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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

ton" The inventor, it is rumored,
has not yet discovered how to guide
the "critter," but promises complete
solution of that question in a few
days. The illustration will show just
what the machine will look like. 1t
is suggested that persons wanting
preliminary practice for this wheel
take it by rolling down hill in bar
rel or tying themselves to mill
wheel. The inventor claims that he
can make eighty-three miles an hour
with it, and that it costs no more
than an ordinary bicycle. II his in
vention is a success than the railroads
of the world will probably quit busi-
ness, and the inventor may have to
pay taxes ON billions OF invested dead
railroad capital in the United States.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

The London Engineer. in an article
on high speeds on railways, speaks Of
the dangers which attend the working
of the present style of locomotives
when running above sixty miles an
hour. The centrifugal stresses in tie
reciprocating parts and counterpoises
are enormous, and increase with the
square of the speed. The Engineer
thinks some form of rotary steam
engine yet to be invented may prove
best for high speeds. Hero is nut
for inventors to crack.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

The latest syndicate discovered by
the San Francisco Chronicle is en-
gagged Gin supplying slothful clergy
men with ready made sermons at the
remarkably low rate of a half-dollar a
sermon. The inference is plain that
this bureau has either secured d num-
Der of barre of old sermons or else
it has gone into the business of re.
vamping published discourscs of fa-
nous diyines."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

lied, but it was dead, nevertheless.
1t had been routed horse, foot, and
artillery in the fall of 1852. That
battle was its Waterloo. No party
could outlive such a terrible slaughter
of its innocents as that was. The
leaders could not marshal their
troops; could not anywhere bring
their forces into line. In short, the
party was dead, though not dissolved.
The country no longer took any inter-
est in the old Whig issues, and the
new party sprang into existence.
A call was published in the Ripon
Herald, signed by flfty-four citizens
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

An effort is being made by promi-
nent educator to keep up the "Taap
language in South Africa. The Afri-
canders have distinct national charac-
teristics Of their own, the outgrowth
of combination of European nation
alities. The official language of the
majority of the countries is Dutch,
although English is widely used in the
provinces as the popular language.
Professor Mansvclt advocates meas
ures to prevent the native from
being absorbed by q mass of foreign
orc
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

racket of freight handling and all
those ills that transatlantic travellers
condemn. BY the union of ship and
and hotel he is enabled to convert the
voyage of three weary months in an
open caravel into five days of lux
urious ease and pleasure. The ac-
commodations and capacity of ship
thus designed will commend it to the
favorable notice of those interested
in European trade and travel.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07
Renowned Young Men.

CHARLES JAMES Fox was in Parlia-
ment at 10.
The great Cromwell left the universi.
ty at Cambridge at 1s
JOHN BRIoIrT was not at any school q
day after he was 10 years old.
GLADSTONE was in Parliament at %,
and at "a was Lord OF the Treasury.
LORD BACON graduated at Cambridge
at 10 and was called TO the bar at 2i.
PEEL was in Parliament at 81, and
Palmerston was Lord of the Admiralty
at "a.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

German ingenuity has produced q
new field gun which is said to be far
more effective than anything France
can show. The inventors of war ma
chinery evidently feel their share of
responsibility for the peace of Europe,
remarks the Philadelphia Record.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07
Bank.

"The term "bank" is derived from
the Italian "banco," a scat or bench,
and the early dealers in money were
accustomed to sit on benches in the
market places of the principal towns.
The earliest public bank established
in modern Europe was that of Venice,
which was founded in 1857.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

To WELD two ols of iron to gether so
neatly that an expert cannot discover
the weld is done in the following man
ner: First chamfer the ends, then weld
them together, and then stave them up
until they are considerably larger than
the other part of the rods After that
take another weld and draw to a uni
form size, and the job is neat and COM
plete. Market. London.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

IsN'T 1t little inconsistent for the
Judge to censure man for carrying
a flrearm and then hold him in 800
to keep the piece" for six months?--
Lowell Courier.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

The Death Valley must henceforth
be classed among the sentimental
shams, declares the Boston Cultivator'
The government survey party has
found 200 varieties of mammals in
habitlng the valley.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

