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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-05

Complying with your request. I have looked
over the old stationery in the sergeant at
arms office, and 10 the best OF my knowl-
edge there are about 1000 envelopes In said
oifice left over from the regular and spe-
ciai sessions Of the Twenty fourth iegis-
iaturc. find no old letter heads and only
q few envelopes left over from the Twenty
third legislature. Very truly,
VIII H. Bookman,
Bookkeeper to the Sergeant at Arms, TWEEN
ty-fiyth I.erisiafttre
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-05

with crop statistics was reported on favor
ably by the house finance committee this
evening.
VOTERS bill. providing for tho abolition
OF the office of State revenue agent, was
Killed
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-05

lost his prisoner. It va, po.
tlon to take Jordan to S s., n''sas, "
morning and there turn hin, Ssa AnlosA
Ger from Illinois. u osef u -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-05

for them respectively. The political Darly
TO which We belong is written opposite each
OF our names.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
A orEER OLD eNeLIsHMAN.
Shomas Lsugber and His Curious Exper,-
enc.S, Physical and Otberwise

Thomas Laughter, who is said To have
lied ut the ago of lie, has an amusing
record that connects him with Holborn.
lie was awell educated man, for he had
studied ut Christchurch, Oxford. for 10
years. In early life he had been n wine
merchant i'll Tower street and failed
owing to the failure of a very LARGE
house in the same trade, Neele. Fordvce
d Co. 1t SO affected Laughter that he be.
came blind and speechless, and the skin
peeled OFF from the whole of his body.
Though a wine merchant, he never
drank any fermented liquor for the first
30 years of his life. The old mans
memory was prodigious He well re-
membered, in 1905, seeing Queen Anne
going to the house Of peers, seated ON a
pillion behind the Lord Chancellor. and
he talked about the death of William
Ill. He had been a we'll made man.
rather above the middle height. At 80
he had severe fit of illness, and then q
fresh head of hair came, and new nails
on the fingers and toes A contraction
that took place in the fingers of each
hand at this instant remained ALWAYS
after. Nothing is said about new teeth
coming III his case, and he must soon
have recovered sight and speech, which
misfortune had deprived him o. SO
abruptly.
He had son, who died at the age of
| so, and whom he always called "poor
Tommy" This boy of fourscore looked
very much older than his father, and the
| fact led to some curious mistakes on the
part OF strangers who saw them togeth-
er. Once, when they were walking in
Holborn, the son could scarcely keep
pace with the father-in fact, with so
! great difficulty and distress did he do so
that he attracted the attention of gen.
tleman, who went up to old Laughter to
expostulate with him on his want of
filial duty in not aiding more his veneer
able father. The old man told him of
ais mistake, but the stranger refused to
give the least credit to his assertion I'M
I'll somebody passing at the time, who
knew the Laughers well, certified to the
perfect truth of the story.
All four turned laughers then; at
their separation all Holborn beamed
with smiles, and grew quite radiant for
moment, but the next second it relapsed
into its bustling but somewhat melan-
choly quotidian business-cash hunting.
One feels amused at this fussy moralist,
who showed such prevailing anxiety
and officiousness to direct others in the
path of virtue, shifting, as the mote, I'M
conscious of the beam. Notes and Que
ries.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
Does the Eve See?

The question asked in the headline
may sound odd to you if you have never
taken the trouble to give the subject
serious thought, but venture the broad
statement that you are not able to an
swer the question "offhand. " 1t is an
admitted fact, must confess, that the
eve is the "organ of VISION" yet there
is but little doubt, even in the minds Of
opticians and psychologists, that the
phenomena of "seeing" is chiefly men
tain other words, that it is the mind
and not the eye that "sees " How often
have you seen a friend who seemingly
was engaged in looking intently at
some object ON the table, at the opposite
side of the room or at some picture, who
on being aroused from his day dream
would confess that he was looking at
nothing in particular. " The explana-
ton of the fact that he saw nothing in
particular" is plain enough if properly
set for~h. 1t is because his mind was
busy with other times and scenes.
Faces, bits Of wayside scenery, etc.,
were being presented to view in the
panorama of the mind, and the "mind s
eye''-or mental vision-was engaged
in eagerly scanning pictures of impress
sions made thereon months, years or
scores of years before. Another test of
this mind vision theory is to shut your
eyes tightly and then ply the brain to
the task of recalling faces and forms
that have not been seen by the eye for
years. And, again, if you want to know
whether your companion looked at his
watch with his brain or his eyes, ask
him the time of day after he puts the
timepiece in his pocket. Louis Re-
| nublic
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
His Thirst Was Very Precious.

