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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10

The leading paper in a provincial
town recently published the following
matrimonial advertisement:
"a young lady Of enormous wealth,
who is prepared to pay off all the
debts of her intended husband, desires
to form the acquaintance of a respect
able young gentleman with view to
matrimony. Each reply to be accom-
panied by photo of the sender and
addressed to J. r., at the Office Of this
paper"
The delicate hand which drew up the
above lines and thereby secured a
large number of offers belonged to no
less parsonage than Herr Itzig
Schlaucheles, who had lately opened a
clothing establishment in the town,
says the Humoristiche Echo. BY
means Of the photos sent in he was en-
abled to ascertain which of his would
be customers were In the habit of leay-
ing their debts unpaid
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
A PASTORAL CALL.

spring, notified the brethren there that
"meetin' had begun" and induced an
instant suspension of crop talk and a
stampede in the direction Of the meet
ing house. BY the time the hymn was
ended the house was filed and the reg
ular service of the day began.
There was preaching in abundance,
for preaching was the main feature Of
the exercises. The preaching would
hardly be acceptable in 100000
church nowadays, for it often happened
that grammar and rhetoric were con-
spicuous by their absence, but there
was always enthusiasm in any guam
tity, and also plenty of Scripture. The
old preachers Of those days did not
know much about the graces of oratory,
but they did know all about the Bible.
for it was the one book that they con-
stantly read, and that they were thor
oughly conversant with from cover to
cover. A proposition was started, and
Bible texts in confirmation of 1t were
cited; IL it could be proved from the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
TRICK OF THE BOOK TRADE.

Low Prices Do Not Necessarily Mean
Loss to the Publisher.
Did 1t ever occur to you what re-
proach to some publishers and some of
their methods the book store bargain
counter is? says the Rochester Demo
crat and Chronicle. Somebody is los
ing, money on these dollar books for
10 cents" and it is not the publisher
Retailers in the book trade buy by list.
not by sample, and n publishing house
in a fair way Of business can count on
selling to the trade pretty large edi-
ton of pretty nearly anything it chooses
to publish. 1t is to be feared that once
in while they take advantage of this
fact to the loss of the booksellers. They
have been known to take, for instance,
an advertisement for some well-known
summer resort, that, having been writ
ten by a somewhat famous author in
the guise of short story, has been pre-
sented to the public as literature by
first-rate magazine, possibly by virtue
of a pecuniary arrangement with the
publishers thereof, and made n reasona-
bly, stable book of it by using big type,
double leads, wide margins and many
cheap process illustrations. They gid
the edges of the leaves, disguise the
cheap muslins of the cover with
sprawling design in gold, wherein
quotation from Shakespeare and the
writer's well-known name figure prom
inently and announce to the trade,
'Blue. Unclouded Weather. Romance
of Old Point Comfort, by Popular Au-
thor, Esq. Edition de luxe; $3.50; IS
off 100; GO off 70; so off 80; 80 and 10 on
small orders. No returns" And every
bookseller in the land on the strength
of the authors name and the expected
Christmas trade, orders from five to
100 copies, according to the size Of his
establishment, and uses bad language as
soon as he sees them. He knows they
will not sell. Even their outside Is I'M
attractive.
They cost the publishers, exclusive Of
royalty, from % cents to so cents
apiece, according to the size of the edi-
ton issued, and they have an unmis-
taxable air Of cheapness about them.
To put such books on his counter
marked $3.50 is almost an insult to the
intelligence Of his customers but he
does so. And there the never-dimin-
fishing pile stays. for the public can pro-
tect itself against this sort of imposi-
ton, although the bookseller cannot,
until it comes to the bargain counter.
and "Blue, Unclouded Weather" finds
a few purchasers at II cents volume.
And the bookseller fgues up how much
he has lost on it and goes on ordering
by list without knowing what he is
going to get Such is one of the rea-
sons all booksellers do not retire OH
princely fortunes within five years or
so after starting I'm business.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
THE BLAINE RESIDENCE.
Capitalists Want to Buy 1t and Erect
Hotel ON the Site.

