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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

Many years ago, when the versatile Bar
pey Barnato had noo even enough coin In
his pockets to perform some of his favorite
Juggling tricks, he rented a little house in
one of the frontier towns Of South Africa
and proceeded to have trouble with his
landlord. Barney spent considerable in
improving the house, but the quarrels he
tween landlord and tenant continuing
Mr.. Barnato decided to move. BY insert
ing the following advertisement in the To-
cal paper the prospective millionaire In
some measure got even with his landlord
Wanted, by gentleman who agreed to
leave dwelling occupied by him in condi
ton In which he found it, 100000 living
black beetles" Then followed Barney
name and address.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17
At,ibiades of Athens.

Alcibiades was an excellent represent.
alive of the young Athenians of his
time. He was witty, eloquent, full OF
generous impulses, luxurious, unscrupu.
lous and absolutely without reverence.
His character was full of contradictions.
Alcibiades was the most beautiful
youth in Athens. He had wealth, an
cient family and powerful friends. He
fairly bewitched the people. His doings
were the town talk, and once he cut off
the tail of his beautiful dog for which
he had paid over ST. 900, saying that If
the people did not have the mutilation
of his dog to talk about they might be
saying worse things about him.
He lived lavishly and wantonly. and
after he had wasted most of his proper
ty he married rich wife, Hipparete,
daughter of Hipponicus, who in time
became justly indignant at his way OF
life and left him. She sought divorce.
but in order to obtain this she had to
apply i'm person to the chief magistrate.
As she was on her way to the office her
husband seized her and carried her by
force to his home, where she remained
with him until her death.
Alcibiades came to violent death.
He was on his way to Babylon to the
court of the great king when enemies
set fire to his dwelling by night, and he
was killed as he leaped through the
flames. No country ever suffered OF
gained more from the changing for
tunes of single person than Athens
from the fortunes of Alcibiades. st.
Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

The attendance at the Twin City ice
rink was again very large on Saturday
evening and as usual on Saturday nights
the band was in attendance and furnished
music for skating and dancing. The at
traction at the rink for January 81 is a
race Tor the championship and medal Of
the Upper Peninsula. The race will be
between three outsiders, James W. Troy
er, OF the American 500, and champion
backward skater OF the world; Frank
Currie, Of the Canadian 500. and Nor
wegian Mike. OF Alpena. This will proba-
oily be the event OF the season and will
draw out good crowd.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

All that was mortal OF the late Jacob
Rentenbach were laid ut rest yesterday
morning in the family lot in Lake Side
cemetery. The funeral was held from st.
Patrick's church, the Rev. Father At
field officiating. The pail bearers were
made up OF the oldest members OF the
Hancock fire department, OF which the
deceased was long member. The fun
eral wasan exceptionally large one and
was attended by the Hancock and
Houghton fire departments in regi-
msntals. A large number OF friends OF
the family from out OF town we're also
present to pay their last sad respects to
the deceased.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

Posters are up about town announc-
no a Grand ball to be given at Perkins
,ilIs on Friday. the 2Sth INST, under the
auspices OF the Hurontown fire company y,
The Ladies' Auxiliary OF that place will
,u,nisb the supper, while Prof. bingham
mer's celebrated orchestra has been en-
cared to furnish the music. Tickets can
now b, had Of any OF the members OF the
company, the admission price is fixed at
80 cents per couple. The COMMITTEES
who have the affair 10 hand, which is
composed Of Messrs. James Maher, Charles
Walker and Frank Hammer, is doing all
in its power to make it success and In
all probability there will be a "Hot time
in the old town that night"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

Inc Rev. Henry Harris OF South Lake
Linden, addressed good sized audience
a. tne young mems meeting OF the
/, u. a. yesterday afternoon. His
'a'k was particularly interesting and
w was well received by those present.
iaere was special music by a quartette
compose. :. Of Messrs. Borreson, Edwards,
Nichols and Gillespie.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

ine finlanders' Accident Association
VI Tue Atlantic which has been carrying
W business at that place for the past
'our years discontinued doing business
W January L. The assessments called
vt Tue last year amounted to $1,000,
'uu u was thought by the members this
was little more than they could stand
10 the association disbauded.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

