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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

flOn. Ot course ne was wrong, ana 10
be spoken i'll of at all times. That be-
ing fixed. pupils might safely treat him
with cordially now and then, and yet
not imperil their standing in the school.
1t might even be admitted Of him, In
deed, that he was. in some respects, not
much worse than the last winters in
eumbent. One thing in his favor was his
ability as ball player. Never was a
teacher in the schoolhouse could throw
q ball ms straight as this man, and
none could catch as well, either, come
tothink. And he did write good hand,
10 be sure, and could explain some
things. Besides, he did not act decent
about the treats at Christmas.
For 1t has taken somewhat more than
half the term to work this grudging
transformation. There is no retreating,
understand, from the settled position
that this teacher is simply bearable-no
more. he is yet much the worst from
all points Of view that ever hung up his
hat in the schoolhouse. He Is yet the
common enemy.
And just here comes talk Of the last
day ofNscAeQl. The girls begin 1t, with
their plap6 for can exhibition" The
talk growssf tsconsumes part Of the
slime of study and a good many hours
at home. The nearer approaches the
end of the term the more fully is study
sacrificed appropriation for the last
day of school Clearly it cannot be sub
erdinated to anything. Much as he is
disllked. the teacher Is solicited to, aid,
and fitting as refusal would haye been
10 his established character, his acquI-
escencc is received with applause.
The weather gets warmer as "the last
day, approaches Laced, one or two
Of the larger boys have had to quit
school and go to work on the farm. It
In almost time TO begin spring blowing.
The big girls come to school with some
thing comeiy relieving the monotony
Of their winter frocks' The little boys,
who know no authority that cannot see
and lay hands upon them, go barefoot
at recess and have the audacity to live.
Some little girl finds a wood violet
and brings II to the teacher, and he ac-
cepts II gratefully, but calmly. 1t recurs
r. the opinion-makers that since the
hast day of school Is so near there is no
need correcting the little girl for her
error.
Aud then comes the last week, and II
mclts away day ut a time-and to
morrow Is the last day Of school" To-
morrow comes, fair and full Of vernal
Aeat. The schoolhouse was never 50
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

DREAM. be. Last days of
school were dreams and fictions, or like
the morals in the reading lessons.
And as the days Of embittering work
went by how firm hatred Of the teach
or grew up in each child's heart. 1t was
q certain thing he showed Partially.
He couldn't work all the examples In
the arithmetic. for John Rhinchart
',slatted him" on one in partial pay
ments. He made a mistake In gram
mar. and said Hartford was on the
Kenncbec River. He made Jenny
Drake sit with the boys, when her
mother forbade his ever doing such a
thing, and he logged Jimmy Thompson
numerically. But just wait until jim
my's big brother comes home.
There are good days and bad-mostly
the latter. Lessons are broken off in
something like rations, and each days
@stint" has 10 be9dene, for the class has
started to get through the book, and
there is no time to halt by the wayside.
Pupils who cannot keep up must pre-
tend they are keeping up. The class
cannot he held back for them. The gait
Of the fastest is the gait Of the school.
There was no grading as there is now,
and there was no semblance Of an ex-
animation.
The teacher achieved post of tolera-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

most advocates of Linco,n's election to
the Presidency. Then came the civil
war and all the complicated questions
growing out OF II, and Senator Trum-
bull brought TO the solution Of those
questions a sasacity, knowledge OF
law and dispassionate temper that
made him the wisest Of counseiors and
the most patriotic Of statesmen. Dur
ing the eighteen years Of his senator
ial tenure he was the peer OF Sumner
and Fessenden. OF Grimes and of Sew
ard, OF Chase and OF Wade. No man
in all that famous catalogue Of states
mcn deserved better OF his country
men than Lyman Trumbull.
Judge Trumbull was born In Colches-
ter, Conn.,, Oct. II, 1919 At the age
Of 20 he had charge OF an academy at
Greenville. Ca. In 1887 he was ad-
mitted to the bar Of that State. He
shortly thereafter removed to Illinois,
and in 1910 was elected a represents
atiye In the Legislature; before the ex-
piration OF his term he was appointed
Secretary of State and fulfilled tne
duties Of the latter office for two years.
Thereafter In the practice Of his pro-
fession he soon became the peer Of the
most eminent lawyers In the State and,
as recognition Of this fact. he was. In
1913. elected one Of the justices of the
Supreme Court of Illinois, and in 1852
was reelected for nine years. In 1853
he resigned from the supreme bench.
and In the following year was chosen
10 represent his district In Congress.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

