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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-19
HORSE THIEVES LYNCHED.
A Deputy Marshals Posse Has a Severe
Battle with Outlaws in No
Mans Land.
Kansas Vigilantes Pursue the Desper.
ADDE'S In Force and Hang
Four or Them.
Iohlahoma Qnd. Teri spscial.l

lOklahoma lind. Teri special.l
A courier from Shawnee etown, forty miles
from here, in "No Mans Land, on the
North Fork of the Canadian, brings the
report of a terrible battle between outlaws
and posse of the United States Marshal
which was followed by an uprising of the
farmers on the border of Kansas, who
meted out summary justice to four horse
thieves and have the rest Of the band be-
sieged in the hills.
Three co!ored horse-thieves stole a
bunch of horses from Long Tom, a Shaw
nee Indian. When the theft was discov-
cred, Deputy United States Marshal,
with party of Sac and Fox Indian police,
gave pursuit and came up with the negro
thieves, who at once opened fire upon the
officers with Winchesters, unhorsing one
policeman at the first round. A regular
pitched battle then followed, in which two
OF the negroes were killed, and one police
man mortally wounded, dying soon after.
The Marshal was also badly wounded.
The horses were recovered.
When this affair became known a party
of fifty ranchmen started for the haunts
of the outlaws. They had hardly crossed
the line before they were met by band
of the thieves and succeeded in capturing
four of them. They were Immediately
strung up to the nearest tree. The re-
mainder Of the band were then so hotly
pressed by the avengers that they were
compelled to run to earth in O dugout,
where they were held at bay when the
courier left. It was the intention of the
farmers to compel them to surrender by
starving them out. There are thought to
be six in the dugout, and when captured
they will undoubtedly be hanged.
Toincrease the excitement there are flock
ing into the Territory quite number OF
Oklahoma boomers who firmly believe that
this portion of the Territory will soon be
open for settlement, and the soldiers are
kept continually escorting them back to the
State line. There is now being prepared
military map OF the Territory to be used
by the commanding officers in their scout
ing in search OF the boomers as well as
fugitives from justice. Further actions and
developments are anxiously awaited.
Woodward Gnd. Tor.l specialI
A large band of horse thieves have lately
made their headquarters in the neutral
strip generally known as "No Mans Land"
and have been making frequent raids on
the border towns of Southern Kansas,
driving off both the cattle and the horses
OF the farmers. This has so incensed the
farmers that they have organized them
selves into vigilance committees, deter
mined to rid themselves Of this pest.
About twenty five men from the vicinity OF
Coldwater, Kansas, overlook one of the
band named Gill about fifteen miles from
this point and shot him. Gill had in his
possession at the time he was captured si1
horses belonging to the members of the
vigilance party. Armed parties are con-
tinually passing and repassing this point
on the lookout for orse-thieves, and il
any are caught they will enforce the death
penalty without trial.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-19

