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in the convention BY George H.r.,. !.
genial collector of campaign Sahs~- -s.s, =
or At the pons by an avalsnehs : ' y.'a
hcan votes II the state Deraocr... - - -
TO coax any one to take the no-rs.s. ~
Joe Kuhn is their huckleh.rr~ si'';
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suicide of . prominen. club Man.

NEW York, Aug. 14-Shortly before
midnight tonight William Bolts Lawrence,
prominent member of the Century Club,
shot and killed himself with a revolver on
the steps of the clubhouse. It was learned
that Mr.. Lawrence had been drinking
heavily for several days, and was on the
verge of delirium tremens.
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PoRT TOWNSEND. Aug. A-fSpeelal.l-
Tonight for the third time the Democratic
council refused 10 confirm Mayor seavey's
appointments. The names of candidates
for the various Offices were submitted sep
arately. The Democrats voted soiidly for
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roo HAZARDOUS. JOE KUHN SAYS.
He Knows George Haxzard Would Beat
Him In tho Conxnnfion

PoRr TOWNSEND. Aug. 14-[Special T.
Joe Kuhn has taken q tip from Harry
Tibbals and will not pose as a congress
sional nominee. The announcement Is too
expensive. and the chances too hazardous.
In declining Judge Kuhn says mo" very
softly, and then slyly glances around to
see II that popular uprising of the Repub-
iicans. Democrats and Populists is in
sight The judge is modest. not to say
bashful. he would not care TO aspire for an
honorary Office, and then be defeated either
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The Idaho nemncra,.

BOISE. Idaho, Aug. 1.-THE city /, ss.s
with delegates to the Democrats .,,s
convention that meets tomorrow. The,
is bitter contest between ]. NJ. Ball.,
tine and ex-Gov. Stevenson for goyerao
The matter will probably be set tied b !,
caucus tonight
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The Montersy's sfls.lon.

TACOMA. Aug. 4-iSpeciai. THE Mon
serry, ordered here from Astoria, IL er-
peesed 10 arrive September 1. She will re-
main one month and will test the Goals Of
al the mines in this county and the Kang-
ley. RoSiyn and Baeoda mines.
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40 PUBLIC BUILDING ArsroKAsE.
But Washington Gets Increased Appro-
prtatton for Land survey.


WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. A-The con-
ference committee of the two houses con-
Guided the consideration of the sundry
civil appropriation bill late today, and
will report an agreement tomorrow. The
senate will recede from its amendment
appropriating $4,000 for public buildings
at Boise, Cheyenne. Helena and Spokane.
The house will accept the amendment OF
the senate for land surveys in the states of
Washington. Idaho, Montana, South
Dakota and Wyoming. and In regard to
the soldiers additional homesteads. Tho
amendment containing the donation of
i,ooo 600 acres OF land to arid land states
for the encouragement Of irrigation re-
mains in the bill, but In an amended form.
The conference committee will take up
the general deficiency bin at 1880 tomor-
row and will soon be able to report it.
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A. Dead Man on vashoa r.l.ps.

Coroner Horton received word last nirht
from Ole Christoferson that man ii
been found dead on the south end 4
Vashon island. The man had be-
drowned, but his name could not !
learned. The coroner will inyessigass la
affair this morning.
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LONDON, Aug. l4-Daring the last few
days over 400 anarchists have landed in the
city. The police are busy watching the
new Corners
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OLYMPIA, Aug. iL-ISpeoiaL The large
sea- made IN Tacoma Tor exhibition 81 the
Worlds fair was shipped today 10 Tacoma
20 re placed IN the Interstate fair. An
immense msp OF the state Was also for
wasdeG.
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EssT cLaLLAa. Aug A.-ISpecial- The
iniaat ealld Of Mr.. and Mrs. g. IL. Holen-
berg fsll into a creek IN front Of their
dseglsng house last Friday and was
drowned before help reached IT,
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The Miners. Eight Hour Biil.

