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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-14
President Listens to a
Timely Sermon.
NOTHING FROM THE COURT
washington Still In the Dark In
Regard to Findings.
AMBASSADOR WHITES OPINION.

Washington. March IA. - President
Mckinley occupied his pew at the Metro
politan church Sunday morning and lis
tened 10 a sermon by DR. Hugh Johnson.
his pastor, which dealt at some length
and quite directly with the problem
which most thoroughly engrosses the
presidents mind. He took the Spanish
situation for his text and during his dis
course said: "One thing is certain-we
shall not have war unless there is alb
solutely justification OF IT, The dignity
and honor OF the nation shall be upheld
and American loyalty and bravery re-
main untarnished as ever: but the calm
and firm attitude of the chief executive
assures us that neither by prejudice.
passion. popular clamor. hysteria or am
bition will this nation be involved in a
deadly strife.
Secure from invasion, with mex
haustible wealth and resources, with a
people full Of the martial spirit and able
TO put their millions OF soldiers into the
feld. and cover the seas with battleships.
what have we to fear from bankrupt
nation that cannot even subdue 20, 900 or
10000 ragged. jll-fed and poorly equipped
Cuban insurgents. or from an alliance OF
France and all the Latin nations against
us? Come the three corners of the world
In arms. and we shall shock them.
But this power is controlled by In
telligence. patriotism and christian prin-
ciple. and only stern duty to humanity
and civilization. just relations with our
fellowmen and national honor will lead
us to let loose the dogs OF war. Desiring
and praying for peace. let us hope that
the extent and vigor OF these war prep
arations will avert the conflict and assist
the cause OF peace"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-14

forcibly. A few years ago there was
not enough type In the newspaper ON
ces to set up the articles defaming old
soldiers and decrying the expense OF
pensions. Today. with the immediate
prospect OF war. my observation is that
not line is printed about the cost of
pensions or against the character OF old
soldiers. A good deal has been said. too.
about the unfortunate fate OF the treas
ury. due TO the fact that the pensions
OF old soldiers would be continued TO
their widows. Today there is nothing
said about ibis. nor has there been
word since the sailors on the Maine were
done to death-many of them married
men,"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-14
EXPLOSION FROM THE OUTSIDE

Washington, March 14.--Senator Proc
tor said Sunday night: Concerning the
cause OF the Maine disaster. / feel free
to say that such information as have
obtained indicates that the explosion wa:
from the outside. 1t does not show tina,
the Spanish government or any OF Its
officials in Havana were participants In
the crime.
In the first place ] do not think there
were any mines in the harbor. 1 have
not the slightest knowledge of what the
decision of the naval court of inquiry
will be or when IL will reach Washington
Such information as 1 have is entirely
of an unofficial character
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-14
AGAINST SACRED TRADITION.

London. March 1.-THE Sunday
Special publishes from its Berlin corre-
spondent an interview with United
States Ambassador White on the at
titude Of the United States toward Spain
and the Cuban situation. Ambassador
White. according to this dispatch, de-
clared the statement that the United
States had entered into an alliance with
England and Japan absolutely without
foundat ton. The United States" Mr..
White is reported to have said. will
never bind herself by such an alliance.
President McKinleys administration
cannot act against the tradition which
forbids all such complications in Amer
ica's international relations. Least Of
sll will it do so for the sake of American
interests In the far east
THE fear OF war with Spain must not
be taken too seriously. The $50, 600, 900
credit is noproof that the United States
intends going to war, since the gov
ernment had long demanded such
credit for the purposes of harbor defence.
This, however had been postponed ow-
ing to the niggardly policy congress had
hitherto pursued"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-14
AT A MOMENTS NOTICE.

Philadelphia, Pa, March 1.-THE Mi
antonomah. Katahdin. Minneapolis and
Columbia will be ready to sail within a
day or two, II SO ordered, and whatever
additional repairs may be necessary can
be attended to en- route. All of the war
ships are coaled and have their stores
aboard. and about all that remains to
be done is TO replenish the stock of am
munition. This will be done at the gov
ernment magazine. All the vessels will
then be ready for sailing at moments
notice
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-14
CAN FIX NO DATE.

