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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
AN ABLE ARGUMENT.
The Thief Did Not Believe In Equal Divi
sion When Revolvers Came In.

The Thief Did Not Believe In Equal Divi-
sion When RevoIvers Came In.
He had both hands in the air and
was looking into the barrel of revolv-
er, but he retained his presence of
mind.
II presume" he said, "that you be-
lieve in an equal distribution of proper
ty."
"That's wot," replied the highway
man as he began going through the vic
TINS pockets.
81 supposed so. That's usually the
way with men Of your class, but you ar
que from false premises. You try to
justify your actions
'Shut up ~
"Oh, I'm not going to give you a lee
ture on your evil ways. In fact, l may
say that l am willing to accept your
theory Of life temporarily"
"Well, she'll out, then"
Certainly, certainly, anything l
have. But am to understand that you
insist upon operating upon that theory"
The highwayman nodded and the
victim deposited bunch Of keys, an
old silver watch and two nickels ON the
fencepost beside which he was stand
ing.
"That's all 1 have" he said.
The highwayman gave an exclama-
tion of disgust and pushed all the arti-
cles off on to the sidewalk.
81 amt Robin paupers, he said.
"Of course not" replied the victim
cheerily, "but this isn't robbery, you
know. It's the theory Of equal division
of property. You get half of that stuff,
and I'll just take one of those handsome
revolvers that you have. That's fail
and right in line with your
But the highwayman declined, and
he did it very roughly too.
"And yet," said the victim as he put
the silver watch back in his pocket. "he
was the one who upheld the theory. II
| only shows that these idealists don
live up to their teachings when it comes
down to the stern realities Of life. -
| Chicago Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
A Disappo inted Diplomat.

An interesting story is told in Wash
ington regarding M. Patenotre, the
French ambassador. After congress
passed the law empowering the presi-
dent to send ambassadors to such coun-
tries as would raise the rank OF their
representatives, Sir Julian Pauncefote
was the first to inform the president OF
the intention Of his country to make
him an ambassador. M. Patenotre con-
ceived the ambition to be the dean OF
the ambassadors and communicated 1t
to his home government, and his COM
mission arrived before Sir Julian's he
went to the state department in the
hope of immediate recognition as the
first ambassador to this country. He was
told that Sir Julian had anticipated him
by informing the department OF the ac-
ton of his government. He was angry
and wrote to the president requesting
his intervention. He received instead a
chilly letter from Mr.. Gresham,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
CALLING THE STATIONS.
little Mistakes That Sometimes Occur I'm
Their Frequent Repetition.

Occasionally" said a man, lone
hears guard ON the elevated road call
the next station back instead of the one
ahead. Coming down on the Sixth ave.
nue. road, for instance, be might, ON
leaving Grand street, look in and say.
The next station is Blocker street..
when he meant Franklin. Still, this is
rarely done, not nearly so often as one
might think it would be, by men call
ing the stations over and over again all
day long. TO be sure il might seem that
the names would be by frequent repeti-
tion SO deeply craven on their memory
that there would be the less danger of
calling them wrong, but what | sup
pose happens is this-that sometimes
the mind unconsciously switches over,
and the guard calls from the up list in
stead IF the down, or vice versa
Sometimes when guard miscals
station he lets it go-perhaps he doesn't
think Of it himself Sometimes he cor
reefs in mild tone of voice, as though
the least said about il the better. Some
times he sets it straight clearly and un-
mistakably. l rC1e up town the other
day ON Sixth avenue Harlem train
with guard who, as the train left For
ty-second street, looked in and said,
'Fiftieth next, Fifty eighth street train,
change there for Harlem. But the next
minute he looked in again and said,
with equal if not greater distinction and
elaboration, Fiftieth next, Harlem
train, change there for Fifty-eighth
street.
Here was case that was a little
different: A newsman who got off a
Sixth avenue train with bundle of pa
pers at Fifty-third street handed pa
per to the guard and asked him to give
it to the ticket chopper at One Hundred
aud Thirty-fifth street. The guard look.
ed into the car as the train started and
said, Hundred and Thirty-tifth street
next, but this was so far off that il
really needed no correction, and very
reasonably the guard let it go at that.
but he smiled as he closed the door. -
New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
HEROIC TREATMENT.
How a Dislocated jaw Was Put Back
Into Its Place.


