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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-27

THE HOUSE THAT CHRISTIE BUILT.
holstered in plush. The furniture of the
dining room and bedroom is as complete
and perfect He even made the bedding
and embroidered the quilt. In the rear
of his house are a stable, carriage house
and DOLLHOUSE, complete in every detail.
In the little inclosed yard he will have.
as last year, miniature flower bed.
dis father had plumber last year &c
supply him with little hose in keen.
ing with the rest, and Christie himself
contrived little fountain to play in the
yard.
No doubt some of you who are well
and strong may have finer playhouses
than this, but who of you has made one
yourself?
Some time ago Mr.. Foell took Chris
tie to see the river. and the boats al
once attracted him. With his father be
carefully examined two or three Of
those boats, and his watchful eve took
Ia every detail. That night sleep did
not visit the little lads eyes, and the
next morning, bright and early, found
him at work constructing little boat
for himself, which is now finished, and
Is remarkable, not only for Its work.
inanship, but also for its faithful de
tails. 1t floats on the water like a thing
of life.
Nothing of what / have told, how.
ever, Is SO remarkable to me as the
peaceful, happy spirit so apparent in
his expression and manner. The pupils
OF Lucia avenue school are proud of
him. They constitute themselves his
protectors, being ever ready at recess or
on the stairs to see that no thoughtless
movement might jostle or bring discom.
fort TO their protege.
What is your favorite pastime,
Christiei" asked him.
Making things that think about, :"
he answered, without hesitation.
just as the duck takes to water do
some children take to pursuits which
show for which they are peculiarly
adapted. = Aunt Beth in Louisville
Courier journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-27
The story of the Row.

At Dublin county court recently was
very much interested in the following
case:
Judge-Who Ia 1t that brings the alleua.
tion against the prisoner at the barr
X 9s-Plaze, y'ur wurshup, Dim the
alligator.
Judge-What's the charger
X 9v-Well, place y'ur wurshun Oh
was on my bate as usual whom OF saw a
man with box creating disturbance in
the road. What are ye doing thereY"
says Oh. "Oi'm going to lave that box
here. says be. "shure 70 can't lave IL
there, says OF. well, Owe jeft a.
there" says he. "Come out of that. !" s.vs
o. "oi'm not in It," says he. "It's
ag'inst the law" says Oh "You,ra =
liar: says he; "it's as inst the window =;
w wi:n nat Oh struck him and missed him.
thin VI hit him ag'in IN ths sams plaos'
6us he hits me blow on the no. VA ~,
MT and asys "A friend In need 10 : friend
indeed London Ansvsrs.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-27

Fine watch repairing at lowest prices.
LEVIN JEwELRY Co.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-27
The Romance of the Great LaI.es.


In st. Nicholas W. S. HARDWOOD writes
OF 1.-The Great Lakes" Mr.. Harwood
says:
There is much of thrilling interest,
much of romance and much of daring sur
rounding the shores Of these lakes, much
In study of the early periods of their his
tory for the historian or the novelist. A
long time ago-so long it seems like an
Client history TO us-the first white man,
probably about the middle of the sixteenth
century, saw these lakes. 1t Is not go easy
to fix a date for this event, but we know
that as carly as 1880 to 1910 the French
priests, the voyageurs and the coureurs de
bois, the trappers and adventures of the
day, visited the eastern lake region on the
north. They came with two messages.
one bore tidings of the commerce and
proved that the French nation was alive
To the value of the new country. The other
told the story of the Christian religion. 1t
were well perhaps to mention another
message-a moro or less baleful one
brought by the adventures, for there were
adventures among these early discoveries
men who had no other motive than to
seek the strange and the exciting and to
spend their days in the alluring and profit
less occupation of seeing how many hair
breadth escapes they could enjoy and in
how many scenes of pillage and robbery
they could take part.
Those who have written so gracefully
and elegantly of the early history of the
regions surrounding the northern portions
of the great lakes have but begun to tell
the tales which will be told with more and
more freedom Of invention as the writer's
of the future come to appreciate more and
more what splendid storehouse of ma
terial lies In this northland.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-27
A BOY IN THE PARK.

