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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
MODELLING a STATUE.
How the Modern Sculptor Does His In
teresting Work.

How the Modern Sculptor Does His In
teresting Work
From the lump of clay which his fin
gers have tlattened, trimmed, rounded
off, the little model issues forth as
nucleus, from which its gigantic broth
CT is to come. With the proportions
laid out in the small one, the sculptor
Sketches his iron framework for the
full-sized model. On a platform of
heavy beams he constructs this frame
work, which, when complete, has an
anatomical look about it; but it would
be a difficult matter to find in the seem
ingly crazy arrangement of twisted iron
and the wire ropes, with blocks of wood
tied on them, anything resembling
anatomy.
The skeleton frame has to be exceed
ingly strong; for should any part give
way later with the weight of the damp
clay, it would doubtless involve the be-
ginning of the work all over again.
With the frame complete and tested
as to its strength, the clay is built up.
around it, careful attention being given
to each minute detail, especially to the
= =
in the use of the clay, it is essential to
keep it damp, and all through the con-
struction water is applied through
hosepipe with sprinkler attached.
This wetting down is extremely i'm
portant, for should the clay get dry, it
would crumblc like dirt, or crock. thus
running the work.
The figure of the general is modelled
nude, and brought to a high finish. 4
live model is employed for the purpose,
and he poses astrde a dummy horse in
the position the sketch and miniature
model call for. After the figure is fin
ished, even to the curve of each muscle
equipments are put on the dummy
horse, and the model dresses himself in
the generals costume and again takes
the pose. The sculptor then proceeds
to dress the general and his horse
With his many different tools he slowly
shapes the clothing in the new clay
that he has ruthlessly slapped on the
exquisite modelling underneath. Bit
by bit the various garments assume
form and develop under the ready hand
of the master, every little fold or crease
being carefully worked up. The like
ness is the most important part, how
ever, and great attention is paid to the
face. In this it is necessary to COM
bine so many things beside likeness
that the task is at times almost dis
uraging.-Harper's Round Table.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-22
WATER AND GOLD.
simpl Process by Which Millions of Dol
lars Are Annually Gained.

1t is not generally known, even I'm Cali
fornia, that millions of dollars are annu-
ally taken from rsde heaps of base looking
quartz by the flowing of water over huge
piles of broken rocks that contain the
precious metal. The process of robbing
/ the earth of its gold has now been reduced
( TO such fine point that the gentle low of
water over the ore CLEANS il of its golden
treasures, and this works we'll i'm cases
where the old chloride and other methods
are not so useful
The wafer used by miners i'm bringing
gold from piles of mineral bearing quartz
Is charged with "a simple chemical which
has the potency TO dissolve gold ana hold
it In solution. Tho sparkling liquid
which flows over hundreds of tons of
quartz, trickles through the mines and
seeks its level laden with gold, is charged
with deadly poison, cyanide Of potas-
SUM, drug which ferrcts out the mi
nutost particles Of the yellowish metal and
disSolves them and brings tho precious
burden TO the watts for conversion into re-
fined gold again.
The cyanide process is as noiseless and
unerring as the laws of gravitation. The
method is based on the fact that even
very weak solution of cyanide of potassium
dissolyes gold and silver forming, respcc-
lively, auro-potassic cyanide and argento-
potassic cyanide. The solution is separat-
ed from the solid mineral, and the gold
and silver are precipitated in metallic
form. During the last five years the proc.
ess has been introduced into almost ev-
cry goldfleld in California and elsewhere,
and more than $50, 900, 900 has been recov-
cred by the gentle flow of the waters
charged with the magical chemical
Precipitation is effected by the use of
line pieces of zinc, so arranged that when
the rich waters flow over them the fine
gold clusters in rich deposits over the zinc
Tor which it has an affinity. The gold do
posits itself in the form of fine dust on the |
plates of zinc.-Boston Journal of Com. |
MERGE
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-22
Wanted a Ross

West Virginia. the Mountain State, Is
full OF Interesting characters. Back of tho
rather aristocratic little town of Philippi
are businesses not yet disturbed by the on.
ward march of civilization. A well known
politician was canvassing through that
section for votes, when no came to a cabin
where young woman was holding man
on the ground by his ears
Done got enough?" she asked.
II give 1t up, he said. Then the girl
released the man, who went away, look
ing very much abashed
whats the troubleS" inquired the pol-
itician.
Thar want no trouble" replied the
girl. "Ho JUS axcd me ter marry i'm
an I've allus said ] wouldn't marry any
man l could whop. Kinder looks like I
couldn fin one. I've tried mos of 'em
round hyar, an none of 'em amt any
good. toll i'm all about it, an I didn,
want ter whop this un much, but he ius
went down soon as tackled i'm. | reck.
ON I'll hev ter be an ole maid. KANT
abide havin no man that amt mo- of a
man than me. "-Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-22
Care of the Feet.