LONDON, Aug. 4-The house of COM
mons this evening, by vote of li2 to Il,
adopted local option amendment to the
miners eight-hour bill. John Morley and
many other Liberals supported the amend
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Cessrio to he Guiiiotined Tomorrow.
PARIS, Aug. A-The guillotine was
shipped to Lyons tonight for the ex-
eeution of Cesario. the assassin of Presi-
dent Carnot. which is expected to take
place on Thursday.
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ing the task Of bailding the trsn they
have abandoned. shc uid your hoaoranis
body deem il advisable"
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Pear ToSSsESn. AaS. 1&-fSn~cial -
The bark T. X. Ham. her farnisure.
apparel, tackle. anchors. chains. donkey
eoEias. boilers. ess.. wia be soi3 here Al
aaeiioa a. o'clock ThaEsdxT afternoon.
Ths veassi - aSTVck en- paaxeusss snit.
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booa TO economical housewives The
FaSs1e AAEksE House, So Front street
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Refrigerator Aeat< AZ the Psciae Mar.
kss h0Gse. 80 Froas street
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Nesorlsy FaaSes harness. IloCSmsasre.Al
street
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-06

Both Married and Single Have the Dis
position to Grumblc at Their Fate.
1t seems to be a fact that q majority
of them, married and single, believe
they are abused by the men just be-
cause the latter happen to have con.
troll of business affairs, run politics.
and do the counting.
The woman of manageable age whc
H. still living at home feels that men
nre not doing right by her. She natu.
ally wants to marry, have big wed.
ding, go on tour of the Eastern Stated
or Western, as the case may be. But
she has to go on waiting, because no
man asks her to join him In these fes-
tivities. For this reason she feels that
she is an abused creature.
The old maid who has settled down
to earn her own living just hates the
men because they allow her to wear
her finger nails Off scratching for bread.
The sight of a man walking comforta.
bly, along the street, or driving, or even
lounging around some resort, causes
her indignation to rise to the top notch.
Why do they thus continue to abuse
her?
The shop girl wonders why the boys
do not gather around and ask her to
choose one Of them to be her defender
and supporter. She Is quite certain
that she should not be permitted to live
by the sweat Of her brow, and the
whole Of the blame Is placed on the
young men who are earning money
enough for two and spending it for
their own comfort.
Married women are the loudest com4
planners, and their complaints are gene
orally against their husbands. 1t is all
right during the honeymoon, but when
that is over and they turn to face the
realities Of life she feels that she Is be-
Ing abused. Her household duties are
heavier than when she was at home,
her husband Is not the singing lover
who filed her heart with Joy, and her
days are not as thickly interspersed
with picnics as when she was girl.
AS she thinks over this she becomes
more and more deeply convinced that
she Is much-abused woman, that hus-
bands are not half as nice as beaux,
and Is quite certain that she never
would have married had 1t not been for
the men.
Yet, in spite Of all this, the abused
woman Is an inveterate matchmaker,
revels in gossip about prospective un-
Ions, and reads the paper that publishes
the longest list Of marriage notices. No
matter how unhappy her life, nor how
much of it she blames on her own mar
riage, she finds the greatest delight in
getting others to do the same thing she
feels like kicking herself for having
done
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-06
His sworn Testimony.

What makes this story good is that 1t
is true. A lawsuit involving a barge
had been brought. The plaintiff aimeN
to prove that the barge was so ill-con-
structed that when it was launched the
middle sank nearly five feet deeper than
the ends. They depended good deal
on a colored man who can be known as
Charley, because that was his name.
Charley was known to have said on a
certain day that the barge had sunk
fully FIVE feet. Indeed, he admitted as
much to a lawyer who was attorney for
the plaintiff. At the trial this was the
way the questions and answers were
put:
Charley, how did the barge set on
the water when 1t was launchedT
"Set like a duck, Jedge; yes like q
duck"
"But didn't you say on the 18th of
last June that the barge had sunk fully
five feet?"
81 mout hev, Jedge; mout hev."
"Well, how does 1t happen, Charley,
that on the 18th of last June you said
the barge sunk fully FIVE feet and now
you say. the barge fioated like duck r.
"Well, you see, Jedge, on the 18th of
June err was jes' a-talkin', but now
Use a-swearin', Jedge; now Use a.
swearin' "-Louisville Courier Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-06

