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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

is THE cold bath of English edu-
Gated people, that for two genera
tions has been almost religion
among Thorn, getting to be thing Of
the past? Fifteen years ago, great
London physician preached that the
next best thing to cold bath before
breakfast is very hot one. The
Sybarite who still believed in the
tonic virtues OF cold water compro-
missed between breaking the ice OF a
morning and comfortable hot bath,
py one in luke-warm water, form Of
fermentation, for scientific reasons,
far more perilous than very hot OF
very cold bathing, but the rational
voluptuary" now "finds himself in
hot water every morning, and is a
happier and healthier man In conse-
qucnce. In Japan they long ago dis
covered the sovereign virtues Of hot
water.o Much OF the healthfulness of
the Japanese is due to their habitual
use of very hot water; they dabble
their bodies In water at one hundred
and four degrees Fahrenheit, and on
particular occasi) ns they go into
baths heated up to one hundred and
fifty-eight degrees, hot enough to
stew Q pear or cook an egg, and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
She Got the Worst of IL.

There was but one vacant seat ir
the car on the elevated road, and 1
was next to woman, not handsome,
but highly dressed. A middle-aged
man entered, and on seeing him ap-
proach the seat she put her muff in
it. Observing her little game, he
sauntered aimlessly along, and sat on
the roll Of fur. Her Indignation and
surprise knew no bounds and she
looked around the car for sympathy,
but everybody seemed to be on the
side of the man, who never cracked a
smile, nor showed by any sign that
he knew what he had done. A salts
bottle in the muff got the worst of
the incident, and the car was filled
with highly ammoniated odor for
the next hour. Somehow or other
people like to see an impolite and
shrewish woman get the worst Of it.
In this case, there was a great deal
of quiet laughter among the passen-
gers who witnessed the affair, and
more than one was heard to remark
that 1t served her right. New York
Herald
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
enough, ono would suppose. to par.
boil any ordinary human being.

EDWIN ATKINSON strongly recon-
mends lentils as cheap and nourish-
ing food which is largely used by the
peasantry OF Europe. 1t is kind OF
pea or bean less palatable than beans.
and, therefore, In Europe restricted
in use to the poorer classes, who can
not afford beans. At present lentils,
when procurable here, bring nearly
or quite as much as do beans. There
Is no reason In the United States why
people should give up using beans.
For the nutrition which they con-
tain they arc the cheapest food that
can be purchased, and also one of the
best. We use more potatoes than
any other people in proportion to
population. Considering the waste
of the potato In preparing, it is the
common food that costs most for the
nutrition 1t gives, and that, too, of
the poorest quality, as the potato,
excepting its water, is mainly car
bon. 1t is possible that as some
prefer peas to beans as food there
may be others who will prefer lentils
to either, and for any one change
from beans to some other vegetable
like it in nutritive value is often de-
sirable.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
Lucky Incendiarism.

1.-The destruction Of the Fair build
ings by fire is regretable from an ar
tistic or sentimental standpoint, F"
said Mr.. John ID. Hamlin of Chicago
at the Arlington, but it was very
lucky for the stockholders. The
buildings were fully insured, or nearly
so. II they had remained stand
ing they would have been nearly
dead weight upon their owners.
They could not have been sold for the
cost of the lumber in them, and as
revenue producers they would have
been very expensive failures. As it
Is, the stockholders will get some
thing like their approximate value.
One or two attempts to fire the re-
inaining buildings have been made.
OF course there have been ugly ru-
mors. There always are in such
cases, but wise men take no stock in
them. There is one thing about Chi
cago that the outside world does not
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

