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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-23
An Awful bad Shot.

Women are VIGOROUSLY bad shots. in
Western Australia the other day mine
managers wife was christening All engine
and had to throw champagne bottle ar 1t.
It was somewhat larger than the proverDial
baystack and she was only couple III
wards from it, yet she cleverly managed to
miss it and hit her hubby-a portly person
below the belt, knocking him into "is-
tern ten feet deep and badly hurting HIM
Melbourne Argus
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-23
Iopdon Restaurants.

In London we are now in advance T o,
paris In the matter of restaurants. 10
cite only one, the Savoy, not only Is :, t tue
cooking better, but the comfort anu 'n ~,
surroundings are superior to anything "a
paris wonderful is the progress that mas
been made. When was young man.
shore we're literally no restaurants In Lon-
don-nothing but the Blue Posts, or .no
Im,nmums in Covent Garden, and SIM,
lar places, where the dinner was OF inc S U,u
fashioned British inn typss-Lonoon
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-23
The Brooklyn Way.

1T took a great deal of exercise yester-
day." remarked one Brooklyn papa to an
other.
Ibid your"
Eyes, did. When reached home, 1
found that the cyclometer on my baby car
rage registered fraction over ten miles "
-Harper's Bazaar.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-23

death OF Mr.. Joseph Hennes oc-
last evening at Z p. m. For the
sw Gays he had been sinking rapid
'0e end had been hourly expected.
'eeased leaves a wife and a family
a'cnlldren, Six daughters and two
" mourn his death. He was 56
uage' The funeral will take place
~ morning with services at st. L.
church at Houghton.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-23

An eastern paper says: There Is some
foundation for the belief that the Irish
people can trace their origin to one OF the
lost ten tribes of Israel Shamrakh Is
Arabic for trefoil and it is an easy dis
lance to shamrock, the three leaved clover
indigenous to Ireland"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-23

Traveller Ito the ferryman crossing the
river)-Has any one ever been lost In this
stream
Boatman-No, sir. Some professor was
drowned here last spring, but they found
him after looking for two weeks. -Flic'
gende Blatter.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-23

N'''e noteworthy is home from
4. '' Wnere she teaches. The public
are closed on account OF the
A'snce Of diphtheria.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-23

anorew Kauth received a letter
way announcing the death OF his
u germany. The deceased was
W ana lived in the old family home.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-23

H. Reilly will address the Y. M.
mems meeting tomorrow after
[ mrs. Z. A. Stringer will sing, and
V - will be rendered by Miss
Wright.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-23

There being no signal service In China,
the authorities, in case of protract'd
drought, rely upon the gods for relief
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-23
Court REM Mesnard, French Foresters,
will give a dancing party next Tuesday
evening in st. Patrick Hail.

A regular meeting OF Houghton Lodge,
F. & A. NJ, will be held Monday evening
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-23

Miss Fannie Beauben lsconfued to her
home by illness.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-23

1npeslardins has established him
nuoughton in the Hartmann block
Ma a. McElyeen in the Superior
block, Hancock.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-23

~ quo !, Mrs Glass Of Portland, Ore,
- houghton yesterday. Mr..
'ue new pastor Of Grace M. E.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-23

J %snan G. Rice bas succeeded Mr..
Ia...s'os as manager Of the Portage
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-23

Rev. j. E. Curzon arrived home We. ter.
day from little trip outside.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-07

