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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
An Unhappy Queen.

A splendid Georgian clock, which rears
it's majestic head almost from floor to cell
ing, is owned by Lady Aston.
In the ormolu and silver repousse face
is mysterious looking curtain, which,
drawn up by an ingenious arrangement
every three hours, or mt any time on touch
ing spring, reveals, with an appropriate
village background, set of tiny vatican
figures, of which one in the foreground is
dancing jig to the beating of "a drum and
the music of violins.
This old clock has an interesting histor-
ical record, it having been presented by
George III to his sister, who became the
bride of Christian VII of Denmark.
The story of poor Caroline Matilda is a
sad one 1t is said that Immediately on
landing she was required TO exchange her
English for Danish attendants, even her
faithful dresser being taken from her Who
can wonder that the young princess was
not happy with an unsympathetic hus'
band or be surprised that she should have
valued the sympathy and attention OF 9TH
ers, and, notably of the famous Minister
Struenzee, who, with his colleague Brandt,
was destined, through palace intrigue,
to the rack and the scaffold? 1t is dismal
tale, whichever way we regard 1t, but we
may, with confidence, reject as false the
stories invented at the time to Caroline
Matilda's prejudice A British squadron
rescued the queen from her prison ut Elsi-
more and conveyed her to Hanoverian ter
ritory, where she soon succumbcd, with
the aid, it was darkly rumorcd, of spc-
cially prepared cup of chocolate. -Phila-
3elphia Ledger.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

The matrlculation fee and tuition which
the legislature authorizes the board of
control OF the Michigan College OF Mines
to charge students upon entrance will
not affect the students now enrolled.
The students at present on the college
rolls entered with the understanding that
the school was free and it would be OBJ
viously Unfair to alter those conditions.
President Wadsworth thinks 1t would
have been to the advantage OF the insti-
tuition to have made the date OF the | e.
ginning Of the charges year from nj 1t
fall instead OF the beginning OF the next
school year. There are number of stu
dents now preparing for entrance to the
college and they are being notified as
fully as possible, although Of course all
are not known to the college authorities
A much more extended notice could hay g
been given OF the contemplated change
had the time been extended.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
The NEWS IN BRIEF.

Eva Schultz. aged years was blinded
by having the tines of a pitchfork in the
hands OF a playmate thrust into her
eyes al Owosso, Mich. They were dig
ging earthworms for fishbait with the
fork when il slipped and struck the
child
Fred Ramsdeil, a Michigan artist has
had one Of his pictures accepted by the
Paris salon. II was one of 700 selected
from 5000 presented for admission.
Balfous has assigned $3.50 of the royal
bounty this year to the two surviving
daughters of William Carlton, the Irish
novelist. who are in poverty.
L. j. Harrison post. G.. A. r.. Of Ko-
komo, Ind, has made arrangements to
build memorial hall this summer.
The Greek general Smolentz, is As
years of age and graduate of the best
military schools. He is considered the
most expert artillerist in the Greek
army.
Two witnesses from British Columbia
in an Ellenburg (Wash.) law case trav-
eled 1904 miles and had a joint bill Of
$368.S0.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Rice Of Fort At
kinson, Wis. aged So and rs. respective.
ly. have just celebrated their fifty
eighth wedding anniversary.
There is or the calendar for the cur
rent term of the Kenebec county (Me)
court a suit of a Mount Vernon man
against a Bowdoinham man to recover
$50 for services in seeking a wife for
the defendant.
Judge +. w. Boclxwater has refused a
new trial for James Connolly of Paris,
Ills, and affirmed his sentence OF four
teen years in prison fer child murder.
Connolly will appeal to the supreme
court.
Benjamin Rush. an old citizen of
Knoxville. Ia, dropped dead near the
fair grounds and was found lying in
the street. The coroner's jury returned
verdict Of valvular disease of the
| heart.
Charles S. Swan, baggageman of the
st. Paul company. fell from the top of
| train while ii was switching in the
| yards at Milton, Wis, and was killed.
Three children of Anton Zipperer
| proprietor of the Ashland, Wis, bottlina
works, were poisoned by eating wild
| parsnips. One Of them, 6-year-old boy
is dead. The others will recover.
| rOuT men TODDeu general store al
Charlotte, Mich, and escaped to a
swamp. They were discovered by two
boys returning from a dance but the
lads were scared into maintaining 81
| lence.
| Aroostook. Me-, now has Free Zap.
fist clergywoman, the first. ii is believed
In Maine. She was ordained few day!
| ago.
| \ wave of reform has struck Ram
! sey, Ills, and the authorities are max.
| ing numerous arrests for violations OF
| the license laws
| Miners at Brazil, Ind, have rejected
the 60-cent offer made by block coal OPP
orators. The bid will probably be raised
to 81 cents, and this will be accepted
Miners at Braidwood, Ills, rejected tn,
| operators terms and demand 671a cents
a ton, with gross weights.
Effie Croker, pretty girl of %, ha
captured star route contract at Por
| Washington N Y
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
WILLIE AND TAD LINCOLN.
s,o Two Sons Of the Great President and
Their Natures.


