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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17
s,ratagem Run to Seed.

"You see, Martha got in the habit of
sitting up for me at an early age, and
she can't break off. / couldn't per-
suade her to go to bed and mind her
own business, so / studied on the mat
ter. We live in one of the center houses
of block of five story and attic build
ings. There's scuttles in the roof of
all of them, and persuaded Mr..
Greenup, who lives in the adjoining
house, to let me in his house last night
about one o'clock, and went up
through his scutile and over through
mine, and so down into our bedroom.
i could see Martha from the head Of
the stairs, sitting in the front room
cycling the clock with look that was q
very tart chrome. But / undressed
and quietly got in bed, and there lay
waiting developments. Every now and
then I'd hear Martha give a short,
fidgety cough. Then I'd hear her get
up, prance around the room little,
and by and by go to the front windows
and slam the shutters,
after I'd lain there about an hour /
heard her get up and go stand on the
front stoop for good ten minutes.
Then she came in, slammed the door,
and locked it, and commenced coming
up stairs. Every other step she'd say
oh, the wretch Won't / give il to
himl 1 know where he is I know
where he isl He needn't think to de-
ceive mel Oh, the villain
"''Bout the time she had nearly got
to the landing think she must have
seen the light streaming out of the
door that I'd left aiar. couldn't hear
her stop. and then commenced to
snore. was afraid TO look, you know,
but 1 could feel her cautiously come
up to the door and look in. Well, sir,
I'd have given my pension from the
war of 1776 to have seen her about the
time she saw It was me. I'll bet it was
fan. But was afraid TO do anything
but snore. Then she came into the
room, and, by the way she breathed
and stood around, had 10 nearly bite
my tongue of to keep a straight face
on me. / could feel that she sat down
in q chair. and was dumfounded,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17
An Exnerience on the Train.

"Just to think of it," he growled,
with disdain written on every line OF
his face. II was coming out of St.
Louis the other day, and, the car being
mure little widow"
"How do you know she was q
widow?"
"She told me so. She said she was
awfully afraid of being robbed, and
knowing by my face that / was an hon
est man she wanted me to take charge
of her portemonnaie until we reached
Chicago"
Sand you did?"
"Am 1 not fool? Yes, I did, and
as she passed it over, sweetly said
"'There's exactly $50 in it.
I'VE rode into Chicago without leav-
ing our seats. AS we ran in the city
/ handed her the purse. She opened il
and counted the money.
Why, there isn't but $50 here!'
she said. as she looked up at me.
But / haven't taken any,"
g. Well, am $40 short, as you see.
Perhaps you can explain to the police. ,"
"And what did you do?"
II gave her the $40, of course. Please
kick me few hundred times. Med
VnrE Cf09.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17
victor Hugo ON the woman Question.

n 49, mE. 81 81 49,
Victor Hugo, the great poet and nov
elist, was stanch advocate of equal
rights for women, and repeatedly de-
clared his belief in the principles of
woman suffrage In one of his last ro-
mances, "Ninety-three," the principles
of true republicanism arc discussed by
Gauvain, the man of the future, about
to be executed, and Cimourdain, the
man of the past
Gauvain added: "And woman !?
What will you do with herr"
Cimourdain replied Leave her
where she is; the servant of man."
"Yes. On one condition"
"Whatp
'That man shall be the servant of
woman"
. "Can you think of such thing?"
cried Cimourdain. "Man servant 4?
Neverl Man is master. l admit only
one royalty-that of the fireside. Man
in his own house is king"
eyes. On one condition"
"What?"
"That woman shall be queen there. +"
"That is to say, that you wish man
and woman
Equality"
"EqualityP Can you dream of it {?
The two creatures are different"
II said equality; l did not say ident-
ical."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17
He SQuirted.

