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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19
Luminous Paint.

The most recent and, it is claimed, prac-
teal method, described, for the produce
ton If luminous paint is as follows:
Oyster shells are cleaned with warm
water, then put into the fire for half an
hour, at the end Of which time they are
taken out and allowed to cool; when quite
cold, they are pounded to fine state, all
gray portions discarded, and the power
placed in a crucible, in alternate layers
with flowers of sulphur. The lid is put
on and cemented with sand made into q
stiff paste with beer. and, when dry, is
baked in the fire for the space of an hour.
When quite cold the lid is opened, and,
as the product should be white. all gray
parts are to be separated, as they are non-
luminous. A sitter Is then made by TAX
ing pot, putting piece of very fine
muslin loosely around, tied about with
string, and the powder put in at the top
and raked about until only the coarse
power remains. On opening the pot, q
very fine powder is found, and this Is to
be mixed into a thin paint with gum
water, two thin applications being better
than one thick one. This is said to be q
luminous paint that will show LUMINOSITY
far into the night provided it is exposed
to the light during the day,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19
Eaten by an AIiiq ator.

A young jamaican met horrible
death in Port Limon, Costa RIGA. on
Sunday, in the River Banana, having
been caught and eaten by an alligator.
Sinclair, with several other cOmpan-
ions, had gone to battle i'm the river,
and while in the water the alligator
appeared, when they all made for
land.
After getting out il was discovered
that Sinclair was missing. His
friends, however, hopeful of recover
ing the whole or part of his body, went
away, but returned to the river an
hour later with dynamite and rifles
just in time to see the alligator on
the surface of the water with Sinclair
i'm his mouth, whom he held by his left
side, but as soon as the alligator spied
them he went below with his victim
and never came to the surface again,
despite all the dynamite and shots
which were discharged i'm the river
all that day until night.
On the 10th instant ]. Kaempffer
shot an alligator, and on opening IL
found In the stomach of the rapaciOus
reptile different parts of human be-
ing-a head minus the arm, and another
hand with the arm, the flesh being
still on 1t. A lot of bones were also
found 1t is believed that these were
parts of the unfortunate Sinclair. The
alligator was ten feet long.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19
PseuIiaritiss Of Cats.

was talking to a veterinary surgeon
who makes specially of dogs and cats,
and learned something about the latter
animal that / never knew. Now that
cats have become fad, the information
Is OF value. He says that the feline race,
instead of having less affection than dogs
for human beings, have more. Not only
do they become strongly attached to
places, as is generally known, but to per-
sons. Deaths from homesickness are very
common among cats, and, of course, this
ailment Is incurable, and not only do they
die because removed from the localities
they love, but frequently the result Of
separation from people they are attached
70 proves fatal A cat Is not friend to
every person 1t allows to stroke 1t. A cat
makes few friends, and those are very
strong ones. 1t may live with family
for years and be thoroughly domesticated
and yet have no love for the people. But
when cat really loves its master or mis-
tress, separation will frequently cause
the death Of the animal, while dog will
become used to new masters.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19
JUST WHISTLE


When times are bad and folks are sad
An gloomy day by day,
Test try your best ut lookin' glad
An whistle 'em away!
Don't mind how troubles bristle;
Jest take rose or thistle;
Hold your own
And change your tone
And whistle! whistle! whistler
"A song Is worth world o. signs
When red the lightnings play,
Look for the rainbow In the skies
An whistle 'em away!
Don't mind how troubles bristle:
The rose comes with the thistle;
Hold your own
An change your tone
An whistle! whistle! whistle!
Each day comes with life that's
new
A strange, continued story;
But still, beneath bend o. blue,
The world rolls on to glory!
Don mind how troubles bristle:
Jest take rose or thistle
An hold your own,
An change your tone,
An whistle! whistle! whistle!
J. l.. STANTON,
in Atlanta Constitution.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19
Killed by . Green Thread.

