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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21

The sole OF Nsw-Born Bsby's Foot shows
This Clearly.

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In the current number Of the Nine
teenth Century DIR. Louis Robinson,
In an article on "The Meaning OF a
Baby's Footprint, says: "If we were
TO endeavor to prove design from the
study OF the various parts OF the elab-
crate machinery of bones, muscles,
and tendons revealed by dissection,
our Investigations might well end In
a conclusion that some sort of design
was indicated, but 1t would be a de-
sign which plainly had In view the
purpose OF climbing trees rather than
OF walking or running on terra firma.
It's probable, 1t appears, that scien-
tific investigators OF the dim future
will conclude from the structure OF
the human foot that the man Of the
present epoch lived among the
branches Of trees, though well able To
progress on the ground.
While the bones of the foot and
their arrangement indicate fitness
to bear weight from above, the mus
cles and tendons entirely bear out
the view that men were designed for
tree life. These could not, it is said,
have been made for anything but ar
boreal climbing, as many Of them are
unnecessary for terrestrial motion and
nature does nothing that is unneces-
sary. This, of course, is only another
proof that we are related to the great
apes. Horses, camels, and other nom
arboreal animals, most of which are
hoofed, have feet Of robust mechan-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21

ism, without fine tendinous cords and
muscles, snch as those of men and
the arboreal quadrumana possesses
The bulk Of the apes, as would that
Of men, renders necessary a different
apparatus from that which enables
a cat to run up tree.
In respect to feet the newborn
child exhibits many more points of
resemblance to the quadrumana than
the adult human being. An accom-.
panying illustration shows the sole OF
such foot covered with lines nearly
identical to those OF the hand. When
the toes are bent downward these be-
come deep creaSes, which goes tC
prove that they are the places where
the skin folds to facilitate the act OF
grasping.
The toes are much more mobile
than those of adults. The four outer
toes can be bent downward so as ia
show distinct knuckle. The great
toe can be turned inward across the
sole, and the foot then looks very
much like a clinched fist. Many
children can almost make the great toe
Tor thumb) touch the little toe. An
irritation Of the skin of the sole
causes an instant response of the
grasping mechanism, exactly as a
tickling of the palm causes the fingers
to close upon it.
The cut printed here was originally
obtained by an ingenious device. DR..
Robinson covered tender infants
foot with mixture of lampblack,
soap, syrup, and blue black ink. Then
he wiped it gently and applied sheet
of moderately flexible paper supported
by soft pad to the sole. The act OF
wiping caused the foot to assume the
graSping action and the creases were
made palmer.
This Is surely pretty idea which
mothers may avail themselves Of.
They can preserve on impression of
their babies feet when they were
quadrumanous animals.
The creases begin to disappear at
the age Of IA months and in adults
they are barely visible. The deep
crease, which corresponds to that on
the hand which palmists call the line
of the heart, is the only one that re-
mains distinct.
The lumbricals are the strongest
evidence of handlike origin of the
sOot. These are short strips of flesh
about three inches in length, which
arise from the four divisions of the
long flexor muscle OF the toes and
pass forward to the inner sides of the
four outer toes, where they are in
serted in the part of the toe nearest
foot. These are useless for anything
but tree-climbing, and they are very
highly developed in gorillas. Those
animals, too, have the soles of their
hind arms creased after the manner
of newborn children.
1t Is interesting to note that this
complicated design OF the foot for
arboreal purposes has remained per-
feet through so many hundred gener-
ations Of disuse. 1t is probable that
a proper training would enable
child to live among the branches &C a
forest as comfortably as a gorilla. We
encase our feet i'm thick shoes, thereby
supplying artitlcially what nature has
given to the hoofed or truly terrestrial
animals.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21

into the house with muddy boots,
but, having covered the floor with
neat mating, always remove their
dirty sandals before stepping upon Il
1t is interesting to watch the Japan
csc carpenters at their work, and the
popularity OF their movements. The
Japanese carpenter works toward
him-that is, instead OF showing
a plane upon the board at arms
length, he pulls 1t towards him; and
he cuts, saws, and chops in the same
way.
His saws are fixed in handles like a
butchers cleaver, and the teeth slant
toward the handle. The planes are
constructed like ours, but the wooden
portion is very thin and wide. The
adze is fastened to the end of a
hooped stick; yet although their tools
are different from ours, they are
neither awkward In appearance nor
awkwardly handled.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21

