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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26
Fertility of Eggs.

One OF the worst puzzles of the season
Tor the poultry enthusiast Is that pertain
Ing to properly fertilized eggs for hatch
Ing If the fowls have free range, with
access to the open ground and green stuff,
the eggs will be all right If the hens are
running with good cock. But i'm con-
nnement there are dozen points to be
looked after. Grit, shell, charcoal, etc.,
are always necessity to the general health
when hens are confined and thus of course,
always affect the question of fertility. 1t
Will not do to be without them. Still less
VIII 1t do to be without good supply Of
green food. There is ono supply, however,
which many contend is better left out dur
ing the breeding season-meat.- American
Gardening.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26
INDIAN IDEA OF FUN.
It Is Humor of the Rough, Practical
Sort.

| It Is Humor of the Rough, Practical
| Sort.
"Most everybody imagines that the
| North American Indian is solemn and
dignihed individual" said an OK army Off
cor to reporter. Before met redskin
don't know how many times / had heard
1t asserted that rs a race they were as des-
| titute of humor rs u patent office report or
craven image, but when got acquainted
with the aboriginal i'm his native wilds
found that this was a mistake.
''The Indian is "a born humorist. There
isn't the slightest doubt of that. The
great trouble is, however, that his humor
runs chiefly to practical jokes. l remem-
Der one time meeting, or rather discover
ing few rods distant, big Indian, when
was out walking alone about two miles
from camp.
well, he discovered me about the same
time, and the minute he did so he let out
terrific warwhoop, began 1ourishing his
tomahawk and started for me on run.
He chased me until keeled over from OK
haustion, and then, instead of scalping
me. as | naturally expected he would from
his previous actions, he assisted me to my
feet, with a broad grin on his face, and
grunted:
'Ughl Indian only yell for fun. Too
bad scare white man. Injun don't want
scalp. Want chew terbackerp
"The whole proceeding, it seemed, was
only his humorous method of striking a
stranger for chew of tobacco. If | had
had something TO strike back with, it
might not have been quite funny-for
hiln-but unfortunately l had left my
weapons in camp
And, again, / remember the time lot |
of Indians, who had been fooling around |
on the warpath, were forced To capitulate |
and surrender their game Co General Miles !
command ut the Pine Ridge agency, and |
the last thing tho humorous cusses did |
before turning in their shooting irons was
to load every old musket of the lot half
way to the muZzle with slugs and nails
and scrap iron and other bric.a -brac of
that sort, and then hang around at safe
distance to see the fun when q bonfire
was made of the guns, as was the usual
rule in such cases.
But, luckily for the soldiers, they dis
covered the trick in time, and the expect
I'd fun failed to pan out. Still, we must
lake the will for the deed, and this little
incident goes TO show that as a practical
oker the willy aboriginal is not to DO
lightly sneezed at. Detroit Free Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26
Names of Dishes.

The names bestowed upon certain dishes
have often an origin entirely distinct from
technical consideration. This is true of
the well known epigrammes d'agneau n In
Michelet or la Toulouse, as it is more
frequently called. Michelet was the cook
OF young French marquise of the last
century, who was noted for her lack of
education. On certain occasion she gave
dinner TO the officers of the regiment
Observation-Disclosures. During the function
her guests spoke Of banquet that they
had attended on the previous evening. at
which the host had entertained them with
many new and brilliant epigrams. The
marquise supposed that "epigrams" re-
ferred to culinary surprises. Consequently
she summoned Michclet her cook. and or
dered hnn TO prepare some epigrams for
dinner on tho following day. Miohelet
was greatly troubled as to how he was IN
obey the order. He rccolleoted. however.
that he had in the Harder some very suDer.
Tor lamb. He praised the breast. removed
the bones, cut the meat into pieces and
bread crumbed and fried them. He then
cooked the outlets, arranged them ON n
dish alternately with the praised breast
ana served them with "A suitable oarnish
under the name of epigrammes d'aeneau
o. la Michelet, by which name, or a In
toulouse, the connection has ever since
been known.--New York sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26
HAD PLENTY OF BAIT.
strong Bait. Too. Judging From the c..
the Fisherman Told.

