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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25
Rubbish.

1T wish some one would write an essay
or harangue or q diatribe or whatever
they call it on the folly of saving old rib
bons," said ono girl to another the other
day. my sister, with whom l live now,
is what is called an economical person.
She pays SO month for fireproof room
in a storage warehouse in which she
keeps things which she does not need.
Some of them have been there so long l
don't believe she remembers what they
are. She never throws anything away. 1t
is not miserliness or magpieish exactly,
because she really means to use those
things some day. II any one breaks line
teacup, she says: Mary, don't throw that
out. Save the pieces and put them In my
cupboard. IN mend it, So the cup goes
to Join hundred other broken and dis
abled articles of 'bigotry and virtue which
my busy sister will never have the time to
put in good condition.
"Once or twice have tried to convince
her that nearly everything becomes use
less IL kept for any length of time. Even
blotting paper will become so hard from
age that it won't absorb ink, and as for
silver, linen, leather and papers, We all
know the condition they get into from
long period of disuse. I've given up try
ing to alter my sisters opinions now, but
when first came to live with her l sug'
qested clearing out the garrett and using IL
for AFTERNOON teas, pillow fights and tally
pulls. l wish you could have seen her
face. She looked at mo In silent horror
for a moment and then said:
"sAnd where on earth would put all
my letters and magaxinesy' "-Chicago
posf-
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

4 On Wednesday evening OF next week
the ladies Of Hancock will give a supper
d entertainment for the benefit OF Com
pany +, now on their way to Cuba. A
regular supper will be served in the Y.
N. c. A, hall from 5 o'clock p. m, Tor
which the moderate charge Of % cents
will be made. Aside from this ice cream
and strawberries and cream will also be
served During the evening selections
Will be rendered by the Quincy band.
which organization has kindly offered
their services. There will also be other
numbers on the program OF a pleasing
nature. The cause for which this enter
talnment is given. which has already
been outlined in the News is a good one
and is worthy the patronage OF all CHAIR
'a'le and humane people. Subscriptions
70 The fund, small or large, can be left
with Mr.. G. H. Nichols at his drug store
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

ol wednesday evening Officer voight
noughton. arrested four vegs who
were creating disturbance near Pryor's
,u"oer yari. The men we're somewhat
n~ ,oA'cated and the officer had some
sn.a''y IN taking the prisoners to jail,
~ ~s' 'aey we're finally landed there by the
~ c'e Of handouts and aid being called in.
= oeng brought before Judge Brand
s'.e'oay AFTERNOON three OF them were
;sn to sixty days in the county
~, wnlle the other got forty-nye dsye.
p "o OF the vags were cripples. The
. .v''age Lake towns are at present over
ua with such characters and the oelcsrs
raou'o see to It that they are kept on the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

At a meeting held Wednesday evening
oil Kaiser Wilhelm Lodge. No. s. o. d. Il.
s., the following were elected to Office to
serve for the ensuing term:
President-John Evert
vice President-Michael Miehaels.
Recording secretary-H. X. Kruger.
Financial secretary-Peter Ettinger.
Treasurer-Joseph schweitzer
Delegates to Grand Lodge Christof Fox. E,
@. Hermann. Emil Mensel and Nicholas Mil
Ter.
Alternates- Ettinger and Henry
Fricke
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

From all indications the st. Patrck's
Hall will be well flied this evening with
sports from all over the county to wit
ness the wrestling match between Sonny
Dwyer aud Jack Rowett. The former to
win the match will have to throw Row.
EFT three tails in one hour. II Dwyer
does not succeed in this or ia thrown one
fall by Rowett he loses the match.
Catch as catch-can is the style to be
wreatled
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

The weather last evening was any
thing but desirable for an excursion on
the lake and in consequence the manage
ment of the Bon Voyage did not run the
excursion to Lake Superior as was adver-
tised. The excursion has been postponed
one week.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

Attend the ice cream and strawberry
and cake festival, which will be held this
evening in the old Sheldon Homestead.
The ladies OF st. Agnes Guild OF Trini' y
church, have the affair IN charge.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