Maria Del DONNA, the 4-months-Old
daughter Of Antonio Del DONNA, who
lives in the annexed district, had her
ears pierced, according to the Italian
custom, when she was christened
three weeks ago last Saturday. A
week ago last night the baby awoke
about II o'clock and cried. Her little
limbs began to twitch and her face be-
came distorted. One of the baby's,
ears also began to swell. so in the
morning the parents sent for DR.. e. L.
ErnhOut.
The doctor found the child in con-
vulsions, and the face on the side of
the affected ear was so inflamed that
it was almost half as large again as
it ought to be. The baby was suffer-
ing from blood-poisoning, which had
affected the brain. He looked ut the
ears and asked what had been done to
the child.
1.-The ears were pierced" was the an
swer, land the midwife put green silk
through the puncture to keep it OPEN"
'That is what made your child
SICK" said the doctor. 'The green
thread has poisoned her blood. can
do little for her.
The sick baby developed erysipelas,
and the doctor told the parents he
could not save her. The midwife, Del
DONNA said. was Maria Asunta An
nelli. He said she took an ordinary
needle and pierced the child's ears,
and drew the green silk through
them.
DR.. Ernhout reported the case to the
Coroner yesterday after making out
a death certificate, in which the cause
of death is recorded as commissions
and septicnemia.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19

An automatic tubular chime has
been invented by Allan Il. Olney. AS
the name indicates, the tubular chimes
are made with the new tubular bells,
and the people who have heard the
bells In clocks will appreciate the
beauty of the tones that can be Sc
cured In the new machine.
The machine Is combination Of the
bells and striking arrangement con-
cylinder fitted with pins that set the
hammer Mt work. The pin. cylinder
can be run by a weight, a coil spring
or by an electric motor. 1t can be
controlled from any part of the build.
ing in which 1t Is set up by means of
a set of push buttons. The machine is
designed to be set in the top Of large
Railways, and this enables the full
power of the bells to be secured. The
number Of bells will vary according to
the number and scope of tunes that
are to be played and the machine will
be built with from eight TO seventeen
bells and with either twenty or forty
tunes, as desired.
BY an Ingenious controlling device
that Mr.. Olney has attached to the
machine, it will be possible to have
the entire number of tunes played in
rotation, or one can he repeated, as
desired, Or selections can be made
from the list. The bells are an inch
and a half in diameter, and range from
six feet to three and One-half feet in
length. They are to be suspended by
catgut strings from a board, and the
mechanism that works the hammer is
to be neatly boxed I'm. The hammers
are to be played, and the machine will
and there will be one, two or three
hammers with each bell.
A loud, soft or very soft tone can be
secured by an adjustment of the ma
chine. Mr.. Olney will adjust the ma
chine to give the correct phrasing
by an arrangement of the pins on the
cylinder. The machine will be made
with interchangeable parts. Mr..
Olney will go to Europe to get ma
chine to put the pins in the cylinders,
and the new instrument will be put ON
the market i'm few months.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19
DIAMOND WASTE.


Otamouo Cutting Industry.
One of the curious phases OF the Am
sterdam diamond.cutting industry is the
extent of the trade in diamond waste.
Most OF this material comes now from the
cleavers. Formerly, when diamonds
were still very expensive. cleavers did not
deign to set to work upon stone unless
1t was mainly OF fair quality, and the
most of it could be turned out as valuable
diamonds. But now, through the great
competition in price, nothing may be re-
jected. II piece Of boart contains but
one good corner, though not more than
one-eighth of carat in weight, and con-
sequently less than half that weight when
polished 1t must be turned 10 accounts
and if this little available portion lies in
the center of the stone it can only lie
reached by great deal of cleaving, which
will unavoidably produce many splinters
and much dust. Cleavers' waste is of
several kinds, generally sold in lump to
dealers. First, there is the boart, or the
remnants of stones from which small
corners have been taken off; these realize
the full market price Of boart. Out of
the other waste are picked the few splnt-
ers yet fit to be worked mo rose dia.
monds, next the lons pointed splinters
which when inserted in a handle are used
for points in engraving upon stone, glass,
etc. After these come the smaller bits,
some of which may also be usei for en-
craving and the stronger ones for boring
holes in porcelain, glass, etc. The small
est material of this kind is generally
stamped into powder and employed in
polishing diamonds and in the arts.
Some of the coarser pieces, when smooth,
are used for slabs, in which holes are
drilled, and they are sold for wire-draw-
ing, being much harder and more durable
than any other substance for this pur-
pose.
A great deal of waste also comes from
the cutters. During the cutting variety
of splinters and fine fragments are thrown
off; hence the waste material furnished by
cutters, and to some extent by the cleavers,
is the sweepings, of which there are
again two kinds, viz: first. ''bak fulles,"
the residue of the bak. or box upon which
the friction of the two diamonds occurs,
a mixture of minute diamond particles
and scrapings of cement; second, stable
fulles," or sweepings OF the floor Of the
shop. All these pass through compli-
Gated processes of cleaning by dextrous
and experienced hands. At first nothing
is seen but black, dusty fragments of the
cement used to fit the diamonds on the
handles, with here and there a glimmer-
ing bit hardly visible to an inexperienced
eye. The buyer, however, knows how
to treat it by sitting. burning and boiling
in nitric acid. so that out of this black
mass is brought a fine snow-white powder,
mixed with minute fragments of diamond.
used for stamping An extensive trade
is done in these different kinds of waste,
and it is exported from Holland to various
parts of Europe and America for technical
purposes. Over 200 persons in Amster-
dam gain their living as dealers in dia-
mond waste and sweepings.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19

