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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

ipxeresting, those At Fresh Pond, 4
l., being a. follows: Each applica-
tion must b. made by the person
having charge OF the disposal OF the
body or his representative; q blank
form prepared by the company must
bo filled out and filed In the ONCE OF
tho company. On the filling out OF
this application blank, payment of
the moderation fee, and the pre-
sentation of the physician's certifi-
cate stating time, place, and cause of
death, an order directing the inciner-
alton il given the applicant. To this
order the undertaken In charge OF the
body must have attached the custom
airy certificate OF the Board Of Health.
Every incineration must be attended
by some relatives of the deceased or
representatives of the family. The
price of incineration Is $50. This
docs not include transportation or
undertaker's services Children un-
der 10 years of age are cremated for
e25. No special preparation of the
body or clothing is necessary. The
body is always incinerated in the
clothing as received. The coffin Ia
which the body is carried to the Gre
matory is never allowed to be re-
moved from the building, but is
burned with the body. In every in
stance of death from contagious dis
ease no exposure of the body is per-
mitted. Incineration may be as pri-
vate as the friends of the deceased
desire. On the day following the In
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

cineration the ashes are deliverable
at the Office in receptacle provided
by 1t.
Among recently compiled statistics
concerning cremation, those o: Fresh
Pond, L. L., have peculiar interest
In that they give the nationalities Of
the incinerated.
The following birthplaces were
given for / OBS bodies cremated there:
Germany, 526; United States, 347;
England, 81; Austria, %; Switzer-
land, %; France, 81; Hungary, TO-;
Ireland, 10; Italy, 8; Denmark, 6;
Russia, 3; Scotland, a Belgium, 3;
Holland, a; India, 4; Cuba, 3; Aus
tralia, 2; Canada, 2; West Indies, L;
Asia Minor, 1; on Mediterranean, /;
unknown, ]. Classified as to sex and
age they were: Men, 674; boys, So;
women, 275; girls, 80.
In San Francisco from Nov. u,
1893, when the crematory was put in
operation, to February, 1894, SO bod
les have been incinerated.
In St Louis the cremations last
year numbered 60.
Philadelphia has a record of SO
cremations in 1893.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
Chinese Peers.

When, on the death of a Chinese
peer, an imperial decree has been OBJ
tanned nominating his successor, it
does not follow that that successor
can at once assume the title and
draw his pay. On the contrary, he
is required first of all to go into
mourning for his father, grandfather,
or uncle, as the case may be. II he
is Manchu he can get this over in
hundred days-for the Manchus
were practical folk, and, though
they yielded something to Chinese
prejudices, would not yield too much
but IL he is Chinaman he must
mourn for twenty-seven months.
This was the cause why the late Mar
quis Tseng did not, though his father
died in 1872, take up the title until
September, 1874, when he was again
called into a second twenty-seven
months mourning for his mother
His mourning over, the new peer
should go to court and be presented
to the Emperor. There are, appar-
emily, no succession fees, though the
officials OF the board concerned-the
Home Otrice and the Horse Guards OF
China-contrive to exact fees on the
first issue Of a patent. These patents
should be made of the best white
silk, and on them should be printed
a copy of the decree granting the title.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

ferve Tissues Are Best Repaired ~ eh0rs
Maps and Food.
II mistake not, Sir James Crich-
ton Browne, In the course OF q recent
address, remarked upon the curious
eiacticity OF our brain as regards
sleep. He cited the case of people
who rarely slept we'll or much, and
who, nevertheless, were able to carry
on intellectual work with ease and
ability. ! suppose there Is a "habit"
of brain In the question of sleep as
In other respects, and while, Ordinar-
lily, we demand fair quantum of
absolute rest, some OF US contrive, as
a habit, to get along with a mini
mum OF somnolent repose. This SUBJ
ject was lately recalled to mind when
/ happened to be dining alone with
well-known surgeon In busy practice.
My friend Is a man who, like myself,
journeys over the length and breadth
of the land. He had just returned
from long aud tedious journey, tired
and tagged. He sat down to dinner.
Between the courses he fell sound
asleep, let us say three minutes-not
more, certainly. After each nap he
woke up, ate his quantum and went
sff again into slumber. said MOTH
,ng, but watched him closely. ] OBJ
served that each awakening he grew
brighter, the tired look disappeared,
and by the time dinner was at an
end Richard was himself again. /
joked him on his installments OF
sleep. His reply was characteristic.
Don't you know" said he, that 1t
isn't long sleep that is needed to
refresh an active brain? Nerve tissue
is repaired easily with very little
sleep If you also take food"
or my own experience the remark
holds good; and it reveals very
curious and in some respects anoma-
lous condition OF the brain and its
WaVa
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