I'm a living example of the fact that
practical joking is not incurable," sighed
the retired man of business as though re-
calling a memory that was not altogether
unpleasant, according to the Detroit Free
Press.
There was the most intense rivalry be-
tween two towns in Colorado, and l was
a resident of one of them. 1t was not al
together a generous rivalry and within
certain classes disputed superiority gen.
orally led to muscular discussion. Business
men WED for trade in debatable territory,
the doctors, the lawyers, even the minis
ters said harsh things against the other
town. But it was in social circles that the
belligerency was apparent at its hight.
People who could not afford it would go
in for display, and when the two places
had a function in common the toilettes
We're chosen with special reference to
showing that they were very expensive or
to casting reflection upon the rival city.
AT a mask bah held in the other place
l had the hardihOod and impudence to per-
petrate what L thought a telling joke. l
was dressed in a costume of newspapers
and appeared in the literary character of
the Quick and the Dead. Gradually it
dawned upon the residents that the pa
pers of my town represented the Quick
While the papers of their town represent
eu the Dead II was an objectionable in
suit Indignation ran SO high that l began
to wish l had not been so brilliant. The
sensational denouement came when a
belle of the rival city took a little prone
made with me, and quietly touched a light
ed match to my costume. In an instant ]
was all quick and no dead l rolled in the
grass, and in due time the contlagration
was extinguished, but you can see the
marks yet.
"Then the Daners of the otber town
made dead set at me. raked up my re-
cord even more thoroughly than if 1 had
been running for office, and made some re-
mote locality look so inviting that l left "
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-07
Personal


The French artist. RafaelH. who spent
few weeks in the United States a
couple of years ago, dividing his time be
tween three or four cities, has been pub
fishing in a Paris newspaper a series Of
letters under the title Of impressions of
an IMPRESSIONS in America" in which
ne takes occasion to announce that ne
finds us possessed of the artistic temQera
ment. Imagination, sentiment, generosity,
he says, he found IN us. and, furthermore,
that desire to astonsh which Baudelalre
speaks Of our Imagination, he thinks,
has been applied thus far to tasks Of me-
chanical invention, our generosity to main
tanning institutions social or charitable,
but in all our desire 10 astonsh is con-
slant The reason, he thinks, that art
has not taken the place in our scheme of
CIVILIZATION that it ought is not because
Of any lack Of temperament, but because
we are just arriving at an artistic pc
riod.
DR.. Hoffman, the recently appointed
consul to Mannheim is arranging for his
departure. Dr. Hoffman has received more
decorations from foreign governments and
rulers than any other living American,
yet the only emblem he wears is the blue
and white ribbon of the Sons of the Rev
olution. He is a native of Pennsylvania
and went to Germany during the Franco
German war, where he studied and be-
came distinguished surgeon. At the close
OF the war he had conferred upon him the
iron cross of Prussia. Upon his return 70
this country he Immediately took up
scientific researches and was so successful
that foreign rulers ana governments have
conferred upon him the various orders as
reward. His numerous decorations are
at the National museum where they
make an interesting collection. Among the
decorations are to be found those from
the King of Portugal, the sultan, the En-
perors of Austria and Germany, the Gar
of Russia, and various minor magnates.
The beautiful wife of Gen. Hassan
Djemil Pasha, one of the most distin-
guished of the Turkish commanders that
took part in the recent triumphant cam
paign against the Greeks is an American
woman and few years ago was a So
ciety bell of San Francisco. She was
formerly Miss Eva Taaffee, a granddaugh-
ter of the late w. T. Taaffee, who, with
Eugene Kelly, the banker, founded the
McCahill, which was prominent in bust
ness circles in early days. Miss Taaffee
went to Paris five years ago. entered the
conservatory there, ana attained quite a
reputation as "A singer. Gen. Hassan
Pasha Is a Belgian by birth and entered
the military service of the sultan twenty
years ago. He adopted the Mohammedan
faith with the privilege or taking but one
wife. The Count and Countess Djemil re-
side in one of the handsomest mansions in
Constantinople, presented to the count by
the sultan as a token of regard for his
military services.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-07
BRIGHT BITS.
Borgess. has untold wealth."
"How do you know?"

