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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16
Rather Smart Business.

The Salvation Army in a certain
provincial district were at one time
in the habit Of displaying this glar-
ing interrogatory: What shall l do
to be saved?"
The vendors of a well-known patent
medicine saw in this an opportunity
for a unique and useful advertise
ment, and they forthwith had SINH
lar sized bills pasted underneath as
follows, "Try Blanks Noted Pills. !"
This naturally annoyed the relig-
ionists, who at once ceased to be the
medium of giving publicity in such
a manner to the proprietary article.
II time the original placards were
washed away, but the advertisements
Of: "Try Blanks Noted Pill" contin-
ued to appear.
The chance for revenge had now
arrived, and in order to return a
Roland for an Oliver, the Salvation
lists beneath every announcement
displayed an attractive poster on
which was printed, prepare to meet
thy God. London Exchange.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16

an Official Of tho highest rank, q
minister Of tho kingdom, has the right
TO have, under his litter, single
wheel, which does not rest on the
ground, which takes no part OF the
weight from the bearers, but Is simply
mark Of rank. Whatever the num-
Der Of bearers and attendants, how
ever, 1t Is always liberal, even the
petty governors of towns being often
attended by 200 or 300 men, who, with
banners, flags and other devices, march
In procession whenever the governor
goes abroad while runners speed be.
fore, repeating his titles and dignit;es
and ordering all persons to clear the
road.
The leading features OF every Corean
city are the palace OF the governor
and the temple Of the presiding deity,
and 1t Is often q matter Of difficulty to
decide which Is OF the more impor-
lance, for, in order that the dignity OF
the government may be properly main
tanned, the former is frequently more
pretentious than the latter. AS the
Corean religion is modelled after that
OF the Chinese, SO Is the architecture
of Corea based on that of China. 1t is
not whit less pretentious, either, for
the Coreans are proud people, and as
they are politically subject to China,
they take great pride in doing what
they can to prove that the inferiority
is only po.itical. So in every place OF
consequence there is a temple or JOSS
house, where incense is daily burned
before the holy images and where the
names OF deceased ance stors are salts
ned with rice and such dainties as they
are supposed to enjoy. But the Corean
does not allow what little religion he
has to interfere with business. With
him religion is one thing and
business is quite another, and
his religion does not either forbid
or prevent his stealing anything he
can lay his hands on. At the times of
the great annual festivals his picty
takes the form OF prayers, offerings OF
food 10 the dead, eating, drinking, and
listening to music and dramatic enter
tertainments. Like his rel gion and
his art, both music and drama are bor-
rowed from China; the former is as
ear-splitting a.d the latter is as
lengthy and non-inte lligib'e as any
thing in the same line the Flowery
Kingdom Is able to offer.
But for his geographical position
and the fact that he has several good
harbors that are coveted by Russia,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16
PORT HAMILTON IN toREA

time all men are forbidden to appear
on the street under penalty of arrest.
This police regulation is very strictly
obeyed, too, for in Corea there Is no
such thing as jury system, the rights
of the individual are very lightly re-
garded, and justice is melted out in the
most summary fashion. An offender
in the manner just indicated, for in
stance, is taken at once to the station
house, and the officer in command de-
cides that man out of doors when
the women are taxing their walks de-
serves thrashing, no matter whether
he was doing anything or not, so the
thrashing is promptly administered,
the offender Is detained until the
women's hour is past. then ordered
about his business, and thus are the
demands of the law fulfilled.
Farming in Corea is OF the most
primitive description. The multitude
of people forbids the employment of
labor-s aving machinery, and all opera
tionS, of whatever nature, are carried
on by ha ID. Even the irrigation of
crops, process so purely mechanical
that it might be supposed some sort of
simple device would re constructed to
obviate the necessity OF hand labor, is
done by lifting the water from one
pool to another by means of large
scoop, succession of able bodied Co
reans shoveling the water as elsewhere
sand is shoveled. After the crops are
planted they are watched, small
tower being constructed to overlook
the fields OF whole neighborhood,
and the farmers take turns in guard
ing their property from the depreda-
tlons of thieves and hungry animals.
In the case of fruit farms, this precau-
ton is very necessary. as fruit is one
of the great staples of Corea, and al
most any kind generally finds ready
sale at good prices The list of fruits
is long. On the southern side of the
peninsula there is wonderful abup-
dance of grapes, apples and ears. and
everywhere in Corea the. persimmon
fourishes and forms one of the staple
articles of diet Large, luscious and
of several varities. not all need the
advent of frost to render them eatable,
some kinds being ripened by the sun.
like apples or peaches. The crops OF
nuts also form an article of export:
walnuts. chestnuts. pine nuts and many
kinds of small seeds being carefully
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16
DO Bees Eat Fruit?

