Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-02

successfully performed the other day at
the Cincinnati (Ohio) hospital, the object
being TO reclaim child from idiocy.
The preliminary examination revealed
the fact that the child's skull was abnnr-
mally compressed and prematurely
ossiiied. The physicians decided to
remove portion of the bcny dome so as
to allow the brain to develop. The
operation was successfully performed,
strip half an inch wide and Ave inches in
length being removed and the scalp
neatly joined over the space. The child
rallied and appears to be doing we'll.
ELBERr RAPpLEyE, young Texan,
has made a voyage in canoe across the
continent from New York to Astoria on
the Pacific. In making this voyage he
found it necessary TO carry his small
craft only twelve miles, and this was
more than would have been necessary in
summer, because OF ice in the mountain
streams. With all the knowledge of the
country that is so widely possessed, it
will doubtless be news TO many people
that, with the exception of few miles,
there is continuous waterway from
ocean to ocean.
A SHORT distance out from Buena
Vista, CAL, there is cave literally
swarming with spiders of curious
species of immense size, some having
legs four inches in length and body as
large as that OF canary bird. The cave
was discovered in December, 1879, and
was often resorted to by the pioneers,
who obtained the webs for use instead Of
thread. Early and late the cave con-
stantly resounds with a buzzing noise
which is emitted by the spiders while
! they are weaving their nets.
In Trebinje, Herzegovina, has just
died the mother of Luks Petkovic, who
played so prominent part in the insur-
rection against Turkey during the Aus
TRAN occupation, in 1878. The deceased,
Marie Petkovic, was 1T years old, and
had until few days ago regularly at
! tended to her household duties She
rever knew days illness until she was
seventy. She was Unfortunately fond OF
daLcing.
THE London Times says that novel
application of electricity has recently
been made in elephant catching. 1t re-
lates that Eat recent capture of forty of
I these animals, when the last of their un-
wieldy bodies had passed the entrance
into the khedda, the signal for barring
their exit was given, instantaneously and
without word spoken. by means of an
electric wire"
CLAUDE WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK
PATTIsoN SULLIVAN YERKEs, of Allen
| town. Pa, thirteen years old and weigh
! ing ia pounds, furnishes amusement for
the town by attempting TO jump over a
rope thirteen inches from the floor. lie
! can't cross it at this height, but when
lowered a couple of inches he gets over,
after many attempts, and gets nickel
for his pains.
THE largest kitchen in the world is in
the Bon Marche in Paris. 1t has 1000
employees. The smallest kettle contains
100 quarts and the largest 500 Each of
fifty roasting pans is big enough for 800
outlets. Every dish for baking potatoes
holds 225 pounds. When omelettes are
on the bill of fare. $500 eggs are used at
once. For cooking alone sixty cooks and
100 assistants are always at the ranges.
THAT was a novel scheme of convict
who made his escape recently. He
secured some marking ink and with it
painted his stripes so that they could not
be seen. He also creased his feet so that
the bloodhounds could not track him.
He now wears painful stripes on his
back, double shackles on his legs and a
large iron ring braided around his neck.