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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

A GREAT deal of sympathy was
poured out over the silk stocking
passengers on the plague ships in
quarantine. Doubtless they were in
a bad box. But what about the poor
steerage. people with cholera right
among them? Anybody who Is anx-
ious to shed tears or dollars in their
behalf is entitled to large segment
OF the floor.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20
Iwouidn,t ne Cross.


wouldn't be cross, dear. It's never worth
while;
Disarm TIE vexation by wearing smile
Let hap q disaster. a trouble, loss.
Just meet'the thing boldly, and never be
cross
wouldn't be cross. dear. with people at
home,
They love you so fondly. whatever may
come.
You may count on the klnsfolk around you
TO stand.
oh, Loyalty true in a brotherly band!
So, since the fine gold far exceedeth the
dross,
I wouldn't be cross dear. wouldn't b.
cross.
wouldn't be cross with n stranger. an mol
To the pilgrims We meet on the life path
we owe ~
This kindness to give them good cheer IA
they pass.
70 clear out the fiint-stones. and plant the
soft grass
No. dear. with "A stranger. In trial or loss,
i perchance might be silent wouldn't be
cross
No bitterness sweetens, no sharpness may
heal, sst~t ~.
The Sound which the soul is too proud ts
reveal
No envy hath peace; by fret and jar
The beautiful work OF your hands We may
Let happen what may. dear. of trouble and
wouldn't be cross. love, I wouldn't b
cross.
-Harper's Young People.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

THE journals OF perfldious Albion
are devoting much valuable space to
discussion of the dolls the, Queen
used to play with in her childhood,
and the trousers the noble Duke Of
York is wearing at the present mo-
ment. In the interest OF concentra-
ton OF the subject 1t might be well
TO cut up the panties and make
clothes for the dolls.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

A GERMAN physician Of note de-
clares that the disinfection fad in
that country is as harmful as cholera
itself. That may be true. The use
of disinfecting drugs may be carried
to useless and even injurious ex-
tremes. But cleansing is another
thing. There is no danger OF keep
ing the person and premises too
clnnn
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20
When Beggars Fared Bad.

by law of Richard III. Of England
1889. able-bodied beggars were punished
cd and compelled to labor, and provision
was made for the helpless. BY an act Of
Henry VIII. 1880, licenses were given
to impotcnt persons to beg within fixed
limits, but unlicensed beggars were whip
ped and all persons giving aims to such
forfeited ten times the amount given
In reign OF Elizabeth beggars above the
age Of IA were grievously whipped,
burned through the ear with hot iron,
and for the third offense were put to
death. This reg Ilation was repeated in
sos. --[Chicago Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

WHEN Corbett reached Boston he
was hoisted, with vociferous acclaim,
to the pedestal wherein Sullivan. had
stood for years. the ruling god Of
pugdom. The spectacle OF thousands
jostling one another to catch a
glimpse OF the new deity and touch
the hand that had belted John l..
does much to relieve Boston of the
charge of being a city of culture and
natural home OF the over-soul.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

A BICYCLE has been held to be a
vehicle, and Is within the purview OF
the law regulating the use Of vehi-
cles. Its proper place is upon the
roadway and not upon the sidewalk.
Persons riding bicycle on the side
walk are subject to the penalties pre-
scribed by the ordinance for riding or
driving upon the sidewalk, and are
also liable to a civil action for assault
and battery IL they rudelyor careless
ly ride against a pedestrian while
doing so.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20
PUSSY cAT PoLITENEss.

"A Manchester gentleman once had a
very demure cat. She behaved so well
that she was allowed to sit at table and
had napkin round her neck and plate
of fish to eat from. Sometimes, when
she had finished, her master gave her a
bit from his own plate. But one day she
could not be found, and dinner was
begun without her. When it was half
over puss came bounding in with two
mice in her mouth. She sprang up on
her chair, dropped one mouse ON her
own plate and then leaned over and
dropped the other onto her masters.
He had often shared his dinner with her,
now she was determined to share hers
with him.-[ChiId's Own Magazine.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20
THE NlCARAGUACANAL
REPORT OF THE NATIONAL
CONVENTION COMMITTEE.
Information ~ TO the Feasibility Of the
Canal and Its Commercial and Other
Advantages 20 the United States-Wm
Cost One Hundred Million Dollars.
sure 20 Sc HuiIk

