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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
ANCIENT MEDICINE.
A Few of the Idiotic Nostrums In Which
People Once Believed.

II modern science can boast of anything,
1t can of the way in which it has rescued
medicine from the realms of imagination,
says the London Standard. The wonder
full prescriptions of the Magi, as narrated
by the Roman historian Pliny, are exam
pies of what the earliest doctors were,
while even the "salves" of our own Eliza
bethans seem at first sight not much OF
an improvement upon those of the Chal
dean NJ DIS Let us take few examples
of Magian healing from Latin author OF
which perhaps the most useful Is the fol
lowing-one that in modern parlance
would run thus: A recipe to make women
disclose their secrets Take one hen, and,
having carefully extracted her heart place
the same on the mouth of a patient during
sleep. You will ascertain her exact age
the next morning To do the old Roman
Justice he stigmatizes this statement as a
"portentous lie. :" (No doubt he had tried
it,
Others are quite as grotesque. Fever
few when used incidentally, had to be
plucked by the left hand, after the patient s
name had been spoken over it, the herbal
ist taking good care not TO look behind
him A love charm could he easily OBJ
tanned from hyena caught when the
moon was in Gemini Sporting prophets
who wish to excel in divination should
change their customary chop for few
moles' hearts 1t Is stipulated that these
be fresh The Romans themselves, al
though no mean surgeons-they made use
of the probe and nippers and instruments
for trepanning-were not less given to
prodigies than the people whose veracity
they doubted. They believed that eating
hare was cure for insomnia, and even
the skeptic Pliny imagined that there
must be something in the superstition that
people who had done so were good looking
for nine days afterward. A veritable nine
days wonder He recommended also, as
a cure for quartan fever, that the dust In
which hawk had rolled should be put
into bag and the latter tied round the
neck with piece of red thread. Other
cures for this same were the longest tooth
of black dog, in the same position. and
a wasp caught in the left hand and ther
pressed against the forehead.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
The Roman World Empire.

Of all the great empires of the past, says
Professor Adams of Yale in The Atlantic.
one only stands before these later times as
a definite existence and it alone has ex.
erted powerful influence upon the course
of known history. Its outlines may be
clear to us because it Is near us In time
and in geography, but there Is another
reason for the profound and permanent
impression which it has left behind 1t. In
the century which preceded the final con
quests of the Roman republic the world
had been constantly growing smaller. De.
veloping commerce and increasing inter
course and knowledge had created com
munity of interests and of civilization for
all men within reaching distance of the
central sea, the Mediterranean. This com
munity of nations Rome overcame by the
superiority of her military genius, and by
the skill of her political government and
the justice of her laws she nodded IL into
one great state-a true world state, for 1t
embraced the whole civilized world of that
time.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
Ho For a warmer Cline.

Persons DESTROYS OF settling in a warm
er cline can, at very small cost, have
some homestead lands in Wing county,
Louisiana. pointed out to them provided
a party OF ten or more can be got to-
getner to go and inspect them; the home
steads will average million feet Ct Vel
low pine and are within logging dis
lance OF saw mills. For further partic-
uIars apply by letter to Mr.. j. A. Cam
eron, Houghton.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
The Creation.

In the Talmud, the Jewish Bible, is
discussion between the daughter of jew
ish priest, or rabbi (by permission, as the
Jewish women were not always permitted
to engage in conversation with the men
and to express their opiniOns), and a here
tic. The hereto remarked
"Your God cannot be strictly honest,
else he would not have put Adam to sleep
and stolen rib from him"
The rabbits daughter then asked to be
directed to the seat Of Justice The scorner
was somewhat bewildered by this request
and asked what had happened that re-
nuired her attendance on the judge.
well, " she said, "some thieves invaded
our premises last night and stole a silver
pitcher from us and left us gold one in
stead. "
would that such misfortune hap
pened to me daily!' exclaimed the hereto
IF, then, you are of such an opinion, !"
retorted the maiden, why object to the
stealing of a ribS Did Adam not receive
in it's stead companion to wait on him
and to share with him his joys and sor-
rows?'
The hereto, wishing not to be consid
cred "bested, " did little quibbling, say
ing that it was not SO much the rib that
would raise q question, but the manner OF
taking it, Whereupon the young woman
invited him to dine, preparing the meal in
his presence, but when the meal was ready
the hereto declared that his apptite was
gone.
"Ahr calculated the young woman
Exactly what might have been the case
with ADAM Had he seen the process OF
extracting the rib and forming the WON
an, he might not have liked the idea OF her
companonship as he did when he beheld
her graced with feminine loveliness and
beauty"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
The Opera House Orchestra,

