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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28
What a Man Can Live On.

The French infantry soldier, in time
Of peace, is given the following rations
weekly: Fifteen pounds of bread, three
and one-third pounds of meat, two and q
half pounds of harricot beans, with salt
and pepper and one and three-quarters
ounces of brandy. This is just about
three pounds of food day.
The Russian soldier, in time of peace,
is given the following weekly rations:
Seven pounds of black bread, seven
pounds of meat, seven and seven-tenths
quarts of beer, one hundred and twenty
two ounces of sour cabbage. the same
amount of barley, ten and half ounces
of salt, twenty eight grains of horserad-
ish, the same amount of pepper and
| twentv-six and half ounces of vinegar
ms Is over tour pounds of food a dat ,
such as IL is; but the nutritious qualities
of the cabbage are not very great.
DIR. Pavy, perhaps the most eminent
authority upon diet, says that the aver
age man in state of absolute rest can
live on sixteen ounces of food n day; a
man doing ordinary light work can live
on twenty-three ounces; and man do
ing laborious work needs from twenty-six
and three-quarters ounces to thirty
ounces. This is food absolutely free
from water, and it must be remembered
that everything we eat contains more or
less water, so that from forty EIGHT to
sixty ounces of ordinary food are neces-
sary to healthy existence, according to
the work in which man is engaged.
Professor Sir Lyon Playfair, another
great authority, gives the following as
all that is necessary for healthy man
to eat in a week: Tlipee pounds Of meat
with one pound of fat, two ordinary five
cent loaves of bread one ounce Of salt
and FIVE pints of milk; or, for the meat,
| five or SIX pounds of oatmeal may be
substituted. This sounds like starva-
ton diet, but Sir Lyon Playfair generally
knows what he's talking about.
A consensus of authorities states that
a man can live on the following amounts
of various foods, if .hewishes to confine
himself to one alone, which, of course,
is practicable impossibility; the
amounts given being those required for
one day:
Cheese, 1.156 pounds; potatoes, 5.06S
pounds; oatmeal, 1921 pounds; bread,
2.346 pounds; lean beef, 1852 pounds
milk, 8.021 pounds; cabbage, 1902
pounds; sugar, 1906 pounds; Bass bot
tied ale, 8 bottles; Guinness stout, 6a
bottles.-[N New York Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28

Prince George a Jolly Good Fellow. who
IL We'll Liked by His CounfrYman.

Prince George a Jolly Good Fellow. who
IsWen Liked by His countrymen.
Prince George, the new heir pre-
sumptiye, is quite a different sort OF
a man from his late brother Clarence.
In spite OF his royal blood he has a
most democratic spirit and Is very
popular with the English. He pos
sesses another strong claim to favor
In the sea-circled island from the fact
that he is an excellent sailor-a merit
OF high value I'm the eyes of the
greatest maritime nation in the
world. He shares in the fondness Of
the upper strata in British society for
sports and is particularly fond Of
horses and horse racing. He never
shared in his brothers infatua-
tion for high collars, although
he was what is known as a
good dresser and is said to possess as
many suits OF clothing as his distin-
guished father. Sometimes his neck
wear is rich and radiant, after the
prevailing fashion, perhaps due to
the influence OF the turf, but he is
much fonder of his naval uniform,
and the London shop windows are
filed with full-length portraits of
him in this dress, taken in all sorts
of attitudes. He is acquainted with
a good many Americans, whom he
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28
Greater Than Niagara.

The latest visitor to tho Grand Falls
Of Labrador is full of the grandeur
of what he saw. Henry G. Bry-
ant, of Philadelphia, and Professor
Kenaston, of Washington, started from
New York last June to reach these falls,
the existence of which at the time was
little more than traditional. 1t was not
until three months afterward that their
eyes were gladdened by sight of the
great falls. Mr.. Bryant describes the
falls as truly magnificent. The roar
mikes conversation almost impossible.
and they are more than twice as high ms
niagara. Anaroid measurements were
made, carefully checked by other meas
urements, above the falls. The river
makes down for 1873 feet at an angle of
thirty degrees over its rocky bed. The
abrupt descent of the water is BIG feet,
and the river here is from 100 to 200
feet wide. The column Of mist that
arises is very striking and can be seen
at a great distance. The banks are ex-
tremcly rugged. Photographs we're
taken. The return journey to the coast
was made in seven days, while it hao
taken one month to reach the falls.-[St.
Louis Republic.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28