He stood by the elephants side,
With bright eyes opening round and wide.
And "Oh, Oh, OH But I'd like TO be
A great big elephant such as he,
With fans for ears and little brown toes,
And feed myself with a garden hose.
Oh, what fun TO be standing there,
And all the folks coming up 10 stare,
And played upon with a nice cool spray,
And fed with cookies the whole long dayi"
Then 70 the cage of the cinnamon bears
And dark old grizzlies with tangled hairs
"You never will see jollier sight
Than those old chaps if you hunt till night
oh, If only could sit up so
And catch the peanuts the boys all throw,
And sniff and beg and hold up my paws,
And climb the tree and open my jaws,
And grunt and snort and scratch and tear
Oh, how Jolly TO be a bearl"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-27

The monkeys next he stopped TO see,
Laughing merry and loud with glee.
"This is the very best I've found.
See them frolic and tumble round.
How they wriggle and twist and spinl
How they chatter and squeal and grini
See the candy and popcorn goi
See them grab for it-ho, no, hoi
All, could there ever be such fun
As to be that cute little smallest onel"
Spent with sport at the close of the day,
AT rest in a snow white bed he lay,
Weary with play and prank and fun,
Crowded in till the day was done,
Filled with candy and cracker jack,
Peanuts, soda, yet never, alack,
A single thought Of the boundless joy
q being rollicking, healthy boy.
Sydney Dayre in Youths Companion
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-27
A BRAVE LITTLE BOY.
Christie Foell Never Complains, but Is
Cheerful and Busy All the Time.

Cheerful and Busy All the Time.
Those of you who can recall time
when sickness in some form visited you
may also remember the impatience and
peevishness which you could scarcely
help showing at the time. If you have
forgotten about it, just ask your mann.
ma. I'll warrant she can tell you more
about 1t than you care TO hear.
Today l want TO introduce 10 You q
little boy 10 years old who since his
third year has not known what health
is and yet whose papa and mamma,
teachers and playmates declare is one
OF the best tempered, happiest of boys
The name of this little prodigy is Chris.
tie Foell Of the second grade Lucia
avenue school.
When Christie was years old, Sc
we're illness left him with a weak back.
After vainly trying various other rem.
edies his physician at length incased
him in plaster of paris cast, which
held him imprisoned for over year
Think OF it, boys and girls-held close
In tight, hard mold for 10 or is
months without the power of turning or
moving his little bodyl His arms and
hands were free-yes, and his mind |
was free, as you shall hear. When at |
length the mold was removed, he bid |
fair to grow like other boys, but unfor-
funately he fell from chair one day,
and again his poor little spine suffered
This time the doctors did not close him
up in plaster of paris, but in tight
leather jacket, with strong braces,
which for two years and half incased
him. All this torture, however, did not
cure the little lad, whose spine remains
distorted and who has not grown like
other boys.
During the time when Christie's body
was incased, instead of fretting and
his brain was ever active.
not only reasoning about what he could
see, but devising means to give employ
ment to his hands, which grew by exer-
else strong and skillful in their powers
Of execution.
In this picture you can see this re-
boy seated at the side of
little house which he not only designed.
but built and furnished himself. The
house contains parlor, dining room and /;
Kitchen, with finish as complete as
though the work Of a cabinet maker.
The mantel in the parlor has a cabinet :.
op, containing mirror, and the furni-
ure, which Is artistic in design, is up. !
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-27
The Brontes' Dolls.

When Charlotte and Emily Bronte,
two Of the most famous English novel
lists, were little women, they lived a
hard, desolate life on the bleak York.
shire moors, and found the chief pleas.
ure of their rather sad young lives in
playing with set of very ugly wooden
dolls They thought rather slightingly
OF doll babies, dressed the wooden fig.
ures in coats and trousers and gave
them most heroic names. Charlotte
Bronte's favorite playfellow was called
the Duke of Wellington, and the gallant
duke led armies of tin soldiers against
Emily's Napoleon, or stood up to listen
while Charlotte read to him long poems
she had composed in his honor.
This clever lady was wonderfully pre-
cocious as child, and she never loved
but one doll. When at last in her
studies the remarkable little girl began
TO translate the first book of Virgil, she
decided 1T was time to give up doll
games. Accordingly, she piled on its
bed all the dolls clothes, added several
lead pencils, few sticks of cinnamon.
grated over this some nutmeg, and
emptied over the funeral pyre vial of
perfume. Finally, with many tears, she
pretended that poor dolly had stabbed
herself, and, laying the unhappy saw
dust corpse on the bed. set fire to it. At
FIRST the fire ragged merrily, but when it
began to burn the doll poor little Char.
lotte's feelings gave way. She snatched
her darling from the flames, but all too
late, and the much loved toy was soon
reduced to ashes.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-27
TITLE BY 'oIeesrlou.
A New Zealand Native Custom In Regard
to Land Transfers.

