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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12
Michigan's alag Act"

"The laws that are passed by some or
our state legislatures are absurd and
puerile in the extreme" said Mr.. @. l..
Milhous. "In Michigan there is a statute
known in the cities as the jag act, under
the sweeping provisions of which an OFF,
cious policeman can bring almost anybody
before the local courts. 1t mixes up all
sorts of offenses In way that would DO
ludicrous If 1t were not harmful. man,
for instance, who threatens to leave his
wife and children is, by the act, disor-
derby person and subject to arrest; so
also is an innocent exhibitor of n Punch
and Judy show, or rope or wire dance
performer, or tho giver of n drink to "a
friend who has already had perhaps few
smiles too many.
"The trouble with a law like this, which
the supreme court of the state has de-
clared constitutional, is that 1t may easily
become an instrument of persecution. 1t
may DO employed as dragnet to enmesh
respectable citizens who thoughtlessly
violate some of its provisions. Domestic
infelicity might cause a man while In bad
humor to threaten to abandon his home,
though he really cberishes no such pur-
poee. My theory is that legislation in
tended to regulate the morals of people
is out OF place in tho closing years Of the
nineteenth century. Washington Post
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EIGHTY-NINE CENTS AHEAD.
The Amount Was Turned Over to the sIis-
ceilaneous Account.

The United States government is ahead
80 cents in the first payment made for the
Union Pacific road For some reason
the court which handed down the decree
ordering the sale of the Union Pacific fixed
the amount of the first payment at Sl3,-
645, $50 80. How the court got the idea
that 50 cents was part of the amount of
the bonds represented in the sinking fund
is not known, but the decree fixed that
amount as necessary TO be paid, and the
reorganization committee paid it. The
exact amount of the bonds in the sinking
fund, for which the first payment was
made, was the sum given. with the excep-
ton of the 80 cents.
When the big payment reached the treas
uly the other day, separate warrant had
to be made out for the 80 cents, and il was
covered into the miscellaneous account.
The government is that much to the good
and has no way of refunding to the reor-
ganization committee. Washington Star
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12
DOG HAD EpILEPTIo FITS.
The Disease Was Transmitted From His
Master to Cure Him.

A strange experiment in the transmits
sion of disease from man to dog has recent
ly been completed in Anderson, Ind. A
fine looking hound, the property of Thorn
as Fisher and constant companion of his
son Hugh. was lately killed by the police
while undergoing violent fit Of epilepsy.
Young Fisher has always been subject TO
epileptic spells and although he was under
the treatment of experienced physicians
and experts, he constantly grew worse.
Finding that none of the Legitimate"
treatments would give him relief the ia
ther reconciled himself to experimenting.
A quack doctor insisted on him trying
the ''dog cure" He required him TO get
q big, healthy dog that had fairly good in
telligence and strong vitality. He then
prepared lotion for the victim and pre-
scribed SO much medicine per day and
constant companionship with the dog.
The animal was even to be taken to bed
with the invalid, and, In fact, be next to
him all of the time. The dog was a fine
looking fellow, the perfect picture of
health and brute intelligence. He readily
took up with young Fisher, and they be-
came inseparable. After few weeks the
dog began to show signs at times of some
thing being wrong with him, and gradu-
ally these symptoms became more pro-
nounced and the spells more frequent.
Finally they became well defined epileptic
fits. At first they were mild, but they be-
gan to grow frequent and very serious.
AS the dog began to have the symptoms of
epilepsy the boy began to get better and
his spells became less frequent and severe.
A year after their companionship began
the dog had the spells as bad as the boy,
and at last it became necessary to dispatch
him to end the agony which he expert
enced when taken with the epileptic at
tacks.
Another dog has been bought and the
process started over again. The boy only
had the spells half as frequently and
severely as when he first began the treat
ment. 1t is claimed that the new dog will
take a half of what is left and that by
keeping up n continual practice with the
different dogs ono after another, reducing
the disease one-half by each one, at last
the disease will be reduced SO much that it
will not even be noticeable. 1t is claimed
that the same peculiar symptoms of the
disease that were manifested in the boy
were also manifested in the dog The fea
lures of the treatment are kept secret and
will not be given out until his case is final
ly disposed of successfully Cleveland
| Plain Dealer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12
TWO THOUSAND SHEEP.
The Flock Wandered Five Hundred Miles
After the Shepherd Was Killed.


