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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27

Now that the question OF lighting, and
cheap lighting at that, is the topic of the
hour, it may not be out OF order to give
afew facts regarding new illuminating
agency that is attracting the attention
oil the scientific and practical world.
This agency is acelytene gas.
Acelytene is a pure hydro-carbon gas,
with elements Of the simplest character,
beng ground coke, lime, water and cleo
trcity. Pure unslacked lime and high
grade coke intimately mixed and fine y
ground are submitted to the intense
neat oil the electric furnace fusing down
toac carbide OF calcium. The great affini-
" Oh this product for water results,
wnen 1t is put in water in a gas of high
Illuminating qualities. 1t burns, when
'orced through the proper apparatus,
WIN a lame more nearly resembling the
'gnt Of the sun than any other illumi-
nan.. large incandescent lamp OF 100
caoole power when placed beside a small
Ous.'oot burner using acelytene will cast
. shadow, showing that the latter 9
mo'e powerful than the former. Tests
'uo" that a one-foot burner using acely-
'ene gas is twelve times more powerful
yuan ordinary gas and Ave times more
powerful than electric light.
AZ present the cost of the acelytene
'Kn' is much less per loot than the ordi.
ualy gas. At % cents per pound for the
,''olde the gas costs 3 cents per cubic
'OO'' and it is claimed that the cost Der
pound Of the carbide will soon be but
lOcents.
Inc apparatus with which private
lVu'es may be equipped is no expense
No' generator costs $15 and supplies
."o ordinary gas jets. Half a pound O
S Ts supplies this generator FIVE hours
, .as generator is but 8 inches high and {
,usues in diameter. A No. A generator
90. '. soo and supplies thirty ordinary
S T lets' enough Tor a large building
gu pounds Of carbide will supply thi
GENERATOR for ten hours.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27
Connecticut's Nicknames.

Connecticut enjoys the proud distinc-
ton of having three sobriquets. 1t has
been called the "Land of Steady Hab-
IT'S" from the sobriety and gravity OF
its people; the "Freestone State" from
the enormous quarries of that descrip-
ton Of stone, and the Nutmeg State. !"
from the tradition prevalent in sur
rounding communities over 100 years
ago that the chief industry Of its inhab-
itants was the manufacture Of nutmegs
of wood, to be passed OF as genuine OF
unsuspecting purchasers.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27
Lantern Mad.

A lawyer Of Biddeford, Me-, is afflict-
ed with a peculiar mania for collecting
lamps of all sorts. His house is filled
with every kind Of a lantern he has
been able to buy, including full line
of bicycle lamps. He visits Boston ire
ouently and always brings back with
him new lot of lamps His craze costs
him good deal Of money. ana ne oe'
olares that he is aware Of the folly OF IT,
hut is entirely unable to resistit.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27

It is not generally known that the
kord dollar appears in Shakespeare's
works, being used in Measure For
Measure,'' written in 1908. in act ].
scene Q, "To %. 900 year." in Mac
BETH" written in 1906. act 1, scene .,
where burial is refused to Sweno's
men until $50, 900 to our general use
have been paid. st. Louis Globe
Democrat
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27

The ''era Of the Maccabees" began
B. G. 166. when Judas Maccab@us as
sumed the leadership Of the Jews, who
had determined to throw of the yoke OF
Antiochus Epiphanes. The revolt was
successful, and tho Asmonean kings
ruled Jud@a until its conquest by the
Romans The Jews styled the Macca'
bees era tbs EZRA Of kings"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27
No interruption.

A great talker had ensconced himself
in the study of Laplace, the great
mathematician, who went ON with ms
work After a while the visitor remark
"You are busy, NJ. lie Marquis Per-
haps disturb your
mot in the least. Pray 60 on; 1 am
not listening. "-Familienblatt.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27
Another Kind.

