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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-01

of San Pablo, in oaxaca. We traced the
GOLD along the streams for sixty miles and
reached as far San Miguel We were
very hungry by this time having run short
OF provisions, and, going across the noun
talns, were told that We should be careful
as banditu Were numerous. Soon after
TWO men met us not far from San Miguel
ana they both had rifles. They ordered US
70 matt, but 1 pulled a revolver and took
their guns away from them and marched
them on in front Of u.s. When wa arrived
at san miguel one of them entered a COM
paint before the jose poltico, charging us
with holding them up. but the iese knew
the men too well to listen to their story
ana The result is one of them is stfll in tsii
at that place. -' Jam
When we left San Miguel we secured n
moo moo 10 guide us to vnere the Englishman
reLerred TO found his gold, but when We
sot there the mozo would not stay. ms n
was known the Englishman had returaca
ana oled there. We fou1i hts Skeleton
win the legs and arms eaten OF. and the
nozo, being fearful he would see the ghost
OF the Dead left us to ourselves We went
cross river and camped IN the adjacent
oous; Along the stream we prcspected
LOT gold, and IN two weeks We foand gold
which went about - cents TO the nan we
remained there about six months Gnd an
tlit time we lived on monkey meat ana
green bananas, and both, too without $; In
Just think of it, Nothing but MONKEYS ana
occasionally fowl or two, and not a tor
una or common hot cake. Well sir NV
partner, Martin Hayes, of London, Eng
lGnd died four months after from the pri-
vations suffered during hat time. ,nd I
DON'T suppose his wife or family ever
hearo or Ii. But We got some COLE ell
right, and monkey meat would have be en-
all right for me If Ne only had some salt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-01

bring somebody TO identify him and to GER
tify that he was the person described IN the
paper presented. This took a couple of
given a certificate or draft upon another
cashier, who, HI was told, would pay him
the money. This made 1t necessary for him
to stand in another line for a day or two,
and when he finally reached the proper
place he would be required to sign a re-
ceipt and make an oath of allegiance to the
government and an Endorsement of the
financial soundness Of the bank Thus by
this circumlocution arrangement a man
had to waste seven or eight days to get
paper dollar changed into silver. and the
transactions were tedious and conpii-
Gated that each consumed fifteen or twenty
minutes. As there was only one cashier
not more than forty or fifty persons at the
utmost could be served in a day, and the
clamor finally subsided from exhaustion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-01
LIVING ON MONKEY MEAT.
A Story Told by an American of Six
Months i'm GaXaca.

From the chihuahua Enterprise.
Living in Mexico is often a disastrous
experience to the foreigner who is not
acquainted with localities and customs. In
the case of John Bascon and his companion,
an Englshman, named Martin Hayes their
experience was such. but it was also in
terestng. In conversation with Mr.. Bas-
con that gentleman stated the following
to an Enterprise reporter:
Not long ago / came up from Guatema-
la with Epglishman named Martin
Hayes, and we had three burros laden
with goods. We prospected all along the
line to Tonelado, and stopped one week
with an Indian at Tehuantepec. While
there We learned that in the district up to
Tor elado there was plenty of gold. as an
other Englishman had passed through
there with 5000 which ne had panned oIt
at a certain point somewhere In the region
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-01
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.
MIR. Agnew's Organization Recognized
the Regular One.

MIR. Agnew's Organization Recognized
AS the Regular One.
An agreement has been reached between
Senator Hanna, chairman of the national
republican committee, and Mr.. hgnew and
Mr.. Wickham, chairmen of the two repub-
lican state committees of Virginia, for the
future conduct of party affairs in Virginia.
The agreement provides as follows:
First-That the organization of which Mr.
Agnew is chairman be recognized as the
regular republican organization, as it is rec
ognized by the national committee, and
that Hereunder republican congressional
conventions for the nomination of congress-
men and the reorganization of the party
be held this fall in every district as reuuir-
cd by the party plan of organization.
Second-That all republicans participate
In such congressional conventions and
thereby join in the same organization and
END the existence of any other than the
regular organization aforesaid
Third-That The congressional conventions
shall be called by the congressional COM
mittees pursuant to the plan of organiza-
ton adopted at Stanton, and the county
ard city conventions to elect delegates to
such conventions be called by the county
and city chairmen and committees under
and pursuant to such plan, and in the event
OF controversy as to d chairman for COM
mittees the state executive committee shall
determine such dispute.
Fourth-That sucn congressional conven-
TONS shall be called not later than the 18th
day of August, and the same held not later
than the 18th day of September, and in the
event of either district, city or county COM
mittees not acting in the matter of the call
or such conventions or meetings to elect
delegates thereto, that the state executive
committee shall cause the proper and neces-
sary calls to issue.
That the new state committee chosen at
such congressional conventions be conyen-
ed by the state executive committee as
early as practicable after the last congress
sional convention is held for the purpose
OF organization and the election of the state
executive committee, and in the event of
the state executive committees failure to
convene said committee the same NAV he
called by the committee itself. pursuant to
the party plan of organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-01
To Pay John McKeon.

