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


the water ON his back, terrified by the
Thought that the lizard Was 80 near
him, he waved his six legs In the air
despairingly. This accident happened
at least five or six times. And each
time. without exception. some OF the
other cockroaches, lnterr,Ipting their
Night. went 10 rho edge OF the
cup To aid their companions; forget
ting their own danger. they actually
succeeded in saving him, aiding each
other In reaching their unfortunate
brother. and always showing the same
agitation"
TWO HUNDRED FEET OF FISH.
A few thousand years ago there must
And that water must have been full OF
fish. Biologists have recently dlscov-
cred immense hills and plains, mile
and half above the level of the sea,
made entirely out of the bodies Of
fishes turned to stone. These beds OF
petritied fish, containing millions upon
millions Of individual specimens. cover
hundreds OF square miles in the north
western part Of the State. III some
places these beds-almost a solid mass
OF perfectly fossillzed ish--are from
10 to 200 feet In thickness.
Wouldn't some Of our boys liked to
have lived then, so that they could go
out with n. can Of angleworlns and a
hickory pole 10 catch string Of fish.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-03
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Corn is II fat producer, more than an
egg producer
Provide grit for the hens. They need
ii TO aid digestion.
Use plenty of dry earth in the hen
house ;n1 coops. Ii is a purifier.
Nermln cause the hens To pick their
feathers ana otherwise be restless.
Save grain by feeding Il bran mash
lie oil meal with ii.
Don't think It's luck that brings sue
cess. lis proper feed and manage
mcnt that determines the profit with
poultry.
Air-slacEcd lime Is cheap and will
serve 10 make Il damp poultry house
dry: walls. rooSis. ness and yards may
he freely busted with it.
Oat stra " or grass hay. run through
Il fced-cutier. makes the very best hens
nests. A barrel of it ought 10 be kept
handy for renewing the nests often.
II You can fence in II manure pile SO
the hens can get 81 it, do 80 by all
means. 1t VIII keep them busy scratch
ing. when nothing else will. sild the
busy hens are the laying ones.
Don't wait till snow flies before you
battcn UP those cracks and plug up the
knot holes, and patch up that leaky
roof. You can do II much better job
now. and in Onc-fourih the time. than
when the roof is icy and covered with
snow.
Feed the young stock abJu, al they
viii eat just now. Ii Is getting late,
ana they should he forced TO the laying
point before winter sets in If possible.
1t is next 10 impossible To overfeed
young stock. provided you give it lots
OF exercise. grit ere.
If you keep fowls at all Ii Is your duty
to keep them comfortable. III they run
out s;ld get wet. after you provide them
warm shelter. that Is their own fault.
But If they are compelled TO remain
wet and cold because you have pro-
vided no proper shelter. You are a
brute. and should not keep fowls.
Ger bushel each Of corn. wheat.
oats and buckwheat. and feed first one
and then another. 4 change each day
is better than mixed food. or all one
Kind. If You must stick 10 one kind OF
food II Is decided that wheat contains
all the most essential qualities ncces-
sary To the proper development Of II
hen. as well "a being Il good egg in
Queer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-03
PROBABLE ECONOMICS IN HOR-
TICULTURE.

The narrow margin OF profit in al
lines OF farm and orchard production,
has led to closer economy mil the uti-
lizing Of what has heretofore been
waste products.
In California. for years 1t was the
rule to let rot on the ground all oranges
that were sunburned. or imperfect in
any way,--oversized or understood. or
unmarxCtab.o from any other cause.
As the orchards returned smaller profits
however. it was foriid that these fruits
were valuable for maimaiades and pre-
serves. and they have now become no
unimportant factor in the total income
of the orange grower. Around The
dr,ers and clnncries large heaps of
peach and apricot stones accumulated
:!n1 became Il nuisance. 1t was after
wards discovered that these would
burn as well as the best stove coal,
and they are now n source or profit.
selling ut So per ton as fuel. while
their ash is rich In phosphoric acid and
valuable rs fertilizer. Now a new in
dusiry in connection with raisin grow
ing is about To- b. established at FRESNO
Raisin seeds sell in Germany at $40 to
SIS per Ton. The seeds are said TO con-
tain from thirty to forty per cent. OF
glyrciine and sixteen per cent. of es-
sen,ial oil. The proposition under con-
sideraiioI Is the erection of u raisin-
seeding plant. thus increasing the value
or the product and utilizing the seeds.
Around all the wineries of the state
are vast heaps of grape seeds and
stems. all of which are now wasted.
hut which contain large percentage
OF fannie acid. and IN Europe form an
important item In the product OF the
vineyard. II Is small economies that
enable us to withstand the hard times,
and even California is learning this
lesson. The feeding OF waste apes
aid Of pomace from cider mills, and
the use OF apples for jelly. evaporat-
ing. etc.. are other instances OF profit
able economies in observation-disclosures
lean Agriculturist.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-03
Profit Sharing.

