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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-18
A TRUsTFUL FOX.

A well-known member of the British
parliament recently related to US the
following. which, being strictly true may
not be without interest to our readers:
"ln the year IS the huntsman Of the
Wirral (Cheshire) Harriers had young
fox offered to him by laboring man,
and effected its purchase for the modest
sum of 81. SO. He Immediately set about
making arrangements for a days run
with the Harriers- But just rs every
thing was settled a severe frost set in and
continued for more than month, so that
all prospect of sport was ut an end.
Meanwhile. however, the fox must, OF
course, be fed. and this duty ,devolved
upon the huntsman, who made him as
comfortable as fox in Confinement could
possibly be. tie soon became quite
net OF the household, and the children
grew so fond of the funny little fellow
with his bright eyes AMI kittenish ways
that they could not bear the thought of
parting with him, and Reynard himself
seemed to feel quite ut home, in blissful
ignorance of the future. Even the hunts
man himself grew quite attached to him.
and when at last the frost broke up. it
was with very different feelings to those
he had previously entertained that he had
set about the preparations for the run.
In due time, however. the field assem- lied.
luntsman aud hounds all the more eager
for the enforced delay. A 'southerly
wind and a cloudy skv,' the landscape
glittering with the morning dew, aud gay
with scarlet and green.
The fox was turned out. and after q
few minutes grace the whole field start
ed In hot pursuit. Poor kcylard soon
took ia the situation. and with that cum
ming for which he is celebrated, not I'M
nike with a certain other quality with
which he is not usually credited Il meaa
trustfulness of dispositioi-be doubled
upon his pursuers and made straight TOR
the horses. With wonderful sagacity.
considering his terror and distress, he
singled out his quondam friend. tbs
huntsman. aud. without moments hest
tation, which would have cost the poor
brute his life. for he was then almost in
the very Jaws of the dogs. hsleaped upon
the saddle. AMI nestled closely against
his red. coated protector. HIS painting
breath and piteous eyes were too much
for the heart against which his own was
beating, and his life was spared. Under
these circumstances the hunt was abani-
oned and Master Reynard WAS reprieved.
lie was once more installed as the family
pet"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-18
FARMING WITH ONE HORSE.

There are already very many small
farms where the expense. Of keeping
two horses is greater than the profit
from the lanl will stand. AS popu-
lation becomes more condensed the
number of such farmers Is sure To i'll
crease. With light plows suitable 10
10 be drawn by one horse good deal
Of blowing may be done. If still faster
blowing is desired. two farmers, each
working n single horse, may unite their
forces. This is the way that French
farmers do. and we have seen the
same practice near some American
cities. 1t Is chiefly in drawing manure
that the twohorse team Is most IS
sential, for it is the practice 10 make
the manure box very large, SO that
two good horses are required TO draw
IL
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-18
Seventy Cents for a Horse.
A horse for seventy cents!

A horse for seventy cents!
A real live animal, capable Of drag.
ging peddqer's cart and its owner
for price less than six bits.
McCurrie, special officer for the Pre-
veution Of Cruelty to Animals In the
City and County of San Francisco, has
found the oldest horse trade THAT has
come to notice in long time, says the
San Francisco Call.
II forget who the peddler was" Nc.
Currie said yesterday, 'but | know
about the lowest-prfced horse that even
has assisted any man In San Francisco
to carry on business"
McCurrie has everyday contact with
horses all over the city, and, as might
be supposed, 1t is a fact that the poorer
horses are those which are the mos
subject to abuse and so attract his ut
tentlon more closely, the complaints be.
ing principally against the owners OF
such.
'Of course this was cash trade"
said McCurrie, with some amusement
1.-THE money paid over was TWO quar-
tiers, one dime and two nickels. Whcr
the owner Of the nag received this
money the peddler got the horse sure
enough and was ready for business.
1.-The fact Is that peddfers can get Ill
the horses they want now for 81 each
i knew of another case where a horse
was bought by pediler for an old
stove which was much the worse for
wear; the stove, ! mean, and for 81 IN
cash."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-18
The Horned RattIesnake.

