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about thirty feet wide. paved through.
out with slabs Of stone, there being
no distinction between roadway and
sidewalk. A store here and there en-
croaches on the street, which gives
one the impression. when walking
along 1t for the first time. that this
must be q blind alley. On coming to
the supposed terminus. however, one
finds there is a way round and that
the street meanders on.
The peasant population Of the is
lands is extremely interesting. The
male portion is mostly devoted to fish,
ing and pony rearing The female ele-
ment stays at home, cures the 6sh.
and, when that is done, carries peat,
which is the only fuel used, in .creels,"
slung on the back. While walking
outside the town you see regular pro-
cession Of women coming and going,
somewhat like ants moving their eggs
They are all knitting as hard as they
can, never looking at their work. The
finished portion Of the shawl is wound
round their waist, leaving just enough
free to work with. These are eventu-
ally taken to the stores and exchanged
for the necessities OF life. Barter is
the usual mode of business among
the poorer class. These people wear
an extraordinary kind Of shoe which
a piece of untanned cowhide, the hairy
sides being outermost. believe these
rivelins are quite peculiar to the Shet.
lands. lsr7. .r.t.l7st.
The ponies are seen roaming about
the hillsides quite uncared for. and
seemingly wild, although they belong
to the peasantry; these- ponies. of
course. are the larger and less expen.
sive variety.
Island Without Trees.
There Is one distinctive peculiarly
Of all these islands and that is, that
there are absolutely no trees Of any
description growing. The Inhabitants
aver that they would spoil the view.
/ took q small boat-which plies as
often as required-Rcross the harbor
to Bressay, and by the courtesy Of the
proprietor looked over the pony farm.
There were ponies OF all ages and
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black names. Their temper 10 by some
called playful. but vindictive would be
more applicable. While walking along
one o: the roads near Lerwick I had
to run to shelter, as one of these
charming animals made dead set at
me with ears back and teeth showing.
I was informed that that is their usual
reception Of a stranger. They are
owned by nearly everyone on the main
land, and act as draft horses, being
particularly strong. As . rule they are
unshod. ~
To get to this interesting series Of
islands took q boat from Limehouse
dock, London, and in SO hours arrived
In Aberdeen. From thence went by
another steamer for IS hours to Ler-
wick, the capital Of the shetlands. Be
fore actually arriving at Lerwick. early
travellers who wish to enjoy magnil-
cent rock scenery have enough and to
spare, for on sighting Sumburgh head,
the most southerly point Of the main
land, the eyes are literally fascinated
by that headland surmounted by q
magnificent lighthouse. The steamer
follows this peninsula the whole way
up-a distance Of some thirty miles.
Each mile presents new and delight
fui rock scenes unsurpassed on that
southern coast.
In Lerwick Harbor. as.-'
Eventually arrived in Lerwick har-
bor. which, by the way, is one of the
best natural harbors in the United
Kingdom. 1t is protected at it's outlet
by the Island Bressay, six miles in
length. which is the one already men
toned -s the center Of the pony in
dustry. This harbor is capable of
sheltering the entire British fleet, and
is used by the admiralty as a base dur
ing The -Laneuyers.
Lerwick is a quaint town, nesting
as 1t does round the harbor. with a
background of heather-covered hills.
r-he town - some three hundred years
old, but contains few of the old horses,
although the principal street-Com.
mercial -treet-is q remnant Of the
old order Of things. inasmuch as It is
merely an irregularly winding alley,
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A Rest.

