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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20
Humor Of British Elections.

Years ago when elections in England
were contests in which bribery and intim.
idation were winked at voters who lived
at distance often found Ii difficult to get
to the polls, whether they travelled by land
or by water. vessel carrying voters
from London to Ipswich, only 20 miles
distant, somehow lost its reckoning and
did not discover it until Amsterdam was
sighted.
Coaches conveying voters broke down
mysteriously. Readers of "Pickwick Pa
pers" will recall Tony Weller, the stout.
red faced coachman who married vivid
de-" for his second wentur," and who
had what he called "a coincidence. while
driving coach load of voters from London
to certain town. The coach was upset
several miles from its destination and the
passengers reached the polling booth only
after the voting had been closed.
lreland's reputation for practical iok
ing at elections Is maintained even in
these prosaic days. At the election for the
city OF Cork in 1895 the contest was be-
tween the Parnellites and the anti Parnell-
ties. A funny incident happened. The
wives OF four voters held political views
which differed from their husbands. On
the day of the election these four women
rose early and left their homes, carrying
OIL every stitch of male attire from the
mousse, with the keys, after locking In their
sleeping husbands.
But late was against them. Before the
polls closed, the clothesess voters were dis
covered. Friends wrapped them in blan
kets and conveyed them in carriages to the
polling booths, where they arrived Just in
time to record their votes. -Youth's Com
panion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20
Damage by Lightning Increased.

Damage by lightning is Enthusiastically
increasing, according 60 the director of the
statistical Office Of Berlin Various causes
are assigned, such as the employment OF
electricity in various industries, the con
tlnual change of form of the earth $ sur
lace by deforestation, drainage, etc. and
the impurities introduced into the atnos-
phcre by the growing consumption of
coal. Professor Won Bezold some time ago
showed THAT for Bavaria the fires due to
nshtnlng Increased from yearly average
Oh 32 IN 1893 TO lo43to 1872 i'm $50 to 1852.
Whllc the number of persons struck by
lightning ana Of those killed rose from
l54 and a. respectively, in 1865 to 1856
ana l6l In 1885. An interesting fact noted
Is that persons struck generally perceive
neither lightning nor thunder. but receive
'h1 OPPRESSION of being cnyelopcd by fire.
-Boston Transcript
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20
THE KROOBOYS.
A Singular People and Their Queer Method
of Face Decoration.


of Face Decoration.
Between Cape Mesurado and Cape
Palmas the Krooboys have their towns,
the Little Kru, the Settra Kru, King Will's
Town and the rest. A race apart, the Las
cars OF the coast, the Krooboy for the last
200 years has been In intercourse with
men from Europe and still remains wor-
shipper of gods which, in the ATTITUDES of
Aberdeen, of Sunderland, the Hartlepools
and other regions where the true faith
relgns are not accepted. A healthy pagan,
tall, active, with muscles like Hercules,
head like comic masque, speaking a sort
of petit negre" or ''Blackman English. "
jargon, call it what you like, the ground
work OF 1t oaths; its face tattooed on eli
Their temple with triangle, from which a
line or blue, which starts below his hair,
runs down his nose, giving him when he
laughs look of having two distinct faces.
The krooboy ships for cruise, and then,
on his return to the five towns, reverts to
paganism, merry misbeliever over
whose life no shadow of the Gallean trag-
edy has passed and who therefore ships
aboard an English ship In the firm expec-
tation OF returning home after a two
years cruise to invest his wages in the
purchase OF more wives, 200 years of mis-
slonary labor having as yet proved ineffec-
tual to eradicate the natural polygamistic
tendencies which Providence, who one
supposes acted after due consideration,
seems to have planted in the fiber of all
mankind except, of course, ourselves.
Strong, tall, coward, animistic to the
core and called indifferently "Jack Beef"
Sam Coffee" or "Small Fish, 4" the Kroo.
boy Is man apart, and for the test of
moral worth our Christian navigators nut
bale weighing two hundredweight upon
his head, and If he carries it safe through
the surf he is engaged. Saturday Review.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20
The Moons Movements.