The skill of the pedicure is now called
into requisitiOn nearly us often as that of
the manicure. Many persons have their
feet carefully and Systematically looked
after and the nails of their toes as nicely
kept as the nails of their fingers. Tho
visiting pedicure is distinct profession
In the large cities. PROFESSIONALLY the
care of the feet has much to do with their
condition as regards comfort and service.
Tender feet can be somewhat hardened
and rendered less susceptible by bathing
them every morning In tepid, not hot,
water into which teaspoonful of eau dc
cologne has been put The occasional
parboiling I'm almost scalding water, which
Is still provincial practice for the soften.
Ing OF corns and other excrescences, ia
harmful and increases in the end the very
troubles for which 1t seems temporary
relief.-New York Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-22
Paying For the Domape.

Going! Going at S9.5Ol Third and
last call Sold to the lady for 81. SOP
Smash! The cover of a Vienna vase
that helper had exhibited TO a crowd of
buyers at sale of bric-a-b rac fell to the
floor and broke into dozen pieces ms he
turned to replace the article on the shelf.
Several persons snickered when he red
faced and confused, began to pick up the
pieces.
Who'll take it as it is?' the auctioneer
continued what am I offered? One
dollary Sold to the same lady for 81 ="
Isn't it strange, he added, THAT some
persons will laugh at an accident like thatP
Perhaps they don't know that on account
of that accident that boy will not have a
cent coming to him next Saturday night.
He's got to pay for that. It's one of our
rules, and we must stand by it. Now, I'll
tell you what I'll do. I'll give 80 cents
toward paying for that damage. and IL
anybody else here wants to give anything
it'll be appreciated"
He tossed two quarters to the look.
keeper.
"I'll give 81"
I'm give 80 cents.''
PUT me down for 81. So"
Here, Jimmie, here's so cents"
And so the subscriptions mounted until
the auctioneer announced: That's
enough. The damage is paid for. Thank
your
Thoroughly ratified before, the helper
smiled and expressed his thanks in whis-
pers. New York Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-22
SDlit n Rock.

Among the hills of old Berkshire is y
noble birch tree, gigantic in trunk and
limb and abundant in foliage, which tow.
ers above its neighboring companions. bu.
grows, apparently, out of an immense
granite bowlder. Here, one might think
IL would have paused, submitting TO the
adamantine pressure, either crushed Mt.
terly to tho earth or dwarfed and deformed
by It's unyielding environment. But A.
had the Irresistible evolutionary forces of
nature behind It, Tho sunlight above
wooed 1t from its prison house; it pushed
upward toward the light. Gradually the
little crevice In the rock was widened the
great bowlder was split asunder as bv the
hammer of Thor-the noble tree was
scarcely distorted by the struggle, protect.
Cd from destructive storms by its con.
quered enemy.-Boston TRANSCRIPT
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-22
KEPT A PROFOUND SECRET.
Only Three Persons Know How to Make
Wonderful India Paper

The marvellous Oxford India PAPER was
first introduced in 1875. Since then it has
revolutionized the Bible and PRAYER book
| trade, and ii is now used for all the more
! popular devotional books throughout the
world. In the year 1871 an Oxford grad
uate is said to have brought home from
the far east "a small fold of extremely thin
paper, which was manifestly more OPAQUE
! and tough for its substance than any pa
per then manufactured in Europe He
presented 1t to the Clarendon press The
late Thomas Combc, who had only recently
been appointed printer to the university.
found 1t TO be just sufficient for "a copies
OF the smallest Bible then in existence
diamond 24mO-and printed an edition of
that number, which bore the date of 1912
The books were barely third of the usual
thickness, and, although as much as 800
apiece was offered for them, no copies were
sold, and they were presented to the queen
and other distinguished persons.
All efforts To trace the paper TO its
source were futile, and rs years rolled on
the circumstance was forgotten. But early
in 1874 copy fell into the hands of Arthur
r. Miles, who showed it to Mr.. Provide.
and experiments were at once set on foot
at the Oxford university paper mills with
wy O'JNSe VI plouuOlllB SlnllHH paper.
The first attempts We're failures, but sue
cess was achieved, and Aug. "a, 1875, an
edition of diamond 24mo Bible similar in
all respects TO the "a copies printed in
1912, were placed on sale This was the
first Oxford Bible published by Mr..
Frowde. The feat of compression was
looked upon as astounding, the demand
was enormous, and before long $50, 600
copies had been sold. The paper when sub
Jccted To severe rubbing, instead of break
ing into holes, assumed texture rcsem-
bling channels leather, and strip only 8
inches wide was found able to support %
quarter of hundredweight without yield
ing. The secret of its manufacture. il
may be said, is known to only three living
persons.-Book Review.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-22
MINING.
NtOcks.