other nations would attend to its
maintenance. Ten of them there
fore contribute annually $500 apiece,
and this money pays for the services
of the lighthouse-keeper and his as
sistants, and the oil and other mate
rial needed. The foreign diplomatic
agents at Tangier form the board OF
lighthouse supervisors and the Mo-
roccan government has nothing to do
with the management.
The lighthouse has very beautiful
situation. 1t fronts the Atlantic
Ocean and the cliff upon which it
stands falls 500 feet almost perpen-
dicularly tC the waters edge. 1t is
the favorite picnic ground of the Eu-
ropean residents of Tangier. Almost
every day there are excursions to Cape
Spartel, which is about eight miles
from the city. The view around is
strikingly beautiful. From this ele-
walton visitors look far out upon the
ocean, while they can see many miles
up the Spanish coast and the entire
length of the Strait of Gibraltar,
whose beauty is probably not equaled
Dy dny QUIET SlIulldT DOuy Vi WdUcT.
Cape Trafalgar is plainly in sight to
the north. 1t was here that the
great naval battle was fought Oct. %,
1906, when Nelson defeated the
French-Spaniard fleet. Looking up
the Strait of Gibraltar, visitors to
the lighthouse can see the white
houses of Tarifa. with its great for
tress projecting into the sea. This
also is an historic spot, for it was
here that, early in the eighth century,
a large body of the Arabian conquer
ors of Spain first landed upon Euro
pean soil.
Then Gibraltar itself in all its
glory is in plain view, and the ships
Of all nations are seen passing to and
fro through this strait. In its origin,
in the method of its support, in the
magnificent view which it commands,
and in its importance to the world of
commerce, Cape Spartel lighthouse is
certainly one of the most notable
works Of the kind.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28

dkC W soy WOA0
against the existing state OF things.
An election in Mexico Is a farce.
These and every act Of the citizens
are under martial law. The country
is to-day ruled by military despot-
ism. When Diaz gained the Presi-
dency he saw that the government he
has since established was the only one
that could accomplish anything. Or
binary courts could do but little. To
day matters are not the same, yet he
continues the same policy. He orders
the execution-though it is frequently
the assassination-of anyone he
pleases, and in one year 5000 men
were killed at his order. Mexico al
lows this because it is weary Of civil
war, and the people know that while
Diaz robs them war would cost
them more than he robs them of.
More than that revolutions in Mexico
are now scarcely possible on account
of the nearly 10, 600 miles of railroads
which could lie used at "a moments
notice by Diaz and his army.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28

DIR. GRAVES. Providence, II. l.,
IN 1887. In 1880 he became medical
advisrr to Mrs. j. b. Barnaby, wife
of one of the richest men of that city.
BY degrees he attained great infu-
ence over the unfortunate woman.
After the death Of Mr.. Barnaby, the
same year, who left his widow with
inadequate provision, Graves per-
suaded her to employ lawyer named
Ballou, who was his intimate friend,
to contest the will, which was broken.
In December. 1880, Mrs Barnaby
made will leaving large fortune to
Graves. Only Graves, Ballou and the
lady knew of this arrangement, which
Mrs. Barnaby, it is said, subsequent
ly determined to change. The exec
utors of the estate paid $50, 200 to
Graves, as agent to Mrs. Barnaby, in
March, 1891. At the end of the same
month the package was mailed, by
some person, at Boston, addressed to
Mrs. Barnaby, Denver. 1t contained
q bottle of whisky, of which she drank
on April Is. She died few days
afterward. Graves has been convict
ed of poisoning her, by sending her
the drugged whisky which she I'M
happily drank.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28

granite, marble and ore quarried in
the State. In addition to what may
be contributed, the State will expend
$50, 900 in construction and elaborat-
ing the details of the building. 1t
will be surmounted by a flagstaff 115
feet high, and there will be four tow
ers of unique design. A peculiar in
cident in connection with the accept
ance Of the design for this building
is that the one which at first was
considered third in merit has been
adopted, and the architect who re-
ceived the first prize in the competi-
tion has been relegated to the rear.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28

has met in London, and while not
"fast" in the larger sense Of the word,
he is a very lively young man, who
finds a great deal of amusement in
hunting the elephant in the big cities
and in the most exclusive country re-
sorts.
He has been in the British navy
since 1879, passing through all the
various grades up to his present rank,
that of lieutenant. In 1881 and 1882,
with his brother, he made a trip
around the world as an officer of the
Bacchante.
The princes full name is George
Frederick Ernest Albert, and he was
born at Windsor Castle, July Z, 1865.
In personal appearance he very much
resembles his father at his age.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28

