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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06
DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.
Distressing Accident to n Sieiehing Party
Numbering Forty Persons.

Numbering Forty Persons.
Altoona, Pa, Jan. 27.-About 10
o'clock Monday night a sleighing party
of forty persons from Tyrone drove
into a quarry at Pemberton, six miles
below that place. The sled, horses
and pleasure seekers were precipitated
fifty feet to the bottom of a precipice,
where they lay in great mass. Twen-
ty persons were badly injured. AS soon
as the news reached Tyrone a special
train was fitted out and all the doctors
In the town were conveyed to the
scene. The party was mostly made up
or young people. Boys and girls with
arms and legs broken and with blood
streaming from their wounds. lay in
drifts Of snow. The mercury stood at
degrees below zero, adding to the
horror Of the catastrophe.
The following is a partial list: Alice
Madden Of Little Washington; Jessie
Stone, Bellfontaine; Eugene Champion,
Tyrone: William Jones, Tyrone; How
ard Templeton, Tyrone. These are all
badly hurt.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06
GOV. PINGREE's APPOINTEEs.
T. s. Marston aud A. G. Bird for the Board
of Agriculture.

Lansing, Mich. Feb. Ex-Governor
Pingree Thursday afternoon sent to the
senate the names of Thomas S. Marston
of West Bay City and Arthur c. Bird
of Highland as members of the state
board of agriculture. The senate in ex-
ecutive session hung up the appoint
ments, but there. is no doubt of their
confirmation. The most important bill
introduced Thursday was one to permit
any person injured by mob to recover
damages against the county where the
mob was permitted to assemble.
Another measure which appeared In
the lower house was a bill to provide
for the appointment of guardians for
habitual drunkards and persons addict
ed to the use of morphine and other
narcotics. A bill to require persons
acquitted of crime on account of in
sanity to be sent TO the asylum for dan
gerous and criminal insane at Ionia for
three years was introduced.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06
land. His BIZ.

One of the best instances Of what the
statue Of any great man should beat
any rate, in the respect Of its situation,
MORALS and the local estimation in
which it is held-is the statue of Long
fellow at Portland, by Mr. Franklin
Simmons. 1t is a dignifed seated figure
Of the poet in bronze, occupying con-
spicuous site in the best part of the
town, in the middle of q square which
is now known as Longfellow square.
The statue was raised few years ago
by fund solicited through wide field,
but chiefly obtained, l believe, in Port
land. The sculptor was chosen through
that curious local spirit which has af-
fected unfavorably many of our archi-
tectural and other monuments He was
avowedly selected because he was n
maine man." though he had never
seen the poet. However, the result in
TINS case seems to have been happy The
statue has much beauty, and the like
ness is said to be excellent.
This statue stands in the poets native
town, as is entirely proper. 1t may ap-
peal every day to the eyes of thousands
Of young people, born very much as he
was born, who should see in it the sug-
gestion of possibility for them. Poetic
ally it makes the stranger fancy the
genius or spirit of the man still linger-
ing among the scenes of his youth, and
it symbolizes the satisfaction which ev.
cry man feels to have his name remem-
bered in his native town.. Z. Cham
berlin in Atlantic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06

ApsrSy Of some forty young ladies and
gentlemen OF the high school drove to
Lake Linden last evening and attended
a skating party given at the mammoth
ice rink by the pupils of the Lake Linden
school. A large number from Hancock
and few from Houghton also attended.
The Lake Linden band furnished music
until late hour when refreshments were
served. The Calumet young people are
enthusiastic in their praises Of Lake Lin
den's hospitality.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06
Proceedings of Their
Regular Monthly
Session.
Annual Report to the Electors
Past Year-FinanciaI Condition
OF the ViIlage-NOtes

regular meeting OF the common
council OF the village of Laurium was
held in the council room on Tuesday, Feb
ruary 2, 1897, at p. m, with President
+. II. Lathrop, Trustees j. Wade, Ii.
Fliege, John Torreano, j. Gillies, Louis
Labby, Jr., and John Breslein, and
Clerk j. r. Murphy present.
The minutes OF the last regular meeting
were read and, on motion, approved.
The monthly report OF the village treas
urer, having balance on hand of So
670.44. was read. and, on motion. it was
approved and ordered placed on file
The following accounts and salaries
were received ana, on motion, accepted
and ordered paid:
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06
Kenney Seated as senator.

