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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
Benefits OF England's Occupancy.

England's possession of Egypt has
been source Of vast benefit to the
land OF the Pharaohs. During her
five years occupancy good govern
ment has been substituted for a bad
one, equal-handed justice for oppres-
sion, sound financial condition for
a wretched one, and an efficient army
for worthless one. Taxation has
been reduced to the extent OF almost
a million year, the condition OF the
peasants has been improved, and the
treasury has surplus Of over three
millions.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

II the report be true that glass
maker of Paris has invented porous
glass which permits the entrance Of
air but not of dustin other words,
that he has succeeded in making a
glass which will filter the air while it
remains itself transparent, then trav-
elers may well rise up and erect to
that Partisan glassmaker the tallest
kind of Il monument. The amount
OF comfort which would bc added to
the cars by the introduction OF por-
Gus glass for warm weather travelling
can hardly be Overcstimatcd.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

all the parks should be locked and
barred the fir't day OF the week, and IL
might be we'll to send nailiffs up and
down the streets TO see that people
neither strolled In the sunshine nor
sat in their own homes, thus causing
the churches to lose strength. Every
thing that may keep people away
from church should be prohibited by
law-that is, except prosy preaching,
which Is the parsons privilege.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

SUICIDES arc not as considerate as
the world expects people TO be who
are about to face Judgment for deeds
done in the body. They tcrrorize a
car full of fellow beings, plunge to
death in the midst OF a startltd
crowd, stop railroad trains, mar the
pleasure Of hotel guests, break up
weddings and check the course Of
business in public places. These self
destroyerS should at least seek privacy
Tor the final tragedy in their mistaken
existence.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
Doing the Best She Could.

Following is little story told by
Joe Haworth, says the Minneapolis
Journal:
A little girl, not more than four
years old, the only child of some
friends whom Haworth used TO visit
frequently, was always puzzling her
little brain about thunder-storms,
what they were, and what made those
loud noises. One day she asked her
mamma about 1t, and her mamma
answered:
why, darling, that loud noise is
the voice of God.
A few days later the little one was
playing on the lawn with her dolls,
when dark mass of clouds rolled up
from the west, and the muttering of
thunder became more frequent and
more pronounced. Her mother called
her to come in. and the little one COL
lected her family of dolls In her
chubby little arms and started to
toddle toward the house. Just as
she reached the piazza steps there
was terrific clap Of thunder, and
she, fastening to get to her mamma,
looked up in the sky and said, in a
hurt tone:
"Oh. bod, 90 needn't boiler so
loud; Use hurwyin' dest as fast as
tan"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

AN amendment to the New York
building law prohibiting the licensing
OF a liquor saloon within 200 yards OF
public schoolhouse failed in the
New York assembly. The time will
come, no doubt, when demand will
be made upon the school trustees to
rent the Easements Of the public
school buildings for poolrooms and
beer saloons.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

HELEN WATTERsoN, a rcfo"mer, of
course, advocates eating five meals IL
day. III Helen will kindly devise
some scheme whereby wages may be
raised to meet the demand c'eated by
increased con sumption, and get that
in working order first, her tlyc-mea.s
idea may have attention.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

SINCE the recent experience OF In
dianapolis she will probably insist
upon rapid transit. Lightning in its
native wild state sometimes gets in a
damaging stroke, but properly har
messed electricity never strikes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

A COMPANY has been formed TO
manufacture 81 watches for sale at
the Worlds Fair. The chief ad-
vantage of a watch OF this sort Is
that it is likely to make Il pickpocket
die OF heart failure.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

