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r, MONDAY, JANUARY' 16, 1911.,
THE CALUMET NEWS.
THE CALUMET NEWS
Founded 1880.
Daily Excspt Sunday.
Published By Tha .
MINING GAZETTE CO.
AT CALUMET, MICHIGAN.
M. W. YOUNGS,
Editor.
W. M. LYON
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MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1911.
In
Is it c-c-c-c-ol-d e-e-nough for-r-r-r
you?! ! !
The West Is going the East one bet
ter. Out In California they are arrang
ing to carry newspapers on aero
planes. Michigan lawmakers would change
the site of the capitol from Lansing,
which Is dry, to Detroit, which is wet.
Fald lawmakers would have It under
stood that they are not camels.
Wireless medicine is the latest. A
prescription flashed S0O miles by wire
less telegraphy from one vessel to an
other recently saved the life of the cap
tain who had been taken suddenly ill.
The President's special message
urging the fortification of the Panama
canal will have the indorsement of all
who believe that adequate preparation
ogainst attack is one of the best
means of preserving peace.
After a prolonged absence- Col.
RfMWM'velt Is with us again, taking up
lils old occupation of assigning mini
"hers to the Ananias .luH. The new
est niem'ber of that exclusive organi
zation Is R-p. Anu s of Massachusetts.
Next!
Dame Fashion has decreed that wo
man in the future must wear nothing
but her own hair. Just watch the dear
girls arise as one and proclaim loudly
unto the world: "Every bit of this hair
1? my own!" O rats, puffs and
switches!
Jake Riis tells us that half the
drunkenness Is due to poverty and the
other half to poor cooking. We were
vnder thi Impression that part of It
wa due to thirst, but if Jake thinks
otherwise we are willing to take his
word for It.
A cotton picking machine lias at last
been perfected which It is believed will
do as much to revolutionize the cotton
business as the Invention of Whitney's
cotton gin did. All these years It has
been firmly believed that nothing but
human hands could harvest the cotton
crop. Consequently at the cotton pick
ing season great numbers of extra
hands have been hired, many of them
undesirable. An energetic field hand
can pick 2."0 pounds in a day. The
new machine can do as much In half
an hour. It no doubt will. In time,
replace many negroes in the cotton
fields, and, during the harvest season
at least, the negro question may be
come a more serious one in the great
cotton districts.
Let us look into the inevitable ef
fects of the Warner senators' "victo
ry" and Gov. Osborn's "defeat," says
the Detroit Journal. Gov. Oslorn
comes fresh from the electors of Mich
Igan. He promised if elected to In
nugurate certain reforms In the state
government and, specifically, to clean
out all that Is left of Wnrnerlsm. On
the strength of those promises, on the
strength of their confidence that he
would do those things, the electors of
Michigan elected Mr. Osborn. In or
der, then, to make good these promis
es It was necessary that Gov. Osborn
should make his own appointments. It
was and Is necessary that he have
about him, to help Mm In his work.
Mate officers In whom he has confi
dence, not hostile officials. And this
is what the Tlctorious senators have
f-revented. KVr this they will have to
tion will in the long run sere to win
popular sympathy to the governor, to
strengthen his administration.
DIRECT ELECTION OF SENATORS.
The proposed constitutional amend
ment authorizing the election of Unit
ed States senators by popular vote Is
an answer to a jNipular demand. The
country has moved toward this, has
In fact already practically put the pro
posed system into effect in many
states, and there seems little reason
why there should be any constitution
al obstacle.
The construction of the United States
prescribes that senators shall be elect
ed by the state legislatures. This meth
od, which worked satisfactorily at
first, has proved unsatisfying in many
states. There has been a general move
ment In the country toward more di
rect nominations, us witness the pri
mary and other laws of various states,
and this has reached the United States
senatorshlp among the first offices. Al
ready the spirit of the constitution in
this particular has been violated. Our
own primary law practically takes
away from the legislature the right of
election, for it gives a popular ex
pression on the candidates which it Is
recognized the legislature will follow.
It was the aim of the framers of
the constitution to create In the senate
a conservative body, which should act
as a check on the radicalism of the
house. To this end it was provided that
it should be elected not by the people
but by the state legislatures and the
term of office was placed at six years,
but one-third of the members shifting
at a time. In this way each election
always leaves a majority of the old
senators in office.
