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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28

was immersed 10 his armpita. Az he
fell he clutched the rim Of the POT. and
was thus enabled TO quickly draw him
self out. He then plunged into an adj
joining pot Of cold water. His hands
were badly burned. but otherwise he
had hardly a scar on him. The secret
Of his escape was that he had on heavy
wooden underwear and outer clothing,
and before it had burned through
Adams was in the pot Of cold water.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28
Public Works.

American taxpayer (traveling in
Egypt)-What earthly use were all
these monstrous pyramids2 Why did
the Egyptian governments build them ?
That's what I can't understand.
American statesman latter refec-
tion) -Mebby there wor divvy In em.
-Neo York Weekly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28

STATISTICAL returns from Venezuela
show great prosperity during the past
fiscal year The total exports reached
81 10000 more than any year in the
history or the vvuntr-, and the imports
were $l5, 900, 900, of which $4,000, 600
come from England and $4,000
from the United States.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28

GIRLS in Japan join art, cookery and
,gymnastio classes. TSre aim of teach
ingiis not to make girls independent,
but more intelligent, and, therefore,
more useful as daughters, sisters and
wives.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28
Not Used TO 1t.

Waiter Cat restaurant go They're all
complaining about your buckwheat
cakey." |
Cook Tin = violent rage)-@I told the
boss they would Ny orders were 10
uso real buckwhest flour to-day, and
Ira going TO do it II IL drives away
every dog-gone customer we've got"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28

EXPERIMENTS at the Agricultural
School in France show that mules
have more digestive power than horses.
and to this is attributed their greater
working capacity. In other words,
mechanically speaking, you can burn
more fuel and with less loss, and get
more work out of it, by feeding it to a
mule than to horse.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28

!. The inventor Of process for the
manufacture Ct tifci~l fur is an
nonnced.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28

TEMPTATION for desperadoes exists
In the secret boards of wealth in India.
An Allahabad paper estimates that
coin and gems to tine value of 81, $780,
OOO, 900 are locked up in that country.
In Amritsar City alone there are hid
den Jewels worth $10,000,000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28

The girls who attend the college at
Columbia, Mo-. think a fine should be
imposed when they accept the escort
of gentlemen TO whom they are not en-
gagged, and have agreed to pay fine
Of 25 cents every time they do so.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28

STALE pies in railroad restaurants
have long been disseminators of dys-
'pepsia. Recognizing this fact, a mem
Der of the Missouri Legislature has in
troduced q measure compelling bakers
to date their pies.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28

1T is often charged that tho Indians
are lazy. and it may be so, but they
manage TO keep the United States
arcopslpretty busy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28

A YOUNG lady says she has been so
carefully taught to reverence the nged
that she doesnH even dare to laugh at
an old joke.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28

The brownish discolorat1on OF cell
1-SA--aaAnaad-b x
.dustcArried against by the heated air
currents produced by the gas.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28

EsBERT SroRER OF Norwich. Conn,
who Is reputed 10 be descendant Of
Hendrix Hudson, the navigator, has q
trunk which Is said TO have belonged to
that pioneer
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28

MENTION is made of child born at
Hartford, Osnn., which weighed only
two pounds and three ounces when it
wes three'aays old.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28

In several Fa stern cities barber
shops keep open all night and where
there is NO Sunday law they keep open
the year round.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28


hips disguised by the ordinary feminine
drapery. The aesthetic reason is that
such display is, by the masculine severi-
ty of tho gown--robbed OF suggestiveness
OF vulgarity. The impression given by
boots and cholxer collar saves the en-
semble. AS matter of fact, few women
look well I'm the old-style riding habit
This is because few women are well
formed. A woman whose fine shoulders
and long limbs give grace and charm in
an evening gown is very likely TO betray
awkward lines below the waist when
there is no train or drapery TO suggest
symmetry. Few women carry their hips
we'll Few women have the curve aud
beauty from the nape OF the neck. to the
broadest part OF the hips.
The summer will be upon us in q week,
and O, how the fashionable women are
bustling at their wardrobes How diff
ferently the two sexes GET their clothes
ready for hot-weather outing. / have
tried TO illustrate the result of the va
rance. Here you have husband and
wife as they will be seen at n rural re-
treat The man has made himself com
Portable by means of easy garments.
which is ali right; but he has also made
a guy of himself, which is no use at all.
SSse ~ ne h ~ fKSsaeelR5EhRaRd eet Rs
sun? However, he likes to feel slouchy,
and so he must be tolerated Look at
the pretty contrast afforded by his wife,
Her cool-looking gown is just equally
suggestive of comfort, but otherwise
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28

