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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

One of the most Singular uses to
which electricity has been put in this
electric age is announced from Paris. A
French savant has invented an electric
mosquito bar, which is, he believes,
destined to replace all other means Of
defense against flying inst cts. Max
ing use of the principle Of electric exc
cution, he has constructed sort Of
screen or wire-work cage, with small
electric light in the center. The mos
quitoes, attracted by the light. attempt
to fly through the interstices of the
cage; but if they so much as touch the
tips of their wings-and they cannot
fly through without doing so-they
are struck by the current of electricity
with which the screen is kept constantly
charged.
This mosquito-trap. which, under q
test, is said to have killed innumerable
victims, can be maintained only by the
aid of small electric apparatus. so ar
ranged as to send alternative currents
through the wire network.
1t is supposed that the person to be
protected takes refuge on the interior
of the netting. with the little electric
light and the generating apparatus. 1t
is not too much to say that there are
some people who would rather have the
mosquitoes.
Inasmuch as, if the electrified net
ting will Keep out the mosquitoes, q
netting made little closer would
keep them out without any electricity,
it does not seem likely that this in
vention is destined to any great useful
ness.
1t reminds one somewhat of the story
of Dutchman who went about selling
a preparation for poisoning q certain
kind of troublesome insect.
Non take de iasao,- nit do finger an
de dumb of Won handt," said the ped
der, IAN den NIT de odder handt you
put de pizen in his mout."
But, said a farmer. @if you've got
to catch them and hold them that way.
why can't you smash 'em and done
with it?"
"vell," said the Dutchman, "dot's
good way, toow
The electric netting also suggests
the story OF Patrick's experience with
an ordinary mosquito canopy. He
found one in room he was to sleep in
one night, and, after studying il for a
time, made up his mind how it was to
be used. This was the way he related
his experience the Eext day:
Its ar Elegant thing / found in me
room lasht noight. There was kyoind
of a fishing-nit for minnows over me
bid. l made q hole through it wild me
knife, an livery moskater in the room
whit into the nit through the hole.
Thin shtopped up the hole wild me
hat, an shlept on the flure all noight.
comfortable-loike, wild niver boite
at all"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

al system of the I'm T. G. hESpESHALt-
perial Government. and he was also
one of the organizers Of the Seismo-
logical Society of Toxic. In 1881 he
returned to the United States and re-
sumed the chair of the Ohio State
University. He organized the Ohio
State Weather Bureau Service in 1882,
and subsequently devised q system of
weather signals for display on railroad
trains. Mr.. Mendenhall became pro-
lessor in the United States Signal Ser
vice in 1884. and established stations
in the United States for the system
attic observation of earthquake phenom-
ena. he resigned from the Govern
ment service 10 accept the presidency
of tia. Rosa PolVtaahnie Instituta- of
Terre Haute, Ind. Besides member
ship in other scientific societies, Pro-
lessor Mendenhall has held the Office
of Vice President of the physical Sec
ton of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science, and
President of the National Academy OF
Sciences.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

family the male apparently is the supc-
rior being. In grace and elegance of
architectural const uction, as we'll as in
variety and gorgeousness of raiment, the
male mosquito far surpasses the female.
The male also en- Joys privileges aud pre-
negatives to which the female can never
aspire-certainly can never gain. The
function which she performs in propaga-
ton Of the species compels her to con-
sumo moro food than he docs. and all
this food she is obliged to get herself.
In every essential PARTICULAR she has to
make her own and the family's living
without the slightest aid from him.
Such food as he requires for himself,
which is neither large in quantity nor
varied in quality, he picks up. Beyond
that he docs lite except to display his
charms and enjoy lfe 1t is the female
of the mosquito family with which the
human species comes in most intimate
contact. The female does by far tho
greater portion of the biting done by tn.
family ana the warblings of the mosquito
are those OF the female mosquito only.
The mosquito first appears in the
form Of an egg The eggs are deEos-
tied in tho water by the mother mos
quito Before doing this she crosses her
hind legs in the shape OF letter y. AS
the eggs arc dropped they arc caught by
the crossed legs, the glutinous substance
attaching to the eggs holding them to-
eetLer. The number Of Gags laid by one
female before rising is very great. These
eIgs are arranged in the form of raft
and left TO ride on the water, shallow,
stagnant fresh water usually being Sc
lected. BY the additions made to the
Number of Q gs the raft is converted
into sort Of boat. and when the lay
ing process is all completed the boat
consists Of from 300 to $50 eggs. This
is the first stage in the ext tence Of the
embryo mosquito After the last egg is
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13
Good DUAL, 10. in an Arrc.n King.

