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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30
Baby.s re,ter.

Little six-months. old Norman re-
ceiyed a letter from his Aunt Alb
by, /" acknowledging the receipt of his
photograph and querying how he
managed to keep still long enough
for a picture. Baby felt constrained
to answer. With much squirting OF
the blue eyes, many chickering's of
the wee, small mouth, and closing
and unclosing of chubby, fat fst,
the following first letter" was i'm
dfted and forwarded. rs
DEAR AUNT ABBY-My uncle Sam
brought me nice letter from you to.
day, and it did me lots Of good.
want to see you ever so much. My
M says she is going to take me up u
when the cold weather Is over. II
is awful cold here, and l don't go out
much.
When pa came home tonight was
singing, "Hide Behind the Doo
When Papa Comes Home" Pa reaC
your letter out loud to me and wheT
he came to ~do you like to b.
hugged?" i squealed right out lout
course do, sometimes; Aunt Abb.
'4int outsiders.
Well, III tell you all bout II. The,
sat in great big chair, and / saw s.
many funny things was s'prised, an
while / was looking, man pulled
string and pa said, There, we go
him, sure" What you spose h
meant? Then the man pulled some
thing out OF great big thing tina
stood on three legs, and put some
thing more In. Then he put clot
over his head and took it of again
The man snapped his fingers in m
] face and said, -Kitchia kitchi'
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

i If a pound of coal is subjected to
a dry distillatlon and the products
and reslduals treated chemically by
the processes for obtaining the we'll
known coal. tar colors, the one pound
so treated will yield enough magenta
to colof 500 yards of flannel, vermil-
ion for. 2.56O yards, aurine for l2O
yards, and alizarine sufficient for l55
yards of red cloth.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

ALFRED PACKER, an eccentric
citizen Of Colorado who killed and
ate five companions, was several
years ago sent to the penitentiary,
and reduced to the commonplace diet
of bacon and boiled beef. This fare
palled on Alfred, and he made plant.
His sentences were eight years for
each succulent friend, total of forty
years, the second sentence beginning
at the expiration of the first, and SO
on. Alfred claimed that this was
unconstitutional, and that in serving
eight years he had done complete
penance. Fortunately for well-fed
Coloradoans the court took aeon
trary view, and thirty-two weary
years are still between the cannibal
and his next square meal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

blossom remains twenty-four hours
on the tree, then it fails, and a
month thereafter the berries are una
tule. The coffee-tree flowers twice q
year. and usually produces two crops.
The berries, after picking, are, taken
to the pulping-house, where the husb
or skin is taken of, and then placed
in sheds to ferment: here they remain
for ten or fifteen days, being after
ward taken to the peeler and washer
and dried on rattan mating, ano
afterward conveyed to the storage
shed. where they are packed In bag
for shipping.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30
I. Tup legislatures I Of Minnesota and

THE Legislatures of Minnesota and
Kansas propose TO forbid citizens Of
those, States from making gold con-
tracts. Such laws are wholly with
out the province Of legislative
body, and an unwarrantable inter
ference with the liberty of the citi-
zen. Ituis mans privilege to sell
his labor or his property 70: a given
equivalent in cabbages or cauliflow-
ers, and no law preventing him from
doing SO would stand the test of a
judicial decision.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30
COFFEE RAISING.
How the Popular berry Is Cultivated on
the Malay Peninsula.


the Malay Peninsula.
The principal industry among Eu-
ropeans in the Malay Peninsula is the
planting of coffee. When one desires
to enter into the business he secures
a grant Of 300 or 500 acres OF jungle
from the Maharajah' or ruler. The
forest Is fired, leaving nothing behind
but skeleton trees, which are hewn
down and allowed to rot, thus ferti-
lizing the coffee. When the coffee.
trees are six inches high they are sci
out in rows four feet apart. Three
years elapse from the date of plant
ing to that Of bearing. The blossom
is pure white, and in fragrance lik'
stephanotis. The trees ara KEEP
pruned so as not to exceed seven fee
in height; but, il permitted, they at
|. tain the height Of twenty feet with
out bearing fruit, while the root viii
destroy the other trees. When tn
berry is first developed it is yer.
much' like an olive, only rounds; iwheI
ready for picking it is red like a larg
cherry, having inside two stones
which are the coffee.beans. Th
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30
eoTbeapomestic Catechism.

