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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29
THE BABY SHOW.
New Way to Have Fun with Your Friends,
but There Is Danger In 1t.

The baby show" party is the latest in.
vention of the people who are always
amusing themselves and their friends by
devising original entertainments. II you
mediate giving baby show" party, you
must ask your guests to send you in adj
vance the earliest pictures which they have
had taken. You will then be able to amuse
yourself with the daguerreotypes and fad
ed photographs even before your fun with
the party begins. When the day of the
event arrives, you must arrange the pic
lures around the walls of one of the rooms
Each picture must have number, and il
is to be hoped for your future peace of
mind, that you will have taken the precau-
ton to provide for the Identification of
these various counterfeit presentments in
case the originals may be unable to recog.
nize their own pictures. Each guest is
provided with pencil and paper and makes
list of the pictures as he interprets them.
so to speak. For instance: No. |, John
Smith; No. 2, Amanda Jones; No. 8. Kate
Cross and her brother william; No. 4, the
Brown family.
The person who identifies correctly the
largest number of pictures receives prize.
AT an affair Of this kind the other evening
e'eiN Nhs NuSb ullOuDt OF Iun ana not
little resentment. A certain picture of a
particularly bouncing baby was almost
unanimously decided on as the young
image of strapping athlete When it
turned out to be the picture of dainty
little lady, taken in the good while ago.
there camc very near being some GOODNESS
In the atmosphere. 1t was hard TO tell
which was the more injured party, the
young athlete or the little lady.
Also, there was bright and beautiful
little cherub who was generally thought
to be the antecedent of one of the beauti.
iui young women present. 1t was claimed,
however, by the homeliest girl in the
house, who almost burst into tears when
she saw the blank looks on the faces of the
guests young business man was en-.
phatic in his protest against being identi.
lied with sweet young 3-year-old in pan.
talets, and there We're few other lit
tie contretemps of similar nature. But
taken altogether, the affair was a great
success. New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29
The Deaf Girl Understood.

1t doesn't always pay to express your in.
most thought even guardedly In the pres.
ence of deaf mutes. story was told AT a
meeting of the Woman Suffrage associa.
ton which showed conclusiyely the wis.
dom of the above remark.
A devoted couple who apparently had
been long separated were thrust suddenly
into each others company at a largely at.
tended reception. The lady who told the
story said that she was present in comma.
ny with an educated deaf girl The bappy
reunited pair displayed fully the thoughts
that were in their hearts by the beam nm.
on their countenances Suddenly the
young man drew near to the one whom be
adored and said i'm low tone. ipaudible
to those about him. IA few seemingly affec.
tionate words.
The deaf girl watched the PROCEEDINGS
with intensest interest and suddenly broke
into broad grin. Her companion INQUIRED
what It was that amused her. She turned
about so that the couple could not see her
and replied
That man said If all these peonle
were not here, I'd kiss you If they don =
get out OF the way pretty soon, I shall have
to before them. The girl replied, Then I
shall scream -
The deaf girl understood their words nv
the motion of their lips. Boston Record
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29
Animals and Attitudes.

President G. Stanley Hall Of Clark uni.
versity has lately been studying the origin
OF the various forms OF fear and terror,
and he suggests that the common fear Of
high places which many animals exhibit
and which is very acute with some human
beings may he "a yestigial trace like the
gill Sits under the skin Of our necks. ante.
dating limbs and inherited from our swim
ming ancestors. In reply TO this. Pro.
fossor Wesley Mills of McGill university
says that while the youngest mammals
and birds exhibit peculiar manifestations
when placed near the edge Of an elevated
surface, yet turtle will walk off any Gle.
waited support again and again, and a frog
will jump almost anywhere These ex-
ceptions, he thinks, present difiiculty 20
the acceptance Of President Halls theory.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29