Are not bees injurious to sound,
ripe fruit? Do they not damage
sound fruit in years Of honey search
ty? During the fall OF 1879 there
was a great complaint made of the
bees on that score, in this vicinity,
especially in the matter of grapes.
These complaints induced us to make
careful experiments on the matter,
and / ascertained and will say now,
not that / believe that bees cannot
injure sound fruit, but that l know
that they may be starved to death
upon it,
Some four or five years ago, doubt
of this assertion having been ex-
pressed In our public high school on
this question, by the lady principal
of the school, l offered to make a
public test of this matter before the
pupils, and this offer was accepted.
The bees were attracted from neigh
boring hives to table in the school
yard, and damaged fruit offered them.
After they got fairly to work upon 1t,
the damaged fruit was removed and
sound fruit put in its place, and in
the course of fifteen minutes the
bees had all abandoned the spot. /
earnestly request those who doubJ
my assertion on this question to
make such a test for themselves 1t
is not difficult and is conclusive.
Most OF the damage charged to
bees is done by birds ants, wasps,
and hornets do their share, but as
the little honey-bee sometimes gath
ers the remnants so nothing may be
lost. she is often accused as the lead.
ing perpetrator OF the offense. Bee
Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16

tant purposes: 1T MASON SPIDER AND
prevents the walls NEST
OF the house from falling down, and
also, by being connected with the
door, it enables the spider to know
what is going on above, for the en-
tire web viOrates when one part is
touched. The nest is supplied with
an ingeniously contrived door. 1t is
composed Of twelve or more layers of
web, similar to that with which the
inner part Of the nest is lined; these
are laid very closely one over the
other, and managed so that the inner
layers are the broadcast, the others
gradually diminishing in size, except
near the hinge, which is about an
inch longer; and as all the layers are
united there, and prolonged into the
tube, 1t Is necessarily the firmest and
strongest portion of the entire struc-
ture. The materials are so elastic,
that the hinge shuts as III it had a
spring, and Of its own accord. Should
the door be entirely taken away,
another will soon be put in its place
These spiders hunt their prey at
night, and devour them in their
nests, which are generally found
scattered all over with the fragments
of their repasts. A pair OF spiders,
with thirty or forty young ones, often
live together in one nest such as WI
have described.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16
SlauChterinv.

There has been q discussion before
the physiological society Of Berlin as
TO the most humane method of slaugh-
tering animals, and DIR. Bembo, of
st Petersburg, advocated thescutting
Of the large blood vessels of the neck.
He maintained that when this is
done Inconsistencies sets Ia in few
seconds, and the movement observed
afterward instead of being Indicative
Of suffering, are merely due to ccre-
bral anamia. Moreover, the flesh of
animals which have been blcd 10
death keeps best
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16
morning you will be able to dispense
wv tn even q hal pinn finnar and will

morning you will be able to dispense
with even helping finger and will
swim a few feet at time. After
that the old rule of practice making
perfect must be followed i'm order
that you may learn to swim twenty
yards at stretch, which is a fine
feat for ones first summer in the
water. To hasten your progress as a
beginner try to remember and follow
closely these two or three simple
rules, the violation Of which greatly
retards ones progress:
When in the water never open
your mouth; breathe through your
nose; never when learning TO swim
go in water over your waist in depth;
never go with any but person who
knows how to swim, who is kind and
cautious, and who would not play
pranks or practical jokes; never fail
to go in every morning regularly:
never be discouraged.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16
Erskine's Wit.