Washington, Feb Orchard r.
Kenney, the silver Democrat from Del
aware, was sworn in Friday, his Gre
dentials being regular and signed by
the governor. This marked the cul-
mination of long contest over the va
cant Delaware seat. No objection was
made, it being admitted he had at least
a prima facie right, although Chandler
stated his belief that II. A. Dupont had
been legally elected. adding, however,
that Mr. Kenney could be seated and
the matter brought before the senate
hereafter
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06
Clayton for Minister to Mexico.

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. Oh. L. REM
mel Of this city. late Republican candi-
date for governor Of Arkansas, Is au-
thority for the statement that General
Powell Clayton of Arkansas will be the
next United States minister to Mexico,
succeeding w. M. Ransom. Mr.. Rem
mel held a conference with Major Nc
Kinley last week and says that the
president-elect was surprised at General
Clayton's modesty. The appointment
will be made in q few days after
March A.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06
Tried Corn as Fuel.

Milton, Wis.,, Feb. 6.-Some of the
farmers In this county have been ex-
perimenting with ear corn as fuel, to
ascertain whether 1t Is advisable to
burn 1t instead of coal. Several have
tried 1t here on small scale, but the
consensus of opinion Is that coal at
$3.50 per ton Is cheaper as fuel than
corn at a. Stoves In which corn was
burned were badly damaged by Its use.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06

cash on hand February i, lsy1........ So,61O "A
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN GILLIS.
JOHN BREsLEIN,
JOHN TORREANO,
Finance Committee.
On motion, duly supported, Trustees
John Wade and John Torreano and the
village clerk were appointed as a board
OF registration, such board to be in SEES
sion in the council room on Saturday.
March 6, A. d. 1897, from a. IN to
p. IN.
On motion, duly supported, Trustees
Henry Fliege, Louis Labby, President
f. Ii. Lathrop and Clerk Joseph Il. MUIR
ply were appointed inspectors OF cleo
ton.
The clerk was instructed to have
twenty-five caucus Notices printed, and
also instructed To procure registration
and election notices, and have said no.
tices published in the Copp-r Country
Evening News
On motion, the council adjourned.
JOSEPH X. MURPHY, Clerk.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06

Harry Cotton returned last evening
from St. Augustine, Florida. where bis
fatber. Cashier II. 3. Cotton, Of the Mer-
chants 4 Miners Bank, il recuperating.
Mr.. Cotton returned home via Cambridge,
where he made short visit. Hisiather's
condition Is much improved,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06
Card Of Thanks.

We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks
to those friends and neighbors who so
kindly assisted us during the long illness
and also at the time OF the death of our
son, Charles.
Mr.. AND MRS. j. FINLEY AND FAMILY.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06

You don't need the other mans ma
chine now at $50. l sold them for that
twenty years ago. Now you can get
as good for $25. Call and be convinced.
JOHN DUNsTAN.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06
s.,.,,.. Partner in Carson.

Carson, New, Feb. CIV. X. Wheel
ock. Dan Stuart's partner, has arrived
I'm Carson and informed reporter that
Corbett and Fitzsimmons would both
train in this state, and that Dan Stu
art will be here Monday. He would
say nothing definite about the location
as between Carson and Reno, but said
Stuart would announce that himself as
soon as he looked over the ground.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06

Pictures frames at John Dunstan's in
great variety; allstyles and sizes from 25
cents up. Bring your pictures next week
and get bargains.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06
Kendall Wins the Contest.

