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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-06

+. w. Sparrow, a prominent business
man OF Kenton, is in town for a few DAYS.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-06

Trying Telling, the Chicago shoe man,
is up on one OF his regular trips.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-06
weather Forecast

Fair tonight and Saturday,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-06

WANTED = Agent. Apply at Singer
Manufacturing Co.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-23
a Story That Was Not Told.

An accomplished interviewer went to
get the story of an old hermit who lives
on little lake in the upper part of the
! state where only few clearings break
the monotony Of forest A delicate ap-
proach was made to the main subject
and then the six footer, with long white
beard and hair, was asked if he had a
family.
Certainly" came the response.
"I've tried to play my proper part in
the world just like any other man who
has an idea that he was put here for
something"
Where are your folksP"
Back east, where left them. My
wife and five children have fine home
on big farm. To be accurate. it's one
of the finest in the state -
'Do they ever come to see your"
''They were all up here about four
weeks ago. Brought their bedding with
them, hunted, fished, visited and had q
good time generally. My youngest boy
wants to take up some land and make q
farmer of himself"
"Do you ever intend to go back where
they are to make your homer"
mo | like it here; they like it
there. What's the sense of either them
or me putting in the time where it's
not enjoyable?''
"Did you have an trouble with your
wifep''
The old man sat and smoked and
seemed to be in deep study.
Trying to put the story together?"
asked the interviewer.
mo, young man. 1 was just having
a mental debate whether I'd throw you
through the window or give you three
minutes to get off the place"
In less than half the time the hermit
was alone. Free Press
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-23
In Sir walter soott's Mail Bag.

Some letters from the fair sex caused
ment as annoyance. In his earlier years
"a mad woman from about Alnwick, "
by dint of letters and plans, first ex-
tracted from him guinea for charity,
then sent him the manuscript of a curl
Gus novel, which he was to publish in
his own name, and of which he was to
take half the profits. Finally, ON his de-
clining the partnership, she suggested he
should take shares in medicine for
babies, her own invention. Dread of
participation in 'such a Herodlike
affair" drove Scott to decline the honor
of future correspondence with the lady.
On March day in his fatal year,
1926, Sir Walter answered two modest
requests from widow ladies. One Of
these, presuming on former slight ac-
quaintance with his mother, desired
that he should impress on Peel, then
home secretary, the merits of her second
son, whom he was to represent as ''fit
for any situation in a public Office.
The second lady, who had already pc
rused "Marmion" and "The Lady Of
the Lake, " engaged, in return for suit
able provision for her sons education,
to read all her benefactor' s other works.
After dealing with these letters, Scott
felt himself constrained to record his
conviction that "your destitute widow,
especially if she hath a charge of chill
dren and one or two fit for patronage, is
one of the most impudent animals liv-
ing Temple Bar.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-23
A Story of Thackerav.

Dean Farrar gives the following rem
iniscence of Thackeray in The indie
pendent: Dining with him at the
house of DR.. Butler, remember that
he spoke Of many things, but the only
remark that specially recall was one
about himself He said that he had re-
Gently sat at a dinner next to an emil
nent tragedienne, now dead, and that
she had overpowered him with ecstatic
compliments A few days afterward he
had sat next Jenny Lind, and the great
singer, with frankness which delight
ed him, said that she had not read a
line of one of his writings and knew
nothing about them. OF the two ladies,
he greatly preferred Jenny Lind and
enjoyed her frank indifference much
more than the fulsome adulation. -
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-23
A YOUTHFUL ExEGETE.

His Interpretation of the Scriptures Was
Not Orthodox.
Strange are the workings Of the in
FAINT mind. The little son of well
known naval officer stationed here has
advanced a new version of an old text.
The wife's mother, who makes her
home with her daughter, is of the old
school, dear creature, with puffs and
caps, who reads her Bible from prefer
ence. 1t is a custom for her to teach her
little grandson every day verse from
the Bible, and on Saturday of last week
the verse selected was:
Remember the Sabbath day to keep
it holy
The child had unusual difficulty in
committing the verse, but, once mas
tered, it must have settled deep into
the very largest brain cell possessed by
the little fellow.
Sunday morning the youngster came,
fresh, white and starched, from his
nurses hands and was deposited on the
front porch until the family assembled
for church. Emerging at the last mo-
uOu1, tll0 uObuSI Was uOTI1u6Q db LILO
sight of her small offspring seated upon
the terrace, digging with all his might
into the moist ground.
'Baby, baby, come here this minute.
Don't you know it is naughty to play
on Sunday and get yourself all dirt?"
cried the mother.
The little fellow looked up with q
puzzled air and made answer, "Why,
muvver, dear, 1 is digging holes for
Sunday"
Digging holes for Sunday? What
nonsensel You bad, bad little son, re-
turned the mother, none too gently,
trying to rescue the once immaculate
suit.
Now, muvver, dear, did learn We
verse from grandma, and it was Re-
member We Sabbath day to keep it
holy, and is only digging We holes for
Sunday to make it holy, and isn't a
bad little son at ALL -
There was a suspicious trembling
about the mouth, but it is needless to
relate that the little philosopher was
caught in his mothers arms and kissed
before the cry developed and that he
was given two plates of dessert for his
Sunday dinner, all because of his orig
inal theory. Washington Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-23
A PIANO FULL OF wAsPs

