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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02

some persons whose acquaintance we
had made on the steamer. 1t was a
beautiful day in summer, and we all
felt in the highest spirits.
1T happened that at the hotel some
one had told me Of the statue of form
err margarine Of Hanover, which was
soon to be unveiled in Herrenhausen.
1t was to stand in shell-shaped struc-
ture, the whole Of which was boarded
over at that time.
when our party reached this she'd
like affair, I began to tell what it was
there for, who the margarine was,
and so on, pretending a vast knowledge
of the whole business. One of my chill
dren then wanted to know If we could
not see the statue. In q joking way I
said certainly, and going up to the
gate of the shed, drew a bunch Of keys
from my pocket.
II made as IL were going to open
the lock, and actually put key into 1t,
taking the first that came to hand. l
turned the key to carry out the joke,
and was astonished beyond measure
to find the lock yield and the door open.
MY little daughter clapped her hands
and exclaimed, oh, papa's opened the
door, and rushed in to see the statue.
The others followed, while l for a mo-
ment was too dazed to say word.
began to feel more or less alarmed.
had heard great deal about the strict
ness Of German enforcement Of law,
and knew that technically 1 had COM
mitted burglary.
1.-The question also arose in my mind
whether could not be hailed up for
lese-majesty and sent to prison for six
months. At the same time 1t would
have been embarrassing and humilia-
ting to confess to my children that 1
had made mistake, and had no right
in there.
The statue was covered with cloth,
and so managed to hustle the party
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02
Mark Was Grateful.

When Mark Twain was married, his
brides father bought and furnished a
handsome house for the young pair
Twain. says Harper's, knew nothing
Of 1t until after the wedding, when
it was shown to him in all its COM
pleteness by party of his wife's rela-
tives, and, of course, his wife, who at
length broke out:
Its our house-yours and mine-a
present from father"
He choked up and, with tears in his
eyes, stammered out to his father-in-
law: =
Mr.. Langdon, whenever you are in
Buffalo, If it's twice a year, come right
up here and bring your bag with you.
You may stay over night, If you want
to. 1t shan't cost you cent"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02
WHAT WE May ExPEoT DURING THE cAMpAreN

A cap. a'cape of oil cloth in any color,
and a torch can all be bought for 55
cents forSthe uniforming. of a boys
club. The most important part Of a
political uniform Is the hat. There
arc small white duck caps that cost
Is cents. Oilcloth ones In colors can be
purchased for % cents, and so up to
the fur shake of fairly good quality
for 20 cents.
Makers of uniforms say there Is no
call for good materials. The cam
paigners want a great deal for the
money, but they do not ask for endur-
ing things. They want them for night
ly appearance for three months, but
after November they will be hung up
In the archives of the clubs or thrown
to the boys for city elections. The
cost Of getting up campaign club Is
81 small that 1t Is practically nothing.
A collection wfll inaugurate the move
ment. A ten-cent cap. a ten-cent dou-
BILE swinging torch and fifteen-cent
oilcloth cape set the ball rolling gayly.
There lives no man with political soul
50 dead that he has never joined a
campaign club, and this year the low
price of uniforms brings the political
club within the range Of all who feel
the spark Of marching patriotism.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02
A New Russian Money Tax.

A new tax has been created in Rus
STA on all money passing in and out Of
the country. The tax amounts to one
copeck on every 100 rubles, but each
traveller furnished with passport for
abroad will be allowed 5000 rubles
with him, free Of duty. Any amount In
excess Of this sum must be declared
the penalty of omission being the con-
fiscation Of one-fourth of the sum con-
cpaled.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02
HUNGARY S MILLENNIUM.