SOME of the medical experts" who
have been cutting wide swath 10
criminal trials lately may be able to
give an explanation of singular phe-
nomenon that accompanies the de,
lection or the arrest Of respectable"
rascals. Defaulting bank cashiers,
embezzling bookkeepers, defeated Ma
poleons of finance, unlucky political
bosses-all are completely prostrat-
ed" when they are found out. Why
don't their nerves occasionally give
way while they are carrying on their
rascality undetected? Why does the
Sunday school superintendent who
has been Systematically robbing a
bank for years go about with his nose
in the air and enjoy life to the utter
most, only to be completely pros
trated" and repentant when he is de-
tected? Why should Ross McKane's
nerves give way when he is judicially
pronounced scoundrel-a fact that
he and everyone else has been aware
of for years? Why will a sancti-
monious knave rob widows and Or
phans without any conjunction and
yet collapse utterly when the law
brings him to book? Is hypocrisy al
ways cowardly, or do respectable
thieves always delude themselves
into the belief that they are doing
nothing nothing wrong, and suffer
collapse when they find that they
are common criminals after all?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
A YOUNG man at Hazleton

A YOUNG man at Hazleton, Pa,
who tried an experiment with a
mouse and young woman's social
club has given to the world an aston
lshing reversal Of the familiar error
that all women, like all elephants,
are afraid Of mice. This young man
dropped his mouse upon the floor of a
crowded club-room and then awaited
developments. He did not have long
to wait. One of the young women
had seen him in the ill-intentioned
act. She promptly killed the mouse
and then thrashed the young man,
afterward throwing him down a
fight Of stairs. He alighted with
two broken ribs, an unhandsome face,
and a new theory Of women and mice
which may be OWNED from this
truthful narrative.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
Big Enough.

In Mrs. Laura E. Richards de.
lightful picture of child-life, en-
titled. @When l Was Your Age" are
descriptions Of the little ones who
are now the grown-up daughters of
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. OF "Flossy'
she writes:
II Julia was like Millions "Pen.
seroso," Flossy was the "Allegro" in
person, or like Wordsworth's maiden,
Advancing shape, an image gay.
To haunt, to startle, and waylay
She was very small as a child. One
day a lady, not knowing that the
little girl was within hearing, said
to her mother:
what pity Flossy is so SMALL"
"I'm big inside!" cried little an.
cry voice at her elbow, and there was
Flossy, swelling with rage like an Of
Tended bantam.
And she was big inside; her lively,
active spirit seemed to break through
the little body and carry it along in
spite of itself. Sometimes 1t was an
impish spirit; always 1t was an en-
terprising one.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

contemporary, that nearly all men OF
literary habits who exhaust nerve
force take to tea-drinking. Edwin
Booth used to have pot of tea SIM
mering in his stage dressing. room.
Preachers, orators, and lawyers find
a cup of strong tea the gentlest and
most harmless of brain bracers, and
it has no reaction. The reason why
young men affect 70 despise tea
drinking is that they associate it
with declining power and old women.
But the truth is that tea, If of a
pure kind and properly drawn" is
about as innocuous and pleasant a
stimulant as young man can resort
TO after long worry or a drain of
emotional or intellectual force. II it
could be made to take the place Of
champagne and absinthe, the coming
race would be better off. i. Some of
our restaurants have taken to fur
nishing the extra tea that is served
la Russe-that is, without milk,
but with the addition of slice of
lemon.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
LIVING IN A TRUNK.
How an Impoverished Actor Thus Existed
for Two Weeks,

How an Impoverished Actor Thus Existed
for Two Weeks.
Speaking of actors living in their
trunks" said well-known player re-
Gently, Il have friend who actually
performed that feat. He took an at
tic room in New York lodging
house for the summer. Long before
he got an engagement his money gave
out. He stood off his landlady for
three weeks. At last she learned
that he had been taking out his
clothes, one piece at time, and
pawning them, and that his trunk
was empty. So she ordered him out.
She gave him the privilege OF remov-
ing his trunk by night, as he had to
do the moving himself. He told her
he was going to Hoboken.
"The next morning his trunk was
gone and she let the room to another
ledger. She never knew it, but he
had merely taken his trunk up
through the hatchway to the roof.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

