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Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13

Grayling is looking well to her edu
cational interests by hiring first-clas'
principal for their school. They hav'
selected a gentleman of fine intellect
ual ability from Bay City, at salar,
of $500 per annum. The gentleman
Iwhose name we don't remember,) ha.
been a teacher in the Bay City publi'
schools for IL years past, and has beer
receiving 81, 400 u year, and it was b:
accident that he was secured for the
sum mentioned above. 1t does no
pay to be niggardly in school matters
We should am 20 procure none bu
good instructors to teach the risin,
generation, to properly tit them TO
the responsible duties and positions O
life which they are soon to fill; ant
it behooves us to look well to theil
moral and intellectual training, Sc
that their attainnents may be com
mensurate with the important dutie
they shall have to Otsego Her
aid.
Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13

1t is Grants specific glory, and that
it Is that prompts us to exalt his mem
ory, that his soldiership cannot be
classed with the examples of illustrious
Illustration and majestic failure, but
that his fame, like that of Charlie
magne, of Gustavus Adolphus, Of
Frederick the Great, of Washington,
and Wellington, is built upon the rock
of fimmutable accomplishments ~ Y,
Sun.
Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13

Itnow appears that the Secretary OF
the Navy, in crushing John Roach, the
ship-builder, had another object in
~iew--to advance the interests OF the
free ship bill that has been pushed for
Peveral years past upon the attention
of Congress. Mr.. Whitney Is said tc
haye been in communication with
English ship-builders, and they are
warmly in favor Of the bill. as it will
enable shipyards of the Clyde to con.
troll the shipbuilding of the United
States as well as Great Britain. John
Roach was the lion in the path, and
Whitney first struck him down. The
largest private ship yari in the United
States is closed, that the British yards
might have monopoly. -Bide.
Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13

A Lansing gentleman in speaking of
the political and physical changes
which have taken place from the for
mation of the Union up to the present
time, said: Were / to die and then
return to earth after 1000 years l am
certain that i would find one thing
unchanged" 'What would that be r
chimed in two interested parties: 1.-THE
same old democratic party would still
be here shouting economy and reform.
lansing Republican.
Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13

LAND oFvIcE, Reed City. Mich. July 81. 'sS
NOTICE Is hereby given that the followinp
~ named settlers have filed notice OF their inten
tion 20 make final proof In suppot of their claims
and that said proof win be made before the clerk
OF the Circuit Court OF Crawford County. Al
Grayling. Mich. ON Sept. 18th. isS5. viz: VII
liam A. Reed. Homestead application No. 1915
Cor the u Sec &c T s5. N B West,
He names the following witnesses to prove his
-ontinuous residence upon and cultivation Of sait
lrayllng Post ONCE, and Nathan Barney an,
leorge w Knowles OF Wellington Post ONCE
James Duryea. Homestead Entry No. 79s
or the u Sec IL, tn Town %, n Wes
md yames the following wit esses 10 prove h
ontinuous residence upon and cultivation OF sal
and, viz: Andrew J. Love Ira j. Curran of Gray
ing Post Office. and Nathan Barney and Geo
" Knowles OF WellingtoR Post ONCE
NATHANIEL CLARK,
Aug6, ,wb REorTsER.
Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13
Thousands Saw so.

Nc. T. w. Atkins, Girard, Kan,
writes: II never hesitate to recoml
mend your Electric Bitters to my
customers, they give entire satisfac
ton and are rapid sellers" Electri,
Bitters are the purest and best medi
cine known and will positively cure
Kidney and Liver complaints. Purify
the blood and regulate the bowels. Nc
family can afford to be without them
They will save hundreds of dollars ia
doctors bills every year.
Sold at fifty cents "a bottle by DIR. N.
III. TRAvER.
Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13

1t is understood that, at the instance
of Grand Army of the Republic men.
a resolution will be introduced in Con
gres next winter declaring it to be the
placed in the custody of the Nation,
and be deposited at the national capi-
tai in Washington, in order that a ma
tional monument to his memory may
be erected. This is where it should be
If we read the general sentiment
Alright, outside of New York. Port
Huron Tribune.
Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13

