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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15
EVERYTHING HAS ITS USE.

Did you ever watch wasp flying
near the ceiling of a country kitchen?
You might think it is a useless in
sect and ought to be killed before it
has chance to sting anyone. A
little more watching will show you
that you are wrong. Wasps will
help rid the place OF flies. They
sting the flies insensible, carry them
of to their cells and either eat them
or deposit them for their young to
feed on. Out of doors wasps kill the
flies that injure fruit trees by laying
eggs in the buds and causing ugly
excrescences on the trees or worms
in the fruit. In this way one thing
fits into another, so that IL you kill
a wasp at one time Of year you may
find worms in your apples at another.
Everything has use If you only
look for it. Toads keep insects off
of garden plants and snails act as
scavengers in water. When they are
put in an aquarium they not only
clear the water of all decaying stuff,
but they keep the glass clean by
crawling over it, Boston Post.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15

IT is interesting to note that the
sa airy of the late Lord Chief Justice
Coleridge was $4,000 year, while
that of the Chief Justice of the SUI
preme Court of the United States is
$4,000. The Lord Chancellor re-
ceives $50, 900 year while in office
and pension for life of $50, 900 The
Lords of Appeal get $50, 900, and all
other judges s25, 900. The income Of
the British Attorney General is at
least $50, 900 a year, against salary
of So, 900 for the Attorney General Of
the United States. The latter figure
is the salary OF our Secretary OF State,
while all the English Secretaries OF
State get $685. year, and, after
serving for a certain time, they are
entitled to $40, 900 year for life 4
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15
Electrical Wire Fences.

"Once when / was travelling be-
tween Dallas and Austin, Tex" said
an electrical salesman, Il noticed a
roughly clad man in the same car
with me. He had the appearance of
a miner, but on making his acQuaint-
ance was surprised to learn that he
was an electrician. 1t seems that he
made speciality OF installing battery
and induction coil outfits for charg-
ing wire fences with electricity.
Down in Texas there are thousands
of miles OF barbed wire fence on the
ranches which serves the purpose Of
keeping the cattle in bounds quite
successfully, except where there is a
stampede. Then they 60 through the
fences like landslide. This cleo
trician found, so he said. that fence
charged with ELECTRICITY would stop
even stampede. He told me he had
fixed up over 500 miles of fence, but
that the interrupter he used wore
out too fast, and he was going East
to see II he couldn't get better appar-
atus for charging fences. Electrical
Review.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15
QUEEN vIcroRIA,s DOLLS.

Messrs. George Newnes, limited,
of London, England, announce that
Miss Lows illustrated account of
the Queens dolls will be ready for
publication soon. The interest ex-
cited few months since by the
article in the Strand Magazine, which
described some of the dolls which
her Majesty had dressed and played
with in her childhood, has suggested
the issue in more complete form Of
a permanent record of the amuse-
ments which frightened the isolation
of her high rank even in the days of
infancy. The volume is published
with the gracious permission and
approval of her Majesty. OF the one
hundred and thirty-two dolls pre-
served, the queen herself dressed no
fewer than thirty two-sometimes
with the assistance of Baroness
Lehzen, whose help is scrupulously
recorded in the List of My Dolls"
but generally alone. Those which
are presented in this volume, with
all the advantages of color printing,
are, for the most part, theatrical
personages and court ladies.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15
HONEST WITH HIMSELF.

Little frankie was forbidden to
touch the sewing machine, and as he
was generally a pretty obedient boy,
his mother, auntie, and his auntie' s
friend were much surprised one after
noon to find the thread badly tangled
and the needle broken. frankie
was, without doubt, the culprit, and
he was called before the family
tribunal of justice.
frankie, did you touch the sew
ing machine?" asked mamma,
severely.
Yes, mamma" was the tremulous
answer. He was such mite, SO
frail and delicate, so utterly help
less as he stood before us all with
parted lips, and big frightened eyes,
our hearts went out to him in pity.
Now, Frankie" continued his
mother, ''you know / said l would
punish you if you disobeyed me, and
/ shall have to keep my promise"
Eyes, mamma" came in tremb-
ling whisper. Surely the little fellow
was punished sufficiently, and yet
we realized that justice must be en-
forced. 1T is very long time
since you forbade him to touch the
machine, perhaps he forgot" sug-
gested his aunt.
and il he forgot that would make
a difference, would it not?" / vent
ured to suggest.
Certainly" answered his mother,
did you forget, frankie? / know
my boy will speak the truth"
There was pause, and in that
pause there was a struggle between
right and wrong; then came the
answer with passionate cry as
though the struggle were almost be-
yond his puny strength 20,
mamma, mamma, / did remember.
l shan't make believe to myself"
Brave boy! How often we chill
dren Of larger growth lack the
courage of being honest with our
selves !-[New York Observer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15

