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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
From Habit OF From Conscience.

Religious declension is manifest when
Christian duties are performed more
from habit or from conscience or as a
mere form than from love. The soul
fervor, the devotional spirit, the quick
ening impulse and energy are wanting.
God looks upon the heart and condemns
all lack of emotive force. Languid, fee-
BILE affection, hence, indicates declining
grace, however correct may be the out
ward department.. -Presbyterian.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09

democratic county convention, to
elect SEVENTEEN delegates to the State
convention, will be held next Saturday
afternoon,' February 13, at Firemen's
Hall, Hancock. The different townships
are entitled to a representation on a
basis Of one delegate for every fifty votes
cast for the democratic nominee for gov
ernor at the last election and one for a
fraction OF twenty-five or more votes.
The total in the convention will be forty
three delegates.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
MEMORIES.

As perfume doth remain
In the folds where il hath lain,
30 the thought OF you remaining,
Deeply folded in my brain.
Will not leave me-all things leave mo
You remain.
Other thoughts may come and go,
Other moments / may know,
That shall watt me in their going
AS breath blown to and fro.
Fragrant memories-fragrant memories
Come and go.
Only thoughts Of you remain
In my heart where they have lain,
Perfume thoughts Of you remaining,
A hid sweetness In my brain.
Others leave me-all things leave me-
You remain.
Arthur Symons
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
Tho Spirit, Not the Letter.

We want more common sense in the
administration Of justice, brushing
aside of the legal oobwebs and as little
as possible Of "the science of artificial
statement. Then we may expect a
great increase Of convictions for crime
and q consequent intoxicating on the
criminally disposed Of a wholesome fear
of wrongdoing. Catholic Standard and
Times
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
Safe ~ nee.

She plidod into the Office and iuiety
annroached the editors desk.
az have written a poem, she pegau'
ssWellP' exclaimed the editor with .
look and tone intended to annihiiate'
but she calmly resumed' ~
1T have written poem on MJ
Fathers Barn, and"-
ooh" interrupted the editor with an
extraordinary suavity, you don't know
how am relieved. A poem written On
vour fathers barn, eh9 was afraid II
vas written ON paper and that you want
al me TO publish it. If l should ever
bappen to drive past your fathers barn.
ri step and read the poem u0'''
Opinion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
What Shall We Call 1t?

The boys call it "bike" and are
happy; the dictionary makers call it a
"bicycle'' and rest content, though
heaven knows the pathological sin ought
to lie heavily OH their literary con-
sciences, and we who ride and are hap
by and independent call it wheel, !"
in spite of the finicky protest of sundry
would be pedants who fill space in the
daily and weekly papers. Pray. why not
"wheel?" Do you know of better
name? Surely not "bicycle, for 'bi-
cycle, besides being an awkward word,
does not describe the instrument of de-
light we know, as doubtless the origina-
tor of the word fully dreamed it did.
bicycle" has an affected, strained
sound that i'll accords with the best ele-
ments of the language we love, the Ian
guage whose strength lies in its short,
crisp words, pulsating with life and
meaning.
1t is not unusual to designate spe-
ciic thing by generic term, and we do
no violence to the language when we
say we ride wheel. The term came in
to general use when men did literally
ride upon wheel, in the days Of the
old "ordinaries, before the advent Of
"safeties. " 1t was wheel they rode.
the second member of the machine trail
ing behind in almost unnoticed insig-
nifcance. 1t was then that thousand
tongues at once named the wheel. This
democratic term Of spontaneous birth
has had O tenacious life and will still
live, for IL is always the people who
make language, not pedants nor die.
tionary compilers. -Womankind.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09

Baron Ferdinand Rothschild possesses
an old "grandfather's clock" that orig
inally cost over $50, 900. The mechan-
ISM records the day Of the week, month
OF the year, the phases Of the moon and
s,rikes each hour. The quarters are
cnimed with different bell, and "a
rare thing with these clocks) 1t has a
second hand. The case was made by
Wertheimer and stands IA feet high. 1t
was originally the property of Louis
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
Old story to Him.

