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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
Ill. The machinists receive about $3.50

oil. The machinists receive about $3.50
a day.
A very few only Of the bicycle factories
Of the country draw their own tubing,
and the establishments in which this car
dinal part Of machines structure is pro-
duced are not numerous, though capital
lists are preparing to add to the number
shortly. Some of the best known are in
Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania and Ohio
The metal from which tubing Is made is
not produced in Americalyet, for quality
of ore Of particular fitness, prepared
with especial skill, is essential The
billets come mostly from Germany and
Sweden.
The process Of drawing is wonderful
one. A hollow cylinder, about three
inches thick and about three feet long, is
stretched between powerful tongs by
sheer mechanical force to length Of
over 100 feet by repeated bisections and
further street, hing. The billet is cold
when clasped by the tongs, better results
being obtained in this way than by heat
ing. The interior orifice Of the billet is
made to remain the same as that Of the
finished tubing while being drawn, by
the insertion Of a mandrill. Until re-
Gently the short cylinder was made by
rolling around a mandrill, but now the
core is punched out by powerful machin-
cry. The mills keep the exact process
secret.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

Brief Review Of n Remarkable
- Murder Case.

A Brief Review Of Remarkable
Murder Gaze.
No criminal case in recent. history
has created more extended interest
than that Of Mrs. Florence Maybrick,
an American woman, convicted In En-
gland on the charge Of numbering her
husband, Thomas Maybrick, an En-
glishman, residing In Liverpool. Mrs.
Maybrick Is now serving a life SEN
tence for the1alleged crime. Ever since
her conviction, In 1889, large number
of persons, In England and In this
country. firmly believing her innocent,
have labored most theoretically to Sc
cure her release. Repeated failures
have served only to impel these devot-
ed friends to more determined efforts,
and 1t Is now reported that success ID
to be their reward.
1T lis mostyremarkable case, and
the new phase 1t has taken will make
brief recital Of 1t of timely interest.
Atthe age'of IL Miss Chandler, daugh-
ter Of w. G. Chandler. a banker OF
Mobile, Ala, was married to James
Maybfck, a Liverpool broker, A years
OF age. The couple apparently lived
happily together for number of years.
Two children, boy and girl, were
born to them. April q, 1889, May
brick was taken i'll and his wife nursed
him tenderly until he died. Then she
swooned and was unconscious for for.
ty-eight hours The doctors said death
was caused by gastroenteritis, but two
brothers Of Maybrick and some Of his
women acquaintance averred that
Mrs. Maybrick had poisoned her hus
band. She was placed under arrest
before she recovered from the shock
Of her husbands death, and was speed.
lily tried. The trial developed the fact
that Maybrick was habitual user OF
poisons, particularly, arsenic; but the
post-mOrtem did not disclose any OF
the drug in his stomach. About one
tenth Of a grain was found In the liver
and other parts Of the body by gov
'ernment analyst. Testimony was also
introduced to show that husband and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

this matter, and they have come to the
conclusion that the reason so many
more women have attained greater
length of life than men Is because
they have passed through less turmoil
and trouble. and have had a more calm
and less impassioned existence. One
case In point Is that Of an old lady who
died recently In the Haute Garonne.
having lived $50 years. She is supposed
to have been the oldest woman of mod
ern times, and all her life was spent
peacefully In a hamlet In this district
The closing decade OF her life she was
fed on goats milk and cheese. In the
last few years of her existence her
body became attenuated to an extraor-
binary degree and her skin came to re-
semble parchment.
The French centenarians are, as a
rule, Of the lowest elias Of society and
extremely poor.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
Raffie for a Preacher,

A Georgia paper tells Of a rattle for
a minister that was recently held in
PARROT, Ca, the loser being compelled
to take him. The Methodist congrega-
ton was having a revival which had
dragged its length along until the con-
gregation had become worn out with
church-going and providing for the
preachers, who came from all around
to assist in the cause. The last preach
er that came was the straw that broke
the back of the dromedary. No one
wanted him, and meeting Of the stew
ards was hsld to consider how he was
to be provided for. One Of them propos-
ed to draw straws for him, which was
not agreed to, but finally the question
was settled by proposition to rattle
the minister off, and this actuamy hap
pened, the steward who made the low
est throw taking the unwelcome preach
er and. providing for his physical wants
during the closing hours Of the long re-
ligious services.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
Notes of the Wheel.