Mr.. William T. Miller has disposed OF
his meat market to Ferdinand Weber,
who will carry on the business in the
future, Mr.. Miller has not decided what
he will do in the future, but we would
not be surprised to see him come out tor
one OF the county Offices next fall.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

Mr.. Allan F. Rees OF Houghton, has
consented to deliver the address at Han
cock on the Fourth. The committee are
to be congratulated on securing the ser
vices of 80 able q speaker.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

The condition of j., X. Brown, VINO
met wieh an accident at the Hancock
roundhouse on Wednesday. has 80 much
improved that he is pronounced out OF
danger by his physician.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

Through the local banks Yesterday
some OF Hancock q spectators bought up
several hundred shares of Arcadian at
s22.5O. 1t is predicted that this stock
will touch $50 in month
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

The water on the Portage Lake bridge
was knee deep again yesterday alter the
heavy fall OF rain. The bridge committee
and board OF supervisors have seen tit to
turn the deaf ear to the eDtreaties oil the
press and the suffering public to remedy
this matter and see that proper drain
age is made to run this water and slush
off
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

The county reunion OF the Foresters OF
America, is going on in Hancock this
afternoon and the streets are crowded
with hundreds OF visitors who have come
TO participate in the celebration.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

Mr.. Henry Lapp and daughter who
have been visiting relatives and frienos
on Portage Lake for the past three
weeks, left yesterday afternoon for their
home in Chicago.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

The funeral OF the infant child OF Mr..
and Mrs. Matti Jentala OF West Hancock
was held yesterday afternoon from the
Finnish church. Ioterment was made in
the Hancock cemetery.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25
An EXTRAORDINARY Item.

We often sec odd announcements taken
from ancient church accounts What will
people who live a century or two hence
think of the following from the Bishop
Burton church accounts for 1897: ITO
killing worms in the bust of John Wesley,
Is shillings? Westminster Gazette.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

The subject on which the Rev. ID. Haze
Ter Glass will talk on tomorrow evening
at the Grace M. E. church, Houghton, is
boy Wanted-Must Not Be Funny"
The Rev. Glass has made quite hit with
his Sunday evening lectures and the SER
vices as general thing are largely at
tendad
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

lt should be borne in mind that the
morning train going souta leaves ni'een
minutes earlier than usual. the train now
departing at $40.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

The India OF the Anchor line OF ooats'
touched at Portage Lake ports yester'
day on her way down. There was an un'
usually large number OF passengers on
hoard.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

The Portage Lake society st. Jean
Baptlste went to Lake Linden, where
they participated in the county reunion
aud celebration,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

Miss Mamie Doll, OF Marquette, Is vis't
ing friends In Hancock, the guest oil ne
sister. Mrs. Michael Quayle.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

Mr.. John Duncan Of the Calumet ana
Hec'a, transacted business at the county
seat Yesterday afternoon.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

Houghton Lodge, F. & A. m. vii. AZ
tend divine services at the Grace NJ. Z
church tomorrow morning.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25
, .,ors Of Grand Court
ar e. testers Finally
concluded.
|.a..,. for Ne1tTern Elected.
,,,,s Grand Court Held LIS
T's s...,op SO Far Sor'h-Ds,ssa'e'
s'. ..sa with Their Trip.

,.,o,s Of the grand court OF the
lhe'aD REM 81 America, which has been IN
F0rss' s = Hancock all this week have
s'S''Oa a. end. Yesterday the seyerai
come 's. 70 % cave themselves up to pleasure
ds,s ''..stsseiug, and were shown about
'nu 's an,v by a delegation OF Court
O., o.'ss s'' The following officers have been
. l,'tsl to serve for the ensuing TWO
years: os Pontiac.
"Oc c A. Thomas. Detroit ~
financial secretary-r' H. N0O''O
fol1 ,,,s secretary Edwin Edwards oaiu-
met v,noant Port Huron.
If' w,,,,am skillen, Iron Mountain.
Arthur Bryan, Detroit
p-John 7. Perry. Jr., HANCOCK
,p-Iouis storz, Royal Oak.
s.areme Representatives John Dohey'
su pocr. John Redden, Detroit; Herman
'A. ua Perrs. Detroit; Thomas
rrnSy, Port Huron; H, Remote, lro sa.~ =,
T-nstees-william Sinclair. chairman OF
- natroit; Thomas O'Brien and Joseph
symons, Hancock.
Tn,s i the first time. the grand court
.. oeeu held 80 far north and a NUMBER
4 the members who werelat first averse
/ 70 having it held SO far out OF the way
have now changed their minds and are
Glad TO have had the opportunity thath has
beeu extended them to see the many
Ooluts Of interest in this district. Their
k,idt here has been a pleasant!one, as the
MANNERS OF Court Pride left no.stone un.
| turned Tor the comfort land entertain
msut Of their guests, The.Inext meeting
| Of the grand court will be held. at Grand
| Rapids.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

