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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16
Coyotes and Cattle.

A novel scheme for saving his cattle
from the droves Of coyotes that infcst
the region has been hit upon by Il
rancher Of Glen Rock, Wash. He Inns
placed bells on the necks. Of a great
number Of cattle In his herds, and the
result has been to scare the coyotes
away. In the two months since he
belled his herds he has not lost n SIN
gle animal, while previously his loss
Coyotes are becoming more OF n pest
every season In many parts OF Wash
ington and Oregon, despite all the
efforts Of the cattlemen and farmers to
exterminate them. Thousands Of dol
lars are spent every year in waging
war on the beasts, but with little re-
suit. Poison availed for time, but
now the coyotes refuse to touch the
poisoned carcasses Of steers st.ewn
about for their consumption. The only
way Of killing them is by shooting
them, and this is q feeble and wholly
inadequate means Occasionally the
residents of district combine and have
grand roundup hunt, driving the
coyotes toward the center of a circle
and slaughtering them there. and this
Is the only means Of appreclably thin
ming them out occasionally. In some re-
gions the packs Of gray wolves are as
numerous and troublesome as the coy
otes. The coyotes are particularly
adept chicken thieves, and, indeed, are
general pest around the farm yards.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16
EER FIRST REHEARSAL.
Mary Anderson de Navarro Tells ol
Her Stage Debut.

n
Her Stage Debut. 49,.
In writing of her first appearance on
the stage Mary Anderson de Navarro
tells In the Ladies' Home Journal that
the opportunity to play was presented
her by Manager MEG auley at his Louis
vile Theater. The star who was play
ing at the tteater Ind failed to attract
paying houses, and DR.. Griffin, who was
Mrs. de Navarro's stepfather and her
business manager. suggested to Mr.. Nc
Cauley that she be given; q chance to
play. The offer was gladly accepted,
and Mrs. de Navarro writes that there
was only one rehearsal, and 1t was call
ed for the next morning.
ION my way to the Cathedral" she
adds, II was enchanted to see posters
on the fences making the announce
ment" The main part Of the poster
was devoted to advertising Mines Le-
wick in "The Spy" and at the bottom In
smaller type the show bilFpcad:
Saturday evening, November 81.
1S75-MISS MARY ANDERSON, n
young lady Of this city, will make her
first appearance on any stage as Juliet,
in Shakspeare's Romeo and Juliet
Mines Levics rs Atefcutio, and pow
erful cast Of characters"
"As was In the lqniet church the
hour for rehearsal struck, and started
for the theater in radiant frame of
mind. Passing with myypeople through
the darkened house and private boxes
covered with their linen busters, l
found myself for theS first time upol,
the stage. How strange and dreamliko
it seemed, that empty theater, lighted
only here and there by the faint glinl-
mer of the gray day without, bereft of
all the eager faces 1t had always been
peopled with And the stage! How dis
NAL It was with the noisy patter of the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16
A PETROLEUM TRICYCLE..
Description of New Machine Which
Was Built in England.

Description of New Machine Which
Was Built in England.
The accompanying engraving illus
trates a motor tricycle. which has been
made for experimental purposes, and
has run considerable distances, by Mr.:
J. III. knight, of Farnham, England.
Mr.. knight has been one of the pio-
neers In the construction of oil engines,
but for this motor cycle he at present
uses gasoline engine, although in a
few months he expects to be running
with an oil engine. The engraving
from n photograph-shows the general
arrangement of the carriage or motor
tricycle..
We are indebted to the Engineer,
London, for our Illustration, and the
following particulars: The engine runs
constantly. On the crank shaft are two
corresponding groOved wheels, and on
the intermediate shaft are two grooved
wheels. These provide the change of
speed. The pulleys and wheels are
coupled by loose ropes, and these ropes
are frightened by the jockey pulleys.
The three levers seen in the photo
graph are for the two speeds and the
brake. The outer levers with the tooth
ed quadrants are the levers for work
ing the two jockey pulleys; the center
one Is the brake.
The carriage weighs in running or
der about 1,075 pounds. The gasoline
engine is on the Otto cycle, and has a
piston u inches diameter and Az inches
stroke, developing rather over three
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16