The committee appointed by the
National Nicaragua Canal Conven-
tlon at its meeting In st Louis,
10 prepare an address to the Amer
lean people giving information as
vantages to the United States. has just
finished the preparation of such adj
dress. The committee is composed of
John s. Jones, Of Arkansas; ex- Con-
gresham Converse, OF Ohio; r. w. MIL
sap, the prominent banker of Missis-
sippl; Capt. J. +. Merry, of Manchester.
Iowa; s. II. Hawkins, the railroad pres
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20
RATS.

RATS.
'eWhew whew." shrieked Tony, from
the cellar.
whats the NATTER" cried mother,
getting to the cellar door as fast as she
could
"Rats!r answered the frightened boy.
"Wherel Do you see themr Mother
was lame, and couldn't 90 down.
"Oh my" cried Tony, scrambling up
with the candle in one hand and the
basket of apples he was sent for in the
other. san awful big one he was,
mother, and he stood right still and
looked at me-" 10
Didn't jump, did he9"
'No, indeed. he ran just as fast as he
could when screamed. hate rats"
= IL DON'T" said mother; "a rat once
saved your life and mine"
"How9 When9" asked Tony.
''Get my knife to pare the apples, and
I'll tell YOU. One night, when you were
a little baby, father walked very suddenly.
DO you hear that ratf SAID he. Il do
believe he'll eat his way right into this
room before morning. So he got up to
throw his boot at the place where the
sound came from, and made all the racket
he could to scare the creature away.
And then, never knew why, he opened
the door that led downstairs, and puff
puff came smoke right into the room.
Fire Fire he cried out. ooh, Martha,
quick quick! Wrap the baby up and
follow me; we haven't moment to
loser And we hadn't, indeed, for we
no sooner got down and out doors when
the stairs were all in blaze. II it hadn't
been for that rat, mona Of us would have
been living to day. 1 confess | don't
like rats; they are sly and mischievous,
but the good God c5ndcscended to use
that one as his messenger to waken US
and save our lives. Do you wonder that
ever since that night have had friend
ly feeling toward rats9"
''Does God use such little, good for
nothing things to do his errands9" asked
Tony, in tone Of surprise,
''God made all things and can use all
things" said mother. mo creature is
beneath His notice. "-[Sunbeam.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

THERE'S nothing petty about the
Pettljohn family, of Walla Walla
County. There are ten members of
the family who average 244 pounds
in weight and are six and one-half
feet tall. When a tramp calls on them
he is generally as doclle as he is dirty
and doesn't begin to put on any airs.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

IMPULsIvE people have a cert ain
force and enthusiasm" about them
which cooler and more calculating
people sometimes lack. Their dan
ger is that they are prone, to act and
speak hastily, without due, considera-
ton, and that therefore they must
sometimes repent at leisure.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

THE masculine habit of shooting
some woman and then committing
suicide presents its happiest phase in
the case of the late Gripman john
son, OF San Francisco. The woman
is recovering. Too often the murder
is a success and the suicide maudlin
fui1,,ra
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

TIE Indian proteges of the natl On
are shortly to be paid in silver dollars
instead of agency beef and stores,
and the young bucks are already
specializing as to what sort of pockets
they will have stitched into their
bright and breezy garments.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

THE French have commenced hos
tilities against Dahomey. Their
chivalrous repugnance to lighting
women has vanished, since they
found out by painful experience what
opinion women of the Amazon stamp
hold of chivalry.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

In recent bulletin of the Census
Bureau the absolute wealth of the
United States is estimated, according
TO the 1890 census, at 500, GAS, 900, 900.
This is over $1,000 per capita, as
against $50 in 1880, $3.50 in 1870, and
1914 in 1860.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

UNCLE SAM can afford to give the
people small bills that are in decent
condition. A large proportion Of
those in circulation are positively
filthy, and persons. with any regard
for neatness would not.touch them If
they were not money. Clean up the
naner currencYf q" ".f'
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

WHEN the New York oyster beds
are made locations for cholera sta
tions, the statistics of the profits of
the oyster trade are likely to be
punctuated with comma bacillus.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