They Kept Quiet Until the Professor
Struck the Loud Notes.
The piano was an old grand. 1t had
not been used for months The compa-
ny had arrived in town but a short
time before the performance began !;
hence there had been no time to test the
instrument. Nevertheless, the profess
or boldly opened wide the lids of the
long unused grand and then sat down
to the keys. The first touch convinced
him that the notes were still clear and
strong, and that whatever defects in
tune there might be would be very
slight, SO he began the soul inspiring
selection.
Now, it happened that in all the
months in which the piano had remain
ed unused colony of yellow jacket
wasps had industriously built them
selves home in the shape of nest as
large as good sized saucer. The soft
pianissimo prelude to the selection gen
tly woke the wasps from their sweet
dreams But when the soft pedal was
released and the notes grew vigorous
and the piano began to reverberate to
the heavier passages the disturbed wasps
suspected danger. They curled their
backs and stretched and shook their
gauzy wings viciously. The profess
or, unheedful of the fact that the mu-
sic, far from soothing the savage breast
of the vicious wasps ambushed within
that piano, was rousing their ire, play
ed ON. From pianissimo to piano and
from piano with one bound to fortissi-
mo the composition ran. All the while
the wasps futtered their wings wicked
ly, viciously, and all the while the pro-
fessor played Now came the climax;
now he was throwing together vast
handfuls of notes in the basso profundo
region Of the instrument Just as the
grand was belching forth from it's inner
most soul the musical thunder of that
great Wagnerian opera the vengeance
hunting army of yellow jacket wasps
swept out Of the instrument, with a
buzzing war song, down the hallway
and upon the audience. Suddenly soul
rending shrieks resounded through the
hall Men and women were striking
about their heads, benches were upset,
and general stampede for windows
and doors ensued. Over the terrible up
roar shrill, piping voice could be
heard shrieking:
"Sharlie, come mitl Ach, Sharlie,
come mitl"
Long before the outraged burghers of
Kerrville were up little band of men
with baggage galore wended their way
out Of the town and sat down on the
railroad track They were the stereopti-
co-musical aggregation of San Antonio,
and their faces, as they recounted the
horrors through which they had passed,
were the image of that of Napoleon on
the night of Waterloo They tagged
the south bound passenger train and
took passage for San Antonio Their
wisdom in slipping out of town under
cover of night has never been question
ed-San Antonio Express.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-23
The artificial dimple is a new wrinkle.

The man who stands idly by and sees
he life fading out of his wife's face, sees
her health going, sees her becoming old
and faded and wrinkled when she should
still be In the perfect enjoyment of yigor-
GUS, useful health, is either less than a
man or else does not know of the one
remedy which will bring her back to
health and strength. Perhaps her hus-
band cannot persuade her to go to her
doctor, because she naturally breads the
inevitable examinations" and "local treat
ments." He can persuade her, if she
needs persuasion, to take DR.. Perce's
Favorite Prescription. This truly won.
derful medicine has cured hundreds OF
women after the best physicians have
failed. 1t has been in constant use and
tested for over thirty years. 1t isn't an
experiment, there are no chances about
it. 1t is certain cure for all derange.
ments, weaknesses, Irregularities and dis
placements of internal organs peculiar tc
women.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-23
NO POLICEMEN NEEDED.
Only Two Thefts In Iceland In Thousand
Years.

Years.
In Iceland there are no prisons, and
the inhabitants are so honest in their
habits that such defenses to property as
locks, bolts and bars are not required,
nor are there any police in the island.
Yet its history for 1000 years records
no more than two thefts. OF these two
cases one was that of a native, who was
detected after stealing several sheep,
but as he had done SO to supply his fam
lily, who were suffering for want of
food, when he had broken his arm, pro-
visions were furnished to them and
work was found for him when able to
do it, and meanwhile he was placed un-
der medical care. but the stigma attach
ed to his crime was considered sufficient
punishment.
The other theft was by German,
who stole II sheep.
But as he was in comfortable circum-
stances and the robbery was malicious
the sentence passed upon him was that
he should sell all his property, restore
the value of what he had stolen and
then leave the country or be executed,
and he left at once. But though crime
is rare i'll Iceland and its inhabitants
are distinguished for honesty and puri-
ty of morals there is, of course, provi-
sion for the administration Of justice,
which consists, first of all, in the sher-
ifs courts; next, by appeals to the
court of three judges at Reikiavik, the
capital, and lastly in all criminal and
most civil cases to the supreme court at
Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, of
which kingdom the island forms part
The island of Panaris, one of the Lipari
group is equally fortunate in having
neither prisons nor lawyers and being
absolutely destitute Of both paupers and
criminals Boston Transcript
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-23
To Keep Paris Clean.