WILLIAM PITT entered the ministry at
IA. was Chancellor ot the Exchequer at
"a, and so continued for twenty years:
and when 35 was the most powerful
uncrowned head in Europe. Young
Mems Era
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

One of the curiosities of the recent
census in Ireland. noted by the New
York Press, is that whereas Christians
of every name have decreased in num-
Der during the decade, the Hebrews
have increased 2S1 per cent.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

Wis, and t h g
Hon. A. K. Boz
way is now con-
C ed e d to have
been t h e NJ a n
who devised the
name.
There was at
the time a place
sfor the new par
ty. Il h e Whig
party was dead.
It's defunct con-
dition was not
nanaraIIu r. n n
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

and whose mind vas probably at that
time already unhinged.
influential Americans, 1t is said,
are about TO take hand in the efforts
to secure her release.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

GoD will put up with great many
things in the human heart, but there is
onething that he will not put up with In
tia second place He who offers God a
second place, offers him no place.
Ruskin.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07
THE uNIcYcLE.

An Illustration OF the Wonderful Inve n
ton of n HOosier Genius.
Reports from HaZelwood, Ind, in
dicate that Henry GantZ's new uni
cycle is rapidly approaching compile
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

Indian Territory citizens are en-
dcavoring to secure broader jurisdic-
tion for the territorial federal courts,
to save litigants much travel and ex-
uense.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

ar is the disposition Of women to
marry" says thoughtful contempo-
rary. But what dispositions some Of
them show after they are married.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07
JUSTICE IN ALABAMA.
METED OUT IN ALLOPATHIc
DOSES.

Seven OF the Notorious Sims Gang
Lynched by an Infuriated Popuiace =
How the Outlaws Were Made to Sur
render-The Hunt Continues.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07
BaImaceda spout s7s, ,0oo. 600 In hi,
little Chilian war of eight months.
The average circulation of the 1000
books published in Russia last year
was only 800 copies.

One woman succeeded in voting in
Chicago in the last election, and the
result is that the vote Of the entire dis
trict has been challenged.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

THE heartless husband who uses his
wife's first cake as q paper weight will
some day find II q millstone around his
neck
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07
WHERE 1T WAS BORN.

Tho Republican Party Said to Have Orig
mated at Ripon, Wis.
The Republican party sprang into
being on March 20, 1854, at Ripon,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07

tice OF the verdict passed upon Mrs.
Maybrick is still more evident when
IL is considered that the jury's finding
was greatly influenced by the yindic-
tive charge Of Chief Justice Stephen,
who has since been declared insane,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

Trinity Episcopal church, Main street, be-
tween Lewis and Church streets. Services at
II a. m. and p. m. Rector, Rev. W. Q. HUI
linen.
United Brethren church, Lewis street, be-
tween Main and Johnson streets. Services at
II a. m. and p. III. Pastor, Rev. J. d. Dom
ovan.
Methodist church, Lewis street, between
Main and Frederick streets. Services at IL a.
m. and p. M. Pastor, Rev. J. T. Williams.
Christ Evangelical Lutheran church, Lew
is street, between Main and Frederick streets.
Services at IL q m. and p. m. Pastor, Rev.
Fl. F. Shea1y.
Baptist church, corner Main and Washing
ton streets. Services at II a. m. and p. IN.
Pastor, Rev. w. j. E. Cox.
Second Presbyterian church corner Freder-
ick and Lewis streets. Services at IL a. H.,
and g. Pastor Rev. VIM. Cumming.
st. Francis Roman Catholic, North Augusta
street, Mass at and 1870 a. m. Vespers and
benediction of Most Blessed Sacrament at
p. m. Pastor, Rev. Father McVerry.
Young Mems Christian Association, corner
Main and Water streets. Services at p. IN.
Sunday.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06
Ruskin's TOYS.

