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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
BUILDING A TOWN.
Showing the Difference Between Begin
ming the Right and Wrong Wav

About the year 1870 two suburban spec
| ulations were begun in the neighborhoof
| OF Chicago One district was situated min,
miles from the town, the other six. BIZ
both were on the same railway, and LAND
In each was worth from 500 TO 5000 an
acre. The managers of one district laid
out their plan in what was then the usual
way. They made streets of prairie soil
with neat open bitches on each side. and
they left proper spaces for sidewalks. along
winch trees were planted. They hit upon
good name, issued Autographs and ad
v'rtlscd-with no very profitable results.
Inc managers of the other district Dor
rowed large sum of money at n high rnte
OF interest. With this they untlcrlaid the
lahd with several miles OF drainage pine.
then Duiit macadamized roads with paved
cutters, iron gratings, concrete sidewalks
ana broad borders frequently spreading i'm.
10 little greens and commons planted mic
turesquely. All the natural wood and the
pahks OF the stream which passed the place
were made public property and shelters
seats, bathlng and boat houses were pro
'iued upon IL. An artesian we'll was SINK
ana win steam pump water was sent to
All parts Oh the property. Before these i'm.
proVements were nearly complete the own
ers began selling land upon the roads AT
s%o the front foot, and soon afterward adj
vanced the price to $50, and then gas was
introduced. The price of land rose even
IN the outskirts, in two years from $50 to
81 600 an acre.
In the 20 years of their existence il is
evident that the first community has had
10 expend many times the amount wisely
spent In the beginning by the other. These
suffice to show, in a way that
ought to appeal TO the most conservative
the pecuniary importance of thoroueb |
preparation Mary G Robbins in At
Iantic
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
4 CHINESE NEW YEARS.
Row the Day Ia Celebrated In the Chinese
Quarter of san Francisco.

Chinatown of San Francisco was keep
ing holiday and all was gayety and hustle
The narrow picturesque streets wer,
decorated with brightly colored lanterns
while overhead above the roof tops the vel
! low dragon flags noated against a blue
| California sky
II was sunny day IN February and
the streets were swarming with a multi
tude Of ChnCsC-TCn women and chill
drcn-;ll arraycG IN their richest holiday
attire The children especially with their
bright faces and black eyes and III their
pretty COSTUMES. formed a most pleasing
ana interesting feature of tins living ari
entail picture
Everybody seemed 70 ne happy and coed
naturcd and ever and anon. as GROUP Of
friends met they stopped and amid much
ceremonluus EownE exchanged NE cgin
pllmcni~ ot The season, for this icstIyc DC
casion was nothing more on .css thar yhc
ceicbration of Tic hncse New Year
The idea of celebrating New Year day
III February may strike some of my read
ers as cd Eat since his has hCts Inc
chinese custom from time !mmcnorja;
and II Older ny several thousands of ytnrs
than our acceptance of tie st Of January
as the proper til2C the Chinese perhaps are !
not far wrong N supposing thCiLat Ives 10 !
be AT least as much in the right as our
serves his question however was of no |
concern &c this merry holiday throng |
They were quite satisfied with the arrange. |
ment, and with the utmost belief in their !
own superiority, they felt at heart an in |
born contempt-common to all Chinese
or outside barbarans. This term en-.
braces all nations not living within the sa
red boundaries of the Flowery Kingdom
md includes the inhabitants of all the
world and these unfortunate outsiders are
BROADLY divided into two classes-eastern
md western harbarians. -Theodore Wores
n st. Nicholas
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
Sailors In the Small boat.

1t is curious fact that few seamen car
handle small boat with facility. This an
| plies chiefly to the crews of sailing craft
as the large steamship corporations long
ago realized this failing among sailors and
instituted series of boat drills on their
steamships that have been productive of
excellent results Knowledge of the work
ings of small boats is requisite that ey-
cry seaman should possess, and young men
intending to follow the sea for a livelihood
should acquire it before they tread the
decks OF vessel as they will have but lit
tie opportunity afterward.
The wise forethought of steamship cor
porations in having their crews drilled
saved many lives at the wreck of the
steamer Denmark, as something like 734
persons were transferred from her to the
MISSOURI without single accident in mid
ocean during heavy swell 1t follows.
therefore, that those who seek recreation
on the water would do well not to 90 i'm
any boat unless it is in charge of an expe-
rienced boatman and is amply supplied
with life preservers Boats ought to be
Dallasted with fresh water in small casks.
instead OF stones or iron, so that, i'm the
event OF being capsized, the ballast NAV
help to keep them ailoat. A young man
who may have been only very few times
In boat, under favorable circumstances.
assumes he can manage one. He makes up
u party, the wind frcshens or a souall en-
sues, he loses his head, "a capsize takes
place, the boat sinks, and the chances are
that he and his companions will be drown
Ell. Those who go boat sailing ought 10
leave as little to chance as possible. -Har
per's Round Table.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
The Venus de Milo