These day thin, tired-look-
ing man entered the office OF a print
ing house, and, approaching the pro-
prietor, said:
al want to have a list printed.
Suppose you write it down as l tell
you"
The proprietor made ready, apd the
man said: Eyes, I'm sure locked
the front door. Have you got that"
"Yes; but l don't understand"
"Neyer mind; don't interrupt me
till / have finished. Are you ready?"
"Yes."
Il turned out the light in the bath
room"
"All right; I've got it."
"The kitchen windows are fast
ened.
yes"
"The dog is in the cellar. ;"
|. yes"
@The servants are all in
@Yes."'
+The stable door is locked
"Yes."
~The kitten is out of DOORS
"Yes."
Il turned of the draughts of the
range"
yes"
mo, do not smell smoke"
Yes"
mo, the water is not running ip
the bathroom"
yes"
81 do not think 1 hear anyone try
ing to get into the house"
| ayes"
mo, that is not our dog barking;-
it's the one next door.
ayes"
ut is not necessary to go down and
see If the cellar door is fastened. !
know it is. ="
Eyes"
THAT is nobody-it is only the
wind rattling the shutters"
ayes" ~
well, / think that's about all.
You see, my wife asks me certain
questions every night just as ! am
getting into bed, and II l had a
printed listI could show to her it
would save lots of trouble. Besides
that, IL Injuries my lungs to answer
, them. Have the lists printed as
soon as possible, please"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

1t may interest boys and girls who
are fond of animals to know that In
recent years Queen1Xlctoria shows q
greater liking than ever for pets,
especially birds OF the. smaller kinds.
Canaries were her first favorites, but
their notes proved too trying to her
majesty, and they iihaye been re-
placed by bullflnches and<linnets.
These are placed in her private rooms.
They travel with her always, except
when she goes abroad, and there is
special provision made in the royal
train for their comfort, on the way
Some canine pets-Spots. Marco <anc
Roc, terrier, Pomeranian and, collie
also accompany the Queen on hel
travels, going abroad, with her even
They, too, have their special com
mentpart in the royal train ana
policeman to attend them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

kitchie,' but I couldn't see anything
funny bout. that. Then pa SAID,
where's that little patticake feller?"
That made me larf and the man
pulled the string again and pa said,
THAT'S all right" Ma, she smiled
and they all looked pleased over
somefln'.
/ am feeling real well, only my
nose troubles me sonnet pa says 1T
don't 90 or" Idon't want 1t to 60
of. i want it to stay right where
tits. 'tNte
Z, i want you to tum Gown to see me
sometime. I'm awful sleepy. Good
night. From your little nephew,
NORMAN.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30
FOR OUR LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR I'M
TEREST TO THEM.



Don't you think IL must be jolly when the
rain comes down
To be little duck. because duck cant
DROWN e z
And though the showers fall as Il sea had
They only tricisle on him and no can't get
wet i 49,
Don Z you think 40 mast bejolly when the
dust blows high
To be fitting swallow In the deep blue
For ali he has tO-a0,is ,ustto beat his little
And up above the desty. earth his light
form springs "
Don't you think 1t midst. be Jolly when the
moon Won't rise " -
To be a feathered owl and have an Owls
round eyes? ~ ~
For he calls about the forest In the middle
mooniess night Is.
And can find his way much better than IN
broad sunlight .,..a 4 -
Don't you think 1t ntist be jolly when tne
sun burns hot a.b r~s> F
To be like the gliding fishes in a sea green
grot? 10
For they never caus DO thirsty and they
always must be cool&
And they haven't got 40 dress themselves
in hot thick wOoktr.a .,.e' Ans
F. Wyville Home. 4, 1T 80 49,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30
xy.o,.d 40 Marry His wife.

Robert Pasmore Leonard, OF Pitts
burg, applied at the Registers Office
In that city recently fora license to
marry his wife He had been mar
red under the name OF Pasmore, but
as he had lately fallen heir TO some
property In Canada, and as the Eng
Ilsh law does not recognize marriage
under an assumed name, he desired,
so as to protect his wife's interest, to
have the ceremony performed In
proper form. He received the license.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30
creede's prosperity.

