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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
She Wns reaching Him.

A lady, on entering the kitchen
early one morning, saw a plate and
knife and fork, the former of which
had evidently contained cold rabbit
pie. The lady strongly suspected a
certain policeman of having supped off
it, and the following conversation took
place between her and the cook:
Mistress-Mary, what's become of
the cold rabbit PIE that was left?
Cook-Oh, 1 didn't think it was want
ed. mum, so gave it to the dog.
Mistress (sarcastically)--Does the
dog use knife and fork, then?
Cook (unabashed Mot very we'll
yet, mum, but I'm teachin' him to-
London Tit Bits.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

contemporary fell to pieces the other
day as be was getting ready to work
his outside form, and as soon as we
heard of the accident we rendered him
the use Of ours. He gratefully ac-
cepted, but, alas, no act of kindness
or generosity can change the leopard's
spots His circulation, while given as
$3.50, is in reality only $50. He hadn't
the manhood about him to bring along
his $50 sheets of white paper and de-
pend on our honor, but he hires q cart
and drives over with two whole bundles,
and then pretends he has run short
Two men were kept hard at work all
day, and hundreds of sheets of paper
recklessly wasted, that the old hypo-
critic and falsiher might fatter him
self that we were deceived. We don't
like such men. We can't believe they
are an ornament to growing Western
town.
No BooM.-We understand that sew
eral real estate firms in this town have
if RlRRip Ysh, e get up boom and make
a half-page ad. for this week, but we
didn't take it. As an individual we
might cheat q man from Omaha at
poker, but as an editor we can't be
hi ed to help swindle our subscribers.
In order to offset the Vaccinations of
this syndicate we wish to say:
We have got the fag-end of one rail-
road here and neither want nor will
ever be able to get anything more.
Society is not cultivated. Such
thing as a toothbrush or q volume of
poems found on a man here would
hang him.
The land around the town is so poor
that it takes nine feet of it over q dead
mule to hold the carcass down.
1t is not a trade-center. We have
the Digger Indian on three sides of us,
and large family of coyotes on the
fourth.
The climate wobbles all over crea-
ton, making the demand for buffalo
skin overcoats aud linen busters about
equal and mighty steady.
1t is not sanitarium for invalids.
If the climate didn't kill EN-, our doc
TORS -roult1.-~------...---- -
This is about all, but enough to put
our subscribers on their guard and I'd
clear our conscience if our advice is
not taken. Now, gentlemen of the
combination, go ahead with your boom
let!-NelU York World.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

uue nOIbn III COhpdhy,
and afterward to separate and do alone
the work that will have brought each
into the arctic region, are Lieut.. Robert
E. Peary's party, to determine the north
ern extent of Greenland, and the COM
pany of scientists under command of
Prof Angelo Heilprin OF the Academy OF
Natural Sciences OF Philadelphia, who
will ascertain the physical facts about
what is probably the most interesting
section of the same country
Although Greenland was tolonized by
Europeans a thousand years ago, very
little is known about its interior. and
nothing in relation to its extreme north
ern boundary. Some people claim that
it is continent stretching perhaps as far
as the north pole, but geographers gener-
ally agree that 1t Is an island, and that
there is an ocean passage connecting the
Arctic Ocean with the Atlantic not very
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

everyday consumption as baking pow
ders. The continued absorption Of am
monia In even minute quantities rs an
adulterant in food is injurious, not
merely from its effects upon the COM
plexion. but because II destroys the
coating c. the stomach aud causes
dyspepsia and kindred evils.
Professor Long, OF Chicago, is au-
thority for the statement that il to fifty
million parts of water there is one part
of ammonia the water is dangerous.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
1t Wasn't Poker.