The Arizona territorial prison manage
ment has embarked in Bookkeeping ex-
pertinent in which the prisoners will
be employed. An apiary, with twenty
five stands Of bees, has been installed.
and 1t is expected the business will
prove profitable. A single hive at the
prison Is said to have last year pro-
duced 200 pounds of honey. 1t prob
ably induces curious sensations and
many vain longings in the prisoners to
see the bees fly sercnely and at will
over the prison walls and yet return OF
their own volition to their home with
Ia
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16
Feat Of a Wire-wound Gun.

That's big piece" said the man in
military trousers and a sweater, who
was experimenting the transfer of q
great ten-inch gun from the wharf to
Fort Hamilton. But the world has
never known what was accomplished
with the Andrews wire wound gun.
When we went down to prove the gun
we all thought 1t would be failure.
We set the target, a ten-inch nickel
steel plate, a mile from the gun. The
missile smashed the plate, went
through twelve feet Of solid pine lum-
Der behind II, then through seventeen
feet of sand bank, then travelled three
miles down the shore, ricochetted on a
cliff, went six miles out to sea on an
angle, cut the bottom out a big three
masted schooner, and sank her where
she lay. The newspapers, of course,
obtained the fact that the schooner was
sunk, but, say, We concealed from the
press the real performance Of the gun.
1t was too big thing to let out"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16
Thought.

Thought of any kind, to be valuable,
must be conservative-that Is, 1t must
hold with firm grasp oil the truth that
the past has handed down. 1t must
accept humbly and reverently that
which the wisdom of the ages has
stored up, and so thoroughly incorpor-
ate 1t that it may form Its very bone
and muscle. Only thus can 1t acquire
stability or permanence. At the same
time II must be expansive, 1t must have
the power Of growth, 1t must be hos
pitable to new truths and fresh
thoughts, willing to pursue inquiries,
to attack difficulties, to solve knotty
problems. Thus only can 1t hand down
to posterity something worthy of its
acceptance, and pay to the future the
debt 1t owes to the past.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16

Danish equivalent for our ''box Oh the
ears" The king asked his SOP where
he had heard such word. The boy.
blushinR to the roots Of his hair, con-
fessed after q little natural hesitation
that he had been out In the streets
amusing himself by ringing the bells
and then running away. But at one
door an angry porter rushed out and
shouted after him that he would give
him ''lusing" II ever he did such q
thing again. When the prince had
finished his explanation, his father ex-
claimed, Every well. tomorrow you
shall 60 with me to that very house
and beg the porter's pardon for such
rudeness." Accordingly, the next day
the king went with his much-abashed
son and made him apologize. ~
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16
. IA. Gronnd stated.

AS l sat ON the hotel veranda in a
Georgia town, 1 noticed colored friend
and brother working my way. When
he finally STOOD before me, hat in hand
and bowling in much .sarnestness, I
asked: ~ 81 u =. NJ go
well, Georse, did cyclone strike
your meeting house T%H.
mo, mott zactly, sah."y
want to raise money Tor the preach
cr?"
"Hadly, sar, badly"
After bell for tRej8teepleT
mo, sah--can'ts@ ~ we am"
''Then you wapE Sunday school
BOOKS .Sa. sal Il AZ y Va
But you came hefe'tS strike me for u
Quartes. can see 1t in your looks"
well, yes, sah."
"And don't you intend to ask for 1t OH
church grounds?"
"No, sah,'iT' has other grounds, sab.
1 has particularly ground of my own,
sah.". nat
"well, what is it,"
"Why. sab. was going to ask for II
on de ground that ypu didn't know
jess got outer jailVor stealin' bag OF
cottonw -
He got t.-DetlUit3Free Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16