self, a mutual desire, or mutual thought,
having eliminated in this meeting.
"How strangel" you exclaim togeth-
er; Il was just thinking of you"
Theophilus thought long and deeply
of these matters, and at last conceived
method of connecting two such cur
rents of electricity by means of pow
erful instrument, so that the thoughts
of one person might be telegraphed,
as it were, to another whose mind wss
at that time in unison; and, when
words were used, phonograph attach
ment would be set in motion to tell
them of, reproducing the exact tones
of the speaker.
But in an invention of this kind, so
startling in its powers, there must of
necessity be some drawbacks. For in
stance, putting ones mind "in unison, I"
as my friend Theophilus expresses it,
is impossible, unless the person with
whom you desire to communicate is
thinking of you at that exact time.
Theophilus is blessed with dear
little woman for wife, one who be-
lieves, as all women should, implicitly
in her husbands genius. When he
spoke of testing the machine she said
at once, with the wisdom that seems to
characterize her:
"Why not invite my four dearest
friends, with their husbands, to q social
tea? They will say nothing hard OF
us, of course, but they will say some-
thing on their way home; all people
do. Mrs. White usually does not wait
until she gets into the street. I have
been with her and all of them, you see,
and know their ways. Mrs. Black
speaks later, but with no length; Mrs.
Gray waits until she gets nearly home,
and Minnie Green until she is housed.
You know she is so quiet, she never
chatters in the street like some women. "
There was so much wisdom in this
that i was lost in admiring wonder,
while Theophilus said concisely:
"You are q trump, my DEAR" al
which the little woman flushed with
pleasure.
The day arrived, and the company
sat down to my friends Widespread
table. / was present, of course, Il
share in his triumph. The food was
| excellent, and every one appeared de
lighted with each other and their enter
tainers, while little Charlie, my friends
only child, was petted TO his heartl
content. My thoughts wandered often
confess, to the innocent-looking cas-,
that contained my friends instrument
Theophilus shared in my feelings, l an
sure, for he was absent-minded at timel
and caught him glancing quietly il
that direction more than once. Not 81
Mrs. Smith. She was as calm as
summer morning. which shows, think
that the feminine mind more readil,
lends itself to deception, for as soon a
her guests took their departure Mrs
Smith rushed to the machine and ex
claimed, as she touched the battery:
"Now for Mrs. White"
Mrs. White was very extravagan
lady, whose former husband died
bankrupt, and whose present one
though in easy circumstances at tn
time Of their marriage, was now sai'
to be much straitened.
~Such q tablet" clicked the machine
in Mrs. Whites very tones. II lik
Mrs. Smith; but she is so close. Home
made biscuit, when she might have go
delicious rolls at the caterers, an
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-19

SOFTER than the rustic of an angels
wing, sweeter than the music of Apol-
los Lutte, more enhancing far than note
from Orpheus' Tyre, is the voice of him
who says: @Put me down for year 3
subscription. ."-Annisto Hot Blast
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-19

JUDGE LACoMB, in the United States
Circuit Court at New York, decided that
George Benson, who swindled the Mexi-
cans out of $4,000 on bogus tickets for
Patti concerts, must be surrendered to the
Mexican authorities. A stay was granted
pending an appeal to the United States
Supreme Court.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-19

HEAVY rains Tuesday all over Illinois
will prove very beneficial to spring farming
operations. says the Chicago Times. The
rain stopped seeding for q day or two, but
will settle the ground, start pastures. and
greatly revive winter wheat. The prospect
for tho winter wheat crop in Illinois is
very good.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-19

WIFE-A box came to-day, John, ad-
dressed to you. Husband--Did you
open ito Wife-No. Husband--Well,
/ wish you had. It may be one OF these
dinged internal machines.-Epoch.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-19

A RACE between horse-car and
hearse is not an uncommon spectacle,
but the popularity of such races in
New Haven is that the horse-car always
comes in last. -ketO HdUen Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-19

The girls of st. Louis havo found o
kiss trust" and now the boys are
talking of prosec uting them under the
law which prob ibits the forestalling Of
necessaries of life.-Chicd0o NelUs.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-19

DIR. STEPHEN MACKENZIE, lecturer on
medicine at the London Hospital, rec
commended half-grain doses Of Indian
hemp, morning and evening, as o rem
edy for persistent headache.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-19

SOME patriotic American ladies have
originated the patriotic idea of creating q
fund with which to present to France
statue of George Washington.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-19

In Union County South Carolina, girl
Of IL and o boy Of 0 quarreled, and tho
boy plunged the blade Of his pocket knife
into her heart, killing her instantly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-19

And @the baby" will startle us once in O W hile
With "a regular blizzard swipe."
The papers will print long columns OF stuff,
But the ball-crank will cry for more,
While the women will skip the whole thing in
huff,
For tney can't understand the score.
Tho lawyer will yell at the loc al nine
AS wild as a crazy loon;
II you 60 to his office you'll And tho sign:
In court for the afternoon"
The man OF business his cares torgots,
While ne howIs at a three -base hit;
The sharpers will keep an eye out for bets,
And the countrymen will get bit
For the crack OF the bat and the bounding ball
Men love with the keenest zest.
And the triumvirs' purses will bulge next fall,
But the pennant will go out West.
--SomerUilte Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-19

SCOTCH plaid plush is q novelty in dress
iabrics, destined TO have certain popular
Ity with dressy young women.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-19

SOCIETY MEETINGS.

