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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-25
London Hotels and Boots.

Leaving ones boots outside tho !.
room door TO be cleaned overnight - 'u'
essentially English custom, SO Enn,; 90
that it is not understood across thae .u
der, IL we may put credence in punoS,'
story of the Scotch host who renIiaS !.
bis English guests statement Aft :"
ambrosial night, that he would mr. t ~
boots outside the door, "All RI ale sa, Us
nobody II touch en-" But in LonSa,
the practice is so well established th",
in some of the newer hotels each ro aa'
is provided with small cupboard hon
ing one door opening out into tho NV
sage and another into the room fs T.
which boots may be placed. The onta.
door OF the cupboard has kew. which
is kept by the chambermaid, while tSa
inner door can be bolted on the ins;SO
so as to insure the occupant of the roors
against any breach of his or her privacr
Besides the protection which il afYorS.
to boots, the arrangement has anothas
advantage which will be specially An
preciated by ladies, for it obviates tbo
necessity of visitors appearing at tba;.
doors in dishabille to take in their h..
water or tea. -Argonaut.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-25
A TRIP TO THE MOON.
How the Fairies Helped Little Girl 10
Crafty q Wish.

| How the Fairies Helped Little Girl %
Crafty a Wish.
| IA teacher in one Of the schools Of Upper
| Montclair, N. j., asked each Of her scholars 70
write an original story of trip TO the moon
and to complete II in Is minutes. Following
Is the story selected as the best submitted at
the expiration Of the time. The author is
only IL years OF age.
When ] was but little girl, al
ways wanted to take trip to the moon
and see that dear. kind old man who
grinned from ear to ear when ! was
good, and when was bad scowled 80
that his face turned all black 80 that we
couldn't see him. Then he would shed
such tears that he would keep me In
the house for some time
One night, the night Of my eleventh
birthday, was thinking Of this dear
old fellow. was looking out Of my
window and thinking what happy day
it had been-everybody seemed to be so
kind to me-and thinking how nice 1t
would be to take trip to the moon to
end this happy day when suddenly the
room grew misty and cold. Then as
suddenly as the mist came it vanished,
and there right before my eyes what do
you think saw? 1t is hard to believe,
l know, but what should see but four
beautiful fairies all decked with roses,
and stars had stuck to them when they
came through the sky All of them bore
one basket That, too, was covered with
stars, There was dead silence, and
then the first fairy spoke and said:
Our master, the moon, says thy wish
shall be granted. So jump in this bas-
ket =" | felt little timid at first, but
then | gathered mp my pluck and jump
ed in.
The fairies then stretched their gauzy
wings, took one stroke, and found my
self skimming through the air. In less
than, oh, | don't know how long
found myself in hailing distance of that
dear old man, the moon. But the fairies
stopped with jerk before they let me
any nearer, and the second fairy said,
1--WE will leave you now, for our mas
ter. the moon. has something 70 say to
you before you can 60 near enough to
enter his majesty's grounds.
The fairies then left me alone. and the
moon, with a smile, said in a tremen-
dous voice: So You have come TO see
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-25
HIS CHECK WAS GOOD
THE STORY or A RAGGED MAN AND A
GOTHAM HOTEL CLERK.

An Amusing Incident which Demonstrates
Anew That 1t Is Not Always Wise to
Judge Man by the Cut Of His Coat or
the Fit of Eis Trousers
Dave Gelvin-it is pronounced Cal
vin-of Maitland, Mo-, is one Of tho
cattle barons of northwest Missouri, q
section Of country which has large
number of cattle barons- AS hustler
and pusher Dave has few equals and
no superiors, and what he does not know
about cattle would not he worth finding
out.
Dave is always SO busy looking after
his cattle interests that be seldom has
time to "dress up" in his company
clothes, and at first sight stranger
would take him for an innocent gran.
ger, eager to buy gold brick or likely
to blow out the gas.
Several years ago Dave shipped lot
of export cattle from Maitland and went
as far as New York with them. When
he arrived in New York, he looked like
the ragged end Of poverty, but he was
too busy to secure change Of clothing.
He had some business to transact and
intended taking q train for home the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-25

