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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08
THE ENGINEER WAS FIRED.
And IL Was M For Running on the
Track, hit For Trespass.

When the railway men gathered at their
customary resort, they found that Receiver
+. o. Hopkins of the Air Line had pre-
empted the most comfortable seat and was
busily engaged in conversation with Gen
eral Manager McDoel Of the Monon, who
happened to be spending an hour or two
in st. Louis.
I've just been telling Hopkins, here,
said Mr.. McDoel, "about a little railway
in North Carolina. 1t forms part of the
new Southern system now, but IL used to
be known as the Western North Carolina
division of the Richmond and Danville.
1t runs from Asheville to a jumping off
place called Murphy, and beyond all doubt
it Is, or was, the very worst piece of road
in the world. IL had every fault that can
be imagined-heavy grades, rotting ties,
light iron, thin ballast and all the rest OF
it, Nobody ever boarded "a train without
taking out an accident policy, and all the
insurance companies charged double pre-
miums, the risk being what they called
extra hazardous OF course trains were
constantly running off the track and
ditching themselves, but there never were
many passengers. and the trainlnen had
acquired, by long practice, the knack ut
jumping ut just the right time, so no great
harm was done n few cars would be
wrecked, but probably they would have
fallen to pieces in week or two anyway
We'll, one day the Asheville cannon
ball-it ran fully ten miles an hour when
| the wind was in its favor-jumped the
track and plunged into an adjoining corn
field The crew, as usual escaped without
injury and sat quietly to await the wreck
ing train. l may say, by the way, that tho
wrecking train made regular trips on that
road and did more business than all the
others.
After looking over the situation the
conductor-name was Joe-sauntered uE
| to the engineer-name was Bill
"'Bill, said the conductor, you'll be
| fired for this days work That's what
you'll be- It's a sure thing.
Fire, nothing, was Bits reply
| What have / donef Don't we skip the
| track most every day9 Old man McBee q
| be paralyzed if we didn't run of once OF
! twice. What'd be fired fors'
"'Bill, said the conductor solemnly
| you'll be fired, and I'm sorry for 1t
| You've been trespassing. Running of thu
| track don't count, of course, but you've
! gone and left the right of way and tres
| passed on mans farm. He'll sue TIT
| company, and you'll be fred.
| And he was fred" concluded Mr.. Mo
| Doel 1.-The superintendent ruled that ar
| engineer was not privileged, even on tina
! road, to take his train off the right OF way
and that trespassing in a cornfield was al
| offense punishable by dismissal st
| Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08
Saints and Plants.

With Bible names we may connect the
saints whose names have been given to
plants from very early times. In 1891 John
Bauhin published . little book, ode
Plants Divis Sanctisque Nomen Haben-
THUS" In which he collected from differ
emit authors all plants which had been SO
named. st. Peter, st. John and the blessed
Virgin Mary have, ms might be supposed,
by far the greater number, but 1t Is rather
startling to find special place of honor In
such list given to tobacco. But so 1t is.
BY Eve different authors mentioned by
Bauhin IL Is named, not, indeed, after
any particular saint, but, as II 1t were a
specially holy plant, "herba sancta sana,
nicotiana sivs tabaoum." That IL should
have had such honor paid to IL on the con-
tinent Is more remarkable when we re-
member that Shakespeare, writing at the
same time and with the keenest eye to
everything about him, never once men,
tions the plant or makes the slightest ref
erence to It.
After Bauhin's time there seems TO
have been no book specially devoted to
sanity plant names till 1893, when there
appeared q remarkable book, "The Circle
OF the Seasons" by Thomas Forster, a
very clever man, but one Of tho most suo-
cessful literary impostors OF the century.
He allotted saint TO every day In the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08
COURTSHlP AND MARRIAGe.
Some New Light on the Subject by an
English Writer.