"My boy" said the passenger with
the fur lined coat and the smooth shaven,
square face, cit was the success OF the
season. There wasn't standing room"
The conductor smiled sour smile.
"Zif didn't have the same experience
every day." said he to the motorman.-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09

Yes, my dear, I'm gay bachelor, y
SAID masked man to a masked lady at
= masquerade party the other evening.
no ielt queer when she said to him in
a low voice:
Don't be silly, John. / know you
W mat wart on your thumb"
" was his wife. Fun
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
Comfort Ye NV People.

Now as ever the prophets noble adj
monition should be needed, Comfort
ye, comfort ye my peoplep' The pessi-
mism of "all flesh is grass" is effective
ly counterbalanced by the optimism Of
"the word Of our God shall stand for
ever. Jewish Voice.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09

Deputy Sheriff McNan "a has returned
from a several days trip to the south
end OF the county. He says there is
great change in the lumber end OF the
county in the past year or two and that
times there now are not what they used
to be.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
Fair Oner.

In the middle of the third act the
young woman with the big headdress
turned around in her seat and spoke to
the youth Immediately behind her.
"Sir," she said, "if you will change
your brand Of chewing gum, IN take
off this hat I'm getting tired Of that
wintergreen fragrance Chicago Trib-
une.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09

A republican caucus will be held in Fin
mans Hall, Hancock, Friday evening, to
elect ten delegates to the county conven-
ton to be held at Germania Hall Febru-
airy 16.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09

Mr.. Frank Haun and daughter, Mrs.
Langdon, OF Dollar Bay, went to Osh-
kosh yesterday, Mr.. Haun goes to con-
suit specialist.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09

Justice Caspar Brand has his tighten
ing rod up for the Office OF village re-
corder Of Houghton. He is now the
active justice OF the peace and township
clerk.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
Literary Item.

"They say very few authors sleep
more than seven hours day."
"But think how much slumber they
furnish other people P'-Chicago Rec
ord.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09

The marriage of Mr.. Henry Wagner.
book-xeeper for l.. Hennes & Co., OF
Houghton, and Miss LIngham, OF West
Superior, occurred Wednesday at Belle
vile. Ont.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09

George W. Quirk announces himself as
a candidate for the Office OF village treas
urer OF Houghton at the coming election.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09

Use your gifts faithfully, and they
shall be enlarged. Practice what you
know, and you shall attain to higher
knowledge. Arnold.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09

There is time in every mans educa-l
ton when he arrives at the conviction
that envy is ignorance. Emerson.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09

The regular tramp OF the snow shoe
club occurs this evening.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09

The arm and its muscles form the
most approved style of lever.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
Daily. Daily except Sunday.
PASSENGER Trains On 4. & c. T

+Dailv. Daily except Sunday.
The sea coast echo., 1897-07-31
Long Ago.

homesick n'oi years oppress meS-I
oane eeeacbwa throw the burden
the hn "hen
Heart tho from that
stream ue there trod .ns s..
the rapids uusv, 'n
""N0 .he mountain brook loudly
hlnglng echoes HVer as you murmur
gathering heart nnor .b, ,o, =,
tlrepets "H and idly
listening "neu 'ne WILLOWS are reflected Dor
can hefoa ders Of the stream
stream with soothing
And the caeso grow druo. with thy liquid
shadow dream :" "S'urhe heavens successes
river pale In stuo- failures
fected Whisper unto me- OH mountains, aureoled
From he skiesth with the golden
them long III 'no iand all drm-enchanted
the long
WIN instaking piercing thorns orp
worn' one moment me vision oftbe
spno pierce the tof the dreamy rver,o eo,.
wut =. Doa thst crossing dsahly long 400
ha lmater
na' IN tha country hearts, 4
40 egoodtb
nave add melted he warmthoe
ueatnies changeess thatw
'"n 'ne oprt OF the Father, thereisb
60, my ming river evening skies aboro
'po"A INC iath that gcradIedo
Se"s' your perfumed o'ertb
OF the raptued gagol
NoS mart Woodworh, nJourna
The sea coast echo., 1897-07-31
Swine Drunk ON Mina