The provision governing the term
of office and the time of change will
still continue under the proposed
amendment and will still assure that
the senate will be more conservative
than the house.
Already several states, among them
Michigan, are violating the spirit of
the constitution, and are practically
although not nominally, electing their
senators by popular vote. Under the
circumstances it seems that congress
must take some recognition of this
fact. A constitutional amendment
such as Is proposed would still leave
It possiblo for the state to elect by
the old method If so desired, but It
would at the same time recognize the
direct election of senator. The suc
cess that has attended the direct nom
ination laws in various states justi
fies support for such an amendment.
THIS IS MY 62ND BIRTHDAY.
George Washington Taylor, repre
sentative of the First district of Ala
bama and ono of the few Civil war
veterans left in congress, was born In
Montgomery county, Ala., Jan. 1C, 1S4'..
In IStH, when iHut fifteen years of n.ge.
he left the University of South Caro
lina, where he was a student, and en
listed in the First South Carolina Cav
alry, serving until the end of the war.
In 1S71 he was admitted to the bar
in Mobile and seven years late-r he bo
kan bis public career as a member of
the Alabama legislature. From 1SS0
until 1 v.2 he occupied the office of
state solicitor. Since 1S97, Mr. Taylor
has been regularly e lected to congress
on the democratic ticket.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
106C Louis XIV. of France declared
war on England.
17!." First patent for a machine for
heading and cutting nails granted Ja-
ecjfl) Perkins of Newburyport, Mass.
1S0S James 1). Williams, seven
teenth governor of Indiana, "born in
Ohio. Died in Indianapolis, Nov. 20,
1SS0.
1809 English defeated the French,
at battle of Coninna.
124 Rear Admiral Pierce Crosby,
noted naval officer of the Civil war,
born in Delaware county, Pa. Died
in Washington, D. C, June 13, 1S99.
1S83 United. States National Civil
Servico created.
1893 Queen Liliuokalanl of Hawaii
dethroned y revolutionists.
1902 James Sutherland apointcd
Minister of Marine and Fisheries of
Canada.
Tha Frank Butcher.
"Our butcher la such a nice man.
Oeorge. So frank and outspoken!"
Lh! Why all this puttering?"
"Don't be slaagy, dear. You will
like Mr. Suet much better when I tell
you what ba aald. I went into bis
shop to-day and ordered a nice steak
and when ba told me the price, I
said: "Why, Mr. Suet, meat prices
are all down I ' And be looked at me
In such an astonished way and said:
'Are they?' And I said: 'Yes, they
re.' And he said: 'My telephone Is
out of order, and the postman basn't
been here for several days, and I
don't have time to read the papers,
and that's why I haven't heard about
tha reduction.' And ha said ba would
make some special Inquiries when be
round time, and tell me what be bad
learned as soon as he learned 1L
Wasn't that nice of him, George?"
"It was. And as a cartlal reward
for bis pleasing frankness I'll let him
whistle for his next bill a month
longer."
Take ndvantagej of the mammoth sale
of
the $00,000.00 steKk.ef the Red
Front Store. Open every evening to
give the blif rmwfl nn opportunity to
THE HOUSEHOLD
2 J aja aja aja aje aja aja aja aja aja aja aja aa aja aja
TRIED RECIPES.
.j. .;.
Plain Ome'et.
Have a smooth frying pan, heat it,
and put In a table spoonful of butter;
beat six eggs until light and pour into
the frying pan. Let it cook until utmost
done through, then with a knife double
one half over on the other half, and let
cook for a moment longer. In trunsfer
ting from the frying pan to the disii
on which it is to be served, hold the
frying pan in the left hand, slip a knife
under the lower end of the omelet, lifi
a little, give the pan a little shake, and
the omelet will be em the dish In good
shape. An omelet can be equally well
cooked by putting In the oven and bak
ing Instead of frying.
Oyster Patties.
Hoil a quart of oysters with Just
enough liquid to cover them: as soon
as they come to a boll season with
salt and epper and three tablespoon
fuls of butter. Line some patty pans
with puff paste, fill with the oysters
and cover them well with rolled crack
er. Pake 15 or 20 minutes.
Roman Chicken.
