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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30
TOWN OVER A GOLD MINE.
The Ground Under BalIarat, In Australia.
Has Yielded ESQ, 1000, 900.

The richest gold mine in the world is
located under the thriving town Of Bal
larat. Victoria, Australia. The town has
about $4,000 Inhabitants nearly all OF
whom are employed in the mine There
are more than 100 miles of tunnels under
the city, some of them being at depth Of
1900 feet. The entrance to the mine,
which Is controlled by corporation and
Is known as the Band, Barton and Albion
councils, is outsids the city.
The region SsOund Ballarat has been
dug over srexyul times by miners 1t was
formerly covered by a dense forest, but
the trees hAvS been chopped down, and
the mark OF ths miner shovel and pick
Is visible on all sides. Not ono of these
workers struck pay dirt, and the work
was all done in vain.
The rock in which the gold is found be-
meath Ballarat is not rich in the yellow
metal. 1t yields but half an ounce Of
standard gold to the ton, and yet the
Band. Barton and Albion mine has yield
ed more than $50, O00, 900 of gold since it
was opsned 80 years ago. The work is
done SO systematically and SO thoroughly
that 1t is enormously profitable in spite Of
tho low grade of the ore The supply Of
paying quartz seems pi lctically inexhaust-
ible, and as the vein is extensive, being
spread over much territory, the mine bids
fair to last for centuries
AL Of the paying veins OF Australia run
north and south, and have a dip Of Is de-
grees east and west. In working the mines
a shaft II sunk until the vein Is struck.
Then the miners work upward, allowing
the ore to fall backward and downward to
the shaft, through which IL 10 raised to
the surface, where IL Is Inilled
The workmer in Band, Barton and
Albion are much more comfortable than
the workers in a coal mine. There are no
noxious gases and no danger from explo-
sions Pure air is forced in through various
shafts, and thus into the drivers. The
tunnels are drilled far apart, 30 that there
will be no danger to the city above, where
all Is trade and hustle.-London Tit Bits.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30
Delicate Hint.

Dean Hole, in his Little Tour In Ire
land, says that when one of his party went
a-fishing it was to come home in triumph
bearing a glorious salmon, Its silver
scales glittering in the sun. Naturally he
was in good humor and we'll disposed to
pay the fisherman who had accompanied
him. This was the dialogue as the two
men stepped on shore;
"Boatman, said the happy tourist,
show much Is the boatf''
.'Sure, your honor, the boat'll be in the
bill. Your 'hoDor'll give the boatman
what you please"
But what Is generally given?"
well, your honor, somel give shil-
lings and some ID .pinoe. A tailord DO
for giving IS pince."
How much the passenger gave is not
known, but surely he was not inclined to
% clsesed with stag at home tailors. not
accustoned to "sport.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30
A row OF cuaRANT BUSHES

A little brown house with portioc.
a rosebush, all In flaming glow.
And at the side long green row,
A row OF currant bushes
Beautiful gems as ever seen,
Rich enough for stately queen.
Tangled mp in the blowing green
OF the row of currant bushes
With garden hat on her graceful head
Comes Annette with a springing tread
To pluck the jewels, ruby red,
From the row OF currant bushes.
Down in the field where the corn blades
blow
sunburned Richard drops his hoe,
Travels straight as his feet can 20
To the row Of currant bushes.
Good Housekeeping.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30
THE SOUVENIR CRAZE.
Suggestions For Decorating Odd Pieces Of
China.