The moon is the nearest. and, being tn,
nearest, appears to us, with the single ex
ception of the sun, the largest, although il
Is In reality one of the smallest of the
heavenly bodies just as the earth goes
round the sun, and the period of revolu.
tions constitutes year, so the moon goes
round the earth approximately in period
of one month. But while we turn on our
axis every "a hours, thus causing the al.
formations of light and darkness, day and
night, the moon takes a month 10 reyolvo
on hers, so that she always presents the
same, or very nearly the same, surface to
us.-London Echo.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20
SHE WAS A NEWCOMER.
And She Didn't Know That 1t Wouldn't
DO to Say "Women.,

She was newcomer TO that little mid
die class clique. Her husband was OF
their set, but he had married her in dis
tant city, and there were rumors that she
had been an actress or something else dis
graceful The other ladies I'm the progress
i've euchre club couldn't understand her
ways, and even their husbands were sus-
picious that she had not always moved in
society so exalted Finally she was caught
red handed, so to speak, and thereafter was
ostracized by these snug Philistines. I
tell the story Of her downfall as it was told
to me by Captain Adoniram Perkins,
whose house is filed with red plush furni-
ture and 80 etchings, and who is therefore
generally respected on - street:
Il always thought she was a low bred
thing, but we had no proof until the last
meeting Of the club. Then she forgot her
self and spoke Of the other ladies present
as women. Ny wife wanted to take it
up as an insult, but l pitied the poor
thing, and so we concluded not to invite her
or her husband 10 any more of our doings
It's rough on her husband, of course. but
maybe it serves him right for marrying
woman without any refinement What's
thau Lady has been worked to death.
and woman is better form nowadaysl
Oh, go onl You're kiddin. Nobody but
a female who goes out washing by the day
Is woman. Why, our hired girl would
quit If we didn't speak Of her as lady,"
Buffalo Express
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20

y PuNlsHINe CHILDREN.
How IL Should and How 1t should Not he
Performed.

The abuse OF punishment Is more dan
yerous than the greatest indulgence. Al
| The present day we have outgrown the
harsh methods OF the past. Corporal pun
| .shment is almost entirely excluded from
| our schools. The hurt occasioned by cor
| poral punishment is not 10 the body, but
to the mind. II is, after all, the mind that
IS struck.
But this is not all. In appealing TO the
mind we treat the child as rational
creature. This Is a claim of the child that
we cannot ignore Corporal punishment
Is one sided. Besides corporal punishment,
as Herbert Spencer has shown, is associat-
ed with man in the childhood of the
world. 1t is the savage, who has not pa
thence to reason or explain, who strikes.
Corporal punishment can seldom be ad-
ministered without passion. When we
show excitement, we give signs Of weak
ness. Then the boy or girl becomes con-
scious Of power over us. This is a temp
tation TO youth.
The danger of corporal punishment,
therefore, is that we can seldom admins
ter 1t without losing our head. On the
other hand, we cannot appeal TO the rea-
son without becoming more reasonable.
Besides corporal punishment there are
other punishments that are not justifable.
To shut up child in dark room is TO
spur its imagination into wild fancies |
Darkness is a bad companion. 1t will con-
tract and terrify the child. Denying chill.
dren the necessary amount Of sleep or food, |
exposing them TO the inclemency of the (
weather, Withholding from them for too
long time the tokens of affection, treat
ing them as strangers, or as enemies, or
ignoring them altogether-these are meas
lres that do more harm than good.
Punishment should be of such a nature
hat, If necessary, the parents may share
{ with the children. The child must
know that IL cannot suffer alone physical
y, much less morally. Its suffering brings
offering TO others This is the lesson that
will develop the social element in the
hid.
In the second place, we must correct the
aults of the child by its virtues-that is
0 say, the strong qualities of the mind
aust spur the weak faculties into play
child be physically strong, but moral
weak, let the parent hold up to view the
So sides of its nature until The physically
rong child shall be ashamed of its moral
)wardice. of Ethics
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20
For Fifteen Days Only.

