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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-02
A TeNoERFooT IN TEXAS.
Shot with His Own ''Gun," Compelled 10
Drink, Arrested aud Fined.

| Shot with His Own 'Gun," Compelled to
Drink, Arrested and Fined.
"Northern men were scarce In Texas In
| 1872" said the Chicago man, who was
nfterward Texas ranger, land not par
ticularly well liked by the native Texans,
a. they called themselves. When / left
Chicago for Texas, l had provided myself
with formidable weapon In the form OF
O 30 caliber revolver, and had no doubt
that would be able TO cope with the most
bloodthirsty adversaries. Arriving at my
destination, / soon began to form ac-
quaintances among the citizens of the city
In which l had taken up my temporary
residence.
"Strolling into the palatial saloon
known as the Glass Front one evening
soon after my arrival, / met a number of
cowboys and deputy sheriffs, and tho con-
versation drifted to the subject of guns,
as shooting weapons are called in Texas.
BY the way, In Texas at the time speak
Of the only persons legally cntitled to car
~ weapons were sheriffs, marshals and
their deputies and rangers, and every bad
man who wanted to shoot somebody would
generally have influence enough to get APP
pointed as n deputy of some kind or other.
Tho most reputable portion of the popula-
ton WIS therefore debarred from carrying
weapons, and was therefore at the mercy
Of any licensed thug. As. 1 said BEFORE
the subject OF conversation was guns and
with considerable pride / displayed my
silver mounted and ivory handled pistol
and asked for an opinion as to its merits
The gun was passed from hand to hand,
each grizzled deputy looking AZ 1t with
the greatest curiosity.
"'What do you call that, my SOM"
asked bewhiskered ruffian at the extreme
end of the bar. a.
"'That Is q revolver, my friend, an
swered, 'and ono Of the best makes in tho
country
"'But what do you do with itP' he then
asked.
i have never used 1t, sir, answered,
but IL necessary have no doubt could
defend myself and do some little execu-
tion.'
"'Tll tell you what, my lad, said tho
representative of the law, IN stand up
here and let you shoot at me all night for
bits a shot
1 have no cause to shoot at you, said
I, 'and do not caro- to get in any trouble
You needn't be afraid, young fel!cr
said tho deputy. NO popgun like that Is
ever going to hurt mo-
Give me back my revolver, said 1,
and will CO.
81 think I'll try it anyway, said the
desperado, and taking deliberate aim at
me no shot me through the arm with my
own pistol. fell against tho bar, pale
and terrified. Then the whole gang began
to laugh. One of them bound up my arm
with a handkerchief, and they insisted
that drink with them. AS soon as /
could escape from my tormentors has
tened back to the hotel and summoned
doctor. He pronounced my injury only
slight flesh wound. The next day was
arrested by the deputy who had shot me,
brought before magistrate and fined $50
and costs for carrying a weapon. Louis
vile Dispatch.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-02
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
A Story That He Was Baptized "a = Ro-
man Catholic.

The Freeman's Journal of Sydney, New
South Wales, has correspondent who
seems To know great many things not
generally known. Ho confldes to us the
secret that the Prince of Wales was bap-
tiled Catholic, asserting that ho has the
testimony of an eminent bishop that his
statement Is absolutely correct. 1t seems
thai when the time came for the baptism
of Albert Edward two dignltarles of tho
Church Of England arranged TO divide hon
ors on the occasion, with the result that
one poured the water while tho other read
the form of baptism. This was the porfec-
ton of Protestant politeness, but all tho
same it was blunder which made the
baptism invalid.
After the ceremony tho queen of the
Bolgians, who had been an observant wit
ness, spoke to the queen privately and
pointed out that tho interesting infant
had not been made a Christian in tho
proper way. Victoria was much troubled
and asked, "What can / dos' "Oh,"
said her Belgian majesty, lit Is easy
enough" adding: Il have here In the pull
ace a Belgian priest, my chaplain. Let
mo call him in to baptize the child proper
ly, and no one will be any the wiser" The
young queen of England, whose mother,
by tho way, was u Catholic, mt once gave
her consent, and the Catholic baptism was
performed with only two witnesses. Apart
from his baptism under circumstances
over which he had no control" the Prince
Of Wales has always exhibited q most sym
pathetic feeling toward the Catholic
church. He has befrionded more than one
Catholic sisterhood in England, was an
ardent admirer of Father Damien, and he
has on several occasions attended mass
Cardinal Manning had no warmer cham.
pion and supporter than the heir to the
British throne, and 1t will be recollectcd
that on memorable occasion he placed
the cardinal on royal commission next
himself and before the premier and the
Protestant bishop of London. There was
"big fuss" about 1t at the time, but the
trouble blew over and has been forgotten.
Ave Maria.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-02
Wagner Mndo His Living.

