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Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-09-27


81 shall never forget how she look
cd as she stood there twirling the yell
low rose in her hand and bending down
her head till her little chin rested up-
on her bare white throat Somehow o
yellow rose always brings back that
picture 10 me 1 remember my fret
impulse was to take her Ia my arms
md beg her to forgive mo, but ere
moved or spoke I heard the sound Of
Wheels on the gravel without and,
turning, saw young Wentworth drive
up. Without word turned and left
the house As entered the village /
met a little band Of troops starting for
the Mexiear war. In . moment was
oes and had enlisted. We left that
night was accountable TO no one
for my actions. and no one knew Of my
whereabouts.
What / suffered In tho war IL mat
ters not That cash across the little
case you have shows how near came
10 being prioked BY q Mexican sword.
When my term OF Enlistment was out
l was more than willing 10 return
home, and lost no time In doing 80.
As 1 lefs the train and walked up the
village street / saw funeral process
sion just turning the mill. Henry
Wentworth and his young wife we're
getting Ia the carriage as i passed the
gate He had married, he told me,
tho week after left girl from the
South. They both seemed very sad
and In a hurry 10 be gone
Whose Is the funeralP'I asked As |
turned TO go
Alice's, he answered.
my Cod 1t was my Alice. and / had
gone and left her"
The old man pressed his head upon
his hands and the tears trickled down
his sunken cheeks Bob did not speak;
his face was hidden. too.
After that" the old man said by
aDd-by, Il spent the next twenty-five
years OF my live in prowllng about the
West and Ii was only when became
an old man. when had nothing left
but Alice's grave over there on the hill
side, that ! came back homo to rest
But here am ], hs said with sudden
start, keeping you up listening 70 my
chatter when you ought 10 be in bed,
getting ready for your tip to-mor-
row."
The young man sprang to his feet.
Just l o'clock" he said. Il can yet
catch the l;90 train to town. shall
not go West at all, Cousin Tom. and II
my Alice win forgive me you may come
10 our wedding next month.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-09-27
Never Grease the Face.

Toilet grease OF whatever kind ia
good to grow hair on the face, that
know. The ane moustaches tho South
American people show after thirty are
more or less due TO the cocoa butter
with which they smear their faces
nightly, and i have yet TO find one
woman who tells how well glycerine
agrees with her skin who does not
show cheeks thick with down. The
cerates are waxy preparato s. not
greasy, and the toilet cerates waxiest
Of all. frming and softening the skin
al the same time, Shirley Dire.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-09-27
sAaKrs WraE nsa ONLY FalENcs.
A Feminine Hermit Who fsi,ps surssah&s
% By Reptiles.

Salem (va) letter ID sts Philadel.
phia Nrses, A singular character, by
name Martha Ann Tilsoh aid whs was
known as the snake woman died
near here recently. She lived Ia liz
tie cabin at the foot OF Twelve O'clock
Knob and led . hernijt's life having
no one 10 share her abode except stakssi
BY the few who were ever allowed 10
ses the interior Of her cabin II is said to
have literally swarmed with her strange
companions, with which abe ate ana
slept, and which we're TO be seen lying
In her bosom aud coiled about her
neck, body, and limbs Whenever she
was caught sight Of
Her extraordinary predileetion for
these unpleasant creatures 10 suppose4!
TO have arisen from q morbid feeling
that she was like them. hated Of men,
for naturally dsiorued, she received
10 addition al injury 10 the splas
while an infant, and. though perfectly
sound In mind, was Of 50 sensitive =
nature AZ 10 render her miserable and
uneasy In the presence Of any but her
parents. as she imagined herself an OBJ
ject Of loathing and hatred 10 them.
This aha seemed to feel while still lit
tie child, for her peculiar friendship
began then. She was observed TO steal
away every day with pad Of milk. and
on being followed was found 10 be
caressing dozen or 50 hlthsous rattle
snakes, while they drank from the yes.
sci which she held In her lap. Horri-
fed. her parents tried 20 reason with
her, then TO punish, and finally TO con-
fine her 10 an endeavor 10 break her
Of her fondDess for the reptiles. but
she pinned 80 for her pet, that they
feared she would die II kept from them.
She evinced even stronger slistasts for
human society as she grew older, and
since the death OF her parents has with
drawn entirely from any association
with her kind. living wholly on the
product Of small garden cultivated
by herself and OF half n dozen chickens
which the snakes seemed To know were
not legitimate prey, and left unmolest-
ed.
She was little. fair woman Of about
-. with sandy hair. abundant and
long. which she wore In = number OF
tight plaits. which. combined with her
deformity aud the odd. miscellaneous
style Of dressing, the result Of her re-
!ussl to hold any communication with
fellow-being. served TO make her a
most remarkable-looking object She
was looked upon as witch BY the me-
groes about. who declared her to be
possessed Of the evil eye. and hated aad
feared her accordingly. though her life
was most harmless, quiet one. She
had been dead some days when dis
covered and her dead body was literal
ly covered by writing MATS of snakes.
which had to be killed before 1t could
be removed. for the reptiles turned
viciously on all approaching the re-
mains. On her heart was found coiled
a hugh rattlesnake dead.
The inquest proved that the woman's
was q natural death aud IL Is probable
that the snake died OF grief for its mis-
tress. She left no heirs and a few
nights after her burial the house was
burned down, it is supposed by some
Of her neighbors, as the greatest horror
was felt for the place, which was still
Infested with snakes.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-09-27
Beating q Jehn4

