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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

ing feature. and will prove highly at
tractive, for upon ther smooth surfaces
hoats1oi, all lands andtimes may sail.
scrub oak has been ssa Sac to the pro.
lected improvements, afev groves have
been preserved where they,io not inter
fere with the contemplate buildings
ana do not materially breik the view.
In one or two instances theA groves are
situated OH rising ground, which will
thus be permitted TO remainat its pres
ent grade. 1t may here be mentioned
that the entire park grade | to be left
or brought up to four feet above
what Is known as city grade
The Park Board has recently protected
the Lake Front with line o piling and
paved the beach for spaceof 100 feet
with Belgian block. The toj of the tier
Is about eight TO ten feet above the
grace OF the fair ground, AMI will be ter
raced and sown with grass SEED.
A large number OF men are housed
ana led on the ground. These men
come from Chicago for the most part.
and are paid at the rate OF Is cents an
hour Tor ten hours work per day
Ieamsters, who furnish their own teams
get 40 cents an hour, or "a day. All
the men are encouraged, to live on the
grounds and take their meals at one OF
the regular boarding places established
mere Ihere are two boarding bosses
it present, man named Britain and n
woman known as Mrs. Glenn
The McArthurs. who have the grading
,ontract during their years of contract
ng IN various parts Of this country and
Janaua, nave surrounded themselves
Win large number OF small contrac-
ors, such as clearinghouse keepers,
eamsters and such. These boarding
louise Keepers are under the control OF
ne contractors 60 the extent that they
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

ALMANAcs were first published in
147O by Martin Hkus at Buda. The
first almanac in England was printed
at 1878. "There were" SAYS Wood,
thirty thousand of them printed, be-
sides sheet almanac for two-pence
that was printed for that year; and be-
cause Of the novelty of the said alma
nae and its title. they were all vended.
It's sale was so great that the society of
booksellers in London bought off the
copy for the future, in order to engross
it in their own hands.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

In Prof. Koch's wide search for
something to kill consumption bacilli,
he found that light was as potent as
chemicals, that sunlight would kill
them in few minutes or hours. accord
ing to the thickness of their bed, and
even ordinary daylight will exercise
the same effect in from five to seven
days. If We cannot let daylight into
our lungs, we can let more of it into
our houses by having less closed birds
and drawn curtains.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

ONE of Bradlaugh's last characteristic
expression OF views was that he fav-
ored woman suffrage. and would do so
even II he were sure, as he had been
informed, that the effect of giving the
woman of Northampton Parliamentary
suffrage would be to insure his defeat.
Bradlaugh was largely endowed with
ambition, bu. was always willing to
sacrifice his immediate advancement TO
gain q point for principle
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

DIR. BRUSH, OF Mt. Vernon, thinks
there is no basis for the customary
prejudice in favor of sugar of milk in
the preparation of artiacinl food for
infants. In experiments of his own,
he has come to regard it as less nutri-
tious than ordinary sugar, because he
finds that milk sugar of commerce is
eliminated by both kidneys and bow.
els, whereas in infants fed at the
breast there is no such elimination of
milk sugar. His criticism is directed
against the milk sugar of commerce
that which can be bought in the stores
and owing to its unreliability, he
would prefer the cane sugar, or ordi-
nary sugar.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

own reports- DIR. Bruce is testing the
utility Of hypodermic injections Of ami
line on some of the consumptive pa
tients of Charity Hospital. He finds
that il relieves distressing coughs, and
Improves the nights rest.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

IRT is worth So a
cubic yard In Chi
cago. Loan that
Is suitable for top
dressing for gar
dens readily brings
that figure. and
can't be had for
the m oney, for
who is going to
denude his farm,
strip II OF the rich
earth at pro-
notes vegetation,
and reduce IL to O
plain OF sand or a
plateau OF rock?
IL the der
will tai a N trim m
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

