked a
small piece from the edge. The nick
was barely perceptible, but the young
woman started forward in horror.
"Heavens and EARTH" she cried,
"what have you done? You broke my
plate, you horrid wretch, on purpose.
Leave the house instantly, say.
She could barely contain herself.
But the young man remained calm
and unruffled He returned the knife to
his pocket and handed the plate back
to her.
cit will never be broken now," he
murmured with a smile.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"Don't you know" he replied, THAT
an article that has once been nicked or
slightly damaged is never broken en-
tirely from that time onward, but lasts
lifetime? Nobody will ever notice that
slight defect, or it won't hurt If they
do, but the plate is safe now for years
and years.
And, 10, twas even so.-New York
Journal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-22
Thomas ColdweIl on the Lawn Mower


Over 30 years ago commenced in
the lawn mower business. We made
$50 mowers per year for the whole
United States. The cheapest mower
was 500. We employed about IL men.
Our tools and machinery were very
crude hence all the work was hard and
laborious. But genius came to our aid;
new inventions in lawn mowers; new
tools and machinery to make them were
brought out, and as these things develop
ed wider avenues of trade were opened.
The result is that the lawn mower bust
ness now furnishes employment directly
to over 1000 people and indirectly to
over 10, 900. Not only has 1t benefited
labor in this direct way, but the cost OF
production has been reduced to such an
extent that any workingman can now
afford to have a lawn and lawn now
er. Ihave yet to meet the first working
man who will say to me that machinery
in this line has caused him any uneasi'
ness or ill feeling, but have seen the
smile ON many Woodworking man s
face ms he has laid aside the old scythe
and grass hook for good lawn mower
and. as an Irishman said to me on one
occasion when his employer had bought
him a new lawn mower, "Begorra, we
have Won to thank for the aisy times
,ve,re bayin this hot weather Hard
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-22
Death of the Snow Leopard.

The great lion house at the zoo Is III
mourning. The ounce, or snow leopard
il dead. and the Geological society has
lost one of its rarest and most valuapie
animals The beautiful creature whicn
has lust died had been at the zoo for
some years and had thrived better thah
most snow leopards do once they leave
their native jungle behind. Not infre-
oucntly they die on the journey to cold,
or countries, but the late lamented
snow leopard not only survived his
travels. but made himself extremely
comfortable in his den, giving up none
of his little habits, such az, ior III
stance, sleeping in the daytime ana
financing about at nights. With ms
GREAT steel blue eyes, his thick, smooth,
creamy coat and his long tail, he was a
thing Of beauty, and now he is dead.
"His constitution was broke" says the
keeper. -westminste Gazette.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-22
A Metamorphosis.

Oh, he preached ii from the housetops, and he
whispered il by stealth.
He wrote whole miles of stuff against the
awful curse of wealth.
He shouted for the poor man, and he called
the rich man down.
He roasted every king and queen who dared
to wear crown.
He hollered for rebellion, and he said he'd
head n band
To exterminate the millionaires, to sweep
them from the land.
He yelled against monopolies, took shots Mt
every trust,
And swore he'd be an anarchist, TO grind them
in the dust
He stormed, he fumed and ranted, till he
made the rich men vince,
But an uncle left him money. and he hasn't
shouted since.
New Orleans Times Democrat
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-22
Did You Ever

Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your
troubles? If not, get bottle now and
get relief. This medicine has been found
to be peculiarly adapted to the relief and
cure OF all female complaints, exerting
wonderful direct influence in giving
strength and tone to the organs. If you
have loss OF appetite, constipation, head
ache, fainting spells, or are nervous
sleepless, excitable. melancholy, or trou-
bled with dizzy spells, Electric Bitters is
the medicine you need. Health and
strength are guaranteed by it's use.
Fifty cents and 81 at d. T. Macdonald's
drug store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-22
rh.v uu.t wear Police Uniforms.

