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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

Sufficient time has now elapsed since
the scandalous disclosures of the dis
honesty connected with the Panama
canal project for the world ut large to
give to NJ. de Lesseps the credit that
Is due to him as "A great engineer and
q man of gnius. Ii is not TO be doubted
that IL the enormous funds which were
raised for this great work had been
honestly administered the isthmus
would long ago have been pierced and
the two ocans joined. The later cloud
on the fame of De Lesseps should not
blind tine world to his great talents,
which were amply demonstrated by
the splendid success Of the Suez Canal.
In the case of the Panama project the
difficulties to be overcome were much
greater, and SO the talented engineer
fell into the hands of unscrupulous
spectators whose dishonesty neces-
sarily reflected on his own integrity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

Bulgaria has furnished the world
with numerous sensations for ten years
past, but none was so dramatic as that
reported from the sobranje or national
assembly at the capital, Sofia, where
ministers, opposition leaders and mem
bers engage In mutual execration aud
some flourish Of arms. The incident
was sufficiently startling to Justify be-
lief that Russian intrigue Is at work
again to involve Turkey, to which Bui.
garia Is tributary. with the Berlin treal
~ signatories. There is strong Rus
sian party In the country, sustained
by the sympathy OF the most intelli.
gent portion Of the Bulgars, while the
Turks are but fifth of the population.
More than two-thirds of the people ba-
long to the orthodox Greek church An
amnesty agreed to by the sobranje in
dicntes that Russian political conspira-
tors. who are to be benefited by IL for
the most part, Will be free hcnceforth to
ply their trade, which Is carried on In
Bulgaria and Roumelia with an un-
scrupulousness equal to anything ut
Constantinople.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

The Japanese are vicious little beasts
and their civilization is gloss, but
some one Of them must have brains. 1t
would be exceedingly interesting TO
know just who the Japanese Moltke is.
Troops do not lead themselves; forts
with Krupp guns need taking The
care Of troops with the temperature 20
degrees above zero requires sense.
Who Is the little brown savage back of
all this good fighting? 1t is probably
not the champagne-drinking Mikado.
IL cannot be one OF the older .Japs-one
of those who used short time ago to
wear a Vantine sword and Liberty
blouse. 1t must be some new-stylc
Japanese, some young man with mod
ern education. That young man is
worth watching. or course IL Is quite
probable that he is not Jap at all, but
some wise, specialized German, hand
ling the Mikado's little fighting brown
les like chessmcn. A Japanese Moltke,
with little black tufts OF whiskers,
would be attractive.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

on the part Of the manufacturers. The
last Is the shrewd guess, and anyone is
safe to buy little Of whatever new
thing strikes her fancy as being par
ticularly pretty. Thus she will have n
hand i'm making the fashion for the
coming season, for the output when
goods are really on the market will be
made considerably in accordance with
the impression the new things seemed
to make in the January experiment.
The prices set at first are really rea-
sonable,. because the manufacturers de-
sire that an impulse to buy shall not be
curbed by highness in price.
Costumes is not feared In the current
and established modes, however, and
even IL a gown Is planned from goods
Of moderate price, its making must be
so elaborate or It's fit so nearly perfect
as to wipe out the saving I'm materials.
No better illustration of this can be had
than the present styles in travelling
gowns, which are ordinarily consid-
cred to be one of the most simply ar
rayed items of the wardrobe. The real
ly swagger material for them now Is
plaid serge, and OH learning this most
anyone would think the way was clear
for dress of moderate cost, but to pos
sess gown correctly made Of this stuff
Is guarantee of the size of the wearer's
dressmaking bill. This is BECAUSE only
q Frenchman or the most expensive ma.
tive talent can put plaid together to give
the right effect, which suggests that the
gown was woven, plaids and all, right
on the figure. A plaid cut by one less
skillful has the general look of crazy
quilt, and that will not do.
In street dresses extravaganza Is we'll
up to the mark set by travelling cos
tunes. with the difference that expen-
sive stuff or making may be left out IL
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24
Some Curious Trees.