The bulk of Barnum's property will
go to Barnum Seeley, his only grand
son. Barnum paid taxes on about
$1,000, 900 worth of real estate in his
home city, Bridgeport, Conn. When
he had, by the accumulation of wealth,
passed all question of financial trouble,
he used what his foresight had secured
to him for the benefit of the poor
people of Bridgeport. He established
the system of building houses and
selling them to the working people on
long payments and low rates of in
terest, and hundreds of the pretty
residences now owned by the working
class in that city were secured through
Mr.. Barnum's generosity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

EDISON once became known to fame,
says an exchange, as a cockroach ami
hilator in this wise: The building in
which he worked was infested with
them. There was couple of sinks in
the building where they held high
carnival. Edison ran wire about the
sinks in such a manner that every cock
roach must crawl over it on his way to
the folk-mote. and turned on an cleo
trio current, not very strong-about
cockroach power, in fact. The cock
reaches tumbled to it, literally. They
were shoveled up by thousands for
few nights, and after that peace
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21
NEVER hold book near the fire.
NEVER drop book upon the floor.
NEVER turn leaves with the thumb.

NEVER turn leaves with the thumb.
NEVER lean or rest upon an open book
NEVER turn down the corners OF leaves.
ALWAYS keep your place with thin
book. marx.
ALWAYS place large book on the
table before opening it
NEVER touch a book with a damn
cloth, nor with sponge in any form.
NEVER place another book or ANYTHING
else upon the leaves OF an open book
NEVER rub dust from books, but brush
1t off with soft, dry cloth or buster.
NEVER pull book from the shelf bv
the binding at the top, but by the back.
ALWAYS open large book from the
middle, and never from the ends or cover.
To AVOID injuring the leaves of books.
never put pencil mark in q library
book.
ALWAYS keep your books out of the
reach OF small children, and In clean,
dry place.
NEVER close book with a pencil. n
pad OF paper or anything else between
the leaves
NEVER open book farther than To
bring both sides Of the cover into the
same plane.
ALWAYS keep any neatly bound, bor-
rowed book covered with paper while I'm
your possession.
NEVER attempt TO dry a book acci-
dentally wet by fire, but wipe of the
moisture with soft dry cloth.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

LIE remarkable popularity of the
among the upper classes, whereas the
cholera selected its victims among the
poorer people. Some idea of the ex-
tent of the epidemic may be gathered
from the fact that, at Yokohama, the
sufferers officially reported numbered
over $4,000, and it Is estimated that
the unreported cases throughout the
prefecture were nearly twice as great.
OF the 100000 inhabitants of Kobe,
$4,000 were attacked by the disease.
In Toxic the epidemic ragged with great
virulence, and similar reports come
from some of the Chinese cities.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

One of the deepest coal mines in the
world is the Ashton Moss Colliery, in
Lancashire, England. It's lowest level
is 3,l20 feet below the surface-six feet
greater than eleven times the distance
from the sidewalk to the top of the
spire of Trinity Church. New York.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

ground witout covering the loan with
sand. The only practicable plan was to
uncover the sand and save the loan. To
that end plows were put TO work about
the first OF March, and scrapers were
impressed into the service. AS the earth
was heaped up 1t was shoveled into
trains of small dump cars drawn by
mules that ran upon light rails laid on
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21
He Went Home a Ii tie Dazed.

