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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31

army in Holland. In 1896 he went
to India with company OF soldiers
under his command, where his broth
er, the Marquis Wellesley, arrived
shortly after as Governor General
The First Victory.
1t was here that the young soldier
won his first victory. 1t was during
the Maharatta war, and with only a
handful of men he came across a
large force of the enemy. He COM
pletely overcame them, thus securing
the brilliant victory of Assage. The
victory of Argaum followed and the
fort of Gawulghur, supposed to be al
most impregnable, also capitulated
to Wellesley. For this he received
honors at home, was made Knight
Commander of the Bath and Chief
Secretary of Ireland. He also won a
seat in the House Of Commons and
was publicly thanked by that body
for his services.
The next scene Of this great SOL
dier's triumphs was Spain and Por-
tugal, whittier he went to assist in
the expulsion of the French. The
battles of Vimiera and Talavera freed
Portugal from the French dominion
and Wellesley now turned his atten-
tion to Spain. During this campaign
he won the battle Of Salamanca over
Soult, one of his most brilliant VIC
tories, and finally pursued the French
army into France. He received sew
eral titles from the English govern
ment for these victories, the last be-
ing Duke of Wellington, and large
grants Of money were made him.
Again he was formally thanked by
Parliament and 1t may be here
noted that twelve times during his
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31

a Chinese Eiddlef Who Prefers Celtic Nell
odiss "a Mclean Tunes.
Extensive az IL every San Fran
ciscan's knowledge Of the city's China
town, says the Call, nowhere can be
found a citizen whorhad any recollec-
tion of hearing OF q Chinese who
played popular airs on a violin with
any sort OF touch that is suggestive
of early training and an ardent ad-
miration for music. But Lee Fong
is Just such a heather prodigy, with
a history that Is of exceeding inter-
est. They call him "Tom Flanagan,
for, strange to relate, the boy has a
liking for Irish airs and melodies and
plays them In preference to the COM
positions of German or American
composers. Tom came to California
about eight years ago. He first
listened to the playing Of violin at
q theatcr In Oakland. He liked
Mclean music" and often stood for
hours at park or open-air concert
listening to q brass band discourse
popular airs. Finally the idea struck
him that it would be possible for
him to learn to play the fiddle, SO
straightaway he hied him to a second
hand store, where he purchased a
violin for SO.
"Me no like China music" said he
with contemplate sheer. "Too
much dunn, dun, too muchee squeak"
With the help OF German, who
jokingly undertook to give Tom pre-
liminary instruction in the produc-
tion Of harmonious sounds, the Chi
nese learned to handle the bow with
considerable dexteyity. His advance
was rapid, and in less than two years
Tom could do musical justice at any
country hoe-down, and inspire even
more elevated social gathering with
exhilaration when he drew music out
of the violin strings.
"Ilish music heep lively, said Tom,
as he drew his finger along his vio-
lin bass string. @You like me play
for you?"
"By all means"
Il play"
1.-The Wearing of the Green" skill
larney," and an Irish Jig followed.
Toms arm swung with an easy mo-
ton and his foot beat time. His
eyes dilated little and his mouth
twitched, showing that he felt in his
very soul the vibrations of the sweet
Celtic melodies.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31
ANCIENT HISTORY.
The Chicago Evening News Tells or the
Rise of st. Louis.

The Chicago Evening News Tells or the
Rise of st. Louis.
ST. Louis now claims q population
Of 600, 900, which, If supported by
figures, makes the Missouri metrop-
oils the fifth in size of the large cit
les Of the United States.
st. Louis was founded in the year
3001 B. G. by protoplasm who was
off his feed and didn't care what he
did. Having started the place, how
ever he didn't feel like leaving and
did not leave until he discovered that
it was no place for live, go-ahead
proto-and he left AS nothing was
ever heard of him afterward, it is be-
lieved by eminent authorities that he
went up into the Ozark hills and
kicked himself to death for having
doomed such town.
About the twentieth century, B.
G. the late Mr.. Chedorlaomer made
an expedition to St Louis and up
to the day of his death he regretted
it. In his memoirs he says: OF all
the dead, past-due burgs that / ever
honored with my presence st. Louis
takes the cheese" Mr.. Chedorlaomer
was a close observer and knew what
he was talking about. The next per-
son of note to visit the town was
Shalmaneser In the year 70l B. G.
He mistook it for national ceme-
terry and did not stop of, but pro-
ceeded on to Keokuk, Iowa.
The town wabbled on with indiffer-
ent success until William the Con-
queror's time, when some live bust
ness man built morgue and then
it began to grow. Abe Slupsky's
discovery of the Mississippi in 142l
gave the town a boom and the census
of 1926 gives 1t population of los.
When 1t is recalled that only $500
years before all that there was of st.
Louis was protoplasm this rapid
growth is fraught with interest Dur
ing the last 300 years its progress
has teen trife slow but steady.
Mr.. Chedorlaomer would scarcely
recognize the st. Louis of to-day 1t
has several business blocks, a post
Office and a railroad lands freight and
passengers within walking distance
of the town pump. Travellers be-
tween the north and south stop of
for lunch. In business it is retro
spective.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31

