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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
DEFENDED The INNOCENT.
n xAs xA.a saved Man from n senseies

n MAs That Saved a Man from n senseless
Mob.
Won al know what happened to
horse thieves in Nevada thirty years
agO. Well, not long after the gold
fever broke out ! went West to do
what could to help the souls of
some men who were seeking their
fortunes In that wild country. / es-
tablished myself at - gulch; and
as i was NOT 100 much of prude in re-
liRious matters, really won the con-
fdence Of the mining community.
who felt n hit of pride that they had
a pArs0a among them who wanted to
SEQ things done ION the square
One evening as 1t was getting dark
i was standing in front of my cabin,
which was a quarter Of mile from
the minasR hpts. Suddenly a man
whnm I did not know, but who might
have seen me before, came running
| toward me He was almost dead
frorn fatigue and terror. The per-
spiration dripped from his face and
hands. though it was cool evening.
| His laws were so parched that he
could scarcely artic1late word. He
| fell On his knees before me hoarsely
Whispering: Innocent, innocent!'
while he glanced back over his Shout
der with look of dread. his eyes al
MOST bursting from their sockets.
In q moment ] grasped the situation,
and without word hurried him into
my cabin and concealed him.
Five minutes later party of angry
miners, one of whom carried a moose
in his hand, drew up before my door.
| 1 met them with cool, inquiring
look. .ParsOn, we're after horse
thies. Have you seen a stranger
about here?"
/ looked the leader straight in the
eve. / kneI y he would believe me
without question. "Yes, ten min.
ntes ago saw man running toward
the river"
They wheeled about and were gone.
They searched the bank until dark,
and then concluded that he had
drowned in trying to cross the stream,
gave up the hunt.
About 10 O'Clock the man whose
life my falsehood had saved struck
over the hills and doubtless reached
one OF the neighboring camps.
The missing horse returned to the
stable of his own accord about dinner
time the next day.
/ may add that my conscience
never troubled me- on the score Of
what did.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
PROMPT Reply.

Some business is best done quickly
and with few words. Other business,
of more delicate nature, is COM
monty entered upon in more leis-
urely manner. Now and then, how
ever, a man is found who makes no
such distinction.
Farmer Jones sought an interview
with Widow Brown. He had long
prided himself upon his short-horn
cattle; she was, in her way, as proud
OF her poultry and pigs.
widow Brown" said he, IL am a
man of few words but much feeling.
/ possess, as you know, between three
and four hundred head OF cattle. ]
have saved up eight hundred dollars
or so, and I've tidy and comfortable
home. l want you to become my
wife. Now, quick's the word with
me; 1 give you five minutes to de-
eide"
Farmer JONES'" said Widow Brown,
al am a woman of few words-Ill say
nothing of my feelings. l possess, a;
you know, between three and foul
hundred head OF poultry and about
ten score of pigs. 1 have nigh twelve
hundred dollars we'll inyested-my
late husbands savings and my owr
earnings. / tell you i wouldn't
marry you IL it were a choice between
that and going to the scaffold. Sharp:
my word, aud l give you three min.
utes to clear off my premises"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
A STORY FROM COLORADO.
The Truth and Mountain LIon Pretty
Badly Stretched.

The Truth and n Mountain LIon Pretty
Badly Stretched.
A Colorado man has tanned a noun
tain lion, writes Denver liar. 1t is
the toughest OF beasts-so tough a
butcher could not cut its shadow with
a hatchet. Dave Snyder, Jr., OF 63l
Champa street, Denver, shot one OF
these yellow terrors in Grand Can
yon, but the lion failed to die, and
bit Snyder through the arm. Then
it was captured by the dogs. To be
revenged, Snyder fastened the ami
NAL between two tall pines, standing
seventy feet from each other 1t
took a double team of mules and six
drivers, with two gallons OF Utah
whisky, half a day to bring those
trees together. The plan was TO cut
the rope and let them fly apart, Gre
clan style. The great crowds OF first
citizens expected to see menageries
and fiddle strings drop for an hour.
The two mining towns of Silverton
and Ouray. including Dave Days
solid Muldoon" printing Office, shut
down business to see the fun. At the
words, "Let her 90, Miss Gallagher
the rope was cut. The tall trees
flew back with the swish and roar OF
a cyclone. But the lion didn't drop.
It stretched. High up in dizzy mid
air. the people saw something like
huge yellow sausage with hair on 1t
seventy feet long. Two big eyes anc
a row of teeth CLEANED at one enc
and bushy tail wagged at the other
The lions roar also stretched as thlr
as razor and cut the ear like the
scream OF buzz-saw. The brute''
I fur, however, didn't stretch, so there
was but single hair to each square
inch OF mountain lion. The PLUCK
| Of the beast took the people by storm
They ordered its life spared. Accord
/ indy the trees were felled and thu
lioa released. When taken down Il
| earth, its anatomy shut up like
Sixth avenue conccrtlna Alas tn
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
nrcasing the Children.

