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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-12-25
She rhought It wa, PARADISE.

Where the road from Fairfax Semi
nary comes up over the Virginia hills
at Mount Zion Baptist Church, the
traveller is brought face to face with
Washington, lying spread out upon the
farther bank of the Potomac, like
great picture on which the light is
thrown Unexpectedly. It is a favorite
pastime with those who know this road
to come suddenly from the quiet coun-
try valley to the top of the hill, and in
a moment bring this beautiful view to
the eyes of the stranger. The other
Sunday young man of this town was
driving with his best girl along that
road, and, womanlike, she had about
as much idea of where Washington was
as bird has of the location of the
House restaurant in dry spell. just
before reaching the summit, where he
was going to spring the panorama on
his unsuspecting victim, he said to
her:
"Now, shut your eyes, and when L
tell you to open them, open them"
She agreed, and just as she reached
the point of view he stopped the cart
and said:
"There, sweetheart, open your eyes;
that's Washington, and he bent over
and kissed her lingeringly, as the
evening shadows touch the pink lips Of
the roses.
"Oh, George she murmured, in a
bewilderment of surprise, "is it really?
1 thought it was Paradise"
And George fell out of the CART
Washington Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-12-25
Christmas .Rran Pi.- ].

Perhaps everybody has heard of "bran
pie, butt IL there is somebody who hasn't,
the description may not come amiss.
A tub Is to be used for the dish, the
size to depend on the probable number
OF the gifts; and clean bran for the lin
Ing and the crust. In other words, the
tub may be half filled with the bran,
and then the presents neatly covered
with brown paper, tied and labeled,
placed in the bran, here, there, and
everywhere, so as to require as much
hunting for hidden treasure as possible,
and finally a covering of bran put over
the whole.
Those who are to be served with this
very substantial SORT OF Christmas pie
surround 1t in a circle, each in turn
drawing out bundle from the all-envel-
oping bran. If tho drawer OF prize
finds his own name written on the bun
die, he keeps 1t; but II it is the name of
some other member of the party, he re-
turns it to the pie, and waits until his
turn to draw comes round again.
A good deal of amusement may be
added IL an appropriate motto or prov
erb be written on each bundle; for In
stance, with an embroidered needle book,
the words, "A stitch in time saves nine;"
with a calendar, "Takc time by the fore
lock-" and so on.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-12-25
0RAYIlNe TIURsDAY DEcEMBER % 1890 NUMBER


