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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-10-05
Staatseunbent ber Nationals 9cmu>
iraten non @aKa@uietts.

9ofon, MaH., 80. Sept.
Ser Staatsconpent Der national.
oemOtratiideu Yartei (8olo.Semotra.
ten) bon Dsaiiaauietts trat beute bier
suiammer. =.
Mooriielo Storp tpurbe gum perma=
nenten 8oriiBer 9ewlblt. gr iiber=
nabm ben GoriiB nit elmer &eoe. pelbe
eineu lleberblif iiber bic Sarif9elebac.
buna Der lebten GonsreBliBuug uno
Die 0elofraae entbielt.
gls bic 9luifelluug zines 8ouper.
neurscanoioaten an bic Heibe fam.
ihlu9 ein Seleaat @amaliet BRADFORD
Dor. Serielbe luuroe ieoOb niht unter.
Itubt uno Sr. @illiam Gperett tuuroe
per glttl0mation nOminirt.
Ser uoatdnoiSe Staatsiuablssttel
lautst iuie iOlat:
0ouperneur - Sr. gDilliam gberet.
@ise.8oupsrneur-sSames 81 otter.
Setretdr-Yernaro Y8olf.
ShaBmeiter-SOrace 3. S0bsD.
Nuoitor-S arrp Douglas.
Weneralanwalt-WiQiam WeGlen9.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-10-05
9itc.
&eotuf, eSa., l. Ctt.

g(ad bem Eegisrunast6ermometcr
paren es beu!e bier 90 8rao. Sies
1T Der beibeite Sttobertag ieit grrit=
tl'ng Der bielisen @etterbeobadtuns
ftatiou.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-10-05
Oasmerfe berbanbelt.
9}eip Dort. 26. Sept.


9ie 9etroiter @astperfe unb mas
bamit Suiamnen. iino, iuie beute Der.
iautete. bon einem 9ieu Oorter Spn.
bifat ansetauft iuoroen. an beiien
6pibe bic bieise Matleriirma. Gmer'
ION McWillan Il 80. itebt. @or Sur.
Sem tpuree Elm Gontratt unb unter3ei9.
net fur ben glntauf bon iiber brei Bier.
tel oes 8runofapitals unb Der Bombs
Der Setroiter 8asgeiellidaft. 9lusae.
bebnte 8erbeherunaen iino i'm Werte.
Sas SDnoitat tauite lebte Wo9e bas
aeiammte giaentbum Der @asluerie bon
YuIfalo uno bat contro(lirenbe Snter.
ellen in ben @aslperien bon 0rano
Napios. Mi4., unb Mlilpautee.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-10-05
&rilppelsC Organization.
g t. 8 ouis, l. DIT.

Sier tulrbe sefern 4beno Die vglme=
rican yrotberloOo OF Gripples" oraa=
nlllrt uno folaenoe geamte getudblt:
Yrdlioent, @m. &. Srotusr. ct. 2oais;
Setretdr uno SbaBmeiIter. @m. Rif=
bon. Soma; @erwaltunssratb: @m.
Sling. slooiion 8. Barber uuo Sobu
ShmelB.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-10-05
Gin 2r69enurtb beil ?
Wilwautee, Wis., 80. Sept

W Wautee. gVls., 81. sept.
Cine Spejialoepsfde aus gau
Claire. @is.. iaat: Gines Der mert.
Uiirbiaiten llrtbeile 1T beute in @idter
Yailep's @eri&t ab9e9eben ,uoroen.
STEPHAN @. Shomas. elm beiannter
8ar9er uno friberer 6erporraaenber
Werii&erun9smann, wor unter oer 0u.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-10-05
Wt a orib, 90. Sept.
q ri E denla an b.
u them. 26. Gebtbr.


Seute Nadmittag fano auf benz
eoneortia-PlaBe cine MaHenpsr [amm.
lung itatt, in melder cine &elolution
an9enommen tuuroe, bic ben &6nia
8eOrN uno oas Miniiterium auffor.
bert. liebcr ben &rieg nit Der Siirtei Az
erneuern, als Die bon Der Srieoenscon.
feren3 aeltellteu Grieoeusbsoingungeu
an3unebmen.
Die meiiten Anipraden tuaren frie-
aerIid. Gin &eoner ma6te einen bef-
tiaen an9riif auf ben &0nia unb ben
&rcnprinsen &onitantin. Sie polisei
luollte ben S9reier perbaften, allein
osrlelbe enttam nit 9iilfe Der Menae.
Der einfluBreidfe She'll Der Yre6e
bebdlt ibren frieoli9en Son bel.
Mtben. 80. Sept.
Sas &abinet &alli. tpelbes am 80.
Mpril iein 9lmt antrat, 1T tuie folst su-
iammen9eieBt:
Yremier. uno MarinenliniFer: Raui.
Snneres: Sbeototis. !
gluswdrti9es: Stouloubia
llnterridt: 9lutarias.
Suiti,: Sriautafilaca.
Tinan,en: SimpOulos.
Ssrieg: Sberit Soiamaoos.
Sdnemari.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-10-05
96btli@e GrplaFo,t.

