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NASBY'S PAPER.
THE TOLEDO WEEKLY BLADE

CIRCULATION 5000.
This vast circulation is because the
Blade is n paper for the whole country
1t is not thnwn together, but very
line of it is edited 10y competent hands,
1t is u complete epitome OF the news OF
the week, and whosoever reads the
Blade carefully. needs nothing else to
be well informed as to what the world
is doing. Editorially the Blade has
made proud record. 1t has an opin-
ion on everything that affects the peo-
Pile of the country, and it expresses 1t
boldly, fearlessly and forcibly. As good
IA the Blade has been in past years, we
shall make il better in the year to
come.
Among the features for the coming
year will be the regular Nasty Letters,
two serials by Nasty, entitled Tasby
i'm Exile. and Nasby in the South, n
serial story by Ernest Warren, entitled
Court ard Camp; serial by John Nc
Elroy, author of Andersonvi,ie, Rem
iniscsnces of an Army Mule; a seria
written for the Blade by an Austrian
| noblcman; besides our regular depart
menis. Household. Answers to CORES
pondcnts, Camp Fire, etc, Etc. W.
4 publish all the news, and latest cor
rcsisd markets.
Politically, the Blade will continu'
an exponent Of true Rrpubicani-m
believi4sg ti,at the best interests Of tn
country demand the continuance q
it's control in the hands OF the part,
that represents the hi: hest and iuos
advanced IDEAS.
TNE RUM POWER.
The Blade will fight this monster in
iquity with all the power It possesses
, aud in every way possible. The Blad
holds the liquor traffic to be n create
: curse than slavery. and a thousan
Z times more dangerous TO the country
We ask the cooperation Of ever
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-20
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Before our next issue the above
greeting will be in order, therefore we
take time by the forelock and wish a
Merry Christmas to the readers of the
AVALANCHE. 1t hardly seems possible
that the time has come. we have had
so little taste of winter. Usually we
haze had ere this full month of
slcighing, this year almost none at all,
but let the weather be what it may,
old Father Time" moves steadily
onward, and the day is here which all
Christendom celebrates with gladness
as the anniversary OF the time when
mans redemption was made certain,
II he choose TO accept the free gift.
The history Of the birth, life and death
of Christ passeth all human under
standing. and he who accepts its truth
must do SO through faith alone, for If
he attempts to account for almost any
part by reason, he is lost ut once and
finds himself flonndering in the soa of
unbelief.
We did not intend to sermonize. nor
will W.T., but will only say, we are glad
of Christmas. for its traditions have a
tendency to elevate the minds and
thoughts of all; they warm the heart
toward our fellows and quicken the
pulses of our memory All associa-
tions of the word are filed with pleas
ure, and the gatherings of families and
riends at this time are the most pleas
ant of life.
Once more A Merry Christ mas TO all.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-20

vHRS- Il. W. MITCHELL,
Nilliner and Dress-maker,
CRAWLING, MICH.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-20

READ THIS A GRAND OFFER. -
notwithstanding the fnct that C. Z,
Strunk is selling Holiday goods so out
rageonsiy cheap, TO every person Iur
sssiag n dollars worth of him he will
give you your choice of beautiful
Novelty, ranging in prize from &c to
t5c, absolutely free. Please Lear in
mind that Ill bis goods ere marked in
plain figures at very low per cent
above cost price, and to obtain ore of
these truly beautiful present. you do
not have TO pay cent more; all he
asks is that you buy dollars worth
of anythin. he has on hand. II you
try 81 worth you viii lie entitled to
two Novelties of your own choice. and
so on up. Never before in the histery
of Grayling has there been such n
g,ldrn opportunity for obtaining So
mach for SO l;ttl-.
APPOINTMENT OF TERMSI TIE
I'D JUDY CIAI CIRCUIT,
FOR 1885.
In the ecu i;y OF Iosco, on the first
Tuesdays OF February, and second
Tuesdays of May and October.
In the county of Aicona, on the thir,
Tuesday of February, and the las
Tuesday of June and September.
In the county of Crawford, on th'
| fourth Tuesday OF February, thirC
Tuesday of June, and fourth Tuesda,
of Sertsinber.
In tlic county Of Oscoda, on Thurs
day next after the fourth Tuesday o
February. and first Friday after tin
second Tuesday of June
j. Il. TUTTLE,
15ws Circuit JNdge.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-20
Co1J for the wseSing class. Send
AO1u 10 cents for postage and We

