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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
A Long Throw.

Tho New York drummer was leaning
gracefully on tho bar talking.
you may not believe me-" he said,
"but when / was down in Kentucky
stood on bit OF high ground in Breathitl
county and threw stone into the Ken
lucky river; then without moving my feet,
though turned my body slightly, | threw
another stone seven miles down the river
"Rats!" interpolated "A person who had
heard drummcrs' stories before.
Its true bill, insisted the narrator.
at was just seven miles from where the
first stone struck the water to where the
second ono hit, and I'm not baseball
player, either.
After some discussion the drummer held
up his hand and swore To his story, and
then explained that at jackson, in Breath
lit county, the Kentucky river swings
around bend for seven miles and comes
back to within 6S feet of itself, and u man
standing on the narrow ridge, separating
the waters can easily toss a stone into the
river to the right or left, thus making a
throw of seven miles up or down the river,
as the case may be.
This is the true state of the case. New
York SIM
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04

w. NJ. Repine, editor Tiskilwa, ILL.,,
"Chief, says: 1--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 DR.. Kings
New Discovery. No other remedy can
take its place in our home, as in it we
have a certain and sure cure for coughs,
colds, whooplng cough. etc." 1t is idle
to experiment with other remedies, even
if they are urged on you as just as good
as DR.. Kings New Discovery. They are
not as goou, because this remedy has
record OF cures and besides isguaranteed.
1t never fails to satisfy. Trial bottles
free at Macdonald's drug store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
NOT AFRAID OF THIRTEEN.
One Man Who Thinks That the Number
Is Ills Mascot.

Is Ills Mascot.
"Eless my soul, IL there isn't 10 of us
hereV said Engineer DeGraw of the Erie
ROAD as no looked over the men In Kinks
restaurant, at the Port Jervis depot, wait
ing for lunch
"Yes, aud this Is the 18th of the
month" intes2osed Warren Ridgeway.
Kirk, the "hash Singer" was too busily
engaged In making 10 sandwiches to no.
tice the remark.
Coffee for 1872 he roared to the bow.
"What are you fellows laughing at?' he
asked as he turned to the IL fellows ON the
outside OF the lunch counter. BY this
time Tommy Leard, the 13-year-ol waiter.
had set out the 10 cups of coffee on the
counter, and over the coffee cups tho Joke
was explained.
THAT is peculiar" retorted Kirk, ''but
don't believe in this bad luck stuff con-
nected with 13. If there was any truth
In 1t, I'd be out of business for have had
more l3 experiences than this whole gang
of IL fellows could shake a stick at.
"Do you know that it's 10 years since T
started in business, on tho 18th of Deem
Der, and on IA Friday tooY' he asked. II
remember distinctly that on the night of
that first day figured up the receipts to
be Sl3."
Kirk, you're telling one of those stories
of yours What do you think we are?" in
terrupted Dave McFall. In less than 10
seconds Kirk had handled over the pilo of
l3 books, each containing year S cash re-
ceipts, aud in IL seconds more had proved
the truth of his statement.
LAS was saying before somebody stop
ped me, +" Kirk continued Il was antici.
pating some changes in the building, and
while l was figuring l discovered that
there were IL windows and doors in this
place. The 13 mon turned and counted.
just as true as gospel that Is, was
the remark that came from each, and Kirk
continued: You'll DO surprised when /
tell you that the counter around which
you are sitting is exactly ID feet long. It's
exactly % feet from the bottom to the
gable of this lunchroom.
Have you ever had any bad luck,
KirkY' one of the most superstitous of
the gang asked.
"No; I've been Fortunate" he replied,
''and think 13 has served me as q mascot.
live at IL Catherine street. / almost for
got to tell you that"
Pie was then cut for -, and while cat
ing it the talk drifted to railroad topics.
The flying express, 3D. turned the curve
leading to the depot before the talk was
finished, and the Ii men turned to their
separate stations in receiving the train,
while Kirk made up another batch of 26
sandwiches for the passengers who might
care for lunch.-New York Press.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
Solving "a Problem.

