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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

| The report of the Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs for 1894 speaks most en-
couragingly of the educational work
during the year. 1t has been carried
on along fine lines--viZ.: non-rcserva-
| ton training schools, and reservation day
schools, all under government control;
contract schools, both on and Off reser-
vations, under supervision of religious
societies; and public schools, belonging
to the respective State systems Of edu-
cation. Although last years appropria-
tions were much less than those Of the
preceding year, the report shows a
small aggregate increase in the entire
school enrolment, with more than
twice as great an increase in the aver
age attendance. One of the most in
teresting features Of the statement in
this connection is that the largest gain
has been made among the .Navajoes.
Hitherto the Navajoes have paid little
attention to education, although the
government has for years appealed to
them to send their children to school,
Now they are appealing to the govern
ment to build schools for them. The
change has grown out of the reports
made by fifteen of these Indians after
their visit to the Chicago Exposition.
One Of these reports says: "We thought
when we got back we could tell the
children what we saw at the Fair. That
Is what the agent took us there for
When we started from home we saw
farms all the way. They don't lay
around i'm the sun. There lots Of white
people work all the time for living. l
never dreamed Of what / saw there.
Now have seen it. Coming back
never slept for thinking of it. You
should let your children go to school.
No difference how much you love them,
better let them go to school. ! have
wished a thousand times since l came
back that 1 was q boy so l could put
myself in school. have put two chill
dren in, and a neighbor has put one in"
This is only one more illustration of the
silent but forcible influences of the
beautiful White City.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20
HAS DESIGNED A YACHT.

The First Effort of Millionaire Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, Jr.
The accompanying picture represents
the first effort Of Cornelius Vanderbilt
Jr. to design yacht, says the New
York World. All of the plans were
made by young Mr.. Vanderbilt, who
will sail the boat himself She is 81 feet
over all and p feet on the water line,
drawing 3 feet of water. ~ :
Mr.. Vanderbilt has followed the idea
of the fin-keel boat, but has introduced
some novel theories of his own, cspe-
cially in the shape of the keel. The lit
tie Vanderbilt boat will have only two
sails. and having no bowsprit she will
look somewhat peculiar, but her mil
lionaire designer believes that she will
prove very fast. She Is practically
jib and mainsail boat, and she is in
tended for racing with boats of her
class rather than for cruising.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr.. who now
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

IN the anthracite coal regions, and 60
par cent. Of the coal used for domestic
purposes IL now broken. assorted into
different Sizes and cleansed by the coal
breaker.
Upon all the culm or dirt banks OF
the breakers In the anthracite coal
regions are employed boys who do the
hauling Of the dirt from the top OF the
plane to the dumping board. The coal
In the rough--slate and dirt-is brought
from the mines. carried up shaft TO
the top of the breaker, and then dump
cd down q chute. Here 1t Is crushed In
to the different sizes and goes to the
slate-picking rooms. where the good
coal Is dumped into delivery chutes,
and the slate. dirt and waste Ii dumped
into cars, which are hoisted to the top
Of plane. Here the boy with his mule
bitches the car and drives out to the
end of the railroad. where the dump
Is made. A large colliery will employ
ten or twenty culm-bank boys, some
having nothing more to do than to spray
the cars as they come up over the plane
landing. Others attend to the switches,
drive the mules back on the return
trips, and change the dumping board.
As a rule, these boys are cheerful.
healthy good fellows, and enjoy their
work. In winter their work is very
undesirable, the altitude at which they
work being uncongenial for mild
weather. They, however, build rough
shanties on the banks and In severe
weather take refuge In them. In sum-
mer their merry voices can be heard in
the distance as they sing and ride up
In the air. On Saturday nights they
come into the nearby towns and re-
plenish their supply Of tobacco and en-
JOY looking into the show windows.
Sunday is their play day, and after at
tending service once are free for the
balance of the day.
or late years these boys very seldom
follow their fathers footsteps and work
In the mines, but, later on, choose work
that leads to business or tradesman's
life. The culm bank boy Is fast be-
coming thing Of the past, as the more
modern colliery equipments supply lit.
tie locomotives to haul the cars and one
locomotive does the work that ten culm
bank boys can attend to.
In the anthracite coal regions of
Pennsylvania miners home is the
smallest part Of his possessions. In
most cases, the little houses are owned
by the individual or corporation that
operates the nearby colliery. Nearly all
Of the houses are either one and half
or two stories high and contain very
rarely more than four rooms. Never
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

