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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
He WOULD NOT BULGE.
Neither Diamonds Nor "Reminiscences
Feazed the Chicago Gentleman.

Neither Diamonds Nor "Reminiscences
Feazed the Chicago Gentleman.
There were not many seats vacant in
the Indiana avenue car when the lady with
the diamonds and the daughter got ON
down town. The daughter was demure
and modest. The diamonds were outsno.
ken and obtrusiye. Tho lady, who very
evidently owned both, was large and self
satisfied.
The man with the stubby mustaohe sat
reading paper next TO a vacant seat. A
lou or other people were reading other M
pers between him and another vacant scat
which was on the end of the row and
therefore in the glaring sunlight. The
portly lady with the diamonds and the
daughter planted herself beside the man
with the stubby mustache, and evidentIv
expected him to move into the Vacant
space to save her trouble He had M snch
Intentions. He was going to sit ouiet and
read his paper. She stood there for few
seconds, tapping the floor impatientlv
with her foot and glaring at him. He
knew 1t all the time, but he never LET on
The demure daughter stood few feet he.
hind, awaiting developments FINALLY
the portly lady could stand 1t no longer
Leaning down n tri1e toward tho man
win the stubby mustache she snapped.
Are you going to move or notp"
Ihere were impudence and other tbip,s
In the tone and the speech and the man.
ner, and the man with the stubby INNS.
tache slowly raised his eye from his manor
until they looked full into hers and then
said: "''N 'i'en
"Not!'
>, Inc demure daughter giggled violently.
Her mother glared at her and cIimbod
over SIX people to reach the end seat in tbo
SUNSHINE and the daughter slipped into
the seat beside the man with the stubbv
hiustache and giggled half the way home
Chicago Chronicle "'iio
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
The Hardworkine Counterfeiter.

"hile counting package of money
handed in for deposit Receiving Teller
Harmer of the Nassau bank found queer
looking note. 1t was a silver certificate
OF the latest issue, with the figure so in
each corner, but with the animated group
tnat the government prints only on So
silver notes in the center. Close inspec-
tion showed that by the old time process of
spiltting" the paper the perpetrator OF
the alteration had removed the figure "2"
from the four corners of the original note
on Doth sides. and had substituted the
inquire %" This part of the work was
executed so dexterously as almost to defy
detection. "A large ~" had been insert
Gu IN the center of the back with equal
Skill The altered bill would never have
escaped detection under the eye of n care
iui Dank officer because of the great differ
ence between the central pictures on a 80
silver note ard on SO silver note, but it
would undoubtedly deceive 30 out of 100
.rauesinen, who are not apt to carry In
'heir minds exact images of tho pictures
On each denomination of paper money.
oashler hogers of the bank said he had
seen many counterfoits of United States
NOTES, but never before successful altera-
oioh oil any one Of them He said the per-
son who raised the 81 note to So one
must have expended so worth of time on
'ne WORK New York Times
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
WOULD ONLY TAKE acLeANp GOLD.
A Present Bank oCieiai Who Was Not Up
In the Vernacuiar.

Once I'm long whilo a humorous incl
dent will disturb the dignity and disSipato
tho somber atmosphere that enoircles that
part of the federal building devoted To tho
subtreasury. But these incidents are so
few that the memory OF each one l. perpot-
uatod through long months.
Daring a panic the banks of the city
were all boarding their gold and disburs-
ing paper One day tho city treasurer
gave his check on bank in the Rookery
building, wheroa part of the city funds
were deposited for tho salaries of the en-
ploycCs of the city for month, and re-
queSted that they send paper money. Tho
amount was close To 100000 and tho
paying teller did not have enough cur
rency. He explained tho situation TO ono
of the stuC shoulders, who was in the bank
at tho time This gentleman has since
become an officer of the bank, but at that
time be was not familiar with all the tech
meal terms used I'm the banking business.
However, NE said he thought no could ar
range for the kind of money required and
started for the suhtreasury.
He explained his mission, and the chief
teller replied, Certainly, we will cx-
change currency for gold, but you must
send Us clean gold" That seemed easy
to the stakeholder of the large bank, and
he returned Immediately and instructed
his teller 10 count out $40, 600 in $50 gold
pieces. This sum he turned over TO tho
bank messenger and instructed him To
secure the assistance of two or three clerks,
take the gold % the sinl, and wash each
piece thoroughly. This proceeding took
time, but whonit was accom-
plished, the money was put In bags and
sout over 10 tbs sgnuHsury. The paving
teller Oh thar Institution glanced cuuousiy
at the water soaked bags and inquired of
the messenger how they had been wet /
Mr.. -- told us to wash the money Ho |
said you wouldn't accept anything but /
clean gold, was the reply. The teller |
smiled deep smile, the clerks whispered !
softly 10 each uthor and smiled and the |
smiled. The stakeholder learn /
I'd what was meant in banking parlance !
by "olCan' gold, but it cost the bank the |
value of tho gold that was washed of and |
went to enrich the waters of the Chicago |
liver. Chicago Times-Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
Twin Suns.

