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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06

The Illinois Central Adds New Fast
bay Train to lts Chicago-St. Louie
Service, the Diam iona special con-
thinning ~ Before.
Beginning Aug. the Illinois Central
will add new solid fast vestibule day
train to its Chicago-St. Louis service,
which will make the run between he
two cities In eight and a half hours. Ii
will he known as the daylight Special"
and will leave Chicago at 1895 \. m,
arriving at ST Louis Mt T'O4 p. m; re-
turning, leaving st. Louis Mt $50 a. IN.
and arriving ut Chicago ut . p. nj. 1t
will carry free reclining chair car and
an elegant Pullman combination parlor
and buffet car. This In addition to the
regular night train. the Diamond Special,
with its free reclining chair car. its elc-
CANT Pullman full compartment sleeping
car aud Pullman combination sleeping
car containing buffet. state rooms and
open sections, which will continue to
leave Chicago at D y. NJ, arriving at st.
Louis "a q. M; returning, leaving st.
Louis at $40 p. m, and arriving at Chi
cago at 7:35 a. m.
These trains will. In every sense be
solid through trains of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad for the entire distance be-
tween Chicago and st. Louis, but they
viii both run via new route from Pana
10 st. Louis. |. e.. over the tracks of the
Big Four Route, the line between Chicago
and Pana being over the Illinois Central
via Clinton--rcgular route Of the Diamond
Special. Trains make regular stops In
both directions in Chicago mt I'D street.
39th street, Hyde Park and USd street
stations, for the accommodation Of pat
rons 10 or from the Kenwood. Hyde
Park, Pullman or South Chicago districts
Of the city. .i
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06
A Yankee at n Circus.

IL attended Barnum's circus at New
London, Conn, a few days ago." re-
marked travelling man at the Pal
ace yesterday, "and had the pleasure
of sitting beside one of those shrewd.
practical old Yankees that we read
about and seldom see. l expected to
see him enthusiastic over the perform
ance, but he wasn't. After woman
had given beautiful exhibition OF
bareback riding l asked him what he
thought OF It,
She could ride heap more COM
Portable an run durn sight less risks
o. breakin' her neck on side saddle,
said he.
"Then n man gave a bareback ex-
hibition on trained steer. The ami
NAL cavorted around the ring with
the man for several minutes, and then
he threw the brute and stood with
one foot on its head and the other on
Its side. BIZ
Mighty good way to spile good
beef critter,' commented the old man.
Next they showed horses in a thun-
der storm. The stage thunder com
menced to ROLAND the affrighted horses
huddled together in the center of the
ring. Then came flashes of lightning,
and they scattered as IL terror-stricken.
1t was very petty exhibition of well
trained animals, but the old Yankee
was disappointed.
Its all wrong declared he. NO
one ever see thunder come afore light
MIN. The lightnin' allus comes first "
San Francisco Post
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06

The South is destined TO be. and is rap
idly becoming. the garden of the United
States. Here life is easier to live. the rig
orous winters do not eat up the fruits VI
the toll OF summer. nor are the summers
SO trying as many Northern people have
supposed. IL used TO live only half the
year." said a Northern farmer recently
settled in the South, land used TO work
all the time then. Now | work half the
time and live all the year through"
Homeseekers' excursion tickets will be
sod over the Monon Route to nearly all
points in the South at the rate OF one
frst-c,ass fare tone way); tickets good re-
turning on any Tuesday or Friday within
thirty-one days from date OF sale. Liber-
al stop-ovcrs are allowed. These excur-
sions start land tickets IRE sold) Aug.
II, Is and 81; Sept. /. II. 10: Oct. 5, u.
10 and 30. Call on Frank J. Reed. agent
OF the Monon Route, for further informa-
fiOr.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06
A National Holiday.

