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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14
There Is saving of time, of space and
cost Of operation.

There Is a saving of time, of space and
cost Of operation.
"I'or instance, where steamship can
now only take coal enough TO carry her
from New York to Liverpool, one of
these electrically equipped vessels
could, with the same quantity Of coal,
sail from New York TO Gibraltar aud
return 10 New York, three times the dis
lance. The vessel could carry greatly
increased number Of passengers and
much larger quantity Of freight. The
space now required for the vast steam
plant could be earning the owners Of
the vessel a large amount of money III
freightage. An electric ocean liner could
easily carry $500 passengers i'll greater
comfort and with less danger than is
now incurred on steamships.
"Another feature of this system is
the fact that the screws tend to main
tain the equilibrium Of the vessel at
all times. Each screw has distinct
lifting power. The blades turn so that
the propelling force comes from below
instead of above, and as "A vessel lurches
from one side to another, or pitches, the
screws on the side deepest i'll the water
| exert tremendous power to restore the
craft to level. 1t would be as though
| q man were to lurch TO one side and re-
ceive the support of prop. When the
| vessel pitGhes, there is no lost motion.
| When the stern screws are idle and in
| air for moment, the screws in the
bow are working, as usual and exerting
their tremendous lifting power TO put
Che stern of the boat back to its proper
equilibrium. When the bow screws are
out of water, the stern screws perform
similar Office. In this way the vessel
is kept more nearly on an equilibrium
than is possible in steamships.
"The increased speed attained by the
use of electrical motors does not, as
many might suppose, increase the pres
sure of the water upon the sides OF the
vessel. Just the contrary is the case.
The increased momentum enables the
vessel 10 cut the water with a sharper
force, and the greater the momentum
the less the pressure. This can best be
illustrated by man attempting to push
his fist through board. This he cannot
do; yet he can easily shoot candle
through it from gun. New Yorl
| Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14
AN ARTFUL APPEAL.
A Mendicant Who Succeeds In Extracting
Silver From Passersby.

An illustration Of the depth to which
one woman has sunk Cor risen) in the
art Of begging may be seen any evening
after dark on the down town streets OF
Chicago This woman has no favorte
street. She simply plays them all. usu'
ally side streets, where the young man
with his best girl as often glides
through because the crowds are not so
dense or the lights SO brilliant.
This woman has two confederates
who dress and act like laboring men.
Each carries his little tin pail, and each
shows evidence of having been hard at
work. A young society man and his girl
walk slowly along, Indifferent 10 the
world Neither hears the almost inau-
dible appeal for help. AS the young cou-
pie pass the mendicant the men with
their tin pals and grimy hands stop
short and block the way.
Lets chip in nickel apiece and
help that poor, starving creature, says
one of them.
"All right, Joe, I'll do it, / earned
an extra quarter today, and l can just
spare nickel. "
This not only attracts the attention
of the lovers, but it brings tears to the
eyes of the girl, and involuntarily the
thought flashes through the young man 6
mind that if two laborers can give up a
| portion of their hard earned money he
can part with at least 20 cents and Of
tener more, owing largely to what sort
of an impression he wants TO make upon
his companion.
! And so bright silver coin drops into
the cup held by the poor, starving crea-
ture, few muffled sounds of "Bless you,
my children, bless you" come from the
bunch of rags sitting upon the raised
STEP and the little crowd of laborers
sweethearts and object of charity dis
solves, each feeling happier and more
contented.
The young man never knows he hal
been worked" so to speak, and neitheI
does the next victim or the next, TO
be it known that the programme related
above is repeated until there are no low
ers parading up and down the sid
streets at night. Chicago Times-Her
] aid
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14
A Real widow.

She was dear old lady, always sweet
and bright, and now she has the reputa-
tion of being wit. She has been llvlng
for a wear or so in the thick OF the
American colony in Paris, where as
every one knows, there's as fine "a COL
lection of women whose husbands i've
in America as there is on the continent
of Europe, which is saying great deal
She was speaking one day at an AFTER
noon tea of very lovely woman' over
whom she became quite enthusiastic.
'She's very young, she SAID , Ss q
sorS a climax. "but widow tneh
added quickly, "with real dead hus-
bond toop'-New York HeralS
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14
HERMANN TO M'KlNlEY.
How the Late Sleight of Hand Performer
Fooled the President Elect.

