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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01
by itself, a." but rapidity of pronuncia
tion and the natural course of abbre

by itself, a, but rapidity OF prOnuncia-
tion and the natural course of abbre-
Walton soon shortened this to "a bissel
pha," so that in spelling acre, for ex.
ample" the general effect would be, "a
bissel pha, CIR g, ker, acre" In over,
this performance would be varied to
20 bissel pho, Yer, over"
The browning event of the day was
the spelling class, participated in by
all the members of the school save the
smallest. In this field parade of his
force. the old schoolmaster lined up all
his pupils, male and female, causing
them to toe the mark made on the
clap-boards composing the floor. This
was for the purpose of securing dis
cipline, and with a long wand in hand
he would zealously watch the line
while giving out the words to be
spelled, occasionally administering a
smart tap to an offending toe that
transgressed by crossing the limit.
The words were given out" from the
spelling-book or dictionary, IL the
teacher had one. and were spelled In
turn by the pupils, who went up or
down according to their success In
spelling. Rigid rules Of procedure
were laid down. The word must be
pronounced clearly after the master
had given it out, and each syllable
must be religiously repeated, with
idiotic precision, after it had been
spelled. Not only so, but with each,
every preceding syllable must also be
conioined or the result would be q
miss" no matter whether the word
had been correctly spelled or not.
Thus, "Constantinople, Con Con, Stan
stan, Constan, I'll u, CONSTANT, no no,
Constantine, Pile pie, Constantinople!"
The competition melted by these spell
ing matches was very hot, and as there
was usually some small Indictment be-
sides In the way OF honorary mention
or occasionally over prize at the
cloee Of the term, the interest was gen.
orally intense. %
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01
A Chummy Elevator.
as this elevator safe?" asked

as this elevator safe?" asked the
curious passenger.
"Oh, yes" said the elevator boy,
"she's all hunky il you treat her
right, but an el'vator's got feelin'
and won't stan no foolin' round.
This one never slips cog less she's
mad"
"But you're joking, ain you, about
an elevator having feelings?" suggest
ed the curious passenger.
Il know it's so" said the boy,
"'cause she sulks and goes by fits and
starts If / don't humor her. I'm aw-
full good to my ELEVATOR, cause you
see, we're chums. l don't jerk her
around, and pull her up sharp any
more, but l used to, and Lord, bow
she did act. Why, orce she run to
the roof and stuck there and
wouldn't bulge an inch. The engi-
ueer couldn't do a thing with her,
and l reckoned she was going to keep
me up there all night, but when /
laid my head agin her and asked her
pardon, she Just slid down like a
lady. / amt foolin', honest Injun, /
amt"
what make Is your elevator"
asked the curious passenger, who had
become much interested.
Dunno" said the boy, as he
reached the ground floor, "but there's
only another one in town like this,
he continued, lying cheerfully from
the force of habit. Detroit Free
Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

often some farmers son of the neigh
borhood who, having ambition above
that of his fellows, had determined to
read law" or to study medicine, and
resorted to school teaching for the
purpose OF supporting himself until fit
ted for the practice Of his profession.
Women teachers were not in favor,
there being a prevalent ioel that they
were not strong enough to thrash the
boys as the boys ought to be thrashed,
and SO were relegated to the teaching
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

Houston and Santa
Ana encountered
each other at San
Jacinto. The Mex
lean forces num-
bered 1900, while
the Texans were
emily 1S3 strong.
The conflict was
brief and bloody.
In eiQ hteen min
utes the Mexican
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

patrons OF the school, each taking his
turn in sending round load which, in
the form OF cordwood, was dumped on
the ground Immediately behind the
temple of knowledge. Il was chopped
into sticks OF convenient length b. the
big boys and carried in BY those Of less
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

IT is very important to understand
the meaning of words when dealing
with some people. An oil dealer
sold some winter oil that was war
ranted to stand the severest cold.
Shortly afterward it froze stiff. The
purchaser went to the vender with
loud complaints Il told you 1t would
stand the coolest weather, said he;
IL didn't tell you 1t would run. :"
This reminds us of the farmer who
did not care to tell his inquisitive
neighbor where he was riding so
early in the morning, and when the
question was put, he replied, after
my horse" and drove of. Mr.. In
quisitive saw the point of the joke
after his neighbor was out Of sight.
A t,ouo TINA En- p
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

A thrashpole about six feet long
stood constantly In the corner Of the
room to be appealed to in extreme
cases, but for ready use lighter
weapon was always in hand. They
were choice in selection. Peach treo
switches were rejected as being too
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