N~~~~~~0ON~O<NN~~~~~0~N ~0~NN~N~~-N-c~c~NN~N~~~
NJ. e. CHURCH-Rev. J. w Taylor, Pastor.
Services at IL o'clock a. m and 71a p. m. Sum
day school at IL m. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening at 7l6 o'clock. All are cor
daily invited to attend.
CRAWLING LODGE, No. S6s. y. a A. NJ.
meets in regular communication on Thursday
evening on OF before the full Of the moon.
Transient members are fraternally invited 10
attend. J.F. HUM, W.. M.
A. TAYLOR, Secretary.
MARVIN POST, No. 24O, G. A. r., meets tho
second Saturday and fourth Friday in each
month. VIM. WOODBURY., Post Commander.
A. TAYLOR. Adjutant
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-19
A PROPHECY.

6oon the crack OF tho bat and the bounding ball
VIII tickle our hearts with glee,
And the crowd will yell at the umpire's call,
As IL Bedlam had been set free.
Then "rattling three baggers" will be in style.
And ~clean homo runs" will bo ripe,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-04-19

ONE objection to the Brahmas is that
there ia too little light meat.
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Wooden Stocking Savings Banks.

When NJ. dc Lesseps was asked by
Emperor William where he expected TO
find the immense capital required for the
Panama canal, he replied: "In the
woolen stockings Of France'-tho stock
ings in which the peasants, workmen and
small tradosmon store their savings, a
few sous every Saturday. The shrowd
old Frenchman knew what he said to be
true. He found the capital where he ex-
pected to find it without resort to the
great flnancors and bankers Of Europe.
II is to be feared that these woolon stock
ings will long be worn out and thro"n
aside before tho little savings of the
French peasantry will find their way
back to them. But tho lesson remains,
and thore is no people on the faco of the
earth that needs it SO much as the Ameri'
can people. We are nation OF spend
thrifts. Once New Englanders had G
reputation for economy and thrift, but II
is said they are losing it. Prodigality anC
extravaganza arc the rule. There is lit
tie capital in the woolen stockings Of thil
country. Chicago Times.
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ternoon o terrible blizzard came mp,
aud Furnesa must have become be-
wildered, for he did not reach home;
but Big Do, thinking he had con"
cludod to remain at the ferry until
the blizzard was ended, gave himself
no unoasiness about his young
friend. All day Thursday the gale
blew and still Dan was confident
that Furness had remained in town,
but when Friday and Saturday pass-
cd and he did not return, Dan be-
gan to fear that there was some
thing wrong, and buckling on his
snowshoes he started across the
prairie for the ferry. lie had gone
barely moio than two miles from the
house when a dark object lying on
the prairie caught his eye, and go
ing over to it he found the sleeve OF
a buffalo coat. lie dug down into
the snow and found the body Of q
man lying on his face as though he
had fallen while strugglin against
tho storm. Dan lifted tho corpse
out Of The drift, and turning it over
looked into the rigid features OF
Furness.
The strange part of the story hus
not yet been told. His great heart
stricken with grief, Dan lifted the
form Of Furness in bis arms and car
riod it back TO TIM shack, laying il
on the bed. He was so unnerved
by the terrible fate of his friend that
for day he could do nothing.
When he at last pulled himself to-
gether he went about preparing the
remains Of bis friend for burial. In
attempting to remove the clothing
from the upper part OF tho body
much to the Consideration, Dan laid
bare the'white bosom OF woman
He immediately drove to tho house
Il a noighbor;apd notified the wo-
man Of his suspicious, which were
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There Is iiolrishlng grove OF $500
cocoauut sr1es az Cape sable, tho fcuth
crniaost point VI Florida.
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Maine claims to have sixteen men and
women who have lived more than 100
years, and no end Of inhabitants who are
over 90.
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NOTICE TO HEIRS