While talking in his sleep Henry
Flocke, builder, residing in Ozone
Park, L. l., dislocated his jaw. Mr..
Flocke's habit of talking in his sleep
has made him the butt of a good deal OF
Joking. He went to bed as usual, but he
had not slept long when he began talk
ing. This awoke his wife, who listen
ed for about ten minutes. Suddenly
Flocke's nocturnal monologue stopped.
He began gasping. Mrs. Flocke was
frightened, and she shook her husband
into wakefulness.
"Why, what's the matter, Henry"
she asked.
Her husband tried TO speak, but in
vain. His jaw was immovable. He mo
toned 20 his wife that he could not
speak. and she endeavored to force his
mouth shut. She could not move 1T.
Fearing her husband was suffering from
lockiaw, she sent for DIR. Mcdonald.
"Do you want me to replace your
Jaw in my own way?" asked the doctor.
Mr.. Flocke motioned in the affirma.
tive. DIR. Mcdonald stepped in front OF
Flocke. Without warning the doctor
struck Flocke terrific blow OH the left
side of the jaw. Flocke showed dispo
sition to strike back.
"You told me to do it my own way,
said the physician. "You observe thai
your ability to speak is restored"
The blow had knocked Flocke's dislo
Gated jawbone into its proper position
aud except for little soreness he wa
none the worse. DR.. Mcdonald explained
that Flocke's jaw was liable to disloca
: ton at any time unless he broke him
self of the habit of talking in his sleep
| -New York Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
The Greatest Of Rivers.

The Amazon is the king OF streams
From first to last it receives over l,2oo
tributaries, of which more than loo are
large sized rivers and rise SO far apart
and have their floods and GIBBS at sucn
different seasons that the Amazon ls at
about the same height the year around.
AT some points on its lower course o., one
bank is invisible from the other. Inc
bebolder seems to be looking ON great
yellow sea of fresh water. When discov-
cred. some tribes of Indians ON the low
err portion knew nothing of the existence
of the opposite shore and did not believe
that it existed, saying that the great
river flowed all around the world. : its
mouth. including that OF the Para, Is
1870 miles in width, and 1t Is navieao ne
for large sized ocean steamers for i'ooo
miles from the sea, and SO vast Is the
flood that the ocean is tinged yellow loi
400 miles from the coast OF BraziL-o''
Louis Globe Democrat.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
Their Difference.

"Tho most telling testimony as to the
difference between the French and the
English nature that ever witnessed,
said n woman, twas in Dresden. we
were dining with an American woman
i'm honor of her daughters Just an
nounced engagement, and among the
guests were a Frenchman and an Eng
lishman. When the fruit was served,
the Frenchman took some, but didn't so
much as taste it, The Englishman, 1t
SO happened, did the same. The hostess
apparently did not notice this, however
and partaking heartily of the fruit her.
self she presently observed, with true
American frankness, How delicious
those grapes are, don't you think So
monsieur The untouched fruit was as
plain as daylight Oh the Frenchman 8
plate, but without culver he replied
courteously, Truly, madam, they are
the most delicious l have ever tasted.
The hostess then turned to John Bull
and said, Don't you agree with u.s.
NO. growled the Briton, i don't.
never eat the stuff. NEW York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
Apoubtful Compliment.

Bishop Lawrence Of Massachusetts
was ND at the capitol the other day, and
his presence recalled to the mind OF a
good Episcopalian senator story which
the bishop told ON himself. At the time
of the story the bishop was dean OF the
seminary at Cambridge.
Phillips Brooks had just been elected
bishop and had accepted, when one fine
morning President Eliot OF Harvard met
Dean Lawrence on the street.
1.-THE church has made the greatest
mistake of lifetime, said the presi-
dent to the dean Brooks was the pivot
around which we revolved in Boston.
Now you have spread him out all over
Massachusetts. tell you it is mistake,
a great mistake. Any one would do for
bishop.
Time rolled ON, and death claimed
Bishop Brooks, and later Dean Lawrence
was chosen his successor. A few days
after he again met President Eliot, and
the latter was most warm in his con-
gratulations
my dear bishop" he said, Il must
congratulate you. The church couldn
have made better selection. thought
Won should have been the choice wher
Brooks was chosen.
The bishop laughs as heartily as any
one over the incident. Washington
Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
IN THE SMOKING CAR.
The New Young Woman Seemed to Know
Where She Belonged.

