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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

!Es s.s!s I ssg|sa Y !! s.s{.y
and informed the public that the destruc,
ton Of railway property end the ssseulls
work Of strikers. Ii this was 80, then
the President, by sending troops to Chi
ceg0, did not in amy way interfere with
the strikers or In any way thwart the
plans OF their leaders. He, merely sup
pressed riotous outbreak and restored
order. One would suppose that the lead
ers of the. strike would. be grateful to-
President Cleveland, who relieved them
Of,sthe unwelconle and damaging coop
Grafton of rioters, and left them free TO
work teward their goal by their sovn
peaceful and lawrabiding metbeds, y.
There are several Mays pf regarding
President Clevelands9 action, IL we re-
gard II as an act of good In itself, but
one whichsthe President swaso not compe-
tent to- perform, q th6n tie arxi.cxtreine
states rights men, who can find in, the
constitution no warrant for our views.
If we regard IL as an act bad In Itself,
then we must believe that the best way
10 treat riot Is to let 1t alone. If we
are indignant Mt the suppression of riot,
then we must he friends Of riot. If we
ask organized labor to be Indignant. then
we must hold organized laborTesponsibl
for these riotous acts which the l'res-.
dent put IN end to, and the responsibility
for which was disavowed, In the name
of organized labor, by the leaders of the
strike.-Milwaukee Sentinel ~fr iN'
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

There has been so much Indignation
ut the free riot plank in the Chicago
platform, and this indignation has in
creased so steadily, that many attempts
have been made, especially during the
last two or three weeks, to explain this
plank away. The most common form of
explanation consists of separating the
plank from WHAT was in the mind of
Gov. Altgeld when he framed 1t and had
il Incorporated in the Chicago platform.
"Object to the free riot plank, do.you?'
asks the Bryan Democrat. Job, then
of course you are IN favor of arbitrary
interference by federal authorities in To-
cal affairs" This form of rejoinder be-
trays a knowledge in the ADVOCATE that
his cause il weak. He Substitutes,
knowing well enough what heFfs about,
his party's description of President
Cleveland's conduct In the SUMMER of
1894 for that conduct itself. He knows,
as everybody knows that the particular
interference in local affairs" which the
Chicago platform 'denounces" is Presi-
dent Cleyeland's suppression of the Chi
cago riots. ~ d
Now II Is possible that Gov. AltgeId
may harbor bitter feelings because Presi-
dent Cleveland then did, as his duty,
what Altgeld, though II was also and for
different reason his duty, had neglected
to do, but II Is impossible for plain per-
son, who believes what he is told, TO Nm
derstand why organized labor or its lead
ers should have bitter feelings toward
the President. While the Chicago riots
were going on, the leaders Of the A. h.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

"A couvenlent Butcherss Device.
The Illustration, taken from Farm
Ind Home. represents an apparatus
which makes the skinning and dressing
of beef on the farm a comparatively
easy matter. In the crotch or fork OF
Igood-sized tree place one end Of stout
pole. Rest the other, end on fork
formed by fastening together two AKA
inch scantlings or other similar tim
beers by means OF arope or stay chain
and spreading apart mt the Bottom. To
the pole or cross piece attach two
strong ropes long enough to reach the
ground. Tie to the ends Of these ropes
n 3x3 inch oak or other hard wood
scantling feet long with two pins ins.
serted in either end at right angles to
each other. About 8 inches from each
end of this square timber round OF a
space about 3 inches long on which
place two iron rings. To the rings at
tach iron hooks or stay chains. After
the animal Is killed and hind legs are
skinned, insert the hooks in the large
tendon above the hook joint. as 4
Two men, one at each end OF the gam
brel, can easily lift the carcass either
raising it Off the ground at once or a
short distance at time. 1t can be Sc
cured at any height by means of a
rope, A, which is arranged with a series
of loops. These are slipped over the
turning pins or handles and thus pre-
vent unwinding AS the skinning pro-
ceeds the men will have to stand on bar
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
The Trouble with the Farmer.

