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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
CURIOUS CLOCKS.
Interesting Specimens of Timepieces Which
Have Been Made.

/ Int resting Specimens of Timepieces Which
Have Been Made.
The origin of the clock Is unknown, but
such timepieces were known in Italy as
early ms the tenth century. Some think
they were first invented by the Saracens.
From that time many elaborate and whim-
steal designs were constructed, and those
which were skillfully and wonderfully
made brought fabulous prices. An old
Italian soldier, who served prior TO 1889,
constructed one of the most curious Of
these BY its mechanism the figure of a
tortoise was made to drop into plate of
water having the hours marked on its
rim. The figure would float around and
stop at the proper hour, telling the time
like "a learned pig" A lizard also was
made in the same timekeeper to ascend q
pillar on which the hours were marked and
point out the time as 1t advanced. A
mouse did the same thing by creeping
along an hour marked cornice. The figure
of golden cock that tapped its wings
twice with the approach of the hours and
crowed twice was also popular favorite
for ancient timekeepers.
OF the various specimens that might be
given Of early designs of the clockmakers'
art not the least interesting are the several
types Of lamp clocks. One of these was of
q kind quite common in the seventeenth
century and consisted of lamp burner
placed at the base of n glass oil receptacle
mounted vertically upon a suitable stand
ard. The oil reservoir had attached to It
scale, facing the burner and showing the
hours, beginning at o'clock in the after
noon, at which time the lamp was to be
lighted in winter and ending at O'Clock
in the morning. The lamp being lighted,
the gradually descending level of oil, as
combustion proceeded, marked the hours.
Another device-of later origin, dating
back to the beginning of the present CEN
unqualified the same principle. 1t con-
sisted of two communicating oil chambers,
superposed by clock dial. In one Of the
chambers was placed night lamp to illu-
inmate this dial, and in the other was sus-
pended u float from cord which passed
around a small pulley. The latter was
mounted on horizontal axis ending in the
center of the dial. The float, of course
descended as the oil was consumed, and
carried the index hand along with 1t, thus
marking the hours precisely as in the case
already cited. At their best, these time
pieces could have had only an Indifferent
degree of accuracy, yet they probably
served their purpose well, and certainly are
interesting at the present time as illustrat-
ing some of the expedients adopted by
mechanicians of an earlier period.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
tlE KNEW WHY.
And So the Family Jar Ended In VIC
tory For His Wife.

And So the Family Jar Ended In n yic-
tory For His Wife.
This particular family jar was labeled
ECONOMY" and every one knows that
that Is the very worst kind.
II came when she asked for some money
to buy new gown. That is when thew
usually come, and the strange feature ~
II all Is that a man who is most particular
in all matters relating to the subject Of
modesty in women will roar like an angry
bull at the mere suggestion of spending
money for clothes He seems to think that
q woman can go out and find such things
growing on trees, as Eve did, forgetful Of
the fact that he would be the first to find
fault with the costume II you don't be-
lieve it, ask any woman who Is married
II should think, he said in this in.
stance, THAT one gown a month ought TO
be enough for the wife of man in nv
position
1T would be too much" she rep,ied
coldly Il haven't had one in nearly six
months. "
He was about to dispute her assertion
but, after rapid mental calculation he
decided that perhaps it was not advisable.
1T costs small fortune to run this
house, he asserted, intent upon making
1t interesting for her in some way.
You pay the bills, she said land do
most of the ordering
He WINGED little, but returned to the
attack.
The trouble is, he said, "that you
don't know tho value of money.
'Do you know why?" she asked with
suddcnncss that startled him.
Why-why-what''-
'Do you know why?" she demanded
again.
'Now, Mrs. Marblehead " he said rccoy-
ering his self posse ssion, II don't want
any of your worn out excuse"
'Do you know whyf" she repeated rc-
fusing to he turned from the original
question.
This foolishness must end, he ex-
claimed. p
''Do you know why don't know the
value Of money!" she persisted, at the
same time opening her purse and taking
out a solitary quarter and toying with it
suggestively
In another minute she was alone. He
had retired vanquished, and inside of "a
hours he had suggested that it would he
better all around if he made her regular
allowance for household and personal ex-
penses, which was what she had been try
ing to convince him for two or three years
Chicago Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
AN ExASPeRATING PERSON.
The Woman who Wanted to Go To George
town and Met Reverses.

