Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-04-13

Little grains of wisdom, little gems
OF wit, may make your life more use.
ful and cheer you up bit.
Jesse James the notorious train rob
Der and desperado, was shot deal Mon
day morning in his house st. JosephMo.
by an alleged detective named Ford.
who watched his chance and put bull
let In the back of James head.
'Ele trial of William Lane, accused
OF attempting to murder George Allen
10y giving him poison, terminated We
dnsday afternoon, the jury bringing in
verdict guilty after only thirty five
minutes consultation.
A Methodist clergyman who had
been assigned to n congregation that
began TO criticise his preaching, said
that they only ridiculed themselves
" Becnuse, beloved frieds, if l could
preach we'll do you think | would have
been sent out here to minister to lot
of hunkheaded ignoraniuses like Won.
The veto is sound, prudent and pat
riotic. We value it and honor il. lust
as we value and honor the presidents
quiet and steady deamoner in the cur
rent negotiation with Great Britain
concerning the imprisonment of Amer
lean citizens in Ireland, as a signal
proof of his independence of demagog-
ism. New York Herald.
A pickering pair of Quakers were
lately heard in high controversy. the
husband exclaiming: IL am deter
mined to have one quiet week with
thee" But how wilt thou be able
to get it?" said the taunting spouse.
in that sort of reiteration which mar
ried ladies so provokingly indulge in.
II will keep thee week after thou
art dead, v was the Quaker's rejoinder.
Congressman $. s. Cox lectured re-
Gently in Lincoln Hall, Washington.
on the hunor of the negro race. He
told the following story as an illustra-
ton: while in Georgia some time
ago l happened to be passing along the
street. 'Hullo, Sam, said a particu-
arly black colored man on the other
':de OF the street. Hullo, prompt
y replied, whereupon the African afore-
aid retorted: 'Cuse me, sab: Use
dressing another cullud man."
Apropos of Easter, some chap with |
head full or statistics has figured
'ut that while yesterday fell on April
J. in 1871, II will not fall on that day
gain after this present year till 1914. |
n 1886 it will fall on April 25, its latest
'ossible date. This will be the first time
has occurred since the introduction
II the new style in 1852 1t will not
hen occur again on April 25, until af-
er the interval of 81 years, until 1943
nd then not again for 1eO years.
A correspondent Mt Constantine
'rites as follows to the Detroit Free
'ress regarding salt as "A fertilizer:-
Farmers are ordering salt i'm bulk
rom Saginaw valley for use on their
ands in this county this spring, be-
ewing it will serve as good a purpose
$ plaster. The demand for plaster is
excess of the supply at present, the
lillers being behind on their orders.
arloads of agricultural salt have been
rdered for this township and Florence.
is no longer an experiment, but
ibstan. ial fact, that salt properly ap-
lied to land will increase the produc-
on equal to plaster or manure. Those I,
no have used salt are enthusiastic in ,
$ favor. An increased quantity of
over is being sold this spring in this !
cinity over the usual amount, owing I
the loss of last years seeding by I
-outh. Glover not injured by the dry
Gather of last summer looks exceed /,
gly fine and healthy"