Representative Rixey, by request, has In
troduced bill in the House to pay John
7. McKeon OF Washington 1884 for in
juries received while employed as a carpen-
ter In the State, War and Navy building
in 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-01

If you want anything, try an adj in The
Star If anybody has what you wish, you
will get an answer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-15
The Great Salt Lake.

The Great Salt lake of Utah, the Cali.
lee or the vanishing Mormon, is 20 miles
long and 90 miles wide in it's widest mart.
with present maximum depth of 40 feet.
though much of its area does not exceed
from IL to 70. Fifty years ago, when the
Mormon first Jared thither, it was mucb
deeper, exceeding 100 feet In places, and
its average being much greater than pres
ent measurements show. The local sayant
conJectures that it is gradually turning
into body of fresh water. The theory Is
supported by an examination of the waters
Oh numberless springs which used TO ponr
pure brine into the la.e, the outflow of
many Of them being now quite fresh. ms n
they had exhausted the underground dc.
posits OF salt, of which they were formerly
the solvent and carrying vehicle. Still.
Oh the lake In general 1t may be safely as.
serted that its salt will long outlast that
OF the doctrines which it's pioneer apostle
promulgated along its shores, and though
IL occasionally shows a particularly low
water mark 1t is not going to dry up alto.
gether for long time to come.-New
York Tribune
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-15
Reforming a Parent.

Don't s'pose a pack playin cards
would dor" as his gaze paused hopefully
on an expensive assortment of that popu-
lar article. "They has pictures on EN-"
wouldn't do at all, answered Dobson
decidedly. "They amt moral, an the first
kid who patronizes us has got to be brought
up In moral way. Say, you," to the
watery eyed man who was edging toward
the bar at the far end of the store, "none
o. thatp
None o. what?" asked the weak man
ENORMOUSLY II amt steppin on your
toes.
mo, but you are on the kids. See
here His voice had an incisive ring
which had made many stronger men trem-
BILE. You amt walkin the same line you
was "a hours ago. Then you was poor
no count drunkard who'd a right to dig
his grave without opposition from nobody.
Now you re markin out trail for that kid
to follow. SeeY Me an my friends here
amt no call to interfere between father
an son, )" dropping his voice to an easy,
familiar tone and placing his hands en-
oouragingly upon the tremulous shoulder,
$50 long as the father makes "A good deal.
but when he slumps''-his voice was still
soft, but the steely CLINT returned to his
eyes then me an my friends step in.
Sabe? Bein the first kid IN camp, we'yo
CONSTRUCTED ourselves his guardians lust
like every man in the place will do soon s
they hear of his bein here. S'long."
lie turned back to his companions. The
watery eyed man, after one long, wistful,
farewell glance toward the bar, resumed
his fruitless search of the goods. There
was nothing now to divide his attention.
lie knew the men with whom no had Co
deal and realized that henceforth the bar
was TO be as far removed from him as
though wall of granite interviewed. But.
to his credit be it said, even with the reall
cation came IA new firmness to his lips and
a new steadiness to his eycs.-Frank II.
Sweet in Lippincott's Magazine.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-15
TO ENJOY A CIGAR.
but Few Men Ever Get the Very Best Pos
sible Results.