1t Is true that in his early years wag-
ner's earnings were very small, but when
he had made namo for himself no was
able to command very substantial sums
He sold the copyright-not the performing
right-of his "Parsifal'' for about 80, OOO
which was perhaps tho largest sum over
paid to composer for single opera, while
for tho four dramas In "Der Ring DIES
Nibelungen" he was paid 49, From
the American ladies who wished an or
chsstral march for centenary celebration
he obtained little over q, 900 and it Is
calculated that his regular income during
the last years of his lifo was about a5, 600
per annun. With all this Wagner was
very often in difficulties, but he explained
tho matter himself when he said: "By
nature l am luxurious, prodlgal, extrava-
CANT, much moro than Sardanapalus and
all the old einpcrors put together. -
Chambers Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-02
Conflict Of Nature and Art.

a young man hero in town who is
studying drawing-I won't say Just
how or where-went out to a Welsh
rabbit supper at friends studio one
evening. The supper was given to cele-
brate an examination in light and shad.
ow which several of the young art stu
dents had just undergone with success
The young man speak of was full of
the subject. His mind was still dwell
ing on it when he started home. Half
an hour later fellow art student came
up with him. He was standing before
an equestrian statue in one Of the little
parks and wa intently studying the
shadow of the rome rider cast by the
moon.
Say" said 10 TO the other student.
"look at that shadow. I've cast lo,s OF
shadows and I've studied 'en,. That
amt bit like it. l know shadows.
That amt an angle Of As degrees"
Here he took his friends arm.
"Old boy" he said solemnly, "that
shadow s all out of drawing. Wash
ington Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-02
Waller as an Orator.

"Ex-Governor Waller" says tho New
Haven Register, ''has the most remark
able faculty of memorizing his speeches as
he writes them, and unless we are mis-
taken never trusts himself to speak extern
poraneously. Some years ago, when no
was governor, no had promised to deliver
short address at the Fairfield county
agricultural fair. He had not had time
to prepare 1t, so no wrote it out on scraps
Of paper between Hartford and Norwalk,
where no was met by the committee. Nor
had he time to read 1t over. We took occa.
sion to follow his address with the manu-
script In hand, and to our astonishment
he did not miss an article nor connect.
I've, altogether making one of tho most
felicitous speeches he made throughout his
term of office" : .
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-02
Iodine - /. Detective.

Anot hsr use has been found for tho
yupor OF iodine. This is the discovery OF
alterations in manuscripts. Professor
Bruylats of Louvain, the disooverer OF
the process, noticed that when sheet
of paper which had been sized and fin
ished was moistened and. after being
thoroughly dried, exposed to the vapor
of iodine the part which had been
moistened became violet, while the I'M
moisrened portion became brownish yell
low
It appears that when manuscript
has been altered both the nature and
extent of tho alteration can be deter
mined by the use of iodine vapor. Those
parts which have been rubbed become
brownish ON exposure. and when the
rubbed part is subsequently moistened
il becomes blue, the depth Of the color
depending on the length Of time that
the exposure had been allowed to pro.
ceed
The process is believed to be due en-
tirely to the we'll known fact that wher
iodine is put ON starch the starch be-
comes blue, and the difference In the
tint is dependent on the fact that a por-
ton of the starch which is contained in
the size has been removed in the process
of the alteration of the manuscript.
Oddly enough, the same process will
reveal the extent of pencil marks which
have been erased by rubbing. The iodine
vapor brings out the lines which have
been traced by the pencil point disturb
ing the surface of paper, even though
the rubbing has been SO carefully done
that it has not removed any of the sur.
face of the paper itself.-Pearson's
Weekly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-02
A Great Book.

