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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-26
Military Punis h msnts 1916.

The military punishments of that day
were terrible. The Duke of Cumber-
lands general orders contain on three
consecutive days sentences of eight
hundred, five hundred and eight hun
dred lashes for thieving, 'mutinOus
expressions" and ''insolent behavior"
Three days afterwards sentence Of
zone thousand lashes Is recorded; it
Is fair to say the man deserved to die;
but death would have been Il merciful
punishment. A martinez of that day
might be and was terrible tyrant to
his men. Strange. out-of-the-way pun
ishments were inflicted for trifiing Of
lenses, without adding one iOta to the.
efficiency of the army. The soldier
might either be ''picketed" or made to
ride the "wOOden horse" In picket
ing" the culprit's naked heel rested on
sharpened stake driven into the
ground, his right wrist and right leg
being drawn up as high rs they could
be to hook fixed in an adjoining
post. The whole weight of the body
rested on the sharpened stake, which,
though it did not break the skin, In
fiicted exquisite torture: the only
means of alienation was to rest the
weight on the wrist, the pain Of which
soon became uncomfortable. Soldiers
were frequently sentenced to stand on
the picket" for quarter Of an hour;
and in the cavalry 1t was often in
fiicted by order Of the colonel, without
authority Of court-martial.
The back of the "hOrse" was formed
of planks so arranged as to form a
sharp ridge eight or nine feet long.
The legs (six or seven feet in lengthy
rested on stand moving upon wheels;
to complete the resemblance rough
wooden head and tail were added.
The offender was placed on the back
with his hands tied behind him; and
to increase the punishment a heavy
musket was not infrequently tied to his
legs. This punishment, which might
be inflicted by sentence Of cOurt-mar-
tial, or by order of the colonel of a
regiment, wrought SO much injury to
those subjected to it's discipline, that
1t had to he discontinued. Francis
Crosse tells us that, so late as 176O. the
remains of wooden horse were stand
ing ON the parade at Portsmouth.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-26

The present lGW Of Kansas provi.loo
that convicted murderers shall be con-
fined In State Prison until such line
as the Governor Of the State orders
their execution. But since the law
went into operation no Governor has
been willing to issue such an order.
and the consequence Is that there are
now nearly forty convicted murderers
In State Prison awaiting execution.
Five hundred citizens Of Edwards
County have now petiti0ned the Gov-
ernor TO order the execution Of two
convicted murderers--Car Arnold and
William Harvey-but thus far he has
refused to comply with the request
There Is much popular dissatisfac-
tion in Kansas with the law.
Compressed air as motive pow
er for street cars Is to be tried In Wash
ington. Each motor when fully
charged will run % miles without be-
Ing rechargcd. The system has been
used for years In cope. where It
has proved very economical. Con.
gress permits no trolley wires (ror
any overhead wires) in the capital city,
and the various car lines are being
forced to find new methods Of propul-
sion. Some have cable systems, 9th
ers underground electric.
Our State Department receives no.
tice of royal Geefee just issued In
Korea, establishing n system of pub
lie schools in that country. The pur.
pose as quantity expressed in the dc
cree Is Children shall be taught IN
order that the people may be educated;
that general knowledge may be diff
fused, and that men of ability may he
raised up to fill the various profess
siOns." There are three kinds OF
schools government, public and pri-
vate. The innovation is one of the
good results of the opening-up infiu.
ence Of the China-Japan war.
The Geological Survey reports the
ui--ing-stOne INDUSTRY of the country
to lave produced $37 ,37O, 900 last year.
pennsylvania stands first on the list.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-26