$50 YOUR son John is counting
woman at last! TN afraid, however.
that he'll be too bashful to propose
to her" @He won't need to propose;
Shea widow. New York Press
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01


Austin and Gen. Sam
Houston. 1t was
Stephen Fuller Aus
tin, after whom the
city of Austin Is
called, who estab-
lished the first col
0ny Of Anglo AmerI-
cans In Texas, and
1t was owing to his
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

pupil was taught to say big A, little
a, ron, ron, Aaron" The final letter
OF the alphabet was designated as
lizard, sometimes contracted to zed.
When vowel of itself constituted a
syllable that fact was stated in the
spelling, according to the formula, "a,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01
AUSTIN AND HousToN.

gie for Independence.
The two greatest names in the his
tory of Texas struggle for inde-
pendence are those Of Stephen Fuller
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01
OLD-TIME SCHOOLS.
HOW GRANDFATHERS' IDEAS
WERE TAUGHT TO SHOOT.

The Temples OF Learning SIXTY Years Ago
The Guides Up tho Hin Of ksowi-
edge-His Rod and His Spelling Book
Former Not Spared.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

the pupils of district school on a
warm spring afternoon, and two of the
boys were always daily deputed to
make trips to the spring for water. In
the winter time wood was necessity
equally great. 1t was supplied by the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

LEAVES have their time to fall.
but the food has no time to come on.
Galveston News
The herald., 1894-05-06

DR.. s. F. Scott, Blue Ridge, Harrison
Co., Mo-, says: "For whooping cough
Chamberlain Cough Remedy is excel
lent" By using it freely the disease is
deprived OF all dangerous consequences.
There Ia no danger in giving the Remedy
to babies, as IL contains nothing injur-
ious. For sale by OF & Vaughn. Fourth
and Spring streets, and O. F. Hsinzeman,
222 North Main street, druggists.
The herald., 1894-05-06

compenisd by genuine jag, and with
hair go fiery red that the water sizzled
and emitted steam when il came in con
tact with It, came near losing his life by
bathing in the ocean, but was fished out
by a couple OF bostmen. He was a
sadder but a cleaner man.
Harry Leland and young Mr.. Lyons
al Los Angeles, bright particular stars
OF the aggregation of baseball talent
that once did their growing on the Los
Angeles diamond, yclept the BOOSTERS,
lunehed at the pavilion Sunday. Harry
has Just got back from hie trip east, and
saw very nearly all Of our old favorites
o. the club that twice nailed the Califor-
MIA pennant to the mast at Athletic
park. California will have the second
strongest league in the country next
year.
Mrs. William B. Trewell OF Los Ange-
les and Mise Susie Thompson, cousin OF
Mrs. T. M. Gilbert, were guests at the
pavilion the early part Of the week.
The Misses Grace and Donna Crew-
ford OF Los Angeles are guests ct the pa
viion.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. X. Corliss and child
OF Kalamazoo, Mich, put in couple OF
days very pleasantly as guests at the pa
viion during the weak.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Crawford, Mrs. L. U.
Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Kinch, and T..
d. Harmon OF the law firm of Harmon 4
Kinch, were guests at the pavilion this
week.
Mr.. Ellis Of Ellis & Thomas, Los Ange-
les, and wife, were visitors Wednesday.
b. A. Henry, @. Y. York, Miss Gussie
YORK, Miss Jennie Couzins and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Grayson OF Detroit, Mich,
spent several days at the island, guests
of the pavilion this last week.
The herald., 1894-05-06
The CHINO REFINERY.
1t IL tho Scene of Immense Activity and
Improvements.


1t IL the Scene of Immense Activity and
Improvsment.
A visit to the augar factory at Chino
discloses a scene of the most intense
activity. says the Champion. The ma
chino shop is fitted up with all the ap-
planes Of a irst.elasa city machine
shop, and is manned by a set Of mechsn-
les equal to any in the state. Ali the
fittings, drilling, etc., for the vast array
of machinery and pipes is done a t this
ahop.
The ground floor of the main building
10 now a confusing labyrinth OF huge
machinery, engines, pumps, etc. Two
large Knowles water pumps connect with
the 22-inch pipe leading from the Yesef-
voir, while next to them stands large
engine for the operation of the new set
of centrifugal machines. Ia the center
of the floor are four smaller Knowles
water pumps in a row.
Forty freight cars were counted in the
factory yard yesterday, mostly loaded
with machinery or material awaiting
placement in the buildings.
The tive pairs OF twin boilers OF 1900
horse power each are completed, and
with the exception of connection with
the smoke stack are ready to he fred up.
The new smoke stack, eight feet in
diameter and 1872 feet high, is COM
pleted.
The new lime kiln is being pushed
forward. 1t will be conspicuous land
mark, as 1t ia to be so feet high when
completed, and will burn rs tons OF
The herald., 1894-05-06
SANTA MONICA.

