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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
The Clever Landlady.

You've got very nice looking land
lady," said Bilkins to his friend Jill.
kins, who lived in diggings, "but she
looks sharper, he added in a whisper
Eyes, you are right" replied Bill.
kins, with the smile of a man who had
long ago discovered the fact. 1T wants
some one cutter than me to get over that
woman.
"You don't say So
"Yes, when first came here strong
suspicion grew OH me that the landlady
helped herself rather freely to the vict'
uals which brought in for my own
consumption. / would stop her little
game, l thought. So accordingly one
day brought home chop and pound
Of new potatoes. Having counted them
and finding that there were ten in ALL
/ handed them over to be cooked. When
the meal was ready and the covers had
been removed, strained my neck to
see the result of my little ruse. when
lyon found nearly half of them
gone, l SUPPOSE"
mo, nothing of the sort. They were
mashed. Pearson Weekly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26

week after there are some dainty hats
for the summer watering places. One is
a plain, fiat white sailor chip with o
high crown with a simple band Of rib
bon. Several OF these bands are fur.
nished, each different. and intended to
match Il tie. White wells with white
dots in the center aud embroidery at
the edges are worn with these. Some
wear two veils--a net one first, with
black dots, and a chiffon one outside.
The most becoming veil for nearly all
persons is that made of fine black mesh,
with small chenille dots. This kind is
probably as injurious to the eyes as the
others, and they all are that.
Flowers and sometimes fruits decorate
many hats, but for seashore the hats
trimmed with ribbon and stiffish quilts
and wings are most satisfactory. Much
silk null, white, green, pink, blue, sui
phur aud geranium red is worn as high
crushed trimming and also in various
devices wrought by accordion plated
silk muslin. White doves are favorite
ornaments, and SO are many little stiff
black wings.
saw one very dainty hat. The brim
was narrow, and, in fact, the whole was
small sailor, but the braid had all
the delicate heather colors. Around the
brim was double ruffle, one of white
silk null and the other of black lace.
There was a stiffened quilting of black
lace at the left side held by a small
chiffon chou.
There is new thin stuff called chif-
fonette. 1t is a trifle stronger and thick
er than chiffon and equally pretty. This
is made of sea island cotton, with pos
sibly few fibers of silk in it. 1t is also
cheaper than chiffon, and it will be
used as largely as chiffon. saw pref
ty fancy where this was put to use.
There was a gown of light blue and
white plaided silk grenadine. The mesh
was very open and coarse. Beneath that
was lining of pale pink chiffonette,
over a white foundation. This showed
family through, making the whole take
faint purple shade, very delicate and
elusive. The skirt was plain. The waist
was blouse with wide open vest Of
the pink chiffonette over white. The
belt ribbon and the collar and bow were
of pale blue to match the blue in the
gown. One can obtain exquisitely deli
cate effects from simple materials if
one is an artist.
HENRIETTE ROUSSEAU.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
A Wonderful Operation.

Il suppose I performed the creates!
surgical operation of the age, remarked
the youngest doctor in the crowd that
had been swapping experiences. Il was
taking run through British COLUMBIA
on my bicycle when I was asked to az
tend young Indian whose stomach
had been pierced by rivals knife !
had no surgical appliances, but hAea
up the cut so that the fellow was
around the next day and is strong anu
healthy now. ~
How did you do it?" asked all ID IA
breath
We'll, tire Indians had slauehtereoa
beef that day. picked oct NICE tnl"
piece Of tripe, tied Stang to H. co"
cred it with tie oemtLt. shtF'u !"
through Tie wCund anal pulltd II INV
place just rs il were nlCLcing ~
ture in my ,iie. 1t was tie gieales'
But tie crowd had uclt(d away
San Franci.to icst
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
Could stand the Strain No Longer,

A woman who was travelling alone
not long ago wandered one evening in
to hotel par lor A pretty young girl
at once rushed toward her and breath
lessly asked what time it was. Some
what astonished, the woman glanced at
the big mantel clock and repeated the
hour. ''Oh, thank your said the
stranger, but without any signs of 60
ing away. Il suppose you think it
queer, my asking that" she burst out a
moment later, but to tell the truth /
didn't want to know the time at all. l
just had to speak to somebody. You see,
I'm on my wedding trip, and for whole
week I haven't spoken to soul but my
husband. Why. I've hardly heard the
sound of any ones voice but his. 1t
was really a question of my speaking
tn some one or going wild. kansas
City Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
Pieces and Wholes.