Sarrisbura. pa.. 81. Sept.
Sn Golse Der grploiion elmer 9oto-
inotine Der Nortbern Gentral giienbabn
tpurbe 2otomotipiiibrer =. Bennett
Withe0 beute 0loraen in 8eor9etown,
eini9e Wteilen n6rbli,h bon 0arrisburS.
aet6otet uno 9eiser Sobn u. Gowlsp
fdper Derlebt.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-10-05
Jrs9e 3usrauber.
Minneapolis. Minn.,
26. SeDt.


Miuneapolis. Minn.,
26. Sept.
2aut elmer Gpesialbepeide aus
Cargo, q. s.. tpurbe Der aus benz
Often folnn,enbe Yaliagier3ug Der
N0roliden Yaciiic.Yabn beute friib
nm 2 llbr etma brei Meilen 0itli4 Don
Ntoorbeab BON &lubern angebalten.
Sie 2otomotibe unb Der Yoitmasen
famen nad Moorbeab. no Der 3ofomo.
tipfilbrer beribtete. 6aB er 9estpunaen
tuoroen lei, ben &ei bes 3u9es 3uriid.
aulafen. Der &aubanfaa mar elmer
Der fredfen. bic iemals auf Der Yabn
Deriibt luoroen iinb. 2otomotipfibrer
9ooter bate. aeraoe als er bic Station
8lpnoon Derlallen bate. einen Mann
auf Der borbereu platform bes Yo1.
iuaaens bemerit. uno elm paar Muaen.
blide fpdter tletterte Der Wuri1e iiber
ben Senoer uno atpan9 ben 2otOmotip.
fii9rer nit bor9ebaltenem 8epolper,
ben 3us an3ubalten. Der 3duber
batte iein 8eiGt bur9 cine Idparse
,3arDe Derbiilt. Gin paar 0linuten
fpdter famen brei meitere psrlarbte
&erle nod benz Goroerenbe bes 3uaes.
sic batten ben 3uafiibrer Gorcoran
,,lno einen 8remIer bel 1ih. 9lIe ,pur.
ben ae3wunaen. auf Die 2otouotipe al
ilettern. unb Der 2otomotipfiibrer
,uurbe auf9efOrbert. bas 0ampfpentil
~ 6ffnen. Die Gerle nit ben Nepol.
sern iabsn auf bem gnoe bes 9eroers
Nnb forberten nit brobenb poraebalte.
Nen 3epolbern ben HofOmotibiiibrer
auf. bic S9nelliaieit bes 3u9es AT be.
fAleuni9en. grit als Der 3ua 0loor.
beao erreibt bate. tuuroe bemertt, bab
bic 2otomOtipe unb pofwa9en bon
bem iibri9en Sheile bes 3u9es los9e.
lot tuaren. Ser grprebwagen. auf
b en Weraubung bic Nduber es ab9e.
u I'm batten. mar in Der Gile nidt nit
los9el6lt ,uoroen. Qlls bic Mduber
(absn. peltten Srrtbum iie aemadt
batten. maAtem iie quite Wiene gum
b0len Spiel uno be9nii9ten iib banlit.
ben poitua9en 3u burAH6bern. Sic
<nabmen bic In, bemielben beiinoli&en
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-10-05
MuSIauo.
9e n b.
Berlin, 26. Sent.