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was
condemning. at dinner in Boston.
the light, vacuous quality of the mag
azine OF the day.
II know doctor" said Senator
Lodge, who was consulted by fa-
nous novelist. The novelist, it turned
out, had brain fag So the doctor
said to him:
"T prescribe for you complete. abb
solute repose. both mental and physi-
cal Go of somewhere by the sea,
loaf on the sand, and, to rest your
mind. write series Of ten or twelve
magazine stories.'"
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leaving . great silence whore all had
been bugle-calls and excitement, and
then the nrst fugitive came In from
down below.
He was an old Mexican, with trem-
bling beard and staring eyes. and he
told . tale Of outrage that made their
blood run cold. The red-naSgers had
come to his house at night; they had
killed his wife and son. left him upon
the ground for dead, and carried OF
his daughter. prisoner.
But later. when the comisario Ques-
toned him sharply, II developed that
he lived not far away. had NO daugh-
ter to lose. and was, In fact, only .
crazed old man who told for truth that
which he feared would happen.
Notwithstanding the denouement,
his story stirred the Mexican popula-
ton to the depths, and when Bud and
Phil tried to hire men to push the
work on the mine, they realised that
their troubles had begun. Not only
was It impossible to engage laborers
at any price, but on the following day
Cruz Mendex, with his wife and chill
drsn and all his earthly possessions
ON his burros. came hurrying in from
the camp and told them he could serve
them NO more.
"It IL my womanl" he explained:
my Maria! All. II those revoltosos
should see Maria they would steal her
before my eyes!"
So he was given his pay and tho
nifty dollars he had earned and. after
the customary "Muchas gracias," and
with the faithful Maria by his side. he
went hurrying OF to the store.
And now in crowded vehicles. with
armed men riding in front and behind,
the refugees from Moctexuma and the
hot country began to pour into town.
adding By their very haste to tho panic
Of all who saw them.
They were the rich property owners
who. having been subjected to forced
contribution before. were now fleeing
at the hrst rumof Of danger. bringing
their families with them to escape any
being held for ransom.
In half day the big hotel presided
over By Don Juan do Dios Brachar
monte was swarming with staring
eyed country mothers and sternly sub
dusd families Of children: and flnal
". TO add eclst to the occasion and
compsnsats for the general confusion.
Don Cipriano Arason , Trss PalAcios
came driving up to the door With his
wife and the smiling Gracia.
II she had been In any fear Of CAP
ture by bold marauders. 0racia Ara
son did not show It now. - she sprang
lightly from tha earrin1a and watfad
upon her lady mother. Perhaps. after
. year or more Of rumors and alarms,
she had come to look upon impending
revolutionary conflicts ~ convenient
excuses for trip to town. long stop
1t the hotel. and even q dash TO gay
Gadsden In case the rebels pressed
close.
However that may be. while Don
Juan exerted himself to procure them
o good room she endured the Ease Of
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AAhuI6B IN 1<OuUOu anu GNcW
York have suddenly revived
the old fashion OF training
their children ON Shetland po-
MES, writes A. Elmslie Crabbe, in the
Philadelphia Record. The shipment Of
these sturdy little animals for America
II going up by ieaps and bounds, and
wherever you 60 amongst the smart
set in England you wi. now sc /, these
handsome little beasts carrying the
children Of the househol.. In fact, II
you really want to be IN tho newest
fashion and to give children the time
OF their lives yo- must have a string
Of Shetland ponies in your stables.
Experts say Shetlands teach children
self-reliance and domination and set
on the natural beauties of the girls as
they canter through the parks like no
other ponies on earth.
Shetland ponies, Of course. are to
some people merely general name
for small type Of pony, but this is
mistake. These small animals are bred
with as much care in the Shetland
islands as pheasants are bred and
reared in cover In England and other
sporting countries.
The Shetland islands themselves are
composed of some thirty or forty
small islands and three or four larger
ones. The largest, called the Main
land" is a bleak. hilly island starting
at the peninsula With Sumburgh Head
as Its commencement and ending at
INST, whale fishers port, the first
they touch on British soil.
Oppositq Lerwick. the capital OF the
island lies Bressay. one of the larger
island. and the center of the pony.
breeding industry. Here they are
reared and eventually exported to. the
United States md to Scotland. Eng.
land and other countries as required.
A small. pure-br, specimen is some
what valuable, fetching at the farm
5000 or $3.50. Larger ones are less
costly and only make about $25.
Ponies Dislike Strangers.
These animals are usually dark
brown. shaggy little beasts with long
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Nature a. Sculptor.