Capitalists want tO bly, III anu ErSSs
Hotel ON the Site.
Mrs. James G. Blaine's Washington
home has often been described. 1t Is
the old Seward mansion and 1t Is val
liable rather from the ground about 1t
than from the house itself. 1t Is built
en- Henry Clay's old lot and 1t has been
a fashionable home for many years.
1t was In front of 1t that Gen. Dan
Sickles shot Barton Key for flirting
with his pretty wife OH the other side
of the square, and II was in this house
that Payne attempted to assassinate
Seward. The house is large. red,
unpretentious brick of three stories,
with an old-fashioned ridged roof, and
with many windows.
Now comes Chicago syndicate which
Is said to be DESTROYS Of purchasing the
property. On account OF its gloomy as
to live there and has been advised to
sell. But a difficulty arises over the
title. Ii Mr.. Blaine had clear title to
the land he didn't tell anyone about IL.
and none OF his papers show it. All
his papers were found to be In the Wild
est confusion ut the time Of his death,
Important ones showing up eventually
even in boxes of rubbish. His young.
est daughter, Mrs. TruXton Beale, is
now in Augusta looking for this title.
No17 Madison place boasts of ca
reer rs diversified as modern politi-
clan. 1t has been in turn dwelling
house. clearinghouse. government
office, and twice the home of the pre-
n'er Of the administration. The third
floor under the slanting roof sheltered
u chief executive of the nation, Presi-
dent Polk having lived there for the
four months of the white house repairs.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
silver Fox Fur Comes High.

Next to the sea otter, for clothing
purposes, the fur Of the silver fox
brings the highest price, and in this
case the Russians are the principal buy
ers. The silver fox is one of the most
precious denizens of the Hudson Bay
territory, and as much as f120 has been
paid for a single fine skin. The silver
fox, however, is really not silvery, and
has only few white hairs mixed with
his black ones=indeed, the most Highly
priced skins are entirely black. The
principal use of these skins Is for the
collars of cloaks of Russian ladies'.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10

ed In, in rooms where four beds were
placed and the family all slept in the
only room the cabin afforded, and the
annoyance of having absolutely no rri-
vacy but that Of the forest during his
journey from one appointment to an
other, were cheerfully endured, and for
no compensation save the conscious
ness of duty well done, and the pittance
that the people were able to give In re-
turn for the services rendered them.
Money in those times were scarce, and
many an old preacher has been heard
to tell how in the early days of his min
istry he received but $25 or $50 from
his people for a years hard work. But
this sum did not really represent all
they did for him, for his entertainment
was free wherever he went, and pair
Of stockings here. pair Of shoes there,
q wool hat or fur cap from one, coat
from another and pair of jeans trous-
ers from a third, eked out his scanty
support very materially. Nor was this
all, for on his "home round"-that Is,
when on that part of his circuit that
brought him toward home-he might be
seen with ham or fitch of bacon on
one side Of his saddle, pair of chick
ems or a wild turkey on the other, and,
It may be haunch of venison or bag
Of corn in front, all the contributions
Of those who gave willingly of what
they had to give at all. These, with an
occasional wedding fee, sum varying
from 25c to 81, paid by youth in his
first suit Of ill-fitting store clothes,
constituted his principal reliance for a
livelihood. His wife did her own work,
and her neighbors brought in supplies
from time to time to help out the
preacher, so. on the whole, he lived
about as well as they, and. what was
better, was fully content with what he
had, and cheerfully sang:
'No foot Of land do possess,
No cottage In this wilderness"
The meeting houses" where he
preached were as plain rs the people
and the fare. In Kentucky, Tennessee,
and the Southern States generally, the
first meeting houses" were Of logs, and
in a style of architecture that closely
that of the settlers
cabins. Where there were school
houses these were used for religious
purposes, but where there were none
the cabins of the settlers were en-
ployed, and almost anyone, whether he
was a member Of the particular de-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10