THE RiPENED Leave.
Said the leaves upon the branches 4
One sunny autumn day:
We've finished al our work, and now
We can no longer stay.
So our gowns OF red and yellow,
And our sober cloaks Of brown, +
Must be worn before the frost comes,
And we 60 rustling down.
"We've had a jolly summer
With the birds that build their
nests
Beneath our green umbrellas,
And the squirrels that werc our
guests.
But we cannot wait for winter.
For we do not care for snow,
When we hear the wild northwesters
We loose our clasp and go.
"But we hold our heads up bravely
Unto the very last.
And shine in pomp and splendor
AS away we fiutter fast.
In the mellow autumn noontide
We kiss and say good-by,
And through the naked branches
Then may children see the sky"
Margaret K. Sangstcr in Harper's
Young People.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15

writer of fiction. In 1850 @Elsie Ven
ner" appeared, and seven years latel
came ~The Guardian Angel" Ir
1885 he published "A Mortal An
tipathy." When lectures were popu
lar, forty years ago, Mr.. Holmes wa.
In demand, and his refined wit and
philosophical treatment were every.
where appreciated.
His home life was sweet and beau.
tiful. His wife, who died in 1883,
was a woman OF grace and culture,
and will be remembered by many as
one of the leaders in the work of the
Sanitary Commission during the war.
His eldest son, Oliver Wendell
Holmes Jr., is Justice Of the Su-
preme Court of Massachusetts,. The
second child, Amelia Jackson Holmes,
who died in 1881, was a writer OF
marked ability, and leader In many
benevolent works The third and
last child, Edward Holmes, is a dis
tinguished lawyer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15

OF the metropolis @OLD ALECKp
that is. he has lived in New York
longer than any other person. In
spite of his great age, his claim to
which Is well authenticated, he is
still hale and hearty and does as much
work and smokes as much tobacco as
any OF the old salts in the institution.
Says he: Il was born in Murray
street and remember New York City
when It did not extend further that.
When l was boy the city was MOTH
ing but like the country, full of trees
and creeks and the like. We used to
fish in little stream that ran down
about where James street is now"
He was born slave, but at 81 be-
came free and shipped as a sailor.
He mas seen nearly every part of the
navigable globe and is full of inter-
csting stories.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15
How to Squeeze q Lemon.

There are lemon squeezers and
lemon squeezers, but l wouldn't use
one of them, writes correspondent.
The acid on metal. makes the Juice
taste metallic. and the wooden ones
are apt to leave bad taste. Be-
sides that, IL you use lemon squeez-
er you are sure to get lot of the
essential oil out of the rind of the
lemon, and that is rank poison to the
stomach. The best way to get the
juice from lemon is to roll it till it
is soft, then cut off the end and in
sert silver knife and scrape the
pulp out into the dish. That way
you get all the good of the lemon and
none of the bad. Roll it under your
hand on hard table or put the lem
on down on the floor and roll IL
lightly under your feet. Then wipe
it of before squeezing. Never leave
the seeds Of lemon i'm the pnlp that
you take out. The seeds will make
the juice very bitter in half an hour
after taken from the lemon.--[New
York World.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15

OUT West the train robbers took
several bags of gold from an express
car; and in Virginia other robbers
captured $3.50, 600. These incidents
followed somewhat closely the two
cases in which the companies, having
got wind of intended robberies. not
only defeated the robbers, but turned
the tables upon them, and either
killed or captured all the members of
two bands. Those successes of the
companies have, therefore, not
thrown much of damper upon this
industry; and perhaps 1t was toe
much to expect that they should do
so. Express companies are sending
across the country at all times safes
containing large sums Of money, prac-
tically undefended. No doubt the
robbers have their confederates in
the service of the companies. They
know to the littlest details all the
facts-just how many dollars 90 by a
given train; where that train will be
at certain hour, and what men
have charge of the money. They
stake their lives against the money,
and generally win; for the employees
are men Of peace, without any incen-
tive to make themselves targets. An
unguarded railroad car full of ready
money is the weakest point in the
whole financial system of the coun-
Try. What are the express com.
panies going to do about it?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15