Cne of the powers-You are accused
of poker-playing,
Hastings-Yes. You see, nv friend
and 1 sat down for a quiet little
o. p. growing Interested Yes.
Hastings And he opened pot for
81.
OPP. growing more Interested
Yes.
Hastipgs-Well, went in and drew
five cards
o. T. tnorc-uBei more intesostes}---
Yes.
Hastings-I caught pair of deuces;
he bet So, and called.
O. P.-On pair of deuces?
Hastings-Yes.
O.P.-The accusation is withdrawn;
that wasn't poker. -HarUdrd Lam
pOCn.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

far north of the most northerly point so
far reached on the west coast of Green
land.
This theory is borne out by the con-
figuration of the coast line. which mar
rows on both coasts toward the north,
aud it requires very little Imagination to
round out the island, making the north
ern limit cross line about 400 mics
from the north pole.
Lieut. Peary~s fucu s-vo- rourstT-ehsv
limit, establish stations there, and make
those stations the starting point Of an
other expedition to the pole ittelf.
This same latitude has never been
reached by any Of the many polar expe-
ditions The scheme, therefore, is to be-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
The Rod \. an. Bronco.

The toughness and strength of the
pony can scarcely be exaggerated. He
will live through winter that will kill
the hardest cattle. He worries
through the long months when the
snow has covered up the bunch grass
on diet OF cottonwood boughs, which
the Indian cuts down for him; and in
the spring il takes but few weeks
for him to scour out into splendid con-
dition. He can go unheard of dis
tances.
Colonel r. 1. Dodge records an in
stance coming under his observation
where q pony carried the mails 800
miles in. three consecutive nights, and
back over the same road the next week,
and kept this up for six months with
cut loss of condition. he can carry
any weight. Mr.. Parkman speaks OF
a chief known az lie Cochon, on ac-
count of his 900 pounds avoirdupois.
who nevertheless rode his ponies as
bIavely as a man Of half his bulk. The
pony has often carried two people as
one. There is simply no end to this
wonderful product of the prairies. He
works many years. So long as he will
fatten mp in the spring his age is inn
material.
The absence of crest in the pony
suggests the curious query of what
has become of the proud arching neck
of his ancestors, the barb. There are
two ways of accounting for this. The
Indians gag bit, invariably applied
with jerk, throws up the pony's head
instead of bringing il down, as the
slow and light application of the school
curb will do. and this tends to develop
the eve neck. Or q more sufficient
reason may be found in the fact thai
the starvation which the pony under
goes in the winter months tends to de-
plete him of every superfuous ounce
Of flesh - baltimore american
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
Tno 0ru nsanwss.

"John, pass the cream" said a man
to his son at the breakfast table in q
West Side boarding house.
There is none," mildly suggested
the youth.
WHAT roared the parental parent.
"There amt drop."
young man, hand over that milk
pitcher or I'll knock the whole top OF
your head off" exclaimed the irate
paternal parent. -
Easy now, old man; you've given
me too many lessons in lying r. ttSSgg
and Don't forget yourself, pa. and
remember, if you can, just where we're
boarding. "-KeTtucky Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

place and keeps posted all the time
Two been a tout several years now and
I find it better business than carrying
samples.
"Are you doing well at this meet
ing?"
Not very. SO far everybody, in
Guiding the touts, seem to be getting
the bad end of this meeting. I'm broke
now, and you'll save life by inviting
me To take n drink"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

1t happened at Springfield. Scene
barber shop.
Victim TO barber)-Is this your es-
Enlistment?
aNo, only half of il is mine"
$50 You have partnerg'
"The man at the next chair owns the
other halle"
"Why don't you own his share?"
"That's my business
well, If you own one-half and the
other halls your business. why don't
you own the shop?"-Boston Com
Daercial Buiieti3s.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
T-d's Prayer.

A neighbours family received news
the other day of the arrival of a new
cousin to be added to the group of two
little cousins in distant town.
AT night, when little Ted came to
say his prayers, feeling like throwing
the mantle of his blessing over all his
connections. he prayed something as
follows:
@Ob, bod, peas Dress Dot. and Bes-
sic, and-and de odder kid. - Water
burn american.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

While conversing with Miss Esmer-
aida Longcofliu, an old maid of Hous-
ton, Texas, she askel young man in
a bantering tone:
"How old do you really think am ?"
about thirty" he replied.
You are joking" said Miss Long
coffin. Indignantly.
"Well." said the wretch. looking at
her more critically, you can't he
much older than thirty-fve or forty"
-Terds .Siffings.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
Charlie PLAYED the Game.

