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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10
SENATOR REAoAN's SCRAP"
He Threw n Local Terror Through n MIL
Window I'm Tennessee.


He Threw n Local Terror Through n MIL
Window I'm Tennessee.
The resignation of Senator Reagan,
Of Texas, recalls a story of how he
CHANGED to remove to the State that
is now his home, and which has so
signally honored him. He was living
in Sewer County, Tennessee, in 1899,
and was sent by his father to a grist
mill Tn have sack of wheat convert
ed into flour. He was a big, raw
boned, strapping country boy.
According to custom, he hitched
his horse at the MILL took the sack Of
grain from the shoulders of the ami
NAL, placed it on his own shoulders
and toted it up three flights Of stairs,
and took his place in the line, as peo-
pie are wont to do still at country
postof1ices, waiting for his turn To
have his wheat ground. Half an
hour or so after Reagan arrived at
the mill a well-known local character
came, bringing sack of wheat to be
ground also. This last character was
a local terror, fond of brawls and
fighting, and in the habit of having
his own way.
He had to take his place in line
with the rest, but when it got to be
Reagan's turn TO have his grain
ground "the terror" said;
-sG~---hAplA-Paa Pan--I-a ana in n hurry
You let me get in your place and you
come back here where / am"
Reagan demurred, stating that he
was in hurry, too; that he was en-
titled to his place, and meant to
keep it. This angered the brawler.
He cursed young Reagan, and said
he would fling him out through the
window, and, suiting the action to
the word, made rush for the future
statesman. Reagan, like all the rest
of the people in the neighborhood,
was more or less Jerrorized by the
desperate, and, in fear of his life,
rushed for him, met the desperate
half way, butted him in the stomach
with his head, and literally lifted him
off his feet and threw him through
the window.
When the desperate disappeared
through the window the consequence
of his act flashed upon young Reagan'sl
mind. He instantly supposed that
he had killed a man, that he would
be hanged for it, and, scared almost|
to death, he rushed down stairs, UNI
hitched his horses, and lit out across
the country for Texas. The man was|
not killed, but got bad shaking up
He soon moved to Texas, and was a
friend Of Reagan in after life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

SPAIN, as the mother country OF the
Spanish republics OF Central and
South America, where revolution is a
condition not theory, is still the
scene Of plots and counterplots look
ing TO the overthrow of monarchy.
No doubt the government of great
kingdom by queen-regent in the in
terest of child, around whom all
the ancient flummeries are centered,
is a frying-pan state of affairs; but,
judging from experiences in this hem
isphere, the Spanish republic is not a
government which makes for stability,
peace and good order any more than
the Spanish monarchy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

1862 he was discharged from the army
on account of ill-health, and return
ing to Illinois, he entered upon a
course OF study for the ministry.
In February, 1886, he was unani-
mously chosen by his Grand Army
comrades as Chaplain of the Depart
ment Of Indiana. Five months later
he received the nomination as Repub-
hcan candidate for Congress from the
Fifth district OF Indiana. He
made thorough canvass against
Colonel G. G. Matson, but was de-
feated. In February, 1887, he was
elected at the grand encampment Of
the G.. A. II. Department Comman-
der, and was reelected at the expira-
tion VI his term. His nomination as
Lieutenant Governor in 1888 was
unanimous. He is genial and ener-
getic, a firm Republican, but not
narrow in his partisan feeling.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10
Memorial Prescription.

A st. Petersburg lawsuit Is attract
ing much attention. The defendant
is prince, whose wife died from the
effects of too powerful medicine
which the family doctor, one Of the
best known physicians in the city,
had prescribed for her. The widower,
instead of causing texts of the holy
scriptures to be sculptured on the
tomb, has caused fac-simile OF the
fatal prescription, with the doctors
signature, to be engraved on the mar
Bile tomb just below the line giving
the date of the death of the prin-
cess. The doctor is now appealing to
the courts of law to have the objec-
tionable inscription removed on the
ground that his practice is injuriously
affected thereby.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10
The Algerian Locust.

