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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30
snres They show the animals in the

cures. lney SHOW Inc animals IN inc
act OF pUuuoi~s nnnn their prey
1t is understood that TIE iUv'vss--I
Society, of Philadelphia, has become in
terested in the matter through the in
strumentality OF Dr. Samuel q. Dixon,
who brought back from Berlin series
OF photographs and presented them to
the society. The society may try repro
auctions of its own, following the Ger
man method
The German photographer, not salts
fed with. catching the animals in some
characteristic situation, In most DELI
cate and artistic manner reproduced ar
tiicially the character of the country in
which the animals abound. The lions,
for instance, in the photograph seem to
oe moving about on sandy plain of
enormous extent; the bears are repre-
sented on rocky ground, with mountain
ravines in the distance; chamois seems
70 be on the edge OF a precipice, looking
across to distant cliffs at some of its fell
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

The English national hymn, God
Save the Queen" should now be
changed to God Save the Prince OF
Wales" Come to think of it, there
must be something in the saving ma
ture of that anthem, which every loyal
Englishman delights to sing. for it has
saved" the good sovereign for promis-
ing reign of over half a century. Nc
other English queen ever reigned as
long or so well.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

The proprietors of San Francisco
hotels show not only enterprise but
originality when they add to the
attractions Of thoir orchestras in the
dining room and in the court and their
tropical gardens such drawing card
as prize fight on the roof. The prize
fighter has often been compared to
bull dog, but, in this case, considering
the scene of the battle, it is to the Thorn.
as cat that one must look for proto-
type.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

THERE was time when the people
of this great republic were wont to con-
slider all things Canadian as slow, but
that must have been before the grand
hustle of the Canadian Pacific Railway
began. Since that event the managers
of the company have not allowed any
thing to get away with them and have
led the experienced, self-confident
railroad men Of this country pretty
chase, which will grow more interest
inc as the months go by aud the con-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

IT is said that Geronimo, the old
Indian chief who used to like so well
to look upon war and liquor when they
we're red, has now become an earnest
Christian and an enthusiastic Sunday
school teacher. This is all well enough,
but about the time the old man applies
for orders and wants to be sent to a
presbytery, or synod, or conference,
look out. He may merely be looking
for fight.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

One of Germany's rich citizens has
offered TO give $4,000 to any one who
will demonstrate that the sun, moon
aud stars are inhabited If Mr.. Pen
nington has sand" he will get into his
airship and make tour of exploration
without delay.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30
quite intimately acquainted, who used

quite intimately acquainted, who used
to catch hog or deer almost daily on a
perfectly open and burned-up plain.
Small animals are for the most part dis
patched with a blow OF the paw,
but in the case of the more
bulky. the experienced tiger, leaping
on the back OF his victim, grips the
neck I'm front of the withers with his
Jaws, one forepaw clasping the shoulder
of the animal and the other fully ex-
tended under the throat Should he be
unable to crush tho spine with his Jaws
he will then jerk the head back violently
and thereby break the neck.
IL have examined.p no says, "hun-
dreds OF animals killed by tigers, and
have never yet detected injury 20 the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

neotions of the new Canadian lines are
extended. The Grand Trunk is rubbing
its eyes In astonishment. and other
roads coming into competition are
dszed at the rapid way the Can
adam line has been extended. Our
countrymen must @agitate themselves.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

THOUGH men are killed every day for
walking upon the railroad tracks, other
men continue to do it. 1t is as foolish
a practice as that of boy tying one
end of a rope to a calf, and the other
end to his waist, but boys do it every
day. Ten men may be killed in ten
DAYS for doing certain thing, but the
eleventh man will do the same thing
tbe same way on the eleventh day.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

SHAWN and Sullivan are alike in two
things; their surname begins with the
same initial letter, and they have the
Same capacity for eottins drnnk and
acting as disreputably as is possible
under the circumstances. Pugilists in
their lighter moments prove themselves
to be but little higher than the beasts.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

IT now appears that the French sci
enlist who was reported killed and
eaten by locusts in Algeria is alive and
we'll. The origin Of the story lies in the
attempt of an Algerian newspaper man
to write funny paragraph, which
shows that, the world over. the
newspaper humorist is one and the
same, incomprehensible and fearfully
and wonderfully made.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