Peter Casson is butcher in the
prohibition town OF Escondido. He
also has q ranch and winery. 1t ia
related that last fall he made several
thousand gallons of wine, which he
stored in his big watts. One holding
900 gallons was reserved for higher
price. Early in February Casson
sampled this cask and felt it was
going to be a money maker. Tho vat
had small plug that projected near
the floor. How this CHANGED to be
pulled out by his herd OF forty hogs
some time that day Casson does NOT
know. But the following morning his
cask was empty and his hogs wal
lowed drunkenly about II. Only one
was able to rise to its feet, when il
fell down ogain completely jagged. -
Loa Angeles (cal. Record.
The sea coast echo., 1897-07-31
The First English nnka

OF the fives titles of nobility in
England, the highest in rank and
honor is that Of Dukes, It is the first
title of dignity OF the royal family,
but not the highest in antiquity.
There is no proof OF its being used in
England before it was introduced bv
Edward Ill, about year before he
himself assumed the title Of King
of France. Edward. the renowned
Black Prince. was created Duke Of
Cornwall, and he was the first Duke
in England after William the Con.
queror. After this creation the title
ofDako wasfrequently given, especially
to members Of tho royal family,
-HarpeF's Round Table.
The sea coast echo., 1897-07-31
woodchuck Bit Ills Bic Toe.

Elias Stanton. farmer OF Great
Bend township, Pennsylvania, recently
ran q race with woodchuck. H.
saw tho woodchuck nibbling the turnipt
and he sprinted his best to reach the
woodchuck's hole first and succeeded.
He stuck his heel in the hole, with
his foot toward the scampering animal.
There wasn't room for both the heeI
and the woodchuck, and so the wood
chuck stuck his teeth through Stan.
toms boot and into his big toe.
That made Stanton remove his heel
from the hole with a great deal 0;
celerity, and the woodchuck ther
slipped out of sightin twinkling.
The sea coast echo., 1897-07-31
Grant and the Dying Soldier.

In the Century General Horao,
Forter relates the following story il
a ms Campaigning with Grant" tn,
! iuciuent occurred during the attack or
what is now called sHell's Half
acre, near Massaponax Church Gen.
eral Grant had ridden over to the r;obt
20 watch the progress OF this attack.
"niie ne was passing q spot near the
roadside where there were number
u wounded, one of them, who was
'ying close to the roadside, seemed to
attract his special notice. The youpo
lnan . ace was beardless; he was evil
dontlS young; his countenance was
.s'rl1insly handsome. and there was
s,as s,,asts s=sSp' the he ssg5 6glo 6.,'g look which
coula not Fail to eAsage attention, even
-. the fulA tide of battle. The blood
was flowing from wound in his breast,
the froth about his mouth was tinged |
with red, and his wandering staring,
eyes gave unmistakable evidence OF |
approaching death. Just then young |
staff-officer dashed by at full gallop,
and as his horses hoofs'struck puddle |
In the road mass of black mud was
splashed in the wounded mans face.
He gave piteous look, as much as to |
say, "Couldn't you let me die in peace |
and not add to my sufferings?" The
general, whose eyes were at that mo-
ment turned upon the youth, was visibly |
affected. He reined in his horse, and |
seeing from motion he made that he
was intending to dismount to bestow |
some care upon the young man, I
sprang from my horse, ran to the side
of the soldier, wiped his face with my
handkerchief, spoke to him, and ex-
amined his wound; but in o few min
utes the unmistakable death-rattle was
heard, and found that he had breathed
his last. I said to the general, who
was watching the scene intently, "The
poor fellow is Dead" remounted my
horse, and rode on. The chief had
turned round twice to look after the
officer who had aplashed the mud and
who had passed rapidly on, as if he
wished to take him to task for his care
lessness. There was painfully sad
look upon the generals face, and he
did not speak for some time. While
always keenly sensitive to the suffer-
ings of the wounded, this pitiful sight
seemed to affect him more than usual.
The sea coast echo., 1897-07-31
The records kent nt thn pntnnI

The records kept at the Patent or.
fee show to what an enormous extent
the invention of bicycle improvements
has grown in this country. Since
1886 over 1000 patents relating to
bicycles have been granted by the
United States Patent Office, and at least
half OF these have been issued in the
last six years. 1t now takes the labor
OF eight expert assistant examiners to
handle the applications Of Cycle inven-
tors, and even with this force there ia
always a big batch of applications
awaiting examination. How fast this
industsr 5as grown may be judged
from the statement that up to 1875
only about 800 patents for Cycles had
been issued. There is no country in
the world that shows similar rate OF
growth in this same line.
The sea coast echo., 1897-07-31
Wild African Dogs Of Prey.