In the death of Oliver Wendell
Holmes one OF the most loved and
respected Of contemporancous<Amer-
leans passed away. DuSing the
greater portion of q life which ex-
tended over 50 years Mr.. Holmes
had been In one or another way prom
inently before the public. He was
editor, essayist novelist. poet, lee
turer, professor and doctor. In all
of these departments his light shone
brilliantly. He was man of broad
vision, of ample equipment, OF joyous,
sanguine vitality, sympathizing with
the march of thought and standing
In the front ranks OF advance.
With his departure the last of the
literary lights of New England has
disappeared. Dana, Emerson, Long
fellow, Hawthorne, Whittier, Curtis
these, all sons Of New England-are
at rest. and now Holmes, @the last
leaf upon the tree" has gone to join
them. The same year he was born
there came into the world Darwin,
Lincoln, Gladstone, Tennyson and
Poe. Each of these attained distlnc-
ton that is given few men. Each
performed notable part in the
worlds work and all, with the excep-
tion of Gladstone, have gone to the
Shorthand.
A Puritan by descent and New
Highlander by birth, Oliver Wendell
Holmes was one of the most remark
men of the century. He knew the
world, and whether ingessay or novel
or poem or speech he gave to his fell
lowmen the inspiring watchwords of
labor and hope. The gentle light Of
his refined humor illuminated his
every written word, and his unques-
tioning faith In the final prevalence
of right is manifested in every pas
sage. The world is the better and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15

THERE is general impression that
the humidity of the air is greater In
the woods than In the open fields.
This Is contradicted, however, by the
result of observations recently made
in Germany. 1t was found there
that the humidity, both relative and
absolute, was slightly greater in the
open than in the woods, and this was
true equally In the morning and In
the afternoon. AS to the tempera-
ture of the air among the trees, 1t
was tribe higher than in the open
in the morning, and In more
marked degree in the afternoon.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15
ACCORDING to the system of

ACCORDING to the system of con-
Quoting elections in Norway it takes
some time to choose members of a
new Parliament. The voters ballot
for many delegates and these elect
the members. Primary voting began
In the kingdom nearly two months
ago, and is now about completed.
The returns indicate that the radi-
calls, who favor the separation of Nor
way from Sweden, will not have a
working majority in the new Parlia-
ment, so that the question of dis
solution of the union remains an
open. one.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15

THE interviews with a convicted
Chicago murderer whose death SEN
tence was committed to imprison-
ment for life are rather suggestive OF
the sensations OF man waiting for
death. The criminal said: mo one
can possibly describe them. 1t ia
one continual, awful torture. If the
people only knew the agony OF II
there would be no murders commit
ted, no matter what the provocation
might be. L didn't sleep a wink
night before last. Whenever / shut
my eyes / could see the gallows over
In that corner of the jail, and every
footstep near my cell sounded like
the drop when Higgins went off," 1t
may be doubtful whether society de-
sires or has the right to infict this
continual, awful torture" even ia
revenge for the commission OF the ir-
reparable crime OF murder. Gut, on
the other hand, 1t is still more doubt
ful whether society desires to dismiss
a convicted murderer In a state OF
ecstatic bliss. Asked how he felt when
news Of communication OF his sentence
arrived, the murdt rer--whose crime
was the most heinous, since its vic
tim was woman--replied: "Never
felt happier In my life. To think
am not to die is to give me the great
est pleasure I ever experienced. 1t
may well be doubted whether this is
exactly the purpose for which the
criminal law exists
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15
sUReERY,s discovery of a way t,