"1esf ho's b00kW0rm. The minis
ter sad so,D asscnted Nat, solemnIy
"The minister's wife is lookin' at him.
Hain't she daisy? I'm goin' to her
class In Sunday school, said Tim.
"Mothcr says she won't teach no class
She's too much OF baby"
@Baby? Iguess she aln't no babyl"
Other comments were being made upon
the lady In question.
"Thore's no denying she has pretty
face" Mrs Tallboy the backsmith's
sister, assented, "but she'll never make
minister's helpmate. He might as well
have married Josie's doll there"
SIN not 90 sure OF that. returned the
blacksmith. "See her face. She'll smile
folks straight to heaven while the parson
Is hammering away on the gospel anvil
In his slow way"
blind Joe whispered on the other side of
Mrs Tallboy.
"Yes, she's trained herself to speak
SOFT" assented the lady, who was of the
masculine order Of women. aMen always
see such women cross-eyed. Seth, here,
was always an idiot about pretty face y
long wicker basket which hung low
on the tall Christmas tree was the sub
1ect OF much comment and conjecture.
Very few were aware OF the treasure
with which IL was freighted, or that it
was watched stealthily through the half
open door near the desk by pair of soft,
dark, anxious eyes.
A joily-faced Santa Claus commenced
to unload the tree. The din waxed
louder as name after name was called.
Blind Joe was heaped with presents
The minister's wife had a lap full, but a
good share of her attention was bestowed
upon that wicker basket, she being op-
posite to It.
"Mr. Jonas Hideawayl"
Everybody stared and wondered as
Santa Claus drew the mysterious basket
from tho bough gingerly.
"Why, it's for Jonas!" was breathed
In concert all over the church
at looks heavy. I'll bet It's full OF
bricks" Nat hazardnd.
aBricks is al he deserves" assented
Tim, uracularly.
aMr Jonas Hideawayl" Santa Claus
called again with special emphasis.
The owner of the name did not bulge,
whereupon Santa Claus marched down
the aisle with the basket and set It upon
the coat folded across Jonas knees
with something between growl and an
SANIdhhdO.oH III : lillou Jno wicker cover.
Was it the face of lovely doll half
hidden In lace and lawn and pink rib
bons that he looked down upon? The
light was not the brightest in that cor
ner, and there was a strange film over
his eyes, but surely 1t seemed to breathe,
and its weight upon his knees was like
flesh and blood! Jonas sat helpless
under the burden, dimly conscious that
the hubbub around him was still ed Sud-
denly.
In the midst OF his bewilderment. d
pair OF large dark eyes opened slowly.
Jonas felt an Unusual stir in the region
OF his heart The eyes were regarding
him steadily with curious little pucker
OF the brows. After few moments !
inspection, two little hands were reached
up to him, and three fingers closed tight
ly around the thumb of the hand that
steadied the basket
"If she don't look sweet enough to
eat!" said Susie Baker, leaning over his
left arm.
"Shes the dead image of Prissy when
she was BABY" declared motherly Mrs.
Nesbit above his shoulder.
"Shes got your nose, Squire, sure as
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-12-25
WIRES OF THE WORLD.

SOUTH AFRICA has a credit of 1910
miles Of wires.
PERSIA claims, in partnership with
European wires, about 6, 124 miles
CANADA has So, 500 miles OF wire, and
did a business in one year Of 4,027, ,5sl
dispatches.
ITALY has 10, 500 miles, and has made
an annual record OF about 100000
electric messages.
AUSTRALIA has strung no less than
105, 800 miles of wire across its surface,
and transmitted In one year $4,000, 600
messages.
GREAT BRITAIN has $50, 900 miles OF
metal line, and In one year sent out
$4,000, 900 messages.
FRANCE has 22O, 500 miles OF wire, on
which In one year wero transmitted
30,D5O, 900 dispatches.
New ZEALAND has strung itself with
1874 miles Of metal cord, and dispatched
1895, 304 messages In one year
RUSSIA has spun out ITO, 500 miles.
and In one year gave the operators
10,2sO, $50 messages TO dispatch.
ST. HELENA, tho island prison OF the
great Corslcan, has thirteen miles Of the
universal wire e0bwebbing It's rocks.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-12-25
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY
CONSIDERED.

