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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25
Wanted the Bell to Ring.

A little missionary church was be-
ing built in a Western town, says the
Home Missionary, and Mr.. Plumb,
one Of the active workers, or perhaps
the missionary himself, had occasion
to go into blacksmith's shop to get
some rods The blacksmith was a
Bohemian who could not speak word
Of English, and another old Bohe-
milan, Pete by name, was called in as
interpreter.
After Mr.. Plumb's business with
the blacksmith had been attended to
Pete entered into conversation to his
own account.
What you call him, eh - goes
boom-boom?" he asked, motioning
with his hand in the direction of the
church.
BELL" said Mr.. Plumb.
:. BELL hell = yes, yes" said the
Bohemian. "Well, like to hear that
bell, makes me t'ink of my home
my mother. Old heather, old sinner
l am, but l got some childrens, /
want my childrens to be goot. /
want to hear that bell ring three
times every day - morning, noon,
night-for my childrens. l gif ten
dollars-seven dollars to man to ring
dat bell, and tree dollars for wear
and tear of the bell"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

The great State Of Pennsylvania Is
worried over the expense account Of
Mr.. Farquhar, Executive Commits
sioner of the Keystone State at the
Worlds Fair. In his bill Mr.. Far.
quhar charges up So "for riding in the
intramural railroad when my feet
were sore" This has evoked no end
of clamor and criticism throughout
the State. One paper insists upon
knowing why the State didn't appoint
chiropodist on the commission.
Another declares that all future COM
missioners must have two wooden
legs. A third wants to know why
Mr.. Farquhar didn't buy bicycle,
and the IS item seems likely to be a
State issue in the next election. None
of these editors visited the World 8
Fair. II they had done so the recol-
lection of the macadamized roadways
would have made them pause before
becoming facetious at Mr.. Farquhar's
expense. No man who bathed his
feet with mustang liniment after a
days tramp ovor those muscle-crack.
ing paths has any inclination to get
funny at the remembrance.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25
Valuable Waste.

"Refiners of nitrate of silver for
the use Of photographers" said one
of this profession, shave agents travel.
ing constantly about the country
collecting the waste clippings Of SEN
sitized paper that accumulate In
every photograph gallery. They buy
all they can find, and pay for it in
new nitrate, allowing the photog.
rapher a good round price for his
waste. The waste is shipped to the
refiners, where the nitrate in the
paper is separated from 1t by chemical
process and prepared for market
again. This refined nitrate is as
good as it was originally, and is sold
fer just as much. The reflners, OF
course, make big profit out Of the
waste, and the photographer is able
to get good supply Of material for
the scraps that would otherwise be
OF no use to him. Not only the
scraps of silver sensitized paper, but
those Of the paper treated with
solutions of gold, are eagerly sought
by the reflners, and the photographer
is always very glad to exchange his
accumulation Of, to him, worthless
waste for neat stock Of valuable
nitrate. Minneapolis Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

LAND is not so dirt cheap In Amer
ia now as it was when Lord Balti-
more's company bought thousands of
acres of fine ground for less than that
number Of glass beads, including the
site Of the city of Christiana, "for
which was paid one iron kettle of the
bigness of five quarts or Whereabouts.
Roger Williams bought Rhode Island
for "forty fathoms of white beads,
strung" and 1t is only about 255
years since the site of New Haven,
Conn, was bought for twelve coats
of English cloth, twelve spoons OF
mixed metal, twelve hoes, twelve
hatchets, twelve porringers, twenty
four knives, and some French knives
and spoons" Probably the only
business transaction on record that
beat these, and is not American, was
the purchase of Esau's birtbright for
mess OF pottage. And somebody
has said that If Jacob had been an
American he would have done better
than he did. Instead of lavishly pay
ing Esau "pottage down." he would
have owed it to him.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25
Nautical Mile and Knot.

A nautical mile, otherwise known
as an admiralty mile or knot is
8, $50 feet; it is one-sixtieth OF de-
gree of latitude. 1t is called knot
for this reason: The old log of q
ship was composed Of float of wood,
to which was attached a cord coilcd
on an easy-running spindle. The
float was thrown overheard and a
half minute sand glass was turned.
The cord, which was divided into
sections by knots of different colored
rope, ran free until the half minute
was up, when the spindle was stopped
and the cord hauled inboard. The
cord was so divided by knots that
this proportion existed: AS one half
minute Is to one hour, so is the num-
Der Of knots paid out in half min
ute to the number Of miles sailed in
an hour. So as each knot on the log
line represented mile, it came about
easily that the mile should be called
a knot; and so it Is.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

