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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

limits OF wordy warfare interference by
pity ofcer and two or three brawny
sailors Usually settles the difficu ty in
sbcft order
Tbs population of the steerage Is gen.
orally composed d working people. nen
and womefS 81 actye'habits. accustomed
TO much outdoor lfe. and who arc. as
consequence, extremely impatient Of be-
Ing shut up In the narrow space allotted
to their daily life on board ship Dur.
ing their week or tao Of con finement
they find themselves ha pressed for
amusement In their effort to entertain
themselves and pass the time. they are
commonly assisted by the cabin passen-
gers, who frequently make up small
purses for races and for contests in
wrestl n and boxing The "tug OF war"
is a favorite sport, long rope being
provided; two champions, generally OF
different nationalities, choosing their
sides and the followers OF each side pull
ing against each other National emu
lation in these contests Is usually strong,
and the Irishman will ert himself far
more when pulling against an English
man, Just as the Frenchman feels IL nee
essary to redouble his vigor when pitted
against the German. 1t does not take
much to awaken an interest in anything
on board ship, and contests of this kind
invariably have for an audience every
body who is not seasick.
The distinction between the steerage
and the cabin passengers is sharply
drawn. In many ships a barrier is
erected between the two portions Of the
vessel; in others rope stretched across,
aft of which no ST erage pa senger is al
lowed to pass, answers the purpose. The
population Of the steerage seldom tres
cabin passengers, being allowed to go
forward, often do so in case of sickness
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

THE trouble with most girls OF six
teen is that they diet themselves on
chocolates and pickles, get the dispep-
STA, and then imagine they are in
love. Girls who are brought up on a
diet OF bread and butter and milk,
and compelled to keep early hours,
seldom have romantic troubles. 1t is
hard for an older person to always dis
tinguish the difference between dis
pepsia and an affair of the heart. 1t
is next to impossible for a foolish girl
of sixteen. Cut off the chocolate and
pickle supply, and you will lessen the
number OF your daughters heart az
fairs.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22
That Flowery Theologue.

One must resort to description
when name is TO be spoken that has
slipped entirely out of mind. The
Northern Christian Advocate says:
A certain young theologue went
down from Princeton to Philadelphia
to preach. He was one of those ex-
tremely flowery writers who dazzle
rhetorically the tender souls of the
younger members of. the congregation,
and the elders were besieged to have
him down again. They at length
consented, but, alas! they had forgot
ten his name. So they wrote to one
of the seminary professors, saying:
please send us that tloweret, stream
let, rivulet, starlight man to preach
for us next Sabbath. We have for
gotten his name, but we have no
doubt you will be able to recognize
him."
He was recognized. He was sent.
He became pastor of the church.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

stowaway refuses to work he is kicked,
beaten, starved, often put in irons and
thrown into the hOd, there to remain
until the end of the voyage. In spite
of the fact that he is likely to be re-
turned to Europe on the same vessel
that took him out, he comes On every
voyage, and in some of the large packets
as many as seventeen stowaways have
been found when the ship got fairly
to sea.
But every stowaway, immigrant and
cabin passenger has an equal interest in
the end of the voyage, and when pass
ing up the harbOr to New York all look
with eager eyes at what TO them Is
new world. At Quarantine the ship Is
stopped and the examining physicians go
on board The cabin passengers are
usually exempt from the inspection at
Quarantine. unless there be sickness
among them which requires the atten-
tion of a physician: but the Storage
pas Sengers are paraded on the forward
deck, and one by one they fi!e past the
doctors, who turn aside from the line
for further examination every case by
them considered to be in the least de-
gree suspicious. II the ship arrives at
night, sho Is anchored I'm the stream and
a Custom House guard put on board to
prevent anyone entering or leaving.
The passengers are questioned as to
their property, and required to declare
whether they have anything new or
dutiable. They make their declara-
tions, and the next morning, when the
steamer meves up to the wharf, their
statements are placed in the hands of
the Gus ON House examiners, who search
their luggage for articles liable to the
customs duties.
The Storage passeng rs, however, go
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22
Boyle O,Reilly,s Tombstone.

Nature has provided for John Boyle
O'Reilly tomb worthy of the man.
On the highest point of Hollywood
Cemetery, Brookline, Mass, there
crops out ledge of rocks whose base
is in the foundation walls OF the
earth. Countless icons ago the great
glacial plane passed over its iron face
and left polished surface which the
rains and froSts of thousands of years
have hardly dimmed. Grinding its
way slowly over the reef the mighty
glacier left its indclible imprint be-
hind, and left also an equally endur-
ing memento Of its passage giant
boulder Of conglomerate rock, fifteen
feet high and, roughly speaking,
about twelve feet square-seventy-
five tons of weather-stained, time
defying, eternal rock. 1t stands on
the crest of the picturesque height, n
landmark conspicuous above all else
in the neighborhoOd, solitary, massive
and majestic.
IL is the tombstone of John Boyle
O'Reilly. No mark, save a singls
tablet on its face, mars the severe
simplicity of the noble monolith,
which Is natures fitting memorial To
Gods nobleman. Mankind will honor
him by a suitable work of man in the
city of his adoption, but this monu-
ment will stand for all time, imper-
ishable as the fame Of the man who
sleeps beside 1t.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