A herder in charge Of a flock Of 1000
sheep, which were grazing near tho base
of the San Francisco mountains, in Ari-
IONA, was killed by lightning during a
terrific storm which visited that section
about the Isl OF August. AS the herder
was not expected to come in with his sheep
until the LIST of October, his absence dur
ing August and September attracted no
attention. When the middle of October
came and he did not show up, messengers
were sent out to find him.
After a search of some days the remains
of a camp were found under tree which
had been riycn 10y the lightning. A fur
ther search revealed the bones OF a human
being scattered about over the ground,
having evidently been carried about by
wolves. prospector who had passed that
way had camped for night with the man
about the LIST of August and said the herd
was then moving northward. This tree
around which these articles were found
was just about far enough north to have
been the next camping place, and when it
was remembered that there was a severe
storm Of thunder and lightning in that
section one night about the time referred
to it was clear that the man had made
his camp under this tree and had been
by wolves. The sheep had never been
heard of and no trace of them could be-
found anywhere in that part of the coun-
try.
But now comes the strange part OF the
story. A few weeks ago a herd OF about
1000 sheep was found on the plain In San
Miguel county in New Mexico, with no
one in charge of them, and to all appear
ances belonging to nobody. The parties
in Arizona heard Of this fact and wrote to
an officer in this territory, giving their
marks and explaining how the sheep could
be identified. 1t was found beyond any
doubt that this was the herd that had dis
appeared from the range in Arizona about
the LIST of August. The animals had been
shifting for themselves for more than
three months and turned up at point
fully 500 miles from the place where the
herder was killed. They had crossed the
Rio Grande on the way.-San Francisco
Call
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12
CWl-NAlN AND OTHERS.
The Philologst with an Attack of Ma
Iaria and the intellectual Drug Clerk.


The philologist had an attack of malaria.
He went to the intellectual drug clerk and
remarked
"Will you kindly put me up ten five
grain pills of cwi-nainf'
The drug clerk, with the nonchalant
confidence Of his kind, answered:
"Ten five grain pills Of ki-ninP Ger
tainly" r
"No; not ki-nin," said the philologist,
"but cwai neen."
Il thought you said cwi-nain."
"No. You misunderstood me. 1 said
cwin-in, answered the philologist.
"Ah! / stand corrected. We have been
in the habit of calling it ki-nin among the
profession.
"Have you? When went to school, the
proper pronunciation was cwai-nain, or ii
may have been cwi-nine.
The intellectual drug clerk looked puz-
zled. He apparently suspected that he was
being guyed. He attempted to create a
diversion by suggesting that the philolo'
gist might find the-ah-the--ki- min
more effective i'm the form of capsules. The
philologist said:
81 have been in the habit of taking my
cwin ain in the form of pills.
"You may have it any way you like,
professor, and you may call it whatever
you please" said the drug clerk as he
bowed with an expression that indicated
that he felt himself somewhat crushed.
swell, I'll call it cwin-ain. But you
can call it almost any old thing and you
will be pretty sure to be right, according
to somebody who has made dictionary in
tho last 90 years II it works in as many
different ways as it is pronounced, will
either be killed or cured before morning
Then the philologist laughed and said,
"Its great word, and the drug clerk
murmured, "And great medicine. "
Latey they were seen behind the prescrip'
ton desk discussing something that usu-
ally is absorbed with quinine and is gen
orally pronounced excellent-New York
Sun
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12
A SHIPS MACHINERY.
Eighty-six Steam Engines In One Of the
Big Cruisers.

