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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
Mammoth Gun Casting.

The largest gun casting ever made In
this country was cast at the ordnance
department Of the Bet chem Iron
Company Thursday morning. The
casting is for the tube Of a slxteen-lncf
gun for the United States Government
1t Is nineteen feet six inches long
octagonal in shape and seventy-foul
inches in diameter.
More than 100 gross tons Of metal
were used in its manufacture. Three
furnaces. two Of forty tons capacity
each and one of twenty tons, were
used to prepare the metal in. The cast
ing, which is the first and largest of Its
kind ever made, was success In every
way. The jackets for the big gun viii
be cast ater.-Washlngton Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
Horscless Carriage.

Edison thinks that there will be a
horseless carriage on the market. com.
bining the lightness and trlnIness of the
bicycle and costing not more than 500.
There are no insurmountable difficu!-
ties in the way. The thing is feasible
enough, and an army Of inventors is
at work upon 1t. When it comes the
bicycler Will have the choice of work
ing his own passage or having it work
ed for him. Some of them pretend to
like the former, but with the alterna-
tive in reach the chances are that they
will develop an INDECENT and luxurious
preference for the latter. The vehicle
Is certainly on the way, various ir
type and function, and Mr.. Edison
declaration that 1t will speedily arrive
is the more significant from the fact
that he ought to know what he Is talk
ing about.-Farmer's Review.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

In height, which serves the double pur'
pose Of carrying a set of thermometers
and Of providing convenient exit
when the winter SHOWS have closed the
ordinary doorway, was also erected
The observatory is substantially built
and is all of one story except the tow
err The dry-stone walls vary in thick
ness from four feet in the less exposed
parts to ten feet at the base Of the tow
err; the windows are all double. and the
roof Is covered With lead overlaid with
boarding.
Although the velocity Of the gales on
Ben Nevis frequently exceeds 40 miles
an hour, no damage has been done to
the building beyond the breaking of an
occasional pane Of glass. The day of
twenty-four hours Is divided into
watches-elght hours long at night and
four during the day. Thus there is al
ways at least one Of the observers
practically I'm the clouds, for most phe-
nomena observed on Ben Nevis are Of
great interest and bea-Iy. AS the OBJ
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

gard as a lady one who would take
such liberties. He charges the Prince
with sensuality, and yet in the same
paragraph goes on to say that Mrs.
Powell, whose form was the most cal
culated to arouse the sensual In man
Of any in England, chased the Prince
all over the country In her vain at
tempts to gain an entrance into his
more intimate society. These and
other instances are given to show that
the idea Of the Prince of Wales being
"the first gentleman in Europe" is all
''tommyrot."
Fair criticism must always be accept
ed, but when man strains so far to
discover flaw, and then when he
thinks he has found 1t, sets to work to
expose it, giving as evidence circum-
stances which to a thinking person
prove the very contrary to lis position,
we are inclined to sympathize with one
who is so blinded by prejudice as not
to be capable of seeing anything but
the Objectionable in those who happen
to be the subjects of his prejudices.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

and nailed together ut once upon reach
ing its destination, and was shipped in
the hold of the steamer Humboldt. Its
teacher will be Mrs. l.. G. Rowland.
the idea of teaching school in the
Klondike is not entirely my own" said
Mrs. Rowland. you see, my husband
Is going up there and when we were
discussing things somebody mentioned
that it would be good idea for me to
start school. This interested me, as
| had heard how hard it was to do
nothing in that land, and l began to
discuss it among the company that was
going up on the Humboldt. The result
was that we d.cided to carry out the
idea and ut once began to get pointers
from people who knew all about the
country. The school building may look
little peculiar, but it is built accord
ing to directions. There is fiat, slop-
ing roof, SO that the snow can be easily
shoveled off. The windows are high
above the ground. That is to prevent
the snow from drifting over them.
Everything has been considered that
will I've conducive to comfort. We have
4 big wood stove that will be placed in
II corner and ought to keep things
warm. There will be only one door,
and that will open into small room
through which door will open into he
.sehoolroom. This part Of the building
will Do arranged so that one door must
be closed before the other can be
opened. This will avoid all draughts."
|, do you think you can get any
pupilsY was asked.
"Oh, yes. People who have been up
there tell me there are number of
children only too anxious for instruc-
ton. And, besides this, am sure there
Will he a number of grown people who
would be glad to put in few months
studying when they cannot work In
the mines. / am very sanguine Of sue.
eess"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
He Has Been Designated as Boor In
Society Is 1t True?

