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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03

already perceived that II was the new-
corners weapon which had brought down
Briff in the very act OF shooting his
friend.
1t sas Jim. the Ogallala, who with a
friendly greeting 10 Prick, made clear
the meaning of what had taken place.
Briff, he said, had become one of the
most fanatical of all the ghost-dancers,
and his sudden hatred of the white peo-
pie was intense. When he joined Frick,
he undoubtedly meant to kill him az
the first opportunity. Well aware OF the
bravery and skill Of the white man, and
cowardly ut heart as he must have been,
Briff had shrunk from acting until he
seemed to have Prick quite at his
mercy.
When Jim saw the two in company, he
read Briff's purpose at glance. Ills
retention of Tricks hand, and the search
ing look into his eyes, was meant to warn
him of his peril, and to learn II he sus-
pected ii. -
Briff's whispered words to the two
young warriors were really an urgent
counsel to them to fall upon the
scout and kill him then and there.
They would have done SO but for the
course of Jim, who told them that 1t they
tried it ne would join the white man in
defending himself. Briff had then de-
clared that he would manage II alone:
Jim know his intention, and after riding
short distance with the two bucks, he
told them to keep on their course, and
that he would join them soon. Then he
rode back, determined to warn Frick OF
his danger.
He arrived in the nick of inc.
81 fight you when we meet in battle
not like him" said jim, as he wheeled
and rode off to rejoin his companions.
Jim did fight after the manner of his
people at Wounded Knee, where he was
one of the first to go down. Frick was
not present at that fierce conflict, but
when he learned of his fall, he said:
Some Indians may be devoid OF
gratitude and honor. Britt was one of
that kind, but Jim was not."-[Youth s
Companion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
BUSINESS Is GOOD.
An Active Retail Trade Noted by Il. G.
Dun a. Co.

An Active Retail Trade Noted by X. G..
Dun A. Co.
II. @. Dun & Co. 3 weekly review of trade
says:
week broken by holiday has shown
the usual aracteristics-weak specula-
ton, an active retail trade. and n moderate
wholesale business But the great factors
which go to make National prosperity are
unaltcred. At Boston trade is steady. At
Pittsburg pig Iron is weaker. but man
ufactured iron and steel are In good de-
mand, and the glass trade is fair At
Cleveland, trade Is good In all lines, ex-
cepting less demand for manufactured
iron, and manufactures are active.
At Chicago some decrease Is seen
in cured meats, lard, butter and
cheese, but slight increase I'm
barley, 90 per cent in -four, the weeks
trade being the largest of the year. an In
crease of a third in cattle and oats. of half
in hides. and receipts of dressed beef and
corn are double last years. and
of rice and wheat three times last
years. Merchandise sales largely exceed
those OF last year. and prospects are favor
able. There is the same confidence at st.
Paul. where cold weather stimulates trade,
and Minneapolis saw mills have closed the
largest season ON record, while the -four
mills. though troubled by ice, turn out
2S, 200 barrels daily,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
The Target for Wits.

Wits have often made merry at the ex-
pense of women finaneiers, and have
written up some real and many imaginary
stories of the way women make mess
of it in banking business. 1t has been
charged, for instance, that women are so
busy with drawing out funds that they
often fail TO appreciate the necessity for
first putting in funds against which TO
draw. There is q venerable and oft
peated Joke of this nature which repre-
-te-be-u-hashands
why, my money is all gone, and my
check book is not half used up!"
About oil the faults that can be found
with women depositors apply equally to
men" said an official in one of the banks.
1--WE have to watch both men and women
TO see that they do not overdraw their
accounts. We have both men and wom-
Ell customers whom wo can trust and do
trust to overdraw. We have fussy men
as we'll rs fidgety women. We have
men as well as women whose ac-
counts are small. Possibly it may be
true that wornen's accounts are the lean
side of the business, but it must be re-
membered that when all these accounts
are added up they make avery handsome
showing and average q good round sum.
Gas for mistakes and fuss, the men
who open bank accounts also make them.
The women are quick to learn the
methods. They are quite as apt to keep
good balances as men are. They are
quite as prudent as men, and the average
of downright dishonesty is to the adj
vantage of the ,women's side. mean
that they are quite dishonest as the men,
Fl not more so. "-[Chicago Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
A Cocoanut Festival.