Charlie isn't at home just now"
said young Mrs. locker to a neighbor
who had dropped in to spend the even
ing. He said he was going down to
the club for little freeze-out. don't
know exactly what that is, but I'm
glad n ne can ma any -cooIinE- bower
age during this awful weather. -
WdShi1UtOa Post.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
Or nation Popular Among the Jap >.

Cremation fourishes in Japan:
Toxic has six crematories. in which the
bodies of at least one-third of the dead
are burned. In 1884 IL. 023 of the "a, ,
437 persons who died were cremated,
aud since burial in the city was for
bidden the number has been increased.
According to the style of cremation the
piice is 1918. 50, or 81. Sixty-six
pounds of wood, which costs approx
mately 25,cents, suflices for the burn
ing of body in three hours.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

vas, but the steam is useful in extri-
eating her from ice.
The Kites dimensions are 117.6 feet
over all, 26.4 feet lean, and Ia feet
hold. It's tonnage is $50 gross and 100
net. The engine is fifty horse power,
and, being a vertical engine, the builder
was enabled TO place IL well aft This
gives the propeller short crank shaft,
and lessons the liability TO breakage.
It's normal speed is seven and half
knots with steam, and with both sail
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
AN ANIMAL WITH. 4 NAME.
About tho Hslloderma Hor
fidum.

somethtng About the Hehodcrma hor-
ridum.
@Let me introduce you to the Hello
derma horridum,' said G. X. Giles,
the State street jeweler, yesterday,
pointing to glass case which stands
In conspicuous position in his whole
sale department. The object referred
to by such resonant title was little
mass of black and gold beads stretched
on one corner OF the case on heap of
sawdust. Presently the mass became
movable, leg stretched itself out at
one end, and the Hello. etc.. stood re-
vealed as one OF the largest lizards
ever Matched.
The animal is about sixteen inches
in length, and of genuine Falstafiian
girth. The skin is covered completely
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
A Cool suggestion.

Checkley Spatis-Dear me! !
WEAKLY don't know what to do this
summer to occupy my mind
Sally De Witt-Why don't you take
trip to the Antartic Ocean? There's
absolutely nothing going on there
Puck
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

TIE United S tates will soon be COM
PEELED to take some action to check the
immigration of Russian Jews who are
to be sent to this country aided by
foreign societies. The Russian Jew is
usually TO be trusted, like the rest Of
his race, to make himself self-sustain-
ing wherever he goes, but he comes
here in this emergency a paurer and is
indebted to the aid of others for his
transportation. This brings him with
n the letter of the exclusion law, ana
the law should be enforced.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

TOW Of water comes down the coast. 1t
comes, probably, from the Atlantic, be-
cause the tides can be identified as At
lantic tides as opposed to those Of the
Pacific.
whether those 400 miles between
Greenland and the pole are filed in with
only a frozen ocean broken up into an
impossible ice gorge, or whether there Is
chain OF islands giving tolerably easy
access TO the polo Is, OF course, yet to be
determined.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

smooth, and admitsDR. wM. n. r. HUGHES
of travelling which might be called lux
urious when compared with Journeys
over the jagged, frozen sea.
Cne of the reasons for believing in the
existence of a channel at this point. con-
Meeting the two oceans, is that heavy
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

"That was an awful fate that befell
Lots wife" said Mrs. Hunnimune,
looking up fro her Bible.
at was," said her husband: "but it
could not have befallen YOU"
why not? would just have been
as likely to look behind.
But you couldn't have turned into
a pillar of salt"
why not?"
"You would have turned into pillar
of sugar"
And yet there are some pessimistic
people who contend that marriage is o
failure.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
strictly Pure.

Customer-This ground coffee, you
say, is perfectly pure?"
Salesman--Perfectly, ma'am.
Customer Then how does it happen
that you sell it cheaper than the I'M
ground coffee?
Salesman-Er-ma'a m-er-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
1t Wou d Seem So.

