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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-17

proper blanks to be furnished by the
Auditor of Public Accounts, to take a
list of all eX-Confederate soldiers and
sailors living I'm the several cities and
counties OF the Commonwealth together
with their respective ages, ranks, 10 what
companies and regiments attached or I'm
which they served, and shall return full
report thereof to the respective clerks OF
the counties or corporations courts of this
Commonwealth. who shall file the same
in their respective offices for preservation
and inspection.
LEE JACKSON MEMORABILIA.
Mr.. n. b. Early, Jr., introduced a bill
making the Goth OF January a legal holi-
day, to be known as the Lee-Jackson
Memorial-Day. The measure which Mr..
Early introduced some days ago. with
the same object in view, was withdrawn
on account Of its being defective, and
the above offered as a substitute
LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS.
Mr.. Anderson introduced bill TO amend
section 2S72 Of the Code, providing for the
government OF limited partnerships and
for the withdrawal of any sums by the
special partners, and as TO their liability
for such sums in case of insolvency, &c
The amendment is a proviso that said
withdrawal or receipts do not at the
time Of such Withdrawals or receipts i'm
pair the original sum contributed by said
special partners as set forth in the paper
executed in pursuance OF section 2SG5."
The effect of the amendment is that tire
special partner is allowed, without Ia
bility, to withdraw receipts from such
partnership any sum that does not impair
the original sum contributed by him.
REDUCE CRIMINAL EXPENSES.
Mr.. Embrey introduced two bills in the
interest OF retrenchment and reform, re-
ducing the pay of jurors to 50 cents per
day and no mileage except for travel out
OF the jurors own county or corporation.
He said the bulk of criminal expenses
went for jurors pay and mileage, and
the peopIe had rather draw less pay as
Jurors than have their taxes increased
TO meet the Increased interest soon TO be
paid.
BILLS PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
The following bills were introduced and
referred 10 the proper committees:
>Rv Mr.. r. @. Turpin: For the relief
of Lewis d. Wright. disabled Confede-
rate soldier.
nv Mr.. Hale: For the relief of Henry
Rates. q blind man of Grayson county.
Nv Mr.. r. G.. Turpin: For the relief OF
Mrs. Mary c. Johnson, widow OF a Con-
federate soldier.
Nv Mr.. Booker Garnett: For the relief
Of w. II. Perkins, Treasurer OF Middle
sex county.
and re-enact section sia OF the Code OF
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-25
Thev WallOwed.

ga Boston man and myself" says q
Chicago newspaper man, "were once the
guests of kentucky family. The sta
pie articles of diet there are corn dodg-
ers, baked in the ashes OF the open hfe-
place, and bacon. Butter is practically
unknown. 1t is not grazing section.
Our hostess, with evident pride, brought
out for our dedication on the occasion
referred to small piece CT butter Ii
had been bought months before III far
away city and was quite superannuated
and very self assertive. Both OF us
SHE'D The Boston man, forgetting the
fate of Ananias, said he never used
butter and / echoed his statement.
The good woman evidently was disap'
pointed. Pointing to platter OF bacon
swimming in grease, she said, L allow
you 'uns will oblige me, then, by wall
erin yer dodgers in the dope. we I'M
mediately 'wallowed.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-25
The Unfortunate MUSES..

A correspondent of the San francisco
Examiner relates this incident OF DIM
ner in Philadelphia at which Archbish-
op Ryan (Roman Catholic) and Dr'
Watson were present: 1T would be a
great mistake to suppose that the arch
bishop dwells in an atmosphere OF ghosts
or is saturated with gloom. 1t was quite
delightful to see him and DIR. Watson
fraternize and exchange felicities. The
archbishop said the inquiry had been
made why all the nine muses. are repre-.
sented as unmarried. 1t was suggested
in reply that it was thought more III &C,
cordance with delicacy and sentiment
that they should be pure, unmarried
virgins. But the archbishop's response
was: NO, that is not the reason. 1t II
because all those who WOO the muses.
are so poor that they are never able &c
propose marriage to them.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-25
why jews Cannot BE Christians.