Mrs. Will Harris. OF the Ripley, left yes.
terday Tor LAnss where she will visit
friends for time.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

The commencement exercises OF tn'
Quincy high school we're held In tn'
Quincy hall last evening.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

Mr.. Peter Ruppe has had new stor Q
walk built running from his residence to
the street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

Mr.. John f. Hooking has 80 far recoy-
cred as to be about again with the use OF
crutches.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-25

Captain James C. Dunstan was Calu.
net visitor yesterday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-07
Who Is The Fraud.

AS disclosed in last weeks Re.
publican, our neighbOr of that illl
appears to have been making
frantic efforts TO learn the identity
of the writer signed "a Repub-
lican". He just didn't happen to
apply to the Senior Editor and
hence didn't get the information
so ardently desired. We take
great pleasure in relieving our
neighbours mind in this behalf
largely for the reason that we
don't think that in its present
condition, his thinking apparatus
ought to wrestle too long, with one
problem, and secondly we don't
believe in anonymous, letters even
when their statements are true. as
we believe them to be in this res.
pect, or leveled against the bat
tered hulks of ruined (poIlticaD
regulations which can suffer no
further damage.
With this preface we feel bound
to turn over our correspondent to
the wrath of our neighbour. We
do this reluctantly, and with a
premonitiOn that dire results NAV
follow. The, first letter of our
correspondents name-is Philip
w. Strother'
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-07
Payne S Letter.

Gen. Paynes letter published
last week in the District papers
sets at rest a calummy that should
never have had a place in the
canvass. Walker, who is himself
renegade Confederate, ought to
nave had better sense than 70
use 1t, and Abe Fulllerson who is
renegade Democrat Oupbt to
nave known that every body in
the Ninth District considers his
opposition to a candidate the best
signs of that candidates merit.
We undertand that Fullkerson
had written Payne some time AGO
asking if he remembered Rhea,s
remark, and that long before the
charge was issued in this canvass
he knew that the charge was a
SANDER. What can be said of such
reckless, disregard of truth and
honorf Is it that age and appro
Drum and disappointment have
affected his mental balance. as
they have the mental equilibrium
OF Gen. Walkerg 1t would seem
that a quiet retreat in some
sanltarium for senile pol ticians
would suit both these eminent
renegades better than the vexed
arena of public discussion. And
II they were not unhappy enough
the Abingdon Women whom the
Guttersnipe element at Bristol
sought TO array among Rhea S
enemies have come to his defense
The Campaign Ananias is ..Iiyino
hardr
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-07

Il am Innocent; swear IT," he cried.
"Vive la France!"
A few days ago came the news OF the
arrest OF Col Henry on the charge OF
forging the secret document which con-
victed Capt. Dreyfus. Fast upon the
heels OF this came the news of his sui
eide with a razor which he had been al
lowed to keep for the purpose.
How IL came about that the govern
ment decided to discover the forgery at
this time II is impossible to know. The
story told about ii doesn't impress one
with its truthfulness. Gen. Boisdeffre,
Gen. Gonse and others have resigned.
1t Is said that they were all concerned
In the plot, that secrets had been i'm
parted to foreign powers, that IL was
necessary to make a scapegoat of some
one, and that Dreyfus was selected be-
cause OF his race. Certain 1t is that
Col. Henry confessed the forgery, which
was written in extremely bad French
so bad, in fact that it would arouse
suspicion among fair-minded people
and that just before ne died he declared
that his conscience was clear.
And it is equally certain that Capt.
Dreyfus is wearing out his life on Dew
lis Island, but that the French govern
ment can hardly longer refuse to re-
open his case.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-07