Proprfetors of stores where musical
instruments are sold say that many peo-
pie seem quite unable to discriminate
between such establishments and those
in which printed music is dealt in.
AS an instance it is related that q
young man came into piano store and
asked:
do you sell piano pieces here?''
"No," answered the salesman,
nothing but pianos whole"
The intending purchaser opened his
eyes in wide and puzzled way and
went out apparently wondering whether
the salesman thought he wanted a frag-
ment of piano. Youths Companion
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
Antiseptic Surgery.

The medical value of cleanliness has
not been fully appreciated until within
the past few years. Indeed it is even yet
scarcely allowed its full importance.
There are yet in the medical profession
men who seem TO forget that cleanliness
is often of quite as much Importance as
surgical skill. One of this sort of men,
a dentist, with tolerable practice, re-
Gently demonstrated his right to be
called back number by most objec-
tionable performance, and one Of which
he is no doubt guilty every day Of his
life In giving gas he used a cork at
tached to a string to keep the patients
jaws apart while the gas was being adj
ministered. The cork was dirty and
covered with the marks of goodness
knows how many teeth. 1t was soaked
with saliva, and yet this doctor put it
precisely in this condition into the
mouth of patient who wished some
teeth extracted. Such an act as this
should bar any man from practice If
there is no article better than a cork to
keep the jaws apart, then the cork at
least ought to be cleansed in some way
after each time of using. New York
Ledger
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
The Angelus Bird.

When travelling in the forests of Gui
ana and Paraguay, it is not uncommon
to meet with bird whose music great
ly resembles that of an Angelus bell
when heard from distance. The Span
iards call this singular bird bell ring
er, though it may be still more appro-
priately designated as the Apgelus
bird, for, like the Angelus bell, it is
heard three times day, morning, noon
and night. Its song, which defies all
description, consists of sounds like the
strokes of a bell, succeeding one an
other every two or three minutes, SO
clearly and in such a resonant manner
that the listener, if stranger. imag-
ines himself to be near chapel or a
convent, but it turns out that the for
est is the chapel and the bell bird.
The beauty Of the Angelus bird is
equal to his talent. He is as large as a
jay and as white as snow, besides being
graceful in form and swift in motion.
But the most curious ornament of the
Angelus bird is the tuft of black, arched
feathers on its beautiful head. 1t is
conical in shape and about inches in
length. -Guardian Angel.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26

Dom Pedro, the last emne,o
zii, was a man of a. practical tr, Ora.
mud. as the following story , .uin Of
nm by Spanish newspaper we'll Ti IN a
frates: "ei Illus
he once gave an audience to
engineer who came to show him .ouns
appliance for stopping railway ensi new
The emperor was pleased with tho s ;s
but wished 10 put it to practical ' ,
Day after tomorrow" sa;d ',se
"have your engine ready Wewi,, ne
1t coupled to my saloon carr;an nave
start When going at full speed , a1u
give the signal to stop, and tba . VIZ
shall see how your invention WORK. ~ We
AT the appointed time all wa.
readiness. The emperor entered h;s ~
riage, the young inventor monntoS ' ~
engine and on they sped for seve r,s
miles as fast as they could 90 TL'
came no signal, and the engineer ba"a ie
TO fear that the emperor had fai s"n
asleep. Suddenly the engine came eH
sharp curve around the edge Of oI;s
'~N~'f w H'o 'OiAoi, vi TIE track 1irool
ly ahead Of them the engineer Gov
huge bowlder. 80"
lie had just sufficient presence .,
mind TO turn the crank of his hre on =,
pull the engine up within a counle ~
yards of the fatal block. VI
Here the emperor put his head IN, .,
his car window and demanded 10 knon
the cause of the sudden stoppage. Tho
engineer pointed to the rock. and. mroI
to his surprise, Dom Pedro began to
laugh.
Push it to on side and 20 on. - ho
said calmly.
The engineer obeyed, and, KICKING
the stone, was still further astopisbeo
to see 1T crumble into dust before him
1t was nothing more or less than .
block of starch which the emperor had
had made and placed on the rails tbs
night before. -Harper's Round Table
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
High Prices In Richmond.