This is a strictly first-class, up-to-date
organization and in every way prepared
to furnish the very best of music for sa-
cred and secular concerts, parties, etc., in
any part OF the Upper Peninsula. No
amateur affair, but professional music by
professional musicians. Charges moder-
ate. For terms and dates apply to the
musical director and manager, Mr.. Max
Won LEM, 205 Eighth street, Red Jacket.
Special music arranged or supplied on
short notice without extra charge.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
STORY OF A VIOLIN.
How . Musician Glanced to Pick Up .
Glorious Amati.


did l ever tell you how l came to pick
up this glorious AmatiS' observed ipu.
siciah who's. instrument has been much
admired for the rare quality of its tones,
which are bNpad, full and resonant II
was passing street corner one day In
New York city when noticed one of those
fake musicians He had one arm with
which he held his violin, while between
the toes OF one OF his barred feet he grasped
the bow The bow was motionless and he
made music by moving the violin up and
down Despite the scratchness of the
tones, recognized something In their
quality which caused me 10 listen, street
fakir though he was There was some.
thing sweet and delicious about the notes.
although he played execraby The mel
low spirit of the ages seemed 10 Turk IN
that beautiful box, and listened just as q
connoisseur OF rare wines will pause sur
vey glass of old vintage and inhale the
bouquet with genuine pleasure
Will you let me see your violin'
asked
He did so Where did you get thiss'
continued examining II and noticing that
II was an Amati without doubt Of great
value
Man who has a secondhand store had
the pieces and sold them TO me
How many pieces were thereS'
Eight.
WHO put them together
A violin maker
Didn't he try TO buy the instruments
Yes, but l know what it's worth
The swindling, miserable old fool! HI
offered me $l0 $40, $50.
"'You know what it's worth? Good
will give you 5000 and new violin fol
it, This may be buying 1t cheap, bu
think what the money will mean to you
] won't offer you more because l can't at
ford it,.
I'm take it, That driveling, miser
able violin maker how disappointed h
will bel He comes to see me every day
He tried TO steal one of the pieces. But
sat there while he put them together
Take It,
"To those who might think this stor
rather extravagant | would recommen'
the strange histories Of some famous vic
Inns, and they will no longer discredit tn
history of my lovely instrument DE
| troit Free Press.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
THE SAGO PALM.
How It's Delicious Starchy Product Is OBJ
tanned by the East Indians.

tanned by the East Indians.
Is it from their noble aspect or on ac-
count of their utility that the palms have
been termed the princes of the vegetable
kingdom? Neither the anatomy of the
stem nor the form of the flower entities
them to such position The stem is as
simple as that of the common broom and
the flower as that of the rush. Yet they
have always been of great interest to the
botanist, and their historical and legendary
associations, and their beauty, and their
economic value have made them OF inter
est to the public.
More than a thousand species of the
palm are scattered at different elevations
throughout the tropics of both hemi-
spheres, with stragglers in subtropical.
and even in warm, temperate regions.
Their utility can scarcely be overestimat-
ed. They furnish food, shelter, clothing,
timber, fuel, building materials, sticks,
fiber, paper, starch sugar, OIL wine, wax,
tannin, starch dyeing materials, rosin and
host of minor products, which make
them of the greatest value to the natives
and to tropical agriculturists'
One of the most important is the sago
palm of the East Indian archipelago The
tree fourishes only in low marshy situa-
tions, and seldom reaches "a height OF 80
feet. 1t attains starch yielding condition
at the age of 10 years The stem is then
gorged with mass of starchy matter,
around which is n hard outer rind about
two inches in thickness. Were the fruit
allowed to form and ripen the whole OF
this starchy core would disappear and
leave the stem mere hollow she'll for
when the tree ripens its fruit it dies.
1t seems strange that man can con
sumo "a tree, but 1t is so. The preparation
consists in cutting off the branches and
the hard rind of the trunk. The stem is
then divided into sections and split up,
and the starchy pith is extracted and
grated to powder When the starch Is
roughly grated or pounded into pulp and
made into cakes, one tree will feed man
for a whole year.
That which Is intended for expectation
is mixed into paste with water and rub
bed through sleeves into small grains. II
| is known as pearl sage, bullet sage, etc.
| according to its size, and is served on oul
tables and in soups and buildings Phil
/ adelpha Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

