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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16
THE PREACHERS SALARY.
An Evangelist Makes a Contract which
PAYS Him Very Well.

In certain sections of the United States,
notably in those where the religious ex-
preston is the strongest and the congrega'
tions the poorest, and these characteristics
are always combined, there Is an ever
present conflict as to what the preacher
ought to have and what he is going to get,
and it was on this subject visiting
preacher talked the other Sunday at din
ner with a reporter
SAT one of my appointments where l
had been called" he was saying, Ito con-
duct a revival l heard a couple OF the
members talking, though they did not
think was near enough to hear.
"I wonder what that fellow expects to
getY' said one
".All he can raise of course said the
other
".He wears good clothes, and they'v
got to be paid for.
".Yes, and / reckon we might as well
make I'D our minds to pay for EN-.
"The conversation was becoming per-
sonal. and before it got too much so and
would be placed where it would be decid-
edly embarrassing l broke In
1.Now. look here, brethren, you don't
have to worry about what you are 60
ING to nav me. You don't have to pay
me a cent unless you want to, and am
not here to get money for my WORK.
Still, have to live, and I'll agree to this
every time you get a lick In my sermons
while am here you just pay me nlcKei,
and II don't hit you at all 1t won't Cost
you a cent Now is that fairP Is It par
gainP'
"They agreed to it with great unan'
unity, and l went ahead with my preach'
ing. doing the best knew how and pray
ing for strength to tell the truth TO the
people and to help them to be better men
and women, and kept 1t up for week
and was ready to start In on the secono
week, when one of my men came 10 me
behind the little log meeting house where
was reading my Bible
$50 you're going to preach anotne'
week. he said anxiously.
eyes, said l.
"'Well for the Lords sake, Brother
Hudson he said in the most pleading
tones. Il wish you'd quit and go home
You've hit me so many ticks already tna'
I'll have to sell the only pair OF mules I've
got and yoke of yearling cattle to pay
Won what / owe you already, ana IL YOU
stay another week I'll have to give up the
farm and put chattel mortgage on the
old woman and the children
"Of course, F" laughed the preacher, I'll
wasn't quite as bad as he made IL appear
but had made good friend OF him, ane
he not only paid his share willingly, pu'
insisted on my coming again and staying
twice rs long. "-Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16
When the State Fixed Hotel Prices.

Before, during and for time after the
Revolutionary war the courts Of the COM
monwealth used to fix the prices of tavern
board and liquor, so when the sojourning
stranger from afar struck Richmond he
could pretty nearly know what "horse feed
and breakfast" cost. There was also an
assize of bread as well as of drink. The
price of bread was regulated by the price
of wheat. A fourpenny white loaf, two
penny white loaf, fourpenny brick loaf
and fourpenny brown loaf had each ia
weigh SO much, according as they had 9th
err ingredients mixed with flour. In those
days Boston biscuit" costing l cent,
had to weigh six ounces and two drains
and so on. The connection between "a loaf
of bread and 60 pounds of wheat at so much
per bushel has grown beyond the grasp of
the modern mind. However, in the old
time in Virginia the custom of regulating
the price, or, rather, the weight, of a loaf
of bread by the price of the wheat of which
it was made was universal. So far as liq'
uor was concerned, the courts used to fix
not only the price Of n single drink, %
quart or gallon of the stuff, but also IA
gorum of punch. "-Richmond Dispatch.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16
HE NEVER LOVED A LORD.
Hut His Five Girls Married Titles, All
the Same.


the Same.
1t was evident that he was not only
pretty well satisfied with himself. but
that he didn't care who knew it.
Five daughters, he said land ev-
cry one of them married to a title
That's pretty good record for man
who wouldn' { be considered rich enough
to buy more than one high grade title "
Il don't see how you did it, sug-
gested the man who knew nothing ex-
cept that the husband with a title was
ordinarily quoted ut a pretty stiff figure
"Oh, it's easy when you know how, "
replied the self satisfied man. $50 far
as am concerned would have prefer
red to marry the girls to enterprising
young Americans with no titles, but
their mother insisted upon getting them
something more fashionable. and when
their mother insists l have to hump
myself and see that things come the
way she wants them. / confess it was
something of problem at first, but
when l got it figured out in my mind
and began playing the cards it was so
easy that was inclined to be ashamed
of myself for not trying something
harder
The self satisfied man stopped long
enough for the listener to suggest that
he would be glad TO hear the story, and
then, in view of the fact that they were
all married and publicity could do no
harm, he told it.
81 took all my available assets" he
explained, land made them dowry
for my eldest daughter Naturally there
was rush for her, and she was able to
take her pick of five | rushed matters
as much as possible, got her married,
gave up the dowry l had promised, and
| then steered her titled husband against
| the Stock Exchange, where | gave him
some bad tips, took his trades myself
| through broker and won back all the
dowry and part of his ancestral estates.
| Then | gave the dowry to my second
| daughter, got her married and played
| the same game with her husband.
worked the scheme right through the
! family, until l finally married my
youngest to baronet yesterday l go
them to postpone their wedding trip fol
few days, so as to give me chance t(
win back the dowry before they ha6
spent any of it, and by day after tomor
row expect to be on Easy street again
without care in the world If girl
must have titles, why. am i'll favor o
giving them to them, but don't believ
in contributing large fortunes to tn
support of the tottering monarchies
the old world, and, what's more,
don t intend to do it, Chicago Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16
Grant Kissed the Girls.