For the next fifteen days | will sell all
kinds OF mems, boys and children cloth
ing 33 per cent cheaper than any other
store In the city, in order to make room
Tor winter goods. also carry the larg-
est line OF gents black worsted suits in
the city, OF all styles and makes; full
line OF child's suits, to close out at rs
cents, and full line OF boys suits to clio e
out at 1915. Remember, this will last
Tor fifteen days only. b. NEIMARK.
Borgo Block, Red Jacket.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20
WHAT A pINNra COSTS.
A Curious Calculation, Showing the Coat
Of AN Ordinary Meal.

Recently gentleman who Is fond OF
arithmetic made up his mind that he
| would find out how much dinner really
cost. This gentleman asked how much a
simple dinner that he was eating) cost,
and he was told as cents.
He cOntradicted this ard then made out
the following statement about the cost of
that dinner. The pepper he said, came
from 10, 0OO miles away. Ii grew on "a lit
tie bush about feet high, which must
have had growth Of at least five years.
The pepper was picked green. lt had 20
be dried in the sun, and this meant en-
ploying women. Ii took one ship and ! ZOO
miles of railroad 10 bring the pepper to the
United States. The flour of which the
bread was made came from Dakota. Some
one owned the land and that meant the
investing OF capital, and then he had also
to pay wages 10 workingmen. The flour
had TO be ground and the building of the
mill and the plant or machinery meant
more money invested. The millers had TO
be paid, coopers had TO be paid for making
the barrels and, OF course, the wood Of
which the barrels were made had TO be cut
and sawed and shaped, and this meant the
employing of more men. Then the flour
had TO be shipped over the railroad and |
handled again by cartmen before it came |
into the house.
The tea on the table came from China |
and the coffee from South America. The |
Goldfish had TO be brought from Maine |
Men had TO be employed to catch the fish
Other men and women were employed in
drying, packing and boxing it and it, too,
had TO make long railroad journey.
The salt came from the Indian reserva-
ton in the northwestern part of New York
state. The spices in the cake came from
he Spice islands in the Indian archipel-
lgo. The canned peaches came from Cali
ornia, and they, too, represented the en-
'loyment of capital and labor The little
Inner represented, directly or indirectly,
he employment of $500, 900, 600 of capital
md 5000, 600 men.-Chicago News.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20

IonRs were said to have been invented
IN CHINA u. c. leg, but approximations
OIL them have been found on the Egyptian
monuments B. G.. 1900 In India they are
c,aiihed as In use since b. &. 900, and
their principal employment in that coun.
try, where fires during tho most of the
year are superiluous, was to facilitate the
handling OF dead bodies in the funeral
pyres. Seventy pairs of tongs, some
bronze, some iron, have been taken from
the ruins of Pompeii.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20

IL Is said that when whisky is used in.
stead OF water In making glue the mix.
ture VIII remain unaltered for years, will
remain perfectly liquid and is ready for
use without heating.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20

DR.. II. Scott, late professor in one OF
the Chicago medical colleges, has leas, d
thu premises. 451 Fifth street, and is re-
modelling them into an Office and operat-
Ing room. His numerous friends and
patients will please note the change.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20
lie Did.

See here, Midgely when do you pro-
pose 20 pay that billf"
Confound IL, proposed last night In
oruer 10 pay all my bills, but she wouldnt
hsvo me. New York Recorder.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20
LIST Class End Class

Inc above rates will apply TO all in,er
meoiate points. II You have in contem.
pIatIon trip to the east now il tbat;r,.
20 take advantage OF this reduction liz ;'s
rates. For further information ria.na
apply IN station and ticket agents.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20

rho city OF Damascus, In Syria. Is SO
ancient that no record of its origin can be
discovered In any written histories.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20

WANTED-An UNFINISHED room with a
chimney; must be in Red Jacket. Apply
at the News Office.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20

Lawn mowers. ice cream freezers and
refrigerators at City hardware. North
Front street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20
Painters Supplies.