He Has Been Designated as Boor in
Society Is 1t True?
1t is sometimes amusing to notice
how far some people allow their preju-
dices TO carry them, to see how trivial
a pretext may be made the ground of
serious grievance. 1t Is extremely
easy for some people to dislike thing,
especially II they want to. This is well
illustrated in the case of writer in n
New York papsr who chooses to give
vent TO the anti-British prejudices by
scoring the Prince of Wales on his lack
of graciousness and etiquette. He says
the Prince Is n boor because he snubs
his wife, yet he fails to give the par
ticulars of one instance In which snub
was given to the Princess. "Miss Cham
berlain, Kentucky girl, lost her place
of honor with the P.ince," he says, be-
cause she said to him in the merest fun
when at society dinner, Jumbo, you
eat too much" Surely such rudeness
rs that could not be expected TO obtain
at society function. The Prince would
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
THE DECOY COW.
Device Invented for Hunters by a
Western Genius.

Western Genius.
AS deceptive and dangerous as the
proverbial wolf in sleeps clothing is
a patent cow just invented by West
ern genius. The device presents the
perfect outward semblance of a most
peaceable and amiable COW, but the
fore legs and the hind legs are in fact
the legs Of two men. They are arm
ed with guns, and have n plentiful sup
ply of ammunition.
The device has a flexible outer shell
of canvas or other suitable material,
decorated eXteriorly to represent the
animal in imitation of which the decoy
is constructed, and said shell Is adapt
eel to be supported or held in It's dis
tended position through the medium of
n collapsible metal framework, which
allows the covering and framework of
the decoy to be folded into n small
space for transportation. In the sides
of the frame, at suitable points, are
windows or openings, protected by out
ward-swinging flap blinds, and through
these windows the sportsman in the
rear may discharge his fowling piece
when the game has been successfully
stalked. For the firing of the hunter in
the front of the decoy there is provided
n downward swinging portion, which
includes the head and neck of the ami
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
In Chicago the lawmakers evidently

= In Chicago the lawmakers evidently
regard the welded state as a danger
Gus one. for they make II hard to get
into and easy to get out of. Divorces
can be easily obtained, but there are
all sorts OF difficulties to overcome
when you want to get married, particu-
larry IL secrecy Is desired. 1t Is neces-
sary to procure an expensive license
and the publication In the daily papers
of the names of the parties mentioned
In the document makes secrecy almost
impossible. That is why Milwaukee Is
popular with clippers. The boats that
come up the lake, especially on Sunday,
bring scores Of unmarried couples who
return home as brides and grooms In
the evening. Cases are known where
boys and girls have got into Irritation
on the boat and when they reached
shore were married, half in Jest. But
the tie is binding.
While all the preachers and not a
few Justices reap the financial benefit
Of these lax laws, the principal beneti-
Charles are Rev. Wesley A. Hunsberger,
ID. d., pastor of the Grand, Avenue
Methodist Church, and Justices of the
Peace McWharter and Haydenee The
location close to the boat docks Is what
brings them the trade. The latter have
runners at the dock to advertise that
they will perform the ceremony cheap
ly and speedily, but, while they do a
good business, DR.. Hunsberger catches
the cream, because there Is lingering
sentiment that marriage should be n
religious ceremony. DR.. HHunsberger
undoubtedly holds the marriage record
of the country, having united 2,019
couples during the past three years.
His fees have probably averaged 81
each-a total income for the three, years
of $S,316 from this branch Of HIS min
isterlal work. One Sunday he married
eight couples and memorandum in his
own writing shows that his receipts
for this service were S76.50. The
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