The following letter from CORE
spondent in Algiers, has been re-
ceived: At last the locusts have ar
rived. For some time past they have
more or less been ravaging the Prov
ince of Algiers. One fine morning on
rising we found them in our midst.
l cannot better compare the sight
than to fall OF snow; the snowflakes
were locusts buzzing about in the
bright sunlight. They were disagree
ably numerous, invading your rooms,
If the windows happened to be open,
and Ticking you in the face and drop
ping down your neck While out walk
ing. The children amuse themselves
with catching them, attaching a
string to their legs, and are much de-
lighted with these playthings; others
weave them into long garlands. The
Arabs are more practical. Taking off
the head, legs, and wings, they boil
them with salt, and then regale them
selves to their hearts content.
Coming out forty days after the
eggs are laid, they grow with amazing
rapidity, and devour every green
thing that comes in their path. This
happens in the hopping" stage, be-
fore they develop their wings. 1t
may be interesting to state that each
female locust lays ninety eggs. The
eggs are searched for and gathered
wherever possible, the government
paying certain sum for every sack.
When the young locusts are Matched
stFGeGeeF5S struggle eRspes for 5hfig de-
which is simply hedge of cloth two
or three feet high, is stretched across
the infected district, before which a
ditch is dug. The young locusts are
then stirred up by beaters-Arabs as
a rule-who are furnished with sticks
and brushes. The insects hop and
hop till they come to the cloth
barriers, against which they strike
and then rebound into the ditch, and
are there destroyed. When the locusts
have reached the wing stage they are
driven off from the places where they
happen to alight by the beating of
tom-toms, the discharge of guns, and
fire and smoke. Many are driven by
the wind into the sea.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

WHEN the grippe epidemic made
its second appearance last year, the
general conclusion reached among
physicians was that the affliction had
become chronic. Now a new problem
presents itself as to the prevention or
cure Of prolonged and unnatural sleep,
various cases of which have puzzled
the medical fraternity during the
present year. The latest reported is
that of a Munith (Mich.) school
teacher who has been slumbering for
over 100 days. AS in the majority of
cases Of this kind, the sleeper enjoyed
good health previous to her lengthy
nap, but is now only able to take
liquid nourishment, and is rapidly
wasting away. viii not the breth-
rem of the medical profession get
their heads together and find means
of awakening those thus overcome by
this sleep unto death?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

peared on the woman in the shape Of
a small abscess OF the gum just above
the molar teeth. 1t gradually de-
veloped, and when it burst she natur-
ally thought It was nothing more than
a gumboil. About two months and a
half afterward she felt another small
lump in precisely the same place,
about the size of pea. This was
followed by the sudden growth of a
number of others, similar to the
first, until ultimately the entire inner
mouth on the right side was filed
with them. The illustration above
is from a photo of the original.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

this, and before long tho entire Jaw
becomes one mass OF these running
sores, and blood poisoning affects the
entire body OF the animal. Some
animals get fat and some poor from
the disease. Cooking destroys the
germs, but so many people eat very
rare meat that they are In danger Of
Infection"
The Doctor knows Of one case per-
sonally where the disease showed it
self on human being. 1t first APP
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

its for several years past. The result
of their investigations has been
given to an expectant world in the
shape of a bulky volume of 400 pages,
adorned with pictures of the import
ed pest in various attitudes, and with
maps showing how much of the coun-
try he has already taken possession
of. 1t may be said of the English
sparrow as was said by the schoolbOy
who was told To define the manners
and customs of the Fiji Islanders.
The boy answered. manners, none;
customs, disgusting" He could
truthfully have said the same about
the sparrow, and received perfect
mark for the recitation.
That the European sparrow is a
dirty, destructive and useless animal
is beyond dispute. 1t is alleged that
he devours the grubs and larvae OF in
sects, but the truth is that he only
does this when he cannot obtain
other food. What he wants is grain,
and this failing the buds and blossoms
OF trees suit him better than anythi ng
else. His apologists have claimed
that he only tackles such buds as con-
tain worms; and that therefore his
presence on fruit trees is desirable,
but the evidence does not bear out
this claim.
Many States offer bounties for the
destruction OF these pests, and the
last Legislature added the Sucker
State to the list. The law went into
effect Dec. /, and now every person
who takes the sparrow or head thereof
in lots Of ten to the county clerk is
entitled to the bounty.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10
would save Mascoutah many thousand
dollars annually.

