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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-05
THEY LIKE THE COUNTRY.
When Retired, Naval Officers Seldom Live
in Large Towns or Cities

! When Retired, Naval Officers Seldom Live
in Large Towns or Cities.
Naval officers always settle in the
country when they can, remarked a
prominent officer 20 a Star reporter
During their active careers-that is,
during the time they are at sea, they
are necessarily cramped for room, and
while some of them on the large mod.
ern ships have elegant and sumptuous
quarters, there Is necessarily a limit TO
1t. This thing grows on man TO such
an extent that the first thing he does
when he is retired, and in hundreds of
cases long before retirement, is TO hunt
up a farm and locate on it. Three of the
admlrals on the retired list, headed by
Admiral Ammen, are the owners of
farms in the immediate locality of
Washington, and any number of other
officers are similarly provided for.
though their farms are not so extensive.
They seem 10 want stretching room.
and it will be noticed that when they
do locate they secure big places. Their
minds run into stock and chicken rails
ing The officers Of the marine corps
have been noted for years as the owners
Of the speediest horses owned or driven
about Washington, and they have been
always prominent i'm connection with
our racing associations and organiza-
tons Naval officers have been similar
ly prominent. 1t is different with army
officers. Their ambition seems TO be for
nice houses in the cities The naval of.
ficers ideas ali run toward the country
don't like to give names, but could
give dozens of illustrations TO prove
what ] say, if it were necessary Take q
look at the incoming cars from any of
the suburban places around Washing.
ton any morning, and there will be
sufficient proof of what say Wash.
ington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-05
Powdered Crab as a Medicine

A Russian journal that has recept,v
come under our notice calls attention r.
the iact that for some 20 years past the
inhabitants OF malarial locality in
the government of Kharkov have used
powdered crabs with great success in
the case OF fevers The powder is pre.
pared IN the following way: Live cr,Ls
are poured over with the ordino,.v
whisky until they get asleep They are
then put on bread pan IN n hot ovon
thoroughly dried and pulverized and
the powder passed through a fine sieve
one dose, a teaspoonful, is genera llv
suiiicient to cure the intermittent fever
In very obstinate cases a second dose =
required Each dose is invariably nre.
ceded by glass of aloe brandy as n
purgative. The powder is used in Tho,
locality in preference to quinine So
says the Journal We will not vonch
Tor it.-New York Ledger. "
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-05
Press Women of Louisiana.

The press women of Louisiana are
generously recognized by their brothers
OF the fourth estate AT the annual
meeting of the New Orleans Press club.
recently held. it was voted to admit
women to membership. Speaking of
this, The Daily Picayune says:
1.-The women engaged OH the news
papers in New Orleans are perhaps not
the least among the great body of work.
ers, and 1T was gracious recognition
OF their worth to accord them member.
ship in the great newspaper league. 1t
is said that the New Orleans Press clnb
is the first in the country to admit
women to membership The act was
characteristic of the we'll known chival.
ry of our southern craft. The newspaper
women OF New Orleans certainly appre-
ciate the compliment extended, and in
the press club, as on the press, will give
of their best for its success and devotion.
ment''
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-05
A SLAVE TO DUTY.
An Elephant That Would Not Neglect "a
Baby 1t Was Caring For.


Marie A. Mile, in st. Nicholas, tells
number of "Stories of Elephants &"
Mrs. Mile says:
Some time before the elephant hunt
have described my husband was at a
station in Bengal. His work kept him
out nearly all day. and, being i'll, |
used to lie for hours in long garden
chair on the veranda, too weak TO read
or enjoy any more exciting amusement
than my eyes supplied to me.
We had three elephants for our tents
and baggage, and one dear creature
used to feed from my hands every day
and seemed as gentle as any pet dog or
cat
One of our government chaprasis was
particularly devoted to her and invari-
ably shared his meal of fruit or -four
cakes with his dumb friend. On par
ticularly hot day the chaprasi, to my
surprise, placed his tiny child of 6
months at the elephants feet, warning
her expressively that the infant was in
her charge and was TO be cared for till
his return. / myself was an eyewitness
OF her wonderful sagacity Large ba-
mana trees and fig trees grew around,
and, to my surprise, the elephant broke
off one of the former spreading leaves,
held it like fan in her trunk and from
time to time gracefully waved it over
the slumbering child, whether to tenn
per the heat of the atmosphere or TO
keep off flies, l am unable to say The
gentle way III which she moved her feet
over the child and across to each side
astounded me. | sent for a white loaf
and some oranges, and, calling her by
name (she was never chained), tried in
vain to tempt her to my side on the low
veranda. Nothing would induce her to
leave her charge. The warm air and
monotonous wave of the swinging fan
overpowered me with drowsiness, TO
which | yielded, and after sleep of
some duration, i was awakened by
quiet, subdued snorts beside me. To
my surprise found that the chaprasi
had just returned to his offspring, and
the elephant stood near the veranda be-
side me, patiently waiting and gently
asking for the tempting dainties so
bravely withstood for over two hours.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-05
A STRANGE MIX UP.
How the Theft Of Bicycle Led to En-
barrassing Complications.

