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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
Patriotic Hancock.

During the siege of Boston General
Washington consulted congress upon
the propriety of bombarding the town
of Boston. Mr.. Hancock was then presi-
dent of congress. After General Wash
ington's letter was read a solemn silence
ensued. This was broken by a member
making q motion that the house should
resolve itself into a committee of the
whole in order that Mr.. Hancock might
give his opinion upon the important
subject, as he was deeply interested
from having all his estate in Boston.
After he left the chair he addressed the
chairman of the committee of the whole
in the following words, "It is true, sir,
nearly all the property have in the
world is in houses and other real estate
in the town of Boston, but if the expul-
sion of the British army from it and the
liberties of our country require their
being burned to ashes issue the order
for that purpose immediately"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
Curran's Retort.

Mr.. Justice Robinson S encounter with
John Philpot Curran has been stated by
Lord Brougham to have been the most
successful instance of repartee ON record.
Judge Robinson was known to be the
author of some anonymous pamphlets,
circumstance which gave Curran an
opportunity of retort when the Judge
made a brutal attempt to crush him
when o young and inexperienced man
at the bar.
II have searched all my lawbooks, I"
said Curran, land can find no prece-
dent on the point.
Your law library" said the judge,
"is rather contracted"
"My books" replied Curran, "may
be few, but the title pages give me the
writers names. My shelf is not dis
graced by any Of such rank absurdity
that their very authors are ashamed to
own them.
IF you say another word, sir" said
the Judge, "I'll commit you.
"Then, my lord, " replied Curran, cit
will be the best thing you have commit
ted this term"
The judge endeavored to get Curran
disbarred, but failed Law Notes.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
Daneerona Odors.

Some smells are dangerous. A single
sniff Of highly concentrated prussic acid
will kill man as quickly as a shot
through the heart The odor Of bad
egg is due to the presence Of sulphuret-
ed hydrogen, and the Objectionable
perfumes Of sewers and bone factories
are attributable chiefly TO the same gas.
Chemical laboratories are famous for
bad smells Berzelius, who discovered
the element called "selenium," once
tried the experiment of permitting q
bubble of pure hydrogen selenide gas to
enter his nostril. For days afterward he
was not able TO smell strong ammonia,
the olfactory nerves being temporarily
paralyzed. Selenium gas has the odor
of putrid horse radish. Tellurium is
even worse. There is story of a physi-
clan whose patient, lady, refused to
take an absolutely necessary rest be-
cause she was so fond of being always
on the go in society. He gave her a pill
containing small quantity of telluri-
um, and her breath was affected by it
to such an extent that she was not able
to appear in public for month. She
never guessed what the trouble was
The volatiZed essential oil of roses is
supposed to cause "rose cold. I" This
peculiar complaint is so far nervous in
its character that paper roses sometimes
excite it.-Boston Transcript
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
Begging Methods.

IL is said that the privilege Of being
an American is one of the most costly
things connected with European travel.
In Italy one is besieged by beggars. L.
3. Aldrich, in From Ponkapog to
Pest, f." says that the Italian beggar gen.
orally assumes that he has done You
some sort of service. This service is not
usually visible to the naked eye, but
Mr.. Aldrich considers it q credit TO the
petitioners that they endeavor to throw
a veil OF decency over the injustice CT
their demands He says:
There was an old son of Naples who
dwelt on a curbstone near the Castell
DELI Oro Stumbling on his private
public residence quite Internationally
one forenoon, Twas Immediately assess
ed. Ever after he claimed me, and final
ly brought his son-in-law to me and in
troduced him as person combining
many Of the most desirable qualities of
pensioner. One of his strong points
was that he had been accidentally car
ried off to America, having fallen asleep
one day in the hold of fruit vessel.
"But sir" I said, "why should
give you anything? don't know you !"
"That is the reason, signor."
The guidebooks give disheartening
accounts of mendicancy In Ireland, but
that must be in the interior. saw moth
ing Of it along the coast, at Dublin and
Cork. / encountered only one beggar in
Ireland, at Queenstown, who retired
crestfallen when 1 informed him in
English that / was Frenchman and
did not understand him.
"Thrue for ye," he said. "Bad cess
to me. what was thinking OPP
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
John Millions Portrait.

