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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-05
The Acids of Eruits.

The grateful acid Of the rhubarb leaf
arises from the malic acid and binox-
alate Of potash which 1t contains; the
acidity of the lemon, orange, and other
species Of the genus citrus is caused by
the abundance of citric acid which their
Juice contains; that Of the cherry, plum,
apple and pear, from the malic acid In
their pulp; that of gooseberries and cur
rants, black, red, and white, from
mixture Of malic and citric acids; that
Of the grape from a mixture of malic
and tartaric acids; that Of the mango
from citric acid and very fugitive es-
sential oil; that of the tamarind from a
mixture Of citric, mallc and tartaric
acids; the flavor of asparagus from as
partic acid, found also in the root of the
marshmallow, and that of the cucum-
Der from peculiar poisonous ingredi-
ent called fungin, which is found In all
fungi, and Is the cause Of the cucum-
Der being offensive to some stomachs.
1t will be observed that rhubarb Is
the only fruit which contains binox-
alate Of potash In conjunction with an
acid. Beet root owes its nutritious
quality to about per cent of sugar
which 1t contains, and its flavor Is a
peculiar substance containing nitrogen
mixed with poetic acid.
The carrot owes its fattening powers
also to sugar and its flavor to peculiar
fatty oil; the horseradish derives its
flavor and blistering power from a VIOLA
tile acrid Oil. The Jerusalem artichoke
contains 141a per cent. Of sugar and
per cent Of inulin "a variety of starch),
besides gum and peculiar substance
to which its flavor is owing; and, last
ly, garlic and the rest Of the onion fam
lily derive their peculiar odor from a
yellowish volatile acrid oil, but they are
nutritious from containing nearly half
their weight Of gummy and glutinous
substances not yet clearly defined.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-05
In Chinese Villages.

Mr.. Weldon and | often went into
the villages. walking between the fields
Of shivering rice, but far oftener the
villa gers came TO see us in our house
boat-men, women. babies, dogs and
all. Always some little side canal, the
offShoot of the main waterway, was the
only street between or before the vii.
lagS houses. There was always the
towpath. but the best route was by a
second path leading behind the houses.
by following that We passed through
the farms and yards. We saw the men
and women thrashing the rice by beat
ing log with handfulls of 1t to scatter
the kernels on.the ground. We saw the
farmers turning the soil over and
breaking 1t up laboriously, or punching
holes in the thick clay, dropping seeds
in them, and then smearing the holes
over with rake. We went into the
inner courts of the better houses, and
noted how the men. and even the tiniest
baby boys, thrust themselves forward
to greet us, while the women and girls
skunk behind or merely peeped through
the doorways and open windows-the
latter being Elizabethan contrivances,
framed for little panes Of oiled paper
or the cnamelled inner coating of sea-
shells. White goats. wOlfish dogs, com
mon-sense chickens. hump-backed cows
and nose-led buffaloes make up the an
imal life that Is so painfully missing in
Japan and so abundant in China.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-05
Tho BaIky Horse.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
press continually admonishes whom II
may concern that IL does no good to
whip or pound balky horse, almost
every owner or driver Of one does 1t to-
day. 1t is probably the greatest piece
Of horse folly In existence. 1t Is not a
remnant of barbarlsm, says the Nation
al Stockman, but Is continued barbar-
ity, and brings out what original and
acquired sin there Is I'm "a man..
The brain Of a horse can retain but
one idea ut time. II the idea Is to
sulk, whipping only intensifies II. A
change Of that idea, then, Is the only
successful method OF management.
This may be accomplished In scores Of
ways, few Of which will be named:
Tie handkerchief about his eyes; tie
his tail tightly to the belly-band or back
band; fasten q stick In his mouth; tie
a cord tightly about his leg; uncheck
and pet him awhile: clasp his nostrils
and shut his wind Off until lie wants TO
go; unhitch him from the vehicle and
then hitch him up again, or almost any
way to get his mind en- something else.
Whipping or scolding always does
harm. The treatment should ever be
gentle. There are more balky drivers
than horses.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-05
Harvesting the Sun.