through a different ordeal The cabin
pa sengers are larded at the wharf; the
entire population OF the steerage is
taken In barge which, towed by tug.
proceeds 10 Castle Garden, where the
immigrants are penned up, thought up
one by one and examined After ascer
tanning their age, and some other par
ticulars they are catechised as to the
amount of funds In their possession, in
order to ascertain whether they are
likely TO OecOme burdens ~ tho puDitS,
and the stowaways and Taupers are
singled out and sent back from whence
they came. tor. the steamship company
being under heavy bond, Is required to
return them. The others are released
after their examination and inspection,
and scatter to all parts of the country,
soon to become citizens.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

The Greatest General In the Baseball
Profession.


Profession.
The most unique figure on the base.
bail field is Capt. Adrian G. Arson, os
the Chicago National League Club.
He Is Al years old and has been prom
inent In the profession for many
years, but In no year has he brought
together a finer set OF Dall-players
and showed greater generalship than
during the present season. No cap
tain has so enriched the Golfers OF any
other club as he has those OF the Chi
Cages, having sold such celebrated
players as Clarkson, Kelly, Dalrym-
pie, Gore, and many others without
feeling their loss, and supplying
their places with young players who
have acquitted themselves most hon.
orably.
Anson's success In training team
Is due to the severity of his discipline
and to his absolute hard-heartedness
in his dealings with his men. There
Is no appeal from his decision. His
SAY so" is law. The fact that he is
held ~ gg::cccst respect by his players
also tells strongly In his favor. They
obey him without question or caviT.
The natural result of this sway which
Arson exercises over his men is &C.
make them work together as one man.
When one OF them goes to the bat
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22
Vacations and Labor.

We need not enumerate the occups.
tions benefited by a migration which
calls Into its service well-nigh every
trade and handicraft. The rural
market for labor is perceptibly
strengthened by this cause, and the
variety OF employments is increased.
Preparations must be made for guests.
Hotels must be built, with their ap-
pendages OF barns and small cottages.
Farmhouses must be enlarged and
fitted with conveniences. To this is
TO be added the building OF country
seats on a grand scale, the erection of
modest cottages, the putting up of
permanent camps, the building of
boats, the manufacture OF sportsmen's
outfits. Occupation Is thus furnished
TO laborers, many of whom, but for
these industries, would be compelled
to seek employment In the larger
towns and cities. Household servants
are secured with increased difficulty
throughout those regions toward
,T,r,hich the tide of travel sets. Farm
help Is interfered with and commands
a higher price. The laying out OF
estates frequently involves the pug
chase III hundreds of acres and the
employment OF hundreds. of hands
during term OF years In the erection
of houses and barns, as well as in
grading, draining, road-making, gar
dening, and all the work of great
establishment. After this initial
/ n h. ar IL oil ha t..fA
of such an estate furnishes permanent
e sscf y t 6QE large the sar
rounding country in the greater diff
Guilty of securing laborers, especially
in the buster seasons Of the year.
Where operations are less conspicu-
ously centered on single country
seat they may be equally influential.
because of the employment of a cor
responding amount of labor at nu-
merous scattered points. A not
influence is in these
ways exerted on the wage question.
Any support given to labor in the
country tends to equalize wages and
TO prevent the concentration of work.
people in the great centers of popula-
ton.
The amount of taxable property in
the country towns is largely increased
by these activities, and in many
cases the price Of land is measurably
enhanced. A change is al
ready observable in the habits Of
those who annually seek the country.
The DeriOd Of their STAY is gradually
langthaninQ. Rnardars coma early
and remain till late in autumn.
Owners of country homes leave the
city sooner each year and linger as
long as possible. There is an increas-
ing disposition to spend the autumnal
months in the seclusiOn and amid the
splendors Of the country. People are
beginning to talk Of Christmas as the
proper time to return to the city.
Many houses are kept open all winter
with a view to possible occupancy
when sleighing and other winter
pleasures are at their height. Coun-
try life is asserting it's charms as
compared with life in the city. The
time seems to be approaching when
an increased number Of people will
regard themselves as permanently
domiciled in the country, and as Wis
itors to the town only for the season
OF social gayety which will intervene
between Christmas and Lent. The
importance of this inclination toward
domicile can hardly be overestimated.
Century.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

among the humble inhabitants OF the
front. The lack of emp.oyment renders
the immigrants both ready and willing
to do any work that presents itself, and
the short-handed gang of ailors, pulling
on a rope, invariably finds a number of
willing helpers among the able bodied
passengers
II tho weather is go the pas age is
generally enjoyable, for most of the
time can be spent in the open air; but il
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22
Protected INV Dog.

