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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
He Was Flattery Proof.

Howell Van Rensselaer, Gibbon
thoughtfully picked up the terrier which
was reposing in his favorite chair and
deposited it on the floor in somewhat
astonished condition. "As to taking
fiattery," he remarked, most men are
ten times as bad as women; I'll admit
that. 1t is actually amusing.
Isn't it?' agreed the young lady in
the shrimp pink waist cautiously. She
was not sure of Howell's point.
"And because l recognize the fact, "
went on Mr.. Gibbon, 81 am in meas
ure protected and exempt. In fact,
think am proof. 1t would take pref
ty clever person TO flatter me.
Indeed it would!" chimed in the
girl in the pink waist rapturously, for
she had struck ground. "I've thought
that Of you for a long time Isn't it
stranger"
Howell beamed. Have you?' he
said "It only shows how much in
sympathy we are ] have my failings,
of course, but susceptibility to fattery
is not one Of them.
Everybody knows that" promptly
acquiesced the girl IN the pink waist.
"Most men rather like it, and so we do
it. But. now. l should never dream of
trying to flatter you'll" She finished with
a little burst Of confidence.
Mr.. Gibbon appeared gratifed. II
should hope so, he remarked. She let
her eyes rest on him pensively, and
when she spoke it was as though half
to herself. Ordinary men actually rev.
ell in the nice things we poor girls have
to think up to say to them. You can't
imagine what relief it is to talk to a
man with a broad and sensible mind
to talk to you, Mr.. Gibbon. y
There was a seraphic peace on How
ellis countenGce as he said good night
and went out through the hall with the
firm and buoyant stride of "a man who
feels in his soul that he is an exception.
The girl in the pink waist stood
where he had left her, beside the big
lamp, and appeared to be thinking. All
at once she chuckled Sleefully and softly.
But Howell never knew. Chicago
News
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
HazIitt on CoIerldge.

IN June, 1916, Coleridge published
"Christabel, and in September the
Edinburgh Review, by the hand of Haz-
lit (as Coleridge asserted), made bitter
fun of it through nine pages, the article
winding up with the declaration that
"the thing now before us is utterly des-
titute of value 1t exhibits from begin
ming to end not ray of genius. dykes
Campbell, "Coleridge; a Narrative, T"
page 222) Coleridge, it must be admit
ted, had to certain extent courted per-
sonal treatment by declaring that "Ku-
bla Khan" was published mot upon the
ground of any poetic merit. but as
psychological curiosity" and by giving
a detailed account in the preface OF the
circumstances and the anodyne under
which it was written.
All that one can say is that Hazlitt
does not miss his opportunity. His ref
erences to the "anodyne" are mingled
unpleasantly with scornful innuendo.
persons in this poets unhappy condi-
ton generally feel the want Of sleep as
the worst of their evils, but there are
instances, too, in the history of the dis
ease of sleep being attended with new
agony" upon the whole, " he says,
1--WE look upon this publication as one
of the most notable pieces OF imperti'
nence of which the press has lately been
guilty"
This of the poem which many persons
regard as superior to the Ancient
Mariner in imagination, and which
every one with an ear for rhythm must
regard as one of the most perfect speci-
mems of subtle word music i'll the Eng
lish language. But the worst OF 1t was
that Hazlitt knew all this, even II Col
eridge exaggerated, when he said in the
Biographia Literaria that he had both
in my presence and in my absence re-
peatedly pronounced it the finest poem
of its kind in the language. Fort
nightly Review.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
Exaggerated Industrialism.