General Horace Porter, i'll his Cam
paigning With Grant, IN The Gen.
tury, deals with the preparations for
the final campaign. General Porter
says
1t was seen that Grant, by his opera
tions, was rapidly forcing the fight TO a
finish. The last white man in the south
had been put into the ranks, the COM
munications were broken, the supplies
were irregular. Confederate money was
at a fabulous discount, and hope had
given place TO despair. The next even
ing one Of our scouts returned from a
trip 10 Richmond and was brought TO
headquarters in order that the general
in chief might question him in person.
The man said: 1.-THE depreciation in the
purchasing power of 'graybacks, ms we
call the rebel treasury notes, is so rapid
that every time / go into the enemy's
lines / have TO increase my supply OF
them. On my last trip had to stuff my
clothes full of their currency TO keep
myself going for even a couple of days
A barrel of flour III Richmond now
costs over 1000 and suit of clothes
about 81, 600 A dollar in gold is equal
in value to 500 in gray backs. Then,
so much counterfeit Confederate money
has been showed in through our lines
that in the country places they don't
pretend to make any difference between
good and bad money. A fellow that
had come in from the western part of
the state told me a pretty tough yarn
about matters out there. He said:
Everything that has picture on it
goes for money. If you stop at hotel
and the bill of fare happens TO have an
engraving of the house printed at the
top, you can just tear off the picture and
pay for your dinner with it,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
Servants In japan.

Servants are very cheap and very good
in Japan. The foreign housewife has
nothing to do, and she lives like queen.
The japanese cooks are far better than
most American cooks, and $50 month
will pay the board and salaries Of the
help of an eight room house. A certain
foreign resident in Tokyo who lives as
we'll as a millionaire would in the
United States pays his cook 50 month.
His butler gets 81. so, and his gardener
and second girl get about the same.
These servants all board themselves, and
the cook does the marketing. The house
rent costs less than $40 month, and a
coachman could be had at So month
more. There is no trouble in getting
good servants, and they watch after
their employers interests and see that
he is cheated by none other than them
selves. Exchange.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26

so popular have they become that they
decorate many homes, have a place il
the dainty boudoir, adorn the shop win
dows and are sold by the hundreds.
Mary Hart was born in New England
in an Did fashioned home in retired
spot in which three generations had
lived. Besides being lonely it was quite
half mile away from any other hab-
itation. Being a reticent child and I'M
used to companionship she became de-
voice of nature and so naturally watched
day after day for the first dawn of color,
for the first spring blossoms, so that
the anemone and wild violet were real
ly the friends of her childhood. As she
grew to womanhood she resolved to i'm
mortalize her favorites and to give her.
self purpose she went to work. After
regular study in art and acquiring all
that could be attained by private in
struction she entered the Yale Art
school, and then went west to make for
herself livelihood.
At first she painted rural scenes, but
as models were hard to find she con-
cluded to make flower pictures and floral
decorations her choice. The violet was
always on hand and could be procured
with but little trouble, and as a bread
winner she gave up her time to the
painting of these blossoms. As she
naively expresses it, Il very soon found
out that the public liked my way of
depicting violets, and of all work sent
out and sold ON commission the violet
was generally the choice one. So sue.
cessful have they been that edition
after edition have been printed and wa
ter colors reproduced that generally find
a Market
Mary Hart is tall, slender woman,
with a dark eye, and face of unusual
sweetness. Her studio is on the great
Fifth avenue, near the center of New
York city. In the building where she
resides are the homes of some of the
well known artists. One enters q mar
row passageway, which leads into the
little den. AT the broad window where
she sits is veritable coy corner with
fair sized table. on which is a bunch
OF violets, an ample lounge with silken
pillows, and near it a big portfolio
with her beautiful creations.
This simple minded woman is the
soul OF modesty about her work and
honestly believes that she will never at
tain perfection in her art. And so she
paints the violet over and over again,
day by day with the same inspiration,
the same fervor. the same religious
worship and the same belief that the
higher power has given to her especial.
" these tiny blossoms as favor.
MRS. OLIVER BELL BuNcE.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
The Had Girls Joke.

