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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

readers know, and panthers, II we
consider what picturesque creatures
they are, have not contributed their
share TO current literature. When
the original stock Of bears and big
snakes have been exhausted In
highly cultivated corner OF the repub-
lie, and an extraordinary animal or
reptile is heard OF, SCATTERING the
peace OF the community, the fact Is
solemnly recalled that some months
before a circus passed that way, and
liors, tigers, bears and boa construct
ors might have escaped. Everybody
knows In the country how careless
those circus folks are with their snakes
and varmints. But your bear story,
however captivating, does not stretch
like your snake story. The tale OF a
snake does not travel far before the
snake, and the story too, are much
elongated. 1t is seldom that the
snake falls short, at the end ri the
season, of ten feet, and the North
American product, IL there is not too
much fuss about measurements, sur
passes the specimens that have been
caught In South America and Africa. I"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

A recent church trial IN New Jersey
was the outgrowth OF white cap out
rage. young pastor is on trial charged
with all sorts Of improprleties, simply
because no would not meekly submit to
having hiB horse painted and stabbed in
tho pulpit. his buggy housed on top OF
the church, and other Inconvenience to
himself which more or less amused some
OF the people in the neighborhood. The
young pastor was college bred, had
studied baseball curves as well as the
ology, and had pfacticed In tho gymna-
stun as well as la the prayer-meet'ng.
He refused TO submit 10 petty outrages,
hunted down The white caps" wfo
warned him 10 be ong-suffer.ng IL he
would live, and sent some OF them to
the penitentla:y. This seems to have
been the prlpoipal means of exposing
him to a church trial whore he ia led
all kinds of charges. And these white
caps are. In New Jersey, within an
hours ride of New York City, nearer
to that resort Of fashion, Long
Branch, and almost within hearing
Of the camp-meeting hymns at Ocean
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31
MEALS BY SCHEDULE.
Crose Figuring as to what Cam BE Estci
While waiting for the Train.

Cfose Figuring as to what Can BE Eaten
While Waiting Tor the Train.
Il have only two minutes to get my
breakfast and catch my trajn," said
tall man in an Irish frieze ulster to
the waiter in railway station the
other morning. what can yoR give
me I'm the smallest possible time?
Take into consideration, tooy the fact
that have left my false teeth under
the pillow at my hotel"
1--WE have just the thing Sor you,
SIR" and he Immediately brought a
cup of coffee and piece OF lemon
pie.
The gentleman sat down and in
less than minute from the time he
gave his order was rushing toward
the Office for his ticket.
"He made pretty good Time re-
marked a customer who sat at the
next table.
"Oh, that's nothing" replied the
waiter; I'VE beat that every day. 1
once knew a man who came In here
who had only sixty seconds i'm which
to get his breakfast, buy his ticket,
and reach his train"
"What did you give him?"
Two soft baked apples and glass
of milk. He finished in just fifteen
seconds, took another fifteen for the
purchase of his tickets, and when !
| last saw him he was walking mp and
down the platform smoking cigar,
impatiently waiting for the train to
| start"
Il suppose most passengers who
come in here are in hurry2"
Never saw but two who were not,
and one OF these was soldier who
had lost both legs in the war, and the
other was a tramp who was waiting
for the night freight.
when Il customer comes in and
says he wants something TO eat in 9
hurry, / ask him how much time hi
has or what train he wants to catch
Now, have q list Of those articles
that can serve, and which can bC
eaten in the exact time the pas
senger has to spare. To the custome
having one minute for luncheon
serve baked apples and milk; IL HI
has two minutes, lemon pie and COLI
coffee; three minutes, apple pie anC
hot coffee; four minutes, slapjack
and coffee; five minutes ready cooked
sausages and mashed potatoes; 81.
minutes, fishballs and hash; sevel
minutes, cold roast beef, and so on
l tell you we work on springs all tn
time" And the waiter rushed of I
. serve another customer who appeare
to be in a hurry. Boston Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

