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The Calumet news., 1912-07-17
LENGTH or ANIMAL LIFE.

Based on August Weisman's essay,
The Duration of Life" figures COM
piled by the Illustrated London News
are especially interesting. The bee
parasite fmale) lives two or three
hours May flies images. four or five
hours moths. three to four days: lar
vac Of bees. FIVE To- six days. Nav files
Of blow fiies from eight tC ten days,
the female winsless bee parasite about
eight days. These form the lowest di
vision. The next includes those living
from two weeks TO one year: cock
reaches (male) twenty nine days. fe-
male twenty four TO thirty-nine days.
female locusts. four weeks: caterpillar.
six weeks; dragon fly. six to eight
weeks. hawk moth. six TO eight weeks.
male bees. four or five months: flea Ia
image, nine months.
Snails live from one TO five years.
The larval life Of the dragon fly is one
year. while larval life among May Gies
averages from two to three years. The
queen bee lives from two to five years.
wood c1terplllars. two to three years
the larvae of cockchafer. four years.
and the female termes from four to five
years
'rhc mouse lives six years the squir
rel, six years: female arts tworkerst,
as images. six and one-haif years
email singing birds, eight TO eighteen
years; the pigeon. ten years. and the
hare ten years. MolIusca live from
ten 10 fourteen years. The ages Of do
mestic fowls range from ten to TWEEN
ty years. The fox counts fourteen
years: the sheep. fifteen years; golden
pheasant. fifteen years: turkey. six
teen years and crawfish. twenty years
The msgpie lives twenty years in cap
tivity and we'll over twenty years ir
It's natural state.
A pig Is credited with twenty years;
wild boar, twenty-five years; sea snail
thirty; cuckoo (singie instance), thir-
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17
WESTERN MINING DISTRICTS.
Bulletin Containing New Series OF
Maps Showing Location.

The United states west Of the 1893
meridian comprising the Rocky Noun
tain, Plateau, Desert and Sierra
Nevada regions. is one of the most
important producers OF precious and
allied metals in the world In TINS
area are many mining regions a.
camps which are known as mining
districts Ia most of the States the
boundaries of these districts are well
recognized and some of them are
legally recorded and nearly an can
De plotted ou state maps with Il rar
degree Of accuracy. I'm the Mother
Lode country of California, however
there are mo- mining districts" m
the sense that the term is used iu tho
other states.
The output OF the mines IN the
United States is reported yearly to the
division Of mineral resources of the
United states Geologica. Survey and
hy stud, of the district reports for e.
number of Years The values of the most
important metals produced IN each dis
tri.t can bo fairly well determined. Iu
some districts. notably thoso In colo
RADIO, tho values of several producers
are nearly equal. but i'm most of rh,
districts thc output Of one metal has
a greater value than that Of the rest
The United states Geological Sur,ey
has published reports on the economic
geolcsy of large number OF the
mining districts of the country. In
1905 the Survey published I'm It's an
nual volume Mineral Resources of the
United States' map Of the Weston
states showing the location NJ the mju-
ing districts Bulletin 800. Mining
districts Of the western United States, "
which contains revised edition of
The orisiraI map. together with much
new material is an index Of the gold.
silver. copper. lead zinc quicksilver.
IRON and rare-mctal mining districts Of
tho Western States.
geologic Introduction 10 this re
port. by chief Geologist Waldemar
Iindgrcu. not only gives general
summary Of the geology Of the states.
but also describes I'm some detail the
economic geology ~ the more import
ant camps as well u.s. somc Of the less
widely known mining regions. This
part OF tne report includes small
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17
RUSHING WORK
AT C.&H. PLANT
Good Progress on Recrushing Mil
and Power House

The Native Copper Times SAYS:
Work on the second G & II. recrush-
ing plant is progressing satisfactorily,
and the foundations are in for sO-foot
extension to the electric power plant
ali ready for the steel work, which
has been shipped, and once here the
work of erecting same will then pro-
ceed without delay other things are
going forward 10 make for the future
OF the big company-and In the mean
time about an average product is be-
ing maintained by the Calumet q
Hecla Two subsidiaries Of the big
company viii soon follow Ahmeek's
lead, 10y increasing the amount OF
rock going To mill, ana thus swelling
the production-these are the Allouel
and Isle Royale, Centennial too, may
increase the tonnage to mill. and Su
perior. the mine working a lode which
today leads all other amygdaloids i'm
point OF copper recovery from rock
stamped. the returns giving results
approaching one and half per cent
copper or upward of twenty eight
pounds Of copper per ton Of rock
treated. viii be heard from later on.
This mine is making pound Of cop
per away down. and is making big
profit.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17
MINES AND MINING, STOCKS

