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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

OWING to scruples not felt by her
Majesty Of Great Britain the Grand
Duchess Xenie, being forbidden tc
marry outside the royal family OF
Russia, has been compelled to accept
cousin considerably younger than
herself and not in any sense de.
sirable parti. After while, when
the Holstein Romanoffs are numer-
Gus enough, nieces will be able to
marry their grandfathers, and
nephews their aunts. The little in.
FAINT OF the Teck-Guelph combina-
ton has more relationships to its
father and mother than can be en-.
umerated outside blue book.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

ONE OF the common sights In Lon
don Is the street sweeper, who is al
ways oflici0us when he sees gentle
man accompanied by lady passing
along. One Of the Tx, however, was
rebuffed during heavy shower. The
man calmly remarkei: "There is no
necessity for your services, sir; the
lady Is my wife. And the sweeper,
seeing the force of the remark, tipped
his hat and went searching for PEN
MES at another crossing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

THE destruction Of property and
damage to business resulting from
railroad strikes are always enormous
and cxasEerating to all business men,
and the losses experienced during the
Reading strike in Pennsylvania, be-
sides the loss Of life, was estimated
at nearly $4,000, 600. The English
coal strike, If we remember rightly.
nearly tripled those figures, and that
just over in this country inflicted
losses which will never be duly esti-
mated at their zeal aggregate.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

ALGERIA is sending large quanti-
ties of barley to France for the pur-
pose Of horse feeding. In the south
Of France it is given whole, like oats,
but in The middle region it is crushed,
while in the north Of France, where
farming is more extensive, the barley
is cooked. 1t is given mainly to
heavy draft horses, being wholly
withheld from omnibus and carriage
horses. 1t enters largely into the
commercial feeding stuffs, but on the
large farms, where tine farmer has
his own mill and engine, he grinds it
himself.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

Of the axle. This cyclometer is so
made that while it will record total
of 8, 900 miles and repeat, yet it has
independent single trip and mile
dials. One dial IL the trip indicator,
recording up To 100 miles and repeat
ing. Another dial indicates one mile
and fractions. thereof. The total
mileage indicator Is on the rear or
l00-mile dial. This indicator can be
set back to zero at the end OF the
season or at any intermediate time IL
desired. Both dials can be in.
simultaneously set 10 zero by simply
turning them by hand, their adjust
ment In no way affecting the record
made by the total mileage dial,
which constantly adds the mileage
made by the wheel. 1t can be read
by the rider without dismounting.
THE poker table is about the only
place where a man can have the
blues and be happy at one and the
same time Buffalo Courier.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

THE. director of the Economists
Europeen states that the total gold
production of the world from the
discovery OF America in 1902 to the
year 1892, inclusive, amounts Ia
$4,000 million dollars. 1t would forT
a cube Of about 2S.4 feet on each
side. With the same base the guam
tity Of silver produced In that four
centuries would form solid column
of nearly 1000 feet high, or exactly
the same altitude as the Eiffel Tower.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

and old Bronze ''scooted." With one
long, dreadful mi-aw-w-w-w-w! he
sprang off the basket, flew over the
fower-beds, and did not stop until he
was in the top Of the tallest tree.
"Poor old Bronzem The little girls
petted and coaxed and fondled him
when he came down. He had learned
his lesson well, for he never so much
as looked at the basket again. And
the lily grew, and was soon looking
around her like queen. The morn
ing glories crept down and wandered
softly over the stones until, before
summer was gone, the rockery looked
like a bank of flowers. Chicago Led
ger.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
ALFALFA CULTURE.
The Merits and Dement'S of One OF the
Most Popular Forage Plants.