Some New Light on the Subject by an
English Writer.
An English writer has recently been
giving some what he calls new light on
love, courtship and marriage" that is
worth considering. Anybody, he says,
who has not yet fallen in love can readily
raise the vision of the subsequent dear one
by looking at himself In the glass. If he
be stout the girl will probably be thin; II
he have a snub nose, his love will center
about the Roman one; IL he be dark, ten
to one a blond ultimately captures him.
Thus nature corrects defects and strives to
realize her ideal The same holds good in
a measure of the mental qualities. A fool
should make it his business to fall In love
with a clever woman, and, conversely, a
wise man should marry a fool IL he has
any respect for nature. Note, further,
that girls with Roman noses are, as a
rule, good house managers, but against
this amiable quality must be set the fact
that your Roman nose is essentially man
aging in every direction and is not con-
tent with domestic duties alone.
Your Roman nose, in fact, requires a
complete surrender and Is rarely happy
till she gets 1t. Noses, he thinks, are a
leading index TO character. Avoid a sharp
nose. If, besides being sharp, it is tinted
with varying shades of red or blue or is
blue pointed, there is an asperity of tenn
per which it would not be well for you to
encounter. Let your converse with "blue
points, be confined to the oyster bar
then. Avoid the blue nosed maiden as you
would the blue nosed orang outang-both
are capable of infinite mischief. He also
cautions us against red hair and bushy
eyebrows. In selecting husband "choose
a sensible man, one of solid, mature judg
ment. broad, perpendicular forehead,
with the upper part somewhat projecting
over horizontal eyebrows, and vivacious,
deep set eyes are said to denote practical
common sense and mature Judgment.
Excellent advice, only bit too general, as
is his infallible recipe for winning his
love. To do so "A woman must possess WON
anly graces, the power of setting out her
qualities so as to inspire the tender pas
sion and gift of fascination. That is
the whole secret.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08
TRAPPING MOTHER BIRDS.
The DifHculty of Identifying the Eggs
Found Sometimes In Nests.

The Difficulty of Identifying the Eggs
Found Sometimes In Nests.
biologists frequently have trouble in
identifying the eggs which they find In
nests The Nidologist tells how to get a
nesting bird that is too shy to show itself
for Identification. A. ID. Henderson found
o number of nests In the reeds about Little
lake, near Barrie, Ontario, but was unable
to determine the species, as he could not
catch sight of the parent birds. He took
the eggs, trusting to identify them later.
One day he was meditating. He had
tried snares, watching and a lot Of other
ways unsuccessfully. Hanging to bis
boathouse were a lot Of muskrat steel traps,
and these gave him an idea. He took sew
eral of them, set them In the nests, and,
on his return next morning, found two
grebes and was able to identify them.
One of the grebes had plunged off the nest
into the water, and the weight of the trap
pulled II under the water and drowned 1t.
The other one he took out of the trap and
threw 1t into the air, expecting to see 1t fly
away. But 1t dropped and went under
the water and, SO far as the man could
see, did not como up again. That ex-
planned why the birds were so hard to see.
They kept under water, with only their
bills and one eye out, till the man went
away, the bill being concealed by the 1ot-
sam, or grasses. This was proved by find
ing bird In a trap only three-quarters Of
an hour after he had set 1t.
1t Is curious to note that the pied billed
grebe refuses to fly during the nesting sea-
son, always preferring to dive. BY not
flying 1t does not betray Its presence, and
so its young are comparatively safe.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08
CHINESE FLOWER GIRLS.
They Are Dainty, Demure and Pretty and
Feed on Watermelon Seed.