There are many vegetable wonders
In this world of ours. Certain tropical
trees furnish clothes as well as food
and the inner bark Of others is smooth
and flexible enough for writing paper
The bread tree has solid fruit, little
larger than cOcOanut, which when cut
in slices and cooked can scarcely be
distinguished from excellent bread
The weeping tree Of the Canary ISL
ands is wet, even in drought constant.
ly distilling water in It's leaves, and the
wine tree of Mauritus Island furnishes
good wine instead Of water. A kind of
ash in Sicily has "A sap which hardens
into sugar and is used as such by the
natives without any refining. The
product OF the wax tree I'm the Andes
resembles beeswax very closely. Then
there Is the butter tree OF Africa, which
produces as much as hundred pounds
at once. only to be. renewed in a few
months. This secretion when hardened
and sailed Is difficult to distinguish
from fresh. sweet butter. Closely rival
ing this Is the milk tree of South Amer
lea, the sap of which resembles rich
cows milk and Is used as such by the
natives. China can boast of soap
tree, the seeds of which, when used as
soap, produce strong suds and remove
dirt and grease readily. In direct op-
position to these useful trees is the
man-eating plant of the tropics, which
resembles Venus fiy-trap in its nature
II hac n short fhick truuk nrmcd with
narrow, flexible, barbed spines.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

Derby, Conn, has a most inconsider-
ate ghost. 1t went calling the other
night and made all sorts of trouble.
Among other things it walked up John
Connors and told him that his aunt was
dying and wanted to see him. Then
IL hustled him six miles through the
snow, clad only in his night robe. From
the standpoint of the ghost this may
have been all right, but it is not re-
garded as n proper proceeding by 9th
ers. No ghost of standing in the com
munity would call for Il man under
such circumstances without providing
him with furs and good warm boots
1t is an imposition to do anything else,
and it may as well be understood now
that any man is justified in refusing
to stroll out with IN unknown ghost
that does not display . little considera-
ton. Should one call it is perfectly
proper TO tell it to get some clothes ana
a carriage. .@.,..,.,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24
Much Virtue in an &c.

If the Atlantic were lowered 6. 5G4
feet the distance from shore to shore
would be only half as great. or 1.5OO
miles. If lowered n little more than
three miles-say 1850 feet-there
would be road Of dry land from New
fcundland to Ireland. This is the ridge
on which the great Atlantic cables are
lid. The Mediterranean Is compare
lively shallow. A drying up G6G feet
would leave three different seas and
Africa would be Joined with Italy, The
British channel is more like a pond,
which accounts for it's choppy waves.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24
One Happy Democrat.

Charles CHASER, the West Bay City
city comptroller, must vacate his office
and make room for the Democratic candi-
date, james A. Scott who is declared to
have been elected by one vote. Scott is
perhaps the happiest man in town. He
will ask the common council to pay him
the salary that is due him for twenty-one
months idleness when he should have
been filing the place occupied by CHASER
His claim for back salary is So, 100. On
the other hand. Chaser may be asked to
fork over that amount TO the city, and
will in all probability refuse TO do so. on
the ground that he has given his services
to West Bay City and could not be ex-
pected to work for nothing. after having
been declared elected by the board of can
vasscrs.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

brown furs calledlthis and thar sort Of
seal. Truth to tell. they all look pretty
much alike, though Alaska or the real
seal costs many times what tho cleo
tric. French and Chinese kinds do, but
the imitation seals wear every bit as
well as the real ones. which is NOT say.
ing much. More important than the
question Of wear is that of the result
of all this imitation. and it will surely
be that other flirs will take the choice
place of seal. Otter seems To he all
ready. although crninc is this year
the really elegant thing lSrininc
needs to he used carefully. or the effect
is patchy. The best taste makes it a
lining to velvet. only deep collar and
other finishing showing on the right
side.
Astrakhan Is used for trimming Of
allother furs, and also for street gowns.
The latter idea Is carried out with 4
skirt that Is astrakian from the hem to
the knees and II bodice all astrakhan
opens over "A vest of broadclcth. Moth
ing could be more stylish. either in all
black or in black astrakhan combined
with blue cloth. dull green or gray.
When shipped to bits and used AZ edg-
ing it is also very ornamental. A good
idea of IL tasteful way Of employing II
is given i'm the next illustrat ton, where
1t Is put on black broadcIoth. The
waist is double breasted and has two
rows of cloth-covcrcd buttons. Over !!
and extending, to the sleeves comes a
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