Fred Montgomery of Denver spec;a,
agent of the United Protective Bicvcle as
ISOLATION, recently recovered two stolen
wheels from haystack west of Littleton
Colo, on Smiths ranch. One of thu
wheels was stolen from Lieutenant Howell,
at Fort Logan and the other from,
wright OF Denver. Montgomery has beer
looking for the wheels ever since the ,hos,
and finally received tip from = ranoh
nanu 'hae tney were In the haystack. The
s ~nee,s nad oeen stripped of their tires and
manu- nanune oars' and from one of them both
s. .ns were missing. Two soldiers deserted
,'onn .he Tort at the time the wheel of
n'eu'enaht Howell was stolen, and are
suspected as being the guilty pair who hid
.he wheels' or rather the portions of wheels
'n 'he haystaok Rocky Mountain News
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29
THE PRESIDENTS Way.
He Gently Shows His Cabinet That He
Knows His Business

A member of the cabinet in talking re.
Gently of his own duties and those of other
officers of the administration, said i'm n
serious way Amy one who could have
been present at our FIRST cabinet meeting
would have been fully satisfied that vii
liam Mckinley Is president of the United
states, and that he proposes to remain so
from the very moment he took his seat
ut the head of the table he was master az
the situation, and from that time To this
ne has not lost his grip In the slightest
degree
From his long service in congress no IL
thoroughly acquainted with the details of
governmental work. and his experience n :
governor of Ohio gave him taste of exec.
utive management which evidently 20.
mains with him We were all new mon
out we found that the president understood
the general needs Of each departments i'm a
remarkable manner.
The president has selected his cab;pet
otilcers as confidential advisers and NOT a .
BOARD OF directors who can instruct hin,
what TO DO Without the slightest suspi.
cion OF obstinacy or Of desire tn be tia
whole thing President Mckinley has ne.
sumed and will undoubtedly keen the
right to decide important matters for him
sell, and so far as we have been able 70
iearn he Is not going to be a man who will
waople about from one side of n question
70 uhe other Washington Cor. Chicaso
Tribune "so
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29
TALL MEN
eAny People Are Prejudieed Against Them
Because OF Their stature.

Two French physicians who have been
making Investigations have come forward
with a general denunciatiOn OF tall men
as no good They instance the giants Of
the world, who have been proverbially dull
and men OF gloomy disposition, and then
they 60 on 10 say that the chances are
against phenomenally tall men, or even
very tall men, being bright.
There should, however. be a careful dis
tinction drawn between tall men and
giants. Giantism has been demonstrated
10 be a disease. The victims suffer from a
malady which produces an enlargement Of
the joints, and this, more than any other
growth of the bones, produces their ex-
traordinary height But men within GER
tain limits grow tall without suffering de
creased or absorbed mentality. Ii will not
do 70 denOunce the tall man when the
world has seen 80 many examples of his
being able 20 hold his own
Ihre real reason why the tall men do
not come 10 the front oftener is that they
are modest as they are extended Little
men usually hustle about 10 such an extent
that people believe they make up in width
of views what they lack in stature In
their absorbing ambition not 20 be over
looked they simply oyerdo the thing and
make those whose command Of the horizon
Is larger believe that they must get out
Of the way or the little fellows will run
over them. The tall man is almost always
looking down on some one But If any
one believes that il is "a comfortable situa-
ton he should get himself into il for once
and discover how unpleasant il is TO carry
on conversation with the assistance of a
telephone neck Ii is this excruciatine
experience that makes the tall man, as a
rule. reticent. His reticence is mistaken
for pride, pride is believed to be the evi
dence OF doubt of his own powers, doubt
proves deficiency, and deficiency in the tall |
man can arise from only one thing-de.
velopment of the body at the expense of the |
brain and nervous system. Hence the |
short man easily arrives at the conclusion |
that the tall man is misflt. and that he |
Is the only perfect being going Perfection |
being accorded him, he might easily con.
luer the world But be always spoils his
chances by marrying a tall woman, who
holds him back. This is the only reason
Why the men under feet inches have
lot already exterminated those over feet
inches Savannah News
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29
FREAK TWIN SISTERS.
Though Joined by Ligament. Each Hes
Certain Independence of Action.

