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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13
a rErnlrItp HUMAN BODY.
4. was R.esntiy Found BY Prospectcrs u
an. v.ul. NJ south Dakota.

4, WA R.a.n,iy POUND by Prospectors In
the Hiils Of south Dakota.
One OF the most wonderful discoy-
cries ever recorded in the hills was
made recently by some parties about
ten miles north Of Hot Springs, . ~,
near Wind City, says the st. Louis
Globe Democrat. They were pros
Meeting in the hills, and In coming
down into a ravine saw what APP
reared to be fossil OF some kind,
similar TO those found down In the
Bad lands, east OF there. They pro-
ceeded to unearth 1t, and to their
great astonlshment found 1t to be the
Identification of man. The spcci-
men Is that of a man from 20 to 30
wears OF age, well-formed and fully
developed physically. In height 1t Is
q feet IL inches, and belongs to the
dolicephals or round-headed race OF
human beings.
The foot, the left one, the right
foot being missing, must have worn
a boot, as the big toe is very much
comprt ssed inward and the toe nails
pressed fiat on the top, the Contrary
to those wearing no boots. The left
arm is brought down the side with
the hand resting on the abdomen.
The right arm has disappeared about
three inches from the shoulder, and
it certainly appears to have been lost
prior to the interment, for while the
left hand is securely cemented to the
body from the waist to the finger
ends, there is not the slightest trace
OF the right hand in any way having
touched the trunk. Now with the
right foot it is the reverse, for the
heels have touched each other, and
with the dlsintegration OF time the
right heel has carried with it por'
tion OF the left on the extreme end.
The calves Of the legs are securely
cemented together. The lips and
eyes are closed.
On the left arm, extending foul
| inches above and three below, Is what
appears to be huge scar, probably
caused by an AK or cutlass, and under
the left ear Is small incision ont
and one-half inches long, which look!
as If caused by knife or dagger
The skin is perfect in minute lines
and, except a few peck marks, proba
bly, caused by insects, is absolutel.
perfect. 1t appears that the speci
men Is one of the Anglo-Saxon race
as all the characteristics Of an Indial
are wanting. There can be no doub
but it is one of the most perfect pet
riflcations ever discovered.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13

the world over. and the tendanoy seems
10 be the breaking down Of all faith.
you are right In saying that the
churches are becoming more liberal,
replied DIR. Talmage. We are getting
closer and closer together every year,
and religion Is becoming more and more
a religion OF sympathy and kindness.
We have thousands Of real Christians
now VINO hardly know they are Chris
tIahs. They cannot be called intellec-
tual Christians, and the purely intel
lectual Christian - the Christian OF
reason rather than faiths OF little
acc cunt in the world anyhow. He Is an
iceberg, and he Is of good neither TO
himself nor TO any one else. You speak
of the growing infldelity among the be-
! levers or other religions the world over.
The tendency of man when he gives up
the God OF his fathers Is for a time to
| believe in no God whatever, and 1t Is
! only after time that he comes around
|. TO study and believe in another religion.
! / believe that any religion Is better than
no religion, and believe that the
Christian religion Is destined TO con-
auer the worlc. People are surprised
that the church does not advance more
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13

rapidly. They forget that the world has
Just been discovered. Our hemisphere
is but few hundreds Of years old, and
Columbus only discovered its shell.
Asia and Africa have been practically
unknown 10 US until now, and thoy
are still TO great extent undiS-
covered. 1t Is the same with the world
in other respects as in Its geographical
ones. We are just beginning to know
it and its possibilities. Modern inven-
tions are coming in 10 help us, and we
are now ready for the first time to begin
to work in earnest.
"Dr. Talmage, you have been accused
OF being a sensational preacher. DO
YOU believe in sensational preachlng?"
IF YOU call sensational preaching,
replied the divine, "the striving after
striking effects. merely to astonish the
people or to create stir, 1t Is wrong.
But il sensational preaching Is the sen
sation arising from the presentation oil
truth, it is right. Truth Is always sur
prising, and rightly preached, 1t ought
not to fail to create a sensation The
opponents of such preaching ere often
men who are as heavy in their remarks
as load of bricks. They are too lazy
or too dull to rise out OF the common
place, and they often vegetate or die OF
the dry rot. You ask as to pulpit oratory
to-day. believe that ourpreachers are
improving in power as the world goe:
on. Our seminaries turn out better mer
every year, and they will this year fur
nish the best crop OF young men in thei
history
The Brooklyn Tabernacle.
Leaving the house We then walkeC
around the block to the Brooklyn Taber
nacle. It's the biggest church in tn
United. States, and is one OF the fines
churches in the world. Its tower OF rec
brick and stone rises l60 feet from tn
ground, and its four corners have col
ums- Svlrieh- remind yon of the beautie
of the Kutab Minar. Its entrances ar
of stone, richly carved, and it cover
more. than half an acre OF ground
Standing in the galleries, the scene be
low makes you think of the Coliseum q
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13