THERE is cause for American pride
IN the message cabled from Rio ia
metro by British subject to men,
Der Of the British Parliament: "1he
American navy is rendering the nee
essary assistance in landing the sick
and supplying with water. Our navy
refuses to grant such assistance. Can
you do anything in our behalf?"
Admiral Benham acted like true
American sailor and won golden
opinions from all sorts Of people,
The law Of humanity rather than
the law of nations is his guide. He
deserves the thanks of Congress. He
already has those Of the people.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

was born in England and was early
left an orphan. His childhood was
spent on the London streets and be-
fore the age Of 10 he was arrested for
drunkenness and sent to prison. At
IL he was sent to this country and in
New York soon became identified
with the worst element Of the city.
He became a thief and drunkard
and about half his time was spent in
prison. He also joined the notorious
Whyo gang, company Of robbers and
garrOters.
In March, 1880, the Salvation
Army came to New York and began
to hold their meetings. Jimmy
thought it would be great sport to go
and see them but, finding an admis-
sion fee was charged at their meet
ing, concluded to spend the little
money in his possession for drink.
Accordingly he got drunk. His COM
panions painted his face and rolled
him in sawdust and then kicked him
out OF the saloon. As he tumbled
into the street his hat blew off and,
in his efforts to get it again, Jimmy
fell Into an ash barrel head first.
There he stuck and there the police
found him. They could not get him.
out, so he was dragged by the feet
to the station house still in the bar
rel, yelling at the top Of his lungs.
When Jimmy was brought before
the judge he was sorry sight. His
face was cut and bleeding, the paint
and sawdust still covered it, and his
clothes we've in rags. The Judge
would have condemned him to Black
wells Island. but Inspector Byrnes
pleaded for him and suggested that
he be turned over to the Salvation
Army that they might see whether
they could do anything with him.4
The Judge consented and Jimmy was
allowed to 20, on condition Of attend
ing their meetings. He went to
their hall, but policeman there re-
fused to let him enter and knocked
him down with club. Commits
sioner Railton, of the army, went to
Jimmy's assistance and he was
brought into the hall. In time he
was converted. He has persevered,
and to-day the Salvation Army has
no more Jealous or trustworthy MEM
Der than "Ashbarrel Jimmy"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

appreciate: Every man, woman and
child In 1t is heartily tired Of Colum-
bus and everything that has the Co
lumbar tang. Steel Mackaye's latest
enterprise, the 'Scenatorium, sue
cessor to his uncompleted Spectacle
rium,' has failed, because 1t gave
scenes from the life Of Columbus, in
Guiding, OF course, the inevitable
landing and meeting with the awe
stricken but joyful Indians. The
people simply would not pay to see
it. Washington Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

IT is not sincerity that leads men
to be rude and blunt, thoughtless
and unkind. Let no one lay this
flattering JUNCTION to his soul. Very
often it is a simple egotism that is so
full of self and its own concerns that
1t hastens to force them upon other
persons quite unnecessarily. Every
thought, however crude, must be ut
tered; every opinion, however shall
low, must he aired; every difference
of taste or sentiment or idea must be
emphasized, and all in the much
abused name of sincerity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

Harlem in few minutes, instead Of
an hour or more, and Brooklyn sub
urbs can be reached in half an hour,
instead Of two or three hours, as
now.
with a bound New York's popu-
lation will be increased from about
10000 600 to 5000, 200, which will
make her the second city in point Of
population in the world. Within the
next fifty years, should she continue
her present rate of growth, her pop
ulation will be nearly or quite TO-
600, OO0."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
A FAMOUS FLOWER.
Wholesale Destruction Of EdeiWeiss
Stopped In Switzerland.