THE only fountain in the wilder
ness Of life, where man drinks of
water totally unmixed with bitter
ness, is that which gushes for him in
thescalm and shady recesses of do
nestle life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

The King Of Dahomey will attend
the Worlds Fair, it is said, if he may
be allowed three public human sacri-
fees each week. The king must stay
at home if this is the case. Privileges
ofthe kind he asks for are permitted
to railroad companies only.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

WHEELING, w. Va, has used until
1892 the water works erected in 1889.
Now there is town you can depend
upon. This doubling of population
every seven years has its advantages
in some respects, but it does jar the
smooth serenity of the taxpayer.
Fifty-three years without new water
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20
Johnny's Pillow.

One day Johnny was taking walk
in the orchard with nurse.
He was hunting for berries, and
what do you think he found?
He found some big white eggs hid
den in the tall grass!
Johnny wanted to put the pretty
things in his basket and take them
home to mamma.
But nurse said:
"No, no, come away, dear. That
is nest. Hush! there comes the
old goose. She will sit on the eggs
and keep them warm, and by and by
she will have some pretty goslings."
After that Johnny went with nurse
every day to take a peep at the gray
goose sitting on her eggs.
She sat and sat good many days,
and then one morning when Johnny
went to look, sure enough, the gos-
lings had come!
They had no feathers on, and they
had long, ugly necks, and big feet.
IL don't like 'em," said Johnny.
The little goslings grew fast They
had a nice farmyard to live in and a
little brook to paddle in.
At night the farmer shut them up
in the barn, so that the cats and dogs
could not eat them up.
In few days they were all covered
with pretty feathers.
Then Johnny liked them.
BY and by the little goslings were
old enough to go with their father
and mother and aunts and uncles to
swim in big lake. That made them
very, very happy.
Then they grew to be big geese, and
wore a lot of feathers, and Johnny
had pillow, which he enjoyed very
much, made from the soft down that
grew on their white breasts.
| y M. Livingston. in Pansy
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

Is 1T any wonder that Patti de-
.clines to bid a long farewell to the
stage? For her next tour she is
guaranteed $4,000 for each appear
ance. At such price as this fare
well is surely hard to say.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20
WON $4,000.

Something About Morello, the Speedy
Winner of the Futurity.
Morello, the Futurity winner Of
1892, was sold as yearling for 800.
AS a 2-year-old he won the $51 900
Futurity Stakes and placed S75, 900,
it is said, in the pockets of his owner,
William NJ. Singerly, editor Of the
Philadelphia Record. Morello is a
bay colt by EOlus-Cerise. He was
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

and over mile OF the canal has been
dredged. The exclusive franchise for
the steam navigation OF the San Juan
River and Lake Nicaragua and an ex-
tenslve plant for the Navigation Com
pany have, been acquired. The govern
ment of Nicaragua has acknowledged
that the company has complied with the
canal grant, which provided that 81, 0O0,-
900 must be expended the first year.
II is shown that the amount OF money
spent to date on the enterprise IL over
1000. 900. The enterprise Is indorsed by
the leading business men OF the coun-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

PRESIDENT HIoIN BoTHAM, Of the
Worlds Fair Directory, is a pushing,
shrewd and clear-headed business
man, who will soon get rid Of lot
OF ornamental barnacles who have
fasteaed themselves upon the pay
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

THE day Is coming when the stor-
age battery will displace the horse as
IA motive power for carriages. The
storage battery does not eat its own
head of. Let 1t come.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
A DEPARTMENT. FOR LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS.

Something that WIZ Interest the Juvsn-
iIe Members OF Every Household -
Quaint Actions and bright sayings Of
Cute Children.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

An sommunie.1spns Cor shis psp>r sAoald b sss~n
p>aA>o ~ lAs name Of ths .ashos nos asss-..zy n
pbesiion but evidences of good faith ~ par
- W writer Whts only On rlds 81 Ne psp~z. ,.
paEtealAry careful. N Siving s.a a.ssz - h@r
~ lss,sEs and heur.s plain and distinct
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20
ChiIdren,s Prattie.