"You allude to lot Of smoking ruins
IN vour story" said the city editor.
Eyes" replied the reporter tncs
"But I didn't send you to write about
a conflagration. This was semisocla'
occasion.
"I know IL. But there were number
~ cigarette fiends present washing
ton Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27

On Friday evening, February 8, the
Woman's Auxiliary, OF the Y. M. C. A.,
assisted by Mesdames M. M. MoraIee.
II. l.. Baer and +. j. Bawden, will give a
unique entertainment in the association
hall, consisting OF living pictures. vocal
and instrumental music and probably
some literary numbers.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27

One of the largest glacial pow,uers
living above ground in the state OF Penn
svlvsnia is on the farm of Enos stump
near Quakertown, in Bucks COUNTY lou ! y,
This monster relic Of the great Ice ase
Il Sc feet long. 40 feet wide and IA 'ee'
kksoE
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27

LosT-A pocket-book containing I'm
OF money, between c. A. Wright's resi-
dence and the Y. M. C. A building along
Quincy street. Finder will be rewarded
by leaving tae same with Mrs FL. Baw-
den, Hancock.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27

Some idea of the magnitude Oh .he
coal reaources of Huerfano county, Colo,
NAV be formed when it is known that
there arc about 40, 900 acres, ana each
acre contains 100, 600 TONS OF a 'o,a' o =.
4, 600, 600, 900 tons, an amount aiinoS'
beyond comprehension.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27

Circuit Court is adjourned until Friday
morning, at that time testimony in the
divorce case of Nelya Clayton against
John w. c. CLAYTON will be taken.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27

State Tax Statlstician DeLand recon-
mends to the legislature the disorganiz, =
tion OF the counties OF Altoona, Oscoda,
Crawford, Pressure Isle and Keweenaw.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27

ana !, legislatures Of Wisconsin, Michigan
~ minnesota will be asked to change
A. 'pen oeer season, so as to have the
ds,. :" e. each state fall between the same
NJ. iney will be asked to make the
csn.. .s'uent license fee s25, and the IL
M,.s,' .Or residents 81. The present lee in
san ior the latter is so cents.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27

Seymour, the young son OF Ernest
Liebetrau, OF Huronuown, died Saturday
after a long illness The funeral was
held Monday afternoon.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27

William Karr and Miss Margaret Don
avon, of South Lake Liuden, have been
licensed to marry.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27

Love makes its record in deeper COL
ors as we grow out of childhood into
manhood, as the emperors signed theii
names in green ink when under age
Int when of age in purple. --Longfei-
low
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27

tho ~, u'osman, OF Dollar Bay. Is held at
m,,,a -" pending bis examination for ad-
heh,s me- 70 the state institution for the
jaIl :, a 'noed' He was brought 60 the
tr.s,ss s own request, claiming to be III
has 49, AZ nome. At various times he
iarm. '0' az the county's poor
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27

Lent begins March B, AMI Easter sun
day falls on April Is,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27

Will Pellow, OF West Hancock, was
taken to jail yesterday for sixty days 70,
disorderly conduct.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27

Tn Buttons experiments he once
found Trenchman who couic eAe
force Of 534 pounds with his jaws
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27

Marouiscs come next after the Oldest
sors Of dukes, and are succeeded BY the
oldest sons Of dukes not OF tine o'o'e
royal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27
Noe Dangerous.

Judge-You are accused Of carrye-sA
razor.
Prisoner-But yo' honah, IL wa or
safety razyah. Times
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27
PASSENGER Trains on H. & c. R. R.

.Dailv. tDailv except Sunday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-27
u. N. TIMETABLES.
PASSENGER Trains on M. R. R. r
In effect December 20, 1895.

.Daily. I Daily except Sunday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-23
Among the Churches.

The services at st. Peters Catholic
church, Rev. F. A. B. Wunnenberg,
pastor, for the week beginning Sun
day next will be as follows: Sunday
services, low mass and communion,
$50 a. M; high mass and sermon, 1920
q. m; Sunday school, 2:3O p. m; yes
pers and benedictiOn, $3.50 p. IN. Week
day services, mass every day at 7.30 q.
Ia; services first Friday of every
month, $50 p. m. 4 cordial welcome
extended to all.
Christmas services will begin at 5
o'clock Christmas morning in St.
Peters Catholic church. High Mass
will be celebrated at that hour Ser
mon to be preached on the mystery OF
the day. Christmas hymns, with Or
chestral accompaniment, will be sung
during the service Other services
will be held at and 1890 q. III.
Service on Sunday evening III the
Observation-Disclosures at 1890 clock
preaching by the pastor. On We'd
nesday evening, Dec. 29th, the Pres
byterian Sunday school will assemble
in the Garrett Memorial church for
the annual treat to the school. The
exercises will consist of only the treat
and a short address by the pastor of
the church.
The services in St. Matthew's
Episcopal chapel, Sixth and Alder
streets, for Christmas week will be as
follows: Christmas day, 10 a. H.; Sun
day, 8 a. m, st. Stephens day, holy
communion; 10 q. m, Sunday school;
II a. m, morning prayer and sermon;
$50 pm, evening prayer and lecture;
Monday, st. Johns day, holy commu-
mon, 10 a. m; Tuesday, "innocents,"
10 q. III. a cordial welcome to all.
WIN. BRADSHAW, Rector.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-23