A GAME OF marbles was played by
several prominent citizens of Washing
con the other morning on Pennsylvania
avenue.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28

PREsENcE If mind saved John Adj
ans, Of Tacoma. from frightful
death. He is employed in smelling
works in that city The other day a
misstep caused him 10 fall into pot
Of boiling metal, and in aD instant he
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28

ALTHOUGH some printers may not
work steadily, whenever they go to
work they go to stick.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28

THE dental vibrator Is ON apparatus
for rendering the abstraction of teeth
painless. 1t is simply an application
of the well. known electric shock used
in medicine and sometimes to be had
country fairs. An induction givinr q
very rapidly intermitting cure, At is
the source of the electricity. and the
patient receives the shock J. q grssping
metal handles connecte9a 10 the poles
of The secondary circ,ait Of the coil.
The forceps Of the operator are also
connected in tie circuit of the current
The consequence is that the patient
feels only the peculiar sensation Of
~pins and needless" produced by the
Intermittent current traversing his
ner0es, and the actual pain of loosine
the teeth is said to be masked. The
vibrator has been introduced into the
Institute of Medical Electricity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28

The use of bitter almonds as a
fiavoring is to be reprobated. The
essential oil, made by distilling the
pulp of the pounded nut with water, is
an irritsnt poison, from ten to thirty
drops of which is capable of poisoning
$500 '--a-.st-----s seSsatiy--quit u vonsstion
was caused by the serious illness of q
prominent society woman from the eat
ing of the sailed almonds, which are
such favorite relish. Throughout an
afternoon and evening. at luncheon,
high tea, and dinner, the nuts were
nibbled in default of appetite. The
poison received was small portion of
anhydrous prussic acid, or hydrocyanic
acid. This is the base of the cyanide
of potassium, used by photographers,
electrotypers, ETC., from three to five
grains of which will kill, like prussic
acid.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28
SUMMER IS AT liz. Nd
WHEN FAsHIoNABLEs r ,rn.,~
FOR OUTING ~

Both scxes Hustling
Wardrobes = Saddle
, 49, r Accessibility Will Be
1-'. m. g %sFssents aud Wide
s - - NEGOTIATIONS OF the
NEW
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-28
'9sanspoxDExcK.l,

J RETTY equostri-
ennes are getting
their saddle toilets
ready for the sum
mer, and there will
be many departures
from the Familiarity
conventional cos
tunes. The initial
picture shows one
of tho new riding
habits, with a cap
instead of the high
silk hat, skirts OF
ordinary length
and a generally
easier aspect than
the cribbed and
confined air OF the
old-style, How Oft
en- one hears that a
woman looks never
so well as when
clad in riding habit.
The physical reason
of this is that the
costume folio W $
every line of the
form, especially
those about the
The Lamar register., 1891-04-18


He would not loose his hold ard the
nshermen had to carry them both 10
dry Land. ~
There they would have separated
tne Two Tor moment but when they
spoke to the old man they found he
was iifeless. The two hours emotion
mad been too much for his erfeebled
iiame and he had died In the revulsion
irom despair to sudden joy.
After short period OF mourning had
passed. Polite Smelling, the miser's
daughter, gave her hand to Harry Dane,
The brave youth who for love risked
his life. The old miser had been
worth over a nillion dollars, all of
which came to the young couple. This
was however, the least part of the
treasure. for they had the tluest love
TO bind them together and in his wife's
virtues and alniability Harry found
ample reeompeuse for the long years
oil opposition on the part of her parent.
The Lamar register., 1891-04-18
Pussy. Way of Catching birds.

