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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-24
The Care of Parks.

A point to be insisted upon is that i,
Is not sufficient to purchase land fo,
parks. They must be planted with care
and maintained with taste and to keen
them in condition renewed expenditure
is necessary. They cannot merely be
purchased and left to nature and the
public. They must be cultivated. pruned
pollced, and the expense of preserving
Ihelr beauty and usefulness must not be
begrudged by taxpayers who reap such
great advantages from them. Too MANY
nave the idea that the purchase of a
park Is the end of the matter. This is
Tar from being the case, and exertions
must constantly be made to secure lib
eral appropriations for its proper main
tenancee. Much difficulty exists in inn.
pressing this fact upon citizens, but in
Time they will realize that a great art
demands continuous liberal support. and
we may be sure that they will then be
as generous in maintaining and improv.
ing the parks of the country as tbev
have proved to be in purchasing them =
Mary G. Robbins in Atlantic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-24
Shells as Money.

The relative value of cowrv moro.
varies In British India and Siam ohor,
1000 pass for shilling. The ordinorr
gradatlon III central and western Afrios
the true me.of cowry trading il ~
follows: Forty cowries make a strr~,
3h strings equal penny; 80 strings
head; 10 heads, bag. A bag of %
600 cowries just before the foundinc q,
the Kongo Free State was worth u,
I'd. English money Yet this value wa,
not uniform, varying slightly ACCORDING
to locality. Slaves and elephants usks
however, have always been settled 70,
in barter, not in cowries. Prints and
cotton cloth, iron spikes and brass wirs
have proved the most acceptable nav.
ments for such articles of merchandise
But with few exceptions of this kind
which belong to export commerce, COW.
rles have for ages furnished the money
medium. Barth, the traveller, tells rs
that in Mumyoma, western Africa the
kings revenue was reckoned at 80, OOO..
600 shells, each male adult being as.
sessed TO many shells poll tax, SO many
for every slave and pack animal. There
was no evading the tax collector either
1t was either prompt payment or else
the headsman collected a poll tax in bis
fashion, and the victims property was
confiscated.
The establishment of the Kongo Free
State, with its railways, STEAMBOATS,
trading posts, and the opening mp
this enormous territory to commerce on
great scale will probably before mary
years exterminate cowry currency in all
but the remoter regions. Such money
ceases TO be of use with the coming Of
civilized usages. -Harper's Round Ia.
bile
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-24
Cunning In Washington.

Some years ago" says an old gun.
ner, Il had fine sport in pigeon shoot.
ing on Fifteenth and f streets north.
west do not wonder you look sur.
plrsed | was employed in the treasury
at the time-a little before the war
and the pigeons that roasted on the
cornice and about the capitals of the
colonnade had multiplied and they
were so numerous as to Inconvenience
the employees. To those particularly
who were in the upper stories of the
building they were an intolerable nuis
ance The superintendent of the build
ing secured from the mayor suspen.
sion Of the law prohibiting the use Of
firearms within the city limits, so as TO
allow cunning about the building be.
fore z O'Clock in the morning by such
persons as he should designate. | hav.
ing had the reputation of being a good
shot and with mouth set for pigeon
pie dinner, secured permission to shoot
One mornings shooting was enough fcr
me so far as the bird pie dinner was
concerned, for some of the birds were 50
aged and tough that hide and feathers
were too much for the lead, and many
OF those killed who found their way to
kitchens were too much for the teeth
The sport was kept up for several days
more to the benefit of the department
IN contracting the circulation of the
BIRDS than for the pleasure of eating
the game secured, and thousands were
slain. Washington Star
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-24
A Public School In Germany,

