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BekjendtgjoTelse
fra GoOEitiet.

OET b~ekiendtgj6res herved, at if6lgo Gou-
vernementets BestemmeIse vii der indtil
videre fra Kl. 6 Aften indtil III. 6 Morgen
blive oprettet en- miltair Vagt paa Pyntbatteri-
ct, hvorfra en- ~Skildvagt vii bIive udstillet
paa den derverende Landgan&sbro. og skulle
ale Baade og Fart6;er. som ON Natten forbade
Havnen. gaa saa ner forbi nevnte L~andgangs-
bro som muligt, SAINT adlyde den der udstillede
Vagtposts Anraab med Hensyn til Fartoiets og
F0rerens Navn m. III.
l Observation-Disclosures vii Fartoiets bIive
standset og Vedkommende draget til Ansvar
efter Lovgivningen.
Christiansteds Politikammor, St. Croix, den
3die September 1891.
MAVEN.
, 1891-09-12
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Thompson, Foroney Williams. ~
Christiansted's Post Office, St. Croix 31st
August 1891.
PETER LEMMING.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02
Stronger Friends than Ever.

No two members OF Congress are more
intimate than Beuton Mcmillan of Tenn
essee and Amos j. Cummings of New
York City. But they are now stronger
two congressman went in an uptown
resort aud were entertaining number Of
their friends with stories Of Congress
ional life. Finally Mr.. Mcmillan, in one
of his stories, mentioned his native town
in kentucky.
Mr.. Cummings interrupted 81 re-
member a family named Mcmillan IN
that town"
1T must have been my father" said
Mcmillan, and in answer to the question
whether his father subscribed to the
Christian w orker he replied in the affirm
alive. IL remember the paper well, he
said. "and my father used to look
eagerly forward to its arrival"
Sir. Cummings told his compan-
ION that his father had been editor and
proprietor Of the paper. ''When was
a little boy," he said, Il used 20 address
the wrappers for the out-of- town sub
scribers. / well remember writing your
fathers name"
"And remmeber tearing those wrap
pers for nv father" said Mr.. Mcmillan,
and there was vigorous hand shaking,
and in his high glee over his discovery
Mr.. Mcmillan gave to Mr. Cummings a
hickory stick, once the property OF
Andrew Jackson, and it is likely that
Mr.. Cummings will return the compli-
ment ut the next session of Congress
st. Louis Republic
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02
Luxui. Gus lTrains

The following description Of the cars
composing the Pullman new trans cont
mental train Is taken from the New York
sun: The train consists OF vestihule
drawing room and STEPPING cars, an OBJ
servation car, dining car aud com
posite smoking car. The vestibule
composite car is "a magnificent affair, and
Is exclusively for men. A forward end
IS set apart for baggage. A compartment
between the baggage room and the main
saloon Is fitted up AS barber shop and a
bath room. Adjoining the bath room is
cafe. The rear section OF the car is a
smoking room. The vestibule sleeping
cars, OF which there are four on this
train, are said by the managers of the
Pullman company TO be the best exam
Piles OF their work ever turned out.
They each contain twelve sections of two
double berths and two drawing rooms.
Movable incandescent lights are attached
TO each section, in order to allow one to
lie in berth and read. In one of these
sleeping cars is bath room for ladies.
The dining car, besides containing ten
tables, at which forty persons can dine
at once, also contains kitchen large
enough to allow four cooks to work at
once. An observation car will bring up
the rear. The body is an open sitting
room. finished in hard wood aud fur
nished with upholstered rattan arm
chairs and lounges. Among its conven-
fences are writing desk, large case of
selected books, movable tables and an
upright piano. But the main feature Of
the car, and the one which gives it its
name. is the deep recess at the end of
tbs car. The platform will accommo-
date about twenty persons. In the for
ward portion of this car will be a small
Office, which will be occupied by a stem
ographer and typewriter whose duty it
will be to write and null the letters of
any or all of the tourists gratis.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02
The Oldest Living Horse.

The oldest horse on record is owned
by Major Robert Mas, of Louisville,
KY, who possesses papers proving its
age to be something over forty-seven
years. lvanhoe, as he is called, is a large
bay, with a white spot on his forehead,
and, up to- few years ago, of a gentle,
affectionate disposition, but has grown
toward str1ngers, while h he aS efftsvoted to
his master and his children, who play
about him with perfect fearlessness.
Ivanhoe was stolen several times during
the civil war, but invariably made his
way back in safety to his pasture, having
contrived in some way to escape his
captors.
He bears on the right flank the scar of
n gunshot wound received in the Mexican
War at the battle of Buena Vista while
ridden by Major MASS grandfather. 1t
is over thirty years since lvanhoe has
known bride or harness, but spends his
days stroling about his pasture. in which
he will allow no other horse to be placed,
but will resent all intrusions with a Wig
orous use of his teeth and heels. His
faculties appear all unimpaired, with the
exception Of a total deafness resulting
from severe attack of disease preva-
lent few years ago.
Far from being feeble, Ivanhoe moves
briskly about and will often permit two
or three of the younger children TO mount
and ride him about the pasture. He has,
however, lost nearly all of his teeth and
lives upon boiled corn and other soft
food. He made his last appearance in
public at the cattle fair held in Lexing-
ton last fall. and came home completely
denuded of his name and tail by people
thus securing relics of the oldest horse
known. New York Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02