OerltU, 20. Sept.
Gem friibersn StaatsIetretdr oes
Snnern Sr. b. S0ttiber lit oas llu=
9liif su9efoBeu, oaB er lib auf Der
SaaO nit ieinem 8elpsbr ben S0umer
serQuetibte. IS trat Giteruna Elm,
uno Der Patient muBte I'M bieIiseu 2a-
sarus.&rantenbauie Mufnabme iuben.
wcielblt Der gta9el seripaltsu uno tbsil-
tueile entferut wurbe. I'm elmer orpben=
ben Slutper9iituns oorsubeuSen.
Seferrei9- llnsarn.
Sic Gbre 1T nun ,seru9eu.'"
@ien. 81. Sept.
Sas Suea 3iuiibsn osm onerreibi=
ibe Msinilterprdiioenten 8rafen Yaoeni
llno eem 5iibrer Der SsutihsNatipua.
len, Sr. @olii. bat Die srobte Muire-
aun9 berporaeruisn. Sallelbe mar bic
6olse Der itiirmlibsn Nnitrittc bel gr-
Onnuug oes Nei1sratbs. inmitten beren
8raf Yaoeni nit perI1rdntten Mrmen,
ben 3Opi aui bic Yrult seisntt. unbe.
riibrt bon Dem 8eidrsi uno ben 8eiti-
tulationen Der oeutiben Yartei suborts.
Seine Saltung mar bobt auirsi;eno.
Die 9anse 2inte biloete cine brobsnoe
8ruppe UNI ibn. @olif brdn9te iit
Dor. belt oem @raien bic ,sauit Dor
0nS HeIif,f mn 1d1rip. mpuu hoS Thre
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-10-05
WeKen S9Gbel?

Ginciunati, g., 26. Sept.
9ls beute Der Gdiiier Mm. Yarion
N Der Meboc Ganobant am Gentufp=
fden llfer bes Ohio na9 Goblen grub.
itieB er pl6blid auf einen Sddoel. an
tpeldem Der llntertiefer feblte. SIN
Sbertiefer tuaren 9 3dbne. Sn atpei
Norbersdbnen befanb cine ii6 8olo'
plombe. Gin 3abnarst. benz Der
SAdoel aeseist tpuroe. ia9te. oerielbe
lei BON elmer Grauensperion sniiden
19 unb % Sabren. Wtan permutbet,
baB Der aefunoene Sddoel baB Der 9e.
funoene S1doel Der Der Yearl WrDan
III. iuegen oeren grmorbung Sadion
ilno @allin9 9ebdngt iuuroen. Sails
Aib bies als ridtig er,ueiit. 10 bat Der
Ropf oes Mdo9eus iiber l9 Wonate
i'm Jlub 9ele9en.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-10-05
Die Grbe 3itterte.
Bangor. Wlaine, 25. Sept

Bangor. Maine. 25. Sept.
3ur3 mad Elm llbr gtadmittaas
tuuroe beute bier Elm beutlides grobe.
ben beripiirt. 9lus 8eri9ten bon Olos
town. Minterport. Searuport, Waloo
llnb Dielen anoern pldben 9ina beruor,
baB Der grbfoB bort ebenfals wabrge.
nomnen tuorben mar. Sie gridiitte.
run9 lpdbrte bon 10 biz Is Minuten.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-10-05
Jamllle wuBten nidts bon Der Iffaire,
bis oas Suell Doriiber mar.

Jamilie wubten njbts bon Der 4ffaire,
bis oas Suell uoriiber mar.
Sas Susa iano in oer Militarreit.
i1ule ftatt. 8raf 9aoeni's Setuus
oanten waren Der &ommanoeur oer
gSieuer 8arniion. 8raf uertua=@pl-
lenbano. uno eiu friiberer Noiutant
oes &ailers, Gberit &eid. Sr.
Woln's Setunoanten paren stuei 9lb.
aepronete. Die Yeoinauns bes Ouells
mar oreimaIiser &useIwe9iel auf 25
Sdritt Siitan3. geim eriten S@uB
9lng Die &usel gaoeni's Is G9ritte
BON Ieinem @egner in Die grbe. Sie
&uAel oes 2eBteren traf gaoeni in ben
arm. Ser 6raf iuurbe mad Sauie
aebradt uno bic &usel beraussesoseu.
Sls lsBt 1T teln Jieber einsstrsten.
panien.
Maorio, 20. Sept.
Ser fpaniIde Riniiterratb bat ab.
9eoantt.
Maorib, 80. Sept.
Die &oni9in=&esentin bat bic Ste.
llanatIon oes Winilterratbes anseuom-
men. aber ben General gl,carrasa er.
ll9t. I'M amte su bleiben, bis bic
&riie ooriiber lit.
Sbre Waieitdt tuiro bic peribiebenen
yartelfllbrer uno bic Yrdlioenten Der
&ammern morscn su iid beieblen, UNI
NIT ibnen uber bic Sage gu beratben.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-10-05
aoiratii&er Staatseonbent bon
@aKa@uietts.