Fooled the President Elect.
The death of Professor Hermann, the
prestidigitateur, recalls an incident that
occurred at the last meeting between
him and Major Mckinley. Major Nc
Kinley and the famous sleight of hand
performer had been friends for long
time. and Hermann never came to Co
lumbus without calling on the governor
when he was here. When he was last
here, Hermann happened to stop at the
hotel where Governor Mckinley was
making his home, and he called upon
him there.
As he started to go, Professor Herr
mann said: major, l may not see you
soon again, and have never given you
anything by which you may remember
me- Let me make you present OF this. -
And, taking his hand, he placed upon a
finger a fine diamond set ring. MAJOR
Mckinley thanked him and admired
| the ornament. Shortly after Hermann
| left a friend who was present SAID,
"Oh, by the way, governor, let me see
that ring" The governor held up his
hand. but was astonished TO find that il
was gone. There was no need to ask
questions about the mystery. Hermann
! had left as memento the memory or
very clever trick, of which the mayor
was the victim, instead of the ring, -
Columbus CO.. Cor. Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14
Arresting a Dead Body For Debt.

A scene as 6isgraceful to the parties
who were the authors of it as it was
hurtful to the feelings of the humanized
spectators occurred in the neighborhood
of Shoreditch. The funeral procession
of a person Of responsibility was pass
ing to the burial ground of Shoreditch,
when the hearse was stopped by num-
Der of sheriff's officers, one of whom
presented writ for $50 at the suit Of
"a person with whom the deceased had
had dealings. AS the law as it at pres
ent stands authorizes creditor to ar
rest the departed frame of his debtor
the officers proceeded to take the body
out of the coffin, then placed it in a
shell which they had brought with
them in cart, and in this vehicle con-
yeyed it away. Annual Register, 1S43.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14
A THRlFTLESS GENIUS.
The Hand to Mouth Existence That Was
Led by Leigh Hunt.

Leigh Hunt had no sense either OF
time or OF money-a grave fault, per-
haps an objectionable vice, in man
who had wife and children depending
upon him. AS long as he lived he was
thriftless and needy, lender and bor-
rover. so generous that he could never
afford to be just bringing upon those
whom he loved sincerely constant bur-
den of debt and care. How reprehensible
this was he seems never TO have felt,
though he blames himself freely and
light heartedly, and if the reader OF
his autobiography is disposed to feel
sorry for Mrs. Hunt it is not because
her husband sets him the example. This
was Leigh Hunts one vice, never
amended nor actively repented of. Yet
he had had his warning 1t is pathetic
to compare with each other the two fol-
lowing passages and 70 see how clearly
Leigh Hunt foresaw his danger and
how incapable he proved of escaping 1t
Il have seen, b" he writes III 1908, so
much Of the irritabilities, or rather the
miseries, accruing from want of a suit
able income. and the best woman OF her
time was so worried and finally worn
out with the early negligence of Others
in this respect that if ever / was deter
| mined in anything it is to be perfectly
| clear of the world and ready to meet
the exigencies of a married life before
do marry, for I will not see a wife
| who loves me and is the comfort OF my
existence afraid to speak TO me of money
matters. She shall never tremble &c
hear knock at the door or to meet
quarter day.
And i'll 1882;
81 never hear knock at the dool
**x but l think somebody is coming t.
take me away from my family. Las
Friday l was sitting down to Dime
49, when | was called away by MAJ
who brought an execution into my nous
for 40 shillings. Temple Bar.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14
A Hundred Thousand Screws In a Thimbie

