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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-31
QUEER HEAD COVERINGS.
The Striking Hats That Used TO he Worn
In Olden Times.

The striking HAS ihat tseo 10 DC WI"
In Olden Times.
Douglas, earl OF Morton, wore hat. 10
was termed by the writer's of the period a
"steeple" or sugar loaf" hat, and possess
ed high, cone shaped crown and a narrow
brlm. The effect produced by such hat
upon the head of very tall man was more
striking than artistic. Stubs uses these
words in describing the hats OF his day;
Sometimes they use them sharp on the
crown, perking up like the shaft OF steo
pie, standing quarter Of yard above the
crown ot their heads, some more, some less,
to please the fantasies of their wayering
minds. Some are of silk, some arc OF vel
vet, some OF taffeta, some sarcenet, some
of wool, and. which is more curious, some
OF a certain kind OF fine hair. These they
call beaver hats, Of eos, 30s., 40s. apiece,
fetched from beyond the sea, whence
great sort of other varieties do come. And
80 common thing it is that every serving
man, countryman and other, even all indif-
ferently do wear these hats. :"
In Planche's Encyclopaedia OF Costume"
Is shown a high crowned hat worn by
Howard, earl Of Northampton, died 1914,
and a decided chimney pot" hat worn by
Thomas Cecil, first earl Of Exeter, died
l622. Ii is turned up behind and has
silk band gracefully wound about it. The
brim Is little bent In front, giving to the
contour quite line of beauty"
song by Haywood testifies to the value
Set on beaver hats In the days Of Elizabeth:
The Spaniard's constant to his block,
The French inconstant ever
But OF all felts that may be felt
Give me your English beaver.
A hat called variously copotain, capa
ain and coptanke was worn In the reign OF
Elizabeth and her successor. 1t Is uncer-
;ain what form these hats really took, but
,here Is strong presumption that they
we're hats with high conical crowns, Ia
shape resembling those worn by the Welsh
peasants OF today. IL 80, they were com
mon throughout the reign Of James and
were designated by Bulwer in 1858 sugar
loaf hats, which, according to his account,
became fashionable again in the reign OF
Charles /, being worn both by men and
women. He says, "What were our sugar
loaf hats SO nightly affected Of late both
by men and women, so incommodious for
us that every putfe of wind deprived us OF
them, requiring the employment of one
hand TO keep them onf''-Gentleman's
Magazine.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-31

This is the latest fad among house
thieves. You would better look out for
the fraternity:
The door bell rings and Molly, the maid,
responds trippingly. A man stands in the
vestibule.
lis Miss Hewlett IMP" he asks.
Molly may say yes or "no." II she
hesitates, he continues hurriedly:
"She ordered some goods from IS.
and the clerk made mistake In tho bill
In our favor. We find that Mrs. HowIett
paid us S2.65 too much. have come to
return the money. Will you kindly tell
herr"
He fumbles in his wallet, and Molly
leaving tho door wide open, rushes TO in.
form her mistress Mr.. Honest Man Sins
into the house, helps himself and departs
The noxt day we have story Of another
robbery.-New York Press.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-31
Looking Forward.

They were talking Of a literary woman,
who, though rather young, has had more
than one husband by grace of tho divorce
courts. She wears her pen name hypbcn-
ated and ono Of the takers suggested that
it might DC well iOr Der TO have the byphen
more at tho ond of her namo.
"Whyf' asked the other one, smiling a
little.
oh" retorted tho first speaker, Ito
show that her name, like her stories, Is 60
DO continued in our next'-hor next ii.
vorce, you know. New York Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-31

at have come, announced Persons, Ito
strike of thy cbainsr' Andromeda cast
down her eyes and fingered her dance pro-
granme nervously. "Do you really think
tho bevel gear is an assured SUGGEST" she
finally faltered. 1t was rather difflcult,
In fact, for the unhappy maiden to protect
her own interests and yet not appear un-
grateful. journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-31
A Russ DE euERRs.

when daintie Daphne, inne ye Towne
To take ye Aire doth goe,
She dofs q masqre 10 hide hr Fayce
From everie ogling Beau;
A Trife. made Of sllko and Lace
And. OH ye saucie, winsome Grace
VI lies hr MAsquo below.
For me shee tooke awaie hr Mosque:
Hope inDe my Breeste did start
Bat when TO win hr Love tried
learn'd hr mocking Arte:
For when shee putt We Masque aside.
VII erst hr daintie Fayce did hide,
She placed IL DER hr Heart!
H. II. Bennett in Chap Book.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-31
Very Much Finished.