Havana. March 1.-THE court OF IN
quiry did good deal OF work Sunday,
examining Ensign Powelson and such
divers of the wrecking company as have
been investigating the wreck. 1t is said
that these divers have been released
from further work OF this kind and in
structed TO pursue their labors under
the wrecking contract. The court will
have the services of the naval divers as
heretofore, and. II necessary, can call
again upon the civilian divers. 1t is
thought that the court will close it's
labors here during the week and will
probably re-examine some survivors of
the Maine at Key West. This rumor,
however, is not officially verified, the
members of the court insisting that they
can fix no date for the conclusion of its
sessions or their departure from Havana.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-14
HAS OFFERED A PURSE.

New Haven, March 1.-THE New
Haven Athletic club has offered purse
OF 5000 for n 2o-round contest between
Kid Mccoy and Gus Rubin TO take
place mt New Haven May 30. The offer
was telegraphed to the respective mana
gers
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-14
ACTIVITY IN NEWPORT.

Newport. X. L.. March 14.-There is the
greatest activity At the torpedo station
in preparing charges FOR torpedo OUTFITS
nnd In perfcctiug the dcfcnses at the
entrance OF Narragansett bay. In the
machine shors at the station the lathes
cutting tho shell for fuses and primers
were run to their full cSpscity Sunday,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-14

"Now," said the anxious mother, you do
not want TO marry that reporter. Think Of
having aihusband who never gets home until
2 or In the morning"
"But." said the shrinking maiden, aren't
ell hpxhands that wayf Papa is not re-
porto |hnd-and yet"
But the anxious mother declined 10 listen
Boston Traveller.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-14
MUST RELY ON HERSELF.

Paris, March 1.-THE Times says:
"Spain does not deceive herself when
she counts upon the sympathies. at
least latent. of European governments;
but IL would be a mistake for her TO
expect any effectual support from either
Great Britain or the triple alliance. Be-
fore all, she must rely upon herself"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-14
THE POPULATION Of
PROVIDENCE

Is about 10000. snd We would sav M least
enc half ARE troubled with s6me affection Of
the Throat and Lungs, ~ those complaints
Ere. according 10 statistics. more numerous
than others. We would advise rll not TO
neglect he opportunity 20 call on their drug
gist md set bottle Of KeTp's bslsam Tor
the throat and lunss. Price ~ and 5Oc.
trial sire free. Bold by all drugssts
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-14
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Tsts 1systivs Bromo ouinins Tablets Al drur-
risis refund the money 10 ~ fails 70 eura sso.
The genuine has l. b. q on each tsbleS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-14
Everybody say, so.

C-scarets Candy Caihartic. the most won
terful medical discOy cry OF tic age. plcai-
ant and refreshing 20 the taste. act gently
and positively on kidnevs. liver and bowels,
cure headuche, fever, habitual constipation
and biliOhsncss. Please buy and try box
of g. e.. G.. to-day; 10, -. 20 cents. Sold ano
guaranteed to cure by ah druggists.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-14

You can't Judge the value
OF a newspaper as an adj
vertising medium solely
by the number of pages
it prints. The newspa-
per with the most
pages is, more often
than not, the newspaper
with the smallest cir
cuIation.
Nowadays, pc ople
like to have the News of
the Day served briskly
and crisply. They want
to find all the news in
their newspaper. b u t
they don't want to wade
through a lot of bluff to
get at the real meat.
Nowadays the adver-
tiser doesn't accept the
average circulation state
ment without doing a
little probing on his own
account. The returns
he gets from his adver-
tisements tell him all he
wants to know about cir
culation.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-14
WHAT IS TRIPLE ExTRACTi
The Process by Which tho Odor Of Flow
ers 10 Obtained.

