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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-22

CARR-Died. on May 2lst. az 0l5 J.. NJ.
40 he residence ~ her father r. NJ.
carr. Eighth and Stockton streets. Man.
chester GRACE l.. CARR. In the NON
year OF her age.
Funeral services at Central NJ b..
church on SUNDAY May I'D. az 8
o'clock Il. NJ.
RANDALL-Died az the residence OF Mr.
L. III. Kemp Henrico county. May
-Oth az 1880 \. NJ. General GEORGE
w RANDALL. in the SEVENTEEN year
OF his age
His remains will be taken from the
residence OF his daughter Mrs. Joseph
&. Anard. No. 30 north Thirty second
street. MAY 22d. al Z. NJ. 10 vault m
Hollywood Cemetery. for future res.esAA
TO nj, old home IN Freeport, Me.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-22
1. rIlmOn.i', Irlrnh

The news is sent out from Richmond 60
the ecct that Major Lewis Ginter is IL
ID. frI leaitl. mayor olntcr mas been
valuable citizen OF Richmond FOR many
wears and has done more for charity IN a
quiet way than any other ten men iu
the town In Major Ginter the poor peo-
Die of Richmond nave always found 4
rrce friend. We trust hi condition viii
improve and that be may be spared
many more years Of Observation-Disclosures
World.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-22

T.c Board of Dental Examiners have
announced the names of those who suc-
o,. fully passed the recent dental eNami-
nations held n This city and are now enc
uul 90 practice their profession as dcn-
r.ts Thg are. Mossr-. W. ~. Mosc.ey.
vs.. 49, Price. w. ID Willis. IT, Il. Coc1-
mu. Dr. j. Hubbard f. g. Lce T. VI.
Hardy. 49, u. o. McGhec J. q. HOFFMAN
Cheslev Martin ~. " Bark~da!c. r. g..
Robinson T.. ". Brass. and l.. q. Apple
white.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13
Wine For Science Only.

In England there is cellar full OF
wines of the choicest vintages, which
bid fair to spoil for temperance's sake.
Years ago, by the will of Sir Walter
Trevelyan of Northumberland, England,
that knights famous wine cellar became
the property of Sir Benjamin Richard
son, the head of the Temperance hos
pital in London. But the will enjoined
Sir Benjamin from using tho wine for
other than scientific purposes. Con-
WINGED that none of the wine i'll all the
60 dozen famous vintages in the cellar
could be used for the purpose specified,
Sir Benjamin did not draw the cork of
q single bottle.
At his death his widow became the
possessor of the valuable cellar, but she,
too, is forbidden to use it except in the
interest of science. She cannot, under
the will, sell the now famous wines,
even to donate the proceeds to the cause
of temperance. To store the many bot
ties year after year is expensive, and
yet there seems to be but one other
course-to destroy. New York World.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13
A Monster Musical Instrument.

The most gigantic harp ever con-
structed, as far as the record goes, was
that made by Veritan, the provost of
Burkli, near Basel, Switzerland, in
1887. That was long while ago, but
the fame of M. Veritan's gigantic
harp was such that it is still occasional
ly mentioned by writers on the rare and
the wonderful, just as the sea serpent,
bloody rain, live mastadons, ETC., are.
M. Veritan's colossal musical instru-
ment was 500 feet in length, and, on
that account, was constructed in an open
lot instead Of in a harp factory. 1t was
most simple in construction, consisting
of 10 wires strung tightly between two
poles. These wires were of different
sizes, the largest being one-sixth OF an
inch in diameter and the smallest one
twelfth of an inch. They were stretched
north and south and inclined in such
manner as to form an angle Of from 20
to 80 degrees with the horizon. This
queer instrument was not intended as
an exaggerated toy, but was constructed
for the express purpose OF foretelllng
changes in the weather, which were
calculated by Professor Veritan accord
ing to the different tones the instrument
made when the wind was blowing
through it.-St. Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13
AgrecahlY DisappOinted.

