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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27
Goods ut .Haif Price"

The mill agent, importer or manu-.
faoturer takes orders for line of goods
from jobbers and from large retailers
for full opening supply, but great
many of them are thus sold on a guar
sntee-that is, the buyers can return
what they do not sell-a pretty safe
business for the buyer. When the goods
fail to move at stipulated price, the
sellers are notified that a certain guam
tity will be returned. Then new nego-
tiations begin.
II they are in jobbers' hands and the
quantity is large, drive may be ar
ranged for; if not large enough for this,
sale may be arranged to larger re-
taller. Then comes his announcement
of a large purchase from well known
manufacturer or importer, greatly be-
low cost, and being content with a
small profit they are to be sold below
cost. Very often, therefore, these sales
do nct mean loss to the retailer or to
the ini porter, but usually to the maker
of the goods, whether domestic or for
eign. OF course, buyers from agents
who make up the goods into garments
or convert them into bleached, dyed OF
printed articles cannot we'll fall back
upon the mills.-Textile World.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27
Lincoln and the Battery.

A story of Lincoln told me by the
man to whom it happened (sinoe dead)
is as follows:
At the breaking ont of the civil war
Captain Tompkins of the battery OF ar
tillery, state of Rhode Island militia,
stationed at Providence enlisted with
his entire command and left at once for
Washington. Soon after his arrival his
battery, together with other troops, was
reviewed by the president in front OF
the White House, and Captain Temp.
kins. proud Of his battery, brought 1t
past the president in the very best shape
he was capable of doing and at once re-
turned to be presented to the president.
as was done with all the other officers.
When the captain was presented, Lin
coin said loud enough for all near by to
hear, Captain, your battery is certain
" a very pretty battery-in fact, the
prettiest battery have ever seen, and
then in SO low tone that no one but
the captain heard him, "but l must
say, captain, have seen very few bat
teries. New York Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27
PLUCKY PEDRO.
A Costa Rica Cowboys Death Stroke to .
Vicious Jaguar.

A Costs Rica Cowboys Death Stroke to
Vicious Jagusr.
A wounded and maddened jaguar Is q
dangerous enemy, but Costa Rica cow
boy unflinchingly faced one not long ago,
and Forest and Stream describes the en-
counter. A large cattle ranch had lost
several calves and young mules, and the
cowboys reported that they had seen big
jaguar speaking away from dead calf.
The manager, therefore, offered $25 to any
man who would kill the beast. This Is
large sum to Costa RIGA cowboy, and all
the old muSzle leaders on the ranch were
Immediately loaded to the nozzle. w.
One morning, soon after the managers
offer, day old calf was found with its
skull crushed In. The meat had not been
touched, and, believing that the big cat
would come back that night for his kill, q
hunt was arranged, every ono going, in
cluding the dogs, and start was made
late In the afternoon.
A short ride brought the hunters to the
spot where the calf had been that MORN
ing, but the carcass was not there. 1t had
been dragged little way of to clump
of bushes. The scent was redhot, and all
the dogs were Off at once, one old hound
in particular baying at every jump. The
cowboys and the other men followed
closely.
Suddenly the barking of the dogs broke
out louder than ever. They had the jaguar
freed, and when the manager reached the
tree the old hound lay dying from blow
of those terrible claws. The jaguar was
far up in big mountain guava tree, hug
ging limb, showing only his little ugly
head.
The men blazed away with their old
muzzle leaders, but the cat was so high
and the buckshot scattered SO badly, that
the fusillade had little effect, except to
make the cat change its position. AS II
sprung for higher l. NIB, the manager
raised his winchester and fired.
The result was startling. Down came
| the jaguar, striking the ground like bag
| of salt. The ball had cut the spine, SO that
the hind legs of the animal were paralyzed
1t struck the ground about eight feet
| from where the youngest cowboy, Pedro
stood. The boy had no gun, but like
| flash his machete was out and he sprane
at the beast The jaguar, with oper
mouth made vicious grab at his leg, bu
| the boy ran his machete down the brute's
] throat with all the strength that was IL
| him, and when he drew it out the Jagual
| was dead.
Pedro got his $25 and something els'
that money could not buy-the respect O
| the whole ranch.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27
The Fatuous Stuarts.

