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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
The Barisal Guns.

In the delta of the Ganges mysieri
Gus sound is sometimes heard, TO which
the name Of "Barisal guns is glvth,
because Of its resemblance to the dali re-
port of distant artillery. Similar noises
are well known to the lighthouse keep
ers and fishermen of Ostend aud Bon
logne, VINO call them the mist pouifers,
or fog dissirators, and generally hoaT
them on the evening of hot day III sum
mer. Although the sounds are compared
to the detonations Of guns, they are not
very like these, and they occur at ilreg
ular intervals. Their origin is enveloped
in mystery, but some physicists regard
them as electrical detonations, such as
might be produced by flashes of ordinary
lightning or the explosion of globe light
ming, while others refer them to the
shocks of fluid matter in the bowels OF
the earth or the rumbling of slight earth
uuakes. Public Opinion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
Eugene Field Was Appreciated.

The man was in many ways more re-
markable than his work Yet some OF
his work was very coed. All his verse
has the quality of being eminently
readable, and some Of it is admirably
good poetry. charming in spirit and
fancy and finished in style. His para
phrases of Horace, good as they are.
have probably too much Of the prairie
air in them to become classics, but some
of his poetry about children. as Little
Boy Blue" and "Wynken, Blynken and
Nod" must 60 into any book OF this
poetry of childhood which includes alk
that is best No doubt Eugene Field
spent a vast amount of time and energy
and talent in writing what was nos
worth while. but that was part OF his
daily task and brought its necessary rec
ompense. He was remarkable man and
did some remarkable things and got n
great deal out Of life. 1t is a satisfactiors
TO think that his reward was not all de-
ferred until he had gone to his rest. -
Scribners
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
Aluminium Isr0nxe.

A rule or two is given in The Alumni
ium World in regard to obtaining the
best castings with aluminium bronze,
III order to avoid the difficulties which
are SO frequently met with in melting.
An essential point mentioned is the spe-
cial care to be taken not to overhead the
metal, the fact being that, if it be heat
ed to too high temperature, the alu-
minimum will oxidize, the oxide which
is thus formed making the entire casting
what artisans term dirty" and the
metal will also be spongy from the pres
ence OF large amounts Of occluded gases.
The scum. too, which floats ON top Of
the melted bronze in the crucible must
be prevented from going into the body
OF the casting, this being practicable by
providing the casting with suitable skim
gates. The greatest trouble in making
bronze castings, however, arises from
the shrinkage of the metal, which is
very great-a difficulty which is over
come if the casting have large sinking
head and "risers, it being necessary,
however, in many cases to make the
sinking head fully as large as the cast
ing.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
An Astute Dealer.

An American who was living in ParL-.
went into a fruitshop one winters day
several years ago to get something for O.
little breakfast that she was preparing
to give to two or three friends The pro-
prietor showed her three very beautifuk
dollhouse peaches, which he assured her
were the only ones 10 be had IN ak
Paris. She asked the price and was tolo
that they were 20 francs.
"But that is very DEAR" she said
"Besidos am not at all sure that the
flavor is good. "Let us try one, ma
dame, replied the shopkeeper, and be-
fore she could prevent him he had bro
ken one of the peaches and was offering
her half, while he himself ate the 9TH
er piece.
delicious, was her verdict. ANA
how much are the other two!"
Forty francs, madame. answered.
the smiling proprietor. lyon see, since
we have eaten the third these that re-
main are SO much more rare than they
were before. Now, should we try anoth-
err the last one would be 80 francs.
Fortunately she was possessed OF ara
| abundance of this worlds goods, SO she
hastily paid her 40 francs. lest they go rp
| in price. New York Journal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
Women Sit ON the Right Side.

