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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
OUTWlTTlNG AN EDITOR.
An Exciting Political Scheme In Which
McCullagh Figured.

When David II. Francis was a candi-
date for governor Of Missouri, his
friends succeeded in using The Globe
Democrat to further his chances of cleo
ton. Editor McCullagh had turned Oh
"Our Dave" as Mr.. Francis is known
in St. Louis, with his short paragraphs
with telling effect, and Francis friends
got together and concocted scheme to
offset the editorial work of the paper.
They wrote out display advertisement,
and at a late hour of the Saturday
morning Immediately preceding the
election of 1888 took it to the counting
room of The Globe-Democrat The clerk
Oh duty gave the copy a casual looking
over and without word accepted 1t.
1t occupied full page, and at length
and in glowing terms set forth the
great business capacity and eminent
qualifications Of Mr.. Francis to occupy
the gubernatorial chair of Missouri.
That advertisement caused the big
pest row ever witnessed in newspaper
Office in st. Louis. When Editor Nc
Cullagh found what had been done, ne
ragged and stormed for week. The fast
mail had distributed the paper all over
Missouri before McCullagh had his at
tention called to it. He left his quarters
at the Southern hotel on trot. Reach
ing the corner of Fourth and Pine
streets, he found the streets and the
office of The Globe-Democrat Jammed
with people, who were clamorlng TO
stop their subscriptions McCullagh had
filled a column ON the editorial page
with "squibs" strongly opposing Fran
els and advocating the Republican nom,
inee, but the big display OF Francis
friends was the first thing seen ON open
ing the paper.
Mr. McCullagh at once issued an ex-
ira. in which he deprecated the over,
sight by which the advertisement mao
found it's way into the paper, put IL
was some time before The Globe-Dem-
ocrat Office recovered its equilibrium
st. Louis Letter in Chicago Record
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
Honest Failures.

No greater opportunity is afforded
the commercial man to exemplify the
amenities Of business than in case Oh
distress of his fellow man who has hon.
estly failed in business. / say honestly
failed because there are many such fall-
ures. These are the times when the
commercial vultures descend beside the
Christian Samaritan, one as the com
mercial gravedigger, the other rs the
physician with the balm OF fellowship
and brotherhood. The first will try TO
squeeze the lifeblood, but the second
will stand and demand that, although
il is stipulated in the bond that pound
NJ fesh shall be forfeited, one extra
ounce of blood will cause the loss OF
that which he might have received.
swedenborg said, Charity Itself C, con n
sists in acting justly and faithfully III
whatever Office, business and employ
ment a person is engaged in. Hard
uarQ
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
DEADLY SHIFTS FIRED cy THE sun
In One Instap "a an Innocent Man Was SER
tanred to lse Hanged.

In One Instan q an Innocent Man Was Ser
tenced To i;e Hanged.
In recent paper appeared an account
of strange accident i'll which n,an
was killed by tho discharge OF gun
while lying asleep on "a lounge In HIS
room, the weapon being discharged by
reflected rays of the sun falling upon
the cartridge chamber Of the firearm-
Since the publication OF the story u
correspondent from York, Pa, writes
concerning the accident and refers to n
similar case, in which, through the Ell
forts of a clever Cincinnati lawyer
named q. G. Wallis, the person accused;
of murder and sentenced TO be hanged
was set at liberty, the circumstantiaL
evidence ON which he was convicted be-
ing entirely exploded by Witnessed
demonstration as to how the accident
really occurred.
The York correspondent referred to-
volume 10 of The Criminal Law Maya
zine, page COZ, on which a full account
of the case appears. The case was that
| of the state of Tennessee against Avery,
tried in Henry county, that state, and
| is one of the most remarkable IN thes
| history of criminal Jurisprudence.
In June, 1887, Charles Ensley, the
| cousin of a man of the name of Avery,
| was killed in his room while lying ON a
| lounge, about O'Clock in the after
| noon. The weapon which caused the
| death was a small rifle, sending 81
| caliber ball through Ensleys brain. No
] one was in the house at the time but
Ensley. An empty rife was found lying
| on a rack on wall of the room III which
the killing occurred and the bullet fit
| ted the tube.
Avery was arrested for the crime, as
he was the only living close relative to-
Ensley and by his death profited to the
amount of about 500, 900. Avery was
tried, pleaded not guilty, but was con-
victed of murder in the first degree and
sentenced TO be hanged. He appealed to-
the supreme court and engaged Mr.
Wallis to defend him. The supreme
court remanded the case back to the cir
cult court on technical errors. Two
mistrials were brought about, and them
came the strangest part OF the story
| The brilliant Wallis struck the keynotes
to the mystery. In August, 1891, he
had the rifle loaded and hung ON the
Wall. a white sheet with the form of u
man marked ON Il w,s placed i'll exact-
" the position occupied by Ensley when
lying asleep, and a heavy cut glass pitch
er of water like the one found IN the
room was placed on the shelf above
The temperature was 90 degrees in tbes
shade, one Of the hottest days Of the
! year.
| The pitcher acted as sunglass, and
the hot rays of the sun shining through
, the water were refracted directly on the
, cartridge chamber of the rifle.
! Eight witnesses were in the room,
and few minutes after 3 o'clock pun
/ and report occurred, and the ball
{ struck the outlined form back OF the ear
E in the exact location where Ensley was
@ shot, and the theory of circumstantlal
$ evidence went to pieces. The incident,
q being witnessed and sworn to, rcadil,
q explained itself to the jury. --Cincinna
@ ii Enquirer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
SKATING IN OLD DAYS.
How the Sport Became Popular In New
York City.