When we sit In front of coal fire and
enjoy its generous warmth, do we real
lie that the heat and light Of the burn
ing coal are really sunshine that has
been stored up for ages? Such is the
fact Centuries ago the sun shone on
the earth, the plants and trees grew,
fell, and grew again; they We're cover
ed by geologic deposits, and acted upon
by great heat and pressure, until in the
course Of years and ages these broad
layers Of organic matter were trans
formed into coal. The coal thus repre-
sents the work done by the sunshine
years ago. and when 1t Is burned the
imprisoned solar energy is loosened
again.
Our system Of power production de-
ponds upon this presence of energy. But
coal is a wasteful source Of energy.
Even the best engines do not utilize
over 10 per cent. Of the calculated ener-
gy Of the heat Of coal. And, besides
this, 1t Is an inconvenient thing In
many ways; 1t has to be mined, freight
ed and stored. Can we not find some
more economical way of using the suns
energy?
During the last few years the great
progress in electrical science has ena-
bled man to utilize the solar heat In a
thriftier way. During its days work
the sun draws up large amount Of
water from the oceans and damp earth.
BY the action Of its rays plant life -four
ishes, and plants draw from the ground
and evaporate into the air large amounts
of water. Thus an oak tree of average
size. with seven hundred thousand
leaves lifts from the earth into the air
about one hundred and twenty-three
tons Of water during the five months
1t displays its foliage. This evaporated
water, sooner or later, falls as rain,
and by the action Of gravity begins to
flow downward. Thus the great rivers
are fed Round and round necessarily
goes the water lifted by the tireless sun
to fall when deserted by him, and again
to fall and run seward as long as 1t
may exist upon this earth.
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He Sent Them Something.

When Bill Hoey and "The Globe
Trotter" arrived at the Chicago Opera
house from the East recently the whole
outfit was trine frayed at the edges.
Salaries with great regularity had not
been pad for weeks. Edward Eter.
nal Rice was behind the enterprise,
but long way behind 1t. Ariel Bar
ney, the angel child of the theatrical
profession, had the pleasing task OF
wrestling with unpaid actors, hotel and
railway bills. Even his neckties were
subdued and the stripes in his trousers
were chastened by the time the first
week of ''The Globe Trotter's" career
I'm this city had come to an end. To
iii his cup the company individually
and collectively informed him one
warm afternoon that unless they were
paid something on account they would
not go ON the stage that night. SO Mr..
Barney went to the telegraph office and
sent this message:
Il. Il. Rice, New York: Company re-
fuses to go on tonight unless you give
them something.
ARIEL BARNEY.
Back flashed the answer in two
hours time:
Ariel Barney, Chicago: Give them my
kindest regards. T.. e. RICE.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-05

Held by a Hair.

In a gathering OF officers, after the
Franco Prussian war, a French officer
chained that the French nation is the
most artistic nation on the earth. and
that her artisans can make a thing Of
beauty out OF anything, however ordi-
nary or crude.
The great Prussian general. Won Man
teufel, who was present, plucked hair
from his shaggy beard, remarking: LET
them make something beautiful out OF
that"
The French officer sent the hair to a
friend in Paris, telling. him the cir
cumstances, and urging that. as the
Prussians had defeated the French in
the late war, they should not be per-
mitted to defeat them ia the claim to ar
tistic supremacy. Giving the hair to a
capable artisan, with proper instruc-
tons, the result was beautiful scarf
pin, representing Pruss.an eagle, ar
tistically wrought IN gold, standing on.
a rock, and depending from his bcak
was a single hair, at the ends Of which
were two beautiful gold medallions. OH
one Of which was inscribed "Alsace'
and on the other Lorraine"
Thus the artistic scarfpin described
the political situation; Prussia, as the
eagle, with its conquered provinces
dependent, but held by hair; for the
temper Of the people OF Alsace and Lor-
raine was bitter toward the Germans,
and the tie which held them was very
slight
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-05
A Famous Paper.