his life as much time in the act OF shaw
ing as would have suff1oed for learning
seven languages. Gouthey, commenting
on this, minuted himself, May 10, 1880,
during the act of shaving, and he found
the time employed nino minutes. He
neither hurried the operation nor linger'
ed about it. Listen now to William Cor
bett concerning shaving: GAS it may
cost only about FIVE minutes Of time and
may be and frequently is made to cost
30 or even 90 minutes and as only 10
minutes make about fifty.eighth part
OF the hours of our average daylight.
this being the case, this is q matter OF
real Importance. ! once heard Sir John
Sinclair ask Mr.. Cochrane Johnstone
whether he meant to have son Of his
then little boy. taught Latin. mo,
said Mr.. tombstone, but ! mean to 40
something great deal better for him.
What il that?' said Sir John. Why
said the other, teach him to shave with
cold water and without glass. ~
Boston Journal.
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next morning. Dave Is lover Of the
good things Of life, so he inquired his
way to the Hoffman House and affixed
his name to the register. The clerk
looked at him for moment and asked
If he wanted room.
eyes, and good one, replied Dave
ANY baggage?"
emo"
"Our rates are $40 day, and we re.
quire cash in advance from unknown
parties, said the clerk.
"Oh, darn your rates; give me the
room. want to wash" said Dave.
"All right. Ten dollars please"
Dave run his hand in his pocket, but
all he could fish up was SAIL. This
sum was made up by a silver dollar,
two silver half dollars, two quarters, q
20 cent piece and penny.
"Oh, I'll pey you in the r0rning,"
said Dave, turning to go to tb-, elevator.
But the clerk knew thing or two.
He was not to be caught that way-not
he.
There Is no deviation from our
rules. sir, }" the clerk said politely but
firmly. "You must pay. in advance -
"Then I'll give you check" said
Gelvin, who was rapidly becoming an
cry.
He stepped back to the desk, filled
out q check for $500 and handed 1t to
the clerk. But the clerk was not
greenhorn. He was q New Yorker, he
was He would not accept the check un-
less certified.
BY this time Dave was mad. He said
2 few words In Latin, or in language
that sounded like IL was Of foreign
origin.
"oonfoqnd your rules yoa blasted
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-25

me, you little dear l am very glad to
see you, but the great sun god, who is
more powerful than /, has forbidden me
to let any human being inside of my
grounds till they have done some work
for me. So, my little dear, will ask
you to shine my face q little, just lit
tie, you know; just enough for you to
see your face in me- " Then he gave me
a golden brush and the bristles in it
were very stiff but he uttered not
sound, no matter how much ! hurt him
When | had finished my work. he
made key of the gold had scrubbed
off his face and gave it TO me, saying,
"Let me blindfold you. When he had
done this, he said go straight ahead
till golden wall stops you Then feel
along this wall till you find lSeyhole
Then put the key IN the hole and turn
it agd"1
Marion, Marion Do wake upl do
believe you would sleep all day if
would let you II was mammals voice
that said this | awcke with a start to
find the morning sunlight streaming IN
my window, and shall never forget my
trip to the moon
MARION El.olsE SHELTER
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-25

was good for $40, 900, Tor FIVE times
that, and then he would have a balance
IN the bank. "You dod BANKED fool. I"
wrote Donovan, eff Gelvin takes no.
ton to buy your third rate hashery and
offers check for it, take it quick. It's
as good as the gold"
Dave declares that the ambition of
his life is to go back to New York some
time and dazzle the eyes of that hotel
clerk. He insists that when the time
comes he is going to dress like king,
hire corps of footmen, dozen Wallets,
carry 81 trunks, travel in special cay
and go down to New York and throw
that hotel clerk into fits.
This will explain why Gelvin is such
tireless worker. He has enough to
live on in luxury and case all the rest
OF his life, but he has not yet accumu.
lated enough to make that New York
trip in what he considers the proper
style. Until he does he will work hard
or than any hired man on his place.
Omaha World-Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-25
A MUDDY JOKE.

