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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

PIcKPocKErs are now trying new
dodge in Paris. 1t takes two or three
to work" it. One jostles against the
intended victim end contrives to drop q
lighted cigar in his overcoat pocket A
few minutes later couple of strangers
hurry up to him, exclaiming: "Mon-
sieur, your overcoat is on fre!" and.
with the utmost politeness, they squeeze
and compress the burning cloth, profit
ing by the opportunity TO relieve the
pocket of whatever of value it may
contain.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

Tx Mexicans were defeated at
Buena Vista by General Taylor on
Feb. %, 1847. II was at this battle
that General Taylor, when he saw the
Mexican line was wavering under the
first discharge of Bragg's artillery.
called out, "a little more grape, Capt.
Bragg" A second and third dis
charge followed. after which the Mex
leans retired from the field. 1862.
Nashville taken by the Federal troops.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

NEVER suffered political to become
q personal difference.
MUST ever believe that religion sub
stantially good which produces an honest
life
LAWS and institutions must go hand
in hand with the progress OF the human
mind.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

FOLLOWING is a scientific description
of what happens when you light fire (:
The phosphorus on q match is raised
by friction to temperature of $50 de-
grees Fahrenheit, at which it ignites.
1t raises the temperature of the sui
phur, if it be sulphur match, to 500
degrees. when the sulphur begins to
burn The sulphur raises the heat to
500 degrees, when the wood takes up
the work and produces temperature
of 1000 degrees, at which the coal
ignites.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

A NEW bellows machine weighing
only seventeen pounds has beea tested
in Australia for DISCRIMINATING rabbits
with very satisfactory results. The
machine is charged with half teacur-
full of a deadly specific comprised of
one third arsenic and two-thirds sui
phur. The burrows being closed the
specific was placed in the furnace OF
the machine and the fumes blown into
the borrows. On trenches being dug,
twenty minutes later, dead rabbits
were disclosed at the end of the bur-
lows
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

OVER 100 tools and processes have
been invented by safe-burglars, which
are marvels of ingenuity and scientific
knowledge. A recent burglars outfit
captured by the police consisted of a
little giant knob breaker, a diamond
drill. and high explosive of the ma
ture of dynamite, bat put up in the
form of powder. 1t would open the
strongest bank-safe in half-hour, and
without noise enough to disturb people
in the next house, while the entire out
fit could be carried in the pockets of
On ordinary coat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

A NEwARK, N. j.. family Is bothered
by mysterious rappings on the walls
and furniture Though the members
Of the family do not believe in spooks,
they think the rappings are intended as
warning of some approaching calam-
"a.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

The latest plan for beating the
nickel in the-slot photograph is for two
men to drop one nickel into the aper-
ture and each hold a tube to his ear.
The music, speech or song ground out
by the machine then costs them only
"a cents each.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

A SYRACUSE, N. Y, man has a snake
in his stomach. and unless the reptile
gets what it wants to eat and drink it
makes trouble. Port wine is its favor
lite tipple, but If it gets too much of
tho wine it acts as If it had delirium
tremenS
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

AN Illinois man left by will $40, 900
to defray the expenses of removing
certain tree and placing it by the side
Of his grave. The tree was twelve
miles away. The tree has started on
it's journey. A large amount of earth
is removed with the roots.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

