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The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-07-23
QUIGLEY MAY REVIVE.
An Eastern Capitalist Visits the Camp
and Makes an Examination.

The prospects are that in a short
time Quigley will be heard of again, if
not as a thrifty center as in times gone
by at least as vast Improvement
over its present condition, says the
Missoulian. A few days ago, Harry
Campbell, now in charge Of the Gold
en- Sceptre mines and property at Quig-
ly. and l.. G. johnson, a prominent
contractor Of Granite county, came to
Mlssoula. Their coming caused no
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-07-23

-Metropole has come. See McDon-
aid & Wharton about it,
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-07-23

-Metropole has come. See McDon
aid & Wharton about it.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-03
Explosions In Warehouses.

Mr.. Charles Il. Hill writes for st. Mich
olas an article on "The Perils of Fire
mans Life" After speaking of the "back
draft" that is responsible for many
deaths among firemen, Mr. Hill says:
Another kind of back draft that Is
greatly dreaded takes the form Of an ex-
plosion, and is usually met with in fires
in storage houses and large warehouses
that have been closed up tight for some
time. A fire breaks out In such build
ing, and, as a rule, has been sinoldering
for some time before it is discovered. The
firemen are summoned and raising lad
der they pry open an iron shutter or break
in door to get at the fire. The combus-
ton going on within the building has gen.
Grated gas, and the moment the air gets
to this, through the breaking open OF the
door or window, the mixture ignites. An
explosion follows and portion or the
whole of the frontof the building Is blown
out. Several accidents of this kind have
occurred in New York, one In o storage
warehouse in West Thirty ninth street a
few years ago, when the whole front was
blown out, hurting the firemen from the
ladders and severely iDjuring large num-
Der. Another accident of the same nature
occurred shortly after this, In large
wholesale flour warehouse down town. In
this case it was supposed that particles OF
flour in the air inside the warehouse be-
came ignited and exploded, but 1t was
practically another case of the back draft
Several firemen were MANNED and injured
In this case.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-03
LONELY PLACE.
A Desert Isle With Ninety-four Inhabit-
ants In the South Atlantic.

Anybody who feels an inclination to
lead a really quiet life should emigrate to
Tristan da Cunha, an island, or, to be
quite accurate, three islands close together,
In the south Atlantic, so far away from
anywhere that really they are quite out of
the world The group was discovered and
named by the Portuguese away back in
the time when Portugal was something
more than name on the map, but now,
of course, 1t belongs to England, having
been appropriated by her, in 1916, one day
when she didn't happen to be busy grab
bling stray bits of land more valuable than
this one For awhile some soldiers were
kept there because of vague suspicion
that Tristan da Cunha might be made the
base of operations in the interest of st
Helena's terrible guest. After Napoleon's
death the whole garrison departed except
a corporal and two companions, who had
a taste for solitude and asked to be left
behind Slowly the population grew, at
first from wrecks and afterward in the
ordinary way, and now there are "a people
on the island, divided into 10 families.
According to a recently published blue
book, the colony Is an abode of complete
peace and moderate happiness. The people
nave uO hO piiNd'o PioBNi'y
There are no doctors, lawyers or clergy
men on the island and yet health, safety
and piety prevail, and such few needs as
the soil does not supply are met by traf
ticking with an occasional whaler Once
a year an English warship visits the Is
land, distributes "a few newspapers and
letters and goes away again.
The only serious calamity that ever
overlook the islanders was when, during
our civil war, the Shenandoah landed AZ
Federal prisoners there, and left them t6
be fed or starved, as the inhabitants saw
fit. This sudden demand on their resources
came near destroying both hosts ano
guests, but they managed to struggle
through the difficulty. The islanders are
good to shipwrecked mariners, and the
only charge brought against them is thai
they sell extremely tough poultry to cap
tains calling there for fresh provisions
and try to get as much cloth for old geese
as for young ones Peter Green, aged SS
governs the island, his claim to authority
apparently being based on the fact thai
nobody is 80 His only duty Is to looR
wise, and he performs it conscientiousl>
| and we'll. New York Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-03
Falling Walls at Fires.

