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The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

How many persons can describe ac-
crrately the arrangement of the forty
five stars that are to occupy the blue
field of the United States flag after the
4th of next July? The official orders
to the officers of the army and the
navy. and to custodians of federal
buildings throughout the republic, say
that there are to be six horizontal rows
of stars In the first, third and fifth
rows there are to be eight stars: in the
second, fourth and sixth rows, se;en
stars. The even number of stars in
the odd-number rows; the odd number
of stars in the even-number rows.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

II Col. Bob Ingersoll doesn't believe
there is any such place let him try to
live three months in Colorado with
sound-money badge on his buzzom.
Yes. even now.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

When a suicide leaves the message,
Il die hungry" he has not died in
vain. He leaves other people focd for
reflection.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02
pon.t ropaeeo spi, and sn. 5ke Your Life Away.

~ have just passed n bad quarter Of an
hour" We'll. | have just passed a bad
quarter OF dollar"
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

War in Europe seems one of the un-
expected things that are going to hap
pen in spite of business and diplomacy.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

The girl that can't sing and will sing
ought to be choked of.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

The old lady of ~ years. who has
Just died in New York from dancing all
night with too much vigor, had no idea
of a fate that would serve TO warn 9Th
er aged persons of social excesses.
Giddy people of more than three score
and ten should pause.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

ANTI-COLD Powderi CURES A COLD
In the head In day. All Druggists refund
the money II 1t falls 10 cure. % cts. SURE
CURE FOR CATARRH AND HAY FEVER.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

Hamburg leads the cities Of Germany In
the extent of Its electric street car service
1t has $40 motors. while Berlin, which comes
next, has only ia.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

Isabel says she has never been In love-
ais that SOP '.Ycs: she was threatened
with 1t once. hut bottle of spring b!ttcrs
brought her out all right"
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

a veritable wheel of fortune to her BIZ
cycle teacher who married her.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

There's one drawback to this Pingrce
potato culture" what l. it, He ought
to fix things so the crop would be Saratoga
chips"
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

Plso's Cure for Consumption has been a
family medicine with since lS65.-J. Il.
Madison. 2iO9 I'D Ave. Chicago. Ill.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

.'Du Poise doesn't seem to mind being so
fat" mo: he says that no other man can
borrow his dress suit
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

Though | haven't heard a robin.
Yet | know that springs in town,
For a Scurchcr ON his cycle
Has already knocked me down.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAT.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund the money II II fails to cure 5c
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathnrtic. l0c oI &c.
II c. C. c. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

Senate-Mr. Engley's bill to abolish
capital punishment came up for con-
slderation, and after lengthy discus
sion it was passed by "A vote Of 81 to
IL.
Mr.. Stewards bill requiring that con-
victs shall be provided with suitable
employment. the proceeds of which
are to be devoted TO such persons as
may be dependent upon such convict.
was finally passed and sent to the gov
ernor. The bill carries an appropria-
tion of $4,000 to carry into effect the
terms of the act
Mr.. Rhodes bill. permitting miners
to employ check weighmen in coal
mines to tally the work performed and
paid for by the mine owners to insure
full compensation for labor performed
passed third reading and was sent to
the governor.
Senator Bromley's bill. appropriate
Ing $1,000 to pay the Equitable Life
association for rent of portion of the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
Personal Private Devotions.

No means of grace known to us can
replace the quiet hour of communion
with God in prayer and meditation ON
His word. Canon Farrar testifies of its
effect in the life of his mother. He says;
my mothers habit was every day, i'm
mediately after breakfast, to withdraw
for an hour to her own room and to
spend that hour in reading the Bible. In
meditation and prayer. From that hour,
as from pure fountain, she drew the
strength and sweetness which enabled
her to fulfill all her duties and to re.
main unrufded by all worries and pet
tishness. I never saw her temper dis.
turbed. I never heard her speak one
word Of anger or calumny or Of idle
gossip" Here is the secret OF power.
He who drinks at the secret fountain
head of Gods love can travel the desert
path unparched with thirst. Sweetness
Of spirit comes from communion with
God in spirit.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
then they all began gigglin ar foolin an