The covering of sofa cushion had been
embroidered and the ruflle sewed on, and
the young wife, proud of her needlework,
showed it to her husband.
"Tm bothered about the size" she re-
marked. 1.-The cushions are % and "a
inches square. This Is just "a inches
square, and / don't see how can spare
enough to turn in for "a inch cushion. {"
"Cut it down to 23 inches and get a %
inch cushion. You can't get "a inches in
side of 23, you KNOW" the husband ex-
planned, his superior knowledge coming
TO the rescue.
The next day the wife brought home the
cushion.
"What size did you get9' the husband
asked.
"Twenty-six inches"
"Twenty-sixl You can't get 20 inside
of 49,"
"Of course can. It's so fiat and fluffy,
you see, that can stuff it in. The sales
woman said everybody does that. New
York Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
A DAKOTA COLD SNAP.
The Story Is Told and vouched For by .
Member of the Ananias Club.

"Mr President and gentlemen, began
Mr.. Calkins, 81 am not an old man and
therefore the winter speak of is familiar
to all OF you-that Of 1873. Five Of US,
with our wives, had gone TO Dakota in or
der to obtain homesteads, and settled 20
miles from the then small village OF Fargo,
near where the city of Castleton Is now
situated, but then wild, desolate prairie,
with no neighbors nearer than Fargo and
bands of Indians or droves of wolves plao-
ing us in constant peril.
1.-The five families, although having sod
houses of their own, all lived in one house
for companionship and protection. Well,
at 1890 O'Clock Wednesday night, Oct. 2,
1t turned so cold that we could sec tho
walls moving in and the house grow
smaller from the natural contraction
caused by the atmosphere. 1t grew colder
constantly until morning, and then re-
manned as ii was.
"What was the degree?" some one asked.
"To tell the truth, gentlemen, l do not
know, was the response. I'VE had half
"a dozen thermometers, but they were the
mercury kind, and mercury froze SO solid
within an hour that the children used the
bulbs to play marbles with all that winter
and until they thawed out the following
Fourth of July. We had plenty of fuel
and wore heavy winter wraps in the house,
in this way keeping from freezing. After
few weeks we became used to it. One
of the ladies discovered how beautiful the
icicles were that grew upon the windows.
They then wore them as jewels, and dia-
monds never looked prettier. There was
no danger of their melting, even in the
house, and it was actually Il source of sor-
row to the ladies when the weather grew
warm enough for us TO go out doors and
to melt the diamonds with which they
had decorated themselves. That was tho
coolest winter / ever experienced, but l
cannot tell just how cold it was, owing
to having no spirit thermometer. Wash
ington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
RELICS OF BOOTHS THeATER.
Decorations Used to Advertise n Dealer In
Secondhand Building Materials.

A.raost all that Is left of Booths old
theater, which stood at the corner of Twen-
ty-third street and Sixth avenue, is part of
Its outside figure decoration, now incon-
gruously ornamenting "a little two story
brick Office building In Avenue ID. The
Office Is that of a dealer in secondhand
building materials, and the zinc figures
that once were familiar to half the town
were placed on the front of the little struc-
ture as a sort of advertisement. The brown
painted zinc medallions of Tragedy and
comedy hang Mt either extremity of the
house just beneath the caves, while on the
roof stands the enormous piece that so
mary thousands recall, the gilded harp
symbolizing tho lyric stage and the two
cupidlike figures blowing great trumpets.
Inc little Office building is dwarfed by its
elaborate decoration, but the desired effect
Is obtained, for every unaccustomed passer-
by pauses to stare at the odd combination.
This interesting relic is the preface to
many Others less significantly curious,
slowed away behind the little Office build
ing
Here are hundreds of those tomblike
marble mantels that respectable New York
ers OF 40 years ago felt themselves impelled
to erect about their flreplaces. Since fire.
places have given way to furnace registers,
there could be nothing more appropriate
than an inscription on the surviving tomb
like structures TO tho memory of the spirit
of cheer now vanished from so many
hearths. Along with the secondhand mar
bic mantels are some thousands of doors
and windows, some cased and ready to put
into new houses, every sort of movable in
terror decoration, mahogany stair rails,
elaborate church pews, pulpits, lecterns
and chandeliers. All these things are
classified and arranged so that they may
be taken out with ease when customer
comes. The whole collection is eloquent
of the perpetual dissolution that overtakes
this town, the uninterrupted process of re-
building that makes it new city every
half century. The onlooker who sees great
10 story structures reared, as it were, in "a
night catches himself wondering how soon
the ruins of these as yet untried monu-
ments of iron frames, brick filling and
stone facing will DO offered piecemeal by
dealers in secondhand building material.
New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04