Mr.. Charles Il. Hill contributes to ST
Nicholas an article on 1.-The Perils OF
Fireman's Life" in the course of which
he says: a.
There are several kinds of falling walls,
and the fireman of experience knows them
well and what to expect from each. There
is one kind that breaks first at the bottom
and comes down almost straight, some
what like "a curtain This makes big
noise. but Is not very much to be dreaded
Then there is another that bulges or
"buckles" in the middle at first ana
makes a sort of curve as 1t dcscends ms
Is little more serious than the first ana
has caused many fatalities Then there Is
one that breaks Gt the bottoms and comes
straight out rciching clear across the
street and remaining almost s0i.I unti'
II strikes and, as an old time fireman once
remarked n hat ;"v had you W"h' |"
dodge -,
This kind of falling wal has caused
more of the dr.. - in tHe dcp.rtmcit tnAh
any other danger t.e nremcN Fave tc con
tend with 1t has h!.l,i horscs a. wen a.
men and DESTROYED apparatus. ana " Is
so rapid in its descent and covers SO much
space that to escape it the men have 10 oe
quick indeed
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-03
MOSSO'S PLETHYSMOGRAPH
A Wonderful Invention Which Records
Brain Movements.

Professor Angelo Mosso of the Univer-
sty of Turin has invented machine, called
"balance," which, worked in coDjunc.
ton with his plethysmograph, makes 1t
possible for him to make many wonderful
experiments upon the working of the hui
man brain. Both are based upon the sim
pie principle that "the more mental effort
the more blood needed in the brain. "
Emotions, thoughts and ideas need differ
en-, quantities of blood, and whatever Is
required the brain draws from the body.
The plethysmograph is long glass tube
into which the arm is inserted nearly to
the elbow The tube is then filled with
water and scaled at the bottom. Commu'
nicating with this tube is another tube,
the second very slender and standing up
right. 1t is open to the air, and the water
in the large tube overfiows little into the
smaller Under the influence of some
thought or emotion, the blood flows to the
brain, and tho vessels in the wrist and
hand contract and the water in the small
tube passes back into the larger, the
amount varying according TO the strength
of the emotion. The opposite is the case
when q person sleeps.
The balance is an instrument of wood
and metal large enough to hold man
comfortably stretched out with head slight
ly raised. 1t rests upon fulcrum, and Is
steadied by heavy counterpoise OF metal
firmly held by lateral bars. An arrange
ment of weights keeps the normal center
of gravity in the middle of the balance, p"
and the whole is held in exact equilib-
rum. Ii oscillates with the breathing,
but balances so that the couch is held hori-
zontal. The slightest variation in brain
effort causes the Couch" to incline one
way or the other In any intellectual ac-
tivity the legs become lighter and the head
heavier. In sleep it inclines toward the
feet, but the slightest stimulation of the
brain causes an inclination toward the
head. Exchange.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-03
DID NOT PAN OUT.
One of the Very Few Ohio Ideas That Did
Not Succeed.