OUIDA, law to herself. presumes to
spank Master Rudyard Kipling thus:
"A young man." with emphasis, "has
Of late been hailed as q fine writer,
when he has neither knowledge Of style
nor common acquaintance with gram
mar, and should be whipped and put in
a corner like naughty child for his
impudence in touching pen and ink,
without knowing how to use them"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

ITALIAN emigrants continue 20 arrive
in New York OF the rate of 1000 day.
This fact is suggestive to say the least.
and must make Rudini stroke his whis-
kers thoughtfully.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

RUDYARD KIPLING is hale and hearty
and is likely to live to write many more
tales The people of the United States
would not wish the man to have long
illness, but they would not complain if
offend us with IFS f6issidifferabIe egoFiisnm
for a few vars. Give Rudyard few
years to ripen and he may be all right.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

WOMEN are said to be very easy sub
lects for hypnotism, especially those
past forty years of age. Little women
with black eyes, abundant black hair,
and thick eyebrows are more favorable
subjects than pale or Emphatic ones.
and nervous women are seldom brought
under the hypnotic influence. Delicate.
languishing women, especially those
with some chronic malady. submit in
staptly to the mysterious influences Of
this weird art.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

A NEW limerick in the hands of the
street fakirs is a small savings bank iuto
which the depositor puts his cash,
which Immediately disappears. The
novelty consists in the fact that the
bank is small
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30
Costly Fighting.

From calculations recently made b.
the British Board of Admiralty, it is
evident that the naval engagements OF
the future will be expensive affairs.
1t was estimated that one vessel, car.
ryiag two 1l0-ton guns. would in two
ordinary engagements use up guns
aud ammunition to the value Of
S650,000
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

HE Germans are the
most thorough peo-
pie In the world.
says tho New York
Press. What they
undertake to do at
all they do exceed
ingly W ell. AL
though Muybridge,
an American. was
the first man to de-
velop and perfect
photogral ny OF AMI
NAL loco m ton,
showing the horse
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

THE REV. Mr.. CARswELL, of Georgia,
has gone over his figures again and
found that he has made no mistake in
his prophecy that the world is coming
to an end in 1901. The wise man, there
fore, will date his note to fall due
after January /, 1902.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

PROF. SLAvIN having gone to En-
gland and Prof. Sullivan being ong root
to Australia. these two eminent scient-
lists will now for some time constitute
and comprise the champion long dis
lance debating school.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

SIR WILLIAM GoRDoN-CUMMING is
going to write book. That is to say.
having failed in pushing few coun-
ters over the line, he is going to try
the opposite course of pushing a few
lines over the counter.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

A LITTLE girl OF Reading, Pa,
shouted murder so Justify at the sight of
a mouse that several policemen and
crowd of passers.by rushel to assist
her. When she grows up she will lee
ture on woman's rights and denounce
the man who prefers TO lie in bed while
buglars ransack the cellar to disturb
inc them
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

most phenomenal strength and activity.
In one case cited by the author, young
tigress leaped up a perpendicular rock
some six feet high with a man weighing
nearly eleven stone in her jaws, and on
another occasion o male tiger dragged
an exceptionally large buffalo up bank
at least ten feet high. Whether these
anecdotes accord or not with the indi-
vldual experiences Of other shikaris,
they are at least an interesting addition
to the literature OF tho sub, ect.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

III is pleasant to know that Herr
Most, the anarchist, has been sent to
Blackwell's Island and that he is sur
rounded by water, even though he
doesn't let any of it touch his person.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30
GEN. GRANTS OLD HOME.