Eastern advices are that the business
tone is firmer and that the outlook for
trade revival is encouraging. If
there is q relief in the depression OF
Eastern cite: its influence will be felt
everywhere in the country. Michigan.
with its large crops, seems to be all
right for good fall trade at all events.
Detroit Journal.
Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13

The Mobile Register damns the adj
ministration neatly with faint prai e
when it says: GAS regards Mr.. Cleve-
land the attitude of some of the polit-
icians seem to be like that of the priin-
tive Texan who, when asked at n
cainpmeeting. DO you love the Lord r
replied: Il can't say l love him very
much, but l has got nothin' agin'
Him. ~ Chicago Tribune.
Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13

Minneapolis has peculiar ordinance
regulating the liquor traffic. Besides
charging license fee of $500, the ordi
nance marks out certain patrol limits,
including the business portion of the
city. within which all the saloons
there must be established, and where
they can be kept under close police
inspection. AS to the rest OF the city.
including all the main residence por-
tions of the city. where probably nine.
tenths of the Inhabitants have their
homes, absolute saloon prohibition
prevails, und is rigidly enforced. =
Blade.
Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13

The total value of the merchandise
exported from the United States dur
ing the fiscal year ending Jane 80, 1885,
was S741, ,S03, 6S3, against imports val
ned at S57s, 476 $50, an excess of exports
over imports amounting to S164, 416,
S33. The excess of exports over inn
ports during the preceding fiscal year
ending June 80, 1884, amounted to
$72, ,S15, ,916.
Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13
Bucklen's Arnica salye.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter. Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles.
or no pay required. 1t is guarantee d
TO give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. frice 25 cents per box.
FoR SALE BY DIR. N. II. TRAVER
ACT.
Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13

Anyone, says an exchange, who ha'
been on the city horse cars must hav'
noticed that the horses stop and star
by the sound of the bell pulled by tb'
conductor, without word from th'
driver. This is of course an acquired
habit, but quickly learned by a new
horse when hitched up with an old on
that knows the signals. These horses
when too much worn for the hare
pavement work, are usually sold T.
farmers at a low price. The Philadel
phia Times gives an instance where .
citizen visited a relative on the farm
who had just bought span of horses
He hitched them to n pillow, but n,
amount of coaxing or scolding woHlC
start them. The citizen got a smal
bell from boys bicycle, and attached
it to the pillow handles. On giving this
n ring the team at once started off at /,
good speed. When he wanted then
70 stop another ring of the bell brough'
them quickly to dead halt. Thi
simple device answered every purpose
of whip, and ''get up" or whoa,
thereafter.
Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13

The daily use of use of fruit max s
people independent of the doctor .
The supply is easily obtainahle in til,
summer and fall sea 1ons. and of many
varieties. but in winter farmers, as I
Of winter apples to nbabsfy'Pts sdbabsfy' supPpl,
fruit. Apples are excellent as far a.
they go, but variety of fruit is want
ed to fully satisfy the craving of the
appetite. The only way to secure thi
variety of winter fruit for use is by
canning, and the farmers famil,
should now be making preparations f.
put up liberal quantity of all kind
of berries, peaches, pears, grapes,
plums, etc. A half dozen gallons OF
canned fruit is no supply at all for ar
ordinary family. Two or three time,
that quantity will core nearer the
mark. In putting up fruit care should
he taken that the cans used will no
poison their contents, and especially
must care be exercised with tin cans
The fruit should be selected, and non,
but the choicest should be canned
The fruit should be sound, and it j,
important that it should not be over
ripe. 1t is better TO be a little gree'
than too ripe, and it should always ht
firm and not so ripe as to be soft. Ir
thus providing for the table in winter
the good wife will be saved many per
picking questions about what to cook
and the family will be much the better
and healthier for the use of more fruit
I-jSockman and FLrnler.
Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13