They Are Dainty, Demure and Pretty and
Feed on Watermelon Seed.
When, for instance, q Chinese gentle
man intends giving q dinner to three
friends, he will arrange for 1t to be pro-
yided on q flower boat at a certain hour,
and also for the company of eight dining
out pirls-two for each gentleman. call
them dining out girls, as 1t best describes
to me their calling. They will come pref
tily dressed, their hair done up in most
wonderful shapes and brushed over with
a sort of varnish. which makes 1t appear
like fantastic headdress carved In ebony.
They will ornament this structure with
bright flowers, though the wreaths will be
as stiff as their hair, or they will some
times add jade, gold or feathered inlaid
ornaments. Their faces will be painted in
white and pink, very artistically painted,
smooth and soft looking; delicately traced,
sharp black crescents will mark their eye
brows. Dainty, demure dolls they will APP
near. and pretty to look upon, but SEEM
ingly one touch would destroy their artis-
tic effects. as a rough hand the radiance
of butter1y's wing.
Two of these young ladies will attend to
each gentleman, sitting slightly back from
the table at each side of the entertained.
They will fill his liquor cups, sip from
them and pass them on, pick out dainty
pieces of chow (food) with chopsticks
and hand them to him, crack jokes. fill
and light his pipe and all the while chat
gayly and eat dried watermelon seeds
That is all ever saw them eat. Behind
each group of three n solemn looking
cody, or waiter, will stand to fan them all
the while Other walters bring In food,
wine and tea, change the dishes and at
tend to their wants. The meal will last
for a long time. Eventually all will rise
and retire to an outer room furnished with
broad couches covered with mating.
Opium pipes will be there for those who
care for them, and tobacco and cigars In
plenty. The girls will sit on the pouches,
laugh, fill the pipes and still eat water
melon seeds, while the gentlemen will re-
cline ut their ease. enjoying their society.
Century.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08
An American Abroad.

When one reflects on a few such tales as
this, one ceases to be hurt that the Eng
fish have queer opinions of us. The writer
was travelling in England last year and
was going from Lichfield to Coventry,
when two Americans, man and his wife,
entered the compartment. They had taken
the wrong train "a number OF hours earlier,
owing, as they insisted, to the guard S
fault, and had lost u good deal OF time and
money thereby. AS consequence they
were not in particularly good humor,
and things English were with great unan-
unity hateful to them. Particularly did
they condemn and upbraid the railway
system. They paid their compliments In
succession to the station arrangements,
the baggage system-or lack OF it--and
then the passenger coaches OF different
classes. They did not recognize their fell
low passengers as Americans, SO carefully
explained the difference in systems.
"Why," said the man, "the idea o. hav-
In first class, an second class, an third
class You bet we don't have nothin o
that sort in America"
"No, sir!' echoed his wife.
"We wouldn't put up with anything
like that Why, when go anywhere on
the train, can sit in any seat l want to,
and the president o. the United States
maybe'll be sittin right alongside o. mel!
There was vivid picture in the minds
of his hearers of the president hobnobbine
with the irate fellow passenger, swapping
stories and cigars in the smoker, sharing
his lunch basket or taking coffee and sand
witches in his company at the lunch coun.
ter. Had they been English they would
have had most peculiar idea Of American
customs. New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08
THE QUESTION WAS ANSWERED.
She Wanted Her Escort to Guess Her Age
and the Conductor Spoke.


She Wanted Her Escort to Guess Her Age.
and the Conductor Spoke.
Loud talking In public places, such rs
restaurants and public conveyances, Is
more of European than All American
custom, but occasionally you meet Amer
leans or persons born in this country OF
foreign parents who have that European
habit strongly developed. Sometimes TINS
habit occasions embarrassment to those
who indulge in 1t.
A woman dressed gaudily and In way
that did not comport with her years-for
she was In the neighborhood OF twoscore
while her atti-awo have been more api
propriate for girl of 17-entered Broad
way car few days ago.
II was evident from her attire that she
had an object I'm concealing her age. her
escort was about 30 years old. Their ac-
tions denoted that she was either his sweet
heart or trying 10 be.
The woman talked very loudly. Her es-
cort answered quietly. Everybody in the
car could hear every word she said. When
the car reached Forty-drst strsst, she an
nounced:
"My birthday will be tomorrow.
"Indeedp' replied the escort. II am glad
You have impaired the Information IL
will give me the OPP
Now, see II you are a good guesser.
Guess how many" she interrup<ed.
"Oh, I wouldn't like to try
"Go ON. Guess how many"
"Forty secondp' cried the conductor.
The passengers struggled to suppress
laughter. The woman's escort smiled, but
the woman looked angry.
Lets get outl" she said softly. the
only thing she had not sad loudly.-Nsw
York Herald -iel ~ n's
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