The home rule of Ruskin's mother
was well nigh F,.ritanic in severity; his
toys were few and his source Of amuse-
ment limited. He says:
For toys, had bunch of keys to
play with so long as was capable of
pleasure in what glittered and jingled;
as 1 grew older had a cart and a ball,
and when was six years old, two boxes
If well cut wooden bricks.
With these modest, but I still think
entirely sufficient possessions, and being
always summ;trily whipped If cried,
did not do as l was bid or tumbled on
the stairs, soon attained serene and
secure methods of life and motion, and
could pass my days ssontentedly in
tracing the squares and comparing the
colors of my carpet, examining the
knots in the wood of the floor, or count
ing the bricks in the opposite houses.
There were also intervals Of rap
turous excitement during the filing of
the water cart through its leathern pipe
from the dripping iron post at the pave
ment edge, or the still more admirable
proceedings of the turncock, when he
turned and turned until fountain
sprang up in the middle of the street.
But the carpet, and what patterns l
could find in bed covers, dresses or wall
papers to be examined, were my chief
resources
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06

taken the halter out of my hand. Riquet
no longer led the way. He was hauled
along, and had tricky look in his eye.
The men answered the call, and as the
grasp which was choking me relaxed
Recognized the man who had bought
Riquet.
Two officers prevented my escape. A
crowd collected, and l had nothing tc
say in self defense. The farmer told of
my wild fight, which of course aggra-
waited the offense Your honor, l assure
you Riquet seemed to comprehend it
all. They put me in prison and my
donkey in the pound to await the trial
| only ask Of you to give orders that
Riquet shall be we'll cared for. This is
the whole story. l have told it truth
fully. am here because am guilty
In fact, we are both of US guilty. But
Isstil maintain am not genuine thief.
Respectfully your servant, JOSE.
Il shall not leave until after this
trial." l said to my friend. II wish to
lear your Judgment in the case of this
poor fellow"
''There is something better than that
which you can do" he replied. 81 am
not at liberty to do it, but you can find
this farmer who claims the donkey. If
you pay him the price of the donkey
and small sum in addition that will
end it all"
No sooner said than done. For 100
francs l could have the little animal
then and there, and the man was only
too glad to withdraw the complaint.
We returned Riquet to his first mas
ter. One looked as happy as the other.
have since seen them living peacefully
together, going from village to village
selling small wares. True friends are
rare.-Translated from the French of
Jaques Morand for Romance by Anna
K. Almy.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06


Look into any one Of our great res
taurants, our fashionable resorts at
night. See at q hundred tables groups
of men and women spending each all
the way from five to fifty dollars. This
is not an occasional experience. You
can find it every night in the week, and
at lunch time the same places are
crowded with women to whom lunch
costing five CT six dollars is as nothing.
Drive through the park on any fine
morning or late in the afternoon. You
may see men and women on horseback
by the hundreds, every one dressed for
the part" well mounted, representing
an immensity Of capital. Look at the
long professional ongoing of equipages.
Millions upon millions of dollars are rep
resented there every day in the week.
and at all the favorite resorts along the
road you will find men and women gayly
fitting along, their butterfly wings
tipped with gold, their diamonds spark
ling in the air, their Publications max
ing the very atmosphere ring with the
choral echoings of fun and hurrahdom.
Joseph Howard in New York Re-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06
Dogs and Cats in King Howel's Times.

Dogs and Cats in King Howel's Times.
The worth Of dogs is variously esti-
mated; in the Tenth century the kings
buckhound being valued at fifteen pence
when born and one pound when fully
trained, while ''a herd dog is worth the
best OK, and whosoever may possess a
cur, though it be the king, its value is
fourpence."
Cats, however, are priced without dis
tinction, there being probably but one
breed. Nor is any extra value set upon
those favored cats, which, by reason of
their royal ownership, enjoyed the daily
privilege, accorded them proverbially,
of looking at king. No matter to what
family or place it may belong, ''the
worth OF kitten from the night it is
kittened until it shall open its eyes, is a
legal penny, and from that time until it
shall kill mice, two legal pence" four
pence being the full value of cat, as of
a sheep or of goat.
The qualities expected of her are par
ticularly catalogued and the list of them
runs thus: ''To see, to hear, to kill mice,
to have her claws entire, to rear and not
to devour her kittens, and if she be
bought and be deficient in any one of
those teithi, let third of her worth
be returned" All the Year Round.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06
why Foreign Weeds Flourish Here.