Cook half a pound of vermicelli and
drain thoroughly. Spread upon a plat
ter and cover it with a highly seasoned
tomato sauce. Shred the white ami
dark meat of a small eoeeked chicken
into fibers no larger than a match and
lay them upon the sauce. Cut four
sticks of celery and a Hermuda onion
very fine, season with salt, paprika, a
dash of ginger, cloves and cinnamon
(if desired), and cook brown in a little
butter. Spread over the chicken and
put Into the oven to get very hot.
Moisten with a little chicken stock if
needed and serve very hot.
Mexican Stew.
Three tablespoons Gutter; put in a
frying pan and melt; add three even
tablespoons flour and three table
spoons chopped onion; brown a little;
then add round steak; cut up in small
pieces and sear on all sides; then add
two cups strained tomato, two cups
meat stock, one cup kidney beans, pre
viously cooked tender; season,' salt,
Impper; cook all until meat is tender,
then have reay one half cup of rice
coked in boiling water until soft and
lay In Bpoonsfuls around a platter; put
meat in center, then pour some broth
over meat; serve.
Sperm oil makes one of the best pol
ishes to use on brass work that is ex
posed to the weather.
'THE ONE STORE THAT
VERTIN
CALUMET, MICHIGAN
HOUSEKEEPING A BUSINESS.
When It Is So Considered Unhappy
Marriages Will Ba Fewer.
W hen the houseke e p r Is regarded a
a business woman and hotiskceplng 1
considered as u business, we shall have
fewer unhappy marriage and more
successfully managed homes, but It
will mean a change of thought and me
thod on the part of both men and wo
men In some homes. n gre at e a ise
of domestic unrest is that many men
censider a woman's work in the home
us ejuite ineonseeiuetitial, anil some
women look upon domestic eluties as
menial work which tiny would gladly
fchlft to other shoulders no matter how
badly they might be ebme. Th" sue--cessful
home maker must possess quite
remarkable ability. She must have- the
wisdom of Solomon; the patience of
Job; the sense of humor of a I '.ill N'.v e
and a Mark Twain combined; a finan
cial keenness greater than that of a
John D. Rockefeller; for she must eif
ten do without money; she must have
the temper of un unged and the hide of
a rhinoceros, mentally speaking; she
must wear the continuous smile of n
Mona Lisa; rhe must have the mental
pose of a supreme Judge, for she Ins to
be both Judge and jury in all family
difficulties. These nre only a few of
the attributes of the home-maker who
has to be mother, wife, cook, se-ani-ftress,
wasnerwoman, scrubwoman,
waiter, nurse, hired girl, doctor, teach
er, buyer, manager, and if she lives in
the country ou may add a few more
ouallflcntions, such us gardener, poult
ry raiser, dairy woman and a few other
things.
Io you see the juggler In the vaude
ville show vhe throws half a dozen
plates into the air and kee-ps them all
spinning at the same time? The au
dience applauds and says he Is wonder
ful. Hut the trick is a mere trltle com
pared with the task of the housekeeper
who has four things stewing on top of
the stove, the bread rising behind it,
three things baking in the oven while
she is sweeping the flour he lping Susie
with her arithmetic lesson and singing
the baby to sleep all at one and the
same time. The Juggler draws from
$30 to $100 a week salary, but she doe-s
the domestic Juggling for her board
and clothes, and sometimes with never
a single penny which she can spend
just as she wants to. Ida I?. Cole.
FRESH THINGS.
Some of tho signs by which to tell
good fruit and vegetables are lure In
dicated. Oranges nre sound and juicy
After Inventory
HEt first few days of
surely gratifying to us,
JL
we convinced that the public are quick to appreci
ate the genuiness of a Vertin Bros. Sale, but that al
so the bargains here are the best offered by any
establishment in the county.
Saturday was a hummer in every department-in fact the biggest January
salesday in our merchandising history. "uury
We continue our "Alter Inventory Sale" for 16 days more-Don't neclect
shopping here now, for you will regret losing the one onnnrinnie,, t u.
VERTIN BROS, merchandise at such low sales prices tPy of buy.ng
Shop around-then come here and you will realize more than ever the
importance of a sale conducted by us. ,ne
VERTIN 333R,03,
when heavy, but not too hard. Rad
ishes and turnips when spongy are not
lit to eat. Pineapples are best when
the e-dges of the tops are smooth; in
Inferior eiualitics the tops are of the
saw-e-dged variety. Ylry is good
when it breaks without much bend
ing. Asparagus diould be eiulte stllT.