But Few Men Ever Get the Very Best Pos
sible Results.
Personal observation has taught
me-, +" said Cuban cigar dealer to a
Star reporter, THAT not one person in a
hundred knows how to smoke cigar
to enjoy it thoroughly. For instance,
most men, after buying their cigars,
stick them between their teeth and
gnaw the ends off recklessly, thereby
tearing and loosening the wrapper.
Then they light their cigars and puff
away as if their very lives depended
upon finishing them in hurry. Thus
treated the finest cigar will burn irreg-
ularly, and the smoker will, nine times
out of ten, lay the blame on the cigar.
The cigar may be to blame, but in most
cases the fault lies in the way it has
been handled
after cigar has been bought the
end should be cut smoothly off by a
clipper or sharp knife. The reverse end
should then be placed in the mouth and
the cigar blown through. This removes
all the little particles of dust which
cannot be avoided in the manufacture
and prevents them from being inhaled
into the throat and from producing
coughing. The cigar should then be
lighted, and particular attention should
be paid to its being thoroughly ignited
all over the surface of the end. Then
instead of putting away like a steam en-
CINE the smoker will find that three or
four puffs every minute make the best
way to enjoy the cigar. The smoke
should be kept in the mouth a short
time in order to appreciate the flavor of
the tobacco. Then it should be emitted
slowly.
Gin case one side of the cigar should
burn and leave ragged edge ON the
other side it is not necessary to relight
it, as l often see many people do. A
gentle blow through the cigar toward
the lighted end will ignite the ragged
side, and it will burn regularly. Smok-
ing this way is pleasure. 1t frets me
to see a man smoking cigar who does
not know how to enjoy it, and l often
feel like giving him few words of adj
vice and would do so were it not for
the fear Of offending him. Washing.
ton Star
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-15
MlNlNG.
stocks
BosToN, Mass. Feb. IL. is

BosTON, Mass, Feb. II, 1898.
Today being legal holiday in num-
Der OF States, Lincoln's birthday, there
are no sessions OF the various stock ex.
changes or boards OF trade. The bulls
and bears, therefore, are recreating or
laying plans for the future. The stock
market during the week was very irregu.
lar. Early in the week, unsettling events
connected with the De LONE incident
caused depression in prices, but the
closing OF that incident was the signal
Tor rally in prices, 40 that at the close
yesterday, prices were but fractionalIy
below the close of the week previous.
The Cuban question appears to be the
most disturbing fsctor in the situation
at present and it gives the professional
traders an opportunity to mark prices
up or down, as the case may be, with
considerable freedom.
The underlying factors in the market.
however, are potentially strong and bull.
i-h. The investment buying of securities
prevents any serious decline and, also
makes it difficult for the bears to cover
shorts az the floating supply OF stocks
continually is growing smaller. The
heavily increasing railroad earnings,
which fortell larger dividend payments,
is the principal incentive for the pur-
chaser OF railroad securities, while the
low interest rates obtaining for money
makes it imperative for capitalists to
find market for their funds where their
employment will yield even small re-
turns. Money is practically unloanable
at X and per cent in New York and
the stock market offers the only salts
factory outlet for the vast amounts of
money lying idle in bank vaults, Al
though the total loans now outstanding
by the New York and Boston banks is
larger than ever before in the history OF
banking. yet the deposits so far exceeds
the loans that the money market is
giutted with funds for which there IL no
demand. Business lie improving, but the
improvement is not sufficiently general
20 absorb that amount Of capital which
otbsrwise might DO employed.
The copper market has exhibited a
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-15
Appendices Appendicitis.

The staff Of medical institution in
this city were nonplused a day or two
since when they undertook to perform
an operation for appendicitis. After a
careful and minute search among the
contents of the abdominal cavity no ap-
pendix could be found. There was in.
Examination and adhesions and all sorts
OF trouble with other organs, but ap-
pendix there was none, and so no an.
pendicitis. This, however, is not likely
to Interfere with the appendicitis bust
ness, for there were lots of other super.
nuous things which, in the absence Of
an appendix, were removed, and the
desired result was obtained. -Portland
Oregonian.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-15
A Cory Corner.

one OF the finest effects for a corner in
darkiy as well as richly furnished room
Us one In copper color An ebony or ebon-
ized wood screen, or one covered with
japanese leather paper, forms a back.
ground, table made Of Benares platter
Oh highly polished rosewood tripod holds
tail copper ever, couple of books bound
IN dull rather ligbtish yellow, a long
ncchea amber glass vase, with stem or
TWO OF dark red peoples, chrysanthemums.
orchids or roses. Beside the table stands
iautenii upholstered In leather wrouohc
IN several rich shades of copper and gold
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-15
Human Nature In the Storage.