King Khama, of Bangwsto. Bechu-
analand. Africa, is one of the most
noted rulers in the dark continent. A
long time ago he adopted the Christian
faith, and lives consistently with his be-
lief, He cultivates the friendship Of
the whites and encourages their infu-
ence in his country. Knowing the
evils of strong drink he prohibits its
entry into his dominions and is thus
doing much to detach from civilization
one OF its greatest evils. AS an in
stance of his energy it may be said that
in the fall OF 1889 he moved the town
of Shoshong. with its population Of
$4,000 souls. to more favorable site.
The new town is called Palspye and is
twenty square miles in area. King
Khama's people are prosperous and
happy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

ing. Perhaps the most popular of col
lars just at present is the familiar
@bent-edge" style. This is the one
that suffers most at the hands of the
laundress. The points are turned over,
aud the hot iron presses down on the
seam. stretching the fiber at that point
50 that the collar rarely is present.
able after two or three washings. Here
is shown little device that will effect
great saving if put into practice,
~first. inssftietlbnS " ai8flaiQga s r......
that your collars are to be returned
"ironed fat" the ends not bent in any
wise Then take the collar in hand,
as shown in Fig. 1.
Run the tongue along the under
side of the seam for folding. moisten-
ing il, not so that it will penetrate TO
the upper surface of the collar, but
yet sufficiently so to loosen the fibers
of The linen around the seam. Then
reverse the collar and hold it against
some Hat, clean surface, as shown in
Fig. 2.
With lead pencil or the thumb
pail in play ID is readily and neatly
pressed down 10 the proper angle.
Treated thus good collar will last
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

His life, to be sure, Is q short one, but
then ii is full of Incidence and luxury.
He is expected TO pay certain delicate
attentions to his ininitesimal spouse,
which she rewards when tired Of him by
giving him short, sharp, and fatal
prod OF tho remarkable lance which she
carries concealed in her probosis. He is
not provided with such q weapon, and is
as much at her mercy as boxer at that
of skilled swordsman He is of gentle
and perhaps amiablo character. He
lives on a strictly vegetable diet, which
may account for the absence Of tho
bloodthirsty and forocious spirit of his
spouse Sho can at pinch live tho life
tsfFp,tiss s 49, hnt What she wants Is
get Il; but nevor overlooking any chance.
The toughest hide that over covered
horse or steer does not intervene be-
tween the lady mosquito and her YAM
,pirish thirst. IL Is even doubted that
Col Mosquito Is given to vocal efforts
II no ever does Join his consort In q
nerve destroying duet, he sings very
low. and his performance Is entirely
overlooked, when tho restless human
appreciates the case with which my
lady takes high c and holds it until
driven out OF tho loom by tho eXasper-
ated wielder of wet towel.
Less Is known about the origin Of the
mosquitoes name than OF his habits, and
Americans have no monopoly Of informa-
tion upon this lattor phase of the 'ub-
iect All climates claim tho mosau TO
as pest in chief On the upper waters
of tho Missouri mosquitoes, after rainy
season. arc tho greatest impcdimcnt to
navigation met with Tl0y swarm by
millions. Cattl' arc driven in tho river,
and they stand with thoir muzz,cs alone
held above tho water, which are black
with tn pests. Pilots on tho boats are
forced 70 burn smudge fires. They are
of every conceiyaJ!o degree OF minute
ness, and no veil has iino enough texture
TO exclude them. Article explorers all
write OF satfcrinTs at the hands, or
gather stings, Of mosquitoes.
In England mosquitoes are. called
gnats, and on tho continent OF Europe
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13
The City OF Morocco.

