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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-30


j. G. HANSON. LOCAL EDITOR.
THURSDAY. DEC. 80. 1897.
LOCAL ITEMS.
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Pay Or stop, win b our motto
Tor 1893.
Remember the party at the Opera
House. tomorrow evening.
Dining Chairs. open cane seats,
from 5000 up, at Braden q Forbes.
H. Schreiber, Of Grove, was in
town, last Thursday.
Buy Z Garland Stove Of s. =.
b Co., and keep warm.
Joseph Pym. Of Grove township,
was in town, last Thursday.
A good large Couch, for $3.50, at
Braden and Forbes.
e. waldron, Of South Branch, was
in town, last Thursday.
Order the Dslinsator Of s. r.
3 Co.
Supervisor Hocsli. of Blaine town.
ship, was In town last Thursday.
Rug your Evapocated AMI Canned
Fruits, At Bates 8 Cos.
Otis Hanna Of Beaver Greek, was
in town, last Thursday.
Bring your Wheat and Rye to
s. =. 8 90.
Chas Fsutley Of Grove township,
was Ia town, last Thursday.
Fifteen bars Of Lion Soap for Is
cents, At Claggetts'.
J. A. Breakey OF Center Plains,
was caller &C this Office, last Friday.
Claggetts' Golden Sunrise Tea can't
be heat. Only rs cents. Try 1t.
Chas. Hilton, of GAYLORD, was the
guest Of Ben Kraus, On Christmas.
Order nuttsTiok's Patterns Of
s. u. & %.
N. Nicholson made a dying trip to
the Alma sanitarium, last week.
Nice Assortment of Mouldings, at
Braden & Forbes.
Mrs. r. Hanson has been at Alma,
for few days.
Pure Maple Syrup for your Pan
cakes, at Claggetts'.
Err Bell returned to his home in
Negaunee, Tuesday.
For Picture Framing 60 to Braden
& Forbes.
r. Hanson and wife were visiting
at Lewiston, one day last week.
Santa Claus will make his head
quarters at Fournier's Drug Store.
Upward Of q million cedar ties and
cedar posts were shipped from Alpe-
ma this season.
Dolls and Toys of all descriptions,
at Fournier's Drug Store.
A big excelsior factory Is to be
built at West Branch, and large
Touring mill at Omer.
No. 1 Sewing Machine, warranted,
Tor s25. 90, at Braden s. Forbes.
A. III. Annis, of Beaver Greek
township, was In town, last Thurs
day.
Hand Sleds, at your own prices, al
the Furniture Store.
Miss Althea McIntire spent Christ
mas and till Monday afternoon with
Miss Lizzie Mantz, at Lewiston.
s. s Claggett offers $50 reward
for any impurities found In his Buck
wheat Flour. Try it.
B.F. Sherman, of Maple Forest,
township, was in town, last Sat
urday.
Handsome, large Antique Cup
board, for $1,000, at Braden 8
Forbes.
BoRN-On the 10th, inst, to Mr.
and Mrs. B. +. Sherman, Of Maple
Forest. daughter.
JA-vO Blend is the name of Clag
Cetts' Is cent Coffee. Best on eartf
for the money.
Prof. w. r. Benkelman was calico
to Tuscola county, last Saturday, b,
the serious illness of his father.
Bates y Co. are offering the choic
est Teas and the best Coffees IL
town.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-30