preacher is not ashamed Of his work.
He says:
Men who rail against me for marry
ing people-merely because they come
in large numbers-are like the foxes
who concluded the grapes were sour
when they found they were beyond
their reach. They become very bitter
and full Of acid. solely because they do
not get part of the fees. 1t would be
vanity for me to suppose that marry
about 600 couples each year because l
am handsome or popular. l attribute
the unique situation to the fact that my
church is the first one on the way up
town from the excursion boats. People
see the church. They conclude the par
sonage is close by. 1t is the location,
nothing else, that has caused the Won
derful marriage record for the Grand
Avenue Church. No change should be
made in the law which will increase the
expense of getting married. The mar
riage ceremony should be made as
cheap as possible. 1t will be better for
the country and society when we re-
turn TO the habit of our forefathers and
encourage marriage at the earliest pos
sib,e age that is legal. i would favor
moro publicity. l have nothing to re-
pent or regret in my wedding record.
have been conscientious in it ALL"
Justice McWharter, who has tied
1000 knots, declares that he is in the
business because it is profitable and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
A MARVEL OF POLITICS.
How Senator Platt Has Trium phe
+ Over Scandal and Disease.

How Senator Platt Has Trium pied
.r Over Scandal and Disease.
There has never been anything more
remarkable In the history of our poll
Ncs, says well-known writer, than
Platt's return to power In New York
and In the country. He survived the
faux pas which killed Garfield, ruined
.Conkling, kept Blaine from the Presi-
dency, sent Cleveland to the White
House and caused such great upheay-
al In the politics of the country. He
has risen above personal, political and
legislative scandals at Albany which
would have ruined almost any other
man. He has more than once been near
bankruptcy as man of business, and
as politician re has often risked ev-
erything upon tho turn of card.
Much of this time he has been fight.
Ing for his life. He has often been SO
near deaths door that his family and
friends thought all was over. Four or
five times he was picked up from the
floor Of his private room. where he had
fallen in faint from sheer exhaustion
caused by passage Of blood. For more
than year he lived upon peptonized
milk, nothing else passing bis lips. For
several years this fight for life and
health continued, with varying success.
All this time he was directing the af-
fairs OF great corporation and resum-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

word will have TO count with the pro-
ducts of region Of which a great part
Is as rich as any on earth. An English
military attache who recently Travelled
overland from st. Petersburg to Vladi-
vostock by the new route says that the
line will open up both agricultural and
mineral resources which for practical
purposes are almost inexhaustib,e. ST.
IBERIA, he declares, can produce about
every kind of cereal and all sorts Of
live stock, and it possesses in abundant
quantities the more important miner
ais, precious and other. Owing to the
enormous distance and the cost Of
transport, the Russians have hitherto
had no opportunity to place their ST.
berian produce on the great European
markets, but for years past the author
tiles have been gradually, and there
fore permanently, developing the coun-
try The construction Of railway
through Manchuria will open up a
country exceedingly rich in gold and
highly valuable from an agricultural
point Of view.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

Interesting Habtts OF the Bumblcbee
in the Spring Time.
In early spring. when the meadows
iirst take on a tinge OF green and the
apple trees put forth their rosy buds,
we may often see a single large bum
blebee flying low and swiftly back and
forth across the lawns and pastures.
These great bees are queens who have
Just awakened from their long win
ters sleep. and are now seeking some
favored spot wherein to commence
housekeeping and found a colony; for
these insects, like their. cousins, the
honeybees, live in colonies, consisting
Of three classes or castes-"drones," or
males; queens" or females, and
workers" When our big queen has
at stsdlscovered satisfactory build
ing site, usually a deserted mouse hole,
she cleans it Of all rubbish and litter
and places within ball Of pollen, in
which she lays her eggs. The young
grubs hatch out possessed with enor-
nous appettes, and feeding on the
pollen, eat into 1t in all directions. At
AoS'' Auiy SiOWh tutlI CIdN
ing for food is satisfied, they spin CO.
coons Of silk in the remains of the pol
len and change to pupae. While her
family is thus sleeping quietly within
their silken cells, the old queen Is con-
stantiy at work building up and
strengthening the cocoons with wax.
Finally, their sleep being over, the
pupa cases burst, and the young bees
come forth in all their glory of black
and golden livery and gauzy wings.
The first brood consists entirely of
workers, who Immediately fall to and
relieve their tired mother queen Of all
work and duties with the exception Of
laying eggs. They fly hither and thith-
err, always busy and industrious, now
plunglng into the center Of a gorgeous
lhollyhock or sunny dandelion, or buzz
zing about among the modest daisies,
or diving head first into some sweet
scented aristocratic lily or rose, always
emerging from their quest for honey
covered with the golden dust of pollen.
The honey and the pollen thus gathered
are stored away, and the eggs laid in
the waxen cells from which the work
ers issued; and the next brood, COM
posed Of drones and young queens, feed
upon this store Of nectar.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