On the 9th inst two OF the wild
African hunting dogs we're shot on the
top of Zomba mountain. These beasts,
as is we'll known, hunt in packs. At
the moment they were first seen the
pack was in full pursuit after bush
buck. The buck took refuge in some
thick cover, and the dogs afterward
came out, showing little fear of human
beings. At a,distance they appeared
to have dark-colored body, the tail
itself showing very bnshy and white
When close to, however, it was seen
that the color was.a mixture Of black,
yellow and white, with fluffy hair. The
ears are somewhat like those OF a
hyena, and the head. also. when looked
at sideways, is somewhat like that OF a
hyena; looking at it, however, from
the front, it appears to be the head Of
an ordinary good-sized dog. British
Central Africa Gazette.
The sea coast echo., 1897-07-31
Designs in Weather yanes

The horse and the arrow are the
designs most commonly sold in
weather vanes. and these are each
made in many different styles or COM
binations There are made, for in
stance, in various forms, vanes re-
sembling simply the horse. OF one
class and another then there are yanes
that represent individual famous
horses, great runners and great trot-
tera And there are horse vanes with
the horse to sulky with driver and
trotting horses to wagon with driver.
and horses, trotters and runners both.
with jockeys.
The arrow is made in various
sizes and in variety Of designs. The
arrow is also nsed in combination with.
many other emblems.
While the horse aud the arrow are
the vanes most commonly used, there
are hundreds OF others. There ore
The sea coast echo., 1897-07-31
Chapter Of the Garter.

1t Is in contemplation for the Queen
to hold Chapter of the Garter at
Windsor Castle on June 26 or %, the
function be followed by banquet to
the knights ofthe order in st. Geo rQe's
Hall. The last Chapter of the Garter
was held at Windsor in 1855, when the
late Louis Napoleon was invested by
the Queen with the ribbon and insic-
mia OF the order. On those occasions
allknights have right to take part
in the proceedings, but only those
personages nre expected who have
been summoned. In 1856 the then
Duke of Buckingham, who was ont OF
favor at court, was not summoned.
but nevertheless, appeared at. the
chapter. The Queen showed her dis
pleasure by omitting to invite him
" the dinner which was given after
the chapter to all the other knights
who had been present.
The sea coast echo., 1897-07-31
Consul GERMAN, in report to the


Consul German, in report to the
State Department from Zurich in re.
gard to plan recently introduced in
the public schools of several European
cities, says: In Brussels the children
attending public schools were re.
quested by their teachers to gather
up on their way to and from school
all such apparently valueless objects
as old metallic bottle capsules, tinfoil.
tin cans, paint tubes, refuse metal.
etc., and deliver their collection daily
10 their respective teachers. In the
period from January to October /.
1895, or within eight months, the fol.
lowing amounts were collected: Tin.
foil, 1925 pounds; old paint tubes.
22O pounds; bottle capsules, 4415.
pounds; scraps of metal, 1921 pounds.
Total. 77Sl pounds. This apparent
rubbish was disposed Of, and the pro.
ceeds appliedso asto completely clothe
900 poor children and send ninety sick
ones to recuperation colonies. and
there still remained quito balance
which was distributed among the poor
sick pf the city.
The sea coast echo., 1897-07-31