The other day, just after the City
Hall janitor had mopped off the thing
in the lower corridor. farmer entered
the building on tour of inspection.
He stood for moment to look over the
clean, fresh-looking tiles, and then
showed his hand in his pocket and
brought up an enormous plug OF to-
bacco and whispered to himself:
"Great Jerushal but what a chance
to squirt tobacco juice around DE
trOit Free Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17

f~---~- w
hf&sFImoniai Inoonpatlbii'iy.
min iittle fellow had such Eat wife,
Fat wife Eat wifa. God bless herb
She looked like a drum and no looked like ffe,
And II took all his money TO dress her,
..,..sa..rraa- God bless herl
TO dress hori
God bless herl
To dress her
Towrnp up her body aud warn up her toes,
Fat toes, fat toes, God keeIlheri
To eat her, and drink her, and sleep her.
God keep heri
To drink her
And keep heri
And sleep heri -
sho grew like a target he grew like a sword,
A sword-a sword-God spare heri
She TOOK all the bed and she tookall the boerd,
~ And II took awhole sofa 60 bear her. -
God spare her
To bear her
God spare her
TTTcT II T0ber herl
She spread like a turtle; he shrank like pike,
pike-a piko-God save him
And nobody ever beheld the like.
For they had TO wear glasses 70 shave him.
LIS "a S Sc sS rsy: & hmm III n
God save him
To shave him
She fattened eway till she busted one day.
Exploded, .blew'up, God take herl
And all the people that saw IL say
She covered over an acre
God take herl - -w
n A An acre.
God take her Eel AE
An acre
-Rehoboth Sunday Herald,
- N
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17
Very Like a Tornado.

"Papa, what is tornado?" asked a
youthful seeker after information.
CHANGING nervously around the room
to see if the coast was clear, he said:
"You have often heard your mother
blowing me up for bringing company
home without previously notifying
her?"
"Yes, sir"
swell, that is as much like tornado
as anything 1 know Of. But you
needn't tell your mother that l said so,
however. "-NelU York Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17
He nistlnrnlshed HlmselC.

Dumley--I was captain in the
army, but il so CHANGED that was in
only one engagement. But if / do say
it myself, was at the head of my COM
pany.
Featherly-What engagement was
that Dum1ey, Bull Run ?-Ne,c York
Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17
Rich and Rare.

A United States half dime of 1902 is
worth So, because it is so rare. If it is
only the scarcity of dimes that makes
them valuable, any dime would be
worth about $500 to some people. Bob
BaLrdette.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17
Two Kinds of Girls.

There are two kinds of girls. One is
the kind that appears best abroad
the girls that are good for parties,
rides, visits, balls, etc., and whose
ch of delight is in such things. The
other is the kind that appears best at
home-the girls that are useful and
cheer full in the dining-room, sick-room,
and all the precincts of home. They
differ widely in character. One is
often torment at home, the other o
blessing; one is q moth, consuming
everything about her; the, other is a
sunbeam, inspiring light and gladness
all around her pathway. To which of
these clnsses do you belong?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17

No medicine has been known so effectud In
the cure Of all those diseases arising from an impure
condition Of the blood as scovILL's SARsAPARILLA.
or Blood and Liver Syrup for the cure Of scrofula.
White swellings. Rheumatism. Pimples, Blotches.
Eruptons venereal Sores and Diseases, Consumption.
Goitre, Bols. Cancers. and all kindred diseases. No
better means Of securing beautiful complexion can
be obtained than by using sC0WLL'S BLOOD AND
LIVER SYRUP. which cleanses to blood ana gives
baaufv A tln akin.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17
ct Dop,t Know What Ais Me-"

says many a sufferer. Il have the blues
frightfully; / am troubled with headache
aud dizziness; i have lost my appetite; there
is a bad taste in my mouth constantly. What
is the matter with mer We will tell you
you are "bilious." Get a bottle of DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" use it
faithfully, and you will soon be new man
again. All druggists have IL.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17

For DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, depression of
spirits, and general debility in their various
forms; also, as preventive against fever and
ague, and other intermittent fevers, the
"Ferro-P hosphorated Elixir of Calisaya,"
made by Caswell, Hazard g. Co., of New York.
and sold by all druggists, is the best tonic
and for patients recovering from fever or
other sickness Il has no equal
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17
Three Quotations. |.

When man is hanging. cut him down,
then 60 through his pockets. -Teras Post
When a man is coughing give him Red
Star Cough Cure. -Baltimore News.
When you want to conquer pain, use St.
Jacobs Oil. -PhiLddelphid Neps.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17

Your medicine cured me of rheumatism.
I was not able to walk when 1 began taking
Athlcphoros. only used two bottles when
my rheumatism disappeared, aud i have
been we'll since. John II. Hutsel, 67S West
Indiana st. Chicago, Ill.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17

When you get your boots and shoes
Strengthened use Lyons Heel Stifeners; they
will; save you money, give you comfort and
keen them STRAIGHT.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17
q Snid Aaron TO Moses.