The star Alpha Centauri-the nearest
star TO the earth as far as we yet know
consists, as the telescope shows, of two
suns, one of which is five or six times
brighter than the other. But recent OBJ
seryations by Mr.. Roberts at the Cape of
Good Hope observatory have led him to
tho conclusion that tho two components of
alpha Centauri, much ~ they differ in
brightness, arc really nearly equal in
weight. Together they are twice as heavy
as our sun. 1t seems to follow from these
facts that one of those twin suns is losing
Its light, and in the course of ages may be-
come only gigantic opaque planet, while
Its companion will still continue to blaze
with solar splcndor.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
sara Knew.

sara has just entered her third yonr.
Her comments on persons and things i'm
general Keep her family IN state of IN
easlnoss. sara insisted upon going 10 sun
day school and was entered in tho infant
class OF woman as wuu known i'm so.
ciety rs IN philanthropy Tho subject was
Abraham, end me teacher asked, who
can tell mc anything ABOUT ALr.Aamg"
1T was very still for moment, and then
sara called cut, Il can hl'5 Mrs Ander.
sons black cat o.
Seated in "a box near the stage the 9th.
afternoon at tEo tAcator, sara insisted
upon giving points TO those about hcr,
ana no amnuntus cCa4ing from Ter father
could preNont L,r t.ll.iag Oft 80 loud that
the audience wondered what she would
say next. a great lit Is made in Inc play
When one Oi tao actors says, Il have for.
gotten my lines, do you know thcm!" To
tho amusement Of the whUio house, sara
replied, Ia her shIiil lijtio voice, No. /
don know what you fordot Now York
Herald
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
THE MODERN RATLINES.
made ON Deep Water Vessels of Oak and
of Gas Pipe.

When tho American sailor on deep
water ship goes aloft nowadays. he runs
up the ratlines just as he always did, but
the ratlines now used on large vessels are
something very different from the ratlines
once commonly used and still used gen
orally on smaller vessels.
The old time ratlines familiar in all pic
lures of ships were made of ratlines stuff,
which is of hemp and about half an inch
In diameter. The shrouds of a vessel, run
ming from the sides of the ship to the
mastheads, converge toward the tops, so
that the ratlines are cut of graduated
lengths In securing rope ratlines to the
shrouds two half bitches were taken
around each inner shroud, and the ends,
which had been turned and spliced in,
forming an eye, were dashed to the outer
shrouds. Nothing could exceed the ship
shape appearance Of well set up rigging,
with the ratlines across taut as bow
strings But, rs a matter of fact, they
soon began to sag, ana any body interested
I'm ships will recall vessels he has seen
whose ratlines fairly hung in loops, they
were so old and slack. 1t required con-
slant care and considerable labor To keep
them up In shape.
About 20 years ago on an American ship
ratlines of oak were substituted for tho
time honored ratlines of ratlines stuff, and
In the course of the next ten years rigid
ratlines came into common use on Amerl-
can deep water vessels, and they still re-
main. Ratlines are now made of sections
Of gas pipe as we'll as Of oak. The oak rat
lines are made about ! y inches in diane
ter The gas pipe ratlinos are smaller. The
rigid ratlines are secured to the shrouds
by lashings.
In the old style the ratlines ran clear
across the shrouds from side to side, max
ing as many ladders as there were spaces
between the shrouds. The modern tonden-
cy is toward fewer ladders, though the
practice I'm this respect varies somewhat
On n fine, large American ship, having
oak ratlines, now lying at a South street
wharf, the ratlines reach only between
two shrouds, thus forming a single ladder
on each side of each lower mast. This is
held to be sufficient, for two men can
mount to the top ut the same time, one
on each side. On an American bark now
at South street the rigid ratlines extend
to three shrouds, thus making two lad
ders. On "a big four masted British iron
barkentine now lying in South street there
are rigid ratlines forming single ladders.
A large British iron ship lying there has
single ladders of rigid ratlines, and also,
between the other shrouds, ratlines of rat
lines stuff. Rigid ratlines are used also
nowadays on steamers
These modern ratlines are perfectly
spaced-as indeed the old time ratIines al
ways were-and with their perfect straight
ness they present somewhat prim appear
ance. They lack perhaps the picturesque
ness of the old time ratlines, but they look
businesslike and they are vastly more con-
venient and useful. New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04