For Che little girls gowns, after
white has been laid aside, soft CASH
meres Of gray, wood or steel blue are
fzncfea, and occasionally one sees a
toilette made Of old rose or Of the
faintest shade Of yellow, writes Is
abel A. Mallon, in an article on
Dressing Our Little Women" in the
Ladies' Home Journal. However,
Ibis, OF course, is the gown selected
for a festiyity, and not the one pre-
ferred for general wear. Pretty
plaiSs are especially liked fos the
girl Of seven, and with such gown
she win almost invariably have a
coat Of the same material, with very
wide Empire reyers, faced usually
with bright color, while her hat is
a large felt one, trimmed with ro-
settles, wings, OF feathers.
The shoes and stockings of the
small women continue TO be black,
Abe former being for state occasions
Of patent leather, and for general
wear Of soft kid.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
A ROMANCE OF THE WAR.
Gratitude Shown by Soldier for Kim
Treatment Years Ago.

Gratitude Shown by Soldier for Kind
Treatment Years Ago.
Just after one of the big battles,
In which the Union soldiers won a
great victory, a number OF wounded
were brought to Harrisburg. Harris
burg at the time had many hospitals
in churches, schools and factories,
and they were crowded so much that
the patriotic citizens volunteered to
take the wounded to their homes and
care for them. Among those who
did this was William ID. Martin, OF
314 North Third street. He had a
son in the army, and naturally his
heart went out to the sick and
wounded comrades.
There was taken to his house a
young soldier who was suffering from
four bullet wounds and hurt so badly
that it was hardly expected he would
recover, chronicles the Harrisburg
Telegraph. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
nursed him carefully, ministcring to
his wants, sent for DR.. Rutherford,
the elder, to treat him, and in every
way made the young soldier as COM
Portable as possible. For long time
there was no improvement, and DR..
Rutherford expressed the opinion that
the lad would die.
But Mr.. and Mrs. Martin would not
have It that way. They determined
| to save his life, and after long weeks
Of suffering the soldier boy, under
their careful nursing, began to i'm
prove. He became strong and well,
and one day there came time for
him to again shoulder his gun and go
to the front. AS he babe Mr.. and
! Mrs. Martin good-by he said, with
F, tears in his eyes: "If live l shall
never forget you. You will hear
from me again"
Occasionally they would hear from
him in the army, and when the war
ended he returned to his home and
began business In the years that
followed Mr.. Martin received letters
from his soldier lad, and an occasion
al inquiry as to his business affairs,
his prosperity, etc. Recently, after
the lapse Of thirty years, came a re-
ward unexpected for Mr.. Martin.
The soldier boy he and his good wife
| had nursed back to life and health
and strength has written him let
| ter telling him that hereafter he
shall take no thought for the future
so far as finances are concerned, that
the writer is well-off in this worlds
goods and proposes that Mr.. Martin
shall share them with hfm. AS a
consequence Mr.. Martin has gone out
! OF a business that he has conducted
for the better part of half century,
and his declining years are made
glad by the return Of the bread cast
upon the waters thirty years ago.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
FOND OF ooweoY SADDLES.
English and Germans Buy much OF the
Finest Goods Made In Cheyenne.