an engagement, the Lakes being Con-
gregationalists, while the Corbetts
were stanch Roman Catholics.
The sweethearts were perforce
obliged to wait, says the San Fran
cisco Examiner. In 1886 jim trav-
eled to Salt Lake City to fight Dun
can Mcdonald. There Miss Lake
Joined him and a justice OF the peace
made them one. A second ceremony
was performed when they returned To
San Francisco, Mrs. Corbett embrac
ing the Roman Catholic faith to con-
cilltate her parents-in-law. A school
teachers certificate to the State Nor
NAL School awaited Miss Ollie Lake
in San Francisco while she was being
married in Salt Lake City.
Mrs. Corbett did not like prize
fighting until little after 10 o'cloc'
on the Wednesday night when he
iron -muscled husband knocked JohI
L. Sullivan senseless and becam
champion OF the world: Before tina
she thought fighting was "perfectl.
| hOrrid!"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13

preach somewhere. I'm editor of the
Christian Herald, and write three col
umns a week for il. / write an article
n week for the Observer, and every
month / prepare an article for the
Ladies' Home journal, entitled Under
NV Study Lamp Then / have my Fri
day night talks. my regular sermon, my
calls. and my mail, which comes from
all parts of the world"
How do you get your rest?'
Il cave time in every way possible. l
use stenographers in my work. and die
tate readily and rapidly find my CHIEF
rest in a change OF work, itfndthe con-
versation at dinner party, for in
stance, gives me new life and rigor."
The World Growing Better.
"Dr. Talmage," said /, don't you
think the world grows worse as 1T grows
older?"
No, replied the preacher; Il do not.
think the world is. growing better, in:
stead OF growing worse, and am in all
things rather an optimlst than pessi-
mist. l often hear the mechanical IN
ventions, the reapers. the mowers, the
electric wires, the steam engine. etc.,
spoken of as the great wonders OF mod
ern times. The greatest marvel TO noe
| OF mOueTu llultS 10 lhC u uO y
| spirit which grows more and more iron
| day to day. Our greatest wonders are
| our good men and good women. In the
ages of the past there was one grea
philanthropist in half dozen centuries
and for the next ten or twenty gener
ations he was the wonder OF history
The people placed a halo around hi
head and they worshiped him and won
dered at him. Now we have grea
philanthropist in every town and
dozen in every city. 1t took five hun
dred years to produce George Pea
body, and Peter Cooper would hav
been an impossibility in any other ag
than ours. That mans work is tn
wonder OF modern times. His institu
ton has mothered a thousand other In
, stitutions. From his example hav
sprung hundreds of free Libraries, hos
, pitals, and schools. and the work OF char
/ ity grows in an ever-increasing ratio a
I the times go on.
Look at the men and women OF tC
, day." DIR. Talmage went on. Ihel
, has never been such generation. TAX
our women. A few years ago so
flesh, a slender waist, polite languo
, a do-nothing-ai were the elements
! the so-called beautiful woman. No
our girls pride themselves on beir
strong. The roses OF health bloom
a thar cheeks. They stand firm upC
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13

its citizens. The mouth orthe Mersey
is net harbor In the proper sense OF
thu word, and it is only by constant
dredging that the bar is made passa-
BILE by heavy draught steamers.
Southampton, from Its nearness TO
London, is much more convenient
for transatlantic travellers who wish
to avoid the trip through the Irish
Sea. New Milford, where active
preparations are on foot for the start
Ing OF Lord Dunrayen's projected
line, has similar advantages, and
with some improvements It's finely
sheltered harbor can be made one OF
the finest in England. 1t Is only as
the great commercial emporium OF
Northern. England that Liverpool
can continue to hold its own.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13
What He Said.

