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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08
SHE'S WELL EDUCATED.
A Woman WIZ" Has Learned Entirely b,
Calciul Listening.

The wonderful Development OF certain
faculties in the cases of persons who
have lost the use of some Of their natural
functions, or If others whcsc faculties
have not been fully developed, has lcn2
been matter Of remark, but IL is net
alone the outside Observers who apnre-
clate the provisions of nature fer tie
benefit Ct the unfortpnates. The suffer
ers themselves often appreciate tbs full
ly, and III some instances, after ycals,
grow to depend so much upon their ac-
quired faculties as to he AFRAID of a
change, even if they have the chance Of
one.
An illustration Of this is given by q
woman i'll Brooklyn who never has
learned to read or write. In 10 way
could one discover this except by hel
own admission or by putting her to 6
direct test, for she is one Of the best ed
ucated women in the country, CONVEX
SAINT with languages, art, literature ant
all the current topics Of the day. She II
rich, too and could afford all the serv
ices of the best teachers if she but chos'
to learn to read, lut she refuses TO 60 so
When this woman was a child, he
parents lived far from schools, so sh
had no chance then to learn to read o
write. AS a mere child she began t
earn her own living, and again tn
chance for schooling slipped away. The
she married and the cares of famil
took up her time. By the time the ba
bies were off her hands, her husban
had grown rich, and then she began he
real education, and now, as widow
she continues it. Her companions rea
to her and talk with her about all tn
topics which interest her. Years of sue
work have stored her mind with a ric
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08
ruU UIpE AI,ARM-BEFORE AND AFTER

narts of the body which now seem to |
have no use are considered. The tonsils |
are in this class and also the wisdom
teeth, and both are peculiarly subject 10 |
disease.
The appendix is in one of the most
delicate and vital parts OF the body, IN
the peritoneal cavity, usually to the
right of the center of the abdomen.
But in rare instances it has been found
ON the left side, and still more rarely
otherwise displaced. This discovery
made very recently, has caused the sur
eeons to be extremely careful to locate
the trouble before using the knife.
But science never stands still 1t al
WAYS pushes its Investigations beyond
mere appearances, and out Of the myte-
ries of nature develops facts which give
IL mower and might When it was once
proyed that the poison which produced
septic peritonitis came from the break
ing down or decay Of the appendix,
the very root of one of mans worst
physical foes was laid bare. Further
practice established beyond doubt that
in large majority OF cases the appen-
dix could be removed by a simple sur
oical operation and the patient restored
to vigorous health, If tn, disease was
discovered in time and correctly dag
nosed.
The surgeons now regard the opera
tion itself as one of the most simple.
hut TO obtain the best results it should
take place within few hours after the
patient begins to suffer from the disease,
In fact, the sooner the operation Is had
the better are the chances OF recovery
while If the knife is not resorted to
death is sure to ensue very promptly or
after lingering miseries from the deadly
noison perambulating through the sys-
tenn and coming to the surface In ao-
scesses
The SYMPTOMS are so plain and un'
mistakable to the surgeon of today that
any sufferer may know them for himseii
First. The attack is always sudden
II comes on when the person is appar
emily in the best of health and without
the slightest warning.
Second. "A sharp pain is felt In tn
very center of the abdomen. This Is al
wavs the case, whether the appendix b'
in its correct place ON the right side o
displaced to the left
Third. sore and tender spot, YER.
painful to the touch, is located exacti.
where the incision must be made to fin
the appendix.
These are the three plain symptom
which have been found in thousands Q
, eases with scarcely variation.
Thus IL is that many sudden death
= escur to persons In robust health The
= ere Thought TO have colo or q vertigo
when ~ truth 10 thst miserable an
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08
Mr.. RUST GETS A LETTER.
Delayed Because Addressed to Him UnGer
His Chemical Name.