The only holiday that exists in the
United States by statuary enactment Is
Labor Day, which. during the second
session OF the Fifty-third Congress.
was made holiday In the District OF
Columbia. Congress has frequently
recognized the existence of others, but
with this exception, has made no stat
utory enactment on the subject. On
Washington's birthday and on Decora-
ton Day Congress invariably adjourns,
tout Of respect to the illustrious dead"
but not even the Fourth of July Is rec
Ognized on our national statutes as a
holiday. Nearly all the States, how
ever. have, through their legislative
bodies, recognized the various common
holidays as legal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06


like an immensely fat old man, with
unnaturally short arms and wearing
trousers that conceal all Of his legs,
but his feet.
This dugong has round head, bald
at the top. with side whiskers, and
clearly marked nose, mouth. and ears.
Her hands are Of enormous size, espe-
cially the fingers. One may note that
the length Of the longest finger meas
ures seven inches. 1t would he I'M
pleasant to have such a finger put into
any one. The, fingers art>Ssed for the
purpose Of scratching up the mud.
They are somewhat human In form.
She has no argessto speak Of. III
The skin of The dugong isSa whitish
green In color. and is sprinkled with
coarse hairs. Theeolor of the dugong.
as well as itsNform. gives ground for
the superstition that 1t is the mermaid
OF mythology.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06
Current condensntions.

ST. Louis has more Germans than
live in any city OF Germany except the
ten largest. Il. a-,m ~. va.t
The greatest number of British
Americans in any one of our cities is
found in Boston,. 3S, 294. '.dGt91T
To be perfectly proportional it is
claimed that man should weigh TWEEN
ty-eight pounds to every foot of his
height.
When you travel carry fiaXseeed in
your pocketbook. They will find n
cinder or speck OF dirt in your eye in a
moment, almost, and save you a world
OF pain.
When papering small room ii Is
well to remember that blue in all light
shades makes room look larger.
Dark colors or papers with large pat
terms have the opposite effect.
Charlcmagne possessed a table cloth
woven from asbestos. He used to as
tonish his guests after dinner by gath
ering it up and throwing 1t into the fire,
from whence he drew il cleansed from
gravy ana otner grease.
A heavenly census is now being ia
ken by the Paris Observatory; to count
the stars the heavens are photographed
In sections. Some Of these sections
show only dozen stars, while others Of
the same dimensions show over 1900.
J. f. Gore, writing on the "Size Of the
Solar SYSTEM" says that enormously
large as the solar system absolutely is,
compared with the size of our own
earth, it is. compared with the size of
the visible universe. merely as drop
in the ocean,"
The crown Of the Gar of Russia
valued at nearly $4,000. On its top is
a ruby. surmounted by n cross of five
magnificent diamonds, and the rest of
1t is fairly covered with diamonds and
pearls.
Both houses Of the Maryland I.egis-
lature have passed bill to protect
newspaper men from being compelled
to divulge either before a court or
grand jury the source of any conf
dental information given them In the
course Of their employment
There are now three reigning mon.
archs who are entitled TO ride ut the
head Of English cavalry regiments-the
Car. who is colonel in chief of the
Scots grays; the Emperor William,
whose regiment is the First Royal dra
goons. ana the Emperor of Austria.
Augustln DAILY is to have n dinner ten
dered him by the Shakespeare society of
New York in recognition of his eminent
and successful serviccsin mounting and
production. during the past twenty-five
years. OF the most splendid revival OF
Shakspearean comedy ever attempted.
The first edition OF Prof. c. 4.
Young's work on THE SUM-" published
In 1881. mentions twenty-one elements
AS having been detected by the spectre
scope In the sun. - ell OF these $50
lines had 6sISidentified. The new
edition OF Proft( fonng's fo6ks states
that Prof RowLlnd has-nuw compared
sixty elementSV<G Che solar spectrum.
and established tlietxisfence of thirty
eight OF them In the sun. being doubt
full In regard to eight of the others. or
iron lines alone he has Identified more
than two thousand. sts
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06

Another murder from superstition
hns occurred In Russia. Two peasants
o. Ostrogojshk, In the Province OF vor.
onetsz. decided to become horse thieves
and thought II would help their plans
u they could become invisible. This,
according TO an ancient belief. can be
accomplished by lighting candle made
OF human tallow. TO get the material
they waylaid ard murdered an 18-year-
old boy of the village and removed
parts OF his body suitable for candle
making. which they took to their room.
There the peculiar odor attracted the
attention OF their landlady. who called
IN the police. The men without hesita-
ton confessed the crime and explained
The niotive.-London Telegraph.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06

