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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
The Shy Australian Major.

James Payn tells in the Indepen
dent of an amusing incident which
took place the other day on board an
Australian liner. A shy Australian
Major, after spending the first even
ing very late with his friends in the
saloon, suddenly returned to them
after saying goodnight, and request
ed an interview with the pursuer;
he was very white.
There is lady," he said, ain my
cabin, No 4 -
Rubbish" exclaimed the purser;
there's the list; your companion is
Capt Higginson. So
Nothing will induce me to 60 into
the cabin again. said the Major.
well, I'll GO" returned the other.
He returned with great CELEBRITY,
and with as white face as the ma
;or's.
@Upou mylife. you are right; we'll
put you somewhere else for the night,
and see about it, in the morning."
With the earliest dawn they sought
the steward, and demanded an ex-
plantation s'ssf -
.It's all q mistake, gentlemen" he
said; its CAPT Higginson.sall right;
here's his luggage" %
I'VE must have this explained,
said the p0rser; this. portmanteau Ia
unlocked-let us see what is in it,"
1t was slady's wearing apparel.
by jinjol' cried the steward,
that's what comes OF taking names
az don't belong to us. She said she
was Capt Hig:inson; but she didn't
say IL was only in the, Salvation
ArmyI' "f'
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

front, with one-half inch Us opposite
each hole. TO each at" connect a
piece of half-inch pipe of sufficient
length to reach through, forming the
jets. Place a valve in the supply
pipe, In front of the boiler, handy
for fremen to regulate. A good way
to make the jet is to forge plug In
the end Of the pipe, In the end Of
which bore one-eighth-inch hole, In
cline the Jets at an angle on a line
with the center cross line of bridge
wall, clearing the fire.
The opening Of the flre-door must
be governed according to the draught.
When putting in fresh fire open the
supply valve one or two turns, and
in place of shutting the doors leave
them open about one inch, and IL the
smoke does not disappear open them
q half-inch further. When the smoke
has entirely disappeared the proper
amount of air to complete the COM
bustion Is being admitted. The open
ing of the doors is very necessary.
The large area around them admits
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
MISERIES OF THE GREAT.

Annoyances, Physical and Otherwise, that
Made Genius Groan.
Nero had bullying eyes and was
rery near-sighted.
DE Foe had more than one dose of
Newgate and the pillory.
Spenser, the poet, suffered the ex-
tremes of poverty and neglect.
Cowper was all his days over
Swallowed by the gloom of insanity.
julius Caesar had weak digestion
and was subject to epileptic fits
Cervantes was always poor and
constantly annoyed by bis creditors
Milton was blind in his old age
and often lacked In comforts of life
Peter the Great was half crazy
most of his life, through drink and
cage.
Mohammed was an epileptic, and
his visions were those of a diseased
mind.
Gibbon had the govt. He became
80 stout that he could not dress him.
self. tf
Bacon was avaricious, and his greed
for money finally led to his disgrace.
Tasso was miserably poor most of
his days. His miseries finally drove
him mad.
Selden was once committed to
prison for his attacks on the divine
right of kings.
Palestrina lived In extreme poverty
most of his days, and finally died In
great want
Charlemagne had an ulcer In his
leg that gave him much annoyance
for many years.
johnson was near-sighted and his
face much disHgured by scars result
ing from scrofula.
Coke was quarrelsome, and passed
his life in almost continual war with
his associates.
Byron was club-footed, and the
fact was source of constant miserr
to him all his life.
Dante passed most of his life as an
exile from the only city in which he
cared to live.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
Didn,t Know Mclean.

