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The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
WHEN IRVING PLAYED ROMEO
Silence, Light and Actors, the Three
Things Necessary for Artistic Ef-
feet and Atmosphere.

Wendell Phillips Dodge relates an
incident growing out OF the first meet
ing of Robert Mantell with Sir Henry
Irving. back in 1882, when both were
playing Romeo in London. There were
reviewers who found irving too old
for the youthful Romeo, and one adj
vised that he should make way for
"the young fellow over at the Olym-
pic Irving prepared a special aft
ernoon performance in the Lyceum, to
which all the players in London were
invited. After It was over. Mantell
went back of the stage, and Irving ask
ed him how he liked the performance.
1T has been like an afternoon at
school with congenial lessons" replied
Mantell. How do you do It? How
do you manage effects? How do you
get such atmosphere, such a realiza-
tion of the glory of the tragedy, with
such little effort? Is there no recipe?"
There is; indeed there is," answer
ed Irving. simple, too; only three
things TO remember. The first is ST.
lence, and plenty Of It behind the
scenes, so that the actor may be at
ease, with nothing to distract when
striving for his shadings. The second
is light, regulated as far as possible so
that nature is counterfeited-an that,
young man, is the recipe"
But" protested Mantel, you said
there were three things to remember;
you have mentioned but two. Is there
a third?"
did I say third?" asked Irving.
"Um, perhaps | did, perhaps / did;
but what could l have had in mind?
Let me see. An, yes. silence, light,
and-um, shall say-actors? Re-
member that. my boy, actors Silence,
light, and-actors, that is the third. -
London Strand.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
BUILD TIGER PROOF HOUSES
Malay Natives Perch Their Houses
High Up In Trees to Escape
Beasts.

The ordinary Malay house is built on
posts from Ave TO seven feet high;
but one which | came across was
perched high up In tree. 1t was
the home of a man, his wife and fam
lily, and they informed me that Il was
placed in this unusual situation so as
to be out Of the way of the numerous
tigers which then infested the neigh
borhood.
AS tigers have been known to jump
1S feet in vertical height somewhere
above 20 feet Is considered to be the
limit OF safety. The Malayan house
Is frail and fimsy structure Of sticks
tied together with rattan thatched with
palm leaves and walled with plated
bamboo, or, as in this case, with the
bark of a tree.
IL is therefore an easy matter for
tiger with its great strength to break
into house and attack the inhabit-
ants. Many instances OF this have
been recorded In Malaga. In one we'll
known case whole family we're kill
ed except one man, who climbed up
into the roof and thus escaping the
notice OF the tiger, was Mortified OBJ
server of the cruel mauling and ulti-
mate slaughter and devouring of his
relatives-Strand.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
Small Consolation.

In Dunoon (Scotland) the other af-
ternoon one of the municipal en-
ployes had a free bath. He is veter-
an who drives the cart for watering
the roads. While filling the tank of
the vehicle the long hosepipe came off
the tap with the result that the wa
ter rushed high into the air as IL It
were anxious to do the aeroplane act.
There was no way to get the water
turned off except TO go straight into
the middle of IL. The waterman had
many trials before he managed to
throttle the impromptu fountain. And
when he had made it tap the mat. and
came out soaked to the skin, he was
not cheered up by the remark of a
witness OF the Homeric contest, who
said-"Ach Donal. never mind it'll
no dao ye ony herm; it's saut water"
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
BOARD APPROVES PROFILES
AND ESTIMATES OF ROAD
EXPECTED WORK ON OTTER
LAKE ROAD CAN BE DONE
THIS FALL.