A New Yorker. who has been out Be
Lsrchmont over night, arrived at the
Grand Central Station yesterday morn.
ing, and. as It was rather sultry, he
called hackman TO him and said: j
want to 90 to the Hotel Brunswick
how muchpn
The hackman looked him over care.
fully. evidently concluded he was .
stranger, and then said:
The regular fare is $3.50. but I'll
take you for g."
The New Yorker smiled amiably, en-.
tered the cab, and after q rickety and
rafting journey arrived at the Bruins
wick. lie took out a 81 bill laid II
carefully on the drivers seat and said
with an air OF the most sincere candor'
1T never does any good to lie, you
know. The legal fare is probably 81 80
and II you had told the truth would
have given IL TO you. viii keep back
q rebate Of fifty cents to impress upon
your mind thoroughly the all-peryad.
ing and beautiful effect Of truth"
Then he walked into the brunswick.
followed by the conventional outburst
of abuse and profanity.--NeO York
Sun.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-09-27
Orchid Jewelry.

Orchid jewelry has not yet become
the fashion, althoug hone secs at the OPP
era or at great ball now and then a
gentlewoman whose corsage is adorned
with a single magnificent orchid OF
gold and enamel. The one jeweler In
town who has attempted the orchid
jewels has produced about 100 of them
In three years. and has sold only q
small percentage OF that number.
When an orchid Is 10 be produced In
jewelry a perfect specimen Of the flow
or Is obtained, and an exact model is
made in pure silver. This can be done
before any change has taken place In
the blossom. as the metal IL soft and
easily worked. The model preserves
inperishable material the form Of one
variety OF orchid. Al the same time the
eoloring Of the blossom Ia reproduced
on paper by a skilled dlnlughtsman.
From the silver model copy of gold
Is produced. and this forms the ground
work Of the jewel itself. Gold Is chosen
because ii Is best suited for enameling.
The latter process Is the most difficnlt
of all, since il Is necessary to initiate
not only the color but the textile Of the
flower. The enamel Is applied with q
brush and hardened by exposure to
high temperature 10 an oven. IL the
jewel is TO be enriched with dimonds.
dimond-setter must have hand In the
work. Some Of the most striking ysrie.
ties Of the orchids have been thus repro
duced. and they make peculiarly mag.
niticent jewels. The largest are
from four to six inches Ia diameter,
and in some the coloring isi Of the most
brilliant sort, One outcome Of the ex.
periments with enamelcd orchids has
been the reproduction OF small fruits
in gold and enamel. --Neao York Sun.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-09-27
Tbs Dog sad .as Sage

A Dog was Barking at the Moon
when Sage inquired why he did so,
adding that be could not Possibly affect
the great Luminary one way or the
other. and that it seemed Useless
Waste OF Energy.
"Oh, II isn't that II makes any DIFF
ference with the Moon" replied the
canine. hut want the Other Dogs In
this Neighborhood to Know that I'm
not Dead"
Moral We never Know that some
nien have been Buried until after we
Miss their Buster.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-09-27