Charles IS. Scanlan, OF the Cincin-
natl EnquirerL-John r. McLean's
newspaper--was once sent into small
town In the Southwest (says the Jour-
nalist) to get the story of a woman
evangelist who had been greatly
talked about Seaman attended one
of her meetings, and occupied front
seat When those who wished to be
saved were asked to arise, Scanlan
kept his seat and used his notebook.
The woman approached, and. taking
him by the hand, said: @Come to
Jesus Madam" said the news
paper man.. I'm here solely on bust
ness to - report on your work. "
Brother" said she, -there is no bust
ness 90 important as Gods" well,
maybe not said Seaman; sout you
don't know John Mclean"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

A kno11oh kh1lnnthRoD1ne t0o viRu1 uEno
TO Hsbitua1Iy Carry m Umbrsllas
About lao or $50 years ago blood
less revolution was brought about In
London by q single man, says tho
Now York Evening Post He was
Jonas Hanway, well-known philan-
tbropist and founder Of the Magdalen
Hospital, who first had the courage
hsbitually to carry and use an um-
brella In public. Up to this time the
umbrella had been considered az es-
sentially' an article of feminine
eluipment and luxury, and the limo
walton was naturally for long time
subject of derision In general, but,
most especially, from the hackney
coachmen and chairmen of the day.
who considered the use of them an
invasion Of their vested rightA Mac
donald, literary footman of that
time, who wrote an autobiography,
informed his readers that he had "a
line silk umbrella brought from
Spain. but could not with any COM
tort to himself use 1t, the people
calling out: 'Frenchman, why don't
you get a coach?'" So remarkable
was the appearance of an umbrella In
those days that the debut" of one In
many other English towns was quite
q news item, like the monster goose
berry or sea serpent In later days. So
we read of a red Leghorn umbrella
appearing in Bristol about 1780 and
creating quite a sensation. In Edin-
burgh a DIR. Spens was said to have
been the first to carry one In public.
Horace Walpole tells also how DR..
Shebbeare, who was prosecuted for
seditious writings In 1853, stood in
the pillory, having footman holding
an umbrella to keep of the rain. "
For permitting this indulgence to q
malefactor, the undersheriff was pun
ished. OF the antiquity OF the UNI
brella or parasol there can be 40
doubt; but the origin of it is wrapped
in considerable Obscurity. Investi.
gators Of umbrella lore have supposed
that large leaves, tied to the extrem.
ity of bough, suggested the first
idea; others assert that it was prob.
ably derived from tent; the tradi.
tion existing in China is that the
San, which signifies shade for sun
or rain, originated in standards and
banners waving in the air. The
humble mushroom can also modestly
claim some share of the idea, and this
claim to the original patents is &C
knowledged by the Parisians, who
call their shelters, erected for eques.
TRANS in the Bots de Boulogne,
"Champignons"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12


Of these chambers are still pointed out
marks In the masonry In the shape Of
Q cross where the woodwork of rack
to torture criminals upon Is said to
have been imbedded. Human bones
are said TO have been found there
and rusty chains with which the
helpless victims were confined while
their lives wore away In that damp,
dark dungeon, shut out forever from
the sun and warmth, hearing no
sound, however much they might
listen, of one word OF human speech.
The existence of this inner vault was
unknown until 1899 when, Isome re-
pairs being made to the fort, 1t was
accidentally discovered. 1t may dis
appoint the reader to know that,
after all, authorities doubt whether
these dungeons" were anything more
than rubbish holes and whether any
human bones were found at all.
There Is no harm, however, in cling
Ing to the story and no one need re-
ject even the tale of the rack IL he
has real liking for horrors.
Two Indian Captives.
But there are some true romantic
stories connected with the old fort
which, In their way, are quite as sat
isfactory as these more grewsome
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

GEN. MARION the past and make
the spectator for a time live In
world apart. Still, we are not wholly
destitute OF such spots, practical and
common-sense people as we are.
None, however, does that dim at
mosphere of romance enshroud moro
closely than the old-world city Of
ST. Augustine, in Florida Visions
Of Spanish grandees, Of noble
knights and fair ladies come to the
visitor as he wanders through the
ruined sections of the quaint old city
and feeds his mind on stories Of the
past. But 1t is In the old Fort
Marion that such visions como to
him more perfectly and Ill his mind
with legends and traditions.
Fort Marion Is built on the north
end of the sea wall and commands
the harbor. A huge gray mass of
coQuina stone, 1t rises up, the only
example of medi8yal fertilization on
the continent and fine specimen of
military engineering at the date Of
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

It's construction. 1t covers more than
twenty-five acres, and from Its walls
may be had magnificent view Of
the blue-and-silver sea and the white
breakers dashing in yeasty spray
against the barrier built to repress
their violence. On the forts outer
wall Is an escutcheop bearing the
arms of Spxin, beneath which worn
and broken tablet gives the date OF
the forts completion, 1855, when
Don Ferdinand VI was King of
Spain. Within is central court and
from this open various small rooms
used once for barracks, storerooms,
messrooms, etc.
A Grewsome Place.
From one of these rooms the visitor
enters the far-famed dungeon of Fort
Marion. A narrow passage in the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
Untimely Candor.