While skating is now one of the most
popular sports Of the winter season 1t
is only comparatively few years since
it has become so in this city. When the
Central park was being constructed III
1860 and the small artificial lake at
Fifty ninth street was nearly completed,
the park commissioners announced that
it would be thrown open for the use OF
skaters. A few men took advantage OF
the invitation, but womcn could not be
induced to 90 on the ice. The skates
then in use were Of the most antique
pattern, some of the runners extending
a long way in front of the foot, ending
in a ringlike curl. In crowd these
skates were quite dangt rous, and the
first year skating was anything except
popular.
During the next winter the larger
lake at the upper end of the mall was
in such condition that it could be used
for skating. Here there was more room
for the sport, but still the women could
not be induced to venture ON the ice.
A number Of gentlemen determined to
overcome this prejudice and organized
the New York Skating club, having n
regulation patterned skate, almost even
with the sole of the boot, which was
laced up tight TO the ankle, while the
Objectionable strap was done away
with, the runner being fixed TO the sole
while in use by bali and socket and
held firmly with clamp. These be-
came popular that winter with the men,
and lighter kind was made for wom-
en-. The prejudice, however, still ex-
listed among the latter, until the club
invited lady, who was fine skater,
I from Portland, Me-, to visit the Cen
trail park and skate with the club. This
lady wore pretty and appropriate
dress, similar to that worn in winter by
women skaters in Europe, and she
created such sensation by her artistic
skating as to attract much notice. The
result was that before the season ended
several young ladies were induced by
the club to venture on the ice, and the
season of 1923 found many, with
pretty costumes, enjoying the sport
A series Of carnivals were arranged
by the club during the following season,
and skating in the evening became one
of the fashionable winter amusements-
New York Mail and Express.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
DOUBLE ROYAL WEDDING.
Ceremony Followed by the Most Unique
Feast of Modern Times.

Ceremony Followed by the Most Unique
Feast of Modern Times.
Max Won Binzer, who served as "a
page at the Berlin court" upon the &C.
casion of the double royal wedding in
1877, graphically describes the ceremo-
ny and attendant festivities in The La
dies Home Journal. "At IL o'clock on
the morning of the 18th of February,
1877" he writes, "the day of the we'd
ding, we found ourselves posted again
en- espalier down the White hall. As the
royal procession entered the chapel adj
joining magnificent chorus intoned
one of Mendelssohn' superb psalms.
The illustrious group ranged themselves
before the altar, and DR.. Kogel, court
chaplain, began the impressive ceremo-
ny. AS the wedding rings were ex-
changed heavy artillery doomed forth
the kings salute of 101 guns. The roy
al families exchanged congratulations,
and the cortege returned again to the
White hall for short reception, and at
5 o'clock we were summoned again for
| the great wedding banquet. Unques-
tionably this banquet was the most
unique Of modern times
Covers for leo persons were laid on
tables arranged in the form Of horse
shoe in the Hall of Knights. None but
those of princely blood was to sit at
these tables The most noble and dis
tinguished vassals of the emperor were
to serve their royal master and his
guests. The Count Won W and my
self were detailed to Leopold, king OF
Belgium. However, we were but links
in a chain of notables along which the
viands were passed to his majesty. Next
the king and Immediately back OF his
chair stood the commander of an entire
army corps; next i'll the rear stood
court chamberlain, to whom we handed
the various dishes. He in turn passed
them to the general, who personally
served King Leopold. Tho emperor,
William /, was served by the most pow
erful mobiles of the empire. Count vol
Stolberg- Wernigerode, grand master q
the hunt, carved the game; Prince Won
Pless, the grand cup bearer, filled hi
imperial majesty's crystal goblet will
the rarest wines Of the 'Vaterland
But, curiously enough, none CT the re
cipients of this remarkable homaG
seemed at ease, with the exception c
II. II. II. tie Prince Of Wales, who wa
evidently L4uch interC sted in the Gran'
Duchess Of Baden, the lacy Gil his right
They alone talked and laughed IL a
urconstrairod marncr. The weddin
ball followed this remarkable banquet.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
ANCIENT WATER HEATERS.
People Two Thousand Years Ago Had
Some Practical Convenience.