By buying of US you will save money
and get best grade OF paints, varnishes,
oils and brushes. VERTIN Bros.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20

WANTED-A good girlfor general houte G.
work. Apply to Mrs. c. Fl. Rodi, Tama-
rack, after 6 clock in the evening.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20

Paints, oils. brushes, general painters
supplies at Salomonson's City hard ware,
North Front street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20

Few more Crawford bike, good as any
other made. Nov a bargain, at Salo-
monson's hardwsr re store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20

WANTED-A good. respectable yourg
man can find board and room on Eighth
street. by inquirlng at this office.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20
Too Sharp Diet.

Museum Manageable sword swallow.
or seems out of health.
keeper-Yes; he quarreled with the fat
lady, and sic made him eat bis own
words. Free Press.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20

Garden hose and sprinklers at Salo-
monson's hardware. North Front street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-20

Three or four bicycles at cost to close
out bargains. at Cation Hardware Co.
The Progress., 1898-10-01
Pressing Forward.

This is what the w. K. Hender-
son Iron Works is doing. The
growth ofthis business enterprise
has been almost wonderful. Its
success shows that g master hand
directs its affairs. No unusual nor
undue flare oftrumpets is indulg-
ed: but in dignified, progress
i've and polite way it tells the pub
lie what it has for sale, and the
class OF work it does. These are
one of the best equipped iron
works in theiState, lin fact we may
say in the surrounding States. It
does an immense business in iron,
copper and brass castings and
molding, and all kinds of repair
work in these materials. And,
besides, it handles cotton presses
the best-and machinery of all
kinds.
The Progress., 1898-10-01
TRAINS ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
onrerepOrt aud. Arkapeo,

shreveport aud Arkansas
Passenger train No. 7 arrives at N .m
=. m. daily. '''
'le,gn' train No. II arrives at 4:4op
v. daily, Sundays excepted.
Passenger train No, 8 den.rt. ,ts
m. daily. " p
freight train No. i2 departs At g. :. M
daily, except Sunday.
Freight trains Nos ~ and 10 ,.;u
p.l'snsers' and run from Shreveport to
1exaS and Pacific.
no. o, west bnund, leaves 1o.Tp N.
no. o. east bound, leaves at 500 a. m.
no. o. west bound, leaves at s:5a. m.
Ns' o. east bound. leaves, $40 D. m.
V. s. aud P.
fss9'r leaves for Vieksburg At o.lo a. m
''f''eS from /" at 40 D. m.
Shreveport and Houston.
Leaves Shreveport daily at 7:a5 D. m.
arrives At Houston g at e:ao.m.
A-,,w.. -. e' /" at $50 p. m.
Arrives at Shreveport at s:4o.. m.
Ok. c. P. and g.
NO. 3 north bound leaves at 9as. M
no. 4south bound, leaves at s4oam
no. from north, arrives at SOFA M
no. from south arrives At & IN y ~
o'si 'reieht arrives at 5 p. m. daily,
except sonday.
Local freight departs at 7.2o A. m daily
except Sunday.
sport 4 R. R. Valley midget
Leaves Shreveport at p. m. don't
know where it goes.
Arrives at Shreveport at s:45 a. m.
Don't know where from.
The Progress., 1898-10-01
Thatcher Institute.

The exercises of this Institution
, WIN be rel resumed on Monday Sep
Students are earnestly requested
TO be present at the opening.
The Cotton. Belt Route has on
sale on Saturdays tickets Snreye-
port to Texarkana, and return, at
q rate OF one fare for the round
trip. These tickets will be on sale
Tor train leaving Shreveport at
3 p. m. Saturdays, and good for
return until the following Monday
morning.
The Progress., 1898-10-01

The Monroe Bulletin says the
populist Of the fifth Congressional
district will meet in that city on
eth instant to nominate a candi-
date.
Hon. H. L. Brian, of the fourth
district, was in Shreveport recent
~ and he said it was doubtful
about this District putting out
a candidate.
The Progress., 1898-10-01
Nice. Fresh, Fail Goods.

With the advent of the fall sea-
son we are in the market with the
very best of everything good to
eat. We like our business, and
we watch every detail of it care
fully. 1t is our pleasure to watch
the various markets so as to get
the best for the least money.
We are anxious to build up a
large family grocery business in
Shreveport, and We intend to do it,
II there is any virtue in polite at
tention, fresh goods, low prices
and prompt delivey.
Weaks h Walters
The Progress., 1898-10-01
Weaks h Walters

The Eunice indicator is the name of
spicy paper which comes to our Of
flee now. The Progress takes pleasure in
exchanging with ii.
The Progress., 1898-10-01
Wants Wwk.

