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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16

An Iowan Invents R.ee-rrack structur
That VIII Rsvolve.

That VIII Revolve.
r. p. Cuplin, OF West Bend, Iowa,
Is a genius OF inventive turn OF mind,
who lays before the racing public a
device which he is certain will save
the investor In pool tickets the irk-
some labor OF craning his neck and
straining his vision In the effort to
learn and see how, his money is being
carried through the race by the
horse he has backed. His idea is a
revolving grand stand. It's the very
simplest thing in the world. The
crowd Is seated In the grand stand,
which reyolves as the racers 60, and
the occupants are always facing
the horses in their journey
from post TO wire. The conveniences
OF the revolving grand stand are
many, according to the inventor, but
summed up broadlysthey become re-
solved to the main fact that an en-
tire race is viewed at half the aver
age distance, whereas now half the
race. is seen fromstwice the distance.
The stand, OF course, must be in
the center of the course. The judges
stand is constructed in the style OF an
ordinary elevator. Its cage Is gradu-
ally raised when the horses start un-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16

OF our State, one to each county, as
fast as we can furnish them"
Mr.. Jefferson In a letter TO Mr..
Jarvis returned thanks to the Con-
sub for putting him In the way TO
@extend the improvement or one OF
the most valuable races OF our do
nestle animals" He repented his
intention to give each county In Vir-
GINA a ram. In that and other ways
the ex-President disseminated the
new breed through the State. He
placed Virginia under debt to him
for a period OF great prosperity.
Merinos became common. The bot
tom fell out OF speculation.
This importation OF merinos from
Spain for Mr.. Jefferson and Mr.. Madi-
son was great diplomatic feat. At
that time Spain's policy was t0-pre-
vent, by heavy penalties, the sale OF
her sheep TO go out OF the country.
Consul Jarvis made several unsuccess-
full attempts. Then, all at once, the
opportunity came. Napoleon had in
vaded Spain. Europe was at war.
BY shrewd negotiations the United
States obtained the privilege OF trade
as neutral nation. From Maine to
Georgia the shippers loaded their
vessels with wheat, corn, Goldfish,
bacon, beans, rice and other stores.
They set sail for the Spanish PENN
sula. At Lisbon and Cadiz -four sold
for S17 and S18 barrel; corn for 81
and SO a bushel, other things In pro-
portion. Just at that time Spain was
in a distracted condition. Estates
were being con6scated. Flocks were
being broken. The famous sheep
were on the market at from $40 to
$50 each. Yankee captains, with the
proceeds from their cargoes Of proyis-
ions, bought whole flOcks. These
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16
A Costly Manuscript.

A papyrus manuscript found in the
den OF an old hermit In cave near
Jerusalem in the year 1880, and which
experts have all along believed to
have been the handiwork OF St. Peter,
"the friend of Christ, I" was submitted
20 committee of the Biblical So
ciety of London in 1890. They have
arrived at the conclusion that the
work is in reality exactly what it
porports to be-the latest literary
work of the great apostle. 1t has
not been ascertaincd exactly who has
charge OF the relic, but 1t Is said that
a society of British literary volupt-
uaries" has offered 500, 900 for the
document.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16

How = German Onicsr Won Jolly Ameri-
can Girl for His wife.

can OlfA TOT rhtH WMrs
A funny courtship was that OF a
well-known New York girl who Is
now married to one OF the kaiser's
officers. Graf Won S., who Is a
frank, direct sort OF creature, with
the stature OF giant, and the SIM
pliclty OF child, was captiyated at
once by the wild spirits of Edith
As girlish fun-fun which must
have been $50 unbecoming" in a
Deutsches Madchen, but which was
perfectly allowable in the American
"Mees" "a distinction, by the way,
which Is almost universally made on
the continent, our young country
woman having much greater latitude
allowed them than any others).
Their first meeting was startling, to
say the least Of 1t. After very
lively dinner at the house OF an
American lady who had married a
German officer, the ladies left the
dining-room and fingered moment
| in the little hall that connected with
the drawing-room, to show Miss
A., who had just arrived in Ger
many, the heavy Prussian helmets OF
the officers, which they had left on
| the table.
@How uncomfortable this must be,
said the girl, and lifting the cum
brous piece Of armor and placing it on
her own head, she turned laughingly
to her companions What was her
surprise and CONSERVATION, when
from the opposite dining-room her
vis-a-vis at dinner, to whom she had
not been introduced. Graf Won S.,
rose from his seat, and without the
slightest hesitation, stalked across
the room with military precision and
in the most natural and matter-of-
| fact manner kissed her! OF course,
she was furiously angry, and she was
not at all appeased when she was told
that it was a well-known German
custom, and that she had brought II
upon herself by putting on Graz
SIS helmet. She appeared tC
have forgiven him the next evening
moreover, for they danced the "cotil'
lion" together at the court ball; and
not more than a fortnight later Nine
R, Edith As quondam host
ess at the eventful dinner, burst In
upon some of her particular cronies
who were having afternoon tea at a
friends house, with: "Only fancy
What funl l have just heard Graz
s. propose to Edith / took then
to the picture gallery this afternoon
and seeing a friend, left them for
few minutes in the little room where
The Sistine Madonna is; and when
returned L was startled by hearing
Count s. saying in his wonder
fully funny English: Il have lofet
since the first eyewink' (augenblick)
nearly screamed with laughter, bu
as they had not seen me l beat hur
ried retreat and left them there, ant
here / am"
OF course the COMPANY were great.
edited, and when Edith hersel
sauntered il an hour later to find he
friend she was surprised at thei
hilarity, and it was many month
after she had been married into tn
same regiment as Madame R
that the latter lady ventured TO tel
her how she had inadvertently over
heard the proposal. New Yorl
Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16