elements. Each box is A centimeters
III inches) in length, 33 centimeters
"a inches) in width, and 81 centime-
tiers Q3.6 inches) in height Each
element contains one positive and
Two negative sheets inclosed in a box
Of ebonite. The nine elements are
coupled together in tension and
always In the same manner. The
Commutator, made out of bronze,
Is cylinder in the shape of
dOdecagOn, on ten sides of
which are placed pieces Of copper
electrically insulated from the body
OF the commutator and connected to-
gether in permanent manner. In
using a lever the commutator turns
and can be placed In five different
positions establishing contacts be-
tween the pieces of copper and four
teen elastic jaws communicating
through twelve wires to six batteries
and through two wires to the motor.
The motor is Of the system "Rech-
niewsky," or normal energy of 2, 900
watts, able, when necessary, to de-
velop as much more. 1t is placed in
the center Of the carriage, and by
the means OF a Vaucansion (endless)
chain, puts in motion a shaft revolv-
ing on the system Of differential mo-
ton.
Over the back wheels are placed
four batteries of accumulators or con-
1ensers, the motor and the differen-
tial system controlling the wheels;
under the front seat are the two
other batteries, commutator coup
Ter, and a tool box. On the DASH
board Is an electrometer, discon-
necter, an interrupter Of the lights
placed in the three lanterns and an
lnterverter to back the carriage.
Under the vehicle are found soft
wires, which can be connected with a
stationary dynamo for the purpose Of
reloading the batteries. The me chan
ism for guiding the carriage is ap-
piled to the fore part of the carriage,
TO which is added a screw wheel put
In motion by an endless screw ending
under the hand Of the driver and of
very easy management.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
WILL BUlLDA ONE-TRACK ROAD.
A Buffalo Mans Scheme for Travelling $50
Miles an Hour by Electricity.

A Buffalo Mans Scheme for Travelling $50
Miles an Hour by Electricity.
Before long. unless present plans
fall through, work will begin upon a
western New York Railroad Of novel
and curious design. On this new
road, according to the plans Of the
projectors, passengers will be whirled
across the country at the rate Of $50
miles an hour il necessary, carried
high up in the air in long, slender
cars driven along a single rail by
electric power. This first of the
elevated railways will run from Oak
Orchard Harbor to Batavia, dis
lance of forty miles, according to the
route laid out. OF this route. the
right of way for three and one-half
miles has been secured. The invent
or, Captain Lima Beecher, of Buffalo,
says the Express, claims that the ad-
yantages of elevated roads are many.
The cost Of operation Is cheaper,
there are no dangerous grade cross
ings, snow and dust are equally out
of the way, no grading, ditching and
fencing is necessary; and high
rate of speed can be maintained in
city and country alike. According
to the Beecher system, he says that
the farmer can pillow, SOW, reap, and
even pick fruit under the line. 1t Is
proposed to make the elevated struct
ure light and narrow, so as to occupy
very little ground. The passenger
cars are to be about IS feet long and
81 feet wide, carrying forty passen-
gers apiece. These long and narrow
cars will encounter very little atmos-
pheric resistance, says Captain Beech
er, and will cut the air like bird.
The entrance to the cars is at the
side. The coaches are made on the
bicycle principle, and 1t Is stated
that in motion they will balance
themselves on the center or traction
wheel while the safety or guide
wheels at the side will not touch the
guide rails, thus causing little fric-
tion. The cars are expected to round
the sharpest curves at high speed
with safety, and climb the steepest
grade with ease. The motive power
is to be storage batteries, and there
will be no danger from sparks. The
weight OF passenger car carrying
forty passengers, with batteries and
electric motor, will be only about 200
pounds per passenger, says the in
ventor. This elevated Batavia and
Lake Ontario Railroad is to be built
by company incorporated with a
capital of 100000. Captain Beecher
is president OF the company and j.
w. Holmes, of Batavia, is chief en-
gineer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
A Tin to the Thief.