In the matter OF tho EeState Of Amelia
Kratzer, late Centre township, Snyder
county, Pa, decd.
To Amanda Kratzer iniermsrrisd with Peter
Thomas, decd, OF Adams township, Snyder
county, IA. VIM. Kratzer, Of Roedsvllle, Mif-
fiin county, Pa. George Kratzcr, OF Paxton:
Vile, Snyder county, Pa. Lizzie, intermarried
with Samuel Gross Of Shrader,s Mills, Mifiin
county, Pa. Simon Kratzer, Alice, intormar-
rted with Hopnia Mitchell, Alvesta, intermar-
ried with Nathan Hackenberg, all OF Paxton
VILE. Snyder county, Pa, John Kratzer, a
minor who has for hls Guardian A. A. Romig,
| OF Mcclure, Pa. Catherine, new decd. leaves
| TO survive her q husband, JOSEPH husser, OF
| Shrader's Mills Mfiin county, Pa, and the
| following children viz John, Jennie, minors,
| who have for their guardian A. A. Romtg, OF
| Mcclure, Snyder county. Pa, Sarah, now
decd, who leaves TO survive her husband, An
/ drew Wagner and the following chill dren, VIZ a:
| whom are minors aud have for their guardian
| A "A. Romig, of Mcclure, Snyder county, Pa.
You ara hereby cited to bo and appear before
( the Jrdges OF our Court Of Common Pleas TO be
| held at Middleburgh on the 4th Monday OF May
! 1858, at 10 o'clock In tho forenoon, then and
there 10 accept or refuse TO take the real estate
! OF AMELIA KRATzER, decd, a. the apprais'
| cd valuation put upon Il by an Inquest duly
awarded by tho said Court. and returned by
J the Sheriff Of sefd county, or show cause why
the same hhould not be s1ld. Aud horeof fail moi
Witnes. the Hon: = Y: Buohsr, ires!dsnt q
A'''''A WV. wl1xsNxyxs,r rseAy
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wero given a careful burial in the
little cemetery at Church's Ferry.
Among tho girl's effects, in her
trunk, were found letters from her
mother addressed to Cora, which
was probably tho right name OF the
masquorader. The theory advanced
for the woman concealing her sex is
that she concluded she could thus
protect herself against insult aud
indiguity in tho wild country to
which she was going. Aud now
said Dan, 4 am going to fnd tht
mother
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Gocthe's Earnings.

Gotta, the old publisher at Stuttgart,
Wurtcmberg, has made n statement OF
the amounts his firm paid to Goethe and
his heirs from tho year 1907 to 1865, or
in seventy years. The poet himself re-
ceived not more than 800, 900; the heirs,
$4,000, or altogether, $4,000 for all
the works of tho greatest German poet
until twenty-three years ago, when the
Gotta Goethe monopoly came to an end
and Goethe became the property of the
German peoplo.-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
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wellsknown and desperate characters,
who bad driven tho rightful owner
Off, aud were holding tho fort With
rifles and rovolvors, against the pro.
tosts and threats of q weak looking
young fellow, who had fled upon
the laud, and, at considerable ex-
pense, built comfortable shack up
on it, aud was preparing to improve
it by cultivating the soil When
Dan arrived the young follow was
wandering around tho claim, sleep
ing on the prairie, and endeavoring
10 make terms with the usurpors,
who only laughed at him.
Dan said he took sort ov a sbine
to ther young fellow OIL tho start,
and when he saw how the land lay
he laid himself out to do up the
Jumpers at short order. They had
heard of him and knew he was not
to DO triiled with, SO when Dan
walked over to tho shack ho was met
at the door by Tom Wol1and, The
inost desperate Of the two men, who
showed a revolver under Dan's nose
and told him il he didn't 'vamoose
instantcr he would shoot q hole
through him. Dan wasn't built that
way, and yanking out his revolver
he fred at the jumper, who dropped
with hole through his right side
Wolhands companion, seeing his
partner go down, opened fire on
Dan, who got bullet through hif
left arm and had furrow torn
through his scalp but the jumper
got q bullet from Dams revolver
through the jaw, and signified his
Willingness to quit the claim if Dan
would stop shooting. The wound-
ed jumpers were loaded into n buck
board that was thoir property, end
behind pair Of mules that they had
brought to the claim with them
we're set adrift and were never hcGrc
~ W
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where he has earned many dollar
in the honest but precarious vocation
OF protecting the property OF tenders
foot settlers against the lswlcss claim
Jumper. He is known as Big Dan
in his bailwick, and he is looked
upon by the settlers of that wild
region in about the same light that
the citizens Of the United States look
upon the standing army. Ihe title
Of big Dan is not a missioner, for
he stands three inches moro than six
feet in his moccasins, and girts near
" five feet around the chest. lis
legs are like tho limbs of an elephant,
and his neck ia ss that of Texas
steer. His face was never touched
by q razor, nor his locks shorn by
shears, and around his face and over
his head hangs a shaggy mass OF
carroty hair that has been kept with
in bounds by Dan himself, who has
periodically, sawed of the strnying
hair with the keen edge OF his hunts
ing knife that he carries belted
around his ample waist, sleeping or
waking. This peculiar individual
was born in the northeast corner oI
Oregon thirty years ago, according
to his own testimony, and gradually
worked his way acress the Rockies
into the Territory Of Dakota, never
once having ridden on q railroad Of
approached civilization until a woel
ago, when he slid over tho frozel
prairie on snowsboes to Devils LAX,
City, and, clad in his quaint galb o
poorly tanned deerskin, boarded th
train that eventually landed him IL
st. Paul. 1t was no ordinary cir
cumstance that led this quo0r ma
to undertake such a trip, and th
story he told the Globe correspon
dent was interesting as we'll as pa
thetic. In his poor English he tol
why he was here aud why ho intend
ed to continue his journey to Yves
Virginia. Az he finished history /
brought his heavy fist down on I'll
bar by which he stood with fore
that made the glasses rattle and IL
bartender look nervous, ahd eai
with look of dogged determinatic
in his eye. Pm er goin' ter flu
whut I'm after, il it takes me till b.
freezes over.
Three years ago, according
Dams story,information was broug
10 him that claim Jumpers we
making It hot for young fellow
the northern part Of Tower count
aud he started for the sceno OF 4
trouble, as he put it, 'spi'llin fur
chance ter do up tho squaw'fac'
land hoppers.' The claim in que
tion was ia on uninhabitcd part
Che country, and when be arrived
found II was In possession OF "
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THE NATIONAL HOTEL.
JOHN b. FOCKLER, Prop'r.
SelinSprOye, Pa

