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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-04

iS5. The Pttsburg Commercial Gazette
says says that when the new woman comes
: ial lld the new man gets settled down to
Issapusiness maybe we will have a new
ssssIlslhlr!stn:as, or at least morning after
I tfiat VIII be as pleasant 10 recall as the
S1iay itself.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-04

!g9 The Camden (AIe.) cucumber mag
mates report that this years shipments
! . nIrlounted to 2,4oo barrels, or more
sShan 400 more than last year, 1t takes
$500 CT these cucumbers to fill barrel.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-04

me chicago Dispatch remarks that
II John Bull wants to thrash the
UNITED States. Russia is quite willing
4 10 take care of India and Turkey while
he is doing it-and afterwards
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-04

:ss.gs5Henry Wa;:ers0n and his lOO, 600 train
.Ssl Kentucky warriors have nc. been
Sheard from for two days. Can /, be
tine they have walked through slaugh-
ter house TO an open grave or are they
ttssisnply tar-yi3g a. distillcry? asks
Sthe Philadelphia Inquirer
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-04

Az The Chicago Chronicle says that the
sIlonaon newspapers which looked to the
& sssfate to check the President in his
5sssertion of the Monroe doctrine. are
s;iie.w reduced TO the necessity of depend
Hisg or the the New Yori. World and
Won Hest. If they fail
EtttenE ali iH ln.t
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-04

His. Lordship. Windham-Thomas
ISgsV:tndham-Quin. earl of Dunravcn ana
III sss,i'it- Ia!a. ViscouE, Mount Earl of
ssGSGirlE Limerick, Viscount Adare. also
;sff 'ssloa A5!are of Ada"e, also Baron Ken
~ u :tenry, knight Of ST. Patrick
stIsr0net OF Great Britain, etc. etc. etc,
se9is :rfly did well TO leave the country
shai'iy, thinks the Chicago Record.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
RISE IN WHEAT.
Price Has Climbed from 81 to 2.
Cents Within Six Weeks.

Only one thing in Chicago is of more in
terest than politics, and that one thing
is wheat. At closing Thursday Decem-
Der wheat was quoted Mt 101a. At the
opening Friday, and without waiting for
a standing start at the previous day :
figures, the price was anywhere from al Y,
to 717A. II closed above ~. There is "A
big. broad. firm market condition, old
traders believe, that warrants the ad-
vance to figures that would have seemed
impossible three months ago. dollar
wheat before Christmas" is the cry of
the street.
Certainly there is every indication of n
heavy and substantial advance. Chief
among the reasons for the bull feeling
on the market is the fact-undoubted and
unquestioned-that American wheat is
wanted abroad. Last year there was an
almost total failure of the wheat crop in
Australia. Almost ever since the occu-
pancy of that region by the English, Aus
tralia has been Il wheat exporting coun-
try. From those fields Western Europe
has been to some extent fed every year
for the last half-century. And last year
Australia and all the neighboring prov
incos bought wheat.
That demand did not seem TO make a
great deal of difference, because there
was India. always with more wheat than
she i.nows what To do with--literally with
wheat to burn. And there was the Ar
gentine Republic in South America.
whose broad wheat fields have been filling
the ships Of half dozen seas and send
ing breadstuffs into half the European
markets of the world. Both countries
were glad of n chance 10 trade with new
customer. and many of the dealers in eth
er country managed to square some ac-
counts with the shrewd traders of the
South seas. who had competed with them
in past years.
That made n difference, but it was not
felt in America. When the crop in Ar
gentina, however, was reported short,
this year. dealers in Chicago and all over
the country began To be interested The
reports were confirmed. Indeed, they
were found to he but half the truth. The
wheat crop of 1896 in tho Argentine Re-
public was not simply short. 1t was a
failure. Chicago traders began to profit
by the intelligence. English traders at
Liverpool refused to be influenced by the
statement. But presently the news of
the failure of the crop In India reached
round the world, and then the price of
wheat weakened.
That was along toward the end of Au-
gust-just two months ago. Wheat was
then "a cents bushel. The American
farmers were very blue. But late in
August, just when the wheat had all been
harvested, even to the crop of the Dako-
tas. when the thrashing machines had
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
(aa- he aS Side
SloHg'gfT ~
ThezMewSG