Local News Matters at tho Famous
Coast Resort.
SANTA MONICA, May 5.-The work OF
laying the pipe to conduct the newly
developed water of the Santa Monica
Water company has been completed,
and now the entire water at the COM
mand OF the company is connected with
the entire system.
F. r. Ellis is proving his Ripon incu-
bator to be dandy. This week he had
245 chicks hatch cut of possible 257.
Mrs. H. F. Goetz and little ones are
taking in the midwinter fair.
The many friends OF Mrs. T. H. Wells
will regret to hear of her being confined
to her room with an attack OF la grippe.
0. G.. Tullis left yesterday for San
Francisco to attend the session of the L.
o. o. F. grand lodge.
The local telephone system which Mr..
d. j. Nattock, the special agent of the
Sunset Telegraph and Telephone COM
pany, has been organizing, will I'M
doubleday be granted a franchise on
Monday night by the board of trustees
and the system inaug urated at an early
date.
The entertainment given by the
Brotherhood of st. Andrews of the Epis-
copaian church laet night was great
success, Parish nall being crowded by q
very enthusiastic audience, who wit
messed the acrobatic feats of the Zulus
and the melody of the Angelottes, and
other performances, the evening social
terminating with dance.
Mrs. Edward Emerson has returned
home from her extended visit in the
east.
Clerk Dales commences tomorrow,
Monday, to work on the assessment roll.
All assistance rendered will be thank
fully received by the official from ye tax
payer.
The marshal with his license book is
abraad in tho land
The Santa Monica orchestra will give
dance at q. A. R. hall on Tuesday
next.
Street Superintendent Whitaker has
fixed up the CROSS walks at the intersec-
ton of Utah and Ocean avenue in a
manner worthy of commentator.
The contract for the erection Of resi-
dence for Mr.. Robert F. Jones was let
yesterday to D. B. Kronnick. Work
will commence at once. The future
home of our popular city trustee will be
on Ocean avenue. Sumner P. Hunt is
the architect,
The herald., 1894-05-06

lief in Painful or Suppressed Menssrratlon.
Office and residence in her 6rlck block, LIT
z. Third street, between Main ard Los Ange-
les S-l6tf
The herald., 1894-05-06
SAN BERNARDINO.

The Dsmorest Gold Medal Contest-Re-
ported Rich Gold Find.
SAN BERNARDINo, May 5.-The first
Demorest gold medal contest ever held
in this city will take place in few days
at the First NJ. E. church, under the
special instruction and direction OF Mrs.
Kendall Holt.
Mrs. Byron Waters and Mrs. John A..
Cole have gone to San Francisco for q
short visit to their friends.
Another sheep man, Guillerme Orrati,
was arrested yesterday for refusing to
pay license.
Last November E. E. Leach of On
tario buried in sand box of perfectly
green oranges. Last week he dug them
out and found them sound, highly col.
ored and palatable.
A discovery Of gold-bearing quartz
has been made in spur OF the Ohucka-
walla range OF mountains near Yuma
that is likely to prove valuable. 1t is
said the ore assays $3.50 $44,0 900 per ton
The Plohibitionists held their conven-
ton in this city today, and elected the
following delegates to the state conven.
ton: Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Snodgrass,
Mrs. Sarah Fowler, Mr.. and Mrs. E. F.
Waddingham. Rev. J. B. Green, Rev. E.
r. Brainard, Rev. I. r. Knodell, J. F.
Fuller, A. W. Holt, J. M. Smidduth, d.
r. Crawford, ]. S. Edwards, A. G.. Shee-
hsn, A. D. Boren, B. F. Butler, NJ. II.
Mills, A. Cornelius, o. 7. Pratt, II. II.
Baker, W. I. Noyes, I. F, White, E. F.
Horne, M. 8. Lang, Abbie Lee Button.
The stage line to Bear lake made its
first trip for the season yesterday.
Artesisn wells in and about the city
are flowing lesa water than for some
years past. This is considered an ad :
vantage rather than detrimsnt, because
the surrounding country has for the last
few years been getting wetter. In some
cases orchards have been drowned out
by toe much water. These moist lande
are more productive in dry seasons.
The herald., 1894-05-06
TERMINAL ISLAND.

