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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

Birds are commonly credited with
IN extraordinary range OF vision.
circumstances lend aid to the devel-
opment OF the menta factors In their
case The usual distance at which
terrestrial species use their eyes 10
limited by the ground horizon. But
In the case OF tho soaring birds, such
as vultures and eagles, the horizon,
the natural limit of sight. il enorm-
ously extended. MacgilHvray early
noted that though birds of prey have
orbits of great size-the eyeballs Of
the common buzzard being ! l-S
inches In diameter--they do not, as
q rule. soar when seeking their prey.
The eagle, when hunting. flies low,
just as do the sparrow hawk and rhe
hen barrier. Yet the vultures and
condors, birds which admittedly do
soar when seeking food. have been
proved to find carrion b. sight. A
carcass was covered with canvass
and some offal PLACED upon it. The
vultures saw this, descended and ate
it, and then sat on the covered por-
ton within few inches OF putrid
carcass. When hole was made in
the covering they saw and attacked
the food below. But the rapid con-
gregation of vultures. from dis
lance to carcass is probably due to
their watching their neighbors, each
OF which is surveying limited area.
Charles Darwin pointed out. that in
level country the height OF the sky
commonly noticed by a mounted
man Is not more than fifteen degrees
above the horizon. and vulture on
the wing at the height Of between
1900 feet and 1000 feet would proba-
bly, be two miles distant and invisi-
BILE. Those which descend rapidly
and appear to have come from be-
yond the range of human sight, were
perhaps lowering vertically over the
hunter when he killed his game.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

sembly which formed the constitution
OF the United States.
Az q diplomat Franklin ranks de-
servedly high. The Declaration OF In
dependence made foreign aid for this
country absolutely necessary and e.
pecially the aid Of France, England's
great enemy No man In America was
80 we'll fitted as Franklin to undertake
q mission to that country. He had
a working knowledge OF French and
Latina thing possessed by but few
Americans at that time-and moreover
he had practical common sense and
grasp of affairs unequaled by any other
man. His work In France was most
brilliant. He managed to secure finan-
cial aid for completing the war. and
setting the government on Its feet, and
finally secured the treaty Of 1888, one of
the greatest triumphs of modern diplo-
macy, whereby both France and Eng
land were made friends of America.
From his early youth Franklin was
Interested in scientific studies, and the
fruit of these was seen in 1742 when he
invented stove which was a marvel
Gus Improvement on the methods then
employed for heating rooms. Ten years
later he showed, by means of kite,
that lightning is discharge Of cleo
tricity, and for this the Royal Society
awarded him medal Franklin began
to publish an almanac in 1882, which
he continued for some years under the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
Died For Her Young.

Burton III. and Edward r. Alling, of
Hamden, and three New Haven boys re-
Gently saw snake of the copperhead spe-
cies emerge from hole near the upper
end Of Wintergreen lake. The reptile was
male and was soon followed by the fe-
male, with host of little progeny by her
side. When the boys rushed to attack the
snake family the male reptile fled. But
the female stood stock still, opened her
mouth, ana her fifty three offspring raced
down her throat for safety. The boys
battered and pelted the female snake to
death with sticks and stones, and then
stead, in Hampden. They told the story
of their experience to a man well versed
in the knowledge of the habits of reptiles,
and he dissected the dead female snake.
The result was very interesting. Out
fell fifty.three little snakes, none of which
was more than two inches long. Some
were dead because of the beating that had
killed their mother, but most of them
were alive. They, however, were quick
ly dispatched, and the complete score Of
the killed, including the maternal female,
made just fifty-four snakes.
The copperhead female, like all other
snakes, lays numerous nests Of eggs,
which she matches and then protects as
best she can until her little ones ace able
to care for themselves. The fact that the
offspring of the female snake killed did not
exceed two inches in length is proof that
The little ones could not have been over
few days old.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