The Youths Companion has become
famous because there is hardly famous
man or woman in Great Britain or the
United States who does not contribute to
the paper each year. The writers en-
gagged for 1896 promise to make the pa
per more attractive than ever before.
To those who subscribe at once. send
ing $1.75. the publishers make an extra
ordinary offer-to send free handsome
four-page calendar, 7x10 inches, litho-
graphed in nine bright colors, retail price
of which is 80 cents, The Companion
free every week to Jan. 1, 1896, the
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years
Double Numbers free, and The Compan-
ion a full year, fifty-two weeks, to Jan.
1, 1897. Address The Youths Compan-
ion, 100 Columbus avenue, Boston.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-05


The death OF the Count OF Punenros-
'tro. . Spanish policeman, recalls to a
writer for The Million singular story
about his ancestor. The Emperor
'Charles v. was hunting one day, with
one OF his body guard at his side. Pres
emily a partridge passed quite high over
their heads. Both sportsmen fired at
the same time, and the bird fell. 1t
was brought by the emperor's servants.
(which one of us. do you think,
said Charles. skilled this partridger'
1T was l." said the guard.
Thou Hest, scoundrelv' exclaimed the
emperor.
He had hardly spoken when the guard
struck him so severe a blow In the face
that he could not keep his feet.
Charles first movement was to point
his gun straight at the audacious guard
and pull the trigger; but the weapon
had just been discharged and had not
been reloaded.
While the emperor was reloading, he
decided that he would not shoot the
guard on the spot. He sent him to
prison instead, with orders to prepare
for his execution.
"Your fault Is the greater" said the
emperor, because there was doubt
whether thou didst really kill the bird"
There Is no doubt. sire, in my mind"
said the guard. "Will you permit me
to see the birdy'
The partridge was brought, and the
guard showed the emperor that 1t had
been killed with ball from his rifle.
The emperor had been using bird shot
all day.
The emperor felt a little remorse at
this, but did not countermand his order
for the guards death. But at the last
moment he had the man brought be-
fore him.
'IDost thou repent Of striking meT'
mo, SIRE" said the guard. IF had
a thousand lives, and your majesty
should tell me thousand times, with
out reason. that lied, a thousand times
would l put my fist in your face uni
puno ell ct rostro), and thousand
times would go calmly to the block. !"
The emperor sat pensively for some
time, revolving the matter in his mind.
The words, mi puno en- ct rostro, ran
killed. in his mind, but presently he said:
'My~reign has need of such men as
you, after ALL ! wish there were a
thousand like you! Live, and be known
as the Count Of Punenrostrow
The count became the most devoted
Of all the Emperor Charles vassals.
and his family has survived to this
day.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-05
Possible Result.

Some years ago there was in New
England chief justice who was re-
spected for his high legal attachments.
and afforded much enjoyment as well
by his love OF the humors in which he
often INDUCED in the court room.
On one occasion there came up before
the full bench case between two
towns relating to the support of pau
per named Bowen. When in the course
of the argument one of the counsel
came to the name of this INDECENT per-
son, one of the judges, who had been
known in former days as brilliant
lawyer, gave q start Of surprise. Bow
en-Isaac Bowenw he repeated in as
constituent, turning to the chief jus
tice before referred to. "Why, that
man used to be a client of mine!"
"Ah," said his colleague, in a thought
full but perfectly clear and audible
tone, could that perhaps account for
his being a pauper now?"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-05
REPORTS OF CHIEFS.
SECRETARIES REVIEW WORK
AND MAKE SUGGESTIONS.
Herbert Wants More Battle Ships and
Torpedo Boats = Eckeis TciIs All
About Banks- Lamont IL Pleased
with the Condition OF the Army.