The Process by Which the Odor of Flow
ers 10 Obtained.
Flowers, that are to be used In the man
ufacture of perfumes are always gathered
at nightfall or quite early In the morning
when the dew Is upon them. Before they
are gathered, however, receptacles are pre-
pared for them in the shape of large
frames, over which are stretched cotton
cloths we'll saturated with olive oil or al
mond oil. The cut flowers are brought in
and are thickly spread ON a frame. Then
another frame is fitted over 1t, and that in
turn Is we'll spread with flowers. Then a
third frame is, fitted over the second spread
of flowers, and thus the work goes on,
until a huge pile of flowers Is prepared.
This, flower heap is left for two days,
at tho end of which time the flowers are
removed. from the frames and replaced by
fresh Ones The frames are filed and
emptied. every two days until two weeks
have passed. Then the cloths are detached
from the frames and placed under great
pressure, and all the oil Is pressed out OF
them The oil thus obtained is heavily
charged with the fragrance Of the flowers,
and it is mixed with double it's weight ol
very pure rectified spirit and put in q yes
sci called a Adigester," which is simply Q
porcelain or block tin kettle that fits In
another kettle. When in use, the outel
vessel is filed with boiling water.
In this vessel the mixture Of oil ant
spirits ''diGests'' for three or four days
| Them, after having cooled, the spirit Is de
cantKl into another vessel, holding TIL
same quantity of fragrant oil, and the di
| eesting process is repeated. After being
| thus digssted three times the spirit Is foun'
l to have taken up enough of the perfume
\ and it Is then decanted from the oil TO
he third and last time through u tube
ole end of which 10 filed with cotton woo
TO serve as filter. The fluid thus prepares
is called triple extract. '--Philadelphi
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-14
His Alibi.

Once upon time the late Sir Frank
Lockwood, while attending a police
court, noticed that the magistrates were
performing their duties in very expe-
ditious manner, and he commented on
the fact to superintendent of police.
eyes," answered the superintendent,
who was pompous and none too we'll
educated "their worships always dis.
penses with justice very fast" Some
years ago he got prisoner off by prov
ing an alibi. Some time afterward the
Judge met him and said, well, Lock
wood, that was very good alibi. !"
eyes, my lord" was the answer. II
had three offered me, and l think Sc
lected the best"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-14
An Illegiblo Letter.

Mr.. Thomas Bailey Aldrich once re-
ceived letter from his friend, Professor
4. S. Morse, and finding the handwriting
absolutely il1cgible he sent the following
reply: "My Dear Mr.. Morse-It was very
pleasant to receive letter from you the
other day. Perhaps / should have found
it pleasanter If had been able to decipher
it. l don't think / mastered anything
beyond the date, which / knew, and the
signature, which guessed at There is a
singular and perpetual charm in a letter
of yours 1t never grows old; 1t never
loses It's novelty. One can say to oneself
every morning: Here's a letter of Morse's.
l haven't read 1t yet. think shall take
another shy at it today, and maybe I'll DO
able in the course of few years to make
out what he means by those It's that look
like WIS and those is that haven't any
eyebrows. Other letters are read and
thrown away and forgotten, but yours are
kept forever unread. OV of them will
last a reasonable man a lifetime. Admir-
ingly yours, Thomas Bailey Aldrich. -
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-14
HIS IN SHORTHAND.
Uany Trials of An Engiishman with Uis
stenographer.

stenographer..
An Englishman who drops his HIS
md aspirates hisa's and a stenograpber
and typewriter who spells phonetically
from dictation make a combination
from which trouble is sure to result I'm
less the copy" is carefully revised.
Inc manager OF one Of the most impor-
tant manufacturing plants in Cleveland
is an Englishman. Not long ago he en-
pioyed young man to act as his stenog.
rapher, and one Of tho first things that
the latter was called upon to do was
the taking down" of letter to the
managers wife, who was away at a
summer resort. Being busy man, the
manager didn't take the trouble to look
at the letter after ii q d been typewrit-
ten, but when his wife answered il
there was hot time for the stenogra-
pher. my dear Henry" she wrote,
what on earth do you mean by calling
me Hannah and our little Horace
'Orris? l will admit that this sounds
like you, but why do you make joke
OF 1t before your employees?"
or course the fond husband and IA
Their didn't know. what it all meant, and
so he wrote for an explanation, when
his first letter was sent back to him.
One glance at it and he rushed over
to his stenographer, excitedly threw the
sheet down before him and demanded,
There, what do you mean, sir, by
writing my wife's name down IAN.
nah?'"
"Anna?" replied the young man.
"Let me see. No, I've got it Hannah,
all right.
But" said the manager, who was
furious, ''it's not 'Annah, - it,
HANNAH
"Well, there it is, Hannah-H AN.
NAH
"'Annah be dashed!" exclaimed the
manager. "A-n-n.a, Hanna! Can't you
understand English, you blanked fool?'
BY this time the stenographer began
to see through the trouble, so he begged
off upon the plea that having had 9
swelling in one of his ears he had not
been able to hear very we'll. But it cos,
him nearly weeks salary to square
things with the other boys in the office
and he always deems 1T best to hide
when he hears the managers wife il
the hall. Leader.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-14
Evarts and Mark Twain.