Mrs. X. T. Forbes went home with
Miss EttIe Coventry for Christmas,
returning Monday.
Buckley q Douglass of Manistee,
have raised the wages paid to men
In the woods s5 per month and up.
Call at Bates s. Co.'S. for School
Supplies and Tablets. A gift with
every Tablet.
Mrs. T. A. Carney enjoyed the
presence OF her mother and aunt
from Bay City, for Christmas time.
A large line of Fancy Rockers for
your Christmas presents, at Braden
s. Forbes.
School closed last Thursday, SO the
teachers could all reach home for
Christmas Eve. They will resume
their work next Monday.
Ladies, call at s. u. b Co.'S.
store and get q Metropolitan
Fashion Sheet free.
1t Is reported that large numbers
Of wildcats prowl around West
Branch, carrying of pigs and other
animals.
II anything is wanted in our line
for Christmas, leave your o. der early
at Braden & Forbes.
Elmer Trumley returned to the
Agricultural College to-day. W..
Eickhoff will not 60 till Monday
morning.
Now is good time to pay your
subscription. The AVALANCHE needs
money.
e. c. Kendrick started for the
Agricultural College, yesterday, SO as
to be In time. 'The farthest way
round Is the surest."
s. =. B 90. are buying Wheat
and Bye, and paying highest
market price for it.
Mrs. J. K. Bates went to Gaylord,
last Friday morning, to assist in
taking care of the new heir to Mr..
and Mrs. Hoyt.
II you want a good well made Bed
room Suit for SIS, 90, call at Braden s.
Forbes.
Mrs. and Miss Hadley took the
early train, Saturday, for visit with
old time friends at Grand Blanc, and
vicinity.
The best place in Grayling to bu '
Hay, Grain and Feed, is at Bates s
Co.'S. Prices guaranteed.
The clerks, book-keepers, ETC., and
many In the village, appreciate the
usual generosity in Christmas gifts
from Sailing, Hanson s. Co.
Now is your time to buy Carpets,
before we raise the price. Braden s.
Forbes.
Will Ingley who has been at work
in the planning mill at Lewiston, has
returned to Grayling.
| Albert Kraus has no cheap
store Tin Ware, but sells good
Tin Ware cheap. Call and be
convinced.
The Atlanta Tribune says that L.
w. Ostrander is located in the Rife
block, at Lewiston, aud has nice
lofflce.
i Square top Extension Tables, well
made, from $3.50 up, at Braden s
Forbes.
II Howard Little went down to Gray
Hing, last Friday, where he expects
to start photograph gallery. -Ot
sego Co. Herald.
Our stock Of perfumes IL made w
OF the choicest Foreign and American
Iodors on the market.
FoUaNIER's DRUG STORE
The Otsego Herald says, that Jas
Bowen, of Dover township killed q
Wildcat, last Sunday, and had his
exchequer increased by SO bounty.
i II you want good Carpet Sweeper
you can get it at the Furniture Store
lof Braden s. Forbes.
i Miss Marie Mantz, OF Lewiston
formerly of this village, is pupil al
Olivet College.
Gold Medal Flour is the best
in the market. Buy q barrel o.
s. n. 3 Co., or call for a sample
package.
Holger Hanson and Axel Michel
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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-30

Crawford Tent No. 1872, X. 0. T.
NJ, elected the following officers for
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-30
HOLIDAY GO'ODS!.

Our Store Is Headquarters for HOLIDAY aseds embracing
TOILET AND MANICURE SETS GLOVE AND HANDKERCHIEF BOX
KS, WORK BOXES, SHAVING SETS, JEWEL CASES, NECK
TIE BOXES, COLLAR AND CUFF BOXES, FANCY
ATOMlZERS, PHOTO ALBUMS, GEL
LUL0D NOVEL FRAMES, MEDALLIONS Bibles POEMS, VAS
ES, CUPS AND SAUCERS, DOLLS TOYS. FINE
PERFUMERlES AT Is, 500 rs
CENTS PER o.
a==>@=a~s-~
I. FoURNI7R. Druggist.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-07

phase and branch ITO tll= end that it may
be not only one of the most magnifcenu
bus the richest and most valuable librarS
les in the world.
The Civil Service Law
That branch of our government known
as the civil service has been a subject
of discussion, and of late years has re-
suited in increased executive and legie-
lative approval. During the past fsw
months the service has been placed upon
a stil1 firmer basis of business methods
and personal merit. While tbs right OF
our veteran soldiers to reinstatement In
deserving cases has BEEN ASSERTED dis
missals for merely political reasons have
been carefully guarded against, the OK
aminati lions for abundance into the SER
vice enlarged and at the same time rem
dered less technical and more practical
and a, distinct advance has been made
by giving hearing before. dismissal in
all cases where incompetency has been
charged or demand made for the removal
of officials in any department.. The order
has been made to give to the accused his
right Ito he heard, but without in any
way impairfng the power of removal
which should always be enforced in cases
of inefficieney and incompetency and
which is one of THE vital safeguards Of
the civil service reform system prevent
ing stagnation and deadwood and keep
ing every employee keenly alive to the
fact that the tenure of his employment
depends, not on lngth of service but his
own carefulnsss and regard for hts
work
MuchmoTe remains to be done before
the system reaches "a plane demanded
by our needs. There are places now In
the classified service which ought to be
exempted and others not classified that
might properly be included. 1 shall not
hesitate to exempt cases which [ think
have been improperly included i'm the
classification service or include those
which best in my judgment win pro-
mota the public service. The service Is
provided for the benefit of the people and
it will be my aim to look into it clre-
fully.
1 am compelled by the length of time
of the session and the Importance of af-
fairs that congress will have to deal
with at this ssssion to the discussion
of many of them ait length The reports
of the heads of THE several departments
will, am sure, have your careful scru-
tiny, to all of which / invite your earn
est attention.
While congress may not find 1t an easy
task Ito reduce the expenses of the gov
eminent 1t should not encourage their
| increase. These expenses will in my
judgment admit of decrease In many
branches without injury to the public
| service. III is a commanding duty to-
keep the appropriations within the re.
eeipts of the government and thus avoid
deficit.
(Signed) WILLIAM M KINIEY.
Executive Mansion, Washin gton, Dec,
g. 1897.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-07
For SALE.