The smallest incident, which, to
most people, seems too insignificant
to notice, has OfteD caused the cap
ture of a criminal or the detection Of
a plot All things are important to
certain people. A man tried his door
the other day to see whether. it was
locked, and caused crime.
He and his wife were preparing to
go to the theater. There was no
body else in the house. His wife
glanced out of the window and saw q
man standing in the shadow Of a tree
across the street She thought moth
ing Of 1t at the time. AS they were
leaving the house the husband clicked
the latch Of the door, as usual. As
they walked up the wOman's eye
again fell upon the motionless form
in the shadow Of the tree.
She became suspicious.
"Did you lock the door when you
came out?" she asked of her husband.
Il suppose SO. l always do" he
said,
Hadn't you better make sure,
dear?"
VII, L oil quiz. IL al Iisnu.
"But won't you 60 back and seep
I'm afraid you didn't, and I'd like to
be certain about it,"
So he walked back and tried the
door. or course it was locked, but
his wife's anxiety was relieved.
That simple act cost him a great
deal. The man across the street had
not contemplated robbing that house
before, for he didn't know whether
any person was at home or not.
When the person who lived there
went back to try the door it satisfied
him that no one was In it. He crept
back the alleyway, pried open rear
window and helped himself to tho
contents of the silver closet. And
he wouldn't have done it except for
that trifling, natural incident that
told him so much. = Philadelphia
prpsc
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
MAJ. GEN. NELSON A. MILES.
The Man Who Succeeds Mai. Gen. Howard
In the East.

The Man Who Succeeds Mai Gen. Howard
In the East.
The American people know Gen.
Miles pretty well. The soldier boys
know him better. He Is the great
est Indian fighter on record, and he
will succeed Gen. Howard as COM
mander Of the Department of the
East, with headquarters On Gov
ernor's Island. In 1851 he entered
the army as the First Lieutenant Of
Massachusetts, company, being then
% years Of age. Four years later he
was the possessor of a brevet major
generals commission and three bullet
wounds. He is not a West-Pointer.
His book knowledge Of war was
gained in lis tent by the light Of a
candle after the other officers were
in bed. The rest he learned at the
lannon's mouth.
While his opinion of the Indian
may not be so severe as that of the
Indian fighter who said that the
only good Indian is dead one, he
has never given the American abor-
igine the credit of having Quakerish
virtues, says the New York World.
The Cheyennes and the Arapahoes,
in 1870, were the first to meet him,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
.PAPA FLEuTELcT." MIsER.
French Millisnsirs who Bsggsd In the
streets and Died I'm Filth.

q
French Millisnsirs who begged In the
streets and Died I'm Filth.
A miser of the story-book type died
few weeks ago In Auxerre, France.
Although he never had wife or chill
dren he was known to all persons In
the ciGy as Papa Fleutelot." He
had been public figure for q genera
tion and could be seen daily, In storm
or sunshine, lettering In his rags
through the streets to gather odd
bits of coal and wood and cigar
stumps. When he began his work In
the city there were the usual rumors
that he was rich and misery, but
they were soon dispelled by the ah-
ject filth aud want In which he lived,
and by his importantly In begging.
Papa Fleutelot died In his eighty
fifth year, and was buried in the pot
ter's field. The French police, who
suspect everything, still suspected
the old mans pretense of poverty,
despite the recent shifting OF public
opinion, and they searched the hut
In which he had lived and died.
Filth was ankle deep upstairs and
knee deep in the cellar. The first
search was rewarded only with the
discovery of 400 bottles of Bordeaux,
vintage OF 1890. The second search,
however, revealed hole In the eel
lar wall behind a pile of indescriba-
BILE dirt. From this hole the police
dragged chest, and in the chest
they found the treasure. From top
to bottom 1t was stuffed full with
mortgages, government bonds, shares
in stock companies, and title deeds.
All showed the keenness of Papa
Fleutelot in investing his savings,
for without exception the securities
were Of the highest class. Their face
value was 1000, 900 francs, but as
many of the bonds and stocks are
above par, they can be sold for a
much larger sum.
For more than eleven years the old
man had neglected to clip his cou-
pOns. He had let them accumulate
until they represented market
value Of lao, 900 francs.
Among the many pieces Of real es-
tate whose ownership was revealed
by the contents of the chest is a
large tract of land near Villeneuve-
sur Yonne. On this land there are
400 acres Of fine forest, and several
buildings of the ancient indestructible
make. 1t had been more than forty
years since anybody at Villeneuve
knew who owned the estate. When
Papa Fleutelot died In his hovel, but
twenty confines, or less than five
cents, was his total cash capital. AS
was expected, the usual number Of
heirs have appeared since the old
mans body was buried in the pot
ter's field. They affect to believe
that still more treasure is concealed
in his hut, and they are taking it
down piece by piece in the hope Of en-
riching themselves.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
and, with the exception of one or two
inconsequential outbreaks, they have

