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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-15

Mr.. Napoleon Gingrass. of Laurium, is
the proud father OF pair OF bouncing
boys which arrived to brighten bic home
last week. Napoleon is very proud Of
the pair.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-15
Notice!

The Norwegian M. E. church will give a
grand supper and musical program at
the Light Guard armory, Saturday even.
ing, March 10th, 1893. The supper to
begin at O'Clock p. m, program 8 p.
m. Admission 20 cents, supper included,
Children 10 cents. All are cordially in.
vited.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-15

The officers have not yet succeeded in
getting any definite clue to the thieves
who robbed Kniyel and Shroeder's sa-
saloon last Sunday morning.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-15

A musical entertainment will be given
at the Tamarack M. Z. church on Satur.
day evening next nnder the auspices OF
the Tamarack choir, commencing at 8
o'clock. Program will appear later.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-15
Farm for sale.

Situated on the west side OF county
road between old Atlantic mill and mine.
Good house and barn and horses and
cattle and farm implements. Foriurther
particulars call on or write
JAMES III. COLLINS. Atlantic Mine.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-15

A. j. Eaton, who has been employed in
Richards store for some time past, left
yesterday for his home at Sault,.Ste.
Marie.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-15

At Charles Oiala's footware store, No.
447 Pine street, you will find a good
stock OF footware at bottom prices. Also
genuine boot and shoe making and re-
pairing.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-15

To LET-Two furnished rooms with
bath. Apply corner Woodland avenue
and old Torch Lake road.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-15

County Agent Miller was out from
Houghton yesterday on matters Of busi-
ness.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-15

Have your dental work done at DR.
Blankner's, ..
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-15

Smoke Klondihe cigars.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-01-27
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Many persons are desperately
afraid of night air, and so shut Them
selves into close rooms and breathe an
atmosphere poisoned by human ex-i
1aiations. 1t is well to avoid draughts,i
but night air, as Florence Nightingale
put it, is the only air we have at night;
and it is much wholesomer pure than.
impure.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad
stands third in the list of freight equip
ment. according to the report of the
Official Railway Equipment Register, in
the possession of eight-wheel freight
ears for al purposes. The total num-
Der Of cars is 34,674. OF this number
almost $4,000 are box cars and $4,000
Goa, cars, the others being refrigerator.
Live stock, passenger and caboose cars
M. Forel, in his excellent work on
ants, has pointed out that very young
ants devote themselves at first to the
care of the larvae and pupae, and that
they take no share in the defense of the
nest or other out-of-door work until
they are some days old. This seems
natural, because their first skin is COM
paratively SOFT and it would not be we'll
for them to undertake rough work or
run into danger until their armor had
had time to harden.
The true meridian line of Suffolk
county, Mass, is indicated by three
granite posts, which are set on the
southerly part of the parade ground on
the Common. These posts are 200 feet
apart. The north and south line is in