How the Late Unpleasantness In the
Orient Affected Tradc.st

How the Late Unp1easantncss In the
Orient Affected Trade
The Department of State is in receipt Of
a report on the trade Of China for 1894
prepared by the secretary of the British
legation at Pekin. The most remarkable
feature of this trade for the year Is found
In the facts that, Notwithstanding the
Japanese war and many other untoward
circumstances, good results were obtained
and that a promising revival OF CONNER
cial prosperity has set in. Both exports
and imports show an advance and the
customs revenue was increased by every
division of trade with the one exception
of Indian opium. The receipts from the
exports exceeded the maximum collected
during the most prosperous days of. the
tea trade. In accounting for this condi-
ton the author of the report says no ports
were blockaded during the war and the
usual calamities Of the war were almost
wholly absent. The report takes the po-
sition that the opening Of the ports of
Suchou and Hangchou by the japanese
treaty will have little influence on the
volume and value of foreign trade, on
account of the absence of banking and
shipping facilities at those places. Com
menting upon the effect of the war, the
writer of the report says: Even II. as
may be the case, China has learned no
lesson by the war, yet it seems scarcely
credible that she will be able to avoid
some measures of reorganization, If not
merely in self-defense, at least by the ne
cessity of providing money for the large
indemnity which must be paid.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
a Coon Hunt.

Speaking of coons," said Mr.. ID. I.
Doughtry, of Cordele, as he finished
laughing over an account of coon hunt
in recent issue of the Cordele Sentinel,
"when was small boy saw the great
est contest ever heard of between a coon
and dogs. had gone to the river with
my father, and as usual carried my two
dogs with me. Father went down the
river and left me to prowl around and do
what mischief could.
II was peering up an old hollow tree
when l saw two shining eyes. | was
scared, but my fright was turned into de-
light when father returned and told me
he thought it was coon He got long
pole and twisted the varmint out and sure
enough it was coon. The dogs went
for him at once, but the old rascal made
for lake near by. He didn't stop till he
reached deep water. Then he stopped and
allowed the dogs to come to him.
1.-THE first thing he did was to grab one
of the dogs by the ear and carry him under
the water. AS soon as the dog would come
to the surface he would make for the
bank, but the other dog would manfully
make for the coon, when the same process
would ensue. This performance lasted I'M
til the coon became almost exhausted.
Then he floated near enough to the bank
where we stood for father to reach him
and drag him in with the pole.
Il shouldn't think" con tinued Mr..
Doughty, ''that coon would be very
easy to drown"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

months, which ran all that time, and
was still running when the inventor
took 1t away.
The accompanying illustration Is said
to be fair reproduction OF the sketch
Mr.. Stone made of the device. 1t con-
sisted of four arms, which revolved
about the axis with the least possible
friction. The arms were hollow, and
inside of them were little gl0bular
weights, which ran freely by their own
gravity to the lowest point Of the arms
In which they were contained.
Mr.. Stone did not know whether 1t
was scientifically" possible for the
weights to keep the arms revolving or
not, but he did know that they kept re-
volving. He attributed their motion to
the fact that the weights on one side
were all tin time further away from
the axis than those on the other side.
In that way they were exerted lever
age that kept them In motion. The de-
vice deserves attention for its ingenui-
ty, If for nothing else.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
HE WAS EXPERIENCED.
And His Bride Wished to Thank the
Girl Who Broke Him In.

And His Bride Wished to Thank the
Girl Who Broke Him In.
What wonder that Harold Hustleton
was proud and happy. Had he not won
the heart and hand of the fairest and
loveliest girl in the whole town?
Harold could scarcely believe in his
good luck. And as he sat by her side
and watched the evening star glimmer-
ing family above the orange flush
which marked where the sun had sunk
behind the hills he felt moved to ask
her the fourteenth question Of the low
er's catechism, |. e., "How. had it hap
pened that she had chosen him out Of
all the men in her wide circle of ac-
quaintances to be responsible for her
future happiness?"
''Surely she must have known better
fellows than he was" he urged; erich
er and handsomer and more athletic.
Why had she chosen him?'
ooh, Harold, you mustn't be too mod
est" replied Ada, as she gently pushed
back the hair from his forehead. "You
have great many traits which none of
my other friends possess. You are so
thoughtful of my welfare, so tender
and so considerate, so obedient to my
slightest wish. l think it was those
things which first won me to you, and
have never regretted it; for, Harold,
you are simply an ideal lover"
ooh, my darling, you don't know how
glad 1 am to hear you say So" he ex-
claimed as he drew her near to him
and kissed her tenderly.
Eyes, dear, and some day you must
let me meet her and thank her for max
ing you what you are" continued Ada.
"Meet whom? My mother" asked
Harold.
mo, Harold, not your mother" she
said, sweetly; 81 want to thank the girl
who broke you in!'-Boston Traveller.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

