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

away his face was strained against
the window frame smiling q last
adieu. Now it happened that one OF
the local police force was on the
same train, going down the line
somewhere for a prisoner. This man
knew the clerk well. and, approach
ing him from behind, clasped him
about the shoulders, saying:
$50 you thought you would get
away with the money; come now,
you are my prisoner. Where's the
$50, OOO?
''This coming on top OF the other
strain was too much for the clerk,
and leaning back in his seat he COW
cred his face with his hands and
sobbed, It's here in this bag.
THE police officer had been joking
and he was amazed at the confession,
and, taking the culprit into custody,
returned to town by the next train.
The affair was nine days wonder.
The clerk told how he stole the
money. and then everybody saw how
easily it was done. He had gone
down into the vault one afternoon
shortly before closing and had seen
the packages of large bills there. He
said he was seized with an irresisti-
BILE desire to take the money, and on
the impulse Of the moment had piled
the packages in the hollow Of his
left arm, threw his light overcoat
negligently over it, and walked
through the streets with the money
as unconcernedly as though out for
a stroll after dinner. He took the
package to his room, stored it an old
bag, and waiting until nightfall,
carried it to the woods, and hid the
plumber among the rocks. A hun
dred times during the investigation
he said he was tempted to tell the
President the truth, and return the
plumber, but something whispered to
him that with so much money he
could make good start in business
somewhere, and il successful he
would in time repay every penny of
the amount with interest.
'Under the most rigid examine
tions on the part Of the bank author
tiles and by the detectives he re-
tanned his nerve, and was at the end
of the investigation as far from sus-
picion as any other member of the
staff. At the expiration of q year
and half he wrote a friend instruc-
tions to write such letttr as he had
shown the President of the bank.
He secured the booty, and would
have escaped but for the lack at the
supreme moment of nerve, of which
he had shown that he possessed
great deal. He is now serving sem
tence that will be q warning to the
boys OF the town, whenever they
think Of taking something that does
not belong to Them"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
THE TOOTH WAS PULLED.
IL Took q Railroad Wreck to Extract
the Molar.

Sat one time in my early practice
in a country town." said dentist
the other day, there came to me q
very nervous woman to have tooth
extracted. She carried on so that
could scarcely get her into the chair,
and as soon as / put the forceps
near her mouth she screamed and
bounced about so that I couldn't do
anything with her.
after two or three visits, each
worse than the other, / suggested
that / should take her to the nearest
large town, where dentist admin
istered gas. Well, the tooth hurt
her so that at last she consented, and
/ took her there, about twenty-five
miles by rail.
II went armed with pair of for
ceps as matter of habit, and when
we got to the place and she saw the
gas bag and other appliances she had
the fidgets again worse than before,
and l had to give it up and take her
back home. l was thoroughly pro-
voked and very annoyed, but she had
money, and was paying for her fool
ishness. so / tried to restrain my feel
ings.
About ten miles out Of town, and
as the train was going along about
twenty miles an hour, and she was
holding her jaw and was holding
mine in the seat beside her, we
came into collision with something
on the line, and the last thing /
knew we were rolling down an en-
bankment and being piled up in a
very promiscuous fashion.
II don't know how it came about.
but / wasn't hurt much, and when
my senses were fully restored I
dragged my patient out through a
window and laid her on bank near
by.
''She was pretty badly bruised,
and had been knocked senseless, and
as / was endeavoring to restore her
q brilliant thought occurred to me.
''The next moment l had out my
forceps and the next l had out the
aching tooth. Two hours later one
of the physicians who had been sum-
moned had restored her to conscious
ness, and, as she opened her eyes ard
saw me standing by her side, sue
clapped her hand to her jaw and OK
claimed:
"Oh, doctor, I knew it would be
terrible, but didn't think it would
be so bad as that However, though,
it's out at last ~
"Then she went to sleep, and it
was week before she knew the real
facts Of the case"
did she pay you anything extraw
asked the writer.
no." smiled the dentist. "but the
railway company did-$2, 5OO-anc !
got half"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
CENSUS NEARING COMPLETION.
Twelve Reports Now in the Hands of
the Printers.