Serious Fight Between Boys at Deer Park.
Friday last two boys named Hunt
and limbaugh became involved in a
quarrel at Deer Park. They were en-
couraged in their differences by a
crowd of men and boys until they be
came so enraged that limbaugh
pulled knife from his pocket and
stabbed Hunt in the side between the
tenth and eleventh ribs. The knife
penetrated the intestines of the youth
making an opening of a half inch or
more. Drs. j. Lee and Henry w. Me
Comas and DR.. limbaugh, of Oak
land, were called to the assistance of
DR.. j. ". Laughlin at Deer Park who
rendered surgical aid to the boy. The
operation performed by the surgeons
was very delicate one and was emf
nently successful. Monday morning
trained nurse was brought from
/ Baltimore to give the boy proper at
tention and at last accounts he was
getting along as well as could be eX-
pected.
In connection with the fight be
tween the two boys a number of az
rests were made and those participate
ing as accessories were bound over to
appear in the circuit court to answer
any Indictment that may be found
against them by the grand jury at
the March term.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-23

There came to my place, about ont
and one half miles east of GAINESVILLE,
Sept. list, yearling heifer; red with
white spot on face, white TANKS and
small spot on top of rump;no earmark.
The owner will please come forward,
pay charges and take the animal
away. EZRA II. WOLF, 3S-3t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-23
Fun Makers.

On Monday, December 81, 1897,
Texas Harry's Fun Makers will
appear in STARTERS Opera House at
a matinee at 2.30 and at night at 500.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-23

Beginning yesterday a tourist sleep
ing car is run through on No. from
New York to the Pacific coast, return
ing to New York on train No. 9.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-23
-Ca!l for Your Letters.

Warner T. A. Trout, Clifton Gardi-
ner, John Fitchwater, 3. y. C. Miller
Co.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-23
CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

IOtN ~ 4 NVl.D IN On. DA
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund money if it
fails to Cure. 25c 1886.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-23
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

Incidents and Events ut Home aud Nearby
Personal Mention. Etc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-26
interrupted sale.

'@This maple sugar." began the mild
looking customer -"
us fraud and an imitation, of course"
interrupted the irritable grocer, according
to the Chicago Tribune. 'but I manage to
get 16 cents a pound for it, all right. When
a man begins to talk like that I know ex-
actly what he's going to say, and I've got
tired of having the same speech slung at
me hundred times day!'
Il was about TO stay" resumed the mild
looking customer, "that this maple sugar
is the finest l have seen on the street, and
l am something of a judge of the article,
having dealt in it myself. / wanted fifty
pounds of it, but as it's fraud and an i'm
itation, why, of couse, 1 haven't any use
for it. l bid you-"
Hold on!' said the grocer. Where did
you ever deal in maple sugar?''
'I used to have an extensive grove of
maple trees in Ohio"
what part of Ohio?"
"In the edge of a little town called
Hunkersville."
"IIow many trees were in the grover
Il think there must have been over
hundred"
'How much sugar did you make from
them?'
'well some seasons I turned out as high
as $50 pounds"
you don't live there now2'
''No."
"When did you move away?''
"About nine years ago."
81 think that's right" rejoined the gro
Ger, after a brief mental calculation. II
lived in that town myself when 1 was a
boy and I've been back there several times
since, and 1 happen to know that
there isn't a sugar maple tree within four
teen miles of the place. Your name is
Higginside and l know you from away
back. You hadn't any more idea of buy
ing fifty pounds of this sugar than you had
of going to heaven in a chariot of fire. You
only wanted 5 cents worth to eat, and you
know it, You're the same old liar you
used to be, and-going? Well, good morn
ing!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-26
A Chenn Haircut.