Michael, the European champion, uses
a wheel geareI to IL inches.
1t is reported that ten tandems have
been sold in 1896 for every one sold in
1895.
A one-legged bicyclist in eastern Maine
is riding fifty miles day in tour across
the country.
The value of the wheels stolen in Eng
land last year, as reported by the police,
amounted to 100000.
A bicycle thief in Australia was SEN
fenced recently to three years at hard
labor for stealing a wheel.
Someone has invented saddle. and a
pneumatic one at that, that is located in
the seat Of the knickerbockers.
A bicycle is a good deal like baby. A
man is opposed to it on general principles
until he has one of his own.
A cyclist in Bedfordshire, England, has
had his machine shattered under him by
lightning, while he escaped unhurt.
1t is now a misdemeanor to throw upon
any road in New York State glass, tacks
or any sharp substance likely to injure
bicycle tires.
III tue OlTCulI COuTI Ut GTdHu IsupiuS,
Mich, Judge Adsit has decided that a
bicycle is personal property and not sub
ject to execution.
Canvas cloth, fine woven wire and tan
ned rawhide, put together and vufcanized,
constitute material for a new tire which
has just been patented.
An Englishman named jefferson has
started on 6,000-mile bicycle ride to r.
kutsk, Siberia. His machine and bag
gage weigh sixty pounds.
The San Francisco aldermen have en-
acted an ordinance which prohibits chill
dren under years Of age riding or being
taken out on bicycle by their parents.
The wife of Senator-elect Foraker Of
Ohio and her three daughters are enthu-
siasts on the bicycle. They will take
their wheels with them to Washington
when the Senator'S official term begins.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

and follow her. When practicable they
should ride abreast, the lady always on
the right side. When a narrow road
makes this impossible, the lady should
60 ahead so that her escort may know
at once should any danger menace her.
At the conclusion of a ride, the gentle
man should first dismount, that he may
relieve his companion Of her wheel as
soon as she has jumped from it. But a
gentleman should never assist lady to
mount Such a thing would be very dis
tasteful to the independent spirit Of a
wheelwoman.
While chaperons are. not considered
necessary by high-spirited American girls,
it is certainly good form for young lady
to be accompanied by a'more elderly mem
Der Of her sex.
In cycling, as in everything else, leap
year entertainments have crept in. In
tandem riding lady always sits in front,
but now faddists would have us reverse
this order of things. That usage, of
course, will be discontinued after leap
year, when normal conditions will once
more be in vogue.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21


4 those who make and use al. manner OF
luman appliances for the control OF mo-
ton.
rcap,c are beginning to realize what
they have been losing by friction. and the
exicu, 20 which the use Of ball bearings
In heing applied is wonderful. They VIII
be used in street cars, effect SAVING
OF thousands of dollars in power. and CON
tribute much to the ease of the cars
movement One provided with ba,, bear
ings that was lately built could be pulled
with string when on level road, so
nearly devoid OF friction had it been
made. Ball bearings will be used ex-
tensivcly in machinery, and in many
plants have already been introduced. They
are coming 10 be used in fine carriages,
and their use in higher class road vchi-
Giles will become general when the motor
carriage shall have become a familiar
object upon our highways.
Steel balls that cannot be crushed with
less than 1000 pounds pressure may be
purchased so cheaply that bicycle manu-
facturers leave their production to special
factories. The making Of these little
essentials TO rapid movement is not a
complex process, but it is an exact one.
for the tiny spheres of hard metal must
not yield to wear or pressure. long rod
Of special steel is fed into an automatic
turning machine, from which the balls
drop at the rate Of eleven a minute. Then
they are hardened and placed in quanti-
ties between large plates which by revo-
luton polish them down to absolute uni
formity in size and perfect roundness of
figure.
The grade Of wheel depends on the
quality and workmanship of the bearing
parts fully as much as upon the perfection
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
Louuacitx. and Old Are.