plnger" recites .Stay, Jailer, Stay" re-
cciving very formidable applause
when she bows and signals the curtain
to so down.
Benny Collins recites "The Sailor
Boys Dream" Kate Galloway and No
rah Hattery sing 'Oh, Come, Come
Away" as a duet, and long John Smith
thunders through the defense of Gaia
line.
Sandwiched in between the big peo-
pie are exercises from all the little
youngsters whose mothcrs-whose
fathers, too, possibly-arc present, and
one-act dramajs presented to the en-
tire Satisfaction of. the audiencc-and
Duse can do no more than that.
And, then, somehow or other, when
the last song of the school, has been
sung, when the curtain has been lifted
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

clean. Big boys scrubbed II last night
and big girls hung evergreen and dog:
wood bloom and red bud all about the
windows. And the teachers desk Is a
bower OF beauty. Every pupil is there
very early on the last day OF school.
dressed In his best and bringingthe lit
tie childrcn-those too young to pay
the regular price for the joys OF a last
day. Several guests come from other
schools, escorted by pupils of this. The
house Is very full all the morning. The
teacher Is dressed very much the same.
Of,coursc. What more could be expect
ed? Sometimes they would have a
teacher--if So-and-so had got the
school. instead of this teacher-or, IL
such a teacher as this guest tells about
had been employed here. ys",t>sir
But there isn't much study, or recita-
ton in the forenoon. And at recess
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

Before he had taken his seat the Legis-
lature elected him United States Sen,
ator for six years from March. 1855.
He was reelected In 1881 and again
In 1867, making In all eighteen consec-
utIve years service In the Senate. At
the expiration OF his term of service
In the Senate he resumed the practice
OF his profession In Chicago. With no
man In our public life to-day can Judge
Trumbull he compared, but In intellec-
tual force lie may well be likened to En-
glands grand old man. William Ewart
Gladstone.
In 1S43 Judge Trumbull was married
to Miss Julia M. Jayne, of Springfield,
who died In Washington in 1868. On
Nov. 3, 1877, he married, In Saybrook,
Conn.,, Miss Mary J. Ingraham. six
sons were born OF the first union and
two daughters OF the last.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

the important commercial cities and
towns Of the world, and are described
generally as Consuls General, Consuls,
commercial agents, interpreters, mar
shals and clerks. The duties Of a
Consul are various and multifarious.
He Is the protector and guardian Of
American commerce; provides for des-
titute American sailors and sends them
home; he takes charge OF the effects
of American citizens dying In his juris-
diction, having no legal representative;
lie receives the declaration or protests
Of our citizens in any matter affecting
their rights; he keeps record Of the
arrival and departure of American
ships and Of their cargoes, and looks
after vessels wrecked; he reports any
new inventions or improvements in
manufacturing processes that he may
observe, and all useful information re-
lating to manufactures, population, SCI
entific discoveries, or progress In the
useful arts, and all events or facts that
may affect the trade of the United
States, and authentlcates invoices and
statements Of the market value Of mer-
chandise TO be, shipped to the United
States. Every Consulate Is CONNER
cial outpost; aud II the service could
be giycn pcrmanence OF tenure, and
a corps Of men of competent equip
ment 1t would become a powerful
agency In extending our commerce"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23
JUDGE LYMAN TRUMBULL.,
The Distinguished Jurist Was
Termed "America's Gladstone"

