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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
A Polish sunerstition.

A quaint old superstition is to this day
held in Poland to the effect that two light
ed candles set afloat on the river by two
lovers will by their conduct foretell if the
course of true love will run smooth or 9TH
erwise.
The "lovers' candles are launched at a
very pretty water fete that takes place ev-
cry summer on that part of the Vistula
which runs through Poland. 1t COM
mences at sunset. The river is thronged
with IA procession of little boats, contain
ing masked ladies and gentlemen. Each
person carries two wreaths and two can
dies, the latter representing the person
carrying them and tic Obi ect of his or her
affections. They are lighted, fixed firmly
in the center of the wreaths, and laid side
by side in the water. Should they float
down the river close together it is sign
that their lives should he united. Should
they drift away from each other it is a
sign that the lovers will be parted, and
should they only drift asunder for q little
way and farther on come together again it
is sign that the loved ones will only be
parted for time and all come right in
the end. There is much method and order
about the arrangement of this procession.
The boats glide along in rows, so many
abreast, and after the first row have proved
their wreaths they move away to the sides
and the others come forward in succession.
The river is well Illuminated, and large
concourse of people assemblies TO watch the
proceedings. The scene is a charming one,
and reminds one more of fairyland than of
anything else.-Philadelph Ledger.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
Ahoat In n COmn.

There is queer story of a Dutch casta-
way. In the days when tho island of st.
Helena was AN unpeoplcd waste, long be-
fore the coming of the great exile who has
made its name famous, Dutch vessel, re-
turning from the West Indies, cast anchor
off its coast. In q short while a boat was
lowered
The occupants, besides the crew, were
dead officer i'm a coffin and downcast sea-
man i'm irons. This seaman for some
offense against discipline had been con-
demned to death by the captain, but in
consequence of an appeal for mercy signed
by his messmates Lo was ordered 10 DO
maroonod ON this dcsolatc island instead
of being hung up to the yardarm
1t is probable that even this grace would
have been denied him but for the dead
officer, for whose burial the ship put into
harbor. The grave was dug, the officer
bul.ed. The crew departed and the ship
V cighed anchor.
The Dutchman, on his side, lost no
time. He opened the now made grave.
dragged out tho coffin tumbed his dead
superior out of it and carried it down to
the shore, where having launched his ex-
temporized boat he jumped in in trice,
and, using the lid as "A paddle, quickly
thanks to calm-oyertook the departing
ship. He was taken on hoard and par
doned in consideration of his pluck
Strand Magazine.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
She Knew 1t.

"She was evidently from the country"
says the Philadelphia Record, land when
she boarded car and handed the con-
ductor 81, with instructions to be sure
that he made the right change, he knew
that she was not a woman to be fooled
with. Following the usual custom of
conductors who are short of change, he
pocketed the note and returned to the plat
form, intending to give her the % cents
when he had taken in more fares. The
passenger followed his every movement
with suspicion until the car stopped at
Washington avenue, when the conductor
ran ahead to see that the railroad tracks
were clear. Quick as a flash the woman
jumped from the car, pursued the aston
ished conductor, overlook him and bella
bored him with her green umbrella, shout
ing, Il knowed you was goin TO steal 1t,
you brass buttoned theft Only the in
terference of bystander saved the con-
ductor's skull and no explanation would
satisfy the irate courtrywoman until the
change was placed i'm her hand"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
WHY 30 MISSED.
Result of a Famous Duel In New Orleans
Reeaiied.