Though Joined by a Ligament, Each Hss
Certain Independence of Action.
The Fast Indian twin sisters Radica
and Doodica Coleman. now in New York,
We're born on. Sept. 10, 1889, In the small
village of Orissa, British India Both are
in excellent health, both perfectly formed,
excepting for the ligament that has Joined
them together, and both possess equally
great vivacity of temperament and seem
ingly exhaustless good nature Besides that
both are good looking and make friends
with surprising alacrity
The twins were adopted when still in
babyhood by Captain Coleman and his
wife, and they show the evidence of good
schooling in politeness and grace of address
and in their ability 10 speak German,
French and English with fluency. The
latter language they speak like an Ameri.
can born. The twins are the full size of
ordinary children OF their age.
They are joined differently from the
Siamese twins, who were made one by a
ligament extending from their sides. The
sisters, on the contrary are bound together
Dy hgament connecting their chests.
This cartilage, although semiossified. per.
mlts them 10 pass from side to side in
front of each other and to stand about five
inches from each other at an angle of 81
degrees such movements cause them no
pain whatever Each has complete set of
organs, with the exception of the stomach.
which seems to be a common one. for
though both eat at the same time when
hungry, one can eat enough to satisfy both.
New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29
A MonAMMepAN FUNERAL.
The Ceremonies with Which . Body y
consigned to the Grave.

When the life of a Mohammedan Is ebb-
ing away, a distinguished reader OF the
Koran Is summoned 10 recite aloud ITS
chapter on the resurrection, so that the
spirit of the person, on hearing IL, may
have an easy death. The Mohammedan
believes that the vital principles OF the
whole system are concentrated I'm the head,
when death is the result. The watchers at
the bedside also read some passages, and
then drink OF sherbet is given to the pa
tient 70 lessen the pangs OF death As soon
as the spark of life has fed the two great
toes are tied together with thin strip OF
cloth, the mouth is closed, and incense is
burned near the body.
The intermcnt follows few hours after
death. The washers are men and women
who wash and shrOud the body and dig a
hole in the earth 10 hold the water so that
il cannot spread very much, as it is con
sidercd unlucky To tread on this water.
The washing is great ceremony, and
when finished the body is shrouded with
even more ceremony. II there is widow
of the deceased, she returns the dowry
her husband had given her If the deceas-
ed mother is present, she says, The milk
with which sucked thee | freely bestow
upon lnct. mus she rtSlEnS lnc utut VI
the deceased 70 her. When flowers have
been placed on the body, it is carried 10
the grave on bier or, if the relatives can
afford il, in "a coffin. AT the grave four
creeds are rccited, and the body, with the
head To the north and the face looking to-
ward Mecca, is laid on its back in its tomb
The grave is about feet long for both
sexes, bat the depth, for a man, is measur
ed by the distance between his feet and
chest; for a woman, between her feet and
waist Ii the body is too long for the
grave, il is believed that the deceased must
have been great sinner.
Before the body is covered the Moham
medan takes little earth, and, throwing
it into the grave, says, We created you OF
earth, and we return you to the earth, and
we shall raise you out of the earth on the
day of resurrection. Then a mound is
built TO keep the earth i'm the grave from
crushing the body, and water is sprinkled
on IL in three lines. Special prayers for
the safe voyage of the deceased are offered
after the burial AS in the case of Hin
doc funeral, the poor are not forgotten,
both remembering the needy by distribut
ing money, salt, rice and wheat among
them after the funeral New York Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29
TOO MUCH DEATH.
France lie Beginning To Feel the shrink
age In Her Population.


The steady shrinkage of the popuianon
in France has long been fruitful theme
for discussion Each successive census has
shown matters going from bad TO worse.
But the lates figures are perhaps the mosl
unsatisfactory of all. These are the official
statistics for the year 1895. just issuel
The deaths during that twelyemonth Wee
more than Z 600 IN excess of the births q
fact hose significance requires nc expla
nation
Al the end OF the last century France
was the most dcnsely populated country
IN Europe her inhabitants constituting 81
per cent Of the European total Now the
case Is very different The IS, 900, 600 sew.
eral hundred thousand, Of whom are for
signcrs composing The present population
of France. cut a very poor figure when
conIrasted with Tie increase displayed bv
other powers ana unless some extraordi
nary and unlocked Tor change takes place
The decline IN the course Of tew years l.
likely 70 he much more marked
Just after the war OF 1870 Germany en-
rolled ~ round hunters 80 coo more re
cruits than France Each nation had about
The same population Al the presen, date
one-thrd mere young mer !oir their rcgi
ments In Germany than IL FrnEce and IL
matters go on az this rate. in IA years the
German recruits will he double those Of
the French army In many OF the depart
ments the decline in the population Is
very rapid Whole districts are almost
stripped OF their inhabitants and the out
look is exceedingly omlnous.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29
They Never Sleep.

