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When the force OF the drug IS spent the
pulse gradually decreases In strength until its
natural state is attained. Traclngs taken every
fifteen minutes for five hours showed that at no
time was the subjects pulse lower than before
taxing or lower than normal, whereas With alcohol
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which follows the use OF alcohol 1t will he noted
that the pulse is reduced to one-third It's normal
strength.
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No. 1.-THE Irregular lines produced.
by the abnormal Stimulation of
alcohol.
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The weak uncertain tracings Of Cut No. 3 show
the reaction, depres>iOn-mCnt physical
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The Hands.
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No. 3.-The reaction following the
use of alcOlsol.
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Table No. 2.
a IN q RI f.o n
st. Paul vs.. American.

D. =
The following hand shows a two-tricl
q ifferancn.
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Trump 8 Clubs. Leadt
The Hands
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
I" Accidento Swindlers.

The extension of electric traction has
brought upon the scene particularly
dangerous and offensive swarm Of ras-
calls who prey upon the street railroad
companies by bogus claims for person
al injuries received in real or imaginary
accidents. They are fostered by tribe
Of disreputable attorneys, who make u
practice OF communicating with all per-
sons whom they can identify as con-
cerned in any street railway mishap.
and often without instructions issrfe
process against the companies. Some
Of these legal sharks have regular
staff of detectives, who prowl about the
tlepots and termini OF the lines on the
lookout for cases. False witnesses are
easily procured, and juries are usually
liberal in the matter Of damages, the
greater portion Of which is swallowed
up in the attorneys "costs." The evil
has become so great that the street rail-
way press Is suggesting the formation
OF mutual protection society Of some
kind. 1t is proposed to keep a regis
ter of the names Of claimants, and in
terchange information as to persons
who. IL Is more than suspected, make a
trade of the business and travel from
city to city for the purpose.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA
A Great Country for Men of Brains
and Money.

A Great Country for Mem of Brains
and Money.
Lieut.. B. +. Hoyt of the Second Geor-
gia Battalion, one of Atlanta's old citi-
zens, has returned from the west coast
of Africa, where he had spent much
time and endured many hardships
while exploring that country and study
ing the people, both heather and civil
lied, native and foreign born, as to
their moral, spiritual and physical
status, etc. He says Africa is a great
country. and especially for the colored
man, and found that the various gov
ernments controlling in Africa were
anxious for good coiored men and wo-
men to come to that country. They
don't need that class of colored people
In this country to come over there who
won't work for living here. They are
not needed. There are six of the ma
tives In the schools in Atlanta-three
girls at Spelman seminary and one girl
and two boys at Clark university.
Mr.. Hoyt says the natives he met
were very kind and hospitable to him.
They were honest, sober, and gentle,
and it Is only among the semi-civilized
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

said the desire came ip the shape OF
n violent paroxysm which caused her
flesh to creep and culver. until she had
yielded to the morbid impulse to throw
something of value into the fire.
A homcly instance Of the existence OF
kleptomania Is that of an elderly ply
stefan. This good man, who is a high
ly respected member of the community
in which he lives, aud faithful unto
death in his profession. cdnnot bear to
leave a patients house. without some
trifling souvenir OF his visit. 'Thimbles.
spools of thread, spoons aud scissors
are carried away In the doctors peck
cts. The situation Is SO thoroughly I'M
derstood that the doctors pockets are
regularly inspected by his, better half,
and the articles are quietly returned to
their owners. l ,t,..nlr
A specialist In mental diseases has
fund of queer stories Of kleptomania.
One thorough-going woman, who came
for treatment for the, trouble, contrivcd
to carry away after her first ''treat-
ment" a bulky medical work. "A few in
struments and the doctors driving
gloves. All these articles, with guam
titles of other stolen goods, were af-
terward found in closet or the lady's
house. The closet was dark one, and
the fact developed that everything this
particular maniac appropriated was
cast into the closet and never even
looked at afterward, on
Persons Of high moral standards and
bright intellects have not infrequently
enriched medical lore by giving careful
accounts Of their kleptomaniac expert
ences. One lad, who was recovering
from an attack Of fever, saw a man
pass his window wearing a big watch
chain. The boy had plenty of money
to crafty his whims, but he became
possessed Of desire to possess that
particular chain. His dreams and wax
ing hours became an agony. AS soon
as he was able he watched in the
streets for that chain. He saw it. and
eventually saw the man lay it, with a
watch attached, upon n Jewellers coun-
ter. The boy dashed in, seized his prize
and escaped. With a guilty conscience
the thief sent the watch back to the
jeweler, but still found no pleasure in
the possession Of the chain. At last he
returned the chain, and suffered no
more from morbid impulse which he
could always have resisted II his will
power had not been weakened by III
ness.
Instances are yalueless. save as they
establish the status OF the mental or
moral disease. But the consideration
of that question, involving as 1t does n
wider subject than that of kleptomania.
might well be entered upon by all the
people who have time enough to stop
to think what the morbid and danger
Gus impulses are, and to what extent
they can be controlled in the interest of
public morals and the general good.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
People WHO ARE AFFLICTED TILE ouT HABIT
. terror 10 the tradespeople ON account