ltwas s O'Clock, and school was about
to begin. AT a signal from the teacher
the boys arose in their places, and with
bowed heads stood in reverential silence
while one of their number recited a
short prayer. AS soon as the boys were
again in their seats the teacher began
the recitation, and l began to gaze about
the room. There We're nearly so bows
seated on ten plain board benches, with
the same number of equally long and
plain desks in front, an almost exact
reproduction Of the furniture of the New
England district schoolhouse of a gen
Grafton ago.
The teachers desk, which stood upon
high and very small platform, was
equally inexpensive and devoid of orna-
ment. The walls and ceiling of the room
were of soft brown color slightly tinged
with green, while the benches and desks,
including that of the teacher, were
stained darker brown, excepting the
tops of the desks, which were painted a
dull black. There were windowson only
one side Of the room, and the seats were
70 arranged that the rays of light fell
upon the pupils books over the left
shoulder. There was only one black
board in the room, and that was small
wooden one which was placed behind
the teachers desk and was accessible
only to person standing upon the
teachers platform. Crayon marks upon
the blackboard were removed by means
OF moist sponge, never with q dry
eraser. In many of the schoolrooms
which l subsequently visited there were
a few good pictures to be seen, and the
tint OF the walls varied somewhat, but
in all essential features that first school
room was typical of all that saw after
ward. -Educationa Review.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-24
EQuiNocal SIGNS.

Il distrust that man CT sight, SAID
Jones meaningly Jcnes is one of the
men who still show the effect Of the life
and doines CT TIE late Mr sherlscs
Holmes Eyes. sir wcuIdE't trust
that man with n plugged Caraaan
quarter
Hum, said Rcb.u5eu. vito Imp.
pened to know thc q un ~ Grcsucn ana
held very efficient cplitn Ard
why not, may ASK
: In the first ilatc. go you notlcc 'hc
stooping. inglrr.til svty ~ Y oh 70
carries his saCulucisy flats cl-it
"Ohr
In the second PLACE. ycu otccrvc tha'
he clutches bis fists as thorph he had
grip upon something that nothing vouia
persuade him to loosen That's CUPID
ity."
"Ahr'
I'm the third place. do you see how
furtively he glances from side to SIDE
That's guilt.
There was pause. Then =,
Il happen to know that man. saio
Robinson.
"And am rightp" demanded Jones
triumphantly.
mo- you are wrong. He has just pe
come proficient enough to 60 on sns
street with bis bicycle. - Boston
Budget
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-24
brigham Young. nu..ness Genius.

In studying Brigham Young have
not sought 10 know the man as he lives IN
Mormon literature, with glowing reli-
gious halo about his eminently business
like brow. l have sought rather to find
him through conversations with some OF
his favorite captains and through the
letters he wrote them when they were
engaged in perlous missions to wild
districts in DE unexplored west. These
were the men who lived near TO him
and knew the thoughts that throbbed in
his active brain. None of these men has
told me of any striking religious thought
which he uttered from the pulpit, but
all have said that he insisted that il al
ways paid 10 plow deep and plant al
falfa. They have related with especial
pride their talks with ''the president"
at evening camp fires, when he would
plan, with wonderful accuracy, irriga-
ton canals and village sites, to be made
in connection with the conquest of some
new valley they had explored The
plans which he traced on the ground
with his cane by the freight generally
anticipated very closely the later results
of surveys. His letters to these captains
were full of instructions about provi-
sions coming emigrant parties and the
treatment of the Indians. They always
closed with devout reference to Divine
Providence, but the underlying spirit
was that of the sturdy industrial chief
tain aiming at the conquest of the waste
places.
This mans dream was of empire. In
every fiber of his body, in every beat Of
his brain and heart, he was material
list. All his buildings, like all his phi
losophies, We're fashioned on strong and
simple lines. They were made, not to
look beautiful, but to serve useful pur-
poses and to last long. That he used the |
power of the church relentlessly TO ac-
complish his ends cannot be denied. But |
the church, however much it may have |
meant to Others, was with him only one |
of the means, and not the great object |
of his ambition. His first act in Utah |
was to raise the American flag and pro-
claim himself governor of 1.-THE state of
Deseret land of the working bee
Atlantic
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-24
Thinkers a.d ra,l...