THE interest in the Monson trial
throughout Great Britain has called
anew attention to the peculiarities
that mark the administration OF law
and justice In "the land of cakes" In
Scotland the jury is made up OF fif-
teen instead OF twelve, and, accord
ing to Scotch law, they need not be
unanimous in their verdict, bare
majority sufficing. The jurors are
not limited to choice between one
OF two verdicts. They may find a
prisoner guilty or not guilty They
may likewise return verdict of mot
proven. This latter does not, OF
course, clear the character of the ac-
cused, but it liberates him and re-
moves the possibility Of further trial.
Many a jury of twelve good men and
true on this side of the Atlantic
would have been glad IL Scottish law
had ruled here and permitted them
to return a verdict OF mot proven
instead of mot guilty"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25
Horace Greeley and His Bride.

"When he was first married and
brought his bride home on visit"
said an old acquaintance, "a sugar
party was given in their honor on a
neighboring farm. All the guests
had arrived, and we were looking out,
watching for the belated bride and
groom. At last we saw something
appearing in the distance. AS this
same object came nearer we discov-
cred it was tho old white horse OF
the Greeleys, slowly picking his way
through the mud. On his back sat
the bride in brilliant yellow frock,
with a green velvet belt, and behind
her, wrapped in his famous white
overcoat, sat the editor of the New
York Tribune. 1t wars the funniest
sight l ever saw and set us off in fits
OF laughing. l remember" continued
my informant, laughing again at her
recollection, shat simply lay down
and rolled upon the floor in spasm
OF mirth."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

The town might, in fact, be almost
forgotten, were it not for the naval
academy, whose officers mingle freely
in society. The Saturday night hops
are among the most enjoyable fea-
lures of the season. The cadet, it Is
needless to say, is the AnDapolitan
pet. At the close Of the scholastic
year comes the cadets ball, which is
the great event Of the season, and
attracts the young women Of Wash
ington and Baltimore, and even
Philadelphia and New York.
st. Mary's Seminary and st. Johns
College are also located in Annapolis,
and are quite noted institutions. St
Johns College green was used during
the revolutionary war as the encamp-
ment for the French army and for
the same purpose by the American
army in the war of 1872.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

SENATOR MARTIN. was sure to get 1T,
but Mr.. Martin began his canvass
long before either OF his opponents
and won first prize, Senator Hunton
securing the short term. The new
Senator is 46 years OF age, native
of Virginia, and lifelong resident
OF that State. During the war he
was a cadet at the Virginia Military
Institute, and served with other ca
diets in the trenches around Rich
mond, under Lee. At 81 he began
the practice OF law, and ten years
ago he went into politics actively and
became prominent man in the Dem
ocratic party. Last year he served
as Chairman Of the State Committee.
He Is lawyer and for several years
he has been retained as counsel by
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

MARION CRAWFORD points out a
strange note of Oriental art in his re-
cent papers on Constantinople in
Scribner's Magazine. The religion
of the Oriental forbids craven images,
so that sculpture, painting, and some
of the decorative part Of architecture
are heretical in his eyes. His music
is undeveloped. But his Unborn, ar
tistic talent expends itself in other
ways. He takes keen delight in
fine penmanship, for which the
scrolled Arabic characters offer pecu-
liar opportunities. His fingers are
the Simplest in the world for laces,
embroidery, carving of certain kinds,
and the weaving of colored fabrics.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25
Speaking or Iaconics.

Speaking OF laconics, the Listener
has heard characteristic example OF
Yankee village talk which has GER
tain folklore value, in spite of its
neutrality-suspicious. on account of it.
A fellow in the village had gone
West, with little money in his
pocket, intending to accomplish won
derful things. A few weeks after
wards he returns to the village out
of pocket. Directly after his appear
ance one villager meets another in
the street, and the following CONVEX
sation ensues:
"'Bill's got home, b'gosh.'
~'Has he b'gosh?'
"'Yes, bgosh.
"'Well, b'gosh. '"-Boston Trans
cript.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25
An Jyuf,eeIinu Husband.