The Distinguished Jurist Was
Termed "America's Gladstone"
Judge Lyman Trumbull. who recent
ly passed away at his home in Chicago,
was fortunate and honored in life.
He was contemporary with the begin
ing and the end of the great anti-slav-
cry contest. He saw that sorrowful
time. so cloquently pictured and de-
plored by Webster, when States were
discovered. discordant. belligerent. and
the land was rent with civil feuds and
and drcnched in fraternal blood. and he
lived TO see his country restored, re-
generated and disenthrailed, Its flag
floating over the land and over the
sea. bearing on its ample folds the
blazing inscription, Liberty and Tn
ion. Now and Forever, One and Insep-
arabic" In all this Lyman Trumbull
bore great and distinguished part.
In contest for the senatorship OF
Illinois he was elected over Mr.. Lin
coin, who withdrew in his favor, and
five years later he was one OF the fore
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

the big boys who had left for the spring
work drop around and conclude to stay.
The noon intermission Is uncommonly
long. 1t begins rather before the usual
time and II is unaccountably extended.
Every one does have such an excellent
time playing. and the day is so delight
fully warm!
bition." The big girls have a curtain
stretched across the end Of the room
and behind 1t is impenetrable mystery.
There are a few lessons on drilled top
les. so that parents may be proud Of
children who answer wonderful things
correctly. And when that Is done the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

Confederate army of Northern Virginia
during the war and received wound
that has since been to him the source OF
constant pain. He was riding his horse
when n cannon ball took away n por-
ton Of his thigh. He fell and lay for
some time In the midst Of the battle
Cntl one Of his own soldiers, who was
also wounded, dragged him behind a
logr There the, two lay together for
more than half an hour with the bull
let's flying, the shells bursting and the
battle going on all about them. When
the fight was finished Daniel was car
ried to the hospital. The surgeon said
he would die, but section Of the thigh
bone was cut away and his youthful
vitality was such that he recovered.
He has to-day six inches Of bone out Of
one Of his legs, and still he manages to
do good work, though he Is in constant
pain. &,
After leaving the service he studied
law and has practiced It since 1865.
From 1860 to 1872 he served In the, vir-
glnia House Of Delegates and from 1875
to 1881 in the State Senate. In 1870 he
was Democratic elector-at-large and
was,a member Of the Democratic con.
ventions OF 1880 and 1888. He was
member Of the Forty-ninth Congress
and was elected to the United States
Senate to succeed William Malone. He
was reelected and his present term OF
Office will expire In 1890.
Senator Daniel is one OF the ablest
speakers In the South and Is called the
silver-tongued orator. He has q re-
rnarkably striking and cultured face.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

They Will he Waved by Rcpubiicans
Who Parade This Year
Mark Hanna, chairman OF the Ma
tional Republican Committee, has
chosen as the emblem In the forthcom-
Ing campaign red, white. and blue PAM
pas grass, both for interior decorations
and as standard to be carried In
paudes. at which functions he suggests
that the pampas should be mounted
fan shape on staff. This Is not the
first time pampas grass has been en-
ployed as the emblem of the Republi.
can party. 1t was adopted as such In
the Republican National Convention
OF 1892. 9rn
Pampas grass is. properly speaking,
n grass which covers the pampas OF
South America, but II Is now cultivated
pll over California for the sake OF It's
plumes, which are sold by florists for
room decoration. The South American
grass Is quite hardy, and its tufts arc
magnificent In appearance. The leaves
are fully six or eight feet long, and the
Towering stems. ten to fourteen feet
high. The flowers are sliyery white,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23
HIs Rrother was peaf.

A millionaire railway king has a
brother who is hard Of hearing, while
he himself Is remarkable as having a
very prominent nose. Once the rail-
way king dined at a friends house.
when he sat between two ladies, who
talked to him very loudly. rather to
his annoyance, but he said nothing.
Finally one of them shouted COM
monplace remark, and then said In an
ordinary tone. tosthe other: ibid you
ever see such nose in your life ~
Pardon me, ladies'" said the million
aire, cts my brother who Is deaf"
Imagine the horror of the lady.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23
SENATOR JOHN w. DANIEL.