eyes, the popcorn trade In this city
has changed said dealer TO me y
few days ago. 1T seems TO be dying
out. Years ago we saw popcorn on
almost every corner: now you must
know where to go In order to get II.
II il far more abundant ut a country
fair than It is here. Whether this liz
owing to the cheapeniYg of candy or
to u change OF taste on the part OF the
people. / know not. only know It IL
not called for"
found upon inquiry that this Is the
general opinion Of the trade; none OF
the great confectionery stores deal In
1t. and ! could only find III I'm grocery
stores, little shops near schools and
on the street stands. have been told
that many manufacturers are going
out of business, and that most of the
different brands on the market are
made by one man, whom hunted up.
"Oh. WELL" he said, There are sew
eral manufacturers, and there are
some quite good ones, too, besides my
self: but there are not one-half as
many in the business as there were
ten years ago. We take all the New
York trade we can get OF course,
which is not as much as II used to be.
by any means. and then we go to other
towns We ship to all parts of the
country. What is wanted to keep Gus
toners Is stock always on hand, so
that you can fill an order within four
hours of its arrival. or course, we
can pop twenty bushels in an hour.
but we can't fix it up with confection
in less than day or two. for 1t must
be thoroughly dry before 1t is packed.
She one great difficulty we have to
contend with Is the demand for new
forms Of putting up. Whoever in
vents a new way Is sure of making
money. Years ago we used to put it
up in balls-the old-fashioned honey
balls-but now that Is only one form
In fifty, and their sale Is restricted to
the Southwest mainly At present
trade is running on square bars. We
put it up. ground fine and mixed with
honey. with molasses and with syrup,
or with whole kernels. Then here 1t is
in square cakes and here are some
where the kernels are cracked. But
we must not put it up so that 1t will
cost the consumer more than five cents
the outside limit. We sell some in
bulk. 1t will keep long time il no
moisture can get at 1t. You can't tell
whether it has been made six hours or
six months. il it was well made and
has been kept dry.
1--WE pop in the Old-fashioned way"
he continued, "basket over Goals. and
get our corn up in New York State.
Although we can buy it anywhere,
some farmers have furnished us for
years, and send it to us by the car
load. We use all kinds. but white is
i'm greatest demand, though certain
sections Of country want red or red
mixed with white. We require that
the corn be ut least a year old and
that there be no smell of mice about
it. We usually pay about two and a
half cents pound. but we have
bought it for half that price. Even
at the latter price 1t is Il mOney-mak-
ing crop for the farmers. Our bust
ness is steady all the year round.
New York, however, does very little
towards supporting us, for it uses CO.
paratively little popcorn"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-26

To keep her silver bright is among
the housewives most cherished duties.
A daily washing In hot water with good
soap Is the first step towards securing
shining results.
After the silver has been washed
and dried apply with sponge the fol-
lowing paste: Mix quarter of
pound of prepared chalk with two
drains of spirits of camphor. one Of
ammonia, one ounce of turpentine and
n dessert-spOonful Of spirits Let this
dry on, and brush 1t OF afterwards.
1t is an excellent plan to rub the
plate In daily use with plate rag after
each days washing A Plate rag il
made by boiling for five minutes n soft
rag In mixture of a pint of milk and
an ounce of hartshorn powder. After
the five minutes boiling wiring the rag
out, dry and use for polishing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-26
CLOSE CALL.
A Noted Lion Hunters Marrow
Escape.

Escape.
From an article on "Wild Beasts as
They Live" written for Scribner by
Captain G. J. Mellis, a British officer
stationed in India. and n noted lion
hunter, we make this statement:
Giving over my pony to one Of the
Somalis 1 walked slowly toward the
lion. bidding jana to remain in the
saddle If he wished, but to keep as
near as possible with the second gun.
Very cautious and slow was my ap-
proach, for l did not want to bring
on a charge before had got in a shot,
and it looked as IL too rapid advance
would do so, for the lion, without stir
ring an inch, kept up series Of snarls
and growls, giving me an excellent
view of his teeth, accompanied all the
while by short, sharp ficks Of his tail
on the ground. / walked up to within
fifty yards Of him, hoping to shoot him
dead at that distance and so avoid a
charge. I then sat down and fired at
him between the eyes, jumping to my
feet instinctively to be ready IL he
charged. 1T was not bit too soon. At
the shot the lion sprang up with a furi-
Gus roar. i had lightning glimpse Of
him rearing up on his hind legs paving
the air; then he came for me. IL was a
fierce rush across the ground. no
springing that could see. How close
we got before fired ] cannot say, but
1t was very close. 1 let him come on,
aiming the muzzles of the rifle at his
chest. jana says he was about to
spring as pulled the trigger and ran
back a pace or two to one side; but as
did so, saw through the smoke that
the lion was stopped within a few
PAGES of me. The second gun and
jana were not as near as they might
have been. The lion struggled up on
his hind quarters uttering roars.
/ rammed two fresh cartridges into
my rife In an instant and fired my
right into him. The grand brute fell
over dying. The Somalis set up wild
yell, and I am not sure did not join
in.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-26
a Willy earrister.