some Practical Conveniences
In two OF the museums of old Roman
antiquities at Naples there are several
water heaters, which indicate that the
principle of the water tube, the crown
ing feature of modern boilers, was fully
understood and appreciated some 2. 600
years ago. Mr.. w. Il. Bonner of Gin.
cinnati has been investigating these
heaters and found them to be as inter
esting as they are beautiful. One of
them consists of an outer shell ~
inches IN diameter and nearly II inches
high, surmounted by somewhat hemi-
specifically shaped top Inside this shell
is an internal Cylinder, also having a
hemispherical top, which is 10 inches
i'll diameter and IL inches high. The
two Shells are connected at the bottom
by rim, like the mud ring of loco
motive firebox, and the space between
them was filled with water. The crate
was formed of seven tubes made from
sheet bronze, rolled and soldered or
brazed. These tubes open at both ends
into the bottom of the space between
the shells, thus forming water tube
CRATE for the fuel to rest upon.
Charcoal was probably used with this
heater and was placed ON the CRATE
through an opening 4. s inches high and
A inches wide, closed by beautifully
decorated door. The gases from the fire
escaped into the outer air through three
small openings formed by tubes cross
ing from the inner to the outer shell
about 5.6 inches above the CRATE. The
whole apparatus was raised about IL
inches on tripod so as to allow air to
reach the fuel. In another boiler of
somewhat the same type the outer shell
has the form of an urn, while the inner
shell rises from water tube CRATE to
an opening in the side 1t is 12 inches
in diameter at the widest part, 17.G
inches high and supported OH tripod
about inches high. It's general shape
is much like that of the silver cream
pitchers known as the Paul Revere pat.
terms, although, of course, it is much
larger and has top closed by lid. II
has been suggested that these utensils
may have served at some time to heal
wine as well as water, which sugges
ton appears reasonable, as many his
torians state that the Pompeiians made
great use of hot drinks. II may be tina
they were found in one of the termpod
or cafes, of which there were several il
Pompeii Boston Transcript.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
HORACE AND Ills GARDEN.
The Poet Loved the Country, Yet MopesE
When He Was There.

All his life Horace had wished for aa
piece of land which contained garden,
a stream and a coppice, and in the Sa-
bine valley he found all three. To take
a nap after his brief meal on the grass
nv the stream was to him that exquisite
combination of mental and physical ease'
which man is foolish TO despise because
it is an enjoyment within the reach
of every other animal as we'll as OF HIM
self. Horace clearly considered both his
Sabine farm and his villa at i1bur
healthier than the capital, especially In
the autumn, "when all fathers ana
mothers turn pale with fear for their
children. 1t may be doubted If Rome
was so exempt from malarial fever az
that time as it is generally thought to-
have been. Once, when he had promised
Macenas to be away only five days, he
remained at Thur through all the month
of August, and he begs his dear
friend" if he would have him keep
we'll, to let him stay yet longer, and
even pass the winter out of Rome by the
seaside Che was probably thinking on
Tarentum).
Yet was not there spice OF truth he
the taunt which his servant Davus ad-
dressed to tie poet, that when he hafs
been too long in the country he moped
to death? We are almost invited to- sus-
pect that there was the town was, after
all, the life of his life. One may be sure
by the bye, that the worthy Davus him
self hated seclusion as much as any Ital-
ian savant does today. Thur he may
have endured; there he could gossip
with the servants Of other villas, but N
the Sabine farm with whom could h
have due chiacchiere except with the
steward-another martyr? BY immortal
izing the amusing criticism Of DavuA-
| Horace shows that he was the first TO OBJ
serve that "no man was hero TO h,s
| valet. '-Contemporary Review.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
WHITE HOUSE MlNsTRELs.
. Performance That Was Given by Willie
and Tad Lincoln.