Borgess. has untold wealth."
'How do you know"
Il just saw the tax assessor coming
from his house. Cleveland Leader.
WASTED Time-Ethel-It must be very
trying to be so near-sighted as Mr. Jen-
kins is.
Harold--Oh, it is-very He watched a
fair bather for half an hour the other day
before he found out it was his wife
Puck.
"A man and woman" Nmarked the
observer of men and things, ''are quite
likely to look at thing from opposite
points of view; "a man will see nothing but
the outlay, where a woman has no eyes
for anything but the layout. Detroit
journal.
q envy her her competition" said
Maud. But she freckles and tans so
easily" replied Mamie. That's just it,
She can go to the seashore for a few days
at the end of the season, and look exactly
as if she had been away all sumner
Washington Star.
The American--Weu, you must agree
that Individually and as a nation we
are a. strong people. The Englishman
Yes, indeed L see in youah papers quite
frequently where some Chicago thief holds
up a street car you know.-Cincinnati
ommercial-Tribune.
-Fuddy-I heard good poker story last
evening; but l declare l have forgotten
it.
Duddy-Thats all right my dear fellow
there never was more than one story; al
though. OF course, il is told in numberless
ways.-BOston Transcript.
Rather Discouraging. - Mr.. Slim
(hunting for new boarding house,: Is
the lady of the house in?
Servant. No, she's gone for a police
man.
"What are the terms for board here?"
Cash"
Il mean how much a week."
Ten an fifteen a week. 'cording to
room" .4..fs ADM
Il presume she makes a reduction for
people who stay month or two"
Il don't know No one ever stays that
long. New York Weekly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-07
PROPOSALS. WANTED
~~-~~~-~-~-~-~-~~~~
OCEAN MAIL LETTINGS,
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.

Postoffice Department, WASHINGTON
D. c., July l. 18g7-In accordance
with the provisions of an act a.
congress, approved March 3, 1891. entitle5|
can act to provide for ocean mail seryi,a
between the United States and foraion
ports and to promote commerce" pronos.
ais will be received at the Postofice DE-.
partment, in the city of Washington. nm.
til o'clock p. m, on Tuesday. the 5ih|
day of October, 1897, for conveying ma
mails of the United States by means az
steamships described in said act. between
the several ports of the United States and
the several ports in foreign countries
which are specifically named in the sched-
ules of routes published herewith.
Proposals are invited for service on said
routes under contracts for five wears
each and also for ten years each. which
shall commence on the LIST of November
1897.
Under the law the right is reserved to tba
postmaster general to reject all bids NOT
in his opinion, reasonable for the attain
ment of the purposes contemplated by the
act.
SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED ROUTES
No 60. NJ. S." From New York to
TuXpam, calling at Havana. Progreso
Tampico. and returning calling at Vera
Cruz, F'rontero, Progreso, and Havana
once a week, fifty-two trips per year. in
vessels of the third class. Time of yovage
three and three-fourths days to and from
Havana. Bond required with bid $l5.OM
Contract for five years, or for ten years
No. TO. NJ S." From New York 10
Havana, once each week, fifty-tWo trims
per year, in vessels of the third class
Time of voyage averaging not more than
three and three-fourths days each way
Bond required with bid $4,000. Contract
for five years, or for ten years
The contractor on either of these routes
win be permitted to substitute, at any
time during the contract term, one or
more vessels of the second class for YES
sells of the third class without additional
compensation therefor.
Notion return voyages vessels may
touch at any ports not named in the sched-
ule if by doing so the outward voyages are
not delayed.
Circulars containing copy of the above
cited act, list of the routes instructions
to bidders, and blank forms of proposals
with accompanying bonds, can be obtain
ed of the superintendent of foreign mails
postoffice department, on and after July
10, 1897. JAS. A. GARY,
Postmaster General
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-07
Republican Luck.