In Russia, a young diplomatist was
at court ball not long before the
death of the Car Nicholas. The
young man was dancing, and, 1T
seems. danced badly. The Car lik-
ed to have things done smartly at his
balls; and, walking up to the young
man, he said:
"When one does not know how to
dance, one does not dance at ALL"
1t was a most unusual thing FOL
the great autocrat to address re-
mark to anybody, and Russian So
ciety, crowding about the young man
asked what the Car had said. The
young diplomat had the wit to reply
"His Majesty's most gracious words
being for myself alone, l do not fee
at liberty to repeat them"
On the strength Of this, he became
a great social success.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13
Animal. who Lack sense.

"Some animals exhibit a queer
lack of sense" says a man who has
observed them. "Put buzzard in a
pen about six feet square, and open
at the top, and it is as much a pris-
oner as though it were shut up In a
box. This is because buZzards al
ways begin their fight by taking a
short run, and they cannot or will
not attempt to fly unless they can do
SC. Again, take common humble
bee and put it in goblet. 1t will
remain prisoner for hours, trying to
escape through the sides, without ever
thinking OF escaping from the top.
So, also, a bat cannot rise from a
perfectly level surface. Although II
is remarkably nimble in its flight
when once on the wing and can fly
for many hours at time without
taking the least rest, IL placed on the
floor or on fat ground 1t Is abso.
lutely unable to use its wings. The
only thing it can do is to shuttle help
lessly and painfully along until II
reaches some trihing elevation, from
which it can throw itself into the air
when at once it is off like fash"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13
Drun,,onn... a Physlcal Disease.

That inebriety is disease of
physical nature is capable OF demon
stration, and is generally recognized.
There is now no question or doubt OF
its being hereditary, aud no one
doubts that 1t is acquired by social
customs. That 1t is also disease
of the moral nature, engendered by
allowing the intellectual faculties t.
remain inactive, by not exercising
the power of conscience and will, b.
permitting the power of appetite an6
passions to dominate over conscience
by the lack OF a positive character
by defective moral education, and b.
the want of self-culture, is equally a
certain and can be as clearly proved
Doctor Day.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13

Land, and there are swords from Cairo. |
tables from Constantinople, rare busts
from Italy, and articles OF virtu anu
curlos from all parts OF the world. On
one wall there Is a banner OF SILK which
n Chinese missionary sent to DR.. Tai
mage, and on O stand below 1t Is piece
OF, elegant old lacquer from japan.
There are baskets from Alaska, pieces
of stone from the Acropolis, sand from
the base of the Pyramids, chunk OF
stone from Baalbec, and pretty things
from everywhere. The rest OF the house
corresponds to the parlor, and every
article in it seems to have history.
His Workshop.
1t is In this parlor that DR.. Talmage
receives his visitors. He Is besieged
with callers, and though he receives al
most every one, he has to guard his prl-
vacy. His workshop is at the top OF the
house. It is q big room, furnished in
the plainest manner and packed full of
books. There are books on the tables,
in the cases and on the floor. Maya
zines are scattered here and there, and
the tables which take up different parts
of the room are Uttered with manu-
scripts, newspaper clippings and papers.
Not half dozen men get into this den
during the year. DIR. Talmage restricts
its occupants to himself and his private
secretary. The servants are not per-
mitted to clean 1t, and at long intervals
only is Mrs. Talmage allowed in with
her dust brush. There are no fancy
books in this lib airy, and the newest
copies are torn and mutilated. In using
a quotation DIR. Talmage tears out the
paragraphs to which he refers and pastes
them into his manuscripts to save the
time of copying them. He does the
greater part of his work by dictation.
He dictates readily, and some OF his
best writings are taken down by an
nmanuensis at the rate OF $50 words per
minute.
It was into the parlors that DIR. Tai
mage received me, and noted that the
step with which he entered was firm AM
aprinry. He will be go years old II
january next, but his hair is still brown
his dark rosy face shows that his Iloo'
IA full of iron, and he says he can ca
his three square meals day and EMO.
them. He Is a big man and stronl
one. He is, 1 Judge. about 8 feet II, AM
he weighs about no pounds. His broa'
Shoulders have a slight stoop, but the,
are well padded with muscular flesh
and his arms look as though they conl
WELD an az az well 80 Gladstone's. III
was dressed In plain business clothes
and / noted, as an hour or 80 later "
walked toward the Tabernacle, that tn
hat that he wore was Derby, and II
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13

