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Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-04
For Over Fifty Years.

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY.-Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over
dfty years by millions of mothers for their chill
dren while teething, with perfect success. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all
pain, cures wind collie, and is the best remedy for
Qiarrhpa. Is pleasant to the taste. Sold by
Druggists in every part Of the world. Twenty
dvs cents a bottle. Its value is incalculable. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup,
and take no other kind. az mwf&wly
Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-04

Tho darling Of many household has h..n
an we'd BY Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup. Price a. ICON
Iok out! Don't be fooledi You can h,,x III.
great salvation on Tor twenty-five Cents. -s
Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-04
New Haven Orphan Asylum.

The Chillex lodge, No. 5, K. Of P, give
reception in Turn hall tonight.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-04

guaranteed cure for piles OF whatever kind
itching, chronic recent or hereditary. This rem
edy has positively never been known to fail, 81 a
box, boxes for s.; sent by mail prepaid on re-
ceipt of price. written guarantee positively
given to each purchaser of 6 boxes when pur-
chased at one time TO refund the S. paid if not
cured. Guarantee issued by c. s. Leete & Co.,
Wholesale and Retail Druggists, Agents, 80? and
303 State street, New Haven, Conn. Samples
rec. O28 d&w n m
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Governments Bonds.
The following were the quotstions for United
6tates bonds at the call to-day:
Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-04

April 3.-Last Sunday evening Miss Hand, who
has been for several years teacher In Utah.
gave q very interesting account Of the work OF
Tho New West Educational society AMONG the
Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-04
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Housatonic Railroad.

'Erpr-s Trains. +Locn Erprez.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-14
Men and wives Separated.

A letter from Cairo, ILL.,, says: Con-
siderable interest has been excited
here and at Paducah, KY, by the
efforts of two Cinnamon to get back
to this country. They are Charles
Hong and Jim Prang, who went from
here to Paducah to start laundry,
and a year ago married two Paducah
white girls. A few months ago they
went back to China, leaving their
wives at home. Since their departure
both wives have become mothers, and
one with her child is living in Cairo.
The husbands now desire to return,
but the Chinese exclusion law is a
barrier. In order to help them over
papers drawn up by an American con-
sui in China have been received 10y
the local Cinnamon asking that the
signatures of city officials and citi-
zens of Paducah be obtained, certify
ing that Charles and Jim were dealers
in tea and oriental fancy goods, and
that they have married. American
girls in Paducah.
These papers bore correct photo
graphs Of the two anxious Cinnamon,
but the officials cannot sign the tea
merchant certificates for laundrymen
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-14
The Scales Turned by a Hair.

The case was one Of assault, and
two men were suspected of the deed.
A single hair was found on the cloth
ing OF the victim, and this hair was
duly pictured in the form Of a photo
micograph. ct may be as well, per-
haps, to point out here that by this
term is meant the enlarged image OF
microscopic object, the term micro
photograph being applied to those
tiny specs of pictures which can only
be seen when magnified in a micro
scope.) A., one OF the suspected men,
had a gray beard, and hair from his
chin was photographed and compared
with the first picture taken. The
difference in structure, tint, and gen.
eral appearance was so marked That
the man was at once liberated. Inc
hair of the other man, b., was exam
ined, and bore little resemblance to
that found on the victim. The latter
was now more carefully scrutiniZed
and compared with the other specl-
mems. The photograph clearly showed,
for one thing, that the hair was
pointed; it had never been cut. Grad
ually the conclusion was arrived at
that it belonged to a dog, IAN old,
yellow, smooth-haired, and compare
lively short-haiI ed dog" Further in.
quiry revealed the fact that b. owned
such a dog, a fresh hair from which
agreed in every detail with the origi
nal photograph, ana the man wa:
convicted. He subsequently confessed
that he alone committed the crime.
Chambers Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-14
The vile Weed.

