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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

never see live Sloth without feel
ing sorry for II; for truly they all de-
serve sympathy, and plenty Of 1t. Had
l been born sloth, / would want to
sue Nature, or in some way collect dam
ages. Take Hoffman's Sloth, for exam
pie. 1t Is one OF the largest Of them all,
but 1t Is too weak and helpless to be
put into such wicked and dangerous
world as this has now become. Its
countenance Is a picture Of innocent
stupidity, and as 1t looks ut you, its
dull eyes and expressionless face say
to you. as plainly as words, PITY me!
I cannot fght-I cannot run away. ]
have no defensive armor, no spines, nor
anything worth mentioning. am too
big to live In burrow, and, even II l
were not, l have none, nor the tools
with which to make one. am at the
mercy Of everything and everybody.
Why Is this thus? Why am here?'
give 1t up. This creature is a riddle
that cannot read. Being only a short
sighted mortal, 1t seems to me that the
Sloth should have been better equipped
for the battle Of life, or else left out Of
1t altogether.
The Sloth lives, moves and has his be-
ing by hanging underneath the smaller
limbs of trees, and eating leaves and
fruit. He Is the slowest animal on rec
ord, and for speed In travelling a long
journey, say from one side Of a tree-top
ITO the other, the tortoise Is lightning
express in comparison. 1t takes a good
field glass to enable you to see him
move. His hair Is coarse, wavy and
precisely the color of gray moss, or
rough bark, although sometimes 1t sup
ports minute vegetable organism
which gives it an olive green hue. His
feet are simply four hooks, by which
he hangs himself very comfortably
when feeding in the upper story OF a
forest, but in walking on the ground
they are worse than useless. But the
Sloth has no use for the ground, and
never goes near it of his own accord
st. Nicholas.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

leave until perfectly dry. In rounding
the back you may have to use heavy
hammer, pounding until you get the
desired curve. Make the covers by cut
ting the sides. of MANILA paper, slightly
larger than the volume, and then glue
together with n piece of muslin or
cloth large enough to allow for the back
width of the book, and to lap well over
the edges OF the covers. Now cover
the back of the book with glue, put on
your cover and place in clamp until
dry. When your cover is finished, fast
en- into the book by the flaps of muslin
which are left of the piece which
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
An Egyptian Wedding PARTY.

The distant throbbing of the nag
garah tells you that n wedding process
sion Is making its tour. and you curl
ously await the passing of the closed
carriage covered all over with
big cashmere shawl, held
down firmly at the sides
by brothers and other relations of the
bride: then come more car
riages and a general crowd of sympa-
thizers. More rarely the bride Is borne
In cashmere-covered litter swung
between two camels. fore and aft; the
hind camel must tuck his head under
the litter. and is probably quite as I'M
comfortable as the bride. who runs
fair chance OF seasickness In her roll
ing palanquin. In the old days the
bride walked through the streets under
a canopy carried by her friends, but
this Is now quite out of fashion, and
European carriages are rapidly ousting
even the camel filters. But the cash
mere shawl and the veil will not soon
be abandoned. The Egyptian woman
Is, at least In public, generally modest.
She detects n strangers glance with
magical rapidity, even when to all APP
pearance looking the other way. and
forthwith the veil Is pulled closer over
her mouth and nose. When she meets
you face to face she does not drop her
big eyes in the absurd fashion of West
ern modesty; she calmly turns them
away from you; 1t is much more cut
ting-really.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

newspaper binding. as the case may
be- the following directions are recon-
mended:
Good heavy MANILA paper. or some
kinds of building paper, makes neat
and serviceable covers. For n clamp
take two boards according to size of
papers you wish to bind. Through
these near each end put a three-eightb
bolt. Provide a good long awl and
some heavy Irvine or waxed end, with
harness needles for sewing. You will
want glue, or, if you have none, -four
paste will do.
Place the papers in the clamp AMI
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