Kissing pretty girls has been favorite
occupation of nearly all great men of ma
ture age, military men being particularly
fond of 1t. General Grant was perhaps a
notable exception. This recalls an Incl
dent which came under the observation OF
the writer at Galena, Ills, shortly after
the close of the war. General Grant had
returned on short visit to his old home.
A great crowd was assembled at the rail-
way station to welcome him. AS the gen.
eral alighted from the train he was greet
ed by procession Of a dozen or moro
young ladies. AS the first blooming miss
grasped the hand of the hero she held up
her ruby lps-the lips Of brave and tender
girls like this are always ruby-with the
firm but inexpressibly sweet compression
which every osculator recognizes at a
glance as meaning business. The general
seemed surprised, flushed slightly, glanced
down the line of waiting beauties, drew a
long breath, and then, with the resolute
look of man determined to fight 1t out
on that line II it took all summer, he delib-
erately and with praiseworthy impartiality
kissed every girl in the procession.-Min-
neapolis Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16
ARMOREO PLANTS.
Thorns and Spies That Protect Plants
From Their Enemies.

Thorns and Spies That Protect Plants
From Their Enemies.
plants and Their Enemies" is the
title of an article by Thomas ii. Kear-
ney, Jr., in St Nicholas. MIR. Kearney
says:
There are a thousand things that
threaten the we'll being and even the
life of every tree and shrub and lowly
herb. Too much heat or too little works
great harm to plants. Then there are
all manner of wasting diseases caused
by other tiny plants called fungi and
bacteria. Many large animals, as horses
and COWS and sheep, live by grazing the
heritage and grass or browsing the foil
age of trees and shrubs. OF course they
greatly injure the plants they feed upon
and therefore many plants are In one
way or another protected against such
attacks
Did you ever stop to think why this
ties are so well armed with sharp prick
les or why the ugly roadside nettles are
furnished with singing hairs? Notice
cattle grazing in field where thlstles
or nettles grow See how careful they
are to let those disagreeable plants
alone. That is the reason for the stings
and the spines See this honey locust
tree bristling with its horrid array OF
three pointed thorns. What animal is
brave enough to try to rob 1T OF its
leaves or great pods? Hawthorns, too,
and rosebushes and blackberry briers
all have their sharp little swords and
daggers to defend themselves against
browsing animals
Out on the wide, hot deserts of Ari-
zona and New Mexico those odd plants
the cactuses, grow in great numbers
Some of them take strange shapes-tall,
fluted columns branching candelabra or
mere round balls, like the melon cactus
They are almost the only plants that grow
in some parts of that country, and there is
always plenty of sap inside their tough
skins To the hungry and thirsty crea-
lures that roam those dreary wastes In
search of food and water they are very
tempting. Were they not in some way
protected these cactuses would soon be
entirely destroyed. but nature has made
them to be like strong forts or great
armored battleships among plants. They
are guarded by all sorts of sharp spines
and prickles and fine hairs that burn
when they get into the flesh
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16
History OF wstermarks.

According to Miss e. Il. Thoyts, who
has contributed an interesting article on
"Ancient Watermarks" to The Antiquary,
about the earliest date at which they were
used was 1901. The paper Of the first
books printed in England by Caxton bore
the watermark of small black letter,
which was used from the time of Duke
Philip dc Romero, in 1349. As the marks
came to distinguish various kinds and size
of paper they soon gave their names to the
kinds of paper, as "foolscap," "pot, !"
"post, hand" and other designations
still familiar. The watermark designat-
ing "foolscap" has been traced back to
147S. In the middle of the eighteenth
century a figure of Britannia was substi-
tuted for the fools cap In our country. -
London Invention.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16
TOUCHED MANY HEARTS.
A Little Living Picture Wins sympathy
and Pie and Cake.