The change of dynasty in England after
Elizabeth, says j. N. Larned In The At
lantic-the arrival on the throne OF a RI
diculous sort of king out Of Scotland with
an offensive crowd of Scottish favorites at
his back-put strain on the sentiment
of loyalty that weakened 1t greatly. 1t
might have recovered from the half con-
tempt that the first of the Stuarts inspired
II the second had not put even harder
trials on 1t by his perfidy and insolence.
The completeness with which 1t was bro
ken down, within one generation after
Queen Elizabeth, could not have occurred
II Elizabeth's crown had passed to ma
tive English line of successors. In tie re-
volt that ensued there we're success and fall
ure. Monarchy was overturned, but only
to demonstrate that Englishmen were I'M
prepared to dispense with 1t. II the fatu-
GUS Stuarts, then brought back to o re-
stored throne, had possessed any kind OF
kinaly excellence, the reaction In their IA
vor might almost have planted absolutism
anew. But their folly and their falsity
persisted In making any revival OF the old
time reverence for royalty impossible. ny
nothing less than the threatening OF the
Professionalism of England could they have
provoked the nation so soon to second
revolt. In that remarkable rising OF 1857
a religious and political feeling were won
derfully Joined and acted to revolution
sry conclusion the most unanimous ana
perfect that appears in the annals Of any
uafinu.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27

Lynn thar. patient from day ter day,
Weariu his poor little life away,
But never compieinin. an when she orisd.
His mother settin thar at his side.
Layip his hand IN hers, so kind,
An tellih her, Mother. never mindi''
Though he knowsd well, an we wuz shore
Death wuz waitin outside the door.
sI'd like ter stay whar my own foIks be,
But hear the angels calm mei'
Poor little Teller, 80 pale an slim,
What did the angels want with himN
Lynn thar, patient, from night ter night.
An she like ghost In the lonesome light
His mother-holdin his hand as though
Not even fer death would she lot him 60;
An hearin the wind, so soft an sweet,
An sayin: tits the fall o. the angels feetl
I'd like ter stay whar my own folks be,
But they re always callin-callin me!''
An still with his eyes on her face, 80 kind,
An whisperin, Mother, never mindi"
poor -, 10 Teller, so pale an slim,
What the angels want with himf)
Lynn thar, sleepin, from day ter day,
Under the green leaves an under the gray.
It's long since the angels took him away.
An the mother kneels in the dark ter pray
An she says, when the nights are long an
chill,
She feels his hand in her own hand still,
But she knows it wuz Gods an the angels
will.
But, as fer me, from day ter day
An night ter night hear him say
Ger all the comfort they bring ter mel:
"I'd like ter stay whar my own folks bell
Poor little Teller, so pale an slim,
What did the angels want with himT
Frank l.. Stanton.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27
An Unbiased Charge.

A group Of lawyers were telling sto-
ries in the corridors of the city hall the
other day, when one related tale Of a
justice of the peace in one Of the south
ern states where the narrator lived In
his earlier days. A case was being tried
before jury in the Justices court,
there being large number Of witnesses
on both sides. The lawyers commended
fercely and the trial dragged on until
the taking Of evidence and the argu-
ments before the jury had been con,
cluded.
"Well, gentlemen, are you through"
asked the justice, addressing himself to
the lawyers. I
Upon their reply in the affirmative
he then addressed himself to the jury,
saying:
Gentlemen, it is. now the duty Of
the court to say something to you. You
have heard the evidence of many wit
nesses and have heard what the lawyers
have said. will say that know all the
witnesses and know them to be such
disreputable persons that it will not be
necessary for you to pay any attention
to what they have said even under oath.
Not one of them is to be believed. AS
for the lawyers, they are such scoun-
drels you need pay no attention to what
they have said, and as for the two liti-
giants, they are SO mean it doesn't make
any difference which one of them gets
the worst of your decision. Retire and
deliberate. Washington Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27
whsr. DO You Garry Your Money!