A Brave People Celebrate Their
1,OOOth Birthday.
Just thousand years ago the fore
fathers Of modern Hungary, who had
wandered westward from their origi-
nal home In the region Of the Altai
mountains, established themselves in
the country which has since borne their
name and laid the foundations Of the
Hungarian state. For some months to
come the Hungarian nation will be en-
gagged Ia the appropriate celebration
Of the 1,O0Oth year Of it's history. Fetes
and congresses of all kinds are to be
held at all the chief centers of the coun-
try at intervals throughout the next
few months, and great events Of Hun
garlan history are TO be celebrated by
the erection Of many monuments.
The chief feature of the commemora-
ton is the great Millennial exhibition
which was opened at Budapest recent
ly by the Emperor-King Francis Jo-
seph, and which forms an deliberately
faithful presentment of the gradual
development of the Hungarian race
from a state Of barbaric simplicity to
the complex civilization of the present
time. Most Of the great historical
buildings are reproduced on an extern
sive scale in a rich medley Of different
architectural styles = Romanesque,
Gothic, Renaissance, and their success
sors. The Sultan Of Turkey has con-
tributed a particularly fine collection
Of treasures associated with his prede-
cessors on the Turkish throne, whose
sovereignty was acknowledged in Hun
gary. Side by side with this rich dis
play Of bygone times Is a no less extern
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02

by the beneicence Of the Gear were only
peasants, and that the death Of few hun
dreds or even few thousands Of peasants
should be permitted to interfere with the
general joyousness Of the occasion when
. youps Gar is crowned was not to be
thought of for moment, so the merry
making and the funerals progressed at the
same time. and while the strains of the
waltz Heated ont from the windows of the
Kremlin palaces, the wails Of widows and
orphans went up from the plain outside,
where the dead were being buried in great
trenches. with scarcely more formality
than would be shown in the case of so
many cattle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02

This system alone would be enough to
account for the general poverty and mis-
cry Of the peasantry in the Russian EN-
pire, but there are others quite as potent.
The people are grossly ignorant and sup
ersttious beyond belief. There is pre-
tense Of popular education, it is true, but
to the peasant farmers it Is only a pre-
tense, for not one in ten can read line.
The clergy of the Greek Church. always
passively and frequently actively, oppose
efforts at advancement, and the result is
that schools, when they exist at all, are
devoted rather to the devotional than to
the intellectual training Of the young and
thus the ignorance is perpetuated.
The home life Of the Russian peasant is
exceedingly rude and primitive. In the
country districts log houses, greatly re-
sembling those once in use in the early
days OF this country, are very common.
while in regions where stone Is more
easily obtained than lumber, the houses
are Of that material. The lower class
Russian is not noted for his cleanliness.
and, though he may take vapor bath
every Saturday night his company is not
always rendered the more agreeable in
virtue Of that fact, the rest Of the week.
for his ideas Of cleanliness do not always
extend as far as clean clothing. and his
sheepskin jacket and cloak frequently
swarm with vermin. Long boards and
hair are the rule rather than the excep-
ton, despite the efforts of Peter the Great
to abolish both, and these capillary at
fractions are usually so unkempt and I'M
cared for as to detract greatly from the
personal appearance Of the wearer. The
home is no more attractive than it's owner
Two or three misersbly dark rooms, often
shared with domestic animals, big brick
stove on one side, which, in very cold
weather, serves as the bed Of all the in
mates Of the house, bench, a table, a
few crude cooking utensils and a sacred
picture in the corner, constitute the fur
nishings and furniture. while pork, milk
cheese and black bread, so coarse and ill
smelling as often to be repulsive, form
the leading articles of diet. Poor and in
sufficient as his food may be, however
every Russian peasant considers himself
fully compensated if, on the frequent holt
days, he has the means Of getting an ade
quate supply Of vodki, and Of all the meap
drinks that ever went down the human
throat, this is probably the vilest. Imag
inc the worst possible brand of whisky
mingled with the stalest beer ever drawn
by bum from three-day-old beer keg
tinctured with asafoetida, tobacco juice,
little essence Of ''jimson weed" flavor
ing of NORWOOD and gall and taste Of
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02