John Drew's arrival at the Richelieu
noon, rs he was supposed to be playing
out West He was in Burlington Tues
day night, and the cause of his visit to
Chicago was mistake. Mr.. Drew
and company were to go from Burling-
ton to Rockford, by the way of Aurora.
A call was left with the hotel clerk for
5 o'clock. Early in the morning Mr..
Drew was awake, and his watch,
which had probably stopped the night
before, indicated 5:4J. His train left
ut q, and this left him but fifteen min
utes to dress and reach the station in
time. He pulled on his clothes like a
fireman and ran downstairs, scoring
the hotel, the clerks, and porters for
not calling him in time. Outside the
office was n bicycle, and, next to act
ing, Mr.. Drew can ride bicycle. He
is said to be the fastest wheelman in
the dramatic profession
Whose Wheel" he shouted to the
clerk.
mine"
''Send down to the station for it,
and away he went.
He was just in time. AS the train
began to pull out slowly Mr.. Drew
jumped on the rear platform, shouting
to the station master that the wheel
would be called for. He was well nigh
exhausted and sat down to rest before
looking for his companion players
Presently the conductor came around.
Ticket" he said.
MY manager has our tickets"
Whose manager?"
why, the John Drew Company"
Guess again."
what do you mean?''
You can't work that game; there's
no troupe on this train
Great Scott! what train am on?"
''The Chicago express"
And you don't stop at Aurora?"
Nav"
Mr.. Drew out his watch and 1t was
still $40. The conductor informed him
that 1t was but 80 and that the train
he wanted did not leave Burlington
for another half hour. There was no
way to return aud Mr.. Drew was
forced to come to Chicago. He was
able to catch train for Rockford,
which got him there In time for the
evening performance.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

Nearly every winter a great insane
asylum burns, usually with loss of life.
The destruction of the institution mt
Anna brings home to the people OF ILL
nois with much force the fact that no
matter how much money may be OK
pended or how many employees may be
in service there is no reasonable hope
that their great public buildings will
escape the fate which. through univer-
sal laundering and incompctency,
seems to be reserved for all OF them.
There must be criminal carelesspess
I'm the construction and safeguarding
of these institutions or their destruc-
ton would not be SO general and so
frequent. The Illinois Assembly
should make searching inquiry as to
the responsibility for the Anna fire.
Somebody is to blame for it and for the
inadequate means for resisting its pro-
gress. and 1t would have a very whole
some effect II an example could be
made of him.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

new sort or cape, opening in front AMI
at the sleeves. dark green velvet straps
and buttons serving as frogs. A hand
Of this velvet edged ut top and bottom
with fur comes around the bottom of
the skirt. which Is gOdet plcatcd. The
skirt Is slashcd and ornamcntcd to ac-
cord with the bodice. and the fur edg-
ing il applied as indicated. A stand-
ing collar Of cloth edged with velvet Is
added. and buttons and strip of fur
go on the sleeve cuffs. Few designs
necessitatc us much fur edging as this.
many have not more than third rs
much. 80 there's one small chance tn
econonizc after all.
It's sleeve and dainty one that
makes distinct the final street dress
shown here. Its draping Is accom-
plished and held by black passemcn-
terie ornament in way that gives a
thoroughly novel effect. The rest Of
the bodice Is made OF white MORE.
slightly gathered mt the neck and waist.
where II IL finished with a plain WA
tered silk belt. II Is garnisled with n
black cloth yoke having tabs In front
and back which are hooked 10 the belt
The yoke IL embroidered. and the collar
is a white watcred silk run. The black
cloth gives the plain skirt. and II IS
lined with black and white striped
taffeta.
Copyright. 1896.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24
A survivor OF the Grand Armee.

1t Is seriously stated in the Russian
papers that "A survivor OF Napoleon's
grand army which went to Russia on
the disastrous campaign Of 1912 has
died at Saratoff, on the Volga, Mt the
age of 126 years. The mans name was
Nicholas Savin. He was captured by
COssacks during the retreat across the
Hereslna. IL Is said that he was born
IN Paris on the 18th of April, 176S, that
his father was In the regiment called
.he Gardes Franchises In the reign OF
louis XIV, and that he was educated
at the Jesuit college at Tours. He used
to speak Of the reign of terror and the
execution Of Louis xvi. which he well
remembered. After his release from
captivity Savin settled down In Sara
toff, where be is said to have been
greatly respected. In 1887 the late car
presented him with 1000 rubles on his
birthday.-London Daily News.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24
Rccnr.sl Of the Week.