may be In the man, and most Of the mo-
torlnen have . lIttlc," said conductor.
The car had come 10 sudden stop, and
ell the passengers who had noticed little
kitten In front Of the car stood up and
looked back 10 see II its mangled remains
were on the track. ''Why, have known
my motorman to run his car back q half
square At night time to see II he had
killed cat" said the conductor. 1.-THE
headlight on the car seems to attract them
after dark and they will stand in front Of
an approaching car and their eyes gleam-
ing in the darkness like balls OF fire, they
seem to make no effort to get out Of the
way and disappear from the motorman's
view under the end of the car. leaving him
In doubt as to whether he killed them or
not. guess when they get out Of range
Of the headlight they realize their position
and scurry out OF the way"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19

In Glasow, not far from Berlin, n
farm hand named Dehmel chose a pc
culiar method of ending his life. He
had committed n theft, the theft had
been discovered, and when the police
were on the point Of arresting him he
escaped and climbed up to the top Of
a pine about century old and 300
feet high. There he used his suspend
ers in hanging himself. The sus-
penders broke, and the man fell dis
lance Of about $50 feet, where his neck
struck pointed branch, causing in
slant death. The corpse stuck fast up
there, however.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19
How Calhoun Was outwittsd.

Ex-senator George Wallace Jones or
Iowa, who is soon to issue his memoirs,
represented Michigan, Wisconsin and
Iowa in the United States House and
Seratc. He tells story of how, VIXEN
Iowa was admitted as a Territory. he
used every effort to get John c. Cal
ho,in not to fight it, without avail
Finally he induced his daughter to
come to the Senate before the Iowa
I'LL was brought up. Arrived there,
she was. on given signal to the Sen
ate gallery from him, to invite her
father into the Congressional Library
and keep him there until the bill had
passed the Senate. She did so to the
letter, and thus it was that Iowa be-
came Territory and afterward q
State.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19

In buying canned goods an eminent
physicians instructions are to ere
ject every article that does not show
the line of rosin round the edge OF the
solder of the cap, the same as is seen
on the scam on the side of the can.
Reject every can that does not have the
name of the manufactures or firm upon
II. rs well as the name of the company
or town where manufactured. Stand
ards have all this. When the whole
sale dealer Is ashamed to have his
,ame on tho goods, fight shy Of him.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19

Press up the bottom Of the can. 10
decomposition IL beginning the tin
will rattle the same as the bottom Of
the oiIer Of your sewing machine Will
do. If the goods are sound. 1t will be
solid, and there will be no rattle In the
tin. Reject every tin that shows any
sign of rust around the cap ON the in
side Of the head Of the can. IL house.,
keepers are educated on these points.
then the muriate Of zine amalgam Will
become a thing of the past"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19
A Hint to Stamp Collectors.