A Cosby Budget From Popular
Resort.
TERMINAL ISLAND, May 5.-The Palos
Verdes parlor of the N. s. G. w. are
making arrangements to give grand
invitation ball at the pavilion on the
night of the 10Th inst. Capt. Dave
Weldt has the affair in hand, and this is
a guarantee that the thing will make
the necessary connections and be the
leading society event of this section of
country for the balance of the year.
The Los Angeles parlors will be invited,
a Los Angeles band will furnish the
music, and the Terminal will run spe-
cial train for the occasion.
The pavilion at this island resort
promises to be one of the best patron
lied places in the county this summer,
as it has now enough society events
and lively season.
Long Beach last Tuesday and took out
several loads of people who were there
on the Presbyterian alliance picnic for
q sail over the bay.
Ferrymsn Duffey's new motor ferry
bOnt 10 o iupp uuilCiS VubbAHS bliIOuku bH6
water at the rate of from IL to 10 miles
an hour. 1t is a great improvement
over rowlocks, and will carry from 40 to
As people in case of emergency.
The steamer Hermosa is getting ready
for the summer travel to Catalina, and
from present indications she will be kept
busy carrying passengers to that popu-
lar resort this summer.
The beach bicycle race that was
booked for the Oath has been postponed
till later date.
The space between the pavilion and
bath house 10 where they are talking
about building the dance platform. This
would give space enough for several
hundred couples to occupy the floor at
the same time, and daily and nightly
hops would be in order.
-Four hundred spick and span new
bathing suits are what Managers Gil
bert and Larraway have secured. This
will make about 1000 bathing salts to
supply the demand. They will want
about four times that number some of
these Sundays and legal holidays.
Shells until you cannot reat are strewn
upon the beach, and the millions that
the shell hends send and carry away
every manth does mot seem to make the
least bit OF hole in the preserves. One
cannot account for the supply, unless
this is the back door Of Neptuns's
kitchen.
On Thursday wild-sysd visitor, &C.
The herald., 1894-05-06

those who attend to cast the entire bal.
lot of Orange county.
On motion resolved that it ia the sense
OF this convention that the congestion
al nomination for this district be left to
a district congressional convention to be
held later.
On motion the selection OF county
central committee was deferred until the
county convention meets to nominate a
county ticket.
A subscription was circulated and
$50 30 raised to defray expenses OF the
delegates to the state convention.
The matter OF local paper was dis.
cussed at some length bat 10 definite
action taken.
This morning our late risers were
awakened by the boom OF musketry and
on investigation it was learned that the
Mexicans were celebrating the anniver-
sary of the day when the Mexicsns
drove the French from Mexico. The
Mexican flag was thrown to the breeze
with the Stars and Stripes floating on
top.
Robert Eccles sold his ranch to Mr.. G..
Brown of Missouri today, for $6l5O.
nhfrlhg0 llCeube WAS tOuby lohu6u
to Joseph p. Doyle, aged "a years, of
Fullerton, and Blanch Mckinney, aged
II years, OF Buena Park.
Protests against issuing liquor licenses
were presented to the county clerk as
follows: Fullerton 102 names, Newport
SO names, Ell Modena 81 names. Orange
So names. West Orange 40 names, West
mipster 140 names, Garden Grove 203
namss, Laguna 8 names, Ell Tore II
names.
A petition from Fullerton asking the
supervisors to raise the license on all
saloons in Orange county, and asking
them not to revoke the license OF the
saloons in Fullerton signed by 1C4 name s
was filed today.
The herald., 1894-05-06
POMONA.