Tenn pornry Chairman of the Demo.
cratic National Convention.
One OF the most striking and In one
sense most comman ling figures ut the
Democratic convention 1T Chicago was
Senator John w. Daniel, Of Virginia,
whom the free silver men in the con-
vention made temporary chairman,
thus refusing to accept the choice OF
the national committee, Senator David
e. Hill.
Senator Daniel was born In Lynch
burg, Va, IN 1912. He served In the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

State and withheld from another State
where 1t would have done the party
good. "a s
In several States there Is an elaborate
system Of canvassing And Keeping a
record of the doubtful voters. This
work is collected by townships and
then Is entered In large book for the
guidance OF the State committee. The
committee complies list Of the doubt
full voters who may be 10000 or even
10000. To all these campaign ltera-
assigned to see each OF them and argue
with him the necessity of voting the
Republican ticket.
All OF this involves great deal OF
expense. The missionaries as rule do
not labor for nothing. and the clerical
work Is costly. There are travelling ex-
pcnses, the hire of horses and vehicles
to diA;e through the country, station
cry and printing and postage. All these
expenses are legitimate and necessary
for the conduct Of systematic cam
paign. Then there are the expenses OF
campaign orators who receive in some
cases also large salaries. Finally, there
are campaign writers. For the national
committee and the State committee as.
well keep on their pay rolls many train
ell newspaper men. who furnish edito-
rails to the press for the benefit OF the
party in the campaign. There are other
>ses of money not so legitimate. but
.ecognized in doubtful States as neces-
sary TO one party because the other par
ty adopts them. The national chair
man also has charge of the candidate
and regulates to n certain extent his
conduct and travels AMI no letters are
given to the public by the candidate
without consulting with the manager.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

eems % the Thfnes Dcsnsnded Of :
CampaiRn Director.


In accepting the craftsmanship Of the
Republican National Committee Mark
Hanna has undertaken big job. He
will be one of the busiest men In the
country during the next four months.
Fortunately he Is of robust constitution.
One of the chief duties OF the campaign
manager IL to raise a campaign fund.
The greater part Of the million dollars
used In national campaign belongs to
the national campaign fund and is dis
tributed by the national chairman. 1t Is
sent to the States where 1t Is most need
ed and the national chairman must ex-
ercise good Judgment in the distribution
sf 1t, II the party is to achieve the best
results. In a great many campaigns
money has been spent uselessly In one
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

from the beginning
Of the term 1t seem
ed a simply impos-
slble distance. No
pupils conception
could leap across
these interminable
d avs, w e G k $ /,
MONTHS and ages
and distinguish tho
end of the term.
Children g + Q w
skeptic. and felt
sure there W n s
nothing but the
present ever had
been, and could not
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23
Had His Wish.

The late Sir Henry Parkes. the Aus
tralian statesman, had a great opinion
of his poetic gifts, and on one occasion,
when addressing Sydney meeting,
he said: 81 would rather be known as
third-rate poet than as frst-rate
politician" Here he paused for breath
and admiration. when ''the man In the
crowd" seeing his opportunity, ex-
claimed In strident accents: swell,
and aren't yOu?" .
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23
Poiaonoua serncnt..

A great many people fall into the err.
ror of considering that all or nearly all
of the different species Of snakes are
poisonous. The very latest estimate
made by the naturaiists Is that there
are 657 varieties of them on the globe
or that number 400. or over two-thlrds
Of the whole lot, are as harmless a.
rabbits W
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

DR.. Walker, a prospector In Alaska,
took some horses up with him. At
the first Indian village he sight OF the
horses drove all the dogs bowling into
the woods. The children dropped their
rude playthings and fed crying into
the huts. The men and women stood
their ground, although In open-eyed
wonder. After much inducement they
were finally prevailed upon to ap-
proach the horses, and their wonder
knew no bounds.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23
Come in Handy.

She-Just look, dear. l bought 200
papers Of tacks for 80 cents.
He-What in thunder did you do that
for? They are cheap enough, but what
are we ever to do with 200 papers of
tacks? mn
c-Whyr-ah-7oh. Maybe some day
somebody you don't like will get bi.
cycle.-Indianapolis Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

rainy or wet weather they have adopt
ed a costume, consisting of boomers
or knickerbockers, short skirt and
leggings or boots, meeting the skirt at
the knee. The waist is left to the pleas
ure of the wearer. and over all will
be worn light gossamer or mackin-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23
Our Consular Service.

1.-THE consular service Is the practical
and business side Of our foreign in
tercoursc," writes ex-President Harri-
son in the Ladies' Home Journal.
There are more than twelve hundred
persons in the consular service Of the
United States. These are located in
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23
He Previous Ex;stcnce.