Town and country succeed one anoth-
er. The train passes at full speed over
low bridges, spanning broad rivers
which flow between forests--remains of
forests authenticated, massacred for
ests, whose vigorous vegetation still
bears witness to the primitive splendor
of this country before "the pale faced
destroyer Of forests had set foot upon
it. Rows upon rows of cottages, without
gardens, without single one Of those
little. open air drawing rooms in which
the French citizen loves to saunter,
pruning shears and watering pot in
hand. But where shall Americans find
the time to saunter, the time to watch
the budding rose trees, to let themselves
live? Their rose trees are those vast,
ever multiplying factory chimneys
Their gardens are these houses, so rap
idly built that a single generation sees
them increase fivefold, tenfold and more.
In 1900 New Haven, through which
we have just passed, had 5000 inhabit
ants. Today it has 80, 900 and its COM
MERGE is valued at more than $50, 000,-
900 francs year. A little way back it
was Bridgeport, which last year put out
100, 900, 900 francs worth of sewing ma
chimes and carriages, or Hartford,
where insurance companies have an ag
gregate capital of 200, 200, 900 francs.
These figures become, as it were, con-
crete in view of this landscape, which
they explain and with which they blend,
SO many are the steamboats, in the most
insignificant ports, the electric railways
in the city streets, the factories irsthe
country towns, and the advertisements,
advertisements everywhere l had taken
out paper to make a general summary
of the impressions of this first week. l
cannot do it, so much is my attention
absorbed by the medley of primitive
scenery-so little removed from aborig-
inal wildness-and exaggerated indus
trialism. Paul Bourget's ''Outre Mer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
HARD TO PHOTOGRAPH.
Washington Monument "A Puzzler To the
Man with IA Camera.

If you ask any Washington photogra-
pher what is the hardest thing TO get a
picture of about Washington, he will
without hesitation tell you it is the
Washington monument. There is no
fence around the shaft, to be sure, but
the fact that a blue sky always photo
graphs white handicaps the ambitious
amateur badly. The marble shaft photo
graphs the same color. and the result is
that when he develops his plate he gets
a beautiful white monument OH beau
tiful white background and the sum to-
tai nothing.
1t is rather curious thing that the
finest negative of the monument was de-
stroyed before half q dozen prints had
been made of it, and its equal has never
been seen since. 1t was the work of
Charles Cudlip, Washington photogra-
pher now dead, and one Of the prints of
it in existence is now on exhibition in
window down Oh the avenue, though
not every one knows its history.
The artist who wants to catch the
shaft by camera has to choose time
when it has good light on one side Of
it and a bank of thunderclouds for
background. This is not very common
occurrence, but one afternoon when it
looked as though such combination
was likely to come about Mr.. Cudlip
packed up big camera and hurried
down to the monument. The rain got
there ahead of him, and he was forced
to seek cover until the storm was over.
When it had passed, however, the sun,
which was already low down, came out
bright and strong, while all to the
southeast there was dense bank of black
clouds almost to the zenith.
He hurried and got an excellent ex-
posture on big Is by "a plate 1t de-
veloped without flaw and made mag
nificent picture Of the shaft, showing
even the recent rain streaks Oh the sides,
with the fish ponds and the island in
their midst for a foreground.
OF course he was delighted, and after
making three prints for specimens stored
the plate with lot of others in neigh
boring wareroom. He sent the prints
around to various firms from whom he
thought he might get orders and soon
reCelNeu ou orueI lOr ooo lrOu railway
company, which wanted them for excur-
sion advertisements, and other orders
from Photographic supply firms, which
wanted them as advertisements for neg
atives and silver paper. When he went
to look for the plate, however, he found
! that the storeroom where it had been
kept had leak in the roof, and the rub
Der blanket with which the big plate
had been covered had number of small
! holes in it, The result was that the wa
ter had dripped through on the gelatin
side of the negative, and it had been
| eaten to pieces with mould.
Mr.. Cudlip tried many times to du-
| plicate the picture, but never succeeded
| Washington Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
Crowninr Moment of a ship,s Career.

A successful launch Of large vessel
has been called the browning moment
of a shipbuilder's career. Some one has
said also tina: launch is the most deli
cate part of a shipbuilder's work. 1t is
very difficult TO say what is the most
delicate part Of shipbuilding, for the
simple reason that there doesn't seem
to be any part of it that isn't delicate.
No more complex machinery is made
than the wonderful marine engine. No
more carefully designed structure exists
than the hull Of modern steamship. A
launch is as much matter of mathe-
matics as any part of the work of build
ing ship, and perhaps it is because
launches are always inspiring that they
have been called the browning occasions
of shipbuilding.
1t is only since the United States be-
gan to build new navy that we have
had launches of large vessels in this
country. We have built so many fine
warships that it was not unusually diff
cult for us TO build merchant vessels of
the first grade, and we have just fin
ished two ships next i'll size to the two
largest ships thar are af1oat IN the
world. Building these ships was a great
achievement, however, and hence the
ceremony of putting them into the wa
ter from dry land attracted great atten-
tion throughout the country and was at
tended in each case by thousands of
spectators. They saw the picturesque
side of each Of these events. They saw
| 4 a. u. l.
wine was broken upon the bow. They
heard the cheers and shouts and helped
to make them. They waved their hats
and handkerchiefs as the ship began to
glide down into the water, and each
man almost held his breath until he saw
her safe in the stream and acknow ledg
ing the plaudits Of the multitude by
making graceful bow. Launching
Great Vessel. by Franklin Matthews,
in st. Nicholas.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
Why Dogs Bark.

