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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25
ONCE THEY WE'RE MEDIUMS.
Now They ExpiAte Their Sins by Teasing
Balls Of Blue Fire.

Now They Expiate Their Sins by Tossips
Balls Of Blue Fire.
Close by the Northwestern tracks. at
Leavitt street Is the home Of the ling
Cling sisters" They were twin presti.
digifators In their days of life, 80 runs
the tradition, and now they toss balls
OF blue fire about as the juggler does
eggs, cannon balls and the like. Their
pet amusement is to stand on. their
heads and toss the balls as If they were
standing ,afoot. The force Of gravity
seems to be reversed for their benefit.
for they "toss" the balls of fire down,
and the little flames fall" up. All this
Is set down just as James MaoCourtney,
the Oldest settler in the neighborhood,
tells 1t. He said the other day:
"Them broad windys over there on
the north side of the old building is the
place where the sisters comes to show
themselves. The year of the Worlds
fair l counted up their performances, an
they come every 56 days. The reason
fer that is somethin could never guess,
but some smart young chap here fig
gered out that 1t was always in the
dark OF the moon. I've noticed since
that there never was no moonlight when
they got up there in the windys.
"What's the cause of their hauntin
the old placer Why, sir, the story's SO
old there can't no truth nor lie be made
out on it. There's no man in these Dig
gins longer'n be, an ken the story
only by hearsay. so to speak. / heerd il
from my granddaddy, an he said he heerd
1t when he was young man comm
here. That mus IA ben in the thirties.
Onnyways he sed that the two sisters
was persdiditaterc. 1t seems like they
| give performance in the house, which
was new then in course, an the pair OF
them agreed ter be locked up in boz
| tibet was to be sealed an fastened, an
then they was to get out without break
In the seals. Well, they was locked up
but they couldn't get out, an purity soor
they foun themselves so short Of breath
they couldn't holler loud enough to b.
heerd. In course they was in q room
away from the other people, SOS thu
common folk couldn't see how the tricl
was turned. When they couldn't boiler
they tried rappin, an the others onl!
thought they was a-workin out Of tn
box an so didn't pay attention. Afte
an hour or SO the other peoples got nerv
GUS an went In an opened the box, al
there was the two sisters, cold dead
They buried 'em together in the box il
the yard back Of the house, an that
why they juggles the fire balls upsid
down like. "-Chicago Chronicle.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25
scosc. Copccys Orchestra.

An organization long needed in this
section is now an actuality. and as re-
suit, first class music. rendered by ca
pable performers, can now be obtained
for concerts. church services, masses, etc.,
as well as for music Of q lighter charac
ter and for the ball room will be found
unsurpassed. Mr.. Scott, personally. will
also receive limited number OF pupilso on
reed and brass Instruments, and on that
mo@t delicate, Of all instruments, the
human voice. Address &c.
FREDERICK ScoTr,
Jewell House. Calumet.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25
DOG OPENED FATHERS EYES
Experience OF . Man Who Had Several
Growing Girls.

Experience OF . Man Who Had Several
Growing Girls.
1T is quite interesting to be the ia
Their of several growing girls said one
of group of family men in the smoker
of a suburban car.
Eyes" answered another one, with q
shrug of his shoulders, especially when
they all want new gowns at the same
time"
IT wasn't thinking of that, said the
first speaker, "but of way they have
of taking the wind out of your own
sails. 1t never occurred to me until the
other morning that it was not to see me
that young fellows kept dropping in to
play cards and make themselves agree.
able. / tumbled at last, but it was my
hunting dog Jack that opened my eyes. "
"Your hunting dog!" echoed the
crowd.
Eyes. / had heard Of nearly every
kind of o plan for the communication
of lovers except q dog. In this case
Jack became Cupid's messenger. Those
boys borrowed the dog ostensibly to 60
hunting, but I have learned since that
they didn't know gun from a hoe ham
die. They tied Jack mp overnight, and
as soon as he got out in the morning he
made bee line for home. II / hadn't
seen the corner Of paper sticking from
under his collar ! should never have
suspected the eagerness with which
these girls tried to head him OF from
me-" sWif
'He had q letter for them?"
! "No, just note asking the privilege
Of seeing dear Miss Kate. or Miss Sue in
the park for walk and q chat. Nice
idea, employing the dog Of the family
in clandestine correspondence / an
swered, that note myself. and the two
girls haven't spoken to me since. JACK
is tied up, and I'm watching the cal
now. for I have no doubt they'll find Q
way to circumvent me. Chicago
Times Herald. ttA 49, 3aHr
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25
MAKING ARTIFICIAL ICE.
How the Plants Are Constructed and OPP
Grated In Philadelphia.