attorney, who has bcenS guilty OF :
good many things that had disturbed
the serenity of bench and bar. Mr..
Coffey was counsel In case which
had already been postponed some two
or three times at his request. 1t was
before Judge Outcalt. Again Mr..
Coffey asked for postponement. The
court reminded him that 1t had al
ready been postponed several times
at his request "Have you good
grounds for wishing another post
ponement?" Eyes, sir, have" re-
piled Coffey. what are they?"
asked the court "Coffey grounds,
your honor" Coffee grounds" re-
peated the judge. Eyes, SIR" said
John. Then the Judge got on his
dignity and reminded the lawyer
that he was trifing with the court.
"Your honor" said Mr.. Coffey, "there
was a small addition to my family
last night and / submit, your honor,
that that is good grounds for asking
for postponement." Did John get
his postponement? Well, rather. And
Judge Outcalt nearly fell from the
bench. "Coffey grounds!" - Cincin-
natl Times Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31

room is a particularly fne feature,
and the elevation Of the rear Is very
striking, the roof over porch being a
part of the main roof.
The interior arrangements are very
nice, the hall being spacious, and In
it we have an easy and handsome
staircase of plain design, constructed
of Georgia pine; the newell extends
up to ceiling of first floor, while the
other two posts extend up to ceiling
of second floor. In all country houses
one of the first things to be aimed at
is to secure ample staircases, and
until q man can afford space for an
easy ascent to a second floor he
should stay below; and to-day we find
in houses where there Is no necessity
for it, stairs that are little better
than step-ladders, making a pretense
of breadth at the bottom with swell
ed steps, and winding the steps on
approaching the floor above, thus
making trap for the old and for the
children.
The corner fireplace between par
lor and dining-room is feature In.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31

Sir Robert Peel. He resigned this
Office in few months and hencefor-
ward took no prominent part in the
civil government of the country.
The rest of Wellington's life was
passed less before the eyes Of the
people. He held many distinguished
posts to be sure and his advocacy Of
the bill repeating the corn laws in
1845 did much to pass the measure,
but still he sought privacy even more
and more. September IA, 1852, he
was seized by an apoplectic At, very
suddenly, and in few hours he was
dead. All England sought to honor
him in his funeral, which was most
imposing pageant. His body was
carried through the London streets
to St. Paul's Cathedral and it was in
tered by the side Of Lord Nelson,
England's great admiral.
A picture of the field of Waterloo
in its present state is given in this
page. 1t has several monuments up
on it, commemorative OF the great
battle. In the center is the Belgium
Lion, 200 feet high, erected on the
spot where the Prince Of Orange was
wounded during the fight 1t is made
of metal from captured French can
non. The obelisk is erected to Han
overian officers Of the German legion
and opposite to it stands a pillar in
memory of Gen. Gordon, who was
among the English in the battle.
These latter monuments stand on the
original level of the ground which
has been considerably lowered that
the mound of the lion may be built
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31
Cost Of Burying a Senator.