then they all began gigglin ar foolin an
talk,n the silliest stuff-enough to make
anybody sick. An that Cad fellah want
ed to be jockey. So what does he do but
takes up Bible that was for sale an
opens it ut the first page o. tho Psalms
an reads out loud, The plaster of Da-
vid' 4" And Mrs. Ferret lookea the very
picture Of disgust as she slowly rocked
herself back and forth.
Il think .ts great shan p, - said
Mrs. Sharp, with an aggrieyed air,
THAT they didn't hev benches for peo-
pie to set down on. know lots q peo-
pie would hev staid longer eff they'd
he'd anywheres to set. got seat on
u soap box al held on to it as long as |
could. The baby was that neavy l
couldn't keep luggm him around all
the evenin. was settin near to whero
they dished out the ice cream, an there
was gang o. boys stood there watchin
them real greedy, an every time their
backs was turned they dipped their
hands right into the freezer an ct all the
cream they wanted to, an there was all
colors o. 'em. Did you ever hear tell the
equal o. that?'
They're dreadful, an no mistake, F"
assented Mrs. Ferret, ian l ain'U sorry
the whole things over an done tn.
went over this mornin to help them
clean up. / took my own broom an a
basket for my dishes that loaned them,
1t was dirty job, tell you-banana
skins, an peanut shells, an orange peels,
an bits o. cake, scattered all over an
trod into the floor We SWEEP up, but
they re to hev couple o women there
this afternoon TO scrub. l draw the line
ut that. My piety hain't gone that fal
yet. An I'm real glad we're through
with it. don't know what's in church
fair that stirs everybody's bile up so
Religion an fightin seems to go together
Neighbors that live peaceably all thu
rest o. the year are at loggerheads jus
as soon as it comes on fair time. l don
know whether I'll go to church tomor
row or not. The new minister hollers s.
he gives me pain in my spine. Th
last one whispered so you couldn't hea
him, an this ones SO bossy-everything
thus an so with him. But then there
always somethin tho matter with them
So it might as well be one thing as an
other" concluded Mrs. Ferret, with
sigh of pious resignation as she ros
from her chair and tied on her sunbor
net. "Well, goodby," she added as sh
ambled sidewise down tho stoop steps
| HComa an seq me ~
81 WILL" replied Mrs. Sharp, "a
Pm real glad you car>S over. Com
, again.
: Il WILL" answered Mrs. Ferret, "a
/, YOU come an see me. Goodby"
! "Goodbyr'--M. G. McNeill in Go
. lier's Weekly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
Evenings of Travel.

Some chapters are conducting tours
Of travel for meetings during the win
ter. One takes a trip across the conti-
nent another travels to the lands
around the Mediterranean. Different
members are assigned topics in advance,
on which they write or speak or read
extracts at the proper time. Routes,
passage rates, money, luggage and
equipment, books, companions, expert
ence on the cars and steamer, accommo-
dations and customs of travel, descrip-
tions of places and persons are all in
cluded in the programme. Great bene-
fit can be had from such imaginary
journeys both to participants and hear
ers. We suggest the broadening of the
scope to take in some OF our mission
fields China, Japan, India, Africa,
Mexico, in fact every one of our fields,
! will yield rich harvest OF information
| and entertainment to the young people
who will pay the passage price OF study.
A most valuable feature would be the
showing of interesting mementos from
these places. Photographs, engravings,
specimens of handiwork and natural
curiosities all will contribute to the
profit Of the trip. 1t would be we'll Il
| conclude with an evening with TIT
stereopticon illustrating the lecture O
some one who has been there or at leas
made q careful study Of the scenes
J Lantern slides of all our mission field
are now available at very low rates.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
Perhaps the Most Curious OF His Many
Singular Adventures.

