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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-09
Life In Alaska.

Life is not altogether gloomy in Alas
ka. Mr. Durham writes from Circle
City to Colonel Carroll d. Wright: II
am well and strong The weather is
fine, the coolest to date being % degrees
below zero; two feet of snow on the
ground. The sun rises at 10 o'clock and
sets at O'Clock, giving us seven or
eight hours Of daylight. The moon
swings in the heavens all night. giving
light by which one could read news
paper if it were to be had. New York
Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-09
To EnIiven the Alaskan Winter.

Another crank proposes to bring a lot
Of camels from Vladivostok and ship
them to Alaska by way Of Japan. He
expects to use them to take supplies into
the Yukon country. If he cannot buy
camels, his next choice is dogs, and
reindeer come last. He might as we'll
take geese or lions for any chance he
has Of getting such creatures into the
interior. Alaska Miner.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-09
HER LIFE AMBITION.
MRS. BURNETT TO WRITE THE GREAT
AMERICAN NOVEL.

Hopes It VIII he Masterpiece The
willoughby Claim"-As Many Types as
Possible VIII Be Introduced.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, who
sailed for Europe recently from New
York, has an ambition TO write the
much talked of and long expected great
American novel. " In fact, IRIS. Burnett
has already written part - the story,
which she hopes the public and the
critics will receive as a work meeting
the expectation of really great Ameri-
can masterpiece.
"The main object of my journey to
London, said Mrs. Burnett TO the Chi
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-09
In Tenebris.

When the mists Of pain are thickest
And the storm Is at its height:
When, bewildered and affrighted.
We stumble without light;
When tho old props faint and fail ma
And the old hopes fade and flee,
o Lord, most kind, most pitiful.
Whom have we left but Thee?
When youth and beauty in their prime
Are withered at breath:
When the very light of life Is uuencbed
BY the chill hand Of death;
When the LEAKAGE we call happinesa
Is stripped off utterly,
o Lord, the Lord who changest not.
Whom may we trust, save Thee2
What can we do but tighten
Our half despairing hold
Upon Thy sure and steadfast word.
Thy seamless garments fold,
Anchor OF drifting, struggling hearts,
Bore vexed by wind and seap
o Lord. the everlasting Lord.
Our only hope is Theei
Through blacklist night, mid widest wave.
In heights and depths unknown.
We stay us on that faithfulness
Which never failed it's own.
Beaten and blown and buffeted.
And long the way may be,
But biest the way. o plying Lord.
II II but ends In Theel
Susan Coolidge.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-09
Significant Signs.

Increasing attention is being given in
many quarters to Bible study. Satur-
day afternoon classes are formed, and
men Of special talent for this work are
secured as leaders Large numbers at
tend. This movement is not confined to
any one section of the country, but
seems to have begun in many places at
the same time: 1t appears to be sponta-
neous and to have originated in re-
Spouse to demand of the times. Many
things indicate that a period Of more
earnest Bible searching is opening. The
sharp tests applied in so many different
respects to the word in the last few
years have not weakened the confidence
of the thinking world in its truth, but
have confirmed its claim as the word Of
God. The researches in the far east
have awakened fresh interest in the
earlier parts of the Old Testament, and
by showing the historic accuracy of
passages, by many persons regarded as
fables, have given new impulse to care
full examination of the records.
The League could with great profit
spend more time in reading and expla.
nation of the Scriptures. 1t is grave
mistake to give exclusive attention to
what is called practical applications"
of the Bible. Much of fanaticism and
fancy would be avoided if more care
were taken to learn the real meaning
and circumstances of the various parts
OF the book. Accurate knowledge first;
then adaptation and application of prin-
ciples to present needs will naturally
follow. Deeper knowledge will bring
better living
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-09
PRESENT CUBAN WAR
EMILIO CASTELAR, COMPARES 1T WITH
THE FORMER WAR.