will Join IN similar trays. In the city Of
Caracas the revolutionists have adopted
the anarchist warfare and use dynamite.
This cowardly weapon 10 the most
dreaded OF all. since there does not seem
TO be any means to prevent It's use. II
Is fact that the dread of a dynamite
explosion forms the most powerful factor
In the utter Generalization of otherwise
cool-headed and brave men; facing a
deadly fire Of musketry or artillery, the
hercest hand-to-hand engagements are
comparatively nothing to the dread sus-
pense and horrible feeling of insecurity
that man must have when conscious
that he at any moment may be blown to
atoms or mangled fiom the effects of an
exploded dynamite bomb placed In posi-
ton or thrown by some of these human
mathematics. - - 500 ~
Caracas in Venezuela has had moro
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21
Stealthy.

An Eastern traveller who has had
many and varied encounters with
wild animals in the heart OF Africa,
and has walked through many jungles,
says that he concurs in the opinion
commonly held by the natives OF the
countries he has visited, that the
leopard Is more dangerous than either
the lion or the tiger. Its noseless
approach may be imagined, he says,
from an incident which occurred to
him in Abyssinia.
1 was watching a pool by moon
light, in deep bend Of the River
Royal during the dry season. Hours
passed, but nothing larger than an
antelope appeared.
We were sitting beneath large
tree, completely denuded of leaves,
and the moon was shining brightly,
throwing into sharp outline every
bough. Suddenly my wife pulled my
sleeves, and directed my attention to
large animal crouched upon the
branches exactly above us.
might have taken splendid shot,
but / at first imagined it to be dog
faced baboon that had been asleep in
the tree. / stood erect to obtain n
clearer view, and at once the creature
sprang to the ground within few
feet Of us, and bounded into the jun
gle.
1t was a leopard, which had proba-
bly, reached the tree by means of
some neighbOring branches, aIcL so
noiselessly that we had not discovered
its presence. The animal had evil
IDENTIFY winded us, and was determined
to reconnoiter our position.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21
Carpentering In Japan.

japanese carpenters are niger ious
workmen, and their work Is done
with marvellous neatness A curious
feature of their homes is that they
do not contain a nail, all the joints
and timbers being dovetailed together
by many ingenious devices; and the
whole of the work, even TO the raft
ers, is as smooth as IL it had been
polished down with sandpaper.
And the japanese are a neat peo-
pie, for they use no paint TO hide any
blemish of construction or orna-
mentation; no tilagree work or .plas-
ter OF paris gewgaws; but every
stick in the building Is exposed. Ev-
cry morning, as regularly as she cooks
the breakfast, or sweeps the floor, the
japanese housewife takes wet cloth
and scours the whole interior OF the
dwelling leaving no part untouched,
and no stains or dirt spots to mar its
c.eanly appearance.
Then the Japanese do not come
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21
VIII Beat tho Thomas Cat.

An old trapper has been bringing
from the mountains for two weeks a
number OF peculiar little animals
that have puzzled good many peo-
pie to tell what they were. They
are about the size of a common cat
and have large bushy tails like that
of raccoon. Their bodies arc long
and slender and we'll protected by a
thick growth of brownish-e oloTcd
hair. Their eyes are black and snap
ping, and when leased they growl
and spit like cat, showing a row OF
teeth as sharp as cambria needles.
The name OF these little animals is
the Bessaris, and they are a species
Of the ciyet cat, ranking between the
fox and the weasel. They arc better
than all the pussles in creation as
rat exterminators, and about twenty
of them have been turned loose in
different warehouses and livery
stables in this city.-Marysville APP.
neal
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21
Famous Hunters.