TlI. uatel 10 pleasantly located In the "squsre,
ana isa vcrydcsirable place for travellers tostop
hc uEsr Of a commodations at Low rGtos. Per
onastopping )rce will DO suro to call again. The
est ofiiqnor ~ tho bar
s-vGrstclass Rostauran inconnec tionw.
Apr.lP,'T6.
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GAINS WIFE.

Where did he get herr
Who was her brotherl
Had she sister,
Had she u mother?
Was she pre- Adamic-
Born before history
With her identity
Shrouded in mystcry2
Maid of Phmnicia,
Egypt, Arabia,
Africa, India,
OR sun-kissed Subiul
Who was her father
Was he a viking,
Cruising about
Just to his liking;
Out OF the Whenconess,
Over the water,
Into the Where,
Bringing his daughter
Native OF Norway,
Denmark or Sweeden2
Lured blythe charms
OF the Garden Of Eden!
Blonde or Brunette?
Rounded or slendcr2
Fiery or frisidg
Naughty or tenderY
Why are her graces
Unknown to fame?
Where did Cane meet her?
What was her manner
Whisper it softly
Say, can it be
The lady we seek
Was Il. Haggard's "She?n
Tell me, ye sages,
Students OF Life,
Answer my query
Who was Canes wife
Sam Il. Glover in Chicago News.
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AS an antidote for consumptive ten
dency il is claimed that cream acts like
q charm, and serves all the purposes in
tended to be served by cod liver oil, with
much greater certainty and effect. Be
sides, persons copsumptively inclined,
those with feeble digestion, aged people
and those inclined to chilliness and cold
extremities, are especially benefited by a
liberal use Of sweet cream.-On City
nar,icly
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Foot wear in Provincial Europe.

In European countries wooden shoes
are in general use among the peasantry.
They are clumsy, but comfortable and
cheap. The Malay women generally so
bareiooted, but they arc very skillful in
embroidering slippers in gold tinsel,
which, like those Of the Turks, are worn
Just over the toes by ladies Of the higher
clnsses. Philadelphia Times.