Dictated on the brass caps on the posts.
These were first set in 1870, and when
this spring the parade ground was filed
in brick Enclosures were built around
them so engineers can descend and
note the variations of their compasses-
1t has been discovered by DR.. Bruce
that the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans),
SO fatal in Africa to cattle, is viviparous,
not laying eggs, but bringing forth liv-
ing, fully grown maggots. These larvae
shortly after being born transform into
pupae, the external larval skin harden
ing and assuming an ovate shape, with
ears at one end. This discovery has
been authenticated, says Nature, by
Peringuey, who has bred from puparia
sent by the governor of Natal, which is
undoubtedly this fly.
Sir William Turner, speaking at the
meeting in Toronto of the British Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Science,
said that the average brain weight in
man is from 40 to so ounces. In women
the weight is from A to 81 ounces. A
few men, including the great naturalist,
Cuvier, have had brains exceeding 60
ounces in weight, but equally heavy
brains have occasionally been obtained
from persons who had shown no sign
of intellectual eminence. Among in
FAINT children the average brain weight
is for girls ten and for BOYS Il 81 ounces.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-01-27
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Boston is to have a restaurant
wherein only vegetable productions will
be cooked and served
Dogs are annually taxed two dol-
lars each in Paris; but pups are ex-
empt until they are weaned.
"A French agriculturist has grated
tomatoes upon potatoes, with the re-
suit that his plant produces potatoes
underground and tomatoes above.
"A jealous husband in Bellefonte, Pa,
thought his wife had too many adj
mrers, and to make her beauty less at
tractive, he shot off the tip of her nose.
After sharpening an indelible lead
pencil, John Renshaw, of Yonkers, n.
Y, used the same knife to cut his corn.
Blood poison resulted, and the man.
died.
Stale sermons are not admired by
the archbishop of Canterbury. He adj
vises his clergy to burn their sermons
after they have been preacl ed three
times.
Taxes are remitted on Paris houses
which are unoccupied. If any part of
the house is untenanted, a correspond
ing reduction is made in the amount
of the tax.
A small inheritance came to a
London pauper at the age of 20. He in
vited his friends to champagne sup
per, and he drank so freely that within
three days he died.
n lyn of rY.fh
Kan, during the recent reunion of SOL
diers in that city, displayed in the win
dow of his coffin shop a banner with
these words, Welcome, Comrades!"
The dairyman of Syria marches his
goats to the houses of his patrons, and
customers. Should they express wish
for the milk of any particular goat, the
wish is gratified.
If one dollar were loaned for 100
years, at six per cent, with the interest
annually collected and added to the
to $40. At eight per cent. it would
amount to $2,2O3; at ten per cent, $13,-
500.
A gentleman who needed wifely
attentions was recently married at Van
Buren,, Ark. He interrupted the cere-
mony long enough to adjust one of his
suspenders, both of which were held
in place at the back by the restraining
influence of one button.
"A cord of wood, weighing 4,0oO
pounds, will yield nine gallons of alco-
hol. 200 pounds of acetate of lime, 25
gallons of tar, and IS bushels of char
coal. Wood alcohol is almost perfect
substitute for grain alcohol for me-
chanical and manufacturing purposes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-01-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