Grated In Philadelphia.
Artificial cold or ice may be most
readily produced by the evaporation OF
a more or less volatile liquid. In the
first machines constructed this liquid
was water. One-tenth of the amount OF
water used was converted into ice, but
as it was necessary to maintain vac
uum in the apparatus its perfect work
ing was difficult problem. more
readily volatile liquid, therefore, had
TO be substituted, such as liquefied sui
phurous acid and liquefied ammonia.
Being gaseous at ordinary temperatures,
they are very suitable substances for
this purpose. The ammonia ice machine
is the one in most general use-in fact,
it finds exclusive application in this
city. This liquefied ammonia is allowed
to. expand in coils Of pipes which are
placed in tanks filled with brine. The
temperature Of the brine is thus reduced
to O point below the freezing point OF
wnter-thatis,T to 14-l8,degrees +.
!. In this refrigerated brine are placed
galvanized iron tanks having the shape
of the large cakes of ice which one Is
accustomed to see in the wagons that
pass through our city streets. After
period of $3.50 hours this can Of water
IA converted into solid ice. The can is
hoisted out of the brine, warmed with
hot water, which allows the cake to
slip out upon shoot that runs intp the
storage rooms. The gaseous ammonia
in the pipes can be used over and over
again, large compression engine being
a part of the plant. which reduces the
expense Of the process. From this de-
scription it should be plain that there
can be no faint Of ammonia to give
taste to the ice. *, i,
The plants usually employ distilled
or artesian water, 80 that the ice 10 OF
the best quality. Whatever impurities
the water contains are collected in the
white streak found in the center OF each
cake. The pure water separates from
the impure and freezes first. Even ten
I wears ago the demand for ice was sup
piled from natural sources, the har'
vests from our own Pennsylvania rav,,
ers. which were stored every winter IN
great houses on the shores Of the streams
being supplemented by shipments
| throughout the summer from Maine
There are now in Philadelphia 10 ice.
making plants. some Of which yield
over 100 tons per day each. and the arti'
ficiai product for several years has oeen
a serious competitor Of the natural ast''
che. -Manufacturer G~4'i~ "A
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25
THE FIsH's COLOR.

Able In q Marvellous Degree to Adapt
Itself to It's Surroundings
Il is q familiar fact that fishes can
change their colors at will. Many fishes
make remarkable changes. Free swim.
ming fishes most commonly preserve
their normal colors, though these fishes
can change. The fishes tbs change most
are the bottom feeders. / their own
protection from other { 'hs hat would
prey upon them aud ID SrItef to enable
them themselves to cap. I. > food these
change their colors to L!att the bottom
they are on SO as to make themselves
invisible. They do this often TO degree
that seems extraordinary.
In one Of the smaller salt water tanks
at the New York aquarium there are q
number of small fiatfish. The bottom OF
the tank is covered with coarse gravel
The great bulk Of the gravel is com
posed Of pebbles OF brownish white. q
sort of pale iron rust color. Scattered
in this are pebbles of deeper tinge.
with now and then one Of q brownish
gray or brown black. esee
The f]atfish lying ON the gravel at the
bottom Of this tank initiate its colors in
their own backs in . manner that ID
marvellous. They are Of notified brown,
like the. colors Of the gravel. and the
smallest of the flatfish is the most
wonderful. They are all thin and lie
!, close to the bottom. The edge Of the lit.
tie, one blends, with it, and its back is 9
woaderful mosaic Of browns 80 like the
gravel Of the surrounding bottom that
it appears to be part Of it. Even In
this clear water at little distance the
fish is scarcely distinguishable, --Nev
York SIM
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25
F0r sale.

One pacing driving mare, two nice
cows. one two-seated carriage, one top
buggy. one cutter. three buffalo robes,
three string bells, one set double driving
harness, two single driving harness. ono
seeder. one potato plow, one potato dig
ger. one desk, one No, A DlebOld safe, one
caae specimens. one sulky. For particu-
lars and prices see j. A. Danielson. Calu-
met. Mich.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25

The word negro isnot heard IN
South Africa excepting as term OF OPP
probrium. Over and over again nave
Afrikander Englishmen stopped me
when speaking OF zslus. Basutos. Mata'
.bele. and % o. - psgroes You 10
America only know the blacks VINO
come. over, %. slavea Our blacks are not
20. Is CONFUSED with the material iouna
on. the Guinea coast. -" White MAN .
Xfrica. !. By Poultney Bigelow.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25
POrtrassure.