A lady in Cincinnati has a wonder
full cat named Dick, well known for its
sagacity. She has been in the habit
of taking crumbs from the table and
shaking them on the ground outside
SO that the birds could feast therefrom.
The cat. meanwhile, would ambush
itself, and. at the opportune moment,
pounce upon the bird and secure a
seasonable meal. The good lady tried
TO break the eat of the habit, but her
efforts were of no avail. She then
resorted to other means, but with no
success. At last she disconti nued the
practice of throwing out the crumbs
for the birds. The cat, seeing that
its daily meal was not forthcoming,
entered the house. purloined piece
of bread from the table, scattered it
over the ground at the accustomed
feeding place, and awaited results be-
hind tree. Soon the birds appeared
and the cat secured one Of the spar
,-pWs
The Lamar register., 1891-04-18
METALLIC TIES.
Iron Proves to be Vastly Better Than the
Costly Wood,


Metallic railway ties are by no
means new invention, although the
railway companies OF the United States
have been singularly backward in
adopting them. They were laid upon
European roads as early as 1860, and
since that time the number has in
creased, SO TINT in 1890. no less than
lo,222 miles OF track were laid with
them. In addition to this. there were,
in the same year. 1891 miles in Africa,
93li In Asia chiefly in India, and S7sS
In Mexico, Central and South America;
but in the United States, a nation usu-
ally in the lead of all improvements,
there were only two miles. these hav-
ing been put down as expert ment.
Quite aside from the question OF cost.
it would seem that that of safety. alone,
were of sufficient Importance TO justify
the substitution of substantial metallic
tie for the short-lived wooden one, with
Its unreliable fastening. Three-fourths
OF mile of track were laid with these
ties on the Chicago, Western
& Indiana Railroad in Chicago
in October. 1889. and the time
results Of some reliability. The ties
were laid at a point where the ballast
was light gravel, and the traffic eighty
regular trains in one direction each
day. the heaviest engine weighing &C.,
600 pounds, with 10. 600 pounds on
each pair of drivers. During the fif-
teen months that the tics have been
down. 81. 800 trains have passed over
them; and Mr.. Clarke. the manager.
states that the cost OF maintenance has
been 50 small as to be hardly worth
taking into consideration. The ends
OF the rails where those laid upon
wooden ties become slightly fiattened,
had remained perfectly smooth and
even, indicating the absence of the
wheel blow at the joint, injurious TO
rail and rolling stock alike. Riding
over the section had been as If it were
laid with continuous rails. The rails
had stood perfectly upright, and had
worn evenly upon the top. The freez-
ing and thawing OF two winters had
had no effect upon the track. which
had remained in perfect line and sur
face. The fastenings had remained
good. and the track was rs firmly held
a. when first laid.
The Lamar register., 1891-04-18
The Freaks OF Girls.

Within a comparatively short time
we have had a number of instances of
capricious and even of pathological
conduct on the part of girls. From
the eye of a girl in Indiana u physician
is said to have removed innumerable
pieces of glass, and upon her return to
his office the next day nearly as many
more were found in that singular
organ. 1t was not a glass eye, but
merely freak OF the girl, who had
put the glass there herself Another
instance was that of the Brooklyn maid
whose hair was cut off mysteriously,
according to her story, by some man
as she was walking to school. She
was recompensed probably for her sur
reptious self-sacrifce by the newspaper
notoriety she received, and by the
sympathy of her panic-stricken school
mates. Still another but more pitiful
case was that of the young girl in
Illinois who was prosecuted by the
receipt OF anonymous letters, which
were addressed not only to
herself but to many of her
friends. Their origin could never be
traced. The whole populace of the
village was reused In sympathy and
indignation. and she herself was driven
finally into her grave, amid the lamen-
tations OF the community. by her
malevolent and undiscoverable accuser.
Il would seem remarkable that one
should be ones own enemy to such an
extent as to commit suicide by self
persecution in this manner. Yet
psychologists know that such cases are
not infrequent.
One OF the most recent Illustrations
of these extraordinary feminine ten
dencies is that afforded by the story of
Miss Birch OF Islip. L. l., who not only
wrote herself prosecuting letters, but
actually Sc. fire and destroyed some OF
her personal effects in fthe little mil
linsry shop of which she was the pro-
prietress, in order to satisfy her NOR
bid craving for the sympathy and atten-
ton OF the community in which she
lived.
The Lamar register., 1891-04-18
Curing n Hind Giant.

