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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-06
ROYAL EPlcuREs.
Monarchs Who Were Famous Because =,
Their Culinary Learning.

Royalty In times past has Ind n,ar,
accomplished opicure MS learned i'm cui,'"
~ lore as IN the practice of the cuisine =.
was Henry dc Valois who brougbt 49, ~
fashion Aromatic sauccs and varlous sr,a''
daintics. inheriting bis tastc for cooIinyy
from Catherine de- NCdici, who introd,oaSS
into France not only ices, but much of nv
culinary art from Italy. '"o
Louis XIV was devoted TO gastrono,,.
and for his use liquors were invento5 :;
his old age, when, it is said, he coria
carcely endure existence without n an"
cession of artificial stimulants. But III
portinacity with which Charles V of Srair
gratilled his appetite under all circI,a
stances rlyalcd even that of Fredericl, 49,,
Great. Before rising in the morning NO.
ted capons were usually served IN Mn,
prepared with sugar, milk and spices iced
beer being one Of his favorite drinl,N
Fish, too of every kind was To his t,gta
eelS frogs and oysters occupying n propi
nent place in the royal bin of fare F,od
erick the Great WAS fond of highly season.
ed meats and had strong prediction for
Italian or French made dishes H. vos III.
habit during dinner to make pencil marks
against the different items of the hin 30
fare 10 which he referred when conyersinc
afterward with the maitre dhotel
When the Due dEscars and his roval
master, Louis XVIII, were closeted 10.
gether to talk over n dish, tho ministers
were kept waiting in the antechamher
and the next day this notice regularly an
peared in the official journals: I'M. le Dino
q Oscars travaille dams le cabinet L.
may be added that Louis XVIII had in.
vented the truilles Ia PURGE q ortolaps -
and. reluctant to disclose the secret. bo in.
variably prepared the dish with his own
hands, assisted 10y the duke. Another eni.
cur2an of the first order was the Polish
King Stanislaus Lcszinski, who invented
many new dish and vastly improved tbo
style of cooking, astonishing the Lorrain.
ers, among other things, by having served
up ut his table dishes OF meat with fruits
both OF which had been cooked together
Geese which had been plucked when alive
then whipped To death, and marines were
set down i'm his bill of fare as FOREIGN
birds, and after Il somewhat similar fash.
ion turkeys were transformed into "coos
dc bruyeros' and were served at the table
buried under the strong smelling herbs of
Lorraine. One yenr was remarkable for
the entire failure of the fruit crop. but
would not be deprived of his
dessert, for, turning his attention Co CON
fcctioncry, he substituted compositions Of
sugared vegetables, Ccrccially of turnips.
London Standard
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-06
MISS PARLcA ON SOUPS.
rie french ilorseleeper's Way Of Making
Them Described tn Lecture.

Ihe French norsel,eeper's Way Of Making
Them Described In "a Lecture.
Economy is the watchword of the
French people, said Miss Parloa in her
talk upon the characteristics of French
cookery at the New York Young Wom-
ans Christian association, land tho
! French housckeeper no matter how
simple the dish, exce@s in the making OF
it. The market prices are much higher
in France than here, butter and sugar
costing moro than as much again. One
may buy half a lemon on part Of Il car
rot, and il is not thought unusual, and
only sufficient quantity is purchased TO
supply each meal, and an unexpected
guest is never provided for. "
Miss Parloa added that roasting and
broilipg are hardly known among
the working classes, and pastry is
made only in tire kitchens Of the very
wealthy. An American housewife may
take the lead in the making of dainty
and fancy desserts, but TO French
woman the making Of soups and sauces
is the most important part OF the cook
cry.
The following simple.soup is said TO
be savory and delicious: Put 3 table
spoonfuls OF butter or meat fat in soup
kettle and pour over it 2 quarts of wa
ter. Let it cook 10 minutes before add
ing pint Of potatoe cut into cubes
end leeks washed and sliced thin.
Add teaspoonful of salt and one-third
Of pepper and allow this to cook very
slowly one hour. Break slices of stale
bread into pieces and put in the soup
turoen, and turn the soup over it when
cooked the required length Of time
A French vegetable soup is made thus:
Cut large onion into thin slices and
put them in q pan ith tablespooufuls
OF butter let them simmer together
half an hour and add quarts Of water
Have prepared a pint of white turnips
cut into cubes. tae same amount of po-
tatCCs, half q pint of carrots, half pint
Of The white part OF the leek cut into
thin slices Add a Glove Of garlic, an
eschalot teaspoonful Of sugar, one
third Of tcaspoonful Of pepper and salt
and cook slowly an hour, adding some
chopped parsley 10 minutes before the
soup is removed from the fire. This soup
may also be used for vegetable PURGE
by pressing it through a coarse sieve,
and to a pint of the thick soup add
pint of boiling milk.
A paste for thickening sauces is kept
at hand for constant use Here is the
way to make one that will keep long
time: Cut equal amounts of beef, veal
and pork suet i'll small pieces Put them
i'll kettle with very little water and
slowly render. Turn off the first fat,
and when very hot stir in flour until it
forms thick paste-about a pint of
flour to pint of liquid fat. Put these
into graniteware vessel and place in
an oven and cook three to four hours.
Keep in glass jars covered.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-06
The Song of the Shirt.