Washington. Feb. e.-The house COM
mittee on elections Friday decided the
Hopkins Kendall election contest from
the Tenth Kentucky district in favor Of
the sitting member, who is a Democrat.
A minority report will be made by Royce
of Indiana and Linney of North Caro-
lima in favor of Hopkins. The COM
mittee discussed the Watson-Black case
from Georgia, but did not reach a de-
cision.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06
Extra Session of Kentucky Leelslature.

Frankfort. KY. Feb. 6.-Governor
Bradley has prepared a message call
ing for an extra session Of the Ken
lucky legislature. 1t recommends the
election of United States senator and
the redistricting of the state into legis-
lative ard senatorial districts, so as IN
offset the gerrymander made by the
Democrats. IT is believed he will pro-
mitigate the message Feb. &c.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06
ramous hall Player Dying.

Bloomington, Ills, Feb. 6.-Charles
Radbourne, the once famous baseball
player, who won fame and fortune as
pitcher with the Providence and Bos-
ton teams. is lying at the point of death
at his home In this city.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06

Two OF three sleivh loads Of Calumet
people attended the o. M b. club party
given at Lake Linden last evening and
one and all report good time. John
sons orchestra, OF Houghton, furnished
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06
DEATHS.

HARRIr-On the 9th inst, at Tamarack,
John harris, aged 46 The deceased
was member of the Union Temple OF
Honor Of Calumet and OF the IsDpem-
iBg Lodge, A o. F. The funeral Will
take place on Tuesday afternoon Mex.
Interment at Lake View.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06
sr...r Lawson Mates a Record

Washington. Feb. con the ice OF
the fee palace Thursday night John
Lawson, the Swede, established a
worlds record OF fifty miles on skates,
shattering all previous records. He
covered the distance in Oh. 12s.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06
Bank Cashier skins.

Bethlehem, Pa, Feb. 6.-Cashier G.
Il. BREEDER of the First National banl,
Of this city has absconded. Experts
have found shortage of nearly s15.-
000 The amount was taken I'm small
sums, showing systematic populations
BREEDER fled TUESDAY night. The short T.
age was not discovered until Friday
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06

Rooms or Offices to rent over kins-
mans shoe shop, adjoining the post Of
flee. Apply on the premises.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06

Miss Margaret Gowan entertained a
party of her young lady and gentlen en-
friends at a very pleasant sleigh ride
party last evening.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06
New York Tanker Deal.

New York, FeS. 6.-Frederick H.
lor. a well-known banker in THE -.
and at one time president Of the d..
lington, Cedar Rapids and Nor,hsnr
iteilway company is dead, aged 81
years Mr.. Taylor was always active
IN poiitics on the Republican side.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06

Call at John Dunstan's if you want q
good sewing machine from 500 to $40
Best sewing machine made.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06

The Ladies' AID society in connection
with the above church will give concert
on the evening OF February 81, in which
the best local talent will take part.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06

Tomorrow will be Ladies' day at the
Y. M. c. A., and Mr.. E. T. Daume will be
the speaker.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06

may apply to Mrs. Richard, No. 81 Mine
street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06

To THE HONORABLE. THE PRESIDENT AND
COUNCIL on rHE VILLAGE or LAURrUM;
GESrLENES;-Your finance committee beg
TO report that We have audited the hooks OF
the village treasurer, village clerk and secre-
tary OF the water board. and found them cor
rect. and submit the following statement of
the receipts and disbursements for the village
OF Lsurium for the year ending February 1.
1897:
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06

There will be service of song at the
Salvation Army this evening commence
ing at 7:45.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06

20 to John Dunstan's for novelties in
valentines. They are cheap this year.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06

~ OLSON. rHE DERTAk Elt
% PracI cal Embalmer and Funeral Direc-
tor. Established in 1875, Scott street Red
Jacket. Tele phone service. All night calls
PROMPTLY attended to.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-06