SELDOM do we stop to think, on
taking a book from a public library,
who might have handled the book
last. Books are loaned out, and go
from family to family, no attention
being paid to the fact that they may
have been handled'by patient hay-
ing contagious disease. The British
Medical Journal mentions case
where a physician recognized in the
house of a patient suffering from
scarlet fever book which he had no.
ticed few days before in the room of
a patient suffering with the same
disease. On inquiring, he learned
that few days after borrowing the
book the symptoms of the second case
appeared. The paper used for COW
ering library books soon becomes
roughened, and undoubtedly furnishes
the means of transmitting infectious
diseases. Libraries should be notified,
either by the boards of health or by
attending physicians, of cases of in
fictitious diseases.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28
A Man Saved nv a SEA- BIrd.

A vessel was blowing through the
waters of the South Atlantic when a
cry of "Man overheard" was heard.
The man at the wheel brought the
ship up4in the wind and boats were
lowered; but by the time this was
accomplished the sailor was quarter
of mile astern.
He kept up, however, and as the
boat approached a big albatross was
seen to dart at him, and the next
moment to struggle; then away went
the bird, tapping violently, towing
the sailor along the surface.
The men had to pull hard to gain
upon it, and then it was found that
the sailor was uninjured and perhaps
had been saved by the bird.
He was almost exhausted when the
albatross flew over him in evident
curiosity; as 1t passed he seized its
feet. The bird, in its fear and ter
ror, was strong enough to tow him
along the surface at rapid rate
Boston Globe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28
Jedgo waxem,s Political Proverbs.

The Declaration Of Independents
has got wider foundation than all
the throans of Urup put together.
Public skools furnishes the best
fatening for the Amerikin Eagel.
Some men would rather be Presi-
dent fer fore yers before they die than
be the Lord Almity for eternity after
wurds.
No wonder some Of our statesmen
air stitch pore material, when you
come to think what wages they git.
Patriotism won't grow in cittys
like it will in the country.
Wimmin that marrys the rite kind
of men amt laundering to vote.
It's a good sine fer the country
when boys differs with their daddies
in polliticks..
Newspaper edditers air the real
kings of polliticks-
Thars a nifty comfortin sart of a
shine to pocketful Of silver money.
A Vice President is mostly fer
meetln emergencies.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28
A Promising Product.

The manufacture of new disin-
fectant and deodorant called Sauri-
don, has been commenced at Mary
hill, England. 1t is a residual prod
uct of an uncommon kind of black
stone shale, which is composed or
animal and vegetable remains, is re-
markably light, and yields large
proportion OF heavy volatile oil.
The oil is extracted by distillation,
and the residual product is reduced
to grains of different sizes, varying
from a fine powder to the size of a
pea. The powder is claimed to have
an instantaneous effect upon Obnox-
ious matter, while also being tasteless
and colorless and harmless to all ami
NAL life. In the granulated form
the substance acts powerfully for fl
tering and sweetening water. The
oil, mixed with other substances, is
used as a manure, which combines
the qualities of a fertilizer and a
powerful insecticide.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28

tho warn ~ atA F@'""Hs
This is a picture OF lighthouse
that has a noteworthy history. 1t
stands on the extreme northwest cor
ner OF Africa and its name Is Cape
Spartel lighthouse. IL is fine and
solid piece of soone-work, says the
New York Sun, and it's top is reached
by winding iron staircase.
The government OF Morocco
thought it was very hardly treated
when 1t was compelled to build this
lighthouse. The other governments
requested Morocco to build the light
house as an aid to navigators, but
Morocco bluntly refused. Then dipio-
matte pressure was brought TO bear.
and, with the united voice Of the
commercial nations demanding that
he adorn Cape Spartel with a light
house, the Sultan consented after
considerable grumbling. The con-
tract was given TO French firm and
French engineer superintendent the
building enterprise.
This lighthouse is noteworthy also
COR the remarkable manner In which
1t is supported. Ten governments
contribute fixed sum annually to
keep its light burning. The agree
ment with Morocco was that If the
Sultan would build the lighthouse the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28