Erskine once had client named
Bolt, whose character having been
traduced by the other side, Erskine
confidently assured the jury that he
was known among his neighbors as
"Bo,t upright" He opened certain
coach-accident case in this wise:
Gentlemen of the jury, my client is
a respectable Liverpool merchant,
and the defendant, Mr.. Wilson, keeps
The Swan with Two Necks' in Lad
Lane, sign seemingly emblematic
of the number of necks people ought
to possess who travel coaches. Once
he told jury that the plaintiff, the
owner of a wild-beas show, claiming
damages for the loss of trunk,
ought to have followed the example
of his own sagacious elephant, and
travelled with his trunk before him. I"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16

rice are the most important, the former
being used not only as food for man,
but also Tor the small, hardy ponies
which are employed by the rich and
official classes as means of transport
tation. Not always. however. A Co
rean official has large stock of dignity,
and among the various devices by
which this is upheld is the idea that
it is degrading to walk anywhere. So
every official is provided with litter
and number of bearers in proportion
to the weight OF his dignity. He may
walk about his house without sacrifice
of personal self-respect, or even, on cer-
tain occasions. when he is, so to speak
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16

There IL plenty of leniency toward
the butterine makers to not interfere
with their nefarious business, but
the real dairymen are watched with
eagle eye to prevent the sale of
milk below certain standard. The
Orange County Farmer says: Under
the above caption Mr.. George Abbott
has issued a little pamphlet that
treats OF the dangers to honest dairy
men of the laws of most States, max
ing it penal offense to sell milk be-
low a certain per cent. of milk solids.
He shows conclusively that the milk
OF cows may even In good health 20
below twelve per cent. of solids Nor
does he find this low per cent. OF solids
due to starvation rations, nor does
he find the milk unhealthy.
He calls attention to the fact that
milk 10 the months after calving is
poorer In solids than in the months
before going dry, and that new milk
is preferred, though containing less
OF solids. He particularly emphasizes
the fact that In all other applica-
lions OF the law to penal offenses the
proof Of crime must be made before
conviction, while In the case of a
dairyman he is singled out, and re-
CURED to prove his innocence. He
says:
"The imposition OF fine and i'm.
prisonment because OF an ignorance
OF facts, not an ignorance of the law,
would be hardship under any cir
cumstances, but in the case Of milk
it Is doubly so, because being of a
perishable nature, and there existing
a necessity for serving 1t while fresh.
it is practically impossible 20 secure
an analysis in advance of SALE"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16

occasions. They are like a comblna-
ton OF a Mexican sombrero and q
Welsh stove-pipe, with appurtenarces
and belongings peculiarly their own.
The foundation consists OF a truncated
cone and a base piece about as wide and
as graceful as the rim Of the straw
hat that decorates the fashionable
young man during the PRESENT season,
but in addition, there are flaps and
ear pieces, and things like the wings
of a Roman felmet; there are bands
and straps and other matters, the COM
plication of which strikes the beholder
dumb with amazement, These are the
everyday hats, for on Corean Sundays
an affair even more imposing is mount
ed, in size and shape c osalys resem-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16
Only Snow.

Not few Northumberland ancc-
dotes go to show that even the people
who enjoy the advantages OF travel
are often sadly unenlightened.
A lady who had recently returned
from Mediterranean trip says that
as the ship was leaving the harbor of
Athens well-dressed lady passenger
approached the captain, who was
pacing the deck, and pointing to the
distant hills covered with snow.
asked, what is that white stuff ON
the hills, Captain?"
That Is snow, madam" answered
the captain.
Now is 1t really?" remarked the
lady. Il thought so, but a gentle
man told me 1t was Greece"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16