The statement that hens OF the United
States lay annually $4,000, 1000 worth
of eggs Is going the rounds. The fg-
ures, save for the handicap Of being
credited to Statistician Atkinson, would
command respect both for themselves
and the hens. But Atkinson Is a pro-
fessional figurer; he can figure out any
thing. 1t is simple matter for him to
make figures lie. He can take a pencil
and piece Of paper aud demonstrate
mathematically that man who cannot
on 81 day wages rear large family,
buy a horse, educate his children well,
treat them to a piano, and save enough
for old age Is not living up to his OPP
portunities. However, It Is to be hoped
that Atkinson for once Is right, for the
hen Is nice old bird and means well.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

are they built Of anything but wood
and their little frames look Insignificant
in contrast to the mammoth culm banks
that are always In close proximity, very
often five or six Of these little houses
are built near one another, then they
go under the general name of patch"
These patches" and solitary houses are
generally within easy walking distance
Of the colliery, and in very few locall-
ties, are they embraced in any borough
or city. They stand distinctly alone
and by their location and appearance
become recognized at once by the
stranger as the home of the miner.
The immense culm banks always are
near by, In mining settlements Of any
age and are destined to be the future
environs Of any new settlement. The
length Of these culm banks varies from
200 yards to half mile, and In height
they creep up to the heavens as high as
400 and 500 feet. These banks are
composed Of little else than the refuse
from preparing the coal, and there is
computed to be 75,0O0,O 900 tons of this
coal dirt in the anthracite region. So
far, 1t Is a total waste, all the expert
ments towards consuming 1t In some
manner being of no avail. There was
plant established ut Mahanoy City to
use these culm banks, by pressing the
coal scraps into fuel bricks, but the ex-
pense was more than the mining Of coal
and after the plant had a thorough in
spection by prominent experts and in
ventors 1t was abandoned.
Day after day. then, these black hills
are growing larger and in many cases
are forcing their way into the yards Of
the miners homes. 1t Is not unfrequent
that landslides and settlements take
place, often being attended with dis
aster. The man that can advance some
theory or devise some plan by which
these culm banks can be consumed, has
at that moment made colossal for
tune. Until then, the miners will go
daily hundreds Of feet below the sur
face and bring to the breakers the
rough coal, and the refuse will accumu-
late proportionately as the coal Is mined.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

O1eCu Alot0ko0 Hor &Aeyok4m0e non
He Resembled.
>GSngresslnan william CogsweIl. OF
Massachusetts,, whose death occurred
not long since, looked 30 much like
President Cleveland that he has been
mistaken for him many times, and from
this circumstance came to be promi-
nently known as the Presidents dou-
BILE. He had seen service In Congress
as representative from Massachusetts
since 1886. He was born In Bradford.
Mass, Aug. %, 1888. After part of a
course at Dartmouth College he shipped
to sail before the mast. In 1851 he or
ganized the first company of volunteers
for the Union cause In Massachusetts.
Having risen through the successive
steps OF military rank to be colonel Of
the Second Massachusetts, Infantry he
was, In 1864, brevetted brigadier gen.
eraL He served In the Shenandoah Val
ley under Banks, I'm Virginia under
Pope and under Sherman and Thomas
In the march through Georgia and the
Carolinas. 1
After the war he practiced law In Sa-
lem, Mass, and was for five years May
or Of that city. He served five terms
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20
short State Items.