There are several species of fish, rep
tiles and insects which never sleep
Among fish it is now positively known
that pike, salmon and goldfish never
sleep at all; also that there are several
others of the fish family that never sleep
more than few minutes during a
month. There are dozens of species of
flies which never indulge in slumber
and from three to five species of serpents
which the naturalists have never yet
been able to catch mapping
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29
PhilOsOphers' OIL.

when experiments were being made with
MI. Bentham' body after his death. James
MIL had one day come into MIR Peacock $
room at the India house and told him that
.here had exuded from Mr. Bentham's
mead KIND OF oil which was almost un
ireezable and which he conceived might lie
used Tor the oiling of chronometurs which
were going into high ATTITUDES The less
you say about that, Mill " said Peacock,
the better II will be for you, bcoauso. II
the TACT once becomes known, Just as we
see now ID The newspaper advert lsemcnts
10 the ELECT that a fine bear is 10 he killed
Ior MS grease, we shall be having adver-
usements To the effect that fine philos
opher Is To be killed for his oil +"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29

Americans are the most inventive peo
pie on earth. To them have been issued
nearly 100000 patents, or more than
one-third OF all the patents issued in the
world. No discovery OF modern years
has been Of greater benefit to mankind
than Chamberlain's collie, cholera and
diarrhea remedy, or has done more to re-
heye pain and suffering. j. W. Vaughn,
OF Oakton. KY, says: al have used
Chamberlain's collie, cholera and diarrhea
remedy in.my family for several years,
and lind 1t to be the best medicine ever
used Tor cramps In the stomach and
bowels. For sale by Sodergren 4 Sober
gren. druggists.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29
THEY FEARED A MONARCHY.
Ceremonials Awakened Suspicion Among
the Early Republican Leaders.

Ceremonials Awakened Suspicion Among
the Early Republican Leaders.
The pageantry OF modern presidential
inaugurations serves to recall the old DAYS
when the fear of monarchy was heavy
upon the republican leaders in the new
government Washington, the first presi.
dent, in his own person and in his office.
was not averse TO the stately ceremonial
and custom that 70 too excitable minds
suggested the era of monarchy and Oh
preston.
Thus writes William McClay, senator
from Pennsylvania, in his diary under
date of June 5, 1889. "Levees NAV be ex.
tremely useful in old countries, where men
OF great fortunes are collected as they may
keep the idle from being worse employed
but here think they are hurftul I.
Indeed from these small beginnings fear
we shall follow, nor cease till we shall
reach the summit of court etiquette and
all the frivoiities, fopperies and expenses
practiced in European governments. /
grieve 10 think how many individuals are
aiming at these objects with unceasinp
diligence
The senator did not like Washington's
way Of delivering his messages to congress
in person instead of having them read
They reminded him of speeches from the
throne. For kindred reason he bad no
use for the vice president, John Adams
Witness an entry in his diary made the
same year, just after the news of the fall
of the Bastille had reached America:
Royalty and nobility and the vile pag-
eantry by which few of the human race
lord II over and tread on the necks of their
fellow mortals seem likely to be demol
ished with their kindred Bastille, which is
said to bc laid i'm ashes Ye gods, with
what indignation do think Of the late mt
tempts of some creature among us 10 re
vive the vile machinery o Adam..
Adams, what wretch art thou Ne
York Mail and Express
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29

ne war department has just published
an executive order made by pres,den,
cleveland Feb. 26 last adding 90 'os7 acre.
o, land formerly belonging 70 the Kiowa
oomanche and Apache reservation en-
oh,anoma In the Fort sill military reser
vatioR Tor exclusive use for miIItarv mn
poses and for the permanent locat,or
.hereon OF the Apache prisoners 81 war
formerly confined at Mount Vernon har.
racks In Alabama. The land was acou,ra,,
rom 'he Indians under the tcrms ~ tha
Fab W ,aAA ' - " l.,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29
Hurrah! For LaurIum Fair.

