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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
Why She Was Shocked.

The English language presents many
pitfalls to the unsuspecting foreigner,
but j never thought that "kiss" and
keys" were liable to be COMPOUNDED.
Such, however, was recently the case
in this city, and Young Secretary of
Legation or attache was the victim.
He prided himself upon his newly ac-
quired knowledge of Anglo Saxon, and
especially upon his pronunciation. Re-
Gently he had occasion to change his
boarding house, and was gratified to
find his new landlady young, pretty,
and agreeable.
Upon returning to the house after an
early morning stroll, he found the
chambermaid had locked the doors,
and encountering the hostess alone in
the hall, he surprised her with the I'M
usual request: "Please give me KEGS
Her incipient bushes were soon
changed into frowns at such unwonted
temerity, but when the request was re-
peated with great earnestness, and
finally supplanted by the demand, 81
must have two KEGS" she fed to the
dining room and sought the protection
of her husband, who was reading the
morning paper. An international inn
broglio was happily averted, however,
and peace restored TO the distracted
household by that now exasperated for
eigner writing upon the margin of his
hosts journal: Il ask for two keys to
my rooms. What for you act like two
fools ?"-W Washington Capital.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
THE LAST RITES.
Simple Ceremonies at tho Burial of Mrs.
Hayes.

Simple Ceremonies at the Burial OF Mrs.
Hayes.
The body OF Mrs. II. d. Hayes. the late
wife OF the ex-Presid mt. YVES buried in
lakewood Cemetery. at Fremont, Ohio. All
business in +. emont was suspended, and
during the funeral services at Spiegel Grove
the fine grounds OF the house were crowded
with the friends and ncighbors Of Mr..
Hayes. Fully six thousand people were
present. and every carriage or other
wheeled vehicle in the city was pressed into
service in carrying the throngs. The burial
services were simple and impressive. open
ing with the reading of Psalm xiii. by the
rev. J. NJ. Mills, pastor OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church. to which Mrs. Hayes be-
longed. quartette choir then sung tho
hymn. MY Jesus as Thou Wilt" after which
the Rev. DIR. James w. Bashford. President
Of Ohio Wesleyan University. offered
prayer. The choir then sung the hymn
when Peace. Like River, Attendeth My
Way" after which l.. ID. McCabe. who had
known the dead from childhood, spoke a
brief eulogy
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
Pooling a Spider.

A gentleman was watching some
spiders, when it occurred to him to try
what effect the sound of tuning fork
would have upon them. He suspected
that they would take it for the buzzing
Of fly.
He selected a large, ugly spider that
had been feasting on files for two
months. The spider was at one edge
Of its web. Sounding the fork, the
man touched thread at the other side
and watched the result. Mr.. Spider
had the buzzing sound conveyed to him
over his telephone wires, but how was
he to know on which particular wire it
was travelling?
He ran to the center of the web very
quickly and felt all around until he
touched the thread against the other
end of which the fork was sounding
then, taking another thread along,
Just as a man would take an extra
piece of rope, he ran out to the fork
and sprang upon it.
Then he retreated n little way and
looked at the fork. He was puzzled.
He had expected to find a buzzing fly.
He got on the fork again and danced
with delight. Evidently the sound was
music to him. Globe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
Those Who Have Been Successful in Thor
Aspirations.

Those Who Have Been Successful i'm Their
Aspirations.
The President has appointed Frederick
Douglass to be Minister Resident and Con-
sui General to Haytl. Secretary Window
has appointed Capt. William M. Meredith. Of
Chicago. to be Chief of the Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing. Other appointments
arc as follows:
John G. Watts, OF Virginia, TO be United
States Marshal for the Western District OF Vir-
ginia James A. Connolly, of illinois, to be
United States Attorney for the Southern Dis
trict of Illinois; A. Mckinney, Of Missouri,
Special Agent of the General Land Office; Fred
III. Newall, of Pennsylvania, Assistant Hy-
draulic Engineer of the Geological Survey; ID.
NJ Randall, of Indiana, to be Marshal of the
District of Columbia j. q. Wright of Dakota,
TO be Indan.IAgent at Rosebud Agency, Oak (;
Harry Mel. Huse, to be Lieutenant, junior
grade, In navy
Henry H. Lawrence, to he Assayer Of the Mint
of the United States at San Francisco, Cal.
Michael f.. Smith, to be Assayer in charge OF
the Mint OF the United States at Denver, Colo, !;
James f. Fitch, of the District Of Columbia, to
be Trustee OF the Reform School OF the District
OF Columbia. q. G. James, OF New York, was
appointed Postal Note Agent Mt Now York City,
vice c. u. q. Halpine removed.
Collecto, OF Internal Revenue-John j. Hutch
inson, Distist Of Connecticut; Isaac Motfett,
First District OF New Jersey; Elihu A. White,
Fourth District OF Jrth Carolina c. w. Arnold,
district OF Georgia; Marcus Bogg, Eleventh
District OF Ohio; John .. Crayens, Sixth Dis
trict of Indiana; julius q. starr, Fifth District
of Illinois. Collectors OF Customs-Wil liam J.
Mort for the district OF Buffalo Creek, N. Y.
Enos ). PoDnypacke n, for the district of Will
mington, N. e. Philip NJ. Hillebrand, to DO
Surveyor Of Customs Tor the Port of Indian
apoli5.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
ITS RECORDS GONE.
Camp 20 of the Clan-na-Gacl Suddenly
Disbands.