Some years ago while travelling from
Kansas City to st. Louis the seat in
front Of me was occupied by typical
cattleman and man who looked like an
eastern clergyman. The western man, a
whole souled, genial fellow, after tell
ing his companion all about his western
ranch and about the business which call
ed him to Chicago, reached down in his
grip and drew forth bottle of generous
proportions
"Pardner," said he, "there's the best
liquor west of Kansas City. Throw q
hooker into you and gige me your opin-
ion.
The clerical looking man, though ter
ribly shocked, managed to say, Friend,
have not drunk for 40 years. "
The Texan jumped from his seat and
exclaimed: "Great gunsl would give
81 900 for your thirst. "-Chicage
Times Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
The Horseshoe Superstition.

The other day as wedding guests were
leaving the old South church motor
man left his car to pick up horseshoe
For lnck? Not at all, but because 1t Lay
directly on the rail ahead, and in the in
terest of passengers and possibly rolling
stock he gathered it not over tenderly
and gave it fling SO that it fell almost almost
at the feet of three ladies, one OF whom
was about to pick it up, when practi,
oaI member of the trio said: Don SOIL
y your gloves, and never mind if there are
throe nails in it. 1t was not you VINO
found fH it, but the motorman, and he has mas
flung it away, good luck and 1do all ninn mns
citizen passed the spot three minutes
later, and no trace of the horseshoe was
f forui Why? Because Beacon street +
airi,s escort captured it and carried IL
off ON his cane. Boston POST
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
HOW TO REMEMBER.
Advice to Those Wishing to Commit Songs
or Music to Memory.


81 wish you would teach me how to
commit to memory the songs L want to
sing" said an amateur musician to
friend. II have never been able to COM
NIT my music to memory-at least have
never done so-and l think it would be
of use to me if l could. "
"The process is not a difficult one,
was the reply. 81 have always found it
easy to remember songs and poems by
certain rule or method that | adopted
long time ago. Take any popular song,
THE Last Rose of Summer, for exam
pie. 1t is good plan to read it over and
get the sentiment of the verse, which
comprehends the idea of loneliness, the
fading away of beautiful things and the
lack of sympathy in sadness. The rose IS
blooming alone. Its companions are
faded and gone. No flower or kindred
is nigh to share its pleasures or answer
TO its signs. This is the groundwork
the skeleton, SO to speak-of the verse
Impress this firmly Oh the mind and
familiarize the thought with the sent-
ment Imagine the garden with the one
rose and faded leaves all around. once
this is fixed in the memory 1T Is com
paratively easy to fill in the remainder
of the words. This is one of the simplest
and surest way of committing the words
of a song to memory. A.
"With most people memorizing the
air of the song is much easier, and this
is done by humming again and again.
referring to the music whenever there Is
any question. 1t is important to learn
an air correctly at first, for when a mis-,
take is made at the outset one Is almost
certain to blunder at the same place ever
afterward. New York Ledger.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
BORROWING TROUBLE.
How Some Persons Make Pastoral WORK .
Burden to Their Pastors.