The trouble with the farmer lies nat
in the form of currency which Is pals
to him for his product, but in the d.
creased home demand for all articles Ct
consumption. Free trade has brought
hard times to the farmer, and free
trade and free silver would ruin him
completely.
From 1892. when all our wage-earners
were employed under protection, to 1895,
when hundreds of thousands of them
were out of work and consequently nom
buyers, the home consumption of corr
fell from 1883. 551 ,715 bushels to /, 1884,
1S4,647. In the same time the home
consumption of wheat fell from $50, 114,-
1873 to 315, 454, 900 bushels.
This was due to the lessened purchas-
ing power of the home market caused by
the loss of wages to American bread
winners. Our form OF currency had
nothing to do with it. The Wilson law
transferred wage payments from this
country to foreign countries, and the
American farmer suffered because his
best customers, the American wage
earners, had less money with which to
buy food. If all the silver in the world
were coined into American dollars the
American farmer could not sell his crops
unless American wage-earners were
steadily and profitably employed.
There is only one way for the. farmer
to sch his crops. That is to re-establish
the purchasing power of the home mar
ket. This can he done only by putting
our wage-earners ut work.
But Mr.. Bryan proposes to extend the
free trade policy already in operation.
He proposes to lessen still further the
value of the farmers sheep, TO wipe out
the sugar-beet industry of the West, 70
weaken still more the home demand for
wheat, corn, potatoes and everything
else that Is used as food.
The trouble with the farmer il free
trade!-New York Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
THE NEW GOSPEL,

Mr.. Bryan announces a pound Of eight
ounces would make MS all twice %
strong.
And a year OF a hundred and nifty days
would make life twice as long;
For this Is the law OF the universe, and the
burden Of his song, ~ 80
That It's only the measure that makes the
size, and 1t centrally makes,it wrong.
II the little pint bot, were called a quart. j.
n would make us twice as full, ~ NJ
II rusty red were named scarlet. instead,
with an inch labeled mile the lowllcst
pile would boom like n bulk Immense
Their, here's to the nickel that's called q
dime, and the dollar Of ifty cents.
OH the peoples bike away shall strike from
effete old physical laws
Triangular wheels with chain that squeals
on frame that Is mostly haws- !
And the tire we sell will continue to swell
so long as you choose TO Inflate. "A =,
And wen have law especially for to mako
II circulate. tst X - Of ~
Then we'll have q compass that husflca
around and amt no slave to the pole, I.
Our thermometers rise Will be double tho
size for the sake OF the saving In coal |.
And two will be four. and Ave VIII be ten,
and half will be n whole,
When We get the rules Of the 'rithmetic well
Into our own control.
-Joseph Lee n Puck.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
GOV. STONE CALLED. DOWNsl


III s.niiros 4 ~ 8 ,,hd fSv s ths,ex-
pcrience of lifetime, attempts to make
a talk for sound money and explains TO
his employees why free silver would be
the ruin saf the country and greatly in
liair the Operation of railroads as weH
as affecting the wages of the employees.
then he Is DNt d9Y9 by the free silver
n into eosns SGs s sne men under MN
"a. ID. StillweIL president Of the NJ X.
& r., and vice-president'o of the Pittsburg
& Gulf, recently addressed large num-
Der of the employees. of his company upon
the great financial issue of the day, and
fire-eating speeches charged Stillwell
with coercing the employees. Mr.. Still
well addressed the following open letter
to- Gov. Stone; 80.
sir-I understand that you have been inti-
mating In some of your speeches In favor OF
been mi intimlaafing and coelting my employees
Into voting for Mckinley ! have delivered
two lectures 10 my employees at their re-
try could not be prosperous on silver basis.
have never asked one OF the 5000 people
on cur payroll who he was going to vote for.
that every man has right to cast his ballot
for the men Of his choice. Certainly busi-
ness man like myself. who Is In charge or
better fitted to understand what Is necessary
to a business country than people like you,
who have had no business training and ex-
III you wish TO investigate this matter Of
my coercing my employees, will donate the
expenses OF anyone you may send to make
that have ever asked any one Of my EN-
furnish proof, viii donate $1,000 to your
the expenses OF Mr.. Bryan In case he visits
the state again. This will relieve you and
Mr.. BRYAN Of the embarrassment which
asked to pay his fare after visiting and
speaking at Kansas City.
Up to date Gov. Stone has not called
for the $1,000 to be used in the Bryan
campaign fund nor is he likely, to call
for it. His charge was llike a great
many other assertions for which the gov
ernor has become noted-without any
foundation whatever. If the time has
come when any particular class of
American citizens are .precluded,s from
free speech and free thought the peo-
pie ought to know it. If governor Of
great state has the liberty and privi-
lege to coerce his subjects by his elo-
quence certainly the president of rail
road should be granted the same privi-
lege. If the Popocrats could seal the
mouths of all the sound money men and
'confiscate all the newspapers that care
to speak for the honor and integrity of
the governement, then their nefarious
scheme might be enforced upon the peo-
pie, but thank heaven this is still a free
country and the old flag, the emblem of
American liberty, still floats, Gov. Stone
to the contrary Notwithstanding. The
people love free speech and that right
they will revere without fear of punish
ment from such men as Gov. Stone who
stoOp to prevarication in order tOfcarry q
point-Springfeld (Mo.) Republican,.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
BRYAN's RIDE.

