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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-16
lore. Suddenly he jumped outward in

shore. Suddenly he jumped outward in
to that bIackness and was lost to sight.
Thesrain was still falling, the roar of
the breakers seemed nearer than ever. To
stay where they were was death and to
jump into that blackness as Anderson
had done seemed to be courting death.
The sailors were still huddled together in
the forward part of the ship. Captain
Helgersen with his broken leg had also
been brought up forward and lay groan.
ing and unconscious beneath the bul.
warks with the water on deck washing
oversshim.
Another member Of the crew who had
stripped himself of his clothes shouted
out that he was going to try and reach
shore. No one tried to prevent him. His
shipmates saw him leap over the side and
suddenly he popped up into sight again
on the crest of big wave. With desper-
ate hands he clung to the rail Of the YES
sci. Charles Reimann and another sea-
man extended their hands to the poor
wretch and tried to haul him on board.
just then the rail against which the two
men were leaning gave way and in falling
one of the tinlbers struck the outstretohed
arm of the sailor below. breaking it short
off. With howl of agony and fear the
injured sailor sank down into the water
and was lost to view. 1t was now every
man for himself and the chances of all
seemed poor enough. Every second the
towering foremast threatened to fall, and
when it came down some of those beneath
it were sure toHbe killed or injured.
Charles Reimann made up his mind to
take his chances and jump for it, He
stepped to the side of the vessel and
without stopping to remove his boots
leaped overheard into the sea. This man
was the only one saved of all those on the
schooner, and strange to say he reached
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-16
ESPECIAL TO TEE pREss.I

Augusta, December 15.-The Governor
and Council this afternoon listened to
two pardon cases in which clemency
was asked for man who had passed the
three score and ten years, and girl who
is only Is. The man Is Samuel II. Lisk,
the former manufacturer Of Westbrook.
Tho girl is Anna Lafontaine, who is an
inmate of the Industrial School for Girls
at Hallowell because she was deemed to
be in danger of falling into vice. Each
of these cases is interesting apart from
the contrast of youth and age which they
present. The hearing in the Lafontaine
case turned largely on whether or not
young girl had been deprived of her
liberty in manner which deprived her
of her rights, and in the proceedings
Gov. Powers took part by asking some
pointed questions.
Mr. Lisk is in Portland Jail where he
has been since thes6th of October, serving
a sentence of year for assault with intent
to kill Henry Turner. Mr.. Lisk' 5 case
is familiar to the people of Portland and
Westbrook. The story of his troubles
and the occurrence which led to his pres
ent position was told to the council today
by William Lyons Esq, who appeared for
the petitions. Mr.. Lyons was accompa-
MED by Hon. Charles M. Waterhouse OF
Westbrook. Besides his oral presentation
of the case, Mr.. Lyons introduced Pc
tition from Mr.. Lisk, and two other Pc.
titions. one signed by representative
citizens of Westbrook and the other by
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-16

the fog bell, but the noise of the wind
bowling through the rigging, the splash
ing of the water under the bow and the
pelting of the rain upon the deck drowned
all other sounds. All at once there came
shrek from the captain at the wheel.
One of the tiller ropes had parted and the
vessel was beyond control. and still rush
ing madly forward. A second later and
there came another shout from the look
outs on the forecastle, and then the roar
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-16

Tuesday night about eight O'Clock the
three masted schooner Susan P. Thurlow
went ashore on the ledge off Gushing s
Point Cushing's Island and six men out
of her crew Of seven were drowned. This
terrible disaster occurred within two
miles of this city and within sight of it's
lights had the night been clear enough to
allow of them being seen. The survivor
after as narrow escape from death as ever
q man had, reached Cushing's island in
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-16
In TIE HOIISE.
The Civil Service Law the Chief Topic of
Debate.

