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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23
A Musical Queen.

Queen Marguerite Of Italy is, OF all
the royal nd imperial ladies Of Europe,
said to Do the one who is the most en-
thusiastic disciple Of Wagner and Is
never 30 happy as when at her piano.
Indeed music, it is averred is the sur
est way to her good will, and that is
why several Of the great powers OF Eu-
rope make point of choosing for their
ambassadors at Rome diplomats who
are more conspicuous for their musical
tendency than for their statecraft. Thus
the former German ambassador, Baron
Won Keudell, used TO spend the greater
part Of his days in playing duets with
her majesty, and his successor Is that
Baron Won Buelow who is known
throughout Germany as one OF the cley-
crest of amateur performers on the piano.
Queen Marguerite's devotion to Wag-
merriam music, which is attributable TO
the fact that she received her education
in Germany, is source Of sorrow to
her husband, who, like King Leopold OF
Belgium, simply abominates music, for
which he has no ear whatsoever, and
which has the effect Of putting his teeth
on edge. AS he is extremely fond OF his
wife, he submits to the infection as
long as he can. But when the strain be-
comes too great to bear, he threatens
the queen TO sing and even goes so fal
as TO chant a few bars in an excruclat
ingly fiat and rasping voice That al
ways has the desired effect and causes
her majesty's piano to close with
bang. -Westminste Gazette.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23
where Force Failed.

It is not always the strongest persons
who accomplish most, and here is
story to prove it, which the Rev. Anna
Shaw, woman preacher, told III SER
mon the other day. She said that one
day in a prairie town where she was
preaching, the church doors being open,
a big Newfoundland deg walked i'll and
sat himself down in the aisle. Two or
three men got up one after the other
and took hold of his paws and tried to
pull him toward the door, but the big
doggie did not understand what was
wanted Of him, and he was so strong
and heavy that all the pulling did not
bulge him an inch. Then some more
men took hold Of his collar and pulled.
The collar came off over his head, but
the dog sat gravely still. So he was left
in the aisle, and the men went back to
their seats. When everything was quiet,
"a freckle faced boy, not more than Z
years old, reached over and patted the
dogs head The dog looked up as II he
liked it and wagged his tail. The little
boy came out of his pew, and, still pat
ting the big, shaggy head, said, Come
doggie!' and moved toward the door
The dog went with him willingly, ant
in moment both were out OF TIN
church. The boys coaxing had don
what the mems force could not
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23
Exploring the Upper Niger.

After an absence of three years the
expedition under Lieutenant Hourst has
safely returned to Europe from the Nj
ger. The party assembled the Senegai
river and then carried the sections OF
an aluminium boat overland to the up
per part of the Niger. On reaching this
river the pieces of the boat were put TO-
gether and two native boats purchased.
In these the expedition sailed down the
Niger to Timbuktu, where stay OF
ten months was made. The voyage
from Timbuktu 10 Lokoja, at the con-
fluenoe of the Niger and Benue, seems
TO have been arduous, but from that
point the expedition was towed by a
launch belonging to the Royal Niger
company to the coast at War;. how
much fresh typographical information
Lieutenant Hourst's party has obtained
is not vet stated. This will depend on
the highest point reached on the Niger.
Reuters message states that the expedi
ton FIRST met the river Niger al
Hayes, but that town is on the Sene
gal river. There can be no doubt, how
ever. that much valuable scientific IN
formation was obtained, for the expedl
ton travelled slowly and was admirably
equipped. One novelty was the use OF
monograph for reporting the native wa
songs. The expedition kept peace witt
the natives throughout the journey II
which it differs greatly from some o
those previously conducted By frenol
explorers In that region. Mature.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23
The Dangers Of New York.

We are thankful every day that we
live in the country. We have long want
cd to visit New York, but we are afraid
TO. A man from Iowa, harness maker
of good reputation, went to New YORK
lately to see the sights. In buying
piece of plug chewing tobacco he care
lessly showed % bill A strange WON
an who saw the money Immediately
fell on his neck and said:
"Oh, William, Williaml Why dlo
you desert me?"
The harness maker from Iowa hao
never seen the woman before, but sh'
had him arrested. saying she was mar
ried to him in 1859. He was finally
compelled to give her the s. bill to &c
rid of her. -Atchison Globe.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23
Charming silver Into Gold.