In France a census of centenarians
has just been taken, and the tabulation
shows two hundred and thirteen per-
sons In that country who are over a
hundred years Of age. or this humber
only sixty-six are men, or less than
one-third. An amusing comment on
this has been going the rounds In Paris
to the effect that the reason for this
surprising comparative longevity of
women Is their proneness to talk and
gossip at every conceivable opportu-
nifty. Constant chattering, It Is said,
leads to the active circulation Of the
blood, and thus renews the tissues of
the body daily and renders the frame
particularly strong.
In all seriousness, however, have
several French physicians taken up
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

In the midst Of the story Mr.. Hill one
week failed to get his copy Of the
Journal, and in vain ne tried to obtain
one.
What could be done? It would never
answer to let his rival get such start
as to print chapter in advance. 1t
would help his opponent and be great
setback for his paper.
In his dilemma he determined to
write chapter himself, but not know
ing how the author was treating his
characters, the Interpolation had to
be skillfully done. He made the hero
have a most thrilling adventure in a
lonely wood, but of such a nature that
it could not be affected by anything
which might follow.
The result proved favorable to the
Enunciator, and increased it's circula-
ton, and there were not few I'M
favorable comments made on the care
lessness Of the other paper in emitting
the most interesting chapter In the
story.
Years after, the editor Of the rival
sheet remarked to Mr.. Hill 81 don't see
how missed that adventure in the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
Quickly Americanized

A county superintendent Of schools in
Northwestern Minnesota, where q
fourth of a township is school dis
trict, relates a peculiar incident, On a
tour of inspection he found one school
district that had only one family living
in it, and the head Of that family was
a homesteader who was not required to
pay taxes. He was Of course the school
director of that district.
The other lands in the district were
owned by spectators who lived in st.
Paul and elsewhere, and paid the taxes.
The wife Of the homesteader was
drawing from the county $40 per month
as schoolteacher, and her only pupils
were her own two children. Being
asked who appointed her, she replied,
''The school director" and being asked
who he was, she replied. my husband. -
The husband and wife, school direc-
tor and schoolteacher, were Norwe-
CLANS, and yet there are persons who
think that foreigners do not catch on
to our systems" as RAPIDLY as they
should.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
He Wrote IL.

The successful editor must have a
fertile pen and be able to write on
hand upon many subjects. In Secrets
of the Sanctum," Mr.. Hill gives strik-
ing illustration of the genius required
Of the editor. Mr.. Hill was, at the
time Of the incident referred to, editor
Of California paper, which he called
the Enunciator;Nand there was a sharp
competition between his and rival
sheet. 1t was the custom of each
editor to publish weekly a serial story,
and 1t ehapcedEthat on one occasion
each began at the same time to publish
a serial taken from the London Jour-
nal.
Neither paper could publish the story
faster than it appeared In the Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

this for its use; one is that by the greater
diameter the hub is strengthened and not
so liable to bend under trying circum-
stances, while another Is that the balls
may be in better alignment, which con-
tributes much to the easy-running powers
of a machine. The whole hub, including
the rim, Is turned down from a cylinder
of drop forgings, the work being done
in part by hand, and in part automatical-
ly. One turning machine will cut from
ninety-three to ninety day. All
the cutting machinery of a bicycle factory
is fabricated by copious streams Of lard
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

Mr. John b. Robinson of South Afri-
ca Is said to be the richest man In the
world. His fortune Is estimated at
f7OOOO,OOO ($340, $40, 0O0). In 1878 Rob-
inson was In debt. He had kept gro
Gerry store In TIE Orange Free State,
but he could not make both ends meet.
he and his wife begged their way for
300 miles to Kimberly. Here Robinson
lald the foundation of his enormous
fortune by picking up rough diamond
worth ESQ C$1,216).
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
Macaulay's Big Check.