The Shah of Persia has tobacco
pipe worth 100000.
The better class Of the Philippine
Islanders smoke cigars foot long.
John ID. Rockefeller prefers mild
cigar, costing about 40 cents.
Calvin S. Brice smokes the best
cigars obtainable. He is an incessant
smoker.
Cornelius Vanderbilt smokes very
strong cigars, worth about a quarter
apiece.
Though Jay Gould never smokes,
he is said to be an excellent judge OF
cigar, and the brands he keeps on
hand to give to his friends are choice
enough for the most captious con-
noisseur.
Last year French smokers consumed
A, 500, 900 francs worth of cigars, TO-,
600, 900 of cigarettes, $4,000, 900 OF
snuff, and 81, 900, 900 of pipe tobacco
The greatest snuff takers are old peas
ants and priests.
The Burmese natives delight In
huge, loosely rolled cheroots, varying
from six to eighteen inches in length.
Among the Anglo-Indians the Trich
inopoly cheroot, with a straw down
the middle, is a great favorite. 1t II
made in all sizes, from ten inches u
two
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-14
Then and Now.

Spring IN the country l. an uncertain
sea on, and as "A rule the more un ertain ~
Is the more profitable will be the months
that follow 1t, writes Plymouth. Ind,
correspondent In the Chicago Herald. One
of the best years In a farming way here In
Northern Indiana was ia 1884, and 1t was a
year which opened full OF persistent dis
couragements. In the hrst place winter
remained us long as there was aghost OF
Welcome, filing the trees with sleet as late
rs April. aud thea succeeding with ire
quent rains TIL the soil seemed like a sat
urated sponge, and highways were simply
quagmires. AS June wore away and the
time Of harvesting drew near farmers be-
gan TO see they never could drive their
heavy reapers into the fields. and they
began that demand for the old-fashioned
cradle which had been abandoned twenty
years before. Factories set their mon at
work ON tho obsolete instrument once
common in the harvest field. and imple-
ment dealers everywhere were sup
Piled Farmers bought mighty Few
twine binders in 1884, but they carried
home through the inJermitting rains many
cradles, and swung them through the
standing grain as July opened. Yet. 1884
was more than an average 9 cd year Corn
that was guiltless OF pillow but owed Its cul-
tivation to the primitive hCe was heavier
than ever before; and as 10 fruit. IL was
plentiful and OF the finest tiavor To be
sure. incessant rains are discouraging. III
they trouble you IN the city, whose conven-
fence alone is assailed, how much more an
noying they must be to farmers whose very
living depends upon their absence Mt times
as much us on their presence at other
times.
Remem berlnG Former Days.
But rains are not the only qualities OF
the country. AS one wanders about fields
familiar in boy hood and ningIes again In
the scenes so long neglected so long ex-
changed for alien ways, the past comes
back and all the farm region is invested
with the habit and the beauty OF thirty
years ago. In these old times the seasons
seem always to have been fair Pho" land
was broken for corn as soon as the frost dc.
parted and the soil settled. After the pillow
came the harrow, pulverizing the clods and
mellowing the earth for the gracious recep-
tion OF seed Meantime the warmth OF
spring was In the tree tops, and tiny leaves
were slowly opening. Corn must be planted
when oak leaves were the size of squirrels
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-14
Fortunes from Accidents.

One O'Reilly, a trader, in casually
stopping at the house of Boer, near
Pneil, Griqualand West, saw some
children playing with number of
exceedingly pretty pebbles, and on
asking his Dutch host whether he
could take one, he was promptly told
that he could do so, as "the children
had plenty more of them"
OReilly took the stone to Grahams-
town and sold it for $4,000; it was
resold for $25, 900.
A Dutchman named De Beer had
built himself the usual waffle and
daub house on his farm, but it had
been erected for quite a long period
before some inquiring prospectors
found that the rough coat used for
the walls actually contained dia-
monds. The farm speedily changed
hands for $4,000. 1t now, with its
neighboring mines, produces over
S15, 900, 900 Of diamonds annually,
the total wealth from this discovery
to date being probably over $780,
600, 900.
At Wasselton, Boer riding out at
shutdown to bring in his horses from
the veldt, where they had been run.
ming all day, saw small animal
called a "meercat" Gt somewhat re-
sembles a weasel. and burrows in
colonies like rabbits) industriOusly
scraping some earth from its hole
Some popularity Of the ground SC
thrown up led the Dutchman to i'll
his handkerchief with it, and aftel
he had stabbed his horse, by the dis
NAL light of small lamp he ex
amined the nature Of the earth. IL
his establishment and delight III
found three-quarter carat diamond
in the sand.
Further search at the meercat
hole revealed other diamonds, ant
six months ago no less than $3.50,
600 was refused for the farm. Sine
the accidental discovery over 200, OO
carats of fine white diamonds hav
been extracted from the NINE
id-BitS.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-14
The Art of Not Hearing.