The smallest screws ever made are
used in the manufacture OF the minla-
ture watches which are sometimes fitted
in rings, shirt studs, bracelets, etc.
They are the next thing to being invisible
to the naked eye, looking like minute
grains of sand. With good glass, how
ever, it may be plainly seen that each Is
q perfect screw, having IA number OF
threads equal to 1890 to the inch. These
tiny screws are four one-thousandths OF
an inch in diameter and seven one-thou-
sandths of an inch in length. 1t is estl-
mated that lady's thimble of AVERAGE
size would hold 100000 of them NO
attempt is ever made TO count these
"tiny triumphs of mechanical ingenu-
ity" other than to get basis Tor estl-
nation. The method usually pursued III
determining their number is to care
fully count 100 and then place them on
n delicate balance, the number OF CIV
EN- amount being determined by the
weight of these. st. Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14
The schoolboy and the Emperor.

The organ of the schoolmasters Tho
Allgemeine Deutsche Lehrerzeltung' re-
lates an episode of Kaiser Wilhelm $
visit 10 Wiesbaden. When he was nd
ing along the Taurus strasse at the heal
of his suit on Monday, small boy ran
after him and cried out as he frantic
ally waved his cap, Herr Kaiser Herr
Kaiser, get us holiday tomorrow
The emperor laughed, and, with a
friendly wink to the lad, called out
"We shall manage it. " Accordingly on
the next day all tho lads and lasses Oh
the town were informed that the day
was "schulfrei," and wherever 'no
kaiser appeared he was naturally gree.
ed as a liberator, with tho full power
of youthful lungs.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14

Inc draw OF the Portege Lake bridge
Is Oe'Dg further strengthened by running
unoers along outside and supporting
'ue ends by additional wire cables run up
O'er the middle Of the draw. This will
'0Huer The draw sale for the coming sea-
SUI and by next winter railroad matters
mdy nave so developed as to necessitate
'ue building ofanew railroad bridge, draw
auu all' When a new draw is put in the
V'n'er pier will be removed and draw
s"~s'ng to one side will be put in, leav.
'ns az least hundred-foot opening.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14
unrs and storns.

Hogs are always more restless than
rsnal on the approach Of bad weather,
md when these animals run to ana no
with mouthfuls of straw, leaves ol
branches the indication is for very foui
weather. In their native state pls' i pton
ably made their own beds, ana WIZ WI, u,
had weather was coming perhaps gain,
cred a larger supply of straw OF leaves yes
than usnai TO serve as protection
AGAINST the rain.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14

The tirst tramp OF the season OF the
Onlgaming snow shoeclub was had Tues
DAY evening. Three sleigh loads left
Hancock and Houghton at 1880 and at
the loot OF cemetery hill about thirty OF
the fifty persons left the sleighs and
tralnped the two miles to the clubhouse.
Arrived there dancing was INDUCED in to
the music OF Weismiller's orchestra. The
evening proved a most eni oyable one and
'nose present will beialready for the next
tramp next Tuesday evening. 1t is the
Intention to have n regular meeting
every Tuesday evening.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14
TWO ECLlPSES THIS YEAR.
The sun VIII he DarIsened In February
aud June.

Two eclipses of the sun are scheduled
for the wear 1897. The first one will
take place, the astronomers say, Feb. 1.
1t is what is known as an annual OF
ring eclipse, which means that the moon
will pass across the suns center i'll such
a way that if an observer were Ill a IA
vorable position he would see a large
black spot in the face of the chief lumi-
nary, with a wide ring of light about
it. The eclipse will be visible to North
America south Of line drawn through
Boston, Memphis and La Paz, Lower
California. 1t will be best observed III
this country from the southern states.
The second eclipse is due July 29
and will be visible in all parts of the
country.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14

The dinner given by,Mr. Y. W. Wright
at the 0nigamng, clubhouse Tuesday
afternoon was "a most enjoyable occa-
sion, Alter the srepast an hour was
pleasantly spent at cards. The guests
were Christof Fox, james X. Cooper,
va, Dunn, RIM. Hoar, r. r. Goodell,
c. D. Sheldon, James r. Dee, II. IL.
Shields, j. F. Hambitzer,ssW. ID. Calverly,
Grabem!POpe and j. IL. Rice, of Hough-
ton; 5. B, Harris. Quincy; j. b. Cooper
and DR.. Orr, Lake Linden; G. G. Bentley,
ChasselI William Coach, Baraga; A. Y,
Streeter and W. Ed Parnall, Calumet
Fred Smith, Allouez; James H. and W. u,
SeageT Franklin; F.McM. Stanton aud
D. CavqD, Atlantic. William Condor
Al, Scott and c. A. Wright, Hancock.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14
Velocity of Insects Wings In Flight.