a mill town. Haskell was an ardent
believer in the second solvent of Christ,
who was to appear, according to the
claim OF the Millerites. on q certain
day in 1S43. The whole country was
aroused, and, as the day approached,
said to be prophesied by Daniel, the
faithful prepared their ascension robes.
Haskell, however. had an idea that
the nearer he was to the celestial bod
les the better would be his chance Of
being recognized. He intended to get
ahead of his neighbors. Carrying out
his laudable purpose. he built tower
100 feet high. Inside was spiral
staircase and on top platform. On
the great day when Gabriel was to
blow his horn, Haskell and his family,
clad in robes of virgin whiteness, as
cended to the platform and waited.
The day passed and the night came,
but neither the Lord nor his angels
Haskell is dead, but the tower re
mains. It, too, In doomed, though, Il
make room for new street. and in
few days the work of demolition wi
be begun. York Continent
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02
Inebriate Asylums-

According to some figures recently
published by the secretary of the Amerl-
can Association for the Cure of lncbri-
ates, the asylums established for tina.
purpose in this country have proved
success More than fifty Of these institu-
tions have been started in the United
States, and there are thirty now in
successful operation. There are twenty
asyulms for inebriates in England and
Scotland; only two in Germany, one In
Switzerland and none in France, Norway
and Sweden. The lack Of such asylums
in those countries does not mean that
they have no inebriates, but rather that
they have NOT yet risen to the point of
treating drunkenness IS a disease. They
regard it as a vice. But incbriate
asylums have been projected in all those
countries. The results in the asylums
already established are declared to 10
highly gratifying in the face OF much
Acknowledgement, due to the imperfect
trial which many persons make OF such
institutions. Out of a thousand letters
from the friends of inmates of the institu-
ton at Binghamton, the percentage of
total abstainers or temperate among the
inmates after five years was sixty-two
and half. At Washington Home in
Boston after ten years, out of two thou
! sand cases of those persons who had been
! in the institution there was percentage
of apparent cures Of thirty-four, and so
In other institutions. The legal control
of inebriatcs being so slight, the won
der is that the success has been as great
as it appears f.om these figures. But
the usefulness of these asylums is not a
matter of doubt, and where they require
public aid they ought to receive it,
New York Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02
CHILDREN's COLUMN.
4 DEPARTMENT Foz LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS.
Something that VIII Interest the Juv-n-
Ale Members OF Every HOUSEHOLDS -
Quaint Actions and fright say .ngs OF
Cute Children.



A quiet but intere sting game is thai
Of "doublets," in which any number OF
persons may join. Two words OF the
same number OF letters al first agreed
upon, and each of the players endeav
ors to connect them by column oil
other words called inks" each OF
which shall differ from the one before
it by only single letter. Thus "cat"
and dog" may be connected in many
ways, of which two examples follow:
Cat. cot. cog, dog. Cat, pat. put,
pug, dug, dog.
The object of the game is to make as
few links as possible. There are sew.
eral methods of scoring. For instance,
the player who makes the greatest
number OF links may score nothing
and each of the others one point for
each link less than his; or the one who
has the fewest links may score num-
Der previously agreed on, and each OF
the others as many points less as he
had less links.
The best plan in joining the doublets
is to write them side by side and then
work downward from each. Thus,
suppose the words agreed on are
"hand" and legs" When these are
written side by side it is seen that the
b in hand must be turned into an l :;
this is done by writing "land." The
g in legs must become an n, so legs
changes to lens, while the word lend
now completes the chain, which reads :
Hand, land, lend, lens. legs. With
some words many complications ensue,
and the player will not find the game
quite 80 easy as it appears. Doublets
makes an interesting solitaire game.
The easiest doublets to connect are
those in which the vowels in one cor
respond in position to vewels in the
other and consonants to consonants.
The difficulty increases also with the
length of the words. It is said that
this game was invented and named by
Lewis Carroll, the author of alice in
Wonderland, a book which in England
is regarded almost as classic, but
with which American children are not
quite so familiar.
Some interesting experiments may be
tried on draughts of air. One is to
ef~-- OIuuh U11o uUUr UeJWeen
to the crack. Tn" W; windows 4 must be
open in either room. At the top of the
door the flame will be blown toward
the cold room and at the bottom
toward the warm room. About half
way up there will be place where
the flame is blown very little or not at
all. The reason is that cold air, being
heavier than warm air, flows in
to the room along the floor and forces
the warm out at the ceiling.
A lively game is what might be
called catch as-catch-can, and it Is
very popular among the younger boys.
The players seat themselves upon the
floor in a circle, with one of their num-
Der in the center. They have light
rubber ball, and the game is to throw
it from one side to the other, and keep
it going thus without letting the one
in the center catch it. If he succeeds
in doing so, thesplayer who threw the
ball exchanges places with him, and
the game goes on merrily, amid great
shouting and laughter.-NelC York
Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02