istered to the spiritual wants of the
settlers in the backwoods. He was
natural product of the times in which
his lot was cast. He was in the most
emphatic sense of the word one of the
people himself, for, in all probability,
he had been born and reared in the i'm
mediate neighborhood of his Circuit"
nine-tenths of his auditors knew him
from his boyhood, and his father and
the rest of his family, and were pre-
pared to give his pedigree back to the
time when the family made its appear
aEce i'm this country. Earlier than this
few knew even their own family his
tory, and nobody cared, for it was a
well-established social principle in the
early days of the colonies that nobody
had a father until he came to America,
and when he was here he was as good
rs anybody, IL not little better. The
travelling preacher, or circuit rider as
hc was generally called, was Il man
thoroughly and conscientiously devoted
to his calling. He always believed him
self to be called" to the work of the
ministry, and, having this conviction,
gave up everything else for its sake.
His worldly belongings, barring the
wife and children. that always lived
somewhere within the bounds of his
circuit, were generally limited to what
hc could carry in his saddle-bags, and
these usually contained a change of
linen, a Bible, hymn book, in those
days called a chime book" and some,
times Il lunch of chicken and corn
bread, put up by Il kindly sister at the
last preaching place. He had a horse,
generally good horse, for no other
kind could stand the hardships of the
journeys he had to make, and for his
living he trusted to providence.
His circuit was planned, partly by
himself, partly by his ecclesiastical
superiors, who laid out the general
ground and expected him to add to
the number of appointments or preach
ing places as the membership increased
and the work broadened. Two preach
ers. senior and junior, were usually
assigned to each circuit, and the ap-
Dointments for the two were arranged
In such way that the people of each
station had preaching every other week,
at least, or sometimes every week. The
labors of these self-sacrificing men
were by no means, however, confined to
Sunday. They preached every day.
sometimes twice day, reaching one
station at Q or 10 In the morning, hold
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10

in Secretary Stewards occupancy 1t
was the social headquarters Of the
wealth and distinction of the day. Sec
rotary Blaine made it one Of the cosiest
OF homes-not spacious enough for
large entertainments, but just the thing
for the conveniences and smaller hos
pitalities that Mrs. Blaine had contem-
plated.
Mr.. Blaine died in the room in which
the attempt was made on Stewards
life. The house is in what is termed
the west end Of Washington, where are
the larger number of the palatial homes
and structures that are the pride of the
capital.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10

nomination to which the circuit rider
belonged or not, was generally willing
to open his house for preaching. Where
regular houses were built for service,
however, the neighborhood was under
stood to have advanced considerably
on the road to refinement Quarterly
meeting" at one of these wayside log
sanctuaries was great occasion. The
presiding elder was always there, with
us many of the brethren as could be
mustered. Long before the appointed
hour for the service the roads were full
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10

Bible, we'll and good; il not, no matter
what ii was, or who stated it, IL was
rank infidelity, and the proposer was
an infidel. The nice distinctions of the
higher criticism We're UNKNOWN quaint
ties; the preachers of those days knew
nothing Of the Javist, and the Elohist.
Where the apostle affirmed wives, sub
init to your husbands" they said that
it meant that the women should mind,
and not cherish any ideas about being
equal to the man and voting. They hat
ed gold chains and rings and silk
dresses and boiled shirts and cards
things were, in their sight, almost
equally abominable. A man with spot
less linen was to them dandy; a wom-
an with gold chains and jewelry was
on the right road to perdition. Some
of them preached against these things
and denounced unsparingly all who
favored them. Cards and fiddles were
their pet aversion, and when, as some
times happened, mischievous person
went to ''protracted meeting" or a
camp meeting with fiddle or jug of
whisky or pack of cards. the preachers
were sometimes known to knock down
and drag out the offender with as much
energy as would be shown by any
shoulder-hitting son Of Belial in the
country.
Their meetings did not lack for vi
vacity from other causes. In those
days no man stirred abroad without
his gun and his dog, and a concourse
of people was the occasion also for a
concourse of dogs Generally ours Of
low degree, they had neither patience
nor pedigree, and dog fights at meeting
were matters of by no means infrc-
quent occurrence. When they took
place outside. the ours were generally
left to settle their dispute among them
selves, unless it became too noisy, but
when this occurred some man seated
near the door and armed with good
sized whip, quietly slipped out to act
as umpire, and moment later q series
of yelps, followed by silence, gave in
dication that the war was over. More
of an incident were they when they
took place within the limits of the con-
gregation, for every other exercise was
at once suspended until the belligerents
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
. has seen George Washington once