The Erie Canal was opened to bust
ness In November, 1925, after eight
years work in construction, and the
Champlain and Hudson Canals were
completed in the same year. They had
cost up to that date 1900, 900, but ten
years later the expenses incurred had
been repaid from tolls. At that period
the railroad mileage of New York
State was comparatively insignificant.
though the building of roads with a
collective mileage OF 1900 within the
State had been authorized. The chief
roads completed were in and about the
city OF Albany-from Albany to Schen-
ectady, from Schenectady to Saratoga.
from Albany to Troy. from Troy to
Ballston. The New York and Harlem
Railroad had its southern terminus in
Prince street, New York, and it's north
ern terminus in Harlem The New
York and Albany from New York city
to Albany city, was authorized but not
begun. Outside of Buffalo a line was
completed to Black Rock, and the long
est line was from Ithaca to Owego.
Since that period the mileage of the
railroads of New York has increased
steadily TO $500 miles, exclusive of
second tracks, sidings, and turnouts
The steam railroads OF the State aver
age $40. 100000 year OF receipts from
freight and .S7O.OOO.OOO receipts from
passengers and mail matter.
Because OF geographical reasons the
canals have suffered seriously in the
competition between them and the rail-
roads. The line adopted for the Erie
Canal between Buffalo and Albany is
Tor the most part, a natural valley or
shore line between the two points, and
the feeders" TO it to the north or south
have been built along similar lines
In obedience to wise engineering judg-
ment. AS the railway business has
been extended the canals have been
paralleled, and the opportunities of
shippers being better with the railroads
than with the canals, many of the lat
ter have had to be abandoned, so that
there are now many miles of unused
canals of considerable original cost
but which now yield no revenue. The
chief business OF the Erie Canal, doing
about three-quarters of the canal bust
ness OF the State. is in freight. either
through" from New York to Buffalo
or from Buffalo to New York. or be-
tween Albany and Buffalo, or Buffalo
and Albany. 1t is. moreover, uneven
iy distributed. That is, there is twice
as much freight coming East as there
Is freight going West. In 1897 of
S'6OO,OOO tons of freight carried by the
canals, 2.4OO. 900 tons or two-thirds of
the total amount were carried from
west to east and only one-third of the
business went the other way.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-07

In France 1t made a tremendous SEN
sation. II was announced that Cant
breyfus was arrested on the charge az
selling military secrets to foreign DOW
ers. Germany and Italy.
And the nations of Europe and Amer
lea believed the charge and looked ON
haIf contemporary at the excited raw
ings of the French.
There was little delay in bringing
Dreyfus to trial. The court-martial
opened In the old hall in the Rue do
Cherche-Midi. When Capt. Dreyfus an
peared then 1t was seen that his hair
had turned completely white during the
seven weeks he had been in prison.
Inc trial turned upon the handwrit-
ing. rive experts were given the men,
orandum for examination. Three M
them declared that it was In the hand
writing OF Capt. Dreyfus. Two said II
was not
Capt. Dreyfus was convicted. He was
sentenced to be publicly stripped of his
insignia of rank and to be deported and
Kept In solitary confinement. II was
the bearing of the man when he under
went the humiliating degradation that
hrst aroused sympathy in his behalf.
rive thousand troops were told ofs
Tor the execution parade" as il wac
called. They were drawn I'D in front
OF the Military School on the morning
OF Jan. D. 1905. In the Cherche- Midi
prison capt. Dreyfus had been dressed
In the full uniform of his rank Two
gendarmes with revolvers in their
hands led him to closed military car
rage. Atroop of mounted Republican
guards with drawn sabres escorted the
carriage to the Military School. Tbou-
sands OF people lined the way.
Capt Dreyfus was led to the souar.
In front of Gen. D'Arras, who was in
command. AS he stood there HIS fare
was as white as his hair, but he held
himself proudly while the sentence az
the court-martial was reading. The
General then said:
You are unworthy to bear arms tn
the name OF the French people I de-
grade you
There was word of command A
non-commissioned officer stepped for
ward. The soldiers presented arms and
drums rolled. AS the non-commie-
stoned oficer touched him Capt. Drew
fus started back.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-07
Electric Discharges bv Fish