In Signor Gessi's Seven Years in
the Soudan" the author describes
"the brothers Duma," two hunters
renowned from Kaka to the Vic
toria Nyanza." They were in the
habit Of killing the buffalo, the rhi-
noceros and the leopard-with no
more emotion than European
would experience In shooting rabbits
They were often sent for from dis
tant parts to kill some lion which was
doing great mischief. or their ele-
phant-hunting the author says
In all the villages the brothers
found an enthusiastic welcome, the
people knowing that wherever they
were meat was never wanting. Both
men were strong-limbed and of I'M
common agility.
When an elephant rushed upon
them they calmly awaited him, and
at the right moment leaped to one
side. The elephant, not being able
to stop, turned toward one of the
two brothers and the other plunged a
lance into his side. The animal
then quilted the first man and fell
upon the one who had wounded him,
and at that instant the other cut the
tendons OF the hind legs, bringing
the elephant to the ground.
One day, however, one of the
brothers was near falling a victim to
his boldness. He attacked an ele-
plant alone in the usual way, but
stumbled and fell. He rose directly,
but the elephant had already seized
him in his trunk, and hurled him to
a distance of fifteen feet. Fortu-
nately he fell In the middle of thick
bush, and escaped with some scratches
and bruises.
His friends laughed at the acct
dent, and the next day he said: Il
would rather eat my'wife seven times
than not take my revenge"
He set out again, refusing the
company of his brother. Late in the
evening he returned, and called tho
village together. Come" he said,
"help me bring in the tusks, anG. take
as much meat for yourselves as you
like"
All the population followed him.
He had killed nine huge elephants.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21

Long ago the priesthood was all
powerful In tbs land, and even now we
shall find that certain delicate missions
are intrnsted to them, such as seeking
interviews with commanders In chief,
where persuasive eloQuenee or more
substantial Inducements are required.
But tho new government does not lie on
q bed Of roses. Summary executions,
imprisonments exiles, cruel and relent-
less rigor have not broken the spirit of
the opposing faction. In town and ham,
let, in vale and mountain, the recruits
are driven In by sh9er force, with all
the horrors Of an old-time press gang.
Then the army takes the field, headed
by the GENEROUSLY dressed generals,
eolOnels. captains, and lieutenants, who
OutnumbeT the pr!vates, a struggling,
motley crowd. hnnked by mothers, wives,
and sweethearts, carrying muskets, huge
packs Of army baggage provisions, etc.
It often happens that the reports of
these sahguinary battles with which the
telegraph asQuaiats us are works of
pure imagination; the fighting itself is
Of most desnltory character, partaking
Of the Chinese fashion OF warfare. Still
there will always be a small band,
headed by some dare devil, American,
IrisAmAn or Frenehman, who will make
a desperate stand to die game. In the
cAyital reports Of defeat or overwhelm-
ing victory are current; Populations of
wives and sisters besiege the official
mansion, but the struggle is ended and
soon the triumphant army makes its
entry. Thon fireworks, parades and
cOngratulatory addresses are the order
OF the day. Those who lie in hiding
venture 10 come forward and tender
their allegiance to the powers that be.
Those more compromised will ask for
protection from some consul, or seek
refuge ON n man-of-war handy, should
there be time before the final catastro-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21
PLAYED for the Las. Time.

Frau Naumann-Gungl, the prim;
donna of the Court Opera House II
Weimar, has played for the last time
Her last role was Isolde. Frau Nau
mann-Gungl is retiring from the
stage because her son is destined fol
military career, and the doors of 9
Prussian cadet school are closed Il
the son OF an actress who is still il
active exercise of her profession.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21
Drinking Health..

The custom of drinking healths"
had most curious origin. In the
days when the Danes lorded it in En-
gland they had very common habit
Of stabbing Englisbmen in the throat
when drinking. To avoid this viii
lainy a man when drinking would re-
quest some OF the sitters-by to be his
pledge or surety while taking his
draught. Hence the custom.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21
Southern kevoIutions.

Three In the morningi Weathez
clear, and we still live under the SAND
government. Ht
Thus the night watchman, In shrill
treble or roaring bass, can be heard In
the towns of the various Spanish
American republics. 1t is the country
OF earthquakes. volcanoes, and revolu-
tons, and in answer to the question,
what are the chief products OF the
land2 a reply, full OF grim humor and
truth, would be: Coffee, india rubber.
and revolutions. The latter article Ia
as carefully nursed and cultivated as
the two former. and, when the old
trunks die OF. decay, there is an album
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21

dance Of young shoots ready to take
their place.
The leading actors are, in most cases,
two doctors. two or three lawyers, n
few generals, and behind the scenes n
( foreign consul or two, and leading mer-
chants all united in the same laudable
task Of ak grinding,
The intending outbreak has been
carefully prepared, and when 1t occurs
its suddenness rouses the inhabitants
difference for q short time. True
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21
The Earth vs.. cannon na,,.