We have no right to compromise with
an evil at any price.-NationalT Temper
ance Advocate.
People talk about fraud in drink"
The biggest fraud in drink is alcohol,
which is sold as a stimulant and acts az
poison.-National Temperance Advo-
cate.
On recent Sunday Roman Catholic
bishop in Hamilton, Ont, while coli,
firming 1875 boys and girls pledged them
to total abstinence till they should
be 81.
The u X. A.. the Band of Hope union
and the Temperance hospital of London
have each received a legacy of 1000
guineas, bequeathed by the late Mrs.
Caroline Wallis.
The Kentucky court of appeals has
decided that the special local option
acts allowing the people to vote on the
question of selling liquor were not re-
pealed by the new constitution, and
that the counties where the sale of
liquor is now prohibited under said acts
are still "dry" till they become "wet"
by vote of the people of the county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-01-27
HELPED LAY OUT WASHINGTON.
First American Negro to Distinguish
Himself as IL Civil Engineer.

1T is pretty well known to those who
have informed themselves on the sub
ject that Maj. L'Enfant, a French en-
gineer, laid out the plans of Washing
ton," said leading physician, who
has given a great deal of attention to
study of the early history of that city,
land Andrew Ellicott was employed to
complete the work, the big property
owners of the day being combined
against L'Enfant for the reason that
some of the lines laid down by him
ran into their property, as they I'M
derstood to the injury thereof, and that
Ellicott did finish it. 1t is not generally
known, however that Ellicott's power
full engineer assistant was a colored
man, Benjamin Baneker by name. Bane-
ker was born and raised at Ellicott City,
Md. His remains are in the cemetery
there, unmarked and neglected, though
he was the first colored man to distin-
9uish himself as a mathematician and
civil engineer in the history of this
country. He possessed wonderful gen
Jus for mathematics and the exact
sciences, and long before he had gained
a prominence as civil engineer was
the author of an almanac, which ranked
as standard authority.
among others who were attracted
by it was Thomas Jefferson, who free
ly admitted that the work of Baneker
deserved and commanded his praise.
Baneker was 60 years of age when he
ran the lines for the city of Washington.
He is described as fine-looking speci-
men of man, very distinguished in
appearance, having head and suit of
white hair not unlike in general APP
pearance to the late Frederick Doug
lass. He wore drab coat of superfine
broadcloth and a Quaker hat, with
broad brim. 1t is not known exactly
services, for engineers in those days
did not command the salaries of the
present times. Ellicott himself only re-
cerved five dollars per day and expenses
for his services, which. the records
show, Jefferson thought too much. In
the letter to Maj. L'Enfant relieving
him of the work, President Jefferson
oidtes' Clicotl - " go Oh " nHlSn lay
ing off the plan on the ground and sur
veying and plating the district.
have demonstrated with him on the ex-
cess of five dollars per day and his ex-
penses, and he has proposed striking
off the latter Under these circum-
stances it is not probable that Baneker
was paid much, notwithstanding the
value of his services. Ellicott was but
little over half the age of his assist
ant, Baneker, and he had the greatest
confidence in him, depending on him to
unite many of the engineering difficult
ties that were constantly met with
during the progress of their work.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-01-27
LAUNDERING ENGLISH.
The Gross Misuse of the NOmina.
tive Case of PrOnOuna


tive Case of PrOnOuns.
There is one extremely common mis-
take in English which always fills me
with sadness when it does not fill me
with yexation," said the man who tries
to be careful in his use of language. Il
do not like to preach general discourses
on the use of bad language, because do
not feel safe, and ones sermon in such
case is so likely to be a ridiculous eX-
ample of the thing complained of But
this mistake is so gross and palpable
that anyone with an elementary
knowledge of grammar should recog
nize it. The thing which makes it pc
culiarly sad or vexatious is the fact that
the error is often made by persons who
make some pretense of using good
English. Half or rs per cent. of the
school teachers, l will venture to say,
make this mistake. 1t is the use of
such expressions as Between you and
- They asked you and 1 to come or
Let you and I CO. or, more horrible
still, They saw he and 1 uptown In
other words, it is the use of the nomina
tive form of the pronoun as the object
of proposition or verb.
"The reason for this is obvious. It is
known that ignorant persons use such
expressions as Him and me went up
town. or you and me was seem Peo-
pie learning that such expressions are
incorrect somehow get the notion that
it Is never correct to use such form as
zo20dsand me, or him and her. or them
and me- They feel guilty whenever
they are caught using such combina-
ton of words, and doubtless if 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 dc
with the cases.
"a sure cure of 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 I
CO. could ever be caught saying: Let
go" 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
if we would come but there are per-
sons who go this length and display an
annoying sense of superiority in doing
It. They feel that there is something
elegant about the combinations, He
and l. She and L. and They and 1, and
scorn the humble accusative forms, vet
even these would hardly say: They
saw he or They saw L. or They saw
She or They saw they Why in the
world, then, should the and make any
difference in their speech? This is a
point to which it would be well for
teachers of English to give their atten-
ton" -Indianapolis News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-01-27