500 Each-2 beautiful lots fronting south
ON car line at Fowler station in Woods
lawn.
, and 10th streets.
$3.50 Cash-lO acres fine land just south of
mineral road beyond Jonesyille "a miles
from court house.
S2,O00-50x19O: bran new room modern
house on Ave. e. near 10th street; this is
an extra bargain.
$3.50 Cash win buy 80 acres of rich land on
county road on creek just below Fair
Grounds; this is but SIS per acre and is q
rare bargain.
s3,O.0-$3OO cash, ba ance $50 per month with
out interest, will pick up a fine cottage
home, 5 rooms, bath, etc; 18th street. near
Sth ave- It's seldom you can buy good
city property this way. !.
s13 900 Excellent story brick, 40 feet front
and in good condition.
81 ,OOO-s25O cash; 10 acres on z. Birming,
ham Dummy. -
Telephone No. a Nb list ~
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-07
WANTED.

WANTED.
WANTED-By young gentleman, nicely
furnished room with board private faHi--
ly; references. Address X, care Age.
Herald. 2-5-2t
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-07

Fergus w. Mccarthy asks your sup.
port for reelection to the office of clerk
of the circuit court for Jefferson county,
Alabama. Subject to the action of the
democratic party.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-07
ANNOUNCER ENTS.
G. X. HARSH

Is a candidate for nor1ina ton by the DEM
ocratic party, for the office of senior
judge of the city court of Birmingham.
10-10-tf.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-07

mingham.
We are authorized to announce Charles
B Powell as candidate for the above
named office, subject to the action of the
democratic party 11-10-tf
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

OYSTERS-We want the public to know
they cam buy the finest extra select
oysters at Rush & Co.'S at Newmsn's
drug store, goth street and LIST avenues
Extra plants at same price.
12-2-tu. tn. sal .&su.tf.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-07
LOANS.

MONEY TO LOAN-On furniture, without
removal, from SO up. 8. R. Senrle. 18th
street, between LIST and I'd avenues.
my 2-tf
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-07

phase and branch ITO this end that it may
be not only one of the most magnifcenU
bus the richest and most valuable librarS
les in the world.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-07
Immigration to Alaska

The territory of Alaska requires the
early and prompt attention of congress.
The conditions there now existing de-
mand material changes in the laws reg
ulating the great influx of prospectors
during the last summer and fall and
the prospect of a still larger immigra-
ton iu the spring win not permit us to
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-07

WANTED-Rigger to estimate on raising
vertical boiler at Admission, Ala w. F.
Gerard, Gurley, Ala.
The Press., 1897-03-18
LUST AND LOVE.

We left the swart bank of the sluggish Nile, Where fleets of traffic block it's gaping
 mouth, And over many tedious inland mile We journeyed toward the south. At last we came beside aSstony pile That reared it's head above the drifted
 sand, Looking across the ages with smile could not understand Igazed upon that sight a weary while, A woman's head, with body of a beast, And vainly tried tie twain to reconcile, Until the night had ceased. We foatca back by lotus lake and isle, And watched the ibis take his monday
 rest Beside the scaly sluggard crocodile, Our riddle still unguessed. But 10, the storms of lust at times defile My body couchant where the sandbeds
 drift; And yet above the vicious and the vile skyward face lift. The lions body of a bestial guile, The human face that loves, believes and
 thinks, Unlock the puzzle of the quaint old style That built the symbol Sphinx. William Rice Sims in New York World.
The Press., 1897-03-18
Manning and the .Jesuits.

