The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-02

eaten tne putriotic oJo \onu ~'A1o -
ni.kel) is displayed. Tiny. silk. Ameri'
can flags attached to pins seems to lead
In popularity. These sell for two, three
or five cents according TO size. Then
there are lead figures OF Uncle Sam rush
ing headlong for Cuba. Underneath the
| figure, on thecard TO whichit IL attached,
are the words, no doubt supposed to be
typicalIy American, Gosh darn yer"
| There are also Uncle Sam stick pins. little
| Cuban flags and all sorts OF patriotic but
tons.
One OF the cleverest articles In the stock
OF the fakir, is a picture Of the Maine on
thin white paper. A kneeiing Spaniard
IN in the act OF touching of a mine with a
torch. These pictures are put up 10 pack
ages OF ten and sold inc ENVELOPES, contain
ing also small fuse. for five cents. To
| fire the mine this fuse is lighted and APP
piled to the torch IN the hand oil the Span
lard. From this small vein OF fire
creeps slowly along until directly under
the Maine when suddenly there ia mini
AZURE explosion and the good ship is rent
asunder. The secret OF the explosion lies
in small cap pasted on the back.
The different recruiting Offices in the
city are kept busy. At the headquarters
OF the National Volunteer Reserve, No. 1
Broadway, there seems to be no falling
off in the number OF enlistments. The
idea OF a National Volunteer Reserve
force originated with William OH. Wash
ington, the nearest living descendant OF
General Washington.
The National Volunteer Reserve" ex-
planned the young man in charge at head
quarters, lis not for the present crisis
only. 1t is to be permanent. 1t will not
conflict with the national or State
authority, but will act as resource in
any emergency and an auxiliary to theNa-
tional Guard. The president OF the United
States is ex.officio commander-in-chier,
and the governor OF each State is the
commander OF the reserve in his own
commonwealth.
Although the movements only about
four weeks old nearly every State In the
Union Is represented and all OF the terri
tories. Among our members are nearly
one hundred veteran generals and admir-
ais OF both sides in the laet struggle.
Among the applicants for membership
are many foreigners, but they are reject
ed unless they are citizens or have taken
out their first papers. We have on our
lists OF members, Russians, Poles, ltal-
ians and, SO far. five Spaniards.
"Most OF our members are men OF intel
ligence and hold good positions. They
are from all walks In life, from the day
laborer to the banker and broker. Some
oil the would-be soldiers, however. are
men out OF work who come to enlist
under the impression that they will be
sent right to the front. They
evince great disappointment when in
formed the enlistment is not for immedi-
ate service, unless called upon"
"Nine miners came here one day from
Scranton, Pa. We we're greatly per-
picked to know what to do with them.
They had left the mines and walked all
the way from Scranton, supposing they
would be- provided for at once They
we're finally disposed of by three OF them
enlisting in the regular army and the
others in the navy"
1T is surprising" continued the young
man, now many of our applicants
want commissions. Whether they have
had any military experiences or not,
eight out OF every ten want to be cap
tains or lieutenants. suppose they feel
they we're born 70 command"
One OF the enlistment papers OF which
the reserve is very proud, was sent in
from Ohio. 1t was filed out by Frank
Hayes, young farmer OF Dabney, To-
diana. Although but II years old.
young Hayes was accepted az he will
reach the required age (lS) in two or
three months. This young patriot
walked nearly 100 miles to offer his
services to his country, signing his enlist
ment papers in Senator Foraker's Office
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The distinguishing button OF the Nat
ional Volunteer Reserve is a red and
white striped shield on a blue ground.
the upper part OF the shield having white
stars on the blue Held.
The Reserve is In recsipt OF many letters
from patriotic women offering their SER
vices a. nurses, or in any capacity in
which they can serve their country. In
answer to their appeals enlistment blanks
are sent and the femme patriofs ara In