Z. j. Marcy of The Science Record
has been studying the fight OF insects,
with the object in view of ascertainlng
the wing strokes per second in the diff
ferent species. Those upon which the
record is complete are as follows: Wing
strokes per second in the house fly, SSO
drone bee, 240; working bee, 100; wasp,
40; hawk moth, ~; dragon fly, %, and
cabbage butterfly, 3.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14
The barometer and the Muse.

A poet once inscribed lay
To jolly January.
He sang of snowflakes in their play
And plumber folk so wary.
With sleighbell chimes
And steeds that wait
With nostrils fiercely smoking,
He set his rhymes
A merry gait
OF melody and joking.
On lasses speeding DER the ice
And youths that glided Win en-
He wove fanciful device
OF metaphor and rhythm.
Twas by che calendar alone
He undertook to time It,,
Tor when has inspiration flown -
In tether to the climatef
But men there be-
Methodic wights-
who spurn a spirit youthful
Who cannot see n-.-.a
A scribblsr's rights,
Unless he's somewhat srushfui'
And sorrowing but helpless rage
Hss quenehsd his airy wiSs 94sa s.a.
per Ger ths mage weather seeo
Hsd ssrawic6 Ne rude word MI
--washinston Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14
|, Is Expected the New v
= ihrary Will Open i
FEBRUARY 10
r,,. Apout 500 Volumes
.,,s Dinner Given at the
Al n bargaining cub House-rhe
Guests Present

:. .oontv library now numbers l4o
iDFvO and the soliciting committee Oh
a1.s has visited large number ga.a.s o. ' as
residents = .,o that some have been missed
hs .1pi. canvas the ladies wish it under
ID 'n'a ., - oucb il an oversight and de-
aOOu y. t invite anyone wishing to be num-
',..S among the members to SEND 'nelr
name Mrs. NJ M M0r sas.
Dp IT,. hook committe. which VIII nave
,A s ordering and selecting OF the books
. 'o Of Mrs. A. F. Reefs Mrs Mclean
'O, 'w.. FL Bawden to whose good
~. NV. and eminent literary knowledge
~, nav he safely Left. lie is now expect
", ,hat the library will be opened about
r,s,0a,v -. with nearly II not quite 800
volumes. uL &c.
Tho class Of literature that will be hrst
installed will be OF the lighter and more
noouar order, consisting OF the latest
works published and full sets OF the older
standard authors. BY lighter and pop
Mo, il meant the distinction between
novels Of course OF the best class, and
hooks Of reference or works Of a technica
nature ANY suggestions from member
will be gladly received byl Mrs. Rees, o
the committee.
paIew DAYS membership tickets viii
be issued to those members who have
Maid the fee and these cards may betaker
as receipts for the payments.
Quite a number OF books have been do
mated and il is requested that they b.
sent in as early as possible, that dupli
Gates may not be ordered. The ladie
will be grateful for any contribution O
books, and book now will be wort
two at a later date, when the library shal
be more easy financially.
Acatalogue will be printed for the us
Of member and at first the library wi
be open but one,day week, with one
the ladies in charge. Later, a regular ]
brarian maybe engaged.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14
A Lot nlanl. Raccoon.