He Declares It Is Worse and That In Rev.
oiutionsry Times the Cuban Question
Was Considered q National one-some
Criticisms OF the Wars Conduct.
Emilio CASTELAR,, the statesman, has
been for years and is still the principal
contributor TO La Nouvelle Revue In
ternationale. In the latest number Of
that review CASTELAR, continues ON the
Cuban question the series of his articles,
from which the following paragraphs
merit special attention:
"We can affirm that never before has
this Cuban question, now Of SO excep-
tional gravity. troubled our souls, agi-
tated our nerves, alarmed our interests
and absorbed our home and foreign pol
icy so much as il does at the present
hour. In revolutionary times we did
not bleed the country with those nu-
merous armies as we do now, which
came so near wearing out the flower of
youth in the desolated ambushes of
Cuba In the revolutionary times we
left TO the island the duty of sustaining
the war at its own expense, and we con-
tributed only 10 the recruiting of volun-
teers, who were always well paid and
quite satisfied. In the revolutionary
times we were not divided about the
Cuban question. because we considered
it as an eminently national question.
''In the revolutionary times we iso-
lated the war in the eastern part of the
island and made it impossible to invade
the fertile plantations of tobacco, coffee
and sugar cane, which were sheltered
by wise defense during the whole Pc
riod of the revolution. In the revolu-
tionary times we answered the United
States with the noble pride of a people
conscious Of its strength, and we con-
fined the transatlantic war within such
bounds that it never went out of the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-09

cago Times-He
aid correspond
ent before her
departure for Eu-
rope, +" is { h Q
completion of a
story in which l
have been really
in teres ted for
years. 1t will be,
l think, my best
w Or k { h o
achievement of
my life. l have
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-09
A Heavy Load.

The sight of our flag in Cuban waters
may serve to remind Spain that it once
represented commerce with the island
Of 500, 900, 600 year. The loss in
trade of $50, 600. 900 year is too heavy
burden to be carried indefinitely.-St
Louis Globe Democrat.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-09
SCHOOLGIRLS ENCOUNTER.
Martha Culver Successfully Clicked a Wild
cat to Death.

Miss Martha Culver of Grand Rapids,
Mich, Is years old, walks five miles to
her school every day through pine
woods, and usually has no other COM
panion than a .3S caliber repeating rife
A few days ago big hungry wildcat
confronted her in the woods.
Miss Culver fired, but only wounded
the animal, which attacked her. 1t tore
her jacket to shreds and cut a deep
scratch in the arm. Selling the beast by
the throat and fore legs, she succeeded
after desperate struggle in releasing
the grip of the brute, finally choking it
to death. philadelphia Press.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-09
Peache. with smooth skin.

A Maryland fruit grower has succeed.
ed In raising a crop Of peaches with
skins as devoid of the annoying fuzz as
an apple. Next year he proposes to raise
peaches with skin that can be removed
like that of an orange. New York
Journal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-09
Wolves Dashed Into n Texas Town

A pack of wolves made a raid into
the little town Of Uvalde. Tex, a few
nights ago and bit almost every dog and
many horses and cows in the place.
Since then several dogs have been taken
with hydIophobia and were shot There
has been wholesale slaughter of the
bitten animals.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-09
Something Snain Can See

Spanish pride is not totally blind. 1.
can see our navy when massed near
Florida, with steam up.--St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-09
Our Industrial Progress.

Sixteen years ago q steel warship had
not been built in America. Now we're
building them for Japan. Hartford
Cuuxsni ~.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-09

Descriptions of . Defsuites.
A Georgia editor described defaulter
- Ne Ssak tall and e10. 600 shosA"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-09

If everybody did as you do, how
would you like it?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03
TRADE REVIEW.
Expected Improvement in Prices
Fails to Show Up.