Aaron must have been n sufferer from ca
tarrh. The desperation which Catarrh pro-
duces is often.suiiicient TO make people, say
and do many rash things, and many continue
suffering lust as II no such cure as DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy existed. It eurcs
every case, from the simplest to the most
complicated, and all tho consequences OF
catarrh. A person once cured by DR.. Sage 8
Catarrh Remedy will not be apt TO take cold
again. ms IL leaves the mucous membrane
healthy and strong. By druggists.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17

HE-GYou made fool Of me whom married
you, maam." She-"Lor! You always told
me Won was made manl"-London Punch.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17
Uh. Rure.u of vital Sta tistics

makes no return of the mortality caused by
oyerdrugging the sick. Hundreds OF patients
are killed in this way, ninety-nine per cent.
of whom might have been saved by the use
~ that simple vegetable antidote, DIR. WALK
rR's CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BITrERs, rapid
in its action, and without alcohol.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17

IT ain allus de silent man OATS de smartes'.
De sheep doan make or much fuss ez de dog,
but he ain got nigh ez much sense. Plantation
PhilosophH.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17

THE U. S. Government are using large
numbers OF The Improved Howe Scales.
Borden, Selleck g. Co., Agents, Chicago, Ill.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17

The gathering darkness must come to q
head at daybreak.-The Judge.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17
Nothing Like Ne.

The best cough medicine is Piso's Cure for
Consumption. Sold everywhere. csc.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17

Use the surest remedy for catarrh-Dr
SaRe's.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17

"You may stop down and out" said the
hangman to tho political murderer.-Cdrl
Pre- izcl's Wcetlk
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17

The language of women should be
luminous, but not voluminous.-Doug-
las ,JeTTold.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17

AcRUsTY old bachelor says he thinks
it's woman, and not her wrongs, that
ought to be redressed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-17

CRAWLING LODGE, No. IA. SONS OF IN
DUS1RY, hold their reRu ar meetings on the
tirst and third Wednesday evenings Of each
month. From May LIST to Nov. LIST, at o'clock.
From Nov LIST to May lst, at 1880.
F,F.THATcHER. Master.
JOHN c, HANSON, Secretary.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-16

That man who lies is q liar admits of
no doubt but the time was not far distant
when il was considered advisable to give
expression to the feet, when applied di-
rectly to the individual, with something
Of prudent euphemism IN the choice 81
the particular choice Of words chosen for
the occasion Many delicate methods Of
getting around the difficulty have sug-
gested themselves to ingenious and inyen-
tive minds. A man suspected Of untruth-
fulness has been characterized IS one
'swho says more than his prayers 4 whose
word is mot exactly gospel truth .
whose methods Of stating fact are
not in logical harmony with the strictest
demands Of veracity;o whose practical
sympathy with the leading characters
tics of Ananias' views Of truth Is unques-
TONED, and SO on. But we have enter
ed upon an era in which these polite
methods describing mendacity arc deem
ed week, unsatisfactory and superfuousIy
polite. s'Hance the word liar has
come into general use, and is banded
from one end Of the line to the other,
and with a frequency that promises to
deprive it Of the emphasis it has hitherto
enjoyed By making It too common.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-16


Beware IS thc person whose fingers
inrn backward Hc n unjust subtle
Ingenious. and The neater bis singers seem
e be the more al hiex0us IS he, and Elle
greater enemy 50 virtue
Fingers which cling Ia each other, de-
note changeable character.
Long and large fingers betoken iber
atty, true friendship. good condition
Abraham Lincoln had these.
Fingers TOO short, with thick ends and
Cat, will be dishonest and sly.
Fingers that stand apart from each
other, poverty. wretchednoss, and much
talk about sell.
Nerveless fingers denote want Of char
acteF; trembling, switching fingers, 4
drunlxard.
Small, taper fingers, on woman, show
lndeeision Of character. dhintincss and
deceit. # the nails are oblique, want Of
courage.
A large, well-made hand inclines to d
generous, unselfish disposition.
Little. round nails means obstinacy
and anger and violent love.
Long, pure-white nails, especially on
Q woman's hand, are an indication 81 i
deceitful nature, with great strength and
cruel, crafty love.
Red nails signify cruelty and desper-
ate love. Spots on the edge OF nails,
violent death.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-16
The Industrious Bee.