"Have you ever noticed, said man
about town, THAT nine women out OF
ten when they enter a street car iDvari-
ably take a seat on the right hand side OF
the car? / have frequently wondered at.
it, and q solution of the mystery did not
occur to me until few nights ago. X
boarded Girard avenue Car which was
entirely empty, and sat down in the for
ward left hand corner. At the next Cross
ing a woman got aboard and sat down
Opposite me. AT the next street two
more women got in and took seats
alongside of the first. After time
there were seven women in the car, alh
sitting in row, leaving me to ENJOY
alone the comforts of the left hand seats
Then three men jumped aboard and saS
down on my side. Finally another wonl-
an Joined US, and instead OF taking a
vacant seat near the door ON the ladies
side she walked the entire length on
the car and sat down alongside OF me-
This eccentricity on her part impelle6
me to watch her more closely than good
manners possibly warranted, but L
solved the mystery to my satisfaction
She paid the conductor with her iers
hand! She was left handed. See? Ano'
all the women ON the other side were
right handed of course. Fact P'-Phlia-
| delphia Record.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
Men and Their Hats.

"Well, WE'LL" remarked leading
halter the other day, Everybody has
smiled at the vanity of women as they
take long and fond Chances at their re-
Elections in the store windows, but
woman is not marker for the ordinary
man. The uglier man is the longer it
takes him to suit himself with hat
and the oftener does he look into the
glass while buying one. have an I'M
usually prepossessing customer who
would exhaust the patience OF job
He came into the store the day after the
styles arrived and consumed two hours
and ten minutes in getting hat that
pleased him. The next day he returned
the hat and had one made to order.
This man is so ugly that nothing could
improve his looks but mask. "-Phila-
delphia Record.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
WAsHINoToN's MARRIED LIFE.
Mrs. washington's Mother Scarce Contrib
uted TO the Harmony of the Household.

Mrs. washington's Mother Scarce Contrib
uted TO the Harmony of the Household.
"There is every reason to believe that
Washington s married life was one OF in
creasing happiness and satisfaction"
writes General A. w. Greedy. u. s. A,
in The Ladies Home Journal. "Unfor-
tunately his letters to his wife were de-
stroyed by her. But there are sufficient
illusions in his general correspondence
to indicate that they grew together with
declining years, and that both husband
and wife showed that consideration to-
ward and respect for each other which
are the soundest guarantees OF marital
happiness. Since circumstances did not
permit frequent visits of his wife to her
relatives we find Washington inviting
her mother to come to Mount Vernon as
her home. 1t does not appear that this
introduction added to the harmony of
the household, or if it did the admission
of other women, relatives of husband or
of wife, did not.
Sin this respect Washington, writing
later about his niece living at Mount
Vernon, speaks of his love for her. but
he says, Il will never again have two
women in my house when l am there
myself. Mrs. Washington proved an I'M
failing support to her husband in camp
or court in peace or war, and Washing
ton had her happiness and comfort al
ways at heart. His field service was irk-
some only as entailing constant uneasi-
ness on the part of his wife. OF the
many instances of his tender solicitude
for her uncertain health there is none
more touching than that connected with
his fatal illness. Attacked suddenly and
seriously after midnight, Washington S
malady was at least fastened by his I'M
Willingness that his wife should incur
the risk of a cold by rising during the
bitter winter night to relieve his suffer
| inc -
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
Stately Dances of Old.
easier terms. -Jo.

The minuet is already known to many,
were it only through the lnnumeraple
pictures executed by pastelists, now dead
but sti celebrated. The dainty gestures
the graceful steps, the sweeping courte-
sizes. are no secret to us, but the sara
band and the pavane we do not know
much about, although they are well
worth being studied. The saraband IL
what one might call an almost religious
dance. for it is so deliberate. so solemn
and yet SO gracefully beautiful. Inc
cavaliers, when they bend before their
fair partners, literally sweep the moor
with their plumed hats, while tho Ia
dies brocades and laces flutter around
them like the wings of some bright hued
bntterfiy about to take its flight. Inc
nromenade-a sort of polonaise-which
follows, the couples marching with I'M
posing demeanor behind one another 49,
bevond everything else, becomingly
dainty. although somewhat strait laced
but one cannot be anything but en-
ohanted by something so entirely re-
moved from the hurry and scurry seen
in our salons when dancing Is written
ON the cards Of invitation.
The pavane is sprightlier, more IKE
the eavotte, and brings into constant
play fans, we'll managed trains ana
again plumed hats. the tout ensemble
making up a tableau of UNSURPASSED
charm and aristocratio motion. The es'
sential qualities Of all these dances are
simplicity and grace, for they afford no
onporturity for displays of gymnastics
Of hurried athleticsm, no force of biceps,
no pushing or jolting or elbowing. They
are the very essence of easy gliding and
of keeping time to strains OF melody,
which remind one Involuntary OF the
evanescent odor of some rare old per
fnme like those we still find in the SILK
on sachets made by our Great-granu
mothers. Exchange.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
THE FACE IN ILLNESS.
To the Trained Eye 1t Quickly Shows n
Pafienf,s Condition.