have only one dart, and are gathered on
the yoke. The turned-down collar also
has scalIoped edges. Still another house
dress of half negligee character may
be made up in some dark-green or old
red wooden stuff, and cream crepe dc
chine with green or red dots The wool
en- material, which Is cut In a wrapper
like style with Medicis collar, opens its
full length upon draped waist and
front Of the crepe de chine. The sleeves
are of the wooden material, made deep
and bouffant, epaulets OF the crepe fin
ished with bands; cuffs OF the same ma
terial, both bands and cuffs being
trimmed with the galloon which also
borders the front edge of the wooden
material where ii opens upon the crepe
de chine front
need hardly mention the fact that
whether you he in dishabille, in street
costume, or in reception dress, you must
display natural flowers as garniture.
They are indispensable, and they must
be, so far as possible. the flowers OF the
season; by which / mean, OF course,
spring flowers such as grow in the open
air when the gentle showers of April,
that fearful month, awaken the pale
lily of the valley and the golden dan
dell0n.
Said Chateaubriand: among the an
clients, wrcaths of flowers were set upon
the drinking cup and also upon the white
hairs Of genial old age" But, alasl our
old, yes, even young, men are bald. SO
the browning must needs be omitted; but
poesy is eternal, and flowers still hold
their place at the festive board. Still,
no flowers in the hair of the lady guests.
AS many as you please at the throat, in
the corsage, or in the hand, but fashion
decrees, and very wisely, too, | think,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

Mr.. GLADSTONE, the English states
man, is reported to have expressed sur
piise that his head has grown in size in
the last twenty years. as shown by the
fact that hat which he had twenty
years ago is not large enough for him
and will not come down on his head at
all. He declared that he had never
heard of similar case. We think it
is exceptional or rare. Statistics of
brain weights show that the brain is
likely to weigh most about the TWEEN
tieth year, and to gradually decline in
weight from that on. until about eighty.
Possibly Mr.. Gladstone's head has
changed in shape instead of size.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

THE real man Is one who always
dnds excuses for others, but never ex-
cuses himself
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

THERE is nothing IN the universe
that / fear but that shall not know
all my duty. or shall fail to do it.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16
FURs ARE LAID AWAY.
THE sPRINo HAT MAKES ITS
APPEARANCE.

Tho summer Girl VIII Need n street-Car
All TO Hsrself-styiish Bali Costume
Dainty DishabiiIe Gowns for Home
Wear.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

A PECULIAR accident happened yes
terday on the local Omaha line, says
the st. Paul Pioneer Press. In going
to the Junction, and before reaching
Hersey & Beams mill, the passenger
and smoking cars left the track, owing
to broken rail, ran some distance on
the ties, struck switch, and regained
the rails. The engine and tender had
not left the rails.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

WE read that freckles may be OBJ
liberated by carefully touching pure
carbolic acid to the spots. This eau
terization or burning produces
scale which falls off in about ten days.
Any one wanting TO make the expert
ment had better try one at time.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

THE new Argentine Pacific Railroad
from Buenos Ayres to the foot of the
Andes has what is probably the longest
tangent in the world. This is 211
miles without curve. In this dis
lance there is not a single bridge and
no opening larger than an ordinary
culvert, no cut greater than one meter
in depth, and no fill of height ex-
ceeding one meter.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

court seems to have forgotten santa
ton and isolation.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

In the celebrated French trial of the
man Eyraud and his mistress Bonn
pard for murder, the latter claimed to
have been hypnotized by the former and
therefore not responsible, but the jury
decided against her. She was not sem
fenced to as severe punishment as the
man
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

If you own horse which, by letting
out every link, can make his mile IN
2:3O, you had better sell him to a
butcher for about 5000. There are
nearly 500 trotters in the United Sta res
who can do this clip and are at the
same time just fast enough to get beat
en- BY the 2 30 class.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

The Metropolitan Public Gardens
Association of London, England, has
offered $500 each to twenty of the city
vestries and district boards to be ex-
pended in planting shade trees in suit
able public thoroughfares in each dis
trict, on condition that the local au-
thorities agree to maintain the trees
when planted, replacing such as may
die.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

EGeHTY years ago James Larkins
bought an area of land five miles
square of the Indians in Wisconsin for
an old shotgun and a gallon of whisky,
and the chief who made the sale lit out
as quick as possible for fear that
Larkins would change his mind and
want to trade back. In those old days
the red man had no tricks about him.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

ANEW JERSEY man who made fifty
seven weather predictions last summer
and hit one of them, is now out with
card of advice to farmers to get their
hay in as soon as possible, for March
may bring mo less than three separate
earthquakes, with deluge of rain af-
ter each" Go ahead, old boy you
can't scare our fish away!
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16
Almost a Tragedy.