George Stephenson was
original thinker on MANY sc;oas and
jects' bat he had not always " snac. sub
nuen'y or speech TO defend hi; a',,lcient
one evening he held an an;rs NO views
cussion with an acouaintan"a dis.
auckland, on the theory % .a' d.
tion OF coal, and as Bucklapd do ION. lorna.
him III tongue fence stepbensonn' elled
completely silencod. Next morn! Was
was walking thouqhtfully tbronns be
grounds when Sir William Fon"en his
up and asked about what he was came an
dering. 80 was pom.
why, Sir William, said bo GO,
thinking over that argument tho. an
with auckland last night. | know ' Dad
right, and that if l had his Gov, 4 an
OF words l should have beaten S in
Let me know all about il - 1 aais >.
William, land I'll see what COW on
for you. (" Can 90
The two sat down in an orho.
the astute lawyer entered with an,, ana
to the points of the case. When bo u,
completely mastered the subioc 90 Daa
said: ''0" he
Now l am ready for him"
After dinner Sir Robert Pee, n,
mad been acquainted with tbe ~, wv
adroitly introduced the subject ~ p, ~
controversy, and the result was tho. ' u
the argument which followed tbe s "d -
OF science was overcome by the man ~
law. 'n Vi
And what do you say, Mr.. stenbon
SOM asked Sir Robert, laughing '''H'
Why" no replied, II say this ,b..
OF all the powers above and under tLa
earth there seems to be no mower 50
great as the gift of the CAB. "-LondoO
Telegraph 'On
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-24
IL Wasn't That.

Il don't like to ride my. bicycle now, -
said the fair young girl, because OF
the wind.
The young man slightly blushed.
"Co-couldn't you use strips of lead OF
something?' he stammered.
Strips Of lead-for what?'
The young man blushed again. The
room seemed painfully hot
why, in the hem Of your skirts, -
he suffered.
MY skirts?" echoed the tall beauty.
I'm not talking about my skirts. It's
my frizzes that the wind blows out. "
And the youth went forth into the
cool night and butted his head against
the nrst iamppost.--Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-24
A Proper Protest.

Sir" he shouted, do you not realize
.nat your actions place me in a bad lieht
before the public?'' ~
Inough overcome with confusion. the
psoperty man managed to get the glare
OF the calcium on the center Of the
s,ase, where strobe he who had lust
SPOKEN. Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-24

Hanson-I saw Winton on horseback
Yesterday. You could see daylight be-
tween him and the saddle half the time
Nanson-Yes; that's because he is
such humane man. As he is off the
horse half the time, it gives the animal
good deal OF rest. Boston Transcript
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-24
A Success.

"Were your theatrical entertainments
for charity success" asked one girl.
Yes, indeed. We got $1O7.25
Indeed You must have had large
audience.
mo. We took in $7.25 at the ticket
ONCE, and father gave us 600 never to
do 1t again. "-washington Star
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-24

AT the French Crystal palace was
SHOWN lock that admitted 1914. $50
combinations. Fichet was four months
In unlocking it. ''''
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-24

According to the computation Of vii
lalpandus, the cost of Solomon e temple
was e77. Sal, 066, $50.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-24
WHERE THEY GOT IT.
ORIGIN OF THE GREAT WEALTH OF
SOME NEW WORKERS.

The Ancestors of Some of the Four Hun
dred Were Very Humble Citizens Some
ofGotham's Society Leaders sprang From
Very Sturdy Stock.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09
THE SECOND DAY.
Christian Endeav0rers Continue
Their Convention.
Splendid Weather for the Great Meet
ing-Secretary Baer Pleased.

san Francisco. July 0.-The second
day of the Christian Endeayor conyen-
tion opened bright AMI pleasant In fact
tho l.eaguors have had perfectly lovely
days since they began to arrive. The visit
ing easterners are congratulating them-
selves on escaping the torrid wave now
sweeping through the central and oastern
states. lt Is noticeable that many VINO
came 10 town wearing their thinn est
summer clothing have taken on moro
substantial protection against the cool
breezes from the west
Long before the hour for calling the
meetings to order In Mechanics and Wood
wards pavilions. crowds filed evCsy avail
able space in the big pavilions The del
egates were even more enthusiastic than
on the first day o. the conyen, ion. nearly
all having had chance 20 rest from the
fatigue of the travel 1he thousands Of
lady delegates In striking toilets and
wearing badges and ribbons OF bright col
ors, looked fresh and happy, and when
the long service was announced &C the
opening they responded with Will sec.
rotary Baer is elated at the success OF
the meeting, and says no convention has
ever had better meeting place.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09
BROKE APART.
Two Sections Of a Freight Train in
Collision.
A Brakeman Belonging In This City
Slightly Injured.