Among the strange complications fOl
which the bicycle has been responsible
the following is rather masterpiece in
point of intricacy. Those persons who
took part in u are now disposed to view
the incident with some pride as a tri-
umph OF confusion and misundcrStand-
ing not likely 10 be duplicated
T., who lives far mp town, had coca.
sion 10 visit a bicycle store on the Bou-
levard few days ago He left his
wheel outside. near tho rack in which
stood several machines for rent While
| he was attending 10 his errand inside
the shop he CHANGED to glance out
| through the door just in time ~ see a
man spring upon his unguarded wheel
and ride OF at furious pace down the
street. With an exclamation Of rage b
rushed % tine sidewalk. seized one Of
the wheels from the rack and started of
in hot pursuit of the thief
The proprietor Of the shop stood for
a moment aghaSt He had not seen the
beginning If the trouble, and the only
thing clear To him was that his sup.
possibly honest customer had made an
astonishingly bold attempt 10 steal
wheel from the rack There was only
one thing 10 be done Jumping upon
another wheel, he joined in the chase
and the three scorchcd up the Boule
ward in admirable racing style. The
real thief proved the poorest rider Of
the three, as the sh0pkeeper was mques-
tionably the best, and the result Of this
state Of affairs wa, that the distances
between the different members Of the
trio grew speedily less As they drew
together truck crossed the avenue,
crowding them into a small space. The
rate at which they were going preclud-
ed any di>mOuutiug, and the three came
into collision with a resounding crash
Before they had fairly cxtricatod them
selves policeman appeared His first
proposition was 70 run them all in"
for screening, but, impressed by the I'M
usual excitement Of his prisoners, who
seemed To be nors disturbed in mind
than ordinary scorchcrs, lac waited 10
hear their stories.
This, as may be imagined, was no
short task. The genuine thief was the
only one who saw humor in the situa-
ton. Knowing that he had nothing to
say for himself, be stood by and grin
ned, while the shopkeeper and his Gus
toner sputtered out angry and conflict |
ing accounts Of the affair But the truth |
was finally aScertained As he collared |
the guilty man and dismissed the other |
TWO the policeman announced that no |
charge OF scorching would be pressed |!
against anybody
II l have two or three more cases
like this to settle ne remarked TO a
bystander, Its lawyer III be callin
mesef instead Of an officer New
York Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-05
AN ODD ARGUMENT.
Why q Steamboat Hand Gave I'm t,. o.
For the River %"