The army Of postage stamp collectors
should be- on the lookout for Dutch
hve-cent stamp, of exceptional value
IN the market. A short time ago in
the Netherlandish letter-stamp fac
tory AT IIaarlem, few sheets of 1--WE
cent stamps were accidently printed
with blue ink instead of yellow. The
mistake was first discovered by tie
postal officials at the stamping Of the
letters. Several had already been sold
and used, however, and sum of fifty
gulden Is now offered for single
specimens of these misprints.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19

An odd advertisement Is being used
by an opera troupe now travelling
in the South. In each town where the
troupe plays the advance agent secures
from the local banks $4,000 in gold
coin, putting up satisfactory securities
of course, and this amount Is placed in
the show window of some prominent
store during the day time. The money
is thus posted to back the managers
assertion that he has "the finest living
pictures on the road"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19
EGG Shells FOR Food.

Egg shells are commonly thrown
away, but, according to the Gazette
de Campagnes, this is very regret
table practice, since they are rich In
calcine salts as well as in phosphates.
Pulverized org shells mixed into the
nourishment OF young live stock aud
poultry will he of considerable adyan-
tage to the farmer, as they constitute
very useful nourishment, particular
ly for the younger animals. Stock
and poultry-breeders should even pur-
chase the egg shells from CONNECTION
ers. bakers and restaurants. as large
quantities Of them may be used with
advantage.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19

A forty acre field Of corn near Tar
kio, No.. belonging to J. r. Steven
son. which is now being shucked, is
yielding mt the rate Of 100 bushels an
acre, and the local paper boastingly
throws down the gauntlet to any
other forty acre field on earth
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19

"a motorman will allow his car to run
over dog without any computations, but
when IL comes to q cat on the track 1t
brings out what little superstition there
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19

the response.
LET go! you scoundrel!'
go to blazes, you idiOt!'
Ted raised his arm and struck Jack
violently in the face. In doing so, he
lost his hold of Ethel, who, shrieking
with fright, drifted away down the
stream. Fortunately Jim was at hand.
He Overtok her before she had gone
far and conveyed her safely to shore,
more frightened than hurt.
Meanwhile, the fight waxed furious.
The blow maddened Jack; the looks Of
Ethel Infatuated Ted. Closely inter
locked, they fioundered about in the
water, now one uppermost, now the
other, striking, parrying, splashing,
blowing, plunging and spluttering, like
a couple Of great fish In mortal combat.
Ethel's shrieks had attracted the at
tention of the picnic party, and the
banks were soon lined with interested
spectators. Jack and Ted, needless of
everything save each others existence.
fought on like maniacs. In vain the
crowd shouted to them; they neither
heard nor cared.
The duel must have continued until
one or the other of them was hors de
combat, had not Jim, I'm a moment Of
inspiration, procured boathook from
an adjoining cottage, with which he
hooked the combatant who first fioun-
dered within reach. This happened to
be Ted, and he was .fished ont 81 the
water by main force, amid the cheers
and laughter of the onlookers. Jack
had no alternative but to follow sheep
ishly.
The curtain must now In charity be
drawn upon the crestfallen rivals.
They both lost Ethel. She. to put an
end to her perilous adventures, mar
ried another fellow.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-19


ing her off, amid clouds of smoke and
shouts Of applause. Eccles dragged
her from under the feet Of cab horse,
whose reckless driver was certainly
not above the suspicion of having
tracked her along the streets for sew
eral days. Bowles was just In time to
prevent her from being gOred by an
Infatuated bull while crossing the
fields. And so, turn by turn, each
rival constituted himself her guardian
angel at some critical juncture. And
each adventure became more alarm
ing than the last. Miss Ethers latest
escape was the general topic Of con-
versation. People wondered at her
extraordinary career. Insurance
agents looked askance on her fathers
prudent efforts to take out a policy on
her life. She herself began to find life
very uncertain quantity and far too
exciting to be enjoyable.
Matters came to a crisis at last. The
competition could not possibly go on
forever and Ted Eccles determined to
make one decisive stroke which should
''settle the hash of that ass, Bowles,"
once and for all.
There was to be picnic on the river
In few days. Ted's ready. invention
gave birth to the idea Of thrilling
rescue of Ethel from a watery grave.
He thought the matter carefully over,
and laid down scheme as feasible as
possible. He then strolled down to see
Jim, the boatman.
Jim was the owner of some light
river craft, and he had undertaken the
duties of pilot and oarsman In the
forthcoming excursion.
Very cautiously Ted explained to
him the object of his mission. New
ertheless, Jim was considerably as
founded ut the audacity Of a proposal
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-01-17
THE MEEK YOUTH.
And E.is Terrible Revenge on Two Crusty
Old Rnys.