with the intruder. The invariable eff
feet of alcohol when taken into the
stomach is that of paralysis of the
nerves of sensation, the amount of this
paralysis depending upon the quantity
of the poison administered. This eN-
plains why it is that persons feel bet
ter after having partaken of the liquid;
they have less feeling, and what they do
have is less reliable. The same fact is
true of all narcotics, they benumb the
sensations, only in different degrees,
depending much upon the ability of
the system to throw off the poison.
"The reason that alcohol is injurious
to those who are exposed to The ex-
tremes of climate, such as great heat
and great cold, lies in the fact that it
is in no sense food, and it IS product
i've neither of heat nor o. energy, nor
does it save any tissue destruction; on
the contrary, tits such virulent poison
that a large amount of vital energy
as called into requisition to free the
system from its presence. The conse-
quent waste of vital tissue is considered
by the unthinking to be an added force;
on the contrary, this effect upon the
circulation is directly injurious; for
it causes the heart to do more York
without any counterbalancing advan-
tages. The ultimate result is eXhaus-
ton.
'Alcohol is only obtained by the de-
struction of the elements of nutrition,
and therefore contains nothing what
ever that goes to the building up of
the body. Its use as food is a monu-
mental error. Beefsteak is $50 times
more nutritious than wine, and one
grain of wheat is equal in nutrition to
a key of beer.
what gives power to resist heat and
cold is the same as that which pro-
notes health and resistance to disease
Whatever nourshes the body improves
the circulation and tones up the sys-
tenn, strengthens every function, and
accomplishes the result without any
drawback. These desiderata are only
to be secured by wholesome food and
drink, suitable exercise, sunshine and
sanitarY surroundings.
''In discussing the subject of the in
furious effects of alcohol as a narcotic.
it is natural to inquire why we should
use any narcotic. Tea, coffee and to-
bacco should be placed in the same
category as alcohol, by all who would
study their needs and duties to them
selves, and who desire to promote their
highest effectiveness in the work of
purifying their lives and helping their
fellow-men. There is no occasion for
any narcotic to those who would live
the higher life. If the world is ever
to be reformed. it must come by the
reformation of individuals"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-01-27
LoSTTEN CENTS IN SIX MONTHS
Military Gold Mine in Alaska with
Remarkably Small Net LOss.

Everyone who had ever been in Alaska
of course began at the opening of the
Klondike craze to relate personal eX-
periences which in some way or other
had connection with the subject of gold
mining. Many of them had a chance
t. make a fortune, if they had only
known, and others saw millions, more
or less, taken out of the ground with a
broken shovel, and the man whose only
capital it was came back to the states
and lived happily ever afterwards. But
in spite of the ingenuity which has been
put into the manufacture of these
stories, there is an original flavor to
one told by soldier at present located
in the United States armory in this
city. 1t was in 1880, when he
was in the navy, that he was stationed
on a vessel near Sitka. There was consid-
cradle gold being taken out near there.
and an enterprising Spectator got hold
of party of marines on the ship and
induced them to buy his mine. There
We're 100 of them who finally went into
the scheme, and they paid $40 each for
their new source of wealth. There was
always a good deal of spare time on
their hands, and they easily secured
permission to use this in working their
claim. For six months the soldiers dug
quartz by day and dreamed of sudden
wealth by night. All were confident of
being able to retire from the service
with comfortable riches and looked
sadly upon the poor officers, who would
have to keep on soldering all their lives,
not being in the scheme. At the end of
six months they had large pile of
quartz, and loading it into all the old
barrels, bags and provision cans they
could find, they sent it by ship to Ne
nearest crushing mill. Then followed
weeks of waiting until the returns
should come, and an air of subdued i'm
portance grew in each man who expect
ed at any time to be informed that he
was worth thousands of dollars. At last
the ship came which brought the re-
turns from the consignment. and the
gallant hundred gathered around the
treasurer of the company to hear how
much each was now worth. That indi-
vidual opened the message, and grim
smile froze on his face as he went
through a short calculation on the
back of an envelope. Gentlemen" he
said, "you each owe the sum of 10 cents
&c the steamship company that carried
the quartz. The gold in it was just $40
short of the freight charge" And then
he passed his hat, whue one of their
number sought out the ships chaplain
to lead them in short service.-Spring-
field (Mass.) Republican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-01-27
Great Strength of the Hair.

1t is interesting to others than statis-
ticians to know that the hairs of our
heads are numbered. Certain scientific
men have laboriously calculated the
number of hairs on a square inch of
heads of different colors, and by esti-
mating the total area covered have ar
rived at aggregate numbers, which may
be taken as fairly correct. To show the
well-intentioned accuracy of those cal
culations head of hair consists of 49,
600 hairs. Dark hair is coarser and only
totals 100000; while those who boast n
poll of red must be content with a
total of $4,000. 1t is estimated that the
hairs on fair head" would support
the weight of 500 people.-Boston Trav-
eler
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-01-27
EXPLAINED HIS OWN JOKE.
a Tale of One of EngIand's Hest story
Tellers.