The highest velocity ever attained
by cannon ball has been estimated
at 1925 feet per second, which is
equal to mile in 80 seconds. The
velocity OF the earth at the equator,
due to It's rotation on its axis, is /, 900
miles per hour, or mile every SO
seconds. Therefore, it has been cal
culated that IL a cannon ball were
fred due west and could maintain its
initial velocity for twenty-four hours
It would beat the sun in its apparent
journey aronnd the earth.-St. Louis
Renublic.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21

The new small-bore rifle has shown
its powers in a terrible way at Alder.
shot. A soldier happened to fire his
rifle. The bullet passed through two
doors, wounded one man slightly,
passed through the thigh of another
man, and finally through both thighs
of another man, who died two hours
afterward.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21
Largo fn,niir.

Patsy Doolcy was very moor
arithmetician, and was puzzled by a
great many questions OF numbers
which did not enter other peoples
heads.
One day new acquaintance re-
marked in his presence:
Il have eight brothers.,
~Ye have eight .brothcrsg- said
Patsy. Then l suppose every wan O
them has eight brothers, toog"
Certainly"
Airah, thin" said Patsy. show
many mothers had the slxt, ..oor -
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21
'6 Ihe Drama ITSELF


Now as to the actual drama:
conspirators have gained their adhere
among the troops; money sad. lsfInN
have proved too mueh Tor the stanch
Helloyalty of the body-guard OF Senior
Presidinte de la Republica. An easy
entrance is gained to the usually dilapi-
dated palace OF the Government Our
President wakes up suddenly with his
eye looking down the barrel OF a re-
volver; he Is quietly invited by the con-
spirators-Aperhaps his former friends,
aporhaps implacable enemies of long
standing-to dress, and is locked mp
under a strong guard. Next morning
he Is taken out, strapped in high
backed chair against q brick wal. and
shot, and so with al other members OF
the fanquished Government. The chair
is cArried back TO q kinI OF official lum-
Def room, to be taken out again at any
fufuro time, should the occasion arise.
The minor frs are disposed OF in q less
(eremonious way. They are taken In a
Troop TO the fountain that adorns the
,t (maln square; business Is got through,
and an hour or 50 later the noon looks
down,on tumblvd heap of eorpses.
We. have now Dictator, new cabinet
ministers, new generals, and a hoet Of
= other officials, all with empty pockets.
but quite eager to replenish them foE
their own and their country's good. The
new finance minister issues an edici
for a forced loan. Should the CONNER
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21

patriotism has very little to do with 1t.
The real object is to replenish the
empty pockets OF clique Of political
Adventures. The sinews OF war arc
very often supplied by some Of the
most important merchants, with q Wow
of obtaining considerable reductions In
import duties should the movement
succeed. 1t is easily understood that
the consuls OF rival nations, contendfng
for commercial and political supremacy,
although keeping we'll in the back
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21
REVOLTS IN THE SOUTH.
HOW THESE OUTBREAKS ARE
WORKED Up. ii

They Are Made tho Occasion Of . Con.
eral Piundering OF the Public Treasury
and Real Patriotism Has Llttls % Ds
with -Trgnbles in yeneHnsla-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21
The EncurIaI.

There are fourteen great gates To
the Escurial, the palace of Spanish
kings, and the building Is lighted by
LILO outer and 1,57S inner windows.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21

THE wise man does not hesitate to
spend in advertising what lawyer
would charge for experimenting bis
assignment.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21

JAGsoN notes the tendency OF the
soakcr to become a sponge. Elmira
Gazette.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND DO
iNos HERE AND THERE.

Jokes and Joksiets that Are Supposed 90
Have Been Recently Born-sayinss and
beings that Are Odd, Curious and
Laugh bic.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21

the foreign capitalists TO invest their
monsy in n secure and enduring en-
terprisa.
4. An TIlustratIon.
An cyidsnes Of this mushroom sort OF
g0vfnrnent can be found flourishing
down IN Venezuela, and il seems only a
question 81 time. very brief at that,
when ths rsst Of the small-fry States
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-10-29
WHITES FROM The " ROAD