Calcutta is fine. large city on the
northeast coast of India. and one who
lived there tells strange but true
story of how doctor cured the biggest
patient he ever had. The patient was
a huge elephant who for long time
had suffered from a disease in his eyes,
which at last got so bad that he could
not see.
His owner an English officer, went
to DIR. Webb and begged him to come
and see what could be done He did,
and after looking carefully at the giant
creature tho doctor said;
The best cure that / know of is
nitrate of silver; but it will give a
good deal OF pain"
Well, the owner said he had better
try. and If the animal would not allow
II he must give it up. But-would you
believe 1.-THE elephant like most OF
his race, was just as wise as he was
big. found so much relief from his first
days doctoring that when DIR. Webb
visited him the next day he lay down
OF his own accord, placed his great
heavy head on one side, curled up his
trunk, and then. just rs you or | might
II we were going TO bear some dread
full pain, he drew in his breath and lay
perfectly still. The healing mixture
was dropped into each eye, and when
the sharp. short pain was gone he
gave great sigh, as much as to say,
That's good thing got over. l feel
all the better for it. When he got up
he tried. in his poor dumb fashion, TO
thank his friends for giving him back
his sight.
The Lamar register., 1891-04-18
THE FORCE OF HABIT. \
Queer story Of . Smoker Told By .
stald and ProsAis PhysicIan.

queer story OF Smoker Told By .
staid and ProsAis Physician.
1t was after dinner at Young'e, SAYS
the Boston Globe. A well-Luown
Commonwealth avenue physician has
been dining with few professional
cronies, and. as the cigars were light
ed. the talk drifted to the tobacco
habit. first in its effect upon the race at
large, and then in its peculiar effects
upon various individuals.
~ know a man." said the elder
physician. whose income. by the way,
runs into five figures, ..in fact, he is
now in my employ, who is the vict m
OF the strangest whims in regard to
the use of the weed that ever came
under my observation. He is Scotch
man about sixty years old Twelve
years ago he deserted from the Eng
lish navy and came to this country,
when gave him position as coach
man.
''One morning went into the stable
and noticed that hole about two feet
square had been cut in partition be-
tween two stalls and little shelf had
boen nailed up underneath it. l
wondered what on earth it had been
done for, but Donald was away at the
time, and when he came back it had
slipped my mind.
''lt was as much as week after
ward before / had occasion to go into
the stable again. and when did found
Donald standing on stool, leaning his
elbow on the shelf. with a long clay
pipe in his mouth, smoking away like
good one and blowing the smoke
through the little window he had cut.
Upon my questioning him he told me
that of the twenty years he had passed
In her majesty's service ten of them
had been on board power ship, where
the rules against smoking were very
strict.
During all this time he had been
accustomed four times day to stand
upon chest and lean out OF a portfolio
10 smoke, so that no one would smell
him, and when at last he took French
leave he found that he could not get
any satisfaction out of a pipe unless in
dulged in in the old posture. and so,
from that day to this. you can find him
after each meal, and for half an hour
before going to bed. standing on that
stool, blowing his smoke through the
little window"
The Lamar register., 1891-04-18
GOOD NIGHT.

oooa night the trembling lashes fol-
ana soitiy kissed her satin cheek;
ise ~ her beauty's magic spell;
ood night was all he dared to speak.
ana yer her manner had been Lind,
re lier eyes hnd beamed with friendly light :.
DIV Us no further speech could find
insn those two simple words, Good
night
put he had softly pressed her hand.
ana met with his her glance, half shv.
And thought, She'll surely understood
The language of the hand and eye,,
And as he homeward ,ook bis xax
With this bright hope his heart wa.
light;
may not always need to say
re parting words % her: Good
night
The Lamar register., 1891-04-18
>lans Among the Girls.

A complaint commonly made agains.
fashionable girls is that they use slang
BORDERING on actual profanity says
the New York Sun. A maiden with
brown eyes and rosy mouth crept
close to n bashful young man at q
reception and said:
If you'll never let on I'll tell you
something
The young man blushed and
promised never to break the confidence
reposed in him.
well, it's just this" said the girl.
when anything goes wrong with me
swear"
The young man attempted to observe
that swearing in pretty young lady
was naughty, but he made failure OF
it, and his companion went on talking.
More girls swear than you think. l
just know any quantity of them that
are positively shocking when they gel
provoked. My chum. Mignon, is
really terrible sometimes. / told her
the other day that l would have to
stop going with herif she didn't refrain
from saying bad words, She couldn't
miss car, stud her toe or burst q
button off her glove but but she express
ed herself most frightfully right before
everybody. Now, it isn't nice, is it.
for girl to use swear wordsP And il
really will get to be n regular thing
with us if we don't stop. l am already
addicted to the habit Why, l broke
the point of my thumb nail to-day
and when did just let out good.
What did you say?n the bashful
young man managed to ask.
II said, % devil.'n
The young man blushed a liveliel
red and asked the poor, forsaken girl
if he might get cup of chocolate fol
bar-
The Lamar register., 1891-04-18
Home DecOration.