The divine origin of Jesus can never
find acceptance with our people. His
claim also as the greatest teacher OF hui
mainly can never be substantiated as
long as we have Moses and the prophets,
Job and the Psalms. Our laws come
through the son of Amram, our exhor-
tations to righteousness from the sacred
seers our submission to Gods will from
the dweller of Uz, our sweet sentiments
of love and gratitude from the royal
singer. The Old Testament indeed places
emphasis on the element of righteous
ness, yet love finds expression through
out these writings, particularly in the
Psalms. Nowhere can we find better
definition-if definition be possible-of
religion than in Micah's utterance, de
hath told thee, o man, what is good
and what the Lord requireth OF thee;
only to do Justice, to love kindness and
to walk humbly with thy God. " Hillel
also taught the golden rule before Jesus
Have we not, for this and still better
reasons, chosen him as the exponent Of
| Jewish ideal and practice? In studying
his life and bordering upon his saying
can we not learn much of loving kind
ness, gentleness, humility and piety
The ethics of the fathers set forth wha
the Torah took as its premise. He tina
loveth God loveth his fellow beings n
that loveth his fellow beings loyetl
| God American Hebrew.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-25
FILLED the Prescription.

De Quincy tells the story somewhere
of party of Englishmen who, finding
themselves in Paris ON Christmas day
and being bound to have plum pudding
for dinner, We're unable to find COOK
able to prepare the dish IN orthodox
fashion. Conferences with several dis
tinguished chefs disclosed nothing bat
the most astounding Gallo ignorance
of the British national dish.
This was, of course, before the days
of the petite vitesse, which brought
across the channel so opportunely fer
Taffy and Little Billee and the L2l-i
their Christmas dinner; SO something
had to be done.
One of the Englishmen happened to
be a doctor and also an amateur cook.
He had in his possession recipe fm
plum pudding, warranted orthodox
| This, with some labor, and doubling
much of his ultimate success, he reduced
| to the terms of prescription and sent
| to an apothecary. Les trois Angilche'
| then sat down to dinner and awaited re
suits.
Sure enough, ut the proper stage 81
the feast, when the plum pudding wa'
due, entered the apothecary, in black
silk stockings and small clothes, accord
ing to the custom of the day, and wear
ing sword Behind him came his as
sistant, bearing aloft the "prescrip
ton" 1t was perfect in every detail
even to the blazing halo of brandy.
1t is related that when the man O
drugs realized the joke that had beer
played upon him, he was for putting
his sword to other than ornamental uses
But one taste of his own medicine serve'
TO placate him and he sat at the teas
with his English friends.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-25
His Views.

The Rev. Il. s. Hawker, rector OF
Morvenstow, in Cornwall, was the poet
of his rocky and beautiful corner OF
England 1t has been said of him that
he was a poet first. "A divine afterward
His great aud stirring song, And
Shall Trelawney Die?" will never be
forgotten in Cornwall, and all his lyrics
of the region are touched by such true
and haunting local color that they car
never be ASSOCIATED from the place. But
aside from his poetic gifts, this notice
churchman had fine sense OF humor
Many persons doubted whether he wa
at one with his own church, or whether
he had inner leanings toward the papa
communion. Querists. however, got ILL
tie satisfaction out of him. One ola.
some one asked him point blank, VIVA
are your VIEWS?
He walked up to his window am
looked out on the Atlantic.
"If," said he, my eyes were stroh
enough. should have perfect view 9
Labrador. "-Youth's Companion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-25

Saghalien, on the eastern coast OF ST.
IBERIA, presents very curious anomaly
OF climate. The island il bathed by two
cold ocean currents, and in winter moth
ing protects it against the icy northwest
winds coming from Siberia. At the sea
level the snow falls continually and
stays on the ground till the end of May,
and the seashore is very cold. Farther
inland, however, especially as we go
higher up, the climate is modified-just
the opposite TO what is observed else
where IL has often been observed in ST.
IBERIA and III central Europe that in win
ter the cold is greater in the plains and
the valleys, and that the highlands have
sensibly milder temperature 1t is as
if the denser cold air accumulated in the
lowlands. This fact is very often OBJ
served in our climate There are several
very good examples of it, All the trees
and shrubs of valley have been known
20 be killed by frost, while above GER
tain level, very clearly marked out, on
the hill or the mountain, the vegetation
has not suffered at all. The cold all
often flows from the SUBMITS toward
their bases. This is what takes place al
Saghalien, The cold air accumulates il
the low regions Of the island and on the
coast. The higher regions have more
elevated temperature. So it happens
that the lower parts have an arctic veg
citation, while the intermediate altitude
have the vegetation of temperate zone
sometimes subtropical.
The birch, the ash, the pine, the fl
abound in the low regions and form
often impenetrable forests, but towar
the center Of the island appear bamboos
} hydrangeas, aralias and other plant
that one is greatly surprised to meet an
whose presence can be explained onl
| by the altogether abnormal climati
conditions of the island. Cosmos,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-25
Racial Longevity.