A curious study Is afforded ut q poll
ing place by q modest, difhdent man
whose vote for some cause has been
challenged. He is angry, Of course, for
very probably he Is suspected of being
a repeater: but he lacAs the flow of Ian
guage that Is the common gift OF the
professionals at such places, and. con-
sequently, can not properly uphold his
end Of the argument Still he can not
afford to be out-talked Mt such an emer-
gency by the men who would gladly
throw him out of the polling place on
the least pretext, SO he does his best,
and generally gets worsted. and by
dint of bullying and browbeating he is
most commonly cheated out of his
vote.
Then there Is the man who knows all
about the Australian ballot, for he has
read about 1t in the newspaper. He
scorns the idea of advice or assistance,
and generally makes out his ticket so
as to render It worthless for voting
purposes. A less well-informed man.
with also a trifie less conceit, would
ask the judges for information, for the
intelligent man is always ready to
learn, but the self-sufficient voter, like
the critic in Lallah Rookh, prefers his
own ignorance to the best information
any one else can give him.
When the women take an active in
terest in the election. the chances for
excitement are materially increased.
1t does not often happen that the ladies
interest themselves to such an extent
as to go to the polls for the purpose of
laboring personally with voters, but
when they do, they generally carry
their point-not by means of argument,
but purely on personal grounds. A
man appealing to another to change his
vote will present reasons more or less
valid, according to the character of the
speaker and the merits of his case. but
a woman's best reason Is Because "
and this she gives out with degree OF
dogmatism that exhausts the subject
She can not be made to see that BE
cause" might properly be supplement-
ed with other considerations; 1t Is
enough for her, and she can not. for the
life of her, see why It Is not enough fol-
everybody else. But there is no such
thing as escaping her II she goes to the
polls to persuade voters, for even II
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-06
Touch Delusion.

The various optical illusions" by
means of which straight lines are
caused to appear crooked, and objects
ances, decidedly unequal, are more or
less familiar to every reader, but there
are other equally striking receptions of
the senses that are not so frequently
experimental with. A French savant
has recently pointed out several sur
prisingly easy ways in which we are
misled in our perception of heat and
cold and of pressure.
A simple and convincing experiment
of this kind may be tried in the follow
ing manner: Take two silver dollars
and place one of them upon a marble
table, while the other is rubbed briskly
between the hands. In this manner a
slight difference Of temperature be-
tween the two pieces Of metal will be
produced.
Then ask some one to incline his head
backward, closing his eyes. Lay the
warm dollar upon his forehead for a mo-
ment remove 1t, and quickly substitute
the cold one. You will hardly be able
to convince him that they are of equal
weight. The cold piece always seems
to be much heavier than the other.
The explanation of this phenomenon
is that the metal which has been rubbed
between the hands has assumed nearly
the temperature Of the body, and when
it Is placed upon the forehead the sense
Of touch is affected by the pressure
alone.
But the metal which has been cooled,
being of lower temperature than the
skin, affects the sense in double man.
ner, and the subject Of the experiment,
not being able to distinguish clearly be-
tween the effects, instinctively ascribes
the entire sensation to pressure alone.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-06
The Berrar Rode.