The two wives were discussing the
pecuniary peculiarities of their respeo-
tive husbands, and they conceded with
great unanimity until they reached the
point of their own relation to the purse
strings.
"My husband never gives me penny
unless he growls about my extrava-
gance," said one.
"Mine does the same thing" attested
the other.
"But get even with him." And her
face showed the color Of satisfaction.
"How do you ever do it?''
81 go through his trousers pockets
when he's asleep"
Goodness graciousl" exclaimed the
other. "I wouldn't do that for any
thing"
"Why not? Haven't we right to the
money as we'll as they have?"
"Yes, but wouldn't go through my
husbands trousers pockets for 1t. 2"
"I'd like to know why?" said the
first, quite indignant at the apparent
reproof.
because, blushed the other, "he
carries his money in his waistcoat peck
ct. Pearson Weekly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27

Register Bruce's death recalls the
fact that he could never be induced 10
pay any attention to white women VINO
linked their lives in matrimony with
colored men. There were two notable
cases of the kind, in one OF whion .
oolored Moses married white woman
who was employed in his Office ana II =,
the other colored physician persis'eu
In going outside Of his own race ~, !"
wife. Both men were prominent III ,ne
councils of the Afro-Americans, but tnis
made no difference to Bruce, VINO was
almost white himself. If they had mar,
ried decent colored women, 1t would
have been all right, according to nis
ideas, but when they persisted In taxing
white women for wives he drew the llne
and would neither receive visits from
them nor permit his wife to visit 'nein'
Chicago Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27

at was close here, I" said the opium
PLANTER, that they caught tiger ored-
tied with having done to death 200 ma
tives. Only last week while out for
walk saw . tiger leisurely pass across
the road. Are you likely to be attacked?
Well. don't know. You may and may
not, but rather think bicycle would
brighten tiger"
OF course We said 1t would be rather
nice to see tiger. that it would pro-
vide an appreciated adventurous FLIP.
But, as matter Of fact, we regretted
having talked determinedly about the
absolute necessity Of getting away with
the moonrise. We tried to shake our
hosts convictions that 1t was at night
tigers were on the prowl But be would
not accommodate as.
Maybe, we oonjectured, the animals
keep close to the roadway, watching for
victims. So az our Rovers went spin
ming along In the mellow moonlight
eyes were strained ahead for any prowl-
ing object. Once there was a quick
steadying down Of pace. There was
some beast running along in the shade.
It wasn't big enough for camel, 1t
was too big for dog, so it must be
tiger. Never a word was said. Each
pretended not to notice anything. Still
there was an affinity of funk. "Now,
wonder what brute that is?" one Of Ms
at last asked in pretended don't care
voice "Oh, nothing particular-hyena
or something" was the reply. All the
while the animal was behaving in q
distinctly mysterious way. We could
see it's dark form in the gloom. 1t was
travelling ahead at leisurely pace, o.
casionally rustling the branches. We
settled down to dead crawl In its
wake. Suddenly the brute strayed upon
q patch Of moonlight. 1t was poor lit.
tie insignificant donkey. Travel.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27
VICIOUS GAMECOCK.
Mrs. Waltahauser and Her Baby Were
Fiercely Attacked by 1t.

Mrs. Waltahauser and Her Baby Were
Fiercely Attacked by 1t.
A gamecock owned by Michael Wal.
tahauser of Baltimore attacked Mrs.
Waltahauser and her l9months-old ba-
by in the yard of their home and severe.
ly hurt the child. The cock was known
to be vicious and had attacked several
persons, but had never shown signs OF
vioiousness toward any member OF the
Waltahauser family.
When Mrs. Waltahauser went into
the yard with her baby in her arms the
other day, the cock few at the child
and drove one of its spurs into the ba-
by's cheeks. Mrs. Waltahauser fought
the bird away as best she GOULD, but 1t
flew at the child again and succeeded in
driving spur into the baby snose near
the eye.
Then it turned its attention to the
mother and fought her for several min
utes, tearing her dress into shreds. The
cock had to be sent away because the
baby went into spasms every time the
bird crowed. Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27
He Was Actually Cleani

Colonel Ibbetson. who died recently
IN England, was capital whist player
and an Unsuitable reader. In the inter-
val between games he invariably piung'
ed into book, never INDUCING In futile
discussions about the plays. He was the
hero Of the last sensational elopement
"a Gretna Green. Forty-four years ago
he ran off with the Lady Adela Villiers'
daughter of the Earl Of Jersey. They
were never fully pardoned, as 1t was
thouoht that she had been guilty OF o
Grave misalliance. Indeed the story Is
told that when they got back to town
Lady Adela was reported to have ex-
claimed to her sister, II had no idea
Til I married that the lower orders
were so clean in their habits"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27
NEW LIGHTING FLUID
|rue REMARKABLE DISCOVERY OF AN
AKRON MAN.