The face is a good index to the state
of ones physical being, and from it
symptoms of disease can be detected al
most before the patient is aware that
anything serious is the matter with him.
For instance, incomplete closure of the
eyelids. rendering the whites of the eyes
visible during sleep, is symptom in
all acute and chronic diseases of Sc
we're type. 1t is also to be observed
when rest is unsound from pain wher-
ever seated.
Twitching of the eyelids. associated
with the oscillation of the eyelids. or
squirting, heralds the visit of convul-
sions.
Widening Of the orifices of the nose,
with movements of the nostrils TO and
fro, point to embarrassed breathing from
disease Of the lungs or their plural in
vestment.
Contraction of the brows indicates
pain in The head. Sharpness of the nos
trils, pain in the chest and drawn up.
per lip, pain in the abdomen.
TO make "a general rule, it may be
stated that the upper third of the face is
altered in expression in affections OF the
brain the middle third in the diseases
of the organs contained in the abdom
inal cavity. Trained Nurse.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
The Home Of Delight.

The Home of Delight, which has
Just been opened in Philadelphia. is to
be for the enlightenment, uplifting and
betterment Of the so called "slum"
jewellers Of Philadelphia. 1t is q four
story brick structure, about % feet wide,
and the first floor contains the large leo
lure hall and two game rooms, the latter
oelng equipped with table bagatelle,
checkers, lotto and other games. The
second story contains the library OF
i'ooo volumes, and a reading room ad-
joining. Back Of these rooms is the
printing room, whence a weekly paper
called Our World and Work will be is
sued In short time. On the third floor
are committee room and game
room, while the remainder of the house
Is occupied by the superintendent and
us wife.-New York Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
lie Was Eligible.

James Payn, the London writer, says
young man was paying his attentions
to beloved object, contrary to the
wishes OF her father, "a man OF tbews
and sinews." aud one day the latter
kicked the lover violently into the
street. In day or two (after recovery
the rejected suitor, apparently not one
whit discouraged, called at the house
once more. what, again" exclaimed
paterfamilias. putting OH his we'll soled
boots for action. No, SIR" cried the
young man. II have given up all hope
OF winning your daughter, but in con.
sequence of that astounding kick You
gave me the other day l have been re-
quested, ON the strength of my earnest
recommendation to the committee, to
ask you to join our football club"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
Stove Colors.

In view Of the fact, says an Austria
Hungarian journal, that black iron
stoves do not in all cases suit room
which is painted in light colors, and OF
the attempts made unsuccessfully to
use upon them water glass paint, Herr
Kratzer, a Leipsic chemist, has been
experimenting III this direction with
very satisfactory results. The colors, he
finds. may be blue white, borium sui
phate, zinc white, borium chromate,
yellow ocher, uranium oxide, green
chromium oxide. cobalt green, green
ultramarine, ultramarine blue, cadmium
oxide for yellow brown, English red or
caput mortuum for brown, brown oxide
of manganese, burned terra di sleDa.
red iron colors, chrome red. These are
to be mixed with warm soft water, dis
titled or rain, and diluted 33 degrees
or sulphur free water glass. Thus one
part of water glass may be mixed with
two of warm soft water, and one part
Of bronze powder be worked up with 90,
by weight, of the diluted water glass.
It may be necessary to give the color
thorough preliminary wetting with very
soft water, particularly if the color be
an earthly one, and the better this is
done the better will the color mix with
the water glass, but no more color
should be mixed than can be used with
in two to four hours. The iron should
be perfectly free from grease and rust
and should be treated with scratch
brush-then three coats, at IL hour in
fervals
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
A Question Of Honor.