Julia Taft Bayne contributes an article
% st. Nicholas on "willie and Tad Lin
coln," who were playmates of her brother
during the time that they lived In the
White House. Mrs Baync says: Willie
Lincoln was the most lovable boy ever
knew-sensible, sweet tempered and gen.
tie hammered. He was rather fair, with
blue gray eyes, while Tad had quick, dark
eyes and fiery temper. Though very af-
fectionate when he chose, Tad was un-
yielding in his dislikes His peculiar de-
feet of speech made it difficult for stran-
gers to understand him, but those who
saw him every day had no difficulty.
The two Lincoln boys were then little
over 10 and s years of age, my two broth
ers being year or two older The elder,
Horatio, or Budd, as he was always call
ed, was fair, like Willie Lincoln, while
Hally was dark. This resemblance of the
two pairs of boys was often remarked
upon.
Willie and Tad were two healthy, roll
licking western boys, who had never been
accustomed to restraint. The notice which
their fathers exalted station brought upon
them was at times distasteful. Willie once
said: Wasn't there ever a president who
had children befores / wish they wouldn {
stare at us So
The first time they went to church with
us Willie said: "Will he pray for us, do
you Think Preachers always pray so long
for pa DIR. Smith did pray for them, as
he recognized them in our pew. Willie's
cheeks grew very red, but Tad was sitting
on the floor of the pew and needed not. He
was so uneasy that ne always sat on the
floor good part of the service, drawing
pictures and amusing himself with what
ever he could find in his pockets.
On another Sunday, when he was un'
usually restless, a young officer friend OF
ours gave him knife, which he thought
Tad would not open but he did and cut
his finger, and l had to do 1t up in my
best embroidered handkerchief.
On this occasion was goaded to say
"I'll never take you to church again,
| Thomas Lincoln'-he hated Of all things
| to be called Thomas Il just suffer ago
MES all the time "Well," said Tad
wasn't Willie sitting up there, good al
pie, and you poked me with your toe?"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
DIPLOMATIC AUCTIONS.

Bric-a-brae Bargains Eagerly Sought at
the Shrine of the Red Flag.
There is a graceful custom among
foreign diplomats at the capital that
we may as well trench upon. / refer to
the auction sale which frequently be-
falls on the occasion of the recall of one
of our alien ambassadors or ministers.
For two weeks before their excellen-
cies decamp the local papers revel in a
long and lurid lad. +" recounting the re-
call of the ambassador or minister and
declaring how on certain day all peo-
pie so minded are invited to appear and
contest at public vendue for a dazzling
list of plumber in said lad. " set forth.
Prime among the properties for sale
you will notice wines and many thing
besides that are as articles of commerce
highly fairfield. But in these cases cour-
tesy has held the tariff at bay. All OF
legations wines and cigars and furni.
ture-in fact, everything of personal
sort that legation causes to be brought
to Americans passed scot free at our
customs. One will readily discern that
"a ripe profit might be made to roll pleas
antly up at one of these untariffed lega-
ton sales. Our own tradespeople must.
however, pay the fiddler in each notable
instance.
At these sales snobdom tuIns stoutly
out. The bidding is hot and fast and
high. There is nothing so lusted for by
certain sort of American, cringingly
numerous Eereabout, as wine which
has been justified by an ambassadors
taste, or piece of furniture or bric-a-
brac winch has been soiled by noble and
titled contact. And, therefore, these ie-
cation auctions furnish the most heated
bid combats. And many fool is fieeced.
1t is also to be remarked that these
sales string out in endless fashion, day
following day, as fools flock to be bun
koed. The stock, whether of wine or
furniture or cast off noble garments.
never runs low. The widows store OF
oil showed no better staying powers.
AS long as custom hangs about the
chanters shout, the red flag floats and
the stock Of goods to be disposed OF
flows by with current undated.
For, mark you, rather than disap-
point or send any full hearted alien
chaser away from this sale with aching
heart and empty hands the auctioneer
each night moves in a new stock to re-
place the disappearances of the day be-
| fore. Each morning the legation rooms
are as unstripped, the cabinets as full
of bric-a- brac, the bins az replete with
rare old wines as at the beginning.
Thus it runs forward until no more
sheep appear to be shorn and even the
toadies have enough. Then the flag
comes down and the legation sale is at
an end. New York Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
Hammers.