The oldest specimen Of the snake
family known to the American natural
lists, not taking into consideration the
two-headed snake and other monstrosl-
ties OF that ilk, is the horned ralrtle-
snake, which, up to a few years ago,
was 'thousst to be one of the rarest Us
wen as one OF the most poisonous of
serpents. Prior to the time when Dr..
G. Hart Merriam made the famous
Death Valley exploring expedition, in
1S92-93, but few specimens of 1t. and
those mostly from the western desert
regions, had been collected. The Death
Valley explorers say that Death Valley
Is literally alive with them. They have
horns on top Of their heads and are tho
smallest roktlers known.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-18
THE sULTAN's FIFTY BEDS.
Turkeys Ruler Lets No One Know Where
He SIeeps.

The Commander of the Faithful Is
at present 30 years of age, says the
Contemporary Review. He is Of mid
ding stature, rather under than over
the average, and of weakly constitu-
ton. His countenance has no wicked
expressions; ii is of the Circassan type
from the mothers side, bat bearing the
marks of degeneration. The eyes are
haggard, the forehead Insignificant and
narrow, the eyebrows very thick, FORM
ing two great arcs, which coalesce.
The large nose dominates the whole
phys.ognomy and is slightly inclined
to one side at the lower extremity. The
mouth Is large, the lips thick. The Sui
tan wears his beard long, and care has
sprinkled his hair and beard with sill
yer within the last few years. 1t Is q
family tradition among the heirs Of
Osman to speak in loud voice. Abdul
Hamid's utterance is strident and im-
perious. 1t is the voice Of a master ad-
dressing those whom he regards as his
slaves.
Ever since he has been on the throne
Abdul Hamid has rarely gone to bed ut
night to rise in the morning like an or
binary mortal. He seldom retires until
dawn, but rises again at 8 O'Clock, hav-
ing spent the night hard at work listen
ing to reports and attending TO the af-
fairs of state. When he has nothing
else to do he reads French detective
stories, for he has an all-pervading idea
that conspiracies are being Matched
against him, and passes his time cir
cumventing an imaginary conspirator.
Nobody knows where he will spend any
part of the day or evening. Often he
enters a building. and, while the sea-
tries at the door believe that he Is In
side, he has left by a back door and
gone to some other building. More
over, In whatever part Of the palace he
may be, there is permanent service
of surveillance day and night, and he
is constantly accompanied by score
of persons, who organize special SER
vice in the building or apartment
where he happens TO be for the mo-
merit.
Where the Sultan VIII sleep is never
known. He possesses more than fifty
beds in the different parts Of the pal
ace, and these bedrooms are separated
from the rest Of the edifice by iron
doors and furnished with most ingen-
ious and complicated locks. Two SUI
perb st. Bernards also sleep outside the
door of the apartment in which the
Sultan may be sleeping, for he knows
that four-footed guardians cannot be
tempered with. Formerly the members
of the imperial harem used to move
about among the numerous palaces ON
the Bosphorus, but Abdul Hamid put a
stop TO it. The ladies OF the harem
never have the benefit of change OF
air. Their palace Is their prison, and
nowhere does phrhisis claim so many
victims as in the harem of Yildiz.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-18
FRUIT GARDENS.

While it is q mistake generally to
growing garden vegetables, it Is good
policy to have the various kinds of
fruits and especially the small fruits in
gardens by themselves. The soil will
not need TO be rich for most Of these
except in potash. Berries alone re-
quire the very richest soil, and for this
reason they should be in a part of the
garden by themselves. But plum, pear
and cherry trees will all thrive on
fairly rich soil IL plenty of potash Is
provided. The ounce trees will need
winter protection by snow, and VIII
do best next TO THE fences, where the
Snow banks will lie longest. But one
OF the advantages Of massing the trees
in a garden is that it prevents the
drifting of snow, as most trees in the
garden will be Of dwarf habit and kept
low in growth.
On an acre of land thus set with va
rious kinds of fruit more than an abun-
dant supply for home use can be
grown. There should be enough grape
wees set of varieties sure to rlpen
every year, and some also that are
good winter keepers. When a farmer
has an acre of fruit garden set and in
bearing it is comparatively easy for
him to sell the place IL he wants to do
50. To set out on large farm that mas
been long In the market a few acre or
ha1f-acre plots of choice fruits, and to
care for these till they come in bear
ing will be the readiest means to pu.
the farm in shape to sell at a good
profit. Every year more wealthy men
In cities are looking out for summer
and fail homes in the country. 1t Is
the places stocked with choicest fruits
that are most likely to attract their at
tention. If they see such places when
the fruit prospect is at its best, they
win open their purses literally to Sc
cure what they want. Ordinary farm.
ing has nothing in it to attract the city
resident, but farm well stocked with
the choicest fruits will not long re-
main unsocd, provided IT'S owner is WILL
ing to sell.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-18
Violin and Piano.