A Kansas City business man who has
his office in the American Bank Build
ing, walks from his residence to his
place of business every morning as a
constitutional. Soon after leaving
home the other morning a beggar ask
ed him for five cents that he might get
some breakfast. The request was
granted and he quickly disappeared
around a corner. The business man
continued on his way, rejoicing that
he had-temporarily, at least-relieved
one case Of want. Reaching his office
building, he was just entering when
some one touched his sleeve, and, turn
ing, he beheld the beggar whom he
had assisted. The man had evidently
forgotten his late benefactor and vol
ubly repeated his tale.
But look here, my man." said the
business man, 81 gave you a nickel on
Oak street not half an hour ago."
as that sol" replied the beggar,
with an air Of surprise.
Eyes, that's so. Why didn't you get
some breakfast with that?"
"Well, you see, boss, it's this way:
I had to use dat nick fer car fare to
get down town to tn cafe where 1
takes me meals"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-06

ferring to the recent election. Half q
dozen young men would buy a large
horn, In some cases or 10 feet long,
and bear 1t on their shoulders, while
the most leather-lunged Of the party
public torture, and from time to time,
applying his lips to the mouthpiece,
emit roar that could easily be heard
from Fourth street to Jefferson avenue.
There Is some mysterious quality In
American human nature that renders
it impossible for our citizens, espe-
cially those of more or less tender
years, to enjoy themselves without
making a noise. Whether the occasion
be an election or the marriage of an old
widow to a man young enough to be
her grandson, noise is the prime ne
cessity, and, in one way or another,
must be had. A few years ago the fire.
cracker was the accepted medium of
rejoicing at any and all events that
called for a display of popular enthu-
siasm, but at present this importation
from China is considered sacred to the
Fourth Of July and the tin horn has
forged to the front on election nights
as the proper means of expressing en-
thusiasm. 1t is at once simple and eff
fective, combining the greatest posi-
BILE racket with dimensions so reason
able as to be comprised within the
limits of an overcoat pocket. Armed
with this ingenious device, the intelli-
gent voter is prepared to do any
amount Of execution, and his presence
In a crowd before bulletin board is
one Of the certainties Of election night.
But he is not the only certainty. The
man who has won bet on the election
is with him, and may be spotted in
the mob by his general air Of content
and satisfaction with his surroundings.
Life, for him, is worth living, for the
time at least, and as he cocks his hat
on the side Of his head and twists his
cigar up into the corner of his mouth,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-06

comes and the crowd emits a below
that may be heard for twenty blocks
In every direction, she opens ner rosy
lips and gives vent to a squeak not
greatly different from that which
would have resounded in her vicinity
on the sudden discovery Of mouse I'M
der the chair. Her appreciation is in
tense, but not intelligent: she knows
she is glad, but does not know exactly
why. Her enthusiasm is also consid-
erably hampered by limits, and If she
chances to stand close by the show win
dow of a dry goods store questions Of
public policy and Of candidates must
Immediately give place while she ex-
amines the goods and speculates how
she would look in a pair Of the new
sleeves. But, after all. perhaps she
knows almost as much about the whole
matter as her brother, who blows big
horn and takes home more beer than
he can comfortably carry, and as long
as she is content no one else need COM
plain, for of all the figures of an cleo
ton night she is certainly the most pic.
turesque.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-06
CHAT ABOUT Wells.
They Are Expensive and Sometime
Unhealthy Luxuries.

They Are Expensive and Sometimes
Unhealthy Luxuries.
Dearer to the average woman than
any other dress items are her wells. 1t
is to these she looks for the finishing
touches of her toilet, and with a we'll
stocked veil box at hand she has no
fear of unbecoming street rigs.
Wells have been declared ruinous to
the eyesight, and certain kinds have by
no means a good effect upon the skin,
but for all this woman regards them as
her especial gowning rights, and will
deny herself a notion here and there
If she can indulge i'm the latest yelling
whims of the hour.
There is no doubt about it, good veil
ing shows for itself. 1t would astonish
many of the brethren to learn how
much the modish bit Of gauze or net
that screens feminine features costs
per yard. Expensive? Oh, dear, yes,
and so the fair one who has gathered
together from time to time quite a col
lection of wells is anxious to keep them
in the best possible shape.
When my lady starts for mornings
shopping she usually draws over her
face substantial veil of sewing silk,
either in black, brown, white or dark
blue. The airy, butterfly fancies in
tulle and lace she lays aside for less
practical occasions. The sewing silk Is
great skin protector; that is, to GER
tain extent. 1t prevents the dust from
sitting into the wearer's pores,as fan
cier mesh would do. This is all very
well, but meantime the veil takes up
the flying particles OF dirt and holds
them. Therefore if the veil is laid
away in its perfumed nest after a
wearing without being given thor
ough brushing and shaking, when next
it is donned the dirt specks 1t caught
on it's last outing will be transferred
to madame's fair skin, and IL her pores
are not as fine and close as baby's
will settle in and form those disfigur-
ing Observation-Disclosures.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-06

