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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-25

The last census had demonstrated that
during decade there was an increase of
20 per cent of employees in the country
while there was an Increase of 13l per
cent in wages paid. There was no rea son
for charges that all did not participate In
this prosperity which had blessed the coun-
try and he believed that period of pros
perity awaited the country greater than
had ever been known.
But there was danger in the people plac-
ing their trust in material wealth.,
Rev. s. II. Greene spoke on Our Inter-
ests, Educational, Social and Religious"
He said the family was the first divine in
stitutiOn.. Only as there were good homes
he said, could there be stability and purity
said, have reason to thank God for our in
situations of learning! There are, he said
1863 Baptist institutions of learning in the
country, with an enrolment of 81 600 pu-
pills. and last year those institutions were
worth 500, OOO, Co.,,
There was need for greater education in
the pulpit and in the pews
A collection was taken up for the benefit
Georgetown. ,aftert' which the benediction
was pronounchd,,,
L19hersr Services.
Rev. DR.. Dbme.q pastor of st. PauPs
English Lutheran oChurch. corner of 18th
and H streets northwest. preached to an
attentive congregation from the subisct.
II Have LearRed. IN Whatever State I AM.
Herewith tosBe se0ntent" DR. Domer
especially pointeds out the hapnIness of
cententment: bwa11t,it brings, &c In his
reference to Hurrpnt political AFFAIRS DR.
Domer advised thhnlst in the. officials of
the governments; s
In the settiament of the great nphl;c
questions they were supposed to knnv
what was best andsto have the wisdom, nd
patriotism tonexecute the affairs of the
government. PaaieDce was best In all cir
cumstanceS. 10 tS.u
The choir ofwthe church rendered n sna-
sial program tisfngtng beautifully. among
other things. tcraey Shall Not Hunger Nor
Thirst" by Woodman.
At the Church OF the Reformat ton Penn
sylvania avenue and ID street southeast
services were held at II o'clock The
church was Handsomely and appronria teIv
decorated by the, flower Committee and
special musical service was provided. This
included a solo by Mr.. Eugene Stevens the
rendition Of 20 I4rd. How Manifoid :, and
the Jpbilate by the choir. Rev. DR.. w n
Parson the pastor. resd the Presidents
proclamation. He took for. his text. "A
merry heart IL continual feast" The
collection for the, day was for the henesit
Of the church's home Tor the. aged.
Other Services.
At the University Park Temple. eth ana
Trumbuli streets northeast. Thanksgfying
aovvf<neo holS kS.fu ,,.<~~s--.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-08
Pipe Made of n Seals Tusl.

a pipe made out of SEAL tusk was
seen at the Weare office recently The
stem is nearly foot long and is
quantity illustrated with representa-
lions of life under the arctic circle
The artist was an Indian, and tbe
little sketches in India ink show mn
very well against the ivory background.
There is reindeer about to fall nm
der the arrow of an archer. There is a
sledge drawn by dogs. Fir trees. tepees.
fishing scene, where the captives are
being brought to shore in q net, are all
true to life.
Another ornament of the same char.
acter is pair of walrus tusks with de.
lineations of other Alaskan scenes. with
the fox and the white polar bear in evil
dence also an Eskimo leveling a gun at
the latter
1t is said that to add to the terrors of
overland travel in the long winter
months the larger wild animals are of.
ten driven by hunger to attack the trails.
men, and packs of ferocious wolves will
besiege a camp for days, attacking the
horses and reindeer as well as the dogs
More than one caravan has been done to
death in this manner, as the whitened
bones strewn along the tracks show
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-08
Talorous Cows.