S. Mawrence's store will be sold in
side OF thirty days, a stock OF $4,000,
when he must get off the building, so call
at once and get your bargains at your
own price. 1t will be sold by auction
and private sales every night and day.
This stock includes ladies' goods, mems
and boys clothing and furnishing goods,
hats, caps, etc. Don't miss this chance
of getting goods 40 cents on the dollar
on the prices which you must pay else
where
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
A Man Named Porter.

In newspaper interview Harry COL
cord, who rode on Blondins back on
tight rope across the gorge at Niagara In
1860, says: We experienced no little trou-
BILE in obtaining the necessary permits TO
extend the ropes But finally we succeed
ed in getting them from man named
Porter on the American side and went to
work > Fancy how this must sound to old
residents of Niagara Falls! Happily Miss
Elizabeth Porter who paralyzed a compa-
ny in Europe 10y saying simply, In reply
to an inquiry as 10 whc her she had seen
the wonderful Niagara TAILS, on, yes, we
own them, did MOI live To hear of "a man
named Porter on the American side. -
Buffalo Commercial.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
Take Notice.

have just received a new stock OF
domestic and imported woolens, which
will be made up to order in suits OF any
stvle desired.
One thing sure is: If you try me once
YOU will patronize me again, Work and
fit fully warranted. John b. Rastello,
merchant tailor, PIP Sixth street.
Do not make objection to the street as
it is not the street that makes your
clothes, but a first-class tailor with eigh-
teen years experience.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
"A TRIO.

Oh. did you hear ths drowsy wind
Go signing. half ssleepf
And did you feel across your mind
A dreamy wonder creepY
Somewhere, far on, bird sang low.
Cicadss Jared the grass.
Mayhap you saw do not know
Mayhap you saw me passf
And Love was by me and Delight.
We three did trudge along,
Cumbered with sweets. from morn till
night
And overfilled with song.
Behind us burned the summer land.
Fair autumn lay before.
And we-oh, we went hand In hand,
A-singng ever more.
And then you knew the lazy wind
Was signing. half asleep.
But did you feel across your mind
A dreamy wonder creep2
Maurice Thompson.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
please Take Notice.

We are pleased to tell you that we
make everything pertaining to the shoe
makers trade az cheap az ever from the
best quality of leather. Mems boots or
shoes soled for As and so cents, ladies'
shoes soled for 80 and 40 cents. We
have a nice assorted stock Of fall and
winter snoes, and our own MAKE shoe
packs, which we will dispose U; 1T very
low figures. Good work guaranteed.
OKER 4 KEMPPAINEN.
Fifth street, Red Jacket, next to Jacob
Gartner's store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

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, 1897-05-05
The rinlanAsrs'

Mutual Fire Insurance company Oh
Houghton and Keweenaw counties, or
ganised in 1890 according to the laws OF
the State Of Michigan, will insure proper
tv OF ite members. Have paid IRE losses
over %, 900 and dividends nearly $4,000
during the last seyen years to members
OF Eve years. standing. On the first day
Of this year the company had 4S2 men,
bsrs. S421, 4sO worth OF property in
sured and s10.68s.54 in treasury. For
further Particular apply to the under
sirnsd. JOHN BLonovIsr, President.
Alex LsmoNBN, Secretary.
OMos. ll8 Pine strsst, upstsirs de
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

There is too much system in this school
business growled Tommy. Just be-
cause snickered little, the monitor turn
ed me over to the teacher. the teacher
turned me over to the principal and the
principal turned me over to pa "
what that alp
mo. Pa turned me over his knee -
London Fun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
A Good Lubricant.