The commissioners of the District OF
Columbia have decided to require the mem.
bers of the bicycle police squad 10 wear
police uniforms. This decision Is tne ous.
come of long controversy between o ono
Washington bicycle fraternity, now sV,oov
strong, and tho officers In citizens oiess
who run them In at night for being "''n'
out lights.
But the real cause Of the new reguiasion
- that 20 many senators are awneei .n1s'
days. The solons want to know tne "'"-
IONS Of the law.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-22
The FinlandoRo'

Mutual Fire Insurance company OF
Houghton and Keweenaw counties, Or
ganised In 1890 according to the laws Of
the State Of Michigan, will insure proper
ty OF It's members. Have paid fire losses
over "a, 900 and dividends nearly 20, 600
during the last seyen years to members
OF FIVE years standing. On the first day
OF July the company had SAL saem-
bers, $466,948 worth OF property In
sured and $11.121.13 in treasury. For
further particulars apply to the under
signed. JOHN BLoMovIsT, President.
ALEX LENoNEN, Secretary.
Office, 448 Pine street, upstairs DE
Jacket.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-22
tn KIN Whales by Electricity.

A Canadian sea captain has invented an
apparatus with which he thinks whales
can be killed by electric shock. A harpoon
is fixed at the end of long metallic cable,
properly insulated and which serves In
place of the usual rope. Through this ca
BILE al electric current of 10000 volts Is to
be sent by means Of a dynamo carried In
the whaleboat. The inventor believes
that no whale would be able to withstand
the shock It would receive the instant the
barpeon entered It's side.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-22
Reasons why ChamberJain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrh9a Remedy
Is the, Hest.

IL the nest.
1. Because it affords almost instant
relief in case OF pain in the stomach, colo
and cholera morbus.
2. Because it it the only remedy than
never fails in the most severe cases Of dys-
entery and diarrhGa.
3. Because il is the only remedy that
will cure chronic diarrbea.
A.. Because il is the only remedy that
will prevent bilious collie.
5. Because it is the only remedy that
will cure epidemical dysentery.
6. Because it is the only remedy that
can always be depended upon in cases OF
cholera iniantum.
z. Because it is the most prompt and
most reliable medicine in use for bowel
complaints.
8. Because it produces no bad results.
9. Because it is pleasant and ..safe to
take.
10. Because it has saved the lives OF
more people than any other medicine IN
the world.
The % and so cent sizes for sale by
Sodergren & Sodergren, druggists.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-22
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.

FoUND-Near the corner OF Elm and
Fifth streets, Singer sewing machine, on
easy monthly payments Old machines
taken III exchange. Oil, needles and sup
plies OF all kinds constantly on hand.
The Singer Manufacturing Co.
$50 Fifth street
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-22
Species of Animals In the World.

A German scientific weekly recently
published estimates of the total number of
species of animals now known to exist on
the globe. Among them are: Mammals,
$500; birds, 1850; reptiles and amphib-
Ia, 4, 400; fishes, 1000; mollusks, $4,000;
spiders. 10000; insects, ESQ, 900; worms,
6 $500, and sponges, 1,500-all together,
366. 600 species.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-22
Great Money-Saving Sale

At the Laurium Fair, next to the post
Office. Fifteen hundred pairs OF ladies
and Misses fine shoes, worth from $3.50
to 81 a pair, to be sold at 81 pair for
thirty days only. We also have lot OF
baby shoes, sizes from to No. 4, at 5
cents pair. Call promptly, IA it is to
your interest. l. FEINBERG K Co.,
Hecla Street. Laurium.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-22
nunmer HtyIes.

Having received fine stock OF cloths,
suitable for spring and summer suitings,
l invite an inspection. Suits made to
order, fit guaranteed and the prices very
low. Give me call. NJ. JOHNSON,
Over Sauer's Sample Room.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-22
,rpall BROTHERS, Red Jacket Mich. nm

Argall Brothers, Red Jacket Mlch,, un
Coftakers, paractical embalmer and tuner
al directors. Graduate OF Chicago Col
lege OF Embalming.) All calls promptly
attended to and the best of service rem
Jered. Telephone in connection. Tach-
ellis old stand, corner Scott and Main
streets.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-22
streets.

Last summer one OF our grand-chil-
dren was sick with a severe bowel trou-
ble," says Mrs. E. G. Gregory, OF Fred
erickstown. Mo. sour doctors remedy
had failed, then we tried Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy,
which gave very speedy relief" For sale
by Sodergren & Sodergren. druggists.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-22
Lake Linden stage.

Stage leaves Pearce's livery stable
Lake Linden, every day at 8 q. m, 10 a.
m, 1 and p. m. Stageleaves McClure's
livery stable, Red Jacket, at 8 a. m, 10
q. m, and and 4. p. m.
THOMAS PEARCE,
JAMES MCCLURE,
Proprietors.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-22
Human Curiosity.