Grove. Still there are people in the
East whog seem TO think that white
caps" only thrive in the wild and woolly
West. They SILVER at tho outrages per-
petrated by the new organization OF
outlawry aud wonder If the West will
ever become civilized. 1t is true that
the white caps made their first appear
ance In the West under that name. The
West Is rich In nomcnclature, and never
allows cnyth.ng to go nameless. SO the
white cars had name and that name
has travelled far TO worry many people
about the West, and get itself in the
encyclope las. Even learned English
men wishing Ame rica ask who ard " at
are the white caps; in what condition
of society they thrive; what causes
such outbreaks in civilized countries;
and what is. the remedy. Bless the
souls of these learned philosophers, the
spirit beilnd the white caps is as old
as the world.
The spirit of democracy has always
had its place in mans nature, and it will
not down 1t will not wait for red tape
and slow Justice. 1t prompts man to
knock down the fellow that insults him
or wrongs his family. 1t fires commu-
mites whore some one in the society de-
fles the moral code that has become the
unwritten Law 1t inspires vigilance
committees and regulators TO take
charge Of many things which the courts
might better handle. and when courts
are slowsahd uncertain it leads to mobs
and riots. m~TH tfu
The world has never been free from
these as it has never been free from this
spirit in man to regulate things himself,
without waiting for somebody else to do
It, says the Chicago Inter Ocean. There
have been riots in France and in En-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31
The Feet.


The feet are the support " the
whole body, and arc admirably
adapted to this function by their
strong ligaments, their many small
bones and joints, their central arch,
and their variously formed toes. How
skillfully they are made will be evil
dent If we contrast any possible
movement on two stumps with the
ease, springing, graceful walk of
woman with, normal, well-eared-f0r
feet.
Unhappily, the proportion of feet
that arc well cared for, in physiology
cal sense, is much smaller than thought
TO be. Here, as in so many other
places, the tyranny Of fashion plays
havoc with reason and common-sense.
A small foot is held to be a mark OF
beauty, and therefore nature must be
improved upon, no matter at what
expense of comfort and health.
Meantime sensible people. and es-
pecially sensible parents, will do well
to remember that no corn or bunion
is likely to appear upon any foot that
is properly shod. A narrow-toed shoe
presses all the toes against and over
teach other, more or less distorting
them; but its most serious effects are
commonly seen in the enlargement
of the big toe joint.
This enlargement and the conse-
uuent suffering are sometimes so
great as to make it expedient to lay
bare the bone, and saw off a large
portion Of 1t.
Tight shoes not only produce de,
formity and suffering, but by i'm
peding the circulation they induce
cold feet, and may lead to grave gen
, eral disorders. 1t should be remem
: bered, also, that diminished flow o.
blood affects the nerves, lessenint
their sensibility, SO that a woman
may finally be quite unaware that he
feet are cold, and so utterly neglect
them.
Another common source OF trouble
is found in the ridiculous but fashion
ionable high heel, carried forward
into the arch of the foot. This !
nothing less than 4 physiological out
rage, and has properly been denounce
in the strongest terms by the entir
medical press.
The weight of the body is remove
from its natural point OF support, an
much Of it is thrown upon tn
pinched, distorted toes, while til
muscles of the lower limbs are at tn
same time wrenched, with no sma
risk OF serious consequences.
Mothers should do their best
give their daughters reasonable ide;
upon subject so important, and
: the same time so little understood
a Youths Companion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31
Descent in a DiyiDg suit.

For the plunge you are dressed as
though you had to endure the cold OF
Siberia. With knit WOODEN hose, cap
and skirt, / have never felt the cold.
Then comes the ample coat, which
we get into through the neck hole,
and the casque, which resounds as If
one had his head In a kettle. They
put on you belt with dagger, shoes
with loaded soles and lead at your
breast and back. Now you are so
loaded that you could hardly stand
straight If the boat should tip-then
you go down into the water where all
the weight is no longer felt. Now a
different feeling begins. At the COM
mand, Pump" some one rapidly
screws down the glass in front of your
casque, and you hear a noise to which
you have to accustom yeurself-pahl
pah! pah! accompanied by kissing
Of the air. Little whiffs OF air come
to you, scented with machine oil and
caoutchouc The beginner fails TO
manage the escape, and his coat and
sleeves become inflated, so that when
he wants to go down he floats at the
mercy OF the waves. 1t Is not TO be
wondered at that this first plunge
leaves anything but agreeable mem
cries
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31