Hindoos of all classes celebrated the
Cocoanut Festival in the late summer,
when thousands of cocoanuts, with flowers
and sugar-candy, were thrown into the sea
at Chowpatty the Kennedy Sea Face, and
at Modykhana, to bespeak the favor of
the sea- god towards those who during the
ensuing year, intended to embark upon
commercial enterprises and trust them
selves and their goods to his mercy. The
festival is known among the natives as
the Sharavani or Marcel Purnima festival,
which is considered to mark the beginning
of the end of the monsoon. The date OF
the festival varies, but it generally occurs
towards the end of the month of August.
Early in the morning of the day the
Hindoos and their families, young
and old, dress themselves in their best
clothes and pass the day in the inter
changing of social amenities. In the
afternoon. the children and adults deck
themselves with ornaments, and in the
company of the elder members of the
families, with socoanuts and flowers in
their hands, take their way towards the
sea at Back Bay or Mody Bay. The
densest crowds of the native population
are seen swarming all over the Esplanade,
converging from different parts of the
city, to witness the fair held in honor of
the day. This fair is curious enough
sight in its way, many of its attractions
being common at an ordinary native fair.
The shops and booths erected in long
lines along the verge of the Cruickshank
road for the sale of trinkets and sweet
meats, English and native, attract large
amount of profitable business. Rings OF
people are formed here and there to wit
ness the feats of wrestlers and fencers
or the antics Of cunning wagheries, or to
listen to the tales of the proves of Rama
or the amours of Krishna, which are re-
cited by wandering minstrels with accom-.
paniment of their uncouth instruments.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
Nan and the Locomotive.

A locomotive is noisy when she is hot;
so is n man.
When locomotive gets too full she
lays down; men do.
A locomotives draft is governed by
petticoat the drafts of men are often
affected by tho same influence.
On damp, dark night a locomotive is
slippery and treacherous; man too.
A locomotive, when run by night.
should always have pilot; man should
have two.
A locomotive that is always out nights
soon becomes faded; VIC have seen faded
men.
A dead locomotive has no pull; dead
men same.
Locomotives spark nights; so men do.
wv estern Railway.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03

The Funny Way I'm which Investor XII.
wood Began His Great Fortune.

The Funny Way in which Investor Eil-
wood Began His Great Fortune.
The saddest thing ] saw In jour
ney 10 the West was the old-fashioned
rail- fence In Pennsylvania, Ohio, East
ern Indiana and Southern Michigan.
How cruel OF fate not TO permit the
wire fence to be invented 200 years.
before IL was. Probably enough labor
and timber have been wasted In the
building Of the old worm" fences In
the past TO pay of fifty national debts
like ours. 1t makes one almost weep.
to think of the backs that have
been broken, OF the hands worn
out, the energies Slapped, the boys
kept from school--in telling trees,
splitting logs, driving posts, laying
rails for those thousands OF miles OF
rail fence. When.our Western farmer
wants fence now he buys few posts.
and lot of barbed wire. Three men
can put up half mile OF fence in a.
day. A rod of fence costs complete
labor, posts and all-25 cents. A
mile OF fence costs $50! Ii the
farmer had plenty of growing tim
Der Of his own he could not hire a
man to cut out the posts alone for
that money, TO say nothing OF the
rails.
did you ever hear how Ellwood,
the barbed-wire man, OF DeKalb, Ill.,,
made his money!" asked one OF my
train acquaintances. well, you see,
twelve or fifteen years ago he was
making q little wire in his black
smith, shop, putting the barbs on
with pair of pinchers. One day u 4
couple of young men stopped in his
shop to get out of the rain, and as
they thought the wire looked like %
good thing they asked Ellwood to send
them out on the road to sell 1t. After
a weeks trip they came in and COM
pared notes. Both had found the
wire a great hit; everybody wanted
it. But they were pretty shrewd
boys, and they fixed it up between
them to fool Ellwood. When he
asked how business was they showed
him few orders and shook their
heads cautiously. Not much in 1T.
Better try again. said Ellwood.
well, if you'll give us five-year con-
tract on Missouri, Southern Iowa,
Arkansas and Texas we'll go out and
see what we can do
@Ellwood agreed, and one Of the
young men started for Texas. In a
week he sent an order for car load
| of WIRE Ellwood was astonished.
/ 1t would take him month to make n
| car load. He carried the letter over
to his bank. Must be some mistake, =
he said. No. said the banker it's
plain. He wants car load I'm
possible replied Ellwood, 'pll tele-
graph him. The reply came: Yes,
a car load, but make it three car
loads. Ship quick Again Ellwood
went to his banker. He was puzzled.
1t seemed like hoax, to him that any
one should want three car loads Of
wire. Preposterous! The banker
finally convinced him the order was
genuine. Mr.. Banker, said Euwood,
I'm poor man. Pm worth two or
three thousand dollars. How much
can draw on this bank for on my
reputation and my prospects, Eff
teen hundred dollars Good. Give
me $500 now In an hour Ellwood
was on his way to Chicago. In two
weeks he was making barbed wire by
machinery. In ten years he was
worth Sl4, 1000, 900. Augusta Chron-
icle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
MENACE TO BRITAIN.
Turkey Said. to Have Coded Cape sheik
Shnib to France.