Twelve Reports Now in the Hands of
the Printers.
The eleventh census will be practically
completed within the time allotted by
Congress, March next. Col. Wright,
the acting superintendent, stated that
there was no question of the ability of the
office to complete its work by that time.
The only volumes whose manuscripts are
not yet in readiness for printing are the
last volume of population and part OF the
volume of vital statistics. The latter cam
not be completed until the former is nm
ished. Twelve reports are at the Govern
ment printing Office out of control of the
bureau, and several volumes month will
hereafter probably be issued. The texts
of the final reports on manufactures,
farms, homes and mortgages, pauperism
and crime, and one or two other reports
are in course of revision. The force of
the Office has been reduced to 29O, and
dismissals will be frequent during the next
two months, probably about $50 remain
ing on Feb. 1.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
REVENUE FALLING OFF.
Proposal to Increase Tax on Ferment-
ed Liquor 81 a Barrel.

Proposal to Increase Tax on Ferment-
ed Liquor 81 a Barrel.
Driven by the memorable necessity of
raising more money with which to meet
the current expenses of the Government,
allies of the powers that be are about to
move for an increase of 81 a barrel in the
tax on fermented liquors. The revenues
would be swollen $30,000,OO0 or more by
that means. Beer is now taxed 81
barrel, and the income from the beer tax
for the fiscal year 1S93-'94 was $2S,-
61S,000 The year preceding it amount
ed to $31 100000. The annual produc-
ton of beer in the United States averages
33, 100000 barrels, of which 10 per cent,
or 100000 barrels, is manufactured in
Illinois, Chicago being the great center
of production in the State. There was
some talk before Congress convened of
charging the tax on spirits, but this sug-
gestion was frowned upon by the Treas
ury Department, as the change coming
right on top of the new law would in
volve the revenue bureau in inextri-
cable confusion and complications, and
it was abandoned as inexpedient. Not
so with beer, however. That is sim
pie proposition, the tax business being
easily in control.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
Wild Horses in Nevada.

R. L. Fulton, the representative of
the land department of the Central
Pacific Railroad in Nevada, is in the
city. He says that men who have
given the subject much attention as
sert that there are now running wild
in Nevada 200, 600 head Of horses, and
that they are multiplying at rapid
rate. Notwithstanding the efforts
made to restrict their breeding. The
last Legislature passed alaw per-
mitting any person to shoot stations
running wild, and the stockmen who
are feeding hogs take advantage Of
this law and shoot the horses, feed
ing the carcasses to the hogs. The
feed value placed upon horse is
about 81 head, which gives an idea
Of the comparative uselessness of
horsehesh in that State. A few
years ago there were turned loose
among the wild droves finely bred
stallion, and a colt, supposed to be
one of his get, was for several seasons
the object of the attentions of cattle
men, who sought to capture him. His
ranging ground was on the Evans
ranch, near Iron Point, and he sue
cessfnlly eluded all the attempts
made to make him a prisoner. He
was described as a magnificent speci-
men of equine flesh, of wonderful
fleetness, and is supposed to have
died in his wild state. There are
many fine colts among the various
herds, but they possess but little
value. A large percentage of the
wild horses are found in the neigh
borhood of Elko and Iron Point. The
object in destroying them is to pre-
serve the feed, which they naturally
consume, for sheep and hogs, which
have q marketable value.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
DINE AT ONE TABLE.
Cleveland and Hill Meet In Friendly
Way at the White House.

Cleveland and Hill Meet In Friendly
Way at the White House.
The President and Senator David b.
Hill shook hands Thursday night in the
White House. Then the President and
the Senator sat down to dinner, and af-
terward they went to the smokingroom,
where the President enjoyed his cigar
while he and the Senator, who have been
estranged SO long, chatted as they used
to chat when they were first elected Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor of the
State of New York. That was years ago
some thirteen years ago. All Wash
ington Is buzzing. Everybody Is asking
what it means, and nobody knows. 1t
has been more than thirteen months
since Senator Hill crossed the threshold
of the White House. His last previous
visit was paid March 8, 1893, when he
called to pay his respects to the newly
inaugurated President. Since then 1t is
doubtful if the two men have ever met.
Indeed, they carefully avoided each other
in all public as well as private gather
ings.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
WAS BURIED ALIVE.