The biggest Danish hound now liv-
ing is thought to belong to the Car.
1t was presented to the Czarina q few
years ago by her father, the King Of
Denmark. The dog is generally
found in the hall leading to the Cars
private apartments, and the Emperor
places great confidence in the moral
effect OF his presence.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

THE Lick Observatory has succeed
ed in getting the best photograph of
the moon that ever was taken, and
speaking of it suggests congratulate
tions of the moon that she is in posi-
ton to prevent her photographer
from jamming her head into an iron
wise and telling her to hold up her
chin and look pleasant. That's where
the moon has "a tremendous advantage
over the rest of us
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

THE humane police of Springfield,
Ohio, recently took man to the hos
pital to be treated for burns on the
hands and face. He proved to be a
Chicago crook, who had received his
injuries while blowing open safe.
When the police learned the facts
they returned to the hospital to re-
view their ministration, but the pa
tient had left the premises, but no
address.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

NEITHER New York Democrats nor
New York Republicans will gain much
by accusing" each other of giving
the Worlds Fair to Chicago. Even
English papers, to whose opinions
New Workers are now and then
charged with paying too much heed,
see the full force of the reasons which
make Chicago altogether the best
place to hold the Worlds Fair.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

-Purs BARRIERS of Eey~-Horls AFRO max
ing war on the scent shave, but that
is Rot the way to he rid of it. The
scent shave is dangerous thing to
ga to war with. 1t is accustomed to
scenes of carnage and can hold it's
own against any sort of warlke foe.
No; the only way to get rid of the D.
cent shave is to treat it with distin-
Euished consideration and kindly re-
quest it please to go.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

stormy, the sufferinQs of the crowds in
the storage are Otter severe When
heavy winds and high seas prevail the
matches must of course be closed, ana in
that case hundreds OF human beings are
shut up in narrow quarters with little
opportunity for ventilation, and the dis
CONT fort is often extreme
Every ship coming from Europe to
America has class OF passengers who
in every respect are very undesirable.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

agents have penetrated into every nook
and corner of Europe, everywhere offer
ing inducements to volunteers to leave
their native lands and settle in the
country OF the Great Eagle. From the
time the foreign pc SAINT or artisan quits
his native village he Is in charge of
agents who retain an interest in his well
fare, not only until his arrival In Amer
lea. but in many cases until he is sett ed
on the land designed for him in some
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

AN exchange says: Frances Will
Hard denounces tight lacing in no
measured terms. She calls the tight
corset the death line" Miss Will
lard is opposed to tights of all kinds;
most cmphatically those in the liquor
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

IT has been stated that c. p. Hunt
ington will give $780, 900 to the man
who will manage the Southern Pacific
Railroad without injury to the prop
erty. There are probably 100, 600 men
in the field pointing lightning rods in
Mr.. Huntington's direction.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

The easiest thing in the world to
do-giving advice-is the thing that
ought to be the most religiously avoid
ed. If the advice turns out TO be
good, you get no thanks; If it turns
out TO be bad, you get curses.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

A WISCONSIN inventor has perfect
ed a rifle that will discharge nine
cartridges in five seconds. The
practical joker who points "empty
guns" at his friends would probably
have his most sanguine hopes for sur
prise realized in the handling Of this
new arm.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

ITALY is getting ready for war by
increasing her taxes by millions a
year. She may not have TO go out
side her own dominions to have her
desire for conflict gratified.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

: ANOTHER meeting of the coal bar
ons for the purpose of giving the
price OF coal another upward twist is
nhont due.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

DAVID KERR, writing OF the Gus
toms of people whom he has visited,
says that in Siam the servant always
comes into the presence of the mas
ter on all fours, and in serving dinner
the waiter comes on his knees, hold
ing his tray before him. Inasmuch
as this decreases the probability that
he will spill the soup on the guests
head, there are restaurants in this
great and glorious country of ours
which might profltably take tips from
Siam.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

THE sentence of Col. Henry Clay
King to death for having committed
most cold-blooded murder is an
event of no small Importance to Ten
nessee, within whose borders the
crime was committed. 1t will serve
to notify the world that the ancient
theory of an honored name being a
complete defense against any and all
charges in the South has fallen into
an all too tardy disrepute.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

GOLD coin is shipped abroad in five
gallon, iron-bound oaken kegs. Each
key holds ten bags and each bag con-
tains $4,000, so that the value of
keg is $50, 900. Gold from the other
side usually comes in boxes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

AMERICANS say depot" but the
English say station" and the En-
glish are right in this case. A depot
meant place for keeping
supplies, while a station is place
where trains stop. But the use 81
station" in the United States is rap
idly increasing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