At a special meeting of the Portag,
township board held last evening IN,
profles of the proposed road from
Houghton To otter Lake and the es-
timate Of the probable cost prepared
and submitted by Engineer Fesing,
were approved and ordered placed ON
file. Those present at the meeting
wre Supervisor Foley. elrk Little and
were Supervisor Foley. Clerk Little
and Justice casper Brand.
The resolution formally authorizing
the clerk To advertise for bids ON the
sale Of bonds viii be presented and
acted upon at the regular board meet
ing 10 be held on Monday next. 1t
will require about twenty days in
which TO receive bids and award the
bonds and about the same time Tor
the highway commissioner 10 adver-
tise for bids for the road construction.
While the progress of the preliminary
steps towards building the highway
is not as rapid as sote might eN-
pect. IL is moving along as fast 9s cir
cumstauces will permit Owing 10 the
swampy nature of a large portion of
the route. the surveying was a matter
requiring some time, and i'm addition
10 this the board has been hampercd
by the refusal Of some dozen or so Of
the landowners along the proposed
route to give the necessary right-of-
way except at prohibitive figures. A
way can be found TO build the road,
however. by an alternative route, as
surveyed i'm 1867 by Engineer Beasley
and this may he resorted TO. In any
event, il Is stated by one OF the town
ship officials, the road will be built
and in all probability viii be complet-
ed and ready for use by next winter.
The new road Is to he twenty feet in
width. with a sixty-foot right-of-way
and win be approximately about fif-
teen miles In length. The board cam
not understand the opposition of some
of those who are holding up the secur-
ing of the right-of-way. as many Of
these same people have been the first
to complain agout highway conditions
I'm the past. The project will not H.
as n right-ofway will be |
found, as previously stated and the |
work will be commenced as soon rs I
the necessary preliminaries have been
Of
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
HOuGHTON BREvITIES

". f. Ward, reprcsenting the Balu-
more < Ohio. was in Houghton yes
terday on business
w. G. clark. Mrs Dixon and tEe
Misses Dixon. Of Gencsco. H.. are Wis
itins Mrs. j. G.. Mann.
r. (. Dee of Boston. of the firm OF
Paple, Wcbher \ Co. arrived yes,cr-
day for q visit with his brothers James
r.. w. H., and John y. Dec.
Captain James Wilcox of Ontonagon
candidate for The state legislature, Was
la visitor in Houghton yesterday Cop
tain Wilcox is unopposed and will
doubtless De elected.
". G. Miller Of New York. superin-
Itendent of agencies Of the Metro?oli .
tan Life Insurance company. was i'm
jioushton yesterday on business.
The tug Jack e. Morse came up from
pequaming yesterday afternoon with a
woman who was IN. The ambulance
was i'm waiting on the arrival Of the
boat and took the patient to the ST
Joseph's hospital
The fire department left for Glad
stone on special car attached 10 the
Northwestern train yesterday after
noon. ON the sides Of the car were
streamers bearing the words Hough
ton Tire Department
r. r. White. fol several weeks man
ager of the local telephone exchange,
hats left for Grand Rapids, where To-
morrow he will take up his now du-
ties.
James Osborne is acting as chief
Of police in the absence of Chief
Noctsch at Gladstone attending the
tournament Of the Upper Peninsula
hrcmen.
Judge OBrien has granted a petition
for a writ OF mandamus to Edwardsou
u Helson Of LAnsc ordering the viii
lage of LArse To grant them a hGua.
license, reversing his two former de
cisicns. II is held that the number
of saloons authorized this spring in
L'Anse was eight instead Of seven.
The frciahtor Northern Light OF the
Mutual line, and the coal boats Chero-
kcc, n. G. Holland, and Wyoming are
in port today. The Holland is the
barge thar was sunk Just cast of the
bridge about six years ago.
Prof. and Airs. -. B. Hood of PITTS
burgh, are visiting i'm Horghton aad
are STAYING at the Hammer and Tongs
Fraternity house of the NJ. G. NJ. Prof
IooG, formerly professor OF mechari-
cal engineering at the mining .co,lc.c
left here about a year ago To aecept q
position as chief of the mechanical di-
vision of the bureau of mines.
Marriage licenses were issued tins
morning to Stanley Francis of Han
cock and Gertrude Lowery of Calu-
met; Helmer Conradson and Kate Pc
terson of Hancock. and Peter Romsek
and Annie Lesse of South Range.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
RENOWNED POOL OF silva
Wonderful Waters Credited by People
OF India With All Sorts of
Magnetic Attributes.

A remarkable Indian ceremony Is
the Kumbakonam Mahamakam festi-
val. This feast takes place once a
year, but the Hindu gods are supposed
to visit the sacred tank on each
twelfth anniversary. 1t is said that
the god Brahma once requested silva
to collect the essence of all the waters
In the world 1t Is understood that
Silva succeeded in doing this, placing
the fluid In a pot, which he hid away
on the top OF a mountain. During
the flood this pot Aoated away from
its position. and when the waters SUBJ
sided IL rested at a spot some dis
tance away, now known as Kum-
bakonam. silva, who happened to be
hunting In the vicinity, saw the pot
and, drawing his bow and arrow. shot
at II with disastrous results. The wa
ter, rushing out, filled a hollow, and
this at the present time Is the re-
nowned tank. This tank is now a place
OF pilgrimage. where. during the fes-
tival, untold thousands of the faithful
dip themselves in the wonderful wa.
ter, which is credited with all sorts OF
magical attributes. s.-Wide World Mag.
azine.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
WIRELESS IS ORDERED FOR
ALL PASSENGER STEAMERS
ORDER is ISSUED WHICH WILL
AFFECT LINERS ON THE
GREAT LAKES.