There is in New York city little Ger
man barber shop, the proprietor of which
has a grievance against the Irish race that
will not be wiped out for some time, says
Harper's Round Table. One evening in
his hearty German way he welcomed a
customer-a burly son OF Ireland with an
enormous shock of hair, who roughly
cried:
"Oi want hair cut. DO yez moind?''
yah, vn haircut init der head?"
"Yis, that's it; wan hair cut" and with
a yawn the Celtic gentleman threw him
self in the chair.
While the barber was preparing his
scissors the Irishman nodded a few times,
and in a short while had apparently drop
ped into a doZe. The barber went indus
triously to work, and the locks fell with
every clip of the scissors. Meanwhile the
Irishman slept on. At last the hair was
cut and brushed, and the barber exclafm-
ed:
Zach, dat is goot. You looks joost like
Won gentleman"
With a start the man of Ireland awoke
and gave a glance at the mirror.
Say, Germany, did OF ask yez to cut
my hair?"
'.Yah. dots vot do"
whats that2 Did OF say wanted my
hair cut? Did oi?''
yah, yah! Dots right
With a rush the Irishman grabbed him
by the collar.
Look here, Germany OF said OF wanted
a hair cut; that's wan hair-do yez hear?
the long wan that as hanging in front.
For what do yez want to be cuttin' all OF
thin? Orn have the law on yez at once
fer that" And with a wrathful counten-
ance he slapped on his hat and left the
place before the astonished barber could
recover from his fright.
When the rollicking Irish wit turned the
corner he was heard to remark, Faith,
that's chape way to git haircut"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-26
EX-confcderatcs on Arbitration.

il is TO be hoped that Senator John T.
Morgan and other ex-confederates in the
Senate who are opposing the arbitration
treaty with Great Britain have read the
memorial of Camp Scott, Confederate Vet
Grams, of Minden, La. and will ponder It
well. These veterans, eighty in number.
respectfully protest in plain and direct
language against war as "A method of set
Ting disputes between peoples. They have
intimately known the actualities Of war"
and forciby realized its evils. Those
evils are well remembered throughout the
south. which has as yet barely recovered
from them. The Louisiana veterans go
on 10 say that 1.-THE recent proffer by
powerful kindred nation to substitute in
the adjustment of international differences
the arbitrament of a calm and disinterest-
ed mediatory tribunal for the infiamed pas
sions OF partisan popular prejudice, offers
an opportunity of inauguratlng a rational
and radical revolution of international
procedure which, if now repulsed, may
never recur,"
Having accepted the outcome of the civil
war in good faith, they are now as staunch
supporters as the government has. They
glory in American honor and patriotism,
but deprecate the wild jingosm which has
of late been hurting defiance all around
the globe. In effect, the arbitra ton treaty
could not possibly do them, personally,
much good. 1t will not be great many
years before the last of them will be laid
away in his grave. Hence they can, and
do, calmly and soberly, ask the Senate
to grant clemency to coming generations
by taking whatsoever honorable steps may
be taken to avert the horrible calamity
of war. The tone of the appeal is solemn
and digniied. There can be little doubt
that the majority of ex-confederates agree
with the Louisiana veterans, and it would,
perhaps, be safe to say that the veterans
of the union armies are of pretty much
the same way of thinking No sacrifice
of principle is suggested, or desired; only
peace, honorable peace, is wanted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-26
watson's FnuIty Loeic.
From The Macon reIerraph peml.