q faGe-s! 5aala lately charged a jury
In q IQucr cc-c as follows: I'm later
-Feara there s-o~s 70 have been dis
pcsl,IaD 10 deny or ignore judicial
knowledge 20 70 Uha5 constitutes in
-oSlrating liquors, and the courts have
manifested a desire to disavoW any ju-
llc1Dl knowledge on this subject. At
the same time some of the courts have
rot hesitated 10 impute to juries an ex-
rsnsive knowledge and information in
Eills regard. This court, however, will
fl1llow the precedent established by the
ze-1slon Of Chancellor Walworth upon
An2s subject and will assume judicial
kzsowledge cou ,erning intoxicating
hzuors. In trial in the state of Wis.
rEglsin, where this question arose il
tSs3, the trial judge declared that
Ezz-An must be driveling idiot who did
zsEs know what beer was, and that il
ussss not necessary to prove it to be an
oz5oxicatnig liquor.
Later the supreme court Of that
State, in passing on the charge of the
Anal judge, declared that his rulings
IN The case upon this question were not
1u'y clearly correct, but if his peculiar
manner gave them force and emphasis
q was not only proper, but commend
tof7. This court, therefore, will neither
stuitify itself nor impeach its own We
-Sr1ty by telling you that it has not ju-
-lle;1ai knowledge that the liquor com
monty known as whisky is an intoxi-
1atIng liquor or that the drink COM
monty called whisky cocktail is an
Intoxicating drink. Lease and Com
DenT
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-22
METHOD IN HIS MADNESS,
Police Officers Who HUNDRED q Man Found
Out Their Error

folIce ohcers Who HUNDRED Man Found
Out Their Error.
tall, slim man, with vacant stare.
walked into the police station of a west
ern city, stepped up TO the officer on
duty and said in hollow voice:
Sir, have an important commune
cation to make. / am dead. | was muir
dered, and | entreat you to find the
murderer and have me buried"
The official started back. 1t was evil
dent he had lunatic before him. He
rang bell, and the captain Of the di-
vision, the police surgeon and all the
constables obeyed the summons In a
moment the room was packed with a
crowd OF persons, all anxiously looking
toward the surgeon, who, in such cases,
has the first word
Just so, " the latter said, addressing
the stranger. 81 could tell at a glance
you were dead Do you happen to know
your name?"
Certainly" the maniac replied
My name is Berthold Lenwarz. -
And your address,"
1.-THE grave -
"Who is the murderer"
Columbus "
1.-The same as discovered American"
eyes. A"
Then let me congratulate you. Wo
have captured the smart chap. Come. !
Will show you to his cell. -
Directly, said the mailman in re-
ply to the surgeons diplomatic little
speech and began fumbling in his pock
et' from which he quickly produced a
thick packet of neatly bound almanacs
Gentlemen, when was alive, | used
to sell these almanacs They are the
best sold in this country and only cost
threepence each. You will admit that
these handsome little volumes ought
not to be left to molder in the grave
and, as we appear ON such friendly
terms, perhaps the gentlemen will not
object TO buy the lot -
Ten minutes later, almanacs all sold
ne departed. Scottish Nights.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-22
Did You Ever

Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your
troubles? If not, get a bottle now anG
get relief. This medicine has been found
to be peculiarly adapted to the relief and
cure OF all female complaints, exertIng a
wonderful direct influence in giving
strength and tone to the organs. If you
have loss OF appetite, constipation, head
ache. fainting spells, or are nervous
sleepless, excitable. melancholy, or trou-
bled with dizzy spells, Electric Bitters is
the medicine you need. Health and
strength are guaranteed by it's use.
Fifty cents and 81 at ID. r. Macdonald's
drug store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-22
A REMARKABLE CAREER.
George Augns~is ssls ON the Men He
Knew and the Sights He Witnessed.