The home of Alexander Hamilton
and the historic trees he planted in
New York have been saved from sac
riflce. Mr.. Orlando B. Potter pur-
chased the property when sold ut pub
lie auction, and he says that the trees
representing the original colonies
shall be preserved as historic land
marx in the city. New York may yet
be saved from the fate of Sodom and
Gomorrah. One patriotic man has
been found in the great city.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

live in our day and gen ration. or he
would have discovered that although we
may revive the old, IL becomes really a
new creation when touched by the magic
wand of modern art. LIN inclined to
think, says our New York fashion writer,
that the spinet OF our great grandmoth-
ers would hardly recognize its distin-
guished descendant, the grand piano, or
that the purple and fine linen worn by
the Queen Of Sheba would show to good
advantage alongside the delicious fabrics
Of our modern looms. Nor would the
poke bonnet of other days be at all like
ly to recognize its elegant and refined
great granddaughter as she now appears
borne along on the heads of our fash
ionable people Well, 1t is the same in
modes as It is politics, literature and
art.
Sleeves are coming down and hats are
going up. But when l say sleeves are
coming down l should add that, like the
frog in the fable, they are pulling them
selves up to such a won ierful extent
that before the summer is over we shall
see veritable balloon encircling the
arms of ultra modish folk. However,
as these big puffs set off the figure most
charmingly, let us acc,p5 this latest
ukase of the Gar o! all the Modes with
out grumbl'ng.
Yes, true it is that the hats are going
up. The fat crown, which so often puz-
zled the lady of fashion where to stow
her luxuriant tresses, will soon be a
thing OF the past. Half foot in height
will be nothing, for so graceful will the
outlines be and so exquisite the garni-
ture that the real height Of the poke Will
never be suspected.
/ present this week some charming
spring hats in straw lace trimmed with
lace, especially old lace colored gulpure.
One in black rice straw with high
crown was beautifully garnitured with
cream lace, set off with pink and yellow
roses. No ma ter how small the bit of
headgear, you must get 1t up into the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

A BOTTLE was found in the sea off
the coast OF New Jersey the other
day and in il was SIS in money and a
note reading: "The finder, whose
ever it may be, will use this money as
his own. We are sinking; death
stares US in the face" That must
have been generous soul that could
think of others at such an hour and
set his little stock of money adrift on
the waters where it might BE- pick ed
UP and used.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

ST. LOUIS is also afflicted with lot
OF public officials who think that the
crookedcst route is the surest way to
prosperity. Municipal corruption
seems TO be epidemic, and the only
remedy lies in the hands OF the peo-
pie. 1T is for them to see that only
such public servants is can be trrs ed
be chosen.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

LIMITED marriages are not recog-
nized by the courts OF Massachusetts,.
A man and woman who signed an
agreement to live together so long as
love and mutual respect continued,
asked for a divorce after fourteen
years of such partnership. The
courts in Massachusetts, held that the
agreement was not Il marriage, and,
therefore, there could be no divorce.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
A Large Family.

There are five girls in one family
in Eastern Maine that together weigh
1,052 pounds. The eldest, who is 35
years old, weight 210; the second, 80
years, 23S; the third, 81 years, 21O;
the fourth, 20 years, 200; tho
youngest, 20 years, 1914. All but the
youngest are married The father
weighs 2l0 pounds and the mother
1870.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

1T is sometimes said when a man
exploits a visionary scheme that 1T
is all In his eye" IL begins to look
as IL Kaiser Williams peculiar notion
as to the divine right was ~all in his
ear"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

IT Is rather an incredible thing to
ind an organization OF women seek
ing to open still wider the gateway to
divorce, and TO degrade marriage from
a sacrament, Il union which under all
save the most fOrtuitous circum-
stances shall be coequal with the
lives OF the parties, to the plane OF a
mere material compact, to be broken
at will. Yet the Woman's Alliance
OF Chicago, after discussion and de-
bate, PASSED series Of resolutions
the other day the last of which de-
clared that the mutual consent OF
the parties concerned be considered
as good ground for divorce rs for mar
riage." The parties being Of years OF
discretion their mutual consent is
sufficient ground for marriage. The
resolution simply declares that when
a husband and wife agree to separate
the law should yield to their wishes
and grant the divorce. This is strip
ping matriniony of those attributes
OF sanctity with which the church
has clothed it, and which have acted
is a safeguard for women. History
and sociology show that among the
people who regard marriage as pure
ly material contract, easily termih-
atcd, the status OF women is de-
graded and miserable. The effect OF
the change urged by the Woman's
alliance would be unfortunate fol
society as whole, but felt most bit.
terly by women.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
A Useful Kite