English nobility in Westminster abbey
must have opened its eyes and ears
when Canon Farrar, eulogizing Lin
coin, Grant and Garfield, and praising
democratic institutions, declared that
''every true man derives patent OF
nobleness direct from God. boston
EUenilg Record.
Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13
We'll, said the driver of a coalcar

Well said the driver OF coalcart
to his wife, they've got new man in
my place, and I've lost my Job. "
why, what was the troublew she
asked. II was sitting on my cart
while the load was being weighed" +" he
exclaimed, "when the boss came out
and said my service would be no
longer required. but there must
have been some reason 'or your dis
charge" There was. The new man
weighs seventy-five pounds more than
! do. ~ Y. Times.
Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13
Aug 8. W.
Notice of Administration.
state of Michigon, County Of Graz
ford. & s.

ATa session Of the Probate Court for saif
County held at the Probate office. In the vii
age of Crawling on the Fourth day OF August
y the year One Thousand Eight Hundred anf
Eighty five.
Present. Wellington PATTERSON, Judge OF Pro
,ate In the Matter of the Estate Of Nettie A
Sutnam deceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verifec
4 Mervn A. Putnam. praying that adninlstra
ion Of said Estate may be granted to Andrew II
Marsh
Thereupon II is ordered that Monday. the thi'
v-first day of August next, at one O'Clock in IN
fternoon. be assigned for the hearing OF sait
,etition. ard that the heirs at law OF said de
eased. and oil other persons Interested In sai
state. are required TO appear at sess on OF sal
curt then to be holden in the Probate Ohice, IL
he village of Grayling and show cause. II an.
here be, why tho prayer OF the petitioner shouh
OF be granted: And Il Is further ordered. thf
aid petitioner give notice to the persons inte
.;ted in said estats of the pendency of said p'
iton and the hearing thereof, by causing ccr.
{ this order to be published In the Crawfort
avalanche, newspaper printed and circuia'
In said county. four successive weeks prev.
US t. said day OF hearing:
Aug. 6. WI fS4,a5 Judge OF Probate.
Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13
POLITICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS

The democratic adm inistration is
equally great in dealing with all ques-
tlons. The republican officeholder and
Cherokee steer must both go.-Chice-
20 7rtDuae.
Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13
ApvERrrsEMENTs


NOTICE thereby given that the Otsego erd
~ Crawford County Improvement Comps a !
has made application to the Board of Control "
the Sc. Marys Fails Ship Canal for an extension
OF time 10 J9uuary lst 1887 within which u com
plete the improvements contemplated by its or
ganization. Said application VIII be heard and
determ lned by said hoard at its regular meeting
az the Auditor Gen rails once In Lansing. ON
Thursday. Octo er ist 1888, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ.
o. EN-. cUTcHEoN.
Aug. Is, we pf $s,25
Crawford avalanche., 1885-08-13
WE WILL PAY

50, 90 A Day 10 reliable party lady or ge'
te.nan. to recaive orders for onr publication
Any person apply ing for this posticn. who ca
ro' ca on MS personally. must enl ph"togIapl
hich viii be re;urredl. aHd al o names 81 r.
Elder Publishing Co.. 364 Wabash Ave
nue., Chicago III.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-08-21
VOL XIII. ISLAND POND VERMONT AUGUST 81 1885,

spent happy childhood, Every one
was desirous of bestowing hOn0rs upon
me, and the governor himself, came out,
and in the presence of great crowd
thanked the Lord that a great
wrong had been averted. During
all this time had not ceased
TO think of the little girl whose
beautiful face had banshed my inten-
tions of becoming an outlaw. l had
gone to the house where ] had seen her,
but her father, Mr. Miller, had moved
away, and no one in the neighborhood
knew his place of residence. One night
at a theatre in Little Rock, l saw that
face. l knew it in moment. At the
conclusion of the performance, l fo.-
lowed the girl, who in company with an
old man, went to q hotel. introduced
myself to Mr.. Miller and he introduced
me to his daughter Ida
81 have seen you before, somewhere ;
she said.
"You have seen me.
"When?"
81 will tell you when Be become bet
ter acquainted"
l did tell her-told her one night when
she had promised to be my wife. Sew
eral years have elapsed since our mar
riage. We live in New York most of
the time and old man Miller lives with
us. have built monument above Mr..
Gray's resting place. Ira0-
eler.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-08-21
A Captured Devil Fish.