Performance That Was Given by Willie
and Tad Lincoln.
In st. Nicholas is paper by Julia
Taft Bayne on willie and Tad Lin
coin, who We're playmates of Mrs.
Bayne's brother. Mrs. Bayne gives the
following picture of one of their pranks:
l went to the White House. AS / APP
preached | saw that it was standing in
deed, but l noticed strange grin ON
the face of an orderly holding some
horses. Some soldiers lounging near al
so wore the same grin, which was in
tensified on the countenance of negro
coming down the walk, and this wild
grin rippled and spread like a wave as /
went on-orderlies, soldiers, doorkeep-
ers, all wore that peculiar smile. 1 ask
ed where the boys were. Cup stairs,
miss" the man said, and / heard him
chuckle as he turned away. AS came
along the upper corridor Tad appeared.
"Oh, Julia, come and see our circus"
he cried when he saw me. We've got
a circus in the attic. We're MINISTRIES.
I've got to be BACKED up, and Willie
can't get his dress on; it's too big. Pin
it up, will you? Hurryp'
l took Mortified survey and said: "a
circus! Does the president know it?''
"Oh, yes, he knows it," said Tad.
" He doesn't care. He's got some gener-
al or other in there Come ON, hurIyl'
Willie was struggling with the full,
long skirt and flounces of lilac silk
had seen Mrs. Lincoln wear at an after
Icon reception, while Budd wore ruff
fed morning wrapper which he was
pinning up III tillowy festCcns.
When the Eoys were nearly ready tC
go before their audience, Tad began
singing at the top of his voice, "Old
| Abe Lincoln came out of the Wilder
ness. ~
"Hushv' said Budd 1.-THE president
will hear you. l."
Il don't care if pa does hear, and h'
don't care either" said Tad. "We'vt
got TO sing that in the show" And
think he did. But some time after, al
Tad was singing campaign song a
| OuT utuSC UIOut Olu hDt SpllttiilS
rails" Willie asked my mother: Mrs
Taft, ought Tad to sing that song? Ism
it disrespectful to pap Tad kicked thu
dlair, as he always did when displeased
and said, Everybody in this worl'
knows ia used to split rails"
Mamma explained why she though
it in Lad taste, ard Tad said, "Well
I'll sing alcut John Browns Body,
then" Ee always obeyed my mother
though generally so headstrong.
/ was at their "circus" only Il shor
time. A curtain Of sheets pinned &c
gcther was stretched across one side c
the attic. lLcir extensive "repertory
was somewhat mixed, and they di
not keep vely closely to the programme
Tad IS the "Black Statue" was grca
sccccss. Livery Gle who paid Gel
went in, think, though it said .
cents" On the ILL. Servants, orderlie'
soldiers, strangers, came and went g
day
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
SWiNDLING PHYSICIANS.
Clever Bunko Games That Are Worked on
the Profession.

the Profession.
A correspondent writes: 1.-The follow
ing trick is new, think, and / there
fore inform you concerning it, If you
choose to give it publicity:
"Act IA man introduces himself
at my Office as Dr. e. L. Adams Of
Stroudsburg, Pa. talks (and talks learn
eddy about the thIoat) Of sending pa
tent of his, Mr.. Henry Sawyer, III
consultation. He then speaks OF desir-
ing to buy spray apparatus; asks me
of whom. recommend b. AS the doc
tor is leaving he asks incidentally Tor
one of my cards. 1t is given.
"Act 2.-He afterward writes on my
card line Of introduction TO Il; pre-
sents it, saying he was sent by me, Civ
ing details He orders the apparatus
and desires it sent to DR.. Adams, -
street (who promptly replies by telG-
phone, saying he knows nothing about
It'll; presents a check made payable to
his order, Endorsed by him. in payment
for the spray and receives a balance IN
cash lin this instance $40, l believe).
"Act 3.-Check returned; no good.
B. writes to Stroudsburg. No DR.. Il. l..
Adams and no Mr.. Sawyer reside there
or are known to the postmaster. l, OF
course, have never seen the MIR. Saw
yer.
"Act 4.--The bogus and plausible
representative of the medical profession
has the money The trick is, of course,
capable of various notifications F"
An old trick is being worked upon
the members of the medical profession
with success in several instances. A
man calls at the doctors office at time
he knows he is away. Asking for the
/ doctor and learning he is out, the man
is, oh, so sorry, but maybe the good
doctors wife would answer. The doc
| tors helpmate is summoned and is IN
formed that the visitor is patient OF
the doctor and lives Tin one instance)
in Newark, n. J. He is anxious to set
tie bill of $50 and asks the wife to
give receipt for that sum. The gooo
wife, overcome both by the vision OF
$40 debt being settled and also by the
flattering remarks Of the pleasant man
nered fellow, gives the receipt. In ex
change he presents certified check To-
$25, gets the So in change, and-well
in due time the poor doctor jots dow
in his account book on the credit side
"For experience, So. Medical Record
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
what Manhattan Island Was.

