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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-21

waited by the gentle breeze of spring
through my open window, rests
wholly, should say, on rye bread
and cheese, and love has nothing
whatever to do yith it. ;
And then again, I do not think that
bunting Aa ABOUT for 2ld shoes to hurl at
singing cats at midnight is "pure
thought ;" although I allow that one
may get worked up to pitch of "lofty
Imagination" in the hope of annihi-
lating ones neighbor's pet. But, as
Rudyard Kipling would say, "that is
another story"
Miss Elsie De Wolfe, the society
girl who joined the ranks of the theat-
rical profession is making, with Miss
Agnes Miller, big hit in the ridicu.
lous but clever farce "Never Again.
Both ladies looked very stylish as they
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-21

mated with dairy people is unques-
toned, and 1t was probably once linn
tied to their numbers, but now it is
participated in by any young women
who choose, the only requisite being
that they shall wear dairy maids
hat.
When the pole was at the height of
its glory in England it was also in
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-21
skirt had several rows of braid around

skirt had several rows of braid around
the bottom.
Not seeing the Fifth Avenue Tea
Room mentioned in the morning, sf-
ternoon and evening edition of every
newspaper in town, dropped in to
see if it we're still in existence.
When it opened few.months ago,
it was given as much space by our
s'new" and "old" journalism as is
ordinarily given to an international
event. This may have been out o!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-21
MAY DAY.
FESTIVAL OF THE FLOWERS, ITS
ORIGIN AND OBSERVANCE.
May Day 1000 Years Ago-The d.
In Egypt, China, Mexico and Per-
Old Customs in Connection
With the Holiday.

IOR the origin of May Day with
H its joyous associations, we are
compelled to 60 back to time
when men personifed the
powers Of nature and called them gods
and goddesses. How fur back the god
dess of the flowers was adored at the
season when the earth put on her
green mantle with it's floral spangles
of every hue, We do not know, for the
earliest records speak of spring festl-
val as an institution already we'll es'
tsblished and even then known from
more ancient times. The Egyptians
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-21

great favor in the Low Countries,
where May poles as high as the mast
of three-decker were often set up.
Some, turned INTO aagstaffs, still re-
main, and their former use may often
be ascertained from the remains of the
paint with which they were formerly
decorated, for the Dutch were artistic,
and, besides decorating their May
poles with stripes of red, white and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-21

alighted from their cabs to enter the
stage door last Saturday; Miss De
Wolfe, tall and elegant, in costume
Of gray and brown in a pin.check,
which had an open fronted jacket
showing a golden brown silk shirt
waist, aud wearing one of the new
English walking hats with large bow
across the front. Miss Miller was
no less striking figure in handsome
suit of sage green "novelty" cloth
made with close-ftting Eton coat
braided around the edges and with
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-21

made pictures of everything, so it is
not surprising that among the paint
ings on the walls of their catacombs
there should be found some which,
from the sccompaniments of flowers,
garlands and wreaths, are judged by
the antiquarians to be of spring fes-
tival, feast of flowers. May Day is
therefore at least $500 years old.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-21

induced to bring in. Thus, IN the
May pole is seen the descendant of the
green tree, and the dancing about it
in circles is explained by the fact that
the only way to dance around it at all
is in circle, and also, perhaps, the
circle has always had mystic signiti-
canoe, being much used in charms and
incantatlons.
From authors of our own tongue we
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-21
SILVER POLISH.

For an excellent silver polish that
may be kept on hand for every day
use mix a few drops of ammonia with
the common whiting used for silver,
and add enough water to make it of
the consistency of cream. Bottle this
and keep it tightly corked. Drop
little of this mixture on the polishing
CLOTH. rub the silver lightly and rinse
in warm water. and the silver will be
instantly frightened and cleaned
without the hand rubbing necessary
when polishing with the dry whiting.
New York Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-21

four feet four inches, and depth, in.
cluding veranda, twenty-five feet two
inches.
This design can be built in the
vicinity of New York for about three
thousand five hundred dollars, though
in many sections of the country the
cost should be much less.
Copyright 1897.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-21

He'll Chatelain, the traveller in
Africa, says that among the 200, ,O0O,.
900 of people in the Dark Continent,
50,000,00 are slaves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-21
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
JELLY JAR COVERING.