The monthly report of the water board
and OF the nightwatchman were each
read, and, on separate motions, accepted
and ordered placed on tie
The annual reports of the heath Off
Ger and of the fire warden were each read
and, on motion, approved and ordered
placed on file.
The repore OF the finance (auditing)
committee was read and also the yearly
report of the president and council were
read and, on motion OF Trustee Wade,
supported by Trustee Labby, it was or
dered that the reports OF the council and
OF the finance committee be published in
the Evening News and also copy Of
each report be placed on file.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-11-11
To Kaep Paris Clean.

To do this work and to remove the
900 cubic meters of rubbish there are
149 brigades of sweepers, numbering
3,345, in conjunction with $50 rubbish
carts and 1,075 horses.
From before dawn till long after sun
set one sees in Paris the street cleaners
in their peaked caps and watermen s
boots or sabots hard at their work Of
sweeping. swabbing or watering. Each
hour of the day brings its particular
work for them. From to 80 a. m.
they have to wash and sweep the pave
ments and streets, and in winter cast
gravel on the asphalt (S15, 470 meters)
and wood paving (368, 800 meters) of
the city From $3.50 till 80 four of
them and woman sweeper accompany
the scavenger's dust cart to clear away
from the dust bins the refuse which the
chiffoniers have discarded. From 8 80
TO Il they are again at work sweeping,
cleaning, watering and flushing the gut
ters, till these almost assume the form
of little. mountain torrents. From / /
till / they leave off for dejeuner, and
then they are hard at work again cleans
ing streets and benches, and in winter,
from till p. M, it is their duty once
more to throw gravel over the wood and
asphalt pavements. Good Words.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-11-11
AN AFRICAN POISON STORY

Strange Phenomenon Witnessed In the
Northeast of the Dark Continent.
Charles M. Stern of Chicago, who re-
turned to this city after journey
through northeast Africa, told Of curl
ous meteorological phenomenon which
he observed in district called Gwallah.
1.-THE vegetation in that region is very
luxuriant. {" said he, and the plant life
must give of an unusually large guam
tity of carbonic acid gas. At least that
was the conclusion reached after see-
ing three natives die and four or five
dogs.
1.-THE moment the animals put their
noses close to the ground they would
fall over and gasp and die in about five
minutes. The natives who died slept ON
the ground instead Of in hammocks, as
others did. I saw hundreds of dead
birds. My theory is that stratum of
the deadly gas covered the ground for a
depth of three or four inches, and any
living thing breathing in that area
would be asphyxiated.
81 could not understand, however,
how the gas was not distributed in a
thinner layer and what kept it In one
place for whole day. Nothing like it
had ever been known there before. The
deaths of the men and the dogs all oc-
CURED within ID hours. Then the gas,
if it was really gas, seemed to dissipate
It was very strange occurrence, and I
might have been induced to make a
more exhaustive Investigation if my
presence had not excited distrust. I got
away as quickly as possible rather than
be accused Of being the cause of the
sudden deaths. The natives are super
stitious and attribute most of their mis-
fortunes to witchcraft, SO thought it
the part of wisdom to get away. New
York Mail and Express.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-11-11