You hire ignorant women, OF lew
conceptions, giving them the price
ignorance and stupidity are worth.
You are astonished when you do not
get ideas and feelings Of which these
women know nothing. When they
do rise higher they are no longer will
ing TO work for you In the same
capacity. M
We all get precisely what we give.
IL we arc stingy In giving be assured
the stinginess will gain us nothing.
We pay money for work, pound for
pound. III we want human feeling
besides we can only get 1t by giving
IL ourselves. aa
II we want thoughtfulness for our
interests from our servants we must
be thoughtful for their interests. IL
we want their sympathy in our need
we must give 1t to them in their need
II VIC want allowance made for
faults and failings, we must offer
them that. We may have to explain
to them what we are doing and why,
because such women seldom perceive
the reason themselves. These women
have often to be treated like children.
Motives have to be explained to
them.
There are few women, OF course,
who could not be managed this way,
but there are very few. 1have rarely
seen servant with whom, when l
met her on the ground of like feelings,
i could not do just as pleased.
Once woman objected to doing
the work the way / wished. Her
own way, she thought, was easier,
and she did not see why mine should
be preferred. 1t Is common matter
OF disagreement, is it not?
Maggie" said l, last night you
took your new dress to be made.
Now put on your hat and go down
and tell your dressmaker to make 1t
in any easy to suit herself. Tell her
1t does not matter whether you like
IL or not. She can make 1T in any
way that comes handy"
"Indade an / won't, ma'am," cried
Maggie, Indignantly. "Sure l pay her
good money for maxim 1t, an haven't
right to have 1T made to suit me-
self"
"Of course you have" said /. "And
If you are working for me, and you
expect me to pay you good money for
doing it, ought / not to be pleased
instead Of you?"
Maggie looked at me a minute;
then she laughed. She never made
another objection to doing things my
way" 1t is better to have servant
with quick perceptions than one who
has graduated at all the cooking
schools in New York.
The mistresses who treat their
servants this way get the best work
and the heartiest good feeling--Har
pcr'S Bazaar.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

Gland as We'll as in America, but in
America there have been more regula-
tors and vigilance scommittt eS than In
the old world, because we have had no
parish priests towhom we carry all the
pettv pritNarcts that are beneath the
dignity OF the.courts. The regulator has
his place in. almost every country COM
munity - He usually belongs to the
best aud most law-abidlng part OF
the community. He obeys the law
hims lfand proposes that others shall
do likewise. The most common
subject Of the regulatcr is immortality,
which he prefcfs to deal with rather
than give II an hiring IN the courts. III
one mansin the community Is unfaithtul
to his wsfe, II he IS cruel and unjust to
her. II he beats his children, or treats
them like eatfle, his neighbors in the
countrvsdo rot call in the cons able or
po 10 the Justice Of the Pence and swear
out warrant for his arrest. They give
him warning to correct his habits. III he
needs the warniug theregulators will 90
no further, bntif I've does not they will
treat him to.n,ride on a rail, or dip him
In the mill pond, OF hold him under the
pump spout, or o him in a snow drift,
or test IDS qualities as Splinter and
strip hi n % AZ clothing that his action
NAV be-. ftcer..s II 1t Is an aggravated
case, orif he has repeated the ohense
after these nttentlons, he may be paint
cd with tatAahds given heoat OF feathers
to keep him warm, or he may have tC
run the gantlet while every regulator
spurs hin-oR. with-a whip. these are
barbarous customs, but man will neve
get rid of all his barbarous nature. III
will continue e. argue that the end Jus
titles tia iheans, and try TO make tn
punishrdent Ht TIE crime. AZ the oil
world has,had tho pillory and the stock
for men. anu the dlicling stool and tn
bride f0r shfswislf women, all OF whio
were barbarous, so. has America ha
barbarltics 1ass severe to ut the petit
offenses that could not be carried int
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