A bleak, cold sensation recently
crept between a charming hostess OF
indianapolis and her favorite cook.
The latter, thorough Celt, it ia
said, brought the trouble on herself
by indulging in one of her character
istically candid and honest speeches,
which for long time have inspired
feelings of terror in the family OF
her employer. The inmates OF the
household felt that it was only a
question of time when B.ddy would
plunge them all into an avalanche of
disgrace, and last week the antici-
pated moment arrived.
Mrs. b. gave swell dinner to some
of her friends. The service was per-
feet. The hostess had ordered the
cuisine prepared especially for the
palates OF doctors, lawyers, and some
literary persons, who were her guests.
The dinner moved along very well up
to the point where the fpger-bowls
should have been brought In. Here
an embarrassing silence ensued. Mrs.
b., alarmed over the derelict conduct
of Biddy in neglecting this important
detail, touched the bell that brought
the COX from the kitchen.
"Biddy," Intercepted the hostess,
"you have neglected the finger-bowls;
bring them at once"
The broad face of the domestic
lapsed into picture of blank despair,
rs she whispered, In voice distinctly
audible:
aShure, MON, an Olive not had
tonne to wash thin after moldin' the
lilly In thim.'
The amusement Of the guests was
rs acute rs was the horror of Mrs. b,
Notice has been given to the candid
Biddy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
rhubarb, tamarind, cantharides, car
damons, scammony, and SIENNA.

rhubarb, tamarind, cantharideS, car
damons, scammony, and SIENNA.
A great trade with Northern Rus
STA, having its port at the mouth OF
the Don, brought from the "land OF
darkness" rich furs of the ermtne,
the Siberian squirrel, the red and
white fox, the marten, beaver, otter,
and wildcat. The Latins were very
fond of fur for dress and for the
mantle" of scarlet, fur lined, in
which they slept. The furriers had
a street in Jerusalem, and the Mos
lens also, especially in the North,
were equally accustomed to the use
of precious furs.
The trading stations Of the Jews,
the Genoese, and the Venetians ex-
tended far into Turkestan, north OF
the Oxus, and at Alden the Arab
traders Of the Red Sea met Chinese
junks and brought the wealth of In
dia and OF the far East to the Italian
markets in Alexandria. Moslem laws
allowed the pilgrim to Mecca to trade
on his journey. -The Edinburgh Re-
view.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
------.----------7--H-------7
sherman Had His Fun.

In 1886, General Sherman, then re-
tired, visited military post and was
present while the class was at signal
drill. The instruction was with the
heliograph-an instrument invented
since the Civil War. The General
seemed interested, but affected not to
understand its use, and wanted it ex-
planned, at the same time he stood so
as carefully to intercept with his per-
son the suns rays from the mirror,
so the signaling ceased. go on with
your work, boys! Don't stop for me,
I'm back number" called the Gen.
eral. I'VE can't, General. You are
cutting of the light" replied the
operator at the screen. The General
jumped back quickly, apologizing as
he did so: @Yes, yes, the world Is
marching on and we old men have
had our day and are struggling be-
hind. Why, in my time we did this
sort of thing by shaking flags, and we
called 1t wig wag.'" Then he
laughed and walked away across the
green parade.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

1t is supposed that business letters
are deficient In humor. Still there
have been exceptions, and the very
latest, sent by a member of the we'll
known soap making firm Get us say)
of Cake & Son, Is one of the most
brilliant A retail dealer in q small
way had sent for consignment of
their goods: Gentlemen" Che writes),
~wherefor have you not sent me the
sope? His 1t bekawse you think my
money Is not so good as nobody elses?
Dam you, Cake & Son! wherefor have
you not sent the sope? Please send
sope at once, and oblige your respect
ful servant, RICHARD JONES p. S.
Since writing the above, my wife has
found the sope under the counter
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
OsCEOLA.