" Inc position of the missing arm of the
venus dc Milo, which has so long been y
puzzle TO artists and arch;eologists. /.
hgaln discussed 10y The Illustration which
publishes documents intrusted Co n Inv tb,
Marquis Gle Trogoif- Tho doom.
ments established two points-namoly, tbat
IL was between March 4 and II. Igs1. and
not IN April, that the statue was dissovcr.
Gu ana that twas then complete and held
an apple in one hand. INV ''''''
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
Fracture In Steei

Inc subject of microscopic fractures in
steel engineering work has lately been az
cusscd by the Sheffield Society of EngI
neers ana Metallurgists In paper ON tbe
subject by Professor Andrews Il was SHOW 81, y
~ e9' s, an ordinary railway axle is composed
tho ia,ta. S,olo' .o' 800 primary crystals
10 sui lager numbers of secondorv cr,'.
sais. Ihis paper pointed out thar manr
,nao.ures IN steel are due TO the presence 81
Innumerable internal microflaws I'm ,ho
"e'a' caused 10y the presence of very M,
nuee Quantities of sulphur and other nm
purities Sulphur was declared TO be ~, ,ho
th these dangerous dangerous clement in producing
dnr,nn a' ,,s owing to the formation
steei' OF sulphidc of iron. which on ,s VI
una, una, Capitalization of the metal loca.n n
use. '.se,I between the ultimate crystals Of ,1a
steei-Philadelphia Press VI 'he
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
TO PROTECT WILLS.
A Connecticut Judges Plan For Carrying
Out "a Testator's Wishes.

Out Testator's Wishes.
The only practical and simple scheme
for the prevention of attacks on wills is
that proposed by Judge John III. White of
Hartford and defeated by the legislature
of 1895. 1t provides that every person on
making a will may deposit it with legal
officer, who shall give public notice that u
will has been SO offered and that all who
wish to attack the capacity of the testator
shall have certain time i'm which 10 offer
evidence and bring the matter to a deci-
sion. If no objection to the testator's ca
| pacity is made within the time specified,
the will cannot be attacked on that ground
after his death.
The contents of the will are not dis
closed even TO its custodian. No one has
any ground TO attack it because he is left
out or gets less than he thinks he should
have. Evidently people will think twice
about attacking the testamentary capacity
OF man who is there TO defend himself,
especially when they are uncertain how he
has devised his property and may be bit
ing OH their own noses As Mr.. Swiveller |
remarked about the rooms ut Bevis Marks, |
The contingent advantages are extraor-
binary" Under this law there would be
no premium on will breaking.
The proposed law does not require any
one to deposit his will. 1t merely gives to
every person an opportunity to make sure
that his intentions regarding his property
shall be carried out and growing scandal
Another idea Is that the legislature pass
an act directing the judge in his charge to
the jury, in cases of will contests, to in
struct them as to the weight of evidence
and the verdict that is demanded by the
law These will cases present questions of
law about which the Judge knows more
han the jury, and we can conceive of no
more infamous practice than that of break
ng will on technical points when the
intent of the testator is clear Something
hould be done to stop this continued and
growing raid upon wills.-Hartford Times. {
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
Libations and perfumes

In the libations Of the Greeks Epvn.
tlans and others perfume was largely used
Herodotds mcntions the incident of the -
kings of Egypt who were Offering sacrifice
IN the temple of Vulcan. At the door of
the temple, on the great altar, were laid
puhules OF sandalwood and cinnamon
upon these the sacriiicial boar was stretch.
ed' the fire lighted, pastils of incense
thrown in and the smoke and "nidrous
smells rose high TO heaven. Then into
inc inner courts marched the royal process
sion, preceded by incense burners. who
pore golden SAVERS, and by the smaller
aitar the kings knelt in prayer. The priest.
rising, sprinkled consecrated perfume over
them and brought forth the golden beak-
ers Tor libation. But the old man. n little
Inuddie headed, counted IL CUPS as 10
fsanmetichus, who was left without took
on his brass helmet, and In that offered
the perfumed wine to Vulcan. the fire cod
PREVIOUS to this the oracle had declared
mat he who offered libation in n cun of
brass should be sole king of Egypt. Tn.
CONSCIOUSLY Psammetichus had fulfilled
inc condition, and he was Herewith nro.
claimed king. Society.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
Promoted For Taking a Bath.