GutherA-Look here. Zapfcr. do yon
believe In the transmigratlon of souls !
Zapfer-No: do you? E5a
Gutherz-Most certainly I do; and I
am thoroughly convinced that I was an
ass Mt the time lent you that $50. Sal
isbury Truth.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

and lowered for the last time, when
there is sense of grounding this side
of port--that unspeakable teacher Is up
and talking. For the first time the sense
of pupils takes In this larger fact. Last
day of school" means n severance Of
ties, farewell to some things that
were pleasant, loss of this man-and
It Is loss. 1t must be, for looking back
from this height not a thing can be re-
called wherein he did wrong. On what
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23
Her Temper.

THAT Mrs. Naglet has the worst oil.
round bad temper ever knew"
Eyes, even her hair snarls!"-Cleve
land Plaindealer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

What Is thesdiffercnce between gen
uenan of leisure and loafeff 4.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23
WHEN SCHOOL CLOSES
THE EVENT or THE YEAR IN
COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

kvery body Looks Forward to IL WEN
KcenIy Joyful Even
the stern Teacher Divcsts Himself
Of HE Mien OF Austerity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

After girl gets married she. quccrs
the unmarried girls by looking tough
when she comes down town. ~
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

No day was SO great as the last day
81 school Three months of study SEEM
ed etcrnally long. Looked forward to
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-19
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\ PRIZE RESPIRATOR.

y valuable prize has recently been
awarded by the French Society for the
Prevention of Accidents in Industrial
Pursuits for the best form of respirator
produced to DR.. Detourbe, whose design
has now been adopted in quite number
of the most important workshops in
Northern France. The arrangement in
question is described as a mask so shaped
as to fit the lower half of the face closely,
but not so as to interfere with the wear
er's vision; II chamber in the middle.
through which the air is filtered, which
projects only a slight distance from the
rest of the mask, contains layer of as
bestos and also one of cotton or wood ar
ranged between small plates of aluminium
gauze. The mask is of copper and a
strip of elastic felt runs around the inner
surface near the edge, thus insuring the
necessary contact all around, and the de.
vice is held on with light elastic bands
encircling the head, one being on a level
with the forehead and the other about
opposite the lower lip The orifce is OF
such size and the lining of the chamber
so loosely packed that the wearer of the
appliance is enabled not ly to breathe,
but to talk without difficulty, these two
points constituting the great advantages
of the invention.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-19
Il. Z. JUHNSUN,
Deputy Collector, VAUDEVILLE Va.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF ABOUT
40 acres of land known as 1.-The Creston
Land Company's Tract. BY virtue of
Il decree of the circuit court for the city
of Roanoke, entered at the April term.
1896, of the said court in the chancerv
cause therein pending of r. b. Norman $
administrator VS.. the Creston Land Com
pany ct ais, the undersigned, as one of
the commissioners appointed for the pur-
pose by the said decree, will offer for sale
at public auction to the highest bidder
on the premises on SATURDAY, SEP
TENDER 10, 1896, Mt O'Clock d. m.
the said tract OF land which is mentioned
in the bill and proceedings in that cause
This tract of land contains about 20 acres,
lies just north of the corporate limits of
the city of Roanoke and is bounded on
the south by the property of the Ingle-
side Land Company, and on the west by
the property of the Melrose Land Com
pany, and being the same property con-
veyed to the CrestOn Land Company by
r. b. Norman by deed dated March 90,
1890, and recorded in the clerks office of
the county court of Roanoke county, to
which deed reference is made for more
particular description of said property.
In making sale of this property i may
If l deem it proper so to do, first offer it
in small tracts of from five to ten acres
and then offer 1T as whole and report
the sale to the court, aggregating the lar
ger sum.
TERMS OF SALE:-One-third cash
and the balance in one and two years
from the day Of sale, deferred payments
to be evidenced by the interest bearing
notes of the purchasers secured by deed
of trust upon the land.
ROY b. SMITH, Commissioner
Bond has been executed by the above
named commissioner as was required by
the above mentioned decree
Teste: s. S. BROOKE, Clerk
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