Roscius-But you haven't got word
OF praise for any one. / should like 10
know who you would consider finished
writerS
Critlcus--A dead one, my boy--a dead
one. Punch
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-31

It Is not generally known that by an act
OF the English parliament, passed In 1855,
1t Is enacted that all wedding rings must
be of standard gold, the enactment being
intended more to raise the amount of the
gold duties than to protect the public from
limitations.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-31
A Trait In Common.

my dear" said the man who had been
waiting for his wife to get ready for the
theater, I'm inclined to believe that II
you had been born man you would have
boon professional pugilist-"
"Whyr
! "Becauss 10 takes you 90 long to put
On pals Of glovea Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-31

Find way or make one. Everything
Is either pusher or pushed. The world al
ways listens to man with will In him
-Marden.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-31
THE BURIALS OF POE.
CONTRAST BETWEEN The EXERCISES
At TIE TWO CEREMONIES

Mystery Yelling the Death Of the Poet
The Latest Account Given by Man Who
Claims the Closest Personal KBoviedgs.
Killed by . Drug.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-17
How PennIa s1een.


In England the old four-poster bed
stead Is still the pride of the nation
but the iron and brass bedstead is
beating out of the field. The English
beds are the largest beds in the world
A popularity of the German bed is it's
shortness; besides that, it consists fire.
quently in part of a large down pillow
or upper mattress which spreads over
the person and usually answers the
purpose of all the other ordinary bed
clothing combined. In the tropics
men sleep in hammocks or upon mats
or grass. The East Indian unrolls his
light, portable charpoy or mattress,
which in the morning is again rolled
together and carried away by him.
The japanese lie upon mating, with q
stiff, uLcomfortable, wooden neck-rest
The Chinese use low bedsteads, often
elaborately carved, and supporting
only mats or coverlids. The ancient
Greeks and Romans had their beds
supported on frames, but not fiat like
ours. The Egyptians had couch of
a peculiar shape, more like an old
fashioned easy chair, with hollow back
and seat.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-17
QUEER AMERICAN RIVERS.
Ono Florida Stream That seems Undo.
cided What to DO.

Ono Florida stream That seems linda.
cided What to DO,
F. H. Spearman tells of ssOueer
American Rivers''in st. Nicholas. The
author says:
Every variety of river in the world
seems to have cousin in our collec
tion. What other country on the
lace of the globe affords such an as.
sortment of streams for fishing and
boating and swimming and skating
besides having any number of streams
on which you can do none of these
things? One can hardly imagine
rivers like that; but we have them,
plenty of them, as you shall see.
AS for fishing, the American boy
may cast his flies for salmon in the
Arctic circle, or angle for sharks under
tropical sun in Florida, without
leaving the domain of the American
Gag. But the fishing rivers are not
the most curious, nor the most in.
structive as to diversity of climate,
soil, and that sort Of thing-physical
geography, the teacher calls it.
For instance, if you want to get a
good idea of what tropical heat and
moisture will do for country, slip
your canoe from a Florida steamer
into the Ocklawaha river. It is as
odd as its name, and appears to be
hopelessly undecided as to whether it
had better continue in the fish and al
ligator and drainage business, or de-
vote itself to raising live oak and cy-
press trees, with Spanish moss for
mattresses as side product.
In this fickle-minded state it does a
little of all these things, so that when
you are really on the river you think
you are lost in the woods, and when
you actually get lost in the woods, you
are quite confident your canoe is at
last on the river. This confusion is
due to the low, fat country, and the
luxuriance of tropical vegetation.
To say that such river overhows
its banks would hardly be correct; for
that would imply that it was not behav-
ing itself; besides, it hasn't any banks
or, at least, very few! The fact is,
those peaceful Florida rivers seem to
wander pretty much where they like
over the pretty peninsula without
giving otfense; but if Jack Frost takes
such liberty-presto! you should
see how the people get after him with
weather bulletins and danger signals
and formidable smudges. So the Ock-
lawaha river and score of it's kind
roam through the woods-or maybe
it is the woods that roam through
th and tho noco ou,ouo frop, tlo
liveoaks, and the cypress trees stick
;helr knees up through the water in
the oldest way imaginable.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-17
eating Like q Horse"