The streets are narrow, without
names, and crooked. and the houses
without numbers, like all those of
Morocco towns. The population is
estimated at $4,000. The city is di-
vided into two parts, each with its
walls and gates. One quarter is ex-
clusively for Jews and the other for
Mohammedans. The Jews are kept
strictly within their own division at
night, and none of them can walk BY
their gates into the Mohammedan
quarter without taking off their slip
pers, and some of the more fanatical
of the people place hot Goals in their
walk ao6g hEER ttbe 6S FEET fskuRasrt As g
lice to keep order, yet we have never
seen brawls in the streets, nor have we
heard that the pt ople do much serious
damage to one another.
The climate of Morocco is consid-
cred particularly salubrious. The
summer heat is tempered by the snow.
capped Atlas, which raises its high
summit just behind. while the album
dant supply of excellent water. which
passes through the city. contributes
much to the health of the people. As
it rained nearly every day during our
sojourn in this country. we found
Morocco at this time of the year par
ticularly dirty, the rains having made
the streets so muddy that they al
seemed like running sewers.
However. duing our stay we visited
the principal bazars and shops, which
we found we'll stocked With Manches-
ter and native products. Some of the
people were gathering up the mud
and storing it in their shops to mend
their houses with. We passed through
several markets full of people, and we
Examined every kind Of work which
they we're pIeased TO show us. Here
there are markets for all sorts of in
dustry. There is the slave market,
which is held every Friday; also the
skin, oil, grain and other markets.
Here we have n street where old shoes
are mended and new ones made and
exposed for sale, there street for old
clothes, and others for saddlery, iron
mongery, grinding mills. gunsmiths,
daggers and swords. The pottery Is
truly Moorish in character. Fruit,
charcoal, cooscosoo have markets Of
their own. Bread and meat have
their peculiar quarters. Carriers go
about with skins supplying the thirsty
with drink. Biackt0ood's Mdqazine.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

some time the names of Professor Men
denhall, Chief of the Coast and Geo
detic Survey, and Professor @. H Mer-
riam. Ornithologist OF the Department
Of Agriculture, and has at last named
them. This mission win be similar TO
that with which Sir Baden-Powell is
charged on behalf Of the British Gov
eminent, and If Professor Merriam ac-I
cepts the place he will be instructed
to leave for Alaska at once with Pro-
lessor Mendenhall, who has already
accepted.
Professor Mendenhall was born near
Hanovertown, Ohio. in 1S41. He re-
ceived O common school education. At
an early age he developed q fondness
for The study of mathematics and the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13


"Good morning. Parson Limberlipl
How did your congregation like the
minister who preached for You yester-
day."
~Dey tell me. sab, dat he war charge
ter de muzzle wild gospel fac's an dat
he war flush wsl de parts ef speech.
but dat his inteliecturum fatalities
wuz sortei handicap by dat wooden
laig he merniperlated his gestur's Wild.
Yer see, dc noddin'- 'gredien's OF nv
fol- hain't 'customed ter bein' rousted
outer deir Sabbeday dreams eb'y now
an, dem wild q racket dat SCUM like
mernagerie let loose in or lumber yard.
an IL he war gwine ter be chronic wild
dat flock. an spresserfy his fervorum
wild dat wooden un'erstan'in' dey'd sist
on his WARM oner deze yere boxin'
gloves or poultice on de hickory jint,
deed dey would"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

isaac n. SELIaMAN, the New York
banker, is regarded in financial circles
a. the ablest of what NAV be termed
the second generation OF the family
whose name he Tears. and ii is an
open secret that he is one of the prime
factors in the immense banking bust
ness and railroad interests they con-
trol As the young man has made a
thorough study of aill Dad engineering,
and supplemented it by practical ex-
perience en- Western railroad system,
he has an equipment which few finan-
ciers possess.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

navigator his bones were removed from
Seville Spain, whittier they had
already been removed from Valladolid,
and transferred accessible seas to tho
cathedral in San Domingo, Hayti.
whence, on. the cession of that island
10 the English, they were again ex-
humod from their resting place of two
centuries and half, and in 1895 buried
for the third time with great pomp in
Cuba in the Cathedral of Havana
manned for Columbus-San CrystobeI
de Ia Habanos).
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

cousins. mouchcrons. and other names.
Tho Gnat belongs TO the genus euler. 1t
fs foun IN mo Of tho temperate and
tropical portions Of the globe whore man
has penetrated. About thirty species
are known In the United States.
In the human family tho female Is the
more ornamental as we'll as the more
amiab!c animal In the insect worlda
partIcu arly among mosquitoes, the re-
verso Is the case. There arc mosquitoes
which con1nc their activities to the day
Mght hours, and whicl, will lavish their
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13