The editor of the Condor (Or) Globe
saw deed of COW valor that was worth
recording as well as seeing A herd of
cattle, and among them two COWS, ac-
companied by their calves were graz
ing in tall dead grass when the calves
became separated little from the rest
of the herd.
Just then two huge, hungry coyotes
crept up through the grass, cut off the
calves from the rest of the cattle and
started i'll pursuit of them. After run
ming about 200 yards the calves came
to high, five wire, barbed wire fence,
and, being small, managed to get
through it, On the other side of the
fence was an open pasture.
The wolves quickly followed the
calves through the fence and were rap
idly running them down on the other
side, when the two COW mothers discov-
cred what was going on. Each uttered
loud below, hoisted her tail and
started for the rescue.
1t appeared to be a hopeless chase,
for the wire fence interviewed, and the
cows We're certainly much too large to
get through it. They knew well enough
that 1T was there, and could, besides,
see it plainly but both cows plunged
together straight into it.
The watching editor, Mortified, look
ed to see them hurled back, frightfully
wounded, but instead one of the posts
gave way under the onslaught, the
wires sank down, and in another mo-
ment the mothers were ON the pasture
side of the fence, badly cut and bleed
ing, but still able to charge the wolves
successfully and put them to flight.
Soon the cows were licking the res
cued calves affectionately, and the coy
otes We're bowling disappointed duet
from the summit of a knoll near by.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-08
Cat Baskets.

Cat baskets are made especially for
the convenient carrying of cats in trav-
cling. and they are also used to some
extent for snail dogs. Those of Ameri-
can manufacture are made Of whole
willow and are oblong in shape Cat
baskets imported from Germany are
rather more costly. and are made OF
split willow The German cat basket is
oval III form, made larger at the top
than at the bottom, and with the top
finished rounding There is in the side
OF the basket "a grated door of willow
rods, which opens on hinges and gives
the cat light and air In each end OF
the basket, higher up than the door,
there is small square window.
Cat baskets are made in various sizes
and i'll the course of year there are
sold considerable number of them.
New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-08
Most wonderful Cave In the World.

The most wonderful cave in the
world is in the island of Tonga, in the
south Pacific. Byron called it "a chapel
of the seas. " 1t is formed in rock that
is almost surrounded by the ocean. This
rock is about 60 feet high and broad
proportionately.
Many years ago boy, the son of a
native chief, was chasing a huge turtle,
when his game seemed TO sink into the
rock. The lad watched and waited until
the tide fell, disclosing a small opening
in the rock about six feet under low
water mark.
Diving boldly, the young hunter en-
tered the aperture, and, 10 his surprise,
came TO the surface inside the rock The
rock was hollow, and its interior was
found afterward, when the natives ex-
plored it with torches, to contain many
beautiful stalactites.
When attacked and followed by enc
mics, the natives, who know the secret,
leave their canoes, plunge into the water
and disappear. Their foes linger, aston
ished at their disappearance, for no per-
son not acquainted with it would sus-
pect that the rock was hollow. London
Telegraph.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-08
Monkeys That Wear shawls.

In certain districts in east Africa, cs-
pecially i'm the forest Of Kilimanjaro, there
is a race Of monkeys which have actually
developed the wearing Of shawls.
They do not steal them, however, and
wear them through having seen men do
this. On the contrary, these shawls are n
provision Of nature and are merely another
exempliflcation Of the law that animals
develop certain pecularities in accordance
with their need 10 become less conspicuous
in the forests or places in which they live.
These monkeys belong to group Of
thumbless apes which are % be found only
in Africa and are called by the natives
guereza. They have black tail, from
which depends beautiful white brush,
while the whole Of the hair of the back OF
the animal, which is long and silky and
white, hangs over the sides of the body
and over the front and hind legs as well,
thus giving it the peculiar appearance Oh
wearing shawl. Strand Magazine
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-08
A HARVEST OF HUMAN HAIR
Millions of Pounds Every Year Get Tangled
Up In Commerce.