In the Criinea, during the winter, Gen
eral Canrobert was in the habit of goino
ABOUT among the men of his command in
coghlto To see what they were about. and
10 learn their wants and encourage IN,
soldiers II they needed announcement
Ohe morning, on one OF these tours he
came upon young conscript who had
stripped himself 10 the waist and was hath
ing his body with handfuls of snow
That's an odd sort of soap Won ~
using, y exclaimed the general
Oh, it's good enough " said the soldicr
You see I'm young, and more Than ,hot
I'm Lorrainer from Nancy, and n fellow
provincial OF General Drouot, who shaved
hlmself with snow on the march from
MOSCOW: you know, with the mercury 30
degrees below freezing The old fellows
ID my company. you see. bother me. and
make FUN OF me because / haven't any
oeard and since | can't shave out of doors
IKE Drouot have TO do this TO show
those old fellows that I'm no more afraid
OF the cold than am of the enemy
Wen said Canrobert what if
should give you another wav of gettir,
even with those old fellows:"
why, | shouldn't mind " answered tb-
young soldier vas
IN make you a corporal. SAID the
general 'is
The soldier laughed Il guess that
won go. said he Nv colonel wouldr :
have 10. " ''''"'
IN higher up than your colonel
am General Canrobcrt
Inc young soldier was In Transports
specially as the same day he was made .
In the presence Of the regiment -
Youths Companion
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
The Grandest u,emeav

Mr.. IL. ID. Greeve, merchant, of Chill.
nowis' Va, certifies that he had con.
sumption, was given I'D to die. sought
az 'neo'cal treatment that money could
procure tried all cough remedies he could
near o. but got no relief spent manv
nights sitting up in a chair; was induced
20 Try Dr. Kings New Discovery and was
eurei oy use OF two bottles. For nost
.nree years has been attending to busi-
mess and says, DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry is the grandest remedy ever made ~
- uas oone so much for him and also for
U'ners IN his community. DR.. Kings
VIEW discovery is guaranteed for coughs
co,ds and consumption. It don't fan
drug store. o"a'os
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
Hsrdships Of African rrave,

New Conditions In Central Africa j.
the title OF paper i'm The Century mad.
up from The journals of the late + 7
GlaVe, who crossed Africa to investigate
' ,ne .s slase trade IN the interests of that
magazine. At one place ON I,,ko M
ganyika Glave writes Ny men are tiroa
lootSore and hungry, and some sicl, and I
myself have very sore heel A DAYS rcst
Is desirable for everybody Nv sick mon
are suffering from sore heads and main,c5
,eee' lhey got their stomachs full of
nlVana uour and fish today and have hcer
Standing on their heads and d,not,,.'
lhere Is no better remedy for African All
ments than full belly African travalor,
nearly always have crow : feet snrawlina
rom the outside corners Of the ewes wbic5
should sl oe credited to the constant blinl,ing
c""sou oy 1ne suns rays. and by the long
vrasH dropping over trails in the wet So,
Nh, the sharp pointed blades cutting srat
uhg and Ticking ones face 'F"'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

c lor travelling over the rolling plains =,
Jen'fal ASIA Chinese version of the H,s
, siun ','rahtass Is used to which in Rnssi,
,Hree horses are usually harnessed ,br1,.,
M,longoiians, however, know nothinc ,ho,',
IRVING 20 they fix a bar across ~,
shaits' and mounted man on either sido
taxing the end of this on his saddle ho,,
anu pressing It against his chest sc,s ~,
.. IuIi gnllop Another pair tug in front
q. rope traces attached to the shafts ana n
couple OF horsemen hook or to the side -,
Wy. VIZ, carriage. In this way IL is said that IL
n,ies an hour can be covered without dif,,
Guilty But it Is trying work for ,ha
nerves. san Francisco Argonaut
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
Get a staterocm ON H. So. Co..