Some little time since well-known
barrister-a lawyer certainly ought to
have read the tenancy agreement-on
entering upon house In fashionable
West End row. unwittingly bound him.
self to paint the whole Of the exterior
of the dwelling. On finding what an
expense he had made himself liable FOR,
he demonstrated with the landlord.
who simply smiled and declared that
the bond must be fulfilled. Then did
the willy barrister cause the whole
front of his house to be painted in
strips of vivid green, yellow and pink,
greatly to the chagrin Of the fashion
able neighbors. who were the tenants
of the same landlord. In vain did the
landlord storm; the barrister tenant
threatened, unless the bond was can
celed, to have the back Of the house
painted like rainbow, with huge black
spots covering 1t at intervals. Agree
ment Cancelled.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-26
EVER 4 SONG SOMEWHERE.

There is ever a song somewhere, my
dear,
There Is ever something sings al
way;
There's the song of the lark when the
skies are clear.
And the song OF the thrush when the
skies are gray.
The sunshine showers across the grain,
An the bluedird trills In the or
chard tree,
And IN and out, when the caves drip
rain.
The swallows are twittering cease
lessly.
There is ever song somewhere, my
dear,
Be the skies above or dark or fair;
There is ever song that our hearts
may hear
There is ever song somewhere. my
dear,
There is ever a song somewhere!
There is ever a song somewhere, my
dear,
In the midnight black or the midday
blue;
The robin pipes when the sun Is here,
And the cricket chirrups the whole
night through.
The buds may blow and the fruit may
grow,
And the autumn leaves drop crisp
and sere;
But whether the sun, or the rain, or the
snow,
There is song somewhere, my
dear.
There is ever song somewhere, my
dear,
BE the skies above or dark or fair;
There is ever song that our hearts
may hear
There is ever a song somewhere. my
dear,
There is ever song somewhere.
James WhitcOmb Riley.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-26

before the DIRE IN her boudoir, volume
she has Just finished clinched In her
hand. Her face II as red as an angry
sunset, her Hips are tightly clinched to-
gether. Then with passionate GEES
ture. she cast the offending volume
into the flames.
"How dare hep she mutters, with
dlfficulty keeping back the tears. How
dare he make me out to be such a
wretch as that! I'm sure that I'm NOT
half 30 bad az he thinks me, the the
odious fiirt."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-26

Although Vermont has for several
years offered the liberal bounty of If
teen dollars on bears, the animals are
still found upon the mountains, and,
in the opinion of hunters and trap
pers, are growing in numbers In that
section.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-26

He half turned away from her -
that she should not see the sadness In
his eyes. Then his mood suddenly
changed.
..Madellne," he demanded almost
roughly, "you are concealing some
thing from me. 10 there someone e'Se
some other man"
He could not continues; something
seemed to choke him. He leaned down
and laid his qulvering lips upon h"r
thy. dewy mouth.
Pardon he murmured, forgive me
for doubling you. How could look
into those truthful, beautiful eyes aud
ask such question:"
Madeline smiled sweetly In reply MS
she gave the speakers arm loving lit
tie pressure. matter of fact, she was
grateful that Sydney had not pressed
the question. which she could not have
avoided without telling n deliberate lie.
Six more days remained OF her stay ut
Sandsfoot, and she had no idea OF sac
riticing the pleasure Of the last week
out of any paltry scruples for the truth.
Naturally there was another man, who,
In all probability, would claim Made
line In the future, but he was In no
hurry. Neither was she, for the sim
pie reason that there was just the on
chance of something better turning up.
An aged peer with a good rent-ron Is
not to be despised, but then a young one
with corresponding advantages Is bet
ter. And IL the younger did not put IN
an appearance before the spring came
round, Madeline was prepared to ac-
cept the inevitable with due philoso'
ply.
SILLY boy" Madeline murmured, do
YOU think that every man l meet is us
fOolishly fond of me as you are?'
They would be If they had any
TASTE" Sydney said rapturOusly. But
you have not answered my question,
dear You will not go away?"
Madeline sighed, and her face he
came little sad and weary as she
looked out across the sea and displayed
her perfect profile at the same time.
Il must" she said presently. Il am
not my own mistress. My parents ARE
not like me. dear. They are hard ana
worldly, and they would laugh our lit
tie romance to scOrn. If they knew
they would forbid me ever to speak to
you again, and picture the unhappiness
Of thatw
1t would be despair itself" Sydney
murmured. But if you will be true
to me, darling, shall find way. Such
passionate devotion as mine will coz
quer in the end. And you do love he,
sweet!"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-26