This was the joke of the bad girl OF
the school. She was likewise considered
ths brightest, but the combination or
the two qualities did not keep her al
WAYS on the lest of terms with the un-
fortunate man whose duty il was to
direct her young mind III the paths OF
learning. IL was on one of those special
occasions when she and the learned in
struotor had had difference OF opln-
ion. AS 10 who was 10 blame there
were two different views. The one IA
vorable TO the pupil was held by the
young woman. The instructor did not
divulge his view Of matters. But the
wickedest girl in the school was bound
10 be revenged. She set her wits at
work, and. going into the schoolroom
where the school was assembled one
morning, the instructor discovered n
drawing, more or less artistic, which
represented the familiar scene of st.
Peter at the gate of paradise.
Before the reverend saint stood soil
tary man whose features bore an IN
mistakable resemblance 10 those OF the
instructor himself. From the saints
mouth proceeded these words, written
in irreverent school girl fashion: "No,
Johnny"-the instructors name was
John-'I can't let you in. All your
scholars are here. but there is no chance
for you. There was a moment of sus-
pense while the twitching lips of the
subject showed an effort at self control.
but it was useless, and, with the whole
school joining in loud chorus, he
broke into hearty laugh. NO" he
said when at last there was pause,
81 should not care to 90 in. If all my
pupils are there, l should prefer to keep
away. / have too much of them here. F"
New York Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26

NOVELTIES IN LATE SUMMER COSTUMES.
vici kid on the lower part, while the
rest is made of thick brocade in differ
ent bright colors, some of them having
metal threads interviewer. This brocade
has very close figuring and goes by the
name of vesting. The vamp and trim
ming are of kid and are pinked in fine de-
sign. The tip is Of kid in green or what
ever other color is chosen and is round,
not pointed. The heels are medium
high and polished black. There is no
question about their beauty, though to
people of quiet taste there might be re-
garding fitness.
These fancy kid shoes are mostly
worn with thin lawns and other filmy
stuffs and the satiny duck suits in
white, blues and grays. Among the
duck suits one finds q new idea in soft
brown somewhat like havana, but lit.
makes very stylish and most useful
gowns or suits for all sorts of out door
occasions. 1t will stand much rough
usage.
We are told from across the water
that there is to be radical change in
the shape of bonnets and hats. The bon
nets are to be decidedly in form of coal
scuttles and old fashioned scoops, modi-
fed, let us hope, by the clever milli-
ner of today, who seizes upon the best
and prettiest of everything and calmly
sweeps aside the unbecoming. What
matters it if she makes her creation out
of the most unexpected and impossi-
BILE headgear of generations 500 years
apart? She borrows the Roman lady's
fillet, she quietly appropriates the gauzy
turban of long ago and adds them to
the comical little Holland lady's head.
dress, and, 10, we have a thing of beau
ty to be joy for a season if not forever.
But to return to report. The hats, they
say, will be fiat, medium in size and
with whatever trimming is added laid
on fat and dropping. Where plumes arc
used-and they will be very largely
they will be laid so that the ends droop
over the back in the old lovelorn fash
ion. But of picture hats. such as the
old cavaliers wore, there will be many,
and their plumes will be placed exactly
as the old pictures show. The Gainsbor-
ough will certainly be popular style,
with its monstrous sweeping plumes.
There are some persons whose beauty is
enhanced hundredfold when wearing
hat of this kind. Others look we'll in
other shapes and styles. Each must
study her own face and learn what best
becomes it.
There is no question about the poke
when made of the right colors and ma.
terials just think of rich prune vel.
vet poke shirred most beautifully and
in such way as to leave full ruffie
at the edge! This then had just over
the face one faint pink tip curled
gracefully in and one pale blue of the
same size curled out. On the outside
were tufts of mingled blue, pink and
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
rntonlcants and snnstroke.