The children wanted to ride in
their cart, making the kite pull them.
So the kite-cord was tied to the pole
of the cart, the children sprang in Il
held the slack cord behind), and away
they went along soft, muddy road,
at lively rate. We found that, like
coasting, this sport had its draw
backs. In fact, to draw the kite to
the starting point each time was
hard work. A straightaway course
of few miles would be great fun,
with horse to assist in the return
trip.--N. Frederick Carryl, in St.
Nicholas.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

? IT seems very odd that so many peo-
pie go to Florida for the winter when
they don't have any winter there to
speak of.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

1T seems TO be the unanimous YER
dict that Mr.. Ward McAllister, OF
New York, is more exaspcrating
idiot than Josiah Aliens wife.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

EVEN II the Worlds Fair be open
on Sunday attendance will not be
compulsory.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

II the course of % debate among
! Congregational ministers which re-
suited in d determination vigorously
to oppose the opening of the Worlds
Fair Sunday, ono Of the reverend dis
putants declared that even now many
Of bis church members were out visit
Ing the parks Sunday, and his church
was losing strength thereby. Clearly
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
LITTLE BOYS AND Girls.
THis is THEIR DEPARTMENT. OF
THE PAPER.

Quaint Sayings and DoIngs of little ones
Gathered nm Printed Hero fur Other
Littls Folks To kead.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

INdiscusslng the immigration ques
tiOn before a committee, Congress
man Stone said that the time was
past when people needed to flee from
their own country to escape political
or religious persecution and come TO
the United States. IL Mr.. Stone is
correctly reported, there is ground to
suspect that he does not know what
ne is talking about. AS long as the
continental nations of Europe exact
enforced military service of every
abie-bodied male citizen, there will
DC great armies of people seeking to
escape political persecution who will
:orm the best citizens the United
states could possibly wish.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

THE Kaiser gets on his ear so often
that 1t is painfully sore.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

NATURE is kinder than we know in
ner penalties. Through pain she
teaches the child to avoid the fire
that would consume him; through
pain she teaches the manto avoid the
vices which would ruin him, TO
cCunteract these wholesome lessons
by continual Interference is no true
kindness, but self-indulgent cruelty.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

the subject Of her headgear. For this
reason, If for no other, should she
choose her hats with the greatest eau
ton. and bring TO the subject all the
good taste and judgment at hey COM
mand
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
HIGH CROWNED HATS.
BEFORE FALL THEY'LL BE THE
VERY THING.
Sleeves Coraing Down and Crowns Going
Up-The Present Pancake styles In Their
Last stages Charming spring Mats In
straw Lace.


LID fashions revived,
Old / atterns re-woyen,
old books reprinted.
|old songs re-sung-it
really Looks as IL Solo
mon was right when
h Q said there was
nothing new under the
sun. All, but the wis
est OF mankind didn't
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-01
Jcwelry In History.

Jewely is as ancient as the existence
of the precious metals and the precious
stones. In no age of barbarism or of
puritanical simplicity has the jewel been
entirely discarded. The ages of barba-
rism were those of unexampled splendor
and decoration. Conquering hosts rifled
the treasure chests of their victims and
carried home in triumph their jewels
and jewelry. The ancient Greeks, Per-
slams, Egyptians and Romans were
adopts in decorating their persons, and
their men were no less demonstrative
than their women. Masses of gold
chains sparkling with jewels, earrings
and finger rings adorned the person of
the Roman dandy, while the warrior
studded his breastplate, helmet, sword
and shield with emeralds, rubies, sap
phires, pearls and diamonds.
The jewels Of the crown are great
show pieces in every kingdom in the
world, while family diamonds or pearls,
as the case may be, are just as jealousy
guarded and handed down from genera
ton to generation, priceless 'heirlooms,
souvenirs Of the past. In the jewelers.
art Of today two widely different ma
tions probably excel all others in the
originality of their designs-France and
Russia The former not only originates
designs of her own, but calls upon her
varied art imagination to adapt all the
fancies and crudities of the ancients,'
until her jewelry sets the patterns from
which all others save Russia copy.-H.
p. 1swson IN Harper's Weekly.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-01