In warship like tho Massachusetts, of
the United States navy there are alto
gether SO steam engines, big and little, in
the equipment, and many of these en-
gines have double steam cylinders-in fact,
there are no less than 1853 steam cylinders
all told
With so many engines to be supplied
with steam, it is very apparent that the
matter of economy should be carefully
studied. This subject has been looked into
more or less, but it has been found that to
compound the engines of many of the
auxiliaries would add still moro TO the
complication, to say nothing about addi-
tional weight and space. Then, again,
many of the auxiliaries are only occasion
ally brought into use. However, there is
no doubt that as great a stride Will be
made in the near future in steam econo-
my for the auxiliary engines rs has been
done with the main engines.
Although the power of all tho auxiliaries
on the trial trip of the Massachusetts aver
aged only about 2A per cent of the indi-
Gated horsepower of the main engine, the
actual amount of steam used by those
auxiliaries was no doubt anywhere from
10 to ID per cent of all the steam gener-
ated. On the trial trip referred to the
main engines and the auxiliaries in use
developed the following powers: Main en-
gines, 10, 1873 indicated horsepower; air
pumps 12% indicated horsepower, or
about one-eighth of per cent of thepower
of the main engines; circulating pumps,
8616 indicated horsepower, or about one
third of per cent; feed pumps, 81 indi-
Gated horsepower or about two-thirds of
per cent; forced draft blowers, l07 indi-
Gated horsepower, or about l per cent;
other auxiliaries, 45 indicated horsepower,
or about one-half of per cent. The total
of all tho auxiliarieS was 275 indicated
horsepower, or as above stated, about 2A
per cent of the indicated horsepower of
the main engines. This certainly shows
that there is an opportunity for the de-
signers of the different auxiliaries to try
and see if some of this steam cannot DO
saved -Cassier's Magazine
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12
OUR LANGUAGE.
Thu Difference Between It's Use In Epr-
land aud America.


There Is between England and Amer,ca
both as to grammar and pronunciation
another difference which goes deeper than
mere language. Ever since the time Of
Noah Webster there has been, I'm this COM
munity, "a desire to make the English Ian
guage consistent with itself and employ it
accordingly. There Is tendency to sneak
and write 1t on theory whereas In Eng
land 1t is spoken and written according to
usage. II this usage meant as In Franco
that decided and imposed by a learned
body, it would be very different, but I'm
England the usage recognized Is not even
that of Oxford and Cambridge, but of
"society" being the vague name of
awholly indeterminate class, eliminating
In n series OF princes and princesses whose
parentage was not even wholly English,
but half German. There Is a tradition i'm
France that the reason why the word car
rosse (carriage) Is masculine instead of
feminine, as analogy would require, is be-
cause little Bourbon prince, wishing to
go out TO drive, once called for mon car
rosse.
There Is no reason to think that there
has been any such direct royal influence
In England, but there is no doubt that
what is called English society, which Ia
the recognized standard of speech In its
own country, is responsible for inelegancies
and inaccuracies of speech which, If they
had originated here, would very possibly
have been repudiated and condemned To
say sit Is him" and different to" is as
inaccurate as to say 81 don't know as" or
she played some, the difference being
that while thousand teachers In our own
country are trying to eradicate these last
improprieties there Is probably no school
In England where different to" and cit
Is him" arc not recognized as perfectly
legitimate because somebody in good So
ciety is supposed to use them. And so Of
pronunciation. One constantly hears well
bred English people transform ooh" into
"Aouw," and when into "wen"-the
latter being simply a more refined form of
that aversion to the which is seen at it's
extreme in Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins.
To sum 1t all up, the besetting sin Of
Americans lies in holding too finical and
pedantic mode of speech, and paying too
little regard to mere usage, while to Eng
fish people usage-meaning social or fash
ionable usage-is everything and the con-
sistency of the language nothing. -Thom-
as Wentworth Higginson In Harper's Ba-
Ear.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12
65E MOUNTAIN.
A Cresasss FILLED with Honey and Occu-
pied by Snakes.