Lieut.. Peary did not get that forty-ton
meteorite, but he succeeded in bringing
back another heavy lecture.
The Spanish plan of campaign in Cuba
is very simple. In summer the troops
fight the yellow fever; in the fall they go
into winter quarters.
If marriage is really a failure. that Ok
lahoma man who has married the same
woman three times seems unable To get it
permanently through his head.
A Boston spinster was found dead in a
public park with revolver i'm one hand
and mirror in the other; the police are
undecided as to which weapon was used
An American firm adrertises that it has
sold six of its typewriting machines to
Gen. Weyler Now we expect TO hear
of a brilliant series of Spanish victories.
A man in Defiance, Ohio. tried to walk
on Il river the other day and was nearly
drowned. If he will try it again some
time next winter the experiment probably
will be successful.
The baseball season has closed and in
terest is revived in the shock haired gen
tlemen dressed in mattresses who will
shortly go out upon the field and proceed
to kick each others ribs in, to the great
delight of the spectators.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
RICH WOMAN STEALS TURKEYS.
End of a Series of Queer Thefts at
Colum bia, Tenn.

Mary Moore, a white woman of Colum-
bia, Tenn. worth $50.000 and the owner
of 600 acres of fine land. has been con-
victed for stealing six turkeys from a
neighbor, and sentenced to one year in
the penitentiary. An appeal was taken
to the Supreme Court. This Is the finale
of most remarkable career, unrivaled
in the history of the criminal courts of the
State. Ten years ago the woman and
her husband, calling themselves Stone,
came from Kentucky, bought land in n
good neighborhood and lived secreted
life. Immediately thefts became numer-
Gus, incendiary fires followed. rumors
spread abroad, the husband died, vigi-
lance committees were formed, criminal
suits instituted, but came to nothing. AT
last the neighbors raided the farmhouse
and found a young woman, daughter-in-
law of Mrs. Moore, imprisoned in room
and subjected to the foulest treatment.
Indignation became intense, and. rs the
stealing of the turkeys was sure case, il
was resorted TO to get the Moore woman
into the penitentiary and break up her
operations.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
Line Upon Line,

The revival that is followed by cut.
ting down the preachers salary dldn'.
begin right.
When the world gives treasure 1t al
ways sends trouble Herewith.
How the devil would like to stone the
house when lie sees everybody looking
happy in church.
The man who Is resting In God will
be found busy for Christ.
The man who knows Christ we'll will
not look for perfection in anybody else.
There are people who would like to
do good, IL 1t could be done without
effort or sacrifice.
The fact that the devil Is against a
man ought to be sood evidence that he
is on the Lords side.
Cares may come. but the Christian
may give his all to Christ.
IL we give faithful heed to the inter
ests Of Christ in this world, ours viii
be safe in the next.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

finished their work in the southern sec
tions and were working north. and prov
ing everywhere that the quality of the
| wheat was excellent, and the quantity
more abundant than il had ever been
before-right along then the price began
| to rise.
The advance was very light at first. Ii
would manage to get up cent or two
though that was regarded as startling
thing, after the years of inaction, and
then it would slump. and the farmer
would feel just as the trader did-that "it
| is the same old thing over again" But
the conditions that were under il all, and
that not even the best informed can al
ways rightly gauge. very favorable for q
steady and big advance. And il came.
Liverpool, the final arbiter of markets,
showed a confidence ia the cereal, and the
price went on Notwithstanding till il
had left the beggarly "a cents of late
| August, and had passed the C0-cent mark
Sixty-cent wheat! That was something
| like to the farmer. Wheat went to 81
cents, and il did not stop there. Little
| traders all over the country. in little
towns, at the crossing stores talked bet
ter times. better prices for wheat. The
| buyers offered more. The farmers de-
manded more. And the whole world look
ed to America for wheat.
The extent of the shortage of the In
dian crop is not yet fully known. 1t may,
unhappily, amount To famine. Ii may
equal the shortage in Argentina. and be
less than half the crop of Australia. OF
course. all that would be very pitiable
and the American farmer would be sorry
| 10 know that anyone was hungry for
bread. But the American farmer would
have so ready n prescription for the
malady that he would regard the condi-
, tion with more or less philosophy, after
all. He would simply tender the curative
powers of good white wheat, firm in the
confidence that it would relieve the
strongest case of famine in the world,
and his fee would he but the ruling price
of the grain in Liverpool.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
TERRoRS FROM TEXAS.
Giant BcdbuGs on Their Way North
AIonu the MisAis sinni Valley.