10 Lhuu lTannIeHs
Mr.. Hugh Craig Of San Francisco tell
some interesting stories about New Zea
land and the native customs. He was born
In that island. where his father, who was
native of Scotland, lived for number
of years. Mr.. Craig says that the title to
| all land is vested in the natives, according
to the agreement made with England, and
that when land is to be transferred the de-
termination Of any question of ownership
comes before court constituted for that
purpose. On one occasion, when a hearing
in a case was in progress, young native
| informed the court that his father owned
tho land, and In consequence IL now be-
| longed TO him. When some of the natives
| were asked if he spoke the truth, they re-
| piled that he did.
At this point an old native who was sit
ting in the rear of the courtroom arose to
his feet, and, throwing aside his mantle,
stood forth stark naked and, coming for
ward, addressed the court. This mode of
dress, or rather undress, Mr.. Craig said,
was by no means uncommon when natives
appeared before the land court. He pro-
ceeded to tell the court that the young
man was mistaken in claiming the own
ership on the land. He himself held the
title TO the property. He said years ago he
went TO war against the owner of the prop
erty in question, and that not only was
the proprietor of the land killed, but every
member of the family except the young
man who had just claimed the land.
"He was then n babe" continued the
old man, land had seized him by one of
his feet and was about to dash his brains
out against n rock, when my wife inter
coded on behalf of the boy and begged that
his life be spared, and that he be given to |
her"
He went on to say that he granted her |
request and gave her the boy, who had |
ever SINCE lived in his family.
Now he claims tho land" be added, |
because his father owned It, But |
fought his father and killed him and all |
the members of his family What is more,
ate all of his body that was edible, SO |
that all that remained of his father passed
into me"
The old man continued that, under these
he thought no had proved
o good title to the land.
When the natives who had heard this
statement were questioned, they said that
what the old man had stated was true and
that, according to their customs, the title
10 the land in question had passed to him.
The court so decided, and so, concluded
Mr. Craig, there is in New Zealand, in adj
iition to the other usual forms of getting
title to realty, such as for money consider
alton, for love and affection, etc., title by
digestion. Washington Star
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-27

Charles Oiala has good stock OF foot.
wesr for reasonable prices. All Pine
atreet
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-27
Haroid's Four Wishes.

Little birdie in the tree,
Won you show your nest TO ne,
Where the little birds you keep
"a 50 like 20 have peep.
ii not bother them or you.
Little birdie, show me, dol
Little squirrel, with eyes so bright,
Show me whore you sleep at night,
where you keep Of nuts a store.
Are you going TO gather more2
III not bother them or you.
Little squirrel, show me, dol
Little fish within the brook,
Won't you let me have a look
Where your baby fishes play,
Who're they swim and splash all days
I'll not bother them or you.
Little fish, please let me, dol
Little rabbit. round and soft.
have sought your burrow oft,
But when near you OF you hop.
Never near me VIII you stop.
I'll not bother your babies or you.
Little rabbit, show thesa, dol
~ B. Florence In 81. Louis Post DkGpso1A
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-27
Florida Lots For sa,a

have a few more lots Tor sale in the
Florida addition. Will be at the State
Savings Bank. Laurium, every evening
between and 8 O'Clock to accommodate
parties DESTROYS OF buying or selling lots
in Florida and Laurium,
nj. l.. EFFNGER, Agent.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-27
lst Class End Class

Inc above rates will apply TO ali inter
%eoiate points. II you have In contem.
piation trip to the east now h the tius
20 take advantage Of this reduction n
ratee. For further information pieass
Apply 20 statton and ticket agents..
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-27
The WidoW,n Mir.