The day was warm and springlike.
Happy robins chirped merrily upon
their swaying perches among the apple
boughs, having apparently forgotten
the discomfort of the past two weeks
when it showed aud sleeted.
On such mornings IS this lover of
nature is forced to struggle WITH the
sense of duty insorder TO turn her face
stolidly from the BEATTY and brightness
outside to perform ihe intruding house.
hold tasks. So it seemed to Mrs. Ripley
as she frequently passed the open door
of the kitchen during the process know
as "doing up the mornings work
She stepped outside to empty the dish
water, then, mechanically wiping the
pan, stood drinking in the spring glory.
Beyond the barn the brook wound its
way among an archipelago of tiny is
lands, dancing along il the sunshine.
Her eyes followed its course along down
to the pasture where the gentle eyed
Jerseys usually wandered about in quest
Of the tender new grass or waded the
water in childish enjoyment, but they
were nowhere in sight, and half form
ed wonder as to their whereabouts fit
ted through her mind.
Her gaze followed the lines of the
landscape back to the higher ground.
There they were ravenously cropping
the growing wheat The ground was
soft and spongy. They sank knee deep
at every STEP She knew the probable
damage to the grain and tried to form
a plan to get them back to pasture. She
also knew that low rubbers would be
of no use in the sticky soil, SO it would
not do for her to go after them.
Hurrying to window that looked
out upon the village road, she strained
her eyes to catch glimpse Of the old
gentleman for whom she acted in
the capacity of housekeeper, all the
while talking more to herself than to
her little son, Ned, about the wheat the
cows were spelling.
1t was useless to run about and look
down the road, so she finally dismissed
the matter from her mind and was soon
very busy in the kitchen.
Ned, though but years old, under
stood perfectly what his mamma had
been worrying about. He sat still and
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-25
Trades of Animals.

Bees are geometricians. The cells are
30 constructed as with the least quantity
OF material TO have the largest spaces
and least possible loss of interstice. The
mole is a meteorologist. The torpedo,
the ray and the electric eel are electri-
clans The nautilus is navigator; he
raises and lowers his sails, casts and
weighs anchor and performs other nau-
tical acts.
Whole tribes of birds are musicians.
The beaver is an architect, builder
and woodcutter. He cuts down trees and
erects houses and dams The marmot is
q civil engineer. He not only builds
houses, but constructs aqueducts and
drains to keep them dry.
The white ants maintain a regular
army Of soldiers.
Wasps are paper manufacturer.
Dogs wolves. jackals and many 9TH
ers are hunters %
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-25
A paby In Battle.

Among the Chinese present at one Of
the battles between the two Asiatic ma
tons in the late Chinese and japanese
war was one spectator of an unusual
kind.
After the capture Of a small fort By
the japanese and the retreat ef such Of
their enemies as had not been taken
prisoners healthy looking Chinese
baby was found by the victors lying on
the ground il their line Of march.
The captain Of division picked him
up and did bis best TO administer con-
ISOLATION and presently called one Of the
prisoners, TO whom he offered his liber-
" on condition that he should take the
child to his parents
The captive joyously assented, but
the baby raised noisy objection He
lifted his voice on high and cried so
loudly when the attempt was made to
take him from his japanese friend that
the latter saw no resource but to submit.
So, holding the baby on his left arm,
while he grasped his saber with the
right, Captain Higuchi marched on to
the capture of the next fort, receiving
meanwhile bullet through his cap.
The baby looked ON wonderingly
while the fort was taken in gallant
style and seemed to be quite unmoved
by the din and uproar of battle so long
as he could rest upon his captains
shoulder
When the fight was over, the captain
gave the child to some of his troopers,
who bore the little creature to Chi
nese house near by.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-25