The colored race is shorter lived than
the white and has very high infantile
death rate. 1t is especially liable to tu'
berculosis and pneumonia and less liable
than the white race to malaria yellow
fever and cancer -,
The Irish race has rather low death
toto among it's young children. but a
very high one among adults, due, to
considerable extent, to the effects OF tu'
berculosis and pneumonia
The Germans appear to be particular
" liable to disorders OF the digestive
organs and to cancer
The Jews have a low death rate ano
a more than average longevity. Ihey
are less affected than other races by con
sumption, pneumonia and alcoholism
but are especially liable to diabetes 10
comotor ataxia and certain other diseases
Of the nervous system. New Yor'
Ledger.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-25
ro,v Term Pastorates.

One Of the advantages Of a long pas
torate is that it compels the prcac her 20
die into the depths Of gospel truth, 70 e
avoid sameness and repetition. Ihis Is
exactly contrary to the popular impress Is,
sion. We have often heard men say ina,
bv a change of pastorates they would
gain time for study and more tncr'
ough investigation of the great Chr,s
tian themes. AS matter OF fact' .nt
men who change pastorates every i1 ,N
years do not usually study as o; =, ~,
nlace Cor years The former find tina
thew can use their old preparations anf
that there are a good many claims upol
t,aw besides those of patient though
s ana Investigation res The latter are force,
to study. There is limit beyond beyond w vi ,S'
ala sermons cannot be preached to tn
same congregation Waterman
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-25
A pEPEw STORY.
Anecdote OF tho Gerial Doctor and F"--
litical opponent

Anecdote OF tho Gerial Doctor and To-
litical opponent.
Some good stories are told not fufre-
quently in the room of the committee
ON interstate and foreign commences or
the house, and Clerk Tedford of that
committee, who is an old Iowa newspa--
per man of many years experience, N
one of the best Of the story tellers that
gather there. His memory runs back to-
political campaigns Of many years ago.
and one of his stories recently told was
in regard to Chauncey M. Depew oppos-
ing John A. Dix for the governorship OF
New York Depew was not always the
stalwart Republican that he Is now,
and. although that was before the name
of Mugwump was invented, that politl-
cal term precisely describes Mr.. Depew
at that time.
One of the arguments which Depew
used against Dix was that he had been
an office seeker all his life.
"Why," Depew would say, when
| the pilgrim fathers landed on Plymouth
rock. John A. Dix was there, and When
| they first began to talk of organizing g.
| community John A. Dix got up and said
| if they didn't make him justice OF the
peace he and his followers would go ont
into the woods and establish a rival
community"
This was a little too much for one OF
Depews hearers, who arose in the back
part of the hall. Depew waited for him
and he said:
"Why, Mr.. Depew, that can't be So
for John A. Dix isn't old enough to have
been at Plymouth with the pilgrim ia
theirs"
Depew drew himself up to his full
height, thrust his hand impressively IN
the bosom of his vest and said in the
most solemn tones he could command;
Ladies and gentlemen, all during
this campaign / have been making this
statement concerning Mr. Dix III every
city, town and village i'll the state OF
New York in which have spoken, and
: this is the first time, ladies and gentle
J men. that it has ever been called into
: question. ''-Washington Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-25
The Secret of Speaker Reeds Power

1t was in one of the cloakrooms OF
the house, The busiest of the statesmen
were doing nothing-that is, nothing
that was useful. The tyranny of Reed
was under discussion. Little else Is tjs--
cussed these days.
"What is the secret of Reeds pow
er?'' asked one.
Lack of power in the Others" wxss
one answer
"He seems to attract those others all
the same, though they cuss him while
they obey"
ut is a law of nature that small bod
les drifting within tho infiuenoe az
large ones are drawn to them by the sn-
applicable power of gravitation, though
the large bodies may be composed on
what we call unintelligent matter. :"
"Then the secret of Reeds attractim1
Isl
1.-The insensate magnetism OF svotr
dupois "-Pittsburg Dispatch
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-25
Tie Had I'll. Revenge.