She was one of those women best dc
scribed by the term "exasperating female
| that Is To say, she was not pretty OF
pleasing of manner or person or any
other Of those choice attributes that so
with that sort of female we love To call
woman.
Neither was she young
Say anything else of woman and be
! forgiven, but never this.
She boarded yellow car of the Metro
politan line at Fourteenth and + streets
and in two minutes was scrapping with
| the conductor because somebody left the
door open. Then she beckoned to him to
come to her. and he thought she wanted
him TO stop the car, and he rang the bell,
only Co discover that she wanted him to
come to her SO she might ask him some
silly question or other.
BY the time the car reached X street the
conductor would have surrendered half his
salary for just one good chance to have
pushed that woman's windpipe clear back
against her ceryical vertebre and held it
there till the coroner came, even If that
functionary didn't come for a month or
six weeks. But, of course, he didn't dare
do 1t. Neither did he dare ask her where
she wanted to get off, and she hadn't said
a word to him about it.
He was sure by this time that she was
simply waiting to spring 1t on him, and
then If he carried her two inches and
half past the crossing she was going to let
him know what he had done.
At Dupont circle, as tho car swung
around toward Stewart castle, she gave
snort and jump and caught the con-
ductor as he lodged.
81 want to go to Georgetown, she ex-
planned.
VERY well, madam he responded,
with politeness and sense of relief. "You
will have to get off this car"
why didn't you tell me SOP"
II thought perhaps you knew 1t, mad
am.''
Don't be insolent, sir. OF course l
knew it, but why didn't you tell me this
car didn't go to Georgetown when l got
onY"
Because you didn't ask me, madam"
"It's your business to know, sir, " and
she bounced herself out, but she held
on to the rail for a final chat
"How long will l have to wait here to
get to Georgetown" she asked after the
manner of women asking clear and lucid
questions.
"A thousand years, madam" replied
the conductor, ready to CRISP at any straw
Of revenge.
This almost paralyzed her.
"Wha wha ha what do you mcan?"
she stammered.
Just what l say, madam, and more.
You will never in the world get to George
town if you wait here. Take the green
car coming around the bend there and try
that. 4" And the conductor actually chuckled
with gratilied glee rs his own car slipped
out of her grasp and away from the sound
OF her voice. Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
Perfumes and Their Influences.

According to a writer on perfumery, es.
sence of peppermint is the specific for the
development of the mercantile instinct.
Business men, therefore, will do well to
see that their handkerchiefs are properly
saturated with it during business hours.
Essence of magnolia moves him who shifts
1t to warlike passion. Caution in its use
is therefore To be recommended. The scent
of the violet, we are not surprised to learn,
produces "a spirit of placid devotion. The
lily, however, causes obstinacy. Extract of
cloves transforms the milk of honest
thought into the rankegt poison. Essence
of bergamot changes the frivolous spirit
into the profound and meditative thinker,
while yervain has the merit of Installing
artistic ideas. But the king among per-
fumes is, without doubt, ambergris, for it
is the essence on which alone genius may
be nurtured. York Ledger.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
SNOWFlAkES.

The little ones lxneel in the twilight gray,
And the trustful prayers that their pure lips
say
Flutter toward heaven ON shadow wings
Where the angels garner the beautiful things.
The wretchcd earth through her parched lips
means,
And God is grieved mt the anguished tones,
While the ANGELS bring 10 the mercy scat
The little ones prayers, so pure, so sweet
With tender slailc he takes them all,
Then down III. ough the darkness the snow
flakes fall,
Till the earth lies hushcd meath silence
white,
Cleansed by the little ones prayers tonight.
-hIabelle l.. Clapp.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
had Habit In Woman.

'It's an awful thing to have a wife who
is addicted to puns," said the hooknosed
man.
Il s'pose it is, said the man with the
puffs under his eyes noncommittally.
For instance, my wife took occasion to
remind me that once ] had said would
stand between her and every blast. said
] supposed / had said some fool thing OF
that kind. Then she says to me that she
guessed l was Twin up to it, as mighty few
rocks ever come her way. Seep Maxim a
pun on blastin rocks. Do you ketch itY"
Eyes, said the man with the puffs un.
der his yes.--Cincinnati Enquirer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
The Hrinfer.

A printer doesn rush to the doctor when
ne Is out of sorts" Nor TO the bokor
when he Is out of "pi." Nor Co hell when he
wants the devil" Nor to the Bible when
ne wants good "rulc." Nor TO the gun.
snop when he wants Shooting stick -
NOT 10 cabinet shop when he wants "fnr.
nlture. Nor to a bank when he wants
quoins. Nor to girl when he wants q
press" Nor TO a lawyer when he has n
dlrty case F" Nor to "a butcher whom bo
wants 'phat." Nor to pump when be,s
dry-and has 10 cents in his pocket.-Ex.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
A New England Hosiery.