John Millions harmonicall and in
geniose soul did lodge in beautiful
and well proportioned body He was a
spare man. He had abroun (auburn)
hayre. His complexion exceeding faire
he was so faire that they called him
"the lady of Christ's College" OVAL
face His eie adarke gray. He had a
delicate tuneable voice, and had good
skill His father instructed him. He
had an organ in his howse; he played
on that most. OF very cheerful hu-
mour. He would be chearful even in
his gowtefitts, and sing. He was very
healthy and free from all diseases: sell
dome tooke any physique, (only some
times he tooke mamma y only toward his
latter end he was visited with the
gowte, spring and fall He had very
good memorie, but l believe that his
excellent method Of thinking and dis
posing did much to helpe his memorie.
He pronounced the letter r Qittera
canina) very hard-a certaine sine of
a satyricall witt. Temperate man, rare
ly drank between meales. Extreme
pleasant in his conversation, and at din
ner, supper, ETC., but satyricall -Au-
brey's brief Lives
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
Too Much Culture.

>"Aunt Penelope Virgins. "as every.
body called her, was visited one sum.
mer by niece from the east. Vassar
college graduate. Aunt Penelope was
one of the most hospitable souls alive,
but she was not greatly impressed by
the superior learning Of her young rela-
tive, and one day she freed her mind
about her thus:
Talk to me about what college edu-
cation does for grill What do you
suppose Matilda said to me the first day
she came? She said:
"I'm 80 glad to meet you, aunty
You accent your name ON the Aunty
Penultimate, don't your"
Did you ever hear such nonsense? I
had to tell her my name wasn't Aunty
Penultimate, but Aunty Penelope, and
I thought she would die a-laughingl-
Youths Companion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
Told on Kentucky Legislators.

A member Of the late legislature from
southern Kentucky was invited one
evening to participate in Welsh rab-
bit lunch at the Capitol hotel Diking
himself out, he awaited the hour. With
that prince of good fellows, Tut Bur-
man, he walked into the dining room,
where coffee and rabbits were served
standing. After partaking of one or two
and a cup of coffee, he remarked to
Tut: "This is no rabbit. It's nothing
but fried cheese and light bread" II
is useless to say that member never at.
tended any more lunches
On another occasion the assembly
balls or germans, which were given ev-
cry Tuesday night, attracted the atten-
ton of a mountain member, and he
asked, "Whar are all them people goin
that are goin up stairs?" Some one re-
marked up to the german. 1.-The -
you say. Do they let the Dutch dance
here?'-Owenton (Ky.) News
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
Some Tough Old Nuts.

Not all centenarians have been para
CONS of all the virtues Thomas Whit
tington, who lived to be 104, was q
habitual drankard, drinking only Lon
don gin, of which he consumed from q
pint to ~ pints daily. Philip Laroque
went to bed drunk at least two nights
in the week until he was 100. At 80 he
cut four new teeth. John de la Sonnet,
1870 years old, was an inveterate smoker.
Several famous old people were ex.
tremely addicted to matrimony. Owen
Duffy, who lived to be 1879, married his
third wife ut 116, "by whom he had
son and daughter. Francis Hongo, q
Venetian, was five times married and
was the father Of 40 children. At the
age of 100 his white hair fell out and
new crop Of the original color came in
At the age of 112 he had two new teeth.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
A Berlin Scandal.

A Berlin physician of standing says,
In medical paper, that the nurses in
the private hospitals are in league with
the undertakers, who distribute among
them circulars offering as much as $50
by way of gratuity for good job He
calls the attention Of his professional
colleagues to this infamous combina-
ton, which has been in force, so he de-
clares, for half q century and exists in
other large towns He suggests the en-
ployment whenever it is possible of wo-
men working in sisterhoods or actuated
by some higher motive than the mere
pursuit of gain.-Berlin Correspond
enca
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
A Glorious Sight.