He sat on the lowest step of the Park
Place station stairs, a poor little picture,
by Murllo. His face was wondrous pale.
1t almost seemed transparent in the light
of the electric la,np. His long hair hung
disheveled yet picturesque in tangled curls
clustering around his olive neck. His cap
had fallen to the stone, and he slept the
sleep of utter WEAKNESS.
Wayfarers Fastening up or down the
stairs paused and gazed on the sad picture
with pity. They looked at the dropping
figure, the ragged clothes, all bedraggled
by the rain and fog, the shoes, five sizes
larger than his feet; the little bundle OF
wet and useless papers beneath his arm.
Some dropped nickels into his lap, others
put pennies or dimes into his gaping
pocket and passed on, smiling to think
how sly their charity bad been, but the
lad slept on, unconscious apparently, that
he had stirred up the best emotion that
humans know, the sweet wellspring OF
sympathy and fraternity. Presently an
other newsboy whisked around the corner
of Church street
"Whist, Cheesyp' he said.
Murillo's boy opened one eye cautiously
and then the other
eli, Bonesey," he replied In a stage
whisper, anything wrongY"
"Cheese it! DE cop!"
The boys scuttlod away in the darkness
and found shelter in a doorway half way
down the block.
"Any luck:" asked the newcomer.
"Grand'' said the pale sleeper with the
clustering curls. "Hully chez! OATS de
| best racket ever tried. Beats weepin all
| t. ell. Dey jes come rattlin like storm
| of belstuns. Let's count up de house an
| see"
The boys took stock Of the pennies,
dimes and nickels which, with one silver
| quarter dropped in the pocket by gentle
| man whose sympathy was tinged with
rum, made total of nearly 81. Then,
whistling bithely, the little rascals tossed
away the remnants of their paper stock
and started off to find some midnight
vender of pie or crullers with which to
| feast their strange little stomachs, which
knew no such enemies as indigestion or
fear.-New York World.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

Baraga county with population OF
about one.eightb that of Houghton
county, has issued as many deer licenses,
and Marquette county with a popula-
ton of 10000 less than Houghton
county. has issued about three times as
many licenses. County Clerk Shields at
tributes this to the fact that we are
farther away from the hunting grounds,
and that our people are all EMPLOYED
anyway, and as rule do not care to
lose weeks time for the prospect OF
getting deer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

A particularly fine bear skin robe in
Ben Weider's display window attracts
considerable attention. The bear from
which the skin was obtained was shot
during the past summer back OF the At
lantic mine by some Finnish parties, and
was purchased Mr.. Weider who sent the
skin to Chicago to be made into a robe.
The mounting Of the head Is fine piece
Of work and looks perfectly natural.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

p hudson & Co, OF Lansing, have
|s,od through their attorneys Moore x
b,oore Of Detroit, bill OF complaint
|sro,Dst the Stonington mining company.
.sLino that ]. f. Hambitzer be appointed
roooiver for the winding up OF the bust
na.s affairs of the company and that he
|ho given the authority to dispose OF the
oomnany's lands by public sale. The
harrington mine adjoius the old Shaw
mut nroperty and is near the hallway
bouse between Houghton and Ontona-
CON. II comprises the west half OF sec
ton 10. range SO, township 36 west.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

Mr.. Patrick Mehan entertained about
fifteen oil his bachelor friends to a royal
spread Sunday evening. Venison, tur-
key and chicken were served among other
choire dishes. The venison was pre-
sented to Mr.. Mehan by one OF the re-
turned successful deer hunters, but the
source from which the poultry was pro-
cured still remains mystery. Albeit a
most social time was spent by those
present.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16
Negation.

This was overheard on the Bangor
boat:
First Woman-f married a man
what drinked and knowed he drinked
when / married him ! wouldn't never
say nothing about it.
Second Woman-I wouldn't neither.
He's got so bad now that she don't
never expect nothing different. Shoe
and Leather Reporter
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

The Atlantic Mining company have
been rewarded in their exploration on
section 16, for after passing through two
lodes in searching for the six-mile lode,
they on Saturday last went through the
trap aud haye now struck the lode they
were after, and the NEWS is glad TO say
That the rock is reported as rich or
even richer than that OF the Houghton
hlondike, yclept, the Baltic
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

There are more ants to the square
mile in Florida than i'll any other coun-
try in the world. There are ants that
measure more than half an inch in
length. and then there are ants so small
that they can scarcely be seen to move
with the unaided eye.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16
For Beer Drinkers.