All great lakes boats licensed 10 car
~ nifty or more passengers must be
equipped with wireless apparatus cap
able OF receiving and transmitting mes
sages within a radius Of 100 miles and
must keep two operators constantly
aboard the boat. according TO an or
uer just issued
The order is In compliance with a
recent amendment to section 1 Of the
act Of June "A. 1910. and declared to
be one of the many steps taken by
the government TO profit by THE awful
example set by the recent Titanic dis
aster.
The order is Of unusual Importance
in view Of the fact that there is q
doubt as 10 whether or not there are
more than half a dozen boats al pres
ent plying tho great lakes which are
equipped so as TO pass examination
or inspection under the law.
The rule is the same as is enforced
on the ocean. and the apparatus and
men will be the same or equal 10 that
employed on the largest liners
TIE government has left no stone
unturned in an effort 20 safeguard life
ON the lakes. and It s specified in the
order that sufficient communication
must at all times he maintained be-
tween the radio room and the bridge
10 allow no hitch In sending the IS
.. s. in the event OF grave danger
or accident.
Boat owners from this port will DE
Immediately notified of the new order.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31

went to the outside and between and all
over my fingers. 1t also began on the
bottoms OF my feet and the calves OF my
legs, and itch, oh, Myi j never had any
thing like IL and hope never will again.
The itching was terrible. My hands got SO
could scarcely work.
II tried different eczema ointmcnts but
without results. l also took medicine for it
but 10 did no good. ! saw the advertisement
for sample of Cuticura Ointment and Soap
and sent for one. They did me so much
good l bought some moro using them as
per directions and In about three weeks 1
was well again. Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment entirely cured me-" (signcd) Bcnj.
Passage. Apr. 8, 1912.
A single cake OF Cuticura Soap (25c) and
box OF Cuticura Ointment (5Oc) are often
sufficient when all else has failed Sold
throughout the world. Liberal sample OF
each mailed free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Ad-
dress postcard "Cuticura. Dept r, Boston"
Hs~Tender-faced men should use Cutlcura
soap Shaving Stick, 25c. sample free,
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
CHICKS ARE BURNED.
Amateur Firemen Have Run for Fire
IN Hem Coon Yesterday.

i w Nceo NSSANNRNNf
a little morc than an hour alter th,
Houshton rcgular fircmen had lett lot
Gladstone Ia attend the tournament
an alarm Of nrc from West Heugh,un
summoned the volunteers To hsh, a
FIRE near the corner of Albion and
Third streets. The provisional heroes
were ON their iCb Immediately and rC-
spondcd quickly, hut while running
along Sheldon street one OF the horses
attached To the hose wagou stumbled
and fen just east OF the cold storage
plant.
The fire was in chicken coop own
cd ly James Tresiddcr. collector Tor
the sas company. and started from an
incubator. that was ignited from the
kerosene used In heating IT, There
were about TWO hundred chicks n the
brooder at the time of the fire ard
all were destroyed. The hen coop
burned quickly and FOR time tie
residence OF August Schumacher. jus;
west Of the TrcSidder place was throa-
tened, only a few feet of space sepa-
rating the two. \ stream was played
on the Schumaker house Tor few
until all the danger was past
The loss 10 Mr. rresiddcr viii amount
To a couple Of hundred dollars.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
/ from the north 10 west.
~. y. COWDRICK,
Official I'm Charge.
souah. to Swallow VIII.

a curious scene occurred recently
In a lawyers office at Castanet, near
Toulouse, France. The lawyer was
reading the will of landowner who
recently died. in the presence of the
relatives OF the deceased. The de-
ceased left practically his whole es-
tate to his widow, and this fact SO In
furiated a cousin that he suddenly
Jumped up. snatched the VIII from the
lawyers hands, tore II into fragments
and. examining them into his mouth
endoavored to swallow them. He was
seized by the throat and finally forced
to disgorge the bits Of paper, wnicn
were afterwards gummed together.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
ONE DEATH IN TOWNSHIP.

only one death was reported to
Township clerk Charles r. Little oi
Portage township FOR July that Ole
being a five year-old child AZ Dodge
willie. whose death resulted from men
ingitis. The health Of the township
is remarkably good owing In "A great
measure TO the vigilance exercised by
Health officer Or W. =. Scott In de-
tecting uusanitary conditions and caus-
ing them TO De corrected without delay
There have been seven births in the
township for the month.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
NEW SERVICE is LIKED.
Copper Range Schedule Of Trains Ap-
preciated on South Range.