The Spanish Pronunciation Proved Too
Much For Him.

Five Chiaf .oans arrived mt Albuquerque,
n. NJ. They wero taken in charge by
Frank Blake, Chicago boy who has liv-
ed in the west for some years and were
soon shown all the sights of tho quaint old
town. AS they walked along he principal
street Mr.. Jamison looked up at a build
ing and remarked, lei tornado hotel;
nice building"
ayes, said Blake, "but you must pro-
nounco IL right. 1t Is I'll Tornado in tho
Spanish tongue. j isalways II out here"
THAT sOy answered Jamison. Funny
custom What's this church hero-tho
cathedral of san Juany" "San Huan, 4"
corrected Blake. MIR. Jamison looked
painNd, but accepted the correction. A
moment later he broke out again. Whats
this-La JollaY" LA Holla." spoke the
ready mentor by his sidc and Jamison's
eyes began to roll. So it went through tho
whole town. Blake corrected Jamison al
every turn. When they all got back to the
hotel, .Iamison had strange drawn ex-
preston ON his face, but nobody paid much
attention To him. He went into the din
ing room and called waiter.
Bring me, " said Mr.. Jamison in slow,
measured accents, 'sOmo fricasseed hack
rabbit, with apple belly, and let mo have
a mint hulep before tho meal, please"
The waiter stared at him, and somebody
at the next table snickered. That was tho
last straw. The Chicago man sprang to
his feet, ablaze with Indignation. "Ry
lingo, he thunderod, "what haokass
dares critioise my Spanish hargon! By
the great hum ping Hudas, I'm Him
Hamison of jackson boulevard, and Iii
give some Of you fellows swift holt i'm
tho haw in about four seconds! Oh, yes,
L suppose you think this is a higantic
hoke, but l don't! You're having lots OF
hoy with me, but III como over there and
holm in this hovial hamborcc in about half
II hihy If you don't quit your hoshinl I'm
no hay, and L don't come from New Hor-
sey If my friend Horgo Henry of the
Marquette club was here, we'd do some
Juggling with you hackals and don't you
forget it,
Here the walters and the rest of the
Chicago delegation dragged Mr.. Jamison
away. Ho recovered under careful nurs.
ing, but made all haste to get out of New |
Mexico as soon as he could catch "a train (
On. NJ News.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
An Almost Incredible story.

Mr. W. Is. Suttlc, ut meeting at Roch.
dale, England, told the following almost
Incredible story: I'm certain club q man
recently had fit, and bets were at once
made as To whether or not he would re.
cover. "A doctor was sent for, but on the
ground that his assistance would prejudice
the chances Of the bettors, the doors were
barred and he was kept outside" Mr..
Suite declined to name the club publicly,
but it Is said he did so privately to the
president Of the society. A similar story is
told Of fashionable London club In the
last century.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
YOUR COAT COLLARS.
a Tailor Can Ten whether You're a Beat
or Not.