Why should it be that plants of an
other country not only find their way
here, but after arriving assert them
selves with vigor far surprising our
native herbs? DR.. Gray, in writing upon
this point says, Gas the district here in
which the weeds of the Old World pre-
vail was naturally forest clad, there
were few of its native herbs which, if
they could bear the exposure at all,
were capable of competition in the
cleared land with emigrants from the
Old World"
The European weeds had through long
ages adapted themselves to the change
from forest to cleared land, and were
therefore prepared to flourish here in
the rich forest soil that was suddenly
exposed to the sun and subjected to 9TH
er new conditions by the telling of the
trees.-Professor Byron D. Halstead in
Popular Science Monthly.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06
Tba Driver ANITA.

The driver ants of Africa are so called
because they drive before them while
on march all other living creatures, no
animal being able to Withstand them.
No beast, however formidable, dares to
cross their track, and they will destroy
In q single night all the pigs and fowls
on q farm. The huge iguana lizards
fall victims to them, as do snakes and
all other reptiles. 1t is said that they
begin their attack on the snake by Bit
Ing it's eyes and so binding the prey,
which, instead Of running away, writhes
helplessly in one spot. Natives of Africa
assert that when the great python has
crushed its captives in its folds it does
not devour it at once, but makes q cir
cult of at least mile in diameter in
order to see whether an army of driver
ants is on the march in the neighbor
hood. If so, it glides off and abandons
its prey, which will soon be eaten by the
ants.
If an army of these ants approaches a
village the entire population is compelled
to fly. Sometimes the people may be
obliged to take to the water in order to
save themselves. The insects travel in
the night and on cloudy days, because
they are quickly killed by the direct
rays of the sun. Should the sun come
out while they are making a journey
they construct a continuous arch over
their path out of earth agglutinated by
fluid excreted from their mouths. In
cloudy weather an arch for the protec-
ton of the marching workers is con-
structed of the bodies of the larger
soldier ants, whose widely extended
jaws, long legs and projecting antenn@,
INTERVIEWING, form a sort of network.
In case Of an alarm the arch is instantly
broken and the insects which composed
it join other soldiers ON the fanks of the
line, who seem to be acting as scouts,
running about furiously in pursuit of
the enemy The alarm over, the arch is
renewed and the column proceeds as be-
Washington Star.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06
Dodds' CataYrh Cure
LOCAL AND INTERNAL TREATMENT.

In order to cure catarrh it is NECESSARY to al
lay the Inflammation of the irrtated MEM
branes with a soothing application, cleanse
the head of the plugging mucous secretions,
and heal the discharging ulcers. For cold in
the head and nasal catarrh Dodd local treat
ment does this without the aid OF snuf, DOUGH
es or fumes. If the disease has extended
downwards affecting the bronchial tubes or
lungs, digestion and blood, the internal treat
ment Dotn removes from the system the scat
tered poison, and by its building-up proper
ties assists nature in restoring the impaired
parts Send for our book treating on catarrh.
Foster Milburn " Co, ,proprietors, Buffalo, NY
Sold in S6aunton by
sept Is, 81 lY w. NJ. ALLEN.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06
GIVE WHAT is GIVEN.

He whom God in love has gifted
With sight beyond the rest,
ASlst toll on till he has lifted
Other eyes to see the best.
Flame he must when false lights beckon
Men and nations to their doom;
Him shall unborn ages reckon
AS their glory or their gloom.
What to him the crowd that listens
To itself and is content?
Guided by the star that glistens
Highest in the armament.
He must stand beyond the passing
Thinker on the dreamer's way,
Toiling, delving and amassing
Wisdom for future day.
From the rise of oldest nations
To the last land of the earth,
All along the different stations
Made and filled by men of worth,
He beholds Truths hand forever
Crushing down the vaunted lie.
Urging him with high cndcavor
To the deed that shall not die.
james Riley in Boston Pilot.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06
Tick of the American Watch.