A NEW ORLEANS teller has beaten
the records as a bank robber. Ac-
cording 10 his confession, his thefts
have been going on for sixteen years,
and amount TO $3.50, 900. There was a
simplicity about his methods, too,
that is refreshing. In making up
packages of bills he put tens in place
OF hundreds, and invested the differ
ence in wildcat speculation. Such a
story provokes the reflection that a
bank where such irregularities could
be carried on for sixteen years de-
serves to lose the money.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

answer for bedding. In the adjoining
room was bottle OF chloroform. 1t
is supposed that the anasthetic was
there for the purpose of keeping the
child quiet should persons come into
the house. The bottle was small
one, holding about an once.
George ID. Ford, who was present
when Mr.. Beals paid the So, 900 ran
som to the unknown man for the re-
turn OF the boy, called at the jail to
ascertain If Albert King, the alleged
confederate OF Lizzie smith, was the
man who brought back the boy. He
took long look at him and was pos
sitive beyond all doubt that King was
not the man to whom the So,
was paid.
Mr.. Ford and Mr.. Beals, who were
the only persons who saw the mysteri-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

THAT compulsory education as now
administered is a failure is not to be
doubted by any one who will take the
trouble to investigate, and that it
will always be in certain sense a
failure is equally certain, and for OBJ
vious reasons. The children of pow
erty and crime have had al the nat
urally fine sensibilities of childhood
blunted by hardship and suffering,
and early become materialists. The
world to them is place in which
they see only the struggle against
hunger and the elements, and they
are skeptical concerning education,
and see in the truant officer only an
enemy who would rob them of their
liberty to no substantial purpose.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

A KANSAS CITY judge has set a
precedent which will be hailed with
glee by litigants and particularly by
witnesses. When one Of the lawyers
in divorce case began to browbeat
and bully witness, the judge inter
posed with this quiet remark: "Gen-
tlemen, If any one is unjustly in
suited in this courtroom, will not
fine him for resenting it. This court
will not further protect man who
gives an insult" A very Daniel
come to Judgment is that judge. In
his court the favorite practice Of
bolstering up bad case by bullying
the witnesses for the other side is
likely to become unpopular.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

THE STOLEN CAILD. wife, ana together
served five years in the Colorado
Penitentiary at Canyon City for
horse stealing The man says his
name is Joseph Dennis, and the
woman denies the relationship. The
mysterious part of the story is that
the Beals family will say absolutely
nothing about the case, and will re-
fuse to prosecute search for the man
who got away with the money. The
woman has an autograph album in
which the names of Laura M. Dennis
and Sarah L. Dennis, of Mount Car
roll, ILL.,, appear.
The cottage where the baby was
concealed, and where the woman was
arrested, had the appearance. of q
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10
Log-Roning In Earnest.

An old farmer in Morgan County,
Indiana, was busy in his clearing
some years ago, writes a correspon-
dent of the Youths Companion, roll
ing logs together, when two hunters
emerged Unexpectedly from the
bushes.
They passed the time of day" with
the farmer, and the younger of them
said to his companion:
"Did you ever do any work of this
sort, Judge?"
"Yes, indeed" answered the second
man.
"Well," said the first speaker, $50
did /, good many years ago. Let's
try our hands at 1t now"
agreed, said the Judge. And the
two men laid aside their guns, took
off their coats, and went to work
upon the logs with will. At the
end of an hour they had finished
their stint, and the farmer offered to
pay them.
"Oh, no." the strangers said; "you
are welcome to what we have done. "
"Well 1 don't know your names,
gentlemen, nor whom 4 have TO
thank, but"
"My name is Elliot" the Judge
broke in, "and my friend here is SEN
ator Harrison"
"You don't mean It'll" exclaimed
the farmer, and as the United States
Senator and the Judge of the SUI
preme Court started into the woods
he said TO himself:
swell, now, I've read good deal
in the papers about these politicians
a-log-rollin', but I'm blest IL thought
they ever really did It'll"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10
INDIANA's NEW GOVERNOR.