Suggestions For Decorating Odd Pieces Of
China.
The souvenir spoon now has cup to
stir about in. The craze for souvenir
china has devastated the east, especially
the older towns which can point to
spots that have figured in history and
are eligible, therefore, to figure ON choco-
late pots or ice cream dishes. Much OF
it Is pretty and artistic. The prevailing
style is fine white ware with gold deo-
grafton or with delicate color work in
flower sprays or garlands. The souvenir
pictures are reproduced in black and
white on the different pieces by q pho.
tographic process.
Souvenir china varies greatly in beau
ty and value, according to the skill dis
played in taking the original photo
graphs. The favorite subjects are houses
where notable people were born or
where interesting things have hap
pened. Now, as all houses are not built
with view to composing well in pho
tographs and as some photographers TO-
Gus by preference on the barest surfaces
and most unlovely sky lines it often
happens that one leaves soup in the bot
tom of ones plate for fear of uncovering
a thing distressing. Landscapes are not
much used on souvenir china. A gorge,
a glen, waterfall or lovers leap is a
local asset, but of less consequence than
a colonial or Revolutionary building.
Scenery does not show up on a cracker
jar or salad bowl as does house, and
on an average it offers less to talk about.
For the wise housewife has always in
mind while choosing her souvenirs Of
summer resorts or places visited the as
sistance each piece can render in break
ing the ice Of conversation. The object
of her collecting is, for example, the
completion of an afternoon tea serv-
ice made up of odd pieces, each from a
different place and each carrying pic
ture that tells story. Ice cream sets,
after dinner coffee sets and berry sets
are favorites. Any sort Of dish is sought
that can play its part in pleasant, in
formal entertaining.
Ideal, pieces in this respect are the
teapots and the cups and saucers that
come from the ODD town of Danvers,
Mass. ;, and that show tho house Of the
gambreli roof whose legend Lucy Lar
com wove into q poem. In the days Of
the Boston tea party certain patriot
forbade his wife to drink tea in his
house. She called her gossips together,
and they drank tea on the roof with
double enjoyment. Such tale starts of
an afternoon tea very comfortably.
Few women pass through Salem,
Mass, without bringing away cake
plate that shows the witch house, - or
the Roger Williams house, or the house
where Hawthorne was born, or the one
he immortalized as the house of the
seven gables" The women of Concord
remember Emerson's question, "What
Is pie for?" and buy pie plates with his
face or his house for ornament. Plym-
outh, Marblehead, New Bedford, ev.
cry town in fact with history is con
tributing to the decoration Of the Amer.
lean woman's tea table.
ELIZA p. HEATON
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30
A Sponge Bag.

A useful article for the traveller is q
waterproof bag for holding the bath
sponge. 1t is very simple thing, but,
like many trifles, adds much to ones
convenience
The one shown is of heavy old blue
linen. Cut strip 90 inches by in
size. On this outline with white linen
floss design like or similar to the one
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30

given. Fold the linen in two and seam
to within eight inches of the top, which
should be turned in to form hem two
inches wide. The outside and lining,
which is of waterproof cloth, are made
separately, then placed together with
seams inside. Make wide casing at
top where hem terminates, and through
this run white linen tapes. Thin rub
Der may be substituted for waterproof
cloth as lining If preferred.
MARY EARLE.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30
NOTES ABOUT WOMEN.

The recent elections for the London
school board resulted in the choice of
eight women members instead of the
four who formerly belonged to it. So
the world moves.
When you are at a club meeting, keep
perfectly calm and sweet tempered.
Don't open your mouth till you are sure
you are in order, parliamentarily sneak.
ing, and not then unless you have some.
thing weighty or at least witty to say.
The fippant,, half spiteful way some
women have, Of speaking up in club
neetinss, soften ,interrupting one an.
other, is ruinous both to good feeling and
good order
Miss fancy Coard, 4 q, well, known
young PittsbuSg journalist has done
what hundreds more women should do
gone into business for herself. She
has become editor and proprietor of the
bswiokly Valley, . handsome weekly
Paper devoted specially TO local inter.
sMs In Sswickly, . beautiful suburb of
Pittsburg. Her undertaking will sue
osed brilliantly.
The occupations in which women
mostly engage -ass- crowded 70 death.
Lnere are 10 'stsuogrsphsrs Tor every
piaoe' 10 newspaper fwritses for each
vacancy These nearly all write we'll,
too, though not one An 20 hes ssaius.
ondsr the circumstances shs bsst thina
girls entering the Hsld n labqr can Do
y - find something different. y e &
FAC,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30
The Clever Export.