About &c miles from Cleburne on the
Brazos river Is Bee mountain. On one
side IL rises several hundred feet above the
country around and the other fronts tho
river and rises perpendicularly for 500 feet.
On the perpendicular side are several
crevasses or caves, In which places are mil
lions of bees and tons upon tons of honey.
1t Is impossible to scale the dizzy heights
from below, although the rocks are worn
out places that look as II steps had been
made to climb this mountain ages and ages
ago, and 1t is believed by some that abort
gines scaled this cliff to procure honey for
their primitive meals.
Within the memory of man, however,
parties have been daring enough to have
themselves suspended with rope and let
down to where the bees enter the rocky
bluff, and the tales they told of the vast
amount of honey would sound like a
story from the Arabian Nights
One man, cowboy, who worked on the
old Abe Wilson ranch, which was quite
famous here in an early day, had the
temerity to have some of his colaborers let
him down with rope. Where the bees
entered, he said, the crevasses were not
large enough for q man to enter, but lit
tie south of that point was a hole about 4
feet high and or 10 feet wide, which he
entered. What he saw simply struck him
dumb with amazement. There, hanging
from the top Of the cave, which seemed to
extend for quarter of u mile back, were
great combs of honey 90 or 30 feet long and
from to feet wide. They looked like a
great lot of fine silk lace curtains hanging
in some grand old hallway. The hum
ming of the bees sounded like the noise Of
many spindles in great factory. He
had a hunting knife with him and sliced
off apiece of the honey and ate 1t, and was
just about to slice off more to bring to
his companions ON the mountain above,
who were waiting to pull him up, when
his attention was drawn to another direc-
ton. On listening closely he detected a
Kissing sound and one unlike that made
by the bees. Presently, from the direc-
ton from whence the sound proceeded, he
saw at least 100 serpents coming toward
him, their little beadlike eyes shining In
the glare of the torch he carried 70 use
a street phrase, he "tore out" leaving his
hunting knife and this Klondike of honey
behind.
When his friends had pulled him up, he
had tainted from the fright. When he re-
covered, he told them what he had seen.
At first they laughed at him, but finally
1t became an accepted fact that in Bee
mountain there are tons of honey, but no
one since that time has ever been reckless
| enough to venture in that cave where not
only millions of bees and tons OF honey
are to be found, but where den of SER
penis greets the intruder Alderman Tom
Childress has summer home which ad-
joins this mountain, and is going to tun-
mel into the side of it and try to arrange
to exterminate the serpents and have this
wonder to exhibit to his friends.
ton News.
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Parrot Saved the Family.

An up to date parrot, the pet of the fam
lily of Friedrich Mahla Of Lenni, near Mo
dia, Pa, doubtless saved the entire house
hold from pcrishing i'm the burning of
their home early few mornings ago. MIR.
Mahla was awakened about 3 O'Clock by
unearthly screechcs from the parrot in the
dining room below. On coming down
stairs he found the entire lower part of the
house, which was of frame, ON fire, and
the family had barely time TO escape. In
the hasty exit Of the family the parrot was
not forgotten, and was taken out, half
chokcd to death with smoke. 1t was about
the only thing saved from tho fire, as tho
house and nearly all the furniture and tho
store and stock of goods adjoining were
consumed. -Philadclph Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12
As He Tells 1t.

A restaurant keeper in tho Jellico and
Coal Creek country of Kentucky has the
following business card:
"Twenty-flvc cents an Eat-25 cents
sleep. The Edwards House, p. M. Ed
wards, Proprietor, Coal Greek, Tenn, d.
rectly opposite II. r. depot. Not the lar
gest hotel in the berg. Not newly furnished
throughout. No free bus to trains. Not
the best grub the market affords. But sim
ply clean beds and something good to cat.
Toothpicks and ice water thrown INF Try
usi Pay upl And II not satisfied keep
mum. Our city Is composed mostly OF
hogs, diggers, merchants and lawyers,
named In the order Of their Importance.
Good crosstie walks on all the principal
thoroughfares. "--Exchange.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12
TO START SCHOOLS -
The Chinese Government WEI --stabiish
the First In san Francisco.

The Chinese Government WEI -,stablisli
the First In san Francisco.
One of the most important movements
originating with the new Chinese minis
ter WI Ting Fong, to bring into closer
relations the white people and the people
of his own race is shortly to be carried out
in San Francisco. 1t contemplates the
erection of school building, the bringing
of corps of teachers from China and the
education of the Chinese youth of this city
and coast in both English and Chinese
branches
The Chinese government is preparing to
expend not less than $40, 600 in executing
this project and providing for the perma-
nent maintenance of the school. Tuition
will be strictly free, but small charge
may DO made for instruction in special
branches.
If the experiment proves success sim
liar schools will be established by the gov
eminent in other sections of the United
States New York World.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12
NEW ISLAND IN VIEW.
It Appeared Above the Surface After
Earthquake Shocks In Eorneo.