a Scholarly Exposition OF the Lesson--
Thoughts Worthy Of Calm Renscfionr--
Half an Hours study OF the Scriptures
Time Well Spent.
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 29-QUARTERLY
| REVIEW.
Lesson 1. Parable of the Vineyard.
Luke 20: 9-l9
| Memory Verses. 1916
Golden Text: "He is dcspised and re-
| jected of men," Isa. SO: 3.
Lesson 2. The Lords Supper. Luke
| 90: 7-2O
Memory Verses 10, 90
Golden Text: "As often as We eat this
bread and drink this cup, ye do show the
Lords death till he come" Cor. IL: 20.
Lesson 3. The Spirit of True Service.
Luke 20: 24-37.
| Memory Verses. 25-27.
Golden Text: "Let this mind be in
You, which was also In Christ Jesus
| Phil. 2: 5.
Lesson 4. Jesus in Gethsemane. Luke
20: 39-53
Memory Verses. 4O-43.
Golden Text: "A man OF sorrows, and
acquainted with grief" lisa. SO: 3.
Lesson 8. Jesus Accused. Luke 90:
54-71.
Memory Verses. 66-7O.
Golden Text: "He was wounded for
our transgressions; he was bruised for
our iniquities. Isa. 53 5.
Lesson G. Jesus before Plate and
Herod. Luke %: LIP.
Memory Verses II, l2.
Golden Text: "Then said PLATE TO the
chief priests and to the people, Il find no
fault In this man. Luke %: a.
Lesson 7. Jesus Condemned. Luke %:
1925.
Memory Verses. 20-22.
Golden Text: "For the transgressioa
OF my people was he stricken" Isa.
So: 8.
Lesson s. Jesus Crucified. Luke 30:
a3-47.
Memory Verses. 80, 81.
Golden Text: "The Lord hath laid on
him the iniquity OF us ALL" Isa 80: 6.
Lesson 8. Jesus Risen. Luke "a: l-I2.
Memory Verses GO.
Golden Text: snow is Christ risen
from the dead, and become the first traits
OF them that slept" ] Cor Is: 20.
Lesson 10. The Walk to Emmaus.
Luke "a: 1927.
Memory Verses 25-27.
Golden Text: Ought not Christ 10
have suffered these things and to enter
into his glory?" Luke q: 20.
Lesson IL. Jesus made known. Luke
"a: 2S-43.
Memory Verses. 3O-40.
Golden Text: "And their eyes were
opened and they knew him" Luke
"a: 81.
Lesson 10. Jesus Parting Words.
Luke "a: 44-53
Memory Verses. 45-4S.
Golden Text: "If go aud prepare
place for you, will come again and re-
ceive you unto myself" John Ii: 3.
We, in addition, would suggest to all
our Sunday schools, what q number have
already planned for, the adoption OF the
programme outlined by the Missionary
Union for Children's Day for Foreign
Missions. 1t consists of an exercise for
Sunday-school concert, which can come
in connection with the regular school
session, though, whore possible, It will
be found better to have IL in the evening
Such exercises always bring out
thronged house, and a good time Is al
most invariably had. The programme,
consisting of Scripture readings, songs
and recitations, is suitable for Sunday
evening, and DIR. G. 4. Tolman, at 122
Wabash avenue, Chicago, or any of the
secretaries, will be glad to
furnish the exercises gratis to any school
taking up collection, In connection
Herewith, for the cause.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-12-25
BIG THINos.

The highest waterfall in the world is
that Of the Yellowstone River.
THE greatest cave In the world is the
Mammoth Cave In Kentucky.
THE greatest lake in the world Is Lake
superior, 430 miles long aud 1000 feet
deep.
THE largest bell in the world is the
great bell of Moscow. which weighs 440,-
900 pounds.
A MORTGAGE on a railroad for S75,-
100000, tho largest on record, has Just
been filed st Pitlsburg.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-12-25

Mamma" asked Dick, plaintively.
"am all the children we've got?D
"1es, dear, answered mamma, smiling
at his curious plural and pronoun.
"Then," said Dick, with decision, al
shall hang up both stockings next year
so they'll just touch the floor easy, and
ask Santa Claus to please put foot In
each, with a little brother onto em. I'm
tired OF playing I'm femilv oil The
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-12-25
"sunder claus,. in tho Rh,n. coun,r,..

The advent of the patron saint oI
children is variously observed through.
out the world. In the Rhine countries,
he is "Sunder Claus" aud some one ft.
tingly arrayed impersonates him for the
amusement OF the children The night
before he is supposed to descend the
chimney with his generous store OF gifts
the little ones may be heard singing:
Dear Santa Claus, for the chlldren's sakes.
Bring us nuts and sugar cakes;
Throw them into my apron here.
And help to swell the Christmas cheer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-12-25
Christmas Gus oIns.