FIRST BoY-What did you do durin
the hot days? Second Boy couldn't
do thing 'cept sit still an boiler.
MoTHER-Is Johnny johnson well
yet. Little Dick-I guess so. Iheard
his mamma scoldin' him this mornin'.
MoTHER-What did you do with
that medicine the doctor left for you:
Small Boy-I heard there was poor
sick Toy in the back street, an took ii
around an left it for him.
LITTLE MABEL-If you don't stop,
I'll tell mamma, and she'll tell papa,
and then papa will whip you. Little
Johnny-Then I'll cry, and then
grandma will give me some candy,
and / won't give you any.
MoTHER-"I think you ought to bt
grateful to your father for getting
you such a nice knife, instead of com
planning" Little Johnny-"It's got
only two blades" "You can't use but
one blade at a time" "Yes, but wher
two blades get broken there won't b.
any left"
THIS conversation between CIR
and boy was heard one Sunday after
noon: Girl had rabbit once.
Boy-"Had it long or short hair?
Girl-"It had long hair and l had t.
take great care Of it, because the
long-haired rabbits are much mor'
delicate than the short-haired. DO.
very seriously)-"Then why didn'
YOU cut its hair short and then i
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20
"A. FAMILY FRrEND.

An old man was leading a thin old
horse across the commons in the northern
part of the city, when -passerby asked
him where he was going.
"T'm searching for q bit of, green for
the poor beast. he answered.
''i'd send him to the bone-yard or tho
glue factory" said the other contcmptu-
ously.
"Would you?" asked the old man in
trembling voice; ''if he had been the
best friend you had in the world, and
helped you to earn food for your family
for nearly twenty-five years. If the
children that's gone and the children
that's Twin had played with their arms
around his neck and their heads on him
for pillow, when they had no otherl
Sir, he's carried us to mill and to meetin',
an please God he shall die like Chris
tian, an I'll bury him with these old
hands. Nobody'll ever abuse old Bill,
for if he goes afore me there are those as
are paid to look after him."
81 beg your pardon" said the man
who had accostcd him, ''there's differ
ence in people,"
"Aye, and in horses, too" said the
old man as he passed on with his four.
footed friend. II detroit Free Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

NEVER lose your head In crisis,
As you may need 1t after the crisis
has passed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20
ans People.
The OaI.

The owl with his saucer-like eyes
May appear exceedingly wise
But think he's stupid thing.
He doesn't even know how to sing
And sleeps while there's "A ray Of light,
Then wonders why he can't rest at night
-Harper's Young People
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

THE public hears so much about
the pneumatic tire" that 1t is get
ting that tired feeling.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20
A CLIP OF WATER.

We read so much in daily papers about
the seamy side of human life, that we are
sometimes apt to forget that there is any
other side. Once in while an incident
occurs that shows us a glimpse of the
beauties of human nature even when rags
and dirt obscure it from view. The
Herald, of New York, tells of little
newsboy who is a paralytic. He sits in
a wheel chair at the corner of Fifth
avenue and 23d street. The other news
boys help him in various ways, folding
and arranging his papers and carrying
his folding table.
One day during the late hot spell a
ragged urchin, one of the typical scape-
OF papers under his arm, barefootcd and
dirt begrimed and carrying tin pail in
his hand, walked up to the cashiers win
dow not far from where the cripple sits.
Rapping on the window he attracted the
attention Of the cashier, and as he stood
on his tiptoes he handed in his pail, while
smile as bcwitching as any society belle
is capable of encircled his dirty face,
displaying a set of teeth pearly white and
as beautiful as nature could form them.
His large, lustrous, sparkling black eyes
caught those of the cashier and he said:
''Say, mister, der lame bloke what sells
papers on der wagon on der corner wants
drink of ice water" 49,.
AS the man who handles the cash passed
out the pail of water the juvenile re-
marked: Tanks, mister; you know
der kids awful lame and can't walk"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