Engllsh and Germans Buy muel. OF the
Fnest Goods Made In Cheyenne.
All over North America for many
years Cheyenne saddles have been
famous, and every equestrian, out
side. OF the United States cavalry
and Of the northwest mounted police
OF Canada, has either had his horse
tricked out with Cheyenne leather or
has wished he had. The fancy work
ON saddles, holsters and stirrup hoods
that once made Mexican saddlery
famous and expensive long ago was
copied by the Cheyenne makers, who
kept up the fame and beauty OF
American horse trappings, but made
then so cheap as TO be within the
means of most horsemen. In the old
days when Western cattle ranged all
over the plains and the cowboy was
in his glory, that queer citizen would
ratler have a Cheyenne saddle than
a best girl. In fact, TO be without a
Cheyenne saddle and first-class re-
yolyer was to be no better than the
] shfepherders OF that era. When
reporter of the New York Sun found
himself In Cheyenne the other day
the first places he looked for were the
saodle-makers' shops. He was sur
pri.ed to find only one SNOWY, first
clos store of the kind, and instead
of there being crowd in front Of ii
there was no sign Of more business
thin was going at the druggists,
neal by, or the stationer's over the
wa: In one way only did the re-
pSoter find his hopes rewarded; the
gSds displayed in the windows were
be@tiful and extraordinary. There
were the glorious heavy hand-stamped
saddles; there were the huge, cum
brus tapaderos; there were the
laIats or ropes" the magnificent
bitl that looked like Moorish art
on done, and there were the "mule
skHners" and the fanciful spurs, and
in short, the windows formed mu
selIh OF things that a cowboy would
haze pawned his soul to own. The
mdhl work was all such as cavalry
MIN once declared it, "the most ele
gait horse jewelry in creation" En-
Rlhnmeu anu OeTluduS uOW Luy Uh'
fawlest and the best trappings x
sen abroad to their homes. Hand
stnped saddles cost from s85 to Sls
blbs35 buys as god a one as mod
es man who knows good thing will
Gaze to use. Cowgirl saddles were OF
vlR-seven of them-with rigging
70 side seats and in stirrups made il
slbper shapes. 1t is not that Their
ar really half dozen cow-girls II
tfslworld or half dozen women lik
tie Colorado queen or the lady hors'
BREEDER of Wyoming, but there ar
Western girls who have to ride
gnat deal, and they have fond faith
en- and brothers and still fonder Low
or; hence the manufacture of mag
niicent side saddles, all decked witt
hnd-stamped patterns and looking
aspretty as the richest BedOuin eve
drained of horse gear being made
Tie re is still a good trade in cowbo
Quits that are ordered from Mon
taa, the Dakotas, Wyoming, Colorad
a1 Texas, and similar goods go t
tblhorse ranches Of Nevada, Idah
an Oregon. Moreover, as long a
mn ride horses there will be trad
infancy outfits for them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

On a chair or in some corner, but
should be hung on hook or over the
back of a chair, and protected from
dust A mistake is often made in
hanging coat on a hook without
regard to the hanger, and its weight
causes the cloth 10 bulge out In the
most conspicuous part, which draws
the garment entirely out OF shape.
The ordinary wire coat-hanger sold
on the street is preferable to the use
Of the tape hanger attached to the
garment, but wooden shoulder,
easily and cheaply made, should be
provided, broad enough to prevent
the break which the wire shoulder
occasions. When sitting down the
trousers should be pulled up a trifle
at the knees, not enough to shorter
them conspicuously at the ankle, but
Just sufficient to prevent the usual
bullying, which makes them SO un-
slightly.
Side pockets in trousers save tn
waistcoat to a considerable extent
says the New York World. Th'
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
Suggestions for Men.

There are few men who recognize
tho importance OF economy In wear
tng apparel; few who take proper
care OF their clothing, and still fewer
who know how to make the best q
what they have, SO as to cause their
limited assortment to answer all the
purposes of an extensive wardrobe
A society man or a man OF ample
means, of course, need give little
thought to these matters 1t 10 the
-middleman" who needs advice; the
one who cannot keep up with the
whims and caprices Of fashion; who
cannot afford to comply with every
suggestion of his tailor and who must
either take care OF his own clothes o.
have his wife or some one else do SC
for him. A complete wardrobe con-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

BOLOGNA LEANING TOWERS. cled by eight
rows of pillars rising one above the
other. 1t was begun in the twelfth
century and was 200 years In build
ing. During its construction the
foundation settled, throwing the
boilding out of plumb. Notwlth-
standing its leaning position, the
tower is perfectly solid. In its upper
story there are seven bells. one Of
which is a giant of six tons weight.
In Bologna there are two leaning
towers. One Of these, the Tore Ash
Nelli, is 800 feet high and four feet
out of the perpendicular. The defect
is due to accident in its construction.
The other tower, the Tore Garisenda,
was actually begun with the inten-
tion of building leaning tower The
builders could not, however. carry it
beyond 1853 feet high, aid atSthis
height it is ten feet out OF perpen-
dicular. The two towers stand neaf
each other in square in the center
of Bologna.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