For covering tumblers Of iellies and
preserves. melted psrafine is excel.
lent. Pour it over the perfectly cold
Jelly and it will form a thin crust that
is clean, tasteless and durable. It can
be taken off and used again. Mutton
tallow is sometimes used for the same
purpose.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-21

In the fords of the Norway coasts
the clearness of the water is wonder
full.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-21
A NATION OF READERS.

That IS Why Many American Houses
Now Have q Library.
There may be one or two countries
where the percentage of illiteracy IS
lower than in the United States, but
there is no country more deserving to
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26
Tired. but HOpeful.

The patriotic man looked blue. 1.-The year
grows DID," quoth he,
"And does not bring the various changes that
I've hoped to see.
For I've long believed an era Of good things
must come our way;
That peace and plenty, hand in hand, would
soon be here to stay.
Yet these qualifications down In Cuba cause
despair,
And the trusts demand the plenty rs their own
exclusive share.
OF course I'll raise the stars and stripes and
greet them with n cheer
But hope things will be different when July
the Fourth gets here.
IN ever love my country, let her course be
what ii may
But I'd like TO be more boastful when ! make
speech that day.
want to see IL soaring still with brilliancy un
spent;
I want the rockets splendid fight and not the
sticks descent;
I want to see its myriad glories dazzling more
and more,
Not smoldering like the cmbers when the cele
bration's Ger.
There's nothing that shall make me hold my
native land less dear
But hope things will be different when July
the Fourth gets here.
Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26
A Convention of Cripples.

A convention of one armed and one
legged men has been called and will
meet in st. Louis in September. The
object of the convention will be the
amelioration of the condition of this
class of unfortunates. There will be an
unprecedented display of artificial limbs
and special appliances for the use OF the
MANNED.
An evening will be devoted to the
display of feats of strength and skill
and endurance by one armed and one
legged men. Chicago Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26
Governor Cannot Vote.

The city charter of Baltimore re-
uuires a man to be resident of the city
one year before he can be registered.
and should person leave the city with
his family his name can be stricken
from the registration books, and resi-
dent of the city removing from one
ward to another, if he has been from
the ward more than 80 days, must be
transferred or he will lose his vote.
Governor Lowndes has resided j ward
No. | for many years, and his name
during the late sitting was stricken
from the books. and he is, therefore, a
nonresident of the city and will have
to reside in Baltimore with his family
one year again before he can be quail
fed voter of the city. baltimore Amer
lean
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26
|,.,,orial Day to Be
Celebrated With a
Big Parade.
I,,,,,ary Companies to Take
o services nj the Cemeter-
,.-other Interesting Twin
CITY News.

mitt,e in charge OF the ceie-
~ - ., Memorial Day has about ar
ia" od The details. Early in the morn
I" a' Of Monday, the alst inst a commit
asOI E. R. Stiles Post, G. A. H. VIII dec
.to the graves OF veterans IN the three
hancock Ia, cemeteries. Comrades are in
.,ncted TO assemble at the post rooms
dor ~ form in line OF march prompt
o'clock. Old soldiers of Calumet
aIoke Linden are especially urged to
or+ in the exercises OF the day.
H.. most with Hibernian r flee, OF Han
..h will march to Houghton, being
80 Of the south end OF the bridge by
land Marshal OF the Day, Hon. Z. ID.
Choden and aides and the other organ
,,tions which will take part in the par
do The parade will proceed in two
Si,isops one led by the Houghtonband,
tbe other by fife and drum corps. The
|roroUipg organizations have already
;ooi6od their intention OF taking part:
uouobton Light Infantry, Calumet Light
Guard Co.'S. A and b, Hibernian Rifles.
,ho Rows Brigades of Hancock aud
Houobton, the Houghton Fire Depart
meut the common council OF both towns,
and the school children Of Houghton.
Other societies have been invited and
Ibeir members will probably swell the
ranks and make the most imposing Dec
o-ation Day parade in the county Tor
years.
The exercises OF the day after the ritual
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic will
he held beside the graves OF departed
veterans in Forest Hill cemetery. After
The regular ceremonies OF the post are
accomplished MIR. George c. Bentley, oil
Chassel will dellyer an address.
| The members OF Il. X. Stiles Post,
GA. R., resident in Houghton and the
|gentlemen who have enlisted with them
| to make the eel bration success desire
| to extend a warm invitation to the
county to JOIN with them in making it so.
The times are getting fewer when those
living Of the grand army OF '61-'65 may
witness the reverence in which those de.
parted are held and every recurring Dec.
grafton Day makes heduty OF stsewing
the graves larger one to perform and
should therefore gather LOYAL citizens
together in greater numbers.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26