"My salary has been raised" said
he, "and 1 think / am in q position
now where 1 can safely ask you to
name the day."
1T would look that way to any one
who could see u.s." said the blushing
maiden seated on his knee.-I1ldian-
dpolis Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

two adventurous par.
ties. one section OF
which intends to lay
out a route for some
future expedition to the
north pole, the other
bent on the scientif-
ic exploration OF the
NORTH west coast OF
Greenland.
The two bands which
have pooled their is
sues ard arranged to
travel about 5000 miles
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
Entertaining Reading.

Farmer-That was a stavin' paper
you got out last week.
County editor-I am glad to hear
that you were pleased with it.
Farmer--Them stories you had in
standin' diseases were the entertain
ingist bits Of news I've read for long
time.-The Humorist.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

gin q little north of
the poin Is W here
p larry, Payer, De
Long, and Greeley
left off, assuming
that Greenland is an
island, and that fu.
ture expedition s
will probably be
made in strong
whaleboats, carried
In sections over the
ice cap which covers
the country. The
surface of the cap is
G O m lively
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
True Economy.

De Jinks-Where dye get that suit
Finchy-At Wastes.
De Jinks-Then you paid two prices
for it, my boy.
Finchy-Oh, no, didn't.
De Jinks-Well, you paid more than
it was worth.
Finchy-Nixyl Fact is, 1 haven't
paid for it at -Munseys Weeklu.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
Coat-sheddlng Time.

Little Dot-Mamma. please give me
q whole lot of moth paper.
Mamma-What for?
Little Dot-To pack my Kitty away.
Her fur is ell comm off.-Street d
Smiths Good Ne,cs.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

Wooden-Did you go to the circus
Bulhncn--No, didn't need to.
Wooden-Why?
Bulfnch--We had twins at oul
house.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
ICE-BOUND GREENLAND
THE SCENE OF NEW ExPLOR-
ING OPERATIONS.

Lleutennnt ReaFr aud Party Bound for
a Jaunt % Detsrinins the country's
Northern LImIts aud Lay Out Route
Toward the Pole.
From New York there has sailed a
little bit of whaling vessel-the Kite
we'll seasnnad to the arctic waters. with
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

A MAN who gets the mitten is apt to
be guilty of contempt of court.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

TEE one railroad of China has Ameri.
can engineered.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-04-03
NUMBER 26.

stairs and looked at all his toys, but you
could not play many things alone.
Mother plays better than any body"
thought Tom, when Jack Chisholm was
suggested by the Halma on his table.
81 guess I'll build block of houses"
said Tommy, aloud. He went to work,
but in spite of every effort he kept
thinking how sweetly baby played she
was an elephant going under the bridge
he built, and when he tried to move the
bridge while she was creeping through,
and knocked down the tower SO that
block struck her on the hand, how she
tried not to cry, though bruise was on
her hand for a week.
A very doleful boy met his father at
the depot that night, and, smuggling
down very closely to his rough over
coat sleeve, said: ooh, papa I want
the baby, l do, papa. want mother"
"But the baby interferes with your
pleasures SO much, said his father"
"She don't, papa She don't want
her, and Tommy cried with no attempt
at concealment
The next morning two more tickets
were bought for Roxbury, and grandma
had two more visitors to dinner.
Tommy insisted on sitting next to the
baby, and Katy wondered for two or
three days why Tommy's mother kept
nurse when Tommy liked to be with
the baby so much.
Afterward, when Tommy was think
ing about that visit, he remembered
that neither his mother nor grand
mother seemed very much surprised to
see him, and he wondered why.-Chris-
tan Union.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-04-03
NEW DEMANDS OF SCIENCE.
Larger Opportunities for Scientific Re-
search Needed.