The Civil Service Law the Chief Topic of
Debate.
Washington, December 15.-The House
spent the day in the consideration of
legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill. Eighty-nine of the 1l2
one amendment of importance was
adopted. 1t reduced the clerical force OF
the pension office 95, involving a reduc-
tion in salaries of $1l5,0)0. The civil ser
vice question, as on yesterday, WAS the
chief topic of discussion today and the
proposition of Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Yanderlip to retire clerks for
age was made the text for denunciation
by Mr.. Moody and Mr.. johnson, both of
whom are defenders of the civil service
law.
At the opening of the session of the
House today, a resolution for the holiday
recess from Sunday December IS to We'd
nesday, January 8, offered by Mr.. Ding.
ley from the committee on ways and
means was adopted.
A resolution for the payment of the en-
ployes of the House and Senate for the
month of December on the 18th was
adopted.
fhe House then went into the commit
tee of the whole and resumed the con-
sideration of the Legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bills.
Mr.. Livingston, Democrat of Georgia,
submitted some general remarks in oppo-
sition to the civil service law, which he
denounced as humbug and fraud.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-16
Six Sailors Perish Just Off Cushing s
Island.
Worst Marine Disaster of Portland s
History.

schooner Susan r. ThurOw Wrecked Cushing Point i'm
the Gale of Tuesday NightOf Crew OF Seven All Were
Lost Charles Remann Who Reached
Shore " a Miracie--StOry the
Lips of the SURVIVOR
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-16
ASKED FOR LISK'S PARDON
Aged WestbrOOk Man Now in Port.
land Jail.
STRONG PETITION PRESENTED TO
GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL.

Contains Names of Leading Men of Port.
land and Westbrook-CaselLaidO Over for
Executive Session-GirI Who Wants to
Leave Industrial School.
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HE w EATHeR.

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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-05
Nav and Matrimony.

The pagans had myth that "only
bad women marry in May" They had
another, that if the marriage did take
place the couple would live most unhap-
pily. and children born Of the marriage
ii it was not hopelessly rendered bar
rem by thus slapping the fates in the
face-would be deformed or imbeolle.
With prizes like that in prospect, it IS
not much wonder that the Ignorant and
superstitious taboo May marriages, but
there is no excuse yet for this idiosyn-
Grassy of thinking people-at least, no
sensible one.
Ovid was firm believer in the su-
nerstition and said that no widow On
young girl would marry in May unless
she wished to invite the displeasure OF
the gods, and that the imprudent WON
An who braved their wrath would MI an
early crave. Ovid pinned his faith 10
rosy June, the birth month Of June, and
when he got ready to launch his daugh-
tar ON the matrimonial sea he studied
the stars and oil the superstitions to
make sure that he would not run upon
Scylla in steering of Chsrybdis.
Resolved 70 match the girl, he tried 70 una
what days unprosperVus wscss wnas "oS-n
were Kind.
Arr Juns's sacred idse his fsesy strayod-
Good 70 the man and happy % she maia'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-05
Chinese Cooking.

This knowledge Of what we are pleased
10 oall artificial digestion runs largely
through all Chinese cooking. Whenever
meats, especially the heavy and indiges-
tible class, are to be employed as FOOD
tie cook increases their assimilative
character by the use Of peptoniferous
trips and vinegar. have often out OF
curiosity examined the numerous made
dishes Of the Monaghan cuisine with .
Wow to ascertaining their constitution.
Whether it was soups or stews. ragputs
or fricassees, pot roasts or boiled. nave
found tripe finely shredded or thinV
sliced In three dishes out of every five:
The ratio was largest in households OF
wealth, where we'll paid cooks were she
rule. and smallest in those where the
conditions were otherwise AS they DIS
covered the peptic virtue of tripe IN an
food animals, they likewise found the
same quality in the gizzard of the bird
kingdom. They have employed the giz-
Yard even more literally in their COOK
ing than they have the tripe, and they
regard iteas is the scientific TRUTH as
the most valuable Of all animal tissues.
AN Elk Consul to Annoy" in Dietetic
and HyQierfic Gazette.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-05
BUYING SOCIAL POLISH.
An English Couple Who Instruct In Il
Art of Being Fine.