Worcefer. Wa1.. %. gspt.
@eorae Greo Willianls bon Debbam
tuuroe beute bonn oemolratii9en Staats.
conbent bon Wlaiiaduietts auf elmer
platiorm. uel&e bic lebten Sommer
bonn bemotratii&en Acknowledgement in
Gbica9o an9enommene platform out.
beiBt. als @ouperneurseanbibat auf9e.
feQt. Muberoem wuroen nominirt:
@iee.@oubernsur - G9riFop9sr s.
Gauabon bon 0olpole.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-10-05

Sstretar-g. 8. Naib bon @bits
man.
@eneralanualt- U. S'2eefe
bon 2pnn.
Sdabmeifsr-9. u. WatIOn bon
Bottom.
Nuoitor-S. 8. Gbalifour bon
.Goipell.
! Ser Content mar seitipeilis 10 unor.
oentlid. boB beinabe bic polisei ein'
fdreiten mubte.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
Father Ryan.

No American poet has given clearer
proof of the possession of poetic genius
OF rare order than Father Ryan. Ger
tainly no poet has achieved more en-
during fame and secured warmer place
in the hearts Of the people Of the south
than the "pset priest. He is distinc-
lively known as the poet Of the "lost
cause"-as the bard whose harp sings
80 sweetly and so pathetically the re-
QUEEN OF a brave and proud people
over the grave wherein their hopes and
aspirations have been buried by the
mysterious dispensation of an almighty
and all wise Providence. This fact puts
Father Ryan in a unique place, separat-
Cd from any other American poet of his
time. As to the high intrinsic literary
value OF the majority of his poems, Of
the genuineness of his poetic faculty
and the excellence of his gift of song
there can be no manner of doubt. AL
kahest
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
SEA TURTLE CAUGHT.
First of the Kind Ever known to BE
Captured In the Great Lakes.

First of the Kind Ever known to Be
Captured In the Great Lakes.
Three fishermen caught huge sea
turtle i'll Lake Michigan recently at
Chicago. Its weight is estimated at 800
to 500 pounds. The men were out in a
rowboat near the mouth of the river Oh
their way TO fish between the breakwa-
ter and the basin, when they saw the
turtle, apparently lifeless, floating on
the surface of the water.
A strong perch gill net was put out,
and the turtle was entangled in it.
Then it suddenly showed signs of life
and began a battle which lasted two
hours The fishermen had pike pole,
and repeatedly struck the turtle on the
head until it succumbed and was towed
ashore, where its death was made sure
by using a Ratchet ON its neck. 1t took
eight men to lift the turtle out Of the
water by means of ropes tied around it's
fippers. The turtle is apparently of the
deep sea kind, but it is the first ever
known to be caught in the great lakes.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
A Handsome Gown.

A handsome gown made in Berlin is
thus described: 1.-THE skirt of a mouse
gray reception toilet was of figured
MORE. decorated with an apronlike ar
rangement of openwork embroidery, the
rosettes and flowers being made very
plastic by means Of a thick underlin.
ing, which permits the delicate shade
of the satin lining to simmer through.
The waist was similarly arranged with
a traverse imprisonment of small satin
bands, which fell over the jabot of vel.
low guipure lace. On the neck was
garland of wired points or tabs and
white silk gauze ruches. The waist dis
appeared beneath belt of gold and sill
YER braid finished with silver rosettes.
The leg o. mutton sleeves were in the
form of spiral above, the plaits mar.
rowing in the lower part"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
about the system of government, native

about the system of government, native
life is absolutely free and unhampered,
Mrs Stevenson naturally sympathizes
greatly with the oppressed Hawaiians
and is strongly opposed to their annexa-
tion with the United States.
"No, did not SEQ any of the leading
Hawaiian chiefs in Honolulu. My stay
there was too short But may tell you
this: In my opinion the annexation OF
Hawaii is foolish and unjust thing for
the United States to attempt-unJust
because the natives arc all opposed to
it and foolish because the Union will
only find itself with big white ele-
plant on its hands, the possession of
which will involve it in responsible
ties the extent of which we cannot
measure at present.
Thus speaks the lady who knows bet
ter than any other the native OF the
south seas, who has been for many years
of her life sister to the brown woman
and for whom when the Alameda
steamed out of Apia bay hundreds of
weeping natives thronged the beach.
Men, women and children crowded in
their canoes to the side of the steamer
to bid her farewell, and even the white
passengers on board could not forbear
crying Tor sympathy. Whether she will
ever go back to the fair isle and its
kindly people rests with the future. 81
said farewell. is all Mrs. Stevenson
answer to the question. San Francisco
Gall
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
BRITISH HISTORY WRONG.
A lGislssdins Account Of the Battle 81
White Plains.