The Merits and Dement'S of One OF the
Most Popular Forage Plants.
Alfalfa is the modern name for
Lucerne "medicago. sativa," a valua-
BILE fodder plant belonging to the pea
and clover family. There are few
crops so profitable as alfalfa on the
soils and In the climates adapted to
its culture. A poor or exhausted soil
will not produce a good growth Of
alfalfa Sandy land suits it rather
better than clay, provided the plants
get well rooted before the growth is
checked by the drought.
When the plant is once established
the roots penetrate the soil very deep
ly, being sometimes twelve or fifteen
feet in length. Wet land, however,
must be drained before it is sown with
alfalfa. In regions where the sum-
mer is dry, alfalfa will pay well for
irrigation. In California and Colora-
do this is largely practiced, and four
or five crops are often harvested in
single year.
The chief difficulty in the cultiva-
tion Of alfalfa is in getting good
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
Old Bronze.

Old Bronze.
ats the strangest thing" said
Jessie, with wide-opcn eyes.
"And my flowers will never grow, "
said Ruth, shaking her head rue
fully.
1t was strange. Out in a corner of
the garden was rockery. On the
rockery was an iron basket made to
hold flowers Ruth had planted in
the middle Of IL a white lily bulb. All
around the edges she had put morn
ing glory seeds. She wanted the
vines to droop over the sides of the
basket and run down the stones. =
Every day the children visited it
and found that something was doing
mischief. 1t was very plain that the
seeds and bulb were trying to do
their duty. for many and many a tiny
shoot came peeping above ground.
But the earth about them was
scratched and the tender green stalks
broke down and withered.
And it kept on day after day.
1T must be rats" said Jack.
But nothing else in the garden was
ever touched.
Couldn't be frost, could it?" asked
little Nan.
They all laughed, for the geranium
and pansies were smiling up in the
sunshine. One day the children
came home early from school. Out
into the garden they ran, and tEcn
there was shout:
If It isn't old Bronze!"
Old Bronze was the largest cat they
had. Jack had named him long ago,
not because he was bronze colored,
but because Jack knew that bronze
was some kind OF color, aud thought
1t sounded we'll. .-.s
There lay old Bronze on the bas-
. ket. 1t was just the time when the
afternoon sun shone on 1t. He prob
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
FAR AWAY JAVA.
Low Wages ON the Tea, Con- se and Sugar
Plantations

Low Wages an the Tea, Con- se and Sugar
Plantations.
Mr.. w. z. Knoofe, coffee and
sugar grower OF Java, was recently in
Boston, accompanied by several
friends. He has lived in Java ten
years and has large and flourishing
plantations He tells an interesting
story about this quee, country, for
so many years under the control OF
the Dutch.
"YOu never saw such happy people
anywhere as these little Javanese.
They are always talking, laughing
and dancing. and seem never to have
any sort Of care. They work in the
tea, coffee and sugar plantations for
or 0 cents day, and the best OF
them never get over 10 or IL cents.
Yet they are entirely contentcd. The
women, who are the best for tea pick
Ing, do not get more than or cents
a day. The tea is cut every forty
days, so there 10 always work to do.
There is big yield this year and it
Is good tea. but It isn't worth much.
We got word from Amsterdam, where
much of our tea goes, that it was
worth only from to 10 cents
pound.
with coffee and sugar the price Is
different There never was as much
money In sugar az at the present
time. 1t is worth from 50. 20 to 81. 80
for each picul or 1874 pounds. The
growers are getting rich. Both the
coffee and sugar crops are very large,
and, like the tea, they are very fine.
Coffee has veered around SO much
that there Is no longer much money
ia It, All that isgrown must he sold
to the government. That Is a. re-
quirement. 1t Is cheap. In Holland
1t Is worth but SO for each l34 pounds.
~All the lato- used Is Japanese. 1t
would not pay US to employ any
0ther.s
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

The leading citi ems OF Orion, inc'ud
ing ergymsn. make aft davit That q
giant sea serIent Thirty to forty feet
long, with hor. ible jaws and grotesque
physiognomy, dwell' in the lake. A
Mrs. Blown was out rowing with her
little iece., says the bright l,cal
paper, when one OF tho little girls ex.
claimed, "Auntie, what Is that; "
Auntie gasped, The sea SERPENT.
Whereupon she whacked the monster
ever the head with piece OF scant
ling. Strange to say the huge ievia-
than, nearly eighty ieet long, pad no
roar and to flop its wings, which, the
wing Topping, caused great wave
that swept the DO and occupants far
upon shore, thus saving their lives.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
Plew.a Around . nurn.ns Field.