A Tailor Can Tell Whether You're "a Beat
or Not.
The man who thinks no has the best
Of his tailor had better take off his coat
and examine the tag under the collar.
where, with great care, the fashioner of
garments has sowed it. There let him
look at the stitching which binds that in
nocent looking bit of linen to the cloth.
Let him then see whether the tailor is a
fool or not.
As surely rs bad habits leave their mark
upon the countcnance of tho wicked, so
the willy fashioner of wardrobes has set
his seal. The honest man, the beat, the
slow payer, the schooner and the dolt arc
known by the stitches. BY their marks
ye shall be understood, or words to that
effect.
The object OF this new sartorial fancy is
TO enable knights of the shears to tell at n
glance whether you are good pay or not
It's all in tho threads, as it were. Here is
the Key To these ingenious tabs of the
tailor. The Jog" stitch is the one regu-
larry used for good customers, who require
good work. Tho criss cross is significant
OF slow pay The stitch with dots and
dashes, which looks like the Morse alpha
bet, tells the inquiring tailor that its
owner is bad risk. The reverse dot
stitch shows the good fellow who wishes
his friends to dress well, but hates like
thunder to pay what they will finally owe
On his introduction.
The round curves are used to Indicate q
mean man, and the tag with convex loops
at each corner is a sure black eye for the
wearer us good scheme altogether,
the tailors think.-New York World.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
WASPS' NESTS.
The Artistic and Businesslike Way In
Which They Are Built.

The Artistic and BusinessIike Way In
Which They Are Built.
In tree in the garden round the house
where was stopping was wasps' nest
in process of construction The busy in.
scots were going backward and forward
carrying their material to the paperke
fabric; but, though l watched several
days, could not discover where it was
collected. 1t happened that the pillars Of
the Veranda of the mud built house in
which l was stopping were roughly hewn
trunks OF the Lombardy poplar, that grows
IN that region to good size and consider
able height without branches and makes
clean straight stem. One afternoon while
lettering about tho veranda, / noticed that
numbers of wasps alighted on the side Of
these pillars that was worn by the weather
ana then, after u short stay moved of
again, apparently carrying away small
load with them.
Stationing myself close to one of the
pillars, soon had the satisfaction of see
ing wasp alight OH ii. After running
about over the surface to find what he was
In search of, he suddenly stopped, and,
carefully feeling the spot he was on, he cut
the worn surface with his nippers and
then proceeded in workmanlike manner
TO cut from the surface of the wood strip
OF width to which he could extend his
nippers laterally, and as he moved back
ward he rolled the strip up under his chin
with the aid of his fore feet until he had as
much as he could conveniently hold, when
ne gave finishing cut off and flew away
Watching the work of construction after
ward, 1t was marvellous to see how the end
or the little roll was attached tn the strip
OF work that was being added to by means
OF some waxy gum exuded by the builder
ana Joined on laterally as it was unrolled
until finished, and then the workman
would fly away for fresh piece. Each
insect cut off strip averaging about
three-eighths of an inch i'm length and q
iittle under an eighth in width, and moth
ing could be more admirable than the ar
tistlc ana businesslike way in which they
carried on their work. -Harper's Round
Table
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
The Lost Dogs.

The Public Advertiser made its appear
ance in 1867, and its contents. as its name
implies, consisted chiefly of advertise.
inents. Other papers We're quick to adopt
the same easy and lucrative method of
ming "a part of their columns, but as vet
announcements of fairs, robberics and the
departure of coaches, together with ap.
pccis for the return of strayod horses, lost
dogs and runaway apprentices, were moro
common than strictly trade advertise.
mcnts. The many dogs of Charles III were
constantly getting lost or stolen. and the
following description of "a vanished favor
lite Is supposed TO have been dictated Inv
The Merry Monarch himself: We must
call upon you again for Black Dog. be-
tween greyhound and spaniel. no
white about him, only streak on his
brcst, and Tayl little bobbcd. 1t is his
MaJesties own Dog, and doubtless was
stolen, for the Dog was not born or bred
In England, and would never forsake his
mastor Whoever finds him may acuuaint
any at Whitehall, for the Dog was better
known at Court than those who stole him.
VIII they mover leave robbing his Maiestyp
Must he not keep IA Dogg This Dogs plaza
Though better than some imaginc) is the
only place which nobody offers to be-. -
Cornhill Magazine
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
0UAINTEST BIRD ON eARru
Feeds ON Glowworms and Shine. -,
Poke a. Moonshin.