The mite mentioned in the Scriptures
was Greek coin which circulated free.
ly in Rome and in Palestine. IL weigh
cd about Is grains.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-27

Bob Moore, OF Lafayette, Ind, says
that for constipation he has found DE.
Wits Little Early Risers to be perfect
They never gripe. Try them for stom.
ach and liver complains.
SoDERGREN & SoDERGREN.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-24
PURELY PERSONAL

Abbas II, the khedive of Egypt, never
disobeys the command of the Koran by
tasting wines or spirits. He is also a total
abstainer from tobacco, and this in a land
where nearly everybody smokes cigarettes
from morning till night.
The queen of Italy's extravaganza in
dress Is the ONE grievance of her loyal SUBJ
jects. italian ladies have reputation of
spending more on their dress than any
women in Europe, and their husbands and
fathers attribute this state of things to
Queen Margaret's example.
Jules Verne the indefatigable French
author, has achieved the probably unique
feat of having written six more books than
tho number of years he has lived. Perhaps
Miss Braddon among English writer's, with
IS novels to her name in 81 years, most
nearly approaches this marvellous record
Of industry.
President Faure has Just given another
example of the good humor which has
made him so popular In Paris. The result
Is that the walls Of the French capital are
now decorated with his portrait In large
colored posters. The printer of the poster
had some misgivings about his having the
right to use M. Faure for advertising pur-
poses, so he called at the Elysee Palace to
ask permission. The president sent for a
proof of the poster, laughed at the way
the artist had posed him, and simply asked
that the face might be retouched. "At
least, make it like me- he said, as he
granted the permission asked for.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-24
SAN FRANCISCO MARKET
Call Board Dealings and Prices Of
Produce

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 23-wheat-
Steady; December, 1.22A.
Barey-Strong; December. 1.24N.
G S,rn-5s 55se,i yellow M 1'o'al1o'
Tlour-Family extras. 415a425; bakers
Wheatwsnipping, I171sd1 1884 for No. l,
ard l.20 for choice; milling. 1.221a6l1.25.
Barley-Feed. 120G1.22s; brewing NOM
Oats-Poor to fair. 112,k@1.15; good to
choice, 1.17k@1.25; fancy feed. 127H; gray,
i.l5GI.aO; milling, l.2O@l.25; surprise. 1909
1.35.
oF Hana;yN Wiz att i4ooa17.5o wheat and oat
l3.5O9165O; alfalfa, 1200G13.00; barley, HOO
Q13.00.
Vegetables-Onions. 60470c per GENITAL;
green peas, S.00613.5O per sack; summer
Squash, Csc; string beans, 2Q3c; tomatoes
35165c.
Lima. 3.SoaI3. 40; small white, 2.i2hc
large white, 1.70q1.S
Fresh Fruit-Pears. Bartlett, 10O@1. so per
box; peaches, box, 3O@65c; Strawberries
S.OO6s0O per chest; nutmegs, 15q50c: canta-
lo Si,rns 'FTruitsNvaencia oranges. ~; Mex
,can lines. repack, 6.0Od6. 50; common Cali
forn,a lemons, 2.0OQ300: choice, 3.sOQi 50.
Eggs-Store, 1S@22c per dozen; fancy
ranch. 2s@ssc; eastern, is@S &c.,.
do. seconds, 24a26c; fancy dairy. nominal:
Pouitry~Turkey gobblers, 15a17c per lib.
old ROSTERS. 4:2o@4;SO o dozen; young roost-
s00oi5.5o; old ducks, 30093.50: geese, i.25G
l.5O pair; old pigeons. l.50; young pigeons,
l.5001.Z5
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-24
LIKE A MIRACLE
How a Locomotor Ataxia Sufferer,
Was Cured.
From the Evening News, Detroit, Mich