Creole, Colo, the wonderful min
ing Town which attracted so much at
tenticn about a year ago, is by no
means dead, though its remarkable
boouI has long. since waned. The
idea was pretty general that Creole
burst with the boom, but that Is not
the case. The solid business men OF
thc,town regard the colIapsing of the
boom, with all its spectacular feat
ures, as very good thing fer the
business interests of the place.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30
BEFORE THE FoRrY-NINERs.
deposits OF Gold Known 20 California
Priests . Century Ago.

Priests : Century Ago.
The discovery OF gold In California
has recently called forth good deal
Of discussion and also an especially
Interesting story from Captain w. n.
Thomas. President of the Society'of
California Pioneers. Capt Thomas,
before he took up his permanent res
idence in Boston, spent many year.
in California, and is very much inter
ested In the early history of the gold
discoveries. He says:
Il am perfectly satisfied that the
presence OF gold in that region was
known to the priests in the very
earliest times. The priests, who
were. the first pioneers, were pas
toral people, As missionaries they
gained wonderful influence over the
native Indians, and gradually flooded
| the country with great herds OF sheep
and .cattle,t that roamed over ranges
thousands OF acres In extent. These
herds the indians tended, and 1t was,
therefore, the policy OF the priests to
keep the Indians in subsection. Ev-
cry priest had. some practical trade
which enabled him to utilize. the
labor of his converts building mis-
sions and constructing public works.
Near San Bernafdino there are still
remains OF an aQueduct that brought
the water for ten miles through the
hills, so that it would spout up in the
public courtyard, and supplied the
poop of the town. That aqueduci
~x,- x~~.dofof .,,on ofnnac 1aid In /.
cement that is to-day as hard al
granite-harder than any cement thai
is now known.
"The priests brought with then
from Spain grape vines and orang'
trees, apd they sought to bring peac'
and plenty TO the new land. The.
were WISE, long-headed men, ant
must have known of the existence o
gold, but they also knew the avariC
iousness or the Spanish people. The
reasoned that If the presence OF tn
yellow metal should become known 1
II Spain, hordes of greedy adventurer
would rush in, robbing, killing an
travishing; their peaceful relation
with theIndians would be broken OF
the great herds would be scattered
J and the supremacy Of the priest
themselves would be lost. Thi
supremacy was at its highe:
I in 1865, when from the mission
!. San Diego a chain Of twenty-fot
: missions was extended northwart
Junipero Sera was priest~preslder
of all the missions in California, an
was an intelligent, persevering, el
G terprising man. He was not only II
n strumental in founding mission aft
mission, but he added to the hero
It thousands of sheep and cattle.
e have been six times TO Californi
and have talked with priests OF a
IL nationalities, Mexican, Spanish, /
n ish and American, and am con
dent from what they say that Jun
pero Sera knew about the gold; 81
he was singular character, al
N ruled with a hand of steel, so tn
r. gold was word that no one dared
ID utter. He had the history of Pc
IS and other countries in his mind, al
he he knew that an influx of gold hur
er ers meant terror and destruction, a.
lg the failure of all his great plaAs.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

"DoN'T be in a hurry" said the
mantel. "Oh, / must be going" re-
marked the clock. Il much prefer
to have you stay" added the mantel.
swell, since you insist" said the
clock, Il may as well do so, because |
can stay while / go and run while l
stop with you" And the mantel
upheld the clock In all 1t said.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30
A ChiId's Saying.

A proud father sends the Boston
Post this little story about a 4-year1
old child-a girl: She had been told
that the stars in the sky were Gods
lamps. During a thunderstorm she
surprised the family by saying, after
a fash of lightning: God is lighting
His lamps. Didn'ty you see Him scratch
the match?"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

ALEX. KENNEDY, of Blount County,
Tenn, resides in the house in which
he was born, ninety-two years ago.
He is(the father of twenty-six chill
dren, all OF whom grew up to ma
turity, and eighteen Of whom are
now alive
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

THE Queen of England has only
signed one death warrant during her
long reign, and this was for a muir
derer in the Isle Of Man, where, by
some oversight, the law relieving
reigning soyereigns from the painful
duty OF signing such documents had
not been passed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30
ALoyely House.

