Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-10


There were $4,000 polling places In
the United States ut the recent election.
Texas had a larger number than any
other State ,O22. Delaware had the
fewest.
The almost unlimited acreage OF the
level coast lands of southeastern Texas
is beginning to attract the attention OF
rice-planters. Some Of 1t has already
been planted with rice, and the success
OF the experiment has been great
enough to justify high hopes for the
future of the industry.
A British publication reports that
forty-four bicycle manufacturing COM
panies were started In Great Britain
during the past year, with capital Of
nearly $72,OOO,OOO, out Of which they
took $40,0O0.0O0 in cash. The same au-
thority believes that American wheels
will drive out the high priced British
articles-as they probably will, being
lighter and stronger. In that case the
forty-four new companies are likely to
follow number of their American pre-
decessors out Of sight.
While trade between the United
States and Mexico Is increasing rapid
ly. there is still room for Improvement,
thinks the magazine, Modern Mexico.
In the foreign commerce OF the United
States Mexico occupies the eleventh
place in imports, being preceded In rank
by Great Britain, Germany, Brazil,
France, Canada Cuba, Japan, Italy,
China, and India. In exports 1t holds
the seventh place, following Great
Britain. Germany. Canada, France,
the Netherlands, and Belgium.
"The Florida Agriculturist" says
that the orange groves of the State are
rapidly recovering, and 1t will be only
a short time now before the growers
who have ''given their trees care and
attention will begin to realize the
fruits of their labors." THE Agricul-
turalist' says that the great freeze was
In no sense "blessing in disguise" as
some have said, but was positive ca
lamity; nevertheless, the State is rapid
ly recovering from it, and will before
q great while be sending as many
oranges to the markets as ever before,
provided no other similar calamity
comes along to mar all Of the present
bright prospects.
A man in Narbonne, France, lost a
100-franc note twenty dollars) In
funny way recently. He was in a res
taurant and took the note from his
pocket to pay for his dinner, when as
the note lay upon the table, gust OF
wind Topped it into the soup. Fishing
it out, he placed it upon the edge Of the
table to dry. whence it slipped to the
floor. Just then along came hungry
little poodle, and, shifting at the note,
he got good Whit of the soup,
snatched up the note and swallowed 1t.
The owner of the note then sued the
owner of the poodle for the 100 francs,
and the courts have decided that the
latter must pay.
Six women students Of Bellamy who
goods factory at Kensington, Conn.,,
have put their principles in active OPP
Grafton. These young women have
leased house, in which they live and
have their being. Everything except
their clothing is owned in common and
they take turns in doing the house
work. Two of them do it for one week.
then another pair assumes the respon-
sibility. So successful has this, plan
proved that more have applied than
can be accommodated, and 1t is pro-
posed to lease the Hotchkiss House, en-
gage a servant and enlarge the scope
of usefulness and happiness. One of
is that no male company shall be adj
mitted to the house.
Holders of mineral leases in Tonnes
see were greatly disturbed n few
months ago by q judicial decision of
Chancellor Fisher that oil was not n
mineral, and that the actual possession
of the surface of the land would in
clude the mineral title IL held more
than seven years without reservation.
The Court of Chancery Appeals has
now reversed the Chancellor on both
propositions. 1t holds that oil is a min
eral, and that possession of the surface
Of land does not include the title to the
mineral hereunder, because the pos
session of the surface of land is not n
possession of any part of the mineral
title. and no cause of action accrues to
the owner of the mineral title until
T., a.I, ,n,,t fitla
by working the same.
1t has taken a long time for the In
ternational Marine Conference held in
Washington six or seren years ago, to
bear fruit. But 1t is now expected that
the revised rules governing the move
ments of vessels at sea will go into eff
feet on July 1 next. Nearly two score
nations have accepted the rules and
agreed to abide by them, and these ma
tions represent about five-sixths Of the
worlds shipping. With such a moral
influence back of them, it is fair to as
sumo that these rules will soon become
universal. The safety of shipping of all
kinds will be materially increased
thereby. For time it looked as If the
labors of the conference had been in
vain, but at length the value Of its
work has been recognized by all but a
few of the maritime Powers, and these
will no doubt soon give their assent.
The discovery has been made in st.
Paul, Mimi, that ladies' aid societies,
i'm their methods of raising funds for
church support, have been taking the