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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14

the direction Of education for women,
and it was owing largely to him that
Cornell opened its doors on even terms
TO women, who live in the capacious
college hall erected on the campus by
Mr.. Sage and known as Sage College.
After the death Of Ezra Cornell Mr..
Sage was elected chairman of the Board
Of Trustees-a position which he has
held ever since. His wise administra-
ton Of the University finances in con-
nection with the pine lands given to the
University by the Legislature. In ac-
cordance with the Morrill, land grant
act Of 1861, saved the University some
thing more than $4,00O,000. His SER
vices have been given continuously to
the university, which has thus secured,
without expense, the business ability
that would otherwise cost very large
salaries to obtain.
His direct money gifts to the univer-
sity aggregate $1,25O,OOO, and Include
the following: Sage College, with en-
dowment fund. 1873, $266,OO0; Sage
College. 1873, $4,000; toward floating
del t, 1881, $4,000; house of Sage pro-
fessor of philosophy, 1886, $1,000; Su-
san Il. Linn Sage chair of philosophy,
1886, $4,000; Susan e. Linn Sage
school of philosophy, 1891, 100000;
university library building, 1891, $780,
900; university library endowment,
1891, $3OO,OO0; archaeological museum,
1892. $4,000.
But the gifts of Mr.. Sage were not
confined to Cornell. He built and en-
dowed many churches and schools, and
the pubic library at West Bay City,
Mich, built at cost of 100000, is his
gift. He also founded the Lyman
Beecher lectureship on preaching at
Yale
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14

There may havesbeen more wicked
families In Sodom and Gomorrah of old
than the Staffieback family Of Galena.
Kan. three Of whose members have
recently been found guilty of murder;
but 1t may be doubted II more loath-
some set Of people ever before existed
on this continent, either In state OF
civilization or savagery, than the moral
monsters, the Staffiebacks, who have
trafficked in every crime and vice from
thievery to butchery, and two OF
whom. at least, will spend the remain
der Of their lives in prison. George and
Nd Staffieback have been found guilty
Of murder In the first degree and SEN
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14
Revival or old Jewe,rx-

The old style jewelry is coming into
fashion again. Women are haunting
the old curio shops, trying TO find the
beautiful old canoes like those worn
by their mothers and grandmothers
years ago. The old-fashioned setting
is rarely changed, the quantity carved
and twisted gold being considered ex.
tremely beautiful. Tho old brooches
and rings are especially sought for
and bring remarkable prices when
found.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14

There the two girls killed Il stuffed bull
three or four times day until finally
they were allowed to practice on live
bull. From that day they were gradu-
ated to the ring proper, and quickly
won renown by their daring.
Donna Piedros wears divided skirt
when in the ring, while the Pretel sis
ters wear the regulation mans bull
fighting costume. The former does all
her work on foot, while the latter two
ride horses.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14
PRESIDENT OF THEosoPHlsTs.

Edward August Ncrcsheimer to Rule
the Society In America.
Edward August Neresheimer will be
president of the Theosophical Society
OF America in the place OF Ernest Tenn
pie Hargrove until April, 1893. Mr..
Neresheimer Is q diamond merchant
with deep interest In theosophy. He
has been the vice-president of the So
ciety and was one of the founders of the
New York branch. His greatest aim
mt present is to further the work Of the
new theosophIcal college at Port Iona,
CAL, known as the School for the Re-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14

Some of the oldest trees In the world
are to be found In Great Britain. The
tree called William the Conqueror's
Oak, In Windsor Park, Is supposed to
be 100 years old. The famous Bent.
ley and winfarthlng oaks are at least
two centuries older.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14
Their Pcculiarity.

First Convict-Dese prison doctors
are de queerest lot ever see.
Second Convict-How?
First Convict-No matter what's de
matter wild man, dey never recon-
mend a change of air-Puck.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14
Origin OF blue Blood.

The origin Of the term blue blood"
is most suggestive. After the black
Moors were driven out of Spain the
aristocracy Of Spain was held to con-
sist of those who traced their lineage
back to the time before the Moorish
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14
MINE vENTILATING FAN.

Efficient and Easily Operated Device
for Miners Comfort.
Electricity has been used for great
deal of mining machinery, and its APP
plIcability In ventilating coal mines
has been proved to the satisfaction Of
the workers. The men heretofore have
had to suffer great Inconvenience from
the bad air, and in many Instances
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14
Not L.oainr Time.

"Are the lawyers making any prog
ress with that will case?"
One of the Heirs-Oh, yes. They've
used up about half the money.-Life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14
Austria's Railways

Austria, with Hungary, had 5,737
miles of railroad ut the end of 1896.
The gross earnings were $52,O00.OO0,
the working expenses $4,000, and the
net revenue ST., 100000 on an invested
capital of $57O,000,0O0.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14

and plays several instruments besides
being n fine barytone. He has a son
who is student in the department Of
medicine of Columbia University, and
a daughter who is attending school In
Montreal. His home is Bay City, l.. l.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14
Value of Gold Discoveries.