The total number of national banks or
ganized since June 20, 1868, has been
6,O23. There were In active operation
on Oct. 81 3,715, with an authorized
capital stock of 1864, 130,915, represent
ed by go, 100 shareholders; average num-
Der of shares, 2,136: shareholders, II.
The total amount of their circulation out
standing was 1913, 1897 800, of which
amount 800, 1S0,961 was secured by
United States bonds, and $23. FOG. 660 by
lawful money deposited with the Treas
urer of the United States.
During the report year forty-three
banks were organized. located in twenty
different States, with an aggregate cap
ital stock of $4,S00,OO0. Of these new
banks twenty-eight, with capital stock
of $2,53O,0O0, are in the northern and
northwestern section of the country, and
fifteen, with capital stock aggregatilg
$2,360,0O0, in the south and southwest.
The number of banks organized during
the year was less than 30 per cent. OF the
yearly average.
There was o net increase during the
year Of $10,779,597 in the amount of cir
culation secured by bonds and gross
increase of $1,000, $40 in the total circula-
ton.
OF the 3,715 banks in active operation,
2,9O1, with a capital stock of $5;16, 725,
S32, are in the northern and northeast
ern half of the country. and S14, with Il
capital stock of S126, S4S,9o0. in the south
and southwest. There are 2,G1l national
banks located east of the Mississippi
River, with capital stock of $52I ,Gl2.-
1872, and 1,104 west of the Mississippi,
With capital stock Of $135, 1861 900.
The number of banks leaving the sys-
tenn by reason of the expiration of their
corporate existence was four. During the
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LAMONT's REPORT.
Some Changes Recomme ended = Mat
tiers Are Generally satisfactory.

Some Changes Recomme ended = Mat
tiers Are Generally satisfactory.
In his annual report Secretary Lamont
shows the effective strength of the army
to be 20,5S4 of all arms. The new law
regulating enlistments has greatly i'm
proved the personnel Of the army, and has
not impeded required enlistments. OF
7,7SO men recruited during the year
5,51S were native born. The strictncss
of the examinations, physical. mental
and moral. may be measured from the
fact that 1920 applicants we're rejected.
The addition of two companies to each
Of twenty-five infantry regiments, and
two foot batteries to each of five artil-
lery regiments Is recommended. Four
companies Is the size command recon-
mended for one officers control. Increase
from 500 to 1000 yards in effectiveness
of small arms is noted. The battalion
organization of State militia Is commend
ed. For the contemplated increase in
force $1,20O,OO0 will be required annual
ly. Over $5,OOO,000 reduction of expense
for regular force. per year. has been eff
fected. IL Is said the staff force Of OIL
GERS is too great, nearly one-third of the
5000, $40 of salaries going to this class.
The present chiefs of bureaus in the
stQn organization Of the army are pro-
nounced capable and efficient men, In
every way worthy of the responsible
places they occupy and jealous in the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-05

year ending Oct. 81, 1896, the CORPORATE
existence of twenty-eight banks will ex-
pire. In the succeeding ten years. from
1896 to 1905, the corporate existence of
$50 banks will expire. The number of
banks leaving the system during the year
through voluntary liquidation was fifty
one, having "A capital stock OF $6,O93, 100
and circulation of 1,152.OO0.
Receivers for thirty-siX banks have
been appointed during the year. The
aggregate capital stock of these banks
was S5,235. 900 and their circulation ST.
OO3. 4O2 OF these banks, two, with
capital stock of $45O,O0O, were reported
last year as being in voluntary liquida-
ton, and nine, with n capital stock of
so, 10000, were of the number OF banks
which closed their doors in 1893 and sub
scquently resumed business, but through
continued business depression and the
slow character of their assets were un-
able 70 meet their obligations, and were
thus compelled to 90 into insolvency.
The following amendments to the law
are recommended:
Il. That the Comptroller be empow-
cred to remove officers of national banks
for violations of law and mismanage
ment.
"2. That loans to executive officers and
employees be restricted and made only up
on the approval of the board of directors.
20. That the assistant cashier, In the
absence of the cashier, be authorized to
sign the circulating notes of the bank
and reports Of condition.
a. That some class of public officers
be empowered to administer the general
oaths required by the national-bank act.
IS That bank examiners be required
to take an oath of Office and execute II
bond.
IS. That upon a day in each year, 10
be designated by the Comptroller, the
directors of national banks shall be re-
qured to make an examination of the
affairs of the banks and submit to the
Comptroller a report 'l-a
~. That the Comptroller be author
lied to issue circulating notes to the par
value Of the bonds deposited by them
with the Treasurer of the United States
to secure such notes.
''8. That the semi-annual tax on circu-
lating notes of national banks be reduced
70 one-fourth of / per cent. per AMMAN"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-05
SECRETARY HERBERr,s DESIRE.
Two More Bnttleships and Twelve
Torpedo Boats Recon- mended.