At New England society dinner
some years ago Mark Twain had just
finished piquant address when Mr..
Evarts arose, showed both Of his hands
down into his trousers pockets as was
his habit, and laughingly remarked,
Doesn't it strike this company as
little unusual that a professional hu-
morist should be funny?" Mark Twain
waited until the laughter excited by
this sally had subsidized, and then
drawled out, doesn't it strike this
company as a little unusual that law
YER should have his hands in his own
pockets?"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-14

Frank Sherwood was down town to-
day, the first time since he had bis tussle
with cholera morbus. He says he drove
thirty miles after he was taken, and
never came so near dying in his life. After
this when be goes out in the country he
will take bottle OF Cbamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with him.
Missouri Valley Qowa) Times. For
sale by Sodergren & Sodergren, Drug
gists.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-14
BIG RAILROAD SCHEME.
II Would Help the Companies, but the
Passengers Might Object.


Passengers Might Object.
A man came In and said, "I've got q
problem for you"
BE careful This Is not the puzzle de-
partment.
"Ob, / understand This isn't puzzle.
It's good thing. You've studied me-
chaEics, / suppose. You know that IL al
ways req..,rs the same amount of energy
to transport a given weight given dis
lance. Now then, a conductor ON cable
train starts forward from the rear platform
just as the car starts To collect q nickel
Do you underestimate
Perfectly"
"He arrives at the front end of the car
just as the train has travelled the length of
itself. Say the grip and trailer are go feet
long. Well, the train has moved go feet
when the conductor takes the nickel from
the ilan on the front end of the grip. The
conductor jumps off, waits for the rear
platform, swings On and walks forward
again, repeating the operation and keeping
it up until the train has reached the down
town loop. Now, then, he has ridden all
the way down town, yet the train has
pulled him but half of the time. Isn't
that right?"
"Well, he was walking forward In the
car part of the time"
EYES, but he was riding, too, wasn't he?
The question is, Did it require but half
the energy TO bring him down town that
it required to transport man who sat
quietly in his seat all the timer"
at required only half as much energy
certainly The conductor rode only half
the time. "
"Well, then, wouldn't it be good idea
to have all the conductors do that? Ii
would be a saving of power unquestion-
ably. And if the passengers could be in
duced TO stop forward and then drop
back to the rear platform wouldn't there
| be an enormous saving in power, which
means "A saving of fuel and machinery and
a consequent increase Of dividends for the
stockholders"
"Undoubtcdly."
"Well, then, it wouldn't be such bad
| idea to have cars constructed so that pas
sengers would be- compelled to step for
ward all the time. ing all the way
down town. but bel - the car only hall
| the time. 1t doesn' t 70, ii reasonable, but
there's no getting pnst that law about thu
conservation Of energy. Chicago Rec
| orrl.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-14
The Laurium Fair,

Our twelfth annual sale will be In great
bargains-455 pieces Of mems tieeced-
lined underwear worth 1925 each, at
this sale only 3S cents; $50 pairs of mems
kid gloves worsh $3.50 per pair at this
sale only As cents; 600 par OF children's
rubbers. from No. 6 to II and from II
to No. ?, worth 30 cents per pair, at this
sale 10 cents. Call at once as it is to
your interest. The Laurium Fair, next
to the postofice, 1. Feinberg & Co.. pro-
prietOrs,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-14
The Watch In the Dark.

Two women looked from a window in
the gathering darkness of day.
Each was watching for some one.
Do you SEQ man coming this wayP"
asked one.
Eyes"
HAS he anything in his hand?"
"No."
"Then he must be my husband. He al
ways comes home that way"
(which ways'
empty handed"
Than the other woman kissed her and
said In sad way.
How happy you should be. Better
come empty handed than to come loaded. "
And two heads bowed In the darkness.
New York World.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-14
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Al
ways Proves ERectual.