''Is this Che skull Of man or womansp
inquired the prosecuting attorney Of the
expert. 3.
''It-is . woman's skull, " replied the
anatomist
"How do you Knowf'
by the worn appearance of the jaws"
cleveland Plain Dealer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30

"Csn change here FOR Bristolr, said
NE old lady for the Aftssnth time on the
journey to the guard N
''Vou csn n you like, msam, ., said the
ef1eial chcerily, shut you'd better not n
you wsnt - gee thsre. ,,--London Tit. Bite
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30

In the rsign Of Charles I the r,,ss a.
possags wsfs: Under 20 miles, twspsuee !:
= 70 lao miles, fouFysnes; over leo rpiles'
axpsnss; London 70 Scotland, sishtpens~'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30

The BookmAn saye that whom . certain
clerk was asked fos The Lady Of the
Aroostook," he returned, We haven q rot
The 4H6y or the Rooster. bus We hsvs
The Lady or Ne Tiger. 1"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30

From, Q Paris paper We take the fol-
lowing opaysrsation IN . police court:
The Prssidsnt-It appears from your
record that you hays been 81 times pre-
vioudy, convicted.
The Prisoner (ssnssat iously)- MAN 10
MOI psrfeck -London Globe
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30

A pertenAe - Wsfosw~A.
One Of Charles Lambs fYiends md 70
him thsS be had nsvg ssm Wogdsworth.
why, you've sssn An OLD nora
~n't youf'' saksd Charles Lamb.
&1 sap>oss So" :.
you,Ss sssn Wordsworth -
~sH -
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30

MIRA Leslie, clerk Of Brown. county,
Kan, says Of women ofIiooholdsrs, 81
could wish no better fate to my sister
women than that they should share
with me . field whore have proved
that womsn Y especially qualified -
werk. ELIZA AncuAnD COMM.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30

Join only one or two oluba attempt
TO do only few things and do Ghem ~
we'll rs they can be done. Concentrate
all your powers on them till they are
finished. The sin Of women today 10 tho
frittering away of their brains and en-
erkies on dozen different objects. Fix
your efforts persistently on one object
and you will succeed grandly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-30

Remember that . woman oaA under
stand anything man can.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-25
4 Noble ENTERPRISE.

Tho ladies' composing the committee
OF arrangements for the great Confederate
Festival are meeting with success sin
their efforts. The festival will be held In
the armory from the 18th TO the 10Th Of
May. and VIII embrace q great variety
OF entertainments.
The decorations. and the costumes OF
the legion of pretty women Will be in
red. white. and red. and every device will
be employed TO produce a me speeular
effect.
The object Of the festival being the
erection of home FOR widows Of Con-
Tolerate soldiers and salors Is already
eliciung support i'm every direction in this
city and from over the State.
At meeting Of Pickett Camp a few
nights ago. Comradc Gibbs announced
that Il Confederate soldier who works
hard ana has q large family. had APP
preached. him and rendered his mite 81
toward the home.
This is the first contribution and COM
ing as q does from the heart OF an old
Confederate Is a good omen Of the scope
which the project VIII cover.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-25

Ehe four thousand tc4cpA-ne auDacilDtIa
In buualO WA4 DC lutc4cal9u ln A"V"4 ..e
tnal i new and cheaper 's.epAone s!sle"
Is ABOUT 10 he introduced l"tO l"c Ie9.-
dcncc portion Of iue CT! ~ the Lei
Telephone Company.
Inc new system - known as the Barrett
SeiectVe system. IL WAS patented last
December 10y MS inventor, one OF Tue
electricians of the long-uisianlc telephone
Company. Inc Zen Io.eVIone COinpany
OF TINS city is tno irst 10 order the
new system, for which IL has ordered APP
parttus 10 Ice used il connection with
us branch OliIces. IL Is expected That the
company viii soon begin contracting Tor
telephones under the barrett system, the
apparatus being almost ready Tor use.
Subscribers connected with Win the
branch offices will be given their choice
as between the new and Old systems.
hcreas the lowest present rate Is 80
per annuin for 80 message. the sub
scribcr 10 The new system Will be entitled
10 lOv mess ges Tor ~ pc annum. Each
subscriber Will have a lons-distance tele-
phone operating on metallic circuit lines.
The multiple ringing OF bells is obyiated.
Another advantage claimed for the new
system is that il does away with caves
dropping. \ disk indicates whether the
line Is free or III use. and among the other
merits OF the invention are saving OF time
in making connections and an ingenious
arrJnsemcnt OF switcAbolrd.-BumalO
Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-25
Fluns Himself on the Engine.