Brief sketch of Ira ID. Chase, Now Chief
Executive of the HOOsier State.
BY the death OF Governor Hovey,
Lieutenant Governor Chase has be.
come chief executive of Indiana.
The new executive is 81 years old, a
native OF New York and Of honora-
BILE lineage. One Of his ancestors,
Samuel Chase, was signer of the
declaration of independence. An
other, his great-grandfather, Rufus
Chase, was one of twenty-four revo-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10
A social conundrurn.

Rich Widow can't keep serv-
ant girl in the house. / have sent
away six or seven already. They ain
fall in love with my handsome coach
man.
Gentleman FTiend-Then why don't
Dou send the coachman away?
A painful but significant silence
cnsues. Texas Siftings.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

SOME sour bachelor has written
book entitled Don't Marry" 1t is a
great book to have lying on clsb-room
tables, for the life of the club is in
mans Indifference to home ties, but
it will prove very unpopular work
for the parlor.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10
AFTER THE SPARROW.
The Feathered Pest Now Being Slaugh-
tered In Illinois.

The Feathered Pest Now Being Slaugh-
tered In Illinois.
The United States is indebted to
England for its language, its laws.
many of its institutions, and, unfor-
tunately, for the so-called English
sparrow. This feathered pirate has
engaged the attention Of the law
makers Of Illinois, and at the last
session of the Legislature that bird
mad dogs, snakes, and 6tfitsT dfsagf rec
able things. The Agricultural De-
partment of the Federal Government
has had a dozen of scientific men in
vestigating the sparrow and his hab-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

SOME too oflicious Sabbatarians in
Pittsburg propose TO arrest every
newspaper man they find working on
Sunday. 1t appears that in getting
rid of her smoke Pittsburg has not
wholly freed herself of pestiferous
nuisanccs
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

Gus man who, got the money, refused,
by reason Of the terms OF the agree
ment in the offer to pay the ransom,
to give any description of him or to
give out any information that might
lead to his capture. Several other ar
rests were made, but no one was held,
each being able to prove his inno-
panpn
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

Our of twenty invitations that a
woman gives to people to call on her,
there is usually not more than one
that she would really like to have
accented.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

AN Illinois man has invented an
automatic telephone exchange, and
the dear girls who continually chew
gum, never answer your rings and
forever and ever cut you off in the
midst of conversation, must go. 1t
is to be hoped that this automatic
.exchan &c is not fake.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

RICHES do not seem to lengthen
life. The man who is so rich he can
TO North in summer and South in
winter, does not live any longer than
the poor fellow who has to stay at
home and shiver or sweat with every
change of weather.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

der the f'aring electric lightof Bow
cry cheap jewelry shop / could SEQ
that two large and homely hands were
clasped very tightly together. New
York Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

JAMES L. FLOOD is proud because
he has beaten the railroad record on
the transcontinental trip, but less
wealthy men are modestly content
with beating the railroads.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

arrest. King says
nothing, and the
woman claims to
have been stolen
with the child,
iand driven away
lin a carriage. 1t
has been learned,
however, that the
pair are man and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

IT is estimated that 3 $500, 900 steel
pens are consumed daily. 1t is in
teresting to think what they do. For
instance, they make love, write gush-
ing poetry, scrape out the briefs in a
breach of promise suit, cut and
thrust at reputation, scratch out real
alistic novels and political editorials,
chronicle sensations, puff this and be-
little that, and, in short, do more to
make and break, to save and destroy,
to ciMlize and degrade the human
race than anything else under the
sun.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

GAIL HAMILTON is surprised at the
lack of response to her ill-judged APP
peal in behalf of Mrs. Maybrick, but
the pubic has learned to be pretty
thoroughly distrustful of anything
which Gail Hamilton champions.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