There is in Utica an old man Of IN.
usual intelligence who is known to
have graduated from no college, and yet
whose perfect English, including syn
tax. photography and pronunciation,
would stamp him as an educated man
in any company. One night this old
man was seated in the rooms Of the
Cogburn club, when he consented to be
interviewed as follows:
From whom did you get the founda-
ton Of your education?"
From Webster"
Daniel Webster?"
"No, but Noah Webster, through his
spelling book When was IL, could
spell every word in that book correctly.
/ had learned all the reading lessons it
contains, including that one about the
old man who found some rude boys in
his fruit trees one day, and who, after
trying kind words and grass, finally
pelted them with stones, Until the
young scapegraces were glad to come
down and beg the old mans pardon"
Webster's spelling book must have
been wonderfully popular
Yes" And genial smile lighted
up the ancient face. "There were moro
copies of it sold than of any other work
ever written in America. Twenty-four
millions is the number up to 1877, and
that had increased to SO, 600, 900 in
1860, since which time have seen no
account of its sale. Yes, owe my ed
ucation to the spelling book. Utica
Observer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-02
The Letter ID.

The Semitic people called d Daleth,
door or opening, whence the Greek
delta. To US in its present form it is
not much like door, as we know, but
II the orientals lived in tents shaped
ike the letter b it is not wonderful
they should have doors the shape of q
u. Our form of the letter is greatly
changed from the ancient d, but a
glance at the Greek delta, which is q
right angle triangle, shows it identical
In shape with the triangular tent door
closed by flaps of canvas, and when one
OF these was drawn back a shape was
represented which must have been ia.
miliar to all orientals.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-02
How the Gulf Is Filling I'm.

In tho years to como the biographies
will make 30 mention of the gulf Of Mex
leo, but will picture an Immense tract of
hoe land In its stead, tho map being prob.
ably provided with footnote something
like this: "Noto-Tbere Is tradition that
this level tract Of swamp land WAS once q
billowy sea several hundred miles long.
embracing all that country between Mex.
leo and Cuba OH tho west and east and
fucatan and Louisiana on the south and
north. This state Of affairs Is beirg
gradually but surely brought about 10y thc
Mississippi ana other United States rivers,
which annually deposit millions Of tons Of
sediment In tho CULTS bottom. Expert
photographers declare that the Mississippi
alone annually deposits mud sufficient in
the gulf to cover one square mile Of is
bottom to thickness of 2i0 feot.-St.
Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-02

The Boat Aground when They Boarded IL.
What Happened When It Floated.

"A man / knew" said an old fisher
man, went fishing once In IL foot skin,
mado good catch, got back along about
the middle of the afternoon, ran his boat
up ON tho end of a little sand spit that
made out maybe 30 or 80 yards from the
beach aud went ashore. He was going TO
Save his fish In tho boat overnight.
at was pretty near low water when he
came in, and the spit was dry from tho end
all the way 90 the bench. A cat that was
walking along the shore saw the boat out
ON ho end of tho spit and went out 10 sec
whas 10 could find aboard. Another cat
walking along the shore and seeing that
the first cat didn't come back won't out
and Joined il, and In half an hour ten cats
had gone aboard the boat and staid there
10 eat fish.
''1ho tide roso, tho sand spit was COW
cred, and the boat swung To an anchor that
the fisherman had thrown over when no
came ashore. The cats had been SO busy
that they hadn't noticed tho rising of the
tide. They didn't know anything about
it until the boat was ailoat. Then one OF
them looked over the side and saw that
they were surrounded by water. The spit
that they had walked out on was now UNI
der water to the depth OF foot or two.
This cat must have told the rest, because
a minute later they were all looking over
the side of the boat, standing with their
hind feet on tho bottom ranged along In q
row and looking toward the shore, tho
most forlorn ten cats you ever saw. OF
course you don't laugh at anything In
distress, but IL you ever did you couidn Z
have helped laughing at those ten cats In
O row.
Finally one Of them made plunge
overheard. Cats hate water, but 1t was
more dreadful 10 stay out there In the boat,
with great body Of water ali around
them, than TO take risk In getting ashore.
This cat got ashore all right, and more fol- |
lowed until eight had swum ashore. The |
other two were afraid to try 1t. They |
staid on tho boat They might have got !
off when tho spit was dry again ut the |
next low water, 3 or O'Clock in tho morn |
ing, but they didn't. They staid on the |
boat, and the fisherman found them there /
when he went In the morning. He held |
them up, one In each hand.
'"Hahp he said. See whnt caughtr
"'Humphp said l. You had eight or ten |
more last night
l"But he was humane man. He didn't
throw 'em overheard. He just kept them
In the boat until he'd brought the boat
ashore, and then the two last cats jumped
out and scooted. New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-02
Getting Eycn.