chumpi I could buy ana sell you ten
times over. you pigheaded. pimply faced
dude. If you don't think that check is
good, send it over to the Chemical Ma
tional.
The clerk called q messenger boy and
dispatched him to the Chemical Nation
al, with note asking If q check of $500
signed by David Gelvin of Maitland,
No., was good.
The clerk knew it was not, but Dave
was fighting mad, and the clerk realiz-
ed that If he did not make seeming eff
fort TO ascertain the worth of the check
he would get into trouble. While the
messenger was absent Dave walked the
floor of the magnificent office and talk
ed to himself.
In due time the messenger returned
with an answer. 1t read. "Mr. Gelvin's
check worth $500 is perfectly good"
The clerk at once became obsequious.
There was nothing too good for Mr..
Gelvin of Missouri.
"Well. give me back the check"
said Dave. "I'll go over to the bank
and cash it myself"
The check was handed to the irate
man, and he marched out and never re.
turned. The clerk was evidently filed
with curiosity about the Missourian,
for he sent letter to Charley Donovan,
cashier Of the Maitland bank, asking il
Gelvin's check for $1,000 was good.
Charley wrote back that Gelvin's check
for 81 was perfectly good; that It
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-25
NED CHUNG TO HIS ROOT sTRAPs.

NED CLUNG TO HIS BOOT STRAPS.
looked steadily into the bright coal fire
for several minutes, turning the prob
lem over and over in his mind.
~ b'l'eve could drive them COWS off
the wheat my own self, cause they
wouldn't hurt me- Won't Mr.. Hartly
think I'm good boy?" he soliloquized.
The more he thought about it the
more pleased he was with himself for
thinking Of it. 1t took but minute to
pull off his little shoes and slip into the
nice rubber boots his big brother had
sent him from Chicago and which were
the pride of his heart.
Putting on his cap, he slipped out Of
doors without telling his mamma any
thing about it, for lie was almost sure
she would not let him 60
An hour passed swiftly away to all
except Ned, and with it came Mr.. Hart
ly, who thought he heard the cry of q
child in distress. Thinking some Of the
neighbours children had strayed away,
he followed the sound, which took him
toward the wheatf1eld. He quickened
his steps and suddenly came upon Ned
half concealed by large stump
What plight he was in! Sunk into
the soft mud up to the tops Of his little
boots, he was vainly trying to extricate
himself. Repeated attempts had only
resulted in his falling over ON his hands,
and when he again Strengthened up the
muddy fists were used to wipe away the
streaming tears.
"Well, WE'LL" laughed his rescuer,
what little colored boy is this sprouted
in my wheatfield?"
Ned frightened up and explained the
best he could between sobs
Never mindl Don't cry I'll pull
you out - Then began the work Of ex-
trication. Ned chung to his boot straps,
and Mr.. Hartly-pulled Ned. Suddenly
the boots and mud parted company
with gush of tender sentiment maybe,
because it was so hard to part. Mr..
Hartly rolled over on his back i'll the
most unexpected manner. with Ned still
in his arms.
The tables were turned in earnest.
Ned's shouts of laughter chased away
the tears, and Mr.. Hartly, with a COM
ical grimace, scrambled upon his feet as
hastily as the soft ground would permit.
Taking Ned upon his shoulders, they
started merrily for the house.
Two very grimy figures presented
themselves before the astonished face of
Mamma Ripley.
what can have happened?" she ex.
claimed in motherly alarm.
"Oh, Ned planted himself among the
wheat TO grow, but he fooled himself
nicely this time. When he found his
mistake, he made so much noise that he
scared the cows out Of the field, and the
mud almost swallowed him like the
whale did Jonah-simply to get rid Of
him u exclaimed the old gentleman hu-
morously.
Mamma Ripley laughed heartily at
the situation, although it took q good
share Of the forenoon to make Ned again
presentable -Stockman and Farmer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-25

One strange feature OF Australia 80.
cial life is the perfectly casual way ID
which men marry for no ostensible pur-
pose except the purpose of vanishing
YEARLY around the corner immediately
after the ceremony In a Sydney case
now ON hand the husband, 1t is alleged,
married in 1894 and shortly afterware,
made his tired, Indifferent exit arounu
the corner and never came back u
1895 he married again and immediately
faded away up the street He never NV.
ed with his second wife When he wa
arrested ON charge Of aggravated DAT
EN-, he offered no explanation Whatever
Apparently he only did IL because Q le''
low must do something. - -
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-25
Where the Sandman Gets His Sand.