AS curious letter as has been re-
ceived in Kansas City for many months
reached the postofiice recently, and after
a grem display of learning on the uaYt
of SOME Of the clerks it was finally de-
livered to the man for whom il was in
tended. The distributing clerk who first
got hold Of the letter looked at il in
despair. 1t was plainly evident that the
writer of the letter had been burnl q
the midnight oil in an attempt to bai..c
the postofiice force.
The first line contained the letters
-. $. FE2O3." The letters were PLAIN
enough, but what did they mean? The
next line began with large A, then
there was n carefully executed drawing
of what had the appearance Of bar
ber's comb, then small a, ard finally
a representation Of house. drawn H.
| one whose early education i.Gi leeu sad
ly neglected.
What should have been the third linz
of the address was in the shape Of
more or less accurate map of Kansas
| City, showing the junction of the streets
in that vicinity. The last lire was an
other map, showing the boundaries o
the state Of Missouri.
1t was plain enough that the lette
was for some one who lived in the stat
of Missouri and in Kansas City. 1t di,
not take a great stretch of Imagination
to discover that the comb and the sketc
of house had some vague reference t
the Acoma building. So far it was cas-
sailing, but who was the mysterious 81
s. FE2O3?"
After puzzling his brain for Ion
time, without any good result, the cler
took the letter to Night Clerk Garfield
who is supposed to be able to guess a
sorts of conundrums.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08
.Hard Bread Rarely Sent Back.

"Now, if the baker sends us loaf OF
stale bread" said the old soldier, WE
send it back But, dear me, we d1dnt
often do anything Of that sort in the
army. We didn't get very much sofS
bread anyway-that is, regular bread
What we had mostly was hard bread,
sometimes called hard tack-a kind of
cracker, like soda cracker in shape, ana
not unlike it in appearance, but thicker.
And hard bread of good quality and mos
more than a month old wasn't bad In
fact, it was very good. 1t was only
when we got some that was very old.
and that had foreign creatures boring
in it, so that you had to knock 1t againss
something before eating it, that anybody
prowled, and even then we rarely sent
it back. Sometimes if it was very bad
the regimental quartermaster would
send back the whole lot and draw new
if he could. But oftener we tkpt IT, and
Won could throw it away if ySu wanted
| to, but that was all.
"Still, our outdoor life was conducive
TO good appetites, and after all one could
have poorer breakfast than moldy'
hard bread and coffee. For instance
nothing. New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08
Realism In Literature.

1.-THE movement for realism lnlltera-
ture has given to the best current fiction
a verify and value as a reflection OF the
times that the novels of no other era
nossess, F." writes Droch in The Ladies
Home Journal. "This is not saying, by
any means, that our novelists are great.
or than any of previous epochs. but
never before could reader OF notion ac-
emulate vivid, true and varled PIC
ture of so many sides of human nature,
so MANY conditions of actual life. 1t
,herefore broadens the horizon of a Ju-
dicious reader in a way that books OF
travel never did. 1t ought to and often
does broaden the sympathies OF the
reader % that the prejudices OF class
and nationality are broken down, and
there is a more charitable Judgment o.
hnman nature which can't help being
different.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08
tioner with slightly elevated eyebrows

TONER with slightly elevated eyebrows,
replying, YES"
New York;"
Eyes"
"Pleasure?"
Eyes and no."
"Great place, New York. Ever been
there before?"
"No."
"I'm going home this trip-New
York, you know"
The gentleman made no reply, but
resumed his paper. After little silence
the commercial man began again.
"I'm with G. 81. Co., on Broadway.
If you drop in, I'll show you over the
city"
''Thank you, it will not be neces-
saryp'
Excuse me, but might l ask what
YOU re going to New York for?"
By this time most of the other passen'
gers were interested. The gentleman
who was extremely annoyed at the
drummer's curiosity, laid down his pa
per and exclaimed:
"I'm going to New York, first, be
cause the train is taking me there; sec
ond. because I've got lots of money ant
can afford it, and, last, because II Tx
! the place intend to buy it. "
The commercial man subsidized amid
roar of laughter. -Philadelphla Times
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08
A DREADFUL DISEASE
INFORMATION OF VALUE TO EVERY
BODY ABOUT APPENDICITIS.