Larger Opportunities for Scientific Re-
search Needed.
Every large university which follows
the development of modern science and
mathematics Is compelled to add new
courses of study continually to the cur
riculum in order that the special inves-
tigator shall have the means of pur-
suing research. In spite of the activity
in large universities, thought of modern
scientists is even more progressive, and
1t is possible for the complaint to come
that universities do not yet offer wide
enough opportunities for study. Such
charge is made by Cleveland Able in
the Atlantic Monthly. His plea is for
greater recognition of the claims of
terrestrial physics, which embrace the
problems I'm which we consider the
land, the ocean and the atmosphere, re-
spectively, as units, or as parts Of the
greater unit which astronomers call
the earth" The branches Of the sub
ject comprise many interesting fields Of
modern scientific research. Already the
conditions of the interior of the earth
and the reaction of that upon the sur
face are the subjects of experimental
work. The crust of the earth forms an
important branch of study. Geology
may observe phenomena, but 1t has not
yet been explained whether the general
locations of the features of the CONT
nents and ocean beds have always been
as now, and what the mechanism Is of
the rise and fall OF mountain chains.
The subject Of earthquakes or seismol-
ogy has not yet been satisfactorily
studied. Mutation and rotation of the
earth and the mysterious forces of ter
restial magnetism are still secrets held
fast by nature. The relation between
the ocean and the land, and the prob
lens of the ocean. which forms the
branch of oceanography, offer series of
particularly interesting problems. Tho
atmosphere is part of the earth, and
great progress will be made In the
future in the prediction of daily weather,
of extensive climatic changes and
droughts and floods. Our signal serv-
ice and State weather service would I'M
doubtedly be improved by collegiate
support. In this rapid review Of the
suggestions made in an important ar.
ticle 1t may be seen that quick and
lively scientific demands are pressing
the universities to recognition Of great
fields Of study. The day Of exclusive
devotion to ancient literature and the
classics has passed, and 1t Is already Q
question whether the universities will
maintain an equilibrium between SCI
ence and the arts Modern curiosity is
unbounded, and the world holds great
secrets for the earnest student Boston
| Journal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-04-03
WIT AND WISDOM.

The people who agree with us are
always very nice people. Rams Horn.
"A little woman's fidgets are four
times as big as she is.-Washington
Star.
The laughter of beautiful girls
sounds like peal OF bellies. ST. Joseph
News.
In farming communities gros-grain
should be the popular dress to wear
Boston Courier.
"A man never gets so poor that he
can't borrow trouble without security
Atchison Globe.
Better dinner of herbs, if you like
them, than stalled OK, if you hate
beef.-The Bostonian.
Boys who frequently "cut sticks"
seldom cut much wood for the family
stove.-Cape Cod Item.
Many people would take advice II
they could just do it before it is offered
to hem-Galveston News.
No man is altogether complimented
by being told that he looks exactly like
somebody else he knows,-Somerville
Journal
OF every 100000 people in the
world 800 are blind, and the other 900, 200
can not see their own faults.-Oil City
Blizzard.
There are differences in optimism,
The man who continually hopes for the
best stands no show alongside the man
that grabs for it,
THE light of other days" may be all
| right, but it is the light of other nights
which most concerns us when the gas
bill comes in.-Yonkers Statesman.
What the young man with walk
ing income, who is possessed of girl
with sleigh-riding appetite, wants to
know, is: "Who said that sleighvery
was over?"
The man who will complain that a
twenty-minute sermon is too long will
sit half day watching a couple OF
chess-players making two moves.-Nor
ristown Herald,
-Hicks-''I got into an awful piokl,
to-day, Met no less than half dozer
creditors on my way to town" wieks-
"why call II pickle9 Oh, yes, see
preserved meets, "-Boston Transcript
Slipper will be much used this win
ter, For grown-up persons the slippers
will be according to the latest fall fash
ions on icy pavements. For naughty
children the slippers will be felt.-To
ledo Blade.
1t does not take woman many
years to find out that men are might,
uncertain set, But man never entire
ly loses the delusion that somewhere il
the world is TO be found woman abou
ten per cent. nearer perfection than tn
angels.-Indianapolis Journal.
Thoughts let us into realities
Neither miracle nor magic nor any re
ligious tradition, not the immortality o
the private soul, is incredible after W
have experienced an insight, a thought
] think it comes to some men but ono
In their lives. Sometimes a religion
impulse. Sometimes an intellectual u
! sight-Emerson.