A south. bound extra freight No. 3S3.
broke apart about II. 30 this morning
while running through the gravel pit at
Saundersville on the Consolidated, about
ten miles south of Worcester. The two
divisions OF the train came together with
a tremendous crash on down grade,
derailing seven cars. One box ear con-
tanning woolen waste ard plumbers sup.
plies was smashed into smithereens The
other cars were only slightly damaged.
Tho south bound track was ripped up for
a distance OF several hundred feet A
braseinap named Bartlett of this city
was pitched from the top OF car ana
considerably shaken up and bruised
lie was able To walk ab0n6 and Is rot
tdought TO he seriously injured. Both
tracks wcro blocked by heaps OF debris
strewn along FOR quito distance. Word
was teleYraphed 20 this ity and wreck
ing train was dispatched 10 the scene r.
sir, pea at Moonsockat G. lake on 10 ct
Master Iorr. The Gprth-tonud tr,ck wax
cleared at 3 30 this morning AMI tbr ythtr
tack an Euur la,or Two hun yod auu
fifty rev ties had e. be pgt ia. The
damage Is Mt Yet known.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09
ANOTHER NOTE.
Powers Direct Their Ambassadors
to Send One, to Porte.
Latter Disposed to Answer That Such
aCourse is Useless.

Constantinople, July 8 The ambassa-
dors of the Powers have been reinstructed
by their respective governments about
the dispatch of another note TO the Turk
ish government reiterating their demand
for AN explicit reply on the Graeco- Turk
ish frontier question. 1t Is thought prob.
able they may ask their governments to
recall them and point out tho futility of
sending notes which fail 10 impress the
Porte, urging that demonstration Is
necessary TO compel Turkey 10 yield ana
holding that otherwise progress toward
the conclusion of peace Is not expected
Tho Turkish Dardanellcs squadron has
been ordered to make ready TO proceed TO
the Island of Crete and TO take on board
provisions for three months The trade
also orders all the officers of that squadon
10 roioin their ships within three davs.
said Bey has been appointed mutessarif
of J1rfe, Asiatic Turkey. As he Is sus-
pected OF young Turkey affiliations this
is tantamount 20 sending him INTO exile.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09
AGAINST DIRECTORS.
Suit Instituted by Bennett AMI CO.
lumbia Mill Receivers.
An Attempt Will Bo Made TO Enforce
Liability Under the Statute.

New Bedford, Mass, July 0-An impor-
tant step in the adjustment OF tho affairs
of the Bennett and Columbia mill corpor-
ations has just been taken The receivers
have opened proceedings against the
directors OF the corporations under the
liability statute, by Hing bill In equity
in the supreme court for the establish
ment of the liability on the part of the
directors, for all the corporation debts IN
excess OF the capital. The blll was filed
Wednesday morning and tho next step
will probably be an order of notice and
attachments of the property Of the several
defendants.
The bill is brought in the name of the
Citizens National Bank. but the real
plaintiffs are the receivers of the corpora
tions. and tie action is in the interest OF
all creditors. Copies OF the bill have been
sent TO all creditors, with n request for
such creditors to send In their claims,
and they will all be prosecuted by the re-
ceivers at their expense. The blank TO DO
returned embodies authority for proceed .
ing to enforce the liability for signing
false certificates to the state IL will
probably be some time before the case
reaches the stage of actual trial. IL is
understood that the directors will oppose
the movement with tooth and nail. They
have already expressed the opinion that
there Is strong ground why they should
not be held liable for debts contracted by
Treasurer Hadley without their knowl-
edge, aud after ne had mIsrepresented the
state of affairs 10 them. The case will in
volve vast amount of evidence, ana IL Is
probable that the court will appoint q
master TO take tho facts and report.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09
FRUSTRATED BY HEAT.
Several Fatalities at Various Points Ii
New England.