Perhaps the Most Curious OF His Many
Singular Adventures.
"In a house that / went into one
night in the country" said the retired
burglar, 81 saw when I got up on the
second floor light coming out into the
hall from an open door. When got
look into that door, saw man all
dressed standing leaning over bed. l
couldn't see his face, but could see
anxiety on the back of his head. Lying
in the bed was child, thin and white
and still, but awake and looking up at
it's father. Backing out of the door, l
licked my lamp against the door jamb.
The man looked up. He wasn't scared.
I doubt if he would have been anyway,
but he was thinking of something else
now.
"'Come in, he says, and went in.
"The child looked at me as / walked
across the floor, and then looked up
again at its father. saying nothing, but
Just lying there and looking up.
"How the man came to be fixed In
that way, all alone with that child,
could not even guess. Wife just died
maybe, but there he was and thinking
of nothing else in the world, and the
child was the pitifullest looking little
child ever saw.
"What the man wanted was to have
ME 90 for the doctor. He told me his
name, and the DOCTORS name, and where
he lived, and went 1t was late, you
understand, but / whanged away ON the
doctors door till heard him open his
window. told him what was wanted.
"'All right, he says, and thought
by the way he said il he knew about the
| child.
"Then I went my way. I'd lost
night, but what of that?"-New York
| Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
HER BOOK FRENCH.
Errors Made by q Boarding School Girl In
Paris.


cit is wise old saw which advises
one mot to go to France unless you
know the lingo and indeed it is desir-
able to know it pretty well If you wish
to avoid humiliating little situations,
said Philadelphia young woman In
speaking of her experience. II am an
American girl, and about year ago
was rather proud Of my boarding school
French, but 1 am wiser now. We were
a party of four-my parents, myself and
a young lady, some years my senior,
who had been my schoolmate, but was
recently widowed. Our tour began In
Germany, and as we were all densely
ignorant of Germany, we were often
times compelled to depend greatly on
gesture language, especially III out OF
the way places, where there were no
English speaking hotel or railroad clerks
and walters. This gave us some decided
" comical experiences, though 1T was
revelation as to the capabilities OF dumb
show and pantomime, but on touching
French soil / felt relieved and confident.
| Alas for human pride! At the first
practical test, though could read the
language easily enough, ! found could
scarcely catch word.
| "The sounds seemed to fly like winged
arrows, and it might have been Chi
nese, so far as my understanding 1T was
concerned. Some of the more consider
ate, out of pure instructive politeness,
would speak very slowly, and then
could get along we'll enough, and in the
course of few days ] began to recover
some of my old confidence. My first rea
humiliation came at restaurant III the
Palais Royal, when l wanted spoor
(cuiller) and asked for staircase les
calier). / got over that, however, bu
was caught shortly afterward with thu
word 'frappe' ON the wine list. which
stuck me altogether until young Eng
lishman told me it meant iced b.
this time the conceit was rapidly oozini
ont of me, and two more little incident
brought OH the catastrophe. Our part
determined one day to go to the theatel
and undertook to ask the clerk OF IN
hotel about it, and in what l though
the purest Partisan French told him W
wanted box, which translated 'boite
Unable quite to restrain his laughter
he said, 'Mademoiselle means loge.
81 then discovered that 'boite' mear
a dry goods box, or any other kind a
most rather than one at theater. B'
worse remained. wanted to explain
some French people that my friend, Il
D widow, was in mourning for her hu
q band, and l tried to say, Ellie est
, deuil parceque son mari est mort, 81
j is in mourning because her husband
o dead. Unfortunately my conjugation
verbal participates was weak. and l su
Q stituted the word 'morue' for mort
u which made me say, She is in mour
t ing because her husband is a Goldfish. ;
J. philadelphia Call.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
Pointers.

The Wine and Spirit Gazette says
"Thers is everywhere a growing preJu-
dice against the liquor trade" This Is
probably true and Is a hopeful sign OF
the tendencies of the times. This might
be more accurately expressed as grow
ing Judgment against the traffic and es-
pecially against the saloon.
The antisaloon movement gains
strength. Men of all parties can ana
should unite to abolish this serious
menace of society. 1t ia not necessary
TO wait till all men become total ap-
stainers before effective efforts can be
made toward the destruction of the sa-
loon nuisance. Let all who desire the
GOOD of the community unite and close
these prolific sources of corruption and
crime.
The social side of the saloon is the
most attractive feature 1t presents
Something more than denunciation Is
needed to counterfeit its influence. In
direct means often win where the direct
effort fails. IL there not power IN tne
popular drift, toward fraternities wh'cn
can bs made availabls'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09