At the campfire held recently under
the auspices of General Hancock post,
G. A. R., couple of war stories were
bold by Captain T. P. Gere which
probably have never been printed.
During part of the time that Cen
eral A. J. Smith was up the Red river
with his command the entire army
was without rations other than shelled
,orn, such as was intended for feeding
the horses, and this condition lasted
about eight days. Captain Gere was
at the Office of the adjutant-general of
the command one day when an Irish
soldier came to headquarters and in
auired:
"Gineral. could borry the loan of
IN auger?"
He was asked what in the world he
wanted with tool of that kind, and he
replied:
"Well, we've been atm this shelled
aorn for so long that l supposed we'd
be after gettin' hay for rations purity
soon, and wanted to build meself a
nice little hay-rack, so 1 could ate it
comfortable loike."
In the course o, few days, Captain
Gere narrated, the command received
regular rations and was once again
happy. The same soldier again ap-
peared at headquarters and asked per-
mission to buy peck of shelled corn.
He was asked what he wanted with
corn now that the regular rations
were being issued. His explanation
was this:
ga few days ago, gineral, I borried
a peck of corn from mule when he
wasn't lookin', and want to return it
to him. Sioux City Journal.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-17
The Cyclamen Bulb.

81 have very beautiful cyc.am,n
plant that has been in bloom lnore
than month. 1t looks to be good
for two or three weeks more, but am
already wondering what ought to do
with it when it is out of flower Will
it be any good next year, and can 1 in
crease my stock of it?"
Thus questions a correspondent,
who adds that the first thing she
reads in The Household page is the
''hower column" In reply, we have
to say that the cvclamen should be
ripened off like any other bulb, by
gradually withholding water when
the foliage begins to decay. The
bulb ripens more slowly than most,
probably on account of the larger
amount of foliage. When settled
weather comes, plunge the pot in
some shaded border, away from drip,
and don't bother with it at all till
about the first of next October. (By
''plunging" is meant to set the pot in
earth, level with the top.) Then the
bulb should be repotted, giving en-
tirely fresh soil. Take care not to
injure the roots, but remove any that
seem to be dead or diseased. Give
entirely fresh soil, and put the bulb
into the same-sized pot in which it
was grown, shifting into larger one
as necessary. In shifting, disturb the
roots as little as possible. The best
way is to turn the ball of roots and
earth into the hand, set it upon fresh
soil and fill in the sides. Allen, who
is regarded as an authority on bulb
culture, says cyclamen growers should
remember that the plants do best with
their bulbs set entirely above the soil.
The only practicable way ofincreas-
ing the cyclamen is by growing it from
seed. This is really work the anna
teur can hardly manage, as the seed is
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-17
wild Dogs in Arizona.

John Bargeman, under sheriff Of
Navajo county, Arizona, has returned
to Holbrook from an extended trip
through the mountains along the
border of Arizona and New Mexico,
bringing tale that wild dogs of a
peculiar kind are creating havoc in
that region among cattle and sheep.
The dogs have been known for only
three years, first making their appear.
apce in small band in American val
ley, in western New Mexico. They
have increased wonderfully, and are
now found over broad stretch OF
country, despite the efforts of the
cattlemen to exterminate them. They
are especially numerous around
Nurtrioso. In size the dogs average
about 100 pounds in weight. They
have the head and shoulders of bull
dog, but the build of a timber wolf,
and wolfish characteristics. In color
they are ashy gray, with long black
hairs interspersed. Like coyotes,
they are little afraid of man, and
will follow horsemen for miles through
the timber, not hesitating to attack
footmen. Thomas Alger, resldeh'
of Nutrioso, is responsible for the
statemeet that animals bitten by the
wild dogs, if not killed by them on
the spot, die within few days with
all the symptoms OF strychhine
poisoning. st. Louis Globe-Demo'
orot
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-17
Expensive Experiments.