A few weeks ago the editor was taken
with a severe cold that caused him to be
in most miserable condition. 1t was
undoubtedly bad case OF la grippe and
recognizing it as dangerous he took i'm
mediate steps 20 bring about a speedy
cure. From the advertisement of Cham
berlain's Cough Remdey and the many
good recommendations included therein,
we concluded to make a first trial OF the
medicine. To say that it was satisfac-
tory in it's results, il putting it very
mildly, indeed. 1t acted like magic ana
the result wac speedy and permanent
cure. We have no nesitancy in recon-
mending this excellent Cough Remedy to
anyone afflicted with acough or cold in
any iorm.--The Banner OF liberty, Lib
ertytown, Maryland. The % and so
cent sizes for sale by Sodergren & Sober
gren, druggists.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
A DROP OF WATER.
1t Has a History That Is Full of the Won
ders of Romance.

ders oil Romance.
Water that is now in the ocean and in
the river has been many times in the sky
The history of single drop taken out OF
q glass of water is really romantic one
No traveller has ever accomplished such
distances in his life. That particle may
have reflected the palm trees of coral is
lands and have caught the sun ray in the
arch that spans cloud clearing away from
the valleys of Cumberland or California.
1t may have beep carried by the gulf
stream from the shore OF Florida or Of
Cuba, to be turned into crystal of ice be-
side the precipices of Spitzbergen. 1t may
have lowered over the streets of London
and have formed part of murky fog and
have glistened on the young grass blade
of April in Irish fields. 1t has been lifted
up to heaven and sailed in great wool pack
clouds across the sky, forming part of a
cloud mountain echoing with thunder. 1t
has hung in fleecy veil many miles above
the earth at the close of long seasons of
still weather. 1t has descended many
times over in showers to refresh the earth
and has sparkled and bubbled in mossy
fountains in every country in Europe.
And it has returned to its native skie0,
having accomplished its purpose to be
stored once again with electricity to give
it new life producing qualities and equip
it as heavens messenger to earth once
more.-Charles ;. Whiting in Museum.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
The EinIAnders,

Mutual Fire Insurance company OF
Houghton and Keweenaw counties, or
ganized in 1890 according to the laws Of
the State OF Michigan, will insure proper
tv OF its members. Have paid fire losses
over 81 900 and dividends nearly Sc, 900
during the last seyen years to members
of five years standing. On the first day
OF July the company had 541 men,
bers, $466,943 worth of property In
sured and s11,121.1S in treasury. For
further par ticuIars apply to the under.
signed. JOHN BLoMQvIsT, President.
ALEX LENoNEN, Secretary.
Office, 448 Pine street, upstairs DIE
Jacket
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04

Johnson's hot bath in Laurium will be
open to the public Tuesday, August II,
and every day except Sunday from 1
to IL O'Clock p. m. Cold shower baths
in the morning from 8 to IL o'clock.
A. Johnson. ITO Osceola street, north
east end OF Laurium.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
Anticipated.

"What, Styner in trouble with his wife!
I'm surprised at that. Always heard they
got on famously; that there never was a
better husband; that he anticipated her
every wish"
THAT'S what he did on this occasion.
He found that she wished to get divorce
from him, and so he anticipated that wish
and got one from her. boston Tran
scrint
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
rOup Quickly Cured.