When the Jewish Moody becomes
known, we shall have revivals having
the Jewish spirit and encouraging a
warm devotion to the ancient faith, in
which the woman's council and the
Hebrew associations will be conspicu-
GUS. There is nothing in the physique
of the average jew that prevents his
growing enthusiastic in religion as well
as in art or politics; he merely awaits
the man and the opportunity. The true
Jew is not Indifferent Given the occa-
sion, and he will promptly display his
warmth of spirit. We can well picture
the crowds of excited worshipers hail
ing the words Of Isaiah or Joel, who,
before the approach Of these prophets
showed little interest in things spiritual.
And In some respects Moody may be
called the Isaiah Of today
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
FORGOT His Parcel.

A rather unique instance OF absent
mindedness occurred the other evening
on the jefferson avenue car line.
The car was we'll filled with passen'
gers, and as a stop was made at NC
Douoall avenue a man stepped on the
hack platform, where he had been stand
ing, and the car moved on.
Instantly wild cry went up IRON,
the late passenger, which broadenea
into q howl of despair as the distance
between him and the trolley car widen.
cd. AS he shrieked he also ran ana
waved his hands frantically. The con-
ductor. seeing the shadowy form III the
dimness of the night and hearing the
unearthly cries, pulled the bell strap ana
thus induced the motorman TO matt
which he did with u jerk. The man IN
pursuit came within hailing distance,
"Wbat dye want?" shouted the
puncher of pasteboard. :,
"I-want-the - lady in there'
pasped the man, swinging his Lat ~
the omen car door. The car having come
TO dead standstill, woman arose. 90
liberately walked cut OF the car ano
was received by her breathless escor
who had SO nearly left her to her rst'
of missing parcels
Amid much laughter the next mar
vbo left the car in company with
lady insisted that she walk III 'front.' y
him until safely OH the ground. -De
troit News Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
please Take Notice.

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 45 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 maze shoe
packs, which we will dispose u, ct very
low figures. Good work guaranteed.
OKER 4 KEMPPAINEN.
Fifth street, Red Jacket, next to Jacob
Gartner'e store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
EPWORTH LEAGUE.
Lesson For the Week Beginning Feb. IA.
Comment by Rev. w. j. Yates, A. M.
Topic, Christ's Character Described.

SCRIPTURE READING.-Isa. XII, 1-5.
In reading the prophecy of Isaiah the
picture of the prevailing wickedness of
the people, the uncertainty to life and
property from the existing wars. the
general fear and distress, are all wildly
impressed ON the mind. The impossi-
bility of escape from the difficulties fill
ed all minds with gloom and despond-
ency. The corruption of the people from
king to slave and universal impiety gave
no hops Of reformation, but all pointed
to the extinction of national existence
and individual prosperity.
In the midst of these scenes the figure
Of Isaiah stands prominent as the I'M
compromising advocate of right and
justice and preacher of purity and faith
in Jehovah. Hopefulness runs as a joy
Gus strain through even his severest de-
nunciations of wickedness Damascus
and Samaria shall not long Cypress Je-
rusalem. Assyria shall speedily punish
them. And, though even Zion be brought
under bondage, yet Jehovah shall sooI
break that yoke and punish Assyria her
self. Then shall remnant" return tt
Zion and dwell in safety and peace.
The Amounted One shall bring this tt
pass. He shall be of the line of Davit
and possessed of the spirit of God. Wis
and God reverencing Himself, he shall
lead the people back to the worship o
the true God and give the meek protec
ton and possessions which heretofor
the violent and wicked have denies
them.
National safety and personal happi
ness shall be then assured.
That the vision of this good tim
coming was partially fulfilled in tn
reign of Hezekiah seems certain. Tha
it is still for future days in all its full
ness is also sure. Only in Christ ca
the full meaning of the prophets d.
scription be found. Only in the comm
kingdom of God in glory and pow'
and peace can be the real Zion, ii
goal of human hopes and divine prom
Use.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
Photocraphic Light.