| Out or regard for regulations otberu,..
spotless, no names will BIO mentioned 40
the tolling OF this story of strange adro,.
ture from the wilds of the Oomn,on.
swamp. ''see
Tanned was the face of the narrator nm,
clear was his eye. He Is not a membo. =.
the Young Mems Christian associate, -
but nothing save this one experience couis
be urged against him should be annIv sol
membership. 'or
John William Brownsmitbiones o,,a
myself went down TO fine fishing place a.,
the swamp of which we knew. his sad
story began, "for days sport, and one %
tho most remarkable things happened
ever heard of. The lagoon Is, except IN a
few places, thickly fringed with small
trees. We opened up the bait and started
In, experiencing the usual varying Incl
but on the whole doing quito well. I had
artistically baited my hook with a fine. fot
live cricket and made skillful cast 10 an
inviting looking spot under a mass OF
overhanging boughs, some of them NOT
more than n couple of feet from the water
"The cricket had no sooner touched the
water than one or the finest trout | ever
saw made rush ut him. You can imao.
Inc my amazement when the fish gathered
ly as Pony Brown gathered in a fly boll NJ
the park the other day, and, without stop
ping, landed on one of the lower branches
nearly yard above the water, wrapned
his tail around the limb, balanced himself
and then took that cricket off the hook as
carefully as l had put him on, threw the
hook back into the water, ate the cricket.
wiped his mouth, winked at us as plainly
as could have done it and then dropped
back.
Say L was just rooted TO the spot un.
til it was too late TO knock the saucy THING
in the head with my pole.'
BY and by the dense silence was broken
by this faint inquiry:
What brand of bait did you say You
And the story teller got mad and went
away. Macon (Ga.) Telegraph.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26
Found the Ends.

An lrishman who was out Of work went
on board vessel thar was in the harbor
and asked the captain if he could find him
work on the ship.
"Well, " said the captain, at the same
time handing the Irishman a piece of
rope, "if you can find three ends to that
rope, you shall have some work."
The Irishman got hold of one end of the
rope, and, showing it TO the captain, said,
That's one end, your honor" Then he
took hold of the other end, and, showing it
to the captain as before, said, "And that's
two ends, your honor" Then, taking
hold of both ends of the rope, he threw it
overheard, saying, And, faith, there's an
other end to it, your honori"
He was engaged. -Pearson's Weekly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26
The Finest Sight In Africa.

The late Sir Samuel Baker said to me
shortly before his death, "You have seen
the finest sight in Africa--the charge of
the wounded African lion" Putting per-
sonal considerations aside, however, pre-
fer the sight of the half naked brown Zulu
warrior rushing by my side through the
forest, with his shield and spear cleaning
In the sun, In pursuit of some wounded
antelope, 60 that of wounded lion charg-
ing with n low, swift rush differing entire
~ from his ordinary gallop.-H. W. Seton
Karr In Century.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26
MARI MAGkO.

Wild is the sea and dark when night befalleth,
In unknown tongues breaker to breaker call
eth,
With murmurs as of menace and foreboding
Groan the black waves beneath the grim
winds goading.
Yet passing lights may shine with friendly
seeming,
And from the pharo's tower long rays are
streaming,
And songs of mariners are blithe TO hail
The rising anchor or the spreading sail.
There Is another sea which no man knowoth,
Whereon with merchandise no captain goeth
Unfathomed, unillumined and uncharted
Whence never ship returns of all that started.
Yet whore the distance darxens ever DINNER,
Dost thou not far discern a golden glimmer2
And down the ttful night wind, family ring
ing,
Heafest thou not strange, triumphant sing
ing?
Pail Mall Gazette.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26
Dinner Bell HARTLEY.

