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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

fran"s. At this the marquis made
wry face and left. A fortnight
later DR.. Velpeau, while making his
rounds in the Hospital de la Charlie,
had his attention attracted by face
that seemed familiar to him. In an
swer to his inquiry, it was stated
that the patient was footman OF u
nObleman In the .Faubourg Saint Ger
main. The surgeon found that his
case resembled in every particular
the somewhat unusual one for which
the marquis had consulted him a
fortnight previously. He refraine 1,
however, from making any com.
ments. Three weeks after the oper-
alton, when the patient was about
to be discharged, DR.. Velpeau called
him aside and exclaimed: Monsieur,
l am extremely hatteredsand pleased
to have been able to cure you. Tnere
Is, however, small formality with
which you will have to comply before
l can sign your cXeat; that is you
will have 10 sign a check for ten
thousand francs in behalf Of the
public charity bureau Of your met
ropolitan district" The patients
face became li7id. you can do what
you like about it," continued the doc
tor; "but IL you refuse all Paris will
know tomorrow that the marquis de
D adopted the disguise OF foot
man in order to secure free treat
ment at the hospital, and to usurp
the place which belongs by right TO a
pauper. OF course the marquis paid.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

SEVERAL officers from the regular
amy have been detailed to give In
struction in the military drill liz the
various schools Of the country. The
idea cannot be too highly commended.
1t will keep the Idle officers of the
War Department. cut kof mischief,
and it will give the youths In school
the best kind OF physical exercise and
graceful carriage lesiJes. 1t is
nonsense to say that the military
drill fosters wail!ke spirit in young
NOR md should iherefr re not be en-
Outraged. Thc drill i. soldier In the
regular army gets O.. itself fosters
nothing but good health, strong,
active mus lies and way OF walking
and carrying ones self that ought to
be ira ned into every young person in
America. What is more, the drill
ought to be participated in by girls
as well as boys in our public and
ether high schools. 1t is equally as
good for both. Fanny Kemble said
she owed her fine, stately carriage
and good health 10 the fact that her
mother had herself and sister taught
the regular army exercise by drill
sergeant Secretary Lamont's rec
concentration on this point is good
nm
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

A VERY advanced Civil Marriage
Bill has been introduced in the Hun
garian legislative body. and, having
the Emperor's sanction, though he is
devout Catholic, will probably be
passed. 1t deals with all phases o.
the marriage question, including en-
gagements and divorces, and is ito
tended to be applied to all subjects.
1t not only makes invalid any con-
tract of marriage not made before
the civil registrar. but it imroses a
fine Of $3.50 upon any priest OF any
creed who solemnizes marriage be-
fore the cont act has thus been made.
The religious ceremony is thus re-
duced to the standing of mere work
of supererogation. Marriage with a
deceased wife's sister, so long
wrangled over in England, Is per-
mitted. Damages can be claimed for
breach of promise. Divorce is rele-
gated exclusively to the civil courts,
and may be granted on any of ten dis
tinct grounds, including cruelty, de-
sertion, and incompatibility of tenn
perament-the last namtd to be
decided by the judge. Marriage of
guilty respondent with the core
spondent may be forbidden. And
there is a provision, in cases OF in
compatibility, for separation for
six or twelve months, during which
reconciliation is to be attempted
through judicial mediation.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

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discharged by insulting the King and
later by firing three shots point blank
ut his majesty, Overcome with the
spirit OF rcmorse, the militant ofiiclal
called at the royal household the fol-
lowing morning and apologized for
having been so indiscreet and reas-
sured his sire OF his most distin-
guished consideration. Touched by
the expressions OF contrition, the
King freely granted amnesty to the
crring subject 1t is sad commep-
tary on our boosted civilizated that
we must go to Tonga for lessons In
the sublimity and efficacy Of true
Christian forgiveness aid repentance.
But where is Tonga, anyway?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01
Set His Own Price.