A really remarkable natural carios
ity ID the tree known a. the "Blach
Boy" near Tallangatta. Victoria. II
gained its name from the curious
formation assumed BY portion Of the
trunk In its process Of decay. the
likeness to . boy about to make .
leap being extraordinary. Owing to
its elevated position. this statue
stands out In quite . startling man
ner. lt
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Hard Necessity

Hard Nsoesslty.
From . speech on the budset-Ws
must economiss. gentlemen, cost VIM
Il raaY. ~ mnsk eeoan0iaA
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HOrneoft the
Shetldn(d[]..1, ] 1 !,
40Ony'tiE: =

HE best and most aristocratic
families In London and New
York have suddenly revived
the old fashion Of training
The Calumet news., 1914-09-15
WOUNDED MAN SAYS BAPTISM
OF FIRE FEELS LIKE FEVER
French Soldier Writing From Hospital Cot Describes Sensation
as Rain of Bullets Pass Over Heads.-comrade
Killed to End Suffering

London, Sept. 15.-One of the most
vivid stories of lighting received dur.
ing the war has reached here in a let
ter from wounded Frenchman to q
friend in London.
Il am in the field hospital now with
nice little hole in my left shoulder
the wounded man wrote. ''My shoul-
der feels much as il some playful jok
er had touched it with lighted cigar
Describing the fight in which he
was wounded, the Frenchman said:
Since some time the rafting Of vol
leys is audible. Then at a distance
a heavy detonation of a gun is heard.
Arrived at the crest we drop ourselves.
and there, right in front of US, on the
opposite Hill, and making for the plain
between them. are the enemy, engaged
in fight with a division of the allied
troops.
Curious Thoughts.
81 can distinctly see the German ar
tillerymen moving about the guns on
the hilltops and slopes. | see a mighty
flash from one of the guns, the heavy
report if re-echoed by the surrounding
hills. 1t is strange, but in the face of
The Calumet news., 1914-09-15
MANY MEN SEEK WORK.
More Than Two Hundred Make Appli.
cation to County Road Commission.

The industrial situation in the cop
per country was brought to light yes
terday when the county road commits
sion began work on the Hancock Can
.al highway, the first step i'm the coun-
tvs plan TO assist unemployed men.
More than two hundred applied for
work on the road and only a small
number could be given positions
County Engineer Martin, however
took the names Of others and he prom
ised to employ them as fast as the
work adances. The work was begun
short distance west of Hancock.
Chairman Mclean of the road COM
mission said yesterday that the COM
mission would employ two gangs Of
men on the work and would employ
just as many as possible without ham,
pering the operations.
Mr.. Mclean could not yesterday an
nounce the taking over of any other
roads for immediate construction
work. He said the county board had
made no suggestions regarding other
roads for immediate work, excepting
in a general way. Late conferences
between the commission and the spe-
cial committee of the county board
may result in the opening of more
work.
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energy. There was always fear and
dread in my mind, / had cold, nervous,
weak spells, hot flashes over my body.
had place in my right side that was
so sore that / could hardly bear the
weight of my clothes. Itriedmedicines
and doctors, but they did me little good,
and l never expected to get out again.
got Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and Blood Purifier, and GER
tainly would have been in grave or in an
asylum if your medicines had not saved
me. But now can work all day, sleep
well at night, eat anything want, have
no hot flashes or weak, nervous spells.
All pains, aches, fears and breads are
gone, my house, children and husband
are no longer neglected, as am almost
entirely free Of the bad symptoms | had
before taking your remedies, and all is
pleasure and happiness in my home. -
hlrs. JOSIE HAM, r. +. ID. l, Box %,
Shamrock, Missouri.
ifyou want sr eciaI advice write
lydia u. Pinlcbam Medicine Co.,
lconf.dentiaD Lynn, Mass.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-15
WILL BANQUET GOVERNOR.

banquet i'm honor Of Govcronr
WOODBRIDGE ~, Ferris at the Scott ho-
tel on the evening OF October g will
be one Of the numerous social affairs
In connection with the convention Of
the Upper Peninsula Educational asso-
citation in Houghton October and Q.
The hosts will Doe T.. W. Arbury OF
Detroit former superintendent Of the
Houghton schools, and II. II. Fuller of
Detroit both of whom are representa-
uves in Michigan of educational pub
fishers. In addition to the governor.
the guests at the dinner will be the
superintendents of all of the upper
peninsula schools
The Calumet news., 1914-09-15
Houghton Department
PROSPECTIVE INDUSTRIES.
'''0'"e' Concern Considering Locating
IN Land Of Red Metal