Several Fatalities at various iolnts In
New England.
Lancaster. N H., July 9.-There has
been little change in the temperature
here since Monday. the thermometer
reaching 95 daily and averaging 80 for
the past week. No fatalities have, how
ever. been reported.
Lowell. Mass. July 8. - Thomas
Roughan, a young man. who had been
tn this country only four months. was
overcome by heat yesterday while work
ing with others In hay field owned by
Jesse Trull, in North Tewksbury. He
died just on The arrival of the ambu-
lance.
Boston, July s.-Yesterday afternoon
John Shea. a teamster, was overcome by
heat in Faneuil Hall square and died in
the ambulance while being taken 10 the
hospital Two other prostrations by
heat were reported yesterday.
Newton. Mass. July 9.-John Wilson,
q years old, laborer on the track Of the
Boston and Maine railroad at Auburn
dale, was overcome by the heat yester-
cay. He is reported in a critical con-
Elton.
Manchester. n. H., July 9.-Ernest ].
Rice Of Maiden, Mass, a student at Har-
ward university, died as the result OF a
sunstroke at the Old City hotel in this
city yesterday. He wheeled down from
Salisbury with his brother Willard yes
terday morning. and was taken sick on
the road. When ne arrived here he was
completely prostrated by the heat and
sought medical assistance. He was put
to bed and every effort made to save his
life.
Michael O'Neil, n laborer, was pros
trated by heat yesterday afternoon while
working in hay field. He died late last
night.
Concord, n. H., July 9.--The first fatal
rrostration in this vicinity by the ex-
treme heat came yesterday. and the vic
tim was John Linehan. so years old, at
his home in Penacook. Mr. Linehan
was born in Cork and came TO Pena-
cook in 1852. where he engaged in the
construction Of the Northern railroad.
He is survived by five sons and three
daughters, one OF his sons being Insur-
lance Commissioner John c. Linehan Of
this city.
Augusta Me-, July 9.-The Kennebec
valley continues TO suffer under hot
wave, which showed a registration at
Augusta OF from 90 to % degrees in the
shade and 100 i'm the sun; Hallowell. ~
degrees and Gardiner % in the shade
No prostratons have been reported.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09
SWAN INTO HIS WIFE'S ARMS.
Mr.. Stacey's Search for His Better
Half Ends In a Bath Tank.

San Francisco, Cal, July "a. G.
Stacey, newspaper man, of Topeka
Kan. came TO san Francisco looking for
MS wife, whom he II arried two years ago.
and who, as ne expected, was among the
Christian Endeayor delegates from his
state
MIR. Stacey arrived here Tuesday morn
ing ahead of the Kansas delegation. and
tool. up lis station at the ferry landing To
watch for his wife. Not finding her
among the Kansas contingent, he went
Sightseeing at the Cliff House. Aftor
wat hing the seals disporting themselves
for some time he decided TO take swim
at the Sutro baths
Great was his surprise when, plungine
into one of the big tanks. he literally
swan into his wifo's arms. Mrs. Stacey
was accompanied by another man, and
when Mr.. Stacey announced his relation
snip To the woman her companion fled.
MIR. Stacey conducted his wife and their
young daughter to the entrance OF the
baths, where they met n number of Kan.
sas women who are dclcgatesit tie con
vention and who took Mrs. Stacey with
thom. Despite MIR Stacey's soarcn
through the city since then, he has been
unable TO locate his wife.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09
A BIG GRIST.
Many Cases Before the District
Court Today.
Charges of Assault and Common Drunk
enneSS PrOmin nj.

William Ebbetts was fined sl5 Gnd costs
in the Sixth District Court this morning
.or making an assault on Edward Nj.
Holden.
: Patrick Coyle pleaded not guilty TO the
charge of being common drunkard and
was sent 10 the state farm for six months.
Iho casu OF Dominica De Luigio for
keeping grog shop was continued Tor
one week.
Michael Judge was found not guilty OF
the charge Of stealing keg OF beer from
the Narraga nsett Brewing Co. and was
discharged.
Herman Leonard for making an as
sault on John Ghautous was sent TO jail
for 20 days.
Patrick McGovern was fined s. and
costs for stealing can OF milk from
Ethan 4. Sheldon.
Connie Goodrow was fined $40 and
costs on the charge of fornicatiop.
Bagasak koorkinro for making an as
sault on Peter Manoogian, was adJudged
probably guilty and was held for the
action of the grand jury in the sum oil
$500.
John f. McLoughlin of North Provi-
dence was found guilty of being com
mon drunkard and was sent TO The state
farm for six months.
Constable Patrick Kelly of North Provi'
dence with knife on the evening OF July
3, was adjudged probably guilty and was
held for the action of the grand jury IN
the sum Of s. 90
Mathew Concaught for cruelty beating
horse with whip was fined sl5 and
costs.