her OUTSIDE garments. She was hardly
~ her ease.
Indeed. l ought not 20 stay. Mr..
Green's papa was going 70 the Ride, and
VIII bs back a. s. and viii take NE hozns
then"
.sYou are not afraid Of me. Miss Gay
lord. lam not an ogre, If have but one
hand. l think you VIII stay. l should
have been very lonesome.
Il called TO say goodby, Mr.. Greene"
said she IN subd1ed voice; Il sm going
away tomorrow.
'.Yes; you go to Trenton, do you not>'
ssFor few weeks only. We sail for
Europe the first Of February. Papa has
business there which viii detain him
some years and he wishes me 10 go with
him"
bon voyage. May heaven prosper
you"
/ gave her my one hand. She laid
hers In it. cold and trembling, and our
eyes met There were tears on her
cheeks. They dropped down and fell on
our clasped hands. A wild. beautiful
hope sprung up IN my heart, and yet
hardly proper move of . revelation.
''Oh, Adele, have found hfe's sweet
ness to lose it forever Would TO heaven
[ were well and strong once more.'
"And what them" she said softly, her
face hidden from my view beneath the
folds OF crimson worsted.
The next moment / held her In nv
Arms.
adele, can it be- Shall it be? Re-
member, am but the mutilated wreck
Of man, but my heart is strong and
tue and tender"
81 remember everything" she said,
'.and should be unworthy of love
like yours did care the less for you be-
cause Of this sad misfortune. For your
sake, wish it had never happened TO
you. For my own, have not single
regret"
The sleigh whose bells we had heard
had long ago passed by; it was not her
father; and we sat down together TO en-.
joy the most nearly perfect happiness l
had ever known.
Col. Gaylord came at last, to find his
daughter encircled by my arm, her
bushes and my presumption making the
condition of things pretty evident to a
man Of sense. We went up to him to-
gether. Adele spoke then softly to him:
"Papa, this is Mr. Greene, who saved
me when the powder mill blew up.
love him and he loves me. Will you
give US your blessing?"
81 am happy to meet You, Mr.. Greene, -
he said, cordially. II suppose owe my
daughter to you, but really had no idea
to give her up to you in this unceremoni-
GUS fashion. However, if you love her
and she loves you, and you are the
honest man that people say you are,
take her and may God deal with you as
you deal with her."
The Guilford powder works were
never rebuilt, but purchased their site,
and on their ruins l have erected fan
tastic tower to mark the spot where !
first met her who has made my life
beautiful.-New York News.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-01

6sAy dawn pseDs n add s~sstly srznna
4 azA1 oreezs. ssespins down ne sS<sssA
In Alsn tas foz n snosy plea;
The s1a . 1rsl bgF1las lA1ces slssR
Along Las 2<obled river nAaks.
And nlsty hssLs II had retreat
WiEndrz~ taeIx broken. scsrtsred ranks
Ihs bod san marks TIER sad eefs4s
AID 1lss.p4Les s21lr struggling tAakz&
Gray dawn gives place % r1ddy day.
The <FosE sUa swings through azure skies.
Ard SWIMMING. shsrs the rl9plas play.
fns screaming ashna~ks fall aud risa.
Tue glA>zy water. cool and elsA<.
E@dscEs one solitary cloud.
And n0rllng song birds. tar md nez<.
Eepezs their naallns shrill sad loud
-Eks slsnG - done and day = here"
-ExcaxuxeL
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-01
Sensitive

There was but one man ON the car
and he was seated. The aisle was
crowded with women standing. The
conductor rang the bell
"Get upr' cried the driver, addressing
the horses.
81 won't do It'll" yelled the man I've
paid my fare and I'm going to keep my
seat.-Harper's Bazaar.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-06
SLAVES TO THEIR WEALTH.
DiffcuIties In the Way of Giving Up tho
Grasping Grind.