when young and callow freshman,
[ used to try all kinds of fool expert
nents. laughed the usually staid pro.
lessor. 1.-THE inspiration TO these out
breaks of lunacy was in the surround.
ings. would fall in Il fit just to see
some of the old people scamper about
and look frightened. Among strangers
would sometimes pretend to be dumb,
sometimes deaf and ON occasions assume
both Of these difficult roles Tom Hitter
always used to help me When he was
available.
Zone day when we were on our way
to college, a bevy Of pretty, laughing
girls took the train at village station
and fiuttered into our car. winked at
Tom, and the farce began. After we had
murdered the sign language of the
mutes in a few meaningless finger GEES
lures and facial contortions, Tom left for
the smoker, for he never could control
his risibles.
"'What a pity said one of the girls.
% 1T is hard, chirped up the prettiest
of the lot, to be deaf and dumb and il
addition to being so mortal homely
Note the size Of that mouth, girls, the
slope Of that forehead, the failure Il
mate in those eyes and the hump on tina
nose that is Romm-all over his face
II came mighty near having natura
fit, for l was fairly good looking DO,
and proud of it, Some of the othe
| vounp ladies undertook nv defense, bu
my defamer rode rough shod over then
all. was sallow, shallow, narrow AM
criminally disposed If my picture di
not some time adorn a rogues gallery
Justice would be cheated. And tina
young fellow who had gone out was IL
better. l invented case of noseblee
and fled.
at was Toms sister who had bee
visiting friends, and he put up the jol
l got even with her, for she's my wife.
Detroit Free Press.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-25
George III.

A small party is assembled in ROOM
at Windsor round Mrs. Delaney, an old
lady whose goodness and amiability
have made her great favorite with
virtuous and pious royalty. One OF
them, Miss Burney, is an authoress OF
repute. The door opens, and there en-.
tiers a large man in black, with star
upon his breast Profound sensation Is
caused by his appearance, and the par
ty. in compliance with n curious ell
uuette. show their awful sense OF pres
ent royalty by budding up to the wall.
The king talks affectionately to the good
old lady, and with playful appropriate
ness to her literary friend, whose novels
he has read with interest He has
trick of saying, What, what, what,
but otherwise, unless the report OF his
conversation has been dressed, he talks
not i'll
He has read Voltaire and Rousseau
Voltaire, he owns, he thinks a mon
ster. as a religious man, without being
a great bigot, well might Rousseau III
| dislikes less and had given him pen
sion. He reads the newspapers, though
they are far from courtly. He is fon'
of plays and criticises the comedies
his time. He has the misfortune to lie
fall the remark to lady who woul
record it that "a great part OF Snakes
peare is sad stuff, only you must nt
saw So But so thought Voltaire an
ali the devotees of the classical rule
George spoke three languages and ha
a taste for music, SO that, poor as II
education in his bovhood had been, as
man he could hardly be called uncul'
waited or incapable on that account
taking in large ideas. -Cornhlll Mag
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-25
HOW CLEVELAND HUNTS
Colonel Rives Tells Gath He Is Very
Manly as a Sportsman.


WANTED to hear what Colonel Rives
had to say of President Cleveland, with
whom or by whom he goes cunning
down the Potomac. He is very close.
however, on an official confidentiality-
The subject had been several times tap
ped, but would not run.
On the last occasion the colonel goS
as far as to say:
"Mr. Cleveland is a very nice rnan
He used to be very free and natural IN
his comments, except when an unknown
party came in; then he would close ups
| like terrapin Lately he has becomte
very circumspect, having few opinions
| to express. / never quote anything he
SAYS. If did, / could relate many drolh
remarks. He possesses character OF ms
own. which is apt to disappoint many
of his followers, who expect him to &C.
too far. He will leave the procession
when he does not want to go any Tar
Their This is where partissns become
offended. They are not willing TO let n
president think by himself and wans
him to think as they do. Mr.. Cleveiand
as sportsman is manly. If you wiIns
to leave him a duck as they are Tying
and do not shoot at it i'll your turn, ne
will refuse to shoot it. At the same time
he is not up to our methods ON the 70
tomac. He is so stout that he cannon
stand up q long time to shoot He shoots
pretty well and is very active for a ma1t
of his flesh, but we shoot in turn with
ont word between us, as the ducks
come--Mr Waller, the proprietor down
there at Aqua creek, and me, he know
ing his ducks, 1 mine-crack, crack
alternately. We always taken them on
i the wing from the blinds we have built
5 Mr.. Cleveland stays out on his boat; We
stay ashore. -~ Gath in Cincinnati Com;
u mercial Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-25
Cause of Legislative Decay.