In writing of the native dogs of Cen
trail America, Frederick Boyle brings
forward theory as to how dogs form
the habit of barking. He was discussing
with an old resident of the country
some traits of the coyote, as the native
wolf is called, but which more nearly
resembles the dog
Dogs will never go wild so long as
they can find master to serve, and
more especially trained dogs The coyote
never banks, and only gallops when pur-
sued.
"Why don't these coyotes bark like
other dogs?" / asked an old Indian,
pointing to one Twas trying to reclaim.
"And why do they only howl and the
pups grunt?'
His answer was, "He won't learn. p"
mot Learnt" said j. ''What do you
meant"
"No," ne replied, "not learn, for if
he Were of an honest breed, he would
bark, to try to initiate his master, or, at
all events, the other dogs, but all bark
ing proceeds from dogs initiating their
masters shout. The master shouts to
drive in cattle to the corral, and the dog
barks also. In fact, the dog initiates his
master when he barks; he tries to
speak, but cannot"
i give this curious observation as the
only attempt ever heard to account for
the barking of our tame dogs. No wild
breeds make any noise except bowling
and snarlinp nor under the best cir
cumstances, will they learn to bark I'M
til the third or fourth generation. -
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
A, Experir..e. In Telenathx.

So'oe few years ago / was guest in
the : ,me of an intimate friend, whose
unmarried sister, also an associate of
my own, was away at the time. Ny
hostess, whom shall call Mrs j., was
taken suddenly and seriously i'll. The
family doctor was summoned, but, as he
was away, f~raNge physician was
called, and he was IA attendance upon
Mrs. j. when, at midnight, her own doc
tor arrived Early on the following
morning l received telegram from the
absent sister saying; "Is anything
wrong at home? Answer Immediately. F"
i replied, and before the day was over,
letter addressed to me, and mailed
when the telegram was sent, came from
the absent sister, saying:
Il have had "a peculiar and impressive
dream of home. l saw A. lying ON the
bed as if very i'll; while in the dressing
room, as if in consultation, were two
doctors-Dr. l.. (the family physician)
and stranger-a tall, dark man, whom
DIR. l.. addressed as DIR. Rice. So i'm
pressed am that something is wrong
thoo L WIito w you III OrutT W kuOW uS
soon as possible the meaning of this
strange vision.
Her dream was as vivid portrayal
of what was actually occurring at her
home during the night as |, personally
present, could have given. She was al
most correct as to the name of the
strange doctor, whom she heard ad-
dressed as DR.. Rice, but whose name
was Reed. 1t will be offered in explana-
tion that she was anxious about home,
and naturally dreamed of her sister.
But this explanation will not suffice,
for she was "a girl much away from
home; the married sister was never i'll,
and no member of the family had ever
seen or heard of the strange physician.
That the sick sister was thinking of the
absent one, know. She was woman
of determined will and of unusual mag
netic power, as her success as public
speaker attests. May she not, through
her desires, have unconsciously thrown
upon the mind Of the absent one certain
Photographic revelations of what was
actually occurring :-Metaphysica Mag
azipp
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
Our Temperature.

The ordinary temperature of an adult
when thermometer is placed in the
armpit is 9S.4 degrees, in the mouth
90. degrees. The blood is about 100
degrees. Blood heat is marked OH the
thermometer at 80 degrees f. In fevers
this is much exceeded, and the heat of
the patient may rise to 100 degrees or
100 degrees. A higher temperature than
this will generally prove fatal unless
it descends very quickly. The highest
temperatures recorded have been in
some cases of rheumatic fever, when
that of the body rose to 100 degrees
and even to Ill degrees.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
A Complication.