LIN once to fall in love.
Another friend was Sir William Keath,
and this gentleman felt so great an af-
lection for the boy that he offered to
set him up in business. He advised
Franklin to go over to England and
buy printing press, promising to pay
his expenses and give him letters to
some powerful people there. Franklin
sailed; but when he arrived in England
he found Keith had neither forwarded
money as he had promised, or letters,
and so he was left absolutely penniless
and friendless in a strange land. But
Franklin was the last one to be dis
mayed by such conditions and boldly
set to work, both to make friends and
find work. In both he was successful
and passed eighteen months in London,
during which he saw much and learned
a good deal, so that, when he returned
to Philadelphia in 1926, he was vastly
improved from the youth who had left
there so short time before. Franklin
now married Deborah Reed, established
a printing business Of his own, began
the publication of the Pennsylvania Ga
zette, and set himself to make wor-
thy position in life.
That energy which was so marked
characteristic of Franklin's nature soon
impelled him to take an active part in
the political life of his time. He be-
came postmaster Of Philadelphia, and
so successfully did he conduct the office
that it soon became the center Of the
postal system of the colonies. He pro-
posed to Congress assembled in AL
bany the only feasible plan for cont
mental government and he procured the
repeal Of the hated stamp act. Frank
Inns patriotism was often questioned,
for though he desired America to be
freed from British oppression he was
far from wishing to plunge the country
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

title Of Poor Richards Almanac. 1t
was filed full OF short and pithy bust
ness maxims which, If not of great
moral value, were singularly shrewd.
He also left charming autobiography
which tells the story Of his life until
1857.
Franklin was buried at Philadelphia
near his wife. Their graves are mark
ed by marble slabs. He left behind him
the following epitaph, which. is often
quoted, and has become famous: 1.-THE
Body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer,
like the cover of an old book, its con-
tents torn out and stripped Of its let
tering and gliding, lies here food for
worms; but the work shall not be lost,
for it will, as he believes, appear once
more in a new and more elegant edi.
ton, revised, and corrected by the au-
thor"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
supreme Bench Geographicall,


The various sections of the country
are very unevenly represented In the
Supreme Court Of the United States. a
fact to which the recent death of Judge
Jackson calls attention. The justices
have not only appellate Jurisdiction,
but district Jurisdiction as well. and
nominally they are supposed to repre-
sent all parts Of the country. Prior to
the death of Justice Jackson Kentucky,
Tennessee, and Louisiana, three neigh
boring States. with similar interests,
had three justices, one each. Illinois
and Michigan had two, the Pacific
coast one, New England one and Kan
sas one. The great middle Atlantic and
south Atlantic States, including New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Del
aware, Maryland, North Carolina, vir-
ginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
and West Virginia were represented col
lectively by one justice, resident Of
Pittsburg.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
Scientific Kite Flying.

Kite flying, which used to be done
for fun, has arisen to the dignity OF a
scientific experiment. Two sets of
such experiments are in progress
one under the direction OF the
Weather Bureau at Washington, and
the other at Blue Hill, near Boston,
conducted by w. A. Eddy, of New
Jersey. Not only do the experiments
ers send the kites up several thou
sand feet, but they send up cameras
with them, and get pictures of the
landscape from that altitude. The
ostensible purpose OF the scientific
kite flying is to find out as much as
possible about the atmosphere and its
currents, barometric curves. temper
ature and other ingredients; but no
doubt it Is just as good fun to fly a
scientific kite as any other sort, and
no doubt the scientific grown-ups en-
Joy it.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
BOAT IS Driven BACK
puRlrAN.s RssENoERs IN a
! sANIc.
ca. schohelyNow ketired-Death of
DR.. Pastcur Recaicitrant Major Ar
xe.ted M Trouble In London
over Admaton Of American Beef.
roed by Big Waves.

