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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
THE TRUE GYPSY.
Whatever His Nationality He Is Master OF
the Romany Tongue.

One OF the most striking features OF the
| Tenuine Romany Is his preservation OF tho
| ancient tongue. which has been handed
down from parent to child through the
| long centuries that have elapsed since lt
| was the common language OF their people,
| Wherever true gypsies are found, whether
n Spain or Hungary, Greece or England,
they still retain some knowledge of the
Romany tongue THOR possession OF this
DID time language was the subject OF sew
sral interesting conversations between
myself and my rowing friends. They sell
dom or never used IL among themselves,
they told me, though they had picked 1t
up from their parents in their youthful
lays. Sometimes they made use OF IL
when engaged in horse dealing, finding it
convenient for making certain matters
understood to each other which it would
not be TO their interest for the purchaser
to understand. But apart from such occa-
sions words of the Romany tongue hardly
ever cross their lips. l made n point OF
testing their memory and instruction by
means of George Borrow's Romano Lavo-
Lii" or Gypsy Word Book, " and found
Il very difficult matter TO puzzle them.
A curious incident occurred to some Of
lnO 0fUyS, WHO IOb lOug dgO NcIo OhOdhiP-
ed i'm a meadow short distance from
Leeds. A number of Greek gypsies, who
had left their native land for the new
world, but were not permitted to land and
were sent back TO Europe, had short
time before landed at Liverpool and were
making their way across country to tho
east coast. On their way they fell in with
the Grays and took up their quarters in
the same meadow Attempts were made
by my friends to enter into conversation
with them, but as of course the Grays !
could not speak Greek, nor could the
speak English, little Roadway |
was made. At length one of the Grays |
fell back on the old Romany tongue, and |
in an instant the light of intelligence |
cleaned in the eyes of the wanderers from |
n far land. As was but natural, there was
some confusion and misunderstanding
but for all that each of the parties was
able to arrive at fair idea of the others
Good Words.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
DINING IN OTHER DAYS.
rb- Hours of Meals and the Use Made OF
the Fingers.


Mr.. DARCY Power leoturing at the
London institution on 1.-The Meals OF Oul
Ancestors, said the old English had
three meals day, of which tho chief meal
was taken when the work OF the day was
finished The first meal was at 8, dinner
was about 8 o'clock, and supper was taken
| lust before bedtime. The Normans dined
at the old English breakfast time or lit
tie later and supped at 2 p. m. In Tudor
times the higher classes dined at ii and
supped at b, but the merchants seldom
took their meals before 12 and o o'clock
The chief meals, dinner and supper, were
taken in the hall both by tho old English
and the Normans, for the parlor did not
come into use until the reign of Elizabeth.
Breakfast did not become a regular
meal until quite lately and Dr. Murray,
In Tho Oxford Dictionary, gave 1463 as
the date of the earliest quotation in which
the word occurred. The meal did not be-
come recognized until late in the seven
teenth century, for Popys habitually took
his draft of half pint OF Rhenish vino
or dram of strong waters in place OF
morning meal Dinner was always the
great meal of the day, and from tho acces-
sion of Henry " to the death of Queen
Elizabeth the dinners were as sumptuous
and extravagant as any of those now
served.
Carving was then q fine art. Each guest
brought his own knife and spoon, for the
small fork was not introduced into Eng
land until Thomas COryate of Odcombe
published his "Crudities'' in 1911. Pepys
took his spoon and fork with him to the
lord mayors feast in 1868. The absence
of forks led TO much stress being laid upon
the act of washing tho hands both before
and after meals and to the rule that the
left hand alone should be dipped into the
common dish, the right hand being occu
pied with the knife
The perfect dinner at the best time of
English cookery consisted of three courses,
each complete in itself, and terminated by
a subtlety or device, the whole being |
rounded off with Ypocras, after which the |
guests retired into another room, where |
pastry, sweetmeats and fruit were served |
with the choicer wines. The English were |
meat eaters, and 1t was not I'M
til the time of the commonwealth that |
pudding attained it's extraordinary popu-
larity. Indeed the first mention of pud-
ding in the menus Of the "Buckfeast' at |
st. Bartholomew hospital did not occur
until 1910, and in 1712 is an item Of
for ice.-London Times
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
IN A GREEK CAFE.
The Fare Was Atrocious, but the Charges
Were Regal.