The late CYRUS w. Field was worth
IS. OO0. 900 five years ago. At that time he
was very cheerful, but had no exaggerated
idea of the value of money. A few weeks
before he died he said that his life was
wreck. his fortune was gone, and he re-
GREETED That be had not been firm enough
to make his boys earn their own living, SC
that they would have known the value OF
money.
Russell Sage admits that ne has as much
money as he can use, but he cannot quit
work. lie is all the time trying 10 get
hold Of as much money as people credit
him with having. He spends very little
and practically his fortune Is in the hands
OF others, who get more benefit out Of II
than he does.
A very wealthy lady in New York wor-
ries herself sick trying to give away her
money where II will do the most good.
Among our great millionaires, says the
Atlanta Constitution, there are men of oil
sorts, but they all unite in saying that O
man with very moderate fortune gets as
man whose wealth runs up into scores of
millions. And they all say that a rich man
has 10 worry and work like a slave to hold
on to what he has and increase 1T.
But why try TO increase 1t? The man
cannot help II. The acquisition of money
becomes trade, and a nan is proud o. his
success in it and wants TO MAINTAIN his
reputation. He caunot take rest. If he
does people will say he has lost his grip.
SO he has 20 keep right on working lust as
hard TO get little mOroas be worked when
he started out 10 make his first thousand
dollars. A man has TO be very strong
minded TO give up business entirely when
all his cronies in Wall street are urging
him to try new ventures.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-06
cow He DID SULLIVAN.
ne was an Amsteur--His Story Incom-
piete, and why.

Mnoh has been written, says the New
York sun. about the terrible glare IA Sulli-
wants ewes when he starts in to do" his
onnonent. A cotton.screwer IN Galveston,
TEXAS. named AL. Marks Is the hrst who
discovered this REGULARITY. Marks was
knocked out, and later described his OK
perience as follows:
As / walked up to the stage people
cheered me. and felt pretty proud. was
Going 10 put my hands up against the great
Sulliyan. / felt sure | could whip him,
INT when | got into the ring aud John l..
stood in front of me he appeared TO be
heap bigger than he looked from my seat.
Rnt the people cheered me, and | detef-
mined 70 astonish him right from the
jump.
have a good one right in the Jaw. SulH-:
van looked at me in q surprised sort OF
vvav and saw thnt had his heart broken.
Said / to myself, This man has his match
at last aud he knows 1t. He Is afraid OF
me- So / gave him some more hard
knocks. Jonn !. looked at me almost APP
pealinrly. He tried to stop my blows,
but he was slow and clumsy. said
/ 10 myself, Marks, you are a made
man. You'll whip this fellow easy. He
is so slow with his paws that you can
batter him all to pieces But | made up
INV mind / wouldn't knock him out till
near the end of the third round. didn't
want TO rob the people of their sport. At
the end of the round | asked Sullivan how
he was getting along. and be looked kind
of scared and said only tolerable. In the
second round gave him several more hard
ones and he continued TO look scared.
/ said TO myself it was ridiculous
for this man TO be posing as the
champion of the world, and deter
mined that in the next round ia put an
end TO his absurd pretensions. About the
middle of the third round, just as | was
getting ready to do Sullivan up saw an
other sort of look come into his eyes. He
looked like some wild animal. In the next
second he caught me under the left Jaw with
his right and lifted me up from the floor
till nv toes barely touched. At this
his terrible lett caught me on the
other side of my face. and -" IN
have to finish the story" said
Colonel Sterret, for Marks didn't
know much about the subsequent pro-
ceedIng. When he raised his man clear
of the floor, Just as football player lifts
the ball preparatory TO q kick. be hit poor
Marks crack which knocked him over
the ropes and down into the orchestra,
where two chairs and three viollns were
broken and where Marks was picked up
unconscious. Sullivan thought he had
killed the man and went and hid himself
IN the wings"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-06
To Impose Upon Dogs.

Mans best friend among animals, the
dog, is TO have his devotion put TO another
test, says the Chicago Herald. He mas fire.
ouently died while fighting for his master.
He will now be asked 70 give up his life as
the victim OF disease. Superstition has
long attributed 10 the dog the power OF
curing consumption, and many people
have eaten the animals meat with that end
in view.
Learned doctors of this city now pro.
pose TO have healthy dogs live and sleep
with consumptlye patients, believing that
the germs OF the malady will be absorbed
hy the lower animal. Ii is claimed that
tie experiment has been tiled before with
evidences of success. Ihe doctors may
bo right, but the fact that they are driven
10 such desperate measure will only con-
firm the public impression that consump-
tion is ruthless and unmsnageable dis
wits, end