Capt. W. A. Dunn is expecting favor
able reply from eastern capitalists to II
proposition made to them recently Tor
exploratory work on the mining prop
erty known as the Six Mile Hill on the
Ontonagon road south OF Houghton in
which case he expects to take charge OF
ire work. The comparatively small
amount OF work already done on this
property reveals good showing and
Capt. Dunn knowns what he is about
when at the head OF such work from a
long experience in mining OF practical
mature.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26

This attraction is evidently going to be
attended by all Portage Lake people
who appreciate the standing OF the com.
pany. Mr.. Yale has produced many de-
llghtful and sumptuous show pieces, but
this one fairly surpasses all previous re-
cords. The play ia a delicious melange
OF fairy tale, pantomimic comedy, spoken
comedy, ballet and vaudeville. and gives
every auditor about five times his
moneys worth in merriment, beauty,
surprises and interest. There are trick
devices sure to make every body roar,
and the hnal transformation, "Davy
Jones, Locker il perfect vision OF en-
cbantment, wholly different from any
thing of the kind yet exhibited on the
American stage The costumes are daz-
zling and gorgeous, while the grand bal
lets, 1.-The Four Seasons, ""The Reignine
Female Faus," "rhe National Trio Is
sues" and the improved "Shaft OF Light
introduce two OF the greatest Italian
premieres, Signoritas Ferrero and Bas-
seggio, supported by the biggest and
best ballet troupe ever organized, and
under the direction OF London's most
famous Maitre de Ballet, Slgnor Aurelio
Coccia. Acrobatic feats by the Rosares,
a great boxing contest by the Brothers
Elliott, juggling by John Harty, a
''Chanson Characteristique" by Sisson
and Brown, and "The Glddy Old Mald''
by Rose Kesner are among the telling
specialties which help TO diversity the
performance.
"Over the Bridge" a song descriptive OF
the singular people who cross to Brook.
Ign after sunset. with a most animated
stage scene representing the Brooklyn
side of the East river, "All In Row."
with popular airs on musical champagne
bottle and glasses, Battery Park" des.
cribing the frequehters OF Gotham's re.
sort OF the great unwashed, and the
Coming Women" and the "GoIng Mem
are some of Mr.. Yale's songs, rafting
songs, sure to create furore.
Yesterday very elaborate stands OF pos
tiers and lithogi apis were put up in both
Houghton and Hancock, and they at
tracted much attention.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26
LONG DRouGHT5 coMINc.
a Weather Prophets Gioony Predictions
For the GUNNER.

For the GUNNER.
N A. Patterson of Vinland, Pa, lays
claim to having predicted this springs
floods, basing his forecasts on the long,
open Indian summer autumn which ex-
tended into December. He now comes
forward with the prediction that there
will, during the summer, be protracted
periods of dry weather, interfering with
the growth and maturity of the sum
mer and fall crops From some cause,
he says electrical, l suppose, the me-
teoric conditions causing long, open
fall, followed by excessive moisture dur
ing December and thence to May, has
its sequel in drought during the follow
ing summer.
Speaking of the inundated districts,
he says: "The serious feature now is,
that what is called the June food will
so overtake the present one as to be
blended together, causing much of the
submerged areas to remain under water
until the opening of July. The June
flood, as it is called, has its origin
mainly in the Rocky mountain SHOWS
melting The melting process there has
commenced this year sooner than usual.
A part of the now swelling volume III
the upper Missouri and Mississippi
rivers is from that source. --Pittsburg
Dispatch
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26