Eli Koch killed the first black raccoou
ever seen near Portsmouth, o., while
hunting near Otway. The animal had
not single white or light colored hair.
Even the rings on the tail were absent
II has excited considerable curiosity
among the local biologists, and the skin
will be mounted by taxidermist and
probably sent to the Smithsonian insti'
tutiOn
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14

G upon Mr.. A. |. Jones leaving the Lake
superior iron works to assume the su-
ss'''n'endency OF the Portage Lake foun-
Wy ana machine shop, Mr.. Will Harris
W" assume the position OF superintend.
t III the Hodge works. Mr.. Ed Pen.
-, Is'.ay' now assistant bookkeeper, will,
VI Tue present, take such OF Mr.. Harris
WORK as he cannot attend IN.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14

He-Did you ever observe what ,t,s . ,
difference clothes make on ones mln .a
Now when I am IN my riding toss'
Tn all horse when have on my pusi
moss suit my minds full Of business
when I get into my evening dress MY
mind takes a purely social turn. I. 80. -,
ahe--And / suppose that wssn yvu
-. : h.Ah vour minds IN utter pisnk'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14

A party OF Houghton people INDUCED
In seighride Tuesday evening, the des-
tination being the home of John Stom,
at the powder works, Dollar Bay. A
pleasant evening was spent there.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14

Hill & Rood, OF Marquette, attorneys
for Frank T.. Church, have commenced
suit in ejectment in the circuit court
against George hester ct al
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14

Oap. Jack or the Irish Outlaw" will
o,. p'oauced by the Hancock dramatic
.oa' St' Patrick's Hall next Saturday
s.o..s ' Seats are now on sale at
'cotts drug store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14

Mira Prosy--Reading is quite pes
sion with my husband.
MIRA Dresssr--So u u with mine
when he reads my millinse's baust-
PICK Ne o.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14
Antitoxine For Pneumonia.

According to Brussels dispatch to
The Chronicle, DIR. Mennes OF Louvaln
has discovered an antitoxine for pneu'
monia
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14

~. .e directors oi the First National
WIN y Hancock yesterday reelected
''ee-prssident. ~ '
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14

Phil Pinten arrived home yesterday
from P,shtigo, Wis, and will remain to
help his father and uncle in the hardware
business.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14

CIV. 10 agent Tor the Pope manufacturing
H. pany' makers Of the Columbia and
con. Oru bicycles, arrived in the copper
country yesterday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14
NJ. X. TIMETABLES
PASSENGER Trains ON M. R. R. L
In effect December %, 1895.

Daily. Daily except Sunday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-14
PASSENGER Trains on 4. & c. R. R.

.Daily. +Dany except Sunday
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-02-19
QUEER WAY TO PAY DEBTS.

The Hndoos had a very curious custom until the
English put stop to it in 1861. 1t was sort of
judicial suicide The person who had been injured by
another to whom another owed money, would
seat himself the others doorstep and stay there
until he starved to death given satisfaction.
To make this more serious matter, Brahmin was
often hired to perform this CEREMONY it being
tai sin to cause the death of Bralmns who, for the
reason, exempted from capital punishment
by the English until 1867 The mendcant fakirs
often took advanta of this custom to extort money
from the wealthy Hindoos. Recently it has been dis
covered that somewhat similar custom prevailed
in ancient Ireland.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-02-19
The JEWISH SOUTH.

macy and become ambassadors. But short time
ago they were packed into the ghetto; they in
habited palaces the most arstocratic quarters, and
members of the most exclusive clubs. A few years
ago they could not own land: they acquiring it
by purchase and mortgage in every part of Europe,
and buying many old estates in England that they
owned the larger part of several counties.
g Mr. Lowell said more, much more, to illustrate
the ubiquity the universal ability of the Hebrew and
gave examples and statistics for every statement,
however astonishing, drawn from his inexhaus-
tible information. He conscious of the sort of
ntatuation which possessed him. and his dissertation
alternated between earnestness and drollery; but
whenever burst oflaughter greeted some de-
velopment of his theme, although he joined in it, he
Immediately returned to the charge with abundant
proof of his paradoxes Finally he came to stop,
but not to conclusion, and else spoke
said, And when the Jews have got absolute control
of finance the army and navy the press, diplomacy,
society, titles, the government and the earths
face, what do you suppose they will do with them
and with us ? That he answered, turning towards
me, and in whisper audible to the whole table,
that is the question which will eventually drive
mad