In Persia and Afghanistan, asa
foetida Is considered delicate per-
fume, and many luxurious persons
carry a quantity Of 1t In their pockets
or In bag suspended from the neck.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-26

There Is female inebriate in
Swansea, England, who has record Of
270 convictions.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-26

The Countess of chatterleish sits
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-26

ID spreading 10 northern CallIOrnll,
and for this disease Of the vines no
remedy has been discovered.
A New York genius has just patent
an anti-swear buttonl,ole moistener.
1t is machine for moistening the
button-holes of stiff-starched shirts
for the benefit Of mems tempers. The
Pathfinder thinks an automatic collar
button finder is all that is needed now
to make male existence serene.
The New York Herald puts PA
after all it's dispatches dated at Phil
adelphia, to show its metropolitan con-
tempt for the quiet trans-Jersey City.
This is like Uncle Sans postal an
thorities, who return "for better di-
rection" letters addressed to Boston
without the Mass" as II they
didn't know where 1t was.
The narcotic institute law, so-called,
went into effect In New York State re-
Gently. This law requires that no
fewer than four lessons per week, for
ten or more weeks In the year, shall b.
devoted to the teaching Of the nature
Of alcoholic drinks and other narcotics
and their effect upon the human sys-
TEN, in all grades Of schools below the
second grades of the high school. This
bill was passed through the Legislu-
ture and approved by Governor Nor.
ton
Debs says ''there never will be an
other great railroad strike. because
public sentiment Is overwhelminGl?
opposed to 1t; because the interests OF
the general public are affected seri-
ously by such strike. and because the
decisions of the courts have made II
dangerous to get one up"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-26


she said in a choked voice.
Not ], my dear child. You were
simply an amusing analytical study
of not very high type. Had you not
been SO dreadfully vain, you would
have seen how l was humbugging
you. But my revenge will not be SO
very terrible. shall let you marry
my noble kinsman."
| Yes, / know" Madeline said tear
fully; and put me into a hOrrid booK."
| Parton smiled amiably. Really, he
was not in the least offended.
You have more discrimination than
] gave you credit for" he said. AS a
matter of fact, l came to my little
place here to turn out a new volume.
and I was looking for type of girl
like you when fate drifted you in M
way. You can have no conception
what help our platonics have been 10
me. Let me see-we have done tho
friendly, the soco-friendly, the warm
regard, the distant sentimental, the
close-and-kindred, the philosopher.
spOony. the passionate, and
Don't" cried Madeline rs she rose
to her feet and placed her hands over
her ears. BE merciful, please. What
have done to you that you should
torture me like thisT
Parton paused I'm his cruel TRADE
His victory was absolute.
''Good-by," he said, as he held GU,
his hand pleasantly. II have rubbed
1t In pretty thick, and hope You'll
remember II. I'll send you a copy al
my next book-it Will make nm on.
propriate wedding present"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-05
THE DOCTORS.
Quarterly Meeting of R. |.
Medical Society.
Interesting Papers Presented
at the Morning Session.
DR.. Cr0ther of Hartford Discussed
Alcohol in Two Ways.