"Our landlady likes to have theatrical
people come to stay with u.s..
"Why?"
"She says the rest of us stare at them
30 hard that we forget to eat. Detroit
Free Press.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07

Edmond Jackson and wife To
John A. Jackson,n of NV sec
4, North Shade -. 49,. So OOC
Emma ). DickersOn TO Martin
L. Boyson, Sc of sc Sec 26,
hamilton .... $500. o.. 25O
Benjamin Grubaugh 10 GEO. f.
Gruhaugh, } of ! of NV Sec
81 Washington. ...... SOC
Clarence L. Drmont aud wife To
Charley Johnson, u - fect of
lot 8 on block ? village of
North Star .. ...... POO
VIM NJ Is rstOw to Nelson IL
Brrbrr PIT of q oi lot 1 blk
ltha "A. ........... coo
John A Kelley t. Edward II.
Jrnner, :! of sw Sec II
Newark ....,..... ..... Zoo
George w. Marshall To Roscoe
Hopkins e4 of q of w sec Fl
Lafay cite .. ...... 775
Eliztbe { MrNabb 10 David
and Mary Miller, sw of ne sec
IL New Haven ......... 1860
David Miller and wife to Geo.
and Mary Ann McNabb, ~
of NV sec 3 North Srar... 2SOO
John Hicks and G.. G.. Vaughan
To Adam Suouse e 80 acres of
u of Sw sec 81 Arcadia 600
Llda + Moore To Ernest & Ray
mond j of sw OF sw sec 10
LAZY ette ...................... 600
James Il Crawford To John Pool
VI of lots ? and 3 in blk ;
Potts Il Crawford add Ithaca 100
Charles e. A exander and wife
To Charles HInkley lot y blk
& Breckenridge ... 25O
Ernest Ray mond aud wife to
Ida + Moole q of ne sec ,
Lafayette. ........ ...... 1000
Max Heavenrich To Parmeuus
and Sarah Faunce, lot -
block +. w. Smiths add
ST. Louis. ............ &C.. 400
Hartford 5. Elliott and wife To
Hen y &. PrIchard and wife
nj of Sc of ne Sec i less strip
off side Seville .......... 800
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
Forest Hill.
our Street

Mrs. Grilliin's father, Mr.. Hall of Palo,
visited her last week.
Severai of the school children have
been IN the sick list lately
The farmers work is sadly hindered
on account of the numerous rains.
Roe Huffman sold young team last
week to MI Esch eman of Ferris Center.
Tins makes the second span of horses he
has sold this spring.
Thomas Sprague Is moving to Ohio.
George Moody visited in OHIO asl
week
Mrs Brewer and daughter returnec
Il me from Mason on tuesday
Mr. Shue las repaired ms feed mil
and IS again doing business.
Clark Mil er returned from jackson
he first Of the week where he has been
20 visit his two sons and other relatives
Rev. Mr. Carl aud family entertained
is sister and husband week ago.
Mr.. and Mrs otto Mey gave a warm
sugar party to our band boys and their
ladies as, saturday evening One of the
most pleasing things of the evening was
the fortuoeeggs MIR Mey acting as
fortune tel er The boys "a say the!
we're most roy,lly entertained
MI aud Mrs. l.. T. Camfcld and
laughter Roe Huffman and sister Nils
B,llc attended the marriage OF Mir, Ur
iarnes aud Miss Linue Doaue nea.
breckenridge on y eduesday OF last week
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
breckenridge.

Arbor day Was appropriately observed
by our schoo' + last Friday, number of
trees being planted and very fine liter
AIRY program being carried out.
Thomas Crawford is buying wool this
season.
Frank Moran, who has beel 81 * with
inflammation of the lurgs, is but little
better
The play was well attended consider
ing the inc ement weather.
Mrs. William ODER in is sick in Grand
Rapids.
Or Watson is making a number of I'M
provements III his property in this vii
age
Henry Mcbride of Detroit, is visiting
a cousin
IL t.. Boyle is now postm ster and
conducts the business as If to the man
ner born.
Every farmer is looking blue over the
poor farming prospects this spring The
country round-about-us l. all flooded.
Our Touring miu still remains here but
the interest OF A. tombstone is gone.
Sold TO Babcock and Loomis.
Not very many took in the excursion
to Grand Rapids Sunday last
Rev. Hoag and family have gone to
Chesaning.
Young & Boneman and w. .. Watson
have decided to erect storage bui ding
4ix60 feet which Will be an addition to
our street.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
COUNTY NEWS.
ElwelI.

