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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

Mr.. Sullivan. OF Baraga. who has a
homestead near the vicinity OF Silver
pountain, about fifteen miles from Bar.
bea, was IN town Yesterday and displayed
te, eral fine specimens OF silver ore, when
be Gays were found on his homestead
n ne specimens are certainly fine ones ana
Mr.. Sullivan's find will no doubt lead TO
more or less exploration in that vicinity
iuriDg the coming summer. as 1t Is gener-
J ly believed there are rich silver deposits
At that place.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

The board OF supervisors are deter
min, that the insane prisons OF Hough'
ton county will receive all the attention
and care which they require, and have de
|cided to fit up the old court house Tor
that purpose. 1t will be kept separate
land apart frvm the jail and Will have
Kitchen, sitting room, bath rooms etc.,
las well as sufficient number OF rooms
Furnished specially for insane persons.
Bids will be received for the fitting up OF
this building as per advertisement in an
|other column.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

f S. Stringer Hancock member OF the
insurance firm OF Friederichs. Stringer u
Harris, has retired from the firm and ac-
cepted position with his brother, {. A
Stringer, now in Detroit and who il State
agent of the Mutual Life Insurance Co.
OF Worcester. Mass. E. s. Stringer ID
well known in insurance. circles, both at
Lake Linden and Calumet where he re-
presented the firm OF Wright X Stringer
for several years. de will leave Tor De-
troit as soon as he can settle his business
affairs in this city.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20
Pupils of Prof. Lau-
gier Will Entertain
This Evening.
Large Attendance Anticipated
Az The Reserved Seat sale Has Been
Gooi-Mrs. Bosom ana Mr Gale,
Of Calumet, Will Assist.

This evening the concert by Prof. Eu-
gene Laugier's pupils takes place 10 ST..
Patrick's Hall. Rehearsals have been
held regularly for some time and the
finals bespeak an excellent concert The
pupils will be assisted by Mrs. Bosom,
sopran }. and Prof. Gale, baritone, of
Calumet. The reserved seat sale at
Scott's drug store points to a good at
tendance. A large party will drive in
from Calumet. Admission 35 cents. The
flowing is the program:
Selection from Joan OF Arc.
Csntata by A X. Gaul........ ..................
Hail to the Beautiful Morning of May.
orchestra
Soprano Solo-"Where oh Where is Joan?" 49,
Mrs. Bosom.
Recited Song -"Who Would Not Fight For
Prof. Charles Gale.
Duet Full Flows the RIVER ........... ....
Mrs. Bosom and Mr.. Gale.
ION to the Battle, On" .......... -. ...........
Orchestra.
Duet-"In the Cathedral" -. ...... ..........
Mrs. Bosom and Mr. Gale
Soprano Solo, Is IL Here That Must Die" -.
Mrs. Bosom.
lal Thou Art Like Unto Love-
Vocal Solo, ly Flower. .......... smith
lbI "At Parting" .......... Rogers
Mr.. Charles Gale.
Violin Solo-"Last Rose OF Summer" Farmer
Miss Lille Manderheld.
vertu'e................ ..Tancrede Rossni
Orchestra.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20
BUSTERS SOUP.
It Would Have Been Fine IL the Meat
Hadn't Escaped.


Buster has been making soup.
AS has been explained In previous frag-
mentary biographical sketches anent Bus
ter, he is just trifle over years of age.
The other day Busters mother was busy
sewing, and Mary, the cook, was out.
Buster had two little girls to stay with
him.
Like the little gentleman he is Buster
decided he would do the honors properly
as host and so he proposed to make some
coup for his guests.
He climbed up to the kitchen sink, fllleo
a saucepan with hot water climbed down
again and with the aid of a chair, put 1t
on the range.
Then he hunted around and found some
potatoes, an onion and some flour. He
put these in the pot. Then he put in e
handful of salt, all the pepper in the boz
about an ounce-and some bird seed.
Then he put in the contents of the sugar
bowl
The little girls looked on with undis
guised admiration, but presently one said
Buster, dey ISM any meat in the soup.
never heard of soup wifout meat in IL. "
Buster looked distressed. He knew thu
little girl was right, and yet Suddenl.
an idea came to him. He jumped from
the chair, grabbed the cat and dropped her
into the pot.
"Derel' he said.
"Meow Pht-pht Meow -ow-ow
Pit pitt said the cat.
The pot was overturned, and the little
girls screamed.
Then mamma appeared. "What in the
land of goodness have you been doingY'
she demanded, with some excitement. But
Buster was too mortified at the escape OF
the meat from his soup to do anything but
howl and say, "The old soup wouldn
stay souped New York World.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