All the time of the fabulous sue
cess OF Lamartine's History Of the
Girondins," M. Buloz, editor of the
Revue des Deux Mondes, begged the
poet to contribute something in prose
for his periodical. Lamartine con-
scented, making condition, how
ever, Of an advance payment Of four
thousand francs. On receiving the
money, he handed the publisher a
copy of verses, saying that he could
print them IL he liked as an earnest
OF his promised articles. Then came
the revolution of lS4s. One day
Lamartine, then minister of foreign
affairs. received a call from Buloz,
now his bitter enemy. II have
come" said the editor OF the Revue
des Deux Mondes, ito ask you to pay
me the four Thousand francs i lent
you" Certainly, with pleasure, :"
answered -Lamartine, taking four
crisp -thousand-franc notes out Of a
drawer of his writing-table. Buloz,
quite unprepared for this prompt way
OF transacting business, faltered,
"But, then, i owe you something for
those verses" "Oh, that is of no
Consequence; do not mention that, :"
said Lamartine, carelessly. Excuse
me, M. lie Ministre, but the Revue
des Deux Mondes prefers not to be
under obligation" said the editor,
very stiffiy. "Ahl then the matter
is very easily adjusted; let US call 1t
four thousand francs" and Lamar
tine replaced the notes In his drawer,
locking IL up carefully. -.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01
AT least fifteen blocks Of yalu,

AT least fifteen blocks Of valuable
building property in Galveston, with
the twenty buildings thereon, the
whole being valued at fully one hun
dred thousand dollars, have tumbled
into the sea within a few months
past. 1t seems that the extension
of the south jetty far into the Gulf
OF Mexico by United States engineers
has DETECTED the coast currents until
the waters have eaten their way into
the town to the extent, in some
places, Of two hundred feet. The
only remedy lies in the construction
OF a sea-wall mile long to connect
with the jetty.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

THE Salvation Army, says the San
Francisco Argonaut, is gradually
winning the respect OF the COM
munity. Its methods are certainly
peculiar. 1t is not entirely admir-
able, in our opinion, that religious
worship should be accompanied by
discordant singing, cracked tam
bourines, and dropsical bass-drums
But, while we do not admire some of
the methods Of the Salvation Army,
we cannot help but admire the
results. This body of women aud
men seems to be earnest and honest,
and unseltishly engaged in the doing
of good
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

The attention of the postofIice de-
partment has been called by the
Peruvian government to the frequency
of illegibly addressed packages OF
printed matter mailed TO Peru, pre-
venting delivery OF the mail. AS a
remedy the Peruvian postal officials
recommend that the addresses on
these packages be written not only
on the wrapper. but on the article,
thus making its delivery possible In
case the wrapper is destroyed. In
accordance with the suggestion,
Superintendent of Foreign Mails
Brooks has issued a general order To
postmasters directing that public at.
tention be called to the rccommen.
dalton.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01
EDWARD PAYsoN WESTON, the ma

EDWARD PAYsoN WESTON, the man
who first popularized pedestrianism
in this country and afterward won
renOwn in Europe, has done no walk
ing in public for ten years. He hasa
record Of G2, 0G0 miles covered in en-
durance tests, and he did it all on a
cold water and vegetable diet basis.
His favorite food when walking is
oatmeal and his favorite beverage
milk. He is so years of age and is a
hale, handsome, active man.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01
Spontaneous Combustion of Arsenic.

Spontaneous Combustion OF Arsenic.
1t seems that, recently, powdered
metallic arsenic, which, in the proc
ess Of powdering had been moistened
with water to prevent busting, ex-
hibited the capability, not hither-
to recorded. Of spontaneous combus-
tion. according to an account In a
German scientific paper. A quantity
OF powdered arsenic had been re-
ceived In double paper bag, late In
the evening, and set aside over night
in a basket containing other articles
packed In straw and sawdust. On
the folio wing morning. upon opening
the store, the peculiar Rarlic-like
odor attracted attention to the bas-
ket containing the powdered arsenic.
An examination disclosed the fact
that the arsenic had agglutinatcd to
a solid glowing mass, and that the
paper containers had been charred, a
portion. of the straw being also
scorched. A number of bottles In the
basket had also burst, owing to the
high heat, and upon the cfiarred
paper bags were sublimed some beau
t.ful crystals of arsenious oxide. "A
fire, which probably would have been
attributed to some other cause, was
In this case averted. Sun.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01
THE INDIANS FRIEND.