The wise housewife would do well just
now to lay in Il plentiful supply of the
most effectual insect destroyer. Ac-
counts from the Southwest announce that
a new kind Of bedbug is en- its way North
along the Mississippi Valley. Monstfous
in size, its ability to bite is fully commen-
surate with its vast physical proportions.
The alarming creature Is well known in
Texas. where it is sometimes called the
"cone-nose." 1t has fiat body. n point
ed head and n strong beak. In color il is
dark-brown. Its buggy" odor IL even
more intense and offensive than that Of
the ordinary bedbug. 4; flies at night,
being attracted into open windows by
lights. In daytime it is not apt TO resort
to its wings, but runs SO swiftly as 10 be
very hard to catch or kill.
Being so big, they take good deal of
blood from the human victim, but this is
not the worst of il. Their bites are apt to
produce swrious and even alarming re-
suits. The piercing of .fe skin is accom-
panied by the injection of poisonous liquid
or venom. making a sore, itching wound,
with a burning pain and sometimes swell
ings extending over much of the body.
Unfortunately IL seems cut of the ques-
ton TO control the multiplication of these
insects and so keep down their numbers.
They pass the winter under the bark of
trees and in other protected places, where
they are securely hidden. Only in spring
time. when the adults take to flying by
night, do they attack human beings. At
that period the only way to escape them Is
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
VENEZUELAN QUESTION.
Administration Hopes to Soon Make
an Advance in the Negotiations.

an Advance in the Negotiations.
There is every indication that the ad-
ministration hopes To be able by the time
Congress meets again to report a sensible
advance in the negotiations concerning
the Venezuelan question. though il scarce
ly can be said that there is an expecta-
tion Of n final settlement Of the dispute
by that date.
1t was understood when the British am
bassador went home on leave of absence
il was the purpose of the British premier
TO make use of the opportunity 10 confer
with Sir Julian. and il was presumed that
when Lord Salisbury became acquainted
with the real sentiment of the people in
the United States and the fact that in
this matter there was little hope of n
change in the attitude of the Government
whatever the outcome of the pending
elections. he might DC disposed 10 go fur
ther toward meeting Secretary Olney than
at first seemed likely.
Since Sir Julian has been in London
word has come of several conferences
between himself and Lord Salisbury. and
it is finally expected that when he returns
to Washington he will be charged with
authority to offer compromise proposals
which may in the end prove to be the
basis for final settlement of the trouble
some boundary dispute. 1t is expected.
too, that the Venezuelan boundary com
mission will have agreed upon its report
before Congress meets and the conclusion
reached may properly be used with great
weight by Secretary Olney TO sustain his
position.
As 10 the other question. relating to
the negotiation of a general arbitration
treaty. il is believed that not so much
progress will be made as in the settlement
of the boundary question. for the differ.
enccs disclosed to exist between the two
Governments appear 10 be of larger mag
nitude than the issues involved in the
boundary question. which after all are
largely matters of fact
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
BRING GOLD FROM ALASKA.
Big Party of Miners Reach Seattle
from the Yukon Country.


from the Yukon Country.
One hundred and fifty people came in
at Seattle, Wash, on the Lakme from
Yukon. Alaska, and with them S200,0O0
in placer gold. The largest amount was
by L. La Flamme. who mas over $4,000.
Many had several thousand dollars each,
and very few had less than six ounces.
500. A. Harrington. of Circle City, had
nearly $4,000 Two OF tne returned pros
pectors are Sisters of the Good Shep-
herd. They came down with the rest of
the miners and handed over their dust
and took the money. They did not tell
how they got the dust, but some of the
miners probably donated it. Two other
women were passengers. This is the first
large party of miners to come down after
the seasons work.
Among the passengers on the steamer
Bertha. arrived from Alaska. were j. f.
Spur. IL. B. Goodrich and +. c. Schra-
der. of the United States Geological Sur
vey. They were sent b. the department
to Alaska last spring to make a report on
the prospects Of quartz mining in that
region. and spent the entire summer in
pursuing their Investigations and observa-
tions. They have satisfied themselves,
they say. that the prospects of profitable
quartz mining in Alaska are very good
and will make a report to that effect
There is big ledge running northwest
and southeast through .he country SINH
lar to the mother lode in California. and
they expect to see big mines opened on
the ledge before many years have passed.
At present placer mining is the only
process in vogue on the Yukon and its
tributaries. They declare that quartz
mining can only be conducted at great ex
pense. but they believe that plenty of ore
can be found of sufficient richness to
make quartz mining not only a paying but
a profitable venture. The chief obstacles
to he encountered are mosquitoes and cold
xriut
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
FIRST IRRIGATION FAIR.
All Kinds of Products Are Growing
on the Grounds.