When some so year ago Captoin D..
brought 10 England in the good sh;, sarciay
idence, the first specimen of an MI. rro''
EXTRAORDINARY bird, the bird mon Of ,n
day were very sorely puzzled. The na,,s sHO
of New Zealand called it the kiwi bn n.' ,e
British scientist called 1t the aptervx W., u'
cause 1t had no wings, or, at any ,. W
only little tlappers not worth calling yv; ha'e
Most OF them thought it some kind Of M
gum, but some years later Yarrell p ,"t'
was great authority on birds sbor "s
that it belonged to the ostrich and o''
tribe. 1t Is small fellow, belnp ,Sa "a
the size OF not very large ordinarv Coy,
but lays an egg that in point of si,o VIZ
ostrich need not be ashamed of I, ~
the thick, scaly, clumsy legs of the oSt, Ias
tribe, and In defense uses them. with tLoal
large claws, in exactly the Same for,r" ,s
thrusting manner as struthious birds ~
feathers, too, which look mora lilo w
than feathers, give it another noint -
agreement with the tribe of birds 10 TbioS
it belongs. INV"
The use of the long, snipeike beak wo,
puzzle for naturalists until Sir " "
Butler made study of a kiwi he cantnre1
and kept captive while in New ZealanS
During tho daytime the bird hid itsoI,
away and went into sound sleep from
which 10 could only be temporarily ropsoS
by vigorous poking, but when darkness
came on 1t woke up and apparently bo'
came quite lively, but even Sir w. ! Rnl.
Ter could not sec what il was doing pntl
be devised very cunning experiment
He took one of the larger glowworms that
abound in New Zealand, worm meosnr.
ing 10 inches in length and covered with
n glowing phosphoroscent slime. and
threw it to tho captive kiwi BY the lqbt
of its own lamp the glowworm was Seen
to pass from head TO tail inside the uortals
of the kiwi's beak and leave behind Il
enough Of its slime TO set off the birds
benk in phosphorescent glow, so that the
head of the bird was visible in the dark.
ness. The kiwi was torpid and lazy dur.
ing the daytime, but at night il was seen
to dart about, thrusting its illuminated
beak in every worm burrow it came across.
gently feeling fer the inhahitant of the
burrow and dragging it forth little by lii.
tie, taking the greatest care not to break
Its prey. 1t made captive after captive
disappear with the greatest CELEBRITY. There
is always specimen of this bird in the
Zoo.-London Sketch.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-04
NANCY'S WAY.

When in fashions dainty prime
Pretty Nancy walks the street.
Half the town is keeping time
To the rhythm Of her feet,
While the other half looks gay,
AS If smiling lips would say,
"Nancy, Nancy, darling Nancy,
Charming Nancy. come this wayl
Bright and blooming as n rose,
Needing neither smile nor sigh,
Down the street sweet Nancy goes,
Passing all her lovers by,
Never granting yea nor nay,
Though the lips and glances pray,
"Nancy, Nancy, lovely Nancy,
Please, dear Nancy, come this wayV"
Then, between the leafy shades,
Birds grow holder without fear;
As sweet Nancy promenades
Sing they louder and more clear,
thrilling, thrilling roundelay,
"Glad we are this sunny day;
Nancy, Nancy, pretty Nancy,
Darling Nancy comes our wayl"
But sweet Nancy's full of care,
Hears she neither song nor talk;
Hardly more can maiden bear,
Whom She's learning how to walk,
And her tiny feet will stray
Spite Of eli that nurses say.
Nancy, Nancy, toddling Nancy,
Nancy has her own sweet wayl
-Zitella Cooke in Youths Companion.
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Inc earlier editions of Webster's Die
eiohary contained a verb Ito jew" and de-
nneu IL TO cheat, Ito play with" etc
AZ 'ne request OF number of Influential
israeiites the word was eliminated from
.no pooS As matter of fact, however,
'ne WORD had no connection with or refer
ence 10 the followers of the Mosaic faith.
q. was derived from the French lieu" and
Jour, which means Ito play with, TO
oheae' etc., but its photography had be-
come corrupted to Jew 1t did not APP
pear IN subsequent editions of the work.
Hebrew Standard.