All the great modern democracies
have to contend almost for existence
against the popular disposition to treat
elective offices as representative and to
consider it of more importance that they
should be filled by persons holding GER
tain opinions than by persons most COM
petent to perform their duties. The dis
tinction between representing and adj
ministering seems plain enough, and yet
the democratic tendency has been ev-
erywhere since the French revolution to
obscure it, This has not unnaturally
led to the IDEA that the offices are re-
wards for the persons who have done
most to propagate or defend the views
which they represent and ought to be
given to them independently of their fit
ness To this confusion Of two distinct
functions | must ascribe the deterlora
tioa which has been remarked so FIRE
uuently in the legislatures of all demo
cratic countries i'll modern times. 1h(
number of men of experience or spccia
knowledge as we'll rs Of conspicuou
| men which they contain seems TO dc
cline steadily, while the interests com
mitted to their charge as steadily seen
! to increase
This disregard of special fitness, com
bincd with the unwillingness TO ac
| knowledge that there can be anything
special about any man, both of whic
are born of equality, constitutes tn
great defect of modern democracy Il
L. Godkin in Atlantic
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-25
u.,a the Barber Responsible.

A bright little fellow who has no.
- COON his third birthday often amuses
The household Of which he is an impor'
tant feature by his questions and Cd
servations. u.,v II was
noticed that he was intently STUDYING
the expansive bald space on MS 'ene'
able grandfather's head. .o ..h,.
when lull occurred in the 'ao e,s
..,T the pride of the family promptly
took advantage OF IL. . vou,
"Grandpa." he said, who c@ U., yo''
hair that wayP"-Philadelphia JAIL
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-25
To Allow Women to Vote.

Madison, Wis. Feb. 25.--The senate
eommittee on corporations Tuesday
n,gnt reported for concurrence 152a, Mr..
narvey's bill giving women the right
" suffrage and the privilege Of holding
Vn'ce In church organizations incorpor-
a'eo under the law of the state covering
sucn societies or bodies. Mr.. Harvey
.Apained the bill before the committee
sno there was no vote against favorable
..pOrt although Mr.. Devos asked ques-
aOns enough to assure himself that the
senue sex was not encroaching on the
Domain of pol,tics
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-25
Wasting Time.

They were dining off fowl Ill res
taurant.
"You see, he explained, as he
showed her the wishbone, you take
hold here and I'll take hold here. Then
we must both make wish and pull and
when it breaks the one who has the
bigger part of it will have his or hei
wish gratified.
but | don't know what to WISH
for, she protested.
ooh, you can think of something
he added. .
"No. I can't" she replied. II can :
think of anything | want very much'
"Well, I'll wish for you, he ex
claimed
Twill you really9" she asked
eyes"
"Well, then, there's no use fooiin'
with the old wishbone, she lnterrup'e'
with a glad smile. "You can have me
Comic Cuts
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-25

Count Browlasd, the famous .i:o;,sa
U was born in 1889, and visited
IVA IVA court in Europe in the last cen,
s svrr when 9 years old, he was only ~ !,
suly. V ~ height. though at 80 years OF
age he grew to be feet 10. ,uSn - mucb
had : sister, also dwarf, ana 80 no''id
.ma,ler than himself that sne o01''
stsnd erect under his arm
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-25
Learning From the United States.

The French government, takinga leaf
from the lesson of the Worlds fair a
Chicago, has decided to apportpn q
share of the architectural work upon
the buildings to be erected for the PARIS
exposition of 1900 among all the srchi-
tects who received premiums in the pro
liminary competitions. 1t is hoped nm
this way to preserve unity in tho en-
tire group of buildings, which was lack
ing at Chicago. for the reason that them
the subsidiary structures were left ~
miscellaneous designers who did NOS 81
tempt, or were not able, to follow 0uf
the ideas embodied in the designs az the
more pretentious buildings