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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
AN AMUSING DEBATE.
The Subject Was Serious Enough, but the
Situation Was Comical.

When, in the old days of trouble be-
tween the English and French, there
was talk of sending Admiral Hawke to
sea to keep watch over the enemy's fleet.
there occurred notable interview. 1t
was November The weather was stormy
and dangerous for vessels and the gov
eminent was not agreed as to sending
them out.
Mr.. Pitt, who was in bed with govt,
was Obliged to receive those who had
business with him in his chamber. This
room had two beds and no fire. The
Duke of Newcastle came to him to con-
slider the sending ont Of the fleet, and
had scarcely entered the room when he
cried out, shivering all over with cold :
"How is this? No fire?"
"No," said Mr.. Pitt. ''When l have
The govt, / cannot bear one. A"
The duke, wrapped in his cloak, took
a seat by the invalid's bedside and be-
gan talking, but he found himself I'M
able to endure the cold.
"Pray allow me!' he exclaimed sud-
denly, and, without taking off his cloak,
he buried himself in the other bed and
continued the conversation. He was
strongly opposed to risking the fleet in
the November gales. Mr.. Pitt was abso-
lutely resolved that it should put to sea,
and both argued the matter with much
warmth. 1t was the only warmth, in
deed, in the room.
81 am positively determined that the
feet shall sail, said Pitt, accompany
ing his words with the most lively ges-
| ticulations. rot In-,c asitt
at is impossiblei It will perishP u
said the duke, with equal emphasis.
At the moment the discussion waxed
hottest another dignitary Of the realm
came in and found it difficult to keep
his countenance at the sight OF two
ministers celebrating on a matter OF SO
grave Importance from such novel sit
uation.
The feet did put to sea, and Mr..
Pitts judgment proved to be right. The
enemy was crippled and signal adj
vantage gained. -Youth's Companion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
where Was He?

The Forfarshire lairds Of remote
day were wont to go weekly to great
Dundee, not SO great then, to dine early,
but too we'll, and ride away home. not
in every case very fit for the saddle.
The road ran eastward for some miles
ON height above the Tay, a steep
grassy slope down to the Firth. One OF
the old gentlemen (they were gentle.
mem rolled off his horse and rolled
away down the declivity. The water at
the edge was only few inches deep at
that season Of the tide, and there he
lay. By and by some one remarked
that the lairds saddle was empty
though his horse was trotting ON with
the others. So the party turned BACK
looking for the missing man, and ex.
claiming: "Faar are ye, Balnawiggin9
Faar are yep At length voice was
heard, coming from far below. Ine
Lord knows faar am. But Gamma be
in hell, for here's water!'-Longman' 8
Magazine.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
THE LOST WAS FOUND.
The House Number Looked Strange Bo-
cause the Transom Was Tipped.

cause the Transom Was Tipped.
II any one had told him he was drunk,
he would not have resented it, but
would have made an effort to maintain
his equilibrium and dignity long enough
to explain that he was only a little
oozy WOODY. He realized that he lived
at 206 Irvington street, and that his
residence was on the right hand side as
he wabbled along homeward. The I'M
certain light Of early dawn, combined
with the blear in his eyes, rendered it
necessary for him to stop in front Of
every house and gravely brace himself
against the ratings until he could focus
his eyesight OH the number
Finally he identified his house, but
after arguing with himself for couple
of minutes he came to the conclusion
that he was just WOODY enough to make
mistakes possible, so to be absolutely
certain he balanced himself against the
front fence and studied the number on
the transom. Instead OF 206 he saw 500
He rubbed his eyes and looked again,
but the number had not changed. IL
was Stlll OUS. Incl ne WONDERED now
it happened that he had got on the
wrong side Of the street and three
blocks too far out, made zigzag aoioss
the street and started back, but before
he had walked three blocks he came to
the end of the street.
The weary pilgrim was bewiidered
He couldn't understand it, but gctrihg
his directions shaped his course up the
street on the right side and kept on un-
til he came to 500 again. He studied it
from every possible point of view, even
trying to stand on his head to read it,
but it perversely remained 500.
Utterly bewildered, he sat down on
the steps and waited till policeman
, came along
"I'm losht." he explained. Il want
er go ter 206 Irvington street
"This is the place, right here" de.
clared the officer.
Cant be. Thish is 800 -
mo, it amt. It's 200, but the tran
som is turned over.
The lost was founi.-San Francisco
Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
when They Began to write.