A very amusing mistake was that
discovered by proofreader in q work
written by Dean Stanley. The latter
wrote, to use a colloQuialism familiar
in printing establishments, the "vilest
hand" that ever puzzled the compost
tor. In one chapter the dean was de-
scribing journey to Jerusalem, the
frequent recurrence Of the name Of the
Holy City causing him to use the con-
traction "JerA" Narrating the approach
of his party to Jerusalem, Dean Stanley
described their ascent mp the hills over
looking the city. He pictured in glow
ing language and striking phrases the
effect of the setting sun as it gilded the
hilltops in golden haze, concluding.
as the compositor put it. in these words,
"And as we slowly turned our faces to
the east our eyes met with the glorious
sight Of Jones"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
He Worked In Oil.

Mrs. Million-Oh, SO you used to
know the Count Macaroni in Italy. He
is very attentive to my daughter, you
know, and am somewhat interested in
him. He tells me that he worked for 10
years under one Of the old Italian mas
teri and that his speciality is work in oil.
Mr.. Globetrotter-Yes, that was his
profession when saw him. He was one
of the most rapid sardine Gamers in the
place. London Answers
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22

ing with an energy indicative that
somebody was hurting them. Long.
slim. scratched upon slips of palm leaf.
the equivalent of books in Burma,
were spread before the scholars. Making
the lads shout is the approved method
of elementary instruction. When the
master discovers any tagging in lung
exercise, a long switch begins to sing
through the air. Quiet, serious study is
exploded. The Burmese educationists
argue that so long as boy is shouting
his mind is occupied. When he is silent,
he is certain TO be scheming mischief.
Therefore the best shouters are the best
pupils Travel.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
SMITHS CAKE.
It Was Something of Surprise When
Served at Dinner.

IL Was Something of a Surprise When
Served at Dinner.
Madam, you don't know how to
make cake" exclaimed Mr.. Smith,
throwing lump of half cooked dough
across the room at the cat. "You never
knew how to make cake. I'd rather eat
wet sawdust. You ought to have seen
the cake my mother made. That was
cakel"
Your mother again-always your
mother!" retorted Mrs. Smith. "Pity
she didn't teach you something's
"What do you mean, madam? I'll
warrant I'll make better cake myself
than you any day"
why don't you try? You'll find ev-
erything in the kitchen.'
"Well, cam"
"Well, why don't you? You are all
talkp'
Smith found himself cornered, and
felt very uncomfortable. as he had Ell
ther to surrender Internationally or to
make good his boast. He had never
made cake in his life, had no idea how
cakes were compounded, but thought he
knew what was in them.
"I'll make the cake" he said.
"Well, come into the kitchen and
make it," proposed his wife.
"What, now?"
"Yes. now. I'll get the things for
you."
Smith took off his coat, his collar and
necktie and rolled up his shirt sleeves
They walked to the kitchen together,
and Smith said:
"What shall ! mix it in?"
ooh, you're doing it," Mrs. Smith
replied.
"Ah, this will do" he said, taking
up bowl. "Now bring me some water,
now some raisins and currants, sugar
and ginger and allspice. There. that
will do" He put them all into the
bowl and mixed them with q spoon.
"They don't seem to stick together, "
no said. Looks more like a thick soup
than anything else. Fancy I've got too
much water" Smith drained off some
of the water and was about to put the
cake into pan, when his wife said:
Didn't your mother use hour?"
"Oh, yes-yes-ah, yes-flour, of
course" Then he mixed in flour until
it was so stiff that he could hardly
knead it. "Now," said he, "I'll take
this cake round to the bakers and have
it baked properly" He started off, and
when he reached the bakers he said:
"Will you just throw this stuff away
aud put in its place one of your best
plum cakes?"
That night at supper Mrs. Smith had
her mother and sister with her. She
had told them of the cake, and they
were expecting great fun at Smiths ex-
pense The cake did not come until sup
per time. Smith took it from the boy
and said:
"This is my cake-something like a
cake" He carried in the cake and
placed it on the table.
Here's a note in the paper" said
Mrs Smith. III read it:
"DEAR SIR-I am sorry we are all ont Of
plum cake so l send you pound cake instead.
Yours obediently. 3. BRown, Baker"
New York Ledger.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
borrowers of Tobacco.