|
White Plains.
In its series of supplements recount.
ing 1.-THE Battle Honors of the Services
The British Navy and Army Illustrated
once in awhile says something about
the British forces in the Revolutionary
war. When it does, it is pretty sure to
be inaccurate.
The cover of one issue Of the "Bat-
tie Honors" has spirited picture OF
Bragg's grenadiers winning the battle
Of White Plains. where they won the
name of the "Slashers, because they
threw away their fiintlocks and carried
an intrenchment with their short
swords The picture is entitled 1.-THE
Slashers at the Battle of White Plains,
1875"
The battle of White, Plains was
fought, as a matter of fat, on Oct. 28,
l776. 1t is stated in the publication
that Washington sent 5000 men to &C.
cupy a hill above the ford Of the
"Brunx," and that this position was
carried by the "Slashers" with their
swords. 1t is also said that "soon after
this turning movement General Wash
ington, abandoning his stores, retired
with his army toward Connecticut.
As matter of fact the position re-
ferred to was held by l,400 Americans
under General McDougal and was car
ried by British force of 1000. One
would think from reading the British
version of the fight that the "Slashers"
whipped the entire American army
There were other British regiments en-.
gagged in the work of carrying Chatter
ton hill, and it is unfair to them to give
all the credit to the "Slashers. 4"
OF what took place after the position
was carried the version given by The
Navy and Army Illustrated is deliber-
ately misleading. The facts are that
when the hill was carried General Nc
Dougal retired to Washington's camp
with loss of so prisoners and 100 kill
ed and wounded. The British lost 229
killed and wounded Howe did not dare
to attack Washington, but sent for re-
endorsements, and ON Nov. 8 moved
his augmented army to Dobbs Ferry.
Washington, being confronted by supe-
rior numbers, retired, not toward Con-
necticut, but across the Hudson to New
Jersey on Nov. 9.
When a nation starts out to write its
military history and distorts it in some
particulars, it makes one doubt the
truth of all The truth about the battle
OF White Plains would rebound just as
much to tie glory of the "Slashers" as
does the perverted account published by
the navy and army.-New York Press.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28

Children are taken abroad 90 young
that before they have reached an age to
appreciate what they see Europe has
become a twice told tale to them. So
true is this that recipe for making
your children good Americans is to
brisg them up abroad. Once they get
back here, it is hard to entice them
away again. With each improvement
in the speed of our steamers vanisbes
something of the glamour a Europe, and
the crowds that yearly rush across see
less and appreciate less in q lifetime
than our parents did in their one tour
abroad. Exchange.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
SHADOWlNG A FOOTBALLER,
The Scheme OF Team to Down = Sue
cessful Rival.

The Scheme OF a Team to Down q Sue
cessful Rival.
Several years ago a young athlete
named D was conspicuous as foot
ball player. He was a swift runner, a
reliable drop kicker and an excellent
all round player. He had proved such a
tower OF strength on his college eleven
that rival teams feared him, and when
rumors to the effect that he had received
money for his services were circulated
steps were eagerly taken by the foot
ball authorities of an opposing college
to investigate his amateur status. II he
had received money, as alleged, he was
no longer an amateur and could be de.
barred from place ON the team.
Accordingly an emissary was dis
patched, with the usual oppressive COL
lege secrecy, to the village of S
where the suspected player resided when
at home. The father of D. was q
well to do farmer, and the spy, passing
as book agent, experienced little diff.
Guilty in getting him to talk about his
son.
"Famous!" he said, with no great
show of enthusiasm. "Waal, l s'pose
the boy is famous, but there isn't much
in this football. -
but fellow as famous as he is must
get good salary" the spy suggested,
with craftily assumed air of innocence.
Nope" said the farmer. Football
players don't get salary
That's odd, - continued the spy.
Il heard he was kicking for cash."
WAL, that's right He is" the ia
Their slowly admitted.
The spy was secretly overjoyed. He
chuckled inwardly and fairly Rugged
himself with delight. In fascy the rival
team was already deprived Of her strong
est player
$50 he's kicking for cash at college,
is he?" he echoed.
Yes" the farmer said wearilv.
"yes, he's kickin for more cash most
every letter get"
And then the disguised SOY kicked
himself. metaphorically speaking, all
the way back to college. -Harper's Ba.
Ear.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
STEAM SLEDS FOR ALASKA.
Tacoma Inventor viii soon Start Freight
Line to Dawson City.