with resistance, for they were prepared
at all times to shoot down whoever OPP
posed them. Their method almost inva-
riably was to enter n store, draw revolv-
ers, get the drop on all present and then
grab the money box and escape before the
frightened proprietors, employees or GUS
toners could regain their senses sufli-
GENTLY to net. Sometimes two men did
the robbing, sometimes three, four or Ave,
but In nearly every case n tall man and
a short man took n leading part, and
fully half the robbcries were committed
by these two without assistance. The
tall man was very thin. The short man
had a red face covered with blotches and
p;mpcs. For weeks the police seemed
dumfounded. Almost in their sight the
robbers operated as boldly as IL no police
officer existed.
The activity displayed ny the gang was
something surprising and the detectives
never knew where they were going to
operate next. One(night they would do a
jobr in the center OF the-city and n few
hours later they would complete another
ten miles away. This they kept up for
weeks. Finally about two weeks ago Red
Sullivan was captured while drunk and
from him was obtained information which
led to the arrest Of the others. Orme,
Dempsey and Monahan we're. the last to
be arrested. They were captured In De-
trvit: where they had laid plans7for SINH
lar work TX lily Q. .s.',r
Ornae. the leader. Is a. good dresser and
would be taken for student. There 10
nothing about him tossUggest criminal
and on this account he succeeded so well.
Orme generally walked into the stores
first and the soft smile on his face would
dlsarm suspicion until he got close to the
person he intended to cover. when he
would pull out the big revolver and shove
It at the man, saying In a low voice:
"Now be quiet or l will blow daylight
through you"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06
THE PEOPLES PARTY.


4%H1GA At0tOEJ - ~ 4U&QUlAV0 oM0
subseQuent Growth.
The recent events at st. lSouh make
Of interest some account Of the growth
and origin of the Peoples party.
ne party had Its inception at a meet
Ing held at st. Louis In December, 1850.
In 1857 the farmers movement began In
this country with the organization OF the
grange, or patrons Of hdsbandry. This
vas not q political organization. but Il
spread with the most astonishing rapidity
through the western aud southern por-
tions OF the country. The popularity OF
this movement caused the organization
Of large number OF similar societies and
all Of them grew numerically and acQuir-
ed some political power.
An effort was made to unite all these
various organizations, and Mt the meeting
held In st. Louis In 1889 consolidation
was effected and the name Of the Farm
ers' Alliance and Industrial Union" was
adopted. This was followed by a con-
vention called to meet at Ocala, Fla, on
Dec. 2, 1890. The convention was held,
composed OF 1GS delegates, representing
thirty-ive States and territories, and. in
dependent political action was decided
upon.
A platform was adopted which eur
bodied the following principles: ~ The
abolition OF national banks and the es-
tablishment Of sub-treasuries to loan
money TO the people mt per cent interest.
with an increase OF the circulation to 500
per capita; 90 laws TO suppress gambling
In agricultural products; (3) unlimited
coinage of silver; az prohibiting the alien
ownership Of land and restricting owner
ship to actual use: 90 restricting the
tariff; 90 government control Of railroads
and telegraph lines, and ~ direct vote Of
the people Tor RFesident, Vice president
and United States Senators.
This convention was followed by an
other. held In Cincinnati on May 10, 1891,
at which were 1.41S delegates from thirty
States and territories. At this meeting
the Ocala platform was reafirmed and
the name Of the Peoples party" was
given to the organization. A third ma
tional convention was held in st. Louis
on the 22d Of February, 1892, Mt which
little of an important character was done.
The first nominating convention was held
at Omaha July 4, 1897. composed Of 1. 300
delegates. No great change was made In
the platform, but the income taar and
postal savings banks were demanded. .,l
In the election that followed the Peo-
pies party polled for Gen. Weaver, its
candidate for President, 1.055.424 votes
and he received 22 electoral votes. He
carried the States OF Colorado, Idaho,
Kansas, Nevada, North Dakota and one
vote in Oregon. The party received al
most votes enough to carry Nebraska,
South Dakota, Washington and Wyom-
ing. There have been no elections since
then to test tho voting strength OF the
party as national organization. but In
the congressional election in 1894 the total
vote cast for the congressional candidates
of the party aggregated 1,31O,397, which
shows a gain Of 2J4,073 in two years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06
summer Resorts ON the Monop.