A day or two ago few minutes be-
fore the opening of the Board of Trade
there stepped into one of the elevators
In the building well-known commits
sion man and country customer. The
countryman was young. fresh faced,
unsophisticated- looking chap, who was
in Chicago for the first time looking
after a couple of cars of wheat that he
had shipped in. AS the elevator rose
he casually remarked to the commits
sion man, Il was married last night.
and this is sort of bridal trip. I"
Congratulations were extended by the
commission man as thew stepped out
into the hall leading to the exchange.
Among the others who rode up in the
elevator was certain blonde Young
man, whose love for a practical Joke
has made him famous on the floor. He
had CHANGED to stand back to back
with the young countryman, had over
heard the confidential admission made
by him to his friend, and as they step
ped from the elevator he managed to
get good look at Mr.. Younghusband.
An hour of so later, when he had a
few moments to himself, he stepped
over to the telegraph counter and
wrote upon blank Il have bet that
yan- wore but recently married. Do
win my bet?" This he folded and
placed In an envelope, and calling a
messenger boy, pointed out Mr.
1ounghusband to the urchin and babe
him deliver the message.
He told few of his cronies on the
floor what he had done, and the young
countryman was watched with consid-
cradle interest by dozen or twenty
traders in various parts of the crowd.
lie received the message from the bow
with half doubling look, opened it
slowly, and as he comprehended its
contents his face was dyed a deep
crimson, while foolish smile lifted
the corners of his mouth. He looked
about him sheepishly to see if he could
dis the author of the message.
and then beat rather precipitous
retreat. He failed to put in an appear
ance again that day. Subsequently,
tho author OF the note asked the young
mans broker if he had said ANYTHING
about it.
"Yes, he did. And he was the most
surprised man You ever saw. He could
not imagine where the note came from.
and when he said good by to me he oh.
served: Dick, these Board of Trade
fellows are too ALFRED smart for me.
| don't wonder that they can skin us if
they are all mind readers, as some of
them seem to be- And he went home |
just little bit dazed." = CHICAGO
Tribune
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

This deposit conformcd generally 10
the form OF tho sand dunes upon which
II was deposited. and the result was a
somewhat rolling and humpy bit OF
coast. covered In clumps with scrub oak.
The problem was to Lowell and grade this
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

termined by the Worlds Fair directorate
to change the face Of nature at Jackson
nTNy'ea..Th 600 odd acres. that ,coIRnriSe
IN state OF nature, and in an ugly state
at that The sand that had been washed
up on the shore for centuries by the re-
curing storms of winter had I'm turn
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

The late King Kalakaua held a
$1,000 membership in an American life
insurance fraternity order, and many
lodge member throughout Ohio and
other States. therefore, received official
notice of the monarch's demise. The
notice gave his occupation as "king"
and his residence as Honolulu.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

A NEW device for signaling at sea
has been successfully tested. With a
machine, something like a magic Ian
tern, letters from six to twelve feet
long can be thrown on sail at night.
and made so conspicuous that they
may be easily read mile from the ship
displaying them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

A vENTUREsoME deer wandered into
Dubuque, Iowa, and was lassoed by a
a handy policeman. But when he at
tempted to lead the animal to the sta
tion-house, it gave him lively dance
around the town, and finally escaped
to the woods.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

jackson Park, he will see several hun
dred men and several score of horses
busily engaged in removing the top soil
from the Worlds Fair site, carefully
piling 1t up, and preparing TO scrap, the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

been covered with sedlmentary deposit
from the surrounding high land, and. I'm
all probability, at one time stood for
many years under water. The conse-
quence was that layer OF rich, black
loan covers portions Of the ground 70
the depth of from six inches 10 three
feet.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

A MAN in Florida recently exchanged
a weekly paper for mule. This trade
was not SO inappropriate as it would
seem at first blush. They are both
elevators of the human rate.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

CRIcKETs are an article of commerce
in some parts OF Africa, and people
make a business of rearing them. The
natives are very fond of their music,
thinking that it induces sleep.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

A KANSAS boy earned nice Bible
by committing ten hundred verses to
memory, and then he traded his Bible
for shotgun, and he accidentally shot
his aunt in the leg.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21
millions.

SoUNDINGs in the Black Sea show
that beyond depth of 600 feet the
water is so impregnated with sulphur
cited hydrogen gas emanating from
decaying animal and vegetable matter
that living organisms are not found
4hara
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

A WELLINGTON, Kan, couple, who
were married in two weeks afte; they
met, were separated in just two weeks
after they were married.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

"A BUTTERFLY captured in the Sierras
was sold to the Smithsonian Institu-
ton for 81, 800. 1t was an individual of
fossil species, supposed to be extinct.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

The latest novelty in telephone in
vention, it is claimed, will convey a
whispered conversation intelligibly
over distance of three miles. 1t has
a glass diaphragm resting on glass rods
and communicating with the ordinary
wire
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

The German Empire, by the last
census, has forty-nine and half mill
ions Of population, Prussia having of
these thirty millions, and the next di-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