Turkey Said. TO Have Coded Cape Sheik
Shaib To France.
Berlin is treated TO another sensation. 1t
was the rumor that Chancellor Won Caprivi
intended to resign On rumor. 1t should be
added, which has not been officially denied
up to the presently, and now the people at
Berlin are startled by the announcement
by the Kreuz Zeitung conservative that
by a secret agreement with France TUX
Key mas ceded Cnpe Shefk ShaiD, IN the
Persian Gulf. to France. Cape Sheik
shaib Is on the island of Bushir. or Bush
cab, eleven miles from the north coast OF
Persia, and might be strongly fortified and
| otherwise made use OF as n harbor for the
| French fleet Between the main land and
| the island OF Sheik Shaib or Busheab Is
said to be water affording good anchorage
| for the largest war vessels. This would
| give France depot and possible landing
place for IT ,ops not far north of the British
possessions in India. and might. under GER
| tain circumstances, enable France to CO.
operate with Russia should the latter coun-
| try's troops invade Persian territory and
possibly continue an onward march toward
| India itself
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
FOUND A ROBBERs' CAVE.
xEuaters Accidentally Discover the Head
quarters OF an Indiana Gang

xEuaters Accidentally Discover the Head
quarters OF an Indiana Gang
Near Peru, Ind. the rendezvous OF an
organized band of robbers that has been
snfestlng that region for years past was
discovered. Tie discovery was made py
hunters accidentally. One OF the hunters
stepped upon the trap-door leading into
the cave, and without moments warning
was preclpitated to the secret cave. HIS
companions came to his rescue. They
found table In the center OF the cave on
which stood lighted lamp, showing that
the robbers had recently been thore. BY
the lamp was deck or cards and bottle
partly filed with whisky. There were
also found twelve bushels of clover seed.
ESQ pounds OF pork. fifteen bushels OF wheat
and provisions The farmers have been
robbed of various articles for the last i've
years, but could never trace the deprcda-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
Grewsome Groceries.

An invoice received by the caterer of
an English regiment stationed in lndia
contained this bewildcring item: Zone
case of Tomcats.
No one had asked tho caterer to order
any dnintics Of that kind, aud the mys-
terry remained unsolved until tie puck
age arrived.
Then IL appeared that the grocor's as
sistant had fancy for abbreviation, and
that "toincats" was only his way Of
writing the nnmc of that useful condi-
ment. tomato cs:chap.-lPhllsd Yhia
Record.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
Blaze at Boston.

AZ Boston fire started In the four-story
granite structure owned by ia. Little, OF the
Hotel Pelham. Before IL was extinguished
the damage to the building was about $4,000,
fully insured. Ticknor & Co.. publishers of
ahe American Architect and other works. on
the second floor. will lose $500. The Hello
4rope Printing Company had an architects
room on the second floor and used the
xoarth -four for the storage OF stock. The
airm's loss on fine engravings and litho-
graphic work will exceed $4,000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
WILL CORN GO TO A DOLLAR

New York Spectators Excited Over the
Rumors of Corner
swill corn go to dollari" This Is tho
query which was uppermost in the minds OF
many OF the New York produce exchange
men. New Yopkers are excited by the re-
raarkable rise in Chicago. and few OF the
old timers were so much alarmed that they
stood aside to let the market take care of
itself. There Is no doubt In the minds OF
local operators that the Chicago men have
formed &C mbfne." 1t remains to be
seen to what extent they will be able to
take iu the outside public As the latter
are wary 1t may be that the so-called
corner will lapse. as did the one which
was planned few weeks ago.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
shot for Another Man.