: ~ Csrnahan, . Chemist, Claims That
81. Can Turn wstsr Into 0as-Guards
I'd. secret with Jsaloas osrs--wnl He
wousxvsosivs and Cheaper Than OIL.
One OF the most remarkable discov-
.r;es of the century has been made by
an Akron CO., man.
He has tapped the clouds. and the
water that falls to the earth is to be set
on fire to drive away darkness and to
surpish heat for all mankind.
q. M. Carnahan is a chemist who
came to Akron several months ago from
sandy Lake, Pa, with the secret which
he believes is destined not only to make
him famous, but immensely rich.
He is to go to Washington soon to Sc
cure patents on other inventions made
nv him, but the secret Af turning water
into gas he proposes not to make known
at the patent Office.
gentleman who visited the home
NJ the chemist one night recently told
a Beacon Journal reporter Of the discov-
ery. and the story he related of the ex-
neriments he had witnessed while with
the modest and reserved chemist was
remarkable.
He had seen the burning of water,
and he had been warmed by the heat.
In his mind there was no question
about it. He had seen certain COM
pounds placed in water and had wit
messed the placing Of the water in
common lamp which had a special
burner. A match was applied, and there
followed beautiful and powerful light
such as he had never seen before. All
this was strange, but was also true. The
inventor was talkative and friendly at
all times, except whenever mention was
made to the strange compounds that
were being used in the water. This was
his secret, and this he positively refused
to talk about.
The reporter saw Mr.. Carnahan the
other day. He admitted that he had
made the remarkable discovery of turn
ing water into gas and said that he had
been working on the discovery for over
two years He desired that he be given
no notoriety at present, as he doesn't
want to be bothered with his work.
He said that he had taken into his
confidence few Of the leading business
men of the city and some eastern par
ties, and that q company will be organ
lied for the purpose Of manufacturing
the new fluid, which is to be 20 per cent
water. twill be nonexplosive, without
odor and will be much cheaper than
common oil. Gas is generated from the
fluid by means of wick, but the wick
never burns.
The new fluid is to be used not only
for lighting purposes, but will also be
used in stoves, to which will be attach
ed special burners to be manufactured
by the company to be organized here.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27
The Little Man Replied.

The new woman orator waxed eloquent.
"And what" she demanded as she came
TO the climax, sis to be the result OF our
emancipationP" She looked around with
the calm assurance of one who had asked
a poser. and this was too much for the lit
tie man who was waiting for his wife In o
far corner Of the hall.
"I know" he shouted.
"Ah," returned the new woman on the
platform scornfully, "the little man with
the bald head thinks he has solved the
problem that we came here to discuss this
afternoon. We will gladly give our atten-
ton while he tells us what Is to be the re-
suit" :,
"Cold dinners and ragged children, =
roared the little man.-Strand magazine
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27
Oueerest Town In England.