Lake Superior Lodge, Sons OF Hermann
will open the picnic season at the Han
cock grove next Sunday. The occasion
is the dedication OF a fag-in the Ian
guage of the fatherland, fahuen weihe.
The Quinvy band has been engaged to
help make the day enjoy able and refresh
ments will be served during the afternoon
and evening. The grove has become q
popular place for the holding OF picnics
and Hancock is indebted to it's German
citizens for it's Improvement. Their pic
MICS need no more than an announcement
to be successes.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26
HOST OF BERRY PlCKERS.
Thousands of Poor People Ready to Turn
an Honest Penny.

=
Honest Penny.
The strawberry picking season opened
up at Sarcoxie, Mo, recently with the
greatest gathering of people ever assem-
bled in that community. The SarcoXie
Horticultural association, controlling "a
farm of i, 400 acres of straw berries,
advertised for 10, 600 pickers. Their
circulars were responded to by fully
90, 600 persons, who are besieging the
hotels and lodging houses Of Sarcoxie.
The overflow has been so great that
thousands have been forced TO sleep up
on the ground and prepare their meals
in improvised dugouts or shanties con-
structed of branches and leaves. The
line of campers extends ten miles up
and down on each side of Spring river
Men representing almost every voca-
tion are there. Some Of them have seen
better days, but poverty having forced
them to leave The ranks of the thousands
Of unemployed in Tie large cities, they
have sought the field.
There are former railroad conductors.
engineers telegraph operators, brake
men, figemen, store clerks, newspaper
men and all kinds Of tradesmen, down
to the professional hobo
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26

A large raft OF lumber which arrived in
Portage Lake Sunday morning from the
head of the lake lies at the Mineral
Range dock and that portion consigned
to Baiari & UIeeth is being transferred
by rail, The balance, which consists oi
heavier timber, is consigned to the Calu-
met and Hecla and will be towed to Lake
Linden. where the raft will be broken up,
This is the second large raft from up the
lake. the first being an experiment last
wear
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26
BURGLAR AWHEEL.
He Is an Adept at His business and Knows
When aud How to Ride.


A burglar who comes and goes on a
bicycle is working Chicago with great
success. One evening recently, while
the family of William Herricl were alb
sent from their fiat in Washington bou-
levard, the thieving wheelman rode up
and with the aid of chisel forced the
front door.
He left his clips hanging on the out
side doorknob while he ransacked the
fiat. This aroused the suspicious of
Henry Stretch, another tenant of the
building. to such an extent that he
summoned the janitor.
BY the timo that individual arrived
the burglar had secured diamonds val
ned at $500 and escaped by the rear
way, leaving his clips behind. Mr..
Stretch and the janitor reached the
street just as the thief disappeared in
California avenue. - Chicago Times
Herald
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26

Williams and Osgood, two young
Afro Americans who went to Liberia,
ON the west coast of Africa, last year,
when the emigrant fever was at high
water mark, have returned and report
that out Of party Of l65 all died OF
coast fever except ~. The young men
say that they have had all of Africa
that they want. National Reflector.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26
Diplomacy.

His Father-If you marry old Stubos
daughter, you shan't have cent OF my
money.
The Son-But, father, If don't marry
her 1 can't get cent of old Stubbs' mon
ey. .,,
His Father with grudge to satisfy ,
NV own boy! Marry her and render that
old skinaint pcnniless!-Pittsburg Chroni-
Gle Telegraph.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26