An English Couple Who Instruct In the
Art of Being Fine.
A new profession for "gentlefolk"
has been discovered in London by two
impecunious members of the class. They
have discovered that there is livelihood
to be obtained by polishing off" the
nouveaux riches and others whose man
ners "have not that repose which stamps
the caste of We're de We're" They are a
well born, well bred married couple
who are still sufficiently young to be
adaptable. They have been used to the
ways of the leisure class, and they are
clever enough to teach them. Anything
from the cure Of the cockney accent to
the proper way to entertain q duke Is
taught for consideration.
The wife describes her share Of the
work thus: II generally" she says,
undertake to engage the services Of all
specialists, such as superior maids, who
know what is what and can give judi
cious and useful hints to their mistress
also manicurists, teachers OF department.
and sometimes teachers Of elocution.
have cured one very bad case Of mere
outward vulgarity in three weeks for 10
guineas, and have corrected cockney
accent in three mornings for 8 guineas,
while, on the other hand, certain city
man, who never aspired to anything
better than heavy British dinners, Fri
days to Mondays at Brighton, and Man
sion House balls until he married the
daughter Of west end restaurant man
ager-she knew nothing Of life beyond
her own narrow sphere-gave us oart'
blanche to make fine folks Of them.
"Not much could be done for him be
yond keeping him quiet, but she len
herself to our process. Now they have
very pretty place in Hampshire and en-
terrain some rather nice people in tn
summer. We ourselves received 10
guineas for our advice, but the husban
must have spent over $4,000 in adopt
ing our hints as to mode Of living, an
he tells us that what he has got for it
worth double as much. "-Philadelphi
Press.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-05
BOTH PAPERS WERE USEFUL.
The Fortunate Result Of Tennessee jus
tice Mixing His Documents.

The Fortunate Result Of Tennessee JUS
tice Mixing His Documents.
Bill Wright was justice of the
peace, and also an absentminded man,
whose wife was as able an orator as
Xantippe.
Bill used to serve all his processes
himself and to save time would sign the
marriage certificates in blank and deliv-
er . number to the parson.
One day Bill had process to serve
away up in the mountains on a semlbar-
barous recluse, who was sued for dam
ages for some disdeeds, and Bill thought
he would deliver few Of the certifi-
Gates to the parson.
So, sticking both packages of papers in
the same pocket, he mounted his horse
and rode off.
Reaching the minister's, he stopped
and chatted awhile, and, after deliver
ing his papers, he started off again and
took the road to the mountains.
The parst.n had a wedding that day
one of the parties being notorious horse
thief from an adjoining county. Wher
| the ceremony was over, the parson Sc
lected a certificate from the bundle ant
unrolled it sufficiently to sign his name
On handing it to the man the latte
opened it, and his eye grew wlid as M
read instead Of marriage certificate
warrant Of arrest, signed by both TIN
iustice of the peace and by the parson
BE feared some trap, SO surrendere'
himself to custody.
| When the justice reached the noun
tain side, he took out the paper TO rea
| it and Immediately saw it's nature, ou'
maintaining his self possession, ne re
cited the form of summons. when d
fortunately remembered
Il He then returned and found the hors
thief in Jail and went and saw the pa
son. remarking. with bis own matr
monial felicity in mind. that both p'
pers had unintentionally served the enc
of Justice. -University Courier.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-05
STOP THE TREMoLo.
A Nuisance In Music Which Destroys
Good Singing.

Good singing.
Car any che explain 70 me the secret
Of the popularity of the detestable mode
Of singing which is now practiced so ex.
tensively in our city? l need scarcely
called the tremolo. 1t came into fashion
about 40 years ago and is it not time
that that fashion should die natural
DEATH Nina. La Grange was the first
who introduced it here. She was much
heralded, and therefore was believed to
be fine singer-to the extent that she
drew fair audiences for short time.
But people soon wearied of her peculiar
style and ceased going to hear her. She
was passee when she came to this coun-
try, and it was said that it was to cover
a broken down voice that she had re-
course to the now hackneyed vibrata.
However, many deluded singers, consid-
ering that her style must be one OF the
good things which come to us from Eu-
rope, strove, but too successfully to i'm
itate it.
When l was studying vocal music,
great care was taken to impress upon
my mind the extreme Importance and
beauty Of firm, pure and steady tone,
with its gradual crescendo and diminu-
endo. All, with what infinite pains l
tried to produce my notes without a
shadow of wavering or change OF quail
ity And now to think that the beautl-
full sostenuto is considered Of but small
account by so many people who, l main
tain, ought to know better have seen
a roomful of people moved to tears by a
pathetic song rendered by we'll sus-
! tanned voice, and with distinct enuncia'
ton Of the words. Yet who would ever
dream of weeping over the most touch
ing ballad in the world when sung IL
the miserable, shaky style now in vogue
which leaves the listener in doubt as tt
whether he is hearing sung O sharp o.
d, # sharp or G?
Among the best Of vocalists belonging
to our city and its vicinity this tremol'
is often adopted. For some reason SO
pranos and baritones use it most IRE
auently, and may add ad nauseam.
is more than disagreeable on the stag
and in the parlor. 1t is beyond endur
.. ance when it obtrudes itself in tn
church service. No place or occasion
safe from its impertinent intrusion.
have heard soprano of good standin
, profane the lofty strains Of II Kno'
4 That My Redeemer Liveth" by ht
tremulous rendering, obnoxious as
was inappropriate. - Cor. New Yor
{ Tribune .-s
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-05