The other afternoon fire was discsv-
cred In the LII OF one of the barns on
the farm of Furton Moor man. about
two miles south Of Ypsilanti. The fire
soon spread to two other barns aud
the three with tt cir contents, which
included the summers harvest were
quickly reduced to ashes. Owing to
extreme dryness, the meadow ad soin-
ing HE barns took fire and was soon Q
sea OF flame Total destruction OF
everything On the iarm was stopped
by blowing furrow around the burn
ing field. The origin of the fire Is not
known. Loss will probably exceed
81, 900 ami is covero by insurance
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
no Re.tore che Records.

Veterans of the Mexican war in
Michigan are requested to send their
addresses to Secretary Geo. w. Wa t.
ers, 276 Fort street west, Detroit, to
replace the list destroyed by fire last
March. The annual meeting of the
Me lean veterans in commemoration
of the return from the City of Ne ico
in 1913, will take place in Detroit Sept.
=, 1894. The venerable secretary asks
that State papers publish this re uest
and announcement.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

SIsAL hemp is being so successfully
cultivated in Jamaica, that next year
a considerable quantity of the fiber
will be exported. The plant can be
grown on barren lands and impover-
ished soils, which are worthless for
other crops. The climate OF the
island Is very favorable to its growth
and 1t Is destined to become great
boon to the planters
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

EDITING newspaper in japan is
evidently a rather difficult matter.
One native journal recently appeared
with a large blank space, for which
the editor apologized by stating that
ut the last moment he found that
what he had written for that space
was entirely wrong, and must be left
out Accordingly he had no time to
obtain matter to I'll the vacant
columns.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
Love Knows No bar

An Ann Arbor domestic fell in love
with man who WAS wealthy in chill
dren he had five Of en- but nary a
cent had he. How they were to pre-
sent a creditable appearance at tho
altar-those i've children and the pros
pective groom-was a question,
Bridget solved tho prob EN- by pur-
chasing suits TO, the entire crowd with
her savings. The knot t ed. there was
the minister to pay off. with not cent
in sight, but the wedding guests soon
pa ssed the hat, and the dominic
thought he had done q good lob, even
at 81 AZ
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
AN EYE0LASS CLEANER.

1t IL Made Up OF Tires Leaves of Soft
Channels Skin Tied Together.
"You cannot see the world Alright
IL you do not keep your glasses
bright" This legend can be proved
by those who are obliged to use them.
So 10 correct the dimness here is a
design for a convenient little eye-
glass cleaner, which will be within
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
Lacked FiliaI Gratitude.

George Jessup, of Athens, wishing
to be fatherly to his children, decided
his farm 10 them. His wife recently
died and the children, it is alleged,
tried to get rid o. him. ut he declined
to leave the farm, in spite of all sorts
of abuse and brought suit to recover
his property, and the deeds were de-
clared null and void b. Judge Smith
and Mr.. Jcssup was restored to hi
former state of independence.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

DELMoNICo, the well-known New
York hasherer, is said to employ 900
walters, and his monthly pay roll Is
given at only s1s, 600. From this 1t
may be easily inferred that belmont
co, like Pullman, allows grateful
public to pay his employees by means
of the ancient and time-honored Gus
tom of tipping"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

Down in Albuquerque, New Mex
eco, a burglar broke into the house Of
. judge, and the judge killed him
during the nocturnal visit-nothing
less than contempt of court. A
peculiar thing about the sentence
was that it could not be remitted.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
Pine Land Ranges.