and, with the exception of one or two
inconsequential outbreaks, they have
been well-behaved lot ever since.
After the massacre of Custer, Crook
and Terry retreated from the tri-
umphant Sitting Bull, and left Gen.
Miles to remain quiet and keep a
lookout But, instead, Gen. Miles
started In pursuit Of Sitting Bull,
and in two feet of snow met the willy
old warrior and scattered his band.
Because of his hardihood the Indians
dubbed Gen. Miles @Bear Coat, and
by this name he has since been known
among the Sioux. When he overlook
and captured Joseph and the Nez
Perces he had to march 5000 miles
to do 1t, but his troops followed him
willingly. Joseph was the smartest
of modern Indians. He compliment
ed Gen. Miles at their first meeting
by saying no one else could have
conquered him. In that campaign
1000 redskins were subjugated or
killed.
Everybody remembers how Gen.
Miles cooped up the Apache, Geroni-
mo. He led his men for weeks over
rocky mountain sides and across bar
rem stretches of sand under broillng
hot sun, clad In nothing but their
underclothes. Veterans of the En-
glish wars in Africa and India have
declared that they had never seen
the equal of that expedition. In the
Southwest Gen. Miles name Is a syn.
onym for bravery.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
m Worked.

One of the popular English authors
Of the day was wholly incapacitated
from work by q lady who lived next
door and stunned through Handel's
Messiah Hissidea Of the inviola-
bility of an embellishments house did
not allow him to send In anymessage,
and he was at his wits end till he
saw in daily paper that steam
whistles could be bought to at on to
kettle spouts He provided himself
with one, and put the kettle on the
fire in the room nearest the singer.
As soon rs the whistle began, he
went out OF course the bottom
came on the kettle, but 1t cost little
to solder IL on again, and after two
or three solderings the lady took the
hint
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
An Illustration.

A well-known English diplomatist,
while calling upon Prince Bismarck
some time ago, asked him how he
managed to rid himself of that class
Of unfortunate visitors whom he could
not we'll refuse to see, but whose
room he found preferable to theil
company.
"Oh," replied the Chancellor, 81
have very simple method. My wife
knows them pretty. well, and wheu
she sees that they are with me she
generally contrives to come In and
call me away upon some pretext O.
other"
He had scarcely finished speaking
when the Princess put her head In
at the door, and said:
lotto, you must come and take
your medicine; you ought to have had
IL ten minutes ago."
The diplomatist had not till Their
had any idea that his room could bt
more welcome than his company.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
The Retired burglar.

"Dear me-" said the retired bur-
glar, IL don't know when l have seen
anything so unprofessional."
He was comfortably seated In
variety theater, says the New York
Sun. The turn then on was per-
formed by two men, a good father
and wicked son. 1t appears that
the son had robbed the father and
run away. and he had come back now
to crack the old mans safe for big
ger stake When the burglar came
in upon the darkened stage he looked
everywhere, except where it stood,
for the safe, which was in plain view
OF the audience; but at last his eye
fell upon it. Then to the amaze
ment Of the retired burglar, instead
of proceeding quickly and quietly to
rob the safe, the stage burglar, hav-
ing located it, turned to the foot
lights, and announced that he would
sing song. He had an excellent
voice, but his singing disturbed the
retired burglar greatly.
Dreadful! DREADFUL he said.
"Think Of the time he's wasting, TO
say nothing of the danger of waking
up everybody in the house Look a.
that! There's the old man now"
So it was. He came in at The rear
OF the stage just as the son, who had
finished his song, had begun on the
safe. There was grapple, and a
grand 'rastle. The old man came
out on top A reconciliation follow
ed. Now here was an instance where
stopping to sing song had been at
tended by the most happy results.
Cant help it," said the retired
burglar, at wouldn't happen so once
In a million times"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
Persian Women.