There are excuses and excuses and o.
plantations and explanations" remartas
the man who had been on a prosnec,,oI
tour In the west and had got bac. bo.'st
with more experience than anything elso
"but the oldest one think I ever 49,
pened upon was furnished TO me br
deckhand on an Ohio river steamboat w.
ming from Cincinnati to Pittsburp-tha.
Is, she ran In that trade when there w.
water enough In the river so she wouldn,,
have To climb up the bank and wall
around the sand bars, as the clerk piotnr'
esquely explained to me. l was on one .,
these boats, and she was on sand bar NOT
far from Marietta, in the state of Ohio
and while we were waiting for it to rain
or something else, ! strolled down ON tba
boiler deck and incidentally fell into cor
versation with the deckhand aforesaid
This Is fine travelling / said. with
some degree of sarcasm.
" There's nothing like gittin used 70
It, he replied easily.
4" How long does it usually takeY
""Depends on the mater of the brute
he smiled
Have you always worked at this bust.
nesss' l asked
+" No. / used TO be sailor.
4" A sea sailor?' inquired in some sur.
prise.
Yes. used to sail out of Baltimore
Then you know about navigatiny
where there is waters?
" / had ten years of it,
Well, how in thunder did you ever
happen TO give mp the deep, deep seas for
this sort of thingg'
4" 'Consciencp mister
What the mischief had conscience to
do with it?' / asked. Had you thrown
somebody overboard?'
"'Oh, no, twan't nothing of that kind,
no said, with an honest grin. You see.
was IA Baptis' in them days. and there
couldn't be too much water to suit nv
taste, but one time, when l was ashore in
Baltimore, got mixed up with the Meth
odists somehow or another, and after that
sprinklin seemed about my size, and so I
left the ocean and struck out for the Ohio
river. Barrin flood now and then, Iain't
got any objections to offer. "-Washing-
ton Star
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-05
LITTLE MONEY IN MEAT.
How Restaurant PropTietors Suffer From
the Make Up of Menu Cards.

How Restaurant PrOprietors Suffer From
the Make Up of Menu Cards.
IF all restaurant propriotors, A" said
one Of them, who has been well known
as the owner Of a Broadway eating
place for the last ten years, could on
ly induce their customers to eat less
meat they not only would make more
money, but they would give better sat
lsfactlon all round. In the first place.
there is little or no money for the res
taurant keeper in selling boiled or roast
meats. IL costs too much to handle them
and requires too much time to prepare
them and serve them as they should be
to leave any profit for the man who
does it,
And IN the second place the patrons
order meats when they would much
prefer something else. That is the fault
OF the proprietor. He arranges his menu
wrong. The small steaks, the chops and
the outlets and all the other meats 'to
order, are placed too conspicuously ON
the bill Of fare. A mans eve is bound
TO catch that list first, whether the man
wants meat or not. Being in hurry.
as 80 men out of 100 are in the country
he orders the first attractive dish he
finds, and the result is he gets some.
thing he does not care particularly
about and something which the restan.
rant man does not care particularly
about selling to him.
Last winter the man who rms the
restaurant i'll the national house of rem
resentatives tried an experiment. which
turned out remarkably well. He DELHI
erately set to work to lure his patrons
away from the steaks and chops TO or.
der column, and so instead of PRINTING
1t III bold black letters in the middle Of
the bill of fare he tucked it awav down
III the lower right hand corner and
placed at the top of the card list Of
the dishes that We're most profitable 70
MIN. They proved not only to be most
prohtable to him, but most satisfactory
TO his customers, and instead Of ns;pg
SIX IONS OF meat a day, as he had done |
before he used only one and half and |
supplied the same number of guests -
New York Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-05
Explosives In Mines.

The regulations governing the storage Of
explosives in coal mines are in most Euro
pean countries very strict Austria allows
the storage of 100 Kilograms not nearer
imam 100 meters from any shaft or gal
lery. Saxony allows but 20 Kilograms, so
meters from shafts and 10 from galleries;
england and colonies, France and Belgium
allow only one days supply to be taken
in, but concessions have been made In
france after tests of an automatic buffer,
designed In case of explosion to seal the
uriit and confine the deadly gases. A
stopper, lifting tightly like piston in the
connecting drift between the magazine
ana the main gallery, is thrown by an OK
piosion against an amular shoulder, there
ny sealing the drift. Where this device is
used In French mines large quantities of
explosives, black powder excepted, may be
stored on shelves, but never superposed,
In chambers lighted by safety or electric
Jumps. Caps must not be stored in the
same chamber, the ventilation must be
thorough, and the arrangement of the en-
frances, position of magazine and gal
ieries, construction of buffer and many
other details are so deliberately and mi
nutely prescribed that few besides very
large operators will care to adopt them
New York Journal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-05
Made Him Propose.