During his last illness Tom Hood in
an idle moment made an imaginative
sketch of his own tombstone. He drew
himself reclining at full length on a thick
slab OF stone, on the edge of which, in
sarge capitals, he wrote "EIc Sang the
Song of the Shirt 4" This was the only
inscription. And as he himself has said,
Tom Hood needs no other.
How much he felt and prided himself
upon the son by which he became known
and loved by millions is shown by this and
the following fact: "lf were ennobled,
these are the arms / should adopt said
he one day, showing "a rough vignette TO
friend. The sketch contained very beau
tiful and pathetic idea. IL represented
heart pierced by needle threaded with sill.
yer tears, and beneath was the motto he
had Inscribed on the imaginary tombstone
1.-The Song of the Shirt appeared in
the Christmas number of the fifth volume
of Punch. IL WAS unsigned, but every pa
per in the land quoted it, and it speed-
ly became the talk of the day Hood him
self did not think IL very remarkable, but
Mrs Hood had said TO him as she folded it
for press Now mind Hood, mark my
words, this will tell wonderfully 1t is one
OF the best things you ever did "
Mrs Hood was right The song was
translated into French German and Ital-
ian. it was printed on cheap cotton hand
kcrchiefs and parodied times without
number Bat what delighted and touch
ed my poor father most deeply" says Tom
Hood : son. was that the poor creatures
TO whose sorrows and sulferings he had
given such eloquent voice seemed TO adopt
its words as their own by singing them
about the streets 10 rude air of their own
composition philadelphia Ledger.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-06
MANUFACTURING BRAINS.
Imbecile Children and How They are I'm
proved Mentally.

Imbecile Children and How They Are I'm
proved Mentally.
The education of the imbecile is one
requiring an infinite number of repeti.
tions of message, which at the outset
must be unusually sharp and clear and
unconfusing. If it is the sight and hear
ing which are to be improved, the pupil
is placed in dark room, and into its
darkness a single ray of bright light is
admitted. And when this startling and
antithetical phenomenon has caught and
riveted the child's attention, by repeti-
ton, slide is passed through the beam
of light with sharply defined forms
painted or engraved upon it-simple
forms, too such as the square or tri-
angle or star Then the names of these
figures are clearly and distinctly and re-
peatedly pronounced, the name sounded
each time the object is exhibited.
This is an example of the necessities
of an extreme Casa very apathetio
and unobsugaut child Usually it will
DO sufficient toexhibit objects by lifting
them from tho table and simultaneously
telling their names lhis must be done
over and over again until tbe nerve
fbcTs and brain cells are stimulated in
to reader action and developed into full
CT and more perfect performances Of nor
NAL functions.
The imbecile child's brain is improved
in the same way as tho bicops muscles
are more and more enlarged. This is
done by the repeated use of small dumb
bells at first and then by tho gradual
substitution of heavier and heavier
weights.
The tenure Of human life is so short
that all that can DO done for such ex-
tremo types is to onthrone the Olsen
throned moral sense. 1t would require
an eternity TO tone Up the five physical
senses. Nervous idiots are much moro
promising pupils and show remarkable
mental improvement in short time.
But the physical senses are always i'm
proved with the improvement of the
moral sense A child who has been
taught how not to be an animal indoors
VIII have more appreciation OF color
and child who has learned not to cry
and scream on the slightest pretext will
have far better regulated sense of
touch, smell and hearing New York
Advert ger
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-06
SHELBY AND TIE PRESIDENT
How He Clinohed His Appointment as
United States Marshal.