q terror to the tradespeople on account
Of their thieving propensities. Further
more the Quarterly Review, in 1856,
I'm an article upon the London police,
said: The extent of pilfering carried
on. even by ladies of high rank and po-
sition, is very great; there are persons
possessing a mania of this sort so well
known among the shopkeeping commu-
nifty that their addresses and descrip-
tions are passed from hand to hand for
mutual security. The attendants allow
them to secrete what they like without
seeming to observe them, and after
ward send bill with the prices Of the
goods purloined to their houses" Pre-
sumably the same policy might have
been carried out in the instance that Is
attracting such widespread attention
Just now II the shopkeepers had but
known 1t. or had as much faith In for
eigners as In their own beloved, IL &C.
centric, aristocracy.
Tales OF the exploits OF kleptomani.
scs in the abstract would do very well
for humorous reading, but for the al
WHY'S dDUdISHl uuuciNuiiCht VI Sdu-
ness and suffering. One lady, varying
the expression OF morbid impulses, ar
rived at complete insanity by yielding
to a fancy for throwing things into the
FIRE. She confessed to her physician
that the impulse was merely playful In
the beginning. She had thrown an old
pair Of slippers into the CRATE, and had
been amused at the contortions caused
by the scorching Of the leather, NexI
day she threw an old hat into the fire
and enjoyed seeing 1t burn. In another
day she was surprised by strong de
sire to throw something else into tho
FIRE. and as the object nearest at hand
happened to be handsome prayer
hook, madame covered her eyes rather
4han see It burn. The habit seemed
<hus to be established. The victim of 1
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
A Curiously Named Garden.

There is a garden in Brixton kept by
an old gentleman, which presents some
curiositles in floral nomenclature. The
owner has been seized with desire to
label his flowers after the manner Of
botanists, but, knowing nothing OF sci
entific terms, consulted an ac1uaint-
ance. The result Is more amusing than
appropriate, and proves the folly. Of
wisdom where ignorance Is bliss. Sell
entific names have been affixed to all
the flowers, but strictly on the principle
that "a rose by any other name will
smell as sweet" One row bears the
inscription "Nux vomica;" another Is
boldly labeled "Nisi Prius:" third is
affirmed to be "Ipecacuanha,v and an
other to be "Particeps criminis." The
amateur gardener is exceedingly proud
of his collection, and no one has enlight-
ened him on the incongruity of the de-
scriptions.-Londons Telegraph.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

presses, the cranes. and all kinds Of
machinery, and is used for pumping,
for excavating, and for rock-crushing..
1t is even applied in the building trades,
1t not being unusual to see on the
streets n mortar mixer attached to an
electric wire leading down from pole.
The restaurants cook by electricity; the
butcher employs 1t to chop his saul
sages, and the grocer to grind his coffee.
The housewives run their sewing ma
chimes and heat their fat-irons by elec-
tricity; they bake their cakes in wooden
electric cake ovens, that can be set
away on the shelf like pasteboard
boxes. They have electric broilers,
boilers and teakettles- One almost
holds his breath as he wonders to
what use next this wonderful power
will be nut
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
Bnttons ns Insignia.

Buttons play an important part In
the dress of Chinese mandarins. Those
OF the first and second class wear but
ton of coral red, suggested, perhaps,
by a cocks comb, since the cock is the
bird that adorns their breast.
The third class are gorgeous with a
robe on which q peacock is emblazon-
ed, on which from the. center of the red
fringe OF the silk upon the hat rises a
sapphire button. The button OF the
fourth class is an Opaque, dark purple
stone, and the bird depicted on the robe
Is the pelican
A silver pheasant on the robe and n
clear crystal button on the hat are the
rank OF the fifth class. The sixth class
are entitled to wear an embroidered
stork and jadstone button. the seventh
a partridge and an embossed gold but
ton. In the eighth the partridge is re-
duced to quail and the gold button
becomes plain, while the ninth class
mandarin has to be content with com
mon sparrow for his emblem, and with
silver for his button.--BOston Journal
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
Feed Your bamboo Chairs.