Mr.. Charles Klein of Laurlum, is the
agent OF the Upper Peninsula for the
liquid carbonic acid gas beer pump. This
is something new and decided improve
ment, which will, no doubt. be aDpre-
ciated by those who uss the beverage.
To those who want to drink fresh and
pure beer the accompanying illustration
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

The Elks are considering the adyisa-
oility OF giving an entertainment and
social about Thanksgiving time. The
prime movers in the affair are thinking
Oh presenting the "Gilded ROOF on this
occasion for the benefit OF Mrs. Young,
under whose direction the above comedy
drama will be given by the Houghton
Light Infantry November % and 20.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

work Tor the second quarter OF the
school year was started this morning at
the Hancock schools, and Prof. Brock
was busy grading the scholars for the
ensuing work.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

The case OF Kirkpatrick vs Frank Bes-
Selo, one OF the many csaes brought
against stockholders OF the defunct Min
ers Mechanics Co-operativea association
rom Calumet, occupied the attention oil
Judge Hare and jury Yesterday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

The New York Central & Hudson River
railroad freight steamer Montana, was
az Portage Lake ports loading freight
Yesterday, and cleared for ports south
and east.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16
Hunters Search
conquered Fields
for FIeet-foots
b.tonagon Is Their Niece"
1, This Place Has Been Ere
,,ou.Iyl Hunted Many Think
mere Are Deer Abundaut

was quite an exodus OF deer
.o,s Yesterday morning to the
.nds along the Ontonagon road.
! ',;os who have contemplated hunting
.so, vicinity should look over the
mos Of the following expert hunters
a then look up new fields to conquer,
~ ia not likely by the time they re-
-. that there will be any game lett in
y. woods Fred Nichols, Frank Free
IMAM and George Ross composed one
s,,v while Messrs. Lorenzo Bree, JOS
4 - C,oze Jr., Ed DeRochers, William
|poOnes and the Rev. Father Rack we're
sn another.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

The jury in the case Of Messrs. Hoard
and Carter Va Corbin and Grooms from
Sidnaw awarded the plaintiffs $346 81.
which was about one-third the amount
asked for.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

flavor and taste. BY it's use the beer IL
kept charged with carbonic acid gas
until the last drop is taken from the bar
rel. When the beer is barrelled in the
brewer it is charged with the gas, but
IA soon az the keg is tapped the gas be-
gins to escape aud the beer soon becomes
fiat and inslpid. This gas is gathered
from the fermenting tubs in large brew
cries and compressed into cylinders or
drums under an immense pressure. These
cylinders are shown in the illustration,
This gas il the natural gas from the
malt and is Just what the beer requires
20 keep it good. In the ordinary way OF
keeping beer with the air or water pump
a pressure OF air is kept on it by pump
ny air in the keg. This air is usually
drawn from near the saloon floor or Gel
lars and OF course is rather foul and when
a pressure OF foul air ia kept on the beer
all the time il gives TIA bad taste. With
the carbonator machine attached to the
kegs nothing but pure malt gas goes into
il and the beer is al ways fresh and keeps
the natural taste which II should have
when first made.
Orders can be given Mr.. Klein or tele'
phoned to his pop factory in Laarium
and will receive prompt attention.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

The steamer Idaho picked no freight in
Portage Lake ports Yesterday. This
is her last trip in these waters for the
seasop
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

Raw eggs, milk and plenty Of fruit
are recommended for brain workers
The fruit corrects the bilious tendency
of the milk and eggs
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

Fred Knoll brought in fine big buck
sunday night. This is the finest speci-
men OF deer We have seen this season,
weighing 225 pounds dressed.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

Dan Harrington of the First National
bank, Calumet, visited Portage Lake
friends yesterday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

The Rev. Cussen, Will Pryor aud party
returned Saturday from their deer hunt
empty handed, not having even seen a
daar
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

In some portions of Abyssinia the
men mark the ears of their women as
II they were 20 many hogs
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

The GENIAL clerk OF the North western
hotel, Roy Covert, visited with friends at
the metropolis OF Copperdom Saturday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

Mr.. Thomas Penhall OF Calumet. was
at the county seat yesterday as witness
in the case OF kirkpatrick vs Besselo.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

The number of deer licenses issued by
the county clerk is about the same as
last year. The whole number issued to
dot 10 N a folIoun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

Mr.. John White, who at one time acted
as manager OF j. A. Stringer's store LETT
this noon for points in Canada.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

shows an apparatus
10 use at the folio wing
places in this vicinity:
j. 9, Schroeder, j oseph
Winners, j. r. O'Niel,
Paul Kraft, Merz ..&
Muir; Boyer & Boyerd,
William Plauff, Frank
Dlstel, y, Either, Matt
Housen, Frank Kopp,
Drittler Bros, Joseph
Stephanic and Joseph
Trudell. 1t is called a
liquid carbonic acid
drum and it ia used TO
keep the beer in it's
original condition,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-16

w. FITCH. General Manager
j. O. SHIELDS, Supe rintendent.