New York, Jan. 29.--R. G. Dun & Co.,
in their weekly review of trade, say:
1.-THE first month Of the new year has
brought rather more increase in business,
but less Improvement in prices than was
expected. With payments through clearing
houses 7.3 per cent. larger than in 1892 and
probably the largest ever known in any
month, with railroad earnings 112 per cent
larger than the best of past years, the fact
that prices are very low only shows more
clearly the increase in quantities of prod
ucts sold. Nor Is there any disposition to
refuse orders, even at present prices; in
deed, the competition of manufacturers
seeking orders alone prevents rise. Most
Of them have all they can manage, many
working night and day. and one great steel
concern running on Sunday, but the works
not yet filled with orders are seeking con-
tracts at as low prices as have ever been
made, indicating that even these are not
entirely improbable. The settlement OF
wages on a ten per cent. advance April
for 200, 900 coal miners of the central region,
with other changes, will tend toward q
larger demand for products of all kinds,
though also toward some increase in cost
of manufacture.
Wheat has been conspicuous, rising s
cents for the week, with SIS cents for May
options. Western receipts have been TO-
009,053 bushels in four weeks, against 6,O45,-
I'll last year, but Atlantic exports have been
12,0O3,82S bushels in four weeks, against
7.103674 last year, and Pacific exports for
the week 4,015,5S3 bushels, against 3,454995
last year. So heavy an outgo, with wheat
over one dollar per bushel and with corn ex-
ports for the four weeks equaling the ex-
traordinary movement Of last year, dis
closes the strength of foreign demand even
better than current accounts Of disappoint-
ing shipments from Argentine and poor
prospects in Russia.
THE iron manufacture Is getting larger
orders for finished produces. which crowd
many works almost beyond their capacity,
although some others are still in the mar
ket and keeping prices down.
Failures for the week have been 342 In
the United States, against S31 last year, and
"a in Canada, against 81 last year."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03
RELIEF FOR CUBANS.
Well Stocked Vessel Leaves for Ha-
vana-Other Cuban News.

New York, Jan. 26.--The steamer
Orizaba, of the Ward line, which left
for Havana Wednesday, carried 100000
pounds of provisions and 100000 grains
of quinine collected by the Cuban re-
lief committee to be distributed among
the suffering people of the island under
the direction of Gen. Lee, consul-gen-
eral at Havana. A separate consign-
ment to Gen. Lee consisted of Is tons
of provisions contributed by the mem
beers of the Philadelphia grocers' and
importers exchange and six cases of
quinine from the Philadelphia drug
exchange.
Havana, Jan. 26.-The United States
battle ship Maine, commanded by
Charles ID. Sigsbee, which left Key
West, Fla, on January "a, arrived here
at II o'clock Tuesday morning and was
saluted by the forts and war vessels.
1t is likely that the Maine will not be
kept long in havana harbor, but that
she will be replaced in the course of a
few weeks by one of the cruisers, such
as the Marblehead or the Montgomery.
Washington. Jan. 26.-The latest adj
vices received here from Havana is a
cablegram from Consul-General Lee
dated $3.50 Tuesday evening. He said:
'Have just received visit from the
commander of the Maine and will re-
turn tomorrow. he has already re-
turned official visits of Spanish and
other naval vessels. No disorders of any
sort"
Havana, Jan. &c. - The Germs n
cruiser Charlotte (schoolship) has just
arrived here. A British war ship has
just arrived here from Key West and
some French war ships are expected
here from New Orleans.
London, Jan. 27.--The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says the
government will ask the next cortes
to vote es,OOO,OOO for strengthening
the navy.
Madrid, Jan. est has been decided
to send the first-class cruiser Infanta
Maria Teresa to America instead of the
Vizcaya, because the latter's command
ing officer, Capt. Concas, in the course
of lecture before the Madrid Geo
graphical society, in 1896, censured the
United States in a manner that pro-
voked the then American minister,
Hannis Taylor, to demand an explana-
ton.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03
WOULD SHOW NO FAvORiTISM.
RESOLUTION Affecting the Missionary
Work on Military Reservations.

Washington, Jan. 31.-Referring to
the resolution authorizing the secre-
tary of war to exercise a discretionary
power permitting any denomination or
sect to erect buildings for religious
worship on military reservations, Act
ing Secretary of War Meiklejohn has
communicated to the house military
committee his Endorsement with GER
tain recommendations. He says it is
believed that additional restrictions
should attach to the bill so that 10 more
than one such building should be au-
thorized for every 300 population and
that when applications for such priv
ileges are numerous the secretary OF
war may require two or more denomina-
tions to use the same building.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03
BETTY GIVES THE MITTEN.
BALLADE.
IOWA.