A kind Of discreet deafness saves
one from many insults and much
blame; therefore the art Of not hear
ing should be learned by all. 1t is
quite as important to domestic hap
piness as cultivated ear, for which
so much money and time is expend-
ed. There are so many things which
il is painful to hear, many which we
ought not to hear, very many which,
il heard, would disturb the temper,
corrupt simplicity and modesty, de-
tract from contentment and happi-
ness, that every one should be edu-
Gated to. take in or shut out sounds
according to his pleasure. III a hot
and restless friend begins to inflame
our feelings, we should consider what
mischief these fiery sparks may do in
our magazine below, where our tenn
per is kept, and instantly close the
door. 1t has been remarked that II
all the petty things said of one by
needless or ill-natured idlers were 10
be brought home TO him, he would
become n mere walking pincushion
stuck full of sharp remarks.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-14

the low places In fields, and successive con-
tributions OF gravel are raising the high
ways above the quagmires and quicksands
OF an early day. Good roads bring the
farmer nearer town. He supplies his house,
hold with all things needfnl. and markets
his pros uce with the minimum OF trouble.
Time was when the pioneer dreaded the
ten mile trip to the store. and avoided 1t
In all seasons lie found little enough
there to buy at best 1t is wonderful how
little he had to keep the bond of civiliza-
ton. Even matches we're rarity. IL the
fire went out on the hearthstone he must
walk for miles through the woods to
neigbbor's place and borrow lighted coal
Mrs. Stevens. straight In spite OF her 40
years, who lives at the border Of the lake,
tells how abe, n-meaning her husband
went clear to "the forge" one time, dis
lance of seven miles, that being the near
est neighbor, and b. rrowed bit OF ire. 1t
came near going out as he walked home
through the woods, and he stopped. gathered
some logs together, famed his feeble coal
into a flame, built fire. and when that
provided Goals, went forward with the re-
cruited fire. But generally the pioneers
kept the Goals covered on the hearth ana
provided against disaster with punk and
Under box. Nowadays they buy n thou
sand sure matches for dime and cook
;heir dinner on gasoline stoves. But that
suggests the old Dutch oven. 1t was
round-topped little house of brick and
stone With door In front and solid walls
all around The housewife made up her
bread in loaves, and while it was "raising"
built Ere In the oven. which always God
out OF doors The thick walls gathered
heat. and whe1 the loayes were ready the
fire was Withdrawn, the bread was slid into
the glowing vault and the door was closed.
| In an hour they came out Drowned as no
modern oven can brown them and baked
through with the gentle, steady heat One
| seldom sees the outdoor oven now and one
never sees better bread than the pioneer
| housewives used TO make in them
Frnit Seems tn BE Falling.
The orchards are going these late years
Before the war northern Indiana was unap-
proachable in the production OF fine fruit
Apples, in particular, we're plentiful ano
fine Peaches was grown readily. while
cherries and pears were equal To any thins
| in tho West. But either the seasons changed
or departing forests carried the spirits oil
frultage with them; for the day OF excel
lence departed Small fruits grow readily
but the farmer Is conservative, and he ha
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-14
frecrackors and patriotism might come in