Belated appreciation OF the bumper
crops which have been harvested
caused something of a sharp rally L.
ward the close with firmer prices close
10 the top. Copper shares were ex-
tremely dull i'm the morning. A little
buying wss in evidence late, PROBABLY
inspired by the strength I'm the New
York list. ana gains were the order of
the day, Isle Royale and Shannon
commanded most attention. Butte and
Superior was irregular. but closed
strong above a. oneco was quite ac~
tive Just under 81 indiana gained frac-
tionally. Firm metal statistics for the
last two weeks showed a gain in the
surplus Of close To 100000. but this
fact was given no serious considera-
tiOn.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17

Boston-Both markets showed de-
cideJly better tone today. In the local
list Butte & Superior was weak at
the opening but rallied well toward
the close. Isle Royale was the lead
OF in activity and strength. Liquida-
tion has stopped among the local cop
pers ami buying now will cause sharp
rallies. quincy is my favorite stock
AT present for sharp advance owing
t. It's heaty earnings on the present
price of the metal The next quarter
terly dividend will be declared about
the 2Oth OF next month and should
put the stock on at least an per cent
basis look quincy TO sell at 100
inside of two months.-Foster Of
Paine. Webber a. Co.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17

ty-two; lion, thirty-hve; toad, forty {;
cat, forty: horse. forty; bear fifty;
corals, fifty. sea anemones. tifty' tu
sixty; giant clams,66 TO 100. Man has
his allotted three score and ten and
also ten additional under increasing
longevity. The raven rounds out a
century, as also does the elder buck.
The "ancients'' comprise the last di-
vision from 100 years up. In this
class IS the goose. 100; parrots 100 la
captivity. much longer when free;
eagles and falcons, 100; golden eagle
l0i easily; white headed vulture rs;
falcon, 162 years; elephant 200, the
pike, 200; the carp. 200. and the swan,
eldest of them all, 300 years.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17

In the forenoon, at said probate office.
be and Is hereby appointed for exam
lining and allowing said account. and
hearing said petition.
IL is Further Ordered. That public
notice thereof be given by publication
of a copy of this order. once each week
for three successive weeks previous TO
said day of hearing. in the Calumet
News, newspaper printed and circu-
lated In said county.
(SeaD GEO. G. BENTLEY.
A true copy. Judge ot Probate,
Lillas G.. Mitchell.
Register of Probate.
i. a. McNally,
Attorney for Estate.
Business address:
Calumet. Mich.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17
MARKETS

Boston-rhe market was extreme
ly dull and uninteresting until the last
hour when II rallied sharply and clos
ed at best prices of the day. There
were different rumors as To the sud
den advance. Some say IL was on
account OF the favorable crop news.
others that liquidation had run its
course. II is good guess that the
real cause is mixture of all We
feel that the favorable news has more
than Offset anything that was unfav-
orable and although we do not look
for any pronounced rise. we still favor
the bull side for turn.-R l.. Hall
Of Gay & Sturgs
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17
July 3, 10. II, "a.

July 3, 10. II. "a.
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
The Probate Court for the County Of
Houghton.
At session OF said Court held at
the Probate Office I'm the village OF
Houghton in said County, on the
End day Of July A. ID. 1912.
Present.: Hon. Geo. C. Bentley. Judge
Of Probate.
In the matter of the estate OF Ma
thias B. Wertin. deceased
Agnes Wertin having filed I'm said
court her petition praying that
certain instrument i'm writing. pur-
porting to he the last will and tesla
ment of said deceased now on file in
said court be admitted to probate. and
that the administration of said estate
be granted to John H. Wertin and
Paul Schneider or To some other suit
able persons.
IL Is ordered. That the 25th day OF
July A. d.. 1912. at ten o'clock In
the forenoon. at said probate Office. he
and Is hereby appointed for hearing
said petition.
II is Further ordered. That public
notice thereof be given by publication
Of a copy of this order once each week
for three successive weeks previous
to said day of hearing. I'm the Cslu-
met News. a newspaper printed and
circulated i'm said county
(seaD GEO. c. BENTLEY.
A true copy. Judge OF Probsts.
Lillas @. Mitchell.
Register of Probate.
A. w. Kerr.
Attorney for Petitioner. tasr
Business address:
Calumet, Michigan.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17
Loqlcal Reasoning.