Profit sharing has reached high de-
vclopment in Saxony. One of the most
notable successes in this line is the plan
of Sieler Il Eogel. paper manufacturers
of Grimma. The concern employs 2SJ
hands. OF whom seventy are women.
and the system has been in operation
for quarter Of century. Sometimes
the yearly surplus to one person
amounts To 500. Men called upon for
military service continue drawing their
full pay. \ corporation store sells all
goods except liquors at an advance
above cost, slight, hut enough to give a
10 per cent. dividend each year. which
Is divided among the patrons. \ saw
ings bank run by the firm pays > per
cent. on deposits. while the usual bank
rates are 1-2 to 3 per cent. The firms
eating house sells square meals for five
cents. Age premiums are awarded for
long service. There Is a pension fund
for accident and sickness.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-03
RIPENING OF PEARS.

All pears need 10 he picked before
fully ripe. This is most important with
the early pears, most of which are rot
ten ut the core when left OH the tree
until they become mellow. Clapp's III
vo.'ite needs 10 be picked earlier than
any other. The Louise Bonne and
Flemish Beauty also rot If left ON the
tree 10 ripen. and will ripen much bet
ter under cover in the dark and in con-
tact with wooden so as 10 preserve an
even temperature. House-rpened
Rcufrc Clairgeau. II picked while hard
ana unco.orad. will attain high color
and be of good quality. II picked from
HE tree as late rs can he before killing
frosts. the same fruit will he coarse
and inferior in flavor. The Bartlett
pear. picked before fully grown and
ripened IN the house. makes pretty
good cating. 1t is the only pear we
would advise anybody TO pick before
fully grown. ana then only TO Thin the
crop. IL the tree is overloaded and the
whole crop likely 10 be small sized
in conseqncncc-An Cu,tivator.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-03
Suicide in a Dream.

The recent records of the North Lon
don Police Court have chronicle of n
case which probably cannot he dupii-
Gated in any police court record In the
world.
There Is man named William III
man. twenty-five years Old. Il packing
case maker. ''of Florence Road. Horn
went home to sleep off the effects Of his
potations. In the middle Of the night
his father was awakened by IL cry:
"Father. Father The Old man
rushed into his sons room and found
William diligently cutting his throat
with razor.
In court young Illnan offered an ex-
p.anaiion which was interesting. Il
did not intend to commit suicide ut alT'
he said. II had been drinking very
freely, and ] suppose il excited my
nerves. In the midst of my sleep |
dreamed that was cutting my throat.
1t seemed 10 me that ! was very
tough and did not cut easily. ! kept
saving away. however. and by and by
awokc 20 find that. in fact, was
killing myself as rapidly rs possible. \
man is not responsible for what he
does in his s,eep. ! had no more in
tention of taking my own life than
Your Honor has. AMI when ! awoke
and discovered that ! was doing il
called my father to come and stop me-"
The judge said that lllman was the
most remarkable man who had ever
come before him, and gave him some
salutary advice about the evil of the
drink habit.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-03
THE WIT or THE cocKRoAcH