You must know it takes a good
deal Of public money TO bury Sena-
tor, says the Washington correspond
emit of the Baltimore Sun. Fancy
what howl would come up from all
England If the government was called
upon to foot the bills for the burial
Of a deceased member OF the House
of Lords. A Senator who dies must,
like an Egyptian king, be embalmed
at an expense ranging from $50 to
500. He must have casket to cost
$3.50; kid gloves In quantities must
be provided; attendants and hangers
on of various kinds are paid Der
diem from the time the breath leaves
his body until he ia put In the ground.
Carriages must be provided for all
who wish to ride. II he Is to be
taken home Pullman cars must be
had for the funeral party at an ex-
pense of $1,000 or 81, 900 or more. 1t
matters not, as the cost is to be load
ed on the broad back OF Uncle Sam.
Meals and lunches for the trip, with
the liquors to wash them down, run
up to hundreds more. The govern
ment is even called upon to pay the
ministers who say prayers. Well,
prayers for some Of them ought to
come high.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31
The Negroes Jack.

Few white people know what a
sack" is, as understood by the ne
groes, and perhaps the custom of
carrying slack" is not popular with
the negroes of this section of the
country; but in the South Atlantic
States, it is said, you can hardly find
a negro without one. A negro was
found dead, hanging in the woods
near Charlotte, N. c., the other day,
and the first question that the coro-
ner asked was Where is his jackp"
At this question the negroes, who
had congregated around, fell back as
though a bomb were about to ex-
plode, and the white men present
asked what it meant. Il will show
you," said the physician, and feeling
in the dead mans pocket he brought
out tin box. When this was opened
1t was found to contain a snakes
head, a scorpion, bit of iron, a
rusty key, a bunch of "witch's yarn"
and a package of salt. The doctor
said that this was the jack, and that
it was used by the negroes to @con-
jure" their enemies with and throw
a spell over them, and that the ma
jority of the negroes held the jack
In mortal terror. To show its power,
the doctor offered to give any of the
negroes present dollar TO put the
jack into his pocket, but none of
them would touch 1t. He took it
homo and tried the negroes in the
city with 1t. He put 1t in his back
yard and says that 1t will be better
guard for his chickens and woodpile
than any dog that he could GET
New Orleans Picayune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31

Is lighted with a window placed above
the press; each fireplace is furnished
with neat hardwood mantel, and
the hall is finished in Georgia pine,
the floor being laid with this mate
rial, and finished in natural color.
The exterior is painted as follows:
Ground, light slate; trimmings, buff,
and chamfers, black. Cost, So, 925.
The sight Of this house In its 10.
cality, which is In one of the pref
tiest towns in New England, is very
refreshing, and is greatly in advance
of the old styles Of rural box archi.
lecture to be found there When
people see beautiful things, they very
naturally covet them, and they grow
disconnected in the possession Of ugli-
ness. Handsome houses, other things
equal, are always the most valuable.
They sell the quickest and for the
the most money. Builders who feign
a blindness to beauty must como to
grief.
Copyright by Palliser, Palliser & Co.. N. y
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31

Washburn, the young lady in ques-
ton, took Vienna by storm on her
arrival there. Besides being the
possessor of rare personal attractions
Miss Washburn is also gifted with a
goodly amount of sound American
common sense, and in almost no time
she had mastered enough of the in
tricacies of court etiquette to stand
all members of the family in good
stead. Miss Ethel Is a daughter of
Mrs. Trip by former marriage, her
father having been one Of the Mime
sofa Washburns. At the time Of her
mothers second marriage seven years
ago she was known as "the flower of
Minnesota" and Mr.. Trip, who was
then Chief Justice of the Territory
Of Dakota, was congratulated many
times on securing two such house.
hold treasures as the mother and
daughter.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31
Will Have His Way.

You can't get the best of a shoe
clerk. He knows more about shoes
than small boy knows about the
exact day school closes. A woman
hates shoe clerk, and to all outward
appearance the shoe clerk feels the
same sort of sentiment toward the
woman.
There Is one habit that a shoe
clerk has that is exasperating beyond
everything. He always insists upon
holding up the old shoe that he has
just removed, and, after taking In
all its rips and rags and patches, he
filings it on the floor as If it were in.
tested with smallpox microbes. That
one little incident is quite enough
to make the woman shut her teeth
together and mentally declare war.
"What size, madam" says he.
"Four b." she replies.
swell, / think you need 81 triple
a." he suggests.
Then IL the woman is real brave,
courageous bit of femininity, she
straighteus up and says: Il will not
wear 81. If you can't give me what
/ ask for ! shall go elsewhere"
1t all depends upon the makeup of
the shoe clerk whether or not he gets
angry at this point. Sometimes he
goes away and presently comes back
with a shoe several sizes too small
for the woman's foot. Then he pro-
ceeds to try TO jam the unhappy foot
into it, after which he smiles bland
ly and remarks sweetly: "You see.
madam"
But, anyway, whatever plan he fol-
lows and whatever demands she
makes, the woman invariably trots
of with her No. 4 "B" foot incased
in a No. 81 triple "a" shoe. If the
clerk is clever she isn't aware of the
de- cit until she gets home and looks
at the box. Then she thinks Of how
she said to him sharply: @You
needn't bring on your 5A's. / won't
wear them" And then she sits down
and has good laugh.
That's why l say that you can't
get the best Of a shoe clerk. OF
course, women realize that they are
unreasonable at times and that buy
ing shoes is trying business anyway,
but 1t seems rather hard to think
that we can't have the shoes we ask
for just once In a while. -Chicago
Record.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31
Gets His Own Price.