did you witness Judge Bermudez's
duely" asked an old Louisianian who has
seen many meetings under the code. AL
though dead shot, Bcrmudez missed his
man Mt five PAGES.
"Yos. You know Lepouse was his adj
versary, and to the best Of my recollection
the cause that led to II was trivial ONE
some newspaper publications I'm relation
to the College d Orleans. believe Lepouse,
whom Gayarre has somewhat travestied
in his Fernando de Lemos, was a pro-
fessor in that institution and "A poet of
great morit. He was as simple as "a child,
unacquaintcd with the ways of the world
and perfectly inoffensiye, except when
goaded by contradiction on some favorito
hobby Then, under the influence of harm
loss anger and perhaps Of wine his Ian
guago would become caustic and biting.
lie lived in drcamland, even amid the
gayetlos of society. Fear was IL stranger
TO his nature. Duty was his only guide.
We'll, for some reason or other Lopouse
concluded to call out Bermudez, and know
ing that the judge was the most expert
marksman in the city with pistol also
made up his mind to shorten tho distance
TO five PAGES. | can't hit a barn door at
ten PAGES. i know, but at five the case will
be different l hope ii me tuera, mails je
10 toucheral, j'en suis sur. (He'll kill me,
but I'll shoot him sure Things turned
out as no expected except as to the marks
manship part.
'When they reached the scene of com
bat and as they We're about being placed in
position, Lepouse, yielding to the force OF
habit, drew out his snuffbox, and after Of
fering pinch to the attendants advanced
in his usual suave, smiling and winning
way toward his antagonist, over whose as
tonished countenance fitted n shadow of
perplexity. 'Prenez-en; c'est du bon, c'est
du Macouba. (Take some; it Is good,
pure Macouba.) The judge bowed and &C
cepted the compliment. There was some
thing simple, yet grand, in that act. 1t
was the alliance Of valor with gallantry.
"They stood at five PAGES, face to face,
and fired. Both missed, though their pis-
tolls were directed at one another. The
seconds here interposed and a reconcilia-
ton was effected. When questioned upon
the subject, Bermudez frankly admitted
that the sympathetic face of that kind and
affectionate recluse and scholar had haunt
ed him at the moment of firing and para
lyzed his nerves. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
The Heroic Policeman.

"Our baby is down the WE'LL" cried n
colored woman to policeman of Roxboro
as he was slowly patrolling his beat on
Monastery avenue. The officer ran to an
old, disused well in the rear of the prem
ises. followed by every man, woman and
child on the street. Peering into the
depths, he fancied he saw the child lying
on pile of mud. AS there WAS very little
water in the hole he FASTENED to the police
station. secured ropes and, together with
Officer Clegg, returned to make the rescue.
Clegg, being the lighter, was slowly low
cred to the bottom, the women and chill
dren lending willing hand. The haul
ing up process was a tedious, laborious
affair, but by main strength Clegg was
finally landed on terra frna, but with a
look of disgust on his face that would
have turned vinegar sour. In his hand he
held "a baby--not u real, living child, but q
half wornout one of the rag species. The
woman had disappeared, but chuckle in
u nearby house told she was enjoying
the policemen's discontinue Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
VANISHING LAKES.
Numerous Bodies of Water In the North
west Gradually Disappearing.


Minnesota may lose its claim to the title
of the Lake State a survey ten years
ago showed within its borders over 1000
ponds and lakes, but that characteristic
and beautiful feature has changed Won
derfully since that time. A large proper
ton of these lakos-at least third
have dried up entirely, and in many cases
cultivated fields now occupy the rich bot
toms formerly covered by from 10 to 20
feet of water. Nearly all the rest have
greatly shrunk in area. Only the larger
lakes remain. Like changes but Of a
more marked degree, have been observed
in tho DakOtas. There were many large
lakes in those states ten years ago, some of
them miles in extent, but nearly all of
them have now disappeared, their ancient
beds turned into fields, and such as remain
are shrunk to sloughs or pools in great
wastes of reedy mud
Lake Mason, in South Dakota, one of
the largest and finest lakes in that state,
was equipped some years ago with steam
boats and hotels and all the arrangements
for western Chautauqua assembly. Ii
had reach of five miles for steamboat ex.
cursions, and in great part was from 90 to
30 feet deep. 1t has suffered the fate of
all the rest and the waters have so far re-
treated that at the present rate of decrease
it will not be long before they disappear
entirely The causes of this falling Of the
waters are the diminished rainfall of the
past decade and the more extended Guilt
Walton of the soil, which has absorbed the
moisture which would otherwise have been
drained into the lakes.-St. Paul Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
The Great Clock at Rouen.