The committee in charge OF the pro-
posed picnic at the Hancock grove on
June 10 for the benefit OF the Hancock
hospital are pushing the good work, The
following appeal has been addressed to
/ the various lodges OF benevolent organi-
nations throughout the county. Itstates
the object OF the movement OF our citi-
lens in most complete manner:
"Asyou are aware, a hospital for the
4 Treatment OF sick and infirm persons was
established in our midst some months
ago, and during the time OF It's existence
alarge number of the unfortunate peo-
pie oil our community have been tenderly
cared Tor by the good Sisters OF Charity.
Inc hospital is wholly non-sectarian-
persons oil all religious beliefs and nation
Antics being admitted. The s sters re-
celve no compensation for their services,
out IN order TO treat and care for the sick
u Is necessary to have funds to carry on
Tue good work. To assist in this great
Undertaking meeting of several of our
representative citizens was held on the
loth inst, Tor the purpose of adopting
means OF raising fund to meet some oil
Tue most pressing needs OF the institution
aad II was decided to hold picnic on the
o'erhoon OF the 10Th OF June at the Han
.ocx grove, and to turn the proceeds over
tothe hospital. Your reorganization is re.
spec.luiIy invited to join with US in this
Iost deserving cause. II it should not
.yseeohvenent Tor you to he present on
suls occasion, any donation, however
'mail, That you may feel disposed to give
VIII be thu nkiully received and greatly
atppreclated by the Sisters, as well as by
sue gentlemen who are laboring for the
success OF the hospital. The price OF ed
o. %,sslon mas been fixed at the low sum o.
o oocents, IN order that all may have ar
Sppor.unity to contribute. Tickets may
Se uau by addressing the secretary OF
''y member OF the committee.
very respectfully,
ELEMENT METTE, Chairman,
II. ii. MERRICK, Treasurer,
ERNEST !. DUDE, Secretary,
JOSEPH MALHERBE.
AACHARIAH JACQUES,
THOMAS CoUGHLIN,
n, Executive COmmlttee
Tue sisters in charge OF the Haucocl
.U'p,'al are certainly most worthy o
,ue charitable movement well under way
-, 'nelr lives are devoted to work for tn
s ana unfortunate. and at compen
s.,. 'on ol hving and clothes; and the in
.s, 'o''on itself is also worthy, for It re
A., 'es all applicants. taking compensa
NOV. the patient be able to pay, askin,
co., ne oe not able. The Sisters ar
r';a in debt on the purchas
s,. ss o. the building they occupy and tn
s'sns've improvements they had &
;ns., .. with this debt cleared of th
'''''utlon will be splf-supportipe.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26

The alterations to the old Hoar store
in Houghton will make it a much lighter
and handsomer place OF business. The
middle partition and shelving have been
removed and the effect is to make the
room look much larger. Hodgson X
Hoar expect to be in shape to receive
customers some time during the first week
in June
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26

The legislature recently provided for a
deputy food and dairy commissioners Tor
the Upper Peninsula and Coy. Pingree
offered the appointment to j. F. Ham
bitter. Mr.. Hambitzer has declined the
proposed honor on account OF business
reasons.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26

For SALz-A number OF pieces OF resi-.
dent property in the village OF Hancock
Apply to John Erickson, office In Scott's
block,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26

Laura Bridgcman was the most remark
able example of the patience and tact req.
uisite In the education of blind ana deai
mutes. 1t is said that at the beginning Oh
her mental training one lesson was given
her over 500 times before she finally COM
pretended Il.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26

h.. hundred and twenty-five seats had
T.s IT, 'eserved yesterday noon for "The
. I've r'''s temptations" which is large for
'1 IN advance Of the night Of q play.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26
reasons.

Sidewalks on Quincy street, Hancock,
are nearly all OF one grade now. The
ones in front OF William Condon's and
M. Firms buildings are this week made
TO compare to the common level.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26

A cash register. for use in the soda
water department, has been placed III
Nichols drug store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26
AZ. w. TEME-TA LES.
Passenger Trains on M. R. R. B.
In effect December 20, 1895.

Daily. Daily except Sunday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26
PASSENGER Trains on 4. & T. L. R.

.Dailv. Daily except Sunday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-26
STRAIN ON M'KINLEY
The President Under a Heavy
Load.
BEING PULLED DOWN by INCHES.

No Time For Consideration of Important
State Papers How Office Seeking In
iluences senators-Truth and Sincerity
Needed.