Every traveller in Switzerland is IA
miliar with the tender star-shaped
flowers of this curious plant, whose
sage green blossoms are stuck into
the hat of every guide and collected
with rare ingenuity by the importu-
nate little rascals who race the car
riages on the road, or start out like
rabbits from the bushes as the pedes-
trian begins his solitary climb. The
plant is scarce and very partial. 1t
is found in the Engadine, seldom in
the Bernese Overland, and has par
ticular corners and mountains that it
loves to affect. This scarcity and
partiality gave to the edelweiss q
somewhat unhealthy notoriety, ac-
cording to the Philadelphia Times.
The rarer it becomes the more ambi-
tious were the excursionists to obtain
sprig. Some years ago every cock
ney hat was adorned with the curious
bloom, feathered, as its botanical name
applies, like an old mans beard, and
it was no longer sign of patience
and endurance to wear this pretty
badge that hitherto had denoted a
long climb and patient search.
When tourists began to brand their
alpenstocks down in the valley with
the name of mountain whose base
they touched, but whose top they
never attempted to reach, then was
edelweiss sold by the handful at In
terlaken, Chamounix and Grindel-
valid, and the guides, porters and
boys were tempted to rifle the noun
tains of their peerless flowers. When
the rage for art green's came upon us
in full force aesthetic young ladies
flattered themselves that wreath OF
these soft petals would look becoming
in the hair, and some went so far as
to appear at fancy balls in the char
ter of "The Alps" smothered in edel-
weiss.
As for the flower itself, it refused
to be in any way gracious at the touch
of the botanist and sternly declined
to be transplanted. The more obsti-
nate was the edelweiss the more de-
termined became the florists, and
they purchased it by the root, care
fully tended it during the journey
home, nursed it across the sea,
watched it at every railway station
and handed it to the family gardener
in order to hear in a few days that the
plant, sickening and signing for it's
mountain home, had refused to exist
in England with the aid OF any artifi-
cial process. There have been only
one or two rare and exceptional cases
where the edelweiss was induced to
live and give forth flowers in England,
and then the result was only obtained
by system of nursing that would
have worn out the majority of botan-
lists.
AT last the Swiss government deter
mined to put down by law the whole
sale destruction of this popular
flower. 1t was rapidly disappearing
altogether from the country when an
enactment made it penal to take a
plant up by the roots. The dignity
and Importance Of legislation gave a
new impetus to the interest that was
attached to the plant, and going in
search of the edelweiss became as at
tractive source of danger as any to
be found in Switzerland. Unaccom-
panied by guides, and straying from
the beaten tracks, more than one
tourist has risked his life, and several
have been killed in the quest
Washington Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
A LADY in England has publishe

A LADY in England has published
q book in which she demonstrated to
her own satisfaction that woman is
superior to man. 1t is a serious re-
Fiction upon the chivalry of the En-
glishmen that they have to be argued
with before conceding any such prop
osition. There has never been a
time in the history OF this country
when the superiority of woman was
not freely and candidly admitted.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

mat. what New York !. Nov s.ss'as Out

4
The greater New York bill 10 now
. law and the metropolis Is on the
way toward becoming the second city
In the world and perhaps In half q
century the most populous city be-
meath the sun. The bill merely per-
mits OF a vote of the people In New
York, Brooklyn, and outlying towns
and villages as to whether they shall
become part and parcel Of New York
politically as they are now CONNER
cially. The names of the communI-
ties which 1t is proposed to CONSOLE
date are besides Brooklyn and New
York, Long Island City, the towns
Of Westminster, Flushing. Newtown
and Jamaica, portions of the towns
OF East Chester, Pelham and Hemp
stead and Richmond County. Next
fall the people of these places will
vote on the question, and IL it be de-
cided to consolidate legislation look
ing to that end will be enacted.
Gov. Flower Is very enthusiastic
over the measure and after he signed
it he said: "What a magnificent
municipality we shall have If the
plan this bill contemplates is realized.
! expect that within short time
after the articles of incorporation are
signed we shall see three, four or
five new bridges connecting New
York and Brooklyn; yes, and Long
Island City and the Jersey shore with
us. Consolidation will hasten the
day when we shall have the most per-
feet system of rapid transit that can
be conceived by mortal man. We
shall have trains whirling us up to
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