Where She Belonged.
A woman, perfectly dressed, entered
the smoking car of suburban train
bound for New York the other morning.
The man who saw her supposed that she
intended to pass through. Half way
down the aisle, however, she dropped
into a seat. The gentleman who occu-
pied the seat behind her leaned forward
and touched her on the shoulder.
81 beg your pardon, he said, but
this is the smoking car. "
"Thank you, she replied. II thought
So"
Then calmly she produced a dainty
cigarette case, distracted cigarette and
wax match. and in a moment more
was smoking with all the calm enjoy
ment of a man. There was a fiutter OF
amusement through the car-smiles,
grins, soto voce remarks and curious
chances in her direction-but she seemed
SO serenely self possessed that she was
soon forgotten for the morning papers
When the conductor came through. he
was almost overcome.
Madam, said he. this is no place
for ladies.
"Indeedl" she replied. sis not this
the smoking carr"
eyes, ma'am.
"Well, am smoking-that is why
am here. "
Nevertheless, madam, ! must re-
quest you to 60 into another car. p"
"a request with which l must refuse
to comply. and which do not think II
would be policy for you to attempt tt
enforce" she returned calmly, and sht
settled back in the seat with an air o.
such offended dignity and positivenes
that the conductor, after thinking yer!
hard for moment, sighed and passed ON
| The woman did not wear bloomer
and was not mannish in any particular
She seemed as refined as woman coul'
be. New York Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
THE OLD MAN.
It's Significance as Applied to the Head of
the Business House.

the Business House.
Were I the head of a large concern
or the responsible executive officer of
great corporation, whether my age were
% or 70, should want all of my en-
ployees or subordinates to call me 1.-The
Old Man." Not, of course, to my face
or when they were addressing me, but
among themselves or when they spoke
of me to their friends.
Ellis Majesty" ellis Royal High
ness, " "His Excellency" and the like
all indicate that the persons to whom
they are applied possess power. but III
this commercially democratic age and
country the one appellation of undisput-
ed autocracy is 1.-THE Old Man.
Applied to the head of concern it
frequently indicates love, generally re-
spect and always complete submission
to authority. 1t is as free from any sug-
gestion of age as is reverend. 1t Is
never given when there is question OF
authority or smoldering rebellion
against it.
When 1.-THE Old Man" says a thing.
that settles it, there are no questions 10
be asked; there is no comment to be
made. When 1.-The Old Man" does some
thing, or fails to do something, there is
no criticism to be INDUCED III.
1.-THE Old Man" is the one person
about the establishment who is absolute
ly his own master, whose coming III
and going out are unhampered, whose
encouraging word carries real weight
and whose reprimand indicates real dan
ger. to whom "sir" is a right and mol
courtesy. 49,
Long live "The Old Mani Anc
when. through his half closed private
Office door, he hears the boys term hin
thus kindly, let him congratulate him
self that loyalty is in his service an'
that he has attained the acme OF dignity
Truth
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
INDEBTEDNESS.

"A borrower am along lifes way,
Ever In debt TO time and circumstance
In turmoil's din and mid the concourse gay,
And when in pensive mood aside stray,
This is recalled oft TO my remembrance.
or time borrow every passing hour
And largely draw from health upspringing
fount
From myriad minds Gull rich thoughts that
shower,
And to true Love, i'm her sequestered bower,
am indebted by long account.
The morning salutation Ivy the way,
The garlands placed beside the bed of pain,
The silent hand grasp, when celestial day
First dawns TO those whose steps we fain would
stay,
Are lent, to be returned in kind again.
Only by store of wealth within my brain.
BY heart of love, by muscles ardent force,
Enlightening error, soothing woe and pain,
Thus may hope my freedom TO regain
And walk with Love upon her flowery course
Arthur Howard Hall in Elmira Telegram.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
AN OPAL CANNOT BE LOST.
Apparent Notification OF a Virtue Claimed
For the Alleged Unlucky Gem.