Neither was Mahmoud with mo when
| went to the Greek fair, within mile Of
tho Sweet Waters, tho beautiful fountain
and the moro beautiful houris whose eyes
shone large and luminous through their
thin wells. This day tho air was delicious,
the sky Ike delf plate, with puffs of
white clouds in high relief For hours
watched the merry go rounds and the jug
glers on their mats until l grew hungry
enough for even Greek cafe-and it is u
brave and reckless appetite that dares an
oriental kitchen.
This cato was under tree, with few
pine boards for table, the galley being
within handing distance, with n charcoal
fire blazing. The denominations of stew
and fry and toastings were intolerable
but l succeeded in getting box of sar-
dimes and half a pint of native wine, "a
loaf of bread and some raw tomatoes and
salt with bit of onion, which gathered
up and spread out on the pine boards.
When the combination of chef. head wait
er and proprietor, all covered by one foz,
presented his bills it amounted to sum
that would have supported an oriental and
his family for month.
There are occasions when your indlvid.
ual pantomime is more effective than the
closest translation Of your spoken words.
Mine to mine host ended in an abrupt
turning on my heel, with hands tightly
clenched, When the crowd began to take
sides with the Greek and matters assumed
an ugly look, | threw upon the ground a
silver coin equal to One-fourth of the
charge. This turned the tide The by
ISLANDERS considered the sum too appalling.
ly large even for Greek fair.-F Hop
kinson Smith in Century.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
Washington at Tweuts-seyen.

"At the time of his marriage, when in
his twenty year, Washington was
in the prime Of his magnificent physical
manhood writes General A. W. Greedy,
L. :. A., in The Ladies' Home Journal.
Fortunately COntUmporaneous sources do
not leave the description of his person to
our imagination. Such was already his
exalted standing that these pen portraits
omit entirely or modify what might be
thought to be defects, as, for instance the
dissguring Elsial marks from smallpox.
Straight as an sedian, with limbs cast al
most in n giants mold-ho was q feet 3
inches tall at the timo ~ his death-his
self contained couutenanco, agreeable
speech and dignilod bearing made his pcc-
sonality most impressive. Probably half
ofthls time mt home was spent in the sad
die, and this active out of door life gave
him "a glow of health and,sense Of visOr.'
"Wc learn ifrUn his intimate friend,
George Mercer, interesting details. His
skin was clear and coerless, the nose
straight, tho face long. with high, round
cheekbossS, the blue gray and widely ses-
arated eye Swallowed by heavy brows, n
large, mobile mouth, showing teeth some.
what detective the muscular arms and
legs unusually long and .Uell,~shaped
head, gracefully poised on n sypeGO neck.
The brown hair was worn in a CUE and
the small waist we'll set off by neatly it,
ting garb.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
HOW to Prevent pneumo,,..

Atthis time OF the year a cold is very
easily contracted, and II left to run it's
course without the aid Of some reliable
cough medicine is liable to result in that
dread disease. pneumonia. We know OF
no better remedy to cure a cough or cold
than Chamberla'n's Cough Remedy. We
have used II quite extensively and II has
always given entire satieiaction,-Ola.
gah. Indian Territory Chief.
This rs the only remedy that is known
to be certain preventive ri pneumonia
Among the many thousands who have
used 1t Tor colds and la grippe, we have
never yet learned Of a single case having
resulted In pneumonia. Persous who
have weak lungs or have reason In fear
an attack OF pneumonia. should heep ,be
remedy at hand. The % and 30 cant
sizes for sale by sodergren & soderuren
Druggists.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
F. ee Of Charge 60 IN Terers.

Cut this out and take it to your drug
gist and get a sample bottle OF King
New Discovery, for Consumption q, Coughs
and Colds, They do not ask 10 buy
before trying. This will show you the
great merits OF this truly wonderful rem.
edy. and show you what can be accom-.
piished by the regular size bottle. This
is no experiment, and would be disas
trous to the proprietors, did they net
know it would invariably cure. Many OF
the best phy.ician are now using il in
most severe cases. 1t is guaranteed
Trial bottle free at ID. T. Macdonald q
drug stsre. Regular size so and 81.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
Che Eiulandsrs,

Mutual Fire Insurance company OF
Houghton and Keweenaw counties, or.
ganised In 1890 according to the laws OF
the State OF Michigan, will insure proper.
tv OF its members. Have paid FIRE losses
over q, 900 and dividends nearly 5000
during the last seven years to members
OF FIVE years standing. On the first day
OF July the company had 541 mem.
bers. $466,943 worth OF property in.
sured and $11,121.1S in treasury. For
further particulars apply to the under.
signed. JOHN BLoMovIsr, President.
ALEX LEnoNEN, Secretary.
Office. 448 Pine street, upstairs SRe
Jacket
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
English Red Tame.


1t may be suggested that checking be-
yond certain point entails the very inac-
curacies IL is intended toprevent. Through
rather fragrant error Of the war office
was once'paid staff pay twice over. With
the heavy heart which sometimes accom-
panies even actions of elementary honesty
wrote to the war office clerks, tradition
ally honored by their perfection of check
ing pointing out the necessity that I
should refund. The culprits purged them
selves OF their offense by sending me, who
had rectifled IT, an illogical Sebuke to the
effect that the error q verpaymsnt
would be overlooked on thu Occasion, but
Magazine. ~
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
SCOUTS Concert Orchestra.