Chassell Ia experiencing a water famine,
all the wells in the town are dry and
water has to be drawn from the creek
near the Chassel hotel at great incon-
yenience 20 the citizens.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

Miss Mary Messner, OF the Atlantic, was
on Saturday evening united in marriage
TO Mr.. A. c. Hosking. one OF the proprie-
tors OF the Twin City ice rink. A recep-
ZION to their friends was held during the
evening at the home OF the groom's par
ents In Houghton. Both the contract
ing parties have host OF friends who
wish them all happiness IN their married
liz
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

Mrs. Thomas Flynn. is here from Cal.
ausa, Wash, and will hereafter make
her residence with her daughter, Mrs.
John Maxwell, at the Ripley.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

DIR. Mackenzie and Peter E. Ruppe,
drove in from Calumet yesterday after
noon and visited with friends on Portage
Lake.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Pearce, who have
been visiting friends and relatives at Chi
cago for the past two weeks, returned
home Saturday afternoon.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

The Finnish Lutheran society OF Han
cock who advertised giving an entertain.
ment on Saturday evening at the Ger
mania Hail have postponed the event
until next Saturday evening.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

The household oil Master Mechanic
Mngay, OF the Mineral Range shops, il
rejoicing oyer the arrival of little baby
girl which arrived on Saturday. Both
mother and daughter doing well.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

God is love, and you can never escape
from love. No sorrow, no sin, no
estrangement, no darkness, can enable
you to escape from love. The omnipo-
tence is the omnipotence of love, and the
omnipresence is the omnipresence of
love You may loosen your hand, but
he will not loosen his. Lyman Abbott
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

Inc ishpeming whist team defeated the
aamp'ons at Houghton on Saturday.
.orty-elght hands in all were played and
.as openings, who are now entitled to
VIC nonor Of being the champion whist
payers OF the Upper Peninsula. won by
i've points,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

oy mistake knight OF the Grip Maran,
..'.er known as Battle Ak" took Ted
nenna's oyercoat from the North
"'''ern Hotel. Mr.. McKenna thinks the
s,'nange not a fair one and will be
''eased to have the garment returned.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

Mr.. G. A. Stringer's three daughters
left for Detr oft today in company CON-
paoy with Mrs. DR.. Abrams of Dollar
Bay. They go in advance OF the family
to take up their studies at school,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

Thomas Wills, Jr., OF Calumet, has
been re-a pointed by thief Consul Hines,
OF the Michigan l.. A. W. vice consul Of
the league.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

Rev. w. II. Bettys, is the name OF the
new pastor of the Portage Lake Baptist
church. Services will now be held regu.
larry as previously.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

Mrs. DIR. Oyerfield of Houghton, will
leave tomorrow for Chicago and points
In Mississippi where the doctor has in
topoafa
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

Messrs, Homer Guck, James Healy and
Dan Harrington of Calumet, were guests
at the Hotel Pfeiffer yesterday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

q "sssrs. L. W. Killmar, OF Calumet, aud
y W. hulison, OF Hancock, left this
M n'ng Tor Grand Rapids. where they
VI" represent their respective lodges at
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

Mr.. Ben T. Brown, Of st. Joe, Mich,
who formerly lived on Portage Lake, is
visiting friends here for short time.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Washburn enter
tanned few of their friends yesterday at
a dinner party.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

John Wyllie, OF Kincardine. Ont, is
here visiting his brother, David Wyllie.
of the Y. M. G.. A. barber shop.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

An Uucle Toms Cabin company will
hold the boards at St, PatriCk's hall on
the goth inst.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17
william Fisher Justice fees sls. AS alrwd

The board on motion adjourned until
Tuesday, FEBRUARY 8, next at 8 O'Clock
a, m, JOHN DUNCAN, :.
Chairman.
ROBERT Fl, SHIELDS, Clerk. 49, =
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17
!. b. Fanckboner.

selection, Sn City Mandolin and Guitar oiup'
This program may be slightly altered,
=. .i = certainly worth % cents. 1t has
wv ". decided. however, to put the price
an popular basis 80 that the hall may
~ ..esed TO the doors. Only 10 cents
~ n oarts OF the house. Don't miss III
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17

the grand lodge of Masons to he held ia
that city on Tuesday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17
!, A. C. A. to Give a
! ;terary and Musi-
cal Soiree.
,v,,, o,cur tuesday, ia" 20
..,ou Fee OF 10 Cents VIII
An AZ a'I levied aud the Auditorium
.sOuld BE crowded.