DR.. McLachlin drives new horse.
John Pier who has been staying at
VIM Vansickles eft for Detroit ON Fri
day of last week.
Miss Lottie Shepard who has been
working for Mrs Joe Sweet returned to
her home in Ithaca on Friday.
Geo Taylor has moved out of town,
having moved INTO Frank Rays house
miles north and > miles west OF this
village
Alma parties who have been moving
Draton Phelps house have been delayed
by the recent rains
The Newcomb Concert Co. gave very
entertaining program here on Tuesday
night Of this week All who attended
were we pleased.
The farmers in this vicinity are terri
rbly behind with their work on the ac-
count # so much rain The amount of
oats that are being sown is very light.
Most of the ground is not passible for
DEANS.
The X. o. T NJ. will grade their 10
fhe coming season.
On Saturday of last week the l. o. T..
VI. entertained their Great Commander
Mrs Burns of ST Louis An elegant re-
past was enjoyed by all after lodge.
+ Chapman has an egg wagon on
che road. business Is at "a stand still III
hat line on the account Of bad roads.
I'VE have hopes of better roads IN the
near future
Freeman Carr has moved into 1. f
Dhapu5u'7 house
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07

retanus Baciiii Thrive IN LorS Island
Nine Fatalities 10 Year.

The death Cf a child in Brooklyn from
lock jaw, said To have been caused by
bacilli Of the disease which existed in
the soil of that region, calls attention
again la IA peculiar Ganger of some por-
tons of Long Island, which has been
entioped at intervals of several years.
la this instance the child. says the Hart
ford Times, L girl two years old, had
been vaccinated. There was no reason
to suspect the purity of the vaccine
matter. 1t was used three weeks ago.
and the child was getting on well until
in playing in the dirt she scratched the
vaccinated arm while her fingers were
smeared with clay.
AS TO the existence of tetanus bacilli
in the soil, the evidence seems 10 be am
pls. Health Commissioner Emery says
tho soil is full of these bacili and that
they caused several deaths which fol
lowed vaccination year ago. DR.,
Mayne who attended the little girl, says.
The germs Of tetanus are in the air as
well as in the soil, but 10 breathe them is
not necessarily fatal. In the vicinity
of the south shore of Long Island
horses, as well as human beings, nave
fallen victims to the bacilli. In the
case of the little girl her finger nails
contained the germ, which when
broughS into contact with the superb.
cial abrasion at once inoculated her sys-
TEN with the poison" DR.. West, Of tie
Brooklyn departments of health, says the
existence of the germ of tetanus has
been noted for several years, more par
ticularly in the east and southern tiers
Of Long Island. He adds suffolk
county, | believe, has the reputation of
being the most affected spot. In the
past three years, in Brooklyn, there has
been an average of nine fatalities from
the work of tetanus bacillus annually.
The germ, when exposed 10 the air, soon
succumbs. When il attacks wound it.
burrows down deep, for the purpose Of
keeping away from the air"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
Sumner.

I5te Parker and wife of Edmore, have
b.s5l visiting friends u town for the past
rev lays Hne enjoys fishing just as
e,cI'fs ever and tells ms experience
with great gus'o
LIT Ferris has been having no end of
mll.e vitI the race banks since the
mgh ratcr. They have averaged nearly
1ua break week all Tine spring
Recry Ferris doe-n' have 20 irrigatc
mis- csrlen now but is seriously thinking
OF pg.tiug ina "a wind mill aud pump to
keeu it dry
Scrool is getting along fney. Prof
t'era is thinking of adding some new
noel, 60 he schoo library
It s, rumored that A w Wright hs.
Deeu trying TO buy the water power a..
vuet rliI here. Ii is said that it is WAN
ed o. furnish power FOR an electric plapt
so hrlp in opera ing line from C2siu
E0l1e 60 Alma
Re-. Sarah Pugs'ty has returned from
s5agi1aw and VII spend the summer here
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07