One of the richest men living, whose
immense wealth makes him target for
poor people, has recently been in Paris,
and the way in which he repealed one Of
the applicants for his generosity is re-
lated like this: On the opposite side Of
the hotel table sat a woman who had
once been rich.
Monsieur, you Englishmen are so
chivalrous--so ready to assist those in
distress.
"Yes," said the man of wealth, hest
tating. He had heard that before and
thought he knew what was coming next.
"Would you, with your usual gener-
osity, do me favor and great kind
ness?"
eyes, madam-that is, it depends
somewhat
"'Think well, monsieur, before you
promise, for it is great kindness. "
1t was the same old plea that he had
heard many times before from people
who wanted loan.
81 am afraid, madam, that L shall
have to But what is it you wish?'
"Only that you would be kind enough,
monsieur, to pass me the mustard. You
have everything on your side OF the ta-
BILE. "-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13
Complimentary.

Not long since, at a social gathering
at the house of an intimate friend, ctr-
tain reverend bishop was jocularly in
vited by the hostess to sing. He de-
clined, saying that the following Incl
dent would fully indicate what were
his talents in the realm of music:
He was once journeying through Pal
estine in company with very close &C
quaintance, and one evening, after he
and his friend, who shared the tent
with him, had retired to rest, the bish-
op began humming an old tune with
plenty of runs and repetition.
His companion joined in, and the two
soon started verse of well known
hymn. Before the verse ended donkey
Just outside the tent brayed as only &
donkey in the east can bray and gave
vent to the noise with the utmost extent
of lung power that he possessed.
While the hills of Judea were send
ing back the echoes Of this most un
timely performance the Arab dragoman
or guide, put his head inside the tent
and, apologizing for his donkey, said:
"Hal You sing one tune he t'ink ~
knowsr'-Hartford Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13
Delicate Compliment.

Among the musical "reminiscences of
Max Muller, as printed in Cosmopolis,
is good one about Mendelssohn and
Liszt The incident occurred during
Liszts first visit to Germany. His style
Of playing was then somewhat new,
and he was, as he remained, theatrical
in his manner The Leipsic critics were
not ELUSIVE. Says Max Muller:
Mendelssohn only, with his well tenn
pered heart, received him with open
arms. He gave matinee musicale at
his house, all the best known musicians
of the place being present. Well, LisZt
appeared in his Hungarian costume,
wild and magnificent.
He told Mendelssohn that he had
written something special for him. He
sat down, and swaying right and left
on his music stool played first Hun
garian melody and then three or four
variations, one more incredible than the
other.
We stood amazed, and after everybody
had paid his compliments to the hero of
the day some of Mendelssohn's friends
gathered round him and said:
"Ah, Felix, now we can pack. Nc
one can do that. 1t is over with u.s."
Mendelssohn smiled, and when List
came up to him, asking him to play
something, he laughed and said that he
never played now, and this, to certain
extent, was true. He did not give much
time to practicing then, but worked
chiefly at composing and directing his
concerts However, List would take nc
refusal, and so at last little Mendelssohn,
with his own charming playfulness,
said:
'Well, I'll play. But you must prom
Use me not to be angry"
And what did he play? He sat down
and played first of all LISTS Hungarian
melody, and then one variation after
another, so that no one but List him
self could have the told the difference.
We all trembled lest List should be
offended, for Mendelssohn could not
keep himself from initiating LISTS
movements and raptures. However,
Mendelssohn managed never to offend
man, woman or child.
List laughed and applauded, and adj
mitted that no one, not he himself,
could have performed such bravura.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13
His Way of Telling a Horses Age.

A well known Portland man, who is
the owner of a fine young horse, has a
pet hobby, and that is telling horses
age with the aid of u long hair from the
animals tail, gold ring and glass of
water.
His idea is to take the ring, place it
in the center of the hair, and, holding
both ends, put the ring in a glass. He
claims that the ring thus suspended will
strike against the glass, giving the cor
rect age of the horse. To prove this as
sertion he invited veterinary surgeon
and several friends one day the past
week to see the trick done. The doctor
was to examine the horse and tell if the
test was correct.
The young man pulled long hair
from the animals tail, put it through a
ring and gave it to friend to hold in
the glass of water. AT first it did not
seem to work, and there was look Of
anxiety on the young mans face, but in
a few seconds there was click, and the
ring began to strike against the glass so
fast that it was hard to keep count. The
man who was holding the hair asserted
that the ring tapped 30 times, the cor
rect age of the horse, but the doctor
claimed that there must be some mis-
take, either in the test or the horse,
for the animal had every appearance of
being only few years old, and good
horse at that. -Kennebec Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13
Neatly Caught.