The small boy had restless, unhappy
look as he approached the young man
who was calling on his sister.
II wouldn't tell anybody but you
about it,, he said confidentially.
About what?"
About what's happened to me. But
l thought you might help me. y
lin what way?"
do you remember that little bit Of q
gold watch my sister had9"
Eyes. ~
~ was fooling with it, and sister was
coming, and / put it in my mouth to
keep her from seeing it, and the first
thing / knew / swallowed it. "
"How long ago?"
''This afternoon. If you put your ear
down to my chest, you can hear me
ticking inside.
You d better have doctor.
'Then I'd have to let the folks know.
Sister says you have wheels in your head
sometimes, and I thought mebbe you'd
tell me what you do fer EN-, an that it
might fit this case. Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
Tne Finland ore

Mutual Fire insurance company Of
Houghton and Keweenaw counties, or
ganized in 1890 according to the laws OF
the State OF Michigan. will insure proper.
ty OF its members. Have paid fire losses
over "a 900 and dividends nearly SO, 900
during the last seyen years to members
OF five years standing. On the first day
OF July the company had 541 men,
bers, $466,943 worth OF property in
sured and $11.121.1S in treasury. For
further particulars apply to the under.
signed. JOHN BLoMovIsT, President
ALEX LErNoNEN, Secretary.
Office, 448 Pine street, upstairs dRs
Jacket
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
REVIVED MEMORY.
When We Grow Old, We Recall the
Things of Long Ago.

Things of Long Ago.
About 10 years ago, upon a rainy
day, small boy who had reached the
mature age of was sitting with his
mamma and bemoaning the state of the
weather and accompanying absence of
novel entertainment. Mamma wore OIL
her finger beautiful ring that was a
Family heirloom, and as she sewed pa.
tiently the jewel glittered OH her little
white hand. The small boy regarded
the bright bauble for some time in
mamma to take it off and let him play
with it. 1t was a weak thing to do,
perhaps, but she complied. l dare say
there are mothers at the present day
who can sympathize with her, for hu-
man nature is the same, though fash
ions change, and when the dear
child" looked up in her face pleadingly
he looked with papa's eyes, and papa
was dead. So he got the ring and lost
it, as might have been expected. He
always insisted that he had put it
away to keep" but he could never re-
member where.
The years went ON. The gentle young
mother went out into the great un-
known to find the light of her life that
shone in ''papas eyes" and the cen
tury and the boy having been young
together grew old in company too.
Finally age began to tell on them. The
century got troubled with complaint
designated SIN de steele, and the boy
lost his memory for the things of to-
day, but became abnormally reminis-
cent in regard to the past. His thoughts
often turned back to the young mother
long dead. and in the decline of life he
had as clear a mental picture of her as
his boyish eyes had ever seen. One
evening, having pushed his spectacles
on top of his head and hunted every
where for them vainly, he sat musing
before the fire. when suddenly a flood
of light illuminated that dark corner
of his memory where hung the picture
of that small edition of himself losing
or putting away" the ring. He sprang
to his feet with an excited cry: 1.-THE
ringl The ring slipped it down the
crack in the window casing-the one
that looks out on the orchardP
Upon investigation the ring was
brought from its long hiding place.
which was the exact spot the old man
had described. Buffalo Express.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
Prompted.

Matilda" fervently exclaimed the
ioyelorn youth, II can no longer endure
,his suspense and uncertainty. must
know my fate this night For months 1
nave carried your image in my heart.
ION have been the--the''-
The lodestar of your existence, and
.ne Ultima Thule of all your hopes, Mr..
Ciugston, suggested Matilda, observ-
ing mat the young man hesitated.
Why, how did you know what l was
gong to sayY" he demanded, in aston
ishment.
=, got 1t from Lulu Bilderback and
mary Jane Wheelhouse, replied Ma
.,ida' Its the same thing you said to
mem. can repeat the whole speech,
mr.. Clugston. Pick Me Up.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
vExATlOUS.