MOUNTAIN GLEN, Ark, Our children
were suffering with Group when we re-
ceived hottie of Chamberlan's Cough
Remedy. 1t afforded almost instant re-
lief.-F. A. THORNTON. This celebrated
remedy is for sale by Sodergren & Sod
ergren, druggists.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
Not Kleptomania.

81 might rs we'll plead guilty, judge"
owned up the penitent prisoner at the bar.
"If 1t had been bolt of lace or n basket
of diamonds you might have called 1t klep.
tomania and let me go, but don't reckon
that would work In this case. stole the
hog judge. "-Chicago Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
Do not miss our special couch sale.
=. OLSON.

Portage Lake and Lake Superior
company headquarters at SlatterY &
Ryan's. Telephone connections. James
Allen. manager
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
Pasteur's Record.

The scientific record of Pasteur Is thus
summarized on marble tablet, set up by
order of the Paris municipal council in the
old laboratory OF the Ecole Normale
IcI FUr LIE LABoRAToIRE DE PAsTEUR.
lS37-Fermentations.
1S60--Generatione spontanees.
1S65-Malades des wins ct des9
1865 -Maladies des vers a SOLE
lSSl-virus ct vaccins.
lsS5-Prophylaxie dc la rage.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
Great Money-savipg sale

At the Laurium Fair, next to the post
office. Fifteen hundred pairs OF ladies'
and Misses fine shoes, worth from $3.50
20 81 pair, to be sold at 81 pair for
thirty days only. We also have a lot OF
baby shoes, sizes from o to No. 4, at 5
cents pair. Call promptly, as it is to
your interest. |. FEINBERG & Co.,
Hecla Street, Laurium.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04

Argall Brothers, Red jacket Mlch., un
Gertakers, paractical embalmer and tuner
al directors. Graduate OF Chicago Col
lege OF Embalming.) All calls promptly
attended to and the best of service rem
dered. Telephone in connection. Tach-
ellis old stand, corner Scott end Main
streets
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04

Butcher-Come John, be lively now;
break the bones In Mr.. Williamson's chops
and put Mr.. Pawson's ribs In the basket
for him.
John (briskly)-All right, sir, just 40
soon as I've sawed of Mrs. Murphy's leg.
London Fun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
LIKE Linden Staxe.

Stage leaves Pearce's livery stable
Lake Linden, every day at 8 a. IN, 10 a.
m, 1 and A p. m. Stageleaves McClure's
livery stable, Red Jacket, at 8 a. m, 10
a. M, and l and A. p. IN.
THOMAS PEARCE,
JAMES MCCLURE,
Proprietors.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04

Pliny says that the liquor Of the cuttle-
fish was often used by the Romans as an
ink. IL was considered superior to the
lampblack preparation, but was not used
SO freely on account Of its much greater
COST
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04

During the war of 1919, the second war
with Great Britain, there were 10 regular
battles, actions almost equaling the
dignity of battles and 80 skirmishes, bonn
bardments or other combats.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
Sea Water.

The innumerable shades of blue and
green which constitute what may be called
the natural color of sea water are due to n
greater or less proportion of salt held in
solution. The appearance of intense blue
Is the result of the presence of large guam
titles of faline matter.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04

The class in natural history, being asked
the difference between dog and tree,
the bead boy answered, "A tree Is covered
with bark, while dog seems to DO lined
with It."
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04

To be sold my grey horse which has
been used in the the pop team. Apply to
Joseph James. Pine street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04

eot leso 0a'l S,, was made by a Jesuit.
aecs by NJ Nine Inc idea was revived in
Adusedi IN ~ = Montgolfier, in 1883, and in
england the following year.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
Right Up to Date.