No wonder the bee is such an indefati.
gable worker Each head Of clover con
tains about sixty distinct flower-tubes,
each Of which contains q portion of sugar
not exceeding the fivc-hundreth part 81
O grain. The proboscis of the bee must
therefore be inserted into five hundred
clover-tubes before one grain Of sugar
can be obtained. There are seven thOus-
and grains in pound, and, as honey
contains three folrths 0f its weight 81
dry sugar, each pound of honey repre-.
sents two billion. FIVE hundred thousand
clover-tubes sucked by bees.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-16
ne smell 81 RoiIInr Cahhaee.

Here is piece Of information FOL
housekeepers tt has been tried several
times Every one knows how disagreea-
BILE the odor Of cooking cabbage il. All
your neighbors can tell when you are
going to have cabbage for dinner. Il
you put small piece Of red pepper ii
with the cabbage there will be no smell.
The pepper absorbs the odor Of the cab.
bage. Don't put in too large piece 81
pepper, however, or the cabbage will be
hot.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-16
The Monkey Temple Of Denares.

Moncure ID. Conway, ia an article on
the temples Of Benares, India. says: The
monkey temple is dedicated to Dur0a. ii
her ferocious aspect, and the pavement
in front Is red with the blood of the sac.
rifices offered to her. She has face Of
silver, = necklace Of gold coins and gen
orally gaudy dress. Along with Durga
in this temple monkeys are worshiped.
When / entered the precincts q priest
came and threw wreath OF marigoIds
around nv neck. informing me that
was now sacred enough to enter and be-
hold the goddess / was also BY this
conservation fitted to pay him rupee.
But found the monkeys more interest
ing than Durga Or her priests. There
were more than q hundred of them anus
ing themselves in the sunshine. They
gathered around me and ste leisurely, is
If used to the treat some sugar cakes
which had purchased for them At the
door, that being the custom. When the
csowd Of monkeys had retired patri-
archal monkey, whom I had observed
sitting apart il the sunshine, approached
me and having received par
ticularly large cake reward
CA las Nv So1xG AM10&AII~
ton while my guide was conversing with
the priest / gathered from our inter-
view that my surprise at the temples,
shrines and ceremonies which had wit
messed ia Benares, though natural, was
due 10 my not understanding that these
are all survivals from the time when man
did not exist, when the banks Of the Gan
ges were occupied by the simial race.
It was the religion Of monkeys had
been witnessing, though man since he
came upon the scene has misunderstood
much Of that aboriginal faith and phil
osophy and embodies bis errors and dog
mas along with them Nevertheless the
religion Of Benares to-day preserves an
unbroken continuity with the religion of
simial antiquity. and the priests and apes
dwell together il unity. After our IN
terview the old ape gave me wink and
walked away munching his cake. little
bit OF which he threw TO the goddess
Durga. Back 81 the temple I saw an
aged and large Eamnrind tree with hol-
Low. which s the lying-in home Of the
sacred monkeys Formerly there were
thousands Of these monkeys dwelling in
and about this temple. but they became
SO troublesome and mischievous that the
authorities Of Benares had 20 interfere
and al the monkeys found outside the
Enclosure were transported Tor life. II
some mysterious way the monkey pOpu-
lati0n has largely decreased.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-16

Mr.. Louis Edwards, Sexton of ut. Yer
non Place Church, Washington, d. c.,
csrtifies that for several months past he
had been suffering with severe cough
which distressed him day and night. He
was very much debilitated, with constant
pains il his chest After trying various
remedies he used the Red Star Cough
Cure, which gave him entire relief.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-16

The ancients were acquainted with theFVIE-
fuH OK petroleum. Nar0dotea refers ko IL and
speaks 81 walls being found "a Ennte Now
aanyB every body bias heard or IS through Car
poline. tie great Natural Hair Eestor6E
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-16

son oxsRRrs2A, lNpnaEs x1oN dopgea sloA 0k 6nl1@
also ca q preventive against fever and agms and
other intermittent koverE tie stEerro. hosphor>
nted Elixir Of Calisayn made BY Caswell.
Hazard & Co, New York. and sold y 81 Drug
gistn. ID the best tonic and Cor patients raoovor-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-16