The May salt report shows an output in
Michigan of 1873, 200 barrels.
Miles H. Beamish. Jackson youth, is
said to have become insane from over
study.
Happy Grand Rapids! Ice companies
are cutting prices like fury, and the war
Is not yet over.
A farmer named Patterson, of Orange
township, Kalkaska County, is minus a
good horse which ate paris green.
Two additional eight-inch wells will be
sunk to supply the South Haven water
works, which, it Is estimated, will furnish
years to come.
Probably the most astonished burglar
In Michigan was the one that effected en-
trance at the rear window of Thurston &
Co.'S Central Lake general store. Orvey
Coulter was there with six-shooter and,
although ii is not known any of the shots
took effect, the burglar took such hasty
departure that he dropped some nickels
and a razor just outside the building Two
revolvers and a small amount of change
were secured.
The Board Of Equalization and Review
find the total valuation Of the city of
Flint to be So, 1860. This is an increase
Of about $50, 900 more than the equalized
value of year ago, after overcoming a
loss of $4,000 by fire and $4,000 by
Mary Stockdale moving from the city to
Flint township. The City Council have
handed in a demand for city expenses "a
bill for SIC, 10000. The School Board
will insist upon having $24, 45O for the
first half of the school year. These local
expenditures will mean levy of ninety
cents upon each hundred dollars valuation
of assessable property.
The Grand Rapids police have taken
several thousand dollars worth of dia-
monds from J. p. Hopkins the alleged
thief. Denver jewelers. have replevined
5000 worth. W >.
Two boy hunters at Muir made great
mistake in firing at and wounding an ap-
parently solitary crane which was flying
along. They did not see a big flock of
cranes coming behind, but would have
been out pair of eyes each IL they had
not fought vigorously with boat paddles
and clubs. The boys were badly scratch
ed about the face, but succeeded In killing
six large birds. fs
An event that caused considerable inter
est in Pennington was the Oath birthday
anniversary of Leland Green Tuesday.
Mr.. Green cleared up farm In that vi
cinity over seventy years ago and lived on
1t continuously for more than fifty years.
He is probably the oldest living pioneer
in the State Of Michigan.
Rev. Lewis Archer was arrested at Bat
tie Creek on warrant charging him with
kissing the wife of John III. Waters, of
Hastings Archer has been holding meet
ings in the Bedford school house for some
time. The official organ Of the saints
warned the people against the man. The
minister was taken to Haetings for exam
NATION. Et-%
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20


The original method of preparing an
thracite coal for market was simply to
divest It Of slate and other impurities,
and Of fine coal and slack. 1t was
passed over a chute with longitudinal
bars about two inches apart, and all
that passed over the bars was mer-
charitable coal, and all that passed
through them was rejected. There was,
consequently, much coal deposited on
the dirt banks, which, at the present
time, Is considered of full value; also,
much left In the mines as unmerchanta-
BILE on account of Its small size. The
market would not accept any coal that
would not pass for lump coal.
After number of years 1t was sug-
gested that coal for household purposes
ought to be broken at the mines, and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

thus broken, is conducted into revolv-
ing screens, separating the different
sizes and dropping the coal into set
Of chutes or bins. Here, at this stage,
the boys pick the slate, rock and i'm
purities from the coal. Then the coal
Is transferred, by raising a gate, Into
the railway cars. Sufficient elevation
above the railway to the dump chutes
above the rollers Is always secured to
carry the coal by gravity through all
the stages of preparation into the cars
below.
The cost of the average breaker runs
from $4,000 to 800, 700, and employees
from 100 to 300 hands. Such is
the modern coal breaker, which en-
ables the operator to handle an amount
of coal that was impossible before Its
adoption, some of the structures having
a capacity of 1900 tons per day. The
coal breaker IL now the conspicuous
and striking feature OF every colliery
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

favor, the system was extended.
Screens were-~manafactured of iron
rods subsequently Of wire) with meshes
Of various dimensions, which assorted
the coal into the sizes now known in
commerce. This refinement of prepara-
ton, resorted to by the operators to
captivate their customers, added great
ly to the cost Of the coal, for which they
were not renumerated, and 1t cultivated
fastidious fancy for uniformity of
size, which was impractible and Of no
Advantage. Indeed the caprice Of the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

To the proverb there are 40 pockets
in the misunderstanding men that they
cannot take their money with them
when they dic-there should be added
another enforcing the truth that the
dead hand cannot manage. Jay Gould
thought that by a cunningly construct
ed will he could keep together the vast
property that he left Yet news comes
that the heir to an obsolete French title
is making some of the garnered Gould
millions melt in building a palace in
Paris and setting up an "unrivalled
stable" of race horses. Shades Of the
mouse-trap! has 1t come to this?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20
Hard Luck in Earnest.