Thelma Smith. little east si6e girl,
has heard a great deal about the dan
ger of contracting disease from hand.
ling articles belonging to others. She
has been taught that she must not
use the brushes and combs of other
members of the family.
On one occasion the little tot was
found industriously lathering her face
with her fathers shaving brush. She
was duly reprimanded and told that
she should know better.
What will | catch, mamma-whis-
kers?" inquired Thelma anxiously.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17
IN THE DEAD PAST.

Victor Rosewater who so distin
guished himself as temporary ehaii
man of the Chicago convention. was
laughing at a luncheon at the Au.
ditorium, about a delegate who hat
shouted from the floor, Il want Rose
water in my bath"
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17

AT any rate" said he baths, with
or without roscwatcr. are universal in
America today. II wasn't alway2 so
well remember a chap who wished "a
rent ore of my fathers houses. When
this chap came TO the bathroom, lie
turned to his wife and said:
oh. look, Hannah, a nice bath
room. Whatll we use IL for?'"
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17
Much lonuer,

Mrs. Exc with newspaper) Here's
an interesting list Of things a penny
will do. 1t Is nearly half column
long.
Mr. Exe-Humph. You ought TO
see list of the things a penny won't
do.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17
FOR RENT.
FOR SALE.
LEGAL NOTICES.
July IL, "A, 81; Aug. Z.
ATE OF MICHIGAN.

July IL. "A, 81; Aug. Z.
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
The probate court for the County Of
Houghton.
At a session Of said court, held al
the probate Office in the village OF
iioughton In said county. on the
18th day Of July A. u. 1912.
Present. Hon. Geo. c. Bentley. Judge
OF probate.
In the matter Of the estate of
Charlotte Skelly. deceased.
Charles Skclly having filed In
said court his final administration ac-
count. and his petition praying for
the allowance thereof and for the as
signment and distribution OF the resi-
due of said estate
1t is Ordered. That the eth day OF
August A, ID. 1912, at ten o'clock
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17
And Poor Cheese. at That.

The milk Of human kindness Of
some people, when ohurned, would
make limburger cheese.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17
CURB srocEs.

j A. Mlnntar & Co say today
Not until the last hour was there any
semblance or interest In tho market.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17

map Of the western United States
showing the general distribution of the
mining districts.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17

Philadelphia's port in June received
92G,tS1 tons of freight from abroad
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17
July II, 20. "a. 81; Aug. 3. Z, TO-
GREENE CANANEA COPPER


a dividend Of twenty-five cents per
share on the outstanding capital stock
Of the company has been declared
August 3ist, 1912. to the stockholders
Of record a. the close of business on
August ifth. 1912. Tho stock trans
fer books will be closed from August
18th. 1912. TO August sist 1912. both
inclusive.
c. A. DUNCAN,
"A . Treasurer,
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17
CLASSIFIED ADS
WANT e D.

ANTED-Canvassers to travel on
road; experience not necessary: ex-
renses advanced; good wages to hust-
lers. Call or write Roy Greenmau.
Slusser hotel. Houghton. II
The Calumet news., 1912-07-17

The big No. shaft of the Hancock
has again been in good copper. and
for some distancc-and rich enough
To warrant further attention FROM
the management, later on. II is nos
stated whether the latest is the Pc
wabic lode. or another heretofore un-
known formation. The Hancock viii
get the Pewabic lode. and it will be
worked at a profit in this property
and I'm conjunction with No. 3 lode
already proven to be of good CONNER
cial quality. and other rich veins. the
future Of the Hancock is assured
The Times Is pleased to note that
the work of research along the min
eral range continues. the efforts 10
find just where the copper is in lands
heretofore undeveloped. II is a com
mendable work and is likely to pay
handsomely, resulting. as it is sure
10. I'm giving the district other mines
20 add 90 the list Of active producers
and money earners, These mines are
not coming In a day as after finding
the copper bearing lode. and of com
merctal quality, II takes time and
heap Of money TO open. develop and
equip a property for active opera
tions. The Calumet & Hecla own
lands that may not be explored for
years, but the copper in any Of them
viii not get away and ten years or
twenty years from now, our mining
men may have new light as TO what
may or may not underlie very large
acreage of which practically nothing
Is known today.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-12
ERUPTION LIKE PIMPLES