No one who ever has chased Il cock
roach. has tried in vain 10 kill him, has
seen him poke his head out Of his rc.
treat and vanish like fash at the first
threatening move of his pnrsuer. would
expect he could learn much from scicn.
isis about the intelligence of the in,
sect. Yet there is much to learn. \
writer I'm a French scientific iourna,
asserts that not only does the cockroach
come into the world with ample ability
10 take care OF his small self, growing
daily wiser as he grows older and fat.
ter. but the insects show Enthusiastically
that they are possessed OF the scntl-
ments Of pity. devotion and courage.
The scientist was experimenting with
n lizard. and had collected number
Of reaches for the saurlan's dinner.
lie says:
1--WE had placed in the reptiles glass
prison porcelain cup full Of water;
we did not wish our guest 10 suffer
from thirst. Now. in their confused
movements II happened several times
that one Of the cockroacIes rested ON
the edge Of the cup, aud In his haste
lost his balance. We saw him tumble
into the water. almost always on his
back. Tile poor insect then presented
llGnentable spectacle; stretched out in
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-03
Foreign Bodies in the Flesh.

1t Is not an uncommon thing for peo-
PIE TO carry needles. pins. bullets and
bits of steel round with them for half
n lifetime. but no one can he found who
would he willing voluntarily to under.
take such burden. And yet there are
instances where articles which might
seem 10 be- of Il most dangerous char
years. \ mali in repairing a building
fell through window. breaking the
glass and severely cutting one OF his
arms. The wound was carefully and
aniiscptlcal;y dressed. aud the man
went abJrt his business. Three years
later he called upon the doctor who
had attended him. and complained OF a
boil ON his wrist. The physician cas-
ually mentioned the injury which he
had sustained. aud asked him " he
suffered any Inconvenience from 1t. He
answered. NO. net much," hut said
that at times there was peculiar gen
sation between The elbow and shoulder.
Upon examination, the doctor found a
long splinter OF g.ass just ready to
prick through the skin at a point sew.
eral inches above the place where It
had originally entered. The glass was
drawn out. the wound properly dressed
and the man recovered, thereafter being
entirely free from the annoying sharp
pains to which he had for years been
subject.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-03

In value per dry ton was the common
p0keberry tPhytolacca dccandra).
which fIlicated that a dry ton OF this
would equal as manure what would
cost $2l.93 II the chemical matters
above named had been bought for ma
nure. The lowest In value OF the fifty
thus used for manure would be COM
mon panic grass (ranlcum vlrgatum),
which Is worth only $40 per ton.
estimated In the same way. Strange to
say, some closely allied species of grass
showed high m1nurial value. The COM
mon crab grass Panicum saslguinale),
stands third on the list. with a value
Of $1330 per tom. One very reinarka-
bic fact Is the exceptional value OF the
poke berry. This IL given as $2l.93,
while the next on the list, bitter dock
(the common Rumex obtuslfolius), Is
but x16.26; al, the others down TO the
panic grass following each ether in
fractl0Is Of the dellar only between
them. The idea OF making these very
original tests seems to have originated
with DIR. &. r. Millspaugh. the b0tan-
list of the Experimental Station.-New
York Independent.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-03
ALifetime for Petty Theft.

An old man In England was sent re.
Gently 10 prison for four months for
petty stealing. whose record. the Judge
who sentenced him said. lis one Of the
most awful pieces Of reading that has
ever come 10 my notice"
In 1862 be was sent to Jail for three
years for stealing two tame rabbits: he
then got seven years for stealing 81
and shawl; then ten years with
seven years police supervision, for
stealing three ducks. and, finally. con-
secutivc sentences Of five years each on
three charges of stealing coat, a pair
OF reins and a shovel, with another
seven years police supervision.
In all. thirty-ive years OF penal SER
vitudc for six thefts Of objects whose
yaIue amounted TO few dollars
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-03
Somersaults Tor Fatness.

Except the common cold. against
which thousands of years of scientific
inquiry have been ineffective. there Is
scarcely Il disease which has not its
patent cure. Many inventions came
from Sweden. where massage establish
npnts are mere common than public
houses, and where there Is hardly IN
i'll. from headache To heartburn, which
cannot be cured for you by te minis
trations of ingenously contfived punch
ing machines. But the strangest of
Sv eden's inventions for the lettering
Of the health of humanity has only just
been brought into publicity.
1t Is a cure for corpulencc: and its
main principles are that the suff
erers should turn somersaults.
There are some who might OBJ
ject that any lady or gentleman
capable Of turning somcrsaults
cannot. strictly speaking. he regarded
as corpu.ent. and most people. unless
very corpulent indeed. would certainly
prefer their present state 10
tlsis eventful and inconvenient
method Of changing it. Essn
the most particular of Us would surely
prefer that our elderly relations, es-
pecially il feminine, should present
their present appearance rather than
descend 10 such an alarming sacrifice
OF dignity London Graphic.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-03