year and almost flower TO every saint
and supported his statements by quota
tions from poems Of an antique character
and by references to "A work called AN
thologia Borealis ct Australis," which,
without any suspicion, WAS freely quoted
by Hone and then by the Rev. +. Oakeley,
In a very pretty little book. 1.-The Catholic
Florist" But no one could find the An
thologia" or the poems so freely quoted,
and 1t was not until Forster was almost on
his deathbed that it was discovered that
no such book or poetry existed, except In
his own manuscript. Since that time
many books have been written, attribut-
ing different flowers to the saints, some of
which rest on good authority, but the
number of English flowers with sanity
names is not large.-Quarterly Review.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

Joe Greenleaf, the young fellow who
left the country with SIS which he col
lected by selling tickets to the Washburn
benefit skating carnival, was appre-
hended by Sheriff Lean at Pequaming
and brought back to Hancock. Onbeing
brought before Judge Finn yesterday to
await his hearing, his father appeared
ON the scene and settled the case by pay
ing Mr.. Washburn the SIS and the costs
OF the case. amounting to $3.50.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

The remains OF Mr.. Jerry ON-al, who
died at Ironwood, were received at Han
cock yesterday afternoon for burial. The
deceased was formerly resident OF this
place and had lived here number OF
yeare. He was member Of the st, Pat
rick's society and the funeral which was
held this morning from st. Patrick g
church, was IN charge of that order. He
funeral was quite largely attended.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

The annual convention OF the CoDgre-
gational church of this district, will be
held at the Lake Linden church on Tues.
day, Wednesday ard Thursday OF this
week, A special train will be run from
Lake Linden to Hancock after the close
of the services on Thursday evening. A
special rate of 80 cents for the round trip
has been secured.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

Gus was conducted In the best
pssible and In a most business
er, The business OF the caucus
motion to adjourn was in
Lieut.. Governor T. B. Dun
present he was called on for a
. responding Mr.. Dunstan con-
the caucus on the manner it
Peted, ande ulogized on the..nom-
Pmce' not forgetting the mayor,
emarks that took his audience
nt forth much laughter and
Alter Mr.. Dunstan had gotten
peaking Mr.. Scott was called
De was not not to be found.
then on motion came to q
udt the NEWS can hear the
a'nated last evening gives the
aetlon and there will probably
0S'!lon at the election to be
uesday next.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

such as guns. locks. bicycles. sewing ma
chimes. trunks. ETC., also all kinds Of um-
brella and parasol recovering and repair
ing. shall also carry the same line OF
sewing machine needles and findings.
Please remember the place at William
Carline's old stand opposite st. Patrick q
church, Quincy street, Hancock.
ALFRED MARLoR.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08
H. Village eau
Cascene of War
Ii Evening.
Int for Truste''h'p'
H., nominated FOR Treas
.,ouposition-Fran-
=, Assessor-Notss.

!, vould be, the Hancock
hold in the Germania Hall
y s as largely attended. The
.sI,sd to order shortly after
I. MI. Finn being made
' y, H. Hicock, secretary and
! v' and George Taylor tellsrs.
no opposition for the offices
and an clerk, Messrs. A. j. Scott :
FINN we're declared the nomi-
,,eIy by the secretary casting
|, each Office. The balloting
.tees was then in order ana
,i,slv moving in thecrowd oil
1.-the numerous candidates.
.svpu IN all and by a vote 1t
70 ballot for each trustee
,bs candidate receiving the
,h,, Of votes to be declared
II The caucus. The caucus
. 70 ballot and at the close it
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

Samuel Hendrickson from Chassell,
was adjudged insane yesterday by the
board OF examiners and will be confined
in the county Jail, previous to entering
the asylum at Newberry.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

The Rev. j, w. Savage. who occupied
the pulpit OF the Hancock Congrega
church last Sunday has consented to Of
ficiate at the church, until new minister
can be secured to fill the charge.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

Messrs. John Duncan, Joseph Gardner
and James Healey OF Calumet. were at
Hancock yesterday and attended the an
nual meeting OF the Duncan Land COM
pany
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

For the best cigar in the market call
for the Oporto, a clear Havana filler,
with Connecticut binder and Sumatra
wrapper. All first class dealers handle
them.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08
Legend and Reality.