It is astonishing the number OF sue
cessful writer's who were well on In
years before they even thought OF adopt
ing literature as a profession. Thomas
Hardy was 81 before he began to turn
his attention to story telling. George
Eliot was 40 before she wrote line OF
fiction, having no faith in her powers
as a story teller. Barry Cornwall was
86 before he thought of writing verse
Jules Verne was 30 before he wrote his
first story. Rider Haggard started at
90: Mr.. Barrie and Conan Doyle at q
Grant Allen at 80, and Sir Walter Be
SAINT and Mr.. G.. Manville Fem at 10
George Meredith was nearly Ss when
he began to write stories in his own Pc
culiar style. New York World.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
ART IN ST. PETERS.
There Are Few Pictures Frescoes In
the Great Cathedral.

the Great Cathedral.
Nothing perhaps is more striking ~
one becomes better acquainted with st.
Peters than the constant variety of de-
tail. The vast building produces at first
sight an impression of harmony, and
there appears to be remarkable uni
formity OF style in all the objects one
sees.
There are no oil paintings to speak of
in the church and but few frescoes. The
great altar pieces are almost exclusively
fine mosaic copies of famous pictures
which are preserved elsewhere. OF these
sidered to be that of Guercinos EST.
Petronilla" at the end Of the right aisle
of the tribune. Desbrosses praises these
mosaic altar pieces extravagantly, and
even expresses the opinion that they are
probably superior in point of color to
the originals, from which they are cop.
led. In execution they are certainly
wonderful, and many stranger looks
at them and passes on believing them
to be. oil paintings.
They possess the quality Of being i'm
perishable and beyond all influence OF
climate or dampness, and they are mas
terpieces of mechanical workmanship.
But many will think them hard and
unsympathetic in outline and decidedly
crude in color. Much wit has been man.
ufactured by the critics at the expense
Of Guido RENTS michael, for in
stance, and as many sharp things could
be said about good many other works
of the same kind in the church. Yet
ON the whole, they do not destroy the
general harmony. Big as they are, when
they are seen from little distance, they
sink into mere insignificant patches of
color, all but lost in the deep richness
Of the whole. Marion Crawford in
Century
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
ON THE BRIDGE.

Perfection lies
In sweetheart's eyes:
Her cheeks would shame a rose.
love Ter hair,
But can't bear
The bridge on sweetheart's nose.
1t indicates
Her noble traits,
And strength Of purpose shows,
But rivals scorn
And others mourn
The bridge ON sweetheart's nose.
II should foign
deep disdain
For her, do you suppose
That tears OF hate
Would devastate
The bridge on sweetheart's nosef
think instead
(You see | dread
To add to sweethearts woes)
III venture this:
I'll fondly kiss
The bridge on sweetheart's nose
And warmly praise
Her gracious ways
And boast my scorn for those
Who worship not
That beauty spot
The bridge ON sweo, hearts nose.
View York Herald
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
The Glacier Of the Dead Plain.

The finest scenery in this part of our
journey, at the west end of the famous
Bernese oberland, was that Of the gla-
cier of the great Dead plain. We did
not see it until we were on its edge and
the white expanse spread before us. 1t
fills kind of elliptical hollow, some
two miles long by mile wide. Once
on its smooth, large surface the external
world is shut out by a ring of low
mountain wall Not trace Of human
activity can lie seen in any direction.
The largeness, simplicity and seclusion
Of this strange snowfield make 1t unique.
We traverscd its longest diameter The
snow fortunately remained hard
throughout the hour Of our passage,
thanks to q cool breeze and yelled
sun. The surface was beautifully rip
pied and perfectly clean.-"A Thou
sand Miles Through the Alps" by Sir
w. M. Conway. in Scribner's
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
FREAK FACTORIES.
Bhowmen Have No Trouble In Providing
New Attractions.