Mr.. W. B. Weaver, the we'll
known and reliable roof painter
is in Shreveport again, and wants
to do your work. Remember he
guarantees all his work, and will
stay here as long as he is kept
busy.
The Progress., 1898-10-01
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For CONGRESS =

For CONGRESS. -
BY authority, The Progress announces
HON. PHANoR BREzEALE,
OF Natchitoches parish, as a candidate for
Congress from the Fourth District, sub
icct to nomination by the Democratic
party.
We are authorized to announce
JUDGE h. w. HUTHERLIN
OF DeSoto Parish, AZ candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Congress from
+. the Fourth District.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-11
kesOIutiOnH OF Hesnee,

AT regular meeting OF One and All
l. dye, No. 272, Sons OF st. George, of
Red Jacket, held January 10 tn follow.
ing resolutions were adopted.
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased an All-wise provi-
uence 70 remove from our midst our worthy
brother, James TachelI, one OF our oldest and
most TAI hfui membe 3, true to the principles
OF our order. faithfulin every respect he was
Kind father, faithful brother and WORTHY
citizen.
WHEREAS, The intimate relations long held
ny the deceased with the members OF this
order render IL proper that we should plaoa
upon record our appreciation OF his services
asa worthy brother. Therefore, IL is
RESOLVED, That we deplore the loss OF our
brother, James Tachell with deep feelings O,
regret. hoping our loss is his gair.
RESOLVED, That we tender TO his sorrowinc
relations our sincere coincidence and earnest
sympathy In sorrow at the the loss OF suoh /.
devoted brother.
RESOLVED. That our charter be draped in
mourni for the space OF thirty DAYS AND
that's copy of these resolutions be spread upon
the records OF our lodge, copy sent 20 the
family Of our deceased brother and that thew
be published In the Copper Country Evening
NEWS
Blest are the pure In heart.
For they shall see our God,
The secret OF the Lord Is theirs;
Their soul lie his abode
JOHN b. Brown,
john II. MARTIN,
HENRY LUTEY,
Committee.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-11
Mr. John I. Blaine's Death.

The old residents of the copper district
will hear with regret of the death OF
Mr.. John |. Blaine, who for many years
resided at the Lake where he filed posi-.
tions OF trust in the Offices OF yario /,
hitting companies. the last one being at
the SchoolcraIt mine. now abour 80
years ago. Having accumulated consid.
cradle oil this worlds goods he retire d
from active life and for the last quarter
OF century resided With bis half sis er
at Pittsburg, where he died on the 10Th
inst, and strange to say his sister died
four days previously. Capt. Vivian will
attend the funeral. MIR. Blaine who W az
one OF the most amiable of men, had
passed three score years and ten by
some Is years.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-11
Hockey Team Coming.

The crack hockey team OF Marquette,
l. contemplating a trip To the copper
country and is ANXIOUS to arrange games
with several clubs 10 the various towns
in the district. 1t Is probable that the
fl st game will be PLAYED with a team
from this city as 1T is intended to get up
team here soon. Manager Schroeder
is DESTROYS that all those who wish to
join team of hockey or to play polo
should hand in their names to him as
soon az possible. A race is announced
for next Saturday night at the Skating
pavilion. lie will be between Elmer
Thompson and Nels Esren. The latter
IS said TO be as fast a skater as there is
in this vicinity, particularly in long dis
lance runs and the race with Thompson
viii be for two miles.
Those who have seen Eckrem skate
that distance say that he will give
Thompson fast race, but Thompson's
friends think he will be able to defeat
him.
There will also be boys race at the
Pavilion next Saturday afternoon for a
pair OF racing skates. However, the
boys must put up fast race to get the
prize and make better time than they did
last winter, that is they must skate the
mile faster than 3:49. which as the best
time made in the boys race last season.
The rink will be open every afternoon
and evening this week.