The business OF the Fair increased 80
much since it's opening year ago that
we had to enlarge the store and double
the stock OF goods in order to accommo-
date our many patrons. We have just
received new stock OF clothing, gents
furnishing goods, dry goods, boots and
shoes, etc., which will be sold at low
prices. /. FrrNBrRG. Prop.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29

1t is remarkable" said the man who
dabbles in science, that human beings
should show so little intelligence when
they are very young"
That. replied the bachelor, sis anoth.
er evidence OF the great wisdom of nature.
In case they happen TO be the children of
prominent parents, IL prevents their being
afflicted by the poetry written about
them. ~ Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29

Have you tried Moeb's Pro Patria
cigars? Worth 10 cents sold for cents.
Stamped Pro Patria. A cold, sweet salts
flying smoke. George Moebs& Co., man
ufacturers. Detroit.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29
TO secret Societies and Others Wish
Ing TO Rent a Lodge Room.

The Temple of Honor lodge room Is
vacant on Wednesday evenings OF
each week. Parties desiring to rent the
same may apply by letter to the
Union Temple OF Honor and Temperance,
No. AZ, Calumet. Mich. Secretary's 3D.
dress. 2029 Calumet street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29

have opened new millinery store in
the Gardner building, opposite Hermanns
je selry store. My stock is new and in
cludes the latest patterns in hats. You
are cordially invited to call and inspect
the goods. NJ. B. LEARY.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29
summer styles.

Having received fine stock OF cloths,
suitable for sorirg and summer suitings
invite an inspection. Suits made to
order, fit guaranteed and the prices very
low. Give me call. NJ. JOHNSON,
Oyer Sauer's Sample Room.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29

FoUND-A sum OF money. Owner can
have same by identifying property and
paying for this ad. Apply to John Neker.
Wis, Vertin Bros store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29
The BPadIey-Marttn

Are considered the latest in reception
chairs, easy chairs, rockers and settlers.
We have just received some very beauti.
full pieces of the above.
SIvERT OLSON.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29

The Japanese are keeping up With the
discoveries Of science. A series of 10 RI
productions Of photographs obtained -
means Of the Roentgen rays has been Is
sued by Professors Y Yamaguchi and II.
Mizuno OF Tokyo university.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29

Contractors and builders will serve
their own interests by getting our special
prices on goods they use.
CARLTON HARDWARE ca.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29

Madame Smith. the clairvoyant, is still
in the city and can be consulted at her
residence on Sixth street, over Sotlich's
building.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29

Mrs. Gummey-Do you believe in
proverbs?
mrs Enthusiastically. believe
INA. bird ON the hat is worth two in
the bush, for example. --Harper's Bazaar.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29
To Mine Owners and Timber Con
tractors.

For sale, in Keweenaw county, about
$50 acres of land, the standing timber
being cedar, hemlock and Norway.
Part OF this land is on the shores OF Lake
Superior and about four miles from Boil
mann's lumber railroad. For particu-
lars apply at the NEWS office.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29

looms or offices Co rent over Kin.
mans shoe shop, adjoining the DOS, .,
flee. Apply on the premises.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29

In the United Kingdom there are nearly
1000 more persons employed In ooal
getting than the number which sufllced in
1889
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29

WANTED-A glrl {" dc neral hon..
work. Apply to Mrs. William Jasl,
Portland street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29
ERT OLSON.


A large assortment OF the celebrated
Wakefield carriages. 1t il certainly the
finest line ever brought TO this city.
SIvERT OLSON
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Tea Thousauo

Rolls OF wall paper is what we have !,
stock. SWEPT n, co..