BALLADE.
There was the ring of steel-shod feet.
There was the winter suns last glow
That lighted up the happy fleet
OF skaters fitting to and fro:
There was the sound of voices low.
heard Dan Cupid laugh in glee-
i, victim of his dart and bow
When Betty gave the NIT to me!
All, mel she was so small and sweet,
Her lips like roseleaves DER a row
OF pearls, her hair like ripened wheat,
Her voice that seemed to me as though
Some far-off organs note did blow,
That fell straightway on my knee.
With pulses at fortissimo.
When Betty gave the NIT TO me!
Oh, ask me not did / retreat.
For l am not man to go
Because woman might repeat
A naughty, willful little Nor
We fingered till nights portico
Fell wide; what must your wonder be.
That should stay on with her so,
When Betty gave the NIT to me!
L'ENVOY.
-Ah Prince, tits vain to hide Know,
What eyes as keen as yours must see;
Her hand was there inside-(ohoD-
When Betty gave the nit to me!
yellow Book.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03
Prohibitionists In Conference.

Cincinnati, Jan. GA national con-
ference of prohibitionists began ses-
sion Wednesday at the Grand hotel
with an attendance of about 200 repre-
sentatives from nearly all the states
in the union. The conference is mere
ly advisory, not being delegate con-
vention. The presiding officer is Mr..
Samuel Deckie, of Michigan. The morn
ing session was taken up in reading pa
pers and in discussions on topics relat-
ing to temperance work.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03
Large Part of Grain Good.

ST. Louis, Jan. 31.-An examination Of
the ruins of the elevator in East St.
Louis, which was burned Wednesday
night. has been made and consensus
of opinion is that at least 100000 out of
total of 100000 bushels of wheat in
the elevator can be saved. AS yet the
question whether the Consolidated Ele-
vator company, owner of the Union
elevator. or the insurance companies
will get the salvage has not been set
tied
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03
IOWA STATE NEWS.
Hoy Murderer. Appeal.

Senator'S of Iowa are fighting for and
against the pardon of Wesley E,kins, of
Clayton county, who when IL years old
murdered his father and stepmother.
He is now 10 years old and is life con-
Wet in the Anamosa penitentiary, where
he is librarian. He has written an APP
peal to the members of the legislature
to grant him his liberty, and he has in
tereste6 the friendly services Of Sem
a,ors Mitchell, Trewfn and others. His
application for pardon has been re-
ferred to the legislature by Gov. Shaw.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03
Wheat Goes to clio.

Chicago, Jan. 20. = January wheat
went up to Sl.10 Friday and closed at
s1.0S which is 3B cents higher than
Thursdays closing. May wheat reached
08A cents and closed at o7h cents,
which is the same as Thursdays clos
ing price. The highest price reached
Friday by January wheat is cent
above the top mark in the December
furry, which was $1.09.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03
Death of Sir Frederick Middleton.

London, Jan. 26.-Lieut. Gen. Sir
Frederick Dobson Middleton, keeper of
the crown jewels, is dead. Sir Fred
erick Middleton was in command of
forces during the Riel rebellion in the
Northwest territory of Canada in 1885,
and for his services received the thanks
of both houses of the Canadian parlia-
ment and a grant of $4,000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03
walsh. Successor.

Charles A. Walsh, of Ottumwa, chair
man of the democratic state central
committee and secretary of the nation
al democratic committee, has appointed
James Burgess, of Ottumwa, state
chairman, to succeed himself. Mr..
Burgess will hold the Office until April
1, when the committee win meet and
select its own chairman. 1t was re-
ported some time ago that Mr.. Walsh
was going to Klondike.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03