DAY. find there is SO, 500 mortgage
on the property you sold me. You never
said anything about 1t.
Certainly did. Didn't l distinct
ly tell you 1t had all modern improve
ments?-Elmira Telegram.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-03
CITY ORDINANCE,

An ordinance granting to the
Texas Produce company the prlvI'
lege of a switch aud right of way
upon and across Front street and
upon Pine street TO the alley be-
tween Front street and Broad
street In TeXarkdna, Arkansas, BE
it enacted by the City Council Of
reSarkana, Arkansas
SEo /, That u, w, Mullins and
j, w. Harris, partners, doing bus
ineaa under the firm, name andatyle
Of the Texas Produce Co.. their
heirs and assigns are hereby grant
ed the right of way over across
through aud upon Front street and
along the West side of Vine street
from Front street TO the South line
of the alley In block aeyenty'liye
(7b) Ia the City OF feSlfkana, Afk'
ansas, for the purpose Of construct.
ing, maintaining aud operating one
railway track, aud switch connects
ing the same with the track of the
81 Louis Iron Mountain n South
crn railway company at some point
IN the yards OF the said company
for the period Of twenty-five years
from and after the passage OF this
ordinance, provided, however that
the said Texas Produce company
their heirs aud assigns shall No e0n-
atruet aud maintain its sad switch
and track az not 10 Interfere with
public travel upon aud over said
streets aud shall at all times keep
their track well plahkcd between
the rails and upon each side there
ol SO as not TO Interfere with the
free passage of all wagons aud yes
hlelesr
Sfe. 2, That the grant OF said
right of way for a single switch aud
track Ii across Front street within
the lines of intersection Of Front
street by Vine street aud upon aud
along the West eide OF Vine street
between Front street aud the
South hne of the al'ey Ia said block
seventy five (I6) connecting with
the track Of the st. Louis Iron
Mountain & Southern railway come
pany AZ some polnt IN the yards ot
said company aud said track 60
conform TO the grade olsaid streets
Az established by ordinance and 10
be 30 constructed aud maintained
as not tn impede or dam the How OF
storm water along, over aud across
baid streets lu lts pruptr channel
Ntp, n That this ordinance ehall
take effect aud be IA force from
aud after its passage,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-03
Allen dubbed it in the Senate the
other day. -Ex.

You tell me that monometallsm
is theoretically more desirable than
bimetallism. / tell you, and care
not how you may reason 1t, that
until you can show me the gold
that is going to furnish the neces-
sary supply Of money under mono
metallism all your theories vanish
into thin air, You can't have the
gold standard unless you have the
gold to furnish the standard There
are two things about money-its
quality and its quantity and, my
friends, a man can write about
quality and starye for want Of
quantity W, j. Bryan, in Hous-
ton Lecture,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-03

loa few weeks after MtltInleys
election thirty national banhs, In.
yolylas tal,OOO,OOO went 20 the
wall, This Ia indeed u very bad
showing tor goIduups, Had uryau
been elected aud such a thIn.f hap,
pene1 such howl ol destruction
Of confidence" would have been
raised, as was never heard Ia ths
country They hbouId bray and
howl now all the same, tor the pto,
pie have truly Lost confidence many
geldbug financial policy We are
tired more than tired, of "MtRiHz
ley prosperity before Il is begun
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-03

Isaac B. Allen, the Boston negro
who was elected a member Of the
Governors Council last November,
declares that he has been success
lively offered $1,000, $4,000 and
$50, 600 to resign the Office, He says
he cannot be bought off, and he
puts his race above money, party
or anything else, and he will not
disgrace It, The popular opinion
that the negro fares so well In New
England is proved erroneous by
this case, The black brother is not
loved any too well by New England.
ers, despite their frequent asser-
tions about the mistreatment Of
negroes in the South, Little Rock
Gazette,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-03

Only tlD,OOOOOO Ia asked for Inn
proyemeul Of rivers aud harbors
for the year beginning July lst
with such appropriations as this is
" any wonder that there is d deficit
IA The national treasury Yet this
ls a small amount we'll spept asenm
pared with The tllO,OOO, O0O spent
annually f0f pensions no one obs
ieets TO a just pensian but The
enormous fraudulent aud undesefy.
ed pension Ia what mahrs u "a
eieueh 10 high heaven "a Senator
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-02-03

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