David Hartley, member of parliament
ior Hull In 1879, was called "the dinner
Deii because his rising had q similar eff.
iect In emptying the house. One day, when
ne had wearied everybody out, he moved
tha1 the riot act should be read as a doom
menu 10 prove some assertion. Burke.
VINO mad been bursting with impatienoe
ior hours, bounced up, exclaiming: "Tbe
rIoo act' my dear friend To what pur.
pose! Don't you perceive that the mob
mas already quietly dispersed?" But the
sarcasm was utterly thrown away.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26

Ihey sat for some time in the paror Of
her nome and then started for stroll in
the moonlight.
AFTER walking several blocks, during
Whlch time neither one had said much.
1ne young woman suddenly stopped.
You remind me of the Venus de Milo. F"
she exclaimed.
thinking nc had at last made the do.
sired impression ho smiled and thanked
her Tor the supposed compliment. 1t en-
oouraged him, and he proposed on the
spot, but his suit was ooldly rejected.
On his return home he consulted an en-
ccyclopeuia and was deeply chagrined to
learn that the Venus de Milo was without
Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26
SPUN IN PHILADELPHIA.
Breezy Yarn About Chimney Which
Must Not BE Believed.

-huSI MOI De BeileHed.
Turnkey Tomlinson of the Twenty.
eighth district police station spins some
marvellous yarns for the benefit of the ten
derfoot reporter who visits his precinct in
search OF news. "Talk about cold air
drafts" he remarked one evening, al
though not soul had mentioned the sub
Ject, Il remember once down in Kentucky
| helped to build a big stone chimney.
The scaffolding was on the inside and wo
all caught severe colds from the draft.
When the soaffolding was being taken
down, the current of air was so strong that
wo found it much easier to allow the
boards and trestles to scud out the ton of
the chimney with the current of air ms soon
as they were detached than 90 pass them
down the chimney to the floor of the house.
when the chimney was cleared of the
scaioldlng, tho drawing power was ter
rlilc. 10 make fire was out OF the ques.
tlon. ShaVlngs, wood, everything went up
the chimney and out at the top 1t was
necessary to get out of the lineof the draft
for safety. The table was suddenly seized
In the current crash of broken legs, and
up the chimney it went. Then the churn.
the chairs, the cat, which held on for dear
life to the carpet with it's claws, when.
A' o''t PNOi 0"O anu All WenJ up the
Hume. Shortly darby came in with u
thick cord wood stick over his shoulder
The suction grabbed him, but the stick
stuck crosswise in the chimney, which
gave us time enough to wall her up.
Now it is only used as a wind siren to call
the hands in the distillery by pulling out
a stone at its base and letting the air
whistle through it, And the tenderfoot
reporter wandered out into the night in a
dazed manner. -Philadelphia Record.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26
Witchcraft.

The last execution for witchcraft in Eng
land was in 1716, whom a woman and her
daughter, aged o years, were hanged at
Huntington for selling their souls to satar
The capital sentence against witchcraft was
abolished In 1885. In 1889 woman was
first strangled and then burned for coin
ing, but the law was altered In the foil ow-
ing year
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26
London "RohhIes.r

The London policeman goes on the forco
Mt salary Of 30 per week, with the assur-
ance OF raise TO So at the end of eight
years service. He has, In addition, his
uniform, boots, coal money and some other
extras as well as the promise Of superanu1
ton pay at the end of 20 years service.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26
Dog and Alligator.

That dog may best an alligator appears
by the experience of the Hon. ID. B. Stuart
OF Victoria, Fla. His dog was swimming
In lake there, when Mr.. Stuart, seeing
an alligator coming, called to the dog to
come ashore The dog started, but the
alligator was gaining when the dog turned
ana seized 1t. Both went down, but the
dog came up unframed and the alligator
with "a liberated lower Jaw.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26
Cruel Punishinent.