There are some smokers who do not
buy tobacco or cigars more than once
year. There is probably no other article
which is so often borrowed and not re-
paid as tobacco. A wit in this city once
said in q newspaper paragraph, "The
American people last year used 50,000,-
900 pounds of chewing tobacco, half of
which they borrowed" There is almost
as much truth as fun in that assertion.
Chicago Chronicle.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
GRAVE OF PATRICK HENRY.
Not In Richmond. but In Charlotte.
Where He Lived.

Every now and then we see in some
newspaper the query, Where is Pat
rick Henry buried?" and tourists in
Richmond constantly ask TO be shown
his grave, with the mistaken idea that
it is in that city, where much of his
public career was passed. Few people
comparatively know that the man who
acquired the title of 1.-The Tongue of
the Revolution" lies in quiet grave
on the estate in Charlotte county where
he formerly lived. Over it is a marble
slab inscribed with one line, His fame
his best epitaph.
The estate lies ON Staunton river, 38
miles from the town of Lynchburg, near
the border line which separates Char
lotte and Campbell counties 1t derived
its name of Red Hill from the peculiar
color of the soil in that vicinity. When
Patrick Henry bought the place, it COM
prised about 3, 500 acres. The land is
rich-there was a saying in the neigh
borhood that poor land and Henry could
never be mentioned together-corn
grows there as high as man on horse
UiCh lhclS 10 u SCllClal OH VI blllAlhS
fields and abundant prosperity. Its sit
uation in learly times was very remote.
Neighbors were few, one of the nearest
being the celebrated John Randolph Of
Roanoke, who lived in his chosen soil
tude 10 miles away.
Red Hill is now owned by Henry S
grandson, William Writ Henry, a
clever, cultivated gentleman of the
"old school" He has in his possession
some most interesting relics of his cele-
brated grandfather, including the desk
he always used, which still contains his
letters from Lafayette, Washington,
Madison and other great men of early
days; the large, round backed chair in
which Patrick Henry died and a portrait
of him by the elder Sully, under which
hangs yellowed slip of paper, signed
by Chief Justice John Marshall and
several others of his friends, testifying
to the faithfulness of the likeness. =
Philadelphia Press.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
Resourceful Schoolms'am.

An editor in Nebraska visited the
schoolma am and found her shot stuff. "
Here's what he swears to:
''She is the pride of the town, the
star of invention and jewel Of bril-.
liancy. She drew picture Of an iceberg
ON the blackboard. 1t was 80 natural
that the thermometer froze up solid.
With rare presence of mind she seized q
crayon and drew fireplace ON the op-
posite wall The prompt action saved
the school, but nearly all the pupils
caught a severe cold from the sudden
changes "-Crookston (Neb Times
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
COURAGE.
is not they that never knew

IL Is not they that never knew
Weakness or fear who are the brave
Those are the proud, the knightly few
Whose Joy is still to serve and save
But they who in the weary night
Amid the darkness and the stress
Have struggled with disease and blight
With pitiful world WEAKNESS.
They who have yearned TO stand among
The free and mighty of the earth,
Whose sad, aspiring souls are wrung
With starless hope and hollow mirth,
Who die with every day, yet live
Through merciless, unbrightened years.
Whose sweetest right is to forgive
And smile divinely through their tears.
They are the noble, they the strong,
They are the tried, the trusted ones,
And though their way is hard and long,
Straight TO the plying God IL runs.
-Harper's Weekly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
After Him.

Here is an extract from one of the
latest novels:
"Gerald HARRISON painted heavily.
The closo armosphere of the little apart
ment constrained his splendid lungs
He went to the window, opened it and
threw out his massive chest. i"
All of which would go to show that
the landlady was hot on his track
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
Three Centuries Behind Americans.