lWetH Lucul W WdAidhb bAiO OOAAOA eheAS a"
was one organization.
The White Caps have been more
heard of In the East in the last year,
not so much because there is fresh inn
pulse toward the old idea of regulators
and vigilance committees rs because
they have taken up the Western name
and adopted it. IL has been heard of in
New Jersey, New York. and all over
New England. 1t is a convenient name
to use when two or three neighbors
wish to warn another that his conduct
is unbearable. They have always done
this, but they have not used this name.
But White Caps have no terror to the
country. 1t is seldom that a lawless
organization is found in a country with
law, except in the petty affairs that can
not be dignified in the courts.
In New Jersey the White Caps seem
to be composed in equal parts of bigoted
churchmen and rough hoodlums, for,
while the latter regarded it fun 10 an
noy dude pastor, fresh from Yale Col
lege, the former are equally prejudiced
against the young pastor because no
showed the spirit Of manhood and
taught the hoodlums that minister OF
the gospel was not necessarily less q
man because of his calling. E>G
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

increased the severity of the regulators
has been more marked. The white caps
were an advanced order OF the village
regulators. They stepped short OF the
Ku hlux Khan and vigilance committee
OF the ranchmen and the miners where
Judge Lynch presides
This first appearance OF the white caps
under that name was In the southern
part OF Indiana. It was an organiza-
ton OF vigilantes and its first idea was
TO band against the negroes coming into
that region from Kentucky.
In this it resembled the old Ku Klux
organization, but did not go to the ex-
tremes OF the Ku Klux. in that it stopped
short Of murder. 1t gave warning to
ngroes that they could not live in that
community. These warnings were fol-
lowed by whippings and other outrages,
until the negroes gave the section a
wide berth. Then the white caps as
sumed to themselves the enforcement of
the unwritten law which exists In every
community. They were band of reg
ulators who assumed to be court, jury
and prosecutors, and every man who
was not white cap was subject to their
courts of inquiry regarding his conduct
as citizen. They wore masks of white
muslin when exercising their authority
to whip or duck or ride on rail any
man who had offended against theirlaws.
From that they were named white caps.
Tho counties of Crawford, Orange,
Perry, Harrison, Spencer, Dubois suf-
fered so much from these outrages and
they attracted so much attention in the
newspapers that the Governor of Indi-
ana requested Attorney General Niche
ner to make an investigation. Gen.
Kitchener made a tour Of that part OF the
State and made very full report. He
found that the first organization was in
Crawford County. and from this the
others followed naturally. All the little
Yirilnnt committees in that part of the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

State became known as white caps, and
there became a compact organization,
all acting together along the same line.
SO notorious became their outrages upon
those VINO excited their suspicion that
there was general distrust in all that
part of the State, every man being sus-
picious of his neighbor who was not
member of his own organization. Their
punishments were brutal and they had
an entire disregard OF the laws OF the
State. Another rival organization
known as the BLACK caps" was the re-
suit and it reached the point OF civil
warfare. Acting on the Attorney Gem
erals report the Stale authorities took
steps to destroy the organization. Evil
dence was finally procured against the
principal participants. They were tried
and punished, and that ended the white
caps as an extensive organization in
Southern Indiana.
The reports of the outrages by the
Indiana white caps were no doubt much
exaggerated by sensational newspaper
writer's. The private secretary OF the
late Governor Hovey has been investi-
eating these stories for year past, ano
he saws that in most instances he found
that the white caps were reputable eitl'
zens-persons OF property-and not law
less in any sense, except In protecting
what was their own by methods outside
of the courts. On the other hand, HI
found no case where reputable citizens
had been molested. One report OF mis-
treatment of woman was given wid'
circulation in the most sensational man
ner, to make 1t appear that the whit
caps were most rufianly. The truth wa
that a vile woman who had been put OF
an Ohio River boat took up her quarter
in school-house and sought to corrup
the youth OF the neighborhood. Ordere
to leave, she refused to go. A compan.
of men and women took her from tn
school house, and the women gave he
q switching. She was not Injured.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31
CARRIAGE NAMES.
How Some Familiar Vehicles Obtained
Their Cognomens.