Professor Emmous, one Of the most
skilled metallurgists in the country,
claims that in the reduction Of silver the
molecules are so subdivided as to differ
so materially from that metal that they
can no longer be regarded as the same
substance, bat new one and apparently
the parent of both gold and silver, or
the raw material out Of which by diff
ferent arrangement of molecules either
gold or silver is constructed. Working
on this theory, he finds that this new
metallic substance can be aggregated
into molecules Of greater density than
silver and precisely corresponding with
gold in color, in weight so as to answer
to every test Of the United States mint
as gold In fact he says 1T is gold,
though manufactured from silver, OF as
much purity and value as that ever OBJ
tanned in any other way, With further
experiments on large scale he expect;
that the process Of manufacturing gold
| from silver will be very materially
cheapened. At present he gets aoou'
four ounces &C gold from six of silver.
| This would seem to indicate that the
| present number of elements as well a
| our chemistry Of metals would have t.
| be revised if Professor Emmons IS no
mistaken in his experiments. Jewellers
| Review.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23
Rrazil'a Jungles.

The jungles of Central America and
Brazil are masses of vegetation so dense
that it is practically impossible to pene-
trate them. Swain and his party, when
crossing the isthmus of Darien, labored
hard with their hatohets and machetes
the whole of one day and achieved but
half mile. In many parts of Central
America the underground renews itself
so rapidly that it is almost impossible
TO keep road open through 1T. In one
instance, in Honduras, road 10 rect
wide was mase by engineers ana
laborers through jungle, the under
brush and vines being cut away even
with the ground. Two weeks later, re-
turning to complete the work by laying
stones ON the roadbed, they could Eo'
find tho road the vines having com
pletely filed tho vacant space.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23

Prof. Byron W. King, whose entertain
ment at the Y. NJ. &. A. Wednesday even
ing was 30 much enjoyed, will lecture 90
"All the Worlds a Stage" on Monday
evening at the same place. This is an
extra number OF the course and season
tickets are good for it. Prof. King has
become standard attraction in Han
cock and this lecture will doubtless dra y
many who are not holders OF season
tickets.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23
The Scientific Mind.

At the vagabonds' dinner sir JONI
poh;,son said he remembered in 1917
.'',,on tho air was full Of war and the
news intelligence thrilling, ne met .
man Of science who asked MY dear ~,
fellow, when are you going to give US
so,ne,binp of interest in the papers
so,"oth;ne about sun spots?" This was
~nt a scientific joke, Sir John assured
his audience, but an actual synp'v w.t.
that mans mental cond'tion'-"oS'-
minister Gazette.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23
Ar,,s,., Coiors I'm 1910.

In 1910 and fe- s-any years afterward
members of the Royal academy were
allowed an attendant on vanishing
days 10 clean their palette or wash their
brushes, ETC., and my father, Charles
Robert Leslie, nearly always took me
with him in that capacity, both to the
old Somerset House rooms and after
ward to the new ones in Trafalgar
square, when was old enough to enjoy
watching Turner, Stanfield and other
artists at work. In those good old times
artists oil colors were all tied up into
neat little balls of pigs bladder by old
Brown of 1863 High Holborn. Metal
tubes were, / think, first used about
1910, but my father and some other art
lists continued to use the old fashioned
bladders until 1S48, under the idea that
the metal might act injuriously upon
certain pigments
Some artists, however, then kept
many colors in the form OF powder III
wide mouthed bottles, grinding only as
much as they required each day IN OIL.
John Constable was particularly fond
Of keeping his colors in this way, anc
had large store Of them in his paint
ing room, especially of the various
ochers and many shades Of ultramarin'
and lovely grays known as ultramarin'
ash. Constable, I suspect, picked up TIT
rudiments of painting from his earl!
friend, John Dunthorn, house painte
at East Bergholt, afterward his assist
ant in London, and consequently knew
as much, if not more. Of the practlca
technic of his art as most men OF HI
| dav-Temnle Bar.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23

The spring county convention calledfor
February 16, will consist OF eighty seven
delegates. The apportionment 10 on the
basis Of one delegate for each one hun
dred votes for governor and one Tor a
traction OF fifty or over. The representa-
ton Of the county is based on one dele
gate Tor each 500 votes for governor and
one for fraction Oh 800 or over. The
total vote Of all parties for governor it
used as a basis.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23
TT Fooled the Dog.

In New York restaurant, where an
orchestra plays during the evening dim
ner hour, one Of the numbers recently
was accompanied by novel imitation
of a feline Romeo serenading his Juliet
This so excited the feelings Of the pro-
prietor's fox terrier, which was tied In
the cellar, that it set up a terrific bark
ing and could not be quoted for an
hour. The musician who initiated the
cat was vastly pleased, and all the Gus
toners seemed greatly amused.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23
A Lucky Diagnosis.