She is young, happily married and
prosperous. A short time ago she lost
her purse In the street, and Immediately
upon discovering her loss went to
newspaper Office and put in an adver-
tisement, offering a reward for the re-
turn of the missing article. The follow
ing day a poor man brought the purse to
her house and claimed the reward. Leav-
ing him standing at the door, she disap-
peared, presumably to get the promised
sum, but in reality to send one OF her
servants for policeman, although she
had no good reason for doubling the
mans statement that he had picked up
the purse in the street He was not ar
rested, but he got no reward. This sort
of thing is rather discouragine to persons
with honest intentions. New York
Journal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
Her Only Friends.

-, Mamma, asked the little 4-year-old,
now DO you spell 'ginger?' /"
fut away your book, dear. 1t is
'ime for you to go to bed"
Papa, how do you"-
Don't bother me, Katie"
what does 1t mean when it says
Didn't You hear your mother?"
Matte threw the book on the floor.
:, don't believe there's anybody that
.oves me-" she burst forth, 'cept
grandpa and God. Grandpa, he's in
..a,onigan, an I don't know where God
asP-Exchange.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
uNEXr'-Lt
East Tracts OF Noi'ii-Hs>trn Tri'oiS
S;in Awaiting the DISCOVERIES.

East Tracts Of Noi'ii-:os>trn 1 rTi;oiS
siin Awaiting the Discoverer.
Of Ontario's area. estimated at 200'-
900 square miles. leo, coo square miles
ere in an unknown region. ely tho
edges of which have been explored. his
is the territory known as tho HinterlG,ld
of Ontario. 1t lies between Lakes Huron
and Superior to tie south and the Albany
river and James hay to the north I'D
this vast area Is the Height Of Land,
which separates waters flowing 10 Hud-
son bay from the streams emptylng INTO
the st. Lawrence and the lakes. North
of the Height is what is called the Hud-
son bay slope, co lsisting of about $4,000
SQUARE miles. This slope may be describ
ed as unknown land.
Tho Height of Land is not a ridge OF
hills, but is level plateau some l,2oo
or 1. 800 feet above the sea. 1.-The seen
cry" says surveyors report, Though
diversified ty hundreds Of rivers and
streams. thousands OF lakes and innu-
merable crags and hills Of rock, is certain
" lacking in that nobility and largeness
of view which only the presence OF lofty
mountains can bestow." OF the rivers
flowing north from this slope the Al
bany is the most important, being about
A75 miles long and navigable during the
season of high water for $50 miles. VI
the short slope south of the Height OF
Land. in which are situated the settle
y,ents of North Bay, Sturgeon Falls and
Sudberry, there is definite and general
knowledge, but the whole territory slop-
ing north remains unexplored.
The Hinterland is Ontario's reserve.
mich valuable timber in this region IL
destroyed by fires that sweep south OF
the watershed. Pine, spruce, tamarack,
noplar and cedar are varieties OF Woo
existing in abundance south OF the hud
son bay slope. Here, too, are valuable
minerals. but the treasures hidden IL
the region north Of the plateau and thu
resources of the high plane itself avail
the searching of some intrepid explorer
Meanwhile no adventurous spirit neet
resign itself to obscure inactivity no
ambitious traveller sigh because there arr
not new countries to traverse. The hin
terlapd will reward the eager discoverer
and when he has exhausted that territor.
Labrador, Newfoundland, the Northeas
territory and regions of the great north
west remain unsurveyed. winnipeg
Free Press.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
His Ideas.

Mr.. Raymond Schumacher, one or the
witnesses called at the Pretoria trial,
apparently bothered the state attorney
almost as much as Mr.. Samuel Weller
bothered Mr.. SERGEANT Buzfuz. After a
tremendous wrangle as to whether he
was compelled to tell the court his ideas
as we'll as the things he knew to be
facts, the following little dialogue oc-
Cured: "Then i must give my ideas?'
eyes" "Does the state attorney want
all my ideas?" Eyes. " "Then l do not
remember what my ideas were. Lon
don Globe.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
Twelfth Century ranlseloshs..