Early yesterday morning Mr.. Clyde
Ma kenxie while crossing the bridge on
his way from the telegraph office, 10 some
b inner fell from his wheel and striking
Us ba, K inflicted an injury, which caused
5im to take TO his bed where he now IT,
We are glad to be able TO soy the hurt IL
Sot 20 painful this morning and in a lew
lays he will no doubt be able to resum'
duties on the Evening News.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20
The Thankful Editor.

"During our absence from the Office
Wednesday evening last, writes rurai
editor "some evil minded person. think
ing that we were seated at our desk, Tired
a load of buckshot through our window,
but as kind, protecting Providence
would have 1t, the entire load was received
by a stranger who was waiting for us In
our office. There is no trace or the assas-
sin, and at this writing the stranger who
30 fortunately filled our place at the time
Is too weak IT, talk. Thus Is another mid
night assassin foiled. The Lord VII pro-
vide. Atlanta Constitution.
-=-= -yDEEl
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

John Rowett, the famous Cornish
wrestler has issued challenge to Ed
hogan OF Marquette, to wrsstle
straight catch-as-catch-can match for
soo a side and the entire gate receipts.
The match to be held in any Upper PEN
insula town within twenty days. The
challenge is also open to any other catch
a'-;atch-can wrestler in the state Of Mich
igan.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

| Co. F is still short about ten men ana
prices we're posted about the twin cities
yesterday calling for that many vo'un'
'ers 10 20 to Island Lake. wednesday
light several presented themselves for ex.
mination. among them being some oil
Sose sent home from leland Lake, but
Jones rejected all OF them. NOW
Sme little trouble Is being found In Sc
ring the requisite number.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

Memorial Day will be observed at Lake
Linden this year by Z. r. Stiles Post.
Inc post, escorted bp the newly organ
ICED Sons oil Veterans, will go to Lake
Linden on the morning train. On arriv-
Ing there the usual parade and decora-
ton OF the graves will be conducted. At
the exercises there will be music and
W. h. Willard will deliver an grafton.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

Houghton county sreputation in being
the one having less divorces than any
other in the State, in proportion to it's
population, is likely to have setback
this year, for up to date no less than
eleven suits for divorce have been started
in the circuit court.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

Thomas l.. Chadbourne, Of Chadbourne
u Rees, has filed bill in chancery for the
purpose OF winding no the affairs of the
Naumkeag mining company. This CON-
pany was organized in 1859 for the per-
iod OF thirty years and its charter, which
expired in 1889, was not renewed.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

The Elks of the copper country. or at
least goodly portion OF them, will at
tend the opening OF an Elk lodge in Du-
;uth next Thursday evening, ana will
make the trip on the steamer Bon Voy.
aua
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

wv. Wyckoff, OF the Entry, visited
Houghton yesterday on business. He
states that 100 men have been at work
at the Entry, but unless there ia better
demand for stone part OF the force will
have to be laid off
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

Yesterday special services were held in
St. Patricks and ST. Joseph's church, al
40 in st. Peters, s.. Paul's, German
Lutheran church and IN the Finnish
Lutheran church in honor OF the Feast OF
the Ascension.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

Manager Ed Hooking, OF the ball te an,
expected to have games Saturday ana
Sunday with the Ishpemings, but they
have been declared off owing to the
inability OF each club to leave it's own
,,ifu
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

Ell Deli former Hancock boy. has
b en- given the agency OF the d., s. ). u
A. Ry at Calumet. He passed through
oere Yesterday TO assume his new duties.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

To RENT-The Olivier & Jacques cor.
ner building, now occupied as saloon
nv Angelo Moosbrugger. Apply to
Charles O. OLIVIER. Hancock.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

The estate OF John Eberly, recently de-
ceased, is now being probated, the estate
amounting to about So 900, one-half oil
which is IN cash
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

