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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10
Worked Both Ways.

"Speaking Of proverbs, remarked Mr..
Blykins, thus bringing to mind the fact
that nobody had mentioned proverbs, "re-
minds me Of the loose manner in which
they can be construed. When you get
right down to facts, a great many OF these
proverbs don't amount to much"
"They' re supposed to be the products OF
the wisest minds In many cases, replied
the young woman who IL popular because
she listens.
"They are upquestionably. 1t took ex-
ceedirgly clever people to make them fit
all cases. was reminded of this during
q Journey which recently made. met
at a hotel friend of mine, who Is very
economical and very much given to fault
finding. / overheard him addressing
the landlord with great vehemence. As
came up he turned to me and said; It's
an outraged pay for place to stay, and
expect to have 1t babitable. That land
lord has given me room SO small that
have to climb into bed over the footboard.
It's case of pure avarice. He wishes to
bully me into taking a more expensive
apartment Then he heaved sigh and
exclaimed, 'Ah, the love of money II the
root of all evil Later / met the landlord.
Il am sorry that friend of yours was dis
satisfied he remarked. But he told Inc
MT the outset how much he desired to pay,
and we did the very best we could for him.
And now our effort to help him economic
has made him lifelong enemy TO the
house. And then the landlord heaved d
sigh and exclaimed 'Ah, tho love of money
is tho root OF all evil "-Washingtor
Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10
wire Mat. by tho Foot or Yard.

Among the curious things to be seen in
the hardware stores nowadays are woven
wire doormats for sale by the foot or
yard. 1t is only few years since the man
ufacture of the woven wire mat was be-
gun, but these mats have proved to effect
I've as dirt catchers and SO light and easily
cleaned that their use has spread very
rapidly. During the earlier years OF their
manufacture each mat was woven ana
finished separately. Now some OF the
manufacturer are weaving them In
lengths of 90 feet, and in such a way that
they will not ravel when they are cut.
The mats are woven In diherene w,pSns
and done up In rolls like carpet>
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

The inmates OF the county poorhouse
are dying off at a pretty fast rate Tor on
Sunday morning another one died in the
person OF Joseph Sedbourn. The de-
ceased was Frenchman by birth and at
the time OF his death was SO years OF age.
He was an old resident OF Houghton and
had only been an inmate OF the poor
house since the 18th OF April last. lie
had long been q sufferer from stomach
trouble from which he had been sick ever
since he went to the pooriarm. The de-
ceased leaves a daughter grown up ana
son 13 years OF age. The funeral was
held yesterday, the Rev. Father Keller
conducting the funeral services. Inter
ment was made in the potter's Held al
the pooriarm Overseer Schubaeh re-
ports three other inmates as being very
sick and their death is looked Tor at any
moment
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

Considerable new work is being done
by the telephone company throughout
the county and no distant date will SEQ
several new trunk lines between Hough.
ton and Calumet. Supt. j. R. Dee Is
bound to give the best OF service as
the volume OF business increases. At
the Calumet station several improve
ments will be made in the Office there.
Another story will be added to the build
ing and the entire telephone business
will be transacted in the second story
while the first floor will be used Tor the
telegraph purposes. The work OF re-
modelling the Office will be started next
Sunday night and most OF the work will
be done nights so az not to interfere with
the telephone business during the day
time. The only Inconvenience to sub
scribers will be for a day or so, when
things might be mixed up little during
the time the exchange boards are being
removed from one floor to the other.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10
A FISH STONY.
xAs Futile Efrort Of . Female Salmon -
Raise o Family.

