Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-08

statistics of the Sheffield trade with
the United States. In 1881, Sc, 900, 00O
worth of goods were sent to this coun-
try; in 1888 only obe-half this amount
and last year it was still less. This
shows how protection does protect the
American workman and how free
trade does not benefit England.
Jackson citizen saysi Gov Begole
will step out of Office this week with
out "A friend to carry his gripsack to
the train. He has added soinething to
the history of the state during the
past two years, but the part he has
taken in public affairs has not been
creditable to him or to the electors
who placed him in the executive Of
flee. His successor will have one
great advantage, by way of rontrast-
he cannot make a more nnpSpnlaI
governor.
The Pety0tt Journal, says: William
III. Vanderbilt has shown that he Il no
shylock. He did not demand the
pound of flesh in the transaction with
General Grant, as he might legally
have done But very generously deduct
ed more than one third from the claim
he had on the ex-President. For this
much generosity let us give hin, full
credit. 1t ie believed by some of the
friends of Gen. Grant that his million
aire creditor means to go still further,
and that his purpose is really to pro-
tect the property of the General rom
others less scupulors who have clsims
against him. e,c
The Baltimore & Ohio teleehnh
vour1ary- f,ssV. -sue RATE rom
New York to Philadelphia, BaltirE~~
and Washington, to 10 cents fer tN
words, instead of Is cents fsoni New
York to Boston, Providence and Hart
ford to 10 cents instead of q cents, and
reduced the rate from New York to
Fall River, Newport and New Bedford
from 80 to ten cents. The toll from
New York TO Chicago has been placed
at Is cents instead of so cents; from
New York and Baltimore to Buffalo
at 20 instead of ~ cents; fyom New
York to Indianapolis and st. Louis at
90 insted of50 cents. Rates have been
reduced between large number of
other places and between the east and
the west from 65 aad rs cents to 90 cts.
How long the reCuced rates will pre-
vail remains to bdseen.
The lansing ilepubltctn say this of
Northern yNffchfgan: The wonderful
sanitary influences of Northwestern
Michigan are becoming well known to
all America and ''the rest of mankind.
No malaria hay fever, neuralgia or
brain weariness; NO si;k headache,
dyspepsia or general debility affiict the
people. The brain aud nerves are
calIned, and the muscles and vital or
gans braccd-exactly the reverse of
what happens to the average residents
of our large towns. The winters are
long; but bring deep SHOWS and uni
form temperature so as to ifistire the
highest degree of bodily vigor. The
summers are not oppressivelv warm.
and the autumffs are fascinating. The
soil after being cleared is easily worked
and productive, crop of 35 or 40 bus
of wheat per acre being quite com
mon and for raising. berries and win
ter fruit, there is no better cline on
earth. Water is plentiful and pure,
AMI the lakes and streams are the hap
py homes of the choicest fish. Rail-
roads now traverse the region, an d
during the summer season the prows
of lordly steamers cut the glittering
waters between all important points.
II is no wonder that magical growth
hes set in. and that Southern Michigan
Is looking wistfully and emigrating ac-
lively mp north"