The patients symptoms ind'ca'ea
cardiac troubles, and the doctor got ou'
his stetboscope and applied is 70 MS
chest to test The action OF the hear''
The patient flushed angrily, unpus,
toned his vest and took from his INSIDE
nooket q e5 bill wrapped in piece OF
old paper. ,. ,;,.lo
IL think it's carrying things a little
too far. he said, "when you doctors 90
70 looking through q man with an 4 ray
to soc how much money he has. DE
aroit Free Press.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23
T-sso Much In "A Name.

"There IL is again., }" groaned Chump-
Icy. "This time he's arrested for blow.
Ing safe. That fellows making life
long and dismal nightmare for me-
"What is it this timer
"Same as it's been half dozen other
times-R. II. Chumpley caught i'm an
other desperate crime; my name, my
initials. I'll bet there are thousands OF
people using that mans record in max
pick up paper to read that I've whipped
my wife. though | never had such an
articles raised check, beaten hotel,
stolen bicycle or committed bur
glary.
"But no one will suspect you"
"They won't? l have barrel of let
tiers referring to the matter. Ministers
labor with me, lawyers offer to defend
me, women roast me to turn and
crooks want TO enter into partnership
with me. have had some Of the worst
pugs you ever saw call upon me with q
view to doing business. "
at doesn't seem possible.
81 tell you it's right. The things
making me desperate. I've always led a
respectable life, and to have this bugbear
bobbing up continually is enough to
drive man crazy.
81 believe it's providential, Chump-
ley. / wouldn't accept that name Of
yours if crown went with it, It's just
as suggestive as Grconhorn would be.
Every ono who hears it thinks Of 1
chump. Have it changed and thank youl
lucky stars that some one else stole it. >
Detroit Free Press.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23
BABY.
WHEN BABY LAUGHS.

WHEN BABY LAUUHb.
"There's nothing half so sweet In life"
No cup Of Joy to quaff,
Nor rich treat as dimpled cheeks
When baby tries to laugh.
WHEN BABY CRIES.
Nor anything 40 tart OF taste
AS when good nature dies
In vain attempt to "stop that noise"
When baby cries and cries
WHETHER BABY LAUGHS OR CRIES.
And nothing half so sweet OF dear
As lovelit baby Dyes,
Or pressure close from baby lips,
whether baby laughs or cries.
Clark W. Bryan in Good Housekeeping.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23

There was Wholesale escape OF dogs
from the Houghton pound the other
night. Someone took pity on the ca
mines sentenced to diein the morning and
sawed hole for them to get out by. 1t
may have been pity for the dogs, but
some say it was joke on the marshal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23

Prot. Byron W. King will give a bible
reading at the Y. M. G. A. mems meeting
tomorrow afternoon and he will also
give some appropriately selected read
ines. Ladies as well as gentlemen are
inylted on this special occasion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23

Inc " Club new social organization
ol Hancock organized for the purpose oil
giving dances at intervals through the
season will give its first dance at st. Pat
TICKS Hall on the evening Of February 5.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23

Esparto grass is said to make better
naner than straw. The product is much
tougher and capable Of bearing much
greater strain without tearing.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23
Wanted q Cinch.

Old Bullion--What You wish to
marry my daughter? She is mere
schoolgirl yet.
Suitor-Yes, sir. came early 10
avoid the rush. London Answers
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23

FRANK fuckers repertoire company
VIII commence weeks engagement at
o. Patrick's Hall Monday evening, Feb
.aary L. This company is well known in
the copper country.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23
It Couldn't BE.

Willie-I don't believe it is wicked
to chew tobacco.
Nellie-Why, Williel j.
Willie-Well, it amt. l tried it and
IL made me sick. Wicked things Is all
pood.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23

O. b. Cornor, a mining expert, OF Jo-
nanhesburg, South Africa, who has been
visiting the copper country mines, let
'or below yesterday afternoon.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23

The most certain sign of being born
with great qualities is to be born with
out envy. -Rochefoucauld.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23

washington, Jan. 1e.-The comptroi-
L. ., the currency has given authority
for the organization of the Nations ma
hank of Ashtabula, o., capital xlvo.ooo.:.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23

For over 400 years every far'n' ,.
.;ns bore the name Of Arsaces in adai
ton to his own.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23

Dr. W. p. Scott has returned to Hough-
,on' accompanied by his 0-year-old
laughter, who had been Lying with Mr..
Scott's father.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23

During the 900 years that the Picking
Gazette has been in existence 1880 OF
its editors have had their heads taken
of for having exceeded Instruction.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23

Mud wasps manifest great ingenuity
~ on,v in building their nests, but IN
n DI them in localities where they
will not be injured by ram OF proo"0
animals
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23

Mr. and Mrs. 3. II. Wilbur have re-
'u'ned from their wedding trip.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23

ine storm OF yesterday delayed the
''u'n shore noon train one hour.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23

r. o. ~ Penberthy, OF Buffalo, arrived IL
hancock yesterday on business trip.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23

oupt' G. Z. Lyle. OF the D., s. s. & A.,
"aS'n Houghton yesterday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-23
. Daily. Daily except Sunday.
PASSENGER Trains on 4. & c. R. E.