Two More Bnttleships and Twelve
Torpedo Boats Recommended.
Secretary Herbert, In his annual re-
port, shows the progress made during the
yenr in the construction of Government
cruisers, and speaks in high praise of the
workmanship on the new navy. He also
outlines the work under contract, and
says:
can inspection of the relative strength
of navies will furnish, it is believed, all
the argument now needed for the con-
tinuntion of the building program here
tofore indicated by the action of Congress.
We are not in want of ordinary unar-
mored cruisers or of gunboats. but we are
lamentably deficient in torpedoboats, and
we certainly need more battleships. An
inspection of the building programs of
other nations will demonstrate that the
lessons taught mt Yalu and Wei Hal Wei
have tended to confirm the belief of naval
experts throughout the world in The eff
cacy of these two classes of vessels.
II respectfully recommend the con-
struction of two battleships and at least
twelve torpedoboats. The gratifying
progress made by our manufacturers Of
steel and our shipbuilders and the COM
petition among them has enabled the de-
partment during the last two years to con-
tract for gunboats and torpedoboats at a
very large reduction from former prices.
The price per ton for the gunboats Ma
chias and Castine, contracted for in
April, 1890, was S302,S6, the average
price of the three gunboats contracted for
in January. 1894. and of the six others
just let out to contract is $222.S4 per
ton. a saving of $S052 per ton, or 26 per
cent. of the price of the ships. The price
of the Ericsson, contracted for in Octo-
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peafncs. CANNOT he Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There Is only one
way to cure Deafness and that IS by constliu-
tional remedies. Deafness Is catned by an m
famed condition Of the mucous lining OF the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets Unframed
you have runlhling sound or impyIfect near
Ing, and whsn IL Is entirely closed DEAFNESS Is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken oct and tiis tube restored to US normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine CASES cut s0f ten are caused by calarrh;
which Is nothing but an infiamed condition OF
the mucous Surfaces.
We viii give One Hundred Dollars for any
ease N Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannon
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. SEND ior cir-
culars, free. n
81 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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DfsfranChfsed.

Holland DISTINGUISHES a citizen IL he
is absent from the country for ten
years and during that time does not
formally notify the proper authority
that he wishes to continue to be res
garded as citizen. Great Britain
does not so easily give up her claim to
the loyalty Of her subjects. A man
may count upon her protection on the
ground that his grandfather was by
birth and allegiance an Englishman,
even though he and his father were
both born and have always lived on
foreign soil, but without being natural
lied.
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her, 1891. was $9I5.S3 per ton. The
average price of the six torpedoboats con-
tracted for in 1895 is S166.JS per ton, a
reduction of $179.25 per ton. or of about
20 per cent. in the price of the boats.
These prices compare very favorably
with the prices for similar work done
abroad"
Secretary Herbert devotes considerable
space to consideration of armor plates,
ordnance, projectiles. submarine boats,
automobile torpedoes, etc. and to i'm
provements in the business methods OF
the denartment
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-12-05

faithful performance Of duty. But
plan to insure retirement after term Of
years, and promotion of next In rank, ID
recommended. The relations between
regular army and State militia are most
gratifying. At need, over 100, 900 volun-
teers, equipped for active duty In the
highest sense. could be placed In the field
within forty-eight hours. Considerable
space is filled by the Secretary in consid-
ering the questions OF seacoast defenses,
dynamite guns. etc, aud river and harbor
improvements. and numerous other sub
jects are considered.
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China,s Sunkcn Ships.

The ships sunk IN the China-Japanese
war are being examined by divers. to
see whether they are worth salvage.
one Of the first victims was the Chin
csc transport Kow Shing. fired upon
by Japanese warship for carrying
troops. although she flew the British
flag. The divers who have been down
to the wreck report her in terrible
condition. She is literally torn to
pieces by shot and shell.