Though Mr.. +. Marion Crawford
probably earns more money by his pen
than any other living writer he is
perhaps not 30 we'll paid in proper
ton TO the amount or work that he
does as is Mr.. 7. B. Aldrich. As a
matter Of fact, Mr.. Aldrich always
puts his own price on his work, and
he IL always sure of getting it. One
magazine of New York City takes
everything that he sends 1t. He
simply writes the price In corner of
the MSS, and 1t is paid. What de-
lightful aspect Of literary success this
presents! A few weeks ago an editor
wrote to Mr.. Aldrich: Wont you
please drop poem into our slot and
draw out as much money as you want
for itp" Mr.. Aldrich dropped dozen
lines, as directed, and drew out $40. "
New York Recorder.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31
Napoleon's Conqueror.

The time may perhaps como whom,
war being thing Of the distant past,
the successful general, through whose
efforts country Is victorious over Its
enemies, will not receive the applause
and praise Of men. At present, how
ever, we are far from this state, and
no man now receives greater honor
than he who has led winning fight
or men who in modern times have
been thus distinguished one OF the
greatest was Arthur Wellesley, Duke
of Wellington. Certainly he was the
greatest soldier England has ever pro-
duced and one of her finest men.
Arthur Wellesley was born May /,
1859, in Ireland. From early life he
was destined for the career Of SOL
der and was given a military educa-
tion in France at the College of An
gers. In 1887 he entered the English
army and, few years later, 6rst saw
actual service in the Duke Of York's
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31

career was this special honor paid
him. AS browning glory after his
Spanish campaign Wellington was
made field marshal of England.
The Field OF Waterloo.
In July, 1914, Wellington was ap-
pointed ambassador to France, and
In that capacity went to the Congress
of Vienna While this body was sit
ting Napoleon escaped from Elba,
and the sessions were broken up. 1t
seemed probable that Napoleon would
60 to Belgium, and to this country's
defense proceeded an army under
Wellington and one from Prussia I'M
der Butcher. The battles of Ligny
and Quatre Bras were succeeded,
June 10, 1915, by the great engage
ment of Waterloo. 1t was undoubt-
eddy the greatest battle In modern
times. The invincible Frenchman
and the undaunted Englishmen met
to try conclusions, and on the issue of
that contest, Ii Is not too much to
say, hung the fate of the world. To
recapitulate the events of that men,
orable day, to show how the French
forces were gradually forced to yield
until victory was no longer possible,
would take too long in this place.
There was no question that the vic
tory was in the hands of the English
and Prussians, and that the French
were no longer to be considered the
conquerors Of the world.
After the battle Wellington
marched on Paris and there, at the
request of the allied sovereigns, re.
manned for three years In command OF
the army of occupation. Honors
without measure were showered on
wellington by the English Govern
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31