secretary George l.. Price Of the
upper Country Commercial cmb 10 n,
receipt Of letter from a concern thai
Is deslrous of locating in the conner
country. Should this company dec,da
10 move to the land of the red metal
lhe farmers of this district win bene-
ht materially. The concern makes use
oil the slashings and brush that is
cleared from farm lands. especially thu
reiuse from birch trees, and the tillers
Oh the soil would have an opportu,itv
TO gain by selling this refuse AT pres
eht the brush cleared from the land
Is burned and should it be made nos
s'nIe to sell this material, farmers will
baih proiit enough to pay for clearing
their lands.
Another industry also has applied
lor statistics as to the advisabilitv of
locating here. This concern manufac-
lures witch-hazel and has the reputa-
tlon or being the worlds largest pro.
ducers OF this product
The Calumet news., 1914-09-15
HANCOCK BREVITIES.


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Dr. l.. VI. Power left sunday after
noon TO visit in Escanaba for few
days.
Attorney Walter Baer of Chicago ar
rived in Hancock yesterday for a short
visit
J. 5. Clarke of Detroit is here Wis
iting the Grinnell store.
William Reid Jr. left sunday to en-
ter the Valparaiso business college.
Or. 7. Scholler has returned from
Detroit.
Mrs. \. L. Feiss has returned to
her home in Chicago after a visit with
friends i'm Hancock.
The stack ON No. boiler house at
the Hancock mine was blown down
Sunday night by the heavy wind.
Andrew Wheeler has gone TO lower
Michiean 20 visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman stark and
family have left for Detroit. where
the family viii reside Mr. stark cx-
poets 20 return TO Hancock in a short
time to look after his business inter-
ests.
Miss Olive Shields of Arvadia left
last evening for Chicago where she
will enter a conservatory Of music.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-15
LOCAL ITEMS TO
REMAIN IN BILL
River and Harbor Improvements
Are Not Excluded From List

Copper country people who are in
terested in the proposed Improvement,
in Lake Superior harbors will recely,
with qualification the announcement
that none OF these appropriations wer,
included in the S1S.OOO,OO that wa,
cut off the rivers ana harbors bin and
there is "A bright prospect that this
work will be carried through. accord
ing To original plans. Included i'm the
appropriations was the establishment
OF harbor of Refuge at Portage Entry,
and the Princess point cutoff, in addi-
tion to a small amount for Ontonagon
harbor.
Relative to the action of the COM
mttee in reducing the appropriation.
a Washington dispatch says:
In the animated discussion on the
rivers and harbors bill, which has taxi
en- place in the senate recently, no,
one senator has criticized a single
Michigan item in the bill.
All of the Items making appropria-
tiOns for Michigan harburs and rlyors|
were recommended by the chief Of en-
sincers of the army with the execution
OF Arcadia. The appropriation i'm the
bill for Arcadia Of $4,000 will COM
plete the work, which has been done
at total cost of $4,000.
Senator Burton of Ohio and other
critics of the bin publicly stated i'm the
Senate that the Michigan items could
not be justly criticized. In view of the
condition Of the treasury, which the
administration officials now admit To |
be somewhat serious, Democratic SEN
ators have started to cut down appro- |
priations. At the meeting of the COM
mittee ON commerce. held last night. |
nearly $lS00O000 were cut off the riv-
ers and harbors bill because of the
lateness of the season and inability 10
do work provided for before spring,
ana because of the necessity of more
rigid economy on the part of the ad-
The Calumet news., 1914-09-15
FINLAND FEELS
WARS EFFECTS
txactions of Gar and Poor Crops
Make Conditions Difficult

That copper country Firms who left
here during the past year for their
homes in the old country would be
pleased to be able to return to the
United states at any cost, is the state
ment made by a prominent Hancock
flnn yesterday Many former copper
country residents are now in their old
homes In Finland. with the discourage
ing outlook that they will feel the
pangs OF hunger because Of the condi-
tions created by the war.
"Poor crops In Finland and the con-
hscation of property by the Russian
government have already commenced
To work hardship on the people" the
local man said. Suffering as "a result
OF the war is most pitiful. All of the
horSes belonging to farmers have been
coniiscated for army purposes. / re-
ceived letter from my folks last
week and they write that one cow out
of every five has also been taken by
the government.
"The crops are extremely poor and
FOOD Of all kinds is so high that the
! ''' ''tl 'Ntl HpW HdIOlN get enough
TO eat. Flour has become so scarce
that I'm one of the large cities no one
can buy more than twenty pounds at
a time, and the prices are so high that
they are prohibtive to the majority.
THE Russian military rule is des-
potic and cruel and soldiers are sta
toned everywhere to enforce govern |
ment regulations. American citizens
in Finland and Russia are treated well |
and are able in many cases To get out /
of the country, but citizens Of Euro
pean countries are treated by the Rus
slams with a high hand.
My folks write me that Russia is
keeping close watch over the So
cialists and no open meetings are al
lowed. II an indoor meeting is held
an advance program must be given TO
the police and officers attend TO OBJ
serve all the proceedings. No one is
allowed to discuss the war"
The Calumet news., 1914-09-15
RUSSIA BUYS CANADIAN TUG.