THE challenge issued by George A.
Fuller, the Chicago contractor, has
excited considerable discussion among
real estate men and others. Mr.. Full
Ter offered to wager 800, 900 that he
could start fire in the top story Of
some downtown fire-proof building;
that he could let the fire burn for
half an hour and could then extin-
guish 1t without the aid Of the fire
depfStment and without serious in
iury5to the building. The wager has
not found taker for obvious reasons.
II is too large sum Of money to be
covered on such proposition in the
first place, and, in the second place,
the experiment would be of fool
hardy nature, and would not be per-
mitted by the authorities. To the
other proposition made by Mr.. Fuller
there seems to be less objection. He
announces his intention Of construct
ing a flre-proof building for expert
mental purposes out on the prairie,
or In some isolated spot II he does
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28
WASHINGTON STATE EXHIBIT.
Native Granite, Marble, Ore and Lumber
VIII BE Used In the Building.

Native Granite, Marble, Ore and Lumber
VIII BE Used In the Building.
Washington will have a unique
Worlds Fair State Building. 1t will
be constructed almost entirely of ma
terial from the State Of Washington,
and it will form an illustration of the
building materials and industries pc
culiar to that State.
The design for the structure has
been approved by the Construction
Department. The building will be
220x140 feet. The exterior will be Of
timber from the Puget Sound region,
and all the lumber entering into it
has been donated by the State Lum-
bermen's Association. The main en-
trance is to be made one of the feat
ures of the building, and will be OF
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28
WORSE THAN BALMAcEDA.

President Diaz of Mexico an Absolute
Despot.
The Cara rebellion along the Rio
Grande calls attention to the present
ruler of Mexico, President Diaz, and
if the views of an English resident OF
that country are true he is one OF the
greatest robbers and tyrants that ever
controlled the tempestuous republic.
He is another Balmaceda. No man
can oppose him and keep his life.
The cultured class in Mexico, says
the Englishman, hate to see in the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28
DEATH IN A COAL MINE.
Twas Frightfui Scene of Sorrow, MutIIa
ton and Death.

Twas n Frightful Scene of Sorrow, MutIla-
ton and Death.
Rich was the harvest death reaped
in Krebs, the small struggling mining
town near the line of the Missouri
Pacific Railroad in the Choctaw res
ervation, Indian Territory. Not
since the fearful catastrophe in Nam
moth, Pa, when l0T human beings
were killed, many mangled into pulp
and all burned or charred beyond
facial Identification, has such another
mining disaster visited the United
States, as that which turned shaft
No. ii of the Usage Coal Mining
Company into CHASTITY cemetery and
spread sorrow and gloom over neigh
boring mining settlements. There
was no feature wanting that could
add to the horror of the disaster.
Death came with n suddenness only
equalled in its frIghtful modeof execu-
ton. A moment before its visitation
335 miners were quitting their work
in the various chambers and were
greeting one another in the main
passageways on they way to the shaft
to be carried 10 the surface. In hun
dreds OF homes, scattered on the plain
and constituting tho town of Krebs,
wives and daughters were actively
engaged In preparing the evening
meal. In the minc and outside dis
aster and death were as little thought
of as though they were not associated
with the miners career. The puff OF
cxhaustiag steam, the click Of the
heavy machinery, the whirl OF the
swift-rcvolving fan announced that
everything was running as usual. In
the chambers rang the laugh OF the
miner; outside, in the humble cot
tages, breathcd tho spirit Of content
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28

AbBAs PAsHA. KHE-his own remains to
DIVE or EGYPT. be seen. III he sub
mits to the paternal authority OF
philanthropic John Bull all will go
well, perhaps, but should he evince a
disposition to shape the destinies Of
Egypt after his own adolescent mind
France and Russia may be counted
upon to give him encouragement and,
perhaps, active support, and then the
long-looked-for explosion Of the powder
magazinel
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28
NATURAL IGNORANCE.
A CONVINCING SHOE DEALER.