- 1uUio EnOrt OF 9 FemnIe E1lm00 -
Rsise . Family.
sin We interest Of amateur scfsSce."
said Lonmores 3. Burt OF Montreal, "I onos
intsrfercd cruelty with some most intcr-
sasiag pissatorial domestic economy IN
stream on the estate Of an English gentle
man, where was oversccr Of the game and
fsh preserves.
"One day discovered pair Of salmon
on their spawning ground and spsarsd the
male. The female showed some little agi-
tatfon. but soon recovered and presently
wsns burrisdly down stream.
@" Another prospective salmon family
made food for hungry foss, thought l. for
! supposed the female had abandoned abe
nest.
"But was mistaken. She w. gone
onlya fsw minutes, and then she sssurnod
In company with splendid specimen Of .
salmoal Of ths stsSnes SCI. - stepped
tight into ths shoes q his psslsosssor, 90
~ speak, and was as tender, dsv0tsd and
watchfui as ever the first husband had
been. Yhis exhibition Of insonseAscy on
the pat Of Tbs female biuntsd The sympa-
Thy might have had for her over the tax
ing on Of her first mate, and ! destroyed
hsr now felicity by spearing her second
husband. He wnsn't OUT Of the water q
mipsts before that female salmon. the sec
| ond time widow. dashed down the stream
sVsih end IN less than ten minutes came
bsck wfsh . third husband. ---.-
''He started In as proud as the other two
bad been and was even spoonier than they,
II that were possible. I speared the third
husband The widow instantly went away
and got fourth. Elves time / bereft hel
Of kG mate. don't know whether the
supply Of minated salmon bad then run
sst or not. but on bes sixth venture she
returned home with big, handsome vel
low trout as her oonsort. He seemed fully
q dsvoesd DO her as any Of her husbands
bad haaR and perhaps all would have beer
MN n bad left her to her new love. But
~ conduct rather notified me and en-
hygcd ths tragedy by speariDa hsv. Thu
bkg yellow trout darted away In the mid
de OF Ne stream and after I had lifted tn
often widowed salmon from the water b.
Setuspod TO the nest. glanced over II q mo
msnt, Shen deliberately devoured It's egg
and sassed away down stream. "-Chicaa'
Inter Ocean.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10
Fine ResIdence Property For sale

The G. A. StrInger residence on Han
cock street will be sold considerably
below it's valne, lot 50x16O feet Inc
house has all the modern improvements
1t is steam heated, electric lighted, nae
hot and cold water throughout. Inc
basement is very complete, having q
main cellar, storage room, laundry, DOLL
er room and coal bin. The hrst moor
contains hall. parlor. sitting room din'
ing room, kitchen, pantries and closets
all unusually large. There Is bath
room, linen closet and bedroom, eacn
with closet, in the upper portion. In
the barn Is large carriage room, stao'e
room for four horses, heated Workshop
water in stable. hay loft, grain and oeo'
ding bins complete. with barnyard az.
i,ining. For further particulars ano
terms apply to Fred W. Nichols.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10
How She Described It.

DRAR HUpBY-I write this In great
hupFy, ~ that you may get IL III .iino " =,
start for home on the first train. ISM !.
dreadful' The nasty fire company Jus'
ruined all my newest gowns, whae were
not burned, and, to make matters worse
I am living with the Rushtons, wno' as
you know, have the worst children on
earth. They just worry the life out OF me
as II IL were not enough TO sunef 'ne
loss of my lovely gowns. Isn't IL dread,
fuls / suppose we'll have to live IN no'el
for awhile, but do come al once. your
distracted wife, hpsA
p. ST. forgot to mention about our
house burning down, but 1 gsess you
could have guessed 1t from reading my ie''
ter.
New York Journal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10
auyrA psRonA seMeMy.
- - wsAsappssf and Bssstss soA n n>ssy