The small boys make it point to at
tend Sunday school in force.
Nobody notice; the cd maid when she
gets under the mistletoc.
The schoo, teacher spares the rod from
about Dec 1 until the holidays are over.
Little Johnnie always makes noise,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-12-25
he'd ask him for

But she'd starve before she'd ask him for
anything.
@Ain't Jonas Hideaway cross?" querled
Nat. the miller's boy, of Tom Wilcox.
@Jyp is scared to death when she meets
him. You ought to have heard her
whine when she went with me up there
on an errand."
"He don't do nothin' but read books, ("
returned Tim. ~HIe's got room full Of
them. Books must be poor company all
the time"
@He needs to be shook up . spell in q
grist MILL -
@MiIi2 He don't care FOR grIstA He
feeds On bocks'
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-12-25

watched the experiment. She was fol-
lowed by the minister's wife and others.
"I owe this all to vou," she said, grate-
fully, to the doll wife.
81 knew he was good as gold, away
down, returned the little lady, softly.
How the glad Christmas bells rang in
the air around Jonas old homestead that
night! How peacefully the angels of
goodwill lrooded over the slumber of
the inmatesl
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-12-25

"Don't you want to take charge Of my
Christmas present?D he asked, with a
mighty effort at self-controL "The
whole house up there is at your disposal
-and hers. Twill send for-your hus-
band
The taby's face had a baptism Of happy
tears this time, as its mother carried 1t
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-12-25
JONAS XMAS PRESENT
BY ISABEL HOLMES MASON.

BY ISABEL HOLMES MASON.
4E|Il'llI1I|Sl5QI\
T., u "A3' '&
WMES-HE lights Of the little
& IA church on the hillside
eTIl KLy]shning invitIngly in the
- gloom, made the semi
circular grove behind 1t
look dark shadowy on
that Christmas Eve. The pines whis-
pered, and the spruce and fir trees
nodded confidentially toward the lighted
windows, for a chosen member OF their
family stood inside the church, the sob
served of all observers" ready to show
er its Christmas fruitage presently upon
the expectant hearts and hands of the
gathering.
All Millville was out, even to blind
Joe, who could feel the Christmas glad
ness even il he could not see it, and who
was sure also of goodly number of pres
sents There were the youth and "small
fry" OF both sexes, the blacksmith,
miller, grocer and doctor, and, not least,
the minister and his bride of three
months, pretty little brown-eyed
creature sitting in front pew beside
her husband, her radiant countenance
crossed now and then by shade of
anxiety as she glanced down the aisle at
the stern face OF Jonas Hideaway.
There he sat in the midst of the buzz
and hum OF half dozen beehives, silent
and unsmiling, with his fur coat folded
across his knees, caring for nobody. and
nobody caring for him seemingly.
"He's like deaths head at feast,D
the doctor remarked to his wife.
"Yes l wonder what brought him
out?
"He wants to save himself from petri-
faction, suppose" returned the Doctor
dryly.
sits shame he is so hard toward
Prissy," said tho lady warmly. ale
might afford to forgive her before dooms-
day, think. OF course she was foolish
to go of and marry the son OF her
fathers worst enemy, but the poor thing
was starving for affection, l suppose.
She's in actual want now since her hus-
band has been sick, and there's her
father alone in that big comfortable
house, and with money in the bank.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-12-25

c UNITY oFFICERs.


M. +. CHURcH-Rev. O. II. Hill, Pastor.
Services at 10 80 o'clock am and 7gS pm. Sum
day school at II m. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening at ia o'clock. All are COR
daily invited 10 attend.
0EAYLING LODGE. No. $50. r. a A. NJ.
meets in regular communication on Thursday
evening on 6r before the full OF the moon.
Transient members are fraternalIy invited "a
attend. F.F. THATCHER, WIN.
A. ID. RoBERr Secretary
MARVIN POST, No. 24o @. A. r., meets the
second Saturday and fourth Friday in each
month. A. J. ROSE Post Commander.
J. c. HANSON, Adjutant
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-12-25
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.
INCIDENTS THAT HAVE LATELY
OCCURRED.