1.-The sentence of the court" said the
Judge, sis that you be confined in the
county Jail for one year and DO disfran-
chised for five years..
BY gosh, said the gentleman who had
misappropriated the poultry, "that Is
tough, and no mistakel Nv course a years
board at county expense amt to be sneezed
ut, but 1t don't even up fer the $50 or $40
q year I'm goin to lose on my votes. -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26
Across the Ocean.

For single passage to America Gu
nard liner, with 547 cabin passengers and
crew of 2s7, carries 1850 pounds
fresh beef, $50 pounds corned beef, 8, $50
pounds mutton, $50 pounds lamb, $50
pounds veal $50 pounds pork, Z, 900 pounds
fresh fish, 600 fowls, 800 chickens, 100
ducks, 80 geese, so turkeys, goo brace
grouse, 10 tons potatoes, 80 hampers
vegetables, ego quarts ice cream. LOCO
quarts milk and IL 800 eggs.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26

Don't speak too plainly. II man were
70 set out by calling everything by it's
right name, no would be knocked down
before no got to the corner of tho street
Exchange.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26
A Question Of Taste-

terkinson says his wife buys his ties.
ana they are never worn out"
That explains it."
Explains whatY'
why ne never wears them out. His
WIFE buys them. "-Cincinnati CONNER.
cial Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26
The hardest of all cements Is that kno,

The hardest of all cements Is that known
as Portland cement, which, when hard
ened, attains the appearance and properties
of the celebrated Portland stone. from
which the most magnificent structures i'm
England have been erected. 1t was i'm.
vented in 1924 by Joseph Aspden, mason
of Leeds.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26

The pope keeps number of birds I'm his
library and In the alcovos of his reception
room.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26

The gifted man Is he who sees the essen.
tiai point and leaves all the rest aside ns
surplusage Carlyle. US
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26

Broth will keep fresh for q week II a
caulihower Is boiled along with the other
vegetables.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-26

The officials Of Korea wear upon their
hats the figures of various birds and ami
mails.
The advocate., 1897-03-10

questions may be united into simple
statement of the case as follows:
"Shall this nation under God have q
new birth OF freedomP Or shall all gov
ernmeDt Of the people, by the people and
for the people perish from the esrthP"
1t is an "irrepressible conflict" between
the people and corporate greed; between
God and Mammon! The enlightened
ballot Of q free people is our only means
Of defense. This struggle is the ultima
thule Of the great germinal act Of Abra-
ham Lincoln! Let every man do his
duty!
The advocate., 1897-03-10
A COUNTERFETTER CAUGHT.
The Police Of Syracuse Make an Important
Capture.

Capture.
On Monday, February 18th, Harold
MaFquisee OF Utica, N. Y, was arrested
in Syracuse, N. Y, on q warrant sworn
out by the Or. Williams Medicine Co.,
charging him with forgery. On the
10Th Of December Marquisee visited a
photO-engraver in Syracuse, saying he
was the representative Of the DR.. Will
liame' Medicine Co., and arranged for
the making Of full set Of plates for the
direction sheets, labels, ETC., Of the
famous DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. News OF this reached the home
Office, and no time was lost in arranging
for his arrest when he should return for
the plates. He returned on the 18th
and was accordingly arrested and is now
in Jail in Syracuse awaiting examination,
which occurred ON March I'd.
This arrest proves TO DO an important
one. In addition to various plunder,
such as medical books, typewriters, rugs,
ETC., found in Marquisee's trunk when
arrested, the police also found counter
felt coin both in the trunk and on his
person; and in q search OF his apart
ments at Utica found q complete outfit
for Counterfeiting consisting Of cruCibles,
bellows, nickel, lead, bismuth, antimony,
small blacksmith forge, charcoal
furnace, and several plaster. Of paris
mOlds. The United States marShsls
want him just as soon az the DIR. Viii.
liams' Medicine Go. are through with
him, and, no doubt, he will be sentenced
for long period.
Inseleoting DIR. Williams Pink Pills for
his Counterfeiting operations, he showed
his knowledge OF tho proprietary medi-
cine business; FOR these pills are in such
great demand that they are easily sold
at any drug store in the United States.
His scheme was to work the country
druggists and sell his limitations at @
discount Of from 2 per cent. to per
cent, explaining the reduced price by
the fact that he had picked them up in
small lots and Rt q discount from dealers
who were overstocked. BY working fast
and making long jumps, he would have
secured many hundreds OF dollars in q
short time. The proprietors Of DR..
Williams Pink Pills are most fortunate
to have caught the rogue, before he had
fairly started, and to have thus kept
these spurious goods out Of the market.
The advocate., 1897-03-10
Great Rock Island Route Playing CaFua,