An Historic Relic {, lie Exhibited at the
Words Fair.
The historic log cabin in St Louis
County, Mo-. which the late Gen.
Grant erected with his own hands, and
with logs cut and hewn by himself, is
about to be removed from its present
site and shipped to Chicago, whore it
will be regretted for exhibition at the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

SISTERS are great takers. 1t would
surprise the young men very much if
they knew how much their sisters tell
other young women about them. A
young man has very few secrets he can
keep from his sister, and she hasn't any
she can keep from the girls she goes
with
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

have each o spacious o,d-fashioned
fireplace, and each is lighted by two
large windows. All of Grants chill
dren, except the two eldest, were born
in this cabin.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

If it be true, as William Redmond
says, that English juries are not gifted
with much Intelligence then it follows
that what ais American juries is moth
ing more nor less than Anglomania.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30
Shoe. bon q Rornl Inhnt.

A London tradesman recently re-
ceived On order for sixty-four pairs Of
shoes for the daughter Of the Grand
Duke Paul Of Russia, child less THAI
q year old.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30
A Uniaue trustee.

The Wilmington (Del.) Star tells Of
a trustee unique for- Ais honestly and
dis;nterestedness. He was appointed
trustee in 1872, at which time the es-
tate was valued at about $4,000.
His final settlement shows, as q re-
suit of his manipulation, an estate val
ued at between 5000. 600 and $500, 900.
In the course of the settlement the
register allowed his mastery financier
81, GOO for his services, but he would
not accept a penny. ~Let my allow
auce go to tho heirs" he said, and
then he added, modestly: Il didn't
do as well with the estate as might
have done"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

The longest bridge in the world is
the Lion Bridge. near Sangang, in
China. 1t extends five and quarter
miles over an arm of the Yellow
Sea, and is supported by three
hundred huge stone arches. The road
way is eighty feet above the water aud
is inclosed in on iron network. A mar
bic lion twenty-one feet long rests on
the crown of every pillar. The bridge
was bnilt at the command of the EN-
peror Kieng Long, who abdicated in
1896 on account OF old age.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30
In THE zoo OF BERLIN.
WILD ANIMALS PHoTOoRAPH
ED IN PURSUIT OF PREY.

ursPI,ic Pictures of Living Animals Taken
by Cameras In the Berlin Thiergarten
-Rsnsarkabie Results OF Instant snoous
Photography.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

Is a fair woman without good dress
maker.
Whose telleth the truth concerning his
neighbor Is not infrequently liable to
heavy damages.
Better is chop with peer than a
seyen-ard sixpenny dinner with person
OF no position.
What Is swecter to a so,red woman
than the failings OF her dearest friendi
--[London World.
CHANCE TO SAVE MONEY.
Agent am informed, sir, that you
are about 10 build new house, and
should like to sell you book on archi-
lecture.
| Mr.. Suburb Don't want it.
| Agent 1T may save you a lot OF
money, sir. May inquire what sort OF
house you intend to crectl
Mr.. ST. have accepted plan for q
IS, 900 house.
Agent (triumphantly)- Well, sii, this
book shows you how TO build $4,000
house for only $i0,0O0.--[New York
Weekly.
BEGINNING ON THE OLD MAN.
"Your son has been graduated"
"Ycs."
snow the question is, will he be able
to make his knowledge useful. to impart
it to others?"
al guess so. He has begun to impart
1t to e."-[ New York Press.
SUCCESS IN LIFE.
my son." said the venerable man. as
he sent his boy forth to do battle with
the world, ''seleet your calling, stick to
that one thing alone, and you will sue
ceed."
The boy selected the calling of village
lawyer, stuck to it faithfully, and now
he is known for miles around as the best
checker player in Pike County.-lChi.
cago Tribune.
A CONVENIENT ARRANGEMENT.
"Sir, take the liberty OF saying that
you have my umbrella"
Very well, you take the liberty; I'll
take the umbrella"
AMERICAN GIRL.
American Girl Cat Windsor Castle)-
Porter, is there any chance to get a
SHmpse OF the queen!
Gentleman ut the gate-I am not the
porter. am the Prince of Wales.
American Girl-How lncky ami Is
your mother in?-Good News.
GOOD ADVICE TO son.
Close6st, Jr.--You don't seem to
think that fellow wants to SOW hfs
wild oats.
Closeiist. Sr.-Don't sow em, plant
EN-, and make the hills wide apart.
COLD BUT FLUENT
Miss lily Natia Bluesocks, of Boston,
cold as she is, has nice flow of Ian.
guage."
Eyes, an ice 1oe."
GRADUATED RATES.
Hotel Clerk-This guest has been here
rates. Shall we charge him By the week
or by the day9
Proprietor What's in that package he
left in the safe!
Bonds"
"Charge him by the day."-[Good
News.
81 read your spring poem, Binks."
THAT WASN'T a spring -isoeua. n-------t
"lt must lave been. 1t gave me those
tired feelings right of."-lNew York
Sun.
OFFERING AN INDICTMENT.
"Where are you going this Summer :"
asked the steamship agent.
Don't know guess Europe's good
enough"
why don't you go down to Hayti
l can sell you tickets at bargain.
"What would do in Hayti in Sum-
mer time ~
"No end of fun If you like excitement.
They're going to assassinate the President
and kill off half the Cabinet. It's the
chance of your lifetime. "-INew York
Recorder.
CRsDULoUs.
Mrs. Briggs (reading from the morn
ing paper)-I see they've discovered o
wonderful wild orange grove in Mexico.
---cu-i III A.. -ss-ith
some wonderful thing long ways off.
Let 'em discover wild orange grove
right here in this State and I'll believe
'em. NEW York Recorder.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