Out from Chicago this later day.
Bringing to citizens fresh dismay,
Like youth who had never heard 1t before
The terrible tumble and humble galore,
Stating that silver was up once more
Stating that Honor had had Its day
And Bryan was only five miles away.
But protest came from the Eastern gates,
Two good Old-fas hioned and sturdy states
Unheeding the ignus fatuus light.
Cast ballots as thick as the stars Of night;
Hill rose and fell and was heard to say
He was sorry, indeed, he could not stay,
But Bryan was then ten miles away
III
Then out from Watson issued a shrek
That blighted the smile on each Popocrat's
cheek;
And the heart of the people beat ever faster.
Foreboding a terrible scene OF disaster,
The thought Of Watson as possible master
Sufficed to steady all wavering eyes.
They had looked enough at the light that
They longed for that great November day,
And Bryan was fifteen miles away.
Under their spurning scorn the road.
Supposed to be paved from Silver lode,
Grew dark and furnished, nor longer glowed.
The rear-car platform that Travelled DER
The continents breadth from shore to shore
Appealed to sensible folk no more;
IT sped along In the silence gray.
And Bryan wastyentS miles away.
ys7iv.
Then at last the Public caught a sight
or a vanishing face at platforms height;
And November came with Its chilling blight,
The people emerged with n mental growth
And, polling their votes with solemn oath,
They swore that the right should still sue
coed.
They stood by their country In time OF need.
They rose en- masse In their awful might,
And William Jennings was out of sight.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
An Opportunity for Mcxicans.


At the present time the Mexican sill
yer dollar brings in this country only
about "a cents in exchange for our sill
YER dollar, although it contains q
larger quantity of silver than ours
does. 1t Is taken here at it's exact COM
mercial value, whereas the United
States silver dollar in Mexico has n
purchasing power Of two Of their dol
lars. 1t is quite evident, therefore, II
pass a free and Independent 16s to
silver-coinage law, the Mexican Gov
eminent would, If it was smart, i'm
mediately pass law to adopt the Uni
led States dollar as the money Of that
country instead of its present standard,
and make it mandatory for all Mexican
silver dollars to'be forwarded to the
United States dollars. The Mexican
dollar, now worth only "a cents. after
Icing melted down by the United
States minis and coined into United
States dollar, would be worth double
It's present value, have twice the pur-
chasing power, and would carry as
well credit of cents, that being the
bullion value of the Mexican dollar
above the United States dollar. H this
be possible for the Mexican Govern,
ment, the European nations will be apt
scholars and follow the example Of
Mexico in the conversion of their silver
money, Of which they hold 81, 500, OOO,-
600 in amount They will want back
r. exchange, however, our gold, Of
which we have $500,O00,O00 altogether
in this country, which will only provide
for 33 1-3 per cent. of their silver hold
ings, and to get that amount they will
have to be quick to act, so as to capture
II before 1t goes into other channels.
The competition for our $500, 900, 900 Of
gold would beat everything on record.
The race would be with the swift.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

slss & lBss s;s:! ss ses Nom: S a.;
obliged to speculate on the value Of the
money for which they bought ~z6 eold,
SsS 81 Ss sas'i /! fsr
whatever risk they Imagined they as
sumed. Modern commerce cannot t0ler-
ate that, and the nation which adopts n
changing, huctuating standard to meas-
slfe it, vaincs Will take back seat,
whether that nation be the United States
or Mexico.-From Henry ID. Este
DrOOka speech. - -
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
An object lesson in silver.