H. Phelps Whitmarsh writes of "The
Steerage of Today" in The Century.
Mr.. Whitmarsh, who crossed the ocean
in the steerage himself, says: To me
the most noticeable thing about the life
was the ease with which the yoke Of
civilization was thrown off. If condi-
tions be favorable, opine that large
proportion of the steerage passengers
throw back to their Darwiniar ancestry
about the third day out. Away from
home, country and religious influences,
unrestrained by custom and convention.
ality, bound by no laws of action and
separated from all that force of opinion
so strong in the world ashore they let
themselves go and allow their baser ma.
lures to run riot. No sooner has the sea-
sickness left them than they growl and
snarl over their food like dogs, scram-
bling for the choice pieces and running
off to their hunks with them; they
grow quarrelsome; their talk is lewd
and insulting; brute strength is in the
ascendant, and, without shame, both
sexes show the animal side of their ma.
lures. But most apparent and obnoxious
are the filthy habits into which MANY
of them fall. The sea seems utterly to
demoralize them. Some of them will
remain for days in their berths, where,
without changing their clothes, they
eat. sleep and are sick with the utmost
impartiality and without the blessing
OF soap and water. Hence the steerage
as a whole, the married quarters
(where there were children) in particu-
lar, was i'll smelling and otherwise oh.
iectiouahle
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-15
Enquire at the house or OF the
company.

Wsnted.To rent by Calumet and uoo,.
employee, FIVE room house with barn On ne sha
PROMISES. Enquire at this office. VII '''o
p,Or Sele-House No $50. Third s,r....
nius Sscket: Apply at the premises '''eo'
Apply to Peter Kelly Laurium' o'iour rooms.
wanted - -Four boarders. comn.rv
st uyes' Appiv to Mrs. Rowling, I7o4 Bonnds ~
Wanted-Twob oarders. comp.rv .n
R Ss hhppiy TO Mrs. Williams, s8 A stre9yt
,Wante0 Co RenS-Bv a comr.r.
~ pss1Tye s mouse In Yellow. Blue or Red scIa,
straet ~ c On or more. Apply to ala sirth
.FSr Se1e--House No. 1911. Hail. 49,.
on prsm1.i mouse Apply to Joseph sinisF"s
s!uS Sacsst Apply :. the prsmiSss 70 sf Mss
tSr eale~A. six-roomed bousa
ON sne prsniees Ne. IA saSt Pine strsst app
- MiSnseS TS. ueee--Rour Or avs 49,, =
Apvv q me NEWS omce s0os'
80 xSe l9-An s!ghs-room houss on sv.a..
Xxx N0. ~. ewodotoVn. 1v,Sv -
49, :. wertm or ~ the ooIpsnvss ox3S !"
svsass0w. AISS q sSs Sssn2 80 '''sss'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-15
LAUNDERING ENGLISH.
ne 'sross Misuse Of the Nominative 0ass.
Of Pron0uns.