Wathena, Kan.-''My child's scalp
trouble became SO bad that I was
ashamed to have anyone see him. His
head had a solid scab on it. He also
had terrible breaking out on his face
which was gradually growing worse.
The eruption was like pimples which
developed into sores when he scratch
ed, which he did almost constantly.
Baby would almost scratch himself
raw.
81 had used several different kinds
of salve, none of them helping in the
least bit, when I saw the CuticuTa ad-
vertisement in the paper and it made
me think of the good results my sister
had when she used it for her children
I had only used Cuticura Soap and
Ointment about two weeks before
noticed that the sores were almost en-
tirely gone, and it must have been a
month or six weeks he was troubled
before I began the treatment. He
would get easy when I would put the
Cuticura Ointment on him. Cuticura
Soap and Ointment completely cured
him and he has a clear complexion
now" (Signed) Mrs. w. H. Hughes,
Dec 81, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. ="
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-12
Only Decoration That the British Sol
diers Value Highly Is the
Victoria Cross"

The fact that there are no fewer
than $4,000 medals stored at Wool
witch awaiting claimants causes one
70 wonder whether the soldier puts so
high a value on medals as is usually
supposed.
Nearly all Of these medals are for
the Boer war, and there is a special
government department with staff
Of clerks endeavoring to trace the
owners. Besides these Boer war
medals, there are 1900 medals for the
Zulu war which have never been
claimed, and even to this day belated
claims are still put in for medals for
the Crimea and Indian mutiny
A short time ago. for example, a
veteran named James Crystal applied
for and received a medal for Afghan
tstRn. after a lapse of thirty years.
Most of the Boer war medals at
Woolwich belong to irregulars, who
Joined on the outbreak of the war,
and. after it was over, scattered all
over the world. But many regulars
have not troubled to claim the medal,
alleging that it is too cheap. ana con-
sidering that 100000 of the medals
were struck, it is certainly never like
" to become a rarity.
Before the days Of We ~rloo very
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-12
ELECTRIC LIGHT IN DENMARK
every Town in That Country of Over
5000 Population Has
Public Service.

According 10 recent information
about the progress of electric light
and power industries in Denmark, 1t
appears that all the towns of 5000
inhabitants and over are now provid
ed with public electric service, says
the Scientific American. As to towns
having between 5000 and 5000 inhab-
itants, there are only three in which
electric mains are not installed so
that it will be seen that Denmark is
one of the most progressive countries
in this respect. The largest sized cleo
trio stations are to be found at Co
penhagen and az present there are
three large plants in operation giving
a total of $1,000 horse power. Cur
rent is supplied for the city mains,
as well as for the tramway lines. AS
regards the Danish stations in small
towns, in general each town has its
own plant, and there is but one ex-
ample of an intercommunal system.
This is at Skoyshoved, near Copenha-
gen, and the central station extends
its power lines over all the suburban
regions, also supplying the traAnways
Of Hellerup and KlampenbuTg. In
most Of the town electric stations the
Diesel heavy oil engine is used.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-12
MEANING OF FAT HALF MAST"
At First Universal Symbol Was Token
of Submission and Respect
For Enemy.

Perhaps you have noticed that when
ever a prominent person dies, espe-
cially if he is connected with the gov
eminent. the flags on public build
ings are hoisted only part of the way
up, remarks the Toronto Mail and Ex-
press. This is called half mast" Did
you ever stop to think what cOnnec-
tion there could be between a flag
that was not properly hoisted and the
death OF a great man?
Ever since flags were used in war it
has been the custom to have the flag
Of the superior or conqueTing nation
above that Of the inferior or vanquish-
ed. When an army found itself hope
lessly beaten it hauled its flag down
far enough for the flag of the victors
TO be placed above it on the same
pole. This was a token not only Of
submission, but of respect.
In those days when a famous sol
der died flags were lowered out of
respect to his memory. The custom
long ago passed from purely mill
tary usage to public life of all kinds,
the flag flying at half mast being a
sign that the dead man was worthy
Of universal respect The space left
above it is for the flag of the great
COnqueTor of all-the angel of death.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-12