California still insists that its new
discoveries of gold are more valuable
than those of Alaska. Meanwhile Col
orado is making a still hunt to lead
both
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14

The man who whistles seldom
swears; 1t Is the people who are COM
PEELED to listen to him that do tho
swearing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14

The big theater hat. like most of
mans troubles on this wobbly old
planet, always has woman at the bot
tom or It.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14

People around drug store ought to
know something about medicines
They never use them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14
CRIME THEIR TRADE.


The Infamous stafleback Family Ran
ths Gamut TWO AZ Them Are Under
Life Sentence, while the Mother 10
Given Twenty Years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14

A woman Is almost as proud OF her
mourning clothes as she Is of her we'd
ding clothes. f-tA
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
THE INDIAN FAMINE.

- canine prevailing In the north
- 41hwestern parts Of India is, ac-
lsgllAg 10 the best informal ton availa-
- &c OF the most appalling calami-
60 which has ever visited the great
Dena The district affected il
any Thousand square miles In ex-
-1onk and the failure Of the crops has
'1eeA almost complete. The millions Of
s1n1la i've from hand to mouth; they
80 compelled to do 20 from their ina
s10ny 10 accumulate more than enough
q 0aae senson to last them until the
aAt. and when from any cause even a
1Gee crop fails the effect Ia at once
aQpaEent In widespread suffering.
I'll % not the first time In the his
coy q TINT country, even in the pres
- century, that great suffering pre-
Na11ed from lack Of food. In 1881 and
1638 q terrible famine ragged In the
-0ane reGi0a which is now suffering,
- ~ u&ere were then no railroads,
saA4 relief for 20 enormous number.
- were starving could not by my
Ueasas bc transported to the localities
where 1t was needed, not less than
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
Mark Your wheel.

It is always a good plan for every
owner Of a bicycle to have q private
mark on his wheel. This has been
tried plenty of times, but in case Of
theft it is always discovered and oblft-
Grated.
Now, however, It Is suggested that
the machine be marked by scraping an
inch square of the enamel from some
portion Of the frame Of the machine.
After all traces Of the enamel have
been removed, apply q coating of
grease. and, with pointed piece Of
steel dipped in carbolfc acid, draw the
initials or private mark through the
grease.
The acid follows the markings Of the
steel point, while the grease keeps It
from spreading. After allowing the
acid to eat into the tubing the grease
can be rubbed of. and the mark or in
itial shows AS plainly as IL cut into the
steel framework.
One coat of enamel will completely
hide all traces Of the mark. Should
any question as to the ownership Of
the wheel arise, the owner could, by
simply scratching OF the enamel which
-onXerad tho ssatsr ks,7' ut once psoxo- hia
claim.-New York Journal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
Distributinr Rice

OA0tEIUUt1m& k61Ce.sM5
direction, not only of immediate sue
cor by providing work and wages for
the sufferers, but also of permanently
guarding against recurrence Of these
great disasters by furnishing better
facilities Of internal communication.
An extensive railroad system has long
been planned for India, and whenever
a drouth occurs and famine prevails
work is begun upon the lines of rail-
road already surveyed and thousands
Of natives are put to work in grading,
track laying and similar employmentS.
In the valleys Of the Ganges and Indus
lines of irrigating canals and Of canals
for communication have been laid out,
and thousands find employment in
these. Thus the permanent improve
ment of the country goes hand in hand
with the relief of the people, and with
every mile Of rallroad built. with every
yard of canal or irrigating ditch ex-
cavated there is an additional safe
guard. not against recurrence Of crop
failure, but against famine. The mil
lions Of India who have persisted Of
want, died, not because there was not
food in the country, but because It
could not be conveyed to the places
where it was needed. While one prov
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
Victi,ns of the Famine.

AnR the geographical area Of the
Un1ted States; but from this much be
Asncfed enormous districts of desert
at0e uplands between the Indus and
- Ganges, and equally enormous
lnee1 OF forest and, jungle, where the
&oWth Of nature has been 80 abundant
- - defy the industries Of man and
- pcevent either settlement or Gull
s0kioA. From the total area at least
1Afrds must thus be deducted, and
49, toughly estimated that, Of the
14o00 square miles remaining, less
800 Half 10 under cultivation, 90 that
- 20, O00. 600 Of midas population
1Se On rhe products Of q territory not
ser thar Texas. OF the arabic land
aeA refuses to yield, save when 1t Is
-a6Rd BY irrigation, and consequently
. 0ax1mnm Of labor IL required to pro
nc0 even tie crops which are grown.
- density OF the population in India
q peEtaps, greater than that Of any
Alhr land Of similar size on the globe.
Nsowded In tho river valleys or IN the
t1gtlle upiAnds Of the center and south,
- struggle for life among these hap
- people Il incessant and bitter. In
60 other country in the world 10 the
zEht Tor bread 20 severe. The enor-
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08