tut the AiieEeu DniuckJ oehs
A wealthy broker of West Philadel-
phia had rather singular experience
the other day. He and his family have
had in their possession for a number of
years some very handsome opals, but
the superstition which was formerly en-
tertained concerning the stone being un-
lucky prevented him making use of the
gems. Last year he took trip to Eu-
rope. While in London he met at the
house of mutual friend a dealer in
precious stones. who had just come from
Gracias a Dios, in Honduras, and had
brought back some fine gems.
Instead of putting any faith in the
popular superstition this gentleman be-
lieved in the opal very thoroughly and
attributed to it virtues which no other
gem possessed. Among the things which
he said about ii was that the opal was
attached to its owner by invisible cords
and that it was impossible to lose it,
though it might be mislaid. The Phila-
delphia broker on his return to Phila-
delphia chose the finest opal in his col
lection, had it set in ring, surrounded
by small diamonds, and at Christmas
presented it to his wife. 1t was truly a
beauty, and she wore it with conscious
pride.
One day on returning from a days
outing she received quite shock-the
opal was gone. Search proved vain. No
trace of the stone could she discover.
Not only on account Of its value, but
because she knew how highly her hus-
band priced the stone, she hated to in
form him Of her loss. At last she felt
obliged to do SO, when, greatly to her
astonishment,. he drew from his vest
pocket tiny package and presented il
to her. Upon opening it what was hel
delight when she recognized her lost
opal.
More astonishing still, her husband
affirmed that while he was walking
down Chestnut street day or two be
fore he felt something under the sole Of
his shoe, which upon investigation
proved to be the opal which he had las
seen shimmering upon his wife's finger
There was no doubt about it being TIT
lost one, for the jeweler who had Sc
it recognized it also - Philadelphia
Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
BEFORE He Went to Boston.

A couple Of naive remarks may be
worth repeating:
A guest at one of our big hotels while
going down in the elevator remarked to
the colored elevator man, Il want TO 90
to the wharf where the tea was thrown
overheard. "Well," replied the man,
looking mystified, you'd better inquire
at the Office. reckon that was before
came here. I've only been in Boston
about a year,"
The other remark was made py an
freshman in the Museum of Fine Arts.
He was looking at the Morse collection
and said to his companion: Nike VIII
We lux at all them pots from Japan
What counthray that must be for mus
tard p'-Boston Transcript
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
Paternal Advice.

"Yasser." said little Ben Peachblow'
"w'en I gifts er big man, l'ze gwin'er
be a artic 'splorer, sho's yer bawn. =,
"Shet up dat talk right now, saio
his father severely. "Whut foh you
gwine 'splorin?" :,
"Gwinter fin de nawf pole. :,
"Sonny, you hyuh me say dis: Lei
do pawf pole lone. Git yer SET or gooa
razzer an err strop. Den go out in s'arcn
oh er fus' class bahber pole, an yeS
owinter be jes' as much use IN de com,
mun'ty an inj'y er heap mo- comfort
Washington Star
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
College Athletics.

"Any emphasis given to academic
gymnastics that goes beyond the point
of developing a mans animalism for
any other purpose than to give the best
possible support to his enlargement as a
rational and moral possibility is per-
version of the purpose of human disci-
Mine, and to that degree blocks the
wheels of all proper college intention,
writes DR.. Parkhurst in The Ladies
Home Journal. Nevertheless the real
animus of the athletic tendency Is a
wholesome augury of better breed OF
men ~
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
The shah's Treasures.

OF all the sovereigns of the world the
shah Of Persia is said to possess the
largest treasure in jewels and gold or
naments. it being valued at $50 ooo,,
600 The chief object of value is the oic
crown of Persian rulers, in the form OF
a not Of flowers, which is surmounted by
an uncut ruby the size OF men ess.
The diamonds in another symooi Oh MS
rank are said to weigh almost ~ pounos.
There is also jeweled saber, valued AZ
81, 900, 900. Another thing that .ne sra,
prizes is a silver vase ornamented VIZ"
100 emeralds, whose equals it Is sal u,
are not to be found in the world. IN .n e
collection there is cube of amber wn &c
tradition says fell from heaven IN the
DAYS Of Mohammed and insures the poe
sessor against bodily harm.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
TROLLEY CARS IN ROME.
How They Are Equipped to Mount the
Hills of the Eternal City.