Several well known clergymen OF this
city were chatting together at the close
of a ministerial gathering a few days
ago, when ono of them remarked that
one of the hardest things he had to con-
tend with in his work as "a pastor was
the disposition Of many members OF his
church TO borrow trouble.
II can nearly always find some way
to comfort persons suffering from pres
ent troubles, a" said the minister, "but l
am always discouraged when l find q
parishioner worrying over some antici-
pated trouble that viii probably never
materialiZe.
''That is my experience, too, " remark
ed another of the group, land had an
amusing example of it in my own house
not long ago. L went into my study aft
er breakfast one morning and was as
tonished to find one of the servants sit
ting on the floor in front Of the CRATE
fire, crying and moaning as if her heart
would break.
"'Why, Mary said !, what in the
world is the matter with you?
"'Oh, sir, she answered, Il got to
thinking, sir-boohoo THAT suppose L
should get married, sir-boohoo and
should have fine baby boy, sir-boo-
hoo !-and he should grow big enough to
walk, -boohoc-and he should get
in front of fire like this, sir-boohoo-
hoo and should fall into it and be
burned to death, sir, whatever would
do, sir, and how would feel, sir, and
then the tears and walls came SO fast
she couldn't speak at all.
Now" continued the minister,
chow could comfort a person who bor-
rowed trouble like that? l certainly
couldn' do it trying to convince the girl
she would never be married, and SO
simply made no effort to console her,
but told her to 60 to her room and stay
there until she had recovered her lost
wits. New York Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
Aluminium.

In obtaining alumina from clay, ac-
cording to Heibling, supposing clay OF
known strength in the alumina, for
each molecule of the latter there is in
corporated with tho clay three molecules
of ammonium sulphate and an almost
equal weight of neutral potassium sui
phate. One molecule of the latter Is
theoretically sufficient, and the whole is
we'll worked up and made into hollow
bricks, these to be baked ut 27O degrees
to $50 degrees. The ammonium sulphate
is then decomposed into acid ammonium
sulphate and ammoniacal gas, which
may be collected in a condenser. The
acid of the ammonium sulphate is first
thrown upon the neutral potassium sui
phate, which becomes acid sulphate,
and the latter at this temperature, IN
presence of alumina and clay, is neu-
tralized by the alumina, forming double
aluminium and potassium sulphate-i.
e., alum. The bricks are then extracted
by methodic hxiviation, and the silica
may be used for cement. The alum is
freed from iron by disqualification, and
the solution may be treated for the pre-
cipitation Of the alumina by means OF
tho ammonia which has been distilled
off. To obtain the alumina in a granu-
lated state it is spread out upon stages
in n tower traversed from top to bottom
by the hot moist ammonia obtained ON
baking the bricks.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
a D,st;nvuished Female Clergyman.

In all probability the most distin-
puished female clergyman in this coun-
try is Rev. Phebe A. Hanaford, at
present a resident Of Gotham. She is
not occupying pulpit, however, and it
is hardly possible she ever will again.
Rev. Hanaford for almost 30 years has
been an ordained minister in successful
charge of a number Of congregations.
DIR Hanaford is member of Sorosis
and a we'll known writer and lecturer
ne well as minister. She has the honor
TO be the pioneer of women i'll the sacred
desk in this country, as she was the first
ordained woman minister III America
and the fourth in the world. -Philadel-
mia Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
BROOM HANDLES.
Interesting Information About an Indus
try of Considerable Magnitude.

Interesting Information About an Indus
try of Considerable Magnitude.
There is but small amount of wood
in broom, but so many millions OF
these implements are used every year
that the consumption of wood for broom
handles is considerable item. While 1t
would have been almost impossible to
sell broom handle made of heavy hard
wood a few years ago, at present the re-
verse is true.
The manufacturer prefers hard wood
because it does not require so large
bolt, can be turned down smaller and
vet retain sufficient strength and can be
ornamented more cheaply and artistical-
ly. Broom swith hard wood handles sell
more readily and do not deteriorate i'll
appearance like the soft wood handles
Any kind of inexpensive hard wood,
such as beech, birch, maple or ash,
makes acceptable handles while springy
woods like elms are not salable, be-
cause one essential of a good broom is a
straight handle.
The manufacture of broom handles
can only be made profitable when the
timber runs largely clear. In the eastern
states the timber waste i'll making broom
handles exceeds 80 per cent, while III
the southwest it is usually less than 20
per cent. There are four factories In
Amsterdam, n. Y, one Of which has
capacity of / 200 finished brooms day.
They use hard wood handles from the
south and west and get them for less
than the bolts ready for the lathe can be
furnished from native hardwood.
The handles are turned green and
dried afterward. The large end on which
the brush is wired must be thoroughly
dry, or the broom will work loose. The
drying of the upper part of the handle il
of less consequence, except i'll the saving
of freight. southern Lumberman.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
Working Up a Climax.