a good story is told of the cleverness
Of t,oual i'm transaction with an in
sWUucc adu,ter. The parior curtains
tool fine. and before the blaze was cX-
tinguishcd the carpet was badly
scorchcd. After looking over the dam
age the representative of the company
said She was entitled TO the value of a
new carfct-&l00. 1--WE VIII allow YOU
that suu," continued the man, "ard we
viii take your old carpet" WHY,
what ,au you do with it?" ooh, Wen
sell 81 seeou }-haud and get bacl; $40 or
s12 otlea~t" was The careless req iy. in.
tended to make the company attitude
as generous as possible. "ln that casc,"
promptly rut i'm the owner of the car
ret, "s.ll il 10 me- I'll give YOU Sl2 for
It," The adiustcr could only comply,
with the result thar this quick-viued
chatclaiuc got new rarlor carpet with
a handsome moquettc floor covering as
we'll for an upper room that needed it
for SD
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
AN IMPORTANT MEETING.

School OF instruction Tor l.. o Il. M Dep
uties to be Held.
Frances +. Burns, Great Commander
of the Ladies of the Maccabees, will
give her organizing Deputies "A school
of instruction in this city May 10Th and
both. On the 18th INST, the regular
monthly meeting of the Great EXecu-
tive committee will be held here.
The goth will be devoted entirely to
the deputies, of whom about twenty
five are expected to be present. but on
the afternoon of the 10Th an eXempliti-
cation of the work will be given by the
deputies assisted by the ladies of ST
Louis Hive number PIC at the opera
house, 10 an audience composed of
Great and Supreme Hive officers and
members of over twenty hives immedi-
alely surrounding ST. Louis who have
peen invited to be present t. witness
he eXemplifcation and attend IA publid
meeting and informal reception at tn,
opera house in the evening
The public are cordially invited TO
,ttend the evening meeting. Supreme
Commander Lillian Nj Hollister, Su.
creme Record Keeper, Bina NJ. West.
Supreme Medical Examiner, DR.. NJ. NJ
Danforth, Great Lieutenant Command
r. and State Lecturer, Rachel a Bar
ley, Great Record Ke per, Emma +.
Bower, Great Finance Keeper, Susie 5
raves and DR.. Emma ID. Cook the
Great Medical Examiner will be pre-.
sent and each will give a short address.
these ladies' are all finished speakers
md will, highly entertain their audi
nee,
We understand that Anchor Tent No
~ X O +. NJ will also join with tn,
adios in this public meeting, and 1t j.
Npccted that one of the Great Cam
Ulcers will be present to assist in max
~ the meeting success.
1t is certain that this will be tn,
rIest and most enthusiastic meeting
Maccabees. which has been held il
iratiot County for some years, anc
nearly every Hive IN the county ha
gniiied lis intention OF being present il
all force.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
800
THE DREADED C0NSU NIPPON CAN Be
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scientist viii Send Free Three ottle5
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to Sufferers

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ing the Doctor. please mention this
paper.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-07
JUST REEVE RSED.
How Bridget Interpreted the Dream That
Went by COntraries.

An old lrishWoman, who has received
may benefits at the hands of benevo-
lent minister and his wife, is so shift
less that occasionally the large heart
ed couple lose all patience with her;
but she has such a sense of humor, and
such beguiling tongue that she
never fail- to amuse them and finally
TO win them back
At one time when money was given
her 10 buy warm Undertaking with,
she wasted it upon Il large photograph
album. The minister spoke to her
with considerable severity, as did also
his wife, and for some time Bridget
received no calls from either of them.
One afternoon, however, the minister
relented and stopped at Bridget's door
on his way to see sick woman.
"Shurc, and it's mesilf that dreamed
about YOU last noight. Misthcr VII
liams," said Bridget, with beaming
smile. "Oidreamed that you and Missus
Williams came here 10 see me, and
says you: How are you of for tay and
coffee, Bridget| and Oi says: It's
niver u drop Of ayther Olive got in the
house, Msther Willams.' And thin
YOU presented me wild pound Of tay,
and Missus Williams wild pound Of
coffee on the shpot! Yis, sorr, that was
me dream"
well, bridget" said the minister,
striving not TO smile, you know dreams
are said 10 go 10y contraries."
"Shure. and that's fWhat Oh said TO
mesilf." exclaimed Bridget, triumph
antlv. said OF. 'Misther Williams $
The wan that1l be giving me the coffee
and Miseus Williams the tay. Thin
was my very thoughts, SORT"