Manchester. y. H., is likely TO pay
high pricedor the reckless folly shown
In cutting down all the trees along the
Merrimac. The consequence Is that the
river runs almost dry during the sum
iner and winter while every fall aud
spring IL marked by destructive
flood. Unless this condition OF affairs
be- soon changed the great Amoskeag
mills Will have to substitute steam for
water power. and 1t Is doubtful whether
they will he able to compete with the
factories in tidewater cities, like FAN
River and New Bedford. where the cost
OF coal IL not Increased by railroad
transportation.
G.fls in Belgian mines are not so
badly on since Zolsi wrote "Germinal."
Every Flemish girl Is now obliged by
law 10 learn the theory and practice OF
houscwfery before she can take her
place In factory on coal pit That this
IL so now was due 10 the then Belgian
Minister OF Industry. who returned
from a tour through the mining regions
OF his country sadly scandalized by all
onsistcd as much OF women as or
men.
DR.. Howe. director Of the Chamber
Observatory. In Denver has detected
various Indications of mild earth
Quakes I'M Colorado. and will. therefore,
SET up special appara,iis 10 record all
snch phenomenal lnasmuch as the
Centennial State, like The rest Of The
country, IL likely To he somewhat
shaken up on No. >. This year, 1t is to
he hoped that the doctor will have mis-
Instruments in working order by THAI
time.
DIR. Anderson Brown. one of the fore
most women physicians Of England,
has established an industrial farm FOL
inebriate women The test Uf the prac-
ticabllty Of outdoor life as cure fo
drunkenness will he made under the
auspices OF the WCmen's Temperance
Association. Fruit growing. poultry
raising. gardening bee keeping and but.
ter making viii he among the branches
taught
The famine outlook III lnula is iu-
creas.ng i'm glOoniiness. IL Is not prob
able now that rain will fall. and the
prospects are serious in The north
west AMI central provinces. and in the
Puniaub. Al Bombay prices have
risen heavily. Large imports of for
eign grain are expected. Thousands Of
dollars have already been given from
the imperial revenues for advances of
seeds, etc. AMI relief works.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-03
Origin of Mountains.

There used 10 he held. in accordance
with Murchison's well-known geograph.
lcal views. the general theory that
mountains were mainly due To cracks
which took place in the surface OF the
earth i'm remote periods. but this idea
Is no longer entertained by scientific
men As to the form OF mountains.
that which is known as table mountain
finds the best example. curiously
enough. mt the Cape of Good Hope. a
mountain. II Is believed, not due TO any
action or phenomenon or upheval, but
to tire sinking of the surrounding dis
iricts or territory. Why these pecu-
liarly defined areas did not sink was
owing, Il Is Thought. to the proba bic
fact that the ground under them cooled
before the rest of the section. and thus
the table mountain had the earlier foun-
daiion and has long retained its place;
there would always be denudation.
however. though proportionate with its
surroundings. aud therefore. owing to
This fact of being higher mt the start. Il
still keeps Its approximate elevation
Boston Cuitivator.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-03
a SHELL IN THE SHOVEL PILE.
Short Story of the Civil War Told by an
Old Soldier.

