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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23

Marshal boarded the train at Milwaukee
he was greatly troubled to find every
berth taken. explained to him that /
had anticipated his comfort and offered
him the extra berth, which he grace
fully accepted.
ave arrived at Green Bay I'm the morn
ing, took breakfast together and to-
gether drove over TO DE Pere.
"By this you will see that was In the
marshars company every moment from
the time that we left Milwaukee. Just
remember that fact 1t played an i'm
portant part in future developments.
"When the sale came off the only man
bidding against me was an entire stran-
ger, whom had never seen before the
sale began.
"After had made bid of SO, 500, this
man spoke to me in an undertone and
said:
"'How much are you going to pay for
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23

Goat Engaged An = Noctarnai Prowi
Smashed = Romance to Piecsa

Goat Engaged An Nocturnai Prowi
smashed a Romsnee to fiecsA
Not long ago young lady who do
sired to get up with the lark, in order
to go on an clipping tour. adopted the
schooiboy's plan. and the lover was to
be on hand at daybreak to give the
signal.
The string used for the pedal COM
munication was a stout cord, and one
end was dropped out OF the third story
window into the back yard. and the
other end, of course. was attached to
the damsePs great toe. The legend
runs that healthy goat of the William
persuasion arose early next morning
and wandered into the yard.
After eating up all the old sardine
tins, barrel slaves and broken crockery,
he found the string and took that in as
dessert. AS soon as the string was
drawn taut the goat stood upon his
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23
The Difference.

Lawyer Badger-"And do you think
that you are comp etent to Judge be-
tween a well authenticated rumor and
one which is baseless and foolish?"
Witness-"I believe / can"
Lawyer b. (sarcastically)-"Please
illustrate your definition of the two"
Witness-"If should be told that
you were lawyer, that would be a
baseless rumor. Were told that you
were regarded as an ass, should esti-
mate that as a we'll authenticated ru-
NOR"
The CIier-" Silence in the court. -
PittsJurg BIlietin.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23

In an account of Mexican meteorites,
Nj. l.. Fletcher, an English mineralo-
gist, describes fourteen huge masses of
iron which have been found within
small section of country. The largest
has the form of o beehive, rises Jour
feet above the ground, aud is five feet
in diameter at the surface of the soil,
beneath which il extends to unknown
depths. The second mass, estimated
to weigh 1000 pounds, is now in the
National Museum at Washington.
The Butcher masses number eight
pieces, weighing from 900 pounds to
$50 pounds, and Llving a total weight
of 1000 pounds, The Sandhez estate
mass weighs 252 pounds. and the Fort
Duncan mass 97f pounds. The great
est dispersion is sixty-six miles.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23
He Was Right.

Have you any photographs of your
children, Mr.. Peck ?" asked friend of
the Hon. Alpheus Peck.
Il should say l had" answered
Mr.. Peck; eve ahont bushol of
them"
"Why, Alpbeus," exclaimed his wife.
well, haven't we? Haven't we
photographs of all four of them, and
don't four pocks make bushel Pr
Free Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23
A Observation-Disclosures

Typewriter Salesman-"Yo type
writer is rather old; can't 1 make a
deal with you for an exchange?"
Merchant-"No,s stree my time is too
valuable to allow me to spend the day
IN swearing. I've tried the young and
giddy blonde variety, and although it
gives me pain to look at the old
crows face, still the relief to my nerv-
GUS system more than repays me. -
Brooklyn Eagle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23
Needed a VermIruge.

Apothecaries have some very queer
applications for prescriptions. An old
war veteran hmre into a shop one
day, and said to the druggist:
Il want some medicine"
what kind of medicine?"
"Oh, some sort of vermifuge, 1 sup
pose"
where does the seat of your Difficult
ty seem to be?"
an nv wooden leg, mister. It's
gettin' all worm eaten. "-Argondut.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23
A Great Jumper.