President Madison caught the merlno
fever. Both had estates in Virginia.
Mr.. Jefferson wrote to United States
Minister Erving at Madrid, asking
him TO send over some merinO sheep.
The Minister turned the matter over
to Consul Jarvis, who managed to get
twelve OF the famous escurials on
board ship at Lisbon. Jefferson at
Monticello and Madison in the White
House exchanged letters congratulate
ing themselves that the merinos were
coming. jefferson unfolded in de-
tail his plan to make the sheep per-
form the greatest possible amount OF
good. He scored Livingston roundly
for his lack of patriotism in accept
ing such high prices. Livingston had
just sold four Of his meriDos for
SO, 900.
~Since fortune has put the occasion
upon u.s." Mr.. Jefferson wrote to Mr..
Madison, ais it not incumbent upon
us to so dispense this benefit to the
farmers of our country as to put to
shame those who, forgetting their
own wealth and the honest simplicity
of the farmers, have thought them fit
objects of the shaving art. No SEN
timent is more acknowledged In the
family OF agriculturists than that the
few who can afford IL should incur
the risk and expense of all new i'm.
provements, and give the benefit
freely to the many Of more restricted
circumstances.
That was pretty good doctrine.
Mr.. Jefferson then suggested to Mr..
Madison his plan. He proposed that
they give all the full-blooded male.
we can raise to the different counties
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16
Appetite for Relies.

Americans are the vandals that
are now devastating Europe" was
the startling assertion made by DR..
Thomas Baxter few days ago. ~They
are the most indefatlgable relic
hunters to be found in the world,
and every historic spot between the
pyramid OF Cheops and the Tower Of
London has suffered more or less at
their hands. i verify believe that
my fcllow-countrymen would chip the
nose from the Venus de Medici and
carry it away IL they were not
watched. And the women are even
more aggressive than the men. Relic
hunting has become a craze with
Americans, and manifests itself both
at home and abroad. The old chair
In which Lincoln put splint bottom
has to be kept In wire cage to pre-
vent rellc-hunters carrying IL away
piecemeal'
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16