Edmund S. Purcell, who wrote the biography of Cardinal Manning that was so widely discussed and in some quarters condemned, wrote paper for The Nineteenth Century entitled "On the Ethics of Suppression In Biogra- phy," in which he makes an interesting statement concerning Manning's rela- tions to the Jesuits:
 Cardinal Manning could not endure it was not in his nature-to be looked upon by the Jesuits as an "enemy of vital godliness. '' They feil under his ban. MetaphoricaIly he ''cursed them with bell, book and candle." In a laughing fashion their retort came quick:
 Cardinals may come, cardinals may go,
 But we go on forever.
 Cardinal Manning, as is known of all men, regarded the suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1773 as the work of Gods hand. He likewise looked upon it's restoration in 1927 as Gods work. But his abiding hostility to the Jesuits, based, as he declared. on their corporate action in England and Rome, was testi- fed by the prediction which he uttered on various occasions, ''I foresee another 1773.''
The Press., 1897-03-18
Choked a Leopard to Death.

Carl Akeley. taxidermist of the Field Colum bian museum, who went to Africa with other scientists after specimens of large game for the institution, has had an experience out of the common. He and a native were hunting one day, when he saw leopard crouched all ready to spring upon him. A shot hur- riedly fired from rife pricked the beast in one hind leg, and the next in. stant the man and leopard were in a mix up that was mighty serious for both, but more especially for the man. Akeley, however, has got powerful arms and good grip, and that saved him.
 He got the leopard by the throat and choked it to death, with no other injury than lacerated arm.-New York Sun.
The Press., 1897-03-18
Please, can I quit school, then?"
The Bnireuth Idolatry of Wagner.

As affording an insight into the crit- ical methods of the Baireuth circle, let us take as a striking example one of the most untiring of the bodyguard, Emer- ich Kastner, who, as the compiler of 8 Wagner catalogue-a catalogue of writ ings and nelsical works by and upon Richard Wagner-had acquired the rank and title of great archivist of Wagne- rian literature Kastner introduced a new, critical method, based on the num- Der of beats and the metric measure and began to measure out the works of Wag- ner as one would a stretch of roadway or field, with the intention and con- viction of discovering an unsuspected and highly important principle in art. By careful computation Kastner found that "Rienzi" contained 5, 980 beats; the Plying Dutchman, 4, 434; "Tann- hauser," 4,831; "Lohengrin, 5,l29; the 'Meistersinger, 6,513. He then announced, by means of demonstration whose secret will remain eternally in- scrutable, that the life destiny and ar tistio experiences of Wagner were re- flected in these dry numbers. In fact, he went still farther and grouped together  the number of beats in every single scene from the operas of the master, continually calculating, adding and sub- tracting until he reached, through pure ly arithmetical methods, tine establish ment of psychological laws.
 This absurd sport, played by him with figures and notes, many of his colleagues pursued with the words, syllables, nay, even the single letters, of Wagner's texts. Thus literature was created whereby mental criticism was to be replaced by those mechanical instrum ents-the bal ance, the microscope and the knife of the vivisector. All these researches, prosecuted with much ardor, clearly demonstrated to what a degree artistic views may be lowered through blind idolatry. Herr Alexander Moszkowski in Forum
The Press., 1897-03-18
A Monster Musical Instrument.

The most gigantic harp ever con- structed, as far as the record goes, was that made by Veritan, the provost of Burkli, near Basel, Switzerland, in 1787. That was long while ago, but the fame of M. Veritan's gigantic harp was such that it is still occasional ly mentioned by writers on the rare and the wonderful, just as the sea serpent, bloody rain, live mastadons, etc., are. M. Veritan's colossal musical instru- ment was 32O feet in length, and, on that account, was constructed in an open lot instead of in a harp factory. It was most simple in construction, consisting of 15 wires strung tightly between two poles. These wires were of different sizes, the largest being one-sixth of an inch in diameter and the smallest one- twelfth of an inch. They were stretched north and south and inclined in such a manner as to form an angle of from 20 to 30 degrees with the horizon. This queer instrument was not intended as an exaggerated toy, but was constructed for the express purpose of foretelling changes in the weather, which were calculated by Professor Veritan accord ing to the different tones the instrument made when the wind was blowing through it.-St. Louis Republic.
The Press., 1897-03-18
Urban Development In the South.