As he entered the barber shop Che was
a prominent official of the Duluth ROAD,
very prominent, so near the top that he
might be described as the top itself), he
sat down in the chair and the barber
went to work on his well domed poll.
The barber was cheerful man, fond
of social intercourse and rather prlded
himself on his powers as conversation
list. So when he felt the head OF the
Duluth official with his taper fingers, he
thought he would astonish and please
him with some conversation and per-
hans the official would in turn write out
a ten years pass on piece of shaving
soap.
So the barber was light and merry,
learned and philosophical by turns, and
was we'll pleased with the expression
that stole over the officials face, so full
of appreciation was it. He knew that he
would handle pour boire of a quarter,
if he did not get the pass. He was de.
termined to please, and when the official
asked him if he had any cotton handy
the barber said he thought he had. dc
sent quickly to store and secured
small supply of the cotton, and giving II
70 the official that gentleman took two
small fragments and put them in his
ears.
Then the barber thought Of Casey al
the bat. Paul Dispatch.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
Ready For the Cholera.

Some years ago there was an outbreak
of cholera in France, and instructions
were forwarded to the mayor OF a GER
tain village to take all necessary precau-
tions, as the epidemic was rapidly spread
ing 49,
At first our worthy magistrate did not
know what to do. After awhile, how
ever, he reported that he was ready to
receive the dread visitor Upon inquiry
being made, it was discovered that by
his orders sufficient number OF graves
had been dug in tho local cemetery to
bury the entire parish if required -
Neryion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
THE BULL MOOSE.
An Adventure With One of These Animals
When 1t Hunted the hunter.

An Adventure With One of These Animals
When 1t Hunted the Hunter.
A correspondent writing from Mecu-
noma, Muskoka, gives an interesting &C.
count Of an adventure which he had
with moose while employed in making
a toboggan trail through one of the pine
forests in that section of the country.
While engaged at work he came across n
moose yard and on looking around saw
one of the giants of the forest" about
80 yards distant The story of his en-
counter is perhaps best told in the cor
respondents own words:
after o moment" he writes, "the
moose turned and walked behind a hill,
which, though not high, was steep. l
ran to the top with all speed, hoping TO
get view of the lordly creature as he
made his way through the bush. could
not see him at first, but on looking down
the steep incline there he was, not ten
yards away He turned to make off, but
striking his ribs against the projecting
limb of q small hemlock he was thrown
down and around the tree, and as he
rose lie IuCeu I1e. III wis uOW NY tui II
to run, for the moose charged at me
with erected name, expressing his rage
by fierce below. In turning | STUN
bled, the ground being very uneven, and
his feet nearly came down on me as |
lodged among some trees. l tried to
strike with my Ratchet, the only weapon
| l had, but did not succeed in injuring
my pursuer. With some difficulty / at
| last got out into the deep snow where
my snowshoes were of more use to me.
The moose still pursued me, roaring at
intervals, and one who has not heard a
moose roar can form but little idea OF
the terrible believing noise. After sew
eral attempts to strike me with his front
feet he balked and stood about 20 yards
away paving and roaring. l eagerly
seized this opportunity to climb a tree,
and soon after the animal turned anc
made off. OF all my adventures in the
bush, and they number a few, the one
l have Just related came the nearest t.
being my death Montreal Witness.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
A BALL AT THE ElYSGE.
How the Plain Dress of Our Minister There
Distinguishes Him.