South Range people are greatly
pleased over the recent changes in the
Copper Range time table. which has
benefited them considerably. The
early morning train 10 Houghton con-
Meeting for Trcda, Wnona and Outonl-
gon, and the 1.30 p. m train to Hough-
ton. connecting for Frcdd, afford much
convenience. The time schedule for
trains leaving Painesdale follows:
see a. m. 10 Houghton only con-
meets for Freda, Winona and Ontona-
gon.
1880 a. m. to Houghton only.
1880 p. IN. 20 Houghton only con-
meets for Frcda.
3 go p. m through Houghton to Cal
umct
$50 p. m. connects at Houghton for
Calumet.
7:40 p. IN. through Houghton to Cal
umet (Sundays onlyl
S:45 p. m. connects at Houeht3n Tor
Chicago and Ncw York
Except sundays.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
NEW VISITING NURSE.

Miss Yettie Honenbacher Of Han
cock has been named visiting nurse for
the Hougbton County Anu-Tubercuio-
sis society succeeding Miss Ca'olire
Ehlert who resigned. 60 become super
intendent OF the Houghton county
sandtorium for INDECENT iubercuioois
patients. Miss Honcubach,r has had
considerable experience as "a nurse m
Fomc Of the larger hospitals in Chica-
80. and also in private practice.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
Drastic. but Effective.

Recently at an agricultural meet
ing the lecturer confined his dis
course to the growth of vegetables
in general. One of his attentive listen
ers asked innocentIy: Whats the
best way to Kill caterpillars in cab
bage?' "Oh," replied wag. Catch
them by the two ears and batter the
eyes out of them"
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31

The pressure IS rising slowly over
the Mississippi Valley, the Lake Bc-
Eien and the East. although 4 is stil
below normal Cloudy weather is quite
general over these sections and local
showers have occurred at many points
the heaviest reported being "a inch az
Toledo. Ohio. temperature changes
have been local and irregular. Tie
barometer continues high over tn,
Great pmlns. north Of Kansas, and
over the eastern slope OF the Rocky
Mountains. Fair weather and modcr
ate temperatures are reported from
these sections. Generally fair weather
with but little change In temperature
Is Indicated Ter this vicinity during IA,
ne&t 30 hours, The wind viii continue
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31

then scaly. spreading TO my
face. The blotches were red
on my face, dry and scaly, not
large; on my scalp they were
larger. some scabby. They
came on my hands. The in
side OF my hands were all little
Jumps as though full of shot
about one-sixtecnth of an inch
under the skin. Then they
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
LOOKING FOR MURDeRERs.

Copies of circular issued by the
New York police department were re-
Cciy'd this morning by Sheriff Byor1
giving descriptions of the five men
wanted 100 connection with the recent
rho0tiHE Of BosenthsI ln New YORK
rity. IN which the police of the city
arc supposed t9 Doc implicated.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
pla az puhblelah.

Dubbleigh-Your little dog barked
at me but stopped when looked him
IN the eve. Do you suppose he no.
ticed my presence Of mind
Miss keen-Possibly. They say
animals often see things that human
sai1gs cannot.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
1T is NEWS TO BoLLES.

There is "A persistent rumor I'm the
Portage Lake district that +. r. Bolles,
traffic manager and assistant general
superintendent Of the Copper Ranso
road, is 10 succeed General Manager
j. n. McKeever. of the same road, the
change to so into effect tomorrow
August /.
THIS rumor is emphatically denied
by SIR. 3olles. who states that ne
knows nothing Of Il. There is a prob
ability that the rumor arose Crom the
fact that Supt. G. :. Fales has re-
signed. lie is TO be succeeded b. 4.
II. Ehlcrs. who will take hold of his
new duties tomorrow The Mckecvcr-
Eollcs rumor seems TO have exploded.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
BETTER TELEPHONE FACILITIES
improvements Under Way in comPa-
ny's houqhton Exchange.