IT Is recalled that 1t Is not so many
years since II was deemed effeminate
for man to play the piano and unlady-
like for a woman to practice the violin.
On one occasion Mt party given by Sir
John Millais, Lady Halle rose to play
the violin, when to her Intense amuse-
mcnt she heard Landseer exclaim:
"Good gracious! A woman playing the
flddler' On the other hand, an old
fashioned nobleman when he saw a
gentleman sat down TO the piano, con-
temptuously remarked: II wonder II
the creature can sewn
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-18
FEEDING HOGS FOR QUALITY.

The market to-day demands pork with
a fair admlxture OF lean meat, such rs
cannot be produced as rule by a pure
corn diet. The best results will be Sc
cured by using two or more kinds Of
grain, and also skim milk IL 1t can be
obtained. The general run of feeding
experiments in this country has shown
that where cornmeal and shorts were
fed the meat showed more lean than
when corn was fed alone. At the Wis
consin experiment station a mixture
Of 431 pounds cornmeal and shorts,
half and half, fed wet, produced 100
pounds of gain, as compared with 7S4
pounds whole corn or 517 pounds corn
meal to make 100 pounds Of gain.
The shorts are muscle-forming foods,
and where these are used more Wig
orous pig usually results. Ground bar
ley or oatSmay also be fed with corn
70 great advantage. There are many
farmers In Indiana who grow oats ex.
tensiveiy, besides corn, who could feed
them to stock hogs with corn to far
greater profit than selling them at IL
cents a bushel. In letter to this sta
ton Mr.. Barker says: MY own expert
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-18
FARH and GARDEN NOTES.
TEMs or TIMELY INTEREST TO THE
FARMERS.
Making Hogs Profitable Farming With
One Horse -Nitragin Fruit Gardens
Feeding Hogs for Quality.
MAKING HOGS PROFITABLE.

Most OF the profit in hogs, excepting
from breeding sows, Is made by fatten-
ing them when they are six TO seven
months old. II kept growing wfthour
check until iIhls time, they ought IT,
weigh 225 pounds or more. IL pays
better than to feed an extra year, even
though the weight be doubled In thar
time. The pig pork sells quickest and
highest. Breeding sOws may be kept
so long as they produce two good lit
tiers per year, one dropped early In
spring and the second In August or
Experimentation Cultivator.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-18
A Convention Of Judges.

A convention Of Pennsylvania
Judges, the first In the history Of the
State, was held In Philadelphia recent.
ly, under the auspices Of the commit
tee on law reform and Of the commit
tee on legal education Of the Pennsyl-
vanla Bar Association. The purpose Of
the convention was to consider the ex-
pedlency and feasibility of attaining
uniformity in the rules of court
throughout the Commonwealth, and TO
take steps toward putting In practical
operation the uniform system Of legal
education Endorsed by the Pennsylva-
MIA Bar Association at its last meeting.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-18
Hunting Earth PlRs.

Earth pigs are exclusively African,
occurring in Cape Colony and the sur
rounding lands Of Africa. Earth pig Is
the translation of Aard-vark, the name
given them hy the Beers. They look,
and are said to taste, nike the American
hog. The earth pig, when he enters
his house, shuts the door by throwing
up earth-t'hus Indicating to the hunter
his presence or absence. IL he Is ut
home the hunter drives long lance In
to the earth pig, and II the hole lie
ehort and straight he 10 easily taken.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-18
rHE AMKRIoAN orcKoo.