Some interesting facts have recently
been compiled with reference to fishes
which have the power of generating
electric discharges or the fifty species
OF fishes possessing organs capable of
giving electric discharges, three have a
particular interest. These are the tor
pedo fish, which Is found in the Bay
OF Piscay. and belongs to the skate
family; the electric eel of the Orinoco
and the thunderer fish, found in the
Nile and other African waters. The
charge is developed by some chemical
process occurring in the plate In which
the electric nerve filaments end, and in
some instances. the discharge is from
the head to the tail. while in the case of
other fishes the reverse is true. In
a full-sized electric eel or gymnotus
the voltage is probably from 800 to 500
volts, and is easily capable OF stunning
a man. The momentary currents are
sufficient to defect a galvanometer or
magnetic needle. 1t is to be noted
that the generation and intensity of
the discharge are under the control of
the animal, which is apparently IN no
way affected by the action Also, there
are no insulating materials In the fish.
and the greatest economy is shown in
the generation of the electrical energy.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-07
Beats the KlOndika

Ar' a T. Tho:nas, of MarysvIle, Tex
mas 'ou'id more valuable discovery than
mas Yet been made in the Klondike. For
years nc suffered untold agony from con.
S"N'pt'oh' accompanied by hemorrhages
ana was absolutely cured by DR.. Kings
New Discovery for CONSUMPTION Connhs
1.l colds lie declares that gold is of
i''tie Vaiue IN comparison with this mar.
Veio"S cure would have iteven if it costs
hundred dollars bottle. Asthma
Dlo'ichi'iS ana all throat and lung affec-
,'oi'S are positively cured by DR.. Kings
view discovery for Consumption. Trial
oot'i Us Tree at Jno. e. Jacksons Druo
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cure or price refunded.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-10-07
THE DREYFUS SCANDAL.
Story of One of the Most
Famous Prisoners of
History.
HAS ClRCLED THE EARTH.
ractS IN the Case From the Time of
the Captains Arrest to the
Suicide of Col. Henry.

The Degradation Which Followed His Con
Nction-He Was Sentenced to be Public
iy Stripped OF His Insignia OF Rank and
Doportod-Has Always Protested His In
noccnce.
When Capt. Alfred Dreyfus was ar
rested on the charge OF treason It made
stir in France. ripple in Germany
and was scarce noted elsewhere. Now
II has circled the earth. 1t has become
international. 1t has aroused millions
upon millions, this affair OF Dreyfus.
The man, in no wise distinguished for
genius, or even marked intellectual
gifts, who has reached no great heights
nor depths through his own efforts, has
become one of the most famous prison.
ers of history.
until the latter part OF the year 1894
Few people In France and none outside
or II had heard the name of Alfred
Dreyfus. The name is common one In
that country and its members were In
no wise distinguished.
Alfred Dreyfus was born in Alsace.
that province belonging to Germany
and where are found the most loyal
Frenchmen. His father is a cotton
manufacturer. the wealthiest in Null
hansen. The family is allied to MANY
influential Hebrew families throughout
France.
Dreyfus is now Just thirty-nine years
Old He was nineteen years old wine n
he entered the Polytechnic School in
1878.
For some time prior to his arrest
Capt. Dreyfus had been attached to the
Second Bureau of the general STAFF.
where the first plans of the mobiliza-
ton and organization of the army are
discussed and prepared.
The chief of the military secret SER
vice at that time was Patty du Clam.
afterwards made major. He and Col.
Henry were among the favorites If
Gen. lie Mouten de Boisdefrre.
Capt Dreyfus was arrested on Oct
III, 1891. The fact Of his arrest did not
transpire until a fortnight later. He
was confined in military prison
When the news OF his arrest was given
To the world a paragraph of FIVE lines
was printed in the American newspa-
DCrS