A remarkable kind of light for photo
graphic purposes is described by c. Il.
Townsend, an English artist, In The
Photographic light of 400 candle pow
er, he says, for 10 cubic feet OF gas
burned per hour and costing only /
farthing-noiseless powerful, soft and
absolutely steady. The efficiency of this
new burner is due to the fact that the
gas and air are mixed perfectly before
reaching the flame, and consequently
the combustion is perfect, another I'M
portant point being that the gas and ar
travel at the same rate, so that there Is
no noise or Pickering. This desirable
end is attained by causing the air and
gas to pass through spiral tube, OF
series of tubes, whence they issue thor
oughly mixed, but it is essential to sue
cess that the tubes be cut to a particular
pitch or angle, which the inventor has
determined. AS a protection against any
hazard, the mixing tubes are safeguard
ed by wire gauze, though even without
this the quantity of air and gas actually
mixed at one time is declared to be too
small to cause an explosion. The ali
necessary for combustion is supplied by
a small injector, worked by water pres
sure. For large installation meta
one is required, but where only lev
lamps are used a glass one, such as Il
commonly used in chemical laboratories
10 sufficient. The cost of the metal In
jector reaches perhaps to IS, that o
glass only few shillings. A few Zee
of iron or composition piping. as tn
case may be. is an additional SINAI
item. and the expense of the power ]
| insignificant.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
The 1rinlanders'

Mutual FIRE Insurance company Of
Houghton and Keweansw counties, or
ganised in 1890 according to the laws Of
the State Of Michigan, will insure proper
tv OF its members. Have paid fire 'oeeea
over S3, 900 and dividends nearly 5000
during the last seyen years to members
OF Eve years. standing. On the first day
Of this year the company had 4S2 mem
bsrs, $421, 4s0 worth OF property in
sured and $1O.66s.54 in treasury. For
further par ticnlarp apply to the under
signed. JoHN BLoNovIsr, President.
ALEX LEmoNEN, Secretary.
Onlce, 4l8 Pine street. upstairs Red
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09

Our greet 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, 1897-02-09
Lake Linden stage.

Stage leaves Pearce's livery stable
Lake Linden, every day at 8 a. m, 10 a.
m, / and A p. m. Stageleaves McClure's
livery stable, Red Jacket, at 8 a. m, 10
q. m, and and 4. p. m.
THOMAS PEARCE,
JAMES MCCLURE,
Proprietors.
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B,shep McCabe's Opinion.

What the Tenth legion was to the
conquering army Of Julius Cesar, what
the Imperial guard was to Napoleon l,
the Epworth League is to the Methodist
Episcopal church. 1t is an aggregation
of piety, zeal, enthusiasm and consecra-
ton such az Methodism never saw be-
fore. Fifteen hundred thousand OF the
very chivalry are banded together in
glorious conspiracy to save the world.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
SC. George,. Hal 10 Keut.

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, 1897-02-09
TO secret Societies and Others Wish.
Ing 10 Rent a Lodge Room.

The Temple of Honor lodge room is
vacant on Wednesday and FRIDAY even
ings OF each week. Parties desiring to
rent the same may apply by letter to the
Union Temple OF Honor and Temperance,
No. 4S, Calumet. Mich. Secretary's ad-
dress. 2O29 Calumet street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09
Richest Man on Earth.

As the uncontrolled master OF the
Russian treasury the czar is the riones.
man ON earth. He rules greater exten'
Of territory than any other sovereign.
No otbsr court than his can shew a.
much archaic OF modern splendor. Ills
army 10 ACTUALLY and his navy n esoom'
ina the biggest that there is.-Asndoa
Truth
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09

Madame Smith, the clairvoyant, is still
in the city and can be consulted at her
residence on Sixth street, oyer Sotlich's
building.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-09

Miss M. p Mcleod, who is a trained
nurse, Is now ready for engagements and
can be found at the residence OF Rev. Mr..
Green. at 800 Kearsarge street. Laurium.