The American cuckoo does not adopt
the indolent and dishonest ways Of the
European cuckoo about It's nest. Ii lives
In thick woods. and builds nest of sticks
and grass on the branch of some low tree.
Its eggs are bright green. and 1t lays four
or nve. Its food Is chiefly insects. snails
and berries. but 1t sometimes steals and
sucks the eggs OF other birds. There are
three kinds OF cuckoo In the United States.
The commonest has q bill about an inch
long. and is greenish- brown above and
grayish below. Ons of the world great
poets. Wordsworth. wrote some beautiful
verses addressed to this bird. in which he
asked whether 1t were really bird or
only wandering voice. 1t is very shy
and solitary. but its note is CHEEKY in the
spring and summer
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-18
large importation Of cocoanut,.

A million cocoanuts were imported
through New Orleans during the month
Of November. The number seems al
most fabulous, but the records of the
collectors Office prove the statement.
A third of a million punches Of hama
mas were imported during similar pc
Rod. The bananas were worth In the
nelghborhood Of $50, 900, or about six
times as much as the cocoanuts.-New
Orleans Times Democrat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-18
JOHN POUNDS.

Did You ever hear of John Pounds |?
Probably not, and yet he was one OF the
worlds beDefactors. lie was born In
1860, In Portsmouth, England.
In early life he learned the trade Of a
shipwright but was so injured by fall
that he had to abandon this. He then
mastered the art OF mending shoes, and
hired little room In weather. beaten
tenement where for a while he lived alone.
except for his birds. He loved birds
dearly, and always had number OF them
flying about his room, perching on his
shoulder, or feeding from his hand.
IN The course Of time, . little Cripple
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-18
sokeR,s BUDGET.
tests and Yarns BY Funny Men Of the


tests and Yarns BY Funny Men o. the
Press.
At BARGAIN.
s.NIan wants but little here below
This facts won him reDown.
While woman wants u lot OF things,
Aud wants them all marked down.
BASE mr..
.swhat In the world did you strike
Holly for?"
Ten dollars"
HE HAD 1T.
CONDUCTOR get your fare. sir,
Passenger-You must have. You
didn't ring It up for the company.
SHARING THE BLANK.
She-The Misses Brown usually sing
duets. do they not'
He-Yes, they divide the responsibility.
NOT EXACTLY.
Mr. Snaggs My dear. isn't the grocer
on the next corner Celtic gentleman
Mrs Snaggs-No. indeed! lie sells
for cash only.
Blynkins fellow De Soaque says
some very dry shings, doesn't he,
Wynkins-Yes. I've heard him say
'Dont care If do repeatedly.
REFLECTION.
She. II think Mr.. Rymer felt hurt at
remark you made the other night.
He.-What did say?
She.-You said there was only one
Shakspere.
FULL PAYMENT.
She-And did your friend take the
doctors advice?
He-ccrtainly.
"And did he pay for it?'
swell, / should rather say he did!
He's dead"
HARR-HRARTEp.
Filberts-AIazie. since my declaration
of love the other day and my desire TO
marry you, have you thought it all over ?
Mazie-Yes; In fact thought it all over
before you spoke-al over between us.
DIPLOMACY.
81 want to see the lady of the house."
said the wandering gentleman.
IL am she," answered the la1y.
''1ndeedY You look so perfectly happy
and independent that hope you will ex-
cuse me taking you for the hired girl"
WEATHER SHARP.
"Warm this morning."
Eyes, it's warm enough now. but
there was ice several inches thick at my
house when got up
You're joking"
'No it's fact"
.'Where was il 2"
'In the refrigerator
GOOD VOICE.
Nelly-'1 understand you went to the
opera last night. Were the singers in
good voicer
Mabel-'Good voice. Well. I should
say so. Why, you could hear them all
evening above the conversation"
CONTINUING THE FIGURE.
"You," said the new cashier, .will
find me like a watch. You can Judge
me by my works"
'.All right" responded the banker,
arising to the merry occasion; II will
bear your case in mind and see that you
do not accumulate any superiluous dust
In your movements"
AN EXPLANATION.
They were strolling through the Patent
Office, he and She
what is it smells so in here. she
asked with sniff
Patents that have expired. presume"
he answered and never smiled.
STARTING HIM RIGHT
81 am deeply interested in discovering
the lost tribes of Israel" said MIR. Musty
as he came in and sat down by the busy
editor for an hours discussion OF the
subject
80" replied the man of resources.
"Why don't you advertise for them?
The business Office is on the first floor.
Here, Dick, show the gentleman to the
advertising department"
DON'T WASTE THEM.
'.My son." said the long, grimy man
with nothing to do, do you know that
that banana peel you have thrown on the
sidewalk Is likely to trip some passing
pedestrian 2"
"You don't care, do your retorted the
small boy.
Certainly / care. Why should you
waste banana peels In tripping pedestrians
when 1t would be much more exciting to
throw them in the street and down
scorcher?"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-18
FOR THE YOUNG FoLxs
rwo LITTLE roErA