The British Medical Journal reports,
with reference to the Australian colo
MES, that during the month Of January,
when 300 persons died Of sunstroke, a
request was made of the medical board
to issue some instructions for the avoid
ance Of this grave disease. The board Is
stated to have declared that of all pre-
disposing causes undue indulgence in in
toxicating liquor is the most common
and the most dangerous; further, that
during the attack it is dangerous to em-
p.oy intoxicants as a remedy. To this
The Journal adds that in many cases
sunstroke has practically been alcohol
stroke. and in other cases an injudicious
resort TO alcohol therapeutically has en-
dangercd the sufferers life. All usual
precautions being observed, the strictly
abstinent are least liable to heat apo
plexy.-Exchange.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
Schools of Painting.

The Munich Jugend has discovered
five new signs by which TO detect the
school to which painter belongs. Cd
If he paints the sky gray and the grass
green, he belongs to the good old classic
al school. (2) If he paints the sky blue
and the grass green, he is a realist (3)
If he paints the sky green and the grass
blue. he is an impressionist. (4) If he
paints the sky yellow and the grass
purple, he is a colorist (5) If he paints
the sky black and the grass red, he shows
the possession of great decorative talent.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26

pale lilac tips. Ribbon loops Of lilac
satin were mingled with the tips and
then reached down to tie under the
chin. Perhaps no one will believe that
such a bonnet could exist, but it does.
and l have seen it. I saw another of
white woolly felt. The edge was bound
with turquoise blue velvet. There were
loops of turquoise velvet on the top.
mingled with turquoise and white
plumes each 10 inches high. Just over
the face was tuft of white and blue
feathers, and there were tying strings of
the blue velvet Plum velvet trimmed
with pale blue is another rich bonnet of
this kind, and so was chestnut brown
velvet with sulphur yellow velvet and
tips as trimming.
For just now and next week and the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26

Hamlet. ny tommy rrLcc, sa,"
Garrick, encountcfing tie MelaheN'r
Dane on the staircase Ct the sl!s'"D
Academy of Music. tell me. were Wv
mad or were you not;'
Not until | saw you play Nv
David" replied Hamlet Il was Graz
over it for several days. But have ~
given you. "-Harper's Bazaar
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
THE WANING SEASON.
FEW NOVELTIES IN THE FASHIONS
OF LATE SUMMER.
A Radical Change In the Shapes OF Hnts
and Dounets Is Promised-Dainty Sum-
mcr ueaJv .ar--Chiffonetto Is New rnd
Copyright. 1897, by the Author.l

copyright 1897, by the Author.l
We had green, purple, blue and yell
low gloves not so long since, but they
are gone and instead are shoes Of green
kid and oxford ties where the vamp is
of patent leather, with the upper part
in different colors, each designed to
match gown. Dull red is seen on
some, brown or blue, green and dark
prune on othrrs. The low shoes ere OF
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26

England las three guinea pig farmers.
one of who'll exports l50,0 900 yearly to
France, where they are used at restau-
rants as rabbits. the flavor of the flesh
being identical in the two animals
The industry is said to be very profit
able.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
Sarah Bernhardts Vast Income.

In 20 years Nine. Sarah Bernhardt
has. it is announced, been paid 81, 000.-
900 for her exertions on the stage. In
the last ten years her average gains
have been $50 GOO year; in the last
five. 100000. Yet in 1872, at the
Odeon theater, she earned only $40 a
month.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
Before and After Death.

We usually believe in immortany ~
far as to avoid preparation for oea~ ,
and in mortality so far as to avoid P,ss s
aration for anything after death. -H''
kin.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26

Young Playwright-And what did
you think of my climax?
Critic-lt was very welcome. Scot.
fish Nights.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
THE LADY OF THE VlOlETS.

Miss mary Hart Is So called by Her Art
list Friends.
Among flower artists Mary Hart is
known as "the lady of the violets" for
the simple reason that she paints vio-
lets by the yard, garlands of violets,
bridal favors in the shape of violets,
bouquets and calendars of violets. And