Woodbridge IN. j. Grave-DiggersS Saw
Blood that Oozed from a Grave.
Woodbridge, N. j.. is agitated over a
story told by grave-diggers regarding
what they beliese to have been living
burial. Henry Trappe, 60 years old, a
character of the village, died about seven
weeks ago, and was buried in the poor
lot" A week or two later, while digging
grave alongside of Trappe's, the diggers
assert that blood oozed through the soil
into the new grave. The diggers kept
their own counsel until a few years ago.
Superstitious people at once jumped to
the conclusion that Trappe had been
buried alive, and old cronies of his said
that he frequently when alive went into
frances that lasted ten or twelve hours.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
Listen for the Deer Bell.

When you 60 a-hunting listen for
the tinkling of q bell. This may
seem an odd suggestion, but there is
reason for it. A gentleman who was
fishing in the Piscataquis woods, far
from the habitations of men, not
long ago, was surprised at the sound
OF bell which came from the forest
near by. 1t seemed to be moving a.
bout, and he was puzzled beyond
measure to guess the cause. When
he had returned to the farm house he
mentioned the mysterious tinkling.
The farmer, who does little hunting
himself upon occasion, laughed at
the fisherman's conjectures, and
then explained that there are deer
in the woods wearing bells. They
are put on by the hunters in the
close season, when the animals are
easily caught. The object is, Of
course, to furnish those in the secret
with q means of finding the deer
when the time for hunting comes.
Harrington (Me.) Independent.
Thu ConOo RaiIroad In fpica haa
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
Death in Terrible Form.

BY the explosion of boiler in 9. b.
Wilson's sawmill at Metz, Mo-, four men
were badly hurt, two of them probably
fatally. An explosion at the Meyer Coke
plant at Uniontown, Pa, resulted in the
injury of six men, four of whom will die.
Corning mill No. 2 of the Miami Powder
works, located five miles north of Xenia,
Ohio, exploded, completely demolishing
the building and killing three men. Two
miners were at work in the colliery at
Hazelton, Pa, when the breast closed in
on them, crushing them almost beyond
recognition. Both men were married and
leave large families.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
OPTICS MADE TO ORDER.
The Artificial Eyes ~ Good ~ the
NaturaiIn aII Ways Except One.


''Oh. what is this thing called
Light" asks the blind boy of the
poet, and while modern science can
not answer him, it can produce arti-
fetal eyes which cannot be distin-
guished from natural ones so far as
appearance goes. A glance at the
workshop OF an optist will give but
little information as to the process
of manufacturing an artificial eve !;
it is an art in which q steady hand,
skilful fingers and good eye for
color, are the principal tools.
The optist, after attentively study
ing the remaining eye of the GUS
toner assuming that he has another
eye), matches it from his stock as to
color, then as to size, and after ex-
ceedingly careful measurements and
study Of the ocular cavity proceeds
to make an eye which will be exactly
like the natural one, except that it
will not see. He uses peculiar
kind of enamel to make the eyeball,
every manufacturer having his own
secret for this. This enamel is very
smooth and extremely brilliant.
The optist takes piece of the en-
amel and heats it, after which he
blows it, like glass is blown into a
bulb the size Of a human eyeball,
and then cuts out from the bulb q
section varying in size according to
the condition of the ocular cavity. If
the patients eyeball is perfect what
is called the three-quarter ball pro-
cess is used. A section of the thin
hollow bulb is fitted over the ball and
the eye then moves as il it were
natural. This is the best method
when the eyeball permits, and an ar
tificial eye of this kind cannot posi-
bly, be detected, except that, of course,
the pupil does not contract or dilate,
II the ball is gone then the motion is
much more restricted, but it will still
move in sympathy with the other eye.
Most people are astonished to learn
that an artificial eye is not globular,
but only thin piece of curved en-
amel. A little reflection will show
that it could not be put into the
cavity, if it were globular, and being
in, could not be got out, for false eyes,
like false teeth. should be taken out
every night and replaced in the morn
ing.
The thin section of the bulb hav-
ing been shaped into a right or left
eye, as the case may be, the iris is
painted on kThe majority of optists
make their own colors, and consider
able artistic knowledge is required to
paint life-like iris. The colors are
fired into the enamel by means of a
blowpipe, and then the crystal cornea
which covers the iris has to be af-
fixed. This is made from imported
crystal, which is the clearest and pur-
est obtainable. After being melted
it is shaped and then placed over the
iris and cemented in position. The
eye, after the little veins have been
painted on the ball, is now complete.
and only remains to be fitted in the
ocular cavity.
The life of an eye is from twelve to
eighteen months. After that period
it becomes dull, owing to the saline
secretions of the eyelids acting upon
the enamel. A good artificial eye
costs from SIS to $50. They are
never made from glass; only the
cheap ones that may be bought
for SD or 81 or even less are manu-
featured from that material.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
AROUND THE EARTH
oCCURR ENCES THEREIN
FOR A WEEK.
MEXICO Is FOR WAR.
WILL STAND NO NONSENSE
FROM GUATEMALA
Capt. Dreyfus Drummed Out-Death
Comes to Many by Fire and Acct
dent-Now Austria Dips Into the
American Sugar Bowl.