Not Succeed.
"The flying machine fever" said pat
ent office official, prevailed very extern
sively during President Grants admins
tration, when General Leggett of Ohio
was commissioner of patents. Many in
ventors, or at least persons who supposed
that they were inventors, had it very bad,
and there was scarcely week that some fly
ing machine fellow did not turn up or write
to the patent office The great majority
of them never even went so far as to make
a model, but contented themselves with
crude drawings explaining their ideas of
aerial locomotion. All of them were poor
and wanted the patent Office to furnish
the money to build their machines. re-
member one fellow in particular. He was
we'll known to General Leggett and served
under him in an Ohio regiment during the
war. He telegraphed General Leggett
from Urbana, o.: Hold patent on flying
machine until i arrive. Refuse all applica-
tions until you have seen mine The
general answered him, by mail, however,
that the office would consider anything he
had to Offer or words to that effect. Then
there came from the inventor daily let
ter for couple Of weeks describing the
invention with great detail To cut off
the supply of letters, the general wrote
him personal letter, with the idea of
cooling him down, but it had the opposite
effect for 1t was followed by the announce
ment that the inventor would arrive here
in few days and would give an exhibit
ton of the machine. The man did come,
and with him came his machine. In shape
it was like sugar hogshead with the
customary wings of nearly all flying ma
chimes. 1t was light, and was made Of
white cotton covering spiral steel frame
Nothing would suit the inventor except
| that the patent Office should take short
recess, while every one connected with 1T
| could go out and see the machine fly from
| the Il street porch of the building. The
general finally persuaded him that the first
| exhibition should not be so publicly given
and that he and few others would exam
inc the machine that afternoon after office
| hours About o'clock half dozen or
more repaired to the + street porch, and
! the inventor, after screwing up half doz-
| EN- or so springs and counterbalances, an
| nounced that he was ready to fly the won
der. 1t was supposed that he intended to
go up In 1t, but he soon dispelled that
| idea by saying that the machine he had
was but o miniature model Of what he in
tended to make, but that it was sufficient
| to show what could be done.
Finally he let her go, and to the surprise
of every one the machine flew nicely up
in the air and across street. BY mis-
calculation 1t struck the corner of the post
Office department building very hard and
fell in the area a mass Of broken metal
smashing itself into dozen pieces The
inventor ran across to look at the rem
nants, and by the time he had returned tc
explain the cause of the disaster the porti
co was deserted. 1T was an Ohio idea,
General Leggett remarked, 'and it was ont
of the very few Ohio ideas that did no
pan out. Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-03
PRAYING For RAIN.
q Pathetic Picture Of Marocco In Time
Of Drought.

Day by day the villagers-men, women
AID children-left their thatch huts and
visited the tombs of the local saints, cry
ing, "God have mercy upon us; God have
mercy upon usl' And there on the hills,
where some clumps of palmetto and few
whited stones mark the last resting place
of "A saint, they stood and prayed. But no
rain came
So the townspeople, dressed in gala at
tire and led by the sacred flags that hung
In the mosques and tombs, went out 10
pray. Up the long, narrow street of Tangier
they passed, line of white robed figures
singing as they went. Over their heads
waved tine scarlet and green and gold en-
broidered banners. Barefoot they went
the great men of the city, and the mer-
chants, and the halt, and the blind out
across the wide sok, between the aloe
hedges of the cemeteries, until the town
was left deserted and solitary. Then they
went up the rough paved track that leads
to the tomb of Tangier's patron saint
Sidi Mohammed ell Haj-until the process
sion was hid from sight among the lentis-
Gus and wild olives and naught could be
seen of 1t but every now and again peep
OF some waving banner. And the wind
went round to the east and blew hotter
than ever, and the drought increased.
The faces of the men and women In the
country grew more and more sad, for
hunger already gnawed ut their hearts,
and the future-they dared not think of it.
The price of wheat and barley rose stead
lily. Every afternoon, led by the basha of
the town, the people passed out to pray
barefoot and singing, but the hot east wind
blew the flags to and fro as If in laughter
and scorn. The tourists said the process
sion was very pretty and oriental, and
they hoped it would pass the windows of
the hotel every day as long as they staid.
But one day still hot silence reigned over
the land, and the flags of the procession
chung as if in fear to the poles, and not a
breath of wind stirred. Far away from
the town one could hear the singing of the
people as they prayed. Saturday Review.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-03
The MoIasses and Hat Trick.

Two we'll dressed persons stepped one
evening lately into the shop of grocer at
Bercy in France.
do you sell treacle?" said the first
Eyes sir" said the grocer.
"Giye me two pounds of 1t.
"Have you a vessel to put 1t inT'
mo: but put it here. F"
"Whatl In your hatp"
Pour it in It's for wager"
The grocer took the hat, placed 1t In the
scale and, much amused at the idea, poured
into it two pounds weight of treacle.
There's the money" said the purchas-
or. and he threw down franc piece.
The grocer began to count the change.
when the man said:
pardon me. but your treacle has
queer smell.
Its very good, assure you.
mo: smell 1t. J."
The grocer put his head to the hat, and
at the same moment the customer, by q
rapid movement, thrust the mans head
into the hat. and as the grocer instructive
" raised his head, the customer Knocked
the hat over his eyes. The other man then
plunged his hand into the till and seized o
handful of money, about 80 francs. Both
got clear off before the unfortunate grocer
could give the alarm. Parsons Weekly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-03
GRANT AND The TAILOR
She Declaration of Independence sigued
by Him at West Point