What wondrous days indeed are these
When science shows a light
On any pathway that you please,
That you may turn arightl
Yet life is filled with terrors new.
The hours grow dull and long.
For everything you care TO do,
The doctor says, is wrong.
Who tries 20 MARBLE is forbid
Lest germs attack his throat.
The dancers proWess must be hid,
Though he may sc.ccch note.
Who dimes in carelessness complete
Is tempted by the throng,
But he who likes 10 nay not eat.
The doctor says it's wrong.
You shun the water, sparkling fair
Lest foes Turk there disguised.
You mustn't breathe unless the air
Has been well analysed.
Thoughtlcss you turn, as Is your wont,
With an affection strong,
To kiss your baby. But you don't.
The doctor says it's wrong.
Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
500 Reward.

|. Simon Mcdonnell, OF Hancock,
offer a reward of $500 Tor information
that will lead to the arrest and conyic-
ton OF the person or persons who shot
my COW on the goth ult. The cow was
a valuable. Jersey. Her footprints were
traced from where she was found
wounded to and within neigbbors yard
where the trespass was committed.
SIMON Mcdonnell.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
AUGUST GREN.
UphoIsterer and Mattress Make

UphOlsterer and Mattress Maker.
All kinds OF upholstery work done on
cheaper than the cheapest. Carpets
cleaned, window draperies made, designed
and hung, awnings replaced, etc. With
ten years OF experience, solicit your pat
ronage. All work guaranteed. Office
and shop rear of the Opera House. Red
Jacket, Mich
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
A New Fashioned barometer.

Sitting in public house. customer
heard man at the next table repeat at
short intervals the word, "Grosss lock-
nergletscherbesteigungscommissionsmit-
glied" (member of the Great Glockner
Glacier Alpine club). In answer to his
inquiry the man replied
"You see, this is how it is. So long
as can pronounce this'word may call
for another glass. When l find l can c
do il. go home. "-Neueste Nachrich.
ten.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
The Thirst For Once.

Women have had municipal suffrage
in Kansas for the last ten years. Dur
ing that time, in the 393 little "cities"
of Kansas, about 1000 men and only
10 women have served as mayors. This
does not look as if women were unduly
eager for Office. Christian Register.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
summer styles.

Having received fine stock of cloths,
suitable for spring and summer suitings,
invite an inspection. Suits made to
order, fit guaranteed and the prices very
low. Give me a call. NJ. JOHNSON,
Over Sauer's Sample Room.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
A Bird with "a Horn.

The rarest species of bird now extant,
and one which is almost extinct, has it's
home in the jungles of South America.
This ornithological curiosity is known
to science as the Palamedra cornuda
and to the common people as the 'horn
ed screamer y As rara avis nothing
could excel the cornuda unless it would
be the accidental discovery of living
moa or an epiornis. But few of the
bird books even let you know that such
q horned paradox ever existed, let alone
telling you that living specimens of the
queer creature are still occasionally met
with. The only one now in captivity in
North America, If the writer has not
been misinformed, is that belonging to
the aviary Of the Philadelphia Zoolog
ical gardens and which arrived in this
country about three years ago. The crea-
ture is about the size of full grown
turkey hen and of blackish brown col
or. One of its distinguishing peculiari-
ties is a ruffle of black and white which
surrounds the head. The horny append
age which caused the early South Amer
lean explorers to write SO many chapters
on the wonderful rhinoceros bird of
the jungle" is about four inches in
length and grows straight up out of the
heaviest and broadcast portion of the
head. But the above is not the only
natural offensive and defensive weapon
with which the horned screamer has
been provided. On each wing ut the
"elbow" joint he has a three inch spur,
and just back of that another an inch
in length He is said to be a match for
any ten gamecocks. st. Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-11
Great Money.Saying sale

At the Laurium Fair, next TO the post
office. Fifteen hundred pairs OF ladies'
and Misses fine shoes, worth from $3.50
to 81 pair, to be sold at 81 pair for
thirty days only. We also have lot OF
baby shoes, sizes from to No. 4, at 5
cents pair. Call promptly, as it is to
your interest. |. FEINBERG 4 Co.,
Hecla Street, Laurium.