BILE articles is 500. The traveller puts
the small articles in his pockets. dis
tributes the others through his trunk
and yalise and is reasonably confident
that they will not make sufhcieht
showing to interest the inspector or eA-
cite his suspicion. Is he a smuggier!
II so. then majority or Americans
returning from Europe are smuggiers'
No one knows better than the inspec-
tors however. that these small articles
are being brought In. The inspectors
overlook their presence and seldom
make any trouble unless the article is
SO large or so valuable that to pass 1t
would be a gross neglect of duty. IL
n man has FIVE trunks filed with cloth
Ing there may be a question as 10
whether all the garments are his and
have already been worn. "A traveller
with one or two ordinary steamer
trunks is not an object OF suspicion.
It is not to be inferred from this that
travellers are subject to no restrictions,
or that an American may bring In
CARLOAD of foreign goods with impun-
ity. IT is true, however, that the inspec-
ton OF baggage during the tremendous
rush following the arrival Of an ocean
liner Is not the ordeal that many per-
sons imagine, and that inspectors are
not ordinarily inclined to be suspicious
and proceed on the theory that every
returning American is attempting to
cheat his own country. If they unload
ed every trunk and valise and cross
examined passengers as to every article
that might technically be called dutia
BILE it would require month to clear
all the baggage swung from the hold OF
a mammoth steamer. The passenger
who unlocks his trunk, removes the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16

exhaust over the water and cooIs II 70
considerable extent. We are inform
ed that the motor cycle is almost silent
In running and that horses take no mo-
tice OF II.
With one person on 1t 1t will run III
miles per hour on fairly level roads, and
has run at from 8 to o miles per hour
for short distances. With two passen-
gers the speed is somewhat less.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16

quarters brake horsepower at 500 revo-
buttons. The driving wheels, or rather
the hind wheels-for one wheel only Is
a driver--are feet In diameter,
and the steering wheel 2 feet 6 inches.
AL have ~ inch solid rubber tires.
Two speeds are arranged for, CORE
spending to about 311a and ~ miles per
hour. No arrangement for reversing Is
used or thought necessary. The cool
Ing water for the engine cylinder Is
contained in a tank under the seat,
and a current Of air is drawn by the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16

Geo. Munger Arrested the Confederate
President mt the Close of the War.
The distinction of having arrested
Jefferson Davis. the Confederate Presi-
dent, when he was trying to escape at
the close of the war. falls to George
Munger. who was formerly a corporal
in the Fourth Michigan Cavalry. This
important capture has frequently been
credited to another man, but the true
facts In the matter are here given.
President Lincoln. when II was
known the Confederate government
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16

rain on it's tin roof, small gas Jet
burning in the center, throwing dingy
light ON the men and women (they did
not relish the extra rehearsaD, gloomily
standing in the wings. On seeing me.
all looked surprised. Some made re-
marks in whispers, which l felt to be
unkind; others laughed audibly.
Scarcely 16, my hair in a long braid,
my frock reaching to my boot-tops,
tall, shy and awkward, may have CIV
en- them cause for merriment; but II
was as crueLsI thought, as underlined,
to make no effort to conceal their mirth
at my expense. However, their rude
ness was salutary in its effect put
ting me on my mctile before the work
began.v y y, q
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16
His Mcmory's Use.

The Philadelphia Times tells a pa
thetic story of poor; patient little Ned,
who haI been kept after school again
and again to learn simple stanza
which all the rest of the class had mas
tered.
At last he broke down and sobbed, 81
can't do 1t, Miss Gray; Just can't do
1t. Father says it's because have such
a poor@"
"a poor what, Ned"
"Yeu know what 1t Is" glimmer Of
light pickering In his face; "the thing
you forget with"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16

commissioned by various acquaintan-
ces to make purchases--a dozen pairs
of gloves for one, a diamond pin for an
other, a collection of pipes for third,
some small works of art for fourth
and SO on. Under the strict interpre-
tation of the law these articles are du-
customs officers of New York as soon
Ms they come aboard down the bay.
But the policy Of the travellers appear
to be, Declare nothing unless it is
separately packed and too bulky to es-
cape attention"
Perhaps the total value of the dutia-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16
Made Him ApoIopize.