.Daily. -Dailv except Sunday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-10-31

Senor Delgado. the Costa Rica consul at New York, when questioned about this extraordinary plague that has come upon the people of San Jose, said. Tt is only too true. During the past year the nuisance has become intoler able, and the municipality is in despair over the seeming impossibiIity of rid, ding the city of these pests. Cats are afraid of them; traps have proved use less: weasels have proved almost as de. structive as the rats themselves; and dogs cannot get into the holes. Poison would be unsafe, as the retting ear casses. hidden away underneath the dwellings, would be apt to breed a pes. tilence that might be even worse thar the plague of rats. The bounty offered by the municipal officials only serves as a partial check. What the government wants, and what it would be willing to pay well for. is a safe scheme to rid the city effectually of this destructive army which threatens to make it unin- habitable'' 8
 Senor Felix Echeverria, a resident of San Jose, who was recently in New York on business, spoke very earnestly on the same subject. .sIt is difficult for outsiders to comprehend how our city is overrun with these pests" he said; but the fact is, the place is sim- ply alive with rats-big, powerful fel- lows, which can eat their way through almost anything. As San Jose is 60 miles from the coast line. there was much surprise at first, but investiga. tion showed that the invasion was probably due to the change in the GUS. tom house regulations. Until few years ago it was usual to have all inn ported goods examined at Port Limon. A change was made by which all mer- chandise for San Jose was forwarded in the original packages for inspection by the custom officials there. It is be. lieved that in this way the first speci- mems of the gray rats were brought in from some foreign land. Since their number and boldness became menace
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-10-31

to the city, the authorities have been ready to do anything to get rid of them. There have been many instances where hungry rats have attacked sleep. ing children. A strange and sad case was that of twin babies, three days old, who died suddenly, and whose father was accused of killing them. An autopsy showed that marks of rats, teeth on the bodies of the little ones, the flesh had been badly gnawed and torn away in places.
 "The pet animal with all classes in San Jose, just now, is the small black and tan terrier, which is fearless in tackling the rats and very useful in households so fortunate as to possess one of them. Their scope is limited, however, by their inability to follow the rats to their hiding places. It is a very serious problem for our people, and whoever can solve it satisfactorily can almost dictate his own terms"
 San Jose, founded in 1751, contains about 10000 inhabitants; it is located in fertile valley, 3,s68 feet above the sea level. The houses are usually one or two stories in height, but there are several fine buildings, including the presidents palace, the university, the cathedral. and many good hospitals and hotels. The city is connected with the Atlantic seacoast by a railway to Port Limon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-10-31
4 PLAGUE OF GRAY RATS.
San Jose, Costa Rica, Overrun
 with the Rodents.
Big, vicious Foreigners That Have Driven Out the Small Native Breed -The City Is Looking for
 Rat Catchers.
Copyright. 1897.

Anyone capable of emulating the rat-hypnotizing feat of the Pied Piper of Hamelin would be a welcome guest just now to the municipality of San Jose, the capital city of the island of Costa Rica, for the countless hordes of destructive rodents which infest the town are rapidly assuming the charac- ter of a plague that almost threatens ~to drive the people from their homes. Rat catchers, who know their business thoroughly, would find veritable Klondike in that pest-ridden city, as the municipal authorities, finding them selves unable to abate the evil by or dinary methods, are paying ten cents for every rat killed.
 The houses in San Jose are built en- tirely on the surface. there being no cellars, and the ground beneath is liter ally honeyeombed with the burrowing places of these rats, whose number can only he approximately placed among the hundreds of thousands Some idea may be obtained from the fact that, within two weeks after the bounty of ten cents was offered, the city treas urer paid out over $1 400, showing that at least 14,o0o rodents had perished during that period-and without any \ >.appreciable diminution of the nuisance. Fin all eases there has to be a corpus delicti produced before any money is paid, as this bounty scheme has proved q serious drain on the treasury of a city that has only 10000 inhabitants.
 The rat which has caused all this trouble is not species native to the