A mOdern ball at the palace of the
Elysee, in Paris, where the president OF
France lives, is M extraordinarily bril-
liant and picturesque sight, for, besides
the military trappings and gold braid OF
the army officers and the exquisite, del
icately timed toilets and elaborate Golf
fures OF the Trcnchwomen, there are the
varied 'habits' q the many members
of the diplomatic corps. These uniforms
alone are sufficient to furnish brilliant
mass Of color and elaborate display.
Described in detail and according to
thei nations, they are these:
France. "A coat of dark blue, en-
broidered with gold ornaments aud
leaves
Rasaia.--A green tunic, embroidered
in silver AMI figured i'll lilac
Germany. "A dark blue coat, en-
broideled in gold and faced with gold
ornaments.
Austria. "A coat of green cloth, en-
broidered with gold acanthus palm.
England. "A coat of dark blue, also
embroidered with an acanthus palm of
gold.
Italy. "A coat of royal blue, embroid-
cred with golden leaves.
Spain. "A coat of blue, embellished
with gold leaves and ornaments.
Portugal. "A coat of blue with golden
leaves
1t should be remembered that the rank
of diplomat is shown by the embroid-
cries that adorn his uniform. The high
er standing he has the greater the
amount of gold that is upon his person.
ambassadors and ministers plenipoten-
tiary have their collars and cuffs, their
breasts and the facings of their pockets
set off with golden thread. The secre'
taries of embassies and the various con
sui generals have just shade less OF
adornment ON their uniforms.
From an overplusage of gold lace the
other extreme is reached in the conven
tional evening clothes of the American
ambassador, who appears solemn ant
marked figure in the gay assemblages IL
his relief of somber black and white
The French presidents usually wear or
binary evening clothes, cut in the con
ventional STYLE but their white shir
fronts are broken gor2eously by TIN
broad red band of the Legion of Homo
and the great star of that order. --Ney
York World.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
r,. woman's Bible.

We have read some of the passages u
the y" commentary prepared for the WON s
ans Bible by that very acconpi sont
American woman and Biblical r Student aro
MI Elizabeth Cady Stanton. They are
- Great deal more satisfactory tnan
',a s Of the comments upon the same
t t that we have read in other ana
more pretentious commentaries. go, m 90
stantou's interpretative remarks ARK, are no, u
ton sh,ewd and sensible. They cou Az
n MOI, sometimes be rendered more , a a0
apontable 10 the critical mind by the Us. Us,
oep ,"uoa % a rabbi we'll versed III the
Hebrew. York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
The BARRIERS Little JOKE.

see you wear Grand Army but
ION, said the man in the chair.
Yes, sab, said the barber, with a
smile.
Belong to colored post. Isuppose?"
NO sab. The cullud post belongs to
me, sab"
twas not till he had stepped out and
seen the barber's sign that the customer
saw the point. indianapolis Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
WHEN MABEL SMILES.

When Mabel smiles, my heart beats high,
a softer azure tipts the sky,
And zephyrs sweet fit laughing by,
With strains unheard before,
While look In her peerless eyes
And envy not tho rich and wise
Nor heavenward gaze with wistfal sigls.
For heaven can yield no moro.
Whom Mabel frowns, tho world IL Greer,
Each trembling dewdrop seoms n tear,
The roses droop in grief end fca.
And cease 10 breathe perfume.
Alas, FOR me. niouTnful swain.
The dismal moments drag in pain,
For who could bear 10 meet disdain
From lips so full Of bloom2
When Mabel smiles, my heart IL proud.
When Mabel frowns, my heart IA bowed.
Eut he She dark or sunny browcd
Sho rcigns my bosom's queen;
And well she knows who rules in state,
That joy and pain must alternate.
And so fair Mabel hides my fate.
smile and frown between.
Samuel Minturn Peck in Life,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
Long Sentences.

Ex-senator Evarts was given, in the
preparation of his speeches and opin-
ions, to exceedingly long and involved
though perfectly lucid sentences. This
gave rise to more or less jocular criti-
cism on the part of the press. Some one
mentioned it to Evarts one day. His eye
twinkled as he said: Eyes, know there
are two classes of people who are very
much opposed to long sentences; one is
telegraph operators, and the other is
criminals I"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
A WAY They Have In sweden.

A domestic who had recently arrived
in Chicago from Sweden was instructed
TO boil some potatoes for bread making
purposes. She put them in the wash
boiler with some clothes, and upon be-
inc taken to task for it, explained that
this was the custom in Sweden; that in
this way the housewife starched her
clothes. while at tho same time prepar-
inc the potatoes for bread making. =
Chicago Times Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-20
The Hnrse,s Home.

ioung Horse-Nothing but work,
mork' work. I've great mind to COM
nit suicide.
~. va horse--sHave patience. When you
~e 80 old that You can't walk, you ii be
sSu'ertised as suitable for lady to
1--WE a and after that you'll live in ease
anu luxury. New York Weekly.