The pretty and inexpensive bamboo
furniture, SO much used now. requires
to be treated differently from the or
binary wooden furniture. AS bamboo
Is liable to crack and come apart. 1t
must be fed so as to comteract the i'll
enects of dryness In the room. The
furniture should be exposed to the air
whenever possible. DO not place too
near. fire. and it should be rubbed
regularly with equal parts of linsecd oil
ana turpentine applied with flannel
ana then rubbed In with a soft cloth.
An occasional wash In cold water. fol.
lowed by thorough drying, is good for
bamboo furniture.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

crime. Yet fair science frowns not with
both sides of her face. Medical men
as Is their habit, disagree as to the
moral responsibility of the kleptoma
MAC and even jurists do not rest In
sweet accord upon the subject. So emf
nent authorities rs Judge Noah Davis
and Judge Cox have handed down the
opinion that every one Is responsible
who knows the nature and conse-
quences of his acts" Other judges, ex.
pressing. the advanced ideas of their
constituents, have tenderly recommend
ed alleged kleptomaniacs to the care of
their friends, convinced that medical
treatment would cure them.
IL Is not so very long since the world
began to consider insanity an extenua-
ton of crime or disease amenable to
treatment. More recently still those
only have been considered insane who
ragged, raycd and were entirely without
self-control or saving grace. Now there
are physicians learned In mental dis
eases who claim that four-fiftfis of the
human race are insane upon some point
ARE liable to give expression to NOR
bid impulses.
Just here the work or the moralst-
Jurist If you WELCOMES in. AS prac-
tically all men are or may become cap
biy destructive forces In the shape of
ton to decide is whether the individ-
ual to whom these come is not always
capable of suppressing them if he will.
That strange, unmeasured, unguessed
power. the human will-how far is that,
or Is it not. responsible. Are not terri
bic destructive forces in the shape of
morbid impulses repressed until they
die out of individuals and Of races be-
cause the moral balance is maintained
by that same human will?
And is it not the duty of the law to
insist that the moral balance must be
maintained and the giving rein to NOR
bid impulses punished? The man who
steals when under the influence of
liquor Is in mentally irresponsible
condition, yet the law takes no account
OF that or holds that he should have
taken care not to become mentally and
morally irresponsible.
English society and English courts
have not the privilege of pretending to
be greatly surprised at the alleged pc
culiaritles of an American cousin-in
Raw. So long ago as the early seventies
the London Times in commenting upon
the case of a gentlewoman who had
been arrested charged with stealing
some handkerchlefs from shop, that
any one in society could name off-hand
q dozen danes of high degree who were
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

that you will find intemperance, dis
honesty, and falsehood prevailing. He
found the natives engaged In the ex-
tensive silkworm culture and the manu-
featuring Of silk. They are also doing
quite an extensive tanning business.
They dye leather and silk blue, cream,
yellow black, or any other color, and
while it never fades, the dye never In
lures the goods. There are many very
wealthy, educated native Africans a,
Lagos, Sierra Leone, and other cities.
They are largely educated in England
France, Scotland, and Germany. Man,
of the native missionaries are educated
In this country.
They have banks and are engaged IL
all the various mercantile pursuits and
ship coffee and other products to this
and other countries in large quantities
They have many very fine residences
built on the modern style of nrchitec.
ture. The residence of Mr.. J. ]. Thorn.
as. a negro, at Lagos, is one of the most
magnificent dwellings in the city, while
there are thousands Of others as fine
but not as large.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
A UNIQUE Republic.

The republic Of Goust is the smallest
in the world. Andorra is an empire In
comparison. Goust Is about n mile
square, and 1t houses 100 persons. II
has been Independent these 25D years.
1t stands on top OF mountain by the
Spanish border, near the edge OF
France, and 1t gets along very com.
fortably without ever mixing itself in
other peoples affairs, and without
reading the evening papers, or. 30 far
as we know. the morning ones. The de.
lectable 100 govern themselves by a
council. one member Of which Is select.
ed to see that the business agreed upon
is executed. Matters go along very
smoothly, and Goustians are all the
happier because nobody knows much
about them, and therefore they are un.
snvied. -Kansas City Time
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12


The electric storage battery, In whose
developments lies the hope of enamel.
patton from electric light wires. trolley
wires and other unsightly distractions
has reached a point of perfection, as
shown by an exhibit In Philadelphia,
which makes 1t commercial possibil.
ity. and promises a large extension OF
the usefulness of electricity in every.
day life. With further development
In the direction Of cheapness, 1t may be
possible to reproduce. In towns unpro-
vided with cheap means Of motive pow
er. the conditions existing In Great
Falls, Mont. In that town electric pow
err produced economically mt a water
privilege does all the mechanical work.
1t propels, lights and heats the street
cars, runs the elevators, the printing
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
Hard To Please.