sheep sold in the United States for
800 and $3.50. The profits were enor-
nous to the shipowners. Many sail
ing masters made fortunes in single
trip. In just twelve months there
were brought over to this country
1888 of these Spanish merinos.
From the seaports the merinos were
distributed in every direction. AS
early as August, 1911, st. Louis pa
per announced that "this valuable
animal is already introduced into Up
per Louisiana, where it promises to
flourish in great perfection.
From Maine to Georgia and
throughout the entire region east of
the Mississippi, merinos = full
bloods, half-bloods, and all degrees
were for sale. Merino lambs sold
for 81, 900 in the height Of the fever,
and came down to 81.
In the piney woods of West Flor
ida and Southern Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi and Louisiana is one OF
the queerest branches Of the indus
try. Sheep run wild. They roam at
large in the pine woods and are self
supporting.A When shearing time
comes round the owner hunts up his
flock, wreslles with it for the fleece,
and pays no more attention to his
property for twelve months. In
Jackson County, Florida, Mrs. Car
penter has flock OF 1000 which
grew from seven sheep. In some
years Mrs. Carpenter has got as much
| as 81, 900 for her wool.
To many people a sheep is a sheep,
and that is all. There is as much
difference in breeds OF sheep as there
is in races of people. Six centuries
ago some of the breeds Of sheep in
England were no larger than rabbits
or rats. In 100 an English OK
weighed 400 pounds; calves. so
pounds; sheep, 2S pounds; lambs, Is
pounds. In 1900 the live weight Of
cattle in England was 500 pounds;
sheep, so pounds; lambs, so pounds.
Last year Armour & Co., of Chicago,
4 killed over 1000, 900 sheep, and the
average weight was 80 pounds. Most
of these were from west of the Miss
issippi, where the average weight is
| IlOU eQudl w OudO CdoO VI OhO AlNOl"
The human race is not all that has
been growing better. What can
be done with sheep is shown in
the increase of the wool bearing. In
1910 the average weight OF
the fleece east Of the Mississippi
was 1856 pounds; in 1850 it was 2.4s
pounds; in 1860 it was 2.S6 pounds;
in 1870 it was 3.67 pounds; in 1880 il
was All pounds; in 1890 it was 5.O4
pounds. A better illustration OF
what can be done In sheep develop
ment would be hard to find.
But another great change. is taking
place. Its progress the past two years
has been very markedly The eastern
portion Of the countEyfs going in fol
mutton-raising instead of wool-rais
ing. New England, New York, and
New Jersey began some time ago K
Danish the fine-wooled merino, anC
to bring in the English breeds fol
food. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mlchi
gan, and Wisconsin are now follow
ing. Wool-raising is being turned
over to the ranches in the West. The
sheep-raislng in the East is now pri
marily for meat. We are becoming
a nation OF mutton-eaters. The chol
is dividing honors with the steak.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16

Ten hens in a house that is ten
feet square, with yards ten times the
size of the house, is rule to follow.
Ten hens with one male is the correct
mating, and ten eggs under a setting
hen In winter, are enough. Ten
weeks is long enough to keep broiler
before 1t goes to market, and pair
Of ducks or fowls should weigh not
over ten pounds. Ten cents per
pound is the average price for fowls
In market, and 10 cents should feed a
hen one month.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16

neighbors wild about the new breed
of sheep. The mania started, Liv-
ingston began to sell merino lambs
at $3.50. Merino wool was made into
blue cloth superior to anything that
had been produced in the United
States. Samples were sent through
the country. Livingston's shearings
were public affairs. At one of the
meetings the famous Jaron yielded IL
pounds and III ounces of wool.
Ex-President Thomas Jefferson and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16

sissippi the work has been In the
hands OF Gen. Ezra A. Carman, for
years the chief clerk OF the Depart
ment OF Agriculture. West of the
river thesranch side of the sheep bust
ness has been most thoroughly in
yestlgated by II. A. Heath, of the
Kansas Farmer. There is no politics
in "the sheep book" Some people
can't think of sheep without con-
founding thosA with the tariff. Gen.
Carman and Mr.. Heath have man
aged to collect great deal of inter
esting Information, and have not for
INFLATED an argument either for
protection or for free WOOL
There were wild sheep In North
America when the discoveries came,
says the Globe Democrat. The de-
scendants of these wild sheep still
inhabit the Rocky Mountains. At a
glance the wild sheep look clumsy,
but when frightened they go over the
rocks with the agility Of the goat.
They are the best of mountain
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16

size and seating capacity. A stand
with SO, 900 chairs is just as practic-
able as one that seats 5000 persons.
AS the base is correspondingly large,
the stand does not sink into the water
any deeper. The power necessary to
revolve the stand in the required
time for mile tracks is one horse
power for every $50 persons. The
cost Of constructing such revolving
stand is about so per cent more than
that required for the ordinary struc-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16

mos brought into Kentucky, only
two OF them, sold for q, 800. In the
next three or four years the Kentuck-
ians went wild on the subject OF i'm
proved breeds. Prices mounted to
fabulous figures. Samuel Long, OF
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16
c1rI. Rea.,i Readi

A San Francisco exchange raises
the alarm that California is suffering
"a girl famine" In every large town
in that State, with the exception OF
Alameda, there is lamentable pau
city OF the gentler sex.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16

~T'he Merino." A farmer In New Jer-
sey who got half bushel Of potatoes
from a single one used for seed called
the product merino potatoes. Bun
calves in Pennsylvania were adver-
tised as athe pure merino breed" A
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16

A hay saver, consisting Of a three
sided device which enables the horse
to insert his head into the manger but
does not permit any lateral movement
OF 1t, is late invention.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16

% "the horse DOOR,
and "the cow book,
the Government Is
about to add the
sheep book. Elk
perts have been en-
gagged S Q We a !
months gathering
the material for
the story OF the
S heep industry.
East of the Mis-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16

ran, like something contagious, from
town to town and from farm to farm.
The papers were full Of 1t. Marvel
Gus statements of the great profits to
be made were in circulation. Farms
were advertised as peculiarly adapted
to merino sheep. The worst scrubs
were given the names of the most
noted Spaniards. Ships were named
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND Do
IN0s HERE AND THERE.