SUReERY's discovery of a way to
obliterate facial blemishes has given
the European detective forces great
deal of difficulty in locating we'll
known criminals BY these opera
tions the whole character of the
facial expression is sometimes changed
by few deft jabs of lancet. The
wound heals in very short time,
and in most cases can never be no
ticed. The criminal fraternity are
not slow to take hold Of this knowl-
edge, and, in consequence, the de-
scriptions in the possession of the de-
tectives cannot always be de-
pended upon.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15

veoAsnsnss Death.
There died . few days ago IN the
back woods Of Venango County .
man through whom something over
thirty years ago . catch phrase was
added to tho vocabulary OF the day
which became the text for humorists,
song writer's, and even playwrights.
His name was Leander Jenkins He
lived near Franklin. Pa, In the early
years OF the oil excitement, and was
sort OF man of all work. A black
smith named Evans lived on French
Creek, and he had q plump and rosy
daughter named Susie. jenkins fell
In love with Susie and she with
him and they became engaged to be
married.
At that time large oil wells were
being struck on Oil Creek, some miles
above Franklin, and everybody's
head was full of the matter. There
was Q we'll of water In Blacksmith
Evans yard, and one day, during the
early oil excitement, the water In 1t
was found to be strongly impregnated
with petroleum. The blacksmith at
once made up his mind that there
was oil on his property and concluded
to drill a well. An engine to do the
drilling was out of the question, and
he attached his drill to the end Of a
spring pole and started in to "kick"
the well down. Evans worked at his
well only when he was. not busy In his
shop. II there was a mule to be
shod, he dropped his drill and earned
his % cents a shoe by shoeing the
mule. In that way he worked at his
well for several months, until at the
depth of seventy-three feet he struck
oil. The oil wasn't at all like the oil
they were finding on Oil Creek. Ex-
perts visited his we'll and pronounced
its product lubricating oil of the
finest quality. Evans, utilizing his
spring pole as pumping engine,
kicked twenty barrels of oil day
from his well, and it sold at $50
barrel. The demand for it was so
great that the supply could not keep
up with 1t. Then Evans dcepened his
well little, and it responded with a
yield of 200 barrels a day. An offer
of $500, 900 in cash for one-half inter
est in the well was made to him, but
he refused 1t. On the Saturday of
one week, by hard work, he made S.
in his blacksmith shop. Two weeks
later Evans income was SO, 900 day.
1t was on the second day after the
blacksmith's well began to yield its
twenty barrels that Leander Jenkins
went to make his weekly call on
Susie. He was elated, but Susie met
him coldly.
Lee" said she, "you'll have to git.
1 don't want you"
@How SO, Susie?" said Leander.
@'Cause dads struck ile."
And "Lee" had to "get." Sus els
pat remark soon spread all through
the region and all over the country,
and it was the popular phrase long
after the early Oil excitement had
died away. Evans made an immense
fortune out of his well, but lost it
nearly all, like hosts of others, In
subsequent speculations in oil. Susie
was only l6, and her father sent her
away to be educated. She returned
home In three years, a beautiful and
accomplished girl, and is now the
wife of rich ranchman in New Mex
leo. And LeanGer jenkins died the
other day, backwoods teamster, not
more than four miles from the spot
where he met his fate because dad
had struck lie"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15

at the Breakfast Table" Amonl
the @Autocrat" series appeared sucf
gems as ~The Chambered Nautilus
and 1.-The One-hoss Shay" Flighr
after flight OF song followed. There
we're poems Of nature and of tn,
heart, patriotism, pathos-all tn,
gamut OF expression, each nott
tou ched with faultless skill. Per
haps one Of the sweetest poems hi
ever wrote was that entitled 9Th,
Last Leaf" and which Poe pro
nounced the most perfect extant
Isaw him once before,
AS he passed by the door.
And again
The pavement stones resound,
As he totters DER the ground
With his cane
They say that in his prime.
Ere the pruning knife Of lime
Cut him down.
Not a better man was found
BY the Crier on his round
Through the town.
But now he walks the streets,
And he looks at all he meets
Sad and wan.
And he shakes his feeble head,
That IL seems as IL he said,
3They are gone"
The messy marbles rest,
On the lips that he has prest
In Sheir bloom.
And the names he loved to hear
Have been carved for many a year
On the tomb
Nv urandmoc,r,a h.. s.id
Poor old ladyp she is dead
Long ago
That he had Roman nose.
And his cheek was like rose
In the snow.
But now his nose Is thin,
And IL rests upon his chin
Like a staff.
And a crook is in his back.
And melancholy crack
In his laugh
know IL is sin
For one to sit and grin
AT him here;
But the old three cornered hat
And the breeches and all that.
Are so queer!
And II / should live to be
The last leaf upon the tree
In the spring.
Let them smile as 1 do now.
At the old forsaken bough
Where cling.
1t was not until late in life that
Holmes was known to the world as a
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15
Ratified Him.