he has seen George Washington once
or twice. He is i'm t0lerably good
health for his age, and has walked
from his place to Manchester once or
twice last summer. He has used to-
bacco and spirits his whole lifetime up
until a few years ago. He is of Ger
man descent He remembers occur
rences in early times quite well and is
great talker. Men who begin to feel
the touch of old age say that Mr.. Coon
rod was an old man when they were In
the prime of life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10

could be parted. The brethren united
their forces, however, and by kicking
one and half-strangling the other, gen.
orally accomplished the desired end in
a few moments. When the church had
q floor raised few feet from the
ground, the space beneath was not in
frequently used by vagrant swine as a
place of temporary abode, and when, as
sometimes happened, the dogs took into
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10

bigger and few OF the nearest filed
into the church, whittier the preachers
had preceded them. The brethren
said their prayers. took their seats,
conferred among themselves In loud
whispers as to the order Of service,
and then some one struck up famil-
lar hymn. All Joined Justify, and the
sound thereof. waited out Of the open
windows and down the hill to the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
A Mysterious LIGHT

A strange light has been annoying
residents between Melrose and Ash
bourne, Pa, for two weeks past. The
light, as described by persons who aver
having seen and pursued it,has the ap-
pearance of powerful flame. 1t ap-
parcntly rises from a quarry. any time
between Up. m. and a. m. After evel-
oping until 1t is large enough to travel
alone, the ignas fntuus moves of.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
Eullof Glory.

80. mamma" cried 5-year-old Doro-
thy, .T'm just as full Of glory as I can
be!' I'LL ,u,t
"What do you meanT inquired her
mother, with natural surprise.
"Why-ee," said Dorothy, ''therc was
a sunbeam right on my spoon. and l
swallowed 1t with my oatmeal, mans
mav,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
Ancient poat EAhumed.

A remarkable discovery was made
during the work of excavating the site
for repairing slip now in course OF
construction on the shore of Tough
Neagh, near the mouth of the River
Blackwater, in Ireland. The workmen
came upon an ancient boat imbedded
under Eve feet Of dense black bog. and
measuring % feet long, 4 feet wide in
the center, tapering to 2 feet 3 inches
at the end.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
OLDEST MAN LIVING.
SOOn.tO Turn His 116th Year and Hs

Soon.to Turn His 1I6th Year and Has
Seen George Washington.
The subject of our illustration in
this paragraph is Mr.. Christian Coon
rod, who is one of the Oldest. If not
the oldest man now living in the
United States. Mr.. Coonrod was lie
years old last month. He was born in
Pennsylvania, and moved to Delaware
County, Iowa, forty years ago, where
he now resides, five and one-half miles
northwest of Manchester. Mr.. Coon
rod served i'm the war of 1912. and says
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10

Don't Let Your Prejudices Rule.
Don't eat two mince pies, plum pull
ding, a duck, lobster salad. and ice
cream, and then attribute your sense OF
fullness to the presence Of your moth
er-in-law in the house.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
Must Not Dance.

The teachers of Junction City, Kan.
have been forbidden by the local edu-
cational board to attend more than one
dance per week.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10

We wonder what the result would be
II the balloon sleeves the women wear
should become inflated
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
THE CIRCUIT RIDER.
iTiNERANT PREACHERS OF PIO-
NEER DAYS.

How Spiritual Wants of the First Set
tiers Were Supplied-Labors of Early
Preachers Their Miserable Pay -
Hardships Endured.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10

The writing of popular songs" is
more profitable In this country than In
any other.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10

Chickens and turkeys attain the ago
OF ten years. The duratIoRgf "A goose's
life Is fifty years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
Parson and People.