The host and hostess are far past middle
life. Having long been free from the ne
cessity of any kind of labor, they are keep
ing up their house partly from force of
habit, partly as a public conveniance and
partly (and it would appear primarily for
the sake of the society it brings them. For,
their four surviving children having all
married and made homes of their own the
parents would be insufferably lonely with
out the constant coming and going of their
guests, who have gradually grown to be q
sort of second family to them. These
guests are mainly lumbermen and farmers
from the adjacent district and the few
travelling statesmen who regularly visit In
dian Ridge for orders. The hotel has sold
no liquor for more than dozen years and
II is almost as long since the hotel sign has
been displayed. The proprietors reserve to
themselves the precious privilege of refus-
ing undesirable guests, particularly timer
ant companies of the more Objectionable
order, with ono or two of which, in the
past, they have had disagreeable expert
cnccS.
The absence of taproom debars that at
mosphere of jovial good cheer one likes to
associate with the country tavern, and tho
sedulous personal service of the public
houses of the old world is lacking; wants
arc rarely anticipated. Nevertheless the
Lincoln House is most comfortable and
homelike hostelry, to which you feel you
have an honest welcome. Indeed, Mr. and
Mrs. West devote so much of their time to
agreeable converse with their guests-thoy
Invariably preside at the table-and bust
ness, spite of the necessary formality of the
pill' enters so little into the accounts, that
stopplhgwith them amounts TO visiting at
the house of substantial farmer. -Alvan
L. Sanborn in Atlantic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
Shelf Paper.

''If paper is used on your closet shelves, I"
says an expert i'm domestic science, "teach
your waitress to put on three thicknesses
at once. 1t is as easy to cut three layers
as one. They can be removed, then, one
at time as they become soiled, few
dishes being removed and replaced as the
paper is rolled away, and it requires much
less time than to remove all the dishes
and put on new paper"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
Where harvard Students come From.

In the academic department Of Harvard
there are nowadays nearly 1900 young
men. Rather more than half of them
come from places so near Cambridge that
they can spend their Sundays ut home.
Pretty nearly half come from Boston and
the towns and cities Immediately tributary
10 IL. Six or seven hundred come from
outside of New England, and Of these
ABOUT 100 or 75 come from New York and
us suburbs. New England, outside OF
EASTERN Massachusetts,, sends the rest
Edward 5 Martin i'm Scribner's
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
Had It's ADVANTAGES.

Mr.. Booce-I saw man get run over
by the trolley this afternoon, and heard
later that his leg had to be taken off Mt
the knee. Isn't IL awfulY
Mrs. Boocc-Yes, am sorry for the
poor man, but II no happens TO have n
wife she can keep him Mt home nights now
by hiding his wooden leg.-Cincinnati
Enuuirer
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
same Thing.

"Do you not discern I'm these two
events, said Miss Pawkenbeens of Boston,
"a surprisingly surprising semblance of
almost indistinguishable IDENTIFY"
YES" said Miss Whirlsfair of Chicago
cts IA clear case of horse and horse. -
philadcluhia Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
An Ascending Scale.

Curate's Little Grizzly hen has laid
an egg nus '"'u
Wears Little Girl-My hen has laid
=, BISHOPS Little Girl-That's nothing
my lather has laid foundation stone
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16

gentleman wac nE,pi19 along Prin-
cess street, Edinburgh, one morning, when
a friend accosted him:
'HelloF" said he. whats the natter
Are you lamep"
Ay, temporarily, temporarily, was the
reply THE fact IL, went bame sober last
mont, and my faithful watchdog grippit
me py the leg"-London Answers.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16

The upas Or poison tree grows in Java
to the height of 100 feet and is feet in di-
ameter. Its carnations affect some per-
sons, but not fatally. 1t yields bitter,
light colored juice, from which poison is
extracted
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
The Oldest Timber.

Probably the oldest timber in the world
Is found in the ancient temples of Egypt,
in connection with stonework which Is
known to be at least 4 900 years old. This,
the only wood used in the construction of
the temples, is in the form of ties, holding
the end of one stem to another.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16

The "Printers' Bible" Is so called be-
cause it contains curious typographical
error in Psalm cxix, 16l, which is made to
read, printers have prosecuted me with
out "a cause" instead Of Princes"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16

A new hypnotic has probably been
found In the Jamaica dogwood. The fluid
extract has been found efllcacious In den
tistry.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16

Csrislyooke castle, where Charles I was
kept prisoner is to be turned into n
museum of curiosities and antiquities con.
nected with the isle of Wight.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
A Tree Mystery.

How tree can take sugar out of the
ground on n single spot for 20 years with
out exhausting either the ground or itself
is one of those mysteries of nature that
can be better stated than solved. Boston
Globp
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
Recognition.