Persian women are said to be I'M
usually bright and shrewd, as well as
very beautiful, with dark, flashing
eyes, and gentle, graceful manners.
They are naturally active-minded,
with strongly poetic temperament,
and liking for art, letters, and
politics when they can get at them.
The Persian woman has greater power
with her men folk than any other
Oriental woman, and In most affairs
OF Importance her influence may be
distinctly traced. She is permitted
to enter trades on her own account,
to possess independent property, to
appear as witness In courts, and Is
responsible for her own debts, and in
divorce has right to her children
In theory, then, the fair Persian is
well of; but, practically, her place is
insecure, owing to the insecurity OF
life and property in all phases of
Persian existence.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
spOnge Fishing.

Fishing for sponges in the Mediter-
ranean Is done chiefly by divers,
though inferior kinds are got with. a
trawl. The finest divers are the
Greeks, who 60 for the purpose all
over the Mediterranean In their ma
tive boats. The industry is very ar
duous and even dangerous. An aver
age hand can manage twenty fathoms
Zone hundred and twenty feet), but
1t takes an exceptionally good man
to 90 down thirty fathoms Zone hun
dred and eighty feet), and thirty
three fathoms is the limit. The pres
sure of the water at this depth is so
great that, in spite Of the protection
afforded by the dress, some two or
three per cent Of the sponge fishers
die annually from the direct effects
Of the strain.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
CREMATINGT THE DEAD
Is NOW AN EVERYDAY AFFAIR
IN AMERICA
There Are sixteen Cremation Societies In
This Country-The Process OF Crematioa
Rules Governing the Operstion-s,ooo
In Twelve Years.
Incinerasion L. Popular.

Some months ago there died in New
York a romantic German who be-
queathed his body to the flames and
his ashes to the winds. To heighten
the effect he ordered that his incin-
Grated remains be scattered to the
breezes from the top Of the Liberty
statue. His requests were followed,
and his ashes found resting place
In every cline, carried on the decks
of vessels and on the waves Of the
Atlantic like ghostly messenger ia
ell the points Of the compass.
The incident created but passing
notice, for cremation has become an
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
ELECTRIC ROAD CARRIAGE.


a Successful Machine Now being Operst-
cd I'm Rheims. 4
Mr.. Henry p. du Belief, United
States Consul at Rheims, describes In
a recent report new electric road
carriage which is being successfully
operated In that city The carriage
is that of Mr.. Paul Pouchain, of Ar
mentieres, Department Of Nord,
France, and 1t is considered as the
solution Of the problem studied for
many years by the French electri-
clans.
"This carriage" says the Consul,
"is six-place phaeton built on four
wheels. All its upper part is nova
BILE, so as to facilitate the inspection
and care Of the condenscrs and cleo
trio motor. The electric current Is
furnished by battery Of condensS IS
"Dujardin" composed of six boxes of
nine elements, or altogether flfty-four
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

A NEW JERSEY court has fined a
man $40 for winking at a girl, while
q more humane judge In Holland dis
charged man arrested for having
violently kissed girl, declaring that
a kiss was token of admiration and
esteem and the kissee could not
properly ask for damages And yet
people call these United States the
land Of liberty.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

brain, aged 70.
DR.. Brown-Se.
guard was an ex.
pert psychologist
and made several
valuable discov.
cries in nervous
disorders, but it
was as the origi-
nator Of an elixir
believed tn NOS.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
Faggot Parties.

Faggot parties are new enter
tainment in Tucson, Arizona Terri
tory. Each invited guest brings q
stick Of wood and burns 1t In the fire.
place while he tells story. All the
wood that is left over goes into the
family wood pile.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

ACCORDING to Secretary Lamont.
there are no more Indians to fight.
Here ends another avenue of industry,
for with no Indians to fight what ia
to become Of the boys who run away
after full course of dime-novel read
Ing?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

THERE would not be so much rheu-
matism did men take vigorous exer-
else. In other words, as specific FOR
rheumatism horsechestnut cannot
tegin to compete WITH chestnut
h0rae
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

A LONDON surgeon has fastened
the breast of blackbird to wom-
ans face as a substitute for her nose.
She must be a @bird" now.