OuO8 " esa0 <s@~e.S 49,
trOthaL
Wedding rings were used both by
the Greeks and Romans, but tnen
only at the ceremony of betrothal
and not that of marriage, says the
Westminster Review. The Anglo
Saxon bridegroom at the betrothal
gave a wed or pledge, and q ring was
placed on the maiden's right hand,
where 1t remained until marriage,
and was then transferred to the left.
During the reigns of George l. and
George H. the wedding ring was Oft
en- worn on the thumb. The placing
OF the ring Cd book is a remnant OF
the ancient custom of blessing the
ring by sprinkling holy water In the
form of cross, and this 10 still done
in the Roman church.
One of the earliest forms OF rings
was the gemel or double ring, and
this was used as pledge before mar
rage They were generally made In
three parts and broken In the pres
ence of witness, who retained the
third part. In Germany, Sweden,
Norway and Denmark it was COM
mon custom for the engaged couple
each to give to the other plain gold
ring much resembling a wedding
ring. In the last century wedding
rings were frequently inscribed with
posies. DR.. John Thomas, who was
bishop of Lincoln in 1853, married
four times. The motto or posy on
the wedding ring at his fourth mar
riage was:
II / survive
I'll make them FIVE
King Henry VIII. gave Anne Of
Cleves a ring with the posy,
God send me we'll to keep
1t was a general custom in the
middle ages for the bridegroom to
place the ring first on the thumb of
the bride, then on her second finger
and then on her third, at the name
Of each person of the Trinity, "leav-I
ing it," as the rubric directs, on her
fourth finger at the word amen, thus
signifying by action, not less than by
word, that he was undertaking the
duties Of the married state, "in the
name OF the Father, and of the Son
and of the Holy Ghost" The rea-
son assigned for the fourth finger be-
ing appointed as the final resting
place of the wedding ring is because
on that finger there is generally be-
lieved to be a certain vein which pro-
ceeds to the heart. The left hand
most probably was appointed because
the virgins espoused to the church
wore the ring Of their celestial nup-
tials on the right hand.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31

THE struggle going on in New York
for the equal rights of women recalls
to the Sun the case of Buffalo man
who loaded two shot-guns, and, hand
ing one to his wife, requested her to
fight a duel with him. The duel
ended in the precipitate fight of the
woman through window, carrying
the sash with her, and the man, OF
course, was held for assault with in
tent to kill. His conviction was re-
garded as certain, and 1t was held
that his proposition to fight duel,
and placing the woman upon practi-
cally equally terms with him, would
not excite anything except laughter
before jury, whereas, IL 1t had been
the case of one man fighting another,
1t would be exceedingly difficult to
secure conviction.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31

and corporation acts, which bore
hardly against non-members Of the
Established Church, were repealed
and the removal Of Catholic disabili-
ties, another outrageous measure,
was suggested. Wellington, for all
his liberalism, would not give his
consent to reform Parliament, and
this caused a strong feeling against
him and he was forced to resign. In
1884 he was again offered the prem
iership, but declined, though he ac-
cepted the foreign portfolio under
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31
A BEAUTY FROM THE WEST.

Miss Ethel Washburn, stepdaugh liter Of the
American Minister at Vienna.
1t is generally conceded that the
court etiquette of Vienna is more
rigid than any other in Europe.
Some American Ministers to the Aus
trian capital have found considerable
difficulty in accommodating them
selves to the formalities so closely
observed there, but the present rep
resentative from this country, Bart
lett Trip, has been particularly
lucky in this respect. He attributes
his good fortune largely to the fact
that he is stepfather to one Of the
most lovely girls ever seen in an
American legation. Miss Ethel
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31
A TABLE CONSERVATORY.

How One May BE Made to Grace Your
Summer Drawing-Room
Somewhere about the house you
may have a small table which is of
no special use. Look it up and con-
vert it into little conservatory fit
to grace your summer drawing-room.
You don't know how to do it? Well,
here is the plan to follow:
The preparatory work is accom-
plished by a coat of white enamel.
After this is thoroughly dry, cut a
round hole in the center of the table,
just large enough for deep tin can
to be fitted in. Fill this with water
and then place your flowers within.
They may be changed each morning,
and will keep fresh all day. Another
pretty idea is to fill the tin pan with
earth and have ferns growing there.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31

SHE-"But how can you think I'm
pretty when my nose turns up so?"
He-"Well, all I have to say is that
it shows mighty poor taste in backing
away from such a lovely mouth. -
Standard.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31

THE YOUNG DoCToR-"Just think,
six of my patients recovered this
week" The Old Doctor-"It's your
own fault, my boy. You spend toe
much time at the club. Life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-31

dulged in to a great extent In these
days of economy, sliding-doors and
fire-placeS
The dining-room, is a very cheerful
room, and the EitcHen is reached
through a passage Also connecting
with the side veranda. The pantry