W. r.
a VOTE LOT weaver - vote io'
silver. =,
VOTE TOT nome ana oaDles. 4ui'
being leg arouno ~ me nose.
WHEN BABYLON went Gown ~
per cent OF ner popuia''on o"nco
all ner wealth.. j,
HE HARRISON ana cleveland n' goie'
pug forces are 'oge'ne1 - 1oio1aoo
lighting the fopuIists.
HE american la!nels ~ ~
twenty-five per GEM . 'no xeal.n
OF TINS country, ana pay e'en'y Pet
cent OF tne taxes,
WHEN ne clv n,:.: 2! EeyP.
went down e oDllYlon ~ Pslesa'
OF the people ownsu ninety sssen
per cent o. inc 1ea'tn'
The People.s Ta,sy = usols'a =
Just tour montns olu - an sa.as sx, o'a a
Out OF . total vote q 1uv,oHV rs
new party cast . the !eIeus elcc'
ton q, 600 votes Wa.cn ~ = grow,
If you are convinceu .na. = 6
right to vote Tor weaver, DO II, nu
matter how hard the parry iasn 4
may oe tad upon your pare anu
bleeding BACK. be man.
Puck and Judge ootn enoeavel 70
create the impression, t0rougn car
toons that fowderly mas eaiu OF
Il L. k1v
done something iaVo!aOIe - 'aell
side the gold bug siae) o. , .ne Pc
iltlcal question. Inc tIu1n ~
Powderly roasted oosn Inc Deno.
cratic and republican wings % Tue
Goid parry anu unequ'rvoay W
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-10-29

In eight southern states the re-
publican and peoples party have
fused and in nine northern states
the democrats and peoples party
have fused. You sore head would
be democrats in Idaho who are max
ing such a roar about your central
committee selling you out, had bet
ter take a tumble, and you repub-
Leans who are so deeply lamenting
the awful predicament of your dem
ocratic neighbors. you, too, ought
to take walk. You who pretend
allegiance to the peoples party don't
get alarmed and return to your first
love for if the two old parties, in
the states where one Of them is
weakest, keep on endorsing our
party we will elect Weaver sure
Idaho Citizen.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-10-29
A CHASTITY Picture.

On Friday afternoon Russ Len
ark receixed from his BROTHER w.
H. Lenark, of Coffeyville, Kansas,
photograph Of the Dalton gang,
who undertook to rob two banks
in that place a short time since.
John Powers, Robert Dalton, Grant
Dalton and Dick Droadwell are rep
resented as dead and laid out, a
Winchester rifle extended over the
bodies of the two Daltons as they
lay in death. Emmett Dalton who
yet survives, lies in bunk above
them. The face of little girl is
seen peekisg through the cracks.
All the men appear fully developed
so fur as muscular make up is con-
cerned. The photograph was taken
where they were placed after death
and is doubtless as true az possible
to make it. Even. the pockets OF
the men, turned outward after the
money they had taken was recov-
cred, Is plainly visible. The PIC
ture is d sad one.-Boise Democrat.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-10-29

Col. VIM. F. Copy Buffalo Bill)
arrived in New York City the 25th
inst. after a successful tour abroad
with his "Wild West" show. He
gave an exhibition at Winsdor
Castle and Queen Victoria bestowed
upon him a locket containing her
portrait, around which are clus-
tered forty-two diamonds. The
locket bears this inscription: "Her
Majesty Queen Victoria to Colonel
w. F. Cody, June Is, 1892" II
am going to take a short rest. said
Colonel Cody, "and will put my
Wild West show into winter quar-
ters at Chicago. l have bought
eighteen acres Of land near the
Worlds Fair grounds and will
open there next year" A party Of
ten English and Russian nobIemen
are coming over the early part of
November to 60 with Colonel Cody
on . hunting trip through Utah
and Colorado.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-10-29
Worlds Fair Specimens.

A special dispatch from Boise
City to the Salt Lake Tribune says
that early next spring Worlds
Fair Commissioner Wells will fit
out an expedition for the purpose
of exploring the wonderful un-
known country recently discovered
by Geogolist Schermerhorn. The
party will consist of five persons,
and will probably be headed by
Captain Wells. The explorers will
outfit either in Boise or in Ketchum.
The glacial fields and the Pantheon
lands surrounding them will be the
objective point of the expedition,
and afterward the small forests and
coal measures in Custer county will
be inspected. The Commissioners
hope to secure many mineral and
fossil specimens that will greatly
add 10 the attractions of Idaho's
exhibit at the big Fair, and there
is no reason why maay discoveries
of much interest to science may
not be made.