That Christian TX. of Denmark,
whose illness Is at present causing
much anxiety, brings up his children in
the way they should go Is sufficiently
evidenced by the following anecdote:
One day at the dinner-table the young
Prince asked his father what was the
meaning of word he had never heard
before. This word, 'lusing," Is the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16
Mania OF Returning Tourists.

Mania OF Returning Tourists.
Most travellers, on returning from Eu-
rope. have a mania for and have very
Few conscientious scruples against,
evadins the. payment of customs duties.
They bought some articles on the other
hide. not to sell, but to give away.
When they started away they were
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16

do" So we say for variety: Don't use
Sapolio-but then you're not fool"
world akin springs out of the quaint
Thought that "A needle. though naked
Itself, clothes others" Who can hear Ii
once and ever see needle without recall
ing IL? Who fails to recognize the PIC
ture II suggests OF he mid given to the
poor by. the poor, and OF the help which is
assistants?
Slang never can be COMPOUNDED with
proverbial phrases. 1t seems universal,
but II Is merely local form used to ex-
press a transient but popular idea. Years
ago, when general rush at hotel keeping
resulted In many failures, tile slang ran:
"He's very good man, but he cant keep
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16
IrnusvaI CoIors of AnimoIs.

The coloring of animals seen In Maine
this season is something unusual.
There have been white moose, milk
white fawns, gray wolves, and there
has recently been captured a pale yel-
low fox.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16
HOODWINKUNCLESAM
MANY ARTICLES ON WHICH NO
DUTY IS PAID.

BONE Dear Friend ON This Side Wishes
Dress Pattern or Some Jewelry-A
Careful Examination of All Articles
Ii an Impossibiiity. /, 81
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16

"A real good church member Is one
who wills her property to the church
when she dies.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16

Some women make the same display
Of disciplining their children that they
make Of their embroidered doylies.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16

tray and gives satisfactory answers
TO few questions is not liable to have
trouble. Lifting one or two of the gar
ments and patting to see IL anything
bulky is hidden underneath usually
constitutes the inspection"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16

Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa,
Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and
West Virginia produce four-ffths Of
our bituminous coal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-22

of Iowa showed the Republicans
900 in the minority" In our
opinion, the population of Iowa
began to increase from the date
of the discovery of this condi-
ton. If during the past year of
hard times Iowa has had such a
transcendent boom in population,
gaining 238, 900 souls, what pos
sibilities await the State if we
should ever again have good
times ?
When the returns from other
doubtful States in the West and
Northwest are ready no doubt
the evidence of crookedness will
appear. Had it not been for the
frauds in the States mentioned
above, it is almost certain that
the electoral vote of each would
today be in the Bryan column,
which would give Bryan 235
electoral votes or II more than
enough to elect.
This matter should not be al
lowed to pass without an official
investigation. If it was done by
buying up election officers, the
amount of the fraud will be diff
cult to determine, but it should
be Investigated by all means.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-22
NOTICE

is hereby given that sealed bids will be receiv-
ed by the Board of Commissioners of Custer
county, Idaho, for the necessary newspaper
printing to be done for Custer county, for the
term OF one year from and after January 18th,
1897. Such printing to consist OF all the legal
notices and publications of whatsoever kind
required to be published, for which Custer
county would be legally liable and also all pub
locations made by order Of the Board of County
Commissioners, including all election tickets
required for any general or special election
held during said year. and all cards of instruc-
lions required under the election laws of the
State of Idaho. The contractor viii be requir-
ed to enter into a good and sufficient bond, to
be approved by the Board, in twice the amount
of the contract price, conditioned that the CON
tractor will wel and faithfully fulfil all the
covenants and conditions expressed in the con-
tract All bids must be sealed and filed with
the Auditor on or before the 18th day of jan
uary, 1897, and marked Proposals for county
Printing" The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
BY order OF the Board of County Commits
sioners. GEO. E. KEYES, Clerk.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-22
NOTICE