And Els Terrible Revenge on Two Crusty
old Boys.
How a meek and mild hammered
youth of long and slender proportions
became revenged through polite gem
crosby was illustrated in trolley
car the other evening. The youth
was very tired when he entered the
car. He gazed auxioaslv along both
lengths OF seats for a place, bus none
was in inviting evidence. AS he was
hanging despairingly to strap, how
ever, two crusty-looxing old men.
who were sitting side by side in the
middle of the car, moved few inches
apart as begrudging invitation to
the weary youth to sit down. He was
almost crushed in that narrow space.
AS he struggled for ore freedom the
crusty old men turned around so
sharply and gave him such wither-
ing look that the heart of the nice
young man beat very wildly.
But he was man of long suffering
when he couldn't help himself. The
opportunity for revenge came pretty
soon. A very robust woman of gen
erous proportions came into the car
carrying a huge bundle which almost
obscured her vision. All these things
the very meek young man saw at
glance. So he very graciously
jumped from his seat, and bowling to
her said; Madam accept my seat
ooh, thank you" she replied, and
her 800 pounds descended into the
seat. The crusty old gentlemen were
thrown against their neighbors with
such force that their teeth chartered.
They were furious. They arose in
their wrath, casting upon the fat
woman and the thin young mau a
look intended to humble them to the
dust, went out on the rear platform
and swore. The meek young man
smiled sweetly and the fat woman
looked happy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-01-17
From Fridays Daily0
MAY GET WHAT WE WANT.
A Steamboat Line May Be Had if We
want One.

I
Want One.
The earnestness manifested by the
business men the past week or so, in
| the matter of securing boat line for
Kenosha, is bound to bear fruit, of a
good, substantial kind. What steam
boat men have wanted is an expression
of real desire for boat line here.
The news has gone out now that we
are after one, and the members of the
transportation committee need not be
at all alarmed or surprised if they get
a number OF applications from all sorts
OF sources, from steamboat men who
would like just such an opportunity as
could be presented here for the estab-
lishment of their boats in just such
traffic.
The items which have appeared in
! the News from time to time recently
on this question have been copied into
the marine news departments of sew
eral Milwaukee and Chicago papers,
and thus the boat mems attention has
been called to Kenosha's needs. AS
one of the first direct results, o. E.
WILDER, Of CharlevoiX, Mich, called on
the transportation committee this
morning and made an offer to establish
a route for his boat in both the passen-
ger and freight traffic between Chicago
and Milwaukee, calling at all the
points between the two cities, provided
the business men of each port would
sufficient to insure him a fair share of
the traffic. His boat is of l25 tons bur-
then and would be plenty large enough
for all practical purposes. 1t is
thought that if the merchants of say
Racine, Kenosha and Waukegan, with,
possibly, some in either Milwaukee or
Chicago, or both, could come together
on a scheme of this sort it would result
in the mutual benefit of all the cities
mentioned. The possibility of eXhorbi-
tant freight rates would be out Of the
question, and if the boat or boats on
the line could make reasonably regular
time passenger business could easily be
worked up for the summer months
to quite paying point. Mr.. WILDER
has made proposition that the bust
ness men should consider carefully. 1t
has in it the elements of a fair solution
of the freight rate problem and an OPP
portunity for good business invest
ment, provided conditions could be ar
ranged satisfactorily.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-01-17
Merry to the Last.

1t was the 21st OF April, 1921. DR..
I. P Frank, the eminent governor of
the university hospital, Vienna, lay on
his deathbed. and was expected every
moment to pass away. Once more
the eight leading medical men gath
cred around his couch. All at once
the patient burst out laughing. What
is it that tickles your fancy?" his
friends inquired. GA story has just
come into my mind" was the reply
ION the battlefield of Wagram lay d
French soldier counting his wounds.
'Sacre bleu!' he exclaimed, 1T takes
eight bullets to kill a French grena-
der Gentlemen, there are eight OF
you,stoo."'
Thus he spoke and expired in fit
of laughter.