Dangerous Superiority Popular Errors
on the subJect-How to Recognize the
Danger Signs Between the Ages of Ten
and Thirty IL Is Most to lie Feared.
There is popular and false notion
that appendicitis is caused by grape
seed, an orange seed or some other foreign
substance getting into the vermiform
appendix The true cause is the setting
up of inflammation and consequent gan
CREME in the tissue of the appendix, us
ually due to insufficient circulation OF
blood in the part itself. In thousands OF
operations which have taken place
many III time to save the life Of the pa
tient and many too late-there is not
one authenticated case of foreign sub
stance, such as a seed, being found in
the appendix. This will be more fully
realized when one has in mind that the
interior of the appendix is only big
enough to admit a medium sized darn
ing needle. It's great liability to disease
is due entirely to its low order of vital
resistance-that is it is an organ which
appears to have no actual use in the
present machinery of man, but in the
earlier stages of mans development ii
is believed to have been a large pouch
that played an important part in the
digestive operations of the human sys'
tenn. By ages of disuse it has gradually
shrunk to its present dimensions and IL
known to science as vestigial organ
one which is only remnant of 1T
former self and possessing but vestig'
of its original functions.
This becomes more clear if some othe
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08
u.,s.r wilhelm ms Stage Manager.


Some amusing anecdotes are reia'eu
in the press with respect TO the ha, TJ:.
and the new Berlin Opera House. bis
majesty NAV often be seen in the morn
;ro in civil dress, wearing wnl'e
cloak and smoking cigarette, crossing
ON foot from the palace to the Opei"
Honse There arrived, he takes MS po-
elton ON the stage or follows the re,
haarsa,s from his box. Many comlcai
encounters have occurred in the seini o
darLness between kaiser and scene
shutters, ignorant of the visitor tors id .ho
,;tv The emperor, indeed, leaves .pe
discovery of his presence to chance, ous
this is often betrayed by an oolec'iun
from a coulisse which unexpec'eui'
hroaks in during the progress Oh TO
Soorsa, This fortunate gift OF obserVa
.;on is usually so we'll employed ~
criticism of the arrangements WIZ
Sava been made that the general man
n"er stage manager and director OF .n'
s ss are unable to better achieve sue
cess than by following his suggeslion .
The kaiser, it is related. once lorso: " ~
throw away his cigarette OH en.1. 80 nns
the Opera House. The inspector .n. -,
mon respectfully called attention 70 s,T Wv
s spo" and his majesty replied In
regulations for the preserva,io,ns =, zoo,
der in this house naturally nun g.
H. Cor me. Westminster Gaze''e'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08

III can tell you part of it, " said he
st can tell you that 'FE2O3' are the
chemical symbols for ferric oxide. NOW
if you can find out who he is you are all
right.
Still the distributing clerk was unable
to solve the question. He went about
asking every one what he knew about
ferric oxide. He finally encountered one
man who was more of chemist than
the others, and he impaired to him the
information that ferric oxide In common
parlance is called rust.
That is how J. S. Rust received tne
letter over which his friend in Concep'
ton, Mo-, had spent so much time
Kansas City Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08
cAuRcHeoINe IN ICELAND.
lack Country Folk Who Travel Many
MiIe, TO Divine Worship

Mllffi To w
Jessie Alderman, in her articles ON
"Threo Women In Iceland" in The
Woman's Home Companion. tells how
she attended country church IN the
northern port of the island.
1.-THE Sabbath day was full OF inter
est, for we had Lot attended service In
the rural districts. In the early morning
we betook ourselves TO the front OF the
house to watch the country folk assem-
BILE. In the distance we saw them ford
ing the river in "A long line, and III an
other direction men, women and chill
dren rode slowly over the mountains
down TO the farm. What the Sabbath
day means to these people few can re-
| alize Some of them never see lace be-
sides those of the members of the family
from one church day until the other.
| What wonder, then, that they began TO
assemble fully two hours before church
| time? A peculiar form OF salutatlon pre-
| walls outside of the cities. With this we
had not yet been made familiar, and
onr asuonishment can well be imagined
when we saw the men dlsmount, en-
brace and kiss each other. 1 learned
later that this is the usual form OF salr-
tation among men in the inland dis
tricts.
1.-THE hour of service arrived, and, III
company with the preacher, who wore
a high silk hat, loose, flowing gown
buttoned from chin to hem and great
white Elizabeth ruff around his neck,
we entered the church. From the back
seat we had full view of the congrega-
ton, and, not being familiar with the
language, the time was passed in med1-
tation ON the situation.
"In the pulpit the pastor was assisted
into long white robe, which fell over
the black one, and down his back hung
a large surplice of bright velvet, upon
which golden cross was wrought. On
the altar two great candles about yard
long and three inches thick shed a dim
light These were the especial charge OF
an official who gave out the hymns and
between times snuffed the candles with
an old time pair Of snuffers After
church the worshipers dispersed, ano
many of them did not reach their homes
until night"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08
Not Ouite Right.