Jokes ana Joksists that Are ssppsssd 90
Have Been Recently BorB-sayings and
Doines that Are Odd Cusioas and
LauGhabls. tG3pf fip
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16
Benighted.


The town OF Forsyth, Mo-, is ffty
years old and has never had church.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16

England is said to make enough
linen yearly to enwrap the earth sew
entcen times
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16

Girls over IL can make valid Wills
under the laws of Scotland.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16
STORIES ABOUT SHEEP.
RIsR AND DECLINE OF THE
MANIA FOR MERiNos.

How the Famous Breed Was Introduced
Into This Country-Washington Flock
Wonderful Wool Gathering-A Wild
Breed In the Mountains-The Ptney
woods Product. 49,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16

The city OF New York cares for
$4,000 lunatics at a cost of 1925, OOO q
Year.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16

columbus Hrought sheep.
The Daily bulletin., 1893-07-27
Suez Canal Business.

Vessels to the number of 1868
passed through the Suez Canal dur
ing 1892. The previous year had a
record OF 4207 and decrease of
some note is therefore perceptible.
Yet, in comparing the number with
other years it will be found the
largest, excepting 1891, which has
been reported. The average time
occupied by vessels in passing
through the Suez Canal last year
according to the annual report just
published) was n hrs. Is Minis, as
against % hrs. 81 Minis. in 1891. The
percentage Of vessels navigating the
Canal by night was last year 80,
against SS,2 percent in 1891.
The Daily bulletin., 1893-07-27
LoNDoN's LORD MAYOR.
In His Robes Of State His Glory Is
Like Unto Solomon's.


For considerable number of
years the robes of the Lord Mayor,
the Court of Aldermen and the
Common Councillors have been set
tied with a precision that none, save
the most reckless of innovators,
would presume to disturb. The
Lord Mayor himself has his "gold"
robe for the occasion of the annual
Guildhall banquet and for the times
when he proceeds in state either to
the new Law Courts or to the
Houses of Parliament. The Alder
men have their scarlet gowns, the
Sheriffs their distinctive and very
handsome robes and chains, while
the Common Councillors rejoice in
gowns called "mazarines," it being
generally understood that mazarine
is term for a particular dark-blue
color, although according to some
photographers mazarine also means
drinking vessel and an old way of
dressing fowls.
Then, again, when the Sovereign
comes into the city the Lord Mayor
is bound to don Il robe of crimson or
purple velvet, trimmed with ermine.
At the time of his ipvestiture he
wears massive gold chain, but
when he is honored by reelection at
the expiration of his term of Office
he wears two chains. The mace of
silver gilt, surmountcd by royal
crown and the imperial arms, is
carried before the Mayor by the
authority of the charter of Edward
Ill; while the city possesses no less
than four swords--one called the
Pearl" presented by Queen Bess
when she opened the first Royal
Exchange and SO called from its
being richly set with pearls. This
sword precedes the Chief Magistrate
on all occasions of rejoicing and
festivity The sword of state is
carried before the Lord Mayor as an
emblem of his sovereignty within
the city proper; the BLACK" sword
is used on fast days in Lent and at
the death of any member of the
royal family, while the fourth sword
is that placed close to the Lord
Mayors chair at the Central Crimi-
nal Court.-London Telegraph.
The Daily bulletin., 1893-07-27
TO LET
NEW COTTAGE NO. II.

CONTAINING SIX ROOMS, .E,@ A
" Lanai, Bay Window, Bal f. fsGs5 "a "A
cony, interior of house hand hssSil.. hss.Hh.as,t aa
S,om"ly grained and papcred, Kitchen and
Dining-room floors painted, Parlor floor
carpeted, other floors matted and oil
clothed, all new House sets up seven feet
from ground enclosed all around, Win
dows, Doors etc. Two Patent w. Cs,
bathroom, Washroom, Servants Rooms,
Tool Room, Chicken House and Yard,
Large Carriage House and Stable with
rooms upstairs. Any amount of Fruit
Trees, Grapes and Flowers, large Lawn
and Grounds under proper cultivation.
Location same as House No. and same
terms 70 god party at price TO SUIT
HIMSELF.
~ j, All waste water from sink, etc.
Is carried through pipes TO large brick
vault,
10, Apply at BULLETIN onlce or to
j. A. Mag0on. 71.tf
The Daily bulletin., 1893-07-27
TO LEASE
TO LET
NEW COTTAGE NO, |,