New Attractions.
SLOW do you manage to find new
freaks and curiosities?" was the ques-
ton asked of the manager of travelling
show that had pitched its tent in
London suburb.
Don't have to find Them" was the
laconic response. "They find us. The
freak business is as regularly established
as any other and has its wholesale and
retail firms travelling statesmen, brokers,
price lists, factories"-
"Factories?" queried the reporter,
aghast.
why, certainly, factories, of course.
The freak business is divided into about
three varieties-foreign, domestic and
fake.
In the first class the collectors travel
all over the world in search of rarities,
but the very best freaks come from In
dia and the Malay peninsula. In these
countries there are people who breed
freaks. They buy young children and
animals and deform them while their
bones are soft by all manners of means
Then they are constantly OH the outlook
for genuine natural freaks, and in those
lands the birth Of freak occurs very
frequently. The headquarters of this
business is at Singapore.
"Then there are any number Of men
who devote themselves to the discover
Ing and placing of freaks Of all kinds
and varieties, and there is scarcely a
day goes by that we do not receive
packages of photographs and illustrated
circulars from some freak merchant or
other.
"Of course there are the faxed freak
men-a perfect host in themselves. If
the proprietor Of some little show needs
an additional attraction and does not
have the money to hire something good
for, like everything else, freaks have
their price-he can get something for
little money that will serve his purpose.
''The real, genuine live freaks always
command high prices and travel all
over the world in order to exhibit them
selves. Most of them have regular routes
mapped out by their advance agents,
just like theatrical companies, and as
they only appear at place at long in
tervals they never get stale, and some
times make bigger hits ON their second
or third appearance than on their first. F"
London Mail.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15

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 maze shoe
packs, which we will dispose .; 1T very
low figures. Good work guaranteed.
OKER 4 KEMPPAINEN.
Fifth street, Red Jacket, next to Jacob
Gartner's store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
The Waning Honeymoon.

He-why, we've got cricket in the
house. Isn't it cheerful?
She-Yes And so intelligent. Hear
him talking about the furniture. How
distinctly he says, "Cheap. cheapv
However, as she had been that day on
n visit to her sister, whose husband
was getting els a week. while her own
dear new hubby got but &l4, perhaps
her discontent was Observation-Disclosures
apolis Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
$500 Reward

Will be given to any person that will
prove to Santa Claus that he does not
wish to see the big stock Of Xmas pres
ents; an elegant line OF neckwear and a
full line Of handkerchiefs for men, women
and children; also full line ofdry goods,
clothing, boots and shoes. Santa Claus
has ordered that all shall be sold with
40 cent less on each dollar. By the Lau-
rum Fair. near the postoffice.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
The prinianders'

Mutual Fire Insurance company OF
Houghton and Keweenaw counties, or
ganised in 1890 according to the laws Of
the State Of Michigan, will insure proper
ty OF its members. Have paid fire losses
over %. 900 during its existence. The
company paid back during the last wear
to sixtv-two OF it's MEMBER OF tve ycars'
standing 90 per cent Of their premiums.
amounting to $500. Will pay back
during this year on the same rate 10
thirty-six members Of ave vesrv stand
ing 81. AT. On the arst day Of July
the company had Ala member. $751;
$40 worth Of property insured. end
o7,011. ~ ID TREASURY. For further pas
tieuIars apply 70 tAs usder1gpsd.
yoar BLoAsovpF. Pss1o04
AIN LnnoHrr, essssssrv.N .
/ 49,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
All About Love.

"Say, I'm in love-" confided the faro
dealer to the lookout during lull in
the play.
"Why, you don't know what love
Is" laughed the lookout.
Don't you believe it, retorted the
dealer "Love is game that Cupid
deals He has crooked layout, and the
bank wins every bet. If you copper a
case in his game it's sure to win; if you
play case open it looses, and you're IN
big luck if you don't get whipsawed in
every turn. If man calls the turn it's
n 1 to 10 shot he drops dead. New
Orleans Times Democrat
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
A ReRR, Bridal Gift.