No man is q hero to his valet, and
perhaps no poet to his baker. He lives
in Putney, and almost every day he
walks few miles to Wimbledon ana
goes to cakeshop there, where ne buys
cakes to give to little group OF poor
children, who have learned to look for
ward to this frequent treat. Some one
who knew the poet by sight said to the
shopkeeper, "Do you know who this
gentleman who buys SO many cakes OF
you is?' ;.
ooh, he's a poor gentleman who isn't
quite right in his head. He's always
buying cakes for the children. Chap
Book.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08
NE GOT HIS ANSWER.
But IL Was Very Different From What
He Had Expected.

AS the train pulled out of Chicago a
quiet, gentlemanly looking man entered
the buffet car, and, ensconcing himself
in a comfortable chair, drew out long
cigar and entered deeply into his paper.
He remained so quiet and retained his
seat so long that another passenger,
whose bearing distinctly stamped him
as a commercial travelling man, one OF
the kind full of chatter and curiosity,
could no longer restrain himself. AID
dressing the quiet gentleman, he IN
auired, Travelling east?"
Slowly removing his cigar, the gen
tleman turned and looked at his ques-
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08
HANK WAS ALL RIGHT.
But the squire Was Doubtful About hss
Integrity Being Unassailable.

Integrity Being UnAesauhpios
"I never took to a man as ! did to
Hank Suffer. He moved in here with
out maxim no noise about it, and they
hain't no better neighbor in tn county.
It was Farmer Waddy that was doing
the talking, and the squire OF the town
shin only interrupted to ask whether the
farmer had ever missed any chickens or
shotes before Hank settled In the Vlcan-
ity.
"No. never did," admitted Waddy,
"but / never lost nuthin OF tn KIND
afore you got that new man OF yours
I'd trust Hank Suffer with my life,
squire. F"
Don't be too confidin, insisted the
squire. "Many's tn apple I've seen that
looked perfec' on tn outside, but was
rotten at tn core Hank seems all night,
but l wouldn't be surprised no day 10
see him fetched up afore me. Things
hain't right in this communerty since
he jined 1t. " 49,,
| "That's so, but there's a million
things happened outside OF Hank 4
comm. His folks couldn't eat all tn
things what's stole, an he don't sci
nuthin. "
"Watch him. insisted the squire
And he took his leave with a fine iml
tation Of the man who looks after TIT
morals of the entire neighborhood.
Farmer Waddy did watch, and n
hired others to help him watch. II thu
were fiction, it would be the squire O
his new man who was trapped. Bu
truth is an exacting mistress. 1t was
worthless fellow living in log herml
tage that was doing all the stealing.
hasn't the slightest bearing ON the cas-
that he was selling all the plumber
the squire at half price. detroit Ere
| Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08
A Limited Monarchy.

Mr.. Bluff (host at little dinner q
male friends)-Yes, gentlemen, hold
that every man should be master OF his
own house. There is no other way.
Well. as you are all through, gentlemen,
suppose we adjourn to the library Tor a
smoke?
Waggish Guest-Why not smoke here
in this grand old dining hallf
"Um! Mrs. Bluff won't Let IN. -
New York Weekly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08
49,. Constituted the Insult.

care these the photographs l oruei
ed?" asked the customer .,,her
"Tbey're paid for, / believer
eyes, SIR" -, Thanks
aood mor-say, do you think l look hAo
the Photographic . o,ce,lentp'
''Oh, yes, the likeness ]. 49,. Favor 10
- via me into tho alley -
~ - r4viiavs q bsiiding . isO' ''
~. sT'-chi>gs Tribune
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08

"Depew does make good speech. A
good deal about Depew is in II. He re-
minds me of a distinguished widower
here in Washington who has taken on q
desire to marry once more. His failure
70 make q harbor caused me to ask one
Of the ladies he showed his attentions
70 WHY he was not successful. i think.
she said, that IL he would make love
20 the ladies rs heartily ~ he does to
himself he would soon find a wife. -
From Interview With General Gros'
venos In Cincinnati Commercial IND
une.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08
tHsls Aliens Advice.