they were taken to Fort Moultrie In
Charleston harbor. The chiefs were
Osceola and Coacoochee. The latter
resolved on escape and with great
daring and bravery managed to get
out of the fortress He crawled up
TO window, or rather a narrow slit
in the wall of his cell, % feet from
the outside ground. Here he fastened
rope which he put out the window.
With much difficulty he got his head
through and, incredible as 1t seems,
worked his body into the open air.
He was forced to make the first part
OF the descent head downward. he
says In the account he has given Of
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

his escape, but be llnally achieved ~
1 A. ss ana .
Fort Moultrie, where be afterward
died. A tree 70 growing In the wall
near tho easement whence Coacoo-
chez made his escape and IL = still
pointed out t6visitorss who regard IT
with much interest
Under different names, and having
different forms, q fort has existed at
St. Augustine for more than three
centuriea 1t was formerly a rude
log structure and gradually was re-
placed by . building OF stone. Me-
nendox, the founder of the city, be-
gan the fort by using the Indian log
council house there standing as .
defense against the threatened at
tack by the Huguenots from Fort
Caroline. on the St Johns River.
Menendez, on one occasion, massacred
some Huguenots and, fearing hostile
fieet from France, made additions to
tho fertilization, strengthening the
log structure. Discoveries OF coQuina
quarries suggested to the Spaniard
that he should put a stone structure
on the site, and this was begun about
the middle of the 18th century. Con-
victs from Spain and Mexico, In
dams, and slaves all toiled at the
walls and, when Jonathan Dickinson.
the shipwrecked Quaker of Philadel-
phia, came to st. Augustine in 1895,
the walls were thirty feet high. 1t
was then called San Marco, and under
that name was vainly besieged by
Moore, the British Governor Of Caro-
lima, and Gov. Oglethorpe of Georgia
in 1740 In 1921 the fort came into
tho possession Of the United States
and was renamed Fort Marion In
honor of Gen. Francis Marion, the
famous revolutionary hero.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
GIFTS FOR coNvALescENTs.

They Should He Chosen with Very Great
Csnsideration.
II there is anything more hopeless
and discouraging to the woman re-
covering from optic troubles than to
have adoring friends send her gifts
of brilliant-hued flowers, it Is to have
them send her books.
The invalid, who is growing strong
slowly on diet of beef tea, groans In
spirit as tropical fruits and wonder
full jellies are sent her. In short, the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

social ION W hi o b
forms such q charm
about many spots
in England and
Europe; few have
that air, half true,
half false, wholly
romantic and mys-
terious, which can
call up dreams of
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

A DEAL OF sympathy is wasted up
on the American woman who mar
ries a foreign title, and finds that
she has made bad trade. The woman
who marries for title is not entitled
to sympathy, and the man who mar
ries that kind of woman is as much
to be pitied as she Is 1t Is swindle
on both sides.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

The St. Louis Post Dispatch has
interested itself In smoke consumers,
and as . result makes public device
which can be applied without trouble
to any furnace. 1t is not patented.
This IL how IL Is made: Bore four
oue-inch holes through the furnace
'front.', Just above the fire doors, as
shown In cut. Run three-Quarter
inch steam-supply pipe across the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
CEMETERY FOR DOGS.

There IL Ono Near the Victoria In Hyde
Park, London.
Near the Victoria, in Hyde Park,
London, is cemetery for pet dogs
The cemetery is well cared for, and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

NEW York CITY has sixteen mill
ION dollars Invested In school sites
and buildings. This is considerably
more than tho annual expenditure on
education of Italy and Spain com
hined.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

rising In the midst Of flowers and
shrubs are numerous small marble
tombstones. These tokens of remem-
brance are variously inscribed, but
usually only the name Of the pet that
Is buried beneath is printed on the
slab Each grave has its we'll
trimmed bushes Of evergreen, and
scattered about are many ornaments.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
AT OLD FORT MARION
THE QUAINT DEFENSE OF 81.
AUGUSTINE. FLA