We we're driving along. following a
winding road through the alders on the
way to the Pickerel Pond, Phon, Hi
and /, when Phon, leaning over the
side of the sleigh, said: See that
partridge trackY" It followed along
the road for rod or so when it was
joined by another. No installing that
one; that's Mr.. Fox's. How slyly he
crept a,ong, trailing the bird as q
hound would him. See there; that is
where he jumped at the transporting
bird buriedin the snow. But he didn't
get him. All those little pieces OF
snow were scattered by the bird when
he got mp. But lift hadn't been for that
little pile of alder trimmings left there
by some chopper land being partly
buried in the snow Mr.. Fox did not
see them from his side of the housed
this tale would have been different.
His paws struck on them and away
went the bird from beneath them.
Clucking to the mare we logged on to
the pond, commenting on Che uncer-
tainties of life. FOREST and Stream.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

In spite of all life-saving appliances,
there is still death in the mine to q
frightful extent. Civilization gets its
supply of coal and iron at costly ex-
pense of human life. A parliamentary
paper which has just been published
shows that during the year 1885 the
total number of fatal accidents was
866, and the total number of deaths
occasioned thereby 1,2l4, showing a
decrease compared with the totals for
the preceding year of 81 in the num-
Der of fatal accidents, and an increase
of 2l6 in the number of lives lost. On
an average during the year there was
one fatal accident to every 648 per-
sons employed. The average for the
ten years, 1874 to 1883, is one fatal nc
cident to every 591 persons employed,
and one death by accident to every 54S
persons employed. The proportion of
fatal accidents to the number of per-
sons employed is therefore lower than
the average of the last ten years, and
the death rate is also lower, which, OF
course, is gratifying, as far as it goes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

The following anecdote of General
Sherman is not new, but readable :
Out at Fort Bayard there lay, for q
long time, an old cannon, of no use to
any one, but which had greatly taken
the fancy Of an old Apache chief. He
daily asked the commander for it, but
was put off with the excuse that it be-
longed to the Government and could
not be given away. One day General
Sherman arrived at the fort, and the
request of the chief was referred to
him. He examined the cannon, saw
that it was worthless, and told the old
chief he might have it. Then, put
ting on grave air, he said to the chief !:
Il am afraid that you want that gun so
that you can turn it on my soldiers and
kill them" ugh no." was the I'M
expected reply; cannon kill cowboys.
Kill soldiers with club"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

OF thirty-eight boys using tobacco,
tbirty-two showed irregular heart ac-
ton and disordered stomach, twenty
seven impaired health and growth,
and yet within years time after
abandoning the use of tobacco. all Of
them had recovered good health.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

ONE afternoon large concourse Of
spectators watched a novel contest at
the Boston Athletic Club between a
man and rod. Mr.. George Mixter
attempted to bring Swimming Pro-
lessor John Robinson out of the tank
while the latter, who was fastened to
the end of fishing line, stoutly re-
sisted the persuasive argument of a
trolling-rod in MIR. Mixter's hands.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

PHosPHo-BoRIc glass for microscopes
is new kind OF optical glass, which
contains phosphoric acid and boracic
acid, and is designed especially for the
construction of object glasses. The
Photographic Ne1cs says it is asserted
that by means { ( this new glass, lately
produced in Germany, an object pos
sessing no more than the 1-S2Oth part
of a millimeter can be distinctly recog-
nized
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-16

CHINA supplied 81 per cent. of the
the supply of the world in 1864, and
India 3 per cent, but in 1888 China
stood at AZ per cent, and India at 81
per cent In 1921 the tea plant was
discovered growing Wild in Assam, aud
in 1854 the Indian Government caused
experiments to be made by bringing
plants from China and culiivatlng
them, AID it was not until 1854 that
tea plantations were opened up.
The Supreme Court OF California
has decided that the Legislature may
enact n law Q lui ing scholars Of pub
lie schools 10 submit to vaccination on
the ground "sh i while vaccination may
not be the best and safest preventive
possible, exre fence has proved tito be
the best me hod known 10 medical sci
ence to lessen the liability to infection
with the disease" In thus giving vac
cination the credit OF being "the most
effective method Of preventing the
spread Of the disease referred to" the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-13
A WILLING SACRIFICE.