SOMERN1LLE. y. j.. March 23.-As the
passenger train on the Jersey Central.
which left this place for Easton at S:i2
last night. nearcd the Raritan Station.
one mile away. II sisnalled the station
agent that IL had on board important
letters 10 be caught ON the fly. Joseph
Calvin. a young man. answered the signal.
and stood on the track to take the let
tiers from the passing train. Calvin failed
To catch the package. and IL bounded on
the east-bound track. lie sprans after
10. and az the same instant an east-bound
passenger train. which he had not OBJ
served. bore down on him.
He saw the headlight rs the train was
about TO strike him. He made spring
for the Aagstan. caught il. and landed on
the pilot when the train drew into SOM
crsyille the engineer got his first intima-
ton OF Galvu's presence on the cow
catcher by hearing him groan. When
Calvin was taken from the pilot H. was
found he had sustained a compound frac-
ture Of the Lex. but was not otherwise Sc
riously injured. In the meantime crowd
OF his friends. who were al the Raritan
Station at the time Of the accident. were
searching along the railroad for his body.
as they had seen him disappear In front
OF the encine.-New York SIM.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-25
l. He Will Wood?

JACKSONVILLE. FLA. March PA
young man. apparently half insane. tut
possibly VIII Wood. the missing cousin Of
Pearl Bryan. created a sensation at viii
hston. a little town in the western part
OF the peninsula yesterday.
Arriving on the train he went TO the
hotel. and few minutes later was found
by the landlord in a tit. with his knife
IN his hand. as If about TO cut his throat
a bystander. In trying TO wrest the knife
from him, had one hand badly cut
Later the stranger grew rational End
gave his name as j. \. Mil,iken. Ile said
that he was a detective and hailed FROM
Chattanooga, Tenn, and had a wife and
child IN Little Rock. Ark and mother
In Michigan. Nothing was found upon
him except few silver dollars two
rings, which he said had belonged 20
Pearl Bryan and some letters addressed
10 him al Hague. Fla
lie was told 20 take the first outgoing
train, which he did
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-25
PERSONAL IND GENLRAL,
Interesting Items About Kichmond's C''
,.,s and Other Matters,

zens and Other Matters.
Invitations have been issued 10 a musi-
Gale. To DO given on Friday night at the
Womans College.
PhiIlp Armour. the Chicago pork king.
passed through Richmond IN lis private
car Tuesday night, bound for White Sui
phur Springs.
Mr. John r. Bonnell, Of Crawfords-
vile. Ind. who has been the guest OF
Mr. ara Mrs. O. ID. James. lO3 north
Twenty-ninth street, has returned home.
Lewis Boasley. the little fellow who
was hurt by falling from the porch at
his home. was improving yesterday. lie
will soon recover from his Injuries.
Mr. Charles Bowers. Of 10 east Grace
street. who was SO badly hurt Il snort
time ago. while stopping runaway horse
is still suffering greatly from the Ell
fects Of the wounds received then.
Cant. Thomas Elicit. Adiutant-Gene-
raj yesterday issued a charter TO hugh
Mcclure Camp. Conferedate Veterans, OF
Lebanon church. Shenandoah county. Va.
William Miller IS commander, ana >. Il.
Feegy is adJutant.
Mrs c. +. kerby. OF Alton. has a gem
uine maidstone over one hundred years
old, which was brought over from Ger
many She will be glad to allow any
one bitten by a mad dog to test its eff
cacy.
The condition OF Mr.. Paul T. boswell.
who was badly injured by 4 railroad
train. near Elba. last Sunday was much
improved yesterday, and his recovery
seems assured.
A Bell telephone pole was blown over
yesterday about | o'clock. at the corner OF
Twentieth and Broad streets. The wires
fell across the trOny wires. feed wires,
and lire alarm wires. The lire alarm peo-
pie went out and relieved the pressure.
Rev. VI. Mac Vicar. accompanied by
Mrs. Mac Vicar and Mrs. Ward, OF
Rochester. y. y, are at The Washing
ton" Mr.. Mac Vicar is largely inter-
ested IN the spellman Female Seminary
OF Atlanta. Ga.
Mrs. y. W. DeSylvia was taken Tues
day afternoon 10 the Ola DOMINION Hos
pital where an operation is TO be per-
formed by 81. Geo. Ben. Johnston to-
day.
Mr.. \. +. Withrow. of Milboro, for
inur member OF the House of Dclcs Les
from Allegheny. Bath and Highland
counties. is IN the city and visited me
state Library building yesterday morn
inE.
Mrs. Rutherford Donovan and her Sis
ter. Mr. :. -. Cook. lett to-day Tor Og-
den. Utlh. on visit to their kinsman.
Hon II H. Spence. mayor OF Ogden.
large number OF friends were AT the depot
To- wish them "A pleasant trig.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-25