&c A has secured the services
Ias , ! talent to give a musical
Of ,', rtsrary entertainment in the audi-
and nd. n'' an the evening Of Tuesday Janu-
sy 25th. ..............
Piano D Misses Penberthy and Lieolein.
Either 'OlO"ja;; George c. Edwards.
selection s'n City i;;M Mandolin aad Guitar CLUB
Reading j. +. Hamoitzer.
Male ouarstsG5rlfee sc sem Edwards, Jones and
Nessrs' Gillespie.
IAN, for two comets and plano ''.'''
D'e WaIter ii. White and James he''ne
nubswngipg ...............
Mandolin '0J ]. b. Fanckboner
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17
MEETING OF SUPERVISORS.

A meeting OF the board OF supervisors
for the county OF Houghton. was held
pursuant to adjournment at the office OF
the county clerk in the village Of Hough-
ton Tuesday, Jan. 18th, 1898.
The hoard was called to order by the
chairman,
The following supervisors were pres
emit:
John Duncan. nincv io""'"p
Adeibert d. Edwards. 49,, Adams
z. w. Wright. Erankln
Cbristof Fox .......... Portage
Chas Smith 800. Torch Lake
George w. Orr. schoolcraft
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and on motion approved.
The report OF the county treasurer for
the quarter ending December 81. 1897,
was read and on motion received and
ordered placed on file.
The committee on county buildings, to
whom was referred the matter OF liking
the salary of the janitor. reported verb
ally and recommended that said salary
he fixed at the sum OF $65 per month
from January 1, 1893, which report was
on motion. accepted and adopted by the
board.
n, motion IL was resolved that the
ann of $500 be paid to A. T. Streeter,
prosecuting attorney. for expenses for
the year 1897.
The following bills having been duly
audited by the finance committee, were,
ON motion, allowed and ordered paid;
The National Bank OF Houghton, inter -
est mos. on $4,000 bridge bonds sou W
Merchants q Miners Danh' nv. "o' $50 90
Estate OF JONI p nnnda nv o' 1bn 90
W. Holman ms $1,000 on Ct. house. etc % 90
Dunstan q hancneo'e, 3e 90
Friederichs, stringer 4 Harris :" % % SS
Men sS o TELEPHONE Co.. rent of phones to :,
p f. AP r. p. 90, lighting ct. house "a ;.
ma and street ssti Ia% Jail and siers res IS i
10 sS,nSrys ranewals ......... 3 90
Western Union Tel. 90" sundry teie- o.
John Herman Identifying P. o. rob- :,
n
hers. ...... ......... 49,. ..''''''''" a ~
John Fish, supplies to poor. 20
Fred Stoyie, sundry labor. ...'...''.'' , ~ ~
r. w. h'v ILL., gu a. uoer aundries -. 3 So
modsSVn nsuS ..,...t IS
Cnas. "A. mey o"' q Sc
Il. Hennes q ", r,rticg .... % 80
1azette. suny p,nd.v nrtnfinp and adv as 70
Caumel Newe' Eara - HANK books is 90
Richmond & Backus co. legal blanks,.. %
RI. n Shields recording and TRANSCRIPT .,
ing marriage licenses. ......... .''' ~
A. I. Lawbaugh. attending inquests,.; '"
A. M. Wheeler, attending prisoners ana M M
A. r.. Wheeler, ex. three insane persons 20 !"
w p Scott, ex. two insane persons.'..'. ~ ~
w. ~ Dudge, eN. V n.orto,a ~ . ~ SC
w. n. D0nse, poSs .a,ring In ro,s.. 3 &C
Ihomas nahu.' .... Q 4C
J. j'e H. Dee. portable electric light and a NJ
lsmp. -. =; -. -. ,,,,ri,,,ting . - 30 "a
III, q. stewart. boarding ID. sheehan &''o
rejected ,.: % o.
JONES oreen' o"eo' g s,f Or allowed IL q
=, ..,,.,,.t M, n Tunapder ~ NJ
James SoWueu "i.'o Zeswick Bros 10 "a
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13