We are pleased to tell you that We
make everything pertaining to the shoe
makers trade as cheap as ever from the
best quality OF leather. Mems boots OF
shoes soled for As and so cents. ladies
shoes soled for 80 and 40 cents. We
have a nice assorted stock OF fall and
winter SHOES, ana our own MAKE shoe
packs, which we will dispose % 1T very
low figures. Good work guaranteed.
OKER & KEMPPANEN.
Fifth street, Red Jacket, next to Jaco!
Gartner's store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-05
wbv He wanted 1t Printed.

Cmpositors are supposed to be able TO
decipher all kinds Of handwriting even
that Of editors and ministers, vi .nis
noint Mr.. Robert Clark, the Edinburgh
PRINTER, used to tell story:
Professor Lindsay Alexander cane
into our Office one Friday with tho man
uscript of sermon 1853. % this
tomorrow" he said. u. IA
told him the time was too short dc
must give us few days longer ;.
"No," he said II must preach ' "n,.
.ermon tomorrow. 1t is speclai ser,
non wrote it ten years ago, ana now
I can't make ont woro U, "
Youth's Companion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-05
BetSsr One VIZ.

I, North Carolina lately . cass va
.,,sa in which, the dsfs,AAnt's oharoo-
t.r having been impsaehsd, 10 was
souabt 10 bolster IL up BY showing he
had reformed and joined the sharoh-
The witness, who belonged TO t.s same
church, insisted that ~ tho dsfe. da.s
"a. new q Christian man Of course his
.ha,actsr WAS better. Counsel asked
him. "Dossr I he drink just ~ much az
h. aver didr' The witness, who was
so,ored and evidently embarrassed by
the inquiry, slowly raised his Eyes and
said with much dekberation, II uanH
no do. but he carries it more better -
Gan Francisco Argonaut
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-05
HuMAll eutFaalAa.
Z aeN~s,hs of It Is Usrless and Could ne
Avoided.

Avg.dcd.
Go through Il crowd OF people, pre.
ferably city people; examine tho tired.
anxious, wasted faces; remember your
life and the lives Of the men whom YOU
have known intimately; recall the vio
lent deaths, the suicides of which Won
have heard and ask yourself the reason
of all this death, suffering and despair
And you will see, however strange II
may appear, that the cause Of nine -tertLs
of human suffering is the present life Of
the world that this suffering is useless;
that it could be avoided, and that The
majority Of men are martyrs to worldly
ideas
Recently on a rainy Sunday crossed
the market near the tower of Solkharey
in a street Car. For athird of mile the
car made its way through a dense crowd
that closed in again behind u.s. From
morning till evening these thousands OF
men, most Of them hungry and in rags,
jostle each other in the mud, dispute,
deceive and hate each other. The same
thing goes on in the markets of Moscow
and other cities These men will pass
their evenings in the wine shops and
afterward will seek their holes and cor
ners- Sunday is their best day. Monday
they begin again their accursed exist
ence.
Think Of the existence of these men,
Of the situation which they abandon
and of that which they choose. Consider
the labor to which they give themselves,
and you will see that they are martyrs.
All have left their fields, their houses,
their fathers and brothers, often their
| wives and children. They have renounc'
ed everything and come to the city il
order to acquire that which the WORLD
considers necessary. All of them ART
there, from the operative, the coachmar
and the seamstress to the wealthy mer
chant, the office holder and the wives O
all of them, to say nothing Of the ten
of thousands of unfortunates who hav,
lost everything and live on scraps anC
brandy in the free lodging houses. G
through this crowd; watch poor ant
rich alike; look for u man who say
that he is satisfied and believes that h
possesses what the world deems necessa
~. You will not find one in thousand
Count Tolstoi.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-05
|lre Lake News
Anniversary OF
cate Associa-
ton
people From All over
~ u camper country Peo-
pIe present