StomCuc1t Oh W NJ ooocho my 0G SUNK
By the Holland Boat.
Think OF fierce naval battle going
on fifty feet below the surface. while
up above the waters dash and sparkle
In the sunlight and the sails OF peaceful
merchant ships and the wings OF sea-
gulls skim the waves. 1t is more Won
derful Than Tennyson's vision OF ''The
nations airy navies graphing In the
central blue" yet people now alive mas
see II. A submarine boat for the Unit
ed States navy Is almost ready for
launching ut Baltimore, and IL II Is n
success. as all the naval experts believe
IL will be, other boats Of like charac-
ter Will be built. Other nations will fol-
low suit and then In case OF war sub
marine battle between submarine boats
dartlng and circllng around and over
and under each other Ike fighting sea
monsters becomes thing as much n
matter of course as the fighting Of two
hostile fleets ON the surface Of the
waves when they approach each other.
Primarily, or course, the submarine
boat Is to be used to fire torpedoes
against the bottoms of hostile men OF
war, and not to meet vessels of its own
kind.
Naval officers are confronted by n
new and untried part of their profess
sion, which they must learn. In the
Holland submarine boat the problem
of building boat which will dive be-
low the water, fire n torpedo ut ships
bottom and rise safely to the surface
again seems to have been solved. Mr..
Holland has made more than fifty sub
mersions" in the course of his expert
ments and is confident that his boat
will navigate under water all right ana
come to the surface again when re-
quired.
The trouble with submarine boats
heretofore has been that while they
went down all right they refused II
come up again. There are three ways
in which the boat may be made to go
below the surface of the water. One
is by opening certain tanks so that they
will fill with water the boat settles
uOWU, uuOlueT Is ny uitdus VI WV IL
haul" screws operated by electricity az
the bow and stern, and the third is by
the action Of two driving rudders at the
stern. These rudders are used in the
same way as a duck uses her feet when
she throws them out behind her and
dives. When the boat is going along
on the surface or partially submerged
steam will be used for her propulsion,
but when she is submerged electricity
from storage batteries will be the mo-
tive power. The coming up process Is
a reversal of the going down IN the ap-
plication of the boats appliances. 1t
is asserted by Mr.. Holland, and believ-
ed by the Government experts who
have examined the new boat. that II
can go at least forty miles under water
mt a speed Of eight knots an hour with
out coming to the surface.
Remaining stationary, the boat is sup
posed to be able to stay under water
| for several days. AT such times float
with hose attached so that the end
will be above the waves will be sent
to the surface and fresh air obtained
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

The city of Zanzibar, which Is the
rapital Of the territory also called by
that name, sits behind a rather pretty
Larbor on the coast of the island near
est the mainland. 1t has n population
of about 100000 and greatly resembles
other cities OF the Orient which the
Arabs rule in architecture and general
appearance. In this town of Zanzibar
i've some 10000 Arabs, the masters of
the people, 1000 Hindus and East In
dams, Atty English, fifty Germans and
e few Americans, Greeks. Armenians,
Frenchmen, Italians and Roumanlans.
The remaining city population Is made
ND of negroes, most Of them slaves.
The houses are low and ten. like In ap-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
A GRATEFUL LETTER.
a WOMAN CURED or DISEASE
OF ~ YEARS STANDING.