Little Boy4Oh, ma, this new house
is Just lovely. Me an Sis has been
havin' such fun.
Mother (who has followed the last
load of furniture in a drenching
shower)-I am glad you like it.
Little Boy-It's grandl Tn roof
leaks all over, an me an Sis has been
playin' 'Noah's Ark
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

The statement is made that women
who ride bicycles are not graceful
walkers. This statement loses de-
gree of importance by being untrue.
1t probably emanated from somebody
who imagined that the grotesque To-
comotion taught by Delsarte was the
climax OF gracefulness.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

A CANADIAN was recently refused
a chance to address a ministerial
gathering at Toronto because he had
been guilty of advocating annexa.
ton. Circumstances like this tend
to discourage the idea OF union. II
would be impossible to annex Canada
without taking in this batch OF min
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

]. W. Thomas, a Union veteran OF
Weeping Water, Neb., has set out
for Texas, TO recover from a Confed-
crate veteran there the pocket tesla
ment which was taken from Thomas
when he lay wounded on the battle
field at Plttsburg Landing
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

WHILE Peter Jackson IS playing
Uncle Tom with one hand, he is shak-
ing the other fist in Corbett's face
and daring him to climb over the
ropes with him. If Peter gets Jim's
acceptance some evening late he will
be very likely to spoil the beautiful
scene where Eva and the angels are
supposed to require his undivided at
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

ran 1000 votes ahead of his ticket
for Governor. but was defeated
During the. recent campaign he was
largely instrumental in bringing
about the amalgamation of the Popu-
lists and Democrats and taking the
State from the Republican column.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

WE-can never see this world in its
true light unless we consider our life
in it as state of discipline "a con-
dition through which we are passing
to prepare for another
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30
A Wise Old Toad.

Among all the stories which are
told of toads, none is more remark
able, perhaps, than that OF a toad
which lived for more than thirty-six
years In a hole beneath the doorstep
of a French farm house.
How old it was when first noticed
no one could say, but it had probably
lived long time before familiarity
with the sight OF man emboldened it
to rest TRANQUILITY on the doorstep
over which persons were constantly
passing. E. sst
The step became the batrachian's
"hnnting-ground," where with little
trouble it might capture the ants
which persisted in crossing and re.
crossing the step. The toad hunt
ing for its supper" came to be re-
garded as one of the sights of the
neighborhood, and certainly the skill
full manner in which it used its won
derfully formed tongue entitled IL to
lie ranked as an expert.
For one thing it showed wonderful
skill in Judging distances; the tongue
was never darted out until the insect
came within certain range. The
uovurovyr--of- the opoesSAseis-ssis -~~sss
another matter for surprise.
The rapidity with which the tongue
was shot forth excited much wonder
The operation is a complex one The
tongue is doubled or folded up, wher
in the mouth; therefore twofolo
action is required-an uncoiling o
the weapon, and then the darling o
it forth.
The withdrawing of the tongue
with the captured insect on the tip
was not the less remarkable. Not
withstanding the rapid motion, tn
tineness of the tongue-tip, and tn
struggles Of the prey, the victim wa
never dropped.
The toad was so tame that 1t nigh
Justly be called demonstrated" j
would remain quietly in one hanc
and take its food from the othel
provided leaf were placed on tn
hand which held 1t. Without tn
precaution, the warmth of the hi
man skin was evidently annoying.
Few things seemed to please
more than to be placed on the tab
in the evening when the lamp W;
lighted. 1t looked round with II
, greatest confidence in its gleamir
r eyes, and when. insects were place
on the table it snapped them up'wii
, even greater rapidity than In It's d;
r huntings.
, In this way the toad lived for thl
ty-six years, the petof the neighbc
hood. 1t might have lived mai
y years more had not a tame but spit
e full raven pecked out one of its eye
S The bird brought upon itself III
c versal hatred for this assault, b
h sympathy was no profit to the pc
O. toad. He could no longer measu
4 distances accurately, or aim with c.
tainty, and he died in about a ye
: after his injury, apparently fro
: starvation.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