tippler. II L even said ln Russia that
altar vodki drunk has apparently run it,
course and gone the way Of all DRINKS. the
subject may revive 1t BY going and lying
In the sun. and In q quarter Of an hour
will be - drunk a. ever. So the student
of Russian political economics must take
into account, not only the number of holi-
days, but also the number Of days after
the holidays, for working the day after
q vodki drunk Ia an impossibility, and
thus Ii the effectiveness of the Russian
laborer still further reduced. II he can
make enough to support his family and
get drunk, too, SO much the better, IL not,
the family goes hungry, for to the Rus
sian peasant q holiday without vodki Ii
but barren ideality.
Such are the ignorant, shiftless, improv-
ident people who crowded the neighbor-
hood of the ancient capital in anticipation
of free feast from the hand Of the Gear.
That they trampled each other to death at
the tables, that they were drowned In the
beer. provided for their use, Ii not to be
wondered at, for q herd Of cattle would
act quite az intelligently as the degraded
creatures who starved themselves for
whole day that they might be better pre-
PdISu W pIOht W tuC ONoh . bSpSAv0Asys
The future Of this vast mass Of ignorance
may well be viewed with apprehension.
The Russian peasants do not now know
their strength, just as the equally igner-
ant and down-trodden French peasantry
century ago were ignorant of their
power, but when they discover it, as some
day they surely will, the aristocracy Of
Russia may fare as badly as did the no.
bility that crowded the gay court Of Louis
XVI. The day Of reckoning may be dis
tant, for national movements are gen
orally slow, but, on the other hand, the
world moves faster and goes further now
In decade than il formerly did in a CEN
fury, so there may be men living who will
see the social earthquake that will occur
when the Russian peasants discover their
wrongs and rise to take vengeance on
their oppressors.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02

conquered provinces, held together by the
iron hand of despotsm, the 40, 0O0, 900
human units which make up the popula-
ton being regarded only as so many items
of wealth or so much material for the
merciIess CONSUMPTION when the Gear
needs soldiers to fight his battles.
In such miscellaneous and heterogen-
eous mass of peoples as make up the en-
pire it is impossible that there should be
any cohesion. No State on the earth, not
even the British, contains so varied a col
lection Of nationalities as the Russian
Empire. Over 100 nations, speaking near
ly as many languages and dialects, ac-
knowledge the authority Of the Gar and
so wide Is the dominion of this potentate
that he governs alike sealskin-clad Esqui-
maux of the polar circle and half-naked
savages on the torrid plains to the east Of
the Caspian, where the heat Of the sun,
reflected from burning sands, renders life
Il most uncomfortable.
Between these extremes are crowded
l.ussians, Poles, Lithuanians, Firms,
I.apps, Germans from the Baltic prov
inces Of Germany, Poles, Hungarians,
Serbs, Slavs, Cossacks of dozen tribes,
Tchuds. Vets, Livs, Esths, Tartars, No
gals. Meshtcherjaks, Bashkirs, Kirghiz,
Yakuts, Buriats, Tungusians, Amos, Chi
nese., Calmucks. Samoyeds, Ostiaks, ,Uz-
backs, Turcomans, Talks, Circassians.
Georgians, Lesghians, Grusians, Per-
slams. Armenians. Turks, Jews. Greeks,
besides scores Of others, whose names
are even less known than these. Some of
these tribes comprise only few hundred
thousand of the population, but, on the
0ther hand several number millions and
annually send thousands Of soldiers into
the armies Of the Gar. So far as Europe
n concerned, however, the great bulk of
the ,population is Russian, and it is proba-
h. that most of the unfortunates who
were trnmpled to death at the coronation
fenst were of that nationality and Of the
lowest and poorest classes Of the peas
antry. Attracted by the unusual occa-
sion and by the prodigality. barbarian in
it's profusion, with which the populace are
always entertained at such an event, they
seame by hundreds OF thousands, an undis-
'ciplined. half-sta9ved rabble, and when
/. the signal was given to approach the
tables prepared, there was a rush like that
!. Of a stampeded herd of cattle and whole
sale death was the natural result.
The wretched peasants who trod one
another into the earth to get a meal were
the product of ages OF iron oppression
Historians paint graphic pictures Of the
! condition Of the commons, the farmers
farm laborers and country people general
~ In the days when all Europe was owned
by Kings and barons, and when, the tiller,
OF the soil were bought and sold with tn,
estates on which they lived, but We dc
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02