= - Wsasappsof and B1astts md n nnsaay
Made.
y n sftsa desirable b JOIN nrt4sles with
s6dctiy waterproof cement, and one
wAssh h not affected ~ any ordinary sls-
Dsnt - condition. An elastic gutta psrsha
cement II easily made and will 10 found
extremely useful 10 have IN the house, be-
ing readily applied and Of great tenacity.
In households where there are children the
problem Of shoes Is sometimes a serious
one, and the possibility Of putting on q
few selss without the trouble and expense
Of sending TO the shoemaker 10 we'll worth
considering. An excellent cement for this
purpose IL made by dissolving 10 parts Of
gutta peroha In 100 parts Of bsnzina when
the two are perfectly and smoothly moor
poYatsd, add 100 parts Of linsssd oil var
nish. The whole must be shaken and
beaten until perfectly mixed. The pieces
Of leather 70 be Joined should be yaspsd
with file or other rough substance in or
der 10 give the surface . grain to hold by.
The preparation IL applied 10 the sole Of
the shoe and the piece Of leather ~ be
an1xsd thereto. The ssotisns must be
pressed together and allowed 10 dry for
some hours--a day or two is better.
This cement Is extremely elastic and
warranted, II properly made and applied,
to resist dampness, to hold the sole firmly
In place and to prove extremely durable.
1t costs but little and IL one Of those arti-
cles that no we'll regulated family can
afford to be without. A cement for repair
ing rubber boots and shoes is made in two
parts. The first consists Of 300 parts OF
chloroform to 10 parts of caoutohouc, thor
oughly mixed. This Is kept in a glass
stoppered bottle and IL better II not ex
posed to the light The second part con
sists of 40 parts of oil of turpentine, II
| parts Of caoutchouc and parts Of rosin
These are thoroughly dissolved and KEEP
by themselves.
When mending day comes, mix equa
| quantities Of the two solutions. Clean tn,
rubber thoroughly, roughen 1t slight,
| with file or rasp, have Ii perfectly dry
coat the rubber shoe and the patch will
the preparation and allow 1t to remain
moment until 1t becomes tacky. Thel
unite the two, press them closely togethe
and IL possible continue the pressure 70
several minutes. 1t Is we'll to allow tn
| mended articles to remain In a dry ant
warm atmosphere for number of hour
before exposing to wet and cold. II the
can be put away for several days witbou
using, 1t is better. So general is the US
of rubber boots and shoes, and such eS
pensive articles are they, especially wher
there are large families, that any means G
prolonging their usefulness is likely to
met with approval. York Ledger.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

Little Jean Scott, the 6 year-oid dauea u,
ter Of Mayor A. ]. Scott, has broken all
bicycle records. On Saturday MI oco''
had business that took him to Ca'ums'
and be went out on his wheel. bis n'''e
daughter insisted on accompanying n'%'
30 they both started out on their wnee''.
They reached Calumet in good time ana
after riding about the city for some ''ao
returned to Hancock by way OF Lase
Linden making in all thirty miles. ine
long ride did not tire little Jean 'n 'ne
least and on reaching Hancock was ap-
|parently in better condition tnan '"e
mayor himself. We doubt whether tne'o
is another child OF such tender age ~"o
can boast OF such a record.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

The dillst H~uog Manufacturing cen.
pany Of 81. Paul, which has the co.sraet
LOT building the new tubular bridge over
righm hysr. hes large iores Of ne. ct
work and the new bridge will Be ready
Tor zee In the course Of a lew days. The
public who have to usethls bridge havsto
thank Mr.. c. Fox, supervisor for Portage
township, Tor that convenience. for it
wss through his sole Efforts that the
bridge wac built. The bridge when CON-
pletsd will not cost oyer $1,000,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

The steamer Daisy g. IL undergoing
soue repairs at Crosses navy yard. and
It will BE- some time before she is put into
commission again. No word has been
received from Washington, where she
will be sent when she IL once In the water
again, but 1t will probably be sent to
Havana to assist In the blockade. 1t 10
not generally known that the use OF the
steamer has been accepted by the gov
ernmant.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

The undersigned has 1000 samples =.
wall paper, ranging inlprice from l ee.'
to $3.50 per roll. and will be pleased "
show the same to anyone dropping nun
q postal card. This is the finest u'sp'".
oi wall paper ever shown In the eoppe,
country. Paper hanging, ORNAMENTS
and house painting neatly and promp, =:
executed. solicit share oil the pun"
Jims p. McssArn. Hancock.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

There will be another meeting this
evening Of all persons interested in the
organization OF the society Sons OF Vet
Grams, when it is expected that steps will
be taken to organize. The meeting will
be held in the g. A. r. hall in Scott's
hlock
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

Mr. Andrew johnson the contractor
has purchased the entire logging outht
of Joseph Either of Groyerton, including
horses. sleighs and wagons, ETC.. anu
will use them in his contracting business
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