1t obviously is much more laborious
and expensive to grow great many
varieties of grain or grass or vege-
tables on one acre of ground, keep
each apart from the others from start
to finish and report results accurately,
than to grow several acres of single
variety in the usual way. For this
reason it would be foolish in any in
dividual farmer to think of expert
menting on anything like the extern
sive scale followed at the stations,
where the expense is literally pro-
vided for by the government. Some
farmers experiment too much for their
own good, financially, others not
enough. 1t requires the best of judg-
ment to enable the farmer to enter
very far into the experimental field
and yet make money. The chances
are against him. Still, farmers have
found that they can not rely wholly
upon station reports, but must make
many tests in order to prove or dis
prove the correctness of station re-
suits as applied to their own farms.
One thing the Epitomist would like to
see become much more general is the
sending of seeds of the more promis-
ing sorts tested at the state stations
into every county, to be there tested
alongside the best known sorts for
the respective localities by intelligent
practical farmers, somewhat after the
plan of the experimental unions" of
Ontario. Conditions are so varied
that lessons drawn from the most
careful and elaborate tests at the CEN
tral station are often practically worth
less in distant sections of the state
Agricultural Epitomist.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-17
Biggest Grapevine in the World.

The mammoth grapevine growing
near Carpinteria, CAL, is the largest
in the world. The massive trunk of
the vine is seven feet eight inches in
circumference, its size and appearance
suggesting an oak rather than grape.
vine. Its branches rest on stalwart
frame, covering space one-third of
an acre. 1t is of the Mission variety
and produces annually about ten tons
of grapes. 1t was planted in 1842.
Beneath the thick leaves of the vine
500 persons could find protection at
the same time, from the summer heat.
Thirty years ago the vine formed o
roof over so large space that it was
used as an election booth. The first
election in Santa Barbara county
under American rule was held beneath
its branches of ripening grapes.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-17
Potash Salts of the Manure Heap.

When it is suggested that potash is
good for manure heaps, most people
think of the effect of wood ashes, which
contain potash in its caustic form, and
which touching any manure causes
Immediately the loss of some of its
ammonia. But potash salts are not
at all caustic, and if they were applied
with the ashes they would absorb the
ammonia as fast as the caustic potash
could liberate it. Even the caustic
potash in wood ashes is soon made
into nitrate by combination with
ammonia. This is very soluble in
waters that neither ashes nor potash
salts should be applied to manure
heaps until just before the manure is
ready to be applied to growing crops.
Once in the soil, there is no danger
that manure will waste.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-17
There are ITO mountains In Colorado
whose peaks are over II, 900 feet above the
ocean level,

There is more Catarrh in this section OF, the
and until the last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For a great many years doctors
local remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment pronounced it in
durable. Science has proven catarrh to be q
Constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure.
manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo
Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally in doses from
10 drops to teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any case
1t fails to cure. Send for circulars and testl-
mon<als. Address FL. CHENEY& Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hal2's Family Pills are the best.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-17
LIGHT At EvENTlDE.

The day had been, oh! so dreary,
With its tempest-winds and rain;
had longed for one ray Of sunshine,
But all day long in vain;
And the night was closing round me
Lonely and cold and gray.
As / sat by the window watching
The death Of the dreary day.
I opened my mothers Bible,
AND on its page read
What one of the grand old prophets
In time of trouble said
The sweet and comforting promise,
That bids us in faith abide,
When the day is dark with tempest-
"There'll be light ut eventide."
Lo as read the chapter,
Dear to each trusting heart
The clouds above the hilltops
Suddenly broke apart.
Bright with unearthly beauty
The valley stretched away,
And Gods sunshine was all about me,
At the close of the dreary day.
--Eben E. Rexford, In The Ledger.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-17