Hammers are represented on thc monu-
ments of Egypt 20 centuries before our
era. They greatly resembled the hammers
now i'm use, save that there were no claws
on the back for the extraction of nails.
The first hammer was undoubtedly n stone
held in the hand. Claw hammers were in
vented some time during the middle ages.
Illuminated manuscripts of the eleventh
century represent carpenters with claw
hammers. Hammers are of all sizes, froin
the dainty instruments used by the jewel
er, which weigh less than half an ounce,
10 the gigantic 90 ton hammer OF ship
building establishments, some of which
weigh as much rs 80 tons and have fall
ing force of from 90 to 100. Every trade
has its own hammer and its own way OF
usinO IL
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
A RELIC OF THE PAST.
A Visit to the Cheshire Cheese, . Quaint
Old London Inn.


Old London Inn.
Along Fleet street nineteenth century
humanity rushes in throngs, feverishly
intent on the main chance. But now and
again units from the mass fall out and
disappear into little doorway so unob-
trusiye in it's character as to be easily
passed by strangers In search for 1t. A
small passageway, bit of court, and one
enters the old Cheshire Cheese, treading
in the footsteps of generations of wits and
philosophers. A wit the visitor may not
be, but he is certain to be the other in one
way or another, and his purpose in COM
ing here can have little in common with
the hurry burly he has but just left out
there on Fleet street. The tide of affairs
has left him stranded on an oasis of pecul-
lar charm--a low ceilinged room, brown
as an old meerschaum heavily raftered
and carrying to the sensitive nostril the
scent Of ages, the indescribable aroma in
separable from these haunts of geniality
wide windows, white curtained on two
sides and smiling upon the newcomer; the
merry glow of the fire in the old CRATE,
flirting tiny flames upward that caress the
steaming, singing kettle hanging just
above.
The old copper scuttle glints with the
fltful CLEANS upon its FURNISHED, pudgy
sides; the floor spread abundantly with
sawdust softens the sounds of footballs
The white tablecloths make the note of
tidiness, relieving the prevailing low tone
of the room. Over against one wall hang
two cooked hats and cane-Johnson' s.
The silk hats and trousers of modern Lon
don almost seem out of harmony with the
coy quaintness of their environment, but
smalls and buckles and cooked hats pass
away, and architecture survives the fash
ions and persons of its creators. -" The
I;olJ 80 ,ti, IN, bparic
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

The Houghton base ball team ia get
ting in good practice these days and will
be in fine shape for the opening game OF
the season next Sunday with Baraga.
The team is weak IN pitchers; Healy is
not in condition and Larson is not here
yet, although he is expected this week.
II he arrives he will pitch Sunday. Witte
will be played at third and Mutter on
first will be able to stand his hot throws
across the diamond. Haas will go be-
hind the bat again and Delaney, who is
showing up well in practice, will take
Haas place at short. The team as q
whole is weak in batting. The boys
seem not to have the patience to await a
favorable ball, but are anxious to add to
their batting averages. This is fault
the captain will have hard work in cor
recting. The Baragas have organized
with the same players as last season.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
Birds Cause Crevasses.

New Orleans. May 4.-Probably the
last week of the great fight against the
rising river has begun. The fine wealth
er has enabled the long patchedup line
of levees to be patched more and with
an army in the breastworks. the line
is expected to last through the crisis.
The people of Lake Providence have
made discovery that the kingfsher
bores six foot holes in levees to build
nest in. and these holes have probably
been the cause of many crevasses. The
fact was never known before
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION Hold a
Meeting.
n,recror OF the Association
RESOLUTIONS Are Adopted-Other
Late News.