years. The past two seasons he has
been acting the part Of Pudd'nhead
Wilson in the dramatization Of Mark
Twain's story. He was born in Bos-
ton in 1889. He began his theatrical
career as super" at the American
Theater In San Francisco, where he
had gone with his parents in 1850. He
continued to follow the stage for sew
eral years in parts of increasing impor-
lance until in 1865 he came east. He
then went on starring tour which
proved very successful. His repertoire
included all the standard Shakspear-
ian dramas, as well as Virginius, Rich
elieu, The Robbers, The Three Guards
men, The Marble Heart, Damon and
Pythias, Jack Cade and The Streets
Of New York. In 1872 he first pro-
duced Davy Crockett in Rochester In
1879 he took 1t to New England. He
appeared In 1t altogether more than
1000 times. Philadelphia was his
home r-E
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02

more wondehfd5sSsia. &re.said to hap
pen. Thus the New York Tribune 70.
ports that company OF American trav-
elers were telling stories In the smok-
ing-room Of steamer. One thing led
to another. tilf'a member Of the party
capped the climax by narat1ng an odd
adventure that once befell him In Ger
many. $40
There rs IN HAtover, as some Of you
know" he began "a beautiful garden,
Herrenhausen, on which the kings or
Hanover, when there were kings Of
Hanover. lavished much attention.
Some years ago / visited Herrenhau-
sen with my wife and children, and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02

out Of the shed after q short time-s One
of the laborers CHANGED to pass, and he
was. evidently surprised to see us in
there. He must have taken me for the
sculptor or something of the kind, and
did not summon policeman.
II was in the greatest trepidation un-
til relocked the door and finally got
away with my family and friends.
There were probably million chances
to one that my key wouldn't fit that
particular lock, but I haven't liked to
be too practical in my jokes since that
time" Ia $50
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02

over six feet tall, brave, and generous,
and one of the.hest horsemen that ever
threw leg ovesa bronco. At one time
they were very wealthy. They owned
so much land that you could scarcely
ride over 1t In day, but Secundio was
so generous that he lost 1t ALL Some Of
their twenty-nine chlldren are dead;
some are still living. Asked IL any Of
her children were twins, Mrs. Robes
said: 20, yes; I've had them three to
once. two to twice. and one ever so
many times"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02

The awful panic In which over 1000
persons lost their lives on the Hodynsky
Plain, just outside the walls Of Moscow,
did not seem to mar the festivities Of the
coronation, for, although the Gear and
Czarina went through the form OF visit
ing the hospitals and speaking to those
who, though manned, were fortunate
enough to escape death, the dancing and
rejoicings went on according to the pro-
gram already arranged, and the ghastly
incident seemed to make little impression
on the court circle. Those who persisted
In the terrible rush for the food provided
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02
Invented bx Women.

Celia Thaxter, the poetess, had not
an exalted opinion of the capacities of
her sex.
She once said: women never invent
ed knitting nor any other art" Yet It
is an undisputed fact that the first but
ton establishment was due to woman.
The machine for making satchel bot
toned paper bugs was the Invention OF
woman, men having tried long and
unsuccessfulfy to produce such an ar
ticle.
A foundry owner declares that the
first stove he ever saw was invented
by woman, though the patent was
taken out by man, and the original
Declaration Of Independence was
printed by one Katherine Goddard
Therei
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02

liquid fire, and there is vodki. Only n
Russian throat can stand 1t, and even a
Russian throat can endure it only on holt
day occasions. The Russians do not drink
as incidental to occasions of sociability.
The Englishman, Frenchman, German
and American may get drunk, but ii is
generally because they are with friends,
and, flushed with social emotion and con-
versation, transcend the limits of pru-
dent drinking. The Russian gets drunk
with generalization and malice afore-
thought; deliberately goes to shop where
his favorite' tipple is sold, pays his money,
and in n moment swallows enough to
make a beast Of him for twenty-four
hours, and even longer, for it is a pecu-
liarity Of vodki that 1t can make man
drunken for longer time and for less
money than any other drink known to the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02

courage multiplica-
ton and help popu-
late the Dominion.
Mrs. Maria An
tonic Robes, Of
Mountain Vie " ,
Cal. could have
won a lot Of real
estate long ago II
she had happened
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02
FRANK MAYO.