There is an American silver dollar.
There are two Mexican dollars. There
Is more silver In each of them than in
the American dollar. bought both of
them for that. What is the reason? The
cole reasonis that our dollar Is limit
ed coinage, backed by gold. There is
another coin. That Is French 8 franc
piece. paid 65 cents for that. 1t car
ties little less silver than the Ameri-
can silver dollar. France and the Uni
ted States are both gold standard coun-
tries. They keep in circulation thou
sand millions Of silver, and Mexico and
China and Japan have not got one dol
lar Of gold In circulation. The gold
standard country can keep silver In cir
culation. The silver standard country
can keep no gold. That Is thoeexample
CT every nation to-day. Gold all leaves
the free coinage country. Gold and sill
yer both circulate In the gold standard
countries.--From speech by Senator
Lodge. fe
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

food, soiling it and themselves. A han
dy and cleanly feeding arrangement is
shown in the sketch. A board, with a
rim in front, is nailed to the wall, six
inches from the floor, and to this is
hinged a slat-work Arrangement that
permits the fowls to. feed through it,
but will not let them get into the food.
1t opens out from the top when one Is
putting food upon the board, and re-
mains closed when shut.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

rels or some other elevation to enable
them to swing the carcass clear Of the
ground. This apparatus can be used
for lifting hogs, sheep, ETC., but need
not be made so strong or tall. The
whole thing is entirely homemade and
easily constructed. If no tree Is con-
venient to support one end of the pole,
n post can be set in its place or three
rails, fastened near the top and set up
like tripod, will do very well.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
Poultry Points.

Systematic, regular work counts.
A "stunted" fowl better be killed at
once They are useless. 80
Drain the ponltry7yard; thH applies
to the barn-yard alAo. %% II
Have any of our readers tried poul-
try house with glass roof?
Feed but one kind of grain at time,
and cover it up with light litter.
If living near market, try turkeys.
Ducks are also profitable.
Both nesting and busting material
should be renewed ut least monthly.
Keep fresh water continually before
the fowls, warmed trifie on the colder
mornings.
- Select~the bestslayers for breeding
stock, keeping size and color Of plum
age as uniform as possible.
Keep grit of some kind accessible to
the poultry at all times. This Is indis-
pensable to their well being.
Clean out the litter from under
perches once week. Pack in barrels
with frequent layers Of earth-dry, IL
possible.
"A cat or dog has no place in, the hen
house or yards. Rats and mice should
likewise be treated as,intruders. Shut
them out.
Thoroughbred poultry pay best Sc
lect your breed, basing Judgment upon
their characteristics and surroundings,
and then Keep them pure; Introduce
new blood every other year.
a Handy Feeding Arrangement.
When hens are fed in open dishes,
they will persist in getting into their
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
coSvENIESr MRA Cam

place of the straight axle a blacksmith
has made drop" with the necessary
fittings for attaching to the front axle.
On this front axle moving seat Is
fitted. Such. Q. cart cannot be dumped.
but for nearly all farm operations 1t
will be found great labor saver.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
Dressed Meat Compared with Gold.