George Wilson, fourteen years old,
living in Rockport, had narrow escape
from death at an carly hour Tuesday
morning. The boy lives with his parents
on a farm by the side Of tho river, about
200 feet from the Nickel Plate trcstle
bridge, the farm having roadway lead
ing to the bridge. The boy is subject to
sleep walking. Early in tho morning he
got out OF bed while in somnambulis-
Tic condition and walked down stairs,
passed his parents room, and out on the
farm. He came to the trestle work and
started to walk across. Deputy Marshal
stanton happened to be at the other end
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02
Electric Storms.

There are regions Of the globe where
nearly every rainstOrM is accompanied
oy violent electrical explosions, while in
others thunder and lightning are rs raro
as earthquakes. The worst climate for
persons affected with nervous dread Of
lightning is the east coast of San Do
mingo, where the sky at the beginning
OF the rainy season is often illuminated for
weeks BY nea1y continuous electric
wrinkles and fa,hes. In Western Cali
fornia, on the other hand. the equilib-
rum Of atmospheric electricity is so
rarely disturbed that many old residents
of San Francisco have never heard a
good thunder-real Of the traditional,
window shaking variety.--INew York
Voice.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02
Allows Essa, ON Tobacco.

Tobacco grows something like cab.
bage, but never saw none cooked.
have heard men say that cigars that
was given them election day for moth
ing was mostly cabbage leaves. To-
bacco stores are mostly kept by wooden
IDjuns who stand at the door and fool
little boys by offering them bunch of
cigars which is glued into the Injun's
hands, and is made of wood also. 1
tried to smoke cigar once, and / felt
like EPSON salts. Tobacco was in
vented by man named Walter
Raleigh. When the people first saw
sister Nancy is girl. / don't know
whether she likes tobacco or not. There
is young man named Leroy who
comes to see her. / guess she likes
Leroy. He was standing on the steps
one night, and he had a cigar in his
mouth, and said he d dn't know rs she
would like it, and she said. LEROY,
the perfume is agreeable. But when
my big brother Tom lighted his pipe
Nancy said: Get out of the house,
yo1 horrid creature; the smell of to-
bacco makes me sick" Snuff is Injun
meal made out of tobacco. / took a
little snuff once and then sneezed.-
EpeTy Thursday.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02

Of the bridge aud saw white figure,
small In stature. rapidly approaching.
He stepped to one side until the boy
passed, and then started TO follow him.
Fearing that II he caught hold Of him he
might be frightened into flt OF sickness,
he called HIM by nnmc several times I'M
til the boy awoke. He stood for several
minutes wondering where he was and
almost tainted with fright. Stanton
then walked up ITO him and the boy
recognized him. The bridge is nearly
sixty feet in height aud there Is nothing
TO walk on but ties. IL Cleveland Plail.
Dealer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02

New YORK has an anti kidnapping
society, Boston a newly formed cat
breeders society, and Philadelphia a
comprehensive institution for the sup
preston of excitement ofall kinds. OF
verify, Browning, Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell the grace-experts, and Mr.
Howells the monotone word-painter
will have to get upon themselves
goodly hustle or the new fads will alb
sorb all the yawning long-felt wants
they have been attempting to fill for
revenue only for these last several
moons.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02

THERE has been any amount of cor
respondence and newspaper litigation in
japan as to the share played by the
electric-lght wires in starting the fire
which recently consumed the Japanese
house of parliament. Not electric-light-
ing alone but every method of utilizing
electricity has become an object of sus-
picion. the telephone among the rest.
Certain folks have been asking ex.
perts whether the telephone might not
hAg aSReg, aih1ae. fora fire one of these
whether cholera germs could not be
propagated by this subtle instrument
as well as the waves of sound.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02
Birth of the Car Gable.

The sight Of six horses vainly en-
deayoring to take street car up one of
the steep hills of San Francisco inspired
in Inventor HalIiday's mind the idea OF
the cable car system. The hill was slip
pcry as well as steep. One horse fell
and carried down its mate. The other
horses tumbled, until the six were in q
struggling heap. The weight Of the car
dragged them down to the foot Of the
Hill. bruising and manning them. Mr..
Halliday, looking on, was filed with
compassion for the poor brutes, and he
says he went to work at once on plans
for substitute for horse powe-. His
thinking brought him to the cable sys-
tem.--[St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02
Damming the Nile.