at is something TO be able TO tell the
present generation" says George Angus
tus Sala, THAT have seen Louis Philippe
while no was still king of the French; that
have seen SOult, THEIRS, Guizot and La
MARITIME; that | have witnessed three row
olutions i'm the French capitals that l fol-
lowed Garibaldi I'm his campaign in tho
! Iyrol; that / have heard Daniel O'Connell
| deliver "a speech at the London Tavern;
/ that | knew tho first Lord Brougham;
! that | was In the Franco Mexican war at
the storming of Pueba; that l spent ID
/ months in America when she was i'm the
midst Of war; that l was personally ac.
quainted with Abraham Lincoln, with
Seward, with Stanton with Charles Sum
nor with George Bancroft, with Longfel-
low and with Bayard Taylor, with Grant
and with Mcclellan, with Horace Greeley,
Raphael Semmes and jefferson Davis.
Il have conversed at Alglers with the
Emperor Napoleon III. have been patted
on the head by the great Duke of Yelling
ton. L lived in Cuba when there were
negro slaves there, and in Russia when
there We're millions of white serfs in the
dominions OF the car. can remember
to have seen the Gar Nicholas himself at
the Ascot races. I attended the funeral of
the assassinated Alexander III and the
coronation of Alexander III. l was in
Constantinople when the first Turkish
constitution was proclaimed from the steps
of the old seraglio and l can hear now
the unanimous shouts of 'Amin!' from
the Moslom troops present.
From the organ loft of ST. Georges
chapel, Windsor, have witnessed the flu
nerals of the Duchess of Kent, of the
N,.ip Is 4 Lii
and of tho Duke Of Clarence From the
same coign of vantage have watched the
nuptials of the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Alexandra of Denmark, of the |
Duke of Connaught and of the Duke of |
Albany. l saw the coronation procession |
of her majesty Queen Victoria, and l was |
In Westminster abbey at the royal jubilee
service and in st. Paul's cathedral at tho |
Thanksgiving service for the recovery from
sickness OF the Prince of Wales and be-
held the second funeral of Napoleon the
Great.
Il have seen IL murderers hanged.
have eaten the surtle of 20 lord mayors.
and was at the farewell banquet given
to Charles Dickens prior to his second visit
TO America Dickens and Thackeray were
the friends of my youth my editors in my
1 have been round the world
ana seen things and people in California
and the Sandwich Islands, in Australia
and New Zealand, in India and Ceylon.
have seen Macready, Charles Kean, Ty-
rome Power, the elder Farren, Charles
Mathews, Nine. Vcstris, Mrs. Glover,
Mrs. Nesbitt, Rachel, Dejazet and Fred
erick Lamaitre act. | have heard PASTA.
Malibran, Grisi, Persiana, Rubini, Tam
1urini and Lahlache sing and have seen
Tagioni, Fanny Ellsler, Cerrito and Du-
iernay dance"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-22
The Black Trac,ter.

ADo black trucker" Is one OF the most
S'tui members of tho Australian police
~ lie Is to be found in uniform at all
nead stations throughout the colonies.
As, MS services are In constant demand.
no 'ls recruited from the ABORIGINAL
os, VINO, as rule, are spoken of by a
- ~alelst as being perhaps the lowest race
ankind yet discovered, but certain it
~ s1iHs the Australian ahorigines' senses of
sSng' hearing and smelling excel those
IN IN 'svery savage tribe, not excepting the
sarth American Indians.
And these traits make him a substitute
= INC pioouhounds used In America and
7nsr countries. Parsons Weekly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-22

FOR sale-House No. 1911. Hecla street.
ON premises. '''0P"
dor FOR sale-House No. 5s7 Cedar street
Gasperich. '"' pio"i''e' " '"i"0
40 Kent, Soon - Three small upstairs
svus III fzIs northwest corner Tenth and Oak
n0r,he. .. ENQUIRE OF Henry Krigshom, at 404s
-'o''"eas' corner OF Tenth and Oak streets.
EOr sale - Eleven-room bouse. No. 2OC0
0",unet avenue. Apply on the promises
FOR Sa1e-A six-roomed bouse. App
on .ne premises. No. ia east Pine street
Wonte9 To Rent-rour or five rooms.
apply at the NEWS ofiice.
ernn 40 ment-Wanted 10 ent By q company
yellow or Blue jacket. Leave p"1tiCuiars a.
the NEWS offioe
Eor Sele-An eight-room house on swede-
yS!1 road, No. 3O46. swedetown. Apply to
'o"" d. "ertin or at the companv's office.
For eale-House of seven rooms mo 1901
On On tne west side of Hecla street. Apply TO
JOG So'hchss store. Sixth street.
Tor eale-House No. sltl, six rooms and
sItueted In ewedetown. Appiy 70 Oaiumet
anu Nicola mining company.
For Sale-.House No. sllS 3 street. Rsym.
Dsnv Apply on the premises or the DOM.
Fer eals-House No. $50 TUNE, street,
'~ooe'own' Apply on the premises.
TOT, .ale-eeven.room house. No. slss
seppala. 'App'S W Ai'-
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-22