C1I for the waeking class. Send
AO1u 10 cents for postage and We
viii ars4a Won free a royal. vaiia bic box
Of sauple goods that will put you III
tho way of making more money III
few days than you ever thought posi-
bls at any BUSINESS. Capital not re-
aair.d. We will start you. You can
work all the time or in spare time only
Th. work is universally adapted to
both sexes. young aud old. You can
easily earn from 50 cents TO 80 every
evening. That all who want work may
test the business. we make this unoar.
all.led offer: TO all who are not well
satisfied we will send 81 to pay Tor tho
trouble Of writing us Full particulars
directions, etc, sent free. Fortunes
will be made by those who give their
whole tilue To the work. Great success
absolutely sure. Don't delay, start
now. Address Stinsnn &Co-4 Portland,
lJ.ir.e novl5
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-20
THE GRANGERS AND PROHlBl
TION.


The Changers adopted the following
resolution at Lansing:
1--WE regard temperance as one Of
the essential principles upon which our
order il founded. and while we are
constantly admonished to avoid in
temperance in language, work and
recreation, we think special efforts
smould be made to suppress the use of
intoxicating liquors. We regard the
action of thu Legislature at its last
session in refusing to submit the pro-
hibitory amendment, so called, to a
vote of the people, in accordance with
the recommendation of Gov. Begole in
his III assage, and the clearly expressed
wish Of large part of our people, as
subversive of the Sundancntal princi-
Piles of our Government. We regard
the practice of licensing the sale of
liquors at on. fairs. especially that of
the State Agricultural Society, also
pool s'lling and gambling, rs n burn
ing shame and disgrace to the civil.
zation of the 18th century. And foI
the purpose of suppressing these evils.
We. the Iatrons here assembled, dc
pledge each to the other our earnest
enieavors towards this end. We be
lisv~ tissse evils are not fully realized
hy tfae rcirelss public. and we recon
menN tiias Tr,sTer attention be paid t.
t.'t .uni''.i ~ S>ss' aFVHges md grang'
publications. -"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-20

A ooo,,+o wanted for The Lives
agents of all fhe Presidents Of
the L. s. The largest. handromest,
and best book ever sold for l'ss than
twic. our price. The fastest selling
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Anyone can lIeconre afuaee5sful agent
Terus free. iialIett Book Go, Port
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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-20
TII A. DEAN,
Notary Public,
EgrEEKICylgA.E MIC

G.u.ral conveyaneirg, deeds. mort
~.r-s. contracts, etc. promptly attend
ed 10. Once at residence
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-20
ALSO

Pictures and Picture Frames.
photogral Ia E.ames,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-20
STATE MAPS

Charts, and many other things too
numerous to mention.
sg- Remember the place-first door
East of Post Office,
GR1 YLING, MCH
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land once at Reed City, Mich.
Nov fS93

Land OfI1Ce nj HHfd JItN, MlCh.,
Nov. Z, 1888.
Nrtice is hereby given thnt the following naI.-
cd settlers have filed notice of their Intention
make final proof in support OF their claim, AMI
that said proof viii be made before tho county
clerk uf Crawford county at Grayling, Mich, en-
January I2th. 1884. viz: Austin l. Sparks. home
stead entra, Nc. 1886 for the q sec. ID, Tp. -
nriw, -,
He names the following Witnesses 20 prove his
continuous residence upon and guilty alton Of SAID
land. viz q.
Quance Robert w. Pool all OF Wellington, Csw
| ford county, Mich.
John II. Gregg. homestead entry No. 1870
the 2 h sec - TIP 2b nr W, and names
| following witnesses to prove his c.ntinuous
asuce upon and cultivation of said rect,
| Aten of wellington p. o.. and silss o. Bush
Ora Hug. Crawford county. Mich.
/ EDWARD STEVENSON. Register.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-20

n 1c week mt home s. outfit free
POOPay absolutely sure. No risk.
Capital not required. Render. II you
want business, at which persons OF
either sex. young or old, can make
great pay all the time they work, with
absolute certainty, write for perticu-
ars to IA. Hallttt 4 Co., rortland, Me.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-12-20