Up In Commerce.
Perhaps there is no staple article
about which less is known by the aver.
age person than human hair as an ar.
ticle of commerce. 1t will doubtless
surprise many when it is stated that
the dealers in human hair goods do not
depend on chance clippings here and
there, but that there Is regular hair
harvest that can always be relied upon.
1t is estimated that over $4,000, 600
pounds of human hair are used annu-
ally in the civilized world for adjoining
the heads OF women. In New York CITY
alone over four tons of this class of
goods are imported yearly.
"Not little of the hair used in this
country, " said New York dealer to
the writer, comes from the heads of
American women, and it is fully as fine
in shade and texture as the imported ar
ticle We had big harvest during the
craze that the fair sex had not long ago
for having their hair cut short Many
thousands of women who then had their
locks sheared have since bitterly regret
ted it, as in many instances their hair
has grown so slowly that they have
been compelled TO wear a wig or a
switch since the fashion changed. After
the majority of women reach the age of
80 the hair seems TO partially lose its
vigor, and if cut it will not grow long
again.
"Two-thirds of the ladies nowadays
use false hair more or less. The decree
of fashion, or the desire to conceal de-
feet or heighten a charm, is the reason
of course. One woman, for instance,
has high forehead and wishes to re-
duce it in appearance. Another has
worn off the front hair by continued
frizzing and would like to conceal the
fact Both make use of front or top
piece, with a choice of many styles.
Ladies' wigs cost from $40 to 5000;
half wigs, top pieces and switches from
so to $50, according to quality.
1.-THE largest supply of hair comes
from Switzerland, Germany and the
French provinces. There is a human
hair market in Merlans, in the depart
ment of the lower Pyrenees, held every
Friday. Hundreds of hair traders walk
up and down the one street of the vii
lage, their shears dangling from their
belts, and inspect the braids which the
peasant girls, standing on the steps of
the houses, let down for inspection. If
bargain is struck, the hair is cut and
the money paid on the spot, the price
varying from 60 cents to SO in our
money
"A woman's hair may grow to the
length of feet and | know lady
who has been offered and refused $500
for her crown of glory, which is over
feet long. A single female hair will
bear up weight of four ounces with
out breaking, but the hair thus heavily
weighted must be dark brown, for blond
hair breaks under strain of 90 ounces
There are some 1000 importers, manu-
facturers and dealers in human hair III
the United States. -Washington Star
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-08
STORY OF A WAR SONG.
The Man Who Composed the Music for
sNe Are Coming. Father Abraham"

The man who composed the music
Cor Whittier's song, I'VE Are Coming,
Father Abraham, Three Hundred Thou
sand Strong, is an old and somewhat
decrepit piano tuner, who carries on his
business near Window, Mimi His
name is a. b. Irving.
One day soon after Lincoln's call for
800, 600 more men, Irving then young
man, was ON his way TO Defiance, o.,
from Fort Wayne for the purpose Of
singing at a political and loyal meeting.
He had considerable reputation as a
composer and singer and the Republic
ans had asked him TO come and help
them. On the way he read the poem,
which had just been published. Irving
studied it, formulated a tune, hummed
it and got the rhythm, and that even
ing at the Defiance meeting he sang
the song for the first time: When he
had finished, and the last echoes had
died away, men mounted their chairs
with wild enthusiasm, swung their
hats and broke loose III cheers that rang
with feeling. He sang it again and
again, and they would scarcely let him
rest.
The next night he sang the song at
Fort Wayne, and again aroused the
same enthusiasm. He wrote out the
music and sent il to the publisher who
had handled what he had composed,
with instructions 10 publish it on his
usual terms Of royalty. 1t was publish
ed, and inside of a month more than
40, 900 copies had been sold. In few
days the publisher failed and Irving
never received a dollar for the music
New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-08
HER SOUL UNBURDENED.
A Young Brides Confession I'm the Wan
ing Of the Honeymoon

Charley Wheeler and Lucille Sprock-
EFT had been married nearly three weeks,
and they had just returned from their
wedding trip. They were supremacy
happy in each others love, and the
honeymoon 80 far had been TO them as
one long. blissful dream. Within the
next day or TWO. however, the bride
grew slightly depressed in spirits, and
an uneasy feeling seemed TO take pos
session of her The young husband no.
ticed the change, but attributed IL 10
fatigue from the recent travels. But his
bride grew more nervous and took on
such a troubled expression that he said
% her;
"You have something on your mind,
darling, that is troubling you Tell me
what il is. -
AT first she tried 10 persuade him
that he was mistaken, that nothing
worried her.
"You are wrong, Charley, dear, "
she would say. Really, | am not wOr-
rying over anything | am just as
happy as can be. -
The day following, however, the
young wife wore such a troubled look
that her husband said TO her:
Lucille, you must tell me what Is
troubling you. Will not be put of any
longer AS your husband have right
to know. 4"
Seeing that further concealment was
impossible, she broke down and sobted
bitterly:
"Oh, Charley, l am so unhappy
she walled. Il Observation-Disclosures
A sickening sensation swept over the
young husband. Surely there must be
some mistake. She, whom he had looked
upon as the personification Of innocent
womanhoOd-deceive him 1t must not
be. IL would destroy his happiness and
blight his life. And then, when he
caught a sudden vision Of the horrible
possibilities Of the situation, he became
sick at heart and almost fell 70 the
floor Then, with a great effort. he
controlled his feelings.
Tell me, be said Il am prepared
for the worst -
"Oh, Charley. l am 50 sorryr'
You should have thought of this be-
fore.
Il know, know l see my mistake.
now it's too late, she cried. "Oh, why
didn't tell you before we were mar
ried:"
Tell me now, and be quick about it.
cannot bear this suspense.
Tell me first that you will forgive
me, " she said in pleading tones. Il
will devote my whole life in atonement
for this one mistake. "
81 cannot promise until know what
it Is. " he said.
Then she came over and knelt at his
feet
"Oh, Charley, you know the wheel |
got just a few weeks before we were
married.
Eyes; but what has that
"Why, / bought it-on the-install-
ment plan-$4 a month-and have only
paid-one installment And / just know
the collector will be-here tomorrow.
Oh, Charley" she sobbed, "can you
ever forgive me'?'-Ohio State Journal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-08
Costly Playing Cards.