Camp 20 OF the Clan Gael. at Chicago,
has been disbanded. This camp is the ono
to which DIR. Cronin belonged. and which,
it is thought. contained many-if not all
of his brutal murderers. The story is that
it was Edward Spellman, acting in his ca
pacity OF District Officer of Illinois and
Michigan. who disbanaed it. When this in
formation came upon the States Attorney
and the investigating committee it was
u complete surprise. They were interested
in preserving the camp intact for the pres
ent. their purpose being to obtain posses
sion OF all its records. The 'disbanding of
the camp means the destruction of the rec
ords and the further thwarting OF the au-
thorities in their endeavor to investigate
the secret doings OF the notorious club.
The States Attorney he's now strong
suspicion that Spellman disbanded tho
camp for the sole purpose of having its
records destroyed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04

Lockjaw is popularity believed to be
invariably fatal. Recoyeries are, in
deed; comparatively rare; and yet they
do take place. The proportion of them
is much larger now than it was score
Of years ago, and il is safe TO predict
that it will grow larger as time goes
on and the malady is better understood.
Prof. Rieni since 1892 has applied one
form of treatment in six cases, with
the result of obtaining five cures. The
essentials of his treatment are as fol-
lows: !. The patient, having the ears
stuffed with cotton or wax, is to be
kept in quiet room and total dark
ness. 2. The sick room, as well as the
adjoining ones, is to be thickly car
peted in order to avoid the noise OF
footsteps. 3. The room is to be opened
for ventilation every four hours with
the greatest care. The diet is to con-
sist of liquids, milk, eggs beaten in
broth, water aud wine, etc. A. All
light necessary shall carefully be COW
cred from the sight of the sick. 5. II
constipation exists, both purgatives
and injection are interdicted. Above
all, quietness is necessary. 6. Should
the pains be intense, with the object of
quieting, powdered belladonna and
ergot of rye should be used. 70
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
ENcoURAoING PROSPECTS.
The Crop Outlook Favorable and Trade
Active.


Active.
r. @. Dun n Co.'s weekly review OF trade
says:
IL has been week Of considerable excitement
I'm speculative circles and OF heavy general
trade without material change In conditions.
AS all depends in large measure at this season
upon crop prospects, IL IL most encouraging TO
fnd the reports In this particular unusually
favorable, the only noteworthy exception being
that some damage TO cotton and grain
from frequent rains 10 reported At Galveston.
In the Northwest the grain outlook Is par
ticularly fne, great Improvement being re-
ported In quarters where there had been some
apprehension. With crops OF unusual mag
nitude highly probable, aud with the
general volume OF business so maintained that
increase OF 80 per cent. over last year appears
In the clearing house returns, the prospect Is
not gloomy Detroit notes quiet business and
Kansas City and Omaha report fair activity.
At Milwaukee improvement is seen, with
greater activity, and at Cleveland and
Pittsburg the iron and other trades con-
tinue to mend. Collections arc still slow
Mt Milwaukee, but ut Detroit there Is
visible improvement. The money markets con-
tinue amply supplied In the iron business
there is a stronger feeling at oil points, with
quotable improvement In mill iron. The money
market has stiffened TO some extent here, as IL
natural after the heavy exports OF gold. There
Is nowhere observable any actual stringency,
nor isIapprehension noticeably influential The
business failures number 2i5, as compared with
220 the week previous. For the corresponding
week OF last year tho figures were 20l.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
POISONED AT A PICNIC.
Fifty Frustrated, Fourteen Beyond Re
cOvery.