The summer resorts on the Monon
Route are more than usually popular this
year. West Baden and French Lick
Springs. in Orange County, are overflow
ing with visitors, and the hotels have all
they can do. paol. the county seat, has
opened rival sanitarium, which is well
patronized. The waters Of the various
springs differ materially in their constit-
uents, and are successfully prescribed for
u great variety OF malad!es. The woods
in the neighborhood abound in game and
all the streams TEEN with fish. some Of
them having been stocked by the govern
ment fish commission. All Indications
point to West Baden land the neighbor-
ing springs) as the great sanitarium aud
popular summer resort OF the West.
Cedar Lake, forty mics from Chicago.
is n favoritc picnic and outing spot, where
the Monon has q fine wooded park Of
nearly 100 acres. The fishing is first
rate.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06
THE ARMY WORM.
Some of the Characteristics Of This
Great Peat of the Farmers.

Some of the Characteristics Of This
Great Pest of the Farmers.
The army worm, which has now made
its appearance In many States Of the
Union. is a species OF caterpillar. 1t
matches from an egg deposited by a night
Tying mothse bike the moth, the cater
pillar pre- fers the night for tabor aud or
dinari,y remains quiet during the day.
The hot sun is .distasteful to the worms,
and they die il exposed to it for con-
siderable time. The moth that lays the
eggs is nearly one inch long and is one
aud three.quarters inches from tin to tip
OF wing The eggs are deposited in rows
of from fifteen to thirty near the roots
OF grass and grain where they will be pro-
tecicd. More than 700 eggs have been
found In the body OF moth when dis
sectcd. The worms hatch a week or ten
days after the eggs are laid. the time de-
pending somewhat on the climate. When
their lives as caterpillsrs are ended they
burrow into the ground and remain there
until spring. when they emerge MS moths
10 lay eggs to produce more worms.
Inc army worm has appeared almost
every year, according to the United
'Stn tcs Bureau OF Agriculture. On.y &C.
casionally, however. have they been num-
erous enough TO do serious damage to
crops. InA1ST6 the entire west was over
run with the pest. So numerous we're
they that they. stopped railroad trains.
They crawled on the tracks in such num-
hers that the wheels Of locomotives, were
unable TO obtain grip on the rails. They
also swarmed over the engines. disor-
ranged the machiucry. ihrongcd the cabs
and annoyed engineers and fremen. When
they are once started nothing out death
can stop them.
A writer. in describing the ravages of
the worm in the West in 1881, said that
the sight. as a field OF wheat was being
dcvoured. was discouraging. and strong
men turned away. nausedted. after gazing
on the slimy mass OF wriggiing worms.
As they chcwed the leaves slight. crink-
ling sound could be heard. Within few
hours the grain was destroyed and the
army took up Its march TO other pastures.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06

found In the city
limits. More than
. hundred have
been hauled into
the cells. but 1t IL
now almost GER
tain that only ten
men have been
implicated In the
robberies. These
ten are Red Sui
Ivan and John
Orme, the lead
ers Of the gang
who have become
famous I as ''the
LANG and the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06
That Terrible scourxe.

Malariai disease Is invariably supplemen nj ted
by disturbance of the liver. the bowels. the
stomach and the nerves. To the removal Of
Stomach BIttcrs IL fully adequate. 1t .'alis
the bill'' us no other remedy does. perform
Ing it's work thoroughly. Its Ingredients are
pure and wholesome, and Ia admirably serves
shorn OF strength. Constipation. liver and
kidney complaint and nervousness are con-
Quered by IL.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06

short men," Thomas McGownn, Mi
chael Monahan, James Dempsey. Barney
Hunt, Alfred alias "Sleepy" Burke. Jo-
seph Gordon, Jesse Thames and John
McLane. The police are still looking for
Jesse Thames. The others are under ar
rest. ,4 es s
All of the prisoners are under 20 years
OF age, but are old In crime. Some Of
them were waits. and bootblacks who
never knew home: others are the vicious
children Of respected parents. 1t was
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06

He latter the second act)-Well, II
you'll excuse me ! guess I'll go out and
get breath OF fresh air.
Shelf it's the same kind of breath
chat you went out for when was here
with you before I'd rather you wouldn't
bring 1t In with you.-Boston Courier.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06
HOW THE PREsIDENTisELEcTeD
Members of the Electoral College as
Chosen by the States.

While the people elect President by
their votes they do not vote direct for the
candidate. The work is done through an
electoral college. In other words, each
State puts up ticket of presidential cleo
tors and these cast the vote which finally
decides who shall be President and Vice
President.
This ticket is made up so as to give one
e,ector for each United States Senator
The college. therefore. this year will con-
tain AT electors. The successful candi-
dates for President and Vice-President
will be required to secure not less than
224. The college by States is as follows:
State. Electors. State. Electors.
Number Mum her
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06
Practical.