sTfl make poem" said Resale BELL;
me make one. too" said sober.e Ell Nell;
so Rose brought paper and pen and ink,
And they sat them down TO think. think.
think:
But they thought so long and they thought
50 deep.
That Nurse Adele found them fast asleep.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-18

A novel wagon passed through E.ber.
ton recently. The entire body. with the
cover. was formed of tine body of one
tree. The tree was cut the right length
for the body and the heart Of 1t was
hewn out so that the driver could SIT In
the hollow very comfortably and drive,
thus forming a secure cover a. well
- hedy. -Boston Globe
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-18

becomes too strong TO work. He must
have his siesta, and the world may wag
on as Ii will while he takes 1t. Each
member Of an es Enlistment has his
own particular spot In which to take
a nap, and It Is a very rude thing for
another to prelempt 1t.
Siesta time lasts anywhre from
noon to 3 o'clock. Then Havana yawns,
stretches itself and resumes business
where 1t left Off n few hours before.
Even the beggars, who have also had
their siesta, begin to show signs OF al
most human intelligence. They creep
out from their various lairs aud begin
languldly to ply tlielr trade.
The blind girl. who put her own eyes
out in a fit Of plque, starts on her sun
LIT journey In tow OF her brother. Tine
man with the horrible leprous foot.
bare and terrifying, stretches himself
out in the shade Of q deserted building
ON the Prado, like huge and offensive
spider.
Many Of these beggars are manufac-
tured to order in Spain or the Canary
Islands, and they are certainly cham
pions In their class. There Is one Old
fellow, ragged and with yellow, with
cred face, like boiled onion, gray
whiskered, pursy and pop-eyed, who
walks about the streets. And yet he
used TO be one of Havana's most
wealthy and prominent merchants. He
lost all his money through drink and
morphine, and mt present has just sense
enough to beg for more. He has star
Ing, strabisnIic eye, which he winks
broadcast, and dicebox laugh. He Is
Havana landmark.
In the evenings the church bells be-
GIN to ring. They do not ring with the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-02
BLOODY LABOR RIOT.
Three Men shot In a Fight Between
UniGnists and NOnuniOnists.

SCOTTDALE, Pa, Nov. IA riot oc-
CURED here tonight in which Henry Giles
pie, John Jordan and Manager Slkimp. of
the Scottdale Iron and Steel Company, were
injured. Yesterday a union man. Frank
Kelts, was beaten into insensibility by nom
union iron workers, and Keltz's fellow
workmen vowed vengeance. Manager
Skimp, fearing trouble when his men quit
work, formed thirty or forty of them in
line and marched up Pittsburg street AT
Broadway a large crowd had gathered, and
four of the marchers with drawn revolvers
back. Just then some one threw a stone
into the crowd of nonunonists. This was
responded to by a shot, followed by regu-
lar fusillade, fully fifty shots being fired,
nearly all coming from the nonunion men.
Manager SlIimp was shot in the left foot
and was struck by stone or brick on the
left side of the head, and is seriously
though not dangerously wounded. Henry
Gillespie was shot through the right arm,
ne ball passing through an artery, and he
almost bled TO death before the wound could
be dressed. John Jordan had three fingers
shot off. Several others were slightly in
jured by being struck with stones. From
the number of shots fired 1t is marvellous
that no one was killed outright. Gillespie
claims that when the shooting commenced
he started for place of safety. lie claims
that he was fired at by Manager Sklmp.
Thomas Gillespie, a brother or Henry,
three shots in the direction of Henry. Gill
leSpie will swear out a warrant for the ar
rest of Manager Skimp for felonious shoot
ing Four nonunion men were arrested.