His Career as an Actor Was Most
Successful One.
The drama lost one of its most able
and distinguished exponents by the
death Of Frank Mayo, on train en-
route from Denver to Omaha, Neb., re-
Gently. Mr.. Mayo was one Of the best
known and most popular of American
actors. He will be most widely and
most pleasantly remembered in the
character of Davy Crockett in the play
Of that name, which had a run Of many
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02
"As Thick Skinned Asp

A certain useful animal has hitherto
specially enjoyed the reputation of be-
ing the most pachydermatous of crea-
lures. We use the phrase las thick-skin-
ned as donkey" but the donkey is no.
where in this respect. The skin of the
whale is from two inches to two feet
thick, that of large specimen weigh
ing thirty tons. The rhinoceros Is the
thickest-skinned Quadruped, with
hide so tough as to resist the claws Of
the lion or tiger, the sword. or the balls
of the old-fas hioned muskpt.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02

!. Oilcloth cape In red. white. blue, or
black IRE
2. Wooden musket
3. Flannel shirt. embroidered with candi-
date, or muslin shirt stamped with same.
4. Transparency painted with name and
national colors. NJ
8. Silvered battle-ax upon light wooden
mounting.
Q. Double swivel torch; hangs straight, no
matter how carried; perfectly safe.
Z. Bull's-eye fixed with red glass.
s. Political broom; can be fixed In end OF
musket or above battle-ax.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02

Showing. as it does, the little esteem in
which the mass of Russian population is
held by the court and better classes, the
incident is.painfully suggestive, for it in
dicates that between the rulers and the
ruled in that vast empire there is great
gulf fixed that hardly can be bridged even
by the wings Of human sympathy. For
Russia is but compulsory aggregation Of
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02

o. Flag Of stin material-silk. or muslin
or tin. 4" tN
10. Fur shake Of white or black. for cam
paigners or musicians.
HIP. White duck legglngs for knicker-
bockers or trousers.
ID. Dark night marching lantern set with
colored lights
IA. Cockade hat for Napoleonic or WASH
ingtonian clubs.
1915. Cap and silk hat, the latter politi-
cal favorite with certain clubs.
IL Patriotic belt for full dress-white
leather with raised silver eagle.
1910. Samples Of uniforms for clubs that
wear full military or fancy dress.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02
Failure OF Frances Hay Crop.

Frances hay crop being failure, NJ.
Meline, the Premier, has ordered pro-
fessors Of agriculture throughout the
country to suspend their lectures and
proceed to the rural districts, where
they will try to persuade the farmers
to SOW vetches, corn, and other fodder
to make up for the hay, and to make
use of oil cake. straw. bran. and corn.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02
Pleasant Attraction for Guests.

A man to hang by the neck thirteen
days and nights was the attraction ut
Montmartre cafe recently. The doc
tors. however, stopped the performance
at the end Of the fourth day, the man
being in critical condition. His name
Is Durand.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02

How TO Costume IN up-to- Date Poiit-
ical Organization.
Political clubs are the pride Of those
who belong to them and the envy and
admiration of those who view them.
To manage q campaign club takes the
skill Of Napoleon. But before the
era comes that OF the Roths-
child. The wherewithal and the how
withal to fight. Then the conflict!
In getting up campaign club the
rooms taxa care Of themselves. A
nook always opens itself. and
there unite the forces that are TO con-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02

Examiner to the
parents having the
greatest number OF
children.
Little and chunky
and active, she
married Secundfo
Robes at Santa
Clara when she
was rs years ! old.
She says he was a
s p | e ndid fellow,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02

sive illustration Of the chief features
in the life of modern Hungary. More
than ITO different pavilions Of spacious
size are devoted to the exhibition of all
mat is most representative Of the coun-
try. and, indeed, of it's whole social and
political life
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02
Divorce in japan.

In Japan one marriage in every three
ends I'm divorce. This Is not so very
surprising, seeing that woman, for
instance, may be divorced for talking
too much, or because her mother-in-law
develops dislike for her.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02
Turk and Frcnchman.

Until 1859 the most difficult metamor-
phosis to make was to turn foreigner
into Turk unless he were willing to
adopt Mohammcdanism, but to-day
there Is not much difference between
the Turkish and French regulations.