De Las Cssas. the First Missionary SOr-
dainea In America.
One Of the most striking figures in
the early annals of America was Bar
tholomew De Las Casas, the defender
Of the Indians against the cruelty OF
his own countrymen. He accom-
panied Columbus on his second voy-
age and fired with religious zeal he
resolved to enter the order Of st.
Dominick and devote himself to the
Indians. In 1902 he was sent from
Spain to Santo Domingo and was the
first Catholic priest ordained in the
new world. The cruelty inflicted on
the Indians fred his Indignation,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

ONE of the few good uses discover
able for soldiers in Spain has been
indicated at Madrid. The bakers
were about to go on strike. The
civic authorities requested the royal
government to erect TEMPORARY
bakeries forthwith and detail soldiers
to make bread. Thus, in an inglori-
Gus art Of peace, they will probably
render their country better service
than they ever will in war.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01
A STRUGGLE WITH AN ELK.
A Western Trapper's Adventure with the
Wild Animal.


w. G. Clark, typical Western
trapper living near Mt Hood, Ore,
has had some desperate adventures
in his time. Lately he came to san
Francisco and there he described
some of them. "Do you see this SCARF"
he said in an interview, pointing to a
mark on his face, "That was make by
big buck elk, on the edge Of cliff
close to Mount Hood. / went out one
morning feeling well and looking for
game, and l saw this big elk Stand
ing broadside, and wanted him. l
crept up pretty close and shot him.
He fell over. and / waited for some
minutes for him to make some move
to get up, but he didn't do it.
"Then started to make my way
round the gorge. 1t took me some
time to do it, for it was rough. l
finally got around, and saw him lying
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

that it was the only tract Of land fin
the State that would answer all the
purposes required and at the same
time prove self-sustaining and profit
able. 1t has heretofore been con-
sidered about the best the State could
do to receive a revenue Of $50 to $40
per annum for each convict able
bodied and competent to do such
work as coal mining, railroad build
ing, etc, but the revenue thus de-
rived was hardly sufficient to take
care of the weaker class of convicts
who were not physically able to work
at anything. 1t is estimated that by
this arrangement with the Sunnyside
plantation, not from mere figures
and what should lie done, but. from
actual results obtained in past years
in farming this land, very good
profit per year may be realized when
all is in working order. 1t is thought
a profit may b, obtained which would
net the State from sl15 to $500 per
annum per convict.
A Very Fertile Spot. e...y.r
This farm affords ample facilities
for the raising Of meat, sugar, corn,
syrup--in fact everything for subsist-
ence and luxury, and after the first
year there will be no need OF buying
anything, and the owner of the prop
erty can the first year supply the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

GENERAL JOHN Is. GORDON, ex-
Governor and United States Senator
from Georgia, is meeting with great
success as platform orator. His
lecture, "The Last Days of the Con-
federacy," is being received with
great approval by large audiences in
the East The lecture is founded on
the closing days of the late war and
contains his personal estimation of
the two great commanders, Grant and
Toa ftt
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

THEY have their troubles and diff
ferences down in Tonga just as they
do In other places, butthey overcome
them. News comes from Tonga that
the King has deposed Premier Tuku-
apo and appointed successor, prob
ably more to his royal liking. Then
the rest OF the Cabinet walked the
Official plank. One Secretary, how
ever, showed his displeasure at being
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01
GENERAL LEW WALLACE confesses:

GENERAL LEW WALLACE confesses:
"My life does seem to have been what
men call happily successful; but,
honor bright, what worries me is that
I've invented tishpole and can't do
a thing with it The finest thing Of
the kind you ever saw, made Of alu-
minum, hollow, line comes down in
side the pole, light, well balanced
but it will not work.. and he is mis-
prahlp tt a.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

and he journeyed hack to Spain to lay
the matter before the court. His
writings were translated into many
languages and made the word Spanish
synonymous with cruelty. He labor
ed many years in Santo Domingo,
Cuba, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mex.
leo, and Peru. In 1851 he returned
to Spain and died at Madrid in 1866.
Our illustration is from the statue by
Antonio Motto Y Such.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

q politician, and has always taken an
active interest In the subject OF or
ganized labor. At the time OF his
election as Master Workman he was
State Labor Statistician OF Iowa,
having been appointed to that Office
by Gov. Boies. He is reported to be
opposed to strikes, believes In the
ballot as a redresser OF wrongs and
favors arbitration In all disputes be-
tween labor and capital. He Is an
able speaker and possesses an attrac-
tive manner.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01
wringing IL out OF Him.

The famous surgeon, Velpeau, was
visited one day at his house during
the consultation hour by marquis
ren0wned for his closeness. velpeau
Informed the marquis that an oper-
alton was urgent, and that the fee
would amount to four thousand
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

A srAT1sucIAN has figured out
that the entire population of the
world could be aocommoda.ei in
Texas. But tho worlds population
will not all go to Texas. Some OF it
will be saved. r.@ Is.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01
PowDERLY.s SUCCESSOR.

james X. Sovereign, Head OF the knights
OF Labor.
The new General Master Workman
OF the knights OF Labor, James r,
Sovereign, is a native OF Wisconsin.
where he was born 40 years ago. He
has been by turns a cowboy, farm
hand, a marble cutter. an editor and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

SOUTH CAROLINA moonshiners defy
even Governor Tillman, and vow
they will continue to exercise their
American citizens right to make and
sell whisky when and where they
please Now Governor iTillmln
knows how the federal authorities
felt when the moonshiners defed
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

The HEADS of the Army In the
depd
fashionable churches
and and spreads the JUNCTION
souls the mad whr Of dped life During the
ending November three shelters of the Salvation
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

have furnished 80 ssl meals the INDECENT purely nominal they
of supplied by all the shelters 0o
In
garments
and
Of United
Balngton Darlington
Illustrations
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

MEAN enough to steal shop is 2
proverb without force. Hereafter III,
lowest depths Of unmitigatol dishon-
esty and seltishness will be charac
terized as "mean enough to steal
charity tickets"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

If we should mark the words Of
every man who requests us to do so 1t
would not be long before the Ian
guage Of the world would all be in
ffalicc
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

EUROPEAN armies are changing
that fine old phrase, 1.-The dogs OF
war;" from slmile TO hard fact by
using mans canine friend for milf
tary purposes. itSt
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

The pelisse Is the novelty cf the
season. 1t is dress in itself, and very
graceful and becoming one, too. II is
close fitting. fairly full at s.ie sack, and
reaches TO the feet. The oAly sort .sf
dress one could wear under II would te
silk skirt and blouse.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

Mr. KEELy says his motor will
be perfected ina few months Kelly
is only another name for faith that
always locks up q 9Ac4 so,'nara
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

I1'B not 30 fhHEn what the world
consumes, but what the world wastes,
that causes emptiness and want.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01
MIcHIcAN.

VALIANT, the anarchist bomb
thrower, will be justified the same
day that Judas Iscariot is canonizcd.,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

not an acre but which is susceptible
OF the highest state Of cultivation
for the growth Of cotton and other
products, and without fertilizer OF
any kindye's salr IA ~ .&
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01

Next Lesson Gods Covenant with
Abram." Gen. IL; 10.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-02-01
INTRODUCTORY.

The lesson for Sunday, Feb. 4, may
be found in Gen. II: 10
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-27
WHITE HOUSE BABIES.