ScToggs-I say. Boggs. does Skinner
belong to your athletic club?
Boggs-No: why do you ask?
Scroggs oh, he broke all records
recently, so far as know. He ran up
big board bill recently in London
and Jumped" it, and the next heard
of him was that he had landed in New
York. York Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23

NE OF Chicago's
pi o N Q or business
men. who has sue
cessively made and
lost enough money
10 lind the north
west pass ge,
shared with me
his seat in an eve
ming train bound
for one OF G hi
Cages Beautiful
suburbs, w h re
our homes were
located.
As the newsboy
passed through
the car with his
basket OF bananas,
IL occurred to me
that l had heard
that my scat-mate
had once been en-
gagged in the fruit
trade.
Mr.. Hustle, "
said j, "did you
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23
Buttonleas Rnrrs.

II think you are perfect heather,
Mr.. Boggs," said Mrs. Boggs. promi-
nent worker in church charities.
Il wish were," said Boggs. "You
might pay me little more attention
then"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23
He Was Misunderstood.

New There is one thing
don't like in this house.
Mrs. Gayboy-What is that?
Servant-Your husband, he always
chucks me under the chin and calls me
his pet.
Mrs. Gayboy-You must not pay
any attention to that. He treats me
In the same way. He doesn't really
mean anything by it.-Teras SUtingS.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23

THERE is tradition among watch
makers that prior TO the year 1870 all
clocks and watches were made with
~. the proper characters to mark A
o'clock, In that year clock was
made for Charles V. of Franco, who
was not only q crank but great
fault-inder. The clock was beauty,
but Charles had to find fault. He ex-
amined it critically and finally broke
out in storm of rage because the hour
4 had been marked ~IV.," insisting
that four HIS should be put on in
stead. This was done. and in order to
perpetuate kings mistake has been
kept up ever since.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23
A Special Dispensa.ion.

Van Barclay is very absent-minded.
the result of many years graphing
with the servant-girl problem. The
other day the doctor rushed into his
study to announce the arrival of an
heir.
Let me congratulate you" he said /;
sits a girl"
"Thank heaven I" responded Barclay.
"Put her to work in the kitchen ut
once."-New York Telegram.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23

1t is great problem with certain
class of people to know what they shall
do with their hands. They are unwill-
ing 10 work at anything worthy the
name OF work, tired of ordinary amuse-
ments. ard really worried to find some
way Of passing the time. A leading
fashion paper contains the following
advice on the use of the hands, which
illustrates what some people do with
theirs
my dear fellow" said a society
woman of great candor to an awkward,
timid young Harvard graduate whom
she was to present, "you have any
amount of talent, you have position,
you have money, but you never will be
at your ease, never show at your best,
until you know what to do with your
hands and feet. You must lose them,
forget them, be unconscious of them"
We hope that none of the Farm,
Field and Stockmdn boys and girls
will ever have to forget that they have
hands. We believe that these hands
OF ours were given us for some better
use than to sit with them gracefully
folded in our laps or hanging in sun
conscious" idleness at our sides. God
meant them for work, and gave us all
our duties to perform. Every boy or
girl who fails to do his duty is a shirk
and deserves nothing but disdain. It
is not only ourselves that we are to
look out for in this world, but others
who need care and help, and if we
haven't all our hands can do working
for ourselves, the part of every noble
boy or girl is to "lend hand" to some
one else. A button sewed on brothers
coat, half-hour's spading in sisters
nower-Deu, an armIuf or WOOD Drought
for tired mother. an afternoon given up
to taking care of baby, these are ways
of using the hands which are open to
all boys and girls every day, and il is
by doing these things that they amount
to something in this world "Hand"
some is as "hand" some does is prov
erb that recognizes a better use for the
hands than merely to look we'll.
Handsome really means handy or
useful, and only came to mean beauti
full because people understood that
could be really beautiful that
did not have some useful occupation.
Our hands are wonderful instruments
and capable of almost any work to
which we may put them, from the
mighty fist of the blacksmith, which
he could use if necessary for ham
mer, to the dainty trained hand of the
accurate and sensitive to
the finest degree. So never be ashamed
to use your hands.-FdrBl, Field and
iSIOCh11 an.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23

EeS Tor coupleDoN JOSE AoUIRE, aov
,ot years back, or EASTERN DEPT, HON
drawing me up to DuRAs.
the lower limbs of a mountain pine by
a rope which their foreman carried.
Some Kind gentlemen perceived my
embarrassing situation, and gave me an
Introduction to the crowd, and matters
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23
signs of Wealth.