tanned what foreigners wanted to
buy and the prices they were willing
to pay, the native cupidity of the ORR
entail mind was excited, and overcame
the repugnance to foreigners, and now
the peninsula has more than once been
crossed by Europeans in search of
business or pleasure.
From all accounts the Coreans are a
curious PEOPLE, having many of the pc
culiarities of both Chinese and Japan
csc. Evidently OF Mongolian origin.
they nevertheless differ from the Chi.
nese in so many respects that they can
hardly be called Chinese, while the
Japanese utterly disclaim all family
relationship to them. regarding them
as too barbarous even to be considered
in the light of cousins. Nevertheless
they look like Chinese, and, in spite of
their long segregation from the society
of other nations. they possess much of
the shrewdness that causes the Japan
csc to be considered the Yankees of
the East" That is, the educated part
of the Corean nation, for among the
populace little distinction can be OBJ
served between them AMI the people
who surround them on the Asiatic
side, or who are their next-door neigh
bors across the narrow body OF water
that separates them from the Island
Empire.
There is one remarkable point of
similarity which almost instantly i'm
presses every visitor populous-
ness OF the country. Corea has about
$4,000 square miles of area. little
larger than Missouri, but in that ter
ritory over 100000 of almond-ey ed
semi-C elestials manage to squeeze
themselves and after fashion seem to
enjoy life in their own peculiar way,
without either appearing to know Or
to care what goes on outside of their
little eninsula, which projects from
the Chinese Empire like wart.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16
Music Composed While You Wait


1t would certainly appear that
when man may run in aud have a
song set to music while he waits, for
fifty cents or one dollar, the end OF
the century is getting pretty close at
hand. There are places in New York
where this is done daily BY the side
of and in competition with this
modern composer the late Beethoven,
Chopin, ct al. would not be "in it. "
Musical composition at these places
is mere matter Of time you rush
upstairs with your verses or idea, the
composer looks at the clock, seizes a
pencil and blank score, mounts the
piano stool, and goes at 1t. When he
gets through, which in measure de-
ponds upon the difficulty or ease with
which he can satisfy you, the time is
taken, you pay your money and de-
part with the composition. The time
charge is about that of a brlcklaycr,
printer, and other notable arts. :
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16
Curing Erost.Bite.

Although the past winter has in
most places been of exceptional mild
ness, it has develD ped a new cure for
frost-bite DR.. Hclbing has been sue
cessful in Germany in twenty cases
in healing people Of the frozen nose.
The treatment consisted in applying
electrodes to the opposite sides of the
nose, and passing moderately strong
current for five or ten minutes, NOV
ing the electrodes about. The i'm
mediate result is a reddening OF the
tissues, which may last several days,
after which the skin and flesh resume
their normal condition. In extreme
cases, from ten to fifteen applica.
tions have been found necessary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16
FOR PiANiSTS.

Apparatus to Strengthen the Fingers and
Fit Them for the Instrument.
The mastery of no musical instru-
ment requires more physical exercise
than the piano and organ. Gym
nastics impart agility and strength
to the body, and the hands of the
pianist should be similarly trained.
With that end in view II. Hilleter,
a Frenchman, has conceived the idea
Of constructing a clever little instru-
ment for finger gymnastics. 1t has
four keys. To each one is attached
spring OF variable tension. AS the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16

nest is formed Of
very hard clay,
col or ed deeply
with brown oxide
of iron. 1t is con-
structed in t h e
form Of a tube,
about one inch in
diameter and six
or Sc ven long.
Their first labor Is
to line it, which
they. do W ! I h a
uniform tapestry
OF orange-colo red
web, OF a texture
rather thic k e 4
than fine paper.
This lining is use
full for two impOr-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16