A seedy looking man with whine In
his voice. and threat in his eye stop
ped portly, prosperous-looking man
at the corner of Broadway and Both
street the other night.
Mister" said he, "gimme a dime to
get a bed. / amt seen either In u
MONTH"
run away" said the stout man; "if
you'd been honest and told me you
wanted drink I'd have given you the
money. Run quick"
Fool that 1 am" muttered the secdy
man as he approached jovial-appear-
ing younger man and asked for 10
cents for drink.
"See here" snapped, the man adj
dressed, ''if you'd told me you wanted
money to get a bed I'd have given Ii to
you. I don't believe In drink"
The seedy man groaned, for hard luck
seemed to be coming his way.-New
York World.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20
BOUND TO HAVE THE FRILLS.
Mrs. Parvenu Intended to Overlook
Nothing I'm the Mourning Line.


"Now that we are going into mourn
ing" said Mrs. Parvenu decisively,
when she heard Of the death of a dis
tant relative who had left them some
money, we've got to do the thing up
in style. No halfway business will do
for me whenit comes to showing respect
for the memory of Uncle John. Ill show
the DObsons in the next block the prop
er way to do a thing. Henry, go up.
stairs this minute and take off those
striped trousers. If you haven't got
any other black ones put on the pair
that goes with your dress suit"
Eyes, a'am."
"And Maria, put away all your light
gowns. Ill get you some more black
ones tomorrow"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Mr. Parvenu, put down that walk
ing stick. A man never does know any
thing"
"But, my dear"
"If you haven't got black thorn.
don't carry any. Show some respect for
the memory Of poor. dear Uncle John,
who LETT you $oO,OOO.'
"All right, my dear"
"And, Henry, keep away from that
blue-eyed Miss Miggs. Find black
eyed girl for the present"
81 heard that old Mr.. Rocks got q
black ball at the club, Mr.. Parvenu.
It's time that you"
"But, Elizabeth"
"Don't try to argue, Mr.. Parvenu. 1
know what's proper on such an occa-
sion, and I'm going to do this thing up
in such style that it'll make everyone
in the block who's lost relative feel
small. I'm going to have blackboards
in the library, black birds in the canary
cages, black bear for dinner every day,
black coffee all the time, and it's
mean there amt any blackberries In the
market yet"
Possibly" suggested Mr.. Parvenu,
hesltatingly; possibly, Elizabeth, 1t
would add to the effect II got Job as
blacksmith. l."
But her scowl was so black that he
hastily left for the Office without finish
ing the sentence.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

purchasers paid
so cents extra a
ton for coal
broken down to
a size suitable
for burning in
CRATES. Thecoal,
t b u s prepared,
was known in
the market as
I" broken an d
screened" and 1t
commanded 80
cents per ton
more than lump
coal. Finding
this mode of
preparation re-
cpiying DODular
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20
Foolish Speech.

II hate to see man with flower in
his button hole" said a pretty simple
ton in my hearing the other day. 'Tt
makes him look so dudish."
My dear, julius Caesar did not con-
slider 1t dudish to garland his distin-
guished head with Roman roses. Mali
cious chroniclers say 1t was to hide his
badness. While severe Martin Luther
wore rose In his girdle, neither one Of
those gentlemen was ever accused Of
lacking the essentials Of manliness.-
New York Mail and Express.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

While Smith College has both men
and women as members of the faculty
1t does not confer the well-earned dig
nifty Of the professional title upon the
latter, even when they fill positions as
heads of departments In every respect
as responsible and onerous as those
held by the other sex. There were TAG
studens enrolled last year, with teach,
Ing force of only thirty-six, nearly two.
thirds Of whom are women, but not
professors.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20
Uncanny Place.