An organization long needed in this
section is now an actually. and as a 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 lighter charac-
ter and for the ball room will be found
unsurpassed. Mr.. Scott, personally, will
also receive limited number OF pupils on
reed and brass instruments, and on that
most delicate OF oil instruments, the
human voice. Address
FREDERICK SCOTT,
Jewell House, Calumet.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
BuckteB,sArntca Salve

The best salve in the world for CUTS,
Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Scores, letter, Chapped Hands. Chill.
biains. Corns. and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles. or no pay re-
CURED. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price
20 cents per box. For saIe by d. 7.
Macdonald
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08

George" she said, as she looked I'M
rom her paper, you were always telling
me before marriage how much you loved
me-"
YES"
And now you never mention IT,"
mo"
us IL becauee-becauso''-
ITS because / put 1t down in the cash.
book now instead Of telling you. DE
troit Free Press.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08

Mrs, Stark, Pleasant Ridge, o., says,
"After two doctors gave up my boy to
die. saved him from Group by using
One Minute Cough Cure" 1t is the quick
est and most certain remedy for coughs,
colds and all throat and lung troubles.
SoDERGkEN 4 SoDERGREN.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
Lake Linden SfaEe.

Stage leaves Pearce's livery stsbi
Lake Linden, every day at 8 a. m, 10 a
M, 1 and p. IN. Stageleayes McClureJ
livery stable, Red Jacket, at 8 a. M, II
a. m., and l and A. p. IN.
THOMAS PEARCE,
JAMES MCCLURE,
Proprietors.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08

Mrs. Mary Bnd, Harrisburg, Pa, save
my child is worth millions to me; vet
would have lost her by Group had l not
invested 25 cents in bottle OF One Min
ute Cough Cure. 1t cures coughs, colds,
bronchitis, pneumonia and all throat
and lung troubles. 1t ia pleasant to
take, safe to use and sure to cure.
SoDERGREN & SoDERGREN.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
Full and winter styles.

Having received a fine stock oil cloths,
suitable for fall and winter sutings, and
overcoats invite an inspection. Suits
made to order, fit guaranteed and the
prices very low. Give me a call.
M. JOHNSON,
Over Sauer's Sample Room.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
Tho Imprompt1f Nj Used Fire.

what do you intend to say to the bride
W - you go up to speak 60 'herf" asked a
ycSIg man Of lady of his acquaintance
nta recent wedding,
Well, as the bridegroom Is a relative
OF mine, tlsnk. shall say that / mn
very glad to have such nice-new osssin, "
was the answer.
Then Twill follow directly after YOU
and tell her that wish l could say the
same"
When the moment arrived, the yosne
man did not hear the lady's greeting; but.
supposing that she hads carried out her
part d the programme as arranged, hs
pressed the brides hand and said:
wish that l could say rhs Same. -
A look OF surprise came over her Saos,
anu the othT lady turned with q laugh
and exclaimed: -.
On, forgot all about our agrekYnep,
anu anu 'om Asr that Yps having such a
good time at her wedding. New York
Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08

The hrst hammer was stone used by
monkey to oraok nuts. Darwin, in his
story OF the cruise of the Challenger, tells
OF monkey on board TINT vessel which
used stone for It's purpose, afterward
conocaling Its implement In the straw of
Ats cage. -
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08

One Minute Cough Cure cures quickly
That's what you wantl
SoDERGREN & SoDERGREN.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
Light of the Underprovnd T,o,,., w..

''kh' Oh the Underground Trolley Wires.
The blue sparks and Ere seen alon, an
overhead trolley wire when a car L. mas.
Ing are familiar, but on an und,rgro,f
wre .ney look strange. The passenger on
W. We hehI1 avenue extension Of the Broad
way caDie road whosstands on the rear
PLATFORM OF car at night and looks back
VIII see now and then through the slot
nroken stretches Of pale blue light along
the wire UNDERNEATH, and seen thus IL Is
pretty sure to be Of interest," to him. New
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08

Clothes cleaning, dyeing. repairing
altering and pressing promptly and
neatly done. All work guaranteed 10
prove satisfactory,
NICuIGAN DYE WORKS
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08
POFtrafguYe,

For while the wings of fancy still are free,
And can view this mimic show of thee.
Time nas but half succeeded In his theft,
me left. COWPER
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08

You see how important it is 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
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08

Houses to Let.
Apply to Joseph Pinton, $50 Pine
street
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-08