At the recent banquet OF the Com.
mercial Exchange Mayor Cowherd
told story which no one seemed to
have heard before. During the re-
cent financial panic" he said, "a GER
tain man, like many others, found
one night that his real estate was I'M
salable, his t1rm bankrupt, and his
money locked up In a suspended
bank. In deepest dependency he
walked slowly home and greeted the
companion of his joys and sorrow.
Mary he said, I'm fat busted.
Sos the bank. Sos the firm. I've
lost my money, and my house, and
neutrality-suspicious. No, no
john cried the loving wife as she
cast herself upon his breast-'not
everything. You haven't lost me-
That's so, Mary said the unfeeling
that's 30. / never reckoned
that any Of the liabilities would get
away. '"-Kansas City Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

THE irresponsible person who in
serted a @fake ad" in Chicago pa
per calling for 1000 men to work,
when there was no work for them,
may have thought he was perpetrat-
ing the joke of the season, but he
was not. He was toying with Suffer
ing and playing with Destitution;
laughing at Dependency and max
ing merry with Want. No language
is strong enough to express ones
feeling of contempt for the wretch,
and it is pity that there is no law
covering such crime.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

race, and the white population have
much the same drowsiness, the same
absence of hurry, the almost COM
plete leisure which is met with in the
Latin countries OF the South. Family
pride is very strong, and counts for
more than wealth. The names Of
Chase and Brice, of whom Chase
House and Brice House stand as me-
MORALS, are honored in the annals Of
Maryland. James Brice was mayor
of Annapolis, when, in 1888, the cor
poration met and gave the memora-
BILE welcome to Gen. Greene and
suite. Samuel Chase was one of the
four signers from the State of the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

II is always interesting to know
what other people think of us, hence
American girls will read with inter
est such items as these from the Lon
don Queen: "The American girl, al
ways on the alert for something new,
has devised scheme of having sew
eral handles for her umbrella or para
sol. They match her different gowns,
and she screws them on and off at
will" 1t is also interesting to learn
that "chrysanthemums are no longer
fashionable, Only roses and violets.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

NEW YORK has an absurd law,
making an unsuccessful attempt at
suicide crime punishable by two
years. imprisonment Doubtless the
trainers Of this law thought 1t would
discourage attempts at suicide, but it
is reasonably certain that IL never
has Few or no commitments under
this law have been reported. There
is, indeed, good reason for not trying
to enforce the law, for should ut
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25
Or the deadly trolley in Brooklyl

OF the deadly trolley In Brooklyn
the New York Recorder says: No
mans life over there is safe. No
womans life is safe. No child's life
is safe. When a resident of our sis
ter city leaves his home, morning,
noon. or night, he cannot tell, IL it is
his misfortune to live near a trolley
line, whether he will return to THAI
home alive. No woman can leave
her home and say with certainty that
she will return to it. No mother can
send her children to school or to
church without shudder at the
thought, IL they have to cross troll
Icy's tracks, that they may be brought
back to her mangled almost beyond
recognition.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

who made it some valuable presents.
After the revolution Maryland offered
to cede Annapolis to the general
government as the federal capital
During the negotiations for a per-
manent site, it was resolved in 1888
that Congress should meet alternately
at Annapolis and Trenton, the first
session to be held at Annapolis. 1t
was at this session that Washington
surrendered his commission as com.
mander-in-chief, December %, 1888.
Some Old Landmarks.
The Annapolis Of to-day is very
dull and stupid place. Nearly every
body retires at 10 o'clock, and the
most important news Is allowed to
keep" till morning. Nothing could
be more monotonous than the daily
current OF life. The colored folk
lounge about in the manner of their
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

tempted suicides be puniahed the
effect must bo to cause them TO make
greater exertions, and thus place
themselves beyond the reach Of hui
man Justice Besides, in most cases
the suicide becomes such through
wavering Of reason, and In cases Of
insanity the law holds the man or
woman SO afflicted to be not RESPONSE
BILE for what under other circumstan-
ces would become criminal actions.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25
Capacity or Boxes.

A box, 4 feet I inches long. 2 fe 1t 4
inches wide, feet 4 inches deep, holds
20 bushels: q box "a in. Is in. X % in,
5 bushels; box, inches, 24x11. 2xS,
bushel; box, inches, I2xll .2xs, 1 bushcl;
box, inches, AKA, peck; box, in.
ches. sxsx4.2, j gallon; box, inches,
4x4x4.2. i quart. A cylinder, Is} in
ches inside diameter, 8 inches deep,
contains United States standard bush.
ell. Any box containing the same
number OF cubic inches Will hold same
quantity a. above sizes. To obtain Q
box holding any portion or multiple
of above quantities., divide or multiply
any one dimension Of the box accord.
inRly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25
KATE SANBORN. who usually saws