The ancient city of Rouen, France,
owns the very earliest specimen of the
larger varieties of the ancient clockmak-
ers triumphs. 1t was made by Jehan dc
Felains and was finished and set going in
September, 1889. So perfect in construc-
ton is this ancient time recording ma
chine that, although it has been regularly
striking the hours, halves and quarters for
more than 500 years, it is still used as n
regulator. The case of this early horolog-
ical oddity is 8 feet 8 inches in height by 8
inches broad. For 325 years it continued
to run without pendulum, being pro-
vided with what the old time clockmakers
called ''foliot. st. Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
TIE NioHTINoALe's SONG.
Smaii Wonder That IL Hes Called Out
Tributes In livery Language.

NriDutes In Livery Language.
Hank From the depths of tho stra-
Cling thicket which skirts the wood there
comes now n sound in which there Is
something curiously weird when heard for
"a, !. sc time and from n distance. Ii il
bard singing I'm tho night. Clear. soft
anu distinct, the no, rise and fall i'm tho
silence. 1t is the nightingale. This is a
tayorite haunt of The birds. 1t Is surpvls-
ing how far the sound travels. Even after
quarter of milo has been trayersod in
Its direction il is still considerable dis.
tance off. Similar sounds come now from
the copscs above, but the birds have each
appropriated situation. Solitary thoy
SIT, without changing position, each in
continuous song throughout the night. 1t
Is tho male bird which thus sings to tho
female as she sits ON the nest.
1t is only few steps from the thicket
at last, and the songster cannot be more
than 20 yards Off You do not wonder
now at the estimate of the extraordinary
quality of the birds song, nor that it
should have stirred the tongues Of mon to
strophcs in many languages. Full, rich
and liquid, tho notes fall with strange
loudnoss into the still night. Yet il is not
SO much the form of the song itself which
Is remarkable as the passion with which
1t seems TO thrill. Sweet, sweet, sweet
lower and tenderer the long drawn out
notes come the last of the series prolonged
Till tho air vibrates as if wire had been
struck, and the solitary singer seems al
most to choke with the overmastering in
tensity of feeling in the final effort.
The stars shine through the feathery
branches of the silver birches as you listen !;
the hoarse bay of the watchdog still comes
at intervals on the breeze; far down the
valley burns the red eye of the railway
signal; in the distance coal train is slow
ly painting southwark, pillar of fire
seeming to precede it when the white light
from the engine fire shines upon the
steam, but the bird still sings on and on.
1t Is lost in world to which you have no
key; 1t has not changed its position or
ceased its song since sunset, and it will be
singing still with the dawn. Strange in
Unity OF nature! Thus must its kind
have sung here while the name of England
was yet unfashioned on mems lips and it
was still painless wood to the northern
Thames. Thus do the birds sing still on
the fringes of modern Babylon, oblivious
and Indifferent to all that men consider
the vast import of the seething life beyond.
Century
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
The Grandest Remedy.

MIR. X. b. Greeve, merchant, of Chill
howis, Va, certifes that he had con-
sumption, was given up to die. sought
all medical treatment that money could
procure, tried all cough remedies he couli
hear OF, but got no relief; spent many
nights sitting up in chair; was induced
to try DR.. Kings New Discovery and was
cured by use OF two bottles. For past
three years has been attending to bust
mess, and says, DR.. Kings New Discoy-
cry is the grandest remedy ever made, as
it has done SO much for him and also for
Others in his community. DR.. Kings
New Discovery is guaranteed for coughs,
colds and consumption. 1t don't fail.
Trial bottles free at d, T. Macdonald's
drug store
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
The Smallest European Coin.