Their Cognomens.
The origin of the names OF the
various styles of wheeled convey
ances used In this country and En-
gland is a rather interesting study.
Take, for example, the ordinary
everyday hacks" Originally they
were termed hackney-coaches, because
they were drawn by hackneys-a name
applied to easy-going, safe-pacing
horses
The term coach is derived from the
French coche, a diminutive form or
the Latin conchula, a shell, in which
form the body of such conveyances
was originally fashioned.
Seldom, IL ever, is the full term
omnibus applied to those heavy lum-
boring vehicles found in many large
cities. With the characteristic brew
ity of English-speaking races, the
title has been changed to bus. These
were first seen In Paris in 1927, and
the original name of omnibus is de-
rived from the fact that it appeared
on the sides OF each conveyance-be-
ing nothing more than the Latin word
SlRnlIylnB IOT al.
Cab is an abbreviation of the Ital-
ian capriola, which is changed to
cabrlolet (cabriolsV in French. Both
words have a common derivative-
Gabrielle signifyIng goats leap.
| The exact reason for giving 1T this
strange appellation Is unknown, un-
less because OF tine lightness and
springiness of the vehicle in its orig
| inal form.
In many instances the names OF
special forms OF carriages are derived
| from the titles Of the persons who
! introduced them. A striking exam
pie is the brougham, which was first
used by the famous Lord Brougham.
William w., who prior to becoming
| King of England had been Duke oil
| Clarence, gave the latter name to nis
fayorite mode Of conveyance. The
popular hanson derives its distin'
| gushing title from certain Mr.
| Hanson, and the particular form OF
carriage known as the tilbury-at one
time very fashionable, but now sci
dom seen-was so called from sport
ing gentleman OF London wh0rejoiceC
in the cognomen of Tilbury.
Landau, city in Germany, was
the locality in which was tirss made
the style of vehicle bearing thai
! name.
The word sulky, as applied to
wheeled conveyance, had its, origin II
the fact than when it first appeared
the person who saw it considered tina
none but sulky, selfish men would
ride in such an affair, which afforded
accommodation to but one individ
ual. The strange title was neve
changed.
Coupe is French in origin. beini
devised from the verb copper Se0opay
to cut. This was considered an az
propriate designation becauseitgreat
ly resembled n coach with the from
part cut of.
The oldlfashioned gig WAS give
that name from its peculiar iumpin
and rocking motion, the word bein
taken from the French gigue, signify
ing a Jig, or lively dance
Other instances could be quoted
but those given relate to- the best
known vehicles, and are cnsidere
sufficient to show the pecuLiarities {
carriage nomenclature.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31
FashionabIe cruelty to Animals.

1t Is a sharp comment on our semi
civilization that it was necessary In
the city OF New York To found a So
clety for the prevention OF cruelty to
animals; but the necessity OF the
society is constantly illustrated in the
treatment of horses. Their helpless
dependence, their faithful service,
their patient endurance were not
enough to save them from the mall
treatment OF those who delight TO
describe themselves as little lower
than angels. We were forced to
make laws to protect dumb animals
from mans inhumanity. -Harper's
Magazine.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

Il saw Col. Bill Mcbride tday,"
said one Dakota settler TO another
~ guess he is goin' tn be cam
date for the legislator next fall
ag'in."
@Did ne shake hands with your
"Oh, he always does that-compe-
tition Is. so brisk nowadays that
they hav'to know fellar the year
round" .
How'd you tell, then?"
@He femme beat bout $40 tradin'
bosses. Bill amt man 'ud hurt his
reputation that way less he'd some
object ahead. Texas Slftings.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31

was in no sense as brutal as the act OF a
number of church deacons In New Jer-
sey, who tatred and feathered two wom-
en- like her who established themselves
In the neighborhood for q like purpose.
But sensational newspaper correspond
ents made It an outrage that would
make all Indiana shamefaced. IL may
be said In justification OF the white caps
of Indiana that the Ohio River towns
are generally infested with the most dis
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31
A solemn Vow.

Barber-You get your hair clipped
pretty often, sir.
Breezey-Yes; I've registered sol
emn vow not to let my hair grow un-
til a certain thing happens.
"And what must happen?'
@I've either got TO be dead or a
widower. New York Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-31
NuRAr uALsrEAD

and retold and remembered with ad-
vantages" at each telling.
eff big snake has not been seen
up tree or crossing dusty road or
infesting rayine," says Mr.. Hal
stead, at is because young people go
ing home from singing school have
heard panther, or some OF the
old folks have discovered bear
track in the snow. A snake
story can not hold It's own with
bear story, as all newspaper