Henry Fault OF Negaunee. arrived On
Portage Lake yesterday and has ac'
pted the position of engineer Mt the
Raltic
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

Mis- Ellen Yooney left yesterday noon
for Mackinac leland wher she VIII visit
her sister, Mrs. James Dowd.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

Miss Hattie Mason who was operated
IN last Wednesday Is now resting easily.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

Work on tue new Quincy smelling
works is being steadily pushed, under the
direction of Superintendent Coop-r.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-20

FoR SALE-House and lot on Hancock
street. Apply to E. 5. Stripger, Hancock
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-24

ties here consider that prolonging dur
ing the ages of and even o, as the
Froebel kindergartens do, the associa-
ton of amusement and instruction,
makes the child lacking in application
and retards him, which Is clearly
proved by the fact that the children
who leave the kindergartens at Z go
into the second and third grade of the
primary schools, knowing reading, writ
ing, addition, substraction, the geogra-
ply of France and the multiplication
table up 10 seven. So while there are
still occasional ardent devotees to this
method in Paris, the government has
pronounced against 1t, as failing to
amuse from the standpoint of play, and
hindering the fullest development in
the nature of work. The prolonging
of the kindergarten age is doubtless at
the root of the trouble. There Is no
doubt that In this country. also, the
spirit of the Froebel teaching Is by no
means always followed. But wher-
ever 1t Is comprehended the results are
necessarily good, being founded upon
deep philosophical principle Of life.
The fault is not In Froebel's philosophy,
not in the motor power, but In the sort
OF machinery used, so to speak, in the
ignorance of the teachers Of its right
full and spiritual and educational appli-
cation.-Boston Transcript.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-24
Bank Notes In Bibles.

1t has happened, not infrequently
that wealthy people of eccentric char.
acter have chosen to conceal portion
of their money in the family Bible
where 1t has been discovered by
chance long after their decease.
A young nobleman, who was In
financial difficulties some time since
had occasion to refer to the family
Bible for date there recorded. In sc
doing he came across a number Of
Bank of England notes, amounting col
lectivcly to considerable sum, which
more than met his liabilities. Then he
recalled his mothers dying words
that help might De found in the
Bible when all other sources failed.
Eut he had paid small heed to the in
junction, and certainly never dreamed
of SO practical fulflment of the word
referred to.
A needy student purchased an inter
esting old Bible ut a secondhand book
sellers recently, and was delight
ed to discover bank notes to the valu
of $1,000 folded between the sacre,
pages.
Another ancient Bible was found Il
contain notes to the extent of f700
This was owned by prodigal son, wht
lived for many years unconscious o
the wealth in his possession ondoI
Tit-Bits.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-24

Two Acros lEqouxh' IN H6leium.
What many an American farmer falls
to do on 100 acres. the thrifty Holland
er in Belgium easily does on two acres,
namely, support large family and
lay by something Tor a rainy day. He
does 1t by making the most Of every
inch, by heavy manuring. allowing no
waste places. His two acres are sur
rounded by a ditch Of running water.
The typical two-acre Belgium farm
contains patch of wheat or rye and
another of barley; another fair portion
grows potatoes. A row Of cabbage
grows all around on the sloping sides
of the bitches with a row OF onions
just inside. leaving bare walking room
between them and the grain. The
shade trees round the house are pear
trees. Every foot Of land Ia made to
produce. He keeps pigs and chickens.
We refer to this as Illustrating the pos
sibilities Of land production. In Bel
GUM 6,O00,0 900 people, chiefly farmers.
live on a piece of land the size Of the
State of Maryland. They furnish an
object lesson on successful farming
Colman's Rural World.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-24

How Indians Make Use Of the Deadly
Venom Of the Rattlesnakc.