Ruffeted nd tossed about for nearly
ION hours the plaything of giant, the
steamer P,tan returned to Chicago Sum
dav afterop, beaten into submission to
the will ~ northwest gale, and as an
CIV n seas ever churned the waters of
f,sta Npjgan. Within three miles of
the har, at st. Joe the captain of the
pur;tayas forced to turn back, and re-
turn chicago with about forty passen-
gars Scwere ready to join in hymn
of th,sgiving as soon as they planted
the;ret on dry land once more. For
ahouhree hours they were as badly
fr;gped lot of men and women as
avepk passage on a boat. 1t might not
no ictly true that they were panic
stem. With few exceptions they were
to,ck to try on life preseryers if they
hTanted to, and were helpless to pro-
themselves from being thrown about
ttabin with the furniture. During the
ltwenty-four vessels were in trouble
and the lakes. Some are total losses,
'no loss of life is reported.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

It was 105 years ago that Benjamin
Franklin died, In some respects the
greatest man this country has produced.
He was certainly q most interesting
one. His life touches so many points
of interest, he was so prominent in
many fields that history easily accords
him a lofty rank. He was at once
philosopher, statesman, diplomat, SCI
enlist, inventor and wit and as writer
of English second to scarcely any. The
story of such life cannot help but be
interesting as illustrative of how much
an earnest man can make Of himself
when to that end he bends every en-
ergy Of his mind.
Franklin's parents had gone to Bos-
ton some time before his birth and set
tied there with large family of chill
dren. Here the subject of this sketch
was born In January, 17O6. He showed
in boyhood great precocity and eager
ly read whatever books he could lay his
hands on. His father wanted to send
him to Harvard and fit him for the min
istry but felt that this he could not
afford in his straitened circumstances
and so took him in to his own chambers
shop to teach him the trade. But
Franklin disliked the work, and so was
apprenticed to his brother, who had
printing office. In 1921 this brother be-
gan publishing the New England Cour-
ant, the third paper published in Bos-
ton, and Franklin contributed various
IL "a
matters gave so much offense to the
authorities that the young author was
threatened with Imprisonment. He
thought it was a good time for him to
get out Of Boston, and accordingly he
made his way to Philadelphia
His journey to that city was attended
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
Care in Buying Shoes.

Great care should be taken in
buying Shoes" said a well known
dealer to q Rochester Post-Express
reporter. Especially is this so in
the cheaper grades. There is a large
factory in Maine which turns out q
compressed paste that is extensively
used in the manufacture of shoes.
Large quantities of them are shipped
to other countries, but some are sold
even in this city. Leather is high
and it is not to be expected that the
feet can be clothed at slight ex-
pense. For this reason the COM
pressed paste shoe has gained in
favor. People, when buying it, think
they are getting the leather shoe.
whereas it is simply a bogus. This
class of shoe wears very we'll IL it is
kept dry, but after a good soak
ing, or twice wearing in the rain, it
will tear and is OF little use there
after. 1t Is always better to pay a
little more and get good article
upon which you can depend for SER
vica -
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago-Cattle. common to prime,
1915 to 1915; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, fair to choice, $3.50
to $500; wheat, No. 2 red, 59c to Coo;
corn, No. 2, Bic to &c; oats, No. 2, 10c
tn zoe; rye, No. 2, 40c to 42c; butter,
choice creamery, 20c to DC; eggs, fresh,
13c to 15c; potatoes, per bushel, zoe to
30c; broom corn, common growth to fine
brush. 215c to 4c per pound
Indianapolis-Cattle, shipping, $500 to
S5.T5; hogs. choice light, $500 to S4.75;
sheep. common to prime. $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2. Coo to Gle; corn, No. l
white, 31c to 33c; oats, No. 2 white, pc
to 24c.
St Louis-Cattle, $500 to 1915; hogs,
$3.50 to $3.50; wheat. No. 2 red, Soc to
Gle; corn, No. yellow, &c to Csc; oats,
No. 2 white, 1Sc to 19c; rye, No. 2, 3Sc
to 30c.
Cincinnati Cattle. $3.50 to 5000: hogs,
$500 to S4.75; sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. 2, 65c to &c; corn, No. 2,
mixed, 34c to 35c; oats, No. mixed, 21c
to 23c; rye, No. 2, 42c to 43c.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to 5000: hogs,
$500 TO $4.75; sheep, $500 to S3.75;
wheat, No. 2 red, 64c to 65c; corn, No. 2
yellow, 34c to 35c; oats, No. 2 white, 23c
to 25c: rye, 42c to 44c.
Toledo--Wheat, No. red, 64c to Csc;
corn, No. 2 yellow, 34c to 36c; oats, No.
2 white, 22c to 23c; rye. No. 2, 42c to 43c.
Buffalo-Cattle, $3.50 to 5000; hogs,
$500 to $4.75; sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. 2 red, Gao to 65c; corn, No.
2 yellow, 36c to 3sc; oats, No. white,
2Jc TO 26c.
MISUNDERSTANDING, No. 2 spring, SIC
to SOC; corn, No. 3, 29c to Bic; oats, No.
2 white, 21c to DC; barley, No. 2, 43c to
Acc; rye, No. 1, 40c to Ale; pork, mess,
$1.75 to 1925.
New York-Csttle, $500 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep, $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2 red, 64c to Coo; corn, No. 2,
BIC to 30c; oats, No. 2 white, 24c to Doe;
butter, creamery, 15c to 23c; eggs, West.
ern, 16c to lie.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