United States Marshal.
'One Of General Shelby saving traits
was his ability to say exactly the right
thing to the right man in the right
place. a heavy fight was made on him
when he was 81 candidate for the mar
shalship. His opponents had told Presi.
dent Cleveland that Shelby had been
concerned in the assassination of the Of
ficers of Cass county who had issued
some railway bonds against the wishes
of the people. Shelby prepared himself
with atfidavits from leading citizens and
went to Washington. Disdaining assist
ance, he obtained personal interview
with Mr.. Cleveland. When he entered
the executive Office, Representative
Dockery, the banker at Gallatin, one of
his bltterest opponents, was present.
i have been accused of assassina-
ton, Mr.. President, said General Shell
by, and have been informed that the
appointment to the United States mar
shalship for the western district Of Mis-
souri, hinges upon that charge. In jus
tice to Democrat | want you to exam
Inc these papers at your leisure.
You have been correctly informed,
General shelly, said the president.
That charge has been made. Twill look
at your papers.
Congressman Dockery interjected
remark. / will bid you good morning,
Mr.. President, said the general. There
Is nothing that man pointing TO Dock
ery-'can say to me in this office or in
your presence. There are many places
IN which he can meet re if he desires.
There was distinct challenge in
his manner and glance, but it never
came to ANYTHING. Within an hour Mr.
Cleveland caused General Shelby to be
Informed that he would be given the
appointment The entire business was
settled in less than half day. 1t was
the guiding principle of General Shell
by's life to go straight for anything that
he wanted and straight against anything
that he didn't like. detroit Free
Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-06
LONDON IN 1879.
1t Was Considered n Joke To Turn Cattle
Into "a ballroom.

1t Was Considered Joke to Turn Cattle
Into "A ballroom.
Can any one tell me anything of the
city assembly rooms and the assembly
rooms ON the Surrey side--i. e., South
wark-about the year l772? The social
side of the city about that time is Curl
| ously difficult TO get mt satisfactorily.
! For instance, when Catherine Hutton
went TO London in 1888, being then 81
| years Of age, she went with certain
Mr.. j. Woodhouse and his mother. They
called for her at 1880 in the evening.
the gentleman being dressed in suit
of pale blue French silk, spotted with
pink and green, the coat lined with
pink silk, his hair in a bag, a white
feather in his hat, sword by his side
and his ruftle and frill of fine point lace.
This seems very splendid. At the as
sembly the men were chiefly in dress
coats incoming probably of blue or
pink silk, like that Of Mr. Woodhouse.
Those who were not wore "cloth coats.
trimmed with narrow gold lace, with
waistcoats of silver tissue and the
hair I'm Il cue, with curls flying out
on each side of the head.
The other ladies were covered with
diamonds The subscription to the city
assembly is guinoas. There are 200
subscribers and late nights. The sub.
scribers are the first people in the city.
The rooms are lighted with wax. The
branches for the candles, the urns for
the tea and coffee and the baskets for
the cakes and macaroons are of silver. |
want to know more about this assem-
bly,.
AS regards the Surrey assembly, all I
can tell you about it is that the room
was on the ground floor, and that on a
certain night-the opening night of the
season Of l772 ()-while the dancing
was at its height some wag threw open
the front door and gave admission to
drove of oxen, which began to run about
in most terrifying manner. Some of
the men drew their swords valiantly,
others tumbled down. The ladies faint
ed and fell over the meil. Caps, hoops,
tippets, handkerchiefs, were lying all
about the floor, and the oxen beloved
and ran about, threatening with their
horns. What would have happened one
knows not. But 'the sprigl.ly Mrs
Hanniver" presumably lady con
nected with the supper department
coming from the Lactarium with bub
for the gentlemen"-' hub" is defined
by Webster as strong malt drink
snatched from the master of the cere-
monies his mopstick-did the NJ G. on
the Surrey side carry a mopsticlS as
wand of ofiice?-and, with so much
spirit belabored the horny tribe that
they fled incontinent.
When the company gathered them
selves together and picked up what they
could, being horribly dishevelled, amid
the general wreck-hoops gone, wigs
pulled to pieces, headgear destroyed,
dresses torn-they proceeded, / suspect,
to refresh themselves with the sprightly
Mrs. HAMMERS stimulating bub. If
any one will tell me more about this
assembly, shall be grateful. Sir Wal
ter Besant in Queen.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-06
The states Duty to the Prisoner.