INC WEAsco 20 tn0 kIOREtctOr % tuo
Remedy Used and Tclls Of Her Re-
gained Health and Great Joy.
From the Breeze. Bsllairs. Nich
DR., Williams Medicine Company. Sche-
Gentlemen-I feel that / should write
you of the benefit have received from
your Pink Pills for Pale People. have
been great sufferer, and for nearly
twenty years cannot truly say have seen
q well day until after i used Pink Pills.
was an invalid for fourteen years, seven
of which was almost helpless, and had
TO be carried when moved from place to
place. ] was troubled with serious stom-
ach troubles. and was constantly growing
worse. My feet became ,paralyzed, then
my ankles and afterwards my knees be-
came paralyzed. We became convinced
that creeping paralysis had fastened it.
self upon me, and my death was thought
to DC matter of only short time. Ny
husband had procured some Pink Pills,
and as they were helping him greatly l
tried them, and can truly say of them that
the" are an extraordinary medicine. /
have experienced relief beyond my fond
est hope almost. My paralysis is thing
Of the past, and though l am woman of
90 years, now do all my Homework, and
am enjoying good health.
(Signed) MARGARET ROSE.
State of Michigan. County of Antrim, IS. !:
Margaret Rose, being duly sworn, de-
poses and says that the foregoing state
ment by her subscribed il true.
q. Il. DENSMORE, Notary Public.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in a
condensed form, all the elements neces-
sary to give new life and richness to the
blood and restore shattered nerves. They
are an unfailng specific for such diseases
as locomotor ataxia. partial paralysis, st.
Vitus dance, sciatica, neuralgia. rheuma-
tism. nervous headache, the after effect
of Ia grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale
and sallow compilations, all forms of
weakness, either in male or female. Pink
Pills are sold by all dealers. or will be
sent postpaid on receipt of price. 80 cents
q box or six boxes for $3.50, by address
Ing DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, n. Y.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
to be stored in tanks under pressure

to be stored in tanks under pressure
and let out as needed.
Provided everything works as is ex-
pected there Is still serious problem
to face-the navigation Of the boat un.
der water. 1t has been found imprac-
ticable to steer by compass under wat
er, yet the commander OF the boat
must know at all times In just what
direction he is heading. He must also
learn to estimate accurately his depth
to know when to go up and when to go
down, and be able to judge accurately
of his distance from q hostile man-os-
war when he let's go OF his torpedo ut
her bottom. All this will require long
study, experiment and experience by
men of calm, cool nerve and unflinch-
ing courage. The Holland boat Is
small affair, only so feet long and IL
feet in diameter. Her displacement IL
only 13S tons. She can stand the pres
sure at depth of seventy feet theo-
retically, but is not expected often to
dive deeper than forty-five feet.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

Patrick j. p. lyman has been releas-
ed from Jail It Boulogne-Sur- Mer,
Franco, where he was held by the au-
thorities pending proceedings for his
extradition by the British Government.
His arrest recently at the request Of
the latter was because of his alleged
connection with n dynamite conspir-
acy, but it was afterwards said that
his extradition would be demanded on
charge of being one of the assassins
who murdered Lord Frederic Cayen-
dish, Chief Secretary for Ireland. and
his Under Secretary, Mr. Burke. In
Phoenix Park, Dublin, May 6, 1882.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
When You See IL in Print.

A sensitive man is never so humiliat-
ed as when he is obliged to read his own
proofs. Type mocks the writer. The
sentence that. In manuscript moved,
with the stride of an armed man or
danced as swooning strain of Strauss
is now limp and lame. The phrase
that glowed with color is now pallid.
Sparkling wit is fiat; sage reflection is
jejune. The thought "Shall I ever get
the money for this?" is jostled by "Who
would be fool enough to pay for it?"-
Boston Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

lyman is said to have been mo. i" OF
the band of Invincibles who commit
ted the crime, and has often boosted OF
his connection with the band. lyman
is a citizen of the United States, hav-
ing been naturallzed in New York In
1888. His family resides there, though
one son and daughter are now visiting
in England. The great dynamite SEN
sation has dwindled down to the van
ishing point in public interest, and the
British Government is said to be much
chagrined at its failure to secure the
leading suspects and thus work up a
sensational conspiracy trial.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

Last Monday" writes the editor Of
the DeddvilIe Recorder. I'VE went out
to collect SEQ due US on subscription
from 100 delinquent subscribers. We
put In the whole day at 1t. How much
does the reader think we collected
Not a darned cent, reader; not darned
cent. We have been running paper
In this town seven years and we never
saw times half as hard as they are now
except the year we had triplets at our
house."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

William the Conqueror, like the 9TH
er Normans of his time, shaved his
face clean. The Normans also had a
fashion Of partially shaving the head,
which made the Saxons just before
Hastings imagine they were about to
fight an army of monks.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