Passenger Ton ocean steamer) -Stewsrd,
n seems TO me you don = serve a. good ne
now as you used to have on this vessel.
atcvsrd-Nc, sir. Everybody eating.
Nos,ody ssasick Have 10 keep expenses
down. slr.-Chicago Trfbune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

Mr.. Andrew johnson went to Newton
VILE yesterday afternoon to superlntend
the loading OF some heavy timbers on
cars to be shipped to George Jacka oil
Calumet and to the Quincy Mining Com
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

Mr.. and Mrs. John Pryor OF Houghton,
left yesterday for Port Huron. where
Mr.. Pryor goes ~ delegate to the
grand lodge Of the Knights OF Pythias.
The couple went by way OF Chicago,
where several days will be spent taking
In the sights.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

Owing to the large amount Of new bus
iness over the telephone wires, since the
commencement oil war two telephone
girls have been added to the exchange Of
fees. There are now three girls on duty
in both the Calumet and Houghton ex'
changes.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

Ar John Van Eyera OF Marquette 10
.oain in the copper country in the inter.
est of the Pickands Coal company u
wh;ch he ia the representative for TINS
diatrict
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Z. K. Lord left on the
afternoon train yesterday for Chicago
where they will make their future homo.
MIR. Lord has secured position as &C
countant 10 the office OF Ley Bros estab-
lish nent in that city.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

Two more townships have sent In
their returns OF births and deaths Tor the
year 1897. In Quincy township forty
four births and seventeen deaths have
been reported and in Hancock township
113 deaths and forty eight deaths.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

The dancing class at the St fatrlcA :
hoI, lost evening was unusually well at
tanded and most pleasant EVENT. 2 was
snont. The classes are growing in favor
right along.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

In the circuit court Saturday Rose
Sheehan was granted divorce from
Daniel Sheehan, who is serving hve
vears sentence in the branch prison at
Marquette, for the attempted murder OF
his wife
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

For RENr-An excellent stand on leg
cuco street. Hancock. Suitable Tor store
or saloon, with living rooms up STAIRS
Possession can be had May l. Apply 10
urs Grace Hosking. West Hancock
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

Mr. John d. Mangum OF Marquette
was ON Portage Lake Yesterday. MT
Mangum is considerable oil a basebaii en-
tbueiast and says Marquette will DC IL
line with a good club this season.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

To Rrsr-The Olivier & Jacques cor
NOR building, now occupied as saloon 'n
nv Angelo Moosbrugger. Apply ~
Cno rles O. Olivier. Hancock.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

A delegation Of Hancock Elks WI, 3.
Calumet tomorrow evening and aSs, s'
Choir brother Elks in celebrating the
~ "r opep,nz Of their new lodge ROOM
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

Mi,s Blackwell OF Marquette. who has mas
I'm visitiuc friends at Hancock the
u u at the Mason residence mas ~
turued home.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

IT.. Northwestern Hotel enjoyed an
other good days business on sonaa y,
80 taking advantage OF the 'pec'a'
Sunday family dinner.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

w,srrp-A girl to 90 general mouse
NJ Apply at once to Mrs. W. a.
w w Quincy street. Hancock
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

wASrrp-A girl to do genera u., .ho
,uo,s Apply to Mrs. W J. Cruise at tine
R,oley. or telephone the Portage AaA'
souodrv
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

Tho steamer John M. Nicol OF enc
,,.,,ou transit company, picked up freight
portage Lake ports yesterday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

The steambarge RUDE Richards ron
r...Isnd. is unloading coal ss I'M
U U'. Mining ,company's dock.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10
PORTAGE Lake News.
annual Meeting of Oni-
gaming Club Held
Last Evening.
officers Elected for Next Term.
Read show Club 90 He In q
uesItsy state : Much Interest
MANIFEST In Proceedings.