On many farms dncks can readily
be made more profitable than chicks.
Like other fowls and stock kept on
the farm, in nearly all cases it will
pay to start with one of the better
breeds, Pekin, Aylesbury, Rouen or
Call.
The Pekin is large white breed,
and when it is considered that con.
siderable income can be derived from
the feathers and that good white duck
feathers sell next in price to good
geese feathers this is quite an item.
But start with one of the better
breeds. The small difference in the
cost between these and the common
puddle ducks will be more than made
up the first season.
Ducks must have dry, comfortable
quarters in which to roost; as they
roost upon the ground there is no me-
cessity in having the house high. 1t
is best to have good supply of dry
straw to scatter over the floor for
them to roost upon; this bedding must
be changed sufficiently often to pre-.
vent becoming too foul.
Ducks kept in good thrifty condi-
ton will usually commence laying the
latter part of January or early in Feb.
ruary.
AS they rarely lay in nests but drop
their eggs almost anywhere and as
they usually lay during the after part
of the night or reasonably early in the
morning it will save much loss of eggs
if after they commence to lay care is
taken to pen up every night and keep
up until after they have laid. They
are easy to drive and little care taken
to drive them into their quarters fol
three or four nights will soon teach
them their place and they will hunt it
up every night.
In feeding, ducks require rather
more bulky food than either chickens
or turkeys. Feed less corn or corn
meal and give steamed clover hay,
with turnips or potatoes, mashed and
mixed up with bran.
The eggs may be hatched in an in
cubator or under hens during the lat
ter part of the winter or early spring,
and the later laid eggs the hen ducks
may be allowed to hatch.
After they once commence to lay
they will continue to lay very regular
ly until hot weather sets in.
1t is best not to pluck the feathers
while they are laying, but after that
they can be plucked every six weeks
and considerable income be derived
in this way.
A trio of ducks will give a good
start although five or six ducks may
be kept for every drake.-N. J. Shep-
herd, in Farm, Field and Fireside.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-17
Hints for the Poultry Yard,


Introduce new blood every year or
two.
Don't buy culls for breeding or
eggs.
Make fowls exercise to keep them
healthy.
Brown leghorns lay when four to
five months old.
Cook wheat and vegetables together
for the morning meal.
One cock to twelve hens, none to
be over two years old.
A clean and well-ventilated house is
a necessity if you want eggs.
For broilers cross brown Leghorn
cock with some heavier brAed.
Wash roosts and nests once a week
in summer and once month in win
ter, and whitewash thoroughly.
Keep plenty of fresh water, fine
grit and oyster shells always within
reach. Ground bone is good, but
green cut bone is far better. Glover
pays as poultry food, even if it must
be bought.
Remove the droppings every day,
and each time sprinkle them with
land plaster or kainit, preferably the
latter, because it contains potash. in
which poultry manures are deficient.
Put on enough SO that there will be
no odor of ammonia when the pile is
stirred
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-17
Ideas of the Arabians.

Their general opinion of an English
traveller is, that he is either q lunatic
or a magician; lunatic, if, on closely
watching his movements, they discover
he pays little attention to things
around him; confirmed lunatic, if he
goes out sketching, and spends his
time in spelling good paper with
scratches and hieroglyphics, and
magician, when inquisitive about
ruins, and given to picking up stones
and shells, gathering sticks
and leaves of bushes, or buy
ing up old bits of copper, iron,
and silver. In these cases, he is sup
posed, by aid of his magical powers,
to convert stones and shells into
diamonds of immense price; and tie
leaves and sticks are charms, by look
ing at which he can bestow comforts
upon his friends, and snakes and pes
thence upon his luckless enemies. If
traveller pick up a stcne and examine
it carefully, he will be sure to have at
his tail host of malapert little boys
deriding him, lnough keeping at a
very respectful distance, in Difference
to his magical powers. Should he in
deed turn round suddenly and pursue
them few steps, they fly in an agony
of fear, the very veins in their little
legs almost bursting, and they never
stop to look back till they have got
we'll among the crowd again, where,
painting for breath, they recount to
their auditors the dreadful look that
terrible Frank gave them, making fire
come out of his eyes and adders out
of his mouth.