Earthquake shocks were felt at Kudat,
island of Borneo, on Oct. 2l, and tremors
were observed all along the coast 1t was
followed by the usual tidal wave but its
force was not sufficient TO cause much
damage
The greatest disturbance appears to have
occurred in the ocean, for u new island
was thrown up from the sea opposite La.
buan, between Mempakul and Lambeidan.
The new island is composed of clay and
rocks. 1t measures 400 by ESQ yards in
size, is 90 feet high, and appears to be in
creasing in size In several places it emits
an iniiammable gas having a strong smell
of petroleum. Fishermen have ignitcd
this gas, causing flames to shoot high into
the air and forming beacon visible for
many miles at sea.-New York Sun
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12
How a Tramp Paid For a Meal.

Warren's hall i'm Frccport, Me. has n
drop curtain which was painted by an un-
known tramp When the hall was being
built, a tramp applied TO the proprietor for
something to eat, and was set to do some
painting to pay Tor it, The owner wanted
some fancy decorating done, and the tramp
was allowed To try his hand at IL, and sue.
cecsled SO well that his work was accepted
and now remains as a testimony of the
skill of an unknown wandering genius. -
Boston Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12
Russian Ignorance.

Somebody was speaking before Count dc
Mitkiewicz of ths Ignorance which prevails
among the lower classes in Russia.
"Ab, yes, that 10 very true, ;" said he,
"and IL reminds me of letter had from
a friend In ST. Petersburg. 1t was written
just at tho time when the late cars death
was first rumorcd My friend approached
a private soldier in the street and asked
him II no were sorry about the emperor s
death. The soldier salutcd.
My lord. he said, Il have not yet re.
oeived my ordersl' "-Washington Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12

When certain general was camping
on the lower Mississippi, his negro boy,
Harry, was one day asked by friend
whether the general was not terribly an;
noyed by mosquitoes. "No, sahl" said
Harry. "In the. evenin Mars George Is so
'toxicated he don't mind the skecters, and
in the mornin the skeeters Is 90 'toxicated
they don't mind Mars George "-San
Franisco Argonaut
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12
Antiseptic.

No., why" he demanded desperately, fare
you so chillyi"
so must needs, rejoined the princess,
!, ot argumentatively, preserve my
oomposure
laugh. e''p'
lno cold storage process" he muir
'"SSreu, viii preserve anything.
sunmoning her slaves, sho babe them
p'' MN out.-Detroit Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12
Hatnin In ms Heart Killed a Cow.

Veterinary Surgeon A. NJ. Coats OF
Binghamton, n. Y. was recently called to
New Berlin, n. Y, to find out what caused
the death of a COW that had departed this
life rather mystcriously. The surgeon per.
formed an autopsy and found In the stom-
sch of the animal hatpin 5% inches
long, which had perforated the pericardium
and entered the heart.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12

aevcral curious golden objects have been
~ unearthed from Etruscan tombs, tho use
~ :. which for long time was conjectural.
~ ws at length ascertained that they
a nus' have been the heads Of walking
. mes probably belonging to the dudes Of
s'ooo years ago. .,...t
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12

+. A. Baldwin of Bowling Green, o.,
recently killed one of his flock of chickens
and found solid gold ring In its craw
that had been given his wife for wedding
present years ago.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12

A trainload of lnsecd oil cake aggre-
eating 672, 900 pounds, was shipped from
Fredonia, Kan, recently for Liverpool.
Other shipments to European ports are 10
follow as soon as the demand can be sup
piled.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12

Tho young women sent out ms wives for
the Virginia colonists In 1920 brought
from 100 to 100 pounds Of tobacco apiece,
the tobacco being worth shillings .
pound.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12

Cuba will never be paci1ed until foot
ball Is introduced there. Memphis Com
meroial-Appeal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-12
Credentials Aslsssas.

Credentials Miasing.
Josephine Is In trouble"
"What is the matterS"
"Ehe lost her pocketbook with her d.
vorce certificate In it. "--ChicAgo Record.