In Ledyard, a small town in Con-
Decticut, Is house built prior to ITO
which bears the title of the Devils
House." A curse is supposed to rest
upon 1t, and In proof 1t Is pointed out
that in the present century more than
100 deaths have occurred In II, most of
which were violent or more than ordi.
narily pathetic.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20
THE FIFE PLAYED AT YORKTOWN.

fife whose shrill notes probably smote
the ears Of Lord CORVALLIS, for it was
used at the battle Of Yorktown. One of
Mr.. Smiths ancestors blew it for the
Forty-second Virginia militia for
number Of years. 1t is made Of juniper
wood and is still in the natural state,
never having been oiled or vanished.
1t Is sixteen and a half inches long,
with silver band at each end an inch
wide. 1t is much worn by the fingers
of the long procession Of players who
have used IL.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

In the Massachusetts House Of Repre-
sentatives and one term in the State
Senate. He served with distinction in
Congress on the Rivers and Harbors,
Appropriations and other important
committees. He was member of Sa-
lem Post, G. A. r., since Its organiza-
ton, and served one year as depart
ment commander of Massachusetts. He
was also vice commander Of the Loyal
Legion. va
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

Two Boston men, putting on the air
of beggars asked third man for
money enough to buy drink. On his
refusal they chased him into shop
and smashed bottle over his head. 1t
would require discrimination of meta
physical subtlety to tell the difference
between these distressed mendicants
and highwaymen.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

The woman on bicycle is a danger
Gus customer to tackle. Several Chicago
policemen who have attempted to ar
rest female bicyclists for riding atnight
without lighted lamps have been
knocked down, run over and severely
injured. The fair ones in boomers may
drive Chicago to organize cavalry de-
tachment for the police force.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

The Christian Register tersely OBJ
serves that the prosperity Of the minis
ter, like that of the merchant, depends
not only upon what goods he has to de-
liver, but on how he delivers his goods.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

A Boston drummer engaged himself
to a young woman after twenty-four
minutes acquaintance and married her
the same day. To preserve all the pro-
prieties we hope he will not get q d.
vorce In less than week.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20
state Pioneer Society.

The State Pioneer Society held its TWEEN.
ty-irst annual meeting at Lansing. The
meeting was largely attended and many
historical papers were read. Ex-Gov.
Felch was again honored by being select
ed as president of the society. Other Off
GERS were elected as follows: Secretary,
Geo. III. Green, Lansing; treasurer, Ben
jamin f. Davis, Lansing. Executive
committee-Danel Striker, Hastings; o.
NJ. Barnes. Lansing; T. +. Giddings, Kal.
amazoo. Historical committee-Michael
Shoemaker, Jackson; Henry III. Holt,
Muskegon; l.. ID. Watkins, Manchester
J. Wilkie Moore. Detroit: G. J. Diekema,
Holland; G. @. Luce, Coldwater.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

DR.. McCosh had larger measure of
success than Usually falls to the lot of
theologians. He desired to build up
Princeton into a great university, and
lived to see 1t an accomplished fact. He
desired to be beloved of the students of
every sort and condition, and lived to
see himself reverenced almost In the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

While ten men watch for chances, one
man makes chances; while ten men
wait for something to turn up, one man
turns something up; so, while ten fall,
one succeeds, and is called man of
luck-the favorite Of fortune. There is
no luck like pluck, and fortune most
favors those who are most Indifferent
to fortune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

A Leavenworth court has ruled that
DR.. Kelley must tell what his gold cure
is composed of because the court is
doubtful whether the cure is a good
thing and beneficial" DR.. Kelley
should give that judge glimpse Of his
bank account.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

All the babies born In st. Paul last
Monday, according to tie Minneapolis
Journal, were girls, and there were
eleven Of them. On the same day there
were born in Minneapolis fourteen
boys. Still, this doesn't settle the ques-
ton capital removal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

Sir John Fender says that more than
5000, 100000 have been sunk in ocean
cables. This is kind Of enterprise in
which money can be sunk without be-
ing lost.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

1.-THE Monroe doctrine has been a doc
trine for sixty-two years and has not
been acted upon yet" muses. the st.
James Gazette. Better not ''act upon
1t, either.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

The Shah of Persia has pipe valued
at $3.50, 900; but the Standard Oil Com
pany has several pipes that are worth
much more than that.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20

Millionaire Mackay tells an inter
viewer that he was never so happy as
when he was swinging a pick. Well,
there's nothing to prevent him from
taking his pick now.