:. James Crockett, 4 sturdy old scotchman,
Street, was asked about his wonderful cure.
First" he said, ~ must tell you some
thing Of my life before my almost fatal sick
ness. l was born In Scotland in 1922, and
came to this country in 1S4S, am q marine
engineer BY trade. In 1872 was in the
employ Of the Detroit and Cleveland Navi-
CATION Co., and for fifteen years l was chief
which was burned ct the docks. Then
was transferred to the Rubie, which was
chartered to make the run between Detroit
and Cleveland.
~ brought out the new steamer the City
Of the Straits, and for years acted as her
chief engineer. II Is o great responsibility,
passenger palaces. Thousands Of livss are
held In she keeping of the engineer. The
anxiety causes . great nervous strain, and
me strictest attention is necessary. Not for
moment must he lose his watchfulness.
"For fifteen years I carefully watched
the big engines and boilers without single
accident, and only noticed that was getting
taken sick, and IN less than week was
prestrated. had the best Of physicians.
grew gradually worse, and at tho council
Of doctors, they said had nervous pqostra-
ton, and had destroyed my whole nervous
system and would never he able to be up
again. They said had worn myself out by
the long nervous strain caused by watching
ond worrying about the machinery. For
three long years was unable to move from
! had loeomotor staxia, and would never be
able 70 walk again.
"Tko pains and suffering I experienced
during those years are almost indescribable.
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THE TREASURER HAS PUT OUT
&l2s, 900, 900 OF NEW ISSUE
WORLDS WINE PRODUCTION
A Falling OF From Former Years.
Pig Iron Production-Dividend
Notes-Realty Transactions
OFFICE OF THE HERALD.
LOS Angeles, Sept. %, 1898.

LOS Angeles, sept %, 1850.
Progress continues in the workfof dellv-
ering the new per cent bonds to the SUBJ
scribers According to the latest trea
statement on this subject, SOL 1851 $50, says
Brads treet's. OF the issue have been shipped
to subscribers, while $1206l, 260 have been
deposited with the treasurer of the United
States as security for national bank circu-
iaton and &c. 500 have been also de-
posted to secure deposits Of public moneys
In the banks. The total deliveries are thus
1923 900, 900, and as the allotments on which
bonds are now being delivered are for $1,000
or more. the process will doubtless be ac-
CELEBRATED. Another interesting fact in this
connection is that some $6IC00,000 Of sub
scriptions are under investigation by the
treasury officials with a view to determin-
Eng whether they were made In good faith
and in accordance with the terms under
which the issue was offered for public SUBJ
scripeion. This, considering the enormous
amount of Individual subscriptions, is a
small proportion of the total. and the pros
pect is now for a speedy completion Of
government financial operation which ranks
as one of the most successful in the his
tory OF the treasury.
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My wife used to put eight or ten hot water
bags around me to stop the pain. Those
that came to see me bid me goodbye when
they left me, and was given up. The doc.
tors said nothing more could be done for me.
1--WE tried every known remedy, and my
wife kept reading the articles about Dr..
Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People to me.
Finally she said they only cost 90 cents,
and she wanted to know # would try them.
gave mo relief / continued to use them
for about two years before could get strength
enough to walk. II camc slow but sure, but
what am to-day IL due wholly to DR.. vii.
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People.
am nearly seventy.fv years old to-day,
and there II not o man in the whole city that
can kick higher or walk further than ! can
that reads this, let them come and see me
to-day. Can you tell me . man to-day in
this big city that can do better than that Z"
said Mr.. Cr0cket, as lie kicked the reporters
hst which was held high above his head.
"Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
ple made me what am to-day. I only wish
could persuade others to do as did, and
(Signed) JAMES CRocKEr."
Before me, Notary Public, personally
appeared James Crockett, who signed and
sworc to the above statement Us being true in
RoBERr E. Hull, JR-, Notary Public.
Wayne County, Mich.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are sold in boxes (nevex in loose form by the
dozen or hundred, and tho public are eau.
this shape) at 30 cents a box q six boxes for
$3.50, and may be had Of all druggists or
direct by mail from DR.. williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-24
The Revenue Tax Middle

The internal revenue commissioner has
decided that policies of life insurance where
given for reinsurance must have the same
stamp tax as though they were original
policies. We understand. says the In
surance journal, that the same commits
sioner has decided that fire Insurance pei
icies of reinsurance do not require stamp
The subtle process OF reasoning which
brings about such totally different conclu-
sions on the same subject ought to be
given in full. so that one could understand
the mental process by which It Is reached.
Within year or two we presume the In
ternal revenue stamp tax will be under
Stood at least by the authorities at WASH
ington. II 1t is not by any Of the rest of US,
ard that under certain rulings we shall be
able t. obey the law without danger of be-
Ing caught by our own ignnrance