ut must be admitted, +" said Mr.. Crate
bar, THAT the horse car has "a certain IA
cility of movement that does not pertain
to the cable or the trolley car-the ono
must stick to its cable and the other TO it's
wire, but the range of the horse car is de-
termined by the strength of the horses
and the skill of the driver. Whoever has
been on "a horse car that was halted by
some obstruction in front-a broken down
truck, another car disabled, or other i'm
pediment-will appreciate this. While the
cable or the trolley car must stay where it
is until the impeachment is removed, the
horse car driver, after waiting what seems
To him reasonable time, hauls out and
strikes across the open country for some
parallel track, or he goes sailing ronnd the
obstruction, humping, bouncing and
swinging over the paving stones until he
pulls in on the track ahead.
And yet, Notwithstanding the advan-
tage which the horse car possesses in this
respect, the cable and trolley car are sure
~ and rapidly superseding it. The horse
car must go, no doubt about that, but we
shall always hold in friendly and admir-
ing recollection the skillful driver. New
York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-22
BUTTER FOR EUROPE.
hansas Farmer Sends IL In Carload
Lots To the Great Metropolis.

-+--49"o ~enus III In Carload
Lots To the Great Metropolis.
state Senator George w. Hanna is
iDown as one Of the butter kings of
.Aanzas. ~ He is now shipping carload
4 butter every week TO the markets of
Iuope. Since May 26 he has sent 10
ayloads from Clay county TO Liverpool.
2oa every pound has been sold at a fair
margin.
Il car Of Mr. Hanna's butter averages
aoout e3, 400. His butter is first placed
u cold storage, where it is frozen solid.
hen 1t goes into ammonia piped re-
fr1gerator cars to Chicago, from which
sl1lnt 1T is carried by boat TO Liverpool.
Ahe freight rate ON Kansas butter TO
Aiverpool is only a few cents more per
auncired than the rate TO New York
ary u is this exceedingly low freight
si1e which enables the Kansas butter
producer to make profitable sale in
alae markets of Europe. Kansas
Farmer
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-22

Lake Linden has always had a lari e
representation at the State University
at Ann Arborand this year there will be
still larger number go down from here.
Among those who will attend the next
term are; Misses Annie Pearce, Charlotte
Patton, Julia Bateski, Clara Mills, Flor
ence Harris and Bessie North; Messrs.
Bert Coggin. Edward Mccormack. Rich
ard and Thomas Taper. Joseph Either,
Andrew Grabensten and J w. Amesse.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-22
Revenge.

First Bootblack-You had or quarrel
wild Nidsey, Billy
Second Bootblack Yes, had, and I'm
goin ter have my revenge too.
+. B.-Goin ter fight himY
>. B.-No; I'm goin ter stand aside of
him when he's a shinin gent. and when
he's finished I'm goin ter say. "Shino.
sirY'--Exchange.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-22
what She WonIdn,t Do.

AT Hawick the people used to wear
wooden clogs. which made clankinp
noise on the pavement. A dying old
woman had some friends by her bedside.
who said to hers
"Weel, Jenny, ye are gaun to heaven.
and gin ye see ony o. cor folk we can
tell them we're a weel."
To which Jenny replied: "weel, gin
should see them Use, tell them. But
ye mauna expect me to gang clank-
clankin through heaven lookin for your
folk. scottish Nights.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-22

Fire destroyed theIesidence of Mr.. j s.
eph Lauctot which was located about
mile and half from Lake Linden last
Saturday morning. Everything was
turned TO the ground, not even any Of
the furniture being saved. The fire oc-
CURED about 4 O'Clock in the morning
and those sleeping in the house had
barely time TO escape in their night cloth
ing. The origin of the fire il unknown.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-22

A bazaar for the benefit of st. Joseph's
church is in progress all this week at the
opera house. It opened with fine con.
cert last Saturday which was well a.
tended and thoroughly enjoyed.