Ii. Hitler, of Evansville, was run over
by heavy wagon and may die.
The school building ut Dryden was bro
ken into the other night and about $40
worth Of books stolen. No clew to the
thieves.
A white pine tree was recently cut near
Lupton. from which were taken seven
16-foot logs. or 112 feet. The tree meas
nres FIVE feet and four inches across the
butt.
About year ago Orion A. Fisher, n
Wayne kid aged IL. married Minnie ID.
Carpenter. Now he wants divorce,
alleging that he was too young to marry.
lie should be soundly spanked.
The cup Of joy to the average st. JOS
eph resident is now filed TO overlooking,
caused by the action Of the Big -Four
Railway in putting on new train desig-
mated as 'thc court house flyer"
Marshall had midnight horsewhip-
ping escapade that Is wrapped in mys-
.,,-.;. Two fellows knocked third
down. white fourth piled big whip.
girls name was heard above the melee.
Henry Ashling, an Adrian tinsmith.
committed suicide because his wife left
him on account of his dissipation. ~ +
Mortgages to the amount of over $1,000
have been filed by the Pomeroys. 1fdaori
dealers, Of Manistec. 10 secure their
creditors.
The Kalamazoo board Of supervisors
audited some interesting bills which grew
out Of The DE France trial Frank Il.
Knappcn was allowed $25 for settling n
bill Of exceptions; Sheridan Il. Masters.
for procuring Con Britt. his papers. etc,
$40. 10; J. w. Osborn, for boarding Con
Britt, and detective fivs days, SO.
Britt will be remembered az an important
witness In the case. who lived in Detroit
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

cess dress Of xapphire-blue cloth.
made with q wide skirt arranged In
funnel pleats. The bottom II garnish-
ed with trellis Of gold cord on the
blue cloth. surmoun.ed by narrow
fur band. Trellis bands without the
fur edging show on the sleeves, the
fur being left for the wrist. But over
shad0wing even this Is the deep fur
collarette, with its two long tabs
touching the bottom of the skirt. This
Is finished with lifted standing col
lar and is lined with sapplirc-b blue
quilted satin. The muir matches II
and should he small. for 1t Is safe to
wear a barrel nun only when there
Is little fur trimming On the dress.
Fur IL left out entirely In the compo-
sition Of the next pictured gown. but
there Is SO much newhcss In the de-
sign that 1t is not missed. Thcn,the
fabric Is Russian green velours, go
there is not much need for adding
richness. The arrangement Of the
wide skirt Is one that demands n hair
cloth lining. and inside thar the dress
maker puts pnle-Sreen Watcred SILK.
the patron not daring 20 say her nay,
.lest she be accused of striving for
economy. On the outside 1t Is trimmed
at the sides with large Jet laps ending
in long fringes. The bodice Is fitted
and has no belt. being hooked to the
skirt all around the waist. Dawn the
front it hooks beneath a large double
box-pleat Of velvet. ornamented In the
center with fancy jet buttons Leer
jet straps come over the shoulders. and
the ample sleeves have long JET cuffs.
Altogether IL Is the kind of gat-lIp
that a woman will call simply stun
ming, and yet be ut the moment OF
speaking alive to every one Of its
beauties.
The markets. flooded with fur caps,
and among them are all sorts Of soft
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

AVING over beau
tiful summer goods
Is now In order for
those women who
are wont to go or
into commissions OF
adJectives at large
displays OF new
fabrics. for already
wash silks Of all
kinds are In for the
coming season. TO
be sure. the crafty
shopper suspects
the early January
show OF cottOns.
silks. etc, OF being
either left overs
from the previous
year or mere ex-
detrimental efforts
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24
A Mean Woman.

The announcement that Mrs. Polly Dix
on, who died in Pulaski Monday, was the
Oldest woman in jackson County with
the exception of Mrs. Torrens, caused
County Superintendent Hawley to enter
demurrer. He states that Mrs. Mo-
zettee, an inmate of the county house. is
not only the oldest, but one of the mean-
est women in the State. She is JOG years
of age and glories in the assertion that
she is ''as mean woman as God ever
put breath into" Some time ago, a Mrs.
Reynolds, aged 80, was also taken TO the
county house. The latter also has a repu
tation for crankiness, and the superin-
tendent conceived the idea of putting the
two in the same ward. For weeks they
fought with tongues and hands ut every
opportunity, says the superintendent,
but finally Mrs. Mozettee pleaded to be
removed, promising to be the best inmate
of the house if separated from Mrs. Reyn-
Odds. They were separated, and now
the old lady is as docile as kitten. She
still claims that her intention to hold the
record for meanness is good. but that MRS.
Reynolds outdoes her in vitality.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24
Had Thcir Nerve with Them.