and then draw his tooth as though
you were pulling the cork from beer
bottle with a corkscrew."
"Why, that would be murder; you
feel no pain at ALL"
THAT'S what the dentist told me
when was boy. Want to know
whether you use jimmy to. draw a
tooth when the pincers fail, and also
whether you will replace, free OF
charge, any sections of the jaw that
may be removed during tie ope-
ration"
1--WE won't hurt you at all.
"Then you may go ahead; but l
have friend at the foot OF the STAIR
way. He is larger man than l am,
and he can punch hole through a
stove lid; and if / yell once he Is
coming up here eight steps at time
toiknock down the ceiling with you.
Do you want to go ahead?"
81 am afraid not; you had better
90 up street to the veterinary sur
geon. Chicago Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

top pocket" compels the lifting OF
the side OF the walstcost whenever
the hand is placed therein, which
wears Off the edge or the binding
and causes wrinkles across the body
of the waistcoat at the hollow OF the
waist. During the night the trousers
should be placed over a chair In
preference to hanging them up by
the buckle straps. The latter course,
TO some degree, draws them out OF
shape. Throwing them carelessiy ON
a chair produces wrinkles or creases-
The use of the modern trousers
stretcher does to some extent pre-
serve the shape. but unless properly
used IL does more harm than good.
Tho waistcoat should be laid nat on
the table OF elsewhere, instead Of
hung up at the shoulders Using a
table upon which TO brush garments
y preferable to any other course, and
alitfle household ammonia should h
used Ito remove spots which fht
brush or broom does not dispiBce.
Carele3xncss while eating produces
theso spots more than any ofhc'
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
hnMnin Thing.

Little Henry's father and mother
wish hiIa TO be French scholar, and
knowing that foreign language is
most readily acquired in childhood,
they have given him French govern
ess, with whom he is expected to talk
French.
Henry gets along pretty well, but
Is not yet to be mistaken for native
Parisian. The other day he dis.
covered that the barn was on fire.
He ran into the house quite out OF
breath
30 nssdamoiselle," he exclaimed,
rushing ihto the school-room, Il don't
know WHISTLER It's la fen or lie feu
bus enyhow there's big blaze in the
barn.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
MtsoRlEs or cAiLpAI
Their fssessor. However, Feit 0hR}ed
Ask n Few C,uestIons

Their fssessor. However, Felt 0be}ed TO
Ask n Few Questions.
A nIn six feet high, with the side
Of his lead wrapped in dry gods,
went BIO q Monroe street dental en-
poriurb bhe other day and sank wear
lily intba chair In responsible the
proprikbr's "Whatcan l do fdyou?"
the Ian man said:
81 hhp a'toothache that Is break
ing myrart, and think that fought
to have ,faDg drawn; but, yob see, l
haven't leen to dentist sincf ] was
a boy, and ! want to ask you a few
questions before you go to WORK"
go ahead?"
81 want TO know whether you prop
mans Jaws apart with 40 iron
wedge aud then tell him 10 look
pleasant, please"
Certainly we don't"
81 want TO know whether you fas
ten one hand in the victims hail
and brace a knee against his throat
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

eanse, tsriiculzrly with portly gentle
mcn- Those who are careless In this
respect should always cover. their
ehest with = napkin while eating
Thn cnss Of Keeping ones clothing
sn good order Is trifling, either in
time o. money. To have tailor
sznmfns them occasionally and put
them I'm order Is the best and most
prndonl course 1t is a considerable
saving An the end. In selecting a
tailor for this purpose, one should
be ehDscn who makes the ren0vating
and repairing Of clothing speciality,
e1hsFWise the charges will be unreas-
onably high.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

stretching had done its work too
well. The lion was now sixteen feet
in diameter (half an hour before din
ner), with a growl like an ocean fog
horn. But the terror was thorough
ly tanned and 1t won every heart.
The sheriff used the brute for hunt
ing train robbers. When it got
within half mile of Bitter Creek
outlaw, it stood on its hind legs and
shot its head forward like catapult,
pulveriz:ng the cruel robber. And
its teeth did the rest. On returning
home the smiling countenance Of the
lion reached town 20 minutes ahead
of its tail.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
The Dead Letter Room.