duty Of the leisure class to the COM
munity. / have tried to do 1t by ex-
ample, and it is what 1 have preached;
first and foremost, to be American,
heart and soul, and to go in with any
person, needless of anything but that
persons qualifications. For myself, I'd
work as quick beside Pat Dugan as
with the last descendant Of PATRON;
1t literally makes no difference to me
so long as the work is good and the
man is in earnest. One other
thing, I'd like to teach the
young man Of wealth that he
who has not got wealth owes his first
duty to his family, but he who has
means owes his first duty to the state.
1t Is ignoble to try to heap money on
money. would preach the doctrine
of work to all, and to the men of wealth
the doctrine of unrcmunerative work"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

70 the condition Of the water supply or to
the impure milk md cream cold by deal
ers up to the time Of the department cru
sade against them. Health Commission
or Kerr denies the existence of ap cpl
demic on the basis Of the fact that only
three cases were reported to the depart
ment Wednesday. But, the Evening
Post says, the fact that there were TWEEN
ty-nine deaths from the disease at the
County Hospital last week and that there
are eighty cases there now has far
stronger bearing on the question of the
epidemic than the report of only three
new cases. 1t ID well known that ply
sicinns are careless about reporting cases
Of typhoid and even the hospitals fire.
quently refuse to make reports Of the
number of patients and of their diseases
as required 90 the city ordinance.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

Henry G. Payne, Thomas f. Cakes and
II. 9. Rouse, receivers of the Northern
Pacific Road, rendered their designations
to Judge Jenkins at Milwaukee Tuesday
afternoon. The resignation gives a COM
plete history of the appointment of the
receivers and dwells upon subsequent liti1
CATION Reference is made to the attack
made upon the receivers by President
Ives in the Washington courts. The pro-
ceedings are set forth and excerpts made
from the opinions of Judges Gilbert and
Hanford. The receivers then proceed |:
"Your receivers manifestly cannot adj
minister the trust with justice to the par
ties interested or themselves If subject
TO the orders and instructions as to the
general administration from two or
more independent tribunals. We cannot
abide, nor can we ask our sureties to
abide, the danger of differences of opin-
ion between courts each assuming to be
controlling as to the expenditures of the
receivership in the general administra-
ton in view Of the immensely of the sums
involved"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

Officials Planning to Bring Them I'm
der Civil Service Regulations.

Officials Planning to Bring Them I'M
der Civil Service Regulations.
Both the Postoffice Department and
Civil Service Commission are taking in
terest In the movement to place fourth
class postmasters under the protection of
the civil service laws. While nothing is
likely to be done at present, it is prob
able that before the end of this adminis-
tration the looked-for action will be TAX
en-. There are over $4,000 fourth-class
postoffices in the country, and the num-
Der is constantly increasing. About 30
600 carry salaries of less than $50 per
annum, and at least half are in places
whore there is much greater difficulty III
finding a competent and reliable person
who is willing to serve than in choosing
between competitors. 1t is obvious that
there can be no question of examination
and certiication in the usual civil service
methods in these offices. Several plans
have been suggested and a combination
of them will probably be adopted.