can De conceived tffAn clergyman ana
schoolteacher attempting to convey
moral lesson by killing animals in the
presence of sensitive women and chill
dren.
A clergyman recently illustrated to
his congregation the evil effects Of to-
bacco by killing two cats in his pulpit
with nicotine.
A schoolteacher caused a panic by
chloroformiEg cat and then dissecting
it in the presence of the children, many
of whom tainted or became hysterical.
If this is modern orthodoxy, it GER
tainly is not Christianity.
No man has the love Of God or the
spirit of Christ in his heart who could
even sit still and witness such an act
without a protest. No woman is fit to
be teacher Of the young who could de-
liberately take the life Of any inoffen-
sive animal She is monster at heart
and worse than brute by nature.
No religion is Of any value or
worth in the world which does not
teach sympathy for and kindness to ami
mails. They are just as much part of
Gods system as we are. Henry Bergh
has done more to evangelize the world
than most clergymen who have preach
ed creeds to us during the last 30 years.
The woman who can take the life of
happy little animal and proceed to dis
sect its warm body in the presence of
young children is most certainly ''de-
generate, and her influence is perni-
cious.
That is not the sort Of window"
through which the growing generation
should regard life.
The precise location Of cats spinal
cord is not necessary knowledge for any
child to obtain, especially at the sacri-
fee Of kind and sympathetic feelings.
We need missionaries from India to
convert such women and such clergy
men to more humane and divine re-
ligion.
Wealthy women, women with mil
lions of money, would never think Of
asking seamstress to sew for them and
take thanks and compliments as pay
ment. They never imagine it settles the
confectionery account If they tell him
the ices he served their guests were de-
licious, yet not infrequently they ask
the services of self supporting young
musicians in their homes and consider
the compliment of the request sufficient
payment.
A young woman who Is striving to
support herself in New York with her
really wonderful voice has during the
last month sung by request in the
homes of two millionaires, people whose
names are known wherever civilization
extends and no reference to remunera-
tion was made by either hostess One
Of these ladies is very liberal in her
gifts to the paupers and to the churches.
Would it not be wiser charity to help
a talented and proud young girl to sup
port herself honestly?
/ understand these cases are not in
frequent. Women of large means and
prominent social position often consider
the compliment they confer upon a
young artist sufficient remuneration for
services rendered, but q $40 or $40
check would go farther toward paying
board bills than compliments.
If wealth helped more people who are
striving to climb, 1t would not be obliged
to assist SO many who are down.
A little more thoughtfulness toward
the struggling, and there would be less
need Of aims for the crushed and de-
feated. ELLA WHEELER Wilcox.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-11-11
MAY HAVE MEANT WELL.
But Rar Efforts Did Not Meet with Much
Success.

But Har Efforts Did Not Meet with Much
Success.
Last season Washington woman,
possessing both social and charitable
ambitions, elected to give a reception.
The affair was to be very exclusive
Judge Of the surprise when a bundle Of
invitations was left at the door Of a
hospital in town upon whose board of
managers Mrs 2. serves. The invita-
tions were found to be addressed TO the
trained nurses of the institution, and
great was the wonder that the profess
sional ranks had been invaded for So
ciety recruits
A few days elapsed, and Mrs q. paid
a visit to the hospital Making herself
extremely agreeable, she remarked to
the nurses:
"Well, girls, hope you received
cards to my reception?''
Smiles and Acknowledgements answer
ed in the affirmative, and Mrs. 2. went
on complacently:
Indeed, was only too glad to re-
member you all. appreciate how much
work and how little play you girls
have. and thought you would enjoy
little glimpse of society fun. -
"No doubt of it, Mrs. H. one of
the nurses spoke up. "but none of us
are likely to have gowns suitable to
wear at such a function. I"
'Oh, that need not trouble you In
the least, returned the smiling Mrs
q. Now, my idea is this. OF course I
understand you have no evening gowns
and that you know very few society
people, but these facts must not inter
fere with your getting a peep at my
guests and eating some of my supper.
thought the whole thing would be SIM
plified if you all came in your pretty
uniforms and caps and took up your
stations in the dressing rooms. You
would only have to assist the ladies
with their wraps, and you could see the
gowns to such good advantage, and
But such chorus of indignant ex-
clamation. rent the air at that juncture
that Mrs. 2. g sentence was never COM
pleted.
The social veneering must be thickly
coated on Mrs. o., for to this day she
does not seem to understand why the
nurses meet her advances with frigid
Indifference and why her visits to the
hospital are no longer pleasant. Wash
ingtOn Star.