EVERYTHING else in the world may
fail, but this never will: No man
ever injured his neighbor without be-
ing injured in turn for it. 1t is the
law of retribution. Don't think you
will escape it. The longer it is de-
layed the greater your punishment
will be. Fear this.law and you will
have in your heart all that there is to
charity, faith and religion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

RUSSIA has made contract for
100000 rifles to be ready in 1894.
This gives inventors at least two years
to discover a new engine Of death
that shall make this variety of rife
obsolete.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

THERE is no one in the world so
selfish as the man with a trouble; he
thinks no one is too busy to listen to
the story of his woes, and that every
man he meets should stop and weep
with him.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

tracted by cattle while on pasture.
The germ is in the grass, and in the
course Of matication becomes Inn
bedded In the root OF the tooth. This
forms in time small abscess, which
gradually develops, spreading to the
outer surface of the jaw, where It
suppurates- Other assesses follow
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

Mr.. HAGEMAN, a merchant of JAZZ
ajagjara, Guatemala, says that the
revolutions against President Barillas
are small affairs" and that only two
man of JazaiaRiara were killed in the
last one. II either, or both OF these
men were guilty of christening Mr..
Hageman's town, the revolution may
not have been wholly unsuccessful.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

lutionary patriots who
stole after night into
the British camp, cap
tured General Pres
colt and brought him
into the American
lines. When the war
broke out he enlisted
in Company @, Nine
teenth Illinois Volun-
teer Infantry. In
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

A SNAKE in the grass has been dis
covered to the cigarette smoker An
insect that bores into the cigarette
and lays an egg causes the trouble.
The worm that results eats the tobac-
co and virtually posons the cigarette.
The value of this discovery should not
be discounted because st. Louis man
makes ii.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

house that was rent
ed temporary pur-
poses. Leading off
from the room adjoin-
ing the front room
was a closet, and here
it is probable that.
the child was kept,
as there was in it a
feather bed and some
clothes that would
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

REx-BEeoxrAs will root rapidly dur.
ing tho warm weather. Set the leaves
edgew-Ise IN sand, or lay them fat on the
rand, stakod down with bent tooth picks,
being careful TO keep the soil moist and
partly shaded, and they will soon show
LIE.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

The abduction and subsequent re-
covery Of Banker Beals baby 10y at
Kansas City, Mo-, was as much of a
mystery as q sensation. People are
now asking about the man who
brought the child to the bankers
home and received the ransom OF So
600. Albert King, the suspect, and
Lizzie Smith, the servant, are under
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

IaNATIUs DoNNELLY probably real
lies now that there Is vast differ
ence between Caesars Column" and
the newspaper column.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

THE man who chops his flrewood
before winter will get rid of good
deal OF disagreeable experience.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

A PENNsYLvANIA girl has died
from tight lacing. 1t is to be hoped
her example will not be wasted upon
her sex.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

MAscoUTAH, ILL.,, should take more
newspapers and fewer chances. To
learn in one terrifying dispatch from
that town that ~shell-workers" Sc
cured about $1,000 from farmers who
came to the circus, and that fifty
Mascoutah people dropped $4,000 into
the treasury OF benevolent organ
izatien which promised to give 800
for the use OF $50 for one year is like
iy to awaken some suspicion as to the
entire sanity OF the folks Whereabouts.
One-half that sum expended for
newspapers which teach people how
to be good and shun the sharper
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

THE difficulty In this cold world is
that too many fellows want to stand
with their backs to the fire.---Brad-
ford Record.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

A ST. LOUIS physician has discov-
cred bugs in cigarettes. He says the
bug poisons the cigarette. The die.
tum will probably not spoil the de-
mand for the article, but it will fur
nish the perishing dude with a re-
mark for his part OF little street
colloquy. "WQt's eatin' yer?" the
gamin will flippantly inquire. "a
coleopterous insect" the dude will
answer, with faint flourish OF cane
and monocle. Then the gamin should
wilt