No matter how close the watch or how
scrupulous the inspection before the
ship leaves the dock, persons are almost
certain Co conceal themselves some
where about the We sol, to be discov-
cred only when the ship is well out at
sea. II found before the pilot Is
dropped they are sent back in the
pi OF boat but knowing that n rig d
search will be made for them they gen
orally conceal themselves offeotually,
and do not appear until the ship Is day
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

IF the United States should deter
mine to take larger financial inter-
est in the Worlds Fair, it might be
well TO insist, as, one of the condi-
ton, upon change OF the name,
Board OF Lady Managers of the
Worlds Fair" to Board of Women
Managers" There is no nobler term
than woman to designate the female
sex, while that of "lady" is so much
overworked that the skirts show signs
OF wear.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22
Our Imunigrants.

Public attention IS at present icing
called with no little emphasis to the ex-
tent OF foreign immigi alton to this
country. The numl er OF those who
cone is attracting serious considerati n
from legislators and statesmen. while
the character of the Immigration Is
causing moralists ana publ lists no litt' 0
concern. Something has already been
done In the way OF restricting the Influx
OF an undesirable clement of foreigners.
but what has been acco nplishcd In this
way is probably very little compares
with what will be done soon after the
assembling - 49,. CO.. re-.
VIVA, si'ays have bec1 the a1-
vantages or disadval.tag OF wtc'c:ale
immigration such as We Savs ior lew
years past experienced, 1t is ,'eftsih that
10 more interesting study of hu NOR ms
ture In all its phases Is presented thai
in the Storage OF large steamer boun~
for the United States For months be-
fore the sailing day immigration agents
have been at work. Sent out by states
DESTROYS Of settling uninhabitcd tracts
of country, by immigration societies
anxious TO call attention to particu-
lar districts or to sell blocks OF
ground, by steamship lines and rail
road companies wishing to profit
by the fares of travellers, the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

THERE would seem to be no reason
why the cigarette should be as in
furious as its enemies say it is. A
Georgia chemist who has carefully
analysed eighty samples finds moth
ing Objectionable In them but ~nico-
tine, oil of tobacco, bitter extractiye,
gum, chlorophyll, cellnlose, potash,
chlorine, silica, water, sulphuric acid,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

POETS and romancers used to telk
of 1.-the red mans hunting grounds"
but the white man has found them
all and appropriated them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

THERE are two bearing apple trees
i'm Indiana County, Pennsylvania,
that were planted in 1872. One OF
chem is ten feet in circumference.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

An sonmunications fos this paper shouid Be aeesuL
vnlsd ~ the name Of the Euthor net necessarily fos
psohoauon bus evidences Of good faith on tho pa
- the writer Write only on one side o. tho paper Be
Yssuouarb careful. In Swing and dates % have
ne lstters and figures plain and distinct
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

chance to be overheard Though there
is much talking there Is very little ilght-
ing, for steamer regulations are very
strict and when brawls 20 beyond the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

A SILVER casket from the Queen is
said to be one OF the most treasured
household gods of Mr.. Spurgcnn.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

THE man who is always waiting for
something to turn up gets turned
down himself in the game OF life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22
BOUND FOR AMERICA.
SCENES ON AN AMERICAN
PACKET.

A Gathering of All Nations-How the I'm
desirable Secure Passage-Rows I'm the
steerage-A Concert in Dozon Lam
guages.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

GEN. f. BURD CRUDE is to marry
Miss Violet Sopwith. Phebus, what
namesl
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

If the worm did nos Curn there
wonld be scarcity Of cider.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

On so out OF port When found they
are roughly treated. snd are generally
sent down and put to work In the fur
mace room shoyelIng coal Their fate
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

nitric acid, phosphoric acid, lime.
iron, and magnesia." Wherefore he
remarks that the cigarette is mot
necessarily harmful"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-22

In this QUARTER Of the ship is anything
but enviab.e. for Ia the boiler rooms the
temperature freqdebty goes up to 100
degrees, and even the practiced firemen
are sometimes forced to leave their
quarters and come up for air. II the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-19
Fact. About sleeping Cars.

In no branch of industry has the in
ventive genius of the race been more
skillfuny or more successfully en-
ployed than in the effort to bring rail-
way travel to its present state of
perfection. Commencing with the
advent Of steam, every year has wit
messed something new in passenger
equipment. In no other branch y
passenger service has this improvement
been SO marked as in the construction
of sleeping cars. The first really sue
cessful sleeping car was built by George
Pullman iii 1864 and was marked and
radical departure from anything be-
fore attempted. This car was the IA
NOUS Pioneer" which, on one of its
first trips, carried the body of the mar
tyred president, Abraham Lincoln,
from Chicago to Springfield, and a few