known as an orator and worker. Five
side of her own vicinity, but now her
reputation is worldwide. She is poll
tician as well as an orator and talks
and plans like man. The trouble be-
tween Mrs. Lease and Gov. Llewellyn
some years ago is still remembered.
great impression. She has been admit
ted to the bar and practice of law at
Wichita.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

NOT does it matter If the girl is under
10. so long as she will swear that to
be her age. No license is required and
the preacher is not obliged to register
the ceremony with the keeper of city
records until 80 days have elapsed.
There Is fine Of $50 upon the officiat-
ing justice or preacher If the marriage
n not recorded; If the groom is willing
10 pay that much for secrecy no record
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

Is made. All through the law there are
Ioopholes for scheming men and wo
men to slip through.
Milwaukee probably has double tLS
number of marriages of any other city
I'm the Union, in proportion to popula-
anon. While clipping couples from the
neighboring town and cities Of this
State come to have the knot tied, most
q the business comes from Chicago.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
MARY ELIZABETH LEASE.

Mentioned as the Populist Candida te
for Governor of Kansas.
Though she has never held an office,
Mary f. Lease has frequently been a
candidate and is spoken of as the Pop
ulist candidate for Governor of Kan
sas. She is woman of more than Or
binary ability, and has done splendid
work as n speaker for the cause of the
Populists in the nation rs well as in her
own State.
She was born in Ireland in 1853, and
early in life came to this country with
her family. Though an obscure farm
er's wife she suddenly became well
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
Enthroning an Archbishop.

Whenever new archbishop of Can
tcrbury is appointed he has to pay out
nearly $500 in fees before he can be
'enthroncd." Some of the recipients OF
this tax arc the officials of the board
of green cloth, the gentleman usher OF
the black rod and other similarly obso-
iete and useless functionaries.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

servers are practlcauy III the CLOUDS Tor
most of the time, many opportunities
are afforded for infinitely examining
the optical effects of mist or cloud on
the rays of the sun or moon, when n
thin, almost imperceptible. film of
scud-cloud or mist covers are formed.
These coronae, as Is well known. con-
sist of cOlored rings arranged concen-
trically round the moon or sun. Each
ring has all the usual spectroscopic or
rainbow colors TO more or less perfec-
ton arranged with the red belt outside.
III winter when the sun is low-even at
noon-the shadow of Il person standing
near the cliff that runs all along the
northern side of the mountain Is cast
clear of the hill and shown in the val
ley below.
Prior to the advance of winter. the
observatory is stocked with Goals,
timed food, and sundries for nine
months. The provisions are conveyed
OH horseback by way of the bride
path. In winter the telegraph-wire is
the observers sole means of commune
eating with the lower world. Snow
falls to the depth of fifteen feet and ter
rifle gales prevail.
Animal life Is somewhat rare on the
summit. but an occasional fox or
weasel may be observed in the rocks.
Snow bunting build their nests regular
ly in the cliffs below the observatory,
and in winter are quite tame. The OBJ
servers have on more than one occa-
sion caught mice in the building. and
their existence there has given rise to a
good deal of controversy. About year
ago live frog was taken TO the OBJ
servatory, where it has remained ever
since. and, although partaking Of moth
ing in the way Of food. it seems as
lively as when il was taken ND.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
A little while n little love.
A little while n little love.
british Possess;ons.