Mrs. Fatpurse-"You paint pictures
to order. don't your
Great Artist--'Yes, madam
We'll, j want a landscape, with lots
of deer, and ducks, and quail. and red
birds. and cattle, and sheep, and pigs,
and so on. you know: and put a lake
and an ocean in--fresh and salt water,
vou know: and be sure to have plenty
of Ash swimming around, because its
for the din ing-room. New York
Weekly.
The Lamar register., 1891-04-18

Syrup"

TIE majority OF wcii-rcad phys
las now believe that Consump-
IS 4 germ disease. In other
rs, instead Of being in the CON
1i1n itself it IS caused by iunu-
srlbie small creatures living in the
Z having no business there and
zag them away Us catcTpiilaTs do
the leaves of trees.
! Germ The phlegIn that IS
coughed up is those
sease. parts of the lungs
which have beea
|-ared of and destroyed. These
f. baciiii, as the germs are called,
/. TOO small to be seen with the
bEed eye, but they arc ve-y much
I've lust the sumo, and enter the
|pdy in our food. in the air We
rsaihe, and through the pores Of.
b skin. Thence they get into TIE
sood and finally arrive at the lungs
Were they fassen and increase with
sghtful rapidiiy, Then German
syrup comes in. loosens them, kills
aea, cxpeils them. heals the places
eey leave, and 50 nourish and
Spihe that, in a short time o1nsump-
lTes becogne germ-proofond well. ,
The Lamar register., 1891-04-18
chaIned to the Rock.

rrometheus was chained to the rock while
vultures gnawed his intrails. So are many
people chained to the rock OF prejudice
while all manner OF violent medicines infiict
Injury upon the sensitive lining of the
stomach and iutestines. They are appar-
emily immovable in the belief that to eN-
drastic medicines. Unless the action of
these is powerful and excessive. they are
not satisfied. They would distrust n REM
edy of gentle action. however effective, 1t
is not by such purbiind extremists as shese
that the acknowledged merits of Hostetter's
stomach Bftters are recognized. That be
nirn regulator of the stomach. the bowels
and the kidneys appeals TO the rational
not ouly appeals, but is awarded just val
uation. Constipation, liver complaint dys-
pepsia and kidney troubles yield to its ac-
ton. So also do malaria and rheumatism.
The Lamar register., 1891-04-18
The p.by,s speech.

The verses commencing YOU'D
scarce expect one Of my age" etc.,
are said to have been Wr1sen ex-
pressly for prominent New Hainp-
shire Statesman who fiourished in the
first hall OF this century. He spoke
The verses when mere child al school
The Lamar register., 1891-04-18

4 lUBu :" no lHB plaCtICti IfcuIOIdo Io'
years, ought to know salt from sugar; read
what he saws: TOLEDO, o., Jan, 10, 1887.
Messrs. f. J. Cheney 81 Co.-Gentlemen:-l
have been in the general practice of medicine
for most 20 years, and would say that in all my
practice and experience have never seen prep
aration that / could prescribe with as much
confidence of success as can Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by you. Have prescribed
1t great many times and its effect is wonder
vet TO find case of Catarrh that 1t would not
cure, If they would take it according TO direc-
tions. Yours Truly, L. l. GoRSuCH MD.
The Lamar register., 1891-04-18

Gus. A. DuBoIs, well known resident
of St. Louis, says: 81 have used several
bottles of Prickly Ash Bitters for bilious
this climate, and heartily recommend it TO
all afflicted in like manner. II is the
best remedy ever used"
The Lamar register., 1891-04-18

Passengers destined to the prominent
cities east of the Missouri River should
patronize the Chicago, Union Pacific S;
North Western line. Magnificent Pull
man and Wagner slesping cars, elegant
Pullman and North Western dining cars,
free reclining chair cars, handsome day
coaches and comfortable Pullman colonist
sleepers. Ticket oftjce, 1T03 Larimer.
The Lamar register., 1891-04-18

Ever since 1864 there have been women
(niore each yedr) who claim that there is
no soap half as good. or as economical as
Dobbins' Electric. There must be some
truth in their claim. Try it, see how much.
Your grocer has it.