An Interesting Summary OF the More I'm
portant Doings OF Our NeishbOrs-Wed-
dIngs and Deaths-Crimes, Casualties,
and General News Notes.
The official vote of Michigan, as veri-
fed by the State Canyassers, is shown in
the annexed table:
Gcysrnor.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-12-25
The NATIONAL S0LONS,
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
eENTATIvES.

Our National Law-Brakers and what They
Are Doing for the Good OF the County,
Various Measures Proposed, Discussed,
Ard AHfn,i fI..<.,s
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-12-25

Ter sad so," asscnted Nat, solemnIy
@The minister's wife is lookin' at him.
Hain't she daisy? I'm goin' to her
class In Sunday school," said Tim.
Mother says she won't teach no class.
The morning call., 1890-12-26

was almost ashamed to rob him. When he
moved up toward the bureau / moved up
too, so as not to give him a chance to open
window and h0ler or get any other drop on
me where ! couldn't reach him. He had got
about one more step to make to reach the
as man could, when, quicker'n lightning,
he made jump and butted me square off
my feet before l knew what he was doing.
My lamp fell one way and my jimmy the
other, and the next second he fell on me so
heavy that l thought he would grind me
through the floor.
Z" l had gun with me, but didn't even
both my wrists when he fell and then some
how he managed to hold both of them with
one hand and with tho other he grabbed me
by the neck, and he just simply dragged me
out and threw me- downstairs. could hear
myself banging all the way down, and ex-
pected to be all broke up when got there,
but l wasn't l was bruised, but all right.
WI When got up on my feet looked up to the
head OF the stairs where the man was. His
face had a serious kind of look on it, but
when he saw l wasn't much hurt he smiled
and said:
Win you kindly close the door when
You go out?'
al will said, for wasn't going to be
outdOne in pOliteness; but says !, will
you kindly tell me where you got all that
ooh says he you mean the muscle
business? Why, am the half back Of the
Wyanoke College football team
That made Inc mad, and says [: Then,
why in thunder don't you hang out sign
and let people know who you are?'
That seemed to make him mad, and he
stopped smiling and started for the stairs,
and just went out and closed the door after
The morning call., 1890-12-26
A BURGLARS STORY.

Result Of an Attempt at Robbery in
Country Village. -
About the most unpleasant ex Okience
ever had" said retired burglar to a re-
porter for the New York Sun. was in
small village in the western part of the
State. l looked around the town in the
afternoon and located house that seemed
promising, and about a quarter past the
next morning went in through the back
door. The lower part of the house was
furnished, bnt didn't want any bric-a-brac
and went right upstairs and turned into
the hrst chamber l came to. There was a
very dim light burning, but it wasn't light
enough to see by and ! turned on my glim.
The light just happened to strike the head
OF the bed and 1t woke up man. He sat
up and !, said g. as cool as could be: WELL
ever dust he might have there, and wanted
it soon. ! had met cool men before and l
wasn't going to stand any bluff,
He got out of bed and started for a
bureau In tine corner of the room. l kept
the light on him all the time. He was a we'll
built young fellow, not more than "a. He
had manly sort of look about him and I
The morning call., 1890-12-26
SARA AND HER SNAKE.
A Reptile That Has a Will as
Strong as Its Owners.