Surely one law binds forever
All the spaces, all the stars;
Surely God would sooner sever
From His essence, than the scars,
And the faint Of sin and death
Should have more than passing breath
Out Of death was love begottcn,
In the ages long ago;
On the mountains, long forgotten,
Out Of sunlit hills Of snow;
Out Of hfe's great overflow,
Touched with heavens after-glow.
Call IL not death, but token
That the light Is burning still
In tho law was never broken,
But by the eternal viii;
So the light THAI leads astray
Rounds the submits OF the day.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-09-27
READY FOR AcTioN.
Tbs way q asn-of.wsr 10 Gsstsn EsaxJ sss
Fighting.

fhs hfy sn-of.Nk 10 SStSsh Eszkf sss
fishtias.
A half hour passes. when suddenly
aud without a moments previous
warning, the sharp rattle of drum is
heard. electric gongs clang noisly.
loud and peremtory orders mingle with
tho rush OF hundreds Of feet a. the
crew hurries 70 general quarters. :"
To the inexperienced eye. what seems
70 DO q scene OF disorderly confusion
now takes place. That portion OF the
crew whose stations are on the upper
deck, come svarming up the matches;
the marine guard. hastily grasping
rifles and buckling on accoutrements.
falls In; the keys 70 the magazines and
she'll rooms arc produced. and stew
ards. servants, cooks and yeomen rig
the tackle over the ammunition matches
Ia readiness for the work OF hosting
shell and cartridges, The gun-crews
east loose the great guns. and the
death-dealing Hotchkiss revolving
cannons and the machine guns;
matches are hastily put on. ladders
torn away. and the decks turned stop
sy turvy" In an instant Rifles are
handed out from the armory. ae-
croutrcments, revolvers, cutlasses
caught from their places, and in an
incredibly short space OF time order
rises from apparent chaos and every
officer and man is Mt his post and the
ship 10 ready for action. --Scribner.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-09-27
Clothes in soeiety.

Society is founded upon cloth. You
see two individuals, one dressed in fine
red the other in coarse, threadbare
blue. Red says 20 Blue. BE hanged
and anatbemizsd." Blue hears with q
shudder and marches sorrowfully 70
the gallows.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-09-27
furat on the Watermelon.

Murat Halstead concludes a brief
dissertation on the Georgia water
melon in the following words: THE
Georgians say, and 1t is diseouraging.
that the best melons grown In the state
are SO fragile they can NOT be trans
ported, and that those who would en-
ioy the top flowers Of this wonderful
product OF the sun and Sand must 80
where the exquisite spheres glisten
among the dewy leaves OF the gener-
GUS vines whose marvellous dissillment
Of sweetness is the dainty distinction
of a favored land"
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-09-27
Yha Raasnn WHY.

Why is Love blindi IT'S easy to ask.
But hard TO make clear the remark.
II must be because he spends 50 much time
In the parlor lGng after It's dark.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-09-27
A Brides Letter of Thanks.

your beautiful clock was received.
and is now in the parlor on our mantels
piece, where we hope TO see you Often
--Harpsr's Magazine.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-09-27

4NS"coNCus 4uiCA-tcuDefeQ 1901,
and, though it seemed TO me now tina.
Alice did everything that = sensible
man would have been satisfied with, /
used then 70 be very exaeting. and was
often vexed with her. She was bright
and cheerful and happy. and used to
treat my high and mighty humors with
the lightuess they deserved. Finally.
one day. shall never forget It'll had
been to see Alice In the morning, and.
with my usual foolhardiness, had been
censuring her for dancing so much the
night before with Henry Wentworth.
your banker in town, you know. IL
seemed TO me she had taken my strict
ures little more deiantly than usual
at all events, / went off feeling very
angry.
But as is always the case with
hotheaded fools, 1 cooled of very
quickly. Alice had always been so
ready TO forgive me that 1t was with
no hesitancy that went out that
afternoon 70 take her for q drive /
found her with her hat upon her head.
standing on the gallery pulling some
roses. They were yellow, | remember.
and very sweet Come, Alice. said.
'Selim is In excellent trim; let us take
q drive out the Greensboro pike
81 am very sorry. Tom she said,
but cannot 20 with you this after
noon
"She stopped breaking the flowers
as she spoke and looked at me half
shyly from under her lashes,
"'Why not, prayr asked, firing
up In a moment fancied there was
something teasing in her tone.
"I have other fish TO fry, she said
simply.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-21
Frederic Items.