A builder in a small town was walk
ing down street in which he was hav-
ing some buildings erected, when he OBJ
served one of the men standing ON the
scaffolding, with his hands in his peck
cts, smoking pipe. He went gently up
the ladder, and, stepping in front OF
him, said:
"Now I've caught you. Well have
no more of this. Here's your four days
pay lit being Friday, and you can con-
slider yourself discharged. .
The man pocketed the money ana
went away rather quickly. just then
the foreman came up, and the builder
told him what he had done.
"why," said the foreman, that man
wasn't working for us. He was only
asking for job. London Tit-Bits.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13
CHARITY FAIRS.
An Argument to Show Why They should
BE Suppressed.

BE Suppressed.
Charity has been defined as this state
of things: That so soon rs A is in trou-
bic Il begins to consider what O ought
to do for him. All charitable fairs, for
instance, are based on this principle
You go and buy something which you
probably do not want in order that the
profit made on it may go to some good
cause. In case you had really wanted
what you bought you would have per-
haps bought it somewhere else, and the
regular trade thus suffers from the loss
of your custom. In case of very large
fairs, like the sanitary fairs" in war
time, the ordinary local trade unques-
tionably suffers, perhaps for a whole
year, and the community is thus impov-
erished to a degree in one way so thet
it may be helped in other ways.
For great national object this can
easily be endured, although, to be sure,
we never have known just what the
regular dealers thought about it. But
when we consider that the same thing
is done to some extent in behalf Of every
local or sectarian enterprise, it is evil
dent that the principle of the affair is
not quite satisfactory.
Suppose, for instance, that we were
all to agree for single year to have all
our shoes and hats made by amateurs
''for sweet charity's sake" and to have
single church or hospital take the
value of them all. Then sweet charity
would make an apparent gain no doubt,
but all the ordinary hatmakers and shoe
makers would starve. Or, if they did
not starve, they would be supported by
their kindred, who perhaps are not far
above the starvation point themselves,
or they would be supported by sweet
charity and the last condition of things
would be worse than the first. 1t is not
really the fact that the evils Of society
can be greatly helped by dressing III
young girls prettily and having them
take money and give rather inaccurate
change at bazaar table. One day, per.
haps, when the laws of trade are better
understood, we shall look at charity
fairs as we already look at lotteries,
which were once regarded as one Of the
highest forms of sweet charity, but
which are now prohibited by law
Harper's Bazaar.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13
The Whistling Buoy.

It is stated in the Boston Post that
the inventor of the whistling buoy,
THAT godsend to the sailor" got his
FIRST idea of the device from seeing a
small boy pushing an ordinary tin horn,
mouth downward. into a hogshead OF
water. The air thus compressed was
forced rapidly through the small end
with whistling noise, and that same
principle is now embodied in all the
apparatus supplied by the government,
the rising of the tide or action of the
waves driving the air into the horn.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13
His Trouble.

Mr.. Spoonamore for some time had
had sore feeling in the upper part of
his throat
He went to an eminent specialist and
stated his case.
The eminent specialist examined his
throat by means of costly electric an
paratus and told Mr.. Spoonamore he
had organic throat trouble, complicated
by symptoms of tonsilitis.
lie wrote prescription and handed
it to him.
The bill was $25.
Mr.. Spoonamofe paid it and went to
a drug store to have the prescription
filled.
This cost him So more.
On his way home he passed dentists
Office.
Obeying hasty impulse, he went in.
% wish you would see if there is any,
thing the matter with my mouth" he
said to the dentist.
The dentist made an examination.
You have bad wisdom TOOTH" he
said.
Pull it out.
1t was pulled out.
The expense was so cents.
When Mr.. Spoonamore got home, he
found that his throat trouble was en-
tirely gone.
But he still has his $50 bottle of med
icine, which may come handy if he ever
really has organic throat trouble COM
plicated with symptoms of tonsilitis.-
Chicago Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13
Urban Development In the South.