CoNTAINlNG FIVE ROOMS, .HaAA
" Pantries to Kitchen and TsI4 i44i&}s
Dining room, Kitchen and Din Eas.gl...s4,,
ing-room floors painted, other rooms hand
somely papered and finished; Patent w.
G., Bathroom, Servants Room, Woodroom
Chicken House and Yard. The Grounds
properly cultivated, containing Fruit Trees,
Shrubs and Flowers. These premises are
located one block from Beretania street and
one mile from town. Can be leased by n
good party at reasonable rent TO SUIT
HIMSELF,
The Daily bulletin., 1893-07-27
Why Women Fail as BARRIERS.

The lady barber cannot be called
success, In almost every city
women have opened barber shops
with a great flourish of trumpets
and have been patronized very librr-
ally by the youths of the city, who
regarded the idea as distinctly novel.
But the cases whore the project has
proved anything like a permanent
success are very rare. ! have been
shaved twice by a lady barber and
would not go through the ordeal IA
third time even if paid literally for
SO doing, 1t is not because Il woman
cannot shave SO much as because
she cannot keep a razor in good
condition.
The Daily bulletin., 1893-07-27
CUT THIS OUT!
Mutual Telephone Go.

THE FOLLOWING NAMES HAVE
l. been added to the official list of sub.
scribers. of the Mutual Telephone Com
pnny. Please cut out and paste in con-
venient place for future reference:
630-Arlington Hotel.
3s,-Armory, Co "a"
2u-Asano, DrS.
623-Ash, w B res.
40-Attorney- Generals Department.
654 Boo Ting Lung.
640-Braun, Phil res.
650-Broughton, Miss L res.
622-Camara, Jos res.
61s-Carter, Jos l. res.
66l-Castle, J b res WAIKIKI
466-Catton, Robt, Queen Street
iG-Cooper, DR. G b res.
424-Cooper, DIR G b.
6l5-Day, TT res.
i0-Foreign Department.
39-Finance Department.
4IS-Guerrero, Is l. res.
103-Hare, H res.
13S-Hassinger, J A res.
365-Hawaiian Star.
169-Hitchcock + G res.
39-lnterior Department.
26S-Kanoa, p u res.
5lS B-kaneohe Ranch [Mendoncal
70O-kahanupaoa A b res
Il0-kal alanikau, G a res.
6l7-kinimaka, NJ A res.
40l-Larsen, Capt res.
4t1--Lucas, Chas res.
2l7 McChesney Il Son.
6l6-Mitchell, Miss NJ res.
535-Morgnn, Jas L res Waikiki.
6l3-Morrell, Lieut. res.
566-Murphy, A Il res.
624-McVeigh, ] d res.
G45--Ordway e. Porter.
6G2-Paciiic Transfer Co.
6>7-Pereira, NJ res.
| 65l-P NJ S S Co, Wharf.
iS- Portland Hotel.
6l2-Pratt, Mrs res.
507 B-Robertson, Geo [Kaalal.
$50 Rowold, Fritz Kafihil.
2S3-Sans Souci
| 599-Sing Kee.
G36-S Strattford, Mrs res.
A3-Smith, Walter q res.
625-Wagner, VIM.
| 479-Whitc, Il o res.
546-Wilson, Lieut. res.
425-Wodehouse, + II res.
573-Yokohama Specie Bank, I'D.
%4-Ziegler, Chas res.
The Daily bulletin., 1893-07-27
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

TNHE COMMITTEE APPOINTED AT A
i meeting OF the creditors OF Samuel
Parker request that all PARTIES having
claims against Samuel Parker present
same 20 Mr.. T.. q, Jones on or before
THURSDAY, July ~, 1898.
III, A, WlDEMANN,
7s5-it Chairman,
The Daily bulletin., 1893-07-27

For Il cut, bruise, burn or scald,
there is nothing equal to Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. II heals the parts
more quickly than any other appli-
cation, and unless the injury is very
severe, no scar is left, For sale by
all dealers, Benson, Smith " Co,
agents fur the Hawaiian Islands.
The Daily bulletin., 1893-07-27
NOTICE.

| w. McGulRE'S EMPRESS COM
~. pany viii not be responsible for amy
bills contracted without written order
from the undersigned.
j. w. H. MCGUIRE.
Honolulu, July n, 1913. 7sj.lws