Fair woman IL generally MT mors
numerous In the bulletin crowds than
at the polls. but when she does come
bshe is thing of beauty to the men who
surround her. She generally comes In
twos and threes, accompanied by some
body else's brother, and while mani
Testing immense enthusiasm, display 3
also the densest ignorance as 20 the
candidates. names, and whether they
are Republican or Democratic. She In
always one or the other, either because
her papa is or because some feminine
of her acquaintance is on the other
side. and after the display Of bulletin
inquiries with eagerness: us that DEM
ocratic?" in order that she may know
when to squeal. And when her turn
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-06

however he Is part Of the show, and
feels a due sense OF his own import
ance. He votes; Ii transformed into a
citizen; goes out and stands on the
sidewalk telling people how he voted,
and rendering any amount of advice on
the subject to men who were voters
twenty years before he was born.
A popular polling place develops dur
ing the course Of an election day a
large number Of unique characters.
The man who stands on his rights Is
generally the first to come and the last
to 60 away. In the old days Of separate
tickets he was much more Of figure
than he is now, for he knew exactly
what the law was as It applied to him
self, and was prepared to go to any
length Of argument to justify the stand
he had taken. II he came as voter, he
came In bristling like porcupine, and
felt really disappointed IL nobody chal-
lenged his right to vote. for that would
have offered him exactly the opportun-
ity he was itching for-to show that he
was an American citizen, and as good
as any other man, II not little better.
1t was as ticket holder, or distributor.
however. that this individual always
distinguished himself, for he knew ex-
actly how near he could come to the
polls, and II by chance policeman
ordered him back, he stood ready to
prove to the minion of the law that he
was right and the policeman was in the
wrong, even II he did wear brass but
tons and carry a club.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-12-06

The United States Governments Bug
Factory and Its Uses.

The United States Government's Bug
Factory and Its Uses.
The reason that the government built
Its bug factory was that II wanted to
raise insects, see how they lived, what
they ate, how they changed In form,
ard find out what would finally destroy
them. You can see how important all
this information would be to a man
who had every year been bothered by
insects he could hardly see, and whose
potatoes and strawberries were being
eaten by a hungry army which paid
nothing for the feast.
The men who watch these little crea-
lures find lots Of things to interest
them, and 1t takes away the WEAKNESS
Of their waiting. They find that mar
velous changes often take place in the
insects. Some Of them alter their form
SO that you would not recognize them
for the same insect. One will at first be
a short thick fly, with sharp eyes,
wings, and a minute feeler like an
elephants trunk, and he will next be q
worm without legs and no eyes.
d. ~ 40 "a w ~ . ofA cosy hiosSSh w hao OuS
what the bug Is doing and what will
drive him away, but 1t is not always so
easy to say where he comes from or
how he happened to appear in certain
places. The day was in the insec-
tary saw a bug which had been found
in California by boy while eating
boiled potatoes, and later his father
found more potatoes in the cellar.
which had been dug a short time be-
fore, also inhabited by the same worm.
I was told that this worm had come all
the way from China, probably, nobody
knew how. Anyway, a member of the
unwelcome tribe had reached the in-
sectary, and was guest there. He
was famous bug, did he but know 1t,
for he was to be carefully watched, and
his every action was to be noted in a
book each day. He would receive as
much attention as any great man
probably more attention, for hardly any
man has been closely watched every
day of his life, as this Chinese bug will
be.-Harper's Young People.