He lined it with old wrapping paper
and he slept in 1t nights, being a
short man and used to sleeping with
his knees bent. He kept the cover
down in the daytime and open at
night. On rainy nights he put up
his umbrella, which was large enough
TO cover the whole trunk. He came
and went to his lodgings by the fire
escape Of the next house, always ar
irving after dark and departing at
the first sign of dawn.
.He used to say that the fine view
made up for the discomforts he un-
derwcnt in his elevated quarters He
occupied this lodging for two weeks.
at the end of which time he got an
engagement. He's now drawing sl25
q week and the whole country would
recognize his name IL 1 were to give
1t away"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

cent drilling test Tho position OF
the holes was selected variously at
random, and the steel used In the
drills was ordinary high-class Shelf
field steel. Subsequently Syrian
and Mushet's self-hardening steel
were also tried. The drills were flrst
tried with temper corresponding to
the usual purple" for drilling iron.
Later soma were tried Of a very stif,
strong form, completely hardened by
being plunged in cold water and un-
tempered in any way. This condi-
tion corresponds to that of the tools
found most suitable for cutting
chilled iron. Other drills were tried,
ranging through all degrees of hard
ness from that last described down to
the softest "blue" temper for cutting
iron. The drills were fabricated by
petroleum oil chiefly, but In the
course of the trials other lubricants
were used, such as water, spirits of
turpentine, paratfine, malt vinegar,
acetic acid, lemon Juice, solution OF
soap and vegetable oil. The results
were In one sense uniform; no single
plate proved penetrable. The hard
drills crumpled up under the pressure
whenever they came in contact with
the hard steel Elimination, while the
drills of the softer class were turned
up or burned by abrasion. No matter
what lubricant was tried the result
was the same. With such material
as this In the market the cracking"
of safes is likely to become decayed
industry.-Chicago Saturday Record.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
Very Hard Steel.

The strong-rooms of safety-de-
posit company in London are con-
structed throughout of steel, the
doors being faced further with solid
plate half an inch thick, of patent
compo safe steel. What kind OF ma
terial this compo safe steel 10 may be
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

CARLYLE speaks Of "the divine re-
lation which in all times unites
great man to other men," 1t is only
as we perceive this relation and rec
ognize its immense significance that
we can ever truly honor humanity or
estimate the real value of its highest
manifestations.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

A NEW YORK exchange has an ed
;torial under the caption, "Give Nc
Kane Chance" 1t appears that
McKane "took chances" and now
suffers the result.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

HUNDREDS OF patents are expiring
nowadays" Now the ordinary lay
man can make his own tackhammer,
bootjack, and rip-saw, handy tool
combination that never would work
in effective unison.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

EACH mans life Is unity. There
is an underlying principle which ex-
plains both his private and public
life; and until we apprehend that we
do not know the man.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
POET COLERIDGE'S COTTAGE.

Will he Preserved for the Visits of Num-
berless Devotees I'm the Future.
All who have enjoyed the poetic
charm Of "Christabel" and pondered
over the hidden allegory of the "An-
cient Mariner" will be interested in
the movement for the preservation
OF Coleridge's historic cottage in the
quiet Somersetshire village of Neither
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

The peacock throne of Shah Jehan
was valued at $50, 200, 900. his crown
at S12, 900, 900, and when he died
$3.50, 0o0,00o in gems was found In
his treasury.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
United in Misfortune.

Tramp-Give me a dime, please.
1 haven't had anything to eat in
three days.
Citizen-Shake, old man. NV
wlfe's been doing the cooking, too.
about that long. Detroit Free Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

Tea-Dr' hiking.
Tea-drinking among men has all
at once excited discussion. But 1t
does not appear to be known, says a
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

A female tack maker in France is
fortunate II she makes $1.l6 per
week.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
EVEN the woman who despises fiat
terry likes to have her sleeves pulled.

The diplomatic and consular ser
vice of the United States costs the
country only $500, 900 year.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

Switchmen in Saxony consider
themselves we'll paid with SITS a
year.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-12-22
Tailor-made Girl

New Boy-The neclstie department
IS farther back. This is the toilet de-
partinsns. can show you ome mus.
taahs i~nvigorAtorS slough.