AN American who has been at
Honolulu says that the ex-Queen has
a hand like a stevedore's. This cir
cumstance does not seem to have any
particular bearing upon the present
controversy, unless in tending to
show that for gripping scepteT
some other sort OF hand would have
been better.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

OF the 1863, 900 teachers in this
country more than 24O, OO0are women.
Woman proverbially can't throw a
rock to hit a COW, but it's wholly safe
to trust her when it comes to teach
ing Young ideas how to shoot.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

THE value Of the submarine cable
as a means OF speedily transmitting
the most important intelligence Is
convincingly shown by the printing
.in a Chicago newspaper OF half a
column OF cable report Of how ar.
American, gambling at Monte Carlo,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

A.LoT of Santa Fe conductors have
been detected in wholesale stealing.
They have formed pool, and found
that they did not understand the
pooling business very well after all.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

So EXPANSIVE are the biggest pos
tai cards sold for cent by Uncle
Sam that the sender can write long
letter on one of them, and 1t takes
some of the country postmistresses
nearly twice as long as it used to do
their daily work.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

THE ice dealers are wondering
whether they can Justify high prices
by explaining to consumers that
the ice froze so thick that it was I'M
usually hard to cut.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

AT Quito, the only city in the
world on the line of the equator, the
sun sets and rises at six o'clock the
wear round. Your clock may break
down. your watch stop, but the sun
never makes a mistake here. When
it disappears for the night 1t is six
O'Clock, and you can set your watch
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30
7, Must Have Been a Remarkable Quilt.

An old lady, looking out oil the win
dow of cable car In Kansas City the
other day, saw in one OF the yards SIX
patchwork quilt, old and faded, hang.,
inc on the line. Instantly she stopped
the car. went into the house and found,
as abe knew she would, an old friend
abe had not seen In years. She rec
oQnIzed the quilt as one she had seen
her friend piecing In Central Missouri
eighteen years before.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30
A Dimouit Thing.

little Miss Prudence Penelope Price.
Uncommonly prim and extremely precise.
the Ice. -
And OH! bow she blushed y
AS every one rushed =, ~
To assist her again TO her feet -
But sne said. with smile'yery sweet. -
@Altho' have spread
My aunt's feather bed
On the floor while i practiced reclining
with grace, ~
find IL a tax Er,
To really relax
My muscles In such a conspicuous place
Perhaps when I've practlced In all kinds
OF weathers
/ shall sit on the ice as IL IL were feathers.
A difficult thing for one so precise, srf
But every one saidsqs How exceedingly nice
~ little Miss Prudence Penelope Price!ng
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

Two KINGS, two princes, nine dukes,
two field marshals, and two generals
were private soldiers when they first
Joined Bonaparte's grand army and
rose from the ranks by merltorious
services
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

LIFE is constantly weighing us In
very sensitive scales, and telling
every one of us precisely what his real
weight is to the last grain of dust.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

There were some apples on the
table and mamma had peeled one foI
baby. Susie was offered one, when
she replied, "No, mamma, not tna'
one; a mated (naked) one, p'ease.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

s. WHEN kcen-edged weapon loses
its temper it becomes duller. IL IS
is not so with a woman. She cuts
sharper than ever.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30
wanted Hh Money,s worth.

Mr.. Bullion-Yes, my wife and
daughter are in Europe, shopping.
NJ. Scads-In Paris?
Mr.. Bullion-No. / told them l
wouldn't pay for any but an English
speaking nobleman. York Her
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

WE ought deliberately to school
ourselves not to add by look OF by
word to the unhappiness OF those
who have already enough to bear.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

THERE is Browning primer now
1t is safe to say that the primer is as
far as some Browning devotees Will
ever get with profit and understand
snU
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

In Jim Corbett fights a convict we
shall loselwhat little respect we have
saved for the emergencies OF his
hilarious career. "a Z
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

THERE won't be enough money adj
vanced by France this year TO hire a
street sprinkler to lay the dust on
the Panama canal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

The King family, of Port Dram, n.
j.. is a remarkably heavy lot. There
are eight persons in the family, and
their Joint weight is 1887 pounds.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-30

THE man who cannot use adyer-
tislng in his business has no business
60 he in business, and generally isn't