frecrackers and patriotism might come in
August.
Harvest time In the old days was by the
cradle The good GRADER was a much
more valued man than the able lawyer.
The former was a bread maker. neces-
sity-since life must be sustained; the lat
ter would have no occupation II each man
rendered to all others their due. There
was rivalry among the Graders Four OF
them in the field made a charming sight
The rhythmic swing. the step eight inches
forward as the empty cradle swept back
the sioop and power of the reaplng stroke,
the gentle rise and graceful tilt as 10000
severed stalks ere laid In perfect order
all this was the poetry OF industry. Usu-
ally two men were required to "take up"
after GRADER They worked wi h rake,
rolling the even grain into bundle and
binding il with belt of twisted straws-
Now and then one man could be found active
enough TO take up alone after even an
ext ert GRADER, and he was paid accordingly.
Gathering In the Sheaves.
BOYS came after the reapers-though
they didn't want to-and carried the
sheayes into clusters OF a dozen each. the
butts together, the heads radiatlng In all
directions At u little before shutdown all
the men fell to and "shocked" the wheat.
That is, they set up each dozen sheayes In
n compact bunch. covering their heads
with n thatch OF the same artistically
spreaded and broken, the better 10 turn
untimely rain. The harvest field was.
despite the labor. one OF the pleasantest
scenes In farm life. The neighborhood Wit
fourished, the local athlete was tried In
the pauses OF the work or at the noon hour,
or In the still of evening, when men less
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-14
EItting a Dress.

Sitting in a woman's tailor shop
the other day / heard cry from the
fitting-room, then a heavy fall and
then the sound OF feet rushing TO and
fro in widest haste.
"What is the matter?" / said to
an attendant.
"a woman who was being fitted
has tainted" she said. THAT Is all. ;"
ais that a common occurrence"
"Oh, yes indeed; it happens nearly
every day"
Tight lacing?"
No; not rs rule. Sometimes 1T
may be, from that, but very seldom.
1t is caused usually by standing too
long. You know it is very difficult
to stand still any length Of time. A
woman who can walk all day cannot
stand in one place fifteen minutes.
They feel faint, try to fight 1t off,
and, il the filter is intent upon her
work and does not notice, over they
go in a dead faint.-New York
| Recorder.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-14

II has been suggested that the
American roads be placed under a
system OF Government supervision,
and be divided somewhat as the
French roads are:
First. national roads. These TO be
built and maintained by the General
Government, and be located with ref
erence to military and postal require
ments.
Second, State roads. These to be
built and maintained by the several
States, and connect the various local
tiles of the States, and be planned
with reference to the national roads.
Third, county or neighborhood
roads. These to be built and main
tanned by counties and townships,
and be located with reference to the
classes just mentioned.
Those who advocate this idea say
that il our common roads were Inn
proved by some such plan as this WE
should soon have them In charge Of
competent and educated engineers
The national roads would probably
be in charge OF army engineers; th'
State roads in charge OF engineer
graduated from the agricultural anC
mechanical schools; and the neigh
borhood roads in charge Of local men
who, once having had the example
set them Of how good roads are built
would be entirely competent to d.
what is usually necessary to be don
in making road of lesser Importance
But even under such plan as this
each county should have an enginee
to design the difficult work, deter
mine upon location Of routes and in
| spect constructions and repairs
| Strange as it may seem, the prope
location Of a country highway present
to the engineer more complex prof.
lens than the location of a railroad
Country people do not understan
this, and are not willing to beliey
it, therefore the crossroads storekeel
err and the village blacksmith al
usually thought to be entirely comp'
tent to decide upon the best route Il
a country road. -Harper's Weekly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-14
Character Makes the Man.

The man Of character is always the
man of iron nerve; he may not be a
great statesman or politician; he may
be humble in his associations and his
aspirations; but with all these excep-
tions, If he has character his heart is
right. his integrity is mistaken. He
looks on truth with clear vision,
acting in accordance with its glorious
dictates; he does not fear nor shun
the face Of his fellow-man, for his
heart is white with integrity, and he
looks humbly and trustingly up to
the source of truth, and his fellow
beings, in lower sense, look up to
him because he is trustworthy, and,
in short, has character--good and
staple character. Character is the
cornerstone of individual greatness
the Doric and splendid column in
the majestic structure Of the true
and dignifled man, who is at once a
subject and king.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-14
Nh Distinction Now.