A supply of food from Tacoma will
reach Dawson not later than early in
January. For three years Inventor
George Roberts of Tacoma has been
working on steam ice sled, capable of
hauling heavy loads during the winter
months in the Yukon country.
His plans were nearly perfected
when the Klondike excitement broke
out last July. He at once formed COM
pany of Tacoma, Victoria and Montreal
men, who have advanced $3.50, 600 to
carry out Roberts plans. One steam
mountain sled and ten steam ice sleds,
the latter having three trailers each,
will be forwarded to Dyea soon. One ice
sled will be located permanently ON the
river at Dyea, and the mountain sled
will be put in operation over the Chill
kat pass.
About Dec, 20 Roberts will leave
Lake Lindeman with two ice sleds and
30 tons of provisions for his first trip TO
Dawson. This trip will be made slowly,
but he expects to reach there by Janu-
nry. The remaining sleds will be for
warded to Alaska, and on Roberts re.
turn they will be operated between
Lake Lindeman and Dawson as one
train of nine ice sleds, each pulling
three trailers
The boiler and engines of the steam
sleds will be of 22 horsepower A stern
wheel four feet in diameter will be filled
with sharp, projecting spikes and pene-
trate the ice. The trailers will be con-
nected so that the weight behind will
drive the spikes deeper into the ice. On
smooth ice Roberts says his machine can
make 20 to 30 miles per hour.
The fuel used will be wood, to be cut
by a steam saw that will be carried
along. One sled carrying rotary snow
pillow is now building. Roberts is the
inventor of the famous steam railroad
track layer now in use throughout the
United States and South America
New York Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
THE SPORTS OF LONG AGO.
They Were Substantially the Same rs
Those Of the Present Day.

They Were Substantially the Same nj
Those OF the Present Day.
The boys and girls of the present day
who become enthusiastic over some new
sport and boast that their particular
CLUB" has the very newest thing
out" would be surprised if they could
discover how closely many of the old
time pastimes resemble our own.
The Eskimos of the frozen north, the
Tupinambras of the Brazilian pampas,
the gamins of the Paris streets, the boys
and girls of London, of Boston and of
Philadelphia, have one kindred tie-the
love OF sport There is nothing new un-
der the sun, said the wise man, and es-
pecially is there nothing new in youth
full games.
Arch9ologists have found dolls in
Egyptian pyramids and ON prehistoric
tombs; the name of popular ball club
was found scrawled upon the outer
walls of Pompeiian houses, and one of
the most exciting matches on record
was the one stubbornly fought between
the rival mines of Montezuma, king Of
Mexico, and Nezahual- pill, 'tzin Of
Tezouco.
The boys of ancient Greece and Rome
played at whip top, and quoits, and
baseball, and pitch penny, and blind
mans buff, and hide and seek, and
jackstones, and follow my leader, just
as do the boys Of today. The girls were
experts at seesaw, and swinging, and
dancing, and grace hoops, and dice
throwing, and ball play, and, in Sparta,
even at running, wrestling and leaping.
Tobogganing is as old as ice and snow,
and when you play at cherry pits you
are only doing what Nero and Commo-
dus and young Themistocles did ages
ago in Rome and in Athens.
So, whatever the age or whatever the
cline, boys and girls of the world have
always lived more for play than for
anything else, and however harsh or
hard their surroundings, however stern
or strict their fathers and their mothers
they always found and always made
the most of the time for play.
Said a critic recently on the subject
of recreation, "The sports of the day are
fast reducing themselves into so many
sciences, overweighted with rules and
restrictions that often take the real play
element from them and make them as
unyielding as problem in algebra
There is no fun in making our sport a
matter of life and death. know grow
ing people who in these days of prize
giving in all manner of games center
their whole desires not on the fun of
the game, but on the prizes offered.
They really seem as much disappointed
If they do not carry off a trophy as if
they had met with some serious loss.
Let us take our fun with jollity or not
at all. Interest is one thing and irrita-
bility is quite another.
We have only to watch the intense
Of some of the amateur play
ers in popular games to realize that the
critic was right about that algebra prob
lem. The complaint of 'unfairness" on
one side and of disagreeable triumph
on another seem to be the most notice
able features at the close of the sports
Of today, and we cannot help wonder
ing If this was feature of the games of
olden times or if in this respect the
young people of the present really
have something new. "-Philadelphi
Times