The req ular monthly meeting OF the di-
roctors of the Northern Michigan build
;ny and loan association was held yester-
dav afternoon. The resignation OF Mr..
D. T. Macdonald as director was received
and accepted, and James ID. Ramsay was
elected to the place. MIR. Macdonald has
heen director OF the association since
ira Organization, eight years ago, and
only his absence IN California induced
him TO resign. he has always taken a
lively interest in the ins tuition and at
tended the meetings regularly. The fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted by the
board:
RESOLVED, That the withdrawal of ID. T.
Macdonald from the Board of Directors of the
Northern Michigan Building and Loan Asso-
citation is regretted by said board. and that we
trust he may soon be able to return to this
section, restored in health and usefulness;
RESOLVED, That in the withdrawal of Mr..
Macdonald the board loses faithful and effic-
lent officer;
RESOLVED. That these resolutions be en-
graved upon tne fecorus Vi this pooro anu
copy Of same forwarded to Mr.. Macdonald by
the secretary.
Messrs. E. d. johnson, James Hoar
and August Mette we're elected auditors
for the present quarter. Loans amount
ing to between $4,000 and $4,000 were
made at straight 8 per cent. Since the
association received the money from the
Betzler property it has plenty Of money
on hand to loan at 8 per cent without
premium.
Lately the association has made sever
al advantageous sales OF real estate at
Hurontown and elsewhere.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

George Thompson ys Iven Mortenson,
case OF Grim. con-, was finished before a
jury iu the circuit court Monday, the ver-
dict beng in favor Of the defendant. The
plaintiff sued for damages for alienation
oil the affections OF his wife, but the neces
sary facts in the case could not be shown
to the satisfaction OF the jury. Abraham
Mendleson, the garnishee defendant in
the case OF Simon vs SchumaD, was then
given sixsy Jays in which to settle bill
OF excei tins. Court was adjourned
until Thursday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

The Betzler Hotel property in Houph-
ton was to have been sold May 10 by
the Northern Michigan building and loan
ASSOCIATION under mortg &c foreclosure,
but yesterday William Faucet, the Red
jacket real estate agent, negotiated a pur-
chase OF the property, the consideration
being $4,000. The property was I'M
mediately transferred by Mr.. Faucet to
the Bosch brewing company, Of Lake
Linden. The claim OF the building and
loan association against the property
was $11 200.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
short i'm Their Accounts.

Cincinnati, May Another sensation
in official circles was created Monday
by the revelation that John G. Milestone,
secretary of the water works, and AL
bert f. Ensline, one of the receivers,
are short in their accounts. An inves-
tigation is in progress from which, 1t Is
said, it already appears that Whet-
stones shortage will reach $4,000. The
amount Of Ensline's deficit does not yet
appear. Ensline has been receiver for
six years. Both men have hitherto had
the full confidence of the public
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
Macco's Alleged Betrnyer.

Havana, May 4.-Dr Maxine Ter
tucha, Antonio Maceos physician, who
is alleged to have betrayed the Cuban
general to the Spaniards, was arrested
at his home near Guines sunday and
brought to Havana under close guard.
He is now in the military prison in the
fortress of La Cabanas, opposite this
city. He is held incommunicado. 1t is
understood at the palace that Weyler
has ordered his department to Cha
farinas island. the Spanish penal sta
ton off the African coast.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
accident :. n ras, sr...

Cincinnati. May IAN accident &C.
cured to No. 20+. the fast train on the
Illinois Central from New Orleans. at :
a. m. Friday, near Bcaz Station. KY.
AS a result of a trestle giving away
owing to high water, the sleeper was de-
rallied and fell on its side. No one was
seriously injured, though -four or i've
passengers had slight scratches and
bruises. All of the injuries are irifling
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

A. NJ. York has selected a site for the
establishment OF greenhouse near the
Highland smelling works on land owned
by the company. Thesituation seems to
be very advantageous one for such a
purpose, for all the sun there is can al.
ways be depended upon as the land is on
south slope.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

Yesterday afternoon iorty-nIne licenses
had been taken out with the county treas
urer by liquor dealers Of the county.
Bonds to the number OF 10S have been
h'ed at the treasurer's Office. but this
number is likely to be incrs ased, az last
year Ito licences were issued. The IL
eense money is coming in this year fast
er than 10 usually the case.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
BROOKLYN Bridge.

Brooklyn bridge was commenced, under
the direction of Mr.. Roebling, the designer
of the Niagara suspension bridge, in 1870,
and completed In 10 years. 1t Is b, $50 feet
long and 1856 feet high. The cost OF build.
ing was little less than tl6, 600, 900.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

The Courtenay- Morgan theatrical COM
pany will present Little Sweetheart"
this evening at the Armory Opera House
and tomorrow evening East Lynne"
will be given. The latter popular play
has not been given here for several sea-
snna
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

The game OF hand ball Is having pop
ul ar run among the members Of the Y. NJ.
Z. A. and has superseded bowling with
the frequenters of the gymnasium.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
THE MARKETS.
Chicago Grain and Produce.