Moralists say there Is nothing in luck;
that good fortune comes from taking in
telligent advantage of opportunities.
But just look at the luck of the republic
can party! 1t went out of office at pre-
cisely the right time to shift the RESPONSE
bility for bond issues upon democratic
shoulders. and came back into power
again at a time when natural circum-
stances are forcing the return of better
times. At the conclusion of Cleveland
first administration the treasury was full
20 overlooking There was a serious ques-
ton as to what should be done with the
surplus. The Harrison administration
came in, and not only dissipated the SUR
plus but created a deficiency. There was
serious fear that the Harrison admins
tration would have 60 issue bonds. So
acute had the situation become before the
end of that administration that not only
had bond issue been discussed by the
President and his Secretary OF the Treas
ury, but an order had been given for the
printing Of the bonds. However, the cri-
sis was STAYED on for a few weeks. and
the second Cleveland administration came
tAAAf H'ffNAf WIN wv 'sAhta anu
Of the Harrison administration staring Il
in the face Bond issues were inevitable;
and the democratic administration was
forced to bear the brunt Of the criticisms
There Is not a shadow OF doubt that had
Harrison been succeeded Dy republic
can, the panic would have come anyway.
The probabilities too, are that IL would
have been much more severe than the one
the country went through The severity
of the crisis was unquestlonably mul-
gated 10y the fact that great. strong
man was in the executive Office at WASH
ington. The panic years were made more
dismal by crop failures In several see
lions Of the country
Tho Mckinley administration began us
term when Tho country rc-assured by tho
prompt and heroic efforts OF Cleveland
had gained new confidence ana was once
more Investing la new enterprise ana the
extension Of old ones And 10 now proats
from the fact chat good crops have been
touchtlfed almost every section OF tho
country and there b. 70 demand Tor the
products Wheat D. booming up towards
tho dollar mark corn has advanced COT.
con De- lu better demand a improved prices.
al along che nno tho markets for agri-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-07
He Meant Well.

He desired to express his sympathy, says
says the Chicago Times Herald. That
was all. He had always liked the man,
and now that he was reported to be near
death he felt sorry for both him and the
afflicted family
Poor fellowr' he said "They tell me
that he already has one foot in the fire ="
Trouble followed. The wife of the sick
and she promptly declared that he was a
mean, hateful old thing and then burst
into tears.
But my dear madam" he protested
Don't speak to me"' she exclaimed
Poor Jim always looked upon you as a
friend and 1 always thought you were
one, too"
But I assure you
Don't you dare say one word to mer'
Then mutual friend took him by the
arm and led him to one side.
Really, old man." he said; "it was out
rageous I'm almost tempted to think
you've been drinking
But, hang it all
1T was neither the time nor place for
cheap wit" broke in another friend.
But l didn't intend
'Of course, we all know that Jim has
been a pretty lively boy in his day" in
terrupted still another friend, ''but you
ought to have some regard for the feelings
of his wife"
IL tell you T.
That's what comes of cultivating one s
sense of humOr at the expense of one s
better feelings" put in the friend who
had first taken him aside. "Of course we
know that you did not intend to say any
thing that would seem harsh and cruel,
but"
Now, look here" exclaimed the man
who had made the original remark, break
ing away from them angrily. What
said was all right and proper. What
would you have me say-that 1 am sorry
to hear that he has one foot in the grave?
That would be a nice sensible thing to
say when l happen to know that he is a
crematiOnist and has already bought si.-
yer urn to hold his ashes, wouldn't it.?
The trouble with you people is that you
are not up to date"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-07
rhey Wanted 10 he Remnrried.

Just before Probate Judge Herr closed
his ONCE Saturday night he was paid a
visit by a strange couple, says the Kansas
city Journal The visitors were a middle
aged man and woman. fairly well dressed
and very good looking.
The man asked the judge II he would is
sue them a marriage license and perform
the ceremony. lt Is needless to say that
the judge answered In the affirmative for
this is his business. The man gave his
name as q. G. Hopkins, ana his compan-
ion answered TO the name OF Lillian Hop
kirs.
Are you related to each other?" in
quired the Judge
slightly" responded the visitor. Eve
are man and wife"
Judge Herr naturally asked him his rea.
sons for being married again. and the
stranger related a very remarkable story.
He stated that they were married five
years ago len the city Of Chicago. and have
celebrated their wedding anniversary each
year by getting remarked.
MY wife and ] entered into an agree
mCnt said he. when we were hrst united
IN the holy bonds Of wedlock TO the effect
that az the expiration OF the first year our
marriage should become void and II We
wanted 20 live together longer we should
get married again. our adventure with
cupid has proven a happy one 90 both. and
Tor i've consecutive years we have lived
together and have been married each
year"
Judge Herr was rendered almost speech.
less by the strangers story. and after
much dcliberation refused 10 marry them
as be- was in doubt as 20 whether or not
he had the power go DO So Hopkins talk.
"a inteiilgsntly. and did not have the ap.
pearauce az crank"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-07