W X Van Bokkelen of 1875 Cambridge
place, Brooklyn, gives the following ac.
count OF the Declaration of Independ.
ence' signed by General Grant as a cadet
at West Point. The declaration read.
We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
that we will purchase nothing from John
De Witt after this date except what we
have already ordered or what is absolutely
necessary, the reason being supposed
manifest 10 every one. April 10, ls43. "
Mr. Van BOkkelen is one of the few
surviving signers He says
John De Witt IN 1913 and previous TO
that was storckeeper at West Point, fur
nishing at regulated prices the clothing
required by the cadets not only for use az
the academy, but also for outfits when
graduating, consisting of undress uniform
and civilian suits
In April lS43, unbeknown 20 the au>
thorities, one Earl, n prominent Boston
tailor, visited the Point and solicited or
ders from the members of the class to
graduate In June. Many gave orders. as
his prices were much lower than De Wits
This coming to the knowledge of the au-
thoritics by information given to them by
De Witt, Earl WIS required to leave the
Point and the class was forbidden TO have
any more transactions with him, so that
those having ordered their outfits from
Earl were compelled to wait the final day
of leaving the Point before getting the
outfit
This so outraged the members of the
class that they held an Indignation meet
ing which resulted in the signing of the
paper now become a matter of record in
the war Office, little thinking at the time
that it would be brought to the general
notice of their country.
1.-THE original agreement not to have
any transaction with De Witt was left il
the hands of Cadet George Stevens, who
became lieutenant in the First dragons
When the army of General Taylor was en-
tering the city of Matamoras by the upper
| ford or crossing which was narrow ant
| covered by water only about three fee
| deep, Lieutenant Stevens horse SHE'D tt
| the left into deep water, taking his ride
with him, and his foot being entangled il
| the stirrup caused him to be drowned
The writer, being on the spot, saw him 90
| down. His body was recovered, and il
| time his effects fell into the hands of hi
| brother, who found among them the orig
| inal, which was by him forwarded to thu
, war department.. New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-03
Flags In the Metropolis.

1t is customary to hoist the national flag
daily from sunrise to sunset, but In
large cities there are many flags, or more
properly speaking burgess, that are hoist
cd only when the wind Is In certain direc-
tons, so that the wind will blow them out
over the street In front Of the building on
which they are hoisted. These are big
flags, some of them of great size, bearing
the name of the business house from which
they float. Some of them are big enough
to stretch across the street. Such flags
would only be wasted II hoisted when the
wind would blow them back over the
building. They could not be seen there,
and they would soon wear out on roofs
and walls and in whipping around Chin
neys, and SO they are hoisted only when
the wind Is right.-New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-03
NlT IN HIS CLASS.
The Conductor Discovered Too Late That
He Tackled the Wrong Man.

Mike Moran was for many years pas
senger conductor on the Pittsburg Fort
wayne and Chicago and was we'll known
70 the old time railroad men who made
their headquarters about Fort Wayne.
Mike Kelly, now passenger conductor
on the indianapolis division Of the Penn
sylvania, was his brakeman Moran prid-
ed himself on being great boxer and al
ways carried "a set of gloves In the baggage
car One of his tavOrite schemes was 10
catch tramp riding blind baggage. "
bring him into the car and compel him 10
box with him, and the poor tramp always
got the worst of It,
One night Moran found a tramp on the
blind end, " and dragging him into the
car produced the gloves and told him he
must fight for his ride The tramp pro-
tested he'knew nothing about boxing and
would have no show with Moran anyhow.
But Moran insisted and said If he did not
put on the gloves he would give him a
beating and throw him off the train.
The tramp began to cry, and Moran tossed
him about the car until he exclaimed that
he would put on the gloves II Moran would
not hurt him. Kelly, who felt sorry for
the fellow, assisted him in putting on the
gloves and encouraged him by telling him
that If Moran got in square lick at him
he would break his jaw.
The men squared off-at least, Moran
did The tramp held his hands as awk-
wardly as a schoolboy. The conductor
made vicious drive at the tramp's nose,
and then something happened. The tramp
seemed to have eight hands. He punched
Moran in the face, staggering him back,
and landed another on his ear that spun
| him around so that he could plant third
| one on the other ear. AS Moran reeled the
tramp rained in blows and tuinbled him
in heap in the corner. Before he could
| get to his feet he struck him full in the
mouth, sending blood and teeth In all di'
rections, and left handed upper cut laid
| out the conductor on the floor rs limp as a
rag. 1t was some time before he recov'
| cred.
"Any more of you buffers want to do q
little sparringf" asked the tramp.
excuse me-" said Kelly. 81 am not
in your class" And the baggage man was
of the same opinion concerning himself
Kelly ran the train to Chicago, and it was
several days before the conductor made Q
presentable appearance. 1t developed that
the supposed tramp was Billy Edwards
afterward the champion lightweight pugil
list of the world He had been in prize
fight near Fort Wayne and was escaping
the police disguised as tramp.-Chicagt
| Inter Ocean.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-03
Rread Crumbs.