A Varied Sunday Programme - News
Notes and Personals.
POMONA, May 5.-Pomona will be one
of the most favored OF places THE sum-
mer-all summer long she is to have her
streets sprinkled night and day. The
matter has taken definite shape, City
Clerk Garthside having been instructed
by the board OF city trustees at their
last meeting to advertise for two men
and teams for night work, and one man
and team for day work, in addition to
the number employed now. At the next
meeting Of the city council the territory
to be covered will be named.
Decoration day MAY 30th) will be one
that Pomena's Athletic club will cele-
brate.
The following sports have been ar
ranged for:
Five-mile road race; 100-yard run,
novice; one-quarter mile bicycle, now
ice; 100-yard run, open; one,quarter
mile bicycle, open; 220-yard run, open /;
baseball game 80. Exercises to begin
at l o'clock sharp.
AT THE CHURCHES.
With lecture on The Social Evil, for
men only. by A. M. Armour of the Flor
ence Rescue home, Los Angeles, at the
Congregational church, Sunday aft
ernoon at 2 80, and an A. 2. A. address
on Romanisnl, by an ex-Catholic priest,
both Sunday afternoon and evening at
the opera house, Pomona'a Sunday pro-
gramme will be varied one.
At the Christian church, Rev. Dowl-
ing will deliver discourse in the even
ing on The Basis of the Christian Re-
ligion, or What Think Ye of Christ.
Several dimensions are to take place.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
The women interested in the Women's
council met today at McCornas' hall to
organize a society for the study of ply
sical culture and correct dress. In their
own words, "In accordance with the
laws of physical structure, OF vigorous
health and the principles OF art aud
good taste, Independently OF any fash.
ion."
The intercollegiate oratorical contest
takes place at Claremon6 on Monday
evening. The contestants are Mr.. Bell,
Occidental college Mr.. Caswesl, Uni
versity OF Southern California; MIR. AL
len, Pomona college. Great interest is
being taken in the contest
Today the Spanish people celebrated
what to us wonld be the 4th of July by
a big barbecue, with wine as free as
water to make glad the hearts of the
dons. Tonight big ball will be given,
at which the fair sefioritas will make
merry.
George Wall has become the proud
possessor of monkey faced owl, which
he intends to make a pet of, and it's the
ugliest thing you ever looked upon, and
that's why Mr.. Wall prizes it so much.
Mr.. @. F. Bseson of Ogden, Utah, lie
paying visit to relatives in Pomona.
Will @. Bailey of the Cotton News is in
town today.
The Unitarian society expects to give,
at an early date, the Queen of Fame at
the opera house.
F. d. Joy and T. s. Oldham were in
today from their foothill ranches.
The festival of the flowers is the 10Th
and 18th.
The herald., 1894-05-06
open, stufing and false counting will be

open, stuffing and false counting will be
Impossible.
Mr.. Louis X. Webb presents plan
Which embraces the feature providing for
the nomination of party candidates by
the members Of the party, which is also
in the Hazard plan, but provides that
voters shall vote for first and second
choice, and that both votes shall be
taken into consideration in determining
who the party nominees are.
Mr.. f. w. Wood has proposed 3 plan
which provides that precinct caucusss
shall be held under the auspices of the
| different central committees, for the
purpose Of electing delegates to conven-
tione. At these cRucuses the number of
candidates for delegates, to the number
of delegates to which the precinct is en-
titled receiving the highest number af
votes, shall be put upon the official
ticket to be voted for at the primaries,
and in addition to these the same num-
Der receiving the second highest number
of votes in the caucus shall also be put
upon this ticket, thus having on the
ticket twice as many candidates as there
are to be delegates elected, and no other
ticket shall be used at the primaries nor
no other candidates for delegates con-
sidered.
Mr.. J. Bell presents q plan which
does not deal with primary elections,
but rather with a thorough reorganiza-
ton of the government. He also advo-
Gates the use of a patent voting ma
chine which has been tried to some ex-
tent in the east.
Mr.. Thos. Goss has submitted plan
whereby the primaries of all parties
shall be held at the same time and at
only enc place in the city aud shall be
held open for from to u days in order
to give all voters an opportunity to got
to the polls. Each party shall have
separate ballot boxe5 and as many
tickets as its members may desire, hut
all tickets must all be OF one form and
printed, so as to permit their being
handled much in the same manner as
those in use under the Australian sys-
tenn.
MIR. W. J. O'Brien presents paper
which deals almost exclusively with re-
does not pertain to management of
primary elections, in a manner different
from that now in vogue.
Mr.. NJ. H. O'Gorman has submitted q
plan which obliterates party lines en-
tirely. He proposes that at the primary
election (Which shall not be party
affair, but be participated in by all
voters), the elector shall be given a
ballot on which is printed only the
names OF che different Offices which are
to be filed at the subsequent general
election, with blank spaces after name
of the Offices. The voter is to write
the name of the man whom he wishes
to fill an Office, in the blank space
placed after the name OF the office. Thea
these ballots are to be counted and the
four persons receiving the highest vote
for each Office are to be placed upon the
official ballot for the general election
and the one receiving the highest vote
there would OF course be the elected
man.
Mr.. s. K. Adams has submitted
plan which provides for holding pri-
mary elections for eleeting delegates to
conventions, in the usual way, but by
precincts and with strict use of the
great register in determining the right
of voters to cast ballots.