number. I Judge. was about eight ana
a half. DIR. TalmAge c0nverses as well
az he breaches. His talk with me was
full Of bright sayings. IL was perfectly
unconventional and ample. IL covered
q great variety OF subjects.
Money Making ana the Pulpit.
@Dr. Talmage," said /, you've been
called money making pre9chenh Do
you think the making ofomonnyais IN
compatible with your professionfFr y
III the making OF money were the
chief end OF the profession, would
say 'yes,' replied DR., Talmage. And
n It were not entirely subordinate and
apart from 1t, / would also say yes.
But when the making OF money comes
entirely from work that does not con-
filct with the duties OF the pulpit, and
that, in fact aids In the work OF the
profession. would say mo- Duringm
whole life 1 have made my preaching
and my church the supreme end OF my
work. / have never made dollar at
the expense OF my congregational
labors, and have never tried to make
money for moneys sake. The oppor-
tunities and the work have been forced
upon me. l. have accepted them, be-
cause, In doing so, believe that am,
at the same time. able to do good. /
refuse hundreds of offers for literary
work and lectures, because i have not
the time to give to them, and II,
as Is often so, my prices Tor such
things are called high. they are forced
upon no one. and they are fixed
In general. not by me, but by bureaus
and agents through whom such business
is done for me. II would, l could,
believe, have such engagements as
would net me $1,000 a day the year
through, and / have now. lying on my
study table an offer OF $l50,uO for a set
ries of lectures. / never lecture for less
than $500 or 81, COO night, and thellat-
ter is my regular price for the larger
cities. When / charged 81 900 for goine
to Chicago to lecture, the fact was made
a subject OF comment by some OF the
newspapers, who said that my actor
was a mercenary one. Why, l cannot
see. l did not ask Chicago to call me
to lecture, and the receipts OF the lee
ture, which was held in the Auditorium
were, understand, $4,000 in excess o
the amount paid me. get numbers o
requests from small places Offering M
$500 night to lecture. AS it is, cam
accept many of these engagements
though try 10 make one or two trips
year.
How DO you do such an amount o
work, Doctor? Please tell me some
thing OF your weekly labors.
MY weeks vary so that can hardl.
do that, was the reply. Il am engaged
nearly everv day to speak, lecture o
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13
rn,naer Make. Beasts Nervous.

A lion tanner, named Lorange, who
was giving an exhibition of his skill
IN a Mid beast show at Levallois-
lPerret,A spme9 time ago, had a very
narrow escape. The air at the time
was heavily laden with electricity,
and the animals were in consequence
sullen and morose. Lorange entered
the cage, nevertheless, but when he
endeavored to put lioness through
her tricks the beast flew at his throat.
He succeeded in beating her of, but
she took second spring aud fastened
on his arm, burying her teeth in his
flesh. Smelling blood, the other
lions became irritated, but Lorange
succeeded in keeping them at bay fol
few minutes, during which nj
seized the lioness' throat with his
free hand and released the other arm
He then beat hasty retreat, anC
was fortunate enough to get out o
the cage without further injury.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13
The Insect-Eater.

One Of the most curious and inter-
esting plants is the nepenthes, or
"insect-eater." The peculiar forma-
ton OF the flower and the appendage
to the apex of the leaf likens it to a
pitcher-hence the name. Connected
with the point of this leaf-by means
Of tendril resembling a straps a
tube, shaped somewhat like an an
tique vase. This will hold from half
a pint to pint Of water. Over the
mouth of this tube or vase, or some
times thrown back from it, is a leaf
resembling cover or lid. When the
tube or vase is fairly well filed with
a treacle-like fluid the lid opens and
insects are attracted inside by
the liquid, which apparently intoxi
Gates them at the first taste, for they
Immediately fall over into the vase
without power to remove themselves
from the gluey substance.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13
Time Incense.

There has recently been added to
the collection Of folk objects in the
museum of the University OF Penn
sylvania a package of incense, the
use of which survives in the rural
districts of China for the purpose of
measuring time. 1t is called kong
keung or "clock incense;" the word
kong being our familiar English
word gong" which we got from the
Chinese. 1t is used by the watch
man. whose watch at night is divided
into five parts. Five of these sticks
are burned during the night, and
they are shortened by breaking them
off in accordance with the seasons.
This incense was purchased at q
Chinese shop in Philadelphia, and is
another curious instance of primitive
survivals among these interesting
neOnle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13
That Wa. Gooa Enough.