Iearance. The streets are narrow,
crooked, ill-smelling and filthy. Zanzi-
bar is anything but European. Here.
in this capital. dwelt the Sultanas Of
the land, and II was here that the late
Sultan was killed. as is now believed.
by the usurper. Said Khalid, whose re-
s.stance to the English protectorate
was at the bottom OF the lombard
ment. The palace is shown In the ac-
companying illustration. 1t Is the large,
square building TO the right OF the
tower at the left of the picture. This
ralace was blown to atoms by the shot
and shell of the British war ships. and
almost all the people who were guard
ing it, soldiers, slaves and attendants,
were killed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
Reforms Need More than a Day

To bring them about. and are always more
complete and lasting when they proceed with
steady regularity to contamination. Few OF
the obseryant among us can have failed to
notice that permanently healthful changes
In the human system are not wrought by
abrupt and violent means, and that those are
the most salutary medicines which are pro-
gressve. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Is the
chief OF these. Dyspepsia, a disease OF OBJ
stinate character. Is obliterated by II.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

A Household Necessity.

Cascarets, Candy Cathartic, the most
wonderful medical discovery of the age.
pleasant and refreshing to the taste, acts
gently and positively on kidneys, liver
and bowels, cleansing the entire system,
dspels colds, cures headache, fever. ha-
bitual constipation and biliousness. Please
buy and try box of G. G. G. to-day; 10,
%, so cents. Sold and guaranteed to
cure by all druggists.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

Birds are able to work ut higher
rate than any other animal-that Is.
they can develop more energy in pro-
portion to their weight by working at
q higher temperature, and this necessi-
tates a warm coating Of feathers as u
protection from the cold atmosphere.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your
Life Away.

If you want to quit tobacco using easily
and forever, regain lost manhood, be
made well, strong, magnetic, full of new
life and vigor, take No-To-Bac, the Won
der-worker that makes weak men strong.
Many gain ten pounds in ten days. Over
100000 cured. Buy No-To- Bac from your
own druggist, who will guarantee cure.
Booklet and sample free. Address Ster-
ling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

Pat, what has become of the pota-
toes told you tosplant" "Oi got rid
of 'em. sor. The petayty-bugs was
threatened, an Oh TUX 'em up SOS whin
they got here they'd pash on. Win
they've pashed on, oi'll plant 'em agin.
Th' only waa to keep Off thin petayty-
bugs. sor. is TO fool 'em."r-Bazar
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
That Joyful Feeling,

With the exhilarating sense OF. re
newed health and strength and internal
cleanliness, which follows the use of
Syrup of Figs. is unknown to the few
who have not progressed beyond the old
time medicines and the cheap substi-
tutes sometimes offered but never &C
cepted by the well-inf0rmed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
Correctly Named His Verse.

'Flashly has published volume Of
fugitive verse"
How can he call them fugitive, when
none of them have been published be-
foreT'
"Oh, Flashly himself says that he
was chased ont of 200 offices in which
he had tried TO sell them" ae
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
France's Wheat Yield.

The yield of wheat in France, owing
to the careful cultivation Of the soil and
the large quantities of guano and other
fertilizers employed, is seventeen bush
els per acre.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

If afflicted with scalp diseases, hair
falling out, and premature badness, do
not use grease or alcoholic preparations,
but apply Halls Hair Remover
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

There is hole in the Yellowstone
Park which is only six inches in diane
ter, but which is over 1900 feet deep.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

you paste on the back, when it is round
ed into shape after sewing. You can
cover your boards with anything de-
sired
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

The lover writes sonnets to the fair
grace of his adored one who has been
made bewtchingly beautiful by the world
renowned Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

A. l.. Barber, well-known New
Yorker, is building $1,0OO,O00 house
In Washington.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
MAKING a NEAT FILE.

Instructions for Doing Newspaper and
Book Binding at Home.
To readers who may desire to try
their hand at home bookbinding or
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

screw down tightly. Then make holes
with the awl and sew with thread. not
drawing too tight. or the book will not
open well. Now round the back and
glue on a piece of muslin with head
bands at either end. If desired. AMI
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
Halle Catarrh Cure.
Is taken internally. Price s5 cents.