lItsItn,
les H.. 90 90 blue as lupis ldzu,lis,-- ,--.sl.
1T that at ...9.- ~he uru'a,a Ills CONT
enter. When she did she turned
quickly:
''No, it is not Meadows; I am SC
sorry" said sympathetically.
20, but I'm very glad to see you,
she answered. ''And you are just in
time to help me. Do tell me what is
wrong with this thing" and she
pointed to the canvas.
"That is Meadows privilege"
said. I offered her my good wishes,
and told her l was sure she would be
happy.
She blushed prettily and said: "We
are very happy now."
"But how have you satisfied your
conscience?" asked. 'I understood
you had vowed yourself to the service
of your art"
80, but I shall never give up my
work." she protested earnestly. slack
knows that. He wouldn't want me to.
/ think it is 30 wrong not to use ones
gifts, don't you?"
"He is really awfnlly good aboutit,' u
she went on. ''He is going to let me
paint his portrait. and then we shall
hang it in our dining room. Look,
here are few sketches for it. Don't
you think they are like him?"
I recognized Meadows in spite ol
the varying expressions Maud had
given him, and l said SO at once. She
was pleased, and just then Meadows
came in.
81 am just admiring the studies fol-
the great portrait" I said genially.
"Ah. yes, they are only rough
sketches. The thing itself will be
quite different, won'tit, darling?" he
said, with, l imagined, shade o.
anxiety.
A fortnight or SO passed before
saw anything of Meadows or Maud
then l met Meadows. He looked wor
ried, and when asked him after Mis-,
Jearies he said shortly: 81 believ,
she is quite we'll, thanks"
l
"And how is the portrait going
on?"
'Look here, Raller," he said, with
burst of confidence, "that wretchet
portrait is undermining my happiness.
It's no more like me than that poster,
and he pointed to flaming placard
"I'm not q vain chap, you know, but
do bar being handed down to posterity
looking like criminal lunatic."
''But it can't be as bad as that,
Maud would never do you injustice,
I said.
'Not Intentionally. but she swearl
it is good likeness, though I can't
see how she can. When / suggested
it was bit unfattering she said sh'
must paint what she saw and that sh
could not tampor with the truth o
art"
81 should like to see it," said.
''Come along, then; Maud is on
this afternoon; her sister told me 80
we will go to her studio, and you cal
| give me your unbiased opinion"
The portrait, still wet, was on tn
easel. Meadows pointed to it in elo
quent silence. I-was silent, too.
was SO painfully realistic that it verge,
on caricature.
"Well?" said Meadows. "Coul,
| you live in the came house with it if i
was your portrait?"
''Yet, she is fond OF you" said
''Surely, II you ask her to suppress
as personal favor"
"She would only say it was m
vanity" he answered, gloomily
"Thore is nothing to be done; sh
must choose between me and my por
trait, unless"
'fUnless whatG" ! asked. as h
| paused.
-You couldpersuade her. Tell he
it doesn't do her justice, either of u
justice. Do. there's q good fellow
She has no end Of respect for you"
] Icould not resist his appeal an,
promised to do my beat. "And sdreI
The sea coast echo., 1897-07-31
Pig Does Some Banking.

Apeasant named Galibert, living in
'lthe neighborhood Of Milan, in Ger
mahg, recently bought pig. A few
days ago he killed the animal. and
found in ife stomach small metal
matchbox Containing two banknotes
of the value oh$25o each. The honest
pumpkin at once Sook them to the
mayor in order that the might be re-
turned to their owner il ha cosld ba
found, Boston Gloha
The sea coast echo., 1897-07-31

There is now hanging in the Mead.
ows' dining room portrait of the
master OF the house. 1t is not at ali
a good painting, but Jack gazes at il
with satisfaction. 1t is by his wife.
and when her friends suggest that she
has fiattered her husband she smiles.
Once saw her looking at it rather
sadly and asked her il she was re.
GREETING the one she had destroyed.
She shook her head.
'No; sometimes think acted
hastily. for it really was good" she
said,
"But surely this one is, on the
whole, betterP" said I.
sack thinks so, she answered, and
she sighed. - Westminster Budget
The sea coast echo., 1897-07-31

According to cycling journal, the
State OF Missouri spent 100000 for
supervisors in 1896 to oversee road
work, the cost of which in itself was
only $490, 900; or, in other words, an
expense Of more than 81, 10000. 900 was
involved in getting less than $780, 900
worth Of work done.
The sea coast echo., 1897-07-31
Gbe Sea GOast etbu.
Published every Saturday at Bay st.
Louis, Miss.

The Adirondack lands now owned by
the State Of New York are valued at
SO. 900, 900, and when the entire area
is acquired and put in condition it is
believed it will be worth at least $780,
600. 600.
The sea coast echo., 1897-07-31

The live farmer in the lower Mis-.
sisslppl Valley is the ono who studies
navigation as well as crops, and who
puts rudder on his kitchen and nm
anchor on his front porch" facetious.
~ observes the San Francisco Chron.
iole.