Ihly EOuftceH beyOnO nCT
coyery.
TORONTO, Ont, June g. Through the
parsimony of Woodstock druggist, who
is now hiding In the woods in fear of his
life, fifty people were poisoned at picnic
near there and it is thought that fourteen
of them may die. Woodstock is a small
village in the township of Zorra. On
Saturday the farmers of that county gave
u monster picnic in Wiilitt's grove about
two miles from the town. All was jollity
until the picnickers were about to
start for home, when suddenly a Miss
Shaw, who was dancing on one of the
platforms, fell in q fit. Friends had
hardly started to apply restoratives when
two other young ladies were similarly
seized The sudden interruption OF the
festivities caused very general alarm,
which was intensified to horror when
almost Immediately others of the gather
ing to the number Of fifty were stricken.
Several doctors were with the
plcknickerS and these, with Others
who was hastily summoned from
the town, attended the sufferers.
Noting the symptoms, the doctors at once
pronounced it a case of poisoning An
investigation proved that only those who
had partaken freely of the lemonade had
been attacked, and the poisoning was read
lily traced to this source 1t was discov-
cred that the confectioner who had
furnished the drink, in order to save
lemons, had used in its concoction what he
believed to be tartaric acid. Some of the
powder which he had purchased from the
new druggist remained, and on examina-
ton it was found to be sugar of lead,
which had been sold in mistake for the
har In Ora1ianf Tho ra ~ tho
pie almost amounted to madness, which
they determined to vent upon Druggist
Alexander, who was stranger. A
crowd quickly gathered and marched
to his store. The shop was locked. plank
was torn from the sidewalk and used as q
battering ram. The door was quickly
broken down and tire maddened men en-
tered. There was no one In the store, but
this did not decrease their rage and in a
few minutes the stock in trade OF the
druggist was scattered all over the street.
Alexander, having seen the angry crowd
approaching, had made good his escape
from back entrance and fed TO the
woods
Although the ma jority of those poisoned
are slowly recovering from the effects OF
the deadly mineral, fourteen of the num-
Der are reported to be dying, all being in
a state Of collapse, from which efforts of
the physicians have so far failed to revive
them.
Finding that Alexander had made his
escape one OF the citizens lodged COM
plant against him, and warrant was
sworn out for his arrest. As he is thought
10 be in hiding in the woods back Of
Woodstock a number of specials were
sworn in and sent out TO search for and
arrest him. A crowd was started after
the specials with the openly avowed inten-
ton Of capturing the druggist and lynch
ing hum.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
hATB@T rGmv0ss
BY TELEGRAPH
THE WORLD OVER.
A MIRROR OF THE IMPORTANT 90.
CURRENCEs OF A WEEK.
Things That DO Happen-A Complete
Record OF Interesting Events the World
Over shocking Accidents, startling
Crimes. Other Topics.
THE CROP OUTLOOK.
Tho Agricultural Bureaus Weekly Crop
Bulletin.

Tho Agricultural Bureaus Weekly Crop
Bulletin.
The weekly weather crop bulletin issued
by the Signal ONCE says:
The weather has been favorable for all grow
ing crops throughout the central valleys and
Northwest, except in Dakota, where drought
has caused some injury to wheat oats, and
barley, but corn is reported fine and
growing rapidly in this State and generally
reports show that the crops are improved,
but more rain is needed in the Red River
Valley country. Reports from Nebraska,
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas.
Kentucky, and Arkansas show the con-
ditions for the week especially favorable
for corn. which has made rapid growth. Har-
vesting is in progress far north as tho fortieth
parallel in the central valleys. Thrashing Is in
progress In Tennessee, and the damage to wheat
from excessive rains has been ovcrestimated.
Reports from the tobacco regions OF kentucky,
Tennessee and North Carolina show that the
crop is doing we'll. Favorable rains occurred
over the cotton region. In Alabama, Northern
Louisiana Arkansas and South Carolina the cot
ton crop is improved by seasonable weather and
well distributed rains. In Mississippi the crop
was not injuriously affected. In Southern
Louisiana the rice and sugar crops are inn
proved by abundant rains, but weeks dry
weather would still further improve the crops.
and Ohio some injury resulted from continuous
rains and the absence Of sunshine, although the
crop prospects continue good in these sections.
Reports from Southern New England show all
crops, including tobacco, improved and in fine
condition.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
over the PathIess Ocean,