The United States is fast crowding
Switzerland out of the watch market,
and there is no part of the world, no
matter how remote, where the tick of
the American watch cannot be heard.
Today American factories turn out S5,-
600 watches a week. Almost the only
timepieces imported are repeaters, stop
watches, and those having special move
ment, which bring high price.-San
Francisco Bulletin,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06

The interior bark Of trees was former
1y used to write upon, and its Latin
name Uiber, bark) seems to intimate
that its use was as ancient as the art of
writing itself. In one respect the bark
was superior to the leaf; it could be
rolled into a volume, while the leaf
would crack If subjected to such pro-
cess.-New York World.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06
Is Life
Worth Living?

That depends upon the
Liver. If the Liver is
inactive tho whole sys-
tenn is out Of order-the
breath is bad, digestion
poor, head dull or aching,
energy and hopefulness
gone, the spirit is de-
pressed, q heavy weight
exists after eating, with
general dependency and
the blues. The Liver is
the housekeeper of the
health; and a harmless,
simple remedy that acts
like Nature, does not
constipate afterwards or
require constant taking,
does not interfere with
business or pleasure dur
ing its use, makes Sim
mons Liver Regulator a
medical perfection.
I have tested its virtues personally, and
know that for Dyspepsia, Biliousness and
Throbbing Headache, it is the best medi,
cine the world ever saw. Have tried forty
other remedies before Simmons Livel
Regulator, and none of them gave more
than temporary relief, but the Regulator
not only relieved but cured.
IL. II. JONES, Macon, Ca.
April 6, '92-ly.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06
The Kind of Judre He Wanted.

The story is told of an Irishwoman
who tried to console her husband with
the remark that he would have fair
trial and an upright judge. "Yerra,
woman" replied her spouse, "what'd 1
want wild an upright judge? What I
wants is a judge that'n lean a little."--
London Globe.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06
Iodine Comes from seaweed.

One of the most important substances
used by the physician is iodine, made from
the ashes of seaweeds, which is a nearly
certain remedy for some complaints which
were formerly considered incurable. 1t is
also one of the most important agents en-
ployed in the processes of photography
Washington Star,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06
Caution Not to Be Observed.

English torpedo experts say that too
much cautiousness is impressed upon tor
pedo boat officers They should never be
taught to be cautious in attack, but should
90 straight for their object, never thinking
of the safety of their vessels or how they
are to escape after the blow has been
struck.-NeW York Times.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06
Oddities of the p. o.

The postmaster at Lawrence, Mass,
orce kept record and copy of the ad-
dresses on envelopes sent out or received
by him. Here are some specimens of
the dead languages indulged in by
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06
Staltntoll Spectator.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Advertisements are inserted at the rate OF
124 cents per line, for the first, and 64 cents
for each subsequent insertion.
Local Notices are inserted at the rate of 20
cents per line for the first and 10 cents for
each subsequent insertion.
Business Notices are inserted at the rate OF
15 cents for the first and cents for each sub
Sequent insertion.
liberal discount will be made ON all orders
for 3, 6, or Il months.
Obituaries, Announcements of Candidates
for Office and all communications OF person
al or private character, will be charged for as
advertisements.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06

DOGER b. ATKINSON,
IL ATTORN NEY-AT-LAW,
- South Augusta Street,
sep 25-tf STAUNTON, VA.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

Evalley Lodge, No. Is, X. of p, meets every
Monday night at Castle Hall, on West Main
street, over DR.. Wayt's drug store. ]. I. Long.
Chancellor Commander; Albest Shultz, Keep
er of Records and Seal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06

Meets on the second Tuesday night of each
month, in the Council Chamber. Capt. Thos.
D. Ransom President; Preston A. Ross, Secre-
tary.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06
KNIGHT TEMPLARS.

Staunton Commandery, No. s, Knights Tenn
plar, meets first Friday night in every month,
in Masonic Temple, on Main street. w. B.
McChesney, Eminent Commander; A. A. Esk-
ridge, Recorder.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-06

April 6, '92-ly.