For while the wings Of fancy etill are free,
And @ n view this mimic show OF thee.
Time las but half succeeded In bis theft,
Thyself removed. thy power TO soothe
me left. i, = :. i..s..s ,CowPKR
You zee how important it 10 that your
friends possess "mimic show" OF thy
self, as the poet calls really good por-
trait. You can obtain perfect likeness
and a most artistic picture at Herman's
atudiO.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25

Mutual Fire Insurance company Of
Houghton and Keweenaw counties, OF.
ganised In 1890 according TO the laws
the state d MIchiean. WIN insure proper
" OF ise members. Have paid Ore loses
over a 1000 and 'dividends hearty $1,000
during che last ssyen ysers TO MEMBER
81 sve year~' stXndink.s On tks nrst day
Of July the company Had Sal msm-
b.s~, Sl6s, 94S worth Of property IN
rufpd ana s11,191.1s II tfs&sory. Foe
hurdles psstslsiA1s xbpt % 'the undss.
dgned. ION Bioaaovlsr. PrssidsaA
Ain LxfaoszE, Secretary.
ones. 80 Pima lstrsss, iSpstAsrs dRs
Jaekst iaag45i 3 - sasa
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25

Ihave moved my merchant tailoring
shop to No. III Osceola street, Laurium.
where will be glad to meet my old
friends as we'll as new ones. Suits made
to order from best woolens at very mod
crate prices. STEVE Predecessor.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25

When you cannot slesp for coughing
take Chamberlain Cough Remedy. 1t
always gives prompt relief. 1t is most
excellent for colds, too. as it aids ex-
pectoration, relic, es the lungs and pre-
vents any tendency toward pneumonia.
For sale by Sodergren. & Sodergren,
Druggists.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25

Mrs, Stark, Pleasant Ridge. o., says.
"Aiter two doctors gave up my boy to
die. saved him from Group by using
One Minute Cough Cure" tits the quick
est and most certain remedy for coughs,
colds and all throat and lung troubles.
SoDERGREN & SoDERGREN.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25
Over Saue-'s Sample Room.

Mrs. NJ. B. Ford. Ruddell's, ILL.,, suffered
for eight years from dyspepsia and
chrome constipation and wa finally
cured by using DeWitt's Little Early
Risers, the famous little pills for all
stomach and liver troubles.
SoDERGREN & SoDERGREN.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25

You can't afford to risk your life by al
lowing cold to develop into pneumonia
or consumption. Instant relief and q
certain cure are afforded bv One Minute
Cough Cure. SoDERGREN & SoDEReRES.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25

Miss Allie Hughes, Norfolk, Va, was
irightiully burned on the face and neck.
Pain was Instantly relieved by DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. which healed the In
jury without leaving a scar. 1t is the
famous pile remedy.
SoDERGREN & SoDERGREN.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25

Prosperity comes quickest to the man
whose liver isin good condition. DeWitt's
Little Early Risers are famous little pills
for constipation, biliousness, indigestion
and all stomach and liver troubles.
SoDFRGREN & SoDERGREN.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25
Lane Linden stage.

Stage leaves Pearce's livery stable
Lake Linden, every day at 8 q. m. 10 q.
m, and p. m. Stageleaves McClure's
livery stable, Red Jacket, at 8 q. m, 10
q. m, and and 4. p. m.
THOMAS PEARCE,
JAMES MCCLURE,
Proprietors.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25

"Mra Gasweli. your daughters visit
10 Europe seems 10 have made her quite
Q polished young woman" g. -, ~
az should say Co Ny land I Yoa
ought 10. hear her say, I shall b very
pleased. '"-ChicaRo Tribune, r
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25

Clothes cleaning, dyeing, repairing.
altering and pressing promptly and
neatly done. All work guaranteed TO
prove satisfactory,
MICHIGAN Dye WORKS.
Over 312 Fifth street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25