How Indians Make Use Of the Deadly
Venom Of the Rattlesnakc.
A venerable Indian arrow-maker ex-
planned how his arrows were poisoned
In, the following words:
"First we take q bloated yellow rat
tlesnake In August, when be Is most
poisonoas, anu tie him rr,4- a forked
stick to stake; then we tease him I'm.
til he Ia In great rage. This Is done
by passing switch over his body from
his head to his tail. When he thrashes
the ground with his tail and his eyes
glow bright and sparkle like diamonds,
We kill deer, antelope or some other
small animal, and, tearing out the liy-
er, throw 1t to the snake while 1t Is
warm and the blood still coursing
through 1t. The reptile will strike 1t
again and again, and pretty soon 1t will
begin to turn black. When he tires, the
snake is teased again, and he is induc-
ed to sink his fangs into the soft flesh
until all the poison has been extracted
from him and the liver Is reeking with
1t. He Is then killed and the liver lift
ed with sharp pole, for so dangerous
Is 1t no one dares touch it. The liver Is
let lie for about an hour, when 1t will
be almost Jet black and emit sour
smell. Arrows are then brought and
their iron heads pushed into the liver
up to the shaft. They are left sticking
there for about one hour and half,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-24

matter to fash for miles our messages
with accuracy and duickness and be
sure OF their proper reading. For dag
use setting aside that polyglot inter-
national flag code common to all mari
time nations-we have the service flag
code, the wig-wag or single-fiag code
familiar to nearly every modern school
boy, the semaphore code, an elabora-
ton Of the railway signals, and the
whistle code to be used either day or
night in foggy weather. The use of the
speed code, hoisted on the yard arm to
give the graduation of concerted speed,
can hardly be called n code. Aside
from the flag code, consisting essen
TALLY Of thirteen elements or flags rep
kcsenting the numerals from 8 to o and
three repeaters-substitute In place of
applications, and the semaphore cover
ing the same numerals and all the let
tiers Of the alphabet, the two remaining
the wfg-wag and the whistle are
basod upon the familiar belgrade codes
AZ dots and clashes. The semaphore in
our service can hardly be counted upon
in time of war. for the New York is the
sOnIy vessel so fitted, and the rest Of the
ships are practically Impractical in
reading 1t. In the British service, the
semaphore is one of the most tried day
time methods OF signaling; and the ra-
. pidity and accuracy with which they
can dispatch messages is truly wonder
full With our blue-jackets they look
upon II as something akin to marine
railroadfng. and are not complimentary
I'm their remarks. With the thirteen
1prineipal flags of our day code, supple
mented by half dozen designating
pennants, II Is possible to make about
1000 different 'hoists" or combina
ttons, varying from one to two, three
o. four flags, not counting the pen
rants These hoists indicate the NUN
hers OF certain established orders or In
lsiructions- carried In the key" books OF
the service. and, with very few com
mon exceptions, these orders are not
memorized. Each ship carries mum
.Iscr of signal books or keys" for va
nous uses--all arranged In the same
manner and perhaps many having du
pIicstions of the numbers. and 1t is nee
essary first to tell In which "key" thu
answer is to be read before the sigma
can be properly translated. In one bool
-4130y may mean Attack and still
something else In the cipher book. Oh
going into action covers weighted will
lead ere slipped about them, and 1t be
somes the. signal officers duty to cas-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-24
Good for the Cow.


The other day a bicycle rider found
a rare chance for sport. He was near
the suburbs Of Worcester, A farm
wagon appeared. With COW trailing
behind, patiently submitting herself to
be led by a'rope from the front seat
The bicycle idiot rode up to the COW
and began d series OF tactics to annoy
her. He punched her I'm the ribs, yell
ed In her ears and lodged around her
legs. Occasionally he fell back and
taking hold Of her tail, attempted to
make her tow his bicycle. The cow OBJ
jected and Kicked viciously. This only
amused the rider, and he directed his
attention to an annoyance that would
induce her to continue kicking, mean
while keeping out of reach OF her heels.
Finally the animal stopped kicking and
appeared to become Indifferent. Some
spectators on d passing street car OBJ
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-24
THE POOR ALLIGATOR.
Rapid Decline of One of the Ugliest
Beasts on Earth.