The amount OF pine burned over in
Ontonagon County is timsted at
40, O., 40 feet. The forest fires are
still raging, though somewhat checked
by light rain. A large number of
deer have been driven into the clear
ings. where they are being killed by
rot hunters.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

TIE Popular Science Monthly de.
clares that contrary to the common
notion, the sternly compressed lip is
not sign of strong will. Now, per-
haps, some other popular scientist
will prove for the instruction OF as.
piring politicians that the con-
stantly relaxed lip is not sign of
strong mind.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

THE New York Press allege, that
a berry grower in that State "got re-
ligion": and from that time on put
the smallest berries on top of the
box, instead of the largest, as before.
His neighbors at once took steps to-
ward landing him in the insane asy-
lum.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

JUST as surprise began to express
itself at the unusual quiet Of affairs
in South America comes the informa-
sion that there is another revolution
brewing in Venezuela Some of the
ex-presidents have put their heads
together and decided that the quiet
OF the country is becoming too mon.
otonous to make life endurable.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

10 BE- insisted upon BY American
yachtsmen that II they are to race in
foreign waters they shall at least be
allowed to take their own Yankee
brand Of breeze along with them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
ably found the warm earth a yer,

ably found the warm earth a very
comfortable bed.
They all laughed, and Jack said:
"I'll fix him!"
He got the watering hose and
aimed at old Bronze, while Harry
ran to turn on the water.
'Oh. don't" cried Ruth. "Poor
old fellow! He did not know any
better"
''But he must be taught lesson, ("
said Jack. very firmly. "Now scoOt"
The cold water came with a dash,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

ization OF humanity. AS vice presi-
dent of the Woman's Auxiliary
Branch of the Worlds Columbian
Commission she discharged her duties
with signal ability. She is splendid
speaker and in every way type Of
Chicago's forceful women.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

WHILE 1t may be true, as Secretary
Carlisle says, that the length of our
coast makes it impossible to wholly
prevent the smuggling in of Chinese,
the authorities should not for that
reason refrain longer from dealing
summarily with officials who are
known to have permitted Chinese to
enter the country.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
Narrow Escape or the Redskins.

The three boy burglars arrested at
West Bay city were dime-novel read
ers. whic surprises no one. A sachel
containing "a lot of plumber ha teen
recovered. and the owners of property
are happy. The kids large stock OF
daggers, revolvers and bullets indi-
Gates that the country has ,ust escaped
a widespread massacre OF the poor red
skins.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

ALL summer hard-luck stories of
drought and heat-destroyed corn crops
come from Kansas. In the winter
corn is so low in pric, it has to be
used for fuel. These stories should
be turned over to commission for
arrangement.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
THOUSAND-MILE CYCLOMETER.

Records Single 1O0-Milc Trips and Repeats
Can BE Read without Dismounting.
The inventor OF new cyclometer
In which bicyclists will be much in
terested has recently received a
patent at Washington. AS shown in
the accompanying cut, it is attached
to the front wheel and is secured in
its position by the nut on the end
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

THE charge is made that the Ezeta
administration in Salvador stole
millions of dollars. The charge is
probably true. The men so anxious
to iule Salvador must have had some
motive other than the constant prob
ability of being lined up against a
stone wall facing a shooting squad.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
The @, m, OF Kangaroo.

In this odd game Of chance toy
kangaroo operates the balls and is re-
sponsible for the winning and losing.
The kangaroo is mechanical toy so
constructed that with three jumps it
knocks against the balls on the in
clined cover of the game box, and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

stand. When well established on a
suitable soil and In suitable climate
1t will stay there indefinitely. In
sowing fifteen to twenty pounds of
seed are required to the acre. 1t
should be sown in drills fifteen inches
apart. Alfalfa is success in the
arid regions of the West and South
west, but in the East, other begin.
ners have been more successful.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
KANGAROO

sends them spinning down into the
box, where they skirmish around I'M
Til they fall into cavity. All the
cavities are provided with numbers,
and the highest total number covered
by the balls OF a player wins the
game.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

WHEN you wish bread from your
wheat you are willing to wait till it
Is ground. Results only come from
your advertising after your argu-
ments and offers are thoroughly
ground into the public mind.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

IT ntw appears that the reason the
vigIlabt failed to capture those races
from the Prince of Wales Britannia
IS that there was a lack OF a good
spanking American breeze. 1t ought
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

FORTUNATELY the self-killing on
account of financial troubles is not
general, else the coroner would have
to swear in more deputies.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

WILL some. man please name a
greater evangelist than the inventor
of soap?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
NEWS OF DUB STATE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO MIcHI-
GAMBLERS.