The ice-breaking tug, the J. T.
Horne. has been sold by the Great
Lakes Towing and Wrecking company
of Port Arthur, Canada, to the Russian
government. The tug will be placed i'm
commission in the Russian white Sea
port of Archangel, and will be shipped
TO it's destination Immediately. The
Horne is one of the most powerful ice
breakers on the great lakes. She was
built last season for the Canadian
Towing company of Port Arthur. She
is 400 tet tons, 125 feet long and 2S
foot beam.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-15
NOTES FROM THE LIBRARY.
ctatue Of Discus Thrower is Removed
Many Bound Magazines.

Freqrenters of the Houghton public
library yesterday took notice of the
fact that the life-size classic statue
the Discus Throwcr, no longer occu-
pied the southeast corner Of the chill
dren's room. For the past few years
this image has been one of the decora
tions at the local library. Miss Allen,
the librarian, decided that the room
taken up by the statue was more val
liable than it's company and high
school students yesterday carried it to
the high school building. where it will
rest in peace.
An almost complete set of bound
Outlook magazines, of which there are
forty-one volumes are now at the dis
posal of the readers of the local insti-
tuition. Miss Allen requests local peo-
pie to supply the missing numbers from
their private collections.
The library now has splendid stock
of bound magazines and thirty four
recently were added to complete an
other set. Bound magazines are high
ly valued by librarians and readers as
a source of reference and informa-
tion and Mis- Allen has been working
for some time to complete all sets of
up to- date magazines.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-15
MUST PAY WATER TAXES.
Board of Public Works Serves a Not
ice on Consumers.

The board of public works is deter
mined to reduce the delinquent water
tax and To that end, tardy consumers
have been served with a notice that
unless a settlement is made within
five days, the water will be shut off.
The board complains that the delin-
quents are made up largely of busi-
nessmon and others owning property
who are in a position to pay If they
wish to.
At Saturdays meeting ]. c. Donohue
introduced a resolution providing that
John Funkey Sr., a member of the
board, shall have full charge Of en-
ploying men at the pumping stations.
Mr.. Donohue gives as his reason that
the action will leave the responsibility
solely i'm the hands of Mr. FunSey.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-15
JURY IN DEMARSE CASE
REPORTS A DISAGREEMENT
TRIAL FOR SECOND oFFENsE ON
SIMILAR CHARGE BE-
GINS TODAY.

The case of Edward Demarse, charg-
i'm disagreement i'm the circuit court
this morning when the jury reported
il was unable TO render verdict
Judge =. IL. O'Brien then announced
that the case would be retired in the
November term of court.
The defendant this afternoon was
placed on trial for a similar offense,
this charge involving n sister of the
complainant in the first case. The case
likely will go to the jury late this af-
teTnoon.
NelIis Bond Released.
Harry Nellis, the former Waddell
mine guard who was held under
cash bond of $4,000 To guarantee his
appearance at the present term OF
court as "A witness i'm the Huhta case,
was yesterday released from his bond
by Judge OBrien. AS the Huhta case
probably will not come up for trial for
several weeks Nellis will return to
Chicago, but he has given his own rec
ognizance to appear when wanted.
Nellis' associates. Grimes and Kelley,
in this branch of the Huhta case. were
not compelled to give bonds but Judge
O'Brien had received Nellis' bail be-
fore this fact became known. He con-
tlnued the Nelis bonds in force until
yesterday, however.
The Calumet news., 1914-09-15
Hancock Department
CRICKET SEASON NeAas END.
Painesdsle and kesrsarse To Play For
Championship Sept. 26.

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