The boat club gave an amateur min
strel show at the Grand opera house
in Dubuque, 25 young men and an equal
number of young women appearing in
black faces before large and fashion
able audience.
Cattle and farmhouse thieves Of Mon
roe county will be suppressed by
society called the Monroe County Wig
lance committee.
The remains of 25 persons were in
cinerated in the crematory at Daven-
port last year, total of 70 since the es-
Enlistment of the institution.
School children at Council Bluffs con-
tributed $211.26 toward the erection Of
the proposed boys and girls building
at the Omaha exposition.
The Woodmen Of the World will or
ganize lodge of the ladies auxiliary
at Iowa Falls.
Mrs. John McGaffrey, of Dubuque, is
the victim of singular accident.
While pulling weeds she poisoned her
hands and rubbed them on her eyes,
and the result is total blindness.
George II. Reister, aged rs, a we'll
known pioneer, died in Washington.
He had been resident of this city
for 46 years.
Burglars are active at Bellevue, and
an organized gang is believed to be
working in the vicinity.
The supreme court upholds the anti
cigarette law in the case brought by
Donald C. McGregor VS.. John Cone, the
sheriff of Linn county. The sales were
not in the original packages.
j. 0. Riordan & Bro, dry goods deal
ers in Burlington, failed for $6,09s.
On the charge that he took money
from applicants for government APP
pointments in payment for his "infu-
ence" in their behalf, j. ii. Byron was
arrested in Sioux City.
A man named Void was held TO the
federal grand jury in Cedar Rapids,
charged with passing counterfeit
money. 1t Is believed there is plant
there where the spurious coins are be-
ing made.
George Simpson was captured at
Oquawka and taken to Burlington to
answer charge Of highway robbery.
Frank Wilt was on trial in Mason
City for the murder of his sister, Mrs.
Jerome Dow.
In saloon row at Wellsburg John
Mullen was killed by being struck on the
head with beer keg.
Iowa's pioneer lawmakers will hold
their biennial meeting in Des Moines
February o.
The valuable feed and training stables
of Van Orman e. Scott at Hawarden
were fully one-half destroyed by fire.
Thomas f. Murray, one Of the best
known railroad contractors in Iowa,
died at Cedar Rapids, aged 40 years.
A jury awarded Flora Furman a YER
dict of $500 in her suit against the city
of E,dora. She broke her ankle on a
rotten walk.
Mino Rogers is suing William Harm,
a Dayton saloonkeeper, for $4,000 dam
ages for the death of her husband,
whom she claims fell over an embank-
ment while intoxicated with Harms
whisky, and was killed.
Fire destroyed eight business houses
in Lorimor.
A state bank with paid-up capital OF
$4,000 has been organized at Swea City
with A. ID. Clark as president and will
open for business March !.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03
VIII Send Miners to Alaska.

The bank clerks Of Iowa have or
ganized at Eldora the Alaskan Club
to Alaska. Charles Swanson, OF Chart
ton, has been furnished an outfit, and
will start at once for the Klondike.
His contract holds five years. There
are 200 stockholders among Iowa bank
ers
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03
Murder Case Dismissed.

The Arnold case was dismissed at
Waukon by the court. Arnold was in-
dicted for the alleged numbering of II.
V. Duffy, prominent business man,
last April. From the action of the court
the prosecution evidently was unable
to sustain the charge. 1t is understood
that the defense was prepared to show
that Duffy committed suicide.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03

It is estimated that the potato crop is
7O,O00,0O0 bushels less than last year.
Farmers are disposed to shorten crop
the following year if there is surplus,
and the result is better prices because
the supply is less than the demand. A
farmer who watches the markets and
has noticed that short yield follows
one that is heavy will plant more in
stead of growing smaller crop after
a year of plenty.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03
state Librarian.

job oson Brigham, of Des Noines, has
been appointed state librarian by Gov.
Shaw to succeed Mrs. Lena Ii. Cope.
The matter was settled by a meeting OF
the members Of the supreme court, to
whom Gov. Shaw left the matter, the
court constituting the board of library
trustees. Mr.. Brigham is editor of the
Midland Monthly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03
Irvine Ont Of Grnsn.

Articles of incorporation of the
Northwestern Grass Irvine company
were filed with the recorder of Boone
county. The company has an author
lied capital of $7,5O0,O00, and Warner
Miller, of New York; l.. M. Martin, OF
the Iowa Central railroad, and ex.Con-
gresham A. j. Holmes, OF Boone, are
among the incorporators.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03
Veteran Retires.

Washington. Jan. 20. = Brig. Gen.
william III. Bell, U. s. A., who reached
his present rank of commissary general
of subsistence less than a month ago,
retired Friday by operation of the age
limit. He will take up his residence on
his big fruit farm near Arvada, Col.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03

Shredded Ham with Currnnt Sauce.
Melt one tablespoonful OF butter, four
tablespoonfuls of currant jelly and a
few grains of cayenne. Add one-fourth
of cupful of sherry wine, and cupful
of shredded ham. Serve the ham on
toast, cut into small squares or bits
Ladies' World.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-03
A Rusb of Immigrants.

New York, Jan. 28. = In anticipation
of the new immigration law going into
effect the rush of immigration to this
country has started. The Tartar Prince
arrived Thursday with 72O persons in
the Storage. The vessel comes from
italian ports.