DIR. HENRY WADE Rooms, the newly
installed President of the Northwest
ern University, is only 36 years of age !;
President Thwing, of Adelbert Col
lege, just inaugurated, is but "a years
of age; President Harper is likewise a
comparatively young man; and Sena-
tor-elect Kyle, of South Dakota, is
9@PhrqGi Me GissS 0sss e d Start 4oi,
paper entitled Paris VottIre, which
will be procured by putting a 2-sou
piece In a slot in every cab. The paper
will contain the bills of the theaters, a
few illustrations and tips for the races.
The purchaser will also be insured
during his drive.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

WHEN you meet a man who tells you
that @we all have our faults" you have
met one who secretly belives he hasn't
any at all.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21
WORK ON THE FAIR SITE
ALL THE RICH SURFACE LOAN
BEING SAVED.

When the Work OF Grading IL Finished
IL win he Carefully Hepiaeed-Gl imp ses
OF the Progress Being Made In Prepar-
ing Tor the Fair-Ihe Fair In q thrys sails
State.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

THE highest inhabited place in the
world is Galera. railway village in
Peru. Ib. 685 feet above the sea-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

me OF the grounds; where it is to be
deposited into temporary hillock. to be
sown with grass and removed for top
soil dressing at some time after the fair
grounds have been cleared OF the fair
buildings. These canals will be a pleas
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

VAssAR girls consume forty bushels
Of onions in year. That is one Of
their strong points.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

A CANADIAN farmer got an idea that
has wife was acting little queer. and
he took the $500 in bills out of the
parlor stove aud sub stituted paper in
their place. Next day she skipped,
taking what she thought was the
Doodle with her, I'D the husband says
he would give s25 to have been around
when she met inc Buffalo man and
placed the ~cashv ia his fist.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

ADALLAs, Texas, iurymau was fined
5000 for stepping into saloon without
inviting the deputy sheriff and the
-osi1er- eleven ftrrynfen
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

NEW cures for consumption are COM
ing along faster than we can keep track
Of them. French physicians are using
goats blood and dogs serum with ex-
cellent results il we may believe their
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

The disbanding Of the Union army
commenced June l., 1866, and 1856, 900
officers and men were mustered out of
the service by the middle Of the follow
ing autumn. 1t is considered one of
the greatest wonders of government,
this transformation of vast armies of
men to peaceable citizens in the short
space of $50 days.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

Two EsoLIsH chemists have conclud-
ed from experiments that phosphores-
ence can be produced by ozonized
water.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

AT the end of 1889 there were twen-
ty-seven cotton mills at work in japan,
having total number of 200, 500 spin
dies. The gross amount of cotton
manufactured during the year was
1880, 116 pounds. Much of the raw
cotton is imported Fl ON British India.
as there is not yet enough grown in
Japan to supply the demand.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

are to be temporary in character, and
the cost OF driving piles is not so great
as that of building masonry foundations.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

SIX MILLION letters are annually
torn. and sold as old paper in Washing
ton.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

sands that lie under the top dressing in
to the holes that are left here and there.
Then, by and by, these same men will be
seen redistributing this earth over the
newly graded ground.
And all this grading costs somewhere
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

tire uunuIngs upon pInngs Or upon ma
sonry. 1t does not take into consider
alton the expense Of landscape garden
ing and Sodding, and sowing and tree
planting.
When the contract was let it was de-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-21