A pack of cards was recently sold at
a London stationer's for 5000. 1t was
one Of the handsomest Italian copper
plate card games called "tarocchi di
Montegna, made during the fifteenth
century. Another pack of cards recently
sold at Paris for almost $500. Each of
the cards in this pack is master work
Of the engraver's art, and all the fig
ures in the game were historical por-
traits. The queen of hearts, for instance,
represented Queen Anne of England,
the king of hearts being her husband,
Prince George of Denmark. The queen
of diamonds was Queen Anne Sophia of
Denmark, the queen of clubs the then
crown princess Of Prussia, the wife of
Frederick William 1, and the queen of
spades Princess Anna of Russia, later
ON the czarina. The jacks in this deck
of cards represent the most prominent
diplomats of Europe at the same time.
Philadelphia Record.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-08
Brute Instinct.

Natural laws pertain to all things,
and certain laws govern the conduct of
brute society But that the actions of
the lower animals are ever prompted
by sense Of duty is not only extreme
ly hypothetical, but altogether doubt
full. The hen has strong maternal affec-
ton, but that she has the least idea Of
the virtue Of that affection any more
than Of the virtue of doing good for
evil Is in the extreme COnjectural II is
often hard and even impossible 10 ac-
count for the likes and dislikes of ami
mails. The hen will sometimes destroy
certain Of her brood and the sow de-
vOur her own offspring. Much Of the
cruelty is practiccd upon the brutes for
the lack Of thought that they are not
morally responsible. They are treated
as If they are conscious Of wickedly
selfish acts. l once saw some men look
ing at a drowning mouse in a pail Of
water. Ircbubed them, and one of them
"a man perhaps 40 years old-turned
20 me and said, THE mouse deserves
it. - Why deserved it? Pray tell US
Shall we say it was conscious Of the sin
Of thieying? Others may try to view it
in that way. | do not. knew another
man who would hold rats with tongs
and roast them alive in the fire. If he
could not prove that they deserved
their torture, he certainly wished to be-
lieve they did If we recognize Crea-
tor, is it not most rational TO suppose
that he has created the brutes morally
irresponsible and would have US thus
regard them, that our inclination 10 tor
ture them would be held in restraint
Forest and Stream.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-08
LET "WIFEY" SHOP FOR YOU
She Always Has n sharper Nose For
Real bargains.

The sign which caught Mrs. Dawson 8
eve read: "staits $50. Positively the
Last Week. Regular Price $50. "
Mrs Dawson had the womanly love
for a bargain. She had often spent ~
cents car fare to secure some lovely
treasure that was marked down from
81 to % cents just for that day. She
was more than provoked that Dawson
who was with her, did not grow enthu-
siastic.
lyon know you need a suit" said
Mrs Dawson. why not order 1t now
and save $40. "
Dawson was certain the suits would
be as cheap next week, but his wife re-
fused TO move on and dragged the help
less man into the store. The polite
clerk assured them that it was the bar
gain of the century and that this week
was positively the last.
With mental protests, but with out
ward calm, Dawson, like clay in the
hands of the potter, allowed himself to
be measured Then he left a deposit
He called in four days and took the
suit away.
There, exclaimed Mrs Dawson, in
triumph, when her husband appeared
arrayed in his new suit, 'you never
had better fit nor more becoming
pattern. Just think how much money
your wife saved for you by being on the
lookout for bargain!''
Mr.. Dawson preserved dignified ST.
lence and waited patiently for his bet
ter half to get her hat on straight pre-
paratory to accompanying him to the
city.
Mrs. Dawson awaited with impa-
thence the passing of the store where
she had saved money for her husband
She wanted TO call his attention TO the
fact again that he might remain prop
erly thankful.
With all the faith Of a woman Mrs
Dawson was convinced that the sales
man was telling the truth when he as
sured her it was the last week Of the
$50 sale
She looked for the window, and her
faith was rewarded 1t had been the
last week. The sign now read, ANY
Suit In This Window $50. Chicago
Record
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-08
Didn.t Like the Saw Edges.