Legend tells how Napoleon, while Mos
cow was in flames, found time to draw up
q decree organizing the Theatre Francois.
Alas, the story Is not true. The French
national archives have recently been over
hauled, and 1t seems that Napoleon was In
Poland when he received the decree ready
to be signed. He there signed 1t and sent
1t back to Paris, but In the margin wrote
the following: "To be forwarded when the
army will be at Moscow. 1t Is his maj
esty's Intention that the decree should be
dated from that town. New York Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

Walter G. Van SIyek OF Kitchie, super
visor OF Duncan township is on Portage
Lake on business matters.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

xss indeed sorry to have to
e hfst accident to occur at the
snait oi the Atlantic mining
Inc unfortunate victim was
Moses, the 9-year-old son
moses oil the Atlantic location.
yellow in company with three
us' children Of about the same
.'o over to the shaft on Sat-
At the time OF the acct
'S were running the tram car
I"o the track which runs from
a1 David slipping fell into the
oo'tom, a distance Of some
''' Ills companions at once
.oe bottom Of the shaft and
~ bucket hoisted the unfor-
"lo was still alive to surface.
~ toen taken to his home
COsequently died from the in
''a' The funeral was held
'n'erment in the Atlantic
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

Mrs. -, Goodsole was down from
Calumet yesterday, visiting with friends
at Houghton.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

George Warder. the tonsorial artist,
has returned from his trip through Can
ada, and is now on duty at the Y. M. G..
A. shaving parlor.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

Mr.. Edwin Henwood has gone to Du-
luth where he will enter into negotiations
with some of the flour mills OF that place
to represent them in this district.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

Mrs. Norman Macdonald and Miss
Katheline King OF Calumet, visited
friends on Portage Lake yesterday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

Fred W. Hebard OF PequamiDg. trans
acted business at the county seat yester
day.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

The following village ticket was put in
nomination at the caucus held in Hough-
ton last evening:
President-Joseph Croze.
Clerk-Caspar Brand.
Trustees-william Van Orden. Christof Fox
and Fred etoyle.
Treasurer-George w. Quirk,
Assessor-E. J. DUDE.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

receiving the largest number
as declared the nominee for
one year. 1t was evident a
been gotten up by the friends
dldates previous to the caucus,
3 succeeding in putting their
h the exception OF Pearce.
Pies Borst was nominated by
on Tor the Office OF treasurer
9 no opposition. The balloting
was then taken which 70
pillows:
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

Ell. Wright returned home last even
ing from his trip to the lower part OF the
State.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

Frank hester OF Baraga, called on
Portage Lake friends yesterday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

~ .sIlc-rhe undersigped hav-
49,. the stock in trade and
!. s's William Carlins. l. now
kinds o. repair work,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08
hit receiving the largest num-
Z was declared the NOMINEES for
fbe third ballot resulted as fol-

blot was the closest for the
kerredge winning out by only
Yes. The fourth ballot for
one year was then taken and
follows;
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08
He Needs q Cnangs.

"why is IL that Bumply thinks that we
are q race Of degeneratesf"
"Beoause he lives alone and spends his
time In ssk communion. "-Detroit Free
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-08

[................''''''''''' 'o
he receiving the largest num-
. was declared the nominee
|or two years. The second
|ltsd al follows:
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-08

Leon ID. Latham OF Randolph is a
candidate for the second assistant clerk
of the Vermont House. Among the
claims that can be urged in his behalf,
aside from his personal fitness, is that
of his county, which, in the past 50
years has had only one $500 legisla-
tive clerkship. while all other counties,
save Essex and Grand Isle, have been
recognized all the way from $1,000 to
$1,000 in the aggregate. The assistant
clerks are appointed by the clerk, who
is in turn elected by the House. Under
these conditions, the Orange county
members of the House can consistent
~ ask the clerk-elect to see that jus
tice is done their section at his hands.