rooms on the south side Of the shin os
s.e crosses are the best That is the SIDE
.naI me sun shines on, and italways soon /.
" &c lGS' wave bcatcn than to the north !.
one .t' chances OF having the port omen If
s sa weather Is tolcrable at all. are tbrra'
ioFe oetter On the big ships there ara
S,aScroolhs on four decks-the promenade
o oeoh from which one can slip into tbs
open AR at once. the saloon dect ,gtore
the pupiic rooms and the officers obi.
are ana al $50 most Of the bad smells 49,,
nam deck, given up almost ent,rcl, ~
-, and the lower deck whrrs re,
Pc 90 not stay unless they must I'M,
ART OF Travel, by Lewis Morris Iddinc.
In Scribners. IS iuulhgs
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
SMART YANKEE .kIPPeRs.
Swell shore Toys OF American ship on.
GERS Of Fifty Years Ago.

swell chore ioGs OF american snip On
GERS Of Fifty Years Ago.
The officers of American ships about 81
years ago said the old skipper, "were, al
a class, the best dressed men In the coun
try Their apparel when ashore wa,
without foppery as 1t was understood in
those days or course they had foreign
countries 10 draw upon for their figured
silk waistcoats and their embroidered shirt
fronts, which might be thought little ex
IRENE In these unromantic times OF steam
and SCOT and grease The frock coat IN
those days was cut with a short skirt and
was buttoned az the waist The waistcoats
were cut low exposing an expanse of i'm
maculate shirt bosom. and the trousers
were cut large al the bottom and set neat
ly over the instep
90 can see now one OF the old time Yam
kee sailors. first or a second mate of
China clipper or an Atlantic packet walk.
ing ur the shilling side OF Broadway
say between Cana and Blocker streets.
on pleasant afternoon You could dis.
Germ no difference between his shore togs
and the dress OF the regular Broadway |
swell either in cut or quality, and yet |
every one knew the mariner because he |
had the air of the traveller and perhaps
suggestion IN his gait OF the man of the
sea His trousers were light gray or Law.
ender his coat dark blue and his waist.
coat maroon OF wine colored silk, heavily
em broidercd He sometimes affected a
light rattan or whalebone cane, and also
wore the tall silk beaver hat fashionable
It that period His cravat was always sky
blue and was tied in the old fashioned
lipknot, now termed the yacht knot
The soft white hat was in favor with our
ailor swells. In fact, they introduced 10
nto this country long before the Kossuth
'ecame common.
The first mates Of our ships lived
shore when in Liverpool, as no fires were
flowed aboard ships when they were in
ock there. They lived well, and separate /,
rom the seamen of other countries They
'ere welcome everywhere and in no part
the globe more than in Liverpool. .
cores of American ships were loading and =
nloading in the docks all the year round :
he men were clannish and stroled about =
le city In squads. What old shellback
sn't remember Williamson square, that =
assic ground of taproomsl Here the II
ankee tars got together around the tables 9,
'ssed the can and sang in chorus until .,
e rafters rang a.
The old time Yankee sailor loved his ~ =,
ofession, but he was too gentccl TO talk ~
OPP, or ship, unless in the company OF -,
me but his shipmates. When he was =,
more Tor holiday, nothing in his speech in
MS appearance, except perhaps his CD
onzed face and sinewy hands, indicated -,
nc he was toiler of the sea New o
Drk Sun
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
GHOSTS.
] slept last night and dreamed.

. slept last night and dreamed -'-------
l woke and cried.
For In my sleep ID seemed
Close by my side,
IIlked still and slow the old days that have
died.
All ghostly slow they passed.
All ghostly still;
OF old, who fled SO fast,
With life a-thrill,
With laughing lips and eyes, with eager will.
So, ghostlke, yet the same,
Each dear dead day
Softly called her name
And babe her stay
Softly she turned and smiled and went away
Sophie Jewett i'm New York Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
Hurrah! For Laur,um Fair,

Ihe business OF the Fair increased an
much since its opening year ago that
we mad TO enlarge the store and double
the stock OF goods in order to accommo.
oa'e our many patrons. We have lust
received a new stock OF clothing. gents
furnishing goods, dry goods, boots and
snoes, ETC., which will be sold Mt low
prices. I Fr,x,p,o
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
The Queens Tea

There are few Of her domestic concerns
WIN which the queen takes more trouble
.nan she does with her tea. Her majesty
Always prefers to brew 1t herself and has
moreover, the reputation of being one Of
.ne pest teamakers In the country. She Is
Oh course, extremely particular as 10 tho
Ieal sne uses. The leaf which supplies the
royal pot Is, l believe, Golden Pekoe. sne.
c'a,iy imported aud worth between 1 and
shiiiings pound wholesale.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
TO Mine Owners and Timber ca,