An Historic Spot which Rscalls Many
Scenes of Interest-Two Indian Captivss
"A Fort Has Existed There for Over
Three Centuries.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

8 o llu lid
sonry leads
from a small
room to a.
hole two feet
square, and.
s h r o u 3 d.
which, for
We feet, the
v 1 8 | t o r.
crawls into
q n in n e r
vault. The
arched roof
here is OF
9 oil d ma
sorry a 4 d
there is no
other outlet
+ h a n the
- T.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

tales. Two of
the most infu-
entail In dian
chiefs in the
Seminole war
which began In
1895 were cap
'tured and i'm
prfsoned h ere
with their fol-
lowers. whence
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

of an even distribution of air OBJ
tanned in no better way. The in
creased combustion equalizes the
small amount of steam used. This
device is not injurious to the boiler
in any way, and is recommended by
the st. Louis boiler inspectors.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

AIR is a meal Of which we are con
stantly partaking-hence 1t should
always be pure.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
HUMOR OF THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD ~ FUNNY MEN
or THE PRESS.

Many Odd. Curious, and Laughabls rhasss
Of Hamaa Nature Graphically Pertrsyse
By Eminent Word Artists Of Our Own Day
"A budget Of Fun.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

There are few places In those
United States about which clings
Mat old-time flavor of historical a.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-02-10
sUMMoSS--DIsTRTcT COURT

In the District Court of the Fifth Judicial
District of the state of Idaho. in and for the
county of Bingham.
Il. Livingstone, Plaintiff,
James Briley and Rebec-
ca Jane Briley, defendants
Summons in Mortgage Foreclosure.
To James Briley and Rebecca Jane Briley:
You are hereby required to appear in an ac-
ton brought against you by the above named
plaintiff. in the District Court OF Fifth Judi
ciai District of the state of Idaho. In and for
the county OF Bingham, and to answer the
complaint filed therein, within ten days, ex-
elusive of the day Of service,l after service
on you of this summons, il served within this
county, or, If served ont Of this county but
within this district. then within twenty days:
otherwise within forty days, or Judgment hy
default viii be taken against you, according
20 the prayer of said complaint.
The said action is brought 10 obtain decree
Of this court for the foreclosure OF a certain
Mortgage described in said complaint. and ex-
ecuted by the said James Briley and Rebecca
Jane Briley. ON the first day OF May. 1891, to
secure the payment of certain principal
promissory note for 81 $50, payable April LIST,
iS96, and five interest notes. one payable each
year beginning with April LIST. IS92, luortgag-
ing the Sls NEi4 and lots and A. Section ]. Up.
south. Range IS east, Il. NJ and 10 inches of
water stock in the Corbett Slough Ditch Co..
said notes and mortgage being executed by
both OF YOU; that the premises conveyed by
said mortgage may be sold and the proceeds
applied TO the payment of said principal note
of 81 $50, with interest at els per cent Der an
from Apfli tst. AcS1- tnG etC0hu lnttFcSk
note for sI58,75, with same interest from same
date. for SIS paid January 3D., 1898 by plaintiff
as water stock assessment, and interest on the
same at the rate OF 9is per cent annually, and
Sl5e attorneys fees: and in case such proceeds
are not sufficient TO pay the same, then TO oh
tain an execution against said James Briley
and Rebecca Jane Briley for the balance re-
naming due, and also that the said defend
ants and all persons claiming by. through or
under them may be barred and forAelosed OF
all right, title claim, lien, equity OF redemption
and interest in and TO said mortgaged premises
and for other and further relief. as viii more
fully appear by reference to the complaint on
file herein.
And you are hereby notified that IL you fail
to appear and answer the said complaint.
as above required. the said plaintiff will apply
to the court for the relief demanded in said
complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the
district court of the Fifth Judicial District of
~ the STAGE of Idaho. in and for the said
SEAL county of Bingham, this, Sd day of
~ january, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.
NJ. PATRfE. Clerk.
Stewart s Dietrich. Attys. for Plaintiff