Wherever one goes in Corea there are
Coreans big and little in immense
numbers, so that to travellers who wit
ness the poverty OF the country it is
constant source of wonder how the peo-
pie live. The answer to this conun-
drum is easy: they do not live-they
exist A handful OF rice and a mouth
full of tea or water constitute the days
rations. for the average Corean, and IL
an egg, he is in clover, and for days
will remember the auspicious occasion
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16

picture. Have never a bit of fear;
you are well supported; your face is
out of the water, and you will feel
your body lifted up by it as though
pushed from beneath. Now, with
arms and legs stretched to their full
length, make the drst stroke. Draw
your hands up to your chest, the
finger tips nearly touching. the palms
turned out. Then sweep your arms
out In half circles through the water
until they stretch out straight on
either side Of your body. Your legs
meanwhile must also be drawn up
until your toes almost touch, then
stretch out quickly, the feet far
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16

apart. When your hands are drawn
up against your chest, your knees
must be simultaneously crooked to
bring your feet together and arms
and legs propelled through the water
at the same moment.
Go through these movements for
at least ten minutes every day in the
water, having some one to hold you
up and resting for a bit every two or
three minutes. About the tenth
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16

during the summer season he has
bamboo frame fitted rather closely to
the body, and over this he puts his
clothes. Thus he is inside of a cage,
which prevents his clothes from stick
ing to him. and in the hottest weather
he remains cool and C mfortable, for.
in spite of his odd headgear, he has a
long head and knows how to use it.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16
Rising at the Bar.

Small-sized lawyers have always
had certain difficulty in making
themselves properly visible when adj
dressing the court. In the time of
Harry Erskine, one of the greatest
wits that ever lived, there was lit
tie man at the Scottish bar who was
i'm the habit of adding to his stature
by standing on stool whenever he
spoke. This" remarked Erskinc,
els one way of rising at the bar"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16

Staple Method That Will Do Yound Ad-
vsntsgeOus.

Staple Method That Will Do FOUND Ad-
vsntsgeOus.
A girl should be sent to swimming
school II their is such q convenience
IN her town or city. Or, II at the
seaside this summer, many girl
WhO was never in the salt water be-
fore can quickly acquire this most
graceful and serviceable accomplish
ment by very simple method, says
the St Louis Republic. A comfort
able flannel bathing suit and a strong
armed brother who swims we'll are
the chief equipments for this practi.
cal beginning. Wade into the water
until 1t is waist deep and then ask
your brother to put one arm under
your body about the waist line and
place his other hand under. your chin.
Then lift your feet of the bottom
and lie in the attitude shown in the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16

Same bsggy breeches, the rame plqni-
tude OF shirts worn outside. and on
state occasions they are arrayed In
robes that would put Solomon IN all his
glory to the blush; but nowhere outside
OF Corea can such hats be seen as are
sported by the Coreans on everyday
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16

name, and, even In
our own time, is SO
little visited by for
eigners that the in
formation concern
ing it is scarce and
not altogether re.
liable. Only a few
years have elapsed
since commercial in
tercourse was open
ed with the Core
ans, and even after
it was established,
so poor were the
people, so imperfect
was the develop
ment of the natural
resources of their
country, that for a
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16

bling an umbrella. OF wicker or bam-
boo it is equally adapted to keep off
the rain and keep out the sun, and
with this portentous head-piece the
Corean trots about greatly impressed
with an idea of his own good looks and
Importance.
But this is not the only use he makes
of bamboo in the matter of dress, for
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16
Progressive Niinnesot a.

Minnesota IS not a very old State,
but she has already more than So
900, 900 invested In public buildings,
and so, 00c, 900 In her school fund,
with 10000 acres Of university
land yet unsOld.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16

household employment, but save when
purchasing necessary articles or food.
are seldom seen abroad. They do not
always stay In the house, however,
for in Corean cities certain hours after
dark are set apart for the women to
take their exercise. and during that
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16

Ii the report be true that Princess
Beatrice, or England, learns all the
topical songs and sings them, we
have another argument for the aboli-
ton OF royalty.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16

England and Japan. the Corean would
be permitted to vegetate in seclusion
to the end of time, but circumstances
have forced him to the front, and he
must now take part in the march OF
human events whether he will or no.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16

on which his inside was comfortably
filed.
Core is full OF cities, II the express
sion is allowed TO be used with rec ard
to an aggregation OF huts on the banks
of stream, and the cities are full of
people who make living, though no
body knows how. In dress they are
very similar to the Chinese, save in
the matter OF hat. They have the