/ think that the performer in CLEOPATRA"
next to Sara Bernhardt herself who attracts
the most attention, is undoubtedly the ser
pent. His actions have certainly the at
traction of the unforeseen. Philippe Gar
nier and Mile. Fleur, and the rest Of the
actors and actresses, have not only the
words that they are to say set down for
them, but their gestures and movements and
stage business are all carefully regulated
and rehearsed beforehand. But his snake
ship is always INDUCING in wild and won-
derful gyrations, neither set down in the
manuscript of Sardou nor prescribed by the
stage manager Of the Porte ST. Martin. So
his appearance when Cleoratra first draws
him forth from the conical-shaped basket
in which he lies concealed all through the
commencement of the fifth act is always
anXiously anticipated and causes a thrill
OF interest to pervade the audience. writes a
Paris correspondent to the Philadelphia
Telegraph.
The other evening he positively refused to
be incarceraled in the pocket cunningly
arranged in the breast of Sara tunic to con-
tain him, but wriggling forth, head fore
most. he encrcled the actresses neck with
his green shiny length. Sara tried very hard
to persuade him to enter his usual prison,
but in vein, so she was obliged to 90 through
her death scene adorned with that strange
necklace, and clutching tight to the reptiles
slippery tail, to prevent his getting away al
together. When she called out at the close
of the drama. she came forth still holding on
to her asp and with it still coiled around her
throat.
On another occasion his conduct was even
more trying. He would not be persuaded
to enter the pocket all all, though Sara,
rendered wise by previous experience, tried
to Tut him in headforemost He resisted all
her efforts, the long. supple green coils
writhing and wriggling over the front of
her white robes in the liveliest possible
fashion. Whereupon the gallery gods
waxed hilarious, amt set up the traditional
air Of Les Lampions," to the words, EN-
trera-.Entrera pas?" (Will he go in-wont
he go in p stamping their feet in cadence.
The wrath of Sara can better be imagined
than described, particularly when one spec
tator, more aud acious than the rest, cried
out, See here, Sara, your snake is running
away. Send him back to the stablep AL
together the live serpent, though very
good advertisement, is a serious bemish on
the artistic qualities Of Cleopatra's death
scene, which should have been pathetic and
poetic merely, but which is, By that ad-
junct, rendered sensational and at times
ridiculous
The morning call., 1890-12-26
FRATERNAL NOTES.
A New l. O. o. F. Hall C0ntem.
plated in New York City.

Loyal California Lodge, No. 1, Odd Eel
lows Manchester Unity, held its regular
meeting last evening and conferred the I'M
tiatory.
There will be three assessments levied
noxt month by the a. o. U. w. of this juris-
diction.
The cornerstone of the Preston Schhol of
Industry, the new State Reform School at
Lone, Amador County, was Historically laid
on Tuesday afternoon by Alvah Russell
Conklin, Grand Master, assisted by j. b.
Stevens, Grand Marshal, and lone Lodge,
No. So, Governor Waterman, Z. NJ. Pres
TON, State Senator from Nevada County, the
author of the bill. The Grafton was deliv-
cred by NJ. ID. Boruck, Grand Orator On
conclusion of the ceremonies banquet was
partaken of in Isaac Hall.
The Royal Arcanum was organized at
Boston, Mass, on june %, 1877, with nine
members. On the 1St inst. its membership
was 10000, with 1920 subordinate councils
and Is Grand Councils. There have been
5oo4 deaths since the date OF organization,
for which the sum of S15,0l2, 52s 20 has been
paid. The number of assessments levied
has been 135, the highest In any one year
having been 10. the average assessment
per member in 1889 was 81 0S. The average
age OF the entire membership is SO years and
months. The death rate IN 1889 per 1000
was I.o2. The ratio OF expenses to benefits
paid in 1889 was 215 per cent
Emperor William Ill of Germany has pre-
sented to the Gsrman Masonic lodges an en-
craving of Frederick the Great comforting
light upon candidate.
There are seven lodges of the knights of
Pythias in Wyoming with membership OF
450.
The Grand Jurisdiction of Missouri A. o.
U. w. has 435 subordinate lodges, of which
number seventy-three are located III The city
of st. Louis.
A Pythian college to be established at
Gailatin, nnder the management OF the
Grand Lodge of Tennessee, will be sane
TONED by the Supreme Lodge.
The membe Is OF the |. o. o. +. in the city
of New York propose to build hail costing
not less than 100000.
X. A. Savage, Supreme Dictator of the
knights OF Honor, has been elected Presi-
dent of the Fraternal Congress.
The membership of the Fraternal Mystic
Circle in Ohio is now about $500.
Nearly all the prominent Communicates
OF Knights Templar in the United States
have already established clubs for the trien-
NAL conclave at Denver, Colo. in 1892.