Immense crowds of people gathered at
the beach at Galveston, Texas, one day
recently to see devil fish that was cap.
tured on the previous day. For some
days past school of marine monsters
had been seen dsporting in the gulf s
short distance from the shore, and all
efforts to harpoon or capture them proved
futile until one was caught in fishing
seine. Ropes were thrown aronnd the
monster, and, with horses, it was dragged
ashore. 1t proved to be specimen of 6
very rare fish, the "Cephaloptera Vampy
rus" also called devil fish and vampire
of the ocean. lis weight was about two
tons, and as it lay spread out on the
beach dead, it had every appearance of
an enormous bat or vampire. 1t was
fully sixteen feet wide from the extreme
edges of the pcctoral fins and fourteen
feet long. The mouth was four feet
wide, and was protected on either side
by formidable appendages resembling
horns, with which it scooped in food.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-08-21
MANS A KICKER.

Give to him power AMI friends and wealth.
Give to him love ami home ami health,
Give to him ease and peace AMI rest.
Give to him all that makes life blest,
Give to him what tho ,art most Graves,
What makes the freeman more than slaves,
What makes tho patriot tried aud trus,
What lifts the martyr to the blue,
What molds the hero from the dust,
And shapes him for the noble5t trust;
Give him his choice OF youth or age,
The manners that do most engage,
The poets fire, the painters art,
That burns the brain or moves the heart;
Or givo him all the things TO eat,
The ripe, the luscious, sour or sweet,
And add to these flesh, fish or fowl,
Then listen and you'll hear him growl-
For mans kicker,
Give to him sorrow, grief and care,
The sorest crosses man may bear,
The toughest paths, the biackest woe,
heaven in which there is no bow
Of promise, and in which the clouds
Enod Tho light like funeral shrouds;
Let sickness, death and every i'll
Which makes earth bitter lay their chill,
Gold hands upon him. Let his life
Be one unending hiIsous strife,
wilderness where iaGkas how'll
Its all the same. You'll hear him growl--
For mans kicker.
Merchant Traueler
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-08-21
Crus0e's Island To-Day.

Opposite the harbor of Valparaiso
stands the island of Juan Fernandez,
sacred to the memory of Robinson
Crusoe land his man Friday, who kept
things tidy and listened to the tales his
master told" There isn't a boy where
the English tongue IS spoken who hasn't
read a description of this island better
told than I am able to give it, and it is
only necessary to say that Daniel Defoe,
or whoever wrote the book, must have
studied the place with great attention or
had the island created to suit the picture
he gave of it.
The little harbor is there, with its
rocks and coves, Just as it was when Rob-
inson went ashore; the cave is IN good
order still, and the cliffs up which he
and Friday used to chase the mountain
goats. The goats are there and the arma-
dilos, the birds of wonderful plumage,
and the crawfish among the rocks. Every
boy in the United States who has read
the story recently could go all over the
place without a guide and could find
everything except Robinson himself and
the faithful Friday.
The island belongs TO Chill and is
leased to cattle company, who have
20, 200 or 10000 head of cattle and as
many more sheep grazing over the hills.
There are about fifty or sixty inhabitants,
ranchmen with their families, under
charge of a Frenchman named Crave,
and beside the stock they raise guam
tity of poultry and ship chickens and
eggs, with some vegetables to the Val
paraiso market. The timber on the
island is said to be of an excellent quality,
but is not much used. No one ever goes
there without bringing away a cane or
two as memento, and the brush from
which these canes are made is of very
beautiful fiber and polished we'll. En-
cursions go over frequently from Valpa-
raiso, and the interest in Robinson Cru
soes experience is much stimulated by
those who come this way Chicago Inter
n ,e1D
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-08-21
Grant rs q Smoker.