Fall and winter Styles.
Having received a fine stock OF cloths.
suitable for fall and winter sultings. and
overcoats / invite an inspection. Suits
made to order, at guaranteed and the
prices very low. Give me call.
M. JOHNSON,
Over Sauev'e Sample Room.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25

A Boston newspaper complains that
Ihe famous Bunker Hill monument.
vhieh when first erected was the taiiess
s.esfion Of man In this country, mas
|. 49, become quite insignihcans IN
hcaahk II L. $40 feet high. or s1I ices
sborssr than City hall tower In Phila'
d6lphia. hs,+.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25

Thousands Of Egyptians I've In old
tombs, eating sleeping. wocing. loving:
laughing, dancing. singing. tdoase an
their deeds Of daily life and househoia
work among the nummiss anal sAr.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25

swinemunde ON the Baltic has strict
Sunday lawAs ,Shipmasters who enter
the port are nned heavily by the fowc
suthoriAias- H. they have their ships
washed or painted on Sunday'cr church
holidays A. foreigners are ;lnot sc-
qusauted with ths Gsrman church cal.
sndAr they are frequently caught =,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25

The ice house formerly nsed by the Val
BIatE brewery company on Elm street is
to rent or Tor sale. Apply to the Val
Blafz brewery company. Milwaukee,
Wis.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25
rr.S5IYs2.. y

They pass . plate uf cnkos 10 Freddy
at dessert Heputs ont his hand, hest
tases. then draws 4 task epd beeins -
weep. S3 - !, (, I. JJ''s.ss a
l'iwhas rssyon p<y.as tosrl sals hi'
mother. III
"Bscasss you are going TO scold ne
when I ohosss Tie bisssst sne."--f1'
gro
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25

Apply to Joseph Pinton, 45o Pine
street. .I
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25

fsA-v 14hsts.'tif VI ~
! .eae9 ,rs'qs'cs-s ssNf's.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-27

leaving q balance of $685.. The
money to be divided among the three
Company's as voted on 1T the Annual
Meeting called after the dance for the
purpose of disposing of the money
made from the dance. The money 1
will give to the several secretaries. 1
would also report that we sent the bill
of 1895 to the Probate Court to be pro-
bated with the estate of our late Chief
L. E. Coe.
( also want to thank the citizens of
our city for the way they bought tic
kets to our dance, always willing to
give us a dollar for a ticket when we
cali on them which shows they appre
ciste our efforts in the protection of
their property.
Respectfully Submitted.
It. J. MURPHY, Chief.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-27

, In atteson was peculiarsman,
OF strong convictions and uniquetper-
sonality. He was iptelligent, aliye to
all the issues of xlen day. interestir g
himself in all that pertained tosthe
good and welfare ofIthe community in
which he lived. Hesllas been engaged
in business from time to time for
years as proprietor ..of the Eastern
House.
Is. Orange Matteson was born in the
year 1919, in the town of Corinth and
,Ge02unty of Saratoga, NY, was mar
ried in 1874 to Miss Eliza G. Hanhan
OF the same county. In 1916 they
moved to Mortified, this state, where
Mr. Matteson took up "a Homestead
which, he farmed until 1868 when he
removed to this place, which has since
been his home. Eight children were
horn to him by this wife, two died in
infancy, g. those living are Phoebe
Gallhat of Brainerd, Albert Matteson
Long Prairie, Mrs. Alma Beeekstead
Edgettop, GGeorge Matteson, Long
Prairhss Mrs. Laura Davis Long
Prairie and sMann Matteson, Brain
err d. He was Nparried to his second
wife, Mrs. Attlie Allen, February %,
1894. who also survives him.
Among his Last requests he desired
hat his own team STRAW his body to |
is last retting sRlace, which was
complied with.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-27
HI arper,s MOnfhly tor February
Special Features:

HI arper,s Monthly tor February.
Special Features:
Social Pictorial Satire, Part 1,
nine illustrations from Original Draw
ings' by John Leech, frem illustrations
inEPunch, and from a portrait of John
Leech by Lueius Hitchcock by George
Dn Maurier. Projects for an Istfnnian
Canal by the Hon. David Turpie.
Roam Barbary, q novelette,, by'Geerge
Hubbard. Some Americans from Over
sea, nine Illustrations from DRAW
|:ings by Fernand H. Lungren and
Harry Fem, and from PhOtogr apis
by the author, 10y Kirk Munroe. The
Due d'Aumale and the 'C.onde Museum
fight illustrations, fr&m a Mural
Painting by Luc Oliver Merson in the
Chateau of Chantilly, and from aocu-
ments in the Museum, by Henri Bou-
chot. Inducements of Political Life
in India, by F. Fl. Shrine Recent De-
velopment of Musical Culture in Chi
cago, by George P. Upton. The eond
instalment of Henry Seton Merriman's
novel Roden's Corner, illustrated by
T. De Thulstrup, and a second article
on Stuttgart, treating of The Modern
City, by Elise J. Allen, illustrated by
Joseph Pencil, appear in this number.
The short stories of the number are, A
British Islander, by Mary @Hartwell
Catherwood, Martin FarronAr, by
Marguerite MerlingtOn, and''An Incl
dent. by Sarah Barnweu Elliot. The
poems of the number are; by Aaron
Mason, Harriet Prescott Spofford,
Margaret E. Sangster. and - Madison
Gavin. In the Editors Study
Charles Dudley Warner discusses
Fiction, Old and New: the Compare
tive Literature Society; Pill after Pie:
and Structure in Poetry. Fhe Editors
Drawer opens with The Snoring
Beauty, story, by Anne Douglas
Sedgwick, Albert E. Steiner and Oliver
HEREFORD contribute illu strations to the
Drawer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-27
LYMAN PRAIRIE.
Fine roads for hawking.

FlQ0 rOdu6 lOf AdWlluSs
Mr.. G. B. Brecount has TeaArned to
his home in Minneapolis.
The people need not gosa Washing
ton and California for nice weather.
Y GU can get it in MINES ota.
Mr.. Sanford and son Fred has for
the past few days been visiting friends
and relatives.
Mrs. M. E. McFRtyre is expected to
return to her home on Wednesday
from the east, where she has been
visiting friends and relatives, but will
ot be accompanied by her son Her.
bert. He will remain the rest of the
winter.
Mrs. Anna Smith and sister Miss
Lille Hley spent a few days with
friends and relatives on the Prririe.
The farmers in this vicinity are TAX
ing advantage of this fine weather by
hawking their hay and wood.
Miss Edna M. Smith has also been
visiting friends and relatives on the
Prairie. During her visit Miss Mary
Smith and her brothers entertained
the young people of the Prairie or
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. David Emerson and family Of
Wells, Mimi, are visiting relatives in
Lyman Prairie and Grove Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. F.. Smith 'o1
Lyman Prairie havegone to Campbell.
Mimi, where they will spend the re
| m ainder of the winter with their SGT
JudsOn.
Mr.. Scales of Wat0nwon county
Mimi, is visiting his Old acquaintance
Ed GOWan. MIDGET.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-27
Tuesday, Maa1. IS.

| Aus'cunyS "essnAs 400
| Corbett has signed articles for fight
r4ith Ftzsiznmons
Several Chicago ticlRet brokers have
lbsen indicted.
Five persons perishedIin fire at Spo-
kane. The property Loss is estimated
at, $4,000. 900.
The steamer La Champagne, which
arrived Monday from Ravre, brought
$3.50. 600 francs in transit to Cuba.
Professor Libbey Of Princeton will
visit the Hawaiian islands. He ex.
pects;to make some rich discoveries.
A colliery accident near Mons, it is
annonnced in a dispatch from Brussels,
has resulted in the death of II persons.
In an old desk. sold with a lot of
Junk al Ssew York, was found a num-
Der of letters written by Mrs. Lincoln
Just after the assassination Of President
Lincoln in 1866. In these letters she
roasts number Of public meal.
After hearing some friends continually
praising ChaMberlain's Cdc, Colera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, Curtis FLICK, of Ana
helm, California, purchased a bottle of it for
his own use and is now as enthusiastic over
its wonderful work As anyone eaa be. The
IS and 50 cent bottles for sale by Hanson &
Emerson, 10
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-01-27
RELIEF SUPPLIES FREE.
No Duty Will Be Imposed by Canadian


No Duty Will Be Imposed by Canadian
Government.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The war de-
partment has been in further CORE
spondence with Canadian officials at
Ottawa with the gratifying result that
the Canadian government has con-
sented to admit.free of restrictions all
supplies brought into the Klondike dis
trict by the United States government
relief expedition. The free admission
of supplies is strictly limited to the
government expeditions, but there is
no inhibition upon the sale of the food
supplies taken in to such of the miners
as can pay for them.