The most curious town in England Is
Northwich. There is not straight
street nor, in fact, straight house IN
the place. Every part of 1t has the ap-
pearanoe Of having suffered from the
visitation of an earthquake Northwich
is the center of the salt industry IN
Cheshire, England. On nearly all sides
If the town are big salt works. with
their engines pumping hundreds o. thou
sands of gallons Of brine every week.
At depth of some 900 or 800 feet are
immense subterranean lakes OF brine,
and as the contents Of these are pumped
and pumped away the upper crust o,
earth is correspondingly weakened ana
the result is an occasional subsidence.
These subsidences have pulling ef-
sact on the nearest buildings, and they
are drawn all ways, and give the town
an extremely dissipated appearance
New York Sun.
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I, ~ course Webster was In demand IN
snoss VINO could afford to pay for biz
sorvioes. A sharp Nantucket man q
said TO have got the better Of the Or.ss
defender OF the oonstit ution In an. a~-s-
ing way. however. He had small ossa
which was to be tried at Nantucket
o ~ week In June, and he posted to
weoster's Office in great haste. Il was a
contest with neighbor over a matter
Oh considerable local interest. and his
PRIDE as litigant was at sake. He told
webster the particulars and asked what
ne would charge to conduct the CASE.
Why" said Webster, "you can't
anord to hire me. should have to stav
down there, he whole week, and nv fee
would be more than the whole case is
worth. l couldn't go down there for
less than $1,000. / could try every case
on the docket as we'll as one. and il
wouldn't cost any more, for one case
would take my time for the entire week
anyway"
"All right, Mr.. Webster" quickly
responded the Nantucketer. Here's
your $1,000. You come down, and I'll
Tx It SO you can try every case."
webster was 80 amused over this
proposition that he kept his word. He
spent the entire week in Nantucket and
appeared on one side or the other in
every case that came up for hearing.
The shrewd Nantucketer hired Daniel
out to all his friends who were in liti-
CATION and received In return about g., :
800, so that he got Webster's services
for nothing and made good profit to
boot Boston Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27
THE QUEENS STOCKINGS.
John Mealkin, % Years Old, IL Now Wesv-
ing Next Summers Supply.

John Meakin, % Years Old, Il Now Wesv-
ing Next Summers Supply.
John Meakin, who has made Queen
Viotoria's stockings for more than Az
years, is now 80 years old and is reJoio'
ing in the receipt Of an autograph pho
tograph from her majesty. He Is now
engaged in weaving next summers sup
ply of beautiful hose Of the finest SILK.
He explained to an inquisitive visitor
the other day that he usually MADE
black stockings with white tops ana
white feet. Just now he is making
china white stockings The coronet ana
the letters V. r. are worked in IN .
small openwork pattern while the stocs-
ings are on the machine. A small 3 ZOE
the firm of whom the royal stockings
are purchased also appears, and Still
smaller the letters j. M, being the IN
itials of the weaver.-Speoial Cable 70
New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27

The Jains have large hospital Tor
sick and aged animals at Bombay. just
inside the gate are many sheds devoted
to COWS and oxen. In the next court are
disabled horses, while In others are
dogs, cats, monkeys. sheep. goats, Birds
fowls and reptiles. The jams, even
more than Brahmans. are transmigra-
tionists. There was no hospital for
women in India till the Woinen's For
eign Missionary society established one
in Bareilly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27
Had. Toward the Sun.

Mrs. Alec Tweedie, in recent mar.
rative Of her experiences in Finland,
tells how she and her sister tried to es-
cape from the glare Of the six months
day by having their beds made up with
the pillows at the foot instead OF the
head, that they might face fewer win
dows and the high headboard act as a
screen to their eyes. After several days
the girl who made the beds overcame
her shyness sufficiently to inquire tim
idly of their hostess:
"Is it part of the English ladies'
religion to sleep the wrong way round?'
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27

Mile. victorine confides to the jani-
tors wife that her mistress, who is old
and feeble, has promised to remember
her in her will If she takes good care OF
her till she dies. The janitor's wife
shrugs her shoulders.
"The worst of that is, my dear, that
the better you take care of her the lon
ger you'll have to wait for your legacy. =
Paris Figaro.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27
v,ctims of Illusion.

"Did you read about the woman who
married one man thinking he was an
otherY'
"Don't get worked up over that. Lots
of women do the same thing every day
n the week. "-ChicaQo Record.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27

Robert Morris Bank Of North Ameri.
a. founded at Philadelphia at the end
of the year 1881. was the first banking
institution founded on the American
continent.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-27

Children like it, IL saves their lives. We
mean One Minute Cough Cure, the inialli-
bic remedy for coughs, colds, Group, bron-
chitis, grippe, and all throat and lung
troubles. SoDERGREN & SoDERGREN.
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At the Dentist's.

DIR. Molar (kindly)-Now, does that
hurt
phiz-I don't mind you working on the
tooth so much, II you would only keep
your sleeve button out of my eye.-kox-
bury (Mass.) Gazette.
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scientista say that Strawberries arc
81 per cent water. They are rather "a.
psnsive a beverage at this season "
the year. Boston Tssvslsr.