Gilhooly-Are the people who live
next door to you rich?
Gus De SMITH should say so.
You ought to see the silverware they
carry to the pawnbroker.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23

were arranged over
night Before night
w as yer | ar
ranged myself out
the back door of
that mining camp:
and have yer
called since. "
"But what h a d
that TO do with the
Central Amer &c an
trade?" /
asked.
"Why, just this: /
concluded that as |
was evidently not
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23

A RnnommandnfInn.

well. Rastus. ! hear you have left
Mr.. Smithers."
@Yas-sir."
Did he give you a good recon-
mendAtion ?"
"Yas-sir. He dun write it, an said /
wuz de mos mendacious an fall
Lille niggah he knowed. "-Hdrpe,'s
WeeklU.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23
His Little Game.

Tramp-Lady, is there any wood
here to be sawed?
Lady-YeS, sir, out in the shed. II
yon saw some I'll give you lunch.
Tramp (disgusted as he turns to go)
-Confound it Isn't there one family
in the town that's got all their wood
sawed?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23
Most Suitable.

Maud-Oh, I'm invited to the Way
ups ball; but 1 don't know what in
the world to wear. What would you
wear if you had my complexion?
Millicent-A thick veil.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23

creditors. Among
'tlIe e episodes, /
may mention being
confronted on Q
dark night in the
vicinity of a GER
tain mime IN Colo
zadn owned by a
company OF which
L had first been
selected president
OF some twenty
vigorous employees.
Who were bent on
drawing their wa
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23

ever see any OF those gTowing?"
-WsfL YES, he replied, with laugh;
"a few scattering ones! In fact, / may
say that in the intervals between the
uEs aud downs OF my life as a Chi
.cAgO business man have taken
in several little side issues of momentary
interest to my immediate friends and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23

SIDE ISSUES IN HIS EVENTUAL
CAREER.

ursslaent OF a Mine-A Marrow Escape
arasn Notwithstanding the Great
01e@naship Fruit Trade with Central
Annerica-How Pluck aud Perseverance
nNavmnoa-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23

A BALD-HEADED eagle that measured
nine feet from tip to tip was shot at
ocosta, Wash. short time since.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23
FROM NEWSBOY TO MAYOR.
PhiladciphIa's Chief Executive Has a
Remarkable Record

The career of Edwin S. Stewart. the
recently elected Mayor of Philadel-
phia, is a most remarkable one.
Twenty-Five years ago. at the age of
II, he was a newsboy, this vocation
being all that stood between his mother
and himself and starvation. His pluck
won him friends, however, and two
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23

Mrs. Sanso-The fashions change so
often
Mr.. Sanso (gloomily) = Yes; and
they change hundred dollar bill each
time.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23
African Exnlnrnr..

1t is told that the first explorer who
crossed Africa expended In so doing
nearly ten years, while the last occu-
pied barely year. A list of explorers
who have crossed Africa shows that
from 1902 to 1911 the feat was accom-
plished by Portuguese, Honorato de
Costa; 1888 and 1853, by Francesca
Coimbra and Silva Porto; in 1854 by
DIR. Livingstone; in 1885 by Gerhard
Rohlfs; in 1874 by Lieut. Cameron
and Mr.. Stanley; then by Serpa Pinto
and the Italians Mattenio and Massari;
next by Lieut.. Wissman, from 1882 to
1884; and recently the Scotch mission
airy Arnat, the Portuguese Capollo and
Ivans, the Sweede Lieut.. Gleerup, who
occupied the least time, crossing from
Stanley Falls to Bagamoyo in six
months; the Austrian DIR. SEM; Mr..
Stanley for the second time, and final
ly Capt. Trivier, the French traveller.
THREE centuries ago, when the Covent
Garden and the seven acres of meadow
lands adjoining, which now comprise
the Covent Garden of London, were
given to the ancestors of the Russells,
their yearly value was set down at
$35. When the late Duke inherited
his cousins title in 1872. the 10 per
cent. duty he had to pay to the govern
ment for his inheritance. of which
Covent Garden was the principal part,
amounted, il is said, TO s3,O00,OO0.
When the late Duke of Bedford died,
100000 sterling was lying at his
bankers in sheer want of ON invest
ment.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-23

allow much are you going to pay for
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-01
FIGHTING FOR RUN.
Interesting Facts About the Comfy
Excise Board Applications.