The steamer from Acapulco to San
Francisco, brings the information that
Mexico is making great preparations to
crush Guatemala. At Acapulo over four
thousand Mexican troops are massed
awaiting transportation to Guatemala.
Another body of 1900 troops was near
the city with over dozen Krupp guns.
A strong, well-equipped force like this
would be able to defeat any army that
Guatemala can put into the field. There
was much excitement at Acapulco over
these warlike preparations, but the gov
eminent stopped the dispatch of any tele-
graph reports of army movements.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10

were lost In the recent gale. The gales
caused immense damage on the island of
Heligoland. Part Of the town was wash
ed away. The Berlin Minister Of Public
Works has gone to examine into the con-
dition of affairs. Snowstorms prevail
throughout Europe. The heaviest fall has
been in Silesia, where railway traffic Is
partly suspended. In Italy there are high
walls of snow on each side Of the streets.
Many deaths from freezing are reported.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
RockefelIer,s LiberaIity,

President Harper has received SIZE, 900
from John ID. Rockefeller as a present to
the Chicago University and $4,000 from
Mrs. Caroline e. Haskell to establish a
course of lectures in Bombay, India, upon
the relations Of the religions of the world.
He made public this addition to the insri-
tution's resources Mt the winter convoca-
ton In the Auditorium Wednesday night
and received for the donors the hearty
applause of the 1000 students and the
host of professors and tutors who sat with
him on the stage. The gift of the foun-
der of the university was the result Of the
Presidents recent visit to New York. The
thing most needed was ready cash to pay
the current expenses. All the donations
had been for the endowment fund. Mr..
Rockefeller assented to tho request, and
sent the word to draw on him for the sum
named, to be due at intervals during the
collegiate year after next July.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
Was n Great succeee.

Gov. Rich and the several newly elect
ed State officers of Michigan, were in
Quoted into Office Tuesday with most i'm
pressive ceremonies at Lansing. No such
thing as inauguration day has been be-
fore known in Michigan, but the exercises
were so successful that in all proba-
bliity the innovation will become fix
ture. Representative hall was filed to
overlooking, the assemblage including a
large number of most distinguished citi-
zens of the State. In the center Of the
great hall upon platform erected for the
purpose were seated the Governor and
his staff, the newly elected State officers
and numerous other dignitaries of the
State. General Russell A. Alger presid-
ed and Chief Justice McGrath delivered
an appropriate address and administered
the oath Of Office with great solemnity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
Austria Has n Woe.

Now Austria Hungary joins Germany
IN formal protest against the violation
Of the treaty existing between Austria
and the United States by the discriminate
Ing duty on bounty-paid sugars. This
protest recites the so-called favored ma
ton clause of the treaty of 1892, articles
B and 6. which are identical with the
same articles in the treaty with Prussia,
concluding in 1923.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10

transmitted along the nerves to the
muscles controlling respiration. By
this means the egress of air during
expiration Is delayed, and the vari-
GUS exits are closed. When the
pressure, however, reaches limit,
the exits are forced open, "a power
full blast of air is expelled, and the
patient sneezes."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
RESULT OF POSTAL GROWTH.