The sandman, oh, the sandman.
When ne rides into the town.
Then all the little children
Drop their pretty eyelids down.
They know when he is coming.
And hrs power cannot withstand,
But still they always wonder
Where the sandman gets his sandi
He gallops through the country,
And he gallops through the street,
But the busy little children
Never hear his horses feet
They never see him scatter
What he holds within his hand,
And that Is why they wonder
Where the sandman keeps his sandi
He rides Ger beds Of peoples,
And he rides Ger fields Of hay,
And sure he gathers something
AS he gailops on his way
To lay upon the eyelids
OF the children In the land,
Who rub their eyes and wonder
How the sandman gets his sandi
hut early in the morning.
When they wake as fresh and new
IA pretty little rosebuds,
With their faces washed in dew,
Oh, then they are 90 thankful.
All the merry little band.
That In the wide world somehow
The good sandman finds his sandi
- ztslla Cooke In Youths Companioou
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-25

mile route five times day and goes to
school, where he wins honors as easily
as he does the confidence of the postal
officials.
The authorities in Washington heard
about him and wrote to him. He an
swered very frankly in big, round,
boyish scrawl that he was just as COM
petent as any one they could find and
felt older than "lots of boys" because
he had such responsibility, as his papa
called his duties -Pittsburg leader.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-25
Miss Cayenne's Comment.

Surgery is constantly performing
some new wonder!" exclaimed Willie
Washington "To think Of its enabling
man to live without his normal guam
tity of brain"
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne, land,
after all. painstaking art can do moth
ing which nature does not accomplish
a. an everyday matter. "-washington
Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-25
Time Spent In Shaving.

Think Of the time lost in shaving
Campbell, the poet, calculated that a
man who shaves himself every day and
lives to the age of 70 expends during
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-25

He-what do you mean by saying
tnse your friends work il all playa
shs-Luoy- 10 professional pianist
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-25
CARRIES MAIL AT SEVEN.
The Youngest Employee In That Branch OF
Uncle Sans Service.

Andalusia, Bucks county. Pa. has
the proud honor Of claiming the young
est mail carrier in the world He is
years old and staggers under the burden
of the name Albert Francis Hoffimier
King. The child carries the mail over
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-03
GERMANY is GREEDY.
SHE IS ANXIOUS FoR 4 sLICA on
THE rHrLPpySrs.
RUHoR OF A EUROPEAN COnBuR.
Teutons May Unite with France ard
Russia After the War ana Dictate
to America and EnxIana--An IN.
ternasionaI Congress. i
ternntionai Congress.

BERLIN, July 2.--on the best authority
the correspondent OF the Associated Press
here is Informed that Germany, FRANC.
! and Russia have reached an understands
ing relative to the Philippine Islandz Il
Is said these three Powers do not intepd
to actively interfere until hosiHties
cease. after which they will combine TO
prevent the United States or Great Bri-
tain from gaining possession of tho whole
OF the Philippines. When the war IL over
an international congress win be pro-
posed similar to the Berlin Congress OF
1873 to settle all questions connected With
the war. All the great Powers will be
invited to join, including the United
States and Spain. 1t appears certain
that Germany will then demand slice
of the Philippine Islands or other COM
pensation In tho far East.
The correspondent OF the Associated
Press has received corroboration OF the
above facts from authentic aources.
GERMANY PRoTITING BY THE WAR
The same authority says that Germany
is doing thriving trade IN prov isionA
and especially. peas, beans, and canned
goods. and in ammunition and small
arms. through Hamburg commission NOR
chants, who are selling both to Spain and
the United States. The latter. 1t appears.
IS buying quantities of the potassium used
for saltpetre from the big Germany
aIlxali-works. All these goods, it Is as.
serted. are shipped from Copenhagen.
mainly by the Thingvalla Limo
Tho German Government has ordered
that three cruisers be kept in West In
dian waters until autumn. In spite of the
war. German exports to America are
as large as ever. The Frankfort district
exported last quarter 63si,Si marks.
Similar reports come from other dis
trlcts.