First Tramp-Deser railroad monopolists
seems to be grabbin everything.
Second Tramp-Don't be too hard on
en-, pardncr. Dem freight trains saves
us lots of walkin.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
IN A WILD STAMPEDE
HORSE AND RIDER SWEPT ALONG FOR
TWO DAYS IN A BUFFALO HERD.

n Cavslryman on Hunt Separated From
His Companions and Carried For Many
Miles Across the Plains by Frightened
Buffaloes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27

class, of which the Powerful and Terrible,
the two fastest British cruisers af1oat
were the most interesting, and there were
thirty-fVe of the old torpedo boats. All
of the ships had their fun compliments.
The naval craft present flew about 200
penants-a number, which, but for the
size and Importance of the vessels, would
have seemed lost in the crush of attend
ing steamers and yachts-craft of every
possible description, in every possible con-
dition from the great Atlantic and Aus
tralian liners, cross-channel packets, Nor
way excursion steamers, Mediterranean
cruisers, old paddle boats, dirty tugs and
smart yachts, dainty electric launches and
ishermens dinghys, venturesome canoes
and many a rowboat filled with wharf
rats.
The decorations Of this shipping hotch-
potch were as variegated as the crafts
they adorned. The stately liners were
trimmed with a near approach to what is
possible in ships and the long string Of
flags from stem to taffrall showed up
very effectively against the morning sky.
The smart yachts were daintily behagged
but not much could be said for the rest.
II was therefore, a great relief to the
eye when, at 8 o'clock on signal from the
Renown, Admiral Sir Novel; Salmon's
flagship, there broke out on every war
vessel a perfect eruption of color. Each
ship spread every stitch of bunting il
ossessed-streamers from every spar and
rainbows over ALL The flags were mainly
signals Of the International and naval
codes and their multform colors added
very perceptibly 10 an en- sembe which
was as striking as IL was theatrical.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27

triumphs of inventors, triumphs of chem
lists and the giants of the laboratory,
triumphs of the shlp-builder, the engineer
and the artizan, trlumphs Of the genius of
a great nation.
This may be demonstrated better by fig
ures. In 1897 the total number of ships in
commission was 1856. Omitting steam pad
die tugs, not then considered vessels of
war, and other small craft as cutters, re-
ceiving ships, yachts and packet brigs,
the navy list comprised 129 ships, whereof
the largest had a displacement of 1900
tons. The navy list this year-including
ships in and out of commission but on
the list-comprses 439 vessels, mounting
1850 guns, with a tonnage of 463,219 and
a horsepower OF 1,S7,595. This growth
has synchronized with the change from
wooden walls to armor of proof, from pro-
pulslon by sails to propulsion by steam,
from armaments of many guns to arma-
Inents of few guns of tremendous power,
the concentration of the 1887 broadside of
sixty guns into one monster piece of ord
nance.
1t is perhaps a pity that In the seven
lines of the British feet at Spithead there
was not anchored an old three-decker to
emphasize this startling change, for the
men-of-war that first saluted the queen
in the long ago were magnificent sights,
bearing billow on billow OF swelling sail,
riding the waves like great sea-birds and
realizing to theftill all the wild witchery
of the romance of the ocean. Far Diff
ferent were the great battleships this
morning with their sullen steel sides ana
short masts. great guns, rams and torpe-
does-everything that gave the sense of
power, the brutality Of force.
The fleet was drawn up In seven lines on
the south of the Solent, the head of the
lines being off Brading thence stretching
westward almost TO Cowes. The outer line
OF all on either side OF the Sturbrldge
shoai, and known as &c" line, was COM
posed Of fourteen special merchant vessels
whereof the American liner New York.
was one. Next In "A" line were the four
teen foreign men-of-war.
b. C. D. r. O. lines consisted en-
tirely Of British men-of-war from the
Majestic ana Renown, the latest type OF
battleshlps down 20 the smallest torpedo
boat-in all 1S-craft. 'B' c. lines were
made up exclusively Of battleships and
cruisers of the first and second class; d
or third-class cruisers, gun-vessels and
torpedo gun-boats; r" Of destroyers, gun
boats and sailing training brigs, while CO
line was OF torpedo boats. An the lines
except 'G were approximately five miles
IN length. There were about thirty miles
OF British warshlps, In which were ICG
hghting ships OF different classes, carrying
about 300 heavy guns, manned by over a5,-
600 men, and OF about 10000 tons In all.
All the maritime nations Of the world
were represented, proudest. strongest and
swiftest OF th.g4 craft being the United
states armorod cruiser Brooklyn, flying
the nag of ear Admiral Miller.
The following Is list OF the foreign
countries represented at the review ana
their respective ships and commanding Of
fcers:
trance-By the Pothna. Rear Admiral
the Marquis dc Counthillo.
ltaiy-By the Lepante, Vice Admiral Mo-
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