Over 3l2 Fifth street,
The herald., 1898-01-29
A LAST DRIVE AT SAN PEDRO

The object of Uncle Collis's visit to
Washington, which was noted and COM
mented on by The Herald few days
ago, is disclosed in special dispatch
from Washington, published this morn
ing. The role undertaken by Represent
ative Cannon of Illinois, chairman of the
house committee on appropriations and
one of Huntington's henchmen, is to
prevent any appropriation by the pres
ent congress for work on the San Pedro
harbor breakwater. Section 70 of the
bill is as follows:
If no appropriation is made by con-
gress for this work for fiscal year end
ing June 80. 1899. any contract entered
into under these specifications shall be
annulled.
The intention of Uncle Coils is evil
IDENTIFY to delay the whole enterprise
until pressure enough can be brought to
bear on congress to repeal the act.
Fortunately Senators White and Per-
The herald., 1898-01-29
Senator Wolcott

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Herald: :
In reading Senator Wolcotts speech In the
senate. one is struck by the repetition OF
his faith in the sincerity of the president
declarations in favor of bimetallism. Over
and over again Mr.. Wolcott assures his
hearers that the president is sincere
friend of bimetalism. because he has 50
frequently said so. But Mr.. Wolcott points
out the fact that within a fortnight after
the president had in his message TO con-
gress. indorsed and approved the policy
of international bimetallism, Secretary
Gage brought forward a bill which COM
pletely discredited and condemned the
whole idea.
Therefore, when Mr.. Wocott. in speaking
of the efforts of his commission abroad.
says: "There has been no movement that
we did not know" that back of our ef-
forts was the earnest desire of the chief
executive to carry out in Its integrity the
provisions of the platform of the Republt-
can party pledges itself to every effort to
bring about an international bime tallc
agreement" one can hardly help saying
in the words of the play, "Methinks the
lady doth protest too much" One cannot
resist the conviction that Mr.. Wolcott him
self is hardly sincere In his professions or
deep and abiding faith in the president
This may not be matter for public con-
cern.
1t is proper to remark. however. that II
it were an accusation to charge the presi-
dent with insincerity and double-deaing
in this matter. II were equally an insult TO
say that he weakly permitted his secretary
to discredit and stultify him before the
country and the world.
Mr. Wolcott somewhat significantly says,
In discussing the future of this question,
that he "crosses no bridge until he comes
to it,"
VIII he cross the bridge at all?
c. F. H.
The herald., 1898-01-29
San Juan Capistrano,
CONSUMPTION of Sugar

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Herald: ::
According to the Statistical Trade journal,
the increase in consumption OF sugar In
the United States for the past year was
SOL per cent, requiring to supply 1t l36, III
long tons of sugar, or over 1906 100000 pounds.
Below are the figures:
Total consumption in 1897, 3,096,o6 tons
of 224O pounds; total consumption In 1895,
$3.50. .Os6 tons of 2240 pounds; increase dur
ing the year 1897, 1876. III tons of 224O pounds.
This Is not unusual, for the averaged IN
crease of consumption in the United States
for the past sixteen years has been 6.9i
per cent per annum. According to the
same authority, the worlds estimated in
crease in the manufacture OF sugar In
1897 was only 64,727 tons.
There were in operation the past year
nine beet sugar factories in this country.
1t would require three and three-1fths
times the capacity of these nine factories to
supply sufficient sugar for the increase
alone, or thirty-two factories of the same
average capacity.
If we wish at the same time to provide
for present consumption, it would be nee
essary to build 55 times as many factories
as are now in operation, or 495 factories of
the average capacity of the nine we now
have, Now, then. IL we were to build the
new factories at the rate of so year 1t
would take about ten years to catch up
on present consumption of sugar. so that
The herald., 1898-01-29

BY a satisfactorily decisive vote of
AZ to 80. the senate has passed the Teller
resolution. Despite the strenuous eff
forts of the administration, the Stanley
Mathews resolution of twenty years ago
has been practically reaffirmed. While
porters to the free and unlimited coin
age of silver, it measurably reinstates
the white metal. The animated discus
sion on the resolution and the subse-
quent vote, it is generally admitted, af-
forded a preliminary alignment for the
battle of 1900 and friends of bimetallism
cannot but take courage at the event.
The herald., 1898-01-29

The testimony of Lawyer Campbell,
in the Ohio senatorial bribery investiga-
tion yesterday, is calculated to remove
any lingering doubt that may be enter
tained by skeptics regarding the direct
use of money and the offer of federal APP
pointments to secure votes for Hanna.
This man, to whom Representative Otis
referred Boyce for the consummation of
corrupt bargain for the delivery of Mr..
Otis vote, not only testifies directly as
to the promises given by the agent of
the senator, but exhibited to the legis-
lative committee $175 of the funds actu-
ally paid over. 1t remains to be seen
whether the senate of the United States,
regardless of what action may be taken
by the general assembly of Ohio. can af-
ford to ignore testimony so damnably
convincing touching the title to seat
in that body of the junior senator from
Ohio.