The boy was sitting lazlly in the
stern of the boat, dangling his feet
in the water, when man from the
dock called sharply TO him:
"What arc you doing there?" he
said.
"Nothin'," responded the boy.
"Do you get any pay for it?"
Nope" And he drew one foot out
of the water, ready TO run II need
were.
"Why don't you go to work."
"Will you give me a job?"
"Yes."
STEADY"
"Yes."
"Pay anything?"
"Wcll, no." hesitatcd the man,
mot the first week."
"How about the second?"
"Then l will"
"All right; I'll come around the
second week. This Is good enough
fer me now" And the boy stuck the
foot back in the water and winket
at the man on the dock. -Detroi'
| Free Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13
A Walking Engine.

A New York genius has evolved a
curious kind of a traction engine that
has both wheels and legs. The end
Of the machine to which the six legs
are attached is supposed to be the
rear of the engine. The legs are
operated by cccentrics and they work
In pairs. The feet are shod with
blocks OF rubber to enable them to
take hold of the ground. The orlgi-
uator of this novel species Of draft
animals confidently asserts that 1t
will 90 astern as we'll as ahead, and
will climb any hill less steep than a
pitch rooof.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13
Australian sorcery.

Among the natives OF Finke River,
Australia, IL one falls sick or dies
they at once conclude he must have
been bewitched or bitten, or hurt by
the devil. At the same time they
can bewitch others, the old ones and
the medicine men fostering that be-
lief. For this purpose they employ a
variety of agencies as charms, includ-
ing implements OF wood and bone,
which are thrown by the sorcerers in
the direction of their enemy to make
him sick or kill him, tufts of feath-
ers of the emu and eagle to give the
wearers strength to kill their enc
mics, and little implement, about six
inches long, of bone or wood, worn
through the septum OF the nose. by
meansof which they also think they
can hyrx others.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13
Arabian Women.

The life of the Arab woman is a
weary, wrctched existence, without
hope or aim. She is kicked and
cuffed, cursed, and otherwise mall
treated IL she does not instantly obey
her husband. She never attempts to
show any love for him; her dread and
fear of him is very great. The
Arabs have a proverb that woman
was bound to be a slave three times
to her father, her husband, and
her son." and this is verified in the
unhappy lives OF these poor women.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13
Electric Speed.

Experiments were recently made at
McGill College, Montreal, to discover
the length of time required for tel
egraphlc signal to pass from that
point to Greenwich by the Atlantic
cable. Two hundred signals were
sent, and it was found that the aver
age time taken by the current to
cross the Atlantic and back, a dis
lance in all of 5000 miles, was ex-
actly one second and flve-hundredths
of a second.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13

their feet and swing their arms from the
shoulder. They have strong frames
ana healthy, well-irained minds. They
are tho apostles OF physical culture. and
every town has its woman's gymnasium.
1t is the same with our young men. We
are developing a stronger race, and a
better race. This is mentally and
physically. The old saying that there
is no royal road to learning Is thing OF
the past. Our children have such a
road, and 1t is an asphalt pavemen.
compared with the rough corduroy
OF my childhood.
Frss THOUGHT ana chr'ssianits.
"How about religion and free thought,
Doctor" said /. The churches seen
to be growing more liberal every year
InHdelity is growing In al religions
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13
The wrecking OF the Santa +

The wrecking OF The Santa re
passenger train near Usage City, Kan
sas. by robbers who expected to get
81 900, 900 in currency that was in
the express car, was Che most dia-
bolically deliberate wholesale murder
which has been planned IN any part
of the country for long time
Shocking as were the resultant casu-
altles, and exasperatlng as is the in
formation that the wretches who did
the deed got away, there is some
satisfaction In the fact that they
didn't succeed in securing the money
which had excited their cupidity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-13
Duration OF Lives.

The average duration Of lives In
the United States is AIS years for
stofekeepers, 43.6 years for teamsters,
44.6 years for seamen, Alb years fof
mechanics, 4S.4 years for merchants,
52.8 years for lawyers, and 64.2 years
for farmers.