President Cleveland's Esther Can.
net Claim all Distinction.
There are now living three White
House babies that are not yet too old
for the title. Baby Mckee has just
been seven years old, and is enjoying
a beautiful home in Indianapolis with
his grandfather, whom he dearly loves.
Ruth Cleveland and Baby Esther are
the other two, Ruth is three years old,
and Esther is about 6 months old.
Neither Miss Ruth nor Baby Mckee
was born in the White House.
Miss JULIA Dent Grant, one of the
most beautiful young ladies of New
York, was q White House baby once,
for she was born in the White House
while her grandfather was president i;
and another White House baby was
her brother, Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. Miss
Nellie Arthur, now a beautiful lady
living in Albany, was White House
child during her fathers administra-
ton, and there are now living several
middle aged ladies who were the child.
rem of Presidents long ago. These
ladies say that in those days they were
petted and talked about just as the
Cleveland children and Baby Mckee
are now. This seems odd to us now.
A White House " child" seldom heard
of is Alan Arthur, the brother OF Miss
Nellie, and the only son of President
Arthur. He is grown man now but
not a very old one.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-27
ANCIENT WORKERS IN GLASS.
Their Productions, 1000 Years Old, :,
show a High Order of Artistic
Taste.

The glass blowers of ancient Thebes
are known to have been as proficient
in that particular art as is the most
scientific craftsman of the same trade
of the present day, after lapse OF forty
centuries of sn-called progress &"
They were we'll acquainted with the
art OF staining glass, says the St.
Louis Republic, and are known to have
produced that commodity in great
pro'usion and perfection. Rossellini
gives an illustration OF piece of stain.
ed glass known to be 1000 years old
which displayed artistic taste OF high
order, both in tint and design. In
this case the color is struck through
the vitrified structure, and he men
tions designs struck entirely in pieces
from q half to three-quarters of an
inch thich, the color being perfectly
incorporated with the structure of the
piece, and exactly the same on both
the diverse and reverse sides. The
priests of P'tah at Memphis were
adopts in the glassmakers' art, and not
only did they have factories for manu-
featuring the common crystal variety,
hut they had learned the vitrifying Of
the different colors and of initiating
precious stones to perfection. Their
limitations of the amethyst and OF the
various other colored gems were so
true to nature that even now after
they have lain in the desert sands
from 1000 to 1000 years it takes an
expert to distinguish the genuine
articles from spurious. 1t has been
shown that besides being experts in
glassmaking and coloring they used
also the diamond in cutting and en-
craving. In the British museum there
is beautiful piece Of stained glass
with an engraved emblazonment of
the monarch Thothmes Ill, who lived
3,4O0 years ago.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-27
Household Hints.

To tell if eggs are fresh drop them
in cold water; if they sink to the
bottom quickly they are good.
If you want frosting to adhere tc
cake. wash over the surface with gum
arabic just before applying the frost
ing.
If your kitchen sink smells badly
dissolve copperas, and pour . small
quantity down the vent hole. This
will remove the trouble.
A nice way to keep eggs six or eight
months, is to pack them in salt, small
nd down. When used they cannot
be told from fresh ones.
Bathing the feet in tepid salt water
is refreshing cure for extreme wear.
mess after tedious round OF shopping,
or long country ramble.
To get rid of bugs, take crude
carbolic acid and make the water very
strong with it, and apply with COM
mon paint brush. We tried this last
year on beds and saw no signs of any
afterward through the whole year.
We find coal oil is par excellent in
cleaning windows. Labor is so much
lightened by its use, and in polishing
stoves better results are obtained by
first going over the stove with the oil
it cuts all the grease and rust.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-27
Judge Waxem,s Proverbs.

A pension amt no longer a sine NV
onner.
Nothin' short Nv the crack NV doom
kin tare the star-spangled banner into.
The statesman that hain't Termed
how to crawfish, amt fittin fer his job.
Thars a ditferents betwixt a states.
mans politikle morrels and his morrel
morrels.
Nashunal politicks amt enney bet.
ter than ordinary politicks; it's bigger,
that's all.
Even congressman is got to be q
nifty good man to be jist as good after
he is found out.
When statesman gifts to smokin'
siggerets it's about time he wuz havin
his horns bored fer the hollers.