A good story is told of the late Baron
Hirsch. A charming young girl, well
known in London society, married an
equally we'll known guardsman. Neither
was overrich. The baron's wedding
rift-at the instigation of the Prince OF
Wales-was q special train to Constan-
tinople and back for the honeymoon
and three weeks stay ut the best hotel
in Constantinople. London Tit-Bits.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
An Example.

"You will kindly give us an example
Of the general law of averages, MI.
Peabody" said the professor OF mathe-
mates, after his lecture OH the doctrine
of chances
"Um-why-there's the speed OF the
telegraph, and the lack Of it in the mes
senger who delivers it," said Peabody.
in q vague. hesitating way. --Cincinnat'
ENQUIRER.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
Lake Linden stage.

Stage leaves Pearce's livery stable
Lake Linden, every day at a. m, 10 a.
m, and 4 p. m. Stageleaves McClure's
livery stable, Red Jacket, at 8 a. m, 10
a. m, and 1 and 4. p. m.
THOMAS PEARCE,
JAMES MCCLURE,
PrOprietors.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
Clearing sale

oil $4,000 worth of clothing, dry goods,
shoes, mackintoshes. ladies' capes, wrap
pers, etc. Goods will be sold at your
own price. No money refused and no
charge for examining the goods. Come
and avail yourself of this grand oppor-
tunity. SAM MAwRENcE,
Next to Carlton hardware store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15

The bread and cake OF the Superio.
Bakery can be had at che following agen-
cies: James Liss's. Mrs. Hoskin's, Red
Jacket: Martin Kuhn's. j. Z. Leans
Peter Olcem's. Calumet Village, and
Weisenauer's, Guilbaul's, Lake Linden. A
fresh supply is left at these agencies every
dav. and the prices are aslow as the lowest
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
Sc. Georges Hal 20 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, 1897-01-15
An Indication.

II chicken is served with dumplings'
that settles il. 1t is ut least year Old
No chicken can lay claim to having
died young il it is served on the table
with dumplings Youth in chicken is
SUFFICIENT garnishment. as 1t is with a
oirl.-Atchison Globe.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
TO Secret Societies and Others Wish.
Ing TO Rent n 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. 2029 Calumet street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15

what's this I hear about m
subofdination m your clhss st collegei
Yodng JimSon Nothing st All Ia ~
Jimsoo-Dut the president writes me
tAAt you Safussl 70 obey your profeDor.
YoSna ,Snu3Doh <Boshf he asked n
10 decline ths verb 70 work. and We Al
declined -PAilAdslphaa NestA Anoa'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15

Madame Smith, the clairvoyant, is still
in the city and can be consulted at her
residence on Sixth street, over Sotlich's
building.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
TURNER, THE ARTIST.
Some Unfattering Pen Portraits Of the
Great Master of Landscape.

Great master Oh Landscape
On the whole, the portraits of Turner
in after life cannot be said to be salts
factory or convincing. Turner'S was
doubtless battling face, full of charac-
ter, which was difficult to seize without
caricature, showing little of the fine
spirit and poetical feeling which were
displayed in his works and becoming
coarser and redder as he advanced i'll
life-a face that rejected all attempts
at idealization, at least in the hands OF
those who tried.
None of the written descriptions OF
him is very attractive: "a red Jewish
face, with staring blush gray eyes, the
smallest and dirtiest hands on record f;
his complexion was very coarse and
weather beaten; his cuticle that OF a
stagecoachman or an old man-of-war' s
boatswain "-this, according to Thorn
bury, was the impression he made ON
''less enthusiastic friends. Turner
had fine, intelligent eyes, dark blue or
mazarine, said Mr.; Trimmer, his old
friend; but, as it is said of Swifts,
they were heavy rather than animat-
ed (" Leslie writes: "There was, In
fact, nothing elegant in his appearance
full of elegance as he was in art. He
might have been taken for the captain
Of a river steamer at first sight, but
second would find far more in his face
than belongs to any ordinary mind, "
Unfortunately no artist has recorded
that second" sight. Mr.. Watts, If he
had tried, might have done so, but who
else?-Cosmo Monkhouse in Scribner's.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
Penal. B,cyci. rsaees.