There are no better medicines on the
market than Chamberlain. We have
used the Cough Remedy when all others
failed, and in every instance 1t proved ef-
fectual. Almost daily We hear the vir-
tues OF Chamberlain remedies extolled
by those who have used their. This is
not an empty puff. paid for at so much
a line, but is voluntarily given in good
faith, in the hope that suffering human.
ity may try these remedies and. like the
writer; be benefitted.-From the Glen
vile wv. Va.) Pathfinder. For sale by
Sodergren & Sodergren, Druggists,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-14
A BUSINESS PARABLE.
You Cannot Fail to Appreciate the Point
In This Story.


In This Story.
Once farmer had 1900 bushels of
wheat, which he sold not to single
grain merchant, but to 1900 different
dealers, bushel each. A few of them
paid him in cash, but far the greater
number said it was not convenient then;
they would pay later. A few months
passed, and the mans bank account ran
low. "How is this?" he said. my
1900 bushels of grain should have kept
me in affiuence until another crop is
raised, but have parted with the grain
and have instead only a vast number Of
accounts, so small and scattered that
cannot get around and collect fast
enough to pay expenses.
Go he posted up o public notice and
askecrss1<Ie-s who owed him to pay
quickly. But few e~srnorhA rest said,
"Mine is only small matterand I
will 60 and pay one of these days, FOL
getting that though each account wa
very small, when all were put togethe
they meant large sum to the man
Things went ON thus. The man got
feeling so badly that he fell out of be-
and awoke, and running to his granar
found his 1900 bushels of wheat still
safe there. He had only been dreaming
Moral THE next day the man wen
to the publisher Of his paper and said
"Here, sir, is the pay for your paper
and when next years subscription
due you can depend on me to pay
promptly. stood IN the position of Al
editor last night and l know how i
feels to have ones honestly earne'
money scattered all over the country il
small amounts.."-Union Signal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-14
The Finlandors,

Mutual Fire Insurance company Of
Houghton and Keweenaw counties, or
ganised In 1890 according to the laws o
the State Of Michigan, viii insure proper.
tv Of its members. Have paid flre loses
over "a. 900 and dividends nearly %, 900
during the last seyeu years to members
Of Ave years standing. On the first day
Of July the company had GAL men,
bsrs. e466.948 worth Of property In.
sured and e11.121.1S in treasury. For
further Particular apply to the undse.
sgned. JoN BLoMovBr, Prssidsnt.
ALEX LDusoNsx. Secretary.
O@ce. <48 Pima strsst. upstairs 6ns
Jacket
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-14

II have no place to lay my head. "
she sobbed.
Her good fairy at once appeared.
"Be careful, then" urged the latter,
waving her wand, THAT you don't lose
it."
Gliding to the front of the stage, the
enchantress let IL be understood that
there would be calorifc period in the
ancient municipality that evening"
Detroit Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-14

Father (at breakfast)-Ho did young
6nodgrass like my turning OF the gas at
O'Clock last niRhtf
Daughter (surprised) why, papa, l.
he-we-didn't know that you did. Lon.
don Tit-Bita
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-14
What He Could DO.

Mamma" said little Jack, "did God
ever make any one with one blue eye and
one blnck?" ~ never heard of any one
that was so," said his mother. "Well,
then, you just look at Tommy Jones the
next time you SEQ him and just see what I
can do. Modern Society.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-14

Clothes cleaning, dyeing. repairing.
altering and pressing promptly and
neatly done. All work guaranteed to
prove satisfactory,
MICHIGAN Dye WORKS.
Over 312 Fifth street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-14
To the Public.

have moved my merchant tailoring
shop to No. III Osceola street, Laurium.
where / will be glad to meet my old
friends as well as new ones. Suits made
to order from best woolens at very mod
crate prices. STEVE Predecessor.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-14
Over Sauer's Sample Room.

There are three little things which do
more work than any other three little
things created-they are the ant, the bee
and DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the
last being the famous little pills for
stomach and liver troubles.
SoDERGREN & SODERGREN.