How They Are Equipped to Mount the
Hills of the Eternal City.
The Eternal City, Rome of Caesar,
Rome of Peter" has been invaded
again, this time by the trolley car. The
road connects the main railway station
with the center of the city. 1t starts
from the Piazza San Silvestro and goes
up the Via di Capo de Case and then
through the Ludovisian quarter to the
Piazza di Termini. 1t is double track
and is nearly two miles long.
The power station is located on the
slope of the Sabine hills, and the cleo
tricity is generated from turbines placed
in the waterfalls about Is miles out OF
the city. Power is conveyed to the city
by four large cables that run into q
transformer house near the Porta Pla.
The cars, like all stock on European
trolley lines. are model vehicles. They
are flooded with light at night, and in
stead of signaling the conductor when
one wants to stop all he has to do is to
press button OH the seat behind him.
Some of the hills on the line are SO
steep that special brakes are necessary.
Both hand and foot brakes are used, one
acting on the wheels directly and the
other ON the rails. In addition there is
an electric emergency brake. which will
stop the car in few yards. even when
going quickly down hill. The principle
| of it consists in short circuiting the mo-
tors, which are then driven as dynamos
by the momentum of the car, which IL
thus rapidly stopped.
An American company strung the
overhead wires and equipped the cars. =
Buffalo Commercial.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05

We are pleased to tell you that we
make everything pertaining to the shoe
makers trade as cheap as ever from the
best quality OF leather. Mems boots or
shoes soled for As and so cents. ladies'
shoes soled for 80 and 40 cents. We
have a nice assorted stock of fall and
winter snoes, ana our own MAKE shoe
packs, which we will dispose y, 1T very
low figures. Good work guaranteed.
OKER & KEMPPANEN.
Fifth street, Red Jacket, next to Jacob
Gartner's store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
sc. Georges Hail 70 Reut.

The st. Georges Hall is to rent on very
moderate terms on the following even
ings. Every Wednesday. every alternate
Thursday and three FRIDAYS in each
month. For further particulars apply to
John Jenkin, William Maynard. r. B..
Rule, trustees
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
The Driplanders'

Mutual Fire Insurance company oil
Houghton and Keweenaw counties, or
ganised in 1890 according to the laws Of
the State Of Michigan. will insure proper
ty oil It's members. Have paid fire loosen
over 5000 and dividends over 90, 900
during the last seyen years to members
Of Ave years standing. On the first day
OF this year the company had 4S2 men,
bers. $421, 4S0 worth Of property in
sured and $10,668.54 In treasury. For
further particulars apply to the under.
signed. john BLoMovIsr, President.
ALEX LEmoNEN, Secretary.
Once, az Pine str~et- upstairs Red
Iarhet
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
ventilated Glove. For omoers.

There are very few novelties in mill
tary goods, but some gloves recently put
ON sale by dealer are novelties. They
are for officers who have to wear white
leather gloves according to regulations
The new gloves are of wash leather and
have ten holes in the palm of each hand,
while the space between the fingers is
cut away toward the palm. The object
of the holes is to keep the hands from
perspiring. From behind, when the
hand is closed, the holes do not show.
The gloves are successful in their object.
New York Sun.
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Our gree clearing sale for the next
thirty days, for cash only, to be sold at
so per cent on each dollar, consisting OF
dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes,
ladies' and gents furnishing goods. Call
early as it will be to your interest. The
Laurium Fair, next to the post Office.
j. FEINBERG & CO., Props.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05

Miss M. p Mcleod, who is trained
nurse, is now ready for engagements and
can be found at the residence OF Rev. Mr..
Green. at 500 Kearsarge street. Laurium.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05

Stage leaves Pearce's livery stable
Lake Linden, every day at 8 a. m, 10 q.
m, and 4 p. m. Stageleaves McCIure's
livery stable, Red Jacket, at 8 a. m, 10
a. m, and and 4. p. m.
THOMAS PEARCE,
JAMES MCCLURE,
Proprietors.
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Clearing sale

Of $20. 900 worth OF clothing, dry goods,
shoes, mackintoshes, ladies' capes, wrap
pers, etc. Goods will be sold at your
own price. No monev refused and no
charge for examining the goods. Come
and avail yourself of this grand oppor-
tunity. SAM MAwRENCE,
Next to Carlton hardware store.