The Bay City, Caro- and Port Huron
Railroad is waiing for its pa, Col.
Boone, and there is a suspicion that the
lusty infant has been deserted The
Colonel has not been heard CT in several
weeks.
THE Northern Extract Companv has
broken ground at Alpena for its works.
III VIII erect S60,0C0 worth of buildings.
and has purchased six acres OF land. 1t
VIII employ from seventy-five TO one hum
dred men In the works the year through.
II. nj. Hosick is President, and II. M.
Taber Secretary; w. T. Taber, of Chi
cago, Manager. About 25, 900 cords of
hemlock bark per year will be used.
THE State Salt Inspector sound 2Og, 2O2
barrels OF salt in the State last month.
By counties the yield was in barrels:
Manistee, II, S4S; Saginaw, 1924; Bay.
42,773; Mason, 90, 206; Iosco, 13,425: st.
Clair, 6,265; Huron, 2, 900; Midland, 1850,
SHEPHERD's clothes-pin factory has
shut down, and the bolts on hand have
been split for summer stove wood. The
give-out was that pins could not DO
manufactured at present prices. The
leak-out now is that the concern would
not come into sub rosa trust, and it
will have to take a vacation until the
trust is a bust Thus big pins knock
down the little pins
WEST BAY CITY wants itself assessed
at "a, 900, 900, so that It can issue $1,000
more bonds.
ASHLEY had fire destroying the Sail.
roth d Chittenden stave and hoop mill.
The loss Is sec, 1000, and tho company
viii rebuild at once.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-11-20
l'igca,ra6, Sseb

u s'cas27nl Sss f,s. sssssos sasA.s,,
. on1oAeo, Nossapaa l4.--lamos CT, -.
ssoSe she Fsord today with a fr;gh,cal sp,,
y a'as'sca a'erisss, He asa,erra-coti a
operative, aadwssavworS ies;a.- ihs raos
sssasaev Masonic temple. Heard ! com.
esa'on' John Wilson, erected atempo4ary
scaaold' and it was on that Charles was
ssand'ng. small piece Of timber had
nccn placed against The braces to prevent
sae men from falliag. Below wasnotl.;po
out space, and, as The frame work rave
way, Charles made a fraatic cfos. to save
ssmseli He failed however and went
down With broken timbcrs. The distances
vas covered in about three seconds. Ev-
cry bone IN his body was crushed ard the
corpse presented q fearful sight. Wilson
was standing a few feet back from the shaft
ans saved his he by clinging to the side
supports of the scafold. 1t was intended
to bold an inquest without delayand post
Sonement was necessary because Wilson
could not be found after the tragedy had
secured. Tits said that he and Charles
euarrellcd 4 few moments before the scat
fold brtk..
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-11-20
RaiIroad inspection.

On wednesday oflastweek, there passed
down the LIN NJ, a special train Of four
coaches oaerying the Division supcrnten-
dents Of tliatroad, the Supervisors, & etc.
some Dspeopie altogether, on thcirannuai
tour of inspection Of every mic of road il
Clio 81 steni. IN which line, surface, ditch
Ing, and eve ryscp ndition Of track and road
bed are taken iutc account, marked, and
she avcrag afterwards made up, and prizes
awarded to the section master of each
division hnviag the best section, and the
sbestsnile. The idea is n good one. as il
sleads TO- i,igheri ideals ofduty and perform
aHcns
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-11-20
~ -------'-------
Have Settled On 4 location.

no Board of9Directors of the East Ten
asaee eso-operativc Township Company
epnsisting of Senator Carlisle, Senate
Hnrels, Senator Hansbrough, ex-Con'
gressInen Bufterworth and McComas, Su
perintenaent of Census Porter and ca
Rritton, have decided on location afte
examining thirty sites. Elizabeihton i
the point chosen, and is on, the Wautaus
aud Doe Rivers, in the heart Of rich dc
posts Of cranberry, besscmer and brow
hamatite ores. There is excellent wate
poWanand Exceptionally good railroad III
ELI ieas
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-11-20
TWO cokrsEs IN ONE coEr:S.
An Undsrtakcr'b MtthoG OF MaE;r- $40. e.
IN His fsuslreSS.

CHICAGO, Nov IA general dissiip
sp Of corpses Inferred 'y q leading under
taker is expected as result of an arrest
made to-day.
The prisoner, an undertakes, NJ F. Reg
ers, is accused of Systematically buryns
swo corpses in one coffin. Rogers held
contract to inter deceased inmates OF .
yeblic institution fos pc aicnt children.
aud it ~ alleged saved himsc'se1pense by
aiding the little bodies one alta time il
che costly Innings of massive baskets pro
vided for wealthy customers.
The body Of Il contractor named T"nsy
exhumed to-day, was found to be dividing
it's resting place Wits the remains OF an
unkn,w,, child con.sa'ci in the draneries,