New International and Domestic
Money-Order Offices.
AS result of increase of postal bust
ness during the last three months twenty
nine international money-order Offices,
ninety domestic money-order Offices and
102 limited money -order offices have been
established throughout the country.
Among the new international Offices are:
Neoga, ILL.,; Clayton and Winamac, Ind;
Mystic, Iowa; Homer and Inlay City,
Mich; Wolverton, Mimi; Johnstown and
Milton, N. D., and Lodi, South Milwaukee
and South Superior, Wis.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
Eiremen Meet Death.

Toronto, Ont, was visited by million.
dollar fire at 3 o'clock Sunday morning,
which resulted in the death of two fire.
men and serious injury of five, and the
destruction of the Globe newspaper build
ing on Yonge street, in the heart Of the
business part of the city, and three fine
business blocks.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
Nearly Wiped Out by Fire.

Hamlin, a small town and the county
seat of Lincoln County, w. Va, was
almost wiped out by fire. The fire orig
mated in the Eagle -four mills and soon
spread to the Hamlin Handle Factory,
large plant, and also to large sawmill.
All these buildings and several smaller
ones were entirely destroyed. The origin
of the fire and extent of loss are not
known. There was little insurance.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
Connie of Lovers Drown.

Henry Clemens, aged 26, and Miss Lii.
lie Oils, aged n, prominent young people
of Independence, Ohio. were drowned
while skating on the Maumee River, near
Defiance. They fell into hole and sunk
at once and the bodies were not recovered
for nearly an hour. The young couple
were to have been married in the near
f,rtttpa
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
seven Hurt in a CoIIi.Ion.

Two passenger trains collided on the
Philadelphia and Reading Road near
Germantown, Pa, Thursday morning, and
seven persons were hurt The cause of
the wreck was n misplaced switch. Both
engineers saved themselves by jumping.
The engines were ruined and two cars
were splintered.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
French officer Publicly Disgraced.

Convicted of disclosing important in
formation concerning the war depart
ment, Capt. w. Fred Dreyfus of the
French army was publicly degraded at
Paris, sentenced to deportation and i'm
rrisonment in fortress for life. His
epaulettes were torn off by non-commis-
stoned officer, his sword broken and
thrown at his feet, and, manacled, he was
led around the public square. He at
tempted many times to proclaim his in
nocence, but each time he essayed to
speak the roll of drums drowned his ut
terance
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
Robbers Make a Mistake.

A passenger from near the scene of tho
train robbery which occurred ut York,
Ala, Monday night, states that the rob-
bers secured only SIT. They mistook, it
is believed, the local passenger for the
through train, which is said to have car
ried SGD 600
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
Burrows Is Chosen.

The joint caucus of the Republican
members of the Michigan Legislature up
on the short term United States Senator
ship took place in Representative Hall
Thursday night. julius Cesar Burrows,
the Kalamazoo Congressman, was chosen
on the second ballot, receiving 20 of the
131 votes, Olds being second with 80, and
Patton third with %. On the first ballot
Burrows received GA, Olds 80 and Pat
ton %
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
Driven Insane by His Daughter.

S. II. Hutchins, of Denver, father of
Miss Gertrude Hutchins, who married
Clarence w. Clark, an adventurer, Nov.
13 on two days acquaintance, has be-
come insane through brooding over his
daughters escapade. Recently he wan
dered away from home. He has been
found at Omaha, and as he is completely
broken down his wife has asked to have
him arrested so that he may receive prop
er care.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
Is Now a Pauper.

Stephen Roper, II years of age, and the
author of technical books for engineers
and fremen which years ago gave him
much fame, has been abandoned by his
relatives and is pauper in the hands o
the ST. Louis police.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
Mexico Makes a Demand.

The Mexican Government has made a
formal and specific demand on Guate-
mala, indicating the amount of damages
inflicted by invading Guatemalans. The
total indemnity asked is 81 1868, 544.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-10
Eight Persons Burned Alive.

Fire started in a French laundry in
Edgeware road, London, Wednesday MORN
ing and eight persons asleep in the build
ing were burned to death.