laid and the boat completed the mothers
fun ton, so far. at least, as regards this
particular brood, ends, and the eggs are
left to shift for themselves
A few DAYS after the egg boat is
launched the larvae appear These are
OF an elongated, worm like form. and
come out of the lower end OF the eggs,
leaving the empty shells forming the
boat lying on the surface OF the water.
The she Is soon destroyed by the action
of winds and water. When the larve
appear tho eggs are Matched. Most
readers Of tais article have seen these
larvae In immense numbers on the sur
face OF stagnant water during the warm
months. They arc vulgariy called
@wiggIers 7" Suspended from thu sur
face OF the water. with head downward,
thcy are enabled to breathe by means OF
sort OF tube communicating with the
trachca. The appearance Of the Larvae
may be sa d to complete tho second stage
in the existence OF the mosquito
From ten to fifteen days after the APP
pcarancc Of the larvae tho substance
enters tho pupe state. They take on a
thin skin, almost completely covering
tho larvae. and roll around In tho water,
their motions being directed by fn-like
contriya.co at the end Of tho tail Tho
quick, seemingly irregular, movements
OF the pup@ give them the name of
@tumblcrs. They. too, are familiar 10
persons residing In the rural districts in
tho spring and summer. The change Of
tho larve into the pupp completes the
third stage In the mosquitoes existence.
Between five and ten days after the
pup@ appears tho last and most critical
stage In the entire metamorphosis OF the
egg into tho perfect Insect arrives.
About this period the pupa skin bursts
open, and the mosquito takes Its first
look at daylight The pupa shell IL In
the form Of q boat the opening appear
ing on the surface OF the she'll which IA
farthest from the water The insect
rises slowly and deliberately until IL al
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

and ia moro languages than any other
living thug scientists vdrlously call
her the cilier plpieRs, aitGr A,"er, cdhus,
the Cousin. tho m1ltcllcron and the "hum-
ming gnat." The Century dictionary
describ $ the insect OF many aliases as
~one of many different kinds OF enats or
midgcs. the female OF which bites AMI
mails and draws blood ersons who
are given to attribute to the fema sex
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

The number of arrests for drunken
ness in Massachusetts, for the year 1890
ess 52Sl4, OF whom only $3.50 wero
women. Forty-five thousand nine
hundred and eighty-two arrests were
made in the twenty-five cities, and
only 6,5g1 in oil the rest Of the State.
Tie city population is 1897, l64; the
town population 0ll,779. The number
of arrests has increased since 1886 from
80. $50 TO 52,S2i in 1890, whatever the
figures may mean
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13
Looking Ahead.

young man." said the stern father.
do you realize that my daughter is in
the habit Of wearing dresses that cost
all the way from $50 to $100p"
II do" replied the young man firm
", "and SIR" he continued. an exult-
ant ring in his voice, at was only the
other night that we took an account Of
stock and found that she had enough
of them to last three years ahead. =
Cloak ReDaelC.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

A NEW glass is said to have been in
vented which is as hard and tough as
cast-iron. 1t is proposed to employ 1t in
the manufacture of stairs, street lamp
posts and gas and water pipes. II il
can be used for the last named pur-
pose, aud thus do away with the dan
gerous lead pipe, it will be an acqui-
sition indeed. IL is thought that these
and similar articles can be made Of
this new glass thirty per cent. cheaper
than they can be made of cast iron.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

all the gentlenesss and amiabllity there
Is In the world will bear this In mind.
Mr.. Mosquito is an easy-going, gor-
geously arrayed creature, with neither
the disposition nor the ability to bite and
draw blood. He is sort Of Turvey-
drop In the insect world, who seems to
have no higher object during his brief
life than ito show himself about town. ("
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

William Hester, of Spring Hill. Pa,
has o large brown bat which he has
trained to carry messages like car
rier pigeon. Mr.. Hester took the un-
canny bird to his place Of business in
New Castle, and having made arrange.
ments AZ home to note the exacb time
of it arrival letit loose. The bat few
a mile IN 27f seconds.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