The Egyptian Department of Public
Works, at Cairo, is actually engaged on
the question of storage reservoirs.
Since the completion Of the barrage the
Nile has ceased to flow into the Mediter-
ranean for three months in the year. Mr..
Willcocks has examined the whole valley
Of the Nile, from Cairo to Assonah, and
reports that no water can be stored north
of the First Cataract. He has designed
dam, which might be built at Philn,
out, unfortunately, this would only give
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.

IT is stated upon good authority that
In Germany the small holdings In land
of two and one-half acres and less ex-
coed 200, 900; Of two and nc.half acres
TO twenty-five, 10000 and while, In
the whole kingdom, l4,0O0,0 900 acres are
devoted TO grass, 1900, 900 TO yegeta-
bles and corn, over "a. coo, 900 are utilized
for fruit and the productions Of market
gardens worked by the spade. Ia En-
gland there are 10 every five acres de-
voted to fruit. over 1000 devoted to root
crops and corn
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02

A MEMBER of the British aristocracy
who has spent his fortune in riotous
living is now driving cab in London
to make living. II he is anxious to
replenish his empty Golfers in hurry
he should come over and drive cab
in Chicago.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02

, The naming of brand Of fve-ceni
cigars "Ben Hur" may be intended as
a graceful compliment to the distin-
guished author Of the book Of that
name, but it looks like the cheapest
kind Of puffery.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02

AFTER most people pass forty. all
they talk about is remedies This is
at least twenty years too soon. II
people took proper care of themselves,
there would be no need for their tax
ing remedies and exchanging cures
day before sixty.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02
EN- ROUTE TO HEAVEN.

A Tower which Was Erected by MIL
leritr.
Lleweuyn Haskell was well to do
Millerite, living in Kearny, \. J.,
fifty years ago. In that day it was
further away from New York than 1t Is
now, and the Clarks had not thought
of coming from Scotland and turning
the charming Riverside settlement into
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02

The statistics show that about 5000
Americans sail every week for Europe.
The American tourists were never
thicker all over the continent than they
will be this year. They will leave many
millions of good American money in
Europe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02

one-thlru OF the quantity Of water re-
quired and. besides costing 90, $50, 600,
involves the destruction Of the we'll.
known ruins at Phil@. which would be
wholly submerged. Il American Agricul-
turist
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02

touching pen and ink without knowing
how 10 use them" Chicago could hug
Ouida for this were she younger and
less peppery.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02

from that State Septic, 1847. He
served on the Cumberland, st. Law
renee, John Adams, Fulton, Savannah
and Wabash, from 1S47 to 1853, and
was at the capture Of the forts at Hat
seras Inlet, Walker and Beauregard,
Fort Royal Ferry and Fort Pulaski.
Commanded the Newbern, Gettysburg,
Yantic, Sabine and the Pensacola, in
The North Atlantic and Pacific squad
IONS from 1868 to 1870. Was in oom-
nand of League Island Station in
1872, Mare Island Navy Yard from
1879 to 1888. President OF the Board
If Insr ection, California, from 1894 TO
1888. He was promoted to passed mid
,hipman in 1853, commissioned lieu
;enant in 1855, lieutenant commander
n 1862, commander in 1866. captain
"A 1876, commodore in March. 1886,
md rear admiral in May, 1891. He Is
low in command Of the naval forts on
;he North Pacific coast.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02

ANEW JERSEY hermit has died leaving
twenty-seven heirs and 81, 100000. His
relatives, who always did think him an
idiot" are now unable to express In
words their veneration of his chaiac-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02

To man bought everything the
most modest child asked OF him, ne
would soon be bankrupt. Children
want everything they see, aud DO not
want a thing long after it has been
boueht for them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02

IF YOU went to find out how busy
men are. paint red ring on your door:
Every man who passes viii stop to find
ont what it is for, and then wait TIL
the next man comes along, SO he may
tall him about il.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02

IT is a good thing that God removed
the tree of life from the Garden of Eden
when Adam and Eve fell from grace.
Nothing would make q man so brave
in sin as to think he could live on earth
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02

EVERY one has an OK to grind; the
man who is turning the handle for you
is waiting with patience the time when
he will have power to make you turn 1t
twice as long for HIM.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02

WHES man begins to grow old, his
eyebrows grow thick and bushy. Awo-
mans eyebrows grow thin and fall out
This is an unfailing sign of age, no mat
ter what other youthful indications one
NAV possess.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-02

IF you will lift out one of the yellow
points in strawberry, and examine it
under microscope, you will find it to
be of veritable straw. 1t was from that
the berry takes its name.