In vhe twelfth century the fablec 0ths,
were very large and were always hid
on the table double For long trner
thoy were called "doublers" for that
reason. The cloth was first placed SD as
TO touch the floor on the side OF the ia
BILE at which the guests sat. Then nlH
the cloth that remained was folded sO
that it just covered the table.
Charles v had Ga tablecloths which,
were from 10 to 20 yards long and z
yards wide. He had one cloth which
was 32 yards long, and that had the
arms of France embroidered on il i'm
silk. All OF these were fringed.
In the sixteenth century "doublers,
or double cloths, were replaced by two
tablecloths, one of which was small and
was laid just as we lay ours today
The other, which was put on over it.
was large and of beautifully figured
linen. 1t was skillfully folded in such
a way that, as book of that time says,
lit resembled winding river, gently
rufied by a little breeze, for among very
many little folds were here and there
great bubbles.
1t must have required much art and
care to make dishes, plates, saltcellarss
sauce dishes and glasses stand steadily
in the midst of this undulating sea and
among those bubbles" and puffy folds
However, the fashion had only short
existence, as is apt to be the case with
| impractical fashions, and toward the
latter part of the century single CLOTH.
laid fiat and touching the floor ON all
sides of the table, came into general
| use.-Y outh' s Companion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
The New Reporter.

"Did you report that suicide as told
you to do last night?" asked the editor
OF the new reporter, graduate of a
school of journalism.
II saw the corpse, sir, but found it
impossible to write description of the
affair"
"Why?"
''How in the world was to state the
mans throat was cut from ear to ear
when he had only one ear?"-London
Fun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
-. sona,orshIp Contest.

salt Lake. Jan. 2s.-The legisla.ure
- three ballots for senator THURSDAY.
The balloting resulted in little , cna"s 80
in ~ party strength. which may rS leae ep
breaking the deadlock soon Tha'c nns
pre pre- paw,lns each lost two votes, one
ano ,,s,ch went to Chambers and three
o a FISHER w The Republicans voted for
70 and the Populists voted ior
Mrs. Labarth.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
The Dear Old Lady's Mistake.

Old Mr.. and Mrs Shuman from Bryan
went to town. and in going to the hotel
for dinner saw crowd around the JUS
tice court. The old couple, with pardon
able curiosity. inquired the cause of tho
gathering. They were informed that -
man was ON trial for beating his wife
Edging their way through the bystand-
ers to get look at the prisoner. the old
lady whispered to her husband:
.What murderous looking creature
the prisoner is I'd be afraid to get near
him.
"Hush - warned her husband. THAT
isn't the prisoner; he hasn't heets
brought in yet. I"
cit isn't2 Who is it, them"
cts the Judge i'-Atlanta Constitu-
tion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05

a lady entered south end fish mar
a as aud asked for two pounds Of head
sOke' She meant paddock, but she pro-
nounced the word wrong. While there
sno said that the fish in this country
o,s'ained more bones than those in the
g." ..s. country. This may be considered a
,a nsn story, but IL im't.-New Bed
FORD Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
n..r..., Of Crime in Chicago.

chicago. Jan. 29.-one result OF tne
III work of the police department
Ien s uh,ch has not been planned, Is a
anu .. decrease in crime. According 10
srea ar,s from the various police stations
. req , -, of arrests has decreased
sne " * 70 50 per cent. and in some dis
,r T even more since the Distribution s,l.s
s,', food clothing and fuel began Mon
dav morning.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
Human Sacrifices.

The king of Benin, on the west coast
of Africa, believes i'll the efficacy of hui
man sacrifices When times are good,
he kills "a large number Of slaves, and
in seasons Of calamity he kills an equal
fy large number of these unfortunates,
and i'll both cases TO apease the gods,
who are supposed to be equally angry at
the good and the i'll fortune of mortals.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
What lie Could See.

"What is there TO see at the theators
tonight" asked the man from the coun-
try. His city friend sighed. "A large
hat. with four ostrich feathers. enamel
ed buckle, cluster of roses and several
jeweled hatpins, he said. BE sure
and take your opera glasses, for then
you can distinguish the minor details Of
the trimming. New York Tribune
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
The Editorial We.

DE Tank-How startling are stats.
tics We drank 70,0O0,O0O gallons Of
whisky last year.
Mrs. De Tank-Speak for yourself,
please You know | never touched a
drop of it.-Peck s Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
In IL. but Not of IL.

"Willie doesn't seem to have had as
good time as the rest of you boysY'
Nom.
"Why is that?" :.
"Y'see, we had our fun with Willie. r"
Chicago Record.