The irst irrigation fair in the history
of the world was formally opened Mon
day in North Platte, Neb. Extraordinary
preparations had been made. Fields of
alfalfa, corn and all kinds of farm prod
ucts ARE growing on the grounds. all
under irrigation bitches. In park in one
part of the grounds can be seen grazing
twenty head of buffalo, elk. deer and 9th
or animals of the plains. On another side
can be seen a beautiful lake. with pleas
urc boats of all kinds gliding gracefully
over It's surface. This lake Is fed by
one of the largest irrigation bitches in the
world, its length beiag forty miles.
breadth 100 feet.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
REPORTS OF THEWORlD'S FAIR.
President Palmer and His Associates
Meet to Complete Their Work.

President Palmer. of the Worlds Fair
Commission, and his associates on the
committee on final reports assembled in
Washington Thursday for n session of
several days, during which the reports to
the President and to Congress will be per-
fected. These reports will present a com
plete review of the accomplishments of
the exposition. The report of the board
of awards will make about twenty-five
volumes of 500 pages each; that of the
Director General ten volumes; that of the
President and Secretary two volumes.
while the extent of the report of the
ladies' board is not yet determined. These.
it is intended, shall constitute perma-
ncnt history and memorial of what the
exposition did. Its publication will de-
pend upon Congress. The reports also
will wind up the financial affairs of the
national commission, and will show a
balance in favor of the Government of
about $4,000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADE.
Statistics Show Increased Quantities
of Goods Shipped Abroad.

of Goods Shipped Abroad.
The September statement of the princi-
pal articles of domestic export issued by
the Bureau of Statistics shows AS fol-
lows
Breadstuffs, $17,0j4 .222. against SILL
13O,54I last year; for the nine months
ended Sept. 30. 1896. $115,424OS
against $S5,32J $40: cotton exported, $16,-
$40, 1G3. against S4,925.O15: mineral oils
exported. SJ,49l 100. against S4.GI7 ,572;
for the last nine months the gain in the
exports of mineral oils was about ST.
10000. The exports Of provisions dur
ing the last month amounted to S13, DOS,
S2S. as compared with S11,319. 135: for
nine months, $12O,0S7, ,0i7, against $112,-
45O,923. The exports of domestic mer-
chandise amounted To SS3, 134. 81,
against $JI, ,063, sos; for nine months,
$65G. 1871 .31S. against $546. .424, 800.
The imports of merchandise amounted
to $50 0S25, 100, of which SIG. 0.SS4.O2S was
free of duty. The dutiable merchandise
imported amounted to S34. 1916. 751, and
that free of duty. S3O. .56S COG; during the
last nine months the imports of dutiable
merchandise was about So. .4200OO less
than the amount for the same period last
year.
The gold exports were SCI .050, com
pared with $11 .424 .065: for nine months,
SaJ.5I0. 421. against $73, 100, ,2S2 The i'm
ports of gold aggregated $34. .159, 130,
against $740. .4J6; for nine months. sea-
;}SS. $50. against SIS, $40 939 during the
same period in 1895. The exports of sill
yer amounted to $5,534. 40. which is prae-
tically the same as was exported during
September. 1895: the exports for the nine
months were S46.441. Oh. and for the
corresponding months last year, SIS, 1894,
go.
The imports of silver during Septem-
ber amounted to STi1.61S, and for Sep
tember, 1895. $1.7S1. .193; for the nine
months the imports aggregated S6,454,-
lil1 A. cnnnnn rel with ~ ASn lSl
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
SUES FOR "a YEARS PAY.
Annie Weir, an Ex-Siave. Sues Her
Former Master for $3,744.