For sale, in Keweenaw county. about
100 acres OF land, the standing timber
being cedar, hemlock and Norway.
Fart OF this land is on the shores of Lake
Superior and about four miles from Boil
mann's lumber railroad. For particu-
lars apply at the News Office.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
sum IlIer Slyles.

having received fine stock OF cloths,
suitable Tor spricg and summer suitinps.
invite an inspection. Suits made TO
order, fit guaranteed and the prices very
low. Give me call. NJ. JOHNSON.
Over Sauer's Sample Room.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
Argall Brothers Red Jsckot Mo, -.

Argall Brothers, Red Jacket Mich, UNI
dertakers, paractical emb almer and tuner
al directors. Graduate OF Chicago Col
lege OF Embalming) All calls promptly
attended to and the best of service rem
dered. Telephone in connection. Tach-
ellis old stand, corner Scott and Main
streets.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
TIE USEFUL GIRAFFE.
The Old Circus Trick That Used to Please
the Audience Nightly


"Useful?" said the old circus man
why, In many ways, the giraffe is the
most useful of all animals i'm n oircus
Inc eiephant Is good. You can have him
push or pull heavy loads, or You can hook
MN up to gocart and have him haul a
chliu around the ring in it. This always
Pieased the people very much, to see the
eiephant haul little gocart around when
~ Woulu De Just as easy for it to haul
mouse but that never began to please
'heiii s9Shuch, Tor instance, as it did to
see the eSafIe light the lamps.
we mad "a giraile that was fully Is feet
high' Humph! The tallest giraffe ever
saw we always used TO have him light
.he h'hip around the center pole before
.he evening show. These lamps were on a
square frame around the pole, held up by a
rope running over pulley. The ordinary
way OF lighting them was to lower the
frame down to the ground and light the
lahhps ana then hist her up. But we al
ways USED TO have the giraffe light 'en.
'usV pelore the show was going to begin,
.oh' IuIi Oh people, and everybody wonder
ing why IL was so kind of dark i'm would
ooi'o Vne cranes Keeper carrying a light
VI ,oiol ana altcr him the giraffe THEY'D
WON ouC INTO the center of the ring and
walk around the center pole and halt. and
then the giraffe would bow around 10 tho
audience 1t was funny enough to see him
DOW. But when he'd got through bowing
ned bend his head down and take the torch
In his teeth and then raise his head and
walk around and reach up and light the
lamps on the frame. When he'd GOT ,em
all lit, he'd give the torch back to tho
keeper, and bow all around again. and
then walk off, the keeper following him
with the lighted torch.
rum Why, it used to tickle the people
most half to death. New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

Have you tried Moeb's Pro Patria
cigars? Worth 10 cents sold for 5 cents.
Stamped Pro Patria. A cold, sweet salts
flying smoke. George Moebs & Co., man.
ufacturers. Detroit.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

DIR. E. l.. Robertson, OF Lansing, s
stopping at the Taylor House. The doc.
tor is a noted specialist and is having
great success in curing chronic diseases.
Office hours from to and IL to ~
a. m. and from 1890 to 2 and from 6 to
q n m
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

Mice will not infest pant,ios nh.
pieces of gum camphor are laid obout ana
oro'on bugs flee from shelves strewn with
me coarse salt used to freeze ice cream.
me cahphor should he used only at night.
anu an cans and boxes holding eatables
snoulu DE carefully covered, as otherwise
Tvs pungent, penetrating smell will affect
cereals, crackers and other foods.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05
no secret Societies and Others w,sh.
Ing To Rent Lodge Roov,,

Inc Temple OF Honor lodge room ia
vacant on Wednesday evenings OF
eacn week. Parties desiring to rent the
same may apply by letter to the
Union Temple OF Honor and Temperance.
No. AZ, Calumet. Mich. Secfetary's ad.
dress. 2029 Calumet street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

Inc largest sum ever offered or asked
,pr single diamond was 81, 100. 900. which
sne MAN of Hyderabad agreed Co Give
Sir' Jacobs, the famous jeweler of Simla
tor the imperial diamond considered tbe
finest stone in the world. '"o
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-05

For SALE-House and lot, situated on
Torch Lake road; now renting for SIS a
month. Must be sold at once at a bar
gain. Apply to w. II. Faucet.