To do this work and to remove the
2,500 cubic meters Of rubbish there are
149 brigades of sweepers, numbering
1886, in conjunction with 800 rubbish
carts and 1,075 horses.
From before dawn till long after sun
set one sees in Paris the street cleaners
in their peaked caps and watermen Is
boots or sabots hard at their work Of
sweeping, swabbing or watering. Each
hour of the day brings it's particular
work for them. From to 6 80 a. m.
they have to wash and sweep the pave
ments and streets, and in winter cast
gravel on the asphalt (315, 470 meters)
and wood paving 1868, 800 meters) Of
the city. From $50 till 8 80 four Of
them and woman sweeper accompany
the scavenger's dust cart to clear away
from the dust bins the refuse which the
chiffoniers have discarded From $3.50
to II they are again at work sweeping,
cleaning, watering and flushing the gut
tiers, till these almost assume the form
of little mountain torrents From l /
till l they leave off for dejeuner, and
then they are hard at work again cleans
ing streets and benches, and in winter,
from Z till p. M, it is their duty once
more to throw gravel over the wood and
asphalt pavements. Good Words.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-23

There are some society girls who like
to marshal together all the trophies Of
a season, in the shape of euchre prizes,
german favors and invitations galore to
all sorts of functions, where they may
be seen of men and bring green eyed
chances of jealousy into the eyes of
other girls not favored quite so much,
but the queerest effort of this kind that
ever came under the notice of the writ
er was pyramid Of empty candy boxes
stacked up from floor to ceiling in cor
ner Of the parlor. The largest was of
course, at the base, and there was every
make and style, gradually diminishing
to the top. This dashing girl, with the
immense capacity for destroying candy,
excepted every male visitor to add to
the number as she started a plant in
each of the other corners of the room.
Of course tremendous rivalry went on
among her visitors and admirers to get
the finest and most unique native and
imported boxes. Strange to say, she
married man who had never added a
lone box to the pile, but he helped to
destroy some of the most toothsome
offerings of other fellows. New Or
leans Times Democrat
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-23
AN AFRICAN POISON STORY.

Strange Phenomenon Witnessed In the
Northeast of the Dark Continent.
Charles NJ Stern of Chicago, who re-
turned to this city after a journey
through northeast Africa, told of a curl
Gus meteorological phenomenon which
he observed in district called Gwallah.
1.-THE vegetation in that region is very
luxuriant. - said he, "and the plant life
must give off an unusually large guam
tity of carbonic acid gas. At least that
was the conclusion I reached after see
ing three natives die and four or five
dogs.
1.-THE moment the animals put their
noses close to the ground they would
fall over and gasp and die in about five
minutes. The natives who died slept on
the ground instead of in hammocks, as
others did l saw hundreds of dead
birds. Ny theory is that stratum of
the deadly gas covered the ground for a
depth of three or four inches, and any
living thing breathing in that area
would be asphyxiated.
81 could not understand, however,
how the gas was not distributed in a
thinner layer and what kept it in one
place for whole day. Nothing like it
had ever been known there before. The
deaths of the men and the dogs all &C.
Cured within "a hours. Then the gas,
if it was really gas, seemed to dissipate.
1t was very strange occurrence, and !
might have been induced to make a
more exhaustive investigation if my
presence had not excited distrust Igot
away as quickly as possible rather than
be accused of being the cause of the
sudden deaths. The natives are super
stitious and attribute most of their mis-
fortunes to witchcraft, SO thought it
the part of wisdom to get away. New
York Mail and Express.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-23

l was buying parlor car seat for the
Atlantic City express when | observed
q lady just ahead Of me at the window
regarding her ticket with troubled ex-
preston. Il won take that, " she said,
passing it back to the ticket seller 81
won't have chair numbered ID " The
man smiled amiably, and. taking the
ticket rubbed off the one, making it
number 8 NO that won't do, said
the woman. You must give me new
ticket " " But the chair is number g."
explained the man THAT makes no
difference, she replied firmly. Il won t
take ticket that is numbered ID, or
that has been number Is And she
wouldn't What would Mr. Lang say
to such superstition as this9-Critio
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-23
Versatile DR.. Bedioe.