Strange as it may appear, fiintlock
muskcts are not merely a record Of
byg0ne days. Last year no FEWER tnan
100000 gun flints were produced at
the Lingheath mines, Brandon, Suffolk,
England. These dints are chiefly to
delight African md other savages,
who, having been SO long used to fiint-
locks, are reluctant to give them up.
The method Of manufacturing these
gunflints is very interesting. In the
operation Of taking" the worker will
take quarter" in his left hand and,
placing it on his knee, around which a
protecting band Of leather has been
strapped, gently tap the flint with a
hammer. giving it each time a well di-
rected blow. At every tap fake six
inches long and one inch wide falls in
to his hand, and, If good one, is de-
posted in pull by his side, all bad
ones being discarded. The knappers
work these fints with hammers with
long, thin heads, often made of old
files, transversely striking the strips OF.
flint on an iron fixed in their benches.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08

0oA0O0 persons died of starvation. In
19oo and 1851 in the upper valleys Of
1Ae Indus and the Ganges there was
aGah q crop failure, attended by much
1esD of life. In 1865 and 1866 the re-
-Gha Of the lower Ganges was sinri-
ly affected, A general crop failure
1sek place in Bengal and several Of
- AeiGhboring provinces, and about
1@oQ0oO cf the people Of that densely
0aa1ed region persisted Of want. In
Eu8 and 1850 the great half desert re-
NQee tributaries of the Ganges suf
,1eEeA from crop failure, and the loss Of
10e On this occasion exceeded anything
neeyt00sly known in this century,
1So0OOO of human beings starving to
1eeth Another famine occurred in
0R8al In 1874 attended by intense
NBering, and still another in 1877,
Wh2 almost the entire west coast Of
ofA suffered from excessive drouth
- consequent failure Of the crops,
- ever SOC, eco unf0rtunates periSneu.
Previous to 1850 It was practically
t1B310le to convey and distribute
.Helfef 30 the people Of the suffering
i 0yfncea, for as late as 1853 there
Was 0S:1y one lire Of railroad in India,
~9Me14y-two miles long. Even subse.
-enf to that date, many years elapsed
s1e6sre the railroad system Of India de-
se1sped TO such an extent as to permit
s2aKtial alienation Of the sufferings Of
De distressed regions. India has now
.0E 1900 miles of railroad. and while
.Axe districts are still not penetrated
~ tie iron lines it Is possible, by dis
1x1buting the relief at various points
a1a4E the routes of the railroads and
~ collecting the sufferers in conve-
u1Af stations, materially to reduce the
Distress from what it was before the
aiding of the trunk lines. Since the
.ouaszruction Of the railroads the gov
-0knnent has been very active in adopt
*AG and carrying out measures Of relief
Aenever famine Of unusual proper
s1naG appears in the country, but even
.0sw there are many outlying districts
- eaaily reached, In which the suf
,'1afaE f. extreme.
Cauparatively few persons in this
.1DlIy realize the extent or the pop
NAnness of India. The great peninula
Anaaprises 1,5o0 geo square miles. about
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
His own Client.

An honest old blacksmith down in
Texas, despairing Of ever getting cash
out of delinquent debtor, agreed to
debtor wished to go to lawyer and
have the document drawn up, but the
sheriff in days gone BY, felt fully COM
petent to draw it up himself. This he
suit:
ION the LIST day of June promise to
pay Jeems Mite the sum Of eleving dol
lars, and II said note be not paid on
the day aforesaid, then this instrument
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
siIr ..rRnA1s6bn TWO .aa1bN.


Il
rhs Daring IDxplelt of m Advanced
YouhGs vVoMan.
a little group Of advanced women,
girls with strong ideas OF the rights Of
women, believers In their free Compe-
titlon with men, and regulators fsthe
idea that women should 10 treated
with more Difference than men, were
talking, when one Of them began:
oh, girls, whit do you 6dppose ]
bought two men drink"
You llldv' exclaimed The chorus In
admiration.
8ss' II did.
Not IN q saloon. hope" anxiously
inquired one who was not 80 advanced
as the rest.
mo, Of course not. It was in I drug
store. =
'.Oh, do tell us all about Il"
You see,..Is was walking along the
street with two men when one Of them
suggested that we 60 In b drug store
and get q drink. ] made up my mind
TINT l would NOT 80 in q drug store md
let any man buy me soda water. i
determined that I should insist upon
my rights as q woman and buy the
drinks. So said I would SO Il they
would let me pay for It"
''You brave girl"
'"They treated It as joke at first.
The very idea! But / told them my
principles, and finally they agreed, al
though the mean things laughed. Then
we went in. You don't know how
afraid was that they would pay for
the drinks, anyhow. But / was too
quick. When the clerk laid down the
check just grabbed 1t and wouldn't
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08