ScG'cd proposals will be received by the
Board of County Commissioners of Custer
county. Idaho, at their regular january meet
ing in 1897 for the replacing of the bridge across
the East Fork of Salmon river above the Lei
singer ranch. Also for raising the pier ana
abutments feet higher than they are at pres
ent for filling the same with rock and grading
the approaches.
The contractor will be required to enter into
good and sufficient bond TO be approved by
the Board, in twice the amount of the contract
price conditioned that the contractor will well
and faithfully fulfill all the conditions of the
contract.
All bids must be sealed. filed with the Clerk
ON or before January 18th, 1897, and marked |;
Proposals for Repairing East Fork BRIDGE
The Board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
By order of the Board OF County Commits
sioners. GEO. e. KEYES, Clerk
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-22
NOTICE

is hereby given that sealed bids will be receiv-
ed by the Board of County Commissioners OF
Custer county at their regular January meet
ing 1897 for the repair of, the North abutment of
the county bridge, spanning Salmon river, be-
low Watsons ranch. The work to be done is
to put said abutment in such a condition as to
render 1t secure from washing out. Bidders
are invited to submit with their bids, plans for
the repair of said abutment
All bids must be sealed addressed to the
Board OF County Commissioners, marked I:
Proposals for the repair of Watson's bridge"
and filed on or before January nth, 1897.
and all bids.
BY Order OF the Board OF County Commits
sioners. GEO. Il. KEYES, Clerk.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-22

NOTICE No. 1875.
SURVEY No. 1i6I.
IRE PUBLICATIoN.1
United States Land once, !
I{Iiken Lllnhn Nm, oe Ianc

lRE-PUBL1CATIoN.1
United States Land ORce
Haley Idaho, Nay 20, 1896. (
Notice is hereby given, that o. ]. Salisbury.
Dy w: II. watt, his attorney fact, whose
postonice address Is Haley, Blaine county,
State of Idaho. has made application for a
United States Patent for the
BEARDSLEY MILL SITE
claim, situate on unsurveyed land in Bayhorse
Mining District, Custer county, State of Idaho,
consisting OF 1927 acres surface ground, being
Survey No. 1874 and described in the field
notes and plat of the official survey on fle in
this onice, with magnetic variation ut 10 deg
rees and 45 minutes east, as follows
Beginning at Corner No. |, from whence u. S.
east, 1897 feet; thence south 26 degrees So
minutes west 100 feet to Corner No. 2; thence
north ~ degrees 80 minutes west $50 feet to
corner No. 81 thence north 5i4 feet to Corner
No. 4; thence south 50 degrees fl minutes east
1922 feet TO Corner No. 5 thence south 20 de-
grees 20 minutes west 262.7 feet to Corner No
8; thence north So degrees 81 minutes west S7l
feet to Corner No. l, the place of beginning sur
vey of exterior boundaries of this Mill site {;
including an area of 1887 acres applied for. No
conflicts.
The said Min Site being of record in the office
OF the County Recorder OF said MinlngDistrict,
at Chalis, IN Custer county, state of Idaho.
The nearest known locations being the Bayhorse
Mill Site, Survey No. $50, and the Riverview
MIL Site, Survey No. 55SB.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion OF the said Beardsley Mill Site claim or
surface ground are required TO file their adj
verse claims. thereto with the Register OF the
United States Land Office, at HALEY, State of
Idaho, within the sixty days publication there
of. or they win be barred by virtue OF the pro-
visions of the statute In such cases made and
provided. w. II, BRoDHEAD. Register.
Publication Observation-Disclosures letter
"" May 4, 1896
direct that the foregoing Notice OF Applica-
tion for Patent be published for the period of
sixty days (ten consecutive weeks) in THE
SILVER MESSENGER, weekly newspaper pub
lished at Challis, Custer county. State of IDAHO
being the newspaper published nearest said
claim. w. II. BRoDHEAD Register
First publication May 26 A. D., 1896.
w, III. Watt. Attorney for Applicant.