TRENTON, April l, 1s9L.- There are six
counties in the State where the liquor
men are in the minority, and they want
the Governor to come TO their aid This
is made apparent, as l wired you yester-
day. by the fact that six counties have
apple ed for the appointment of a County
Excise Commission to relieve the present
embarrassment. The list is a striking
one, because it includes Cumberland
county, which is the banner Prohibition
county of the State. The petition, if read
between the lines, means license for the
cities of Millyille. Vineland aud Bridge
ton, the three cold water spots of South
Jersey. A petition also comes from Mon
mouth county. The success of some of
the speak easies" OF Asbury PARK has
demonstrated the fact that one or two
licensed places would prove q bonauza TOR
the men fortunate enough to get license.
One man last summer offered TO pay
5000 fee for an exclusive bar.
Yesterday a delegation of thirty men
came up from Atlantic City. to see the
Governor about getting an Excise Com
missioner, and also his signature TO
Lanes bill which regulates licenses in
fourth class cities. The liquor men want
the Commission, because it will allow
them 20 triumph over a number of obstl-
cles that have been in their way for
several years. Ever since the policy of
the Philadelphia license court has been to
cut down the number Of saloons, the de-
posed liquor men have, sought a refuge in
Atlantic City.
Under the old law it required twelve
signers 10 every renewal OF license. Att
lantic avenue is a string of saloons, and
in there are not enough free
holders to make petitions for license
legal. This has prevented many men
from getting licenses who otherwise
would be willing TO pay the high fee. To
obviaLe this a scheme was set up by the
liquor men to have Atlantic City made a
second class city. so as to get the advan-
tage OF the law, which permits the licens-
ing boards to grant renewals without
the ~freeholders' signatures being on TIC
application. This bill was smOthered
and another was introduced n passed
which helps them out. 1t gives the IL
censing boards of fourth-class cities the
right TO grant renewals with the sigma
lures of the fr~eeholders.
The other counties that have applied
for these county boards are Mercer, Mid
dlesex and Burlington.
The Governor has not yet given tn
matter any attention, nor will he until
he gets the better part Of the Legislative
work out of the way. 1t cannot be fore
Swallowed just how many of the petitions
he Will favOrably consider. 1t Is reported
that an application will be made by the
citizens of Camden county so that the
dry borough of Haddouield can have a
license.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-01
THE NEW ARMORIEs.

SDecl0f 10 Ms jersey Cfty Nelrs.
TRENTON, April l, 1s9L.-The State Mill
tary Board met at the Office Of Adjutant
General Stryker yesterday and examined
plans for arnories at Jersey City and
Paterson. Tn plan of Charles Alling
Griffith of Newark was awarded first
prize. His plan calls for a one-story stone
structure with a frownino exterior, very
much resembling a rooted fort. with a
magnificent entrance on one corner. IL
contains a drill room 80 feet In height.
with dimensions of 146x2o5 feet, under
meath which Is a rifle range 81 feet in
width the length of the building.
There will be rooms extending, around
the entire building, in which Will be the
quarters for the field aud line officers. On
the second floor will be the company
rooms, ladies' prominade and band loft.
The cost will have to be kept within
100000 The Paterson Armory is to go
up first and may be completed before the
end Of this rear. Jersey City's armory will
follow as soon as the State finances will
admit. Paterson has no permanent home
for its soldiers. The one occupied by
them was burned some months ago.
The building of the armoTies will be
fastened by the receipts of the Direct Tax
Fund under the act of Congress, which
Will add $3.50, 600 to Treasurer Gray's Ex-
chequer in the near future.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-01
Fashions of