Athwart vast continents traversed by mighty
iron thoroughfares, many armed like the tabled
Briareus, myriads set forth daily to encounter
tho vicissitudes OF travel, change of climate un-
accustomed food, aud an atmosphere possibly
miasmatic, yet with calm confidence that
their health will be preserved. When this con-
fidence is based upon the possession OF tn, SUI
preme medicinal defense Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, 1t is indeed we'll founded otherwise not.
Brackish water bad food, the wearying and 9TH
er bad effects of railroad iolting sea sickness
and nervousness, aggravated by journey and
its attendant discomforts, are shorn OF their
pcrnicious influence by this sterling Alternative
paclfier and compromising medicine, invaluable
for dyspepsia, feoblencss, nervousness, consti-
patton, lnala-ial disorders, rheumatism and kid
ney complaints.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
MRS. r. B. HAYES is DEAD
A STROKE OF PARALYSIS THE CAUSE
OF DEATH.

Tho Last Hours OF the wife OF the ex-
President = A Nob'e Woman's Work
Comes 20 h Sudden End-Mrs. Hayes
Life Reviewed.
A Fremont (Ohio) dispatch of ;.
25th says: Mrs. Hayes died at $3.50 o'clocS
this morning of paralysis, with which she
was stricken down the previous Friday.
Mrs. Hayes maiden name was Lucy
Ware Webb. She was born Aug %, 1891,
at Chillicothe, Ohio, and was the youngest
child and only daughter of Dr. James
Webb ami Maria Cook Her grandfather,
Judge Isaac Cook, came from Connecticut
in 1881, and he, together with all OF her
great-grandfathers, served in the reyolu
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
NORTHERN PACIFIC PLANS.
A Combination with the Grand Trunk I
BE Undertaken.

combination with the Grand Trunk to
BE Undertaken.
L. F. Cakes, President OF the Northern
Pacific. in an interview in st. Paul, denies
emphatcally that his company proposes to
withdraw from its Canadian relations. says
they are building rapidly through Montana.
and admits that negotiations are under
way looking to the purchase Of the North
west Central Railway. The great induce
ment to buy the Wisconsin Central. he
added. was because his road would thereby
be able to affiliate with tho Grand Trunk
and thus secure a through route to the At
lantlc. The Northwest Central Road Will
be completed through Manitoba to Edmon-
ton. and then extended to the Pacific coast
over what is known as the Mackenzie
route" terminating at Skeena Bay.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
FROM SAVAGE TO CIVILIZATION.

SWIFT'S SPECIFIC is a simple
vegetable compound prepared from
roots freshly gathered from the forests.
The formula was obtained from the
Greek Indians by the whites who had
Witnessed the wonderful cures of blood
diseases made by that tribe. 1t has
been used since 1929, and has been the
greatest blessing to mankind in curing
diseases of the blood, in many instances
after all other remedies had failed
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04

On the way from Brunswick to
Harpswell is point where four roads
meet. Nature smiles on the spot, but
it marks uniquely cruel episode in
the history of the Now England colon
lists. In 1852 Ann Conner committed
suicide in the old town of Brunswick.
Iu accordance with the old blue laws
she was buried at this place of the
meeting of the four roads, with stake
driven through her body. This is said
to have been the only instance in which
this old law was put into execution in
this country. Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
PROTEST FROM THE cLAN-NA.GAEL.
A Manifesto Issued Relating TO DIR. Cronin's
Death.

The Executive Committee OF the Clan-na-
Gael have issued manifesto to the public
in which they say that the organization
should not be held responsible for DIR.
Cronin's death. In the course Of the mani
festo they say:
While We hold that a certain amount OF pri-
vacy is justifnble and even necessary in con-
Quoting the proceedings OF an organization like
the Clan-na-Gael we distinctly and enphatica
disclaim any right or intention TO pledge, bind,
order, or authorize any one to commit any act
forbidden by the laws of the United Statos, or to
conceal knowledge which he may possess of any
crime when summoned 70 testify before. court
or Jury or questioned in the comics sional
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
CHEAP HOMES In TEXAS.