A sanguine seer prophesies that ia ten
years the gas meter will occupy a high
place among the curiosities OF dime
museum. Electric invent = are now
giving their minds to the invention Of an
electric lamp which shall contain . bat
terry, and which may be carried in tho
hand like an oil lamp or candle. Several
approaches tosuccess have been achieved,
and any day the exact mark may be hit
Already the electric light diadems on the
heads Of the ballet girls IN the spectacu-
lar pieces, and the scarf pins which blaze
like diamonds. seem to show that port
able lamp with small. but powerful
battery may be seen twinkling above the
horizon, as il were.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-16

Porous and kren0kheninR, improved The
best for backnche, pains il chest o. cid e,rhau-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-16

The Oklahoma region, a.. which
there Il 50 much excitement, Is ! tract of
land extending from Red River in In
dian Territory to the Kansas line, con-
tanning about fourteen million acres. The
tract Is some three hundred miles ia
length from north 70 south. and two
hundred miles id breadth. ID was pur-
chased BIZ the government IN 1866 of tho
Creek, Cherokee Choctaw, Chicl<asaw,
and Seminole Indians. with the view to-
settling freedmen and friendly Indians
thereon. A rood deal d the land Is 81
excellent quality. well-watered, and
tempting t0 land-gtabhexs i Is sid
that none 81 the purchase money has
been paid. while the lands oblniqed of
Cherokees were 81 tie terms Of the sale
u remain il possession of The tribe until
occupied aud paid Tor.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-16

Al considerable portion OF the Ameri-
can petroleum shipped to Europe Is,
after being deodorized, made into butter
and suet. which are used BY the poorer
classes to some extent, but very largely
81 bakers il the large cities, who use II
III making cake. The confection-
ers also employ it. Il has Z great sd {
vantage over butter il that ia store cakes
Or IN candy the petroleum. not only does
not become rancid and betray the age Of
the article, but acts a. preservative ii
keeping the other ingredients OF the cake
or candy from spelling a recent ny
pienc council. sitting IN Paris. protested
against this use Of our oil, but it ii not
thought its consumption il this way will
be lessened.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-16

It is estimated that there are 200, 600,
900 Mohammedans ia the world, Of
whom 5000, 900 are in southeastern En-
rope and 10000, 600 in Asiatic Turkey,
2, 500, 600 id Persia, 25, 900. 900 in Arabia
and Central Asia, and 60, 900, 600 in
Hindostan. Considerably more than
half of them are ID Asia. and the re-
mainder in Africa, except the 5000, 900
in European Turkey. It lis also stated that
Islam ID rapidly converting the followers
of Brahminism. This is the force which
threatens England should the mahdi
succeed in impressing it with the belief
that be is the true prophet.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-16

Charleston, 8. O., has undertaken the
driving Of tho deepest artesian we'll In
the world. Il is being driven in the
main part Of the city, and, it is expected
to furnish 1000, 600 gallons Of water 4
day, it is calculated with two similar
wells already down, to furnish sufficient
supply of water for the entire city for
many years The new we'll will be 2, 900
feet deep, will be at least six inches in
diameter at the bottom, and is to be com
pleted by next August.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-16

Catnrrh "a fhe BLADDER.
Singing Inflammation. all Kidney and Uri-
mary Complaints. cured BY s'Buchu-P aiba. Y
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-16

A Frenchman has tried the experiment
Of weighing different parts Of the horse
while alive. He has found practically
that in road work the fore legs wear out
faster than the hind, and argues that
any means BY which the weight can be
reduced will be gain ia pccuniary
point Of view. He placed & hack mare
with her fore legs and hind legs on sep
arate Weighing machines. and found
that, when left to assume her own atti-
tude, she weighed on the fore scales AGO
pounds, while her hind quarters drew
only $40 pounds, the total weight Of the
animal being $50 pounds BY depres.
sing the head so as to bring the nose on
level with the chest, seventeen pounds
additional were added to the front scales.
while the raising Of TINT part to the
heights of the withers transferred twenty
one pounds to tho hindermosk scales.
Again, by raising the check rein and
drawing back the head in similar way,
seventeen pounds were transferred from
the fore to the hind scales. Every prac-
tical horseman knows that horses fore
legs will suffer in proportion to the
weight which is thrown on them, while
their relief IL an additional source Of
strain to the hind legs. The French
mans theory IS that the check rein prop
erly adapted can equalize the strain and
make the hind legs bear their proportion
OF the weight.