The rural south, especially in the old
er portions, is, economically speaking,
far from progressive, and what was once
the single occupation of the southern
gentleman is now the last that he would
voluntarily assume. In the rich valley
and Oh the grazing lands of southwest
Virginia, in parts of Georgia and in the
blue grass region Of Tennessee farming
pays fairly, owing to the greater thrift
of the inhabitants and to the fertility OF
the soil, but, on the whole, the progress
of the new south, like that of the rest of
the country, certainly has not taken this
direction. 1t is through its urban de-
velopment only that the section has
Justly earned its sobriquet.
New cities like Roanoke, Va, have
sprung up on ground that 90 years ago
was parceled into farms. Antebellum
villages have become large cities, as III
the case of Atlanta and Chattanooga.
Old towns like Nashville and Richmond
have taken fresh lease of life and be-
come rich and progressive. A new rail
road has made the fortune of this place,
a new textile or other industry has
caused the growth of that. And all this
progress has been due to the abolition OF
slavery and to the destruction OF prop
erty caused by the civil war. The south
erner of the last 30 years has simply
had to work in order to live, and, like
the rest of the world, he has preferred
the town to the country.-W. p. Trent
in Atlantic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13

the February issue OF the Defective,
,ublisbed at Chicago, contains likeness
=, "Cuckoo" Collins, well known
sOriuter, together with the information
that there is 800 reward offered for him
ior a diamond robbery at Denver, CON-
mtted March 8 last. Members OF the
hose team that competed at the 800"
last August recognize in the picture the
leader Of the Ironwood team that car
ried off 80 many prizes. At the time ofthe
tbe tournament it was pretty well Unknown
that Collins was ringer and hisldentity
was suspected.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13
A ROYAL Rider.

Queen Henriette of Belgium, by birth
an Austrian archduchess, continues, IN
spite of her snow white hair and rank
as grandmother, to occupy her time
with circus riding. A year ago she gave
in the riding school of the royal palace
at Brussels a semipublic performance,
in which she and her daughter Clemen-
tine put their horses through all kinds
of fancy PAGES and trick riding with the
skill of professionals. They leaped their
horses through burning hoops and over
flaming hedges, and her majesty jump
ed pet horse over dinner table COW
cred with flowers and lighted Candida
bra. Then she drove team OF 2O-in-
hand herself, mounted on her favorite
marc
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13
An Evervdav Scene.

Pedestrian-What's all that fuss
about in that house-wedding?
Resident-No. A new baby arrived
last night, and all the women in the
neighborhood are going into ecstasies
over it.
"Who is that tall man all the women
are crowding around?"
"He is minister, come to fix date
for the christening.
"And who is that short man who at.
tracts 80 much attention."
"He is the doctor"
"Ah, seei That no account fellow
who is being pushed out of the way OF
run over is the butler, presumed"
"No, he's the father. "-Pearson's
Weekly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13
ceryice of Song at
the Mems Meeting
Tomorrow.
r,e Light Infantry Party
soc,ai success In Every Par
,,.,,ar - over One Hundred
Couples Attend.

The mems meeting at the 7. M. G, A.
auditorium tomorrow will be somewhat
' ,s.rent from the ordinary as it is to be
..o;se service, or, in other words. a
'.,,ice Of song. Some OF the singers
,..m lake Linden, who have favored the
" in the past with their singing,
.s 20 he present again. They are the
ladies' Quartette and the Male Quartette
that city, Mrs. James Jewell will sing
solo and the quartettes are to sing
s.oorate selections. They will also sing
sdouble quartette entitled "How Blest
.,s They that Trust in Him." Nodoubt
there will be a large attendance out to a
service Of this character.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13
A Pathetic Ad.