A slight frost on Monday morning,
the first OF the season, but no damage
done.
Presiding elder e. E. Caster, OF Bay
City district was here on Monday and
held the fourth quarterly meeting OF
the Frederic charge, he was pleased
with the state OF the work, and the
loyalty Of the little flock that own his
cause. In the evening he delivered
free gratis talk OH his eight thousand
miles of recent travel, which was high
ly interesting and appreciative, his
fine descriptive powers were brought
into full play and some of the pictures
that he painted on the walls Of memory
ss Gss is dcstfbf fb9 81 4tAa IND hR&lA
of thirteen coaches held by the con-
ductor on one OF the rocky mountain
peaks, 10 let storm that was gather
ing in the valley pass away, but instead
it rose and encircled the train, while
rain and tempest and lightning flashes
were surrounding them on all sides.
All charges that he visits should avail
themselves OF an opportunity to hear
this giftful and talented speaker. As
an item of interest lac stated in his
remarks that he had during
his life visited oil the states os the
union with the exception OF four or
Ave in the south and none according
to his estimation took the lead of
glorious old Michigan.
Mr.. ID. Flagg has secured position
as blacksmith at Reed g. Charron's
ur,rt -utra purposes srs0,iuE osS-sitir irs~
family.
Hr. A. House passed through here
with q reaper that he purchased below
to harvest his extensive oat crop.
There promises to be fine Weld of
vegetables etc. in this vicinity. If the
frost tarries for while longer, which
all hope will be the case.
The school board has secured the
service of Miss Press, of Gaylord, as
teacher for the next school term.
Quite number arose to attend the
reunion at Grayling. this week. and
will if the weather permits, but thi:
the first day seems very unfavorable
SUNDRIEs.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-21

Read the following: Mr.. G. IL. Nor
ris, Newark, Ark, says; ''Was down
with Abscess of Lungs. and friends and
physicians pronounced me an Incur
able Consumptive. Began taking DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. am now on my third bottle, and
able to oversee the work on my farm.
1t Is the finest medicine ever made. !"
Jessie Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio,
saws: Had 1t not been for Dr. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption
would have died of Lung Troubles.
Was given up by the doctor. Am now
in best of health" Try IL. Sample
bottles free at DR.. II. g. THATcHER's
Drug Store. 3
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-21

Andersonville prison has been pur-
chased by the G. A. II. post at Macon,
Ga, and is to be converted into park
with a club house. 1t is safe to pre-
dict that no rebel will sleep there at
night. Just imagine the hideous dress
parade of the ghosts of the army corps
OF Union prisoners who were starved
an murdered there, who will fright
the night with their dreadful and
solemn march on the bloody starva
ton campus to terrorize the sonls of
their heartless murderers. The whole
South will boycott that scene OF wan
ton murder. = Dayton Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-21
Electric Bitters.

This remedy is becoming SO we'll
known dnd SO popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song of
praise. A purer medicine does not ex-
list and II Is guaranteed to do all that is
claimed. Electric Bitters will cure nil
Diseases of the Liver aud Kidneys,
,snd will remove Pimples, Boils, Salt
Rheun and other affections caused by
impure blood. Will drive Maloria
from the system and prevent as we'll
as cure all Malarial fevers. For cure
of Headache. Consumption anu Indi-
gestion try Electric Bitters- Entire
satisfaction guaranteed, or money re-
funded. Price so CTS. and LOO per bot.
tie OF III. 9. THATcHER's Drug Store. 5
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-21

HyPNorIsN- illrsmesism by which
ever name you CHOOSE to call it--is a
subject OF special interest 10 ever, body
at present. and everyone would be
pleased to have ocular demonstration
Of some of the wonderful phenomena
produced by this weird art of science.
Opportunities. however. are few; bnt
those curious to learn tue modus oper-
andi may do so from reading the de
scripiion OF - Hypnotic Seancs," IL
Illustrated with pictures taken from life.
published In DEMoREsr's FAMILY
MAoAzISK for September. II Is by
thus giving special attention to timely
topics. keeping "in touch" with the
sentiments and new ideas of the day.
that this ideal Magazine has achieved
It's well-dcserve popularity.
Another timely paper Is ION a
MiIlionaire's Steam Yacht" the text
and the fine Illustrations giving vivid
idea of Jay Gonld's ATLANTA, the
floating palace in which he and his
guests enjoy 'life on the ocean wave. "
Everyone cannot be millionaire and
own "a steam yacht. but one can read
about it and imagine how it would
seem.
Then read "Wings, Songs, and
Stings;" and IL you do not decide that
the topic is timely, and feel new in
terest in the mosquito, we are egregi-
ously mistaken. The story matter il
fully up to its usual high standard,
everyone who has IA sweet tooth" will
be interested in "a Box of Candy,
the housekeeper will be specially
pleased with IA Normandy Kitchen,
every enc of 'our girls" should read
"Girl Bachelors VS.. Husband II unit
ers, )" and the children will be delighted
with the kindergarten amusement
and the story of "A Dutch Doll" w,
have not space to enumerate oil the
attractions; but there are nearly tive
hundred fine Illustrations, and love
ly water.color that everyone will ap
preciate for its artistic effect anC
truthfulness to nature. How all thi
is done for 20 cents number, s. {
year, is q problem. Published by w
JENNINGS DEMoREsT, IL East 14th st.
New York.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-21