instead Of ringing a bell it produces
2 diagram Of the disturbances in the
air-that is, when there is no noise
except that due TO the action Of the
ship or the sea waves, wavy line
is produced, but whenever the yibTa-
tons sent out by the vibrator strike
an object and return, the wavy line
on the paper becomes very much in
creased in amplitude, so as to be cas-
ily observed, and the distance that the
object is from the ship can be meas
ured by the length OF the paper strip
between the giving of OF the yibTa-
tons and the receiving of the echo5
therefore, the distance can be de-
termined with a considerable degrees
OF nicely. and the size of the object
may be determined by the amplitude
OF the waves that return.
The inventor says that the appara-
tus for producing the atmospheric
vibrations should be placed well for
ward on the main deck Of the ship
or in any position where it can be
turned about from port to starboard.
1t should be secured to the deck very
firmly, and connected, by means Of
a three-inch pipe, with a high-pres-
sure boiler. A straightaway valve
should be placed in the pipe near
the boiler, and some means should
be found of preventing the accumula-
ton Of water in the pipe leading to
the apparatus.
Except in foggy or stormy weather,
the apparatus would be merely orna-
mental, of course, until it were used
for communicating with other ships.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-12
InfaiIinn S+in,nIant

Men have tried many things but
still they ask for stimulant-the slim
ulant in use but requires the use of
more. Men try to drown the floating
dead of their own souls in the wine
cup, but the corpses will rise. We see
their faces in the bubbles. The in
toxfcation of drink sets the world
whirling again, and the pulses playing
music, and the thoughts galloping, but
the fast clock runs down sooner, and
the unnatural stimulation only leaves
the house it fills with revelry-more
dead. There is only one stimulant
that never fails, and yet never intox-
icates-Duty. Duty puts a blue sky
over every man-up in his heart may
be-into which the skylark, happiness,
always goes singing-George ID. Prem
tice.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-12

jects for a considerable distance, and
will travel at least 20 miles, so that
they could be received and recorded
by a suitable apparatus at that dis
lance, and would be able to travel
at least five miles and send back TO
the ship reflected echo that would
be strong enough to be detected"
Sir Hiram point out that in pro-
vidIng a ship with a sixth sense,
three distinct devices must be com
bined: one for producing and sending
out the necessary sound waves, one
for receiving the reflected waves and
making them audible by ringing bells
and another apparatus for recording
the amplitude Of the waves. Here is
his description of the apparatus he
has invented:
For producing the vibrations of
waves I prefer to use a modified form
Of siren, the disk being rotated at a
suitable speed by a motor of some
kind, preferably an electric motor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-12
l SIXTH SENSE FOR VESSELS
Plan to Prevent Collisions
at Sea.-Takes Lesson from the Bat

great amplitude and power they are
able to travel over great distances,
and when they come in contact with
a body the waves are reflected back
to the ship in the same manner that
sound would be reflected back, but
this echo would not be audible to the
human ear
L therefore provide an apparatus
which might be considered as an arti-
fetal ear. 1t is provided with large
diaphragm tightly drawn over a
drum-shaped cylinder, and so ar
ranged that the atmospheric pressure
is always the same on both sides,
quite irrespective Of any air blast. It
is therefore always able to vibrate
freely in response to the waves of the
echo, and its vibrations are made to
open and close certain electrical cir
scuits which ring a series of bells Of
various sizes. If, for example, the
object is very small or at very great
distance from the ship, a very small
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-12
AdulatIon Pleased Rousseau.

Rousseau, whose bicentenary ceIe-
bration occasioned a riot in Paris the
other day, created a sensation when
he visited England in 1866. Rousseau
and his Armenian dress" wrote Lord
CharlemOnt, were followed by
crowds when he first arrived in Lon
don, and as long as this species of
admiration lasted he was contented
and happy. Garrick not only gave a
supper in his honor. but played two
characters specially to please him.
Rousseau was highly gratiied, but
Mrs Garrick declared that she had
never spent a more unpleasant eve
ming in her life, the philosopher be-
ing so anxious to display himself,
and hanging over the front of the
box SO much, that she was obliged to
hold him by the skirts of his coat to
prevent him from falling over into
the pit"