"Thosc children. said Mr.. Nethcrby,
us he threw down bis paper, are making
SO much noise can't hear myself think.
I'm going to attend to them.
Don't be- too severe, said Mrs. Meth
erby suppose you try the plan of casting
oil on the troubled waters.
II will, said MIR Nctherby, ms he pick
ed up his ruler. IN try little whale
oil. detroit Free Press.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
Sc. George,s Hall % Reut.

The st. Georges Hall is to rent on very
moderate terms on the following even
ings. Every Wednesday. every alternate
Thursday and three FRIDAYS In each
month. For further particulars apply to
John Jenkin, William Maynard. Frank
Ward, trustees
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

"Do you know the value of an oathp'
asked the magistrate Of an old woman who
was to be the next witness
Eyes, sir l does. One OF these here
lawyers give me R5 to swear 'gainst 10th
or side That's the value of an oath, amt
itf"-Pick Me Up
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
DuekIen's Arnica saive.

The best salve In the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers. salt rheum, fever
sores. letter. chapped hands. chilblains.
corns. and all skin eruptions. and posi-
lively cures piles. or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction.
or money refunded. Price, 25 cents per
box. For sale bv D. T. Macdonald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

Lessons in elocutioD, ielsarte and
dramatic art given by Mrs. W. A. Reed
formerly Miss Alice Moore. Address
Quincy hill. Hancock, or 1884 s. Rock
land street, Calumet.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

When the peasants In Germany wish to
get rid of any troublesome warts on their
hands, they take species Of locust ana
let 1t bite the protuberance. The liquid
which flows from the insects mouth into
the wound causes the warts to dry up and
disappear - 49,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

For SALE-Four lots. Nos. 8, 10, IL
and IL, in block 81, Tamarack street,
near Mr.. Bray mill, Laurium. Applyto
Mr.. James Knight. 1875 Calumet avenue.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
Lake Linden stage.

Stage leaves Pearce's livery stable
Lake Linden, every day at 8 q. m, 10 a.
m, and p. m. Stageleaves McClure's
livery stable, Red Jacket, at a. m, 10
a. m, and l and 4. p. m.
THOMAS PEARCE,
JAMES MCCLURE,
Proprietors.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

Cold In the head is not only annoying,
but likely to develop into catarrh. One
teaspoonful of mustard dissolved In tum-
blerful of cold water and used as garglc
three times a day will often effect speedy
cure. In more obstinate cases equal part
of loaf sugar and pulverized alum used ms
n snuff will give instant rclief-New York
Wcr1d
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

The bird whose voice has been found to
penetrate 10 the greatest distance Is the
bell bird of New Guinea. IL Is white
bird about foot long from beak to tail,
and Its note, which resembles the tone OF
a bell, has been heard at the distance of
no less than three miles.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

Only one Of the 10 trees planted on
Wsshinntsn Heights by Alexander Hamil-
ton moro than q century ago TO commem-
CRATE the - original states Of the Union 10
In : flourishIns condition. All Of the 9TH
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

Thimbles are made by singularly ingen-
ious piece of mechanism, which receives
plates of polished brass or steel at one
stroke, stamps them into shape and makes
fha indonf0fiOna
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

Bmokers. You have failed to hnd .
cigar to suit You. try "Heimlich's
Grown" the best In the market.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

Imitation feathers and plain ingrains
with fiettes, friezes and ceilings to match.
SIvERT OLSON.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

There are two solid silver ~ tables ~
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05