Evening weddings are now in the
minority decidedly, nearly all the
brides of the season selecting noon or
early afternoon for the grand occa-
sion. This custom has its advantages
for the bride, but does not secure so
brilliant an occasion as an evening as
sem bly,. The guests, of course, APP
pear in handsome calling or street
dresses, and must depend upon bon
nets and gloves for the touches of ele-
gance. The groom and his ushers
wear the staid Prince Albert or cuta-
way coats, with or without light-gray
or tanned gloves, and the bride is the
only member of the party who can
freely indulge in full dress and all the
accessories of the most elaborate even
ing costume. The wedding break
fast which accompanies a morning or
noon wedding is like a breakfast in
name only; but as non but the i'm
mediate family need be invited to
partake, it is a less crowded and CON
sequently more enjoyable feast than
the evening banquet, to which all
guests are invited.
Throwing rice after a departing
bridal pair is a custom as old as popu-
lar. A pleasant fashion has been for a
little time in vogue of enclosing small
portions OF rice in bags made of
Japanese crepe paper, and passing
these to the guests. When the couple
are leaving the house, these are
lightly thrown, the paper breaks, and
a small shower of rice is scattered in a
much more agreeable fashion than by
the old method. The bags can be
made quite ornamental. Ii it is to be
a pink wedding, delicate pink crepe
paper, tied with tiny pink or white
ribbon, can be used. Or the bags
may be tied with two colors and
passed around in wide, shallow bas-
kets, which should be tied with a
handsome bow of satin ribbon. -NeW
YORK LedQeT.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-01
CORPORATION Notice.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON THE
SsIh day q August 1870 ,spplication was made
by J. X. Mcpherson and others for the improve
ment OF
from Summit avenue TO Gray street. In the follow
10 have the street for the full width thereof
graded 10 the established grade By exeavaunR or
thereof.
Tohave the present curb reset and new inch
curb set where neeess airy.
To have the cutters on one side paved with stone
paving TO a width OF inches
: 0 have new bluestone tagging 4 feet wide laid
10 nave the present tagging relaid and new flag
stones laid where necessary.
40 have new bridse-stone crosswalks laid.
laid and new bridge stone laid where nee essary.
And all other work done that may be necessary
to provide for the How OF the surface water ana to
complete the Improvement In a good and suostan'
Notice is also given that on the 9th day of Febru-
arv. 1871. the Commissioners OF Assessment filed
with the Board OF Street and Water Commission
es their preliminary sketch. showing what prop
erty VIII probably De assessed. and the probable
also the probable am cunt OF assessment per foot OF
frontage for the said Improvement, ana the same
the Clerk OF the Board OF Street and Water Com
Notice is also given that the following streets or
avenues, or particular section thereof. are included
In said assessment 9 Rh06X ST
from Summit avenue 70 a point about s64 feet
SUMMIT AVE,
from Union street about q feet east and Is feet
west.
And that the eth day OF april, 1871, at 10 O'CLOCK
a. m, and the meeting room OF the Board
OF street and Water Commissioners arc hereby
fixed as the time and place when and where
the Poard OF street and Water Commissioners wiil
meet to near parties interested in said apDIica-
ton. and ali remonstranees against the said Inn
provement that may be presented in writing.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water Com
missionerS.
FOR I. BoUToN.
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-01
Corporation Notice.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON THE 10TH
~ day OF November, 1880. application was made
to the Board of street and Water Commissioner
by William Hogencamp, Robert o. Rabbit and
hobert 5. Lawrence for the vacation Of a street
called
HOWELL ST,
through the following described property
Beginning at a point on the western line OF the
NEW YORK. SUSQUEHANNA a. WESTERN Rail-
ROAD.
where the northerly line OF Cherry Lans interseets
the same, and thence running along the n~ortheriy
side Of
CHERRY LANE .
$40 feet 9 inches 10 a point; thenca northeasterly
45l feet to the centre line or a street known as
DEFY ST.,
thence in an ~easterly direction and along the centre
line OF
DEFY ST,
10 the westerly line Of the
NEW YORK, SUSQUEHANNA & WESTERN RAIL
ROA
to the point or place Of beginning,
said plot OF la nd is crossed BIZ a street known as
HOWELL ST.,
as shown In the map accompanying said petition.
And that the twentieth day OF April, 1891. az ten
O'Clock u m. and tne meeting room of the Board
OF street ana Water Commissioners. are hereby
fixed as the time and place when and where the
Board of street and Water Commissioners will
meet 10 hear and eonsider all objections 10 said
vacation that may be presented in writing.
BY order of the Board OF Strees and Water Com
missioners.
GEORGE 7. Button
Clerk
Dated jersey City. March 20, 1891.