The business at the central Office Of
the Houghton branch of The Michissu
state Telephone company has so M
creased. that Il has been found nee
cssary 10 install "two position adGi-
tiou to the switchboard capacity
which will be IN commission within the
next few DAYS with the addition Of
The two positions, the Office will have
twelve operators.
u rs estimated that one operator
can answer 600 calls per hour. it is
not the increase Of the numbc' a.
phones that makes the addition leCcs-
sary. but an increase in the number ot
calls by subscribers AMI others This
shows that ,hc compauy's telephone
service in the copper country is being
motc and more used and appreciated.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
Pitched Battle with oypsues.

Some gypsies infesting the forests
In the neighborhood of Fulda, Prussia.
who have been hunted for weeks past.
by the inhabitants and the military.
have continued their nocturnal incur.
sions into villages and lonely farms,
where they lay their hands on any.
thing they can take. A few days ago
the population of Hunfeld, led by
Baron Schenk, local landowner.
went In hot pursuit of the thieves,
and, tracing them to the border OF a
forest. surprised them whilst feasting
on the spoil of the farm yards. A
pitched battle ensued between the two
parties. One gypsy was wounded
by shot from Baron Schenks re-
volver, but some OF the band took him
on their shoulders and ran into the
forest. while the rest covered their
night with a steady fire. Then, turn
Ing, they fled in their turn and were
lost In the forest. The whole country.
side Is now searching for them.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
Forecasts TiII7P. NJ. Thursday.

Upper Michigan: Generally fair to-
nisht and Thursday Continued cool.
Lake superior. Moderate north TO
Ncst winds
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31

Fiilh annual convention of the At
lantic Deeper Waterways association
VIII hc held sept. A., in New Lon
don, Conn.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31

John Torrcano. aged II of san An
tonic, Tex, earns S12 a month, and uu-
al discovered boy charitable people was
supporting his mother. his dying elder
brother and -four younger children.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
BLOTCHES ON FACE
DRY AND SCALY
Eczema Began in Hair. Spread to
Face. Came on Hand and All Over
Fingers. Itching Terrible. Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment Cured.

205 Kanter Ave. Detroit, Mich.--"Somo
time last summer ! was taken with eczema.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31

IN France last year the births ex-
ceeded The deaths by $4,000.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31

Mrs. Polly Harper, of Binghamton.
y. Y, struck by lightning. says the
bolt has cured her rheumatism.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-31
Weather Conditions.

west winds
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-06
THE HoUN' DAWG."

Missouri's song. the "Houn' dawg."
bids fair TO be much heard in the
coming campaign. although Champ
Clark does not think his cause will
be promoted BY this homely ditty.
Makes no difference II he is a houn'
They gotta quit kickin' my dawg
aroun'
so have the countrymen OF the Ozark
mountains been singing for many
years. tits said. The persistence OF
the song interests.
The songs Of a nation can mostly be
divided into three classes: The classic
or art songs, written by trained and
cultivated musicians for trained and
cultivated singers; the food OF popular
songs Of the day. written mostly BY
composers for the minstrel shows and
comic operas. and a certain class OF
songs originated by simple hearted
people having no musical culture and
no connection with the demands OF
the theatre for popular music.
The latter class OF song. correctly
called folk-songs. are apt to be much
superior to the trashy product ground
out by the producers OF stage plays
The latter follow certain very com.
monplace rules OF modulation and
rhythm. and are about as interesting
to the musician as a primer is TO the
ordinary intelligent reader. The home
songs that grow spontaneously out OF
the life OF a people without musical
knowledge are apt 20 have a real
power. due 40 the fact that they IN
consciously initiate the songs II birds
the sigh OF the wind In the trees. the
voices Of ocean. brook. or river.
For that reason. a traditional SONG
Ike the "IIoun' dawg" interests us
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-06

II 1t has lived for many years in the
ozarks. 1t must have some quality OF
human appeal that is lacking In the
tame insipidity OF the ordinary
minstrel song. of the popular stage.
which is here today and forgotten to-
morrow
Political songs have played their
significant part in the history OF the
world. The French revolution might
never have swept Paris had not the
people been stirred by the thrill and
tngle OF La MarseIlaise." "Ttppe-
canoe and Tyler. Too" Is said to have
contributed much to the election O,
Harrison and Tyler in 1870. We.
therefore. are anxious 10 hear the
band play the "Houn' dawg," and are
inclined to think that our politicians
underestimate the power Of a real
song of the soil.