The quarterly meeting of the Rhode
Island Medical Society was held today az
Illlinghast's assembly rooms, with the
different sections OF the State we'll repre-
sented by the leading physicians.
The Board of Censors met at the same
hour this forenoon and through DIR. White,
reported TO the Society the names OF the
following applicants for admission: :
George :. Smith, Z. Il. Fisher, Asa II.
Nickefson, Charles W. Higgins, Max b.
Gamberg, Harold q. Palmer, j. y. Ros-
we'll and NJ. +. Wheatland. The list was
referred to the board of examiners.
President Elisha Il. Clark of Hope Val
ley announced that the first paper would
be presented by Or. c. ID. Albro OF Mil
ford, Mass, on the subject Of Cerebral
Hemorrhage. ~
Mr.. Albro handled the most interesting
and delicate question OF apoplexy in an
efficient manner and made ne significant
statement that il was such a puzzling
aftliction that the shock is frequently as
great for the attending physician as for
the patient. DR.. Albro's paper, which
was very brief, was discussed by DIR.
White. One of the facts WI hich DIR. White
emphasized was that cerebral hemorrhage
is always the result of diseased con-
dition OF the body and that no person in
normal condition Is subject TO 1t, no
matter what shock he may receive. In
proof o. that the speaker cited the case of
the athlete and contortionist, who can
do things with impunity that would GER
tainly result in cerebral nemorrhage If
his health was otherwise impaired.
DR.. Eugene Kingman of this city took
up the discussion and stated that the
cause of the trouble in the cerebral srter
les was the weakening OF the outer coat
ing of the blood vessels and the protrud
ing OF the two inner coatings, and. fur
thermore, in this part OF the bouy the
circulation OF blood from the heart is
more direct and the pressure on the walls
OF the arteries is much greater.
DIR. Edward L. Simpson cited a num-
ber of unusual cases of aroplexy which
had come under his personal supervision
and DIR. Miller related disagreeable per-
sonal experience which he nan had on
shipboard during severe storm, whep
as a result of rush Of blood TO the head he
had had the sensations of a shock of
apoplexy.
rhe second paper was by DR.. Thomas
ID. Crothers OF Hartford, on "Alcohoi-
medically y and in med ico--J urisprudence. !"
He gave q general outlin OF the result OF
many scientific experiments in the use of
alcohol on the human body, from which
he drew me conclusion that alcohol is not
a tonic except in q very limited sense,
ana that its use is eventually followed
without exception by deterioration of
the very powers that ii is supposed TO in
crease. After the immediate effects the
muscular activity is less than before the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-05
This Mornings Fire.

At 9:30 this morning Miss Lizzie Holeate
was in the entry of the second floor OF the
Aldrich building, corner of Washington and
Eddy streets. and discovered fire in the
office of +. l.. Miller & Co. Miss Holgate
shouted fire, and at the same time ran down
stairs. Thomas sissons, fireman. was in a
barber shop in the building and he. hearing
Miss Holrate, sent in an alarm from box 20.
AS soon as the fire was discovered. George A.
Brownell of the Brownell Manufacturing
Company, and two OF his employees, who
were at work in room near by. did excellent
service by dashing water on TO the flames
from a closet. The putting out of the fire
by the department was but few moments
work. The companys loss will not exceed
$780, and the damage to the building will not
pe more than $500 +. l.. Miller & Co. are
dealers in watches and clocks.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-05
NAPLES AND VICINITY.
Beginning of the StOddard Lectures
Last Evening.

A large audience listened to the pleas
ing tones OF John l.. Stoddard's voice In
Infantry Hall last evening while he talk.
ed about the city of Naples, its magnin-
cent bay and the vanished glories OF its
northern and southern limbs. While he
talked pictures of the subject matter GOV.
cred a canvas spreading over the entire
proscenium front. Ihe pictures were
strong and interesting. They illustrated
Naples squallor and splendor, while Mr..
Stoddard reviewed the old city as he saw
IL while delving for information for his
lecture. His description was graphic ana
he conveyed a strong mind picture of he
miscries of tax ridden Italy by history
legends and poetry. The views included
the tomb of Virgil; Pozzuoli past and
present; street scenes In Naples, Baia,
Rome's watering place now vanished in
the sea. The peculiarly interesting
part of the lecture was that relating to
Nesuvius, Its present condition and the
time when the volcano burie1 Pompeit
down deep under its ashes. terrible
record of destruction. The view of Pom
peii after its 1900 years of sepulture and
the lecturers intelligent and graphic de-
scriptions were charmingly Instructive to
those not especially enlightened about the
ancient and resurrected city. The pic
ture of the blue grotto and the NOON
light sail acrosss the bay were made at
tractive by fine reading OF Buchanan
Reeds poem entitled "Drifting," which
was illustrated as the reader told the
story. Dir. Stoddard's next lecture will
be about Napoleon, in Infantry Hall, We'd
nesday evening, Dec. IL.