When the government issued the FIRST
perforated stamps n few Of the good folk
living in the country were so bound by
conservatism that they placed the stamps
on their letters only after they had clipped
off the perforations. They had been using
smooth cut stamps for many years and
they did not propose that any newfangled
arrangement should have encouragement
from them. They were so accustomed to
seeing the trimmed stamps that the perfo-
rated ones did not have the proper appear
ance.-Chicago Record
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-08
OLD BARRIERS ARE SCARCE
After Reaching 40 They Usually Retire
or Enter Another Occupation.

Enter Another Occupation.
did you ever notice, " said veteran
tonsorial artist, who had shaved New
Haveners since 1878, to New Haven
Register man, THAT you only see few
old barbers?"
"Why is it?''
There are a good many reasons, I"
answered the veteran knight of the
blade. Il suppose the chief one is that
a BARRIERS hand becomes unsteady after
he gets to be about 40 years old and he
has to give up A good many BARRIERS
drink hard, and that makes their nerves
and hands unfit for service, and they
retire before they cut their customers
threats. Still, 1 will say that in all my
experience of 81 years | never saw "a
man badly cut by barber, not even by
an accident for which the barber was
not responsible. "
What becomes of the BARRIERS after
they retire?"
"Oh, some of them go to the poor
house, he replied, with a twinkle in
his eye, land some of them, who have
saved their wages, buy little places and
live ON them, perhaps running farm.
Some of them, of course, go into other
business, perhaps bookselling or else be-
come insurance agents. | have heard of
BARRIERS who gave up the business and
became butchers. This isn't such "a wide
difference from their former business
(what are you laughing atD as it might
seem. No, don't mean that they learn
to carve people or even to skin them in
the barber business, but they learn how
to handle blade skillfully and they
make first class meat cutters. "
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-08
CLOSED THE ROOM.
Does the Ghost of Washington still Stalk
Through the Old Mansion?

1t was customary in the family of
George Washington TO shut up unused
for two years a room in which death
had occurred, says an exchange So,
after the death Of the first president in
the stately chamber with the great four
poster bed which is still shown 10 visit
ors, Martha Washington, with her lone
ly heart, nightly climbed the attic stairs
70 lie in a low ceiled. sloping rooted
room with one window-a room intol-
erably hot in summer, with little or no
means Of securing a draft except by a
triangular opening where the lower cor
ner of the door had been cut off TO make
room for the passage Of the cat. Martha
Washington died before the two year
period had ended.
If she had occupied the death cham
Der, would she have seen the ghost Of
her dead husband? They say that the
stalwart, stately figure of the brave
general stalks through the passage with
martial tread and clank of astral sword
III spectral scabbard.
Again and again it has happened that
people detained at Mount Vernon ON the
business Of the Mount Vernon associa-
ton have declared, ON waking from a
sleepless night" that they had heard
the ghosts sword and stride and seen
its tall, commanding figure, dressed Ill
the old uniform that in life it wore.
No lights are permitted in the old
house, for fear of fire, except during the
meeting of the regents, and then only
candles. Ghosts are said TO love dark
or III lighted houses.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-08
Dumas and His Money.

Dumas the elder was not in the habit
Of counting his money, but did once, leav-
ing IL on the mantel while he left the
room for few minutes. When he return
ed and was giving some instructions to a
servant, he mechanically counted the pieces
over again and found louis missing.
well, Z" he said, with sigh, considering
that 1 never counted my money before, /
can't say IL pays"