The average age of the convicts of the
United States Is not far from 26 years.
Therefore, the men constituting this body
are undcveloped men, SO far as age is con-
cerned, and, as already stated, they are
undeveloped in their moral and intellectu-
al faculties-in fact, they are undeveloped
in all directions except to certain extent
in tho criminal tendency which comes
from their environment They are also, to
very large extent, short term men.
careful classification of the convicts of the
country shows that six-eighths are short
term prisoners, one-eighth incorrigibles
and one-eighth amenable to reformatory
efforts. These proportions are fairly cor
rect They may be little too large or a
little too small, but practically they may
be admitted. 1t cannot make very much
difference what system Is employed SO
that prices and wages are not affected,
when the short term men are considered.
There is not much to be gained, wheth-
er In the interest of the state or of the
community or of the convicts in putting
them at work under one system of labor
as against another. They must be employ
cd, their minds must be occupied and their
hands utilized. 1t cannot, from the very
nature of things, be worth while for the
W NiNSo toSoiy ioT thc S"nS ".
employing them under one or another sys-
tenn of labor. No one can argue with rea-
son that the short term prisoner himself
Is to be particularly benefited by any such
employment. The chief point to be insist
cd upon is that his labor shall not be de-
basing. If no can be employed In making
blankets, furniture, coarse boots and shoes
and the infinite variety of things that may
DC needed in the state institutions with
out the introduction Of power machinery,
not only the state will be the gamer, but
also the prisoner himself. He does not stay
In prison long enough, as rule, to he
taught In the higher methods of manual
training, and what little he can learn by
running some machine Is of little conse-
quencc In his after life. If he stays long
enough In prison, the state should see to
IL that he comes out better equipped to
earn living than when he entered it,
Carroll ID. Wright I'm North American Re-
view.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-06
Detected.

The Marquis of Waterford once show.
eel remarkable detective skill. A robber,
who had broken into the marquis S house
at Curraghmore, Ireland, was pursued
by him and followed to public house
four miles off.
There the robber had seated himself
amcng a number of men, who were
drinking and smoking, and not one of
them would betray him. The MARQUIS
however, was master of the situation.
He insisted upon feeling all their
hearts, and as he was their landlord and
the great man of the county not one
dared to refuse. The man whose heart
was still beating quickly was the rob-
Der, who had just ceased running.
Youths Companion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-06
KiNSHiP.

There is no flower of wood or lea
No April flower, as fair as she.
o white anemono, who hast
The winds wild grace,
Know her "a cousin OF thy race,
Into whose face
A presence like tho winds hath passed.
There is no flower OF wood or lea,
No Maytimo flower, rs fair as she.
o bluoboll, tender with the blue
OF limpid skies,
Thy lineage hath kindred ties
In her whose eyes
The he,1v Ms own qualities Undue.
There Is 30 flower OF wood or lea,
No Juneday flower, as fair as she.
Rose, odorous with beauty of
Iifo's first and best,
Behold thy sister here confessed,
Whose maiden breast
Is fragrant with the dreams of love.
Madison C;.wein In New York Ledger.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-06
A Crow That Ate CLAIMS.

Il knew man Cnce," said fisher.
man, WHO had PCT crow that used tt
come down to meet Ei1 Wien he came
i'll from fishing. The crews owner was
fisherman. Ills boat might be among
40 or 90 other Boats, all coming in 70.
gether, but Tie c;Cv never maGe any
mistake Tic always iIoS; liscWn oat.
de liked clans and when hc car.c
aboard his G1ucr would hnrs'l crl.le
of clans tcgetLCl--tllGt ooald lYtal
one--and Put tic b1okcn Clam down iol
the crow y Ell, aud tl,4 * woulu g
on rowing and tia, re thcy a.
ways camc ashor2, ,t.t aa "a Ia
on the cars u d the traw f.tuug a.erc.
side of hiLl eating ci-l.s '---.,w l,..
Sun
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-06
FERRYBOATS.
The Kind THAT Were In Use Hundred
Years Ago.