An interesting portion Of the Dead
Letter Once is the room in which an
nccumul Axiom is made OF those articles
on which an insufficient amount Of
postage is paid, or which have been
incompletely or wrongly addressed,
writes Alice Graham McCollin, in an
interesting sketch Of the presiding
genius Of the Dead Letter Office, in
the Ladies' Home Journal. 1t is a
most Heterogeneous collection, rang
ing in kind from skulls to confectioa-
cry, and in value from one cent to one
Thousand dollars. Sales of these arti-
cles are held annually, and after they
have been held for claim for over two
years, and after every effort has been
exhausted to End the owners the
parcels become matters Of public in
Vestment Most of the packages con-
tain articles OF too small value to be
sold separately, so parcels containing
the contents Of several packages are
made up and sold at an average price
Of sixty cents each. The attempt Is
made 10 have articles in each package
worth that amount. The original
wrappers are removed from the par
GELS, and new ones, on which is
written a description OF the contents,
substituted. This description is also
entered in the auctloneers sale book,
and from this description, not from
a personal examination, the purchase
is made The sale is held in Decem-
her, before the holiday season, and
continues for about week. The
proceeds, like the money found in un-
claimed letters, are delivered to the
Third ASSISTANT Postmaster General
for deposit IN the United States
TrAaEnrx
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

lists of dress suit, including q
Rruxedo," the ever popular frock
bat, the modest diagonal or cork
crew, and the distlnctively cashmere
d cheviot business suit-at least
&hree changes-andf four or five pairs
a trousers, varying in color and pat
BERN so as to answer for any occasion
Ind look suitable with any coat and
Raistcoat. In addition a man should
bossess overcoats for spring, fall and
Finter wear, besides an ulster for
Tery severe weather.
BY exercising a little care In hang
ihg up or laying down garments, by
&sing the brush and whisk broom now
Ind then, and by having the tailor
Examine them at intervals, their
preservation and their neat appear
tnce will he insured. When arriving
% business in the morning, an Office
eOat should be donned. The business
BOAT should not be thrown carelessly
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
Absent-NIindednes.

Legouve's Memoirs" oufain a
stOry which illustrates. ue absent
mindedness of Louis PhIilre. The
brother dramatists, CASH Il and Ger
main Delavigne, had decIit4 to get
married simultaneously ald thought
it their duty to inform ~ King OF
their intentions. CASSIDY vas de-
puted to convey the ttH< "Sire,
mr. brother and l intend Ne marry on
Sunday next" he said. <n1eed! At
the same timer" asked @he King.
"Yes, sire" And a. NC same
chnrch?" "Yes, sire -l|cn need
not ask whether it ID ~ s:klne lady"
Afother and more cufIs sample of
observation-disclosures is given in the
sane volumes. The he'oIn this case
WIS Ampere, the eIcct<Itian and
mathematician. Ho <1s holding a
fo1nal reception, and 1IIt4fed in his
driving room in hIt ctlemician's
dnss, coat, waistc>1t I|t sword,
an1 all complete, ed 0I only the In
ex,ressibles. or d. t|M. Ampere
it 5 told that he on #~'<e TO his
sol, Jean jacques, / Wild and his
tofan, who was in .<|. d letter so
toiching and mis1| that the
ydng man hastenet - I.1 convinced
that his father wa <1sly indis-
pded. Next morn|./ So breakfast
tie father was tacftI| |4 thought
fuk At last he saI| Is |ou know,
Jekn Jacques, IL is veil |Hnge, but
reilly thought tKI. should bt
pleased to see you am not.
Id you think OF ID i.I to Rome
today?" And thM = when the
Journey between y bud Rome
infant at least q tnights hard
trivelinR.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
Letters.

Letters which it is desired to pro-
tect against unauthorized opening (by
moistening the pasted portion) may
be securely sealed by using solution
of oxide of copper in ammonia as
paste. When applied to the paper
It dissolves the cellulose, and on dry
ing, the two surfaces adhere indls-
so.ubly together.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
CaIoric.

"Duriag your arctic expedition,
some one asked an explorer, show did
you get warm when your fuel gave
out?"
simplest thing In the world" Ia
swered the explorer. 1.-Two OF JUS
were Republicans aud two Democrats,
and whenever the thermometer in
the hut went below the freezing
point we talked politics.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
A NEW TEA TABLE.

Otte a Fascinating Little Novelty from
Over the Water.
Iere is fascinating tea table just
blight out in England. 1t is the
INST charming contrivance magma
big When closed, as you will see by
tin accompanying sketch, quite an
urinary looking pretty little table,
bid by simply lifting the two flaps
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

time been study
Ing and crime they exist in Chicago has plan or
ministers or
religions should mighty force in purgng
his circular
suggested That
under the of
Of
destuton both spiritual and
should reported the church for which
prefer announced
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND Do
lNoS HERE AND THERE.

Jokes and Jokeiets that Are Supposed to
Have Been Recently Born-sayings and
Doings that Are Odd. Curious. and Laugh
able--The Weeks Humor.