1 notice" remarked the literary ed.
i,or' casually turning over the leaves of
the book tho struggling author had
brought in, you have given your hero
SIX fingers on his right hand, and there
Is nothing in the story, SO far as I can
see' TO explain why. May ask what
Che extra is for?'
10 snap at tho critics." vociferated
the struggling author, with CLEAN of
vengeance in his eye.
LIE worm had turned. Finn
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-02
the SUN WILL SHINE TOMORROW. :


You'll find no help In signing
When skies are overcast.
Signing makes the heart moro dresr
And shadows Longer last.
Be cheerful, and from here and therc
A touch OF comfort borrow.
Tomorrow will be- clear and fair
The sun win shine tomorrow.
You'll find no help in weeping
Because you tread this morn
A thorny path. Each falling tear
But adds another thorn.
Re cheerful hopeful. and mako free
Your mind from thoughts that harrow.
Tomorrow's path will smoother be.
The sun will shine tomorrow.
Oh, bear In mind. let come what may,
OR pain or care or sorrow,
Tho darkest day will pass away,
The sun will shine tomorrow
James Rowe in Good Housekeeping.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-02
The Test of Good Naturo.

Fuddy-Tbere is ono thing that can
De said OF Mercer--he lives up to the
injunction Of the golden rule.
Duddy-in what manner, pray?
Fuddy-When he tells Groper a poo6
story, Groper never laughs at IL bnt
when a few days later Groper tells the
same story to Mercer Mercer laughs as
though he would split.-Boston Tran.
script.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-02
Ono Woman. w,.,,on

Widow-Have you read the willY
lawyer have tried to, but it ia vour
late husbands handwriting, and can e
make anything out of it.
Widow-Well, II you can't make any,
shing out OF 1t thcro can DO but little In il
Tor any one else.-Chicago News.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-02
Takes His Part

well, remarked the comedian, who
mad been promised a small part after
oa'ng idle half the season, "even a
small role is better than whole Loaf. ;"
Philadelphia Record. . n ~, =
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-02

extraordinary qualities arc possessed by
sne river Tinto, In Spain. 1t hardens
and petrihes the sand of Its bed, and II n
stone falls In the stream and lights upori
another, In few months they unto and
become one stona Eish cannot 1.-Two in Its
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-02

Persovering medioority Is much more
respectable and unspcakably moro useful
than talented inconsistency.--J. Hamil-
ton. .Au4 tfs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-04
MANY HOMELESS FARMERS.
One Thousand Burned Out by the Wis
cOnsin Forest Fires.

MADISON, Wis, Oct. 3-Adjutant Cen
eral Boardman and Colonel Ginty. who
were sent north to report on the forest fires
returned to-day General Boardman saws
While the recent rains checked the flames.
another dry week would probably see them
again at work. He estimates the number of
people burned out at one thousand, most of
whom are farmers, but says they are not
discouraged and will return to their lands
with what assistance they can get in the
way of food, seed, ETC. General Boardma n
neard only two reports of death, one at
Barron and another at Alameda
CUMBERLAND, Wis, Oct. S.-1,he bodies
OF an unknown man and boy were found to-
day in the woods between Almena and Pos
Kin lake burned beyond recognition. Sew
eral persons are still missing Peter Eek
lund, who was seriously burned in the for
est fires, was brought to this city TODAY
in critical condition, and it is thought he
cannot live. four-year-old daughter of
Rudolph Miller and a seven year-old son of
NelS Swanson were found in the woods one
and half miles northeast of Almena so
badly burned that they cannot recover Mrs.
Frank Heinrichmeir, at Poskin lake. died
this morning as a result of fright and ex-
haustion in fighting fires Relief rooms were
opened here to-day and relief is being ex-
tended to starving families. The fire is still
roaring on one side of this city, but the
greatest danger is believed to be over In
the town of YOUNGSTOWN, Polk county, eight
miles distant, heavy loss Of farm property
is reported to-day and fires are still raging.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-04
RELIEF PROMISED TO-DAY.
Cooler Weather, Occasional Clouds
ness and Showers.