James Payn says that there was a
queer resemblance between himself
and another Trinity man. @Not only
was often addressed by persons who
took me for him, hut people used to
ask, apropos Of nothing, whether
knew So-and-so. i remember max
ing considerable impression upon a
chance passenger In railway train
on the Cambridge line, who was star
ing at me rather hard, by suddenly
observing: No, sir; / do not know
Mr.. So-and.so' 1t had been the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15

TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS In pa
per money, deposited in a chimney
by an Ohio farmer, was completely
destroyed recently. II all this morey
was in greenbacks, treasury notes OF
silver certificates Uncle Samuel has
cleared $4,000. If it was national
bank notes the banks have cleared
that much. The advantages of paper
money to those who issue it cannot
be denied.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15
BOSE WAS MOTHERLESS.

Maternal Attentions Were Supplied by
Baby's Bottle.
When Bose was born he was a
little ball of fluffy white and black
fur. My, but he was just too pretty
for anything! Roses mother was a
big st. Bernard that had taken sew
eral prizes at the Westminster Ken
mel Clubs show, and the royal blue
blood that flows in the mothers veins
was transmitted to her fuzzy Off
spring, says the New York Journal.
Three days after Bose was born
the mother dog died. Great was the
sorrow thereat, and many the fears
expressed over Bosses future. He was
such big little dog that he required
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15
happier because he has lived In it, and
to-day in every civilized land there is
poignant sorrow over his demise.
His Career


Mr.. Holmes was born In Cam
bridge, Mass, Aug. 20. 1909. In
1925 he entered Harvard and gradu-
ated in 1929. In discharge of a
patriotic act he gained his first dis
tinction- 1t was then proposed to
break up the old frigate Constitution,
which In many a memorable battle
maintained the glory of the Ameri-
can flag. Holmes wrote "Old Iron
sides" as protest against the vandal
act and the Constitution was saved.
The "Ironsides" ranks among the best
Of Holmes poems. Following are
the words:
Aye, tear her tattered ensign down;
Long has 1t waved on high,
And many an eye has danced to see
The banner In the sky;
Beneath 1t rang the battle shout
And burst the cannon's roar;
The meteor OF the ocean air
Shall sweep the clouds no more!
Her deck, once red with heroes blood.
Where kncls the vanquished foe,
When winds were hurrying DER the flood.
And waves were white below,
No more shall feel the victors tread,
Or know the conquered knee;
The harpies OF the shore shall pluck
The eagle of the sea!
Oh. better that her shattered hulk
Should sink beneath the wave:
Her thunders shook the mighty deem,
And there should be her grave:
Nail to the mast her holy flag,
Set every threadbare sail,
And give her to the god of storms,
The lightning and the gale!
hio IL 90 Inlxx, 90 10 n
himself to law, but soon discarded it
for medicine. To this profession he
adhered all through life; but while
medicine furnished him with occupa-
tion, literature was his love, and as
poet and author he became known
to the people.
In 1889 Mr.. Holmes became profess
sor Of anatomy and physiology at
Dartmouth College. In lS47 he &C
cepted the professorship of anatomy
at Harvard, a position he held until
1882 He wrote forty-two works on
medical subjects, and lived to see
many Of his early ideas of medicine,
which at first met with condemna-
tion, accepted by the leading physi-
clans OF the world. One OF his famous
epigrarns, which raised storm of in
dignation, was that II all the medi-
cine In the world were thrown into
the sea 1t would be all the better for
mankind and all the worse for the
fishes
Ihe sAutocrat."
In 1857 Holmes began his series of
papers known as "The AutOcrat of
the Breakfast Table, in the Atlantic
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15

than local interest.
Such a one is "Old
Aleck," a negro who
has lived since 1857
In the Sailors Snug
Harbor IN N e W
York. Alexander
Freeman Ia his prop
er name and he is
the Oldest resident
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-15

a great deal of milk, and how was he
to be fec, was the question.
Finally little Miss Dimple, the
daughter of Bosses owner, suggested
that her baby brothers bottle be given
Bose, and at once it was done. Did
Bose take kindly to his foster
mother? You should have seen him!
No baby In all the world took nourish-
ment more greedily than did this
same Bose.