Ina dreamy rapture he kissed her
golden trcsses. The future" he ex-
claimed, joyously, with its castles in
the air" She turned with sudden earn
estness. Reginald" she said. decisive
ly. don't deceive yourself tell you
once for all l shan't live above the
second story under any circumstances"
Pick-Me-Up.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06
Tender Hearted.

why did you do IT." asked the in
qulsitiye visitor of the man who was
under sentence for throwing his wife
into the well.
'.She was cryin',". the gentleman ex-
planned, and never could stand it to
see a woman cry."-Cincinnati Enquir-
err
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06
O e S e r " z

she following symptoms resulting from Disease Of tho
digestive organs: Constipation inward piles. tuness
Of the blood IN the head. Id ~ OF the stomach.
sea. heartburn disgSs Of food fullne,s weight In
the stomach. erctatl ns sinking futtering OF
tho heart, choking focatlng sensations when In
lying posture d!mness Of VISION dig Lees rising
suddenly dots webs betoe the sight fever and dull
pan the hca deficiency III respiration, yeowness
the skin and eyes. ain the de, chest limbs and
sudie nushee OF heat burning In tn flesh.
A ew doses Of RAILWAYS PILLS will free the sys-
tenn al all tlse above named dieord-rs
rice % cents per OK. sod by al DIR ggs.s.
RADWA, 4 20. New YORK.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06

The Dupong IL the funniest Fish
A60at.

The Outgoing Is certainly the quccrest
animal that ever came out OF the sea.
This dugong was captured by Brit
ish man-of-war, near Alden, IN the Red
Sea. When the animal was cut open a
young one was found inside her. The
measurements OF the mother dugong
are: Length, 8 feet; greatest breadth,
I foot 10 inches; longest finger, inches;
breadth OF head, ~ inches; length Of
head, II inches; greatest breadth Of
tail, 10 inches. The child is 2 feet O
inches In length. O inches in breadth
and Its tail at the greatest breadth
measures 10 inches.
The resemblance of the dugong to
human being Is very striking. but very
grotesque. The animal seen here looks
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06

Gen. Josiah s,icgfricd died at Poisson
Vile, Ia. aged U6, from kidney trouble
and nervous prostitution. Gen. Siegf-ied
was one OF the prominent military men
and phlanthropists in the State He was
the leading Republican, politician q
kehuylkili County.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06
Halle Catarrh Cure.
Is constitutional cure. Price 70 cents.
Hi. IcwrA.e

Mrs. Why az you walk the
roads in this aimless manner year in
and year out? ist
Weary Watkins-B Because amt got
no blcycle.-IndianhpO polls journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06

Serious Hoods have occurred In the
canton OF vaud and the lower vallsis, Of
Switzerland. Bridges have been carried
away. roads destroyed and railway trav-
el interrupted. Much damage has been
done TO crops. No fatalities are reported.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06

ANY ONE who has been benefited by
the use Of DIR. Williams Pink Pills will
receive information of much value and in
terest by writing TO "Pink Pilla," L. y.
Box 1892. Philadelphia. i"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06

Iowa farms for sale on crop payments,
10 per cent cash, balance crop yearly,
until paid for. j. Mulhall, Waukegan, III.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06
No Uac for INV.

you have an immense amount of
hay" observed the visitor to the Glover
Meadow farm. r .e ~~ at
"Ya-as," said Farmer Redneck; t'but
there Amt dang thing t feed 1t to but
bicycles
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06

People who live only for themselves
are always little, no matter how big
they feel. w" 30
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06

Pico's Cure for Consumption Is the best
Of all cough cures.-Gcorge w I.otx, Fa-
bacher. La, Aug. 20. 1895.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06

II the hair is falling out, or turning
gray, requiring stimulant with noursh-
ing. and coldring food, Halls Vegetable
Sicilian Hair Remover is just the specific.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06

An attempt to rectiFy error by cover
mig it up with mistakes Is ike trying
to cure a boil by. scratching Il.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06

The Whole Gang OF Chicago Robbers
Now Under Arrest.
= series Of the most daring robberies ever
perpetrated In any city. Chicago now
rests easily, for the perpetrators are In
custody. For some time the police have
had out their drag net and have arrested
every suspicious character they have