Irate Customer-Those shoes bought
for my boy last week are worn out al
ready, and found thick piece of paste
board in the soles. What have you to
say to that?
Dealer-My dear sir, &c pasteboard
is put in to keep the feet from touching
the ground when the leather wears out.
You wouldn't want your little boy to
catch cold and die of consumption, would
you?-LGood News.
Johnny-Ma, may take the baby
carriage, want TO play with it for a
little while?
Mother-Wcll, johnny, think you
might ask to take baby too; you know
that the new nurse has not arrived vet.
j am afraid you don't love your little
brother very much, Johnny.
Johnny-Oh. yes, do, ma; he shall
come too; he'll make splendid fireman.
Billy Gubbins has his mothers clothes
line, the carriage will be the fire engine
and thcre'll be about twenty boys to
pull. Well make things hum!
EASILY ANSWERED.
"What would you do if you were in
my shoes?" asked Miss Livewayte, of
Chicago.
''Get pair about seven sizes small
err" replied Miss Blocker, of New York.
-[Epoch.
A PLEASANT MISUNDERSTANDING.
"This mince-pie is delicious" said
Galley to Mrs. Noorich. ''Have you the
receipt for it?"
'Sir?" said the ludy, Indignantly.
"Rcceipt? No, sir, | have not, because
have not yet received the blll."-[Har
per's Bazur.
NOT on.
3. Dolly--0h, yes, quite believe there 8
fool in every family. Don't you?
The n--Well--er-my opinion
rather biasel. You see, I'm the only
member of our falnily.-[Comic.
NOTHING STRANGE.
"They say that Dandie i'll uses his
wife"
"she might have expected It,"
"Why 2"
=" Ito had the reputation of being a
lady killer before she married him.
A NATURAL PHENOMENON.
Young Mr.. Dolley-Why 10 sad, Miss
Amyg You used TO be happy rs the day
was long.
Miss Amy--True, bat the days are
getting very short now.--IEpoch.
GIVE AWAY.
Chappy-Do you--aw--know Miss
Buddy should so like to be presented
to her. NJ
Miss Willoughby--I don't believe
skc'd take you.
SWEETNESS.
Miss Askin-What kind of sack is
that which Miss Dusher is wearing now {:
Miss Sweete--I don't know what an
imal Il comes from, but she calls 1t seal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28


IT is very just observation that
one reason and perhaps the greatest
reason, IL might perhaps be added.
why there are SO many stories OF
ghostly adventure afioat is because
folk do not like to be outdone by
their neighbors. When one is at
tracing attention by the relation Of
some sort of an uncommon and APP
parently supernatural adventure, 1t is
the natural instinct Of mankind and
even of womankind to cap the tale
with one still more remarkable II pos
sible. Under such circumstances
and such circumstances are very COM
mon--the most ordinary mystery, as
sumes proportions which are start
ling, while shade of mystery is CIV
en- to things which are easily capable
OF the most simple and straightfor
ward explanation when once they are
correctly stated. The supernatural
is after all largely the result OF hui
man vanity as it is the obvious conse-
quence Of human credulity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28
The Number Seven.

The Hindocs believe in seven man
sions of ell created spirits, the earth be-
ing the lowest Of these, while the seventh
and highest is the seat Of Brahma. The
MosIem pilgrimage is at last consummated
when seven circuits have been made
round the sacred stone of Mecca. The
astronomers tell us of seven greater
planets, the alchemists dealt with seven
metals, and We all Of us recognize seven
days in each week. Chicago Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28

LARGELY by the recommendation
and earnest efforts Of DIR. Baruch,
the poor of New York are now offered
a chance to get good bath at any
season. Commendable charity organ
ization has provided bathing houses
in which men and women can for only
i've cents obtain soap, towel, warm
rain-bath (shower), anda cup of coffee
after it. If they can but appreciate
1t, that's the greatest single blessing
ever provided for persons of small
means.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28

THE recent decision of the Supreme
Court in Michigan in respect to the
grounds on which a will can be prop
erly contested ought to aid the New
York courts materially in determining
knotty case which has come before
them. The will in the case is con-
tested onthe ground that the testator
was in the habit Of making execrable
puns, especially on the names of
friends and acquaintance. Under
the spirit of the Michigan decision
this habit is not conclusive proof that
the capacity to make a will is want
ing; and we believe the New York
courts will SO hold. The relatives OF
a man so afflicted ought to be con-
tented with the knowledge that he
has abandoned it, and let his will
stand.