Praise Is a skillful. hidden, and deli
cate tlattery which satisfies differently
him who gives 1t and him.who receives
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been a
family medicine with us since 1851. X.
Madison. 2409 AID ave, Chicago. III.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

pobb,ns r,sssAg. bofas sS.p, lxioo Der csnt pure
Made of bornx. II hOata Cfrte y6n same u poorer
floating s0ap worth more II IN this ID y0u need
Il order one csse Of your grocer oufi want boz
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

Never ask to be intrusted with your
friends secret, for. no matter how
faithfully yon may keep It. you will be
liable in 4 ithousand eontingencies to
the susiiiei0n OF having betrayed It.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

l would much rather that posterity
inquire why no statues were
erected to me than why they were.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
The Duke of Veragua's Pension.

Among the people who find it difficult
to sympathize with the Cuban rebels is
the Duke of Veragua, that lineal de-
scendant of Columbus who visited this
country in the Worlds Fair days. He
IS entitled to draw upon the Spanish
Government the perpetual pension of
$4,000 year, which was charged upon
the Cuban revenue, and was granted
to the famous discoverer and his heirs
forever. If Cuba is lost to Spain the
Duke is likely to lose his pension.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

Just try 10c box of Cascarets. the fin
est liver and bowel regulator ever made.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

Cascarers stimdlatesjiss kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken3 weaken or grippe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

Mr.. wInaiew,s soornne srsy, for Chiidren
Aliays pain. cures viud collie. - csnts bottle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

When bilious or costive eat a Cascaret,
candy cathartic; cure guaranteed; 10, 25c.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

Care Of your health at this season. Bee,
that your blood IL pure. appetite GOOD
and all the organs in healthy condition.
Hoods 6aSsaparilla Ii the great building
up and blood purifying medicine, and,
therefore II II the best medicine to take In.
the fall. when the atmosphere 10 laden
with disease germs from decaying vegeta-
ton. Hoods Sarsaparilla prevents colds.
pneumonia, bronchitis and fevers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

How many pretty girls there are, and
how wretchedly poor they arei
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

One cloud is enough to eclipse all the
sun.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
HER HAPPY DAY.
A CHARMING STORY OF MEDICINE
AND MARRIAGE.
Two Open Letters From a Chicago Girl
How Happiness Came to Her.

Among the tens of thousands of
women who apply to Mrs. Pinkham for
advice and are cured, are many who
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
AGENTS WANTED

Curtains, Sham Holders and Draperies. "A now
fixture; lightning seller; big profits. Write for
territory. Sample 80 cents. WILSON CURTAIN
SUPPORTER CO., 6ol Warren Ave., Chicago.
P. %. BOX YO8.-- !
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22

the papers in the clamp AM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18
CROW INDIANS IN CHICAGO.
They Come to Town TO Trade and See
the sights

Chicago Sept 12.-StaIwart Indian
warriors from the Tar west disguised in
semi-e1v11zed attire are seeing the
sights Of Chicago Their Grand Is
peace They come u trade with the
white nan acting as agents for their
tribe the once powerful Grow IN the
gale Of $50 head Of cattle raised n their
fOrsaken hunting grounds, the scene Of
Clusters last battle
Five members Of the tribe make up
the party Two Of them. william II
Leighton and James F Hill young
men Of %, are graduates Of the Carlisle
Indian school Their companions &C
count themselves genuine Indian
braves, untaIuted by Caucasian fuflu-
euce- The Crow dialect IS their only
means Of communicating TIE leader
Of the trio Is a son OF Chief Pretty
Eagle and Is known as H0IdS-tha-E1-
envy. TieS-HiS-kuee and Takes
AmOug-lhe-Eneuy are the names an
sWerad ID by the others
Leighton and his sch0oluats. IN aU-
pearauce and dress even TO tan shoes
are complete converts Of civilization
For part Of their stay in the city
the Indians are the guests OF Dr. Carlos
3L0ntezuu1a of the Apache tribe and
graduate OF the state university Al
CTha1UziZu-