Large and small farms and pastures Very rich
land. Delightful climate. Send for pamphlet.
TEXAS INVESTMENT Co, CoRsIcANA TEXAS
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
POSSESSION OF HALF OF DULUTH.
Verdict for Property Ordered I'm Case
Involving Five Millions.

Involving Five Millions.
By a decision OF Judge Parish. OF Ash
land. Wis.,. u verdict for the plaintiff has
been entered in the case OF Frederick Il.
Prentice. the New York millionaire, who is
suing for poss ession OF half OF Duluth.
agaist Mayor Reaser and others. Prentice
bought the claims OF one A. p. Butterfeld.
who was given deed for half interest In
100 acres of property in tho city by Martin
Reaser. father OF the defendant. over thirty
years ago. The deed was improperly exc
cuted and Butterfleld was deprived OF pos
session. The property is valued at $500
600
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
FITTING END FOR A BRUTE.

After Beating His Family He Throws
Himself Beneath railroad Train.
At Baltimore john $. Brommell. 80 years
old. who had been drinking heavily.
returned to his home and male a
savage attack on his wife and nine
children, all OF whom were brutally
beaten. Brommell was finally elected and
went to the track OF tho Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. When a train appeared he
deliberately threw himself in front OF the
locomotive and was cut to pieces.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
Three Men Meet Death in n Sewer.

At Kansas City. Mo-, Thomas Lindquist.
John Best. j. Fl. Winter. Otto Albach,
and George Schultze, laborers. were max
ing sewer connection, when by mistake
Lindquist Knocked hole in the sewer
vault. The escaping gas overcame him.
and he died almost instantly. Winter and
Albuch jumpei into tho ditch to rescue
him. and were overcome by the foul gas.
Schultze finally recovered the bodies of all
from the ditch. Winter died soon after. and
Albach is in prccarious condition.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
Horse-Thievcs Form a "CombIne."

Many horses have been stolen from farm
ers living near the Lyon County (Kansas)
line. 1t now appears that gigantic con-
spiracy was Matched by several persons to
steal all the stock that could be found and
make away with 1t to the Indian Territory.
When the time came for executing the plans
discussions arose among the conspirators
and two Of them-Trggs and Moore-broko
away from the others and determined to
act on their own hook. They have been ar
rostad
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04

STICK to your business" Is very good
advice, but still there are agreat many peo-
pie In the world who have no regular and
profitable business TO stick to; and there
are others who arc following line OF busi-
ness which is manifestly unsuited to them.
Now. when such Il the case. you had better
write TO b. II. Johnson a. Co.. Richmond.
Va, and sos IL they cannot give you a
pointer. They have helped great many
men and women along the way to fortune,
and now stand ready to assist you, too.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04

ing on the river, were run down
by tho tuy ErangcIIno and tho boat
upeet. Before assistance could reach
them all were drowned excepting Joseph
Cote. who was almost completely ex-
haustod by his efforts to save his compan-
ions. The names OF the young ladies from
Hudson are Miss Kate Ryan and Miss Mary
Hennessey. The parties drowned were all
about twenty-five years OF age. and were
estimable young people.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
A Queer Case.

Charles Johnson, OF Marshalltown. died
at Spirit Lake. Iowa. His wife. who went
after the body says that she was not PER-
mtted to see the body, being told that her
husband had died of smallpox, and that
some one had set Are to the building and
burned it body and all. She charges the
attending physician with the deed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
FOUGHT WITH THE POLICE.
william O'Brien's Arrest at Cork Followed
by Riot.

by Riot.
Tho governments proclamation forbid
ding the holding of Nationalist meeting
at Cork. Ireland. was disregarded, scatter
cd meetings being held at several places
In that city and vicinity. The result was
that William o'Brien. member Of Parlia-
ment. and other speakers were arrested.
After the arrest Of Mr. O'Brien the crowd
stoned the police. who in turn charged
upon the people with drawn batons. Sew
eral persons were injured. including
Patrick O'Brien, a member Of Parliament.
who shook hands with William O'Brien
after the latter was arrested.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-04
FIRE CAUSED BY LIGHTNING.

Heavy Loss at Worcester Caused by the
Destruction of n Warehouse.
At Worcester. Mass, during heavy
shower. the storehouso of the Paul Within
Manufacturing Company at Rockdale. North
Bridge. was struck by lightning and set on
fl'e. The storehouso contained more than
$4,000 wo tn of goods. and the fire burned
for three hours. causing heavy loss. which
is covered by insurance.