unfavorable comment. There are now five colored women's clubs in Chicago, with total membership of 250, and their plans and purposes are modelled largely after the stronger clubs among the white women. They have been a wonderful influence thus far in supple menting the work of the school and the church in the betterment of the CO., lored race, and their work is being eX- tended throughout the country. The club movement among the colored Wo- men has in fact become so strong in the eight years since the organization of the first association of this sort that a National Federation of Colored Wo- mems Clubs has been formed and is continually growing. Mrs. Booker T. Washington, the wife of the great colorel leader, is prominent officer in the national federation and is giving most of her time to the work. The federation has already held four annual meetings, and the meeting to be held next year in Chicago will see 225 colored womens clubs represented. The work of these clubs can but be elevating, and as they may possibly assist in finding a solution of the ever-i increasing serious problem of the future of the colored race 1t is very gratifying to the people at large to know that the women of Illinois have extended them a helping hand.-Iowa State Register.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
MOORE AND MCoY.


 "Gentleman" Dick Moore, the heavy weight champion of the northwest, ar rived in this city yesterday and looked up Manager Billy Gray. The latter was found at the Hyperion theater arrang- ing the details for Kid" McCoy's ap- pearance this evening.
 Moore declared that he had come to New Haven to accept the offer of $100 for any heavyweight whom Mccoy could not defeat in four rounds.
 Manager Gray stated that he had al ready arranged for Jack Brady, the Buffalo heavyweight, to meet Mccoy, but Moore was persistent in his de- mands. He declared that Mccoy had caught him once, when he was out of condition, and had then defeated him. The promise, however, had been made that Mccoy would give Moore another chance. It was explained to the latter that it would hardly be fair to throw over Jack Brady who is due to arrive in the morning, but Moore made such a scene at the theater and emphasized his demands with such vigor, that Man ager Gray save way.
 There is certain to be a very warm time when Mccoy and Moore meet this evening as the latter says that no man living can defeat him in four rounds. l He will insist that the money to cover the offer shall be placed in responsi- | ble mans hands, and James Dunn has been agreed upon. The referee will be | selected from the audience. Kid" Mccoy will arrive in this city | this morning and will devote much of his time to training, as he is matched to fight Joe Goddard on Friday night, in Philadelphia. Goddard is the famous | Barrier champion who has defeated many of the crack heavyweights, among them being Peter Maher, whom l he defeated twice.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
THE RISE OF THE UMBRELLA.

From Its Earliest Use in Egypt to the
 Present Day-Its Struggle Against
 British Conservatism-Queen Victoria
 Now Decorated With Eighteen Um-
 brellas-Caste and the Umbrella in
 China-How They Are Manufactured
 Here-Freak Umbrellas.
 It is almost impossible nowadays to imagine a person who could object to carrying an umbrella in the rain. Yet Montaigne, who lived three centuries ago, declared that the umbrella "a greater burden to a mans hand than relief to his head" Later than this, in Addison's time, in London, there was much ridicule of a certain man who, leaving the famous Wills coffee house; sent back for an umbrella when he found it raining. The facetious host sent a message with the umbrella there was only one umbrella in the en- tire establishment-and the dainty man was informed that if he would return to the coffee house he might have ''the maids patterns" also. If a man appear ed on the streets of London publicly with an umbrella in the early part of the eighteenth century he was sure to be greeted with gibes, cries of "Frenchy
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
RAPID