KATE SANBoRN, who usually says
very pertinent things when she talks,
has made few remarks concerning
womcn's clubs. OF the papers read
at the meeting she says: "These eff
forts are usually too longwinded and
too labored. They are too exhaust
i've, usually going back to the begin
ing of the world to explain the pres
emit subject. There is too much of
everything in women's clubs but fresh
air, elbow room, and sincere altruism.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25


health
executive Europe becomes OF sufficient
Of the Grand Old that his great as they
Irresistible,
still shoulders above all his
his the party following absolute than that
which the
Home
popular might proud
his SD become simply wonderful
will still be able lead the English Liberals
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

Strictly speaking, Creole is a per-
son born In this country of foreign
parents The word comes from the
spanish Criollo, meaning offspring,
child, and because OF its Spanish ORR
gin the word Creole has been re-
stricted In use; lrst, to children born
In Louisiana to f,reign parents; and,
second, to such children born to
Spanish or French parents So w
speak Of Spanish Creoles and French
Creoles In the North the idea 10
prevalent that . Creole hes Negro
blood. but IL IL entirely wrong.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

THERE is often a duty of secrecy
where no definite promise has been
exacted. We are not sensitive
enough or delicate enough in this re-
spect. We sometimes say, at was
not told to me in confidence" when
very little reflection would show us
that such was intended and taken for
granted.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

IT appears to be the prevailing
newspaper sentiment that the Chi
cago dentist whom the footpads re-
lieved of two sets of customers teeth
had no business to be carrying them
about with him. They were not his
own teeth.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

SOCRATES was pronounced by the
oracle Delphos to be the wisest man
IN Greece, which he would turn from
himself ironically, saying there could
be nothing in him to verify the oracle
except this, that he was not wise and
knew it, and others were not wise
and knew it not.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

ANOTHER boy lost his hand while
playing with dynamite cartridge.
The boy who opens dynamite cart
ridge, under the impression that 1t is
full of brown sugar will find that it
is not what it is cracked up to be.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

THE man who wrote empty Is
the Cradle, Baby's Gone" has just
departed this life. we hope his
chance of resurrection is better than
the tunes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

In Northfield, Mimi, one man Is
suing another on fulfilled contract
to furnish him wife. The unwil-
llngness to settle is accounted for by
the statement that the marriage took
place six years ago.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25


hugh Lee and Sen.
ator Eppa Hunton
t h a t t h e first
named would b {
successful. + o 7
many years 1t has
almost been taken
for granted t h a I
when a member OF
the l. e e family
sought Office h {
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

BETWEEN sincerity and poiiteness
there need be no war, no antago.
nism, no separation. They can grow
together, each welcoming the .other
to its side. All sincerity can be
made beautiful by politeness, and all
politeness can be made honorable by
sincerity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

ONE growing objection to incarcer-
ating the bold thieves of this day is
the fear that they will carry of some
valuable parts OF the Jail. Chicago
Record
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

THIRTY-FIvE years each for the
four train-robbers who piled their
trade at Duval, Texas, few days
ago. Good!
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25
NEW SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA

Never Held Public Onice Before, but Beat
One of the Lees.
Few people in Virginia imagined
when Thomas Martin entered the
Senatorial race against General Fitz-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

a. ssnnu.isak,o.s a. shs paper sho.l1 - sssuD
$500 ~ ~ nans q ~ Aushor; 20 nsssuszy =.
hnssa0s but = n svdsnss = sosd fai1h - ~ ~
Z ~ vn1sr. Write salv o. ~ = ~ peDss. -
vasus.lAz1 sarA;ul. = s1v1ns nanss snA eaAn -
~ isIasss and figures plAin sn6 dls11seA
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

WHEN a man Is anxious to wed,
but hasn't got the necessary $3.50 for
a license, It looks as II he were marry.
ing for home.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25
THE BRICE HOUSE

Declaration Of Independence. The
Stewards were another prominent
family. One of the most notable In
cidents in American history was the
burning Of the brig peggy Stewart"
in the Revolutionary War.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

Reflections Of IN Elsvsting Charactsr-
Wholesome Food for Thought Study
ing the scriptural Lesson Intelligsntly
and Probably. 80
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

FAME 10 q fraud which Is never dis
covered by those who have achieved
IL until after they are dead.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25
MARYLAND'S CAPITAL


Founded in 1910 BY Refugee Puritans.
1t Was offered TO Congress as the Ma
tionsl ssat--ssThs Finished City"--Re-
ssmblss European Towns.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

JOHN is beginning to register under
the amended Geary law. He doesn't
want to leave the Mclean man.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

JAGsON says the only way to elevate
the stage Is to lower the curtain.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

WHY should a man shave a gold
eagle when there are so many other
things going whiskered?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-25

INTRODUCTORY.

The lesson for Sunday, January 2
may be found In Gen. y: S-l7.