"Whcncver ! sec a pile OF shoyelS
stacked upon the sidewalk in front of
a hardware store" said an Old soldier,
'.it makes me think Of pile of shovels
/ saw once stacked up ut the end Of IA
traverse in an earthwork a. the time OF
the civil war. There were siege guns
and mortars OF one size and another I'm
batteries scattered along these works
In the particular battery that | speak
Of there were two 10O-pOund rifle guns.
There was a traverse between the two
a traverse, you understand. being n
short ridge of earth running back from
the line in front and At right angles
with it. to protect the gun aud the gun
ners from u literal fire. This pile of
shovels lay mt the end of one of the
outer traverses. to the left of the piece
that | worked on. There were six or
eight men OH the gun.
"A shell hiatt came over from con-
federatc mortar battery dropped square
on that pile of shovcls and exploited the
instant it struck. Our own gun had
Just been fired. and the men were all
standing scattered around 10 the rear
of the gun carriage, none Of them far
away from the shovel pile. and all of
them right in open range. not protected
as some of them. any way, would have
been a minute earlier by standing over
on the other side of the gun, with the
gun and the gun carriage between them
and the shovels.
''The air was filled with smoke. and
fragments and splinters OF shell and
shovcls were flying in all directions.
There wasn't man but what expected
TO have his head Knocked off by Il piece
OF she'll or to be cut in two by shovel
blade, or ut least to have the handle OF
"A shovel stuck through him. But the
fragments of shell ali few past. the
shovels all came down, and the smoke
cleared away. aud nobody had even
scratch. Then the men all laughed
and went to loading the 1OO-poundcr
again.~-Chicago Times Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-03
GRIT FOR FOWLS.

Some farmers find it difficult to pro-
vide hens with sand. Make a mortar
from coarse sand or gravel and put into
barrels. IN the winter put one of these
In the henhouSc. and cut out some at
the slaves. The hens will soon be busy.
IL will help To keep their bills short and
they Will not Gc so apt 10 pick eggs
open and eat them New Englaid
Homestead.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-03

A story is told of an English noble
man who was showing two or three of
his beautiful watches to a friend. He
ing jostled by passer-by, the friend
accidentally dropped twr Of them on
the floor. He was very profusc with
his apologies for his awkwar'incss. to
which the nobleman replied: "Oh.
pray don't mention II, my dear friend.
It's the first time ever saw them -
together
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-03
WEEDS AS FERTILIZERS.

The University Of Virginia has been
experimenting with weeds n order TO
,sleteinifae their value as fertilizers.
taking their proportion OF nitrogen,
phosphoric. acid and potash as the crI-
terion OF commercial value. Fifty spe-
c;es OF weeds were sakcn for the ex-
perimcnt. ana OF these fifty the highest
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-21
COOKED NEWS.
spaniards Tell of their Victories But Admit
They Can't Find Weyler.

Havana, November 2O.-It is officially
announced that Wednesday column
commanded by Con. Lopez Amor and
forces under Col. Arminan met two
thousand rebels led By Sanche. The in
surgents occupied good positions which
commanded the passage of the river
Aazas. After an engagement which last
ed two hours, the troops forced theiF. way
across the river, dispersed the rebels and
enoamped in the positions that had been
held by them. The insurgents carried
their wounded with them in retreat. 1t
10 stated that the rebels buried go. killed
IN the fight. Cuban sympathizers here
question the truth of the government
report and say lit il. incredible that the
insurgents when retreating from the
troops should stop to bury their dead.
Inc Spanish losses are said to be one
Lieutenant killed, two ieutenants and
twenty privates wounded.
Nothing is known aoout Fthe move
ments Of Weyler. He 10 unofficially To-
GATED at San .Cristobal, but nothing def
mite is known as to his whereabouts.
Gen. Luque reports that the rebel lead
ers Sanchez and Moles were killed and
GARLIC wounded in an engagement with
his com mand at Damas. The insurgen ts
according to Gen. Luque, had more than
l00 men killed or wounded. The gen.
eral makes no mention of his own loss
66.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-21
THE JURY DISAGREED.
Unable to Reach a Verdict in the Soule
Murder Case.

Wiscasset November 20-The jury in
the case of Henry G. Sonle, charged with
granddaughter in causing the death of
Edwin E. Moore, in WaIdoboro, Septem-
ber ss, 1891, at midnight came in and
reported that they were unable to agree.
The court announced that new bail for
Soule would have to be given. and sew
eral Waldoboro men went sureties for
$4,000 for his appearance at the term of
court to be held in Wiscasset on the
fourth Tuesday of April 1887, and from
term tokterm until final Judgment is an
swsred.
Ihe jury stood eight for acquittal aud
four for conviction on the first ballot,
and on the last ballot seven for acquit-
tai and five for conviction.
1t Is understood the case will not be
tried again unless new evidence is dis
covered.