At Louisville, Ky, the trial of an inter
esting suit was begun in the Law and
Equity Court Monday. Annie Weir. an
ex-slave, seeks TO recover $3,744 from
William Weir, sheet iron works pro-
prietor, for twenty-four years services.
She was born in slavery and adopted her
masters name. She says that after her
emancipation she agreed with Weir to
remain with him as his servant with the
understanding she was to be clothed, fed,
and lodged for the rest of her life. She
says she remained with him and reared
his children, but that after his second
marriage she was discharged. This oc-
CURED Nov. II. 1895. She seeks to re-
cover Judgment against Weir now at the
rate Of SO per week for tventy-four years
The defendant pleads the statute of imi-
tation and also filed aii answer making
n general denial
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
Public Hanging in Kentucsy.

Bufford Overton was executed at Har-
Ian, Ky, Monday afternoon for the muir
der, june u, 1895, of Gustave and Julia
Loeb. two Jewish pcddlcrs. Great crowds
gathered TO see the hanging, which was
in public. An effort was made by the
condemned mans friends to prevent the
execution. but to guard against trouble
Sheriff Grant Smith had a large number
Of deputies sworn in.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
CHRISTIAN SClENCETEMPLE.
Prettiest of It's Kind Recently Erected
.. in New York City.

The religion of Christian Science has
new temple in New York City, and it Is
one Of the prettiest of its kind in the
country. 1t is the edifce at 1871 West
4Sth street. and was formerly the house
in which the congregation of, All Souls
Protestant Episcopal Church worshiped.
The building has been completely remod-
eled. Nothing remains of the original
building hut the four walls and the gal
1eries. The brick front has been trans
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
NEW TEMPLE FOR CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS.

formed into nm ivory color. and a brown
stone ctoop has been added to each of the
three entrances. Each stoop has n
wrought iron railing and fence. The
windows are now of stained glass. and a
heavy cornice ornaments the roof front.
in New York State are forty-six Chris
tian Science churches. The preaching
consists of reading selections from the
Bible and from the book written by the
founder of the religion. Mrs. Eddy. Dur
ing the past ten years the growth Of
Christian Science has been truly remarka-
BILE. A decade ago the cult was limit
ed to a few pupils of the Boston lady,
who taught that Christ's mission was as
much to heal as to teach. The philosophy
of Mrs. Eddy claims more than 10000
believers scattered over the whole coun-
try. Mrs. Eddy published her gospel Of
religion and health, Science and
Health" in 1870. 1t passed through 10
editions, and is still in great demand.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

The State Department has received off,
ciaI information from Consul General Lee
at Havana that Samuel T. Tolon, who
was taken into custody by the Spanish
authorities in Cuba Sept. 4, had been re-
leased
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
Women Selling whisky TO Indians.

One hundred women are engaged in
selling whisky 20 the Usage. Otoe, Ponca
and Creek Indians on the border OF Okla
homa. Deputy marsnals r,port II Is dan
gerous for an officer to appear in that
country nlono
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

The Laconia, n. H., Car Company,
through its president, Perley Putnam,
large creditor, petitioned for the appoint
ment of receiver. The entire indebted
ness is S3J0,000, of which $150O00 is
mortgaged bonds. The present financial
difficulty is attributed to the general de-
preston of business.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

CRAWLING LODGE, I. .. o. F., No. 17.-
Meets every Tuesday evening.
JPATTEIsoN. N. @.
NJ. SIMPSON, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

wOMEN's RELIEF CORPS No. 1852, meets on
the 2d and 4th Saturdays at o'clock in the az
ternoon. MRS. NJ. e. HANSON, President.
REBEcCA WIGHT, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

GRAyLING CHAPTER X. A. NJ, No. l2).-
Meets every third Tuesday in each month.
w. II. BENKLEMAN, II. p.
A. TAYLOR, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

When some people are not nice, they
can look as though they are.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.
Rev. w. H. Mawhorter. Pastor. Services every
Sunday at ZOO p. m. and alternate Sundays az
lo:So a. m. Sunday-school at Up. m.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

MARVIN POST, No. 24o, @. A. r.. meets the
second and fourth Saturdays in each month.
w. s. CHALKER, Post Com.
J.'J. COVENTRY Adjutant.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

G3AYLING LODGE, No. $50, y. d A. NJ.
meets in regular communication on Thursday
evening on OF before the full Of the moon.
NJ. A. BATES, w. II.
A. TAYLOR, Secretary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

CRAWFORD TENT, X. o. T. NJ, No. lo2.-
Meets every Saturday evening.
A.McKAY, Com.
T. NOLAN, II. x.