Much interest centers in the forthcom-
ing decision of the supreme court In the
case OF Monroe man who was convict
60 or violation of the pure food law.
Ills defense was, and the fact was con-
ceded by the prosecution. that he sup
posed that the goods were pure when he
purchased them and that he sold them
IN good faith. The trial Judge was not
disposed to find him guilty under these
circumstances, but did so under protest
IN order that case might be got before
tne supreme court. If the court holds
mat guilty knowledge is a necessary
element Of guilt under this law, even the
friends of the law admit that 1t cannot
oe enforced as every person accused of
violating II would plead good faith and
mere would be no way of proving to the
contrary.
IL Is generally conceded that Governor
fingress disposed of the Professor Bemis
pusepoo, which has been bothering a
number OF good people sorely for num-
Der OF months. most happily when ne
appointed ex-Mayor Joseph L. Cox. Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-02

were actually no waves resulting from her
passage through the water.
Those who were aboard Of her and sat by
the open windows, we'll forward, occasionally
got dashes of spray in their faces but no
solid water. 1t took far less time to travel
than it takes to tell how it was done. Be
tore we fairly realized we had started the
test was over and the record had been
broken. l am firmly convinced that but for
one thing the Ellide would have beaten a
minute and thirty seconds. The incident that
brought this about was the misunderstanding
by the engineer of Pilot Packard's orders,
which were transmitted to him by means of
the bell pulls His error lay in stopping
the boat before she had finished the mile, and
she went the last hundred yards of the
course simply by means of the momentum
gained through her previous speed.
1t was, of course, too late to correct any,
thing Of that Sort and inasmuch as every
bodys expectations had been tremendously
exceeded there was no disposition to make
the race over again, and so the error merely
furnished basis for conjectures and calcu-
latons A mile IN minute and thirty-five
seconds does not impress the reader in itself
SO greatly until he has figured out what
that means by the hour. In this instance It
means thirty-eght miles and opens a way to
speed on the part of steamers which has here
toTore been considered mere phantasm.
IL, naval architects say, the E de with
her novel but magnificent engines can
make that sort of time, what would a steam
er 90 with the same sort of engines in pro-
portion to her size? Mr.. Mosher is yery
retlcent about the matter because he has
Ideas of his own, but it is safe to saw that
no nautical event has created the stir in
marine circles in years that has resulted
from the wonderful speed made by the EIlide
NOT only is she the fastest boat in the world
put no one KNOWS yet what she really can do.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-02
NEW YORK STOCKS.

NEW YORK, July S1.-Trading was inclined
to be cratic in todays stock market, OPEN
ing with some improvements, low priced stocks
being in especial demand 1t became irregu-
lar and standard securities eased off some on
realizatlons, closing with irregular fractional
changes either way. The London stock eX-
change being closed, today as we'll as Mon
DAY, arbitrage brokers' did no hing in this mar
ket. Northern Pacific securities continued in
neayy demand, with the preferred rising 1H,
1t being largely bought by house regarded
as representing important speculative inter
ests. Sugar was quiet and the grangers and
SouthWesterns rather Jagged. Some room trad
ers sold grangers because of the lighter de-
mand for those shares vague stories of
crop damage. These shares were purchased on
down scale and closed about unchanged as
did wheat after its early morning advance.
the preferred yielding Us with a final rally
OF rs. The decline was credited to liquida-
ton started by the raid Chicago Gas
gained nearly point which, according to its
friends, was based on the expected declaration
on quarterly dividend next week. The
Decllnes-Northwestern pfd, 8; Flint G Pere
Marquette, Minneapolis & St. Louis second pfd
and Rubber pfd, l. Advances-Detroit Gas,
2; Erie Telegraph, Northern Pacific pfd and
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville, 1.
The total sales of stocks today were 162 $50
o., 1928; Chicago & Eastern Illinois, 4,240;
North American Co., $40; Northern Pacific,
6,S04; Northern Pacific pfd, 81 sos; Reading.
1883; st. Paul, 800; Chicago Gas, $780, Col
F. & |. pfd II, 116; Standard Rope, 1857; Chi
cage G. W., 6,006
leading railway and industrial shares fur
nished by c. H. F. Smith & Co., members
New York stock exchange and Chicago board
of trade.