Chicago, May 3.
Following were the quotations on the
Board of Trade today: Wheat-May,
opened Tic. closed 70sc: July, opened
701Ac. closed 70ssc; September opened
669sc, closed 667sc. Corn-May. opened
and closed 23%c; July, opened and closed
Csc; September. opened and closed 263sc.
Oats-Msy, opened and closed 1910;
July, opened 173sc, closed 17lac; Septem-
Der. opened and closed 1SAc. Pork
May. opened $40. closed SS.42h; July,
opened $3.50, closed $3.50 Lard-May,
opened $4.05. closed nominal; July,
opened $4.12h. closed &.10
Produce: Butter - Extra creamery.
Ice per ID: extra dairy, lac: fresh
packing stock, &c. Eggs - Fresh
stock, SIC per dozen. Live Poultry
Turkeys. SQ9c per ID; chickens, &c;
ducks. 9@10c Potatoes-Burbanks, 1910
Csc per bu. Sweet Potatces-Ilinos,
6O075c per Dbl. Honey-White Glow
err. 11M12hc per 10; imperfect. 7d9c.
Apples-Common to fancy, s1.50q3.00
per Dbl.
Chicago Live stock.
Chicago. May 3.
Estimated receipts of cattle. 1900;
the best beef steers steady; plain stock
a trife easier. Receipts of hogs, $4,000;
everything 10c lower; rough and COM
mon, s34O013.60; prime heavy packers
and good mixed, S3.75@3.S0; prime me-
diums and butcher weights, S3S5M3.90;
a few 1895: prime light $3.90@395. Re-
ceipts of sheep and lambs, $1,000; all
good 10c lower.
East Buffalo Live Stock.
East Buffalo, N. Y. May 3.
Dunnng e. Stevens, Live Stock Com
mission Merchants, East Buffalo. N. y,
quote as follows: Cattle-Receipts, Isl
cars: market slow; 10W15c lower for
steers: good cows and heifers stocks
about steady; prime steers $i.90@515;
good to choice. $4,000 $50; light butch
ers to good mediums, s3.90@4.bO; COM
mon, s3.75G3.S5; good to choice heifers.
sS.7544.25; light to good, S2.lo@s;e9;
stockers active. 10c higher natives, $50
$3.50; Canadas, $3.S0p4.00; feeders, $500
6p4.2O. Hogs-Receipts, 100 cars; mar
ket opened fairly active, but lower;
Workers, $4.20M4.25: pigs, $4.10@425;
mixed packers, s4.15d4.25: mediums,
s4.10Q415; heavy. s4.10; roughs. $4,000
3.75. Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 10
ears; market steady for best grades OF
both kinds: prime lambs, $500M51O;
culls 10 good, s2.7504.S5; prime mixed
sheep. s4O06425: wether lots $i.35G440;
culls. to fair. s3.00@3.75; export wethers.
s4.25d45O woods dull and neglected;
about 75c more clipped stock.
Milwaukee Grain.
Milwaukee, May 3.
wheat--Weak: No. spring. 72hc; No.
/ northern. nc: July, 70hc. Corn Firm;
No. 3, 24024iac. Oats-Easy; No. 2
white. 2lihG22hs. Barley-Dull and
weak No. 3. 33c: samples. 26032c. Rye
Steady; No. 1, 36c
~. Louis Grain.
st. Louis, May 3.
wheat-Tirm: No. 2 red cash elevator,
csc bid; track. 96q971kc; July, 76A@77c
bid. CONFIRM; No. cash, 21@21hc;
July, &c bid. Oats--Firm: No. cash,
1shc nominal: July. 1shc bid. Rye
Held at Sac.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

John Crawford, OF Hancock, is agent
for the Crescent bicycles. He has also
line of secondhand wheels on hand at
| bargain.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

Mrs. Daniel era wford, who is in Detroit
under the care OF physicians, is reported
to be in critical condition. An opera
ton was decided to be necessary IN the
treatment OF her trouble.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

For SALF-A number Of pieces OF resi-
dent property in the village OF Hancock.
Apply to John Erickson, office In Scott's
block.