/
Of Pronouns.
"There IL one extremely common mis-
lake In English which always fills me with
sadness when it does not Ill me with vex-
alton" said the man who tries to be'oare-
| full In his use Of language ~ do not like
to preach general discourses on the use OF
bad language, because do not feel safe,
and ones sermon In such case ID, so like
ly to be ridiculous example Of tho thing
complained Of. But this mistake Is SO
gross and palpable that any one with an
elementary knowledge Of grammar should
recognize 1t. The thing which makes 10
peculiarly sad or vexatious is the fact that
the error is often made by persons who
make some pretense of using good Eng
lish. Half or 75 per cent OF the school
teachers, will venture to say, make this
mistake 1t is the use of such expressions
as Between you and l, They asked you
and to come, Let you and l go, or
more horrible STILL They saw he and up
town. In other words, 1t Is the use of the
nominative form of the pronoun as the OBJ
ject of a proposition or verb.
"The reason for this Is obvious. 1t is
known that ignorant persons use such ex-
pressions as Him and me went up town
or You and me was seem. People learn
ing that such expressions are incorrect
somehow get the notion that II is never
correct to use such form as You and
me, or Him and her, or Them and me-
They feel guilty whenever they are caught
using such combination of words, and
doubtless II they heard person say, They
asked him and me to come to the dinner,
which alone is correct, they would have
sense that an error had been made. They
get to feel that the conjunction and has
kind of double action control, govern
ing the nominative case at both ends A
little reflection would remind them that
this word has nothing at all to do with
the cases.
"A sure cure for this bad habit is to
drop the and and use each Of the pro-
nouns alone What person, for instance,
who would say They asked you and to
come would also say They asked / to
come, or what person who would without
hesitation say Let you and l GO could
ever be caught saying Let gof' Many
of the people who. use you and l. as the
object of verb would not go so far as to
say They asked he and IL we would
come, but there are persons who go this
length and display an annoying sense of
superiority in doing 1t. They feel that
there is something elegant about the COM
binations, He and l, She and l., and
They and /, and scorn the humble accu-
sative forms, yet even these would hardly
say They saw 1, or They saw she, or
They saw they Why in the world, then,
should the and make any difference in
their speech? This is point to which it
would be well for teachers of English to
give their attention. "-Indianapolis News.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-15
Hard to XIII.

The accuracy" Of some daily newspaper
reports is well illustrated by the remark
able (newspaper) career Of that well known
leader of Islam Osman Digna. The New
York Tribune has reckoned up the incl
dents of his career, as told by various
newspapers, and finds that he was killed
in battle ga times and murdered 4S times,
that he committed suicide Il times, max
ing total Of 179 fatalities for this one in
dividual. All of which bears witness to
the activity OF the ubiquitous reporter,
who, in his eagerness to give oil the news,
sometimes writes down as fact what is
merely unsubstantial rumor.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-15
THE peAooN,s GARTER MABEL

She isn't much ON dress an such.
Like maidens In the city.
II mayn't be only jes' touch
OF goodness makes her pretty.
To keep from blushin when she speaks
Our boys, leastwise, amt able.
OF her they dream fer weeks an weeks.
The deacon's darter Mabel.
Across the aisle I'm church she sits
At every Sunday meetin,
An half the fellers lose their wits
Whenever she smiles greetin.
She amt no fairy, sprite nor elf.
Like those Of song an fable.
She's jes' her own dear little self.
The deacon's darter Mabel.
You see her golden curls an swear
A halo rests above her
There amt one of us d dare
To own how much we love her,
An, as fer dress, canned fruit that's good
Amt bettered by the label.
It's jes' the same with womanhood,
The deacon's darter Mabel.
Roy Farrell Greene in New York Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-15
A Compromise.

II don't suppose" said the wife,
that you mailed those letters gave
You today. john"
No" said John cheerfully, "but I
did those you gave me last week, my
dear"
Sometimes policy and honesty 90
hand In hand Cincinnati Commercial
Appeal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-15

The state flower of Minnesota Is the
moccasin flower. The favorite of New
Jersey is the white clover. The golden.
rod Is the favorite In Alabama, the mag
nolia In Georgia and the peach blossom in
Delaware
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-15

During the last year no fewer than
10000 school children were taught to
swim by Instructors employed by the
London Schools Swimming association.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-15

In northern board school the other day
teachsr asked:
Indiar' P'op'' Va
After long pause a little girl raised
her hand and piped out:
FAMINE. London Telegraph.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-15

A thrill OF terror is experienced when a
brassy cough OF Group sounds through
the house at night. But the terror soon
changes to relief after One Minute Cough
Cure has been administered. Safe and
harmless for children.
SODERGREN & SODERGREN.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-15

Each inhabitant of the United States
consumes In year 1000 pounds OF coal,
each Briton ., 300, zach Belgian 4, 500, each
German 2. 800 and each Frsnohman 600.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-15

After years OF untold suffering from
piles. B. w. Purseli Of Knitnerville. Pa,
was cured by using single box of De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. Skin diseases
such as eczema, rash, pimples and OBJ
stinate sores are readily cured by this
famous remedy.
SoDERGREN & SoDERGREN.