Tom Watson has been comparing the
sale of Coin" Harveys book with that Of
Bryans. lie says:
Compare the sales OF Bryan's book now
with those Of Coins Financial School in
1895 and you get a fair idea of the decline
OF public interest IN the single issues of
silver coinage Harveys book outsold Bry-
ans at the japanese ratio OF about S2la 10
]. The single issue Of silver coinage has
seen les best day"
Watson 81 correct in his conclusions, but
he welcomes the facts because he inter-
prets them to mean that the drift is fur
Their la the direction OF nat money.
Free coinage OF half value silver dol
lars would be half step IN the direction
Of hatism IN national financc. Watson
wants the country 40 take the whole step
But the TRUTHS, the sober second thought
Of the people revolted against the free
coinage Of half value silver dollars be-
cause "a was a step IA the direction Of
hniism. The country d drlfung away from
the breakers % 1896 n is not going on 20
ihe rocks Of latiam.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-26
PERSONAL


Lord Brassey, governor of South
Australia. and owner o. the yacht Sun
beam, was thrown from his horse re-
Gently, breaking his collar bone and sus-
tanning severe injuries in the chest. He
was pitched on his head and the horse
rolled over him.
Abraham Lincoln was made referee
once to decide the very important question
of how long should be the legs of a we'll
proportioned man. Mr.. Lincoln meditat-
ed a moment and then said that, in his
opinion they ought to reach clear to the
ground. His decision does not, in our
opinion, apply to women's skirts.
They say that Mr. Austin. the English
poet-laureate, is afraid that if Chula.ong-
korn l, king of Siam, visits England dur
ing the coming summer the poet laureate
will be expected to turn out poem in his
honor, says the New York Tribune. Mr..
Austin has a quick ear for rhyme, but
even he recognizes the fact that the name
Chulalongkorn does not lend Itself readily
to rhyme. The lines,
Chulolongkorn,
AS sure as you're born,
which at once suggest themselves, are a
little too colloquial and familiar to be
used in an ode to royalty.
-"Since the death of her SON. says the
New York Times, Mrs. John w. Mackay
has been living in strict retirement and has
evinced no inclination to resume the bril-
liant social career for which she was at
one time famous. Almost Immediately fol-
lowing the death of her son came the death
in Rome, of her father, the late Col. Hun
gerford. Since this latter event she has
been living at the Hotel Metropole, in
Monte Carlo, in almost absolute seclusion
Her close personal friends have been much
distressed by her persistent refusal to ac~
cept invitations. and are becoming more
and more insistent in their efforts to IN
duce her to emerge from her retirement. :"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-26
Cattle Trust in the senate.

The New York Times publishes strik-
ing piece of information. 1t is to the ef-
feet that Washington kilograms have been
received in Wall street-setting forth that
the cattle trust has entrenched itself in
the Senate and proposes to force the levy
ing of duty on hides. The report is that
twelve western senator's have entered into
a compact and notified the majority Of
the finance committee that they are de-
termined TO have a duty on hides, and
that if the majority republican) neglects
or refuses to accede to the demand, the
twelve strikers will remain wholly outside
Of any republican caucus which may have
to do with tariff legislation. The Times
information is that, in view of this deter
mined stand of the combine" there will
not be very serious opposition to the levy
ing Of a duty on hides.
This is an attack upon the poor mans
shoes and the shoes of his wife and chill
dren. To tax the raw material would
make a valid excuse for the manufac-
turers to cry out for stin greater protec-
ton. And it may be asserted that they
would cry Justify, and probably with ef-
feet The attack is led, it seems, by
dozen western senator's. who are willing
to take the lead in holding up for pur-
poses of robbery 100000 consumers of
shoes, for their own personal benefit and
the pecuniary profit Of a few hundred cat
tie kings! The situation is at present not
materially changed from what it was in
April 1890 when James G. Blaine wrote
this letter to William Mckinley, then
chairman of the ways and means COM
mttee:
1t is a great mistake to take hides from
the free list, where they have been for so
many years 1t is a slap in the face to
the South Americans, with whom we are
trying to enlarge our trade. 1t will ben
eft the farmer by adding 5 to per cent.
to the price of his children's shoes 1t
will yield a profit to the butcher only
the last man that needs it. The movement
is injudicious from beginning to eud-in ev-
cry form and phase. Pray stop it be
fore il sees light. Such movements as
this for protection will protect the repub-
lioan party into a speedy retirement
If few persons-the butchers-would
have been benefited when Mr. Blaine
wrote stjll fewer would be benefited now.
The number of Independent butchers has
decreased and the business is in the
hands of the cattle trust. The adamantine
cheek. and the remarkable success, of the
trusts in debating to the party in power
at Washington are wonders of modern pol
tiles.