RAPID GROWTH OF SALMON.
 The recent capture of a full-grown Zf pound salmon in the Scramamento River has exploded the theories of Dr. ! Gilbert and Dr. David Starr Jordan, the scientists, who are rated as authorities on fish questions, These learned gentle men have asserted that it takes three or four years for the Pacific Coast salmon to attain it's growth in the deep waters of the ocean. In the spring of 1897 several thousand salmon fry were liberated in the waters of the Columbia River at the United States Fish Com mission hatchery, Clackamas. In order that these fish might be identified when they should again ascend the rivers their adipose fins were removed. Clrcu- lars were sent out-asking that the cAriure of any of the fish be reported to the commission with full particulars as to weight and size, the commission desiring to learn the time that young salmon spend in the ocean, progress in the matter of growth, and other inter- esting points.
 This year few of the little fellows, somewhat improved as to size, were caught in the Columbia River, but none weighed over eight pounds. J. P. ! Haller manager of the Sacramento River Packers Association, offered S1 for every salmon caught bearing the Fish Commissioners identifying mark The other day the salmon mentioned in the foregoing was landed in a fisher mans net It weighed A pounds and was 96 inches in length, beating it's fel- lows by many pounds and inches. So important do the State Fish Com mssioners regard the capture that they will send the marked part of the fish | to the Commissioners at Washington 1 San Francisco Call
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
NEW BRITAIN DEFEATS MER1pEN

New Britain, Dec 12.-Manager Reil- ly had two amateurs in his team to- night and one of them Black, who play ed second rush in the first and second periods, won the admiration of the crowd by his pluck in slugging Dean and Doherty. Lewis. who substituted, scored a goal in four seconds, equalling feat of Russell's, who caged the ball in this period in four seconds but he had just before that got a goal in nine seconds. Mallory was a stonewall at goal. Summary: Score: New Britain, z; Meriden, g. Rushes, Spencer, 5; Rus sell, 5; Menard, 2. Stops, Burgess, g; Mallory, fl. Referee, Lee. Attendance 700.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13

common in China to see umbrella cov- CTS embellished with profound philo- sophica sentences from Confucius. The Japanese, on the other hand, deco rate theirs with light and airy designs, artistic and fanciful.
 The umbrella is of very ancient cri- gin. It is found in designs on Greek and Etruscan vases, and is traced back to ancient Egypt, the mother of aits. It's first use was undoubtedly to protect from the burning rays of the tropical sun; it's Latin derivation is from umbra, shade, A curious statement about this is made by an early Italian writer. II do not think much of umbrellas" ne says; "a physician told me they were dangerous, because they gathered the heat in pyramid and thence threw it down on the head" There were super stitions that the umbrella was sacred ia all the Oriental countries. The early Christian church, just as it made St. Valentines day out of former heath- m festival, began also to transmute this reverence for umbrellas into some- thing in keeping with Christianity. In manuscript left in a monastery ages ago, the margin is illuminated with strange designs of umbrela-like trees, suggestive at the same time of the cross or tree on which our Lord was crucfled, and the umbrella of the Ori- ent. Later. in the twelfth century, the Pope permitted the Doge of Venice, in his state processions to have suspend ed over him a gorgeous umbrella of gold brocade, at the summit of which was small gold statue of the Annunci- ation.
 | History shows that the umbrella came from the east, reaching first Italy, then Spain and France, and afterward England and Germany The pendulum now is swinging back again and the 1 last commercial statistics show that the city of Paris is exporting six hundred thousand umbrellas annually to Tur- key, while in England in one year S19,- co umbrellas were manufactured for shipment to Burmah
 | The use of alpaca covering was paten- | ted in 1S4S by William Sangster, an
 Englishman. The variety of coverings | has rapidly increased, until now more than fifty kinds of gloria silk alone are
 used. The genuine German gloria is
 regarded as one of the best makes.
 Taffetas also are freely used. as are
 many combinations of silk and wool,
 silk and cotton and silk and linen. | Daniel Defoe made a hit which will never be forgotten when he described i the efforts of Robinson Crusoe to make an umbrella for himself on his desolate
 island. In Paris an umbrella is often | spoken of as "un Robinson" in memo ry Of the story. So with Dickens Sai- 1 rey Camp and her immortal umbrella.
 A Camp is English slang for an um- 1 brella.-St. Louis Glooe-D enlocrat.