Tho very smallest coin now current in
Europe, and Tie one having the least
value, is the Greek lopton The lepton is,
according to the decimal monetary system,
current money in all countries belonging
to tie Latin union. Some idea of this
valueless little disk Of copper may bo
gained from the following: The lepton is
the one-hundredth part of u drachma The
Greek drachma usually passes for the same
value that the franc piece does. The franc
is worth small fraction over 10 cents,
American money, which would make the
Greek lepton worth less than one-fith of
n cent Greece has no silver or gold money
i'm general circulation. Such being tho
case, business Is chiefly conducted ION
paper. st Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23

M, curious u! gift has been made to the Nat
c,t. history museum of Soletta. This
en,,,o INSISTS OF birds nest constructed
watot.y OF steel. There are great many
i, inv 90 maker at Soletta, and In the vicin-
rru ~ .hc workshops there arc always the
which Oh the old springs of watches,
a ,v" 1--we been cast aside. Last summer
bys. S,'chinaker discovered this curious
IN his nest which had been built In tree
tails IIour'yard by pair of water wag-
cumfo measures 10 centimeters in cir
sprInos 0nS ~, ana is made solely of watch
brood "heh the birds had fledgcd their
unIoro VIC watchmakers secured thor
in,sl nO nest as an interesting proof of the
which Snm, OF birds In adapting anything
Nsxs. "iShih their reach. London
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
'Tne Efnianders'

Mutual Fire insurance company Of
Houghton and Keweenaw counties, or
gained in 1890 according to the laws OF
the State OF Michigan, will insure proper.
" OF it's members. Have paid fire losses
over "a, 900 and dividends nearly sc, ZOO
during the last seven years to members
OF five years standing. On the first day
of July the company had 541 men,
beers, $466,943 worth OF property in
sured and $11.121.1S in treasury. For
further particulars apply to the under.
sipned. JOHN BLoMovIsr, President.
ALEX LENoNEN, Secretary.
Office, 44S Pine street, upstairs dRs
Jacket
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
Straw Hats.

The travelling statesmen for the wholesale
hat houses start out with straw hats for
the next season before the last of the straw
hats worn hereabout have been put aside.
The first to go start about the LIST of Sep
tember The straw hat season In the
south opens on March / (; at some extreme
points, earlier. Wholesale deliveries In the
south begin in January, and they are
mostly completed by the middle Of Febru-
airy. The active season in straw hat man
ufacturing runs from September to about
the middle of ril.-New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
Name Bluntlers.

There is beneflcent institution In
Newark, N. j., known rs the Female
Charitable society. The name of tho SUI
perintendent is Miss Merry. A short time
ago woman who wished to take some Of
the children sent out by the society for
two weeks in the country addressed a let
ter In good faith to the superintendent as
follows:
miss Mary Feamale, Charitable So
ciety, Newark, N. j. !"
A similar mistake was made by per-
son desiring to procure one of the Amos
keag fire engines, who sent letter to
Manchester, N. H., addressed to Amos
Keag, ESQ. Christian Advocate.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
The Upper Peninsula Plating works

Owing to the fact that the platter |
have been expecting cannot arrive here
for ten days must ask my patrons 70
give men a little leeway az the work
now on hand cannot be turned out until
his arrival and until that time the shop
will be cl )sed. CHARLES F. BlTTRlCH,
Proprietor.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23

Harold" she said, 81 am told that
you are wonderfully clever with the chat
Ing dish"
WELL, he answered, II have had some
success that way. But I'm afraid I'll have
to give It up"
"Oh, please don't"
"Wcll, I'll continue on one condition. I"
"What Is itY"
THAT you'll promise that when we're
married you'll never say my Welsh rabbits
are not az good rs those your father used
to make. Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
AaKe Linden sraer.