Rapid Decline of One of the Ugliest
Beasts on Earth.
Florida tourists note a sharp advance
in the price of alligator material, and
also in the raw material in life. This
Is owing to the large decrease in the
supply. Diminutive live alligators have
advanced from % cents each to so
cents, and larger ones in proportions; in
some instances greater per cent. is
charged for the full-grown reptiles, for
they are much scarcer than are the
baby alligators.
This is because of the sportsman and
his deadly gun, who shoots the saurian
out of mere wantonness and a desire to
make record. The Seminole Indians
also conduct war of determination
against the alligators, but as they kill
for revenue only they are, in measure,
excusable. They also trap the smaller
ones, from the tiny babe 10 or II inches
In length to the ..youngster" of two,
three or four feet.
The baby gators are boxed by the
curio dealers and sold TO ladies who
affect great interest in the ugly things
for pets. AS the gate ) only live on air
and muddy water and an occasional
chunk Of meat every three or four days,
they are not troublesome. The Indians,
knowing Of the scarcity Of alligators in
all of the Florida streams, have imi-
tated the paleface curiO dealer and
charge more for their gators.
The baby alligators, while not valu-
able for their small hides, are killed
by the hundreds and mounted. Some
serve as thermometers-the tube run.
ming up the back. Another curio is
baby alligator standing upon his hind
feet and playing violin with its fore
feet. Others are arrayed as walters
offering some article for sale or hold
ing a lamp to light visitors to tank
holding a 16-foot or 1S-foot live saurlan.
Alligators three or four feet in length,
mounted serve as grotesque advertise
ments and appear to be 80 natural
that the stranger is frequently in doubt
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-24
Layin, Abed i'm the Mornin,.

I don't believe, when it comes to sport.
That I'm bit backward or lazy:
When it comes to bikin and things o. that
sort
There amt any kid more crazy;
But ahead of all sports in the world they's
one,
And l want to give you warnin';
In all creation there amt any fun
Like layin' AIDED in the mornin.
You lay half asleep, and your sisters they
call;
And it sounds like the angels a-singin'.
And they pound the door, and rap on the
wall,
And keep up deal O. dingin';
And it all just helps to put you to sleep,
And sweetly blends with your dreamin';
And the zephyrs over your eyelids creep,
And the sun in your face is a-beamin'.
Then after a while you hear In the hall
Your fathers boots a-stumpin',
And you know that sometimes a-goin' to
fall
Unless you git to humpin'
But when we 60 up to heaven to stay
The place our spirits were born in
They won't be nothin' to do all day
But layin' a-bed in the mornin'.
The Pathfinder.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-24

whether ''the thing is alive" or not, and
make detour in order to be OH the
safe side.
Very few colored people are success
full in catching large alligators. There
seems to be mutual distrust and anti
pathy on both sides. While the alllga-
Tor is no. always looking for fight, but
desires to be let alone, he will fight a
"darky" on sight. AS soon as he spies
4 negro he will dive and rise at about
he proper place and land him, or rather
sweep him in, IL within reaching dis
lance. Not so in the case Of white
hunters. The alligator will swim away.
unless its young Is attacked, and then
it will crawl out on shore and use its
huge tail as a battering ram. One
stroke will knock a man senseless.
The scarcity Of the alligator crop Is
now a live issue, and as this Is one of
Florida's attractions 1t Is urged that
something be done to stop this whole
sale slaughter. 1t is possible that the
next Legislature will come to the res
cue Of the friendless alligators.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-24

New books would have to be issued,
and before every ship could be notified
and supplied anew with other keys
months of priceless time would be lost
and our service severely crippled. Sig
mailing between ships is as old as the
hills, almost; but only within recent
years has it become the scientific ne
-eessity it is to-day. A ship without
some means of distant signaling is even
worse off than dumb man without
arms, for she is not only pitiaDly mute,
sut dangerously so as well. 1t is sell
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-24

served. however, that she, had turned
her head so as to keep an eye on her
prosecutor. 1t took her few minutes
to get the range, and meanwhile the
bicycle idiot grew bold and reckless,
encouraged by her quiet behavior. Sud
denly the animal darted forward, so
as to get slack in the rope, stopped
short and let both heels fly. Her aim
was sure this time, and the bicycle went
out from under the idiots feet. The
street car spectators raised shout,
the motorman rang a chime with his
gong and the farmer and his boy whip
ped up the horse. The. impassive COW
only wiggled her ears and gave an i'm
aginary fly on her side triumphant
slap with her tail. The wheel was SO
twisted that the rider had to walk
home as helplessly rs the cow was be-
ing led. He will not sue the owner of
the cow.-Worcester Mass.) Gazette.