Sir Francis Lockwood, of England.
whose death was announced lately from
London, was one of the best story-tell.
ers | ever heard" said Attorney Henry
Wollman. He was at Saratoga in 1896
with Baron Russell, lord chief Justice
of England, and won great prominence
and popularity during his stay there.
He could tell story better than Chaun-
cey Depew, and that is saying a great
deal.
He was a victim of one of his own
jokes during that meeting of the Bar
association, however, that furnished
some of us much amusement. At din
ner party one evening he was relating
anecdotes of some of his early expert
ences, and told of once defending a man
for murder. One of the strong points he
made was an alibi, which he thought
was very good one. After the case
went to the jury, in conversation with
the judge, he asked him what he
thought of the alibi. The judge said he
thought it doubtful if the jury accepted
it, and then Sir Francis replied:
That's too bad, for L had half a
dozen other alibis just as good l could
have used
Everyone laughed at the remark, and
it found its way into the newspapers
the following morning. Baron Russell
intimated to Sir Francis that he had
made an error, and if the printed story
got back to England it might cause
harsh comment, as the British idea of
testing might not catch the point. At
the dinner party the following evening
Sir Francis arose and explained to the
guests that what he had said was Jest.
He made the explanation so that no one
might draw wrong inference of the
conduct of the English courts. The
fact that he felt compelled to explain
his own joke furnished much amuse-
ment in itself. kansas City Journal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-01-27

Confding Daughter-Oh, mamma,
really think Mr.. Nobranes intends pro-
posing soon.
Fond Mamma-Indeed?
Eyes, and if he does, what shall L
say?"
''Be guided entirely by the dictates of
your own heart, my child. Remember,
my love, that Mr.. Nobranes is heir to
at least 6 5000 year. You would
doubtless go abroad on your wedding
tour, and enter the first circles of So
cicty on your return. 1t would be a
lovely match for you. But l have no
desire to influence your choice. What
does my child's heart say?"
''You are sure of the c 5000 year,
and all the rest?"
Perfectly sure"
"Then my heart says yes"
''My own darling What joy it will
give me to see you married to the man
YOU love. London Tit-Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-01-27
What Right Have YOug

Think for a moment. What right have
you to make yourself disagreeable to
those about you? What right have you
to drag others down with you? You
may declaim of your liberty and your
right to drink, but there are others con-
cerned in your life. Your wife, your
children. your neighbors-have you no
regard for them? Will you go on in a
course which drags them down into suf-
fering and misery? Can you call your
self an honorable man while you do so7
United Presbyterian.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-01-27
Lnrgc Deposit of Ahestos.

A deposit of fossilized asbestos was
recently discovered in Santa Barbara
county, near Lompoc, Cal The indi-
cations are that this deposit is near
ly 100 feet thick and quarter of a mile
long. 1t lies near the surface, and
many tons have been uncovered. IL
is being shipped east at the rate of sin
car loads week. 1t is said to be the
most extensive in area and the best
il quality yet discovered anywhere
St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-01-27
The knIAer,a Titles.

In case any of our readers may have
occasion to address the German en-
peror, we have modelled on his brothers
speech of yesterday the mode of appeal
ing to his majesty which is most like
ly to elicit a favorable response: Most
Sublime Emperor, All Powerful King,
and About-to-be Lord of all the Earth,
Inspired Sender of kilograms, Serene
Annexer of Foreign Ports, Beloved Mas
ter, Most Mighty and Illustrious Mon
arch, Amounted and Made in Germany,
Ruler of All Men, for ever and ever.
Hooray! Hoo-jolly-ray! Hoo-Billy-
EEy!"-London Globe.