Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-11-05


prefect's widow, two days after her
husbands death, has been rewarded for
his enterprise by sentence OF six
weeks imprisonment.
| At the present time there are owned
and controlled by the railroads and
private car companies OF America
nearly 100000 freight cars. or In other
words, enough cars to make two con-
tiDuous trains reaching from Boston to
San Francisco. with an engine for
every forty-five cars.
A charitable genius, through the
press, calls upon some cycling George
Peabody to start clubs In the East End
OF London In order to provide bicycling
recreation for the poor. The latest
furnish agreeable bicycling compan-
ions. The incognito Is preserved or d.
vulged as desired.
The long-sought field books OF Mad
Anthony" Wayne have been found by
Mr.. c. NJ. Burton, OF Detroit, and he
has promised copy of the originals TO
the Pennsylvania Historical Society.
They not only prove General Wayne to
have been severe discipllnarian, but
afford an insight into the craze for
liquor which was the bane OF Cont
mental army life.
Germany has shown an increase of
population since 1892 OF about six and
n half millions. In that period the
number engaged in agriculture has di-
minished, while there has been a large
increase in the line Of commercial and
industrial pursuits. The earnings Of
the latter exceed those OF the rural
workers in the proportion Of Il little
more than three 10 one.
Lodging houses for the poor. built by
the municipal government, are prov
ing success in Glasgow. An interest
ing addition TO the system has recently
been made in the shape Of family
home" with accommodation for about
165 small families. 1t Is especially in
tended for widows and widowers with
children; there is large nursery, with
special trained nurses to care for the
children while the father or mother Is
at work.
A book on "rhe Mystery of Sleep"
which the Hon. John Bigelow has been
writing ut his country home ut High
land Falls, y. V, during the past sum-
mer mostly, aims to show that sleep
has n much higher office than the re-
covering Of spent physical energy as
commonly thought. 1t Is ''the period
and agency" the author maintains,
inf
the spirit, and without which man
would be As the beast"
The new Spanish CONSUMPTION repre-
SCENTS more than 100000 men for SER
vice OH the Peninsula and In Cuba, |
Porto Rico and the Philippines. 1t is
expected that $4,000 will impoverish
themselves and their families in order
to purchase exemption ut 800 each.
This purchase money will give the
treasury some $4,000, 900. and is yir-
tually killing tax upon that portion of
the population least able TO bear IL.
Soon there will be no more money
available for exemption. Then the
seed of revolution will be sown.
A home for ex-convicts is the latest
philanthropic plan TO convert GRIMM
ais. The retreat Is to be called Hope
Hall and is to be run under the per-
sonal direction of Mrs. BallingtOn
Booth. 1t is estimated that from 80 to
90 per cent. OF released prisoners leave
prison with the intention OF reform
ing. but the most of them are again
forced into life of crime because they
are not trusted. The inmates Of the
home are to be employed on the farm
surrounding 1t. They will be kept
there only long enough for them to OBJ
tain permanent situation.
The health commissioner of Milwau-
kee has begun n crusade against I'M
necessary noise In that city. "A GER
tain amount Of nerve-energy," says he,
lis required to resist noises, and when
these noises are abnormaliy large they
make great drain upon the nervous
system" He will therefore stop so far
as may be the shrieking of whistles,
ringing Of gongs, changing Of bells.
screeching OF street vendors, and all
other useless and most offensive
sounds that assault the mental calm Of
dweller in cities. We need just such
an apostle of true civilization.
There has been remarkable growth
Of Christianity in Uganda, Africa,
whose King Mwango. ordered the mas
sacre Of Bishop Harrington and Il num-
Der OF Christian converts less than
eleven years ago. During Bishop Tuck
ers recent visit to the country he or
dallned five natives to be diaconate
and three to the priesthood, licensed
twenty-five as lay readers and confirm
ed more than 1000 converts. One OF
the natives recently ordained was
Samwill Mukasa, who. In 1890. was
one OF the ENJOYS sent TO the coast by
the King to see the Consul-General
with regard to the political situation.
His earnestncss and DEVOTION. the
Bishop writes. ARE beyond all ques-
ton" The ordination service was at
tended by 5000 or 1000 pedsons, and
lasted for nearly five hours.
Philadelphia more than maintains
its proud record Of being the city Of
homes. Largely through the aid and
inct ntive of the building and loan as
sociations. II has no equal In the world
as a city Of home-Owners, and its lead
in this respect Is steadily growing. The
facts OH which this statement is based
comes from the office OF the Beard Of
Revision of Taxes. where II Is shown
by the returns OF the Assessors for 1896