 The rural south, especially in the old CT portions, is, economically speaking, far from progressive, and what was once the single occupation of the southern gentleman is now the last that he would voluntarily assume. In the rich valley and on the grazing lands of southwest Virginia, in parts of Georgia and in the blue grass region of Tennessee farming pays fairly, owing to the greater thrift of the inhabitants and to the fertility of the soil, but, on the whole, the progress of the new south, like that of the rest of the country, certainly has not taken this direction. It is through it's urban de- velopment only that the section has justly earned its sobriquet
 New cities like Roanoke, Va, have sprung up on ground that 20 years ago was parceled into farms. Antebellum villages have become large cities, as in the case of Atlanta and Chattanooga. Old towns like Nashville and Richmond have taken fresh lease of life and be- come rich and progressive. A new rail road has made the fortune of this place, a new textile or other industry has caused the growth of that. And all this progress has been due to the abolition of slavery and to the destruction of prop erty caused by the civil war. The south erner of the last 30 years has simply had to work in order to live, and, like the rest of the world, he has preferred the town to the country. W. P. Trent in A Af1antic
The Press., 1897-03-18
THE LONGFELLOW STATUE.
A Fitting Memorial of the Poet at Port
 land, His Birthplace.

A Fitting Memorial of the Poet at Port
 land, His Birthplace.
 One of the best instances of what the statue of any great man should beat any rate, in the respect of it's situation, it's perspective with regard to other me- morials and the local estimation in which it is held-is the statue of Long fellow at Portland, by MT. Franklin Simmons. It is a dignifed seated figure of the poet in bronze, occupying @ con- spicuous site ill the best part of the town, in the middle of a square which is now known as Longfellow square. The statue was raised few years ago by fund solicited through wide field, but chiefly obtained, I believe, ill Port land. The ulptor was chosen through that curious local spirit which has af fected unfavorably many of our archi tectural and other monuments. He was avowedly selected because he was a Maine man," though he had never seen the poet. However, the result in this case seems to have been happy. The statue has much beauty, and the like ness is said to be excellent.
 This statue stands ill the poet s native town, as is entirely proper. It may ap- peal every day to the eyes of thousands of young people, born very much as he was born, who should see ill it the sug- gestion of possibility for them. Poetic ally it makes the stranger fancy the genius or spirit of the man still finger ing among the scenes of his youth, and it svmboliZes the satisfaction which ey- cry man feels to have his name remem- bered in his native town.-J. B. Cham berlin in Atlantic.
The Press., 1897-03-18
CHARITY FAIRS.
An Argument to Show Why They Should
 Be Suppressed.

An Argument to Show Why They Should
 Be Suppressed.
 Charity has been defiuod as this state of things: That so soon ;.s A is il trou- ble B begins to consider what c ought to do for him. All chs~it;;b4c l., frs, for instance, are based on IEiS principle. You go and buy something which you probably do not want il crder that the profit made on it may go 10 some good cause. In case you had really wanted what you bought you would have per haps bought it somewhere else, and the regular trade thus suffers from the loss of your custom. In case. of very large fairs, like the ''sanitary fairs'' in war; time, the ordinary local trade unques- tionably suffers, perhaps for a whole year, and the community is thus impov- erished to degree in one way so that it may be helped in other ways
 For a great national object this can easily be endured, although, to be sure, we never have known just what the regular dealers thought about it. But when we consider that the same thing is done to some extent in behalf of every local or sectarian enterprise, it is evi- dent that the principle of the affair is not quite satisfactory.
 Suppose, for instance, that we were all to agree for single year to have all our shoes and hats made by amateurs "for sweet charity's saze,'' and to have a single church or hospital take the value of them all. Then sweet charity would make an apparent gain no doubt, but all the ordinary hatmal1ers and shoe- makers would starve. Or, if they did not starve, they would be supported by their kindred, who perhaps are not far above the stal vatiCn point themselves, or they would be supported by sweet charity, and the last Conditio1HOf things would be worse than the first It is not really the fact that the evils of society can be greatly helped by dressing up young girls prettily and having thens take money and give rather inaccurate change at bazaar table. One day, per haps, when the laws of trade are better understood, we shall look at charity fairs as we already look at lotteries, which were once regarded as one of the highest forms of sweet charity, but which are now prohibited by law Harper's Bazaar.
The Press., 1897-03-18
A Royal Rider.

Queen Henriette of Belgium, by birth an Austrian archduchess, continues. in spite of her snow white hair and rank as grandmother, to occupy her time with circus riding. A year ago she gave in the riding school of the royal palace at Brussels a semipublic performance, in which she and her daughter Clemen- tine put their horses through all kinds of fancy paces and trick riding with the skill of professionals. They leaped their horses through burning hoops and over flaming hedges, and her majesty jump ed pet horse over a dinner table cov- cred with flowers and lighted candela- bra. Then she drove team of 20-in- hand herself, mounted on her favorite