MAUD S. may now look for sItua-
lion on street car line.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-10-20

feet at its deepest points. Vessels en-
tering the canal from the Atlantic Ocean
will sail on level with the ocean for
l2a miles, at the end of which they will
be raised by three locks to the level OF
the lake. They will sail along the, san
Juan River and the lake on the lake
level to point within 81 miles OF the
Pacific Ocean. Here they will be low
cred by the locks to the level OF the
Pacific Ocean.
Cost of the Canal.
The committee says the cost, includ-
ing the payment OF interest during the
progress OF the work, will be less than
500, 900 900, and the time required for
the completion of the work is within five
years. The climate of Nicaragua is
healthy, and out of / 600 Northern men
employed in constructing a railroad
through swamp only two died during
period OF four months. OF 200 North
ern engineers and skilled mechanics
who have worked for the canal COM
pany for three years not one has died
from disease incident to the country.
By the Nicaragua canal the distance
saved is shown by this table:
Miles present Nicafag'a
Between route, via Canal.
N. Y. & San Fran -. Cape Horn lSCso 400
NY, \ Puget sound Magellan. 1885 $685.
N. Y. & Hong Kong. Cape 9, H., 1880 1O,G00
N. Y. & Melbourne Cape Horn, $3.50 9,s52
L'pool AZ San Fran. Cape Horn. II, $40 1921
N. o. a. San Fran Cape Horn, 10000 4,l4T
The wheat crop OF the Pacific coast in
1891 was over 1900, 900 tons and 80 per
cent. Of the wheat was exported by sail
ing vessels and large proportion OF 1T
passed around the Horn. The Mica
ragua Canal by shortening the route TO
Atlantic ports would not only save the
producer'co OF freight, but the revenue
of the canal at 81 per ton toll would be
nearly $1,000, 900 on wheat alone. 1t is
shown that there are 100000, 900 thou
said feet OF merchantable timber in
Washington and Oregon to the value of
OF which. over So per thousand feet
would be added by cheap water Trans
portation via the Nicaragua Canal. The
gross addition 10 the value would
amount 20 the enormous sum Of 81 .p0U,-
OCO, 900, even at this low estimate Of 50
additional. The fruit industry OF CALI
! fornia would quadruple in two years
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-13
G. P. IAUKEA,
Ha NEW GOODS TO. THE
PACIFIC HARDWARE Co., Id.

Picture Mouldings. A new lot of
Mouldings of the latest patterns
direct from the factory ex "Mari-
posa." If you want picture framed
in the latest style call on the under
signed.
The fact that the VACUUM OILs will
save more than their cost over any
other oils is an established fact. The
United States Navy have made this
the STANDARD. AS also some of
the largest manufactures of machin-
cry in England.
Reliable Goods at reasonable
prices at the
PACIFIC HARDWARE CO.,
Fort STREET
asset $500
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-13
Approved:
NOTICE.
Grown Lands for Lease on the
Island of Hawaii.

1t is notified for public information
that land specially adapted for small
farming and fruit cultivation in suit
able portions, may be had upon applica-
ton to the agent of Crown Lands.
DESCRIPTION OF LAND.
The Crown Land of Olaa comprising
an area of 81, 900 acres is situated in the
District of Puma, and extends from the
crater of Kilauea to within IL miles of
the town of Hilo. The quality of the
soil is excellent and comprises large
tracts of superior land of deep loamy soil.
The new Volcano Road, now in course of
construction by the Government, affords
cheap facilities of access to market. Near
ly all of the sections are heavily wooded,
furnishing durable timber for building
and fencing purposes. The altitude
ranges from 600 to 1000 feet above sea
level. Climate moist and favorable.
The lands now offered are valuable by
reason of their good quality and ac-
feasibility, none of the sections being
more than two miles from the main
Government Road and many of them
fronting on it.
Terms and conditions favorable. Spe-
cial inducements offered to settlers.
Additional information and particulars
can be obtained on application at this
Office.
G. P. IAUKEA,
Agent of Crown Lands.
Office Crown Lands Commissioner, Ho
nolulu, April 6, 1892. Opposite the
Office of 81. NJ. = Chamberlain
3043-3t 1422-4t
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-13

The recent civil war in Chile cost
the victors, the Congressional party,
$15,O0O,00O according to a recent
estimate made by the Chilean
newspapers. Of that amount$S95,-
600 was contributed by Sonora
Dona Juana Edwards, the mother
of Don Augustin Edwards, Minister
of Finance, from her private for
tune-NeW York Sun.