MANIFEST In FrsesedinEs.
Tho regular annual meeting OF the
o.,c.miug Yacht club, was held last
svsoiug at the Douglass house, when the
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year:
commodore-C. ID. Sheldon.
TOO Commodore-A. r. Rees.
Roar Commodore-H. 9. Goodell.
secretary-w. ID. Calvery.
Tressurer-Thomas 8. Dee.
Measurer-J. l.. Rees.
Executive Committee-C. d. Sheldon j. r..
cooner. ]. r. Dee. Jay A. Hubbell and Gra-
ham Pope.
uouse Jommittee-J. X. Dee. j. l.. Harris,
n I, Baer, II. 8. Goodell and FL. Bawden.
paoetta Committee-G. A. MARI, E. ID.
1ohnson and L. l.. Hubbard.
Membership Committee--William Van Or
aen r. q. Lang, william J. Calverley, Thos.
| a Dunstan and Leasing Karger.
The reports Of the secretary and treas
urer we're also read, which showed that
the affairs OF the club financially, were in
a healthy condition. The meeting was
fairly we'll attended and considerable in
terest was shown in the doings OF the
club. Further than the above no other
husiness was transacted.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-10

Attorney c. ID! Hanchetts made ny
ss.;oess trip. to Baraea yesterday
.us min, v on. the evening train.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
CHEAP CORN CRIB.

outside the cribbing as a stay when the
corn is put in. A center post is not
needed unless a larger crib is made
Wires run just above the top of the sec
ond tier of Stating from one post to
another will make them perfectly
solid. 1t is best to have a board floor
laid on the ground, though this is not
necessary in this state if the crib is in
a well-drained place. To assist il
scooping when the crib is to be emptied,
at least two boards should be laid from
the door through the center. The sec
ond tier need not be put on until the
first is filled with corn, thus doing away
with much high scooping in empt ying
the wagons.
To provide for door 20 remove the
corn, the fastening of the lower tier
.should come by one of the posts, to
eyhieh one end should be firmly fast
ftned. The other end should be doubled
back two feet, where another post four
feet high is set firmly in the ground.
The cribbing is doubled around this
post and fastened there. To close this
opening, have short pieces of boards
from two and half to three feet long
to place crossways of the opening as
the corn is filled in, the pressure from
the inside holding them in place. No
door is needed in the upper half of the
crib.
When filled it should be well rounded
up, as the corn will settle more or less.
For a covering, cut willow or other
branches from six to eight feet long
and lay on the top, with the butts to-
ward the center. Fasten the butts to
the center post, if any, or together if
not, so there will be no danger of their
blowing off. On these throw load of
long slough grass, if any is to be had,
or anything else, if not, that will turn
rain. Over this fasten wires from one
post to another, binding the roof firm
ly on. There will be no danger of
spoiled corn in this crib, as it will keep
perfectly dry.
When the crib is empty it can be taken
down, rolled up and placed out of the
way or can be used for pig or chicken
pens. The cash cost of the crib does
not exceed two dollars.-J. L. Irwin. in
Ohio Farmer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24
HE GOT EVEN
His Customer Beat Him at the SfnRA
But He Got Back at Him
in Good Shape.

There is an old retired merchant in De-
trot who delights in recalling his expert
ences when an active man running a gen.
eral store in one OF the northern cities 81
the lower peninsula.
were coming out of the woods" he 70.
lates. They were not up in styles, and
about any old thing would suit them pre-.
vided the color was right and the fit even
passable. But there were tricksters among
them and l had to have my wits about
me in order to keep even with them.
How much is this hat? asked strap,
ping sixfooter who arrived from camp
one day with pocket full of money.
1.-Two fifty | replied.
"Then h. informed me that he always
had the crowns of his hats punched full
Of holes in order to keep his head cool, and
his hair from coming out. l soon had this
attended to, and then he asked what the
hat was worth. Two fifty l responded,
in surprise, but he laughed at me for asking
such price for damaged goods. He had md
and got his hat for dollar while the jolly
crowd with him had laugh at my expense,
He wanted to look at some 'fiddles,' and
after pricing one at $40 concluded to take it,
Where's the bow? he asked, as was
doing up the package.
You only bought the fiddle laughed.
The others saw the point and laughed, too,
The giant tried to bluff me, but | kept good
humored and got even on the hat by charg.
ing him Sl.50 for the bow. | not only got
even, but the others were so pleased with
my Yankee trick that they spent plenty
of me 'Cs With me. detroit Free Press. ,