"If You have any tears to shed cvss
the sufYerings of the destitute" oR
served Uncle Allen Sparks, "dont shed
them until you have sent bundle @
food and clothing to the sufferers A.
Their" added Uncls Allen, - tho ~
new vpsn him, ''ysu wOn't nes9 -
sbed then. ''---CAisago Tribune
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08
univ His Hat Stuck.

Tommy tinquiringlyl Is
this hair oil in this bother
Mamma-No, that's glue.
Tommy (nonchalantly)-Then l ex'
meet that's why / can't get my hat on.
Chicago Record.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08
Unity.

.your daughter has had a great many
sdmirspi" .,x al h,
"Oh. yssi She puts nearly Al NJ
vhAsw curtains ON the rcas "
" ~~usnsnt Yinga "'-CAi1s
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-08


A Change Proposed.
Ieneral Walker proposed, and 1t Is prob
ape MS suggestion will be adopted, that
we Gay OF taking the census he changed
rom June l to April 10. Against the
turner date 1t Is urged that then many
Olty people are away from home on their
.,tacatlons, travelling or at the resorts, and
'nls adds to the difficulty of getting an &C
suiate census. The objection to April 10
se mat then the country roads are in their
s nUrse condition, and it will be the more
S,nicuit Tor the enumerators to get around.
nut the date set Is only the day of which
ne inquiry Is made, "Where did you live
'. april l6p' and most of the actual work
c%klng the enumeration Is made later on
oeneral Walker, when before the senate
,yoanmittee, made an estimate Of the popu
nton Of the United States that will bt
~ by the census Of 1900. Hethough'
S Cue Total would be 100000 In 1891
uenerai Walker made preliminary esti
.na'e which came within 100, 900 Of thu
sO'uai figures. II General Walkers esti
,uae prove to be fairly accurate, the In
,,'ease In population since 1890 will be th'
%,sest the country has ever known In tel
wrs Dut not the largest In percentage
%ore than 90, 900 enumerators will be en-
p'oyed to take the twelfth census, and 1t J
roposed topay them better wages for thei
rMA In order 70 secure superior class
The nsxt census win probably co
"s'so,ooo o. Oh, 90, 90.
WATT wnLxAx.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-24
VIRGINIA AGAINST THE wou,n
Country Magistrate Who Had Hc.r,;
of Yankee Tricks

speaking of Boston lawyers, one of
lhem mad queer experience down i'm my
town not long Jaso," said a prominent Tir-
GINA attorney TO Star reporter
he was friend of mine and had come
do"h 10 spend several weeks with me. one
uav' while he was IN my office, a man
came in and employed me to represent him
III a suit in which he was sued for killing
valuable dog. After my client had de-
parted L began talking the case over with
my Boston friend.
\ ouve very hard case said he. and
ne look down Cooley on Torts" and
showed me some authorities which wera
directly against me.
bile we We're vet talking I'm CANA .ba
other party to the suit. | told him | had
already been retained by the defendant
but thar possibly Mr. Brown, from Boston
would take his case. TO NV great snr,,ris.
my friend readily consented the man maid
MIN $40, and they drew aside TO consult.
seized Cooley and showed It under my
desk, and when my Boston friend Inquired
for 1t ten minutes later / told him I had
lent 1T to a lawyer who lived 10 the road
ten miles or so. He mad as a hornet
or course, but swore he'd beat me- any
how.
We'll, We went into trial. 1t had gotten
around that Boston lawyer was going TO
try the case, and in consequence the room
was well filled with country folk.
My friend made Il solid argument and
a good speech, in which he scored me for
making away with the book. l made the
best OF bad case. and then came the de-
cision. The magistrate a queer old
fellow, a blacksmith by trade, who fe-
lieved that Virginia was the only state in
the Union. He filled his mouth with a
chew of natural leaf and then, trying to
Look dignified:
Gentlemen he said, this here gen.
tleman from Boston says that the lawyer
ma do NTH Io ooly
Well, that's neither here nor there. I've
known this here young man. pointing to
me, since he was high, and never laid
eyes on Mr.. Brown, from Boston, until to-
day. What he says may be true, but he's
from Boston, and Boston's away off, an
I've heard so much about Yankee tricks,
think I'll have to dismiss this case
My friend took the decision good-na-
turedly, but he never fails to tell the people
of the hub about Virginia justice ard Vir-
ginia law"