Never say Manhattan Island wnen
ro,, mean the island of Manhattan. The
briefer term was properly applied IN
such a way that now II cannon pe ap =,
piled at all. The place that bore IL :, Is
no longer discernible. Manhattan Is
land was a knoll about an acre IN eA-
tent which lay near Corlears HOOK sur
rounded by marshes and partly SUP
merged by high tides. Later on ~, !. Dc ~
came the center of place which did us
noble service, but again has been oolit-
Grated. save for the lingering nickname
of Drydock Village. Here were ere, D" ~
most of our ships in the days wnen ~ -.
one could build them quite as wen a.
we-Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer, III
Century.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
A Dom Pedro IfCtc.

The rCccrt fuuCral Cf Nine. FUrtaCo-
Heine, which toCk PLACE at TIE chateau
Of RcoquorCort, recalled petty stcly
Of marvellous fcte given few years
ago in homer OF Dom Pedro III of Brazil.
In September, 1890, the emperor, then
but recently oXiled, after reign Of 90
years, was staying at Versailles, pass
ing the autumn months with his daugh-
ter, the Comtesse d'Eu. One day, as he
passed before the iron ratings OF the
garden of the castle Rocquencort he
saw the splendid lighthouses and the mass
i've beds of flowers. Curious to know
who lived there, he said he would much
like to visit the estate. Nine. Furtado-
Heine hurried to receive him and
showed him round the garden and
through the lighthouses. Madame, - said
Dom Pedro, 81 see the vegetation OF
my country the trees are the same, and
breathe and smell the same flowers.
owe to you the first joy that l have felt
since my exile. Thank you, thank you.
II hope the emperor will feel at home
here" said Nine. Heine. my doors
will ever be open to receive your males
ty." A week after Dom Pedro returned
and consented to remain to dinner. The
walls of the dining room were decorated
with rose leaves of every color ano
formed the imperial arms Of Brazil
The park was illuminated, and splen
did concert was given in his honor. -
San Francisco Argonaut
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
The successful Man.

"The successful man," said Mr.
Gratebar, sis by no means helpful to
himself alone. he helps a great lot IL
other people as well. There isn't .
healthy, vigorous, energetic, self reliant.
successful man whose example does noe
breed the same qualities in others, and
personal contact with such man is an
active stimulant and direct aid to suc-
cess. He awakens in MS new strength
and arouses ambition. He winds M mp
and sets us going. See to it, my friend.
that you don't run down. New York
Suu
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01

Rather neat way Of stating an awk-
ward fact was adopted by a recent ap-
plicant for a pension. The applicant
had been wounded while his regiment
was In retreat, but he did not say II
that way. IT received my wound. HI
said, "while marching rapidly In front
Of the enemy"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
An Old Proverb.

The proverb, Necessity is the moth,
~ - invention, can hardly be traced
70 one independent source. The idea
w.s expressed by Persius, the Roman
s.t;r,st. about go A. d. and Is found IN
the precise form now quoted IN hlcn ,.
srd Francis Northern Memoirs
rnrinsed in London in 1899 ana IN va
v;ous later English written
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
Acquired.

Dyspepsia Specialist (irritably But,
madam, you must chew your food.
What were your teeth given you for?
Female Patient Calmly - They
weren't given to me. ! bought 'em.-
London Fun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
WISHING.

wish were the fly that roams
Around on yonder wall,
For ha can ride bicycle
And not fall of at all.
wish ] were the bird that swings
Her nest in the cool green
or yondor tree, high in the air.
Her house Is always clean.
But most envy the old wall,
So dingy and so dim,
For adore the poster girl,
And she is stuck on him.
-Somerville Journal.