The monthly crop report for Mic'ii-
gan, shows a very material improve
ment in the wheat crop over the July
estimate. Reports from 500 cores
pondents give the average yield in the
southern counties Mt 1i.06 bushels per
acre. the central 1878, the northern
IA. IS bushels.
The threshers report nm excess OF
the above viz: 1896 bu. in the sonth.
erD and 1850 in the central. The
quality is reported fully up to the
average. only 90 ont of Sig correspon.
dents reporting it bad. Oats yield Ia
the southern counties %. central 81
and northern % bu. per acre. The
weight is light and the crop not more
than "a of an average.
The hay crop is fully mp to tn,
average, and was secured in prime
condition. The condition of corn /,
70 in southern counties instead of 81
July 1. 1t is 90 in the central aud 10l
I'm northern counties. The very mark
ed decline 10 oats and corn is owing (,
the severe and extended drought whicl
has also seriously affected meadow
and pastures.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-21

Previous to 'S3 the duty on wire nails
was IL cents per pound. There was
imported in 1882. 1900, 600 kegs of 100
pounds each. During the same period
there were manufactured in the United
States less than $1,000 kegs. The
lowest known price was So per key,
and the importers often ran them up
20 $40 per keg. In 1884 the duty was
raised to 4 cents per pound. The In.
dustry, being then protected, imine-
fiately attracted to itself large capital.
Mills were built In various sections of
the country. Thousands of hands
were given renunerative employment.
Not keg OF wire nails has been iIa-
ported since 1884.
In 1889 the known production reach
ed the enormous aggregate of $500
600 kegs. They were marketed as low
as ~ cents and never passed 2.5 cents
per pound. The average wages paid
the worker vas S2.15 per day. The
mills ran 300 days. Over 20, Ot0 oper
ntives we're employed. The average
dependent on each operative being
five. market was thus created for the
sale Of farmers products to feed 1885,
600 persons. A krg OF wire nails car
now DO purchased IN any hardware
store in the country for So, as against
from s. TO el2 under tariff for rev
enne only. Dry Goods Chronicle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-21

How little the boys or even men OF
to-day know of the great figures OF
1851 and 1865. Two millions and
three-qnarters of another million OF
soldiers were called out. Nearly G.0O0
officers and over 90. 0O0 soldiers were
killed In absolute battle, while 2,1Oo
officers aud 1873, 900 soldiers died from
disease or accident. For what did
these men fights What did they gets
In what estimate are they held to-day
by generation that really knows no
more about the civil war of 1861 and
1865 than Of the War of 1912, or that
of the Revolution itselfl-N Y. Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-21
Reunion Echoes.

Last Fridav our citizens began nc
tive operations for the final prepare
ton of the place for the 18th annual
reunion of the soldiers and sailors
association OF Northern Michigan.
The street decorations were in charge
of the s. of V. camp and three fine
arches were erected between the depot
and the grounds. which on Tuesday
morning were enely covered with
evergrcens, bunting and flags.
The first carried "a banner"
'We'uns welcome you'ns." The
second 1861 Our Conntry's Defenders
1855 and the third "Welcome."
Every business place in town was
beautifully arranged. the entire street
was lined on either side with evcrgreens
and the national colors were every
where. But alas for human expecta-
ton, little after midnight the heavens
opened and there was continuous rain
till noon, with now and then Just
sufficient Frightening to give hope Of
clearing.
The dinner call sounded immediate
ly after the arrival of the noon trair
which brought about two hundred
guests from Cheboygan and intermedi
ate points and the cannon BALI
nearly a. many more from the south
At three o'clock the asscmblage wa
called to order by President A. j
Rose, prayer was offered by Rev. @