Strong Ideas Advanced by a Presbyterian
Preacher of the Southside.
Rev. f. r. Farrand, of the First Presby-
terlan Church, Southside, preached to a
large congregation last evening. His text
was from Matthew tx, 20: "Behold that a
woman touched the hem of his garment
He said: '1t had been busy day in the
life of our Savior, and He was hurrying to
the bedside ofa dying child, when He felt the
touch There was the poor woman alone in
the unsympathizing world, who had heard
Of His wonderful works, who thought IF
but touch the hem of His garments L may
become we'll So it is with everyone. They
have their secret troubles. Not young
man or woman or business man who has not
them, and if they would come into the fold
and take their troubles to Him all will be
we'll
81 knew man who once saved the life of
a boy who had fallen through hole in the
ice As ne picked him up he cried out
with joy, L have saved him, but in doing
SO his own feet slipped and he fell in and
was drowned. Just so with our Savior.
He knew that His life was sacrificed, but
was perfectly willing that it should be to
save us all "
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UNIONS AND STRIKES
The Subject of Rev. W. F. 0ldham's
Sermon Last Evening.
WHAT MAKES A REAL GOOD TIME.
Rev. S. II. Moore, of Williamsburg, Talks
About an Entertaining Text.
OTHER PULPIT TOPICS OF YESTERDAY

Rev. W. f. Oldham, pastor Of the Butler
Street NJ. E. Church, in a brief prelude to
his regular sermon, last night, dwelt on the
subject of unions and strikes. He began
bv making the statement that in
an open market products no longer
reach their level. Capital, said
he stakes upon itself the tendency of the
age which is concerted action. The
rule of the dav is, instead OF large
number of small manufacturers employ
ing few workmen each, large corpora
tions and stock companies combine, and
The business of the country is passing
into the hands of few For this reason, if
for no other, l admit that it is necessary for
men to organize. But going into unions is
extensive and the fees are annually grow
inc larger. Machinery costs money, and so
does the machinery Of an organization.
Hence l am not quite sure that an
amount of good is derived from
union equal to what 1t costs
Taking up the disadvantages in unions Mr..
Oldham said: skilled workmen are COM
pelled to suffer for the unskllled. W hen
capital Joins together it compels labor to DC
Its bidding Labor must have weapon TO
meet that combination. But that weapon is
too freely used. Strikes Of any sort ought
wavs a depreciation. Strikes are not always
successful They always arouse the sternest
opposition of the bosses and while strike
is in progress that friendly relation that
ought 10 exist between employer and en-
ploved is an unknown quantity. Capital
can always stand a strike better than
lab1r There are thousands OF dol
lars between capital and starvation;
but not so with labor. Workmen
cannot afford to see the wife and children
suffering from hunger. Their manhood will
not allow them. Labor can be imported,
but capital cannot. You cannot get a capi-
talist 70 erect factory for the purpose of
furnishing employment tc strikers"
Mr.. Oldham concluded by advising the
abolishing of walking delegates and '1azy
labor leaders" and said if the married men
in the unions were given two votes as
against o1e of the unmarried there would
not be so many strikes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-13
A SERMON FOR SOLDIERS.
Chaplain Mcclure Talks to Five Companie
of the Fourteenth Regiment.