Fat Woman. yellow Kid. Johnny the
ifl-Boy skirt Dance. Comet Soloist.
Introduction OF Basc-B Team.
America. by the Glce club.
This entertainment promises 10 be
bowling success No pains have been
spared TO make the songs and jokes OF
the numerous corkologicai artists strlk-
ingly up-to-date and sensational The
tend side-show and delight in eNaggerat-
bows chief sources OF fun Is a take OF
desicned to hc ridiculous and Will be done
hv boys who know whatfun II Is 90 at
tend sid-shows. and delight In eNageerat-
ing the Elusive realities they have seen.
The bulk OF tho second part relates TO
tho famous doe-throwing ircidcnt OF
year ago IN which several persons were
painfully prominent Tho immediate re-
suits Of the incident and the alarming
sensation they produced are stu fresh IN
tho minds of The Times readers The
prcmcditatcd repetition Of the tragedy
SIS called q comedy but might be expect
cd to result i'm another tragedy. II II
does not. the whole story Will be a lu-
dicrous farce. Tho presentation Of this
Ittlc comedy Of errors will no "oubt be
tho attraction Of the evening for more
reasons than one.
The Jollihcption Is given for the benefit
Of the College Athletic Association and
will net "a handsome sum for The man
ayers have already sold Of the reserved
seats which cover half tho floor OF the
Thomas Memorial Hall. In which the
performance goes on.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-25

ne-srs. Thomas q. Leath and II. 4. smith
VIII Manage Him Jointly Hereafter.

VIII Manage Him JOINTLY Hereafter.
Polk Miller, Nirginias famous humorist
and negro dialect delneator, signed
contract Yesterday FOR an extended tour
during the season Of 1S97-'9S Mr. Milers
tours Will be directed by Mr.. Thomas G.
Leath. manager Of the Academy OF Mu-
sic In this city, ana Mr.. Horace +.
Smith, who has managed Mr. Miller x
tours Tor the past three seasons. Mr..
Smith Will travel in adv3 nee OF AIR. Mil
Ter next season. Messrs. Leath and
Smith will star Mr.. Miller with an ade-
quate and hrst-class equipment OF adj
Vertising Autographs, posters. circulars.
cards, etc, and the route will be booked
IN the principal cities and towns Of the
South. with the best theatres. Mr.. Smith
said last night:
Yes. l am greatly pleased with the
contract. Several Northern agents have
been working 10 secure Mr.. Miller. but
he appreciates the relations which have
existed between US since the beginning
OF his professional work. and now mat
the people Of the country know him and
always gladly welcome his appearance.
he feels that a Southern infringement
having been good enough so far he VIII
STICK 10 home talent
Heretofore it has been unnecessary
for me to travel with Mr. Miller. but.
between you ana me- lie is Il considerably
bigger man professionally now than lie
WAS three years ago. IL has been steady
up grade, and in order To "holt him
down" as Il were. ii will take two OF us.
Mr.. Leath will attend TO matters from
headquarters. while l travel and look at
ter the local details. The treasurer has
been supplied with ample facilities for
handling and. shipping the receipts back
home, and together with this duty will
have all business details to look after.
leaving Polk nothing to do but TO tell
stories, sing sorgs. travel on Pullmans,
and put up at s. per day hotels"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-25
pr swallow Wins

HARRISBURG. PA. March 2i-The
jury in the case OF Rev. Or. Sias c.
Swallow. editor Of the Pennsylvania
Methodist. charged with criminal libel
by the Soldiers Orphans School Commits
sion, yesterday brought IN verdict of
not guilty, the defendant 10 pay the
costs.
DR.. Swallow. in 4 sensational article in
his paper. charged that state money had
been wasted and stolen by officials. Two
suits, based on the allegations IN the pub
lication, were instituted the editor com
ing out victorious yesterday in his first
trial. He charged that supplies. purchas-
ed for the new Soldiers Orphans School.
were paid for at many times their value.
The editor was placed on trial yesterday
afternoon TO defend the libel suit brought
by john &. Delaney. Superintendent of
Public Buildings and Grounds. The pub
lication charged that the latter rendered
bills 10 the State for goods not pur'
chased. and that no distributed State
furniture among his friends.