Farmers Severe Loss by Fire Oni ON, gon
county Loses $50. o0o,o00 Feet OF Tim
her Sea serpent shows Up at Orion
Mexican War Records Lost.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
Coon service is generally silent.

GENIUS and originality are blood
relations.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
wishing.

Wishing.
I'll wish to be a rincess and
To have a horse TO ride.
And have some footmen. brave aud tall.
To walk close by my side.
To be q princess. really. true,
With long. long golden hair,
With forty maids, all dressed in white.
To stand around my chair
And have park n mile around.
With trses and paths and flowers,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

A WAITING game is one which two
can seldom play.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

the reach Of all. 1t is made of three
leaves of soft channels skin tied to-
Pether with bit of narrow yellow
ribbon. The upper leaf has the let
te,ing done In liquid gilt; the edge Is
also outlined with the gilt.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS.

Something that VIII Interest the Juvenile
Members of Every ACKNOWLEDGMENT 10
lions and Bright Sayings Of Many Cute
and CunEi,g ChiIdren.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
One Man

F., will discover the advan-
tage OF trading with YOU
If you don't advertiser
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
A Good Reason.

did you tumble down. my boy?n the
kindly teacher cried.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30
And birds ne It's full of eggs and things,
And castles and some towers

And will live forever there
Until IA prince will come
With long black hair. and look quite fierce
And take me to his home.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

are the best medium for
reaching the people here
about. TRY THEM once
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-30

JAMES j. HALLS boat capsized near
Manistee and he was drowned.
NORTH LAKE. two miles from Otter
Lake, will Le turned into a summer
The herald., 1894-06-16
POLL TAX.

Number. Name and Description. Am
1915 Peter w CARTE, in Main street
tract, lot 8, block c, for poll
19417 Lozaro Morillo. in Lyman's
add ton to Compton, lot -,
block for poll tax. 80. =.
1945S William G Lee in Rancho San
Ped o, temple d Gibson
treat, nSEth 80 acres lot 2.
The herald., 1894-06-16

ZZ99S w GlasBell, ! acre OF lanu
bounded north by land of
Deitz, ca by land of Mac
key, south by Vernon ave-
nue., west by unknown own
er, being southwest q OF sec
ton +, township 2 south,
range 3 west. 49,.
23OO3 Edward A Gibbs IN Day Starr
tract | 3, block z 80. M
23O04 Moses P Grove, in Nadeau
orange tract, lot 81, block H
23O08 Hervey Lindley, in Harvey &
Ricker's addition, lot ~,
block .... .......
Lot block 2...............
23017 G Beckwith, 3 acres land In
Rancho santa Gertrudes,
bounded east and north by
land Mayors south by
county road, west by land
Nelson ...... -. D..
23O23 Mary sherman, in Fast Santa
Mo lea, lot l !, block 3D.. 49,.
Lot ID, block 80. ...............
The herald., 1894-06-16

5SZ Georgei flsner, IN Iemple 0
sGibson tract, acre, bounded
north, south and west by
Geo Patterson east by 8
Kingsbury. being in south
east corner of lot 2, range q.
1913 Mrs l. Hall, in Temple 4 Glib
son tract, about half acre,
bounded north by county
road, east by Sou thern Pa
citic Railr ad right OF way,
south by Mrs NJ G Pnilbins,
west by Mrs NJ L Hall, being
strip in lot 6, range 1......
,06 F L Goldsbury in Goldswor,
thy's subdivision Of lots 80
and 81 and part of 50 and 90,
OF IT Hazards East Side adj
dition undivided one-quar-