Here is an advertisement which
should bring trade, even though people
had to use grindstone to wear holes
through their shoes;
/ am the father of 20 children. NO twins'
am also a cobbler and need work. :.
To have served my country well, it Is owl
dence that will mend your shoes well. ono
good turn deserves another. My shop Is IN the
rear OF Caldwell and Lanier's. Let me hair
sole those. % A."
Boot and Shoe Recorder.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13

The bible class OF the Y. NJ. G. A. holes
regular meetings every Sunday night.
The new line OF study taken up the first
Of the year is proving very beneficial and
under such an instructor as Mr.. j. G.
Johnston is very helpful indeed. The
after meeting will do anyone good who
will attend. Mr.. W. j. Davey will lead 1t
tonight. Bible class at 7:30. Prayer
meeting at 8 o'clock. Drop in to one or
both OF them.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13

The Houghton Light Infantry annual
party held at the Armory Thursday even
iug was most pleasant and successful
affair." Nearly 100 couples were in at
tendance The Houghton band play ed
e1celently for dancing, rendering several
new waltzes and two steps. II fresh
ments, which were in charge OF the com
pany's chef, Samuel Werner, were served
IN the drawing rooms.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13
nv Special Permit.

"Herel What does this mean?' shout
ed whooply as he found his youngest
riding broomstick over the top of tbs
piano.
"This is oil right. Mamma said II I'd
stay in could play on the piano. De-
troit Free Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13

You could not throw the proverbial
stone in the streets OF Hancock just now
without hitting candidate for a village
Office Net in many ye rs has there been
so many aspirants for municipal honors.
The coming caucus bids fair to be like the
traditional Hancock one when men
fought famous political battles in the
past
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13
A Doubtful Blessing.

Perry Patetic--Wouldn't it be great
to have 81, 900, 900?
Wayworn Watson-I dunno w'ether
IL would err not. I've thought of so
many things would do with it that it
would clean kill me to carry out the
programme. Enquirer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13
Ancient Single Tax.

vauban, the great French engineer,
seems, according to his biographers' 10
have been the father, or perhaps the
grandfather, of single tax. He published
in the year of his death, volume In
which he contended that one tax on
land should be made to cover all the ex-
penses of the state. The book was
propmtly suppressed by the royal coun-
Gil.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13
'"'orrow In st. Valentines Day.
Made Plain.

Twa'wyer-Well, proceed.
,c, "i,ness-The plaintiff resorted to an
den onious use Of circumstantial evil
bena "e Judge (interrupting)-For the
pns" "' Oh tho jury, state in palmer Ian
W., exactly what you mean by that.
--th...ness-Well, my exact meaning Is
'' ne iied!-Pearson's Weekly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13

Inc missionary society OF the Hancock
NJ Z. church Sunday school will give a
social next week Saturday evening. A
snort musical program is being arranged
Tor the occasion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13

republican caucus for Portage town
ship will be held at Pfeiffers' Hall Mon.
Gay evening, February Is, for the pur-
pose OF selecting seven delegates to the
county convention to be held at Ger
mania Hall, hancock. February 16.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13

The city and the tower which the
SONS of Noah proposed to build were
the earliest recorded instances OF foru-
flcation. The tower in this case was
undoubtedly citadel.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13

The weekly tramp OF the snow shoe
club will take place Tuesday evening and
after the arrival at the club house the
annual meeting for the election of officers
will occur A full attendance is therefore
desired. The usual amusemeBts will be
INDUCED in.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13

Oasnier John Jones, OF the Lake Linden
Oank' went to Chicago yesterday. He
WIZ oe accompanied on the return by his
ilness
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13

- MISS Selma Savory, OF Houghton, aged
20 years, died Thursday. A month ago
quo nao a severe attack ofdiphtherla, from
'ue ELECTS OF which she did not recover.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13

ine Misses Hoar, OF Houghton, will
.''e IN day or two for Louisiana where
.'ey VIII visit relatives the remainder OF
the winter.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13

:. ine ladies' OF st. Agnes Guild, OF Trim
~ cnurch, will hold the social this even
;a postponed from last Saturday even
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13

w. Calverly went from the Shrine
ss 0''og at Marquette To Duluth for a
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13

h.. 'S' a. Z. Lane, OF East Houghton,
''riyed home from a visit to Boston.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-13

Passenger Trains on M. R. R. T.
Tn effect December %. 1895.

.Daily. I Daily except Sunday.