1t Is said that the sale Of Macaulay's
history Of England In the, first year Of
its publication has not since been sur
passed by that Of any historical work,
and the check for f20,00O paid to Ma
caulay by his publishers was the lar.-
est single check paid to an author for
literary work until the payment made
for Gen. Grants Memories"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

When ready for the market the tubing
is in lengths Of ten feet or more. The
factories cut 1t up for use in lengths re-
quired, adjusting together in frame by
drilled drop forgings Though often by a
cheaper device), or by an ingenious inte-
rior connection just devised; bending to
make the handle bars: or fattening to
make the forks.
To facilitate the work of the frame
maker and to insure absolute uniformity
in the adjustment, the tubing and drop
forge connections are joined in an iron
Jig, and while in this jacket holes are
drilled into the tubing for the introduction
of stay pins. Then the frame Is ready
for brazing, and for this Is subjected to
a blue green gas flame, intensely hot. The
frames then pass into the sand-blast room,
where the scales on the frames produced
during the process OF brazing are remov-
ed by stream of air and sand. The con-
nected tubing Is next fled, polished. enam-
eled and baked, when 1t is ready for the
assembly room.
A large proportion of the wire works OF
the country make bicycle spokes. They
are made of piano wire. and the right
kind are tested to immense strains. A
trouble which has been encountered Is the
consolidation and breaking Of the steel
where bent for attachment at the hub
In some wheels this trouble has been elm
mated by an ingenious device by virtue
of which the spokes need not be bent, and
yet are tangents.
About every city Of consequence has one
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

might be heated in a stove, and after be-
Ing dropped into cold water be Of hardness
sufficient to cut glass. All factories which
attempt something more than the mere
assembling OF parts turn out their own
cups and other bearings, and many con-
struct the machinery with which they
are made. They also manufacture their
own cranks, spiders, splockets and hubs
from drop forgings purchased from high
Ass foundries, of which quite number
,xist in different parts of the country.
The big "barrel hub" which Is now in
~ogue has been called merely freak Of
fashion, and an opportunity for the in
PRODUCTION of, something new" in the
makeup of the new, seasons wheel pro-
duet. =. But there. was better cause than
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

wife had quarreled a short time be-
fore his death; that there had been talk
of a scandal between them and that
he had made will making his broth
ers universal legatees of his property
for the benefit of his children. The
trial took place before Justice Sir Fitz-
james Stephens, an irascible jurist,
who was said to have been insane and
who afterward left the bench on ac-
count Of his mental failings and died.
Mrs. Maybrick's counsel was Sir
Charles Russell, now lord chief justice
Of England. Judge Stephens, in his
charge to the jury, was so evidently
prejudiced against the prisoner that
his remarks caused general comment.
They apparently influenced the jury
and they returned a verdict Of guilty
In thirty eight minutes, and the pun
ishment was fixed at death. Owing
to the circumstances of the case there
arose a storm Of protests in England
and this country, and efforts to secure
a rehearing Of the case were begun.
Unable to stand the pressure Home
Secretary Matthews committed the
sentence Of death to Imprisonment for
life. When the Liberal government
came into power, Home Secretary AS
quith, was asked by Gail Hamilton to
reopen the case. She presented petit
tons signed by members Of President
Harrison's cabinet and other persons
Of influence. He refused to take any
action and even the efforts Of the Off
Gals OF the United States proved I'M
availing. With undaunted persistence
the friends Of Mrs. Maybrick kept up
their efforts, and II, as has been re-
ported, they are to be awarded vic
tory, there will be few among those
who have followed the case who will
not rejoice at their success.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
How soon the revolution in prices wi

How soon the revolution in prices will
come Is a matter of much speculation
among riders. A representative Of one
factory stated that it would not be inside
Of two years. The cost to the manufac-
turer is believed by many. on grounds
satisfactory to themselves, to be between
$40 and $40. Those handsome catalogues
and vigorous policy. in advertisement
add quite an Increment, and allowance
must be made for the guarantee. The
wholesale dealer-the houses representing
the factory in different sections Of the
country-comes in for good share, while
the retail dealer makes only % to 30 per
cent.
Another effect of the bicycles advent IL
the appearance of rubber tires on car
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
BicvcIe Filtration.