Parson and People.
Among the many peculiar characters
developed in the early days of our ma
tional history not the least singular
was the travelling preacher, who min
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
Sensible,

Sens1DI6.
Pneumatic tires have been found very
on hospital ambulances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-06
A LAYER RESCUES MS MOTHER
MRS DoNIHEE wAYLAiD BURGLAR AND WAS
BEING PUNIsHED FOR IT.

MRS. poNrHEE wAYLAiD a BURGLAR AND WAS
BEING PUNISHED FOR 1T.
Mrs Mary Donihee the mother OF William b.
r,onibee the lawyer. went TO her yard Saturday
NIGHT al No 143 West Sixty-third-st., TO remove
asme clothing from line. AS she was returning
she thought she heard noises In the basement and
saw two shadowy forms Hitting by. With no thought
OF personal danger she grabbed one OF them and
s,reamed Instantly she was seized by two strong
pairs OF arms and forced violently against the wall
Then a pair Of thumbs pressed against her windpipe
and matters looked serious for Mrs Donihee. But
her screams had been heard. and her son. the law
yer came bounding down the basement stairs just
In time to release his mother from her perilous po-
S!tior.
The intruders attempted to escape. one succeeded.
and he carried a bundle. His companion also got
away. but not until the lawyer had paid him well
for the punishment he had inflicted upon his mother.
Donhee gave chase. following the men to Eleventh.
ave- where he met Policeman Terrence carn. OF
the West Sixty-eghth-st. station. who also started
In pursuit, and at Sixtysecond-st found the fugi-
lives hiding In a hallway At the staton-house they
gave their names as Frank Malone, OF No Il9
Eighth-ave, and Thomas Kelly. OF NO 5S5 West
Fjftieth-st They still had the bundle that con-
,ained two c.oaks belonging TO the Donihees Ma
lone was recognized by Sergeant Chapman as an
Did offender. Eight pawn tickets were found on
him all representing clothing. Kelly said ne was a
plumber. Yesterday In Yorkvile Court Ponce JUS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-06
IN MEMORY or ". JENNINGS DEMOREST

Chickering Hall was crowded yesterday afternoon
with friends and admirers at the services in memory
of w Jennings DemOrest After the playing OF the
Chopin funeral march. the Rev. Dr. u. H. Iyer
offered prayer ana the choir Of the American Tenn
perance Union sang an anthem Professor sam
uel Dckie, chairman OF the National frohib-
ton Committee, delivered the address OF euIosy
speaking OF Mr.. Demorest as "a man who had me
strength OF his convictions, and thought II better
10 be IN the minority when he knew that he MS
right than to be with the majority, when he
thought was wrong ..
Joseph A. Bogardus president Of The American
Temperance Union read letters from MISS Frances
Willard Lady Henry somefsrt, John j. Woosy,
Mira Jonn l.. 81. John the Grand Lodge, kinshlh
'Templar OF scotland, The Woman's Christian Tenn,
peranee Union OF New Hampshire, and u host OF
Others There was also memorial PREPARED "
The members Of The Prohibition parry, othsf speak
ers az Inc aefviceH were br, j. " Mann, u, W o.
r. INDEPENDENT order Gpod TempllfH, OF which or
sanlsaiion Mr. Demofest was - memhcr MI Mary
r. iiurf, president OF the Sew foik stat" woman =
Christian Temperance Union; tho Rev ", y a. ",
Wilson and John Lloyd Thomas John T. ~ John, ~
Kansas declared that no man Ia this country Tor
Tho last ten years had done 20 much toward INC
overthrow Of tho liquor tfaflc rs w. jennings
retnoteHt. 1T II not too much 10 say rhl1 MI.
~ John that he spent 1900 month In the cause
Of prohibition. and he spent the money without any
flourish of tr,impets - ,,., F.. A.,
The meeting closed with benedction from the
Rev Stephen Merritt