Cleveland. O.. Jan. .:.-At the finish
II the women's Bicycle races Tuesday
sysufns TssiNsT anderson defeated Dot
tie rarnswctth, By fovr bengths In q
Slfteen mile race. Time. <3m., 3Ss- In
the ave mile race Pearl .Ksyss defeated
yssn,s rpsewp By TIVE leneths IN len.
81 n tie two mile rec ~ xo1nRon
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
To Mine Owners and Timber Con
tractors.

For sale. in Keweenaw county, about
$50 acres OF land, the standing timber
being cedar, hemlock and Norway.
Part OF this land is on the shores OF Lake
Superior and about four miles from Boil
mann's lumber railroad. For particu-
lars apply at the News Office.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
Corrected.

b.. Oorrected.
S iss arrived Ssd from down town,
u nss. .. ssssie' Why isn't she
k.-R ss. me- as usuali
pisysA,ddlaaa have had to dspsi,.
bitter ts. .as:, and she has been
r. half r Sasi in hsr own non
lssv s, Snon sd,oinins room,
Als.ss' "'s' They're saia--..
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15

A csyeat il notice given 70 the pat
sut once under the caveator's claim
shaE be believes himself entitled 20 .ns
credit o. sn invsntion for which . pat
ant hss not yst been applied for
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15

60 to the Utv Bakery for your tine pas
tries. Angel food. fruit cake always on
hand. Cream puffs Fridays and Satur-
days.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15

Gambling eggs Is the one infallible
way TO test them. This Is done in q
dark room with candle, gas or electric
light. When the egg is held close to the
light, il fresh it will appear . pinkish
yellow, and II otherwise IL will be dot
Ted with opaque spots or Be- sntirely dark
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15

n. ps,sS,S iOasSs dsswShuh ~
Byitank c0o0usy ~ Doosee eas0"
G ~ eco pss -.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15

~ By doing good god wish 81 money :
man, - IL wsfe stAsnps The imAge OF
GA ,ppon - spd mAkss Il, paas euxrsnt
Sus d hssShandiss & hsa~ss. -Rst'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-15
CALUMET BUsINEss po.Nrp.,
Smokers. II you nave failed to And .
:igar to suit You, try "Heimlich's
Crown" the best 10 the market.

Our lodge room can De rented Tor
meetings oD SATURDAY evenings.
SIvERT OLSON.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16
Not Strangers.

GAS / was walking up Broadway the
other day." said Mr. Glimby, "a man with
his hands in his pockets ranged alongside
and spoke as follows, or to the following
effect
"'Could you assist mo littlep This is
the first time 1 ever had To ask for help,
but I'm stranger in the city, and L want
something to eat.
81 didn't give him anything. made
some commonplace reply, and as | was
walking faster than he / soon passed on
ahead
81 had to stop on the way. / was de-
tanned about two minutes Just as had
Strengthened up again on my course after
coming out of the store a man with his
hands in his pockets ranged alongside and
spoke substantially as follows:
"'Could you assist me little? This IS
the first time ever had to ask anybody
for help, but I'm stranger In the city,
and want something to eat
Moving along at his slow and uniform
gait, but keeping going while l had been
detained, he had just happened to over
take me. made the same reply and passed
on as before. had one more stop to make,
and, just as had returned to the street
| and got started on, man with his hands
| in his pockets ranged alongside and said:
"'Could you assist mo little? This IL
| the first time / ever had to ask anybody
| for help, but I'm q stranger
ga Stranger said /. why, how car
| you say that? You and are old friends.
| And this time staked him mildly. New
| York Sun