All trains on Saginaw Division daily
except Sundays. Connecting trains
leave Chicago 8 n IN daily except Sun
lays, and p m daily except Saturdays.
Wagner Sleeping Cars on night trains.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-30
RAILROAD TRAVEL.
v. g. T. II. r. TIME TABLE

FROM v1tGINrA TO CARSON AND EEs1o
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-30

years. ouch q; Loss OF Memory, Aassasuoe,
Nocturnal Emissions, AFersions to Society,
Dirnness OF Vision, Noises i'll the Head; the vital
fluid passing unobserved in the urine. sad many
other diseases that lead to Insanity and Death.
DIR. MINTI~, who is q regular physician
Graduate Il the University Of PennSyfvania)
VIII agree to forfeit FIVE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for a CAS-. Of this kind the VITAL RES
TORATIvE (undeT his special advice and treat
Ynent) will not cure, or fer anything impure or
injurious found in it. DR. MINTIE treats all
private diseases successfully without mercury:
Consultation free. Thorough examination and
advice, including analysis Of urine. S.. Price OF
VITAL RESTORATIVE, s. a bottle, or fonr
times the sGuantity. $40; sent to any address
upon receipt of price, " G. Q. y, secure ire M
observation and in private name If desired, by
L. A. MINTIE, NJ D.,
IL kearney St.. San francisco, CAL
SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE will be sent to any
one applying by letter. 9 ating symptoms sex
and age. Strict secrecy in egasd to all eusl-
ress TRANSACTIONS.
uR. MiNTIE'S KIDNEY REMEDY-NEP-
HRETTCUN- cures all kinds Of kidney and
bladder complaint-. gonorrhosa. g.eet, ieucor-
rhsea. For sale by all druggists; 81 bottle;
six bottles for s..
DR. MINTIES DANDELION PILLS are the
best and cheapest Dyspepsia SD Bilious cure
in the market For sale By all druggists.
ispl0t
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-30
DIR. SPIN u e n
sso. II KeaEry Street.
Treats Al! Chreai5 and Special Diseases.

KounS NEsn
1yIho May be Suffering fr0n. tn +"
w effects If youthful iolties or indscTcsion
xiii do well 10 avail themselves o6 TINS, the
greatest boon ever laid on the el.ar ct sui
feriny humanity. pr. Sptpney will guarantee
~ forfeit $500 for every case "f Seminal Weak
ness or private disease of any kind or Character
wick h. undertakes ard faiis to cuee.
MiDpLE-AGED MEN.
There arc rnsny st the age OF thiE.g to sixty
sho are troubled with too frequent evaouatioDs
o. Il G bladder often accompanied by sight
I.-.r..-. % burning sensation and y weakening
-. -, =. 81. =. III manner the patient cannot
accouit for Inl examining the urinary de
posts rrpy sediment will siten be found. and
sometimes small particles of alhunen VIII ap-
pear, OF the color viii he OF a'thin miikish hue
again changing to y dark and torpid appear
..sica .Tlese are mang men wh' die OF this dit
sit.I.icy iuoraDt Of the carSe, which Is tue sec
ezd stage cf seminal weakness. Dr. 5. Will
guarantee = perfect cure in ali such cases, and
6 healthy restoration Il the geilito urinary
GRAMS;
Office Eou-s-I0 to and 6 10 s Sundays,
from 10 TO II .. H. Consultation nee,
Thorough examination and advice 3.
C.i. or address DIX. SPiNNrl x Co,
No. Il Eear1lv St. san Era:lcisc"-
inf-LtS
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Great English Remedy

Ii = never faiiin
cure for kervou
Debility, Exhsue-
ted vitality, Scu-
in al Weakness,
Lost Manhood,
Impctenry, Pros
tatWrhea, Paraly-
sis a,,d all the ter
rlb,e effects OF
Self Abuse, youth
fol folie5 and ex-
cosscs in matuier
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-10-11
The Human Ear.

Imagine two harps in a room, with
the same number of strings, and each
string perfectly attuned to correspond
ing string in other. Touch a string in
one, and the corresponding string in the
other will give out the same sound. Try
another string, and lis corresponding
tone will he sounded So with all the
strings.
1t would not matter how you played
the one harp the other would respond.
No doubt the response would be weaker
That is what one would expect; but the
response, as regards pitch and quality,
would be almost perfect. Now substi
tute for one harp human ear, and the
conditions would, according to theory,
be the same, except that the responsive
mechanism of the ear is much smallor
than that of the responsive harp. In
the ear there are minute chords, rods, or
] something, in such state of tension as
| to be turned to tones of various pitch
sound tone, its corresponding rod or
chord in the ear will respond, perhaps
| feebly, but still with energy sufficient to
excite the nerve filament connected
with it; the result is nervous current
to the brain, and sensation of tone
] of a particular pitch.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-10-11
Cultivate the Taste.

| There can be no doubt about the abil-
ity of any man to cultivate his senses
Hunters learn to see with accuracy great
distances, so do sailors; musicians bring
the sense of hearing up to the finest de-
gree of perfection. Blind men often
become so proficient that they can tell
the color of garment by simply feeling
of it, while men employed in the busi-
ness of buying and selling great varieties
of butter learn not only to grade and
| tell the name of the max er of each lot,
but in some instances they can tell al
most to day the exact age OF each lot.
This is very simply and efficiently done
by cultivatiDg the sense of taste. We
once heard of an. instance where a wine
faster, a man who became very proficient
in this art, being called in to pass judg-
ment on a hogshead of wine, decided
there was slight, very slight, taste of
iron to the wine. This was not believed
by the owner Of the wine until the cask
was empty, when he found small iron
key in the bottom of it. We DO not ex-
pect every butter maker to reach this
height of perfection in the art of tast-
ing, but there is one thing he should do,
and that is study the subject. To do
this, let him taste all the fne butter he
can get hold of, and not with the set no
zion in his head that his make is finer,
but with an honest effort to find wherein
this lot differs from his own make. Has
it stronger butter taste, or has it, as it
probably has to him, more insipid tasts
= little too fine perhaps for his tobacco
tongue If so. he should get bis wife to
do the tasting. When you hear of a man
taking premium on his butter at fair
or dairy convention, ride over.if it is ten
miles away, and examine his butter.
Taste it over and over again until you
catch its peculiarities. Take some home
if you can get it for love or money, and
talk il over with members of your fami-
ly. Some of them will be able to point
out corr ectly the essence of merit in it,
and ten to one you will be able to catch
the hang of the thing and be able to do
it yourself.
In cultivating the taste for testing
butter, ore thing must be borne i'll mind
Do not choose as the best article that
which is most liked by your own family.
They may have their peculiar notions
What you want is to study the tastes of
your customers and make your butter
come up to their requirements, no mat
ter what opinion you may have of their
judgment on the subject. it is far easier
TO adapt yourself to them than to force
customers to take your butter against
their will. They will not do it, Amer
ican Dairyman.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-10-11
Free and Easy Manners

When girls assume a staggering
manner upon the street, use coarse ex-
pressions, and greet each other with a
rough "Hello!" they cannot expect much
Difference from their male friends. A
lady's manner always controls that Of
gentleman; and if she does not respect
herself he will not respect her. When
boys and girls, young men and maidens.
are allowed to fall into the absurdities
OF low, foolish, meaningless talk, it
seems to dwarf them intellectually;t they
can find nothing of interest or import
ance to say, and therefore make up for
sense by filling every sentence with need
less e.iclamations, eXaggerations or mis-
used adjectiVes. 1t requires much pa
tience to be compelled to listen to half A
dozen folks and hear the strange. inap-
prcpriate use of language. They will
assure each other that it is lawfully"
warm, or the concert awful" nice: the
sermon "horrid" dull; a young lady is
awful pretty" but her dress "horrid
ugly" the teacher "hOrrid strict" such
"a young gentleman who called had an
awful swell" team of fast horses. If
young people could hear themselves AS
others hear them, it might result in
their reformation.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-10-11

The seven Bibles of the world are the
Koran Of the Mohammedans, the Tri
Pltikes of the Buddhists, the Five Kings
of the Chinese, the Three Vedas of the
Hindoos, the Zendavesta and the Scrip-
lures of the Christians. The Koran is
the most recent of these, dating about
the seventh century after Christ. 1t lisa
compound of quotations from the Old
and New Testament, the Talmud and the
Gospel of st. Barnabas. The Eddas of
the Scandanavians were first published
in the fourteenth century. The Pitikes
OF the BuddhiStS contain sublime morals
ana pure aspirations, and tneir author
lived and died in the sixth century he
fore Christ. There is nothing of excel
lence in these sacred books not found in
the Bible. The sacred writings of the
Chinese are called the Five Kings. the
word "klRgs meaning web of cloth.
They contain the best sayings of the
best sages on the duties of life. These
sayings can not be traced further back
than eleven hundred years before Christ.
The three VedaS are the most ancient
books of the Hindoos; and they are be-
lieved not to date beyond eleven hun
dred years before Christ The Zendaves-
Ia OF the Persians is the greatest of the
sacred books next to our Bible. Zuroas-
ter, whose sayings it contains, was born
in the twelfth century before Christ.
Moses lived and wrote the Pentateuch
fifteen hundred years before Christ;
therefore that portion of our Bible is at
least three hundred years older than the
most ancient of other sacred writings.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-10-11
Generous Miners.

In the spring of '52 party of miners,
about twenty in number, while On their
way from American river to Hargtown
or Placerville, Ell Dorado county, in pass
ing through Smiths camp, saw some fe-
male garments waving from pole used
as clothes line. They called at the ca
bin aud asked to have look at the lady
to whom the garments belonged. A
neat, tidy looking German woman, flesh
from the old country, stepped to the
door, and the bronzed miners took a good
look at the first woman they had seen
for many long day. One of the crowd
pulled out long buckskin purse well
filled with gold dust, and telling her 10
hold out her apron, poured a liberal
shower of the glittering gold dust in il.
He was followed in turn by each of tn.
party till their contributions amounted
to about $4,000, and it became necessary
to place u support under the woman's
apron.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-10-11
THE BANK ROBBERY
A Strange Adventure.

Orrville was one of those sober little
American towns which a certain class
of novelists SO delight to select as the
scenes of their romances, and which fire.
quently lie asleep fo- SO long period of
time that it is positive blessing when
something out of the ordinary course of
events happens to awake item out of
their state of ,sthargy.
Orlville had been asleep for almost
twenty years, when an event occurred
which, together with the attendant in
cidents, completely aroused the whole
town.
Orrville was situated on Lake Wano-
na, one of the most charming little
sheets of water in our inland States. In
secluded valley, shut out rs it were,
from all the rest of the world by the
surrounding hills, with solitary ma
jestic mountain kespiug silent vigil over
the slumbering scene, lay the beautiful!
lake, and on its margin the miniature
town. The spot WAS all that a poet
might ia ncy, or a romantic lover sigh
for; and when there was advertised, "a
new summer resort, the Orrville House,
at Orrville," with every accom- IN odation,
it is not surprising that many persons
who had been struck by the SURPRISING
beauty of the place, as they caught sight
of it in the whiZzing train, should re-
spond Immediately to the opportunity,
and engage to spend the summer or au-
tumn months at so charming a resort.
Among the earlier guests at the Orr
vile House were Charles Lacy, q tai
ented young barrister of limited means,
Colonel Harris and niece, Matte Har-
ris, and a Mr.. Van Haven. handsome
young merchant of New York.
Charles Lacy and Matte Harris had
heen playmates in their childhood; but
the former had moved from his native
place in his fifteenth year, and hAd nev-
er met the sweetheart of his bOyish DAYS
until time had transformed him into
the full stature Of man. Both were
now 50 completely changed that they
met at Orrville as entire strangers, and
were only recognizable to one another
by the mention of their names and res
idence. The acquaintance thus renewed
ripened into ardent love, and Charles
Lacy considered himself the luckiest
fellow on earth.
"Did you hear the news, Matte ?" ask
ed Lacy one merging, as his betrothed
seated herself at the breakfast table by
his side.
mo; what Is it?"
johnson Il Co, bankers in this town,
have been robbed of over 100000"
You don't say sol When did it occur?"
"Some time during the earlier part of
the morning. The thief, whoever he is,
made pretty fair hand of it-left the