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for
twenty-four hours ending II p. m. Tuesday,
Oct. 4-Cooler; occasionally increasing clouds
mess and showers.
General Conditions Yesterday-High baro-
metric pressure prevails over the northern,
low pressure over the southern portion Of
the country east of the Rocky mountains.
The storm area which entered the country
over Florida moved northwestward. Much
diminished in force, it is central over east
ern Tennessee. The temperature fell near
the eastern gulf coast the southern Atlantic
coast and west of the Mississippi. In the
lower Missouri valley and near Lake SUI
perior it fell from ten to twenty degrees.
and quite low temperature prevails in the
Northwest. Local rains fell near the At
lantic coast and from the Ohio valley south-
ward. Heavy rain-1.3O inches-felI at Ate
lanta, Ga
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-For Ohio-Rain,
fresh to brisk southeast winds, becoming
variable.
Fer Indiana-Rain; cooler Tuesday after-
noon. or night; north winds, becoming
variable.
For nlinois-Threatening weather, with
showers in southeast portion: north winds;
cooler.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-04

SAVANNAH. Ga, Oct 3-The flood
winch inundated the islands and low lands
around Savannah and all the vicinity
coast has partially subsidized The first news
from the sea islands on the South Caro-
INA coast, between Tybee and Beaufort,
where tbs great tidal wave of 1893 caused
such fearful fatality, was received tonight.
Inc damage by the storm there was COM
paratively small and, so far as known.
there was no loss of life. The steamer Cliff
ton made the trip from Savannah to Port
royal TINS afternoon and arrived here late
to-mgnt The flood was driven by a north
east gale and did not cover any of the sea
islands in that section except those nearest
the ocean.
The steamers City of Macon. CITY of Az
gusta and Kansas City, from New York
ana the Essex, from Baltimore arrived To-,
day and felt the force of the storm to some
extent. The City of Macon was in the
height of it.. The wind reached a velocity of
nearly one hundred miles an hour. but the
ship Weathered 1t and sustained little dam
age. The four schooners, Synara, MiIleviIle
Fannie Childs and Franklin, which were
driven into the marshes at quarantine will
be hoated after the removal of their car
goes AT Tybee there was less damage than
feared. The Notifications were piled with
sand several feet deep around the guns
but the flood did not reach them On the
islands near the city the crops have been
entirely swept away and much live stock
has been lost, but there were no fatalities
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-04
Indiana COIored Troops, Now at Fort
Thomas, Kentucky, to Do Guard
Duty at Chickemauga.
SERVICE In CUBA TO BE BRIEF
TROOPS TO BE RELIEVED AFTER A
SHORT STAY ON THE ISLAND.
Lees Corps to Go Within N Month
aIry-StarvatiOn in Havana.

WASHINGTON, Oct 3.-The War De-
rartment has decided to send more troops
to Porto Rico. Orders have been issued di-
recting that the Fifth Regular Cavalry, now
at Huntsville, Ala, the Sixth United States
Volunteer Infantry, now at Chickamuaga,
ard the Forty-seventh New York, now at
Fort Adams, shall proceed to such point in
Porto Rico as may be desired by the COM
handing general in that island. The Eighth
United States Volunteer Infantry and two
companies of the Indiana coored volIn-
teers now at Fort Thomas, KY, will re-
iieve the Sixth Volunteer Infantry at Chick
amauga- All the troops at Camp Meade
will soon be ordered to points in the South.
Some of them may go to Cuba, but the
majority will, for the present, occupy the
new camps recently selected in Georgia and
South Carolina. 1t is thought that troops
sent to garrison duty in Cuba will not re-
main long, but when they have seen service
for few months will return to this coun-
try, The same is probably true of Porto
Rico. 1t is also intimated that when the
troops return the volunteers will be given
sixty days furlough and be mustered out.
By that time Congress will have an OPP
portunity to determine what shall be done
in regard to garrisoning the new possess
sions. The troops which have been ordered
to Porto Rico will relieve a like number of
regiments now in the island, the organiza-
tions to be designated by General Brooke.
Secretary Alger to-day announced that
Savannah, Ga. had been selected as the
point of embarkation of all troops which
may hereafter be sent to Cuba or Porto
Rico. 1t is stated at the War Department
that Savannah was selected because it af-
forded the best facilities