| The horse boats between the cities of
| New York and Brooklyn may be cited
as early attempts TO solve the problem
Of transport by water. An interesting
| feature of these early constructions was
the use Of water wheel IL feet or so in
diameter, with "a floats, the latter in
clinod slightly 10 the radius SO as TO
avoid the lifting OF the water, which is
SO troublesome a feature of the radial
float These horse boats appear to have
been Of three general designs In the
first a frame, shaped somewhat like the
letter a" or an inverted ~, was
mounted TO turn around its vertical
axis -Four Of these frames, dividing the
circle into eight parts, made sort of
skeleton cone, and this cone was caused
to revolye Icy eight horses moving in
horizontal circular path about 20 feet
in diameter. The face gear 3 feet in
diameter, drove three foot pinion
mounted upon the axis on the water
wheel shaft and the wheels were within
the frame in an opening between half
hulls.
The second plan was Of conical
skeleton frame at an incline of about
one in two, so that the horses had TO
travel up this inclined surface, causing
it to rotate with their weight and trac-
ton.
In the third plaza smaller design
the paddle wheels were brought into a
we'll between the two half bulls Of the
boat, catamaran fashion, MS in the first
arrangement, and the frame was mount
cd above the wheels, and its rotating
motion was transmitted by intermediate
idle wheels TO the water wheel shaft.
Boats Of the first and second class seem
TO have been about 10 feet long.
1t is interesting also to observe that
the swinging bridge for fcuyboat se1v-
ice had been already thought out by
Fulton early in this century, with its
counterweight construction and its
windlass for making the boats fast.
Such boats seem TO have drawn little
over two feet of water and TO have had
perfectly fat bottoms like scows. Pro !
tessor +. Il. Hutton in Casters Maya
zine
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-06
Elks Broken tn Harness.

There Is novelty at the stock yards
that is attracting the attention of every
one. 1t is team of ell1s, standing near.
ly 10 hands high, broken to harness and
as gentle and obedient as horses. They
nave been brought in from Montana and
are awaiting purchaser in one of the
Dig pens in the yards. The elks have
been domesticated, and their owner, G.
;. Slayton, has driven them about his
ranch for several years. Chicago Trib.
une
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Mobammed,s Marc.

The mare which conveyed Mohammed
from earth to the seventh heaven was
named borak. She was milk white, had
the wings of an eagle and human face,
with horses cheeks. Every pace she
took was equal TO the farthest range of
human sight This was one of the ten
animals admitted to the Mohammedan
paradise.
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AT PARTING.
Forgive me, dearest, IL l look
Too long upon You AZ a book

Forgive me, dearest IL l look
Too long upon you AZ book
That would learn, and so
Must strain my eyes I'm reading, but
To feel the jealous lids will shut
Before the end know.
Forgive me. dearest, " touch
These braided trcssns overmuch-
This littlo curl press
With Thought of days when, far apart,
No tender vile of lovers art
Can make the distance less
Forgive me. dearest, if too near
bend your slightest word to hear.
listen now, you see,
For words that you may try 20 speak
Some tender moment when too weak
Your voice for reaching me.
Bertha q. Davis in Kate Fields Washington
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-06
Qualified announcement.

Young man." said Senator Sorghum
to the protege who had been promised
an appointment, II shall not congratu-
late you, but there is one thing / desire
to say. +"
"What is that?'
IF you display anything like the en-
ergy and anxiety in filling this position
that you showed in getting it you can {
help being brilliant success. Wash
ington Star.
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She--You are always talking about
the fashions. Now, honestly, do you
think you would know the latest fashion
in hats if you were to enter milliner'sa
He-Certainly.
She--How?
He (rucfully )-By looking at tho
prices. Comic Cuts.
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Ethel-Don't you think that pair Of
vases lovely, George?
George with visions of last nights
poker game)-Curse the thingsl don t
want to hear anything about them.
Ethel has not spoken to George since
Buffalo Express.
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All He Asked.

And do you really want to be IN
SOM" asked the widow Mullins of young
Spudds, who had asked for her daugh-
ter's hand.
Il can't say that do" replied the
truthful sutton. II want to be Helen's
husband"
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Monsieur--If wee rch. would YOU
love me?
Madcmoiselle-J can't sag as to that.
but l would marry you. Paris Garcia.
ture
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Helena. Mon, was named for a 70
male relative Of a miner named job,
Sommerville.