Many recipes call for cracker dust in
which to roll the food that Is to be fried
in deep lard. If these directions are foi-
lowed, the result will never be satisfac-
tory. Cracker crumbs soak In the fat ana
should only be used for any dish to be set
in the oven-as escalloped oysters or pota-
toes au gratin. For deep lard cooking
only bread crumbs should be employed II
oysters are first rolled in the fine bread
crumbs, then In egg beaten up with one
tablespoonful of water, seasoning OF
salt, cayenne pepper and dash Of Worces-
tershire sauce, then again and carefully
rolled In the crumbs until completely COW
cred and finally immersed In the smoking
fat-have plenty Of that-they will be
found to look and taste exactly like those
served at the best restaurants. Any one
who is familiar with the sticky hall
burned, half raw fried oyster usual to the
private house should try this recipe, fol
lowing its directions implicitly and be
thankful for it.-New York Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-03
The True Remedy.

W. M. Repine, editor Tiskilwa, ILL.,,
"Chief," says: "We won't keep house
without DR.. Kings New Discovery for
consumption, coughs and colds. Exper-
imented with many others, but never got
the true remedy until we used DIR, Kings
New Discovery. No other remedy can
take it's place in our home, as in it we
have certain and sure cure for coughs,
colds, whooplng cough, etc" 1t is idle
to experiment with other remedies, even
II they are urged on you as just as good
as DIR. Kings New Discovery. They are
not as gooa, because this remedy has a
record OF cures and besides isguaranteed.
IL never fails to satisfy. Trial bottles
free at Macdonald's drug store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-03
Appropriate.

The late Catholic bishop of Newfound-
land had piano Of which he desired to
dispose and which friend, Protestant
doctor, desired to purchase. Considerable
chaff ensued before the bargain was struck
at price which the bishop declared ruin.
ously low. The only vehicle In the town
which would accommodate the piano was
the hearse. and In this it was driven to
the doctors door, who came to the bishop
in high dudgeon. "Why on earth, " he
asked, "did you send my piano home In
bearsep' The bishops eyes twinkled as
he answered: "WhyS Oh, because 1t was
q dead bargain. San Francisco Argo-
maui.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-03
Best Housed Community In the World.

There is greater concentration OF
wealth in the state of New York than else
where, the average per inhabitant being
40 per cent over that of the Union at large.
This is partly shown in the prodigious
value of house property, including public
buildings, which averages $50 per inhab-
liant in the state of New York against
S420 for the whole Union. The six mid
die states taken collectively give an aver
age of $500 of house property per inhabit-
ant which is double the ratio found in
Great Britain, and hence 1T may be af-
firmed that tho people of these states are,
on the whole, the best housed community
in the world
The average wealth per inhabitant has
almost quadrupled in 40 years, marvel
Gus proof of the progress of these states
and unparalleled in Europe, for McCulloch
lays 1t down that only prosperous nations
can double their wealth in that interval.
The accumulation in the middle states per
inhabitant has been 5000 per annum
higher than in New England and exactly
double the average accumulation yearly In
Great Britain in the interval of 1S6O-9o.
Agricultural wealth forms only 10 per
cent of the total in the middle states,
whereas it Is 25 per cent In the whole OF
the Union. Michael G.. Mulhall, +. 5. b,
in North American Review.