According to the authority of an En-
glish. magazine Great Britain controls
twenty-one out of every 100 square
miles OF the earth's surface and twenty
four out of every 100 square miles Of
territory In North and South America.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

Ing his political leadership. am told
that Mr.. Plat has been to more than
one State and national convention from
which Mrs. Plat feared he would not
return alive. He owes not only his life
but much of his success to the faithful
care and unfailing good advice of his
wife.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

not be the gentleman he is did he NOT
resent such crudeness.
Mrs. Langtry ruined her fortunes
with his royal highness by slipping a
piece OF Ice down his back" The New
York critic seems to think the Prince
ought to accept all these solecisms of
politeness In good part. But In so do
ing he exposes his own ignorance or
prejudice, for no gentleman would re-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
siberia viii BE n Great Country.

Siberia Is not an arctic waste, peo-
pied by few Russian convicts, but an
immense country with vast resources
impatiently awaiting development.
This the new transcontinental railway
will at least begin. and at date pos
sibly not remote the markets Of the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
A Little While.

A little while little love-. 80
The hour yet bears for thee and me-
Who have not drawn the veil to see
If still our heaven be lit above, H.,
Thou merely, at the days last sigh.
Hast felt thy soul prolong the tone;
And have heard the night-wind cry
AuI deemed its speech mine own.
A little while a little love,
The scattering autumn boards for us,
Whose bower is not yet ruinous
Nor quite unleav'd our songiess grove,
Only across the shaken boughs 49,.
We hear the floodtides seek the sea,
And deep in both our hearts they rouse
One wall for thee and me.
A little while little love,
May yet be ours who have not said
The word to make our eyes afraid
To know that each Is thinking OF,
Nor yet the end; be our lips dumb s1.
In smiles little season yet,
I'll tell thee, when the end is come,
How we may best forget.
philadelphia Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

others more in accord with the Chris
tiau sense of propriety.
All a man needs to get married in
Milwaukee is girl. He may take MS
first cousin, in case he cannot find q
15-year-old woman outside his own
family who will have him. He will
not have to bring the parents consent
ff the parents live outside the State,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

The sportsman pictured went out fsom
Cradock (at the Cape) one day, shot
two buck and a brace of cartridges,
and then CALAMITY rode into the town
as represented. Imagine a Landseer
viewing such return from the chase"
as thiSi
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

obtained there are
In consequence of
small Importance.
1t Ii now thirteen
years ago since this
observatory w a s
opened. The origl-
! nal building con-
] sisted Of one room,
/ but additions Were
lsoon made. A tow
ar ahollt atOhfv feet
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

TTOutHUIc TOT HreuCHerSs
The Milwaukee marriage market is
n danger of collapse. Not that there
- . slump In prices or a falling Off
seither In supply or deman0 Of n.y.
Dneneal material, but because the high
NJ morality of the town has made a
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
The BRIDAL Tour.

II want to go abroad the worst way"
exclaimed the young thing.
''Then you should marry. I know Of
no worse way.".-petroit Journal
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
Lcaping Power or the Lion.

A lion in Jungle will jump twenty.
five feet or thirty feet from a standing
start.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

NAL, so that by simply releasing a
small catch from the inside of the
framework, this swing front portion
drops by gravity and thus leaves the
sportsman free.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
KLONDIKE'S SCHOOL HOUSE

Shipped in the Hold of Steamer All
Ready to BE Nailed Together.
The first schoolhouse in the Klondike
was made in sections ready to he fitted
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
RETURN FROM THE CHASE.

Africa.
If the example of the Cape colonist
whose portrait is given here be imi-
tated, the day of the heavy bag Is past
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07
4 MARRIAGE MARKET
MILWAUKEE, MAS ONE AND eUsl-
NESS IS LIVELY. ~.

Dut q Collapse IL Threatened : One
Preacher Has Married 2,O70 Couples
4. Three Years-Lax Marriage Laws
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-07

Last year the only four States that
produced asphaltum were California,
Colorado, Texas and Utah. Indian Ter.
yitory also contributed some.