Ahree centuries Behind Americans.
Several papers dealing with the Penn
syivania coal regions appear in The
century. Henry Edward Rood, writing
@"A Polyglot Community, says:
B>aore than one-half the total number
into the United States are
poming from Austria Hungary, Italy,
oiand and Russia. While official sta.
us'ics are not available, yet careful in.
ses1lgation leads to the belief that per-
laps on or 60 per cent of arrivals from
'ue countries mentioned have had no
guiar occupation, while possibly 80
y cent may have been servants or la
Hers. Five years ago the Rev. MIR.
aaulerie, himself an Italian, in COM
pany with the writer made tour of OBJ.
fervation through the Lehigh region of
ennsylvania, and stated that in his
opinion the Italians working there were
IaSVut three centuries behind Americans
y eneir standards of living-that is, in
aeir Ideas as to food, clothing, shelter.
;aees, work and general intelligence
'ince that time there has been no i'm
pioVement in the class of immigrants
arriving at our ports.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22

Il is very seldom one hears OF woman
.aakiug out her papers for citizenship in
|this part OF the country. Yesterday Miss
Jeanette MacKennon, OF Canada, took
ont her first papers with the county clerk.
She intends teaching in this county and
was compelled to do 80.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22

issThe firm OF Brusmaker & Jestila doing
business in Hancock, in default OF pay
ment have turned over some OF their
stock aud fixtures to the Hochstein leaf
tobacco company. 1t will be sold at
public auction.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
Not So Bad as That.

Johnny, Johnny, are you smoking
the nasty little things AGAIN. thought
you had sworn off. )"
Nom. ! never swear. All said
was that I'd be doggoned if ever smok
ed 'em again. Chicago Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
Painfully True.

She-So this is your picture9 It lisa
true representation of the dining room
Of tho ocean steamer, but why didn't
you introduce some characters?
He-Because that picture is entitled
"The Dinner Hour During o Rough
Passage STRAY Stories
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22

vavor Scott and several Others about
Town have received letters the last day
\, 40 from Frank James and George
Ta,,or. The letters had very happy
tone, and the boys seem to be contented
living On the substantial, but not dainty
faro that Uncle Sam furnishes them.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22

AIR John Condor, at present employed
| at the Portage Lake foundry and machin-
cry company, as craftsman, has accepted
similar position with the Calumet and
Heca mining company, and will take up
bis duties there Monday morning.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22

mir. Joseph Wallace, pioneer resident
ri Houghton, died at his home yesterday
morning at o'clock. There was CON-
plication OF diseases. At the present
writing the time OF the funeral has not
been decided. Notice will be given in the
next ISSUE.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22

Bean fever has been added to the liz
of epidemics like hay fever and rose
fever by a German doctor, who has
christened his discovery "Favismus. u,
His cure for the disease is to keep away
from beanfields.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
s,,dry Personal Paragraphs.
Gathered In and About the
win cities Concerning Var-
! an. interesting Doings.
Tho ouincy band will play the following
Inv IN the grand stand, in Hancock,
i.;s evening, July %:

philip Sights, an old resident OF the
,oDsr country, OF late residing at Mason
lin, rlls d,ed Yesterday morning OF con-
'.mntion. He was a member OF both
Aces the Herman Sons and German
IA society and will be buried by them.
Notice of funeral hereafter. He leaves a
wife and three children.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22

In France when the use of yeast was
first introduced it was deemed by the
medical faculty to be SO injurious to
health that its use was prohibited under
the severest penalties.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
Diagnosed.

Patient-I'm feeling wretched, doc
tor. take no interest in anything, have
no appetite, can't sleep
Doctor-Why don't you marry the
girl?-London Punch.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22
A Burmese School.

The uproar was like that Of run
away engine tearing through tunnel
The floor was Uttered with youngsters
living on their stomachs. and all bawl-
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22

Mr.. jennings, senior member OF the
hrm OF jennings & Hager, tailors, OF De-
trot, is calling on his tradein the copper
country,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22

among those who attended the races
ct Lake Linden yesterday were Mayor
Scott. Thomas Coughlin, Will Dee and
I'D Bawden.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22

The only two civilized countries in
the world in which white man is not
permitted to acquire civil rights or own
property are Liberia and Haiti.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-22

Hon. T. B. Dunstan and family LEFT
Yesterday on the tug Cora A. Sheldep,
for Copper Harbor; where they will spend
a few weeks camping.