Scorching-I do not care for your So
ciety.
Nervous glance from corner Of left eye
Are my CATERS buttoned?
Down hill with both feet off the pedals
Il am considered little fast.
Turning first one way and then the
other-What are your intentions?
A wrecked wheel and girl in tears
You have made mash.-Judge.
Riding straight ahead with confident
air-This is my own wheel; never rent.
Determined effort to view the back Of
the neck-Is my hind wheel on straight
Long skirt concealing the feet-Yes,
thank you; the folks in Chicago are all
we'll
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

V Il II Y indication
points to a reyolu-
ton in motion being
brought about by the
advent OF the bicy-
Gle. A cardinal fea-
ture in the develop
ment of wheeling is
the outstanding and
effective utilization
of every unit of
power. and this has
brought the value of
ball bearings promi-
nently end general
" TO the attention
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

Of the balls. All wheels are not alike in
this respect, for some of the cheaper ones
are only lease hardened" making the
machine liable to give way to wear in
comparatively short time. The material
of the best bearing parts is crucible test
steel, known also as tool STEEL and the
foreman of factory visited declared that
the metal was C such a quality that it
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21
Undertaker in Hard Idncs

The books of Kansas undertake,
don't balance, and he cannot accoun,
for fourteen bodies he has accepted fol
burial. The lawyers do not know
whether to charge him with embezzle.
ment or not.-Cincinnat Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

suffice for good start. One master me
chanic is needed.
With the steady and tremendous de-
mand for wheels, and the prices at which
they continue to be listed, the incentive
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

wheeling Etiquette.
Wheeling etiquette 10 not yet In q very
advanced stage, although a few rules
have been laid down.
A gentleman should never mount until
the lady with whom he Is riding Is set
tied in her saddle. Then he may mount
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

riages. The most important. Of course
ID the effective impulse given to the good
road movement.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

A 4-year-old child aptly described
imagination as looking at things you
cannot see.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

to a launch into the business Of bicycle
making is showing its results in the mar
velous increase in the number Of fac
tories, and in the capacity Of those that
are established. About 100000 wheels
will be placed upon the market and prob
ably sold this summer, representing an
outlay by wheelmen Of over $4,000, 900.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

There Is too much say 1t, and too liz.
tie prove II, In this world. ~
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

wood. 1 always looked after the clip
ping of the story myself. 1 don't see
how I missed it."
II told him." says Mr.. Hiliy "and we
had a laugh over my Interpolation"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-21

Road improvement is good business
morality and religion. all In op~
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-13
PRONUNCIATION |
OF THE
Proposed Amendments
OF THE
Constitution Of the State Of Louisiana!
ADOPTED BY THE :
General Assembly of 1894. II
STATE OF LOUISIANA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STAFF
In pursuance of the provisions Of tbo
Constitution, publication is hereby mads
and given to the qualified electors of tho
State of Louisiana of the pronosed
amendments to the Constitution, which
have been concurred in by two-thjrds a.
all the members elected to each House "A
the General Assembly of this State at
the regular session thereof, held at thu
city Of Baton Rouge, in the year 1894,
and which are required to be published
for the information of the qualified cleo.
tors of this State for three months pre.
ceding the general election for Repre-
sentatives, and which proposed amend
ments more fully appear in Joint Resolu-
tons 1872 to POP inclusive of the Regular
Session of 1894; which are hereinafter
officially published for the information Of
the qualified electors of this State, and
which will be submitted to them for
their approval or rejection at the next
general election, to be held on Tuesday,
the 21st day of April, 1896, it being the
Tuesday next following the third Mon
day of said month, in such manner and
form that the qualified electors may vote
for or against said amendments; and if a
majority of the qualified electors voting
at said election, shall approve and ratify:
said proposed amendments, then such
proposed amendments, so approved and
ratified, shall become part of the Con-
stitution of this State. -