Bout tn closest call ever had" said
the long-legged man on a backless chair
in front of the grocery, according to the
Detroit Free Press man, "wus
when wus emigratin' to Cal
iforaey in 40. There wus bout
fifty of US started in together, but
we didn't agree very well, so ten of us
separated from tn rest an run a exper-
dition of our own. We got along all right
till we got among them Apaches. They
was soon bangin' on our trail, an one
day they s'rounded us. They wus fifty to
our one an all we could look for ard to
wus to die a fghtin. They KEEP circlin'
an circlin an a gittin' nearer all tn
time, an us stan'in' with our backs to-
gether Waitin till we could shoot to kill.
Jist when we wus a whisperin' goodbye
to each other them red devils took to
their heels like tn United States army
was arter them. 1t wus an airthquake
done it, an we wasn't troubled no more" "
''Wus they volcaney near Thereof ask
ed the little man with high shoulders and
a weakened face.
Nav. Whater you talkin' bout vol
caneys? / said airthquake"
Il heerd you. But l went through that
same deestrict that year. Them Apaches
got arter us an we hustled up into tn
crater of a volcaney so as to stan EN-
Off We built a kin of a platform in
side. an they couldn' a took us in a
thousand years if we'd had grub. One
mornin' when we wus jist about starved
that ole volcaney kim to life, cut loose
like a dynermite explosion an we wus
blowed ninety miles to tn west afore we
landed in san hill Not a durn one OF
us had a scratch"
The long-legged man reached for his
weasel skim took on a sickly grin and
said: "What'll you fellers take?"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-07

Anent the declinauon Of Secretary Of
State John Sherman, of the invitation to
visit Whitelaw REID at Ophir farm. an
interesting story Is going the rounds in
which the secretary's refusal to make the
visit is justified on the ground Of respect
to the memory Of his deceased brother.
Cen William Tecumseh Sherman. who. on
one occasion during the late war is said
20 have ordered Whitelaw Reid shot for
making ind.screet structures on his method
OF operation ia the conflict. Gen. sherman
repented. however. much to the disgust,
A. Is suggested, Of President Mckinley s
Secretary Of State.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-07
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Special Notices-Ship Notice. J. F. Min
is & Co; Solid Comfort in Liquid Re
freshments, at Beckmanns Cafe; Beauu-
full Lots in a Beautiful Section, w. X.
Wilkinson.
Ladies' Skirts-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Legal Notice-Suit for Divorce. James
M. Smith VS.. Minnie Smith.
To-day at the etropoltan-Metropoli
tan Clothing Company.
Four Items for To-day's Sale-Leopold
Adler.
Opening of the Vaudeville season-At
South End Hotel Tybee Island.
Baking Powder-Royal Baking Powder.
Our Entire Line of Trousers-B. II. Levy
& Bro.
Mems Crash Alpine-Falk Clothing Com
pany.
Auction le-Magnificent Furniture and
Oil Paintings. by ]. Mclaughlin & Son.
Medical-Ayer's Sarsaparilla; S. S. s.;
Cuticura Remedies; Hoods SarsapsrilIa;
Ponds Extract.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-07

The ninth annual reunion of the Fourth
Regiment Georgia Volunteers. which serv-
ed IN the army Of Northern Virginia. will
be held al LaGrange. Ca, on Aug H..
which rs one day earlier than heretofore
announced. The survivors OF this gall
liant old command which bears a glorious
record OF services from Seven Pines TO
Appomattox Court House. are growing
less In numbers every year. and many
OF the 100 who surrendered az Appomat.
tox have passed away. But Ia devotion
10 their country and 20 one another they
are sian legion, and their gathering Will
undoubtedly be made an enjoyable and "A
memorable one.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-07

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