The dlffident young man wanted to
propose to his girl, but for the life Of
him he did not know how to 90 about
1T. He read books on the subject and
sought information from men who had
experience, and while the theories were
admirable in every instance he found
that the practice thereof was different
thing He was walking with her one
evening, thinking over these things,
when her shoe became united
She stuck out her pretty little foot,
with smile, and looked down at it. He
fell on his knees TO tie the lace Then
he walked on with her The shoe be-
came united again The third time it
happened he was ready as before.
'See il you can't tie knot that
won't come undone," she said, as he
worked away at it,
He looked up ut her tenderly.
IF can't, | know man who can, +"
he said
''Do you want him to tie it?'' she
asked coquettishly.
Eyes, he replied.
She jerked her foot away He smiled
to himself
Its the parson. he said And he
rose to his feet and finished the pro.
posal. Strand Magazine.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-05
THOUGHT HE HAD TWINS.
Physicians Absentmindedness Led to
Humorous Complications.


He is the last of the old school of doc
tors, very bland and polite, but also very
absentminded. except where his medical
practice is concerned, and he was called
one morning to Prairie avenue home
where there is already one small son in
the family TO introduce another. Going
TO the house telephone, he called up the
head of the house at his place of business.
Hellol Hellol Is this Mr.. Dream?"
yes. What is wanted?'
This is Dr. Blank wish TO inform
you that you have another fine son. Con-
gratulationsl"
Then he rung off the telephone without
waiting to hear what Mr. Dream had to
say and busted himself in professional du-
ties until ten minutes later when he again
stood before the telephone trying to re-
member who he wanted and what he had
to communicate. Then he rung up Mr..
Dream again.
"Hellol Hello! Is this Mr.. Dream?"
Yes. Is this yoI, DIR. Blank
1t Is, and wish TO say that you have
another fine son. This time the doctor
was not in such hurry, and he waited TO
hear what Mr.. Dream had to say. After
a long silence there came from the other
end OF the telephone wire feeble wall.
Another? Good heavens, doctor, don't
call me up againl IL will come home
and face the music like man"
And great was his relief when he found
that the doctor had merely complicated
matters by repeating his first message
Chicago Times-Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-05
SOME DAY

Come, sit with me. love. in the cleaning
or the firelight's flicker and fare.
Together Wen drift in cur dreaming
Away from the trouble and care.
And the present with all its sorrow
Forgotten tonight shall lie
As we talk ~ the glad tomorrow
And the some day by and by,
or the day of our hopes, belated.
When win from the world a name,
And my thought ships decks are freishtcl
With honor and gold and fame.
And all that Is brightest and clearest
In the wealth of the worlds supply
III bring to your feet, my dearest.
In the some day by and by
By blossom and bloom surrounded
Our own little nest shall stand.
The castle IN clouds we founded,
The home that our hearts have p..
Where never "a shade Of sadness
Shall darken our sunset sky.
And life shall be JOY and gladness
In the some day by and by.
But If OF our dear dream stories
No tale Of them all come true,
And the sky OF our grandest glories
The tempest shall hide from view,
Then facing IT, dear together,
With never "A tear or sigh,
Well wait for the clearing weather
And the some day by and by.
Joe Lincoln in l.. A. W Bulletin.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-05
A Thing To Hnnst OF

Schoolfellows learn each others fail.
ings If nothing else aud recall after
years of separation the characteristic
thing about an old saatmate
Two men who had been at school to-
eether when they were Logs met and
talked Of old times.
by the way SAID one, Il saw
smith when was ont at seattle -
Did you; And what was he brag
glhg about wEm you saw him?'
lie was bag.lnR about his moa
esty just AT that E.omcnt
Dear old smith--lust like him. -
Youth Companion
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-05
souvenir Cards For Mailing.

For some years there have been In use
In germany souvenir cards, something
IKE postal cards in size and shape, upon
the oacks of which are printed pictures of
scenery, or buildings, or designs common
oratlvo OF some event, as u fair or exposi-
tion. These cards are made in great vari-
ETY. ely the pictures being prettily colored
mere Is room ON the picture side for some
writing. On the address side place is
inuicated Tor tho stamp. letter postage be-
ing required.
lhese cards, with written messages
'nereoi, are sent TO friends at home or
abroad Tor The sake OF the pictorial infor
mutton WEIGH tlty contain, or, it may be.
DC pi'asaht reminders of scenes which they
u"'e Nisli'a Returning travellers note
ohat such cards with American scenes can
now be bought IN this country. New
York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-05
DlSMlSSING A WEAklING.
The Poor Fool Could Not See That He
Had Her Won.