Charles Jones, manager of the Postal
Telegraph ONCE in Elnira, N. Y, was
probably fatally shot Jones was accus-
toned to call upon n young lady who lived
ON Clinton street. but had moved. He
called at the place and asked for the young
LADY. The woman who answered his call
replied. III know you. Give It TO him,
BERT" Almost Immediately Bert Vincent
aged IS. n schoolboy and son OF the woman,
emptied a revolver into Jones' body. Mrs.
vinceut. who is widow, and her SON were
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
NEW REyoLr In SAMOA.

Government OF Malietoa Defied by the
Petty Chiefs.
The steamer Mariposa has arrived at San
Francisco, bringing news from Samoa.
The natives and whites have become
dissatisfied with the rule OF CHIEF
Justice Cedercrantz, and have raised
their voices in lloyd objections against
the taxation which has been put
upon. them. Tho petty chiefs have left
Apia and gone to a place called Male, six
miles away. where Mataafa. the deposed
pretender TO the Samoan throne, has set up
his residence They are all armed heavily
and we'll supplied with ammunition The
movement looks 20 the foreign residents as
do
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
TwENTY-sIx TAKEN our DEAD.
Fearful Loss OF Life in a Railway Accident
I'm Russia.

Fearful Loss OF Life in Railway Accident
I'm Russia.
An accident, attended by many deaths
"A reported as having occurred on
the railway between orel and Gri-
azowetz, In Northern Russia Owing
TO the breaking of tire train
became deraiied at the bridge which
crosses the river Optoukha- The engine,
followed by the carriages. plunged along
tearing up the tracks and breaking through
the parapet of the bridge. Five
carriages In all fell from the
bridge to the Ice : covered river
and breaking through the Ice were
submerged. with their passengers, In the
chilling waters beneath. Twenty six corpses
have been recovered. and many more are
supposed TO be under the debris. num-
Der OF persons were injured.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
mo Mnnted n cIean.

"Why don't you keep that child's
face clcan?" asked Woodward ave-
nue. man to the new French nurse.
-Je ne sails quot, replied the muse
testify.
-Come of" he exclaimed, angrily-
Il don't care what Jennie says, or
anybody else; IL YOU don't keep that
boys face In some sort OF presentable
shape, you'll have to pack up your
duds and mosey. Sceg"-Free Press
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
FIGHT OVER A COUNTY SEAT.
Charges of Bnnot-Bo4 stuning Mad.
A..I.aA INIT, f,iix, IDnIIfIcIana.

Charges of Bnllot-Box Stuffing Made
Against Butte City Politicians.
At Niobrara, Neb., suit has been filed
In the District Court which promises TO
make lively times for a number of promi-
nent residents Of the new frontier county Of
Boyd. which was organized last January.
Notwithstanding that only 22O legal votes
were cast In the Butte Precinct, the COM
plant alleges the defendants, by means Of
knowingly receiving illegal votes and by
Stating the ballot-box, counted and can
vassed 457 votes in that precinct The poll
books, which should DO accessible to the
public, were destroyed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
RIGHrED A WOMAN's WRONGS.

Released from jail, Where She Was I'm
prisoned by Villains Who Robbed Her.
David Galley, a tailor living in New York.
complained recently to the Philadelphis
police that he had been decoyed TO that
city by woman named Zepha sazankein
and robbed OF 81 $780, The woman was ar
rested and convicted and sentenced to
eighteen months imprisonment Further
investigation led TO the belief that the
arrest and conviction of the woman was
due TO a conspiracy. The Judge who had
sentenced her was convinced OF the woman's
innocence, revoked the sentence and she
was set free. Galley. who had returned to
New York, was arrested on charge of
sDeriury.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03

known Is that the uprising Was 90 formidable
that Fonseca considered II impossible longer
20 maintain his ascendency and has surren-
dered his authority. In retiring, or Are-
signingn as he called It. he declared that he
ala 80 in favor of Floriano Peixotto, the
vice-Chief OF the Provincial Governments.
of which Fonseca was the head. The news
that Fonseca had resigned spread like Wild
Gre. Everywhere IL was received with en-
thusiastic cheers and EXPLANATIONS OF sat-
a ncfi0u.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
FOUR BURNED TO DEATH.
The Old Homestead Hotel at jamestown,
N. ", Destroyed by Fire.