A gentleman and his wife, the latter
with 6-months-old infant in her arms,
were about 10 enter the Austin Opera
House to see the performance one
night, when the doorkeeper suddenly
said:
beg pardon, madam, but you can't
take infants insidel"
AVery well, said the lady, $50 much
the better for me You Just take care
land, by the way, there's q milk bot
tie in case he should cry."- Teras
SiftinQS.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

he anything but
genial mosquito. =
~musketo. SINUS
culto." "musQue-
tee" "moschito, "
I'm o 8 c b ito,
q IN o SO u etto, |"
. mn sch Q ito,
I'm u 5 h e I to-" or
an EFT o" Is
abroad. For such
"A very little pest
the ~mosq it, o"
has moro names
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

Mr.. De Science-The officers of the
Smithsonian Institution are having the
chatter of monkeys Photographed, in
the hope that their language may be
understood, and it may be possible to
converse with them.
Mrs. De Science-Isn't that grand?
I hope they'll ask the monkeys the
very first thing whether we are de-
scended from them or not.-New York
Weeklu.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

twice or three times as long in use as
the iroDed down affair. Some diff
Guilty NAV be experienced at first in
having tho collars returned al re-
quested. but card attached to the
package containing instructions will
ha affac-ive
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

THE Siberian railway Will be COM
menced this year. beginning at Obdi-
vostock, the further end of the line.
Our advices do not state whether or
not the constructing engineers have
determined to bridge over, or tunnel
under such names as are given Russian
settlements.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13
GEN. BOOTHS CASTLE.

A Tract for the Use or His Darkest En-
giand- Scheme.
Gen. Booth of the Salvation Army
has bought large tract of land around
Hadleigh Castle. which il q picturesque
ruin near the mouth of the Thames.
Only the old towers are standing.
They have been sl1etched by hundreds
of English artists and form the center
of one Of Constable's noblest pictures.
From time immemorial. says the
New York Herald, the castle aud the
sylvan glades surrounding it have been
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

wmae or whl.,ls. whleh,


A small boy was chasing a some
what bigger one the other day, when
the bigger OF the two stumbled anS,
fell. The other tumbled over him and
was hurt as much as the bigger one
But the bigger boy was the biggest
baby and began so whine and crv Tbs
smaller one got up, brushed off Ara
dirt rubbed his barked knee and he.
gan to whistle. -~ De-
The other one looked at him n mo.
ment and then blubbered: i'o-
Jimmy, how can you whistle WIZ,
IL hurts SOP "nen
1T doesn't hurt so il you wbistl. .
said philosophical Jimmy. ~Tt's VIZ,
you whine that il hurts So "Aen
Whistle and whine begin aliks hu.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13


natural sciences. He
was professor of ply
sizes and mechanics in
Ohio u N iv ersity
from 1878 to 1874.
Later he went to
japan as professor of
physics In the I'm
perial University at
Toxic. During his
stay he organized the
general me eoroloCic.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

Waiter-I expect you to pay in ad-
vance.
Guest-What do you mean, sir?
Waiter-No offense. sir, whatever:
but the last gentleman who ate shad
here got bone in his throat and died
without paying, and the boss took it out
Of my wages.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13
sha Masn,t snrnrIand.

@Your husband is not looking well,
tonight, Mrs. Rhymer."
HE isn't, and I'm not surprised
at it."
@No? Has he been overworking'
-himse7f egs----aa~.s4a.--.e
at isn't that so much; it's his orig
inality. Whv, that man is struck bv.
SO many original ideas that his mind.
must be one mass of bruises.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13
Preposterous.

Gay--I feel like new man to-day.
Briget--Do you? Glad to hear it,.
Perhaps you can see your way clear to
pay that little bill?
Gay-Pm o new man. / told you.
You can't expect me to assume the La
bilities of the old concern. Boston
TRANSCRIPT
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

T."
fisheries In the prob
able event of early
arbitration OF : b Q
UnitedStates' rights
in those waters, the
President has d O.
cided to send two
agents 10 Alaska to
gather tn neces-
sary information.
He has had under
IIa -
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

rrofsssor q n. Merriam and Professor
Mondenhaii. Commissioners 70 Go 20
Alaska
In order that the Government may
be fully prepared with all necessary
technical information respecting the
actual state OF the BehrinQ Sea seal
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-13

once Is passed in or near human hablta-
tons These are the varieties with
which man is most intimately ac-
ouainted.
But in all the species OF the mosquito