Reginald Hanscomb stopped in the
hall and nervously fumbled at the rim
Of his hat, ,aeanwhile gazing into Po-
cahontas Poindexter's eyes with fond
ness that tho beautiful girl could not
mistake.
He opened his lips as if about to
speak, but the words that he sought to
utter would not come, and the fair
maiden gave u low, sweet sigh that
was calculated TO fill his heart with
blowholes.
Yet he stood there, and she stood in
front of him, looking and longing and
wondering why he hesitated.
Once she was almost tempted to take
him back into the parlor and tell him
that it was all right; that she knew
how he felt about it, and that she
would Just take it for granted without
the usual formality But her maiden
modesty rose in rebellion, and she said
TO herself:
"No. If he is too timid, too cowardly,
TO say the words, it will perhaps be bet
ter for us both if we take diyerging
ways.
Then, speaking aloud, she said:
"Well, good night, Mr.. Hanscomb,
if you must be going"
"Well, good night" he said. II
guess l must be going.
well, good night, " she said again,
holding the door open for him.
"Well, good night" he said, passing
out through the vestibule
She shut the do N>vith bang and
sat down upon the stairway and buried
her face in her hands and sobbed
But half Il minute later she heard
him returning Her heart gave a glad
leap, and she rushed to the door to adj
nit him.
He stood looking down into her
sweet, expectant face for moment aft
er the door had swung back, and then,
clearing his throat, he said:
"Some pesky kid punctured my tire
while | was inside. | wonder if / could
borrow your mending outfit for about
two minutes?"
"No," she replied my repairing
outfit is up in the attic, and l can't find
it tonight Walk home It'll do you
good "
Then she slammed the door in his
face, and he tried to think-poor fool
as he wendell his way homeward, what
he had done to offend her. Cleveland
Leader
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-05
Two Cities.

The following announcement is post
ed IN the Boston street cars: THE board
OF health hereby adjudges that the de-
post OF 'sputum' in street cars is a pub
lie nuisance, a source of filth and cause
OF sickness, and hereby orders that spit
ting on the floor of any street car be and
hereby is prohibited. I" The following
sign appears in the street cars of New
York city: Splitting on the floor of
this car is positively prohibited " Goth
am and the Hub have different ways of
arriving at the same statement Elec-
trical Review.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-05
I've 9READFRUIT TREE.
Something About This Strange and Usefu.
Asiatic Plant.

The fruit tree is native of
southern Asia, the south Pacific islands
and the Indian archipelago In appear
ance it resembles somewhat the wild
chestnut lt grows 10 the height of 40
or 80 feet and has dark green leaves,
many of them two feet in length, which
are deeply divided into pointed lobes
Hidden among the great leaves the
breadfruit grows. 1t is a sorosis, is
nearly spherical, often weighs four or
more pounds and has a thick, yellow
rind This fruit is the chief food of the
south sea islanders. They seldom eat d
meal without il. The eatable part lies
tetWeen the rind and the core and
when fully ripe is yellow and juicy. IL
is better for food before il has matured,
and the natives gather it while the
pulp is white
Before it is ready for table use it must
be roasted, when it looks like wheat
bread, and is both palatable and nutri-
tious Usually the fruit is cut into three
or four slices and roasted or baked in
an oven.
Frequently the people of village
join IN making huge oven, in which
several hundred breadfruits may be
baked at one time. Thus they are all
supplied with bread without its cost
ing any of them much labor. Prepared
III this way, the bread will keep for
weeks.
The brCadfruit is in season eight
months of the year. When the season
finally draws to a close, the last fruits
are gathered and made into a sour paste
called 'mahei. :" This paste will keep
good for months and is made into balls,
wrapped in leaves and baked, Just as
needed
Bread is not the only product of the
breadfruit tree From it cement, cloth,
finder and lumber are also obtained. A
glutinous, milky juice oozes from the
trunk of the tree, which makes an ex-
cellent cement when boiled with cocoa
nut oil. From the fibrous inner bark IA
kind of coarse cloth is made, and the
big leaves make good towels. The lum.
Der Is used for building houses and |
many other purposes. Besides all this |
the dried blossoms are used as finder |
when fires are kindled PHILADELPHIA |
Times