There are a few things with which we
can compare gold with some reason and
assurance, and 1 wish to call your at
tention to some of them. There is
dressed meats. for instance. Dressed
meat is an article which Is manufactured
from time to time to supply an imme-
date demand. Our packing-houses are
not obliged to keep large stock on hand
in the mere expectation of market. If
the market Is gliitted they stop killing
If there is prospect of demand they
buy Just cattle enough to meet the de-
mand. Dressed meat might almost serve
as n. standard of value, il is so uniform
and unvarying in its output and con-
sumption. How does il compare with
gold? For the last twenty-five years it
has slowly but surely advanced in price,
which shows that geld has deprecated.
Then there are farming lands. City lots
are subject to violent fluctuations, but
farm lands are reasonably stable. How
does gold compare with them? Since
1873 the farming lands in the United
States have risen very much in value
which shows that gold has deprecated.
Then there are wages. Wages Hue
tuate more or less, of course, but are con-
sidered far more stable than most COM
modities, because OF their ndaptability.
What do / mean by that? If man
loses one job he tries to find another as
soon as he can at just as good wages.
This power of adaptation therefore
makes wages reasonably stable. How
do they compare with gold? Since 1873
they have very scnsihy2 increased. In
1891 the common laborcr could demand
! in gold $1,000 as compared with $14S.3O
in 1873. For skilled labor the difference
Is even greater, which shows that gold
has either deprecated or that wages have
/. Increased. But, my friends, / venture
TO assert. that slow-moving standard,
up or down, is infinitely better for every
body thnn ~ constantly fuctuating stand
ard. The manufacturer and merchant
today calculate to the least fraction Of
profit the price for which they can sell,
trusting to an aggregate of little profits
% make up the credit column. We want
THE TO be 20, do we not1 1t gives ~
everything We bug Al the lowest possible
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
Waste of Corn Stalks.

While it is not true that corn stalks
exposed to rains will decay like clover
hay, there Is altogether too much loss
in IT, If not secured in time, for any
farmer to afford. Green stalks dried
without rainfall retain their fresh color
inside where not exposed to the sun.
But the, fading of the outside Of the
stock does not affect its nutritive value
or its palatableness. We have many
times fed cows and watched them
while they were eating. While they
would select the stalks that had been
slightly softened by heating, there was
no apparent preference for those that
had retained their green color over
those that sunlight had bleached. But
where rain had washed the outside of
the stock, and had not reached the in
side, the case is doubtless very differ
ent. Rain cannot fall on any partly
dried vegetable matter without carry
ing off some Of its nutrition.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

Peaches on Plum Stock. ...,.s.-.,
Wherever 1t Is desired to grow
peaches on heavy soils it is a good plan
to bud the peach on the plum. They
are nearly enough related to make this
Union a success. While the pear roots
will not suffer In clay ms those of the
peach would do, they will supply more
and better mineral plant food for the
peach upper growth than the latter
would get on Its own roots. But on
heavy soil either for pIums or peaches
there should be thorough undertaking
20 secure the best results.
Horses Not woreh Keeping.
The depression In prices OF horses
makes Il still more important than II
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

Suppose, says the Rev. Sam Jones
Of Georgia, ''the government owned all
the gristmills in this country and con-.
gress should enact law that all corn
should be ground BY the government
mills free and that while corn swas
worth bat IS cents . bushel the govern
mentswould stamp the sacks Of meal %
that IL would bring 80 cents . bushsT
and do this for nothing II IL . vsxy
hsri matter to keep meal above H.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
wheat and Its Consumers.

We have $21 per capita circulation.
Suppose ope-half Of our population
should die on account OF the silver
craze, we would then have $42 per capi-
In, but with one-haIf OF eur consumers
gone what do yon suppose would be
the effect upon the price Of wheat?
Again, Let us imagine that our popu-
u tom should. be doubled, . then swc
would have only 5000 per capita,
Fused upon our present supply OF mon
~. With twice as many consumers,
what do you suppose would BE- the ef-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
oTop.Poling" a stone Wall.

In many sections Of the country stone
walls are the foundation Of pasture
fences. These must be "top-poled" to
keep In Sheppard in many cases cat
tie. Animals will dislodge poles laid
in the angle formed by two stakes. A
good pian,, that saves stakes also, Is
shown in the diagram, a cross-section
being given. One stake Is driven firmly
into the ground and bound to an upper
stone, by wire. The pole is bound also
to the stake by stout fence wire, max
ing fence that cannot be displaced,
and one requiring only half the usual
number of stakes. Farmers should
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
Bryan's sixteen TO One.

Mr.. Bryan frequently boasts in his
speeches that where one Democrat leaves
his sixteen Republicans and Populists
is certainly very different sort of people
going out and coming in through that
hole. Glance over a partial record: