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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-31

Ny htSle chlRi comes to my knee.
And Juggling pleads tsat he may
climb
Into my lap to hear me tell
The Christmas tale he loves so
we'll
A tale my mother told to me
Beginning vOnce upsn a time"
IL - tade Of skies that rang
With angel rhspsoSiles sublime;
OF chat great host, serene and
-, white,
Tue shepherds saw one winter
night
And OF the glorious stars tlrat sang
An anthem once upon time.
This story Of the haalowed years
Tells OF the sacrifice sublime
or One who prayed alone and
wept
While His wearied followers
slept
And how His blood and Marys tears
Commingled once upon time.
And now my darling at my side
And echoes of the distant chime
Brings THAT sweet story back to
me,
or Bethlehem and Of calvary.
And Of the gentle Christ that died
For sinners once upon time.
The mighty deeds THAT men have told
An ponderous tonnes Of fluent rhyme
Like misty shadows fade away;
But this sweet story bides for
aye;
And, like the stars that sang Of old,
We sing of "Once upon a t.me."
Eugene Field.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-31
A Bloodhound Traces a Baby.

A few days ago Bertha, the pretty
four-year-old daughter Of John G. Put
nam, Of the little settlement Of Mills
Village, VT, disappeared. All the
neighb0rs Joined in the search for her.
Night and day the hunt was contin-
ued, but not trace Of the little one
could be discovered. The parents were
in despair. 1t was feared that the
child had been kidnapped. Finally,
the father, in desperation, suggested
that the State bloodhound Pilot could
find some trace. Anxious to do any
thing that would in the least relieve
the fathers mind, the officials took the
dog to Mill Village
The dog was then given a tiny shoe
that had been worn by the child the
day before she disappeared. This he
held in his mouth for minute. Then
he dropped it and shifted the air. He
seemed puzzled, and the knowing ones
were beginning to remark that they
knew the hound would not be of any
use.
1t really seemed as IL the animal un-
dersto0d their words, for he suddenly
put his nose to the ground and was
Off like a shot, dragging his keepers
after him. On he went, crossing roads,
fields and timber stretches, until he
reached point about mile below
Rutland, where there is small mill
stream. Here the animal suddenly
brought up at the edge of the water,
gave one long bark. and refused to
go further.
Then the men got to work. They
procured hooks and poles, and the bed
Of the stream was thoroughly search
ed. All this time Pilot stood by the
water side, though attempts were
made to drag him away. For the
first time since he had been in the
State he refused to obey the voice Of
his keeper. Toward night the body Of
the missing girl was found. AS it was
drawn to the shore. Pilot sprang for
ward, took the Shiny dress in his
mouth, and, raising the child as ten
derby as though it had been in its
mothers arms, trotted back to the
house. the long line of searchers fol-
lowing-New York Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-31
NEW YoRK's BIG BUFFALO HERD.
Twenty-Five Of the American Bison in the
City's Park.

The American bison is again on the
hills beyond the Harlem.
According to the authority Of VIII
liam 4. Hornaday, long officially as
ISOLATED with the work Of the National
Geological Park, the bison was there
in his freedom many years ago. He Is
there to-day, slave in close captivity.
About seventy-five acres of Van
Cortlandt Park, north of the parade
ground, including Vault Hill, where
the tomb of the Van Cortlandts is stu
ated, has been enclosed by seven foot
wire fence, and here are confined TWEEN
ty-five members Of the herd, now un-
der the control of the park commits
sioners. The other four are in the
small enclosure in Central Park.
The latter four are the absolute prop
erty of the city, while the former TWEEN
ty-five belong to the estate of the late
Austin Corbin, and are in the care Of
the Department Of Parks under an
agreement accepted by the commits.
sioners last May, whereby they are to
care for them, and the city to own one
fourth Of the increase. 1t was not
until last week that Mr.. COrbin's ami
NAL keeper brought the bison from his
Blue Mountain Park, in New Hamp-
shire, and turned them into Van Cort-
landt Park.
The herd, though not a large one,
contains fine, well conditioned speci-
mems, that will compare favorably
.,stl % 10 in, Nv
ity. Thirteen of them are cows, and
dozen Of the herd are twO-year-olds.
When first brought to their new home
the animals did not take kindly to the
change, and with few exceptions,
were moody and suspicious, going back
and forth within the enclosure and
carefully examining the fence, but
when seen yesterday the entire herd
appeared as much at home as though
ON their native Western heath.
Twelve of Austin Corbin's herd Of
bison are natives Of New Hampshire,
and were born in captivity. The 9th
ers came Originally from Kansas, Ne
braska and Manitoba. The king Of the
herd, a big horned, broad shouldered
fellow, was captured by Buffalo Bill,
and for time was kept ut his Nebras-
ka ranch, and afterward sent to Iowa,
where Mr.. Corbin purchased them.
1t was about five years ago, after
Mr.. Corbin had fenced in the $4,000
acres Of his New Hampshire park and
stocked 1t with deer and small game,
that he began to look for the buffalo.
Ii was no easy task to get them, for
the race was then almost as near ex-
tinction as now, and those who had
herds, or even single ones. had no de-
sire to part with them. After getting
two or three in Iowa and few more
In Kansas, he had to 60 to Canada for
the rest.
Few as twenty-nine buffalo appear
to be, they are really a large proper
ton Of the living specimens OF the
American bison. On the best obtain.
able authority they constitute about
one thlrty-fourth Of the living mem
bers Of the race In the United States.
and this race once roamed the Western
plains in hundreds Of herds numbered
by thousands.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-31
Equestrian Statues.

Berlin equestrian statues have been
examined by a veterinary surgeon Of
Potsdam named Bougert, who asserts
that the position OF the horses legs Is
wrong In all Of them, not excepting the
statues Of the Great Kurfurst, Of
Frederick the Great and Of Frederick
William III and Nv. He finds the same
faults in many Of the paintings in the
Berlin national gallery. In Egyptian,
Assyrian, Babylonian and Persian
works of art the positions Of the horses
are natural and right; in those Of the
Greeks and Romans they are not al
ways correct.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-31

in 1895 1t was q. 49,. 900. The decrease
has bene less rapid since 1891, owing
to the general introduction Of meters,
but n has gone on ut a rate Of about
8 per cent. a year. As the product
drinks rapidly when the pressure fafls
It may not be over ten or fifteen years
before very little gas Is produced. Tie
wnste Of the past ten years VIII be
hooked upon as egregious folly. Mr..
Weeks points out that when the num-
Der Of wells ds regulated and restricted
the yield of gas lasts longer This
certainly suggests the wisdom Of legis-
faticn and inspection ON this subject.
The Army and Navy Gazette calls
attention to remarkable feature Of
Queen victorla's reign, the enormous
number of wars, little and big, that
have marked Its progress. Scarcely q
twelvemonth Of this period has passed,
indeed, without finding England ut
war In some part Of the world. Here
Is list Of the principal campaigns and
expeditions: Afghan war, 1S3S-40; first
China war. 1S41; Sikh war, 1856:
Kaffir war, 1916; second war with
China, second Afghan war, 1910; Sec
ond Sikh war. 1S48-40; Burmese war,
1850; second Kaffir war, 1852; Sec
ond Burmese war, 1928; Crimea,
1854; third war with China, 1868;
Indian mutiny, 1857; Maori war, 1900
CT; more wars with China, 1860 and
1862; second Maori war, 1S63-06; Ash
anti war, 1864; war in Bhootan, 1864:
Abysslnian war, 1S67-6S; war with the
Bazotees, 1868; third Maori war, 1865
90; war with Looshais, 1871; second
Ashanti war, 1S73-74; third Kaffir war,
1877; Zulu war, 1850; third Afghan
war, 1S7S-S0; war In Basutoland, 1879
81; Transvaal war, 1S79-S1; Egyptian
war, 1882; Soudan, 1SS4-S5-S9; third
Burma war, 1882; Zanzibar, 1890;
India, 1890; Matabele wars, 1894 and
1896; Chitral campaign, 1895; third
Ashanti campaign. 1896; second Sou
dan campaign, 1896.
From Argentina-by way Of Paris,
1t Is only fair to admit-comes news
OF the passage of a remarkable law,
by the enforcement Of which the
statesmen Of that PARKWAY Republic
very fooCishly expect in the. course Of
few years TO crowd its plains and
mountains with inhabitants. One
clause of this enactment reads: ION
and after January 1, 1897, every IN
married male citizen of Argentina
who is not less than twenty or more
than eighty years Of age, shall, on the
first day OF each month, pay a tax,
the amount to be determined by the
municipal authorities" This Is GER
taeniy going long ways, but the
South American legislators went still
further, II the Partisan dispatch can
be trusted, and rounded out their law
with another clause, whioh reads: "A
ceilbate Of either sex who shall, with
out legitimate motive, reject the ad-
dresses OF him or ner who may aspire
TO her or his hand, and who continues
contumaciously unmarried, shall pay
the sum Of 500 piastres for the. benefit
CT the person, man or woman, who
has been so refused Perhaps tilr:s
scheme will work as its inventors hoDe,
but the chances are that before jan
uary 1st arrives, Argentina will have
lost by emigration every unmarried
person now living in the country.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-31

The Spice islands have given the
world few things more popular than
the dried buds of tree smoked and
dried in the sun. named In Latin from
their resemblance to nail, claws.
and called by us cloves. In the same
group of islands small collection
Of islands are planted entirely In nut
meg treea
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-31

1t Is said that Mt Redondo Beach
near Los Angeles, Cal. jewels can be
picked up In considerable numbers
The stones found are opals. moon
stones, malachitc. and the rarer and
more valuable flower stones.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-31

Sir Alexander Milne, who Is 90. and
who entered the navy eighty years
ago. is the oldest admiral and the one
who has served the longest
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-31

II Spose you'd have me hump up ~
swuller anything he might see IT to
say 90 me, wouldn't your demanded
the deacon. getting red In the face at
the tlhonght OF wharf he might have to
fear from his old neighbor. '.rlrat may
be your way, but 1t Amt m1ne.
don't calkitate to pick any quarrel
with him. III he minds his bis'ness m
lets me alone, I'll mind mine n let
him alone. but II he goes to twittin'. m
throwin' out. as OF course he will. l
shan't put UP with 1t 'thout givin' as
good as he sends"
But IT'S Christmas" said Mrs.
Jones, ''n folks hadn't ought to quar-
rel Christmas day."
II amt a-goin' 10 quarrel unless I'm
obleeged to-" retorted the deacon. But
l won't be run on by OIL Snyder"
"Mebbe he won't run on you," said
Mrs. Jones. "But Of he says anything
you can take up. you'll be ready to
jump at the chance. You'll be on the
lookout for something to find fault
WITH"
Il s'pose he never says anything
that's out o. the way" said the dea-
con, angrily. I'm arays the one
that's to blame! You've sided In with
him ever sence we had the trouble.
But | amt a-goin' to be coaxei into
puttln' up with any Of his abuse. Let
him keep his mouth shet eff lie don't
want me to tell him what think Of
him." and the deacon fairly glared at
Mrs. Jones, who sighed and concluded
that there was little use i'm trying to
avert a quarrel. 1t was sure to come.
II do wish we could get letter
from Henry" she said, changing the
subject. Henry was the youngest Of
the family. He had gone to Dakota
to try his luck mt farming. Crops had
been failure and the last letter from
him had been a most downhearted and
discouruging one. I'm afraid he's
sick. If he wasn't, 1T seems's II he
would write. Mr.. Snyder been out
there, they say. Bein' so near, when
he he was in AMnnesoty, he thought
he'd make his sister Marian visit. l
don't jest know what part she lives
in, but mebbe it's near Henry. ! hope
fe see him.
Deacon Jones shifted, as II to ex-
press the idea that ii wasn't any credit
to the boy TO have been seen by man
like his enemy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-31

Mrs. Dimes feet 1t her duty 90 say
something to her husband about the
matter, on Christmas morning, before
they started for church, from which
place they were 10 go to the Williams
homestead.
''Now, Lem'wel, do hope you won't
let ycur temper git the upper ham
If you to-day" she said. For the
ian's sake, don't git into dispute with
Mr.. Snyder.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-31

island 70 wqiiCCl death and destruction
have Just been carried by hurricane,
deserves more Of the worlds regard
than II has ever received. At Mont
serrat is made q very large part of
the lime Juice to which modern sailors
owe their almost complete exemption
from THAT terrible form Of blood pois-
onipg which used to be the result Of
almost every long voyage. One of
Captain Cookies best Chains to fame
and grateful remembrance Is the fact
THAT he first demonstrated the posi-
bJssty Of taking q crew around the
world, II need be, In sailing ship
without losing a single man from sour
w. The lime juice with which ne sup.
piled himself, and by the administra.
ton OF which he saved his sailors from
the effects OF their salt-meat diet, dill
not come from Montserrat, but the cul-
ture OF some lime trees began There
many years ago, and the juice their
fruit produces is In high repute all over
the world.
The Chicago Railway Review says
that the supply Of natural gas Is fast
giving out. Mr.. J. ID. Weeks has just
made n report ON the supply ard It's
decline for the national labor bureau
On which 1t appears that the supply has
fallen a half In seven years. In 1885
the value of the gas produced was
$50 G20,ST5. In 1895 II was $4,000,
$50. In Pennsylvania the fall has beer
much greater than In Ohio and In
diana. In 1888 the gas produced ID
Pennsylvania was worth S19.2S2, 375
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-31

"NOw or never!' he said, with a
resolute look on his face as he opened
the door and stepped out. 1t cost him
n great effort to do what he did, but
ne was not the man to put his hand
10 the plow and look back.
"Hellov he said out. Mr.. Snyder
and Mrs. Jones looked that way in
great surprise. IL don't know what
you tlrink about 1t, but I'D Nike to be
friends again." he said. "I'm within
TO let bygones be bygones IL you be-.
'Tain't right TO not be friends sence
I've found out what you've done for
Henry"
He was halfway down the path as
he said this. Mr.. Snyder didn't wait
for him TO reach the gate, but met
him inside 1t with outstretched hands
FRIENDS 1t shall be, then" he said,
apd his face had glad look on 1t.
ITS high time we quit our foolish.
ness. 1 reckon. I've been sorry for It,
but was too contrary 10 say so.'
s'Same here" said the deacon, as he
grasped Mr.. Snyder's hand in a griI
that made him vince. II can't tell
you how much obleeged am fer what
you've done fer my boy"
Don't mention It," said Mr.. Sny
der. you'd have done the same fol
one o. my boys. II I'd had any au
they needed help. ! know you would.
II dunno bout that" said the dea
con. Il guess feel a grudge more'r
you do"
"No you don't! No you dontw said
Mr.. Snyder, allowing the deacon Il
pull him, not unwillingly, into TN
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-07
Loving Mothers Long Vigil
Over Her Child.
She Held Compress to a Cut to
Stop Flow of Blood.
For Seventy-two Hours She Did This
and the Child Was Saved.

One day last week THE News printed a
dispatch from New York describing the
case OF Captain Nickel, who was suffering
from a stubborn case OF nose bleed.
which threatened TO end mis- life. until
heroic treatment had been resorted TO and
his nostrils completely filled with a
oplugg part of which consisted OF
q powerful stiptic. A gentleman who read
this report furnishes the Gossiper with
On account of another stubborn case OF
hemorrhage, of which he learned while
in Germantown. Pa, q short time ago.
The case, in addition TO being one OF
quite as persistent bleeding as that OF
Captain Nickel siGnaliy illustrates the
remarkable endurance Of women when
they are called upon to nurse and watch
over one near and dear to them.
Mrs. M. L. White Is q resident OF Ger
mantown and one of the brightest and
most interesting members of the family is
her son Rex, wfo Is little more than
three years of age. The child was given a
penny as reward for good behavior q
few days ago and this he proceed to in
vest in piece OF taffy- -on-a-stick. A sharp
fragment of the candy made slight
wound in the chid's throat from which
there was considerable fow of blood.
This fiow was stopped for time but soon
began again and continued several days
in spite OF all the remedies and checks
the attending surgeon could devise.
An attempt was made TO have a dentist
1T plate in the roof OF the little gu fer
ers' mouth, with the hope that the press
ure would close the wound. This failed,
and as q last resort, 1T was decided to try
holding pad of cotton over the wound
until 1t was healed. Mrs. White then
began her long vigil. For three days,
with never falterinG fortitude, she held
the child In her arms while she reclined
In a chair or on a couch; steadfastly she
resisted the temptation 10 sleep, and the
deadly WEAKNESS, and not once did sne
relax the pressure upon the cut. Finally
the surgeons announced that the wound
was healed and the Little fellow out OF
danger. Then Mrs. White sank back
completely exhausted, after her 72 hour
vigil. The case is known in medical par
snce as hemophilia, an unusual condition
oil the blood ir whi,h it refuses to coagu-
Ia;e. This tendency, II is said. is CON-
moniy inherited, and IN childhood is
frequently fatal. One peculiarity is that
the tleeding is from the capillsriss
ruther than from the arteries, so that a
slight scratch is often more dangerous
than q deep cut.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-07
Looking For Democratic Majority.

Augusta. Ga, oct 1.-The election foI
state and county officers is being held
in Georgia today. There are ]wo full
tickets In the field, the Democratic being
led by w. Y Atkinson, the present gov
ernor; while Seaborn Wright heads the
ticket put out by the fusion of the Pro
hibitionists and Populists. on the Popu'
list part of the fusion, there is no such
interest as that which characterized this
last struggle. two years ago. The Popu
lists do not regard Wright as the simon
pure article. The Prohihitionists are
much enthused. as this Is the only time
they have ever been given prominence
The Democratic leaders are confident
that they will surely get $4,000 ma,
jority. The fusionists are very inden.
mite about their claims. a. Il. Buck, the
Republican leader, has issued a mani.
festo. advising all Republicans to vote
for Wright. but Atkinson is extremely
popular with the negroes. on account OF
several educational bills for their inter.
ests which he championed while a mem.
ber of the legislature.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-07

The Columbia building Ia being erected
at Nos. rs, so, 81 and "a Snow street,
next to the Blackstone building and
nearly opposite the present Providence
Library. The building is not intended
to be elaborate, but rather of a substantial
appearance, and is to be 75 by So feet, de-
scribed In the following:
Inc size OF the salesroom is SO feet by
SO feet, the studding is 10 feet and finely
flushed in quartered OAK, lighted from
the front by four large plate glass win
dows . by IL feet and in the rear by a
skylight. The entrance to the store is
made by two recess entrances each 8
feet wide with 412-feet swinging doors.
In the resr and TO the extreme left will
be the private ONCE, and TO the right
will oe the main Office. This floor is
fitted up with lavatories complete. To
the rear and extreme right of the centre
will be the Densmore typewriter depart
ment. The basement is lighted by HYATT
light sidewalks. Careful attention will
be given to the cellar to make 1T water
proof for storage PURPOSES. The base
ment will be eight feet studding. The
entrarc1 10 the riding academy and re-
pair chop is made from No. S4 toward
the Washington street side, by a corridor
and stairway nine feet wide. The stairs
will have quarterer oak Newell posts
ana hand rails. Balustrade will be of
ornamental wrought iron. The general
lavstories are reached from the landings
in the corrido between the first aud
second and second sud third stories.
The second story Will be used for the
repair shop and will measure 63 by 90
feet, IL feet siudding, lighted from the
front and rear and well ventilated. Care
ful attention las been tsken to carry of
the unpleasant odors, gases nnd smoke IN
the repair shop by carefully planned fues
and ventilators.
The riding academy on the third floor
will be SO by SO feet. This department
will receive careful attention in the de-
tails that go to make up complete rid
ing school which will he open the year
around and I'm the hands OF competent
and courteous instructors. The hall is
ample for teaching and has a gallery fin
ished in quartered oak with a seating ca
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-07
Odd Fellows Fraternize.

About so members OF Enterprise Lodge,
/. o. o. F., Of Pawtucket, made a
fraternal visit to Manufacturers Lodge OF
Olneyville last evening, and had an ex-
ceedinely pleasant time. The visitors left
Pawtocket on two chartered GERS at 1880
O'Clock, and arrived at Odd Fellows Kall
on Plainfield street shortly after s
O'clock, where they were Hospitality re-
csived. They witnessed an ella borate and
prsiseworthy rendering OF the initiatory
work, and listened to remarks by Judge
Con, the noble grand OF Enterprise
Lodge, and q tine address on the work
and strength OF the order by His Honor,
Mayor Tiepkie OF Pawtuckot. Refresh
ments were provided In the lower hall,
and sociability was mnbounded until Il 80
O'Clock, when the visitors left for home.
Past Grand Thomas b. James, a veteran
In the work, made the arrangements that
contributed to the complete comfort Of
the large Enterprise delegation.