A GOOD head can afford TO wear a
mighty poor hat. But good hat never
adds value to brainless head.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

Dun schoolhouses should be made
more homelike and cheerful. Many Of
them are veritable barns.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

blood vessels OF the throat, but invari.
ably marks attributable to the above
mentioned method In removing his
prey the tiger frequently displays al
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30
BOTH ASHAMED.

know you are not always good fawm, We
know.
Old Gotrox-Well, l don't blame you
for being ashamed of me. Every time L
Look At you and think of what a Job l
made OF your bringing up, am asnameu
OF myself. Newark Standard.
IN THE TRAIN.
THAT fellow over there must feel un-
comfortable"
"Whyw
"He tried to shut the window for the
girl in front of him, but couldn't do it.
Succeeded M,.ss Dc fsye boston ffefaId triad
WILL SETTLE DOWN.
Coral hear that young Wrounder
has turned over new leaf, and that his
mother hopes now he will settle down.
Harry-Well, he owes me about $40,
and / hope he'll settle up.-lLight.
FORCE OF HABIT.
A lady who wished to weigh her baby,
two months old, but who had no scalos
at hand suitable for the purpose, took
the child to neighboring butcher shop.
The butcher put the baby in his spring
scales, looked at the dial, and re-
marked
with the bones and all, mum, it's
fourteen pounds and half. Shall I-p
GLOW dare you make such sugges-
tion," screamed the woman, as she
snatched her baby and rushed out of the
shop. Youths Companion.
TIE ryRANSY OF CAPITAL.
"a penny, sir, if you pease2"
"Whatl begging at nightp
'1t's my misfortune, sir. | have to
work over hours or l couldn't live. y
philadelphia Times.
SHE WAS NEVER ANYTHING TO HIM.
She-So you loved and lost, did you2
He-No, she returned ali my pres
onts -fEnnch
Maud-The men of the present day
seem to be very fragile.
Jack-Why do you say so
Maud-Because they seldom fall in love
without getting broke.
STRANGE.
The very strangest thing alive /;
No mortal can divine
Thermometer at ninety-five
Beneath an ice cream sign
Atlanta Constitution.
RATHER AMBIGUOUS.
Gam / as dear to you as ever, George 2"
asked the wife, caressingly.
"My love-" answered George, can
didly, "since you took to tailor made
clothes you grow dearer and dearer every
day."
HER DRESS AND HER ESSAY.
"Your graduating dress is perfect
poem, l understand"
"Oh, it is just lovely Why, the
trimmings cost more than the dress
ITSELF"
$50 Iheard. BY the way, what was the
subject OF your graduating essay 2"
1.-THE Frivolties OF Fashion"
IN ANCIENT ROME.
Where's the best place to get board
in Rome, Metullius 2" asked Hayseedius
OF Pompeii.
"Borcd r. returned Metullius. ''Why
not try the Augurs 2"
POSITIONS REVERSED.
She his amanuensis WAS
A few short weeks ago
He wooed and married her, because,
They say, he loved her so.
He used to dictate to her then,
And she with manner prim,
Wrote out his words with fqcile pen,
She now dictates to him.
New York Press.
AN OLD MANS DARLING.
She-would you believe itG That
vicious little Mrs. Weston has taught
her baby to call its father grandpa"
He-What did she do that fort
She-So that Weston shan't forget he
Is old enough to be her father. Life.
sHAKEsrEARE's HoaaIsHNEss.
I'm fond OF reading Shakespeare, yet
must say
The Bard was mighty mean to write
so much.
lie might have left a few things for
this day,
With all its scribbliug, struggling
hsrds, to touch.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30
THE ROOT OF THE EVIL.

Wife-For three months now Tommy
has refused to wear his new necktie to
school; l don't know what shall do
with him.
Husband-You had better let him buy
his own neckties. -[Clothier and Fur
nisher.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

at once, and in three days the giant of
the forest lay prone upon the earth.
Its height was 2l3 feet, and the lowest
Emb--was 40 foot from the ground.
Great care had to be taken in preserv-
ing the butt from breaking. A smaller
tree was felled $50 feet from the foot of
the giant and the trunk was broken
142 feet from the butt. Then the
trunk was hewed down to a uniform
diameter of four feet. A special side
track was built into the forest, and the
tree was loaded on the cars. Then it
was started on its perilous trip East.
The short railroad curves in the noun
tains made transpor.a ion very dan
Rerous. as after being cut off the tree
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

A WATERPROOF paper has lately beer
invented that will even stand boiling
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30
MICHIGAN.

New York for the year 1890 received
a total Of 400. 900 immigrants.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30
Berlin Che pursuit of knowledge was not

cameras, placed at proper intervals in
,he artificial jungles, caught the pic
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30
OFFERING AN INDICTMENT.
cReDULoUs.

Mrs. Briggs (reading from the morn
ing paper)-I see they've discovered Q
wonderful wild orange grove in Mexico.
-CI-i- ..Jn-i1-f,~.J ILL., A. Al e -sIau--ssrith
some wonderful thing long ways off.
Let 'cm discover wild orange grove
right here in this State and I'll believe
'em. New York Recorder.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30
A KEEN-MISDED suIToR.

"Why do you send Ethel such hand
some presentsl Candy and flowers are
enough"
That's all right. She eats the candy
and the flowers fade. When we get
married get the diamonds back. y
Brooklyn Life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30
A BASE JOKE.

"How's that umpire2'' asked the
pitcher, as the ball flew over the fence
and scattered the cackling hens in the
farm yard.
Fowl bawlw replied the umpire and
the enemy stole base before the pitcher
could catch his breath again.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30
THE JOKER'S BUDGET.
TESTS AND YARNS By FUNNY
MEN OF THE PRESS.
Not changeabie-Judging From APP
pearances-No as She Meant 1t
"A Base Joke, Etc. Etc.

pearances-N as She Meant It
"A Base Joke, Etc. Etc.
NOT cHANoKABIE.
"She refused you, theni"
''She did"
II wouldn't give her up for all that.
would propose agaia."
''No, / won't. mt least not for week
or so. She isn't one who changes her
mind quickly.-[New York Press.
JUDGING FROM APPEARANCES.
SIS that tall, slim fellow over there q
Russian2"
HE looks more like Pole. -[Epoch.
NOT AS SHE MEANT IT.
"Where is that black cloud going tor
Asked the boy of his grandma dear;
And the old lady said, as she shook her
head,
''It's going to thunder, l fear"
Il Detroit Free Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

81 read your spring poem, Binks."
THAT wasn't spring -poen. -
''lt must lave been. 1t gave me those
tired feelings right off."-lNew York
Sum-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-30

Asa pink pearl in sculIion's ear. 90
Is a fair woman without good dress
maker.
Whose telleth the truth concerning his
neighbor is not infrequently liable to
heavy damages.
Better is n chop with peer than q
seyen-ard sixpenny dinner with person
OF no position.
What Is swecter to a soured woman
than the failings Of her dearest friendi
- London World.