The other day three men entered the
store of Cutler & Laustery at Ionia, and
one of them asked to look at some shoes.
After looking the stock through he failed
TO find anything 10 suit him. but asked to
have hill changed. MIR. Cutler, who was
alone in the store, stepped to the safe
and got the necessary change and handed
it to him. Another of the party expressed
a desire to look al some boots, and while
he did so the two wandered aimlessy
around the store. On going to the safe
later Mr.. Cutler found it had been robbed
of about $500. about half cash and the
remainder in checks.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24
They Came to Blows.

DR.. Tyson Smith, of Newaygo. and
Harry Mitchell INDUCED in free-for-all
fight on the streets. Mitchell has been
living in one of DR. Smiths houses and
is alleged to have been slow in paying
rent, and the doctor garnisheed the Chi
cago and Western Michigan Railway,
for whom Mitchell worked. Smith had
valuable Jersey COW poisoned last
month, and he accuses Mitchell of doing
the poisoning. They met on the street,
and after few words they came to
blows. The doctor was knocked down
three times, and friends picked him up
from the gutter. Mitchell had stab in
the cheek just below the eye, caused by
corkscrew the doctor had. DIR. Smith is
member of the county board of school
examiners and brother of Judge Smith,
Of Lansing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

John l.. Sullivan tried to bulldoze an
express messenger ut Lima. Ohio, and
narrowly escaped being shot. Some
day the celebrated slugger will repeat
this trick once too often and the coun-
try will be able to give a sigh OF relief
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

The grcat-grandson of George ~. of
England is lineman In Portland. This
is an instance of development proving
anew the truth of evolution. Had
George Nv. tried to shin up a telephone
pole, he would have failed; he couldn't
even have found the pole
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24
NEWS OF o6R STATE.
ITEMS or INTEREST TO MICH.
GAMBLERS.
Driven from Home-Aftcr Food Adult
tcrants -aonia Business Men Vic
timized Ludicrous. Rivalry Be-
tween Two Old Women.


The sudden disappearance of Mrs.
Hochstndt from her home at Owosso has
been solved. Mrs. Hochstadt. when seen
BY reporter, stated that her husband
forcibly drove her from the house at
night. She wandered about for some time,
and when found by friends was in sorry
plight. She was nearly frozen and
starved. having hardly enough to protect
her from the bitter cold. Her shoes con-
sisted Of an old, cast-off pair of her hus-
band. She asked for shelter and help,
that she might get to her home ut Ypsil-
anti. Her brother came on from Ypsil-
anti and took her home.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

Stepniak, the nihilist, says that the
Gar Is safe. The same is probably true
of Stepniak so long as he remains away
from Russia and INDUCES i'm nothing
more dangerous than conversation.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24

A Texas Judge recently aquitted
man who was arraigned for swindling
a lawyer. He urged the man had prob
ably attempted to get even with the
barristcr, but. in his judicial opinion.
he must have failed.-Adams tMass)
Freeman.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24
Encounter with an Insane Man.

Deputy Sheriff II. L. Hatch, of Bay
City, was called to Monitor Township TO
take charge of John Albert Zeigler. an
insane man. Ziegler did not propose To
come with the officer and attacked him
with an ax. The deputy finally got him to
drop the weapon, but was astonished TO
see him draw knife and threaten to
cut his heart out. After time the mani
&C was disarmed and brought into the
city. He is now at the county Jail. He
will he taken to the asylum ut Pontiac,
as he is considered dangerously insane.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24
Twill Take Money.

Food Commissioner g. T.. Storrs. in his
annual report. complains of insufficient
funds. In ten years he has been able to
pay for the analysis of but 56 samples, of
which 80 proved to be adulterated, and
there was nothing left with which to
push prosecutions. Michigan is dumping
ground for impure food from all parts of
the country. Mr.. Storrs thinks he has ac
complished something in discouraging
the importation Of such food. He asks
an appropriation of $4,000 for the next
two years.