The general, in speaking of the popu-
lar idea that he was lifelong smoker,
said that prior to the battle of Shiloh he
rarely-very rarely smoked; and that it
had never heen habit, much less a
pleasure. At the battle of Shiloh he
chanced to smoke cigar while riding
over the fed, and the newspaper CORE
spondents, seizing upon the incident,
described it graphically in their accounts
of the battle to the papers in the North.
The idea of victorious commander of q
great army in the midst of frightful
scenes of carnage and destruction, sur
rounded by the dangers of battle, with
nation's life hanging on the result, look
ing on calmly and serenely, ,compacently
smoking cigar, when most men would
pe overcome with excitement. if not
nervousness, was something that appealed
rresistibly topopular admiration. Grants
admirers and friends, reading the ac-
counts of the battle, supposed him to be
d great smoker, and almost deluged him
with cigars. Every express brought
boxes of cigars as presents from his
Northern friends. AS the general said:
utIc we're always TWO OF Jnree D0NeS
on the table in my tent or headquarters
free for the use of my staff and visitors.
Having them always at hand, it was but
natural that l should every little while
take fresh cigar, and in that way the
habit grew upon me SO that it became ir-
resistiblc, and the people no doubt arc
right in calling me an inveterate
smoker. 49, Cincinnati Commercial Ga
sette.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-08-21
CHAPTER II.

succeeded in making my way to New
lively sale. Under an assumed name
went to work in manufacturing estab-
lishment. ! bent my every energy to the
work, and, from time to time, was pro.
NOTED. Three years from the time en-.
tered the establishment, Twas the super
inteudent of the entire works. My SER
vices became so valuable that ] was ad-
mitted as partner. | saved my money
and became wealthy, yet, not for a mo-
ment did forget the crushing fact that
l was convict.
One day, while on ferry boat took
up newspaper which some one had left
on a chair. Opening it, saw that it was
an Arkansaw sheet The next moment
was thrilled. Below startling head lines
appeared the following:
"Several years ago, highly respected
young man named Henry Debson was
convicted of the crime of numbering one
of our most prominent citizens, Mr..
Maples3n. Debson was sentenced to be
hanged, but the governor commuted his
sentence to Imprisonment for life. Deb
son escaped and went, no one knows
whittier. Now comes the real tragedy.
About month ago, man named Evans,
who swore that he had seen Debson strike
Mapleson and who found, near the scene
of the murder, knife bearing the mi
tias Of Debson's name, was taken vio-
lently ill., Believing recovery to be inn
possible, and fearing to die with such q
burden on his heart, he confessed that
he, inspired by bitter enmity, had mur-
dered Mapleson. From the very mo-
ment of the confession he began to i'm
prove, and soon became so well that he
was taken to prison. After short trial,
during which he did not attempt to make
a defense, he was sentenced to be hanged.
The execution took place last Friday,
and was witnessed by a large crowd of
people. The public deeply sympathizes
with young Debson, and should he ever
come back to the State he will receive an
enthusiastic ovation.
cannot describe my sensations. l
hurried to my place of business, and
after relating to my partners, the expert
ence through which | had passed.
showed them the Arkansaw paper. My
partners were rejoiced. They declared
that such vindication was worth half
lifetime Of trouble.
l Immediately set out for Arkansaw.
| indeed received an ovation. Mr. Gray,
the old minister, took me by the hand,
and said:
~ was intimate with your father and
did not see how his son could commit
such a crime, but the proof was so strong
against you. Your earnest protestations
Of innocence caused me to call upon
the governor and intercede in your be-
half"
1 purchased the farm where l had