"Store" for shop" is an american
ism of natural and reasonable growth.
In early colonial days shops were also
of necessity stores or depots for goods
in bulk, since cargoes came in seldom
and at few ports. Meanwhile, by the
time the coast region had thickened
in population, and communication
with Europe and between various
parts of the country had become
easier and more frequent, so that
there were shops which were not also
stores, habit had fixed the word store
upon the speech of the people, and
the distinction between store and
shop has been lost
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-14
Silence.

Silence, in the sense Of absolute
stiffness, is almost unknown in Ma
ture. In her loneliest shrine there is
nearly always world of small noises,
of STRINGS and rustlings, culver OF
leaves, hum Of insects, stir OF flower
cts and grass blades, song of birds
only in the desolate Arctic regions
or the painless desert, does the ex
plorer enter into the realms Of abso.
lutte silence, and then it is oppressive
and terrible. Noise itself may be
missed.
The Dorset poet writes truly when
he speaks of the over-worked mother
complaining Of the "noisy fun" OF hel
children; but chrt nicles how, in latei
wears, when the family was scattered,
"some married, some dead, the lonely
old woman looks back to by-gone
days, "and she do wish, with idle
tears, to have again about her ears
the very noise which once stunned
her.
How terrible is the quietude which
settles over the household after the
death Of child; how dull the silence
that pervades the establishment after
the return of the boys TO school, al
belt every one had previously grum
bled at their ."incessant noise.
1t is said that miller's wife, leav
ling the mill after the death of hel
husband, Suffered so much from still
ness through missing the clack of thu
machinery. that she made her sery
ant bring the coffee.mill into he
bedroom every evening and "grin(
her to Sleep"
Like other grievances, noise itsel
may be "mourned when missed" TIL
protested foes of noise often increas
what they attempt to destroy. Mann
me, and you break me" is an oil,
riddle, but not apparently one al
ways remembered by the loud-voice'
callers for silence
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-14
Naturalization.

The Boston Globe prints a story
which reminds one OF the old saying
about the shoemaker and his last.
A Yarmouth captain had a small
coasting schooner lying in port, and
decided to give lesson to painters In
general by himself painting the yes
sells name on her bows. He could
not reach high enough from the float,
and did not care to put out a swing
ing stage, 20 he reached down over
the side to do the lettering.
After finishing the job on one bow,
he went ashore to view his handi-
work, and this is what met his gaze.
-TIDD VK
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-14


con the advice OF an eminent ply
stefan, have tested pure cold water
as a 'bracer' and found IL Is the
greatest thing In the world" said an
old rounder at the Lindell. Il heart
ily commend 1t TO every man who
stays out with the boys late o. nights
and dallies with the rosy until his
head whirls around, his legs get
weak, and his stomach revolts.
When you wake up the next morning
with throbbing head and excited
nerves l advise you to touch the but
ton and have the boy bring you a
lemonade glass full of cold water in
stead OF a cocktail. Sip the water
slowly-an hour is not too long to de-
vote to it-and you. will be aston
ished at the wonderful bracing effect
IL has upon you. The doctor ex-
planned to me that the cold water,
slipped slowly, tends to contract the
arteries and force rush OF blood to
the head. A vigorous circulation is
thereby set up, and in a little while
the last remnant Of the nights jag
is driven out of the system. l am
also told that the brain and nerve
stimulating effect Of pure, cold water
has for centuries been demonstrated
in India. That semi-heathen coun-
try, you know, is the mother of chess.
The natives OF East India are to-day
the greatest chessplayers in the
world. When they start into game
they squat fat on the earth around
board and never rise until the game
is finished. Sometimes they play fol
forty-eight hours on stretch with
out sleep or food, and the only stimu.
liant they use is pure, cold water
which they continually sip. st
| Louis Globe Democrat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-14

tried year after year to rai'e an orchard
where his father raised one before him. lie
has lost lots OF time May be the nursery
man has fooled him. May be the winter
has killed his trees. The result Is the same.
Orchards will not grow and bear as THY
once did.
The public sale is n country Institution
that the city man knows nothing about
The good man dies and his widow pres
emily sells of that personal property with
which he battled for a living. She cannot
drive the pillow or run the thrashing ma
chine, and she sells of at auction wrack
of enumerated gods "and other articles
too numerous to mention,n as the hand