A man was taking his usual dose of
pork and beans in a restaurant at Olym-
pia and found two silver dimes In the
beans. Calling the waiter, he howled
out in an impatient manner:
Here, what kind Of a layout Is this
l have found twenty cents in my
beansw
"well, you are hard to please" re-
piled the waiter. Yesterday you growl-
ed about not having any change in your
dietr'--Seattle Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
Not a lsicvcIe Er,,,n.;...

lie Is one of the men who refuse to
become enthusiastic over the bicycle.
Have you learned TO brake your
wneei with your foot yetl" asked his
friend.
NO. was the reply. 81 haven't got
Ten any further than learning to break
any loot with my wheel" -washington
Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
Original Languages OF Europe.

1t is said by philologists that there
are thirteen original European Ian
guages--the Greek, Latin, German.
Slavonic, Welsh, Biscayan,, Irish, al
bantam. Tartarian, Illyrian, Jazygian,
Chaucin and Finnic.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

to dinner. denominating places and b.
Ing ready for the return trip to the
drawing-room at a mystic look from
his wife. All told, the President has q
severe task before him.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

His Oath OF Omccs
The die has been cast and the choice
made for the next President. The In
conner. though man long prominent
In politics, begins Immediately after
his election to Ego to school," He has
much to learn before he can really be-
come President OF the United States.
His school books will be the example
of his predecessors, lesson from the
Judge Of the Supreme Court who adj
ministers the oath Of office, and the
Constitution OF the United States.
Certain things are prescribed for the
President to do. Others he does from
long-established precedent.
The first thing a President has to
learn Is self-denial. His oath Of Office
Is administered in the open exposure
upon the east Capitol front, and from
there he delivers his inaugural address.
A time-honored custom with the
Weather Bureau Is to provide drizyly,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

Shivering Passenger-Why don't you
have a fire In these cars, conductor
Conductor (wifh frigid dignity)-we ex-
pcct the heat Of the campaign to warm
these cars, slr.-Chicago Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
Nature.

Unnatural father" sobbed the he
roine.
Indeed, he was to such an extent un-
natural that the stage manager let him
go at the end of the week.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

on, dear sighed Mrs. Bloombump-
er, I've made another mistake"
Never mind" said her husband .tf
mistakes were haystacks every one
would keep a cow Harlem Life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

I Fair science
lfrowns upon
{the plebeian
topinion that
lkleptomania
Ills a polite
name for a
IL N m m N m
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12

II you insist upon having your rirhtA
sou WIN never be popular.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-12
Enplish Widow.

In England there are Ia widows to
every nfty-four widowers.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-01-23
VENETIAN eoNDoLIERs.
Not Quite - Picturesque as Painted By
Sentimental Tourists.

Not Quite - Picturesque as Painted by
Sentimental Tourists.
II is with grief that / remind my
untraveled reader that In Venice the
gondnla Is the cab. Is the cabman a
poetic object--a person to whom you
would indite lyrics or elegiesP throw
not But on the other hand, the gon-
dolier, unlike the London eabman, has
his redeeming qualities. He is pict-
uresque. He used to be more so in
the days when he wore red silk stock
ings and blue silk jacket, and when
the boat he propelled was as gay a
thing as himself He is also very
amenable to civility. He will quarrel
with the portly Briton who speaks no
language but English, and after a row
tenders in payment sum Of money he
deems unworthy Of him, though 1t be
In excess of the tariff. But the quar-
rel will be all on his side, and 1t will
soon dissolve away into resonant
laughter as he invites his copper-col-
ored comrades to share the spectacle
Of the Briton walking off as II he
heard not word Of his plea The
cabman, in such a case, would OF
course proceed to maledictions,
and perhaps 60 further still
Indeed, when all Is said, the
gondolier Is not q bad fellow, though,
like the pigeons, somewhat spoiled by
being photographed In his boat by en-
terprising amateurs hundred times
in the year. But In spring, notwith-
standing the romance OF them, one Is
not strongly attracted toward gondola
or gondolier. When q bora" is
Glowing upon the city from the mount
aims behind Trieste, and all the lagoon
Is under blue-gray haze, chilly and
thick, one is prone to think Of fires,
not aquatic expeditions. And many
a martyred paterfamilias and his
wife, who, at their eldest daughters
bidding, have indignantly wrlggled
into the boat. and, aided by the smil-
ing, compassionate oarsman, iudicious-
/ ly dispersed their offspring about the
remaining space thereof, arc as eager
to leave as they were unwilling to en-
terit II they can be induced to make
another such eXclrftJn, tnei t..4 wool
for their ears and caolsli w,Tpj for q
regiment--reckess OF tha 3tughters
| indignant demur about hos IL will
look" A playful form Of compliment
| which the gondciicrs baady about
when they are displeased With each
other brings mo TO another character
istic Of Venice. II. in conveying mis-
party through the "canaiettl, -the
oarsman clashes with u boat csining in
tho contrary direction, he will proba-
bly, call his ensny "lho con Of dog, y
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