Chaplain Mcclure Talks to Five Companies
of the Fourteenth Regiment.
Rev. L. Mcclure, pastor of the Fifth
Avenue NJ. E Church, and Chaplain of the
Fourteenth Regiment, preached a sermon
to five companies of his regiment yesterday
morning. The guardsmen were out in full
strength, averaging so to the company. The
Chaplain took for his subject, "a Manly
Man for a Good Soldier" the text
was from First Kings, second chapter,
and part of the second verse:
''Be thou strong, and therefore show thy
self man." He said: fIt is grand thing
TO live, and every individual has his future
in his own hand. Solomon was a good young
man, but he was not born while David was
King, but he was chosen for his divine fit
ness to rule. David said to Solomon, BE
thou a man and have the qualities of a SOL
dier; make use of the possibilities of life,
pick them up and use Them He had re-
markabIe kingdom, broad in its expanse,
but he made misstep. Luxury and pleasure
became his god, and he lived to oppress the
people. 1t was Solomon's government, and
as soon as he died it went to pieces.
''BoYs YOU are soldier guards, called to
The most honorable position within the pale
of the Government, not to invade the liberty
of the people, but to be devoted to the right
and stand by the right. At Gettysburg,
during the late unpleasantness, an officer
was ordered to take his command to an ex-
posed point His answer was, Why, Gen
tral, we cannot live there minute The
answer came like flash, TT is but a SOL
dier's duty to die The wearer of a blue
coat should think it honorable, and it is an
honor wherever it is seen, and no man has a
right to wear one unless he is an honorable
man. The years l have spent with you
have been pleasant to me, and my object is
TO lead you to better life, and the time will
come when will wave the palm Of victory
and wear the crown of glory in the land of
rhn hlner -
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PERSONAL.


DERSONAL-CASH PAID FOR OLD GOLD
L and silver; jewelry repaired; new work made
to order. CHRIS. HAUCH, 541 Smithfeld st.
ap19-14
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of privileges of the Gentle kingdom, which
they despised, taught them that their own
condemnation would be, as their privilege
had been, greater.
''Great opportunity had come; they had
been careless of it, and so brought woe upon
themselves We are Indifferent too much.
The Christ has come to US in His Word. He
offers to us forgiveness of sin, constant COM
panionship and help in life, attendance
through the vale of shadows and eternal fel-
lowship beyond the grave; yet we are care
less and Indifferent, more earnest about
what we shall eat or drink, about anything
that pertains to earthly welfare than to the
things spiritual and eternal Anxious and
active in politics, business and society, we
are Indifferent to the vital questions of God
and duty, of forgiveness and eternal life.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-13
A GENUINE GOOD TIME.
An Oakland Minister Gives His Hearers
Definition of the Term.


An Oakland Minister Gives His Hearers
Definition of the Term.
Rev. William Ward West, pastor of the
Oakland Baptist Church, delivered dis
course at the evening services on "What Is
q Good Time?" He based his theme on the
first miracle performed by Christ at the
marriage feast at Canaan The reverend gen.
fleman said in part: ''The Hebrews were
wondering what kind of man they would
find Jesus Christ; what kind of a Messiah Fl e
would be- They wondered whether He would
mingle with the people or become an An
chovite, like His fOrerunner. j ohm the Bap-
fist, and were, perhaps, surprised to find
Him accepting wedding invitation, thus
giving sanction to what in His day was
source of festivity. 1t is said bv many that
Jesus Christ never smiled, that His coun-
tcnance was always sad but we learn from
this that such was not the case, His presence
there indicating JOY. There are various
phases Of JOY and delight. One man thinks
he has a good time if he goes on
drunken spree and acts according to his
idea Of it and enjoys it. Another finds his
greatest delight at the card table: another
at some kind of game, as ball, or horse
racing.
'These men do enjoy these things; there
is pleasure in these things for them. We learn
from the Canaan miracle that though Christ
went to the wedding TO enjoy the scene, He
did good, and so, patterning after Our Mas
ter, we may learn that ne has the good time
who learns to do good and help others. No
one wished that Jesus Christ was not present
at this marriage festival as far as we know.
WHY cannot the Christian of to-day mingle
in honest, legitimate amusements and enioy
-, 1Tof ha ,o1o
neighbor to better life. God has not any,
where said that thou shalt not seek happi-
ness. Amusements are all right if honestly
conducted, but they are not the end of the
Christians life. It is Christ who gives the
good time that is to abide forever"