Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-03
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

sofa are working their way through
college. This can probably not be said
OF the students or any other college ia
the country. II Is a noticeable fact al
SO that the majority OF those taking
honors ~ uhe Minnesota University
have depended upon their own efforts
for an education. although that Is true
In more or less degree Of all colleges.
ne work OF the Minnesota boys II
largely Of a mental character. few ind
Ing uhe opportunity 10 teach. One
among the leaders of his class In the
law department Is doing houseworE.
Several work In stables, and otherwise
as janitors OF churches and other bull
dlngs. An account OF yearly receipts
and expenses by one OF these ianltor
students is instructive and Illustrative
OF what endeavOr can do and of the
small cost at which Il college education
can be obtained. His earnings for the
year amounted to S212. Living ex-
penses, including clothing, cost him
SIS. Membership in students
boarding club. with board at SID a
week. enabled him 10 live thus cheap
ly. Twenty dollars more went Cor
books and fees. and Il small addition
III sum for miscellaneous cxperses.par
OF which was for repairs to his bicycle.
His balance at the end Of the year was
500. although lie had INDUCED in the
extravaganza of 81 for photographs.
had remembered lie folks at home
with 81 worth or Christmas presents.
and had given SIT To charity. From
this record il may he expected thar
this young man will make good use Of
the education he is working for and Of
the money whiclt he viii earn by 1t.
\ curious article may be found In he
Arena. which questions the fact so
constantly advanced that the Indians
are disappearing. j. Worden Pope.
United States Army, presents long
series OF figures 10 prove what he be-
lieves is Il mistaken idea about our In
dians. Looking up the records Of the
lroquCis he finds that in 1850 they
We're numbered as 5.ol5J. In the In
dian Office in 1877 tile count was 5.sS1.
The conclusion he arrives M is as fol-
lows: NO amount OF loose cOmpiia-
ton by guess work. INDUCED in by
ordinary writer's. can stand before the
perfecl method and unprecedented study
given by these Lonest-gOvernment in
quiries, and their deductions will I'M
doubtedly be accepted as conclusive
by all unparalleled students. 1t may
therefore he claimed with confidence
that The notion of liz. dying-out OF
the Indian race Oh this continent is Il
popular fa.lacy which the painstaRing
system OF modern research has cN
ploied: though it will long remain in
the minds of the people as n tradition
rendered sacred by many generations
OF believers. and will still he'd its
place rs Il historic fact 10 be worked
mp by sentimentalisis in story. song.
and romance. 1t is time however. That
future historians should. in the inter
est of truth. relcgate the theory OF the
disappearance OF the race of North
American Indians 10 it's proper place
among the dlSproved fallacies OF his
tory
The fad of the coming year in Eng.
land. aS well rs on the continent OF
Europe. Is road skating by means OF
skates formed OF an acme skeleton.
Ia which are attached two rubber-tircd
wheels fitted with an automatic brake.
The spokes of the wheel are fashioned
in the same manner as those of "a hi
cycle. and the skates are exceedingly
Ig!s,. Leather covered splints sup
port the legs ms far as the knees and
remove all strain from the ankles All
SORTS of Distinguished people have
taken to this form Of recreation. which
bids fair to take the place of bicycling,
Il sport already on the wane in the Old
World. and among those who have al
ready become known rs adopts are the
duke OF Orleans and his bride. the mar
quis OF CRANKY ana Lord Edward Man.
ners. Prince Louis EsterhaZy. Prince
Henri OF Bourbon. and the dukes OF
Luynes. or I'Zes and OF Brlssac, as well
ne many more too numerous TO mention.
1t seems that speed Of at least l.
miles an hour can be made with com
have this advantage over cycles that
they can be removed and carried for a
short distance when the roads are too
bad to permit Of skating.
There are 1000 persons in France
who are set down as Anarchists.
and are under the constant watch of
the police of the various European
countries. They are of many nation
alities. nearly three-fourths being
foreigners, and the remainder or ma
tive birth. Italy has the largest num-
Der. Switzerland next, with Germany
and Russia following. Austria and Bel
gium are The lowest Oh the list, their
joint tribute to 1t being little over
100. Except in the ease of the Rus
sian contingent. most OF them are arti-
sans and day laborers and persons Of
no occupation. but the majority Of the
Muscovte indictments are educated
persons. 30 per cent. being students. u
like number professional men. and ONLY
fraction OF them pursue occupations
requiring no educational training.
The Indiana State Board OF Hcll.ls
is investigating the subject of kissing
as Il possible means or communicating
disease. The secretary of the Board
is personally in favor OF Il law against
the practice OF kissing, but is in doubt
as To the possibility OF enforcing IT,
although a most dangerous practice. =
he says. there seems 10 he an inherent
tendency TO indulge I'm II. and we have