The Old Homestead Hotel at jamestown,
N. ", Destroyed by Fire.
AT jamestown. N. Y. three servants and
one child were burned to death by fire In
the Old Homestead Hotel All escapes were
cut OF and the people in the hotel were COM
PEELED to lower themselves to the ground
from the second story windows. The bodies
of the victims were found in the room where
they slept. None OF them was burned. but
they had been suffocated. The loss on the
building is about $4,000. The hotel was con-
Quoted by snowden & Tompkins. Their loss
on contents is about $4,000; insured for
$4,000. The Grand Central restaurant suf-
fered considerable loss by water
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
Gold I'm New York.

Conrad Burger, farmer living at the
foot of Hussey Hill, Ulster County, New
York, claims to have found gold bearing
rock on his farm. Specimen rock has been
sent to New York City and pronounced by
competent judges to be impregnated with
gold Mr. Burger says that short time
ago he leased that part of his farm on
which the rock is found TO three men for
fwantu vaara
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
Paragouid, Ark, scorched.

At Paragould. Ark, fire started in the
Bertig Block, destroying Bertig Bros dry
goods store, Hicks drug store, Newsom's
grocery, Goldman's dry goods store and
several saloons. A heavy snowstorm prob
ably saved the town from destruction. The
loss is estimated at 100000
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03

OF tho sixteen young women employed in
the public schools Of woodhaven. N. ",
twelve live in Brooklyn and Long Island
City. Last June they obeyed an order OF
the trustees and signed an agreement which
stipulated that they were to reside Ia
woodhaven Now these teachers are cali
fng the trustees tyrants.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
SHOT DEAD ON THE STEPS.
rurrihie Tragedy at Salt Lake City, Grow
ing Out of Municipal Trouble.

Ing Out of Municipal Trouble.
At Salt Lake, Utah, for the past six
months there has been a muddls In the
police department on account OF charges
preferred against William p. Parker,
captain, and A. b. Glenn. sergeant. For
several days Parker had been drinking
heavily, and the fact that he was to be re-
tired preyed on his mind. Among those who
testified against Parker at the investiga-
ton was Officer George Albright. The two
men met in front of the city hall. when
Parker grasped Albright by the neck, and,
placing revolver against his body pulled
the trigger The weapon missed fire, and
before Parker could pull the trigger again
Albright shot him twice. Parker fell dead.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
Pioneer NIethodist Pastor.

Rev. L. Herbert, one OF the oldest pion eer
ministers OF the Methodist Church In the
United States, died at his home. two miles
west of st. Marys. Ohio. of Bright's disease.
He was 81 years old and had been preach
ing for sixty-one years. Over 10000 per-
sons were converted under his preaching.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
Grain blockade at Buffalo.

The elevator situation mt Buffalo grows
worse every day. as IL must continue to do
40 long as grain cargoes keep piling In
and the elevators fail to take care OF them.
Ht Is estimated that 100000 bushels of
grain are In the elevators and aaoat there.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
WE'RE SHORT OF CORN.

Failure of Field, Lindley, Weichers g. Co.
OF New York.
Field, Lindley, Weichers Co., bankers
aud brokers, at New York, assigned with
out preferences. The assignee is Charles
w. Gould. The firm is said to have been
short of corn in Chicago which they carried
for Deacon White, who recently failed. and
when they sold out their cash corn did not
cover the NovcmDer optfon. Tne Knowi-
edge that tho house was In trouble has
been in the possession OF few bankers in
Wall street for several days and has had
great deal to do with the stagnation of the
market
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-03
THE WICKED WORLD.
OCCURRENCES THEREIN FOR
A WEEK.
KILLED HIS CAPTAIN.
a SALT LAKE POLICEMAN SHOT
QUICKLY.
Appealing Catastrophe ON the l.. 5. q M 3
az Toledo Strange Case nc New York;
Regular Robbers' Roost-Bufrsio FUN OF
EIrnfn. s..t
TWO suits Arainst DR.. Kelley.

Henry NJ. Munroe has brought two dam
aRe suits against DR. Leslie E Kelley ana
ais inebriate company OF Dwight In the
Circuit Court of Livingston County. III
The first suit Is to recover $3.50 which Mum
roe paid TO get cured OF the drink habit.
the Kelley people guaranteeing cure put
failing. The second suit is for $4,000 dam
ages for injury TO Munroe's health. sus-
Gained by reason OF taking the gold-cure