Among the accomplishments of DIR.
Edward Bedloe of Philadelphia, the
American consul at Canton, China, is
remarkable skill in mimicry. He can
initiate with his voice the accent and
mannerisms of speech of all the leading
actors and orators as we'll as a number
of musical instruments. His limitations
of the twanging of a banjo are exceed
ingly accurate. Some years ago Dr.
Bedloe was in room at the Press club
when several guests were being enter
tanned in an adjoining apartment. He
had been with the party, but had ex-
cused himself on the plea that he want
ed to get his banjo. He proceeded to
"play" medley and did the imitation
so we'll that the guests would not be-
lieve he had not actually performed on
an instrument until he repeated the
imitation in their presence. He is,
moreover, witty and brilliant CONVEX
sationalist and most entertaining ra-
contour. He has wonderful memory
and has never been known to tell the
same story twice. Philadelphia Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-23
FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN.
Plans to Improve Their Ply
steal Condition.
Mrs. E. A Bucks Recovery from
Severe Nervous Presentation.

The Simple Method Which Wrought a Per
manent Cure in Her Case
There has been more or less talk of late
about the benefits of gymnasium WORK for
girls and women.
There is no doubt that their physical
condition can be greatly improved by sys
tematic exercise. And it Is certain that
many stand in sore need of such improve
ment.
The great WEAKNESS, nervousness, poor
sleep. inability to walk far without firing,
bearing down feelings, headache, and
backache. cold feet, and spinal tender
ness,-all these are symptoms that affect
large proportion of women.
''The sense of exhaustion is a remarka-
BILE one the woman Is always tired; she
passes the day tired, she goes to bed tired,
and she wakes up tired, often, indeed,
more tired than when she fell asleep. She
sighs great deal, and her arms and legs
tremble or "fall asleep so frequently that
she fears palsy or paralysis"
But few have opportunities for physic-
ial culture, and they give up hope and
suffer silently and sadly. Into the dark
ness of their sorrow comes CLEAN of
brightness from the experience of Mrs. E..
A. Buck of Lynn, Mass. She writes:
"For long time was on the verge of
nervous prostration and general debility
was 80 I could not walk any distance
without terrible palpitation of the heart
and dizzy. faint feeling. Nothing
helped me until used Paine's celery
compound A few bottles of that remark
able medicine made me feel like another
woman. now do my own house work,
sleep well, have good appetite, and can
walk long distance without having to rest
at all. 1 only hope this testimony of mine
will induce some poor, nervous, wornout
friend to use this compound and be cured.'
Why should there be suffering and sick
ness among women when there is this
scientific, common-sense remedy, Paine's
celery compound, that cures. If you do
not heed it yourself, speak of it to some
weak and nervous woman, and tell her
that at last there is relief for nervous Ills.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-23
GUESTS FROM WAY BACK.
Some Amusing Stories of Their Blunders
In Hotels of Big City.

Some Amusing Stories Of Their B1undexS
In Hotels of Big City.
The clerks at several of the, hotels tell
amusing stories about some of the guests
who come in from the rural districts.
An aged couple came into the Moser and
wanted room. When informed that
there was none, the woman turned to
the man and snapped out:
1t serves us right. We will have to
walk the streets tonight +"
When asked for an explanation, the
man said that they had arrived that
morning and paid for room at some
house in advance for the week. He said
they forgot to take the number and
street and had looked for three hours for
the house and then given it up They
had not the slightest idea where the
place was.
A man from Arkansas told the house
keeper at the Moser that he was going
out and might not be back for supper,
but she need not wait for him.
Another man came into the st. James
and, seeing an advertisement on the
blotter in the register headed, "a
friend in need is friend indeed, asked
for the address.
'That's the man I've been looking
for, he said. "Iwas robbed last night,
and I want to borrow money to get
home on"
A man at the Rozier apologized to
the night clerk for keeping him up I'M
til IL o. clock He said he hadn't noticed
how late it was.
A we'll dressed man at the st. Nicho-
las told the clerk that there was no oil
in his lamp. 1t wouldn t light. A bell
boy went up and turned on the mean
descent and told the guest that he had
forgotten to turn up the wick. He &C
knowledged that he had.
A man and woman were registering
at the Moser when a hackman came and
asked them for his money for hauling
them up from the Union station.
why, you amt going to charge us,
are your asked the man.
Sure" cried the hackman.
Didn't you ask us if we wanted to
rider demanded the man.
The hackman said he had
"Well, then." exclaimed the man,
"what do you want us to pay for?"
The clerk explained matters and the
visitor to the city paid the bill. He re-
marked that that was the first time he
had ever known of any one being invit.
ed to ride and then asked to pay for it.
st. Louis Republic.