Nuts cannot be judged very coireclly
Ulltll the y ale- ope tie d, but tbe-y thiulld
be of j-ood weight and not too hard to
e rack.
HOME HELPS.
Fish to be kept fresh should be
sprinkled with salt and put in a cold
I lace.
To clean rusty and blaekene-d knives
i:se half a raw potato dipped In brick
lust.
C.raniteware should not bo left to dry
nir a hot fire, as the heat in expand
ing it may cause the outside to scale-.
When mateiial is being dyed it
should be stirred well. This allows
the dye to pei:etrate to all parts alike,
thus producing an even tdiade.
To bleach white garments use one
tablespoon i f borax in one gallon of
water. Wet the clothes, dry in the
sun and repeat the process if neces
sary New York Press.
To clean bronze ornaments, first
brush out the dust, then appl a very
little swe-ct oil ail oyer the article.
iviish first with n soft duster, finally;
with a wash leather.
Table sets in black glass with silver
trimmings are- among the latest novel
lies. Portland Oregon la n.
PUTTING DOWN CARPET.
In putting down a carpet it is an
excellent plan to slide a pair of golo
shes over the shoes. The rubber en
ables the carpet te be drawn out and
stretched by simply walking or push
ing the carpet with the feet from the
center to the corners.
IRONING TABLE LINEN.
It is said that an experienced laun
dress ne ver sprinkles her linen. She
dries it thoroughly in the air, then dips
It Into boiling water and puts It
through the wringer. Each article Is
then folded in a dry doth as smoothly
as possible and allowed to remain there
for a couple of hours or so. Irons mut t
be hot, but not scorching, because the
linen must bo ironed perfectly dry.
Herein lies the secret of table linen
that is guiltle-HS of starch.
CALUMET, MICHIGAN
i fern
!
.
: HELPFUL HINTS FOR
! ALL AROUND ThE HOUSE
A piece of coarse sandpaper on the
end of the Ironing boanl Is a help In
hee ping the iron from roughness. j
When buying handkerchiefs or other :
M-r-n roo.N, to find out If they really
rie line n, moisten the tips of the finger
and press on them. If the wet pene
trates the handkerchief at once It Is
linen, but If cotton it taken some pec
onds to wet through the thread.
A piece of oilcloth Is useful to keep
near at hau l In the kitchen cupboard.
Jars or sam-epaus, e-te. which urej
liable to soil the kite-hen table during!
the process of cooking, can be placed
upon It. thus avoiiiing the necessity
for washim; the table so often. When
used, it may be wiped over and put
away.
Pineapple crystal is a dainty dish,
made of erne slice of prepared pine
apple Insldu a round of transparent
lenu n Jelly.
To wipe the hardwood lloors around
carpe-ts, use a soft cloth ove r a broom
and liuve plenty of turpentine in tli!
water.
A good-sized crust of breid placeel
In a kettle In which eauliilowe-r or
cabbago in cooked will prevent a dis
agreeable odor.
A glass of Jelly left open Is very npt
to sour. Left over Jelly, however small
the amount, KhouM la at once used in
tarts or added to a fruit pudding of
any kind.
A handy kitchen device is a double
flour sifter which makes it possible to
sift the Hour twice with no more effort
than would be expanded in sifting It
once.
Palatable-Sanitary-Economical
are the cfceif requisites for
GOOD TOAST
only obtained with oar
leetslc
THE J3LECTBIC
STANDS ABOVE THEM ALL"
RO
PHONE 44 NORTH
Sale
our sale was
not only are
AHouse ot Merit"
BIG
Western
Features
Indian's Test
Sioux Reward
Henry the III
MATINEE EVERY
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5C -ADMISSION -IOC
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2H
David Armit
Lots for Sale in
Philipsville
and Renova
LIFE, FIRE, ACCIDENT AND
PLATE GLASS INSURANCE.
REAL ESTATE.
One corner lot at corner Lsks
Linden ave. and Hecla street,
Laurlum. Good for business
place.
Office Richstta Block, Hacta
St., Laurium. Phone 266.
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