..orv Gillespie, OF the Han
RAJ ~ G. A., arrived home from
\ 40. I'd the state convention 'n ar ,ars
euipg. ,,,r.r anniversary
n location Of the State and it was
', notable one and was well a'. oaao-
n ''ss0t stringer, OF the local asso-
''' "So was president OF last years
P., ""' called the present one to
when ,'se, c. D. Harrington was elect
presiding officer %
s'ative committee DR.. W. T. 5.
' d Calumet, was one named
.Soort Of the State showed an en-
.;as state Of affairs, except that
n;ttoe ia most anxious about the
:, filing the place OF the State
.,v Mr.. Clarke's place Is a hard
al Part Of the report read az
,s0ort thirty-six associations in
(sts with a membership OF nearly
faint idea Of what these thirty
locations are doing was given this
,0g when they read their brief re-
| One thing about these reports is
Issiye, namely, the determination &c
hahn meetingsior men. The number
DIpssed conversions reported to thu
,i,tees during the year is not les'
lao. Fellow workers, can we rea
hat this means? Is it not a caus'
,ecial Thanksgiving that some ar
and many doubtlessIkept?"
committee rec0mmenos tho train
thools at Chicago and Springfield t.
looxipg forward to secretaryship
publication Men" was adopted a
tBcial organ OF the Y. N. G.. A.
tbs reports from different associa
Calumet showed up way to tn
in per cent OF growth and in gene'
tendance. She had added 578 ne,
Sbers and the attendance average
lor the year. Hancock's secretar
an increase OF 400 members to r.
and an average attendance at NEE
Of 96.
N reports OF the proceedings Will |
in a meeting for the purpose in II
future by the delegates OF the loc'
citation.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-05
,,,.r,.r,n~ with Natural selection.

For countless ages hand to hand com
hat has been the means of selecting the
most hardy and robust individuals 20
nerpetuate their race. Now, however,
the magazine rifle and smokeless powder
will probably exercise apotent influence
in the reverse direction. Not only Is the
smallest and most insignificant individ-
nal now capable Of inflicting as much
injury upon the foe as the. most robust
Init he offers a much smaller target TO
his adversary, and has<herefore z betsar
chance Of escape. -Westminster Review.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-05
a BACHELOR MAID.

Once there lived bachelor maiden,
Years and years ago (2),
And her mind with truth was laden,
But her heart was cold as ,Clow.
For she thought with good old Plato.
She could live alone,
So she smiled on many sutton,
But her heart was hard as stone.
Came a bachelor man g-sung
For her friendship true.
This alas, was her undoing,
As it might have been with you.
For her friendship still he sued her
Such simple thing
Till before she knew he wooed her,
Wooed her with a friendship ring.
Now, although she's fond OF Plato,
Her cold hearts grown warm,
And her theories of living
Have imbibed "A wondrous charm,
For she says: {" IT'S human nature,
Suite of Plato's pen.
Men were made for loving women,
Women made for loving men,"
Mary W. Slater in Kate Fields Washington
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-05
Tho Powder Making Family.

A strange heritage was that bequeath-
ed to his children by Eleuthere lrenee
Du Pont de Nemours, when. driven from
France by the revolution, he came to
the faraway state Of Delaware, and
with skill in chemistry, acquired under
the great Lavoisier, set to work In 1917.
making gunpowder for America and the
civilized world, if a world can be called
civilized that uses so much OF It. vast
wealth he prepared for his descendants
the family fortunes today uniting into
nearly 800, 600, 900. But along with the
riches he left dread responsibility that
presses down relentlessly upon every son
and grandson. "Thou shalt not rest !;
thou shalt not fear" is written on the
brow Of every Du Point child, and read
in the life Of every Du Point man. II
ever a family was brave, it Is the Du
Points if ever a family had need OF
bravery, it is they.
The Du Points monopolize the gun
powder business Of America, QSntrolIine
90 of the 80 mills in this country. They
do this by confiding to no one, not even
to the archives Of the patent office, thei'
secret methods of composition, their spe
cially devised machinery, and all the
lore of gunpowder making that has come
to them through generations This In
herited knowledge is the family treas
ure, and to guard it inviolate the D'
Points must be their own mechanics
, chemists, superintendentsand engineers
must spend hours every day in the mills
must live with the menace OF suddel
and frightful death always about them
| -NcClure's Magazine.