Stage leaves Pearce's livery stable
Lake Linden, every day at 8 a. M, 10 b.
m, and 4 p. IN. Stageleaves McClure's
livery stable, Red Jacket, at q. ~, 10
a. M, and l and 4. p. II.
THOMAS PEARCE,
JAMES MCCLURE,
ProprietoFs.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
Great Money-sayipg sale

At the Laurium Fair, next 10 the post
office. Fifteen hundred pairs OF ladies'
and Misses fine shoes, worth from 50. 80
70 81 pair, TO be sold at 81 pair for
thirty days only. We also have lot OF
baby shoes, sizes from o to No. 4, at 3
cents pair. Call promptly, as it il to
your interest. /. FENBERG K CO.,
hecla Street, Laurium
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23

Johuson's hot bath in Laurium will he
open to the public Tuesday, August II,
and every day except Sunday from /
to IL O'Clock p. m. Cold shower baths
in the morning from s to IL o'clock.
A. Johnson. 10 Osceola street, north
east end OF Leurirm.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
Himself Again.

"What, you, an inveterate smoker, actu-
ally refuse cigarettes"
Voiciskitepate-The fact is my doctor
has forbidden m to smoke.
A month later d. meets his friend ",
with an enormous cigar in his mouth.
d. sayl Didn't you tell me your
doctor had ordered you to give up smok
ingS
V.-Certainly, but you must know he
died last week. -Reims Theatre.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
A Remarkable Cure Of chronic ID.
arrhRa.

A Remarkable Cure Of chronic Di-
arrh9a.
In'1S62, when l servad my country a
a private in Company A, 167th Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers. contracted chronic
diarrhea. 1t has given me great deal
OF TROUBLE ever since. I have tried a
dozen different medicines and prominent
doctors without any permanent relief.
Not long ago friend sent me bottle OF
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Di.
arrhGa Remedy, and after that l bought
and took a 5O-cent bottle; and now can
say that l am entirely cured. Icannot
be thankful enough to you for this great
remedy, and recommend it to all suffer-
ing veterads. Yours gratefully.
HENRY STEINBERGER,
Allentown, Pa.
Sold BY Sodergren & Sodergren.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23

When one Is very tired, after journey
or shopping expedition, 1t Is the word of
a physical culturist that to throw one
self for time In large stuffed chair I'm
what is usually known ms heap--that is,
with every part Of the body absolutely re-
laxed-is beneficial and restful New
York Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23

Argall Brothers, Red Jacket Mich, un
Gortakers, paractical embalmer 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 end Main
strppts
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23

The Black Hawk war began on April
81, 1881, and ended Sept 81, 1889. The
number Of regulars serving in this war
was 1, $50, while the volunteers and militia
numbered 8, 1873, total Of 9, 465 men who
cav actual service.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23

In 1890 there were 22l, 0s7 hands en-
ployed In the wooden mills, an increase
from 1866, 557 in 1880. The wages had
risen from s47, 900, 600 in 1880 to $77, 600,
600 In 1890
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
Avoiding an Evil.

An eccentric blacksmith at the bridge
of Allan was observed to plant his cab
bages zigzag instead Of in rows. On be-
ing asked the reason he replied, cts To
pit the snails aft the track r'-Household
Words
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
His Hinslsight.

abou, 10y ,,, uoes Stimson carry that notebook
ITO -. nm so ostentatiouslyf"
nisht .o' uown the brilliant things he
~ orn Mave said and didn't when he had
'r'''unity "-Detroit Free Press.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23

Portage Lake and Lake superior Ice
company headquarters at SIattery &
Ryan's. Telephon. connections. James
Allen. manager
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23

few good ma-onscaD fnd steady work
by applying TO q. 8a tibi, Fifth street,
Red Jacket.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
ADDITIONAL LOcAL NEwS.

Do not miss our special couch sale
:. Olson.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23

Hag once meant any old person, whether
male or female.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-23
AT THE COURT BALL.
oN BERLIN AND OPENED BY THE
EMPEROR AND EMPRESS.

American Lady's Picture of the Bril-
liant specsacie-Rlch Dress, Sparkling
diamonds and Attractive Uniforms D"z-
..,, rve-A Rush For Tickets.