suh5 under their kins1 III yvas !
| system Of organised and le1ali1ad rob.
besy. The peasant hnd n3thing that
he could regard his own. Al u had,
even himself, his wife ana children,
were the property Of TIL king. IN
many nntive states the system Of farm
Ing out the taxes was adotted, . rich
nObleman paying to the king asstatetl
sum every year for the 1riyllege Of
collecting the taxes In a. certain dis
trict, or the duties on a certain com
modify, and then exacting the laSt pos
sible coin from the pessante The
world has recently been shocked BY &C.
counts of the catching, = Tor burying
alive In liquid plaster Of paris, of IN
fortunate persons In Persia who Ind
neglected to pay their taxes to the
shah; and vet, In India, before the
Nnglish occupation, such terrible pun
ishments were matters Of everyday oc-
currence. Delinquent taxbayers were
burned alive, buried nlivk, boiled to
death, torn In pieces by brses, whip
ped with rods until death came to their
relief, tied to stakes In thu Jungle and
left to be -devoured by pahthers, Loop
ards and tigers, imprisonkd In rooms
with poisonous serpents and all sorts Of
hideous punishments wereI devised, not
f0e, men guilty Of heinousI crimes, but
simply for uqfortunates who were nm
able to raise the sums demanded by
the tax collectors.
Kings. mobiles and landowners, who
showed SO little mercy In the
matter Of taxes, could not be
expected to devise means Of re-
ief when the monsoons failed and the
peasantry were starving, land, 1t IL
easy to believe, considering the se-
verify Of the .famines in the present
century, that, In former times, millions
should have died Of want III a single
year. In 1877. the same year as the
great famine In India, there was one
In Northern China, which is now under
the same conditions as PREVAILED in
India before the British conquest, and.
according to the reports made to the
Chinese emperor, not less than 9,OOO,-
QUO of human beings perishsd from
want. When this can be the case In
our own time it Is easily credible that,
as related in Indian history, there " ere
famines which, in whole provinces,
carried away the entire population.
Nothing was done to relieve the suf-
ferings Of the people. There were tenn
pies FOR monkeys. there We're hospitals
for sick dogs, cats and other afflicted
animals, but Hinloo benevolence did
not extend to the foundation Of similar
establishments for man. Hlndoo char
ity had no open hand when millions
were dying of want.
The English government, in assum-
ing control of the country, also assum-
ed the responsibility Of relieving, as
fur as possible, the sufferings Of the
people. In 1877 there was collected In
London and forwarded to India over
$2,50O,O0 to relieve the distress of the
people; but this sum, the voluntary
contribution OF thousands of people in
Great Britain was but a drop In the
bucket to what was needed, and the
English government, as soon Gs the
necessity became apparent, was. very
prompt and energetic In providing re-
lief measures. The means taken were
we'll adapted to the end. and in the
=
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08

ince might have an abundance the peo-
pie Of another might be dying .,f want,
but with better communication, b.,th
by river and rail, widespread disaster
icy Of tho British government has thus
done much TO relieve the condition Of
the common people Of India, and there
IL reason to hope that. IN. spite Of the
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08

Rev. Dwight Z. Moody 10 said to DO
phenomcnally successfu In revival
work In New York city, but It must be
remembered that New York 10 q phe.
.n0menal field for such work.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08

At a recent exhibition o. hytfrants,
gate valves and other hydraulic APP
planes. very ingeniens pipe tapping
machine was shown. This was con.
nected by a sleeve. having a patent
safety-valvc gate with sfx-fncll pipe,
through which water was Kept rum
ming with a pressure Of thirty.five
pounds to the square inch. A drill,
worked by hand by two men, cut out
IN twelve and a half minutes an OBJ
long piece of the iron as SCOOP cuts a
cheese. leaving the water confined by
the gate and the sleeve as a connec-
ton to TT another pipe into. To mako
such a connection with the appliances
usually In use. in, city water depart.
nlents would beceasitate shutting off
the water supply from whole section
OF the city for ten or twelve hours.
Another Invention was machine for
calking the Joints Of pipes with Head.
Inc present method of doing this Is to
make an embfnsure around the Joint
deep enough for u man to work In, and
10 perform the operation by manual
iaDor The new machine erclrclcs the
pipe Just below the point with thin
Iron bands that control box of lead.
Che lend Is thus brought into contact
Win very portion Of tho to1nt! A small
hammer follows TIE box. driving thn
lead home. The stem which works tn.
hammer furnishes tho haat to Isep t!e
lead llQuid.