Great Rock Island Route Playing Cards.
Send 10 cents in stamps TO John Sebas.
tian, General Passenger Agent c., r. L. &
p. railway, Chicago, for the alIckest pack
OF playing cards you ever handled, and on
receipt Of such remittance for one or more
packs they win be sent you postpaid.
Orders containing go cents fin stamps or
postal note fox same amount WIN secure
Gve packs BY sxpreas, charges paid.
The advocate., 1897-03-10

NVOAAouSBs nnA tAo RoVPA~ VA pNAD SVuAvAJ
are now standing face 10 face with the
naked and paramount money question.
The people are loaded with debts, which,
with full and honest volume OF money
every just debt can be either carried or
paid. But with the single gold standard
for money, the debts must be perpetual
and crushing. They mean slavery for
all, beneath the feet Of the usurers,
where mercy is not known. The two
sides in this contest are rapidly taking
their places for the struggle. II is an
"iFrepressible conflict" which can be
neither postponed nor prevented.
Prior to the days Of prairie agriculture
the methods OF travel and traffic were
crude and simple, and the problem Of
transportation as we now sec it had no
existence. The arrival Of the locomotive
worked a rapid revolution. Railroad
transportation was a necessity Of prairie
agriculture. And railroads were built
as the servants of the people; but, being
surrendered into the hands of corpora
tiOns, they are now managed FOR private
gain rather than for public service.
They have been loaded with fraudulent
stocks and bonds to the amount of twice
or thrice their cost, on which profits are
demanded and Collected-"Sll the traffic
will bear" That fraudulent capitalize.
tion 10 now largely in foreign hands, and,
under alien management, foreign goods
are transported from point to point
within the United States much cheaper
than are American goods. And these
outrageous determinations against
American interests on American soil are
upheld by our Supreme court az "consti-
tutional." The alien management Of
our internal commerce is extremely
slOUchy, parsimoniOus and sanguinary.
In order to add o few more pennies to
their millions Of corporate profits the
minimum number Of men are employed.
The hours Of labor are long and wages
are low; and through lack OF sufficient
numbers the underpsid men are over
worked, and our people are killed and
wounded much faster than on any other
railroads In the world. The casualties
on our American railroads are equal at
least to the carnage Of two battles Of
Shiloh per annum.
So, then, 40 another result of prairie
farming, the American people are con-
rrCnted with q very important railroad
question. Speaking OF the extortions Of
railroad corporations, in 1874 James A.
Garfield said: 1.-THE modern barons,
more powerful than their military prOtO-
types, levy tribute at will ON all our vast |
The King George problem |
and the slavery problem were pigmies in |
with this transportation
problem.
The land and labor questions are also
coming up with transcendent impor-
lance. AS long as there were millions of
fertile cores that could be had for the
asking, the man without wages had
mandy and sufficient refuge. But the
'ertile lands are now oil appropriated
and labor without wages Is homeless and
Hence, then, 40 an aggregate result Of
The conquest OF the prairlss," we have
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