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Daily camera., 1897-06-08
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Advertising Rates upon application.
Entered at the Postoffice at Boulder,
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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-27

IN commenting ON this to Washington
correspondent, said 1t brought to his
mind some of the statesmen with gam
bling propensities who served In Con-
gress before and just after the war.
"The statesman" said Col. Martin, "of
to-day does not begin to compare with
his brothers OF ante-bellum days in
this respect Back in the '40's and sos,
when Dave Prindle kept the leading
faro bank. II was not an unusual thing
to find quorum of the United States
Senate under his roof on an afternoon
or evening.
"Dave Prindle ran one of the most
genteel and elaborate gambling estab-
lishments in the country ON Pennsyl-
vania avenue, between Four-and-a-half
and Sixth streets. Thaddeus Stevens,
Senators Green of Missouri, Rusk Of
Texas, Pierce of Maryland, Bob
Toombs of Georgia, Yancey Of Ala
bama, flanagan of Indiana, and Cor
win of Ohio, were among the most fire.
quent habitues Of Prindle's house. 9th
ers included Congressman Herbert Of
California, Gen. Joe McKibben Of the
same State, who acted as second for
Broderick in the famous Broderick-
Terry duel: Jim Lane of Kansas, Hen
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-27

Is certain to mote, but thus far these
announcements have never been real
lied. Mr.. Kelley Is now growing old.
He Is past 60, and his motor has been
before the public since 1872. At least
1t was In that year that he announced
his discovery Of new force, and the
motor itself was put ON public exhibit
ton in 1874. Capitalists who saw it
were so impressed with it that 500, 900
was raised to enable him to proceed.
Since then nearly 100000 has been ex-
pended in experiments, but without
tangible results. In 1888 Mr.. Kelley
was confined in Jail for contempt Of
court for refusing to tell the secret
process by which he produced many
most remarkable results in the pres
ence of experts, but up to the present
time that secret Is known to no one but
himself. The motor which he exhibited
to the New York men Is no larger than
mans StOyepipe hat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-27
Bogus Butter in France.

The French Chamber Of Deputies has
passed a very stringent measure by
which it is made illegal for dealers in
butter to keep cleo for sale, or vice
versa; the fraudulent compositions are
emily to be sold at places especially as
signed by the municipality Of each
town. Moreover, all boxes, firkins, or
sther packets containing oleo, must
bear the word margarine" In large
characters, and full description must
be given Of the elements employed in
making the composition. In the retail
trade all cleo must be placed in bags,
on the outside Of which are to be found
a description of the article with the
name and address Of the vendor.
Full authority Is given to the inspec-
tors to enter butter factories and shops,
and take specimens for analysis; in the
event of the specimens being found
pure the cost will be borne by the state.
The penalties for an infraction of the
new law will vary from six days to
three months imprisonment, and fine
of from twenty to one thousand dol
lars, while In the event Of the same
person being convicted second time
within a year the maximum fine will
also be imposed. There will also be a
heavy fine imposed on persons who
place hindrance In the way Of the in
spectOrs
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-27

along which the ditch was led
was 30 nearly vertical that the
material excavated could not be
held to form the lower bank Of the
ditch without crib work. In survey
Ing the route the ordinary clinometers
had 10 be discarded. and the common
surveyors loving rod had to be ex-
tended to an instrument thirty feet
high. The way was so broken and diff
ficult and the timber in places so dense
that 1t often made there, as 1t has since
on the Grande, very hard days work
for two men to chain half mile. Along
some of the line the forest is so dense
that no good picture OF the works can
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-27

ry A. Wise Of Virginia, Lawrence Keitt
Of South Carolina, Marshall Of Ken
lucky, Sergeant s. Prentiss of Missis-
sippi, Savage of Tennessee, Whitley of
Delaware, and Edmonston of Virginia,
besides dozens of others.
tPrentiss strolled into Prindle's one
day and remarked: Dave, am lucky
enough tonight to win the stars from
heaven Please don't limit me-
There is no limit for you, Mr.. Prem
tiss,' said Prindle.
"Prentiss started in by making 500
bets on card. Luck was with him,
and he began to increase his bets, and
before closing up time he had beaten
the bank out of $4,000. Prentiss
thought his luck would stay with him,
and few days after this winning he
returned to Mississippi where he ran up
against a snag, losing 100000 in half
dozen plays.
Senator Green, taken all around.
however, probably went against the
bank heavier than any other man in
his set One day he remarked to a
group of Senatorial friends in the cloak
room Of the Senate that he was burn
ing up with luck, and asked them to
chip In $1,000 EACH He felt certain
that if he were allowed to make the
play Dave Prindle would turn his deal
box upside down. A combination was
then made to force an adjournment of
the Senate, $4,000 was put in the pool,
and dozen or so Senators walked into
the bank in single file, headed by
Green. all singing a verse, which they
had composed OH the way down, about
ace to lose and king to win,' etc, and
sung to the tune of The Arkansas
Traveller
Screen started in with the S15, 900.
He won the first bet. Then he began
to play the ace and king, according to
the song, ace to lose, and king to win,
until the end of the DEAL without win
ming another bet On the next deal he
kept to his combination. as he did on
all succeeding deals, and 1t Is an actual
fact that he did not win more than
three times before his SIS, 200 went in
to the box. The other men in the COM
bne with Green refused to stake him
farther, but, still having faith In his
combination. Green played $1,000 more
of his own money through and then
quit the game.
Another celebrated Senatorial hang
out at that time was that of Joe Hail.
He never permitted person to play
against his bank unless he knew that
the player could afford to lose. recall
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-27

of snow becomes mass Of ice, and the
sun has an all summers work before
him to convert that Ice mass into water.
Water from such n source Is particu-
larly valuable because it is what they
call late water" 1t comes at time
Of the year when many Of the lowlands
streams are dry, and yet when water is
still needed to mature the crops. A
flow of one cubic foot per second
through the entire season is worth not
less than $1,000, and as this branch
of the Laramie often runs $50 cubic
feet per second at the time when water
is most in demand, it will be seen that
the flow was well worth capturing.
To abduct the Laramie at this point
required a ditch five miles long. cir
cling about the two sides Of the Medi-
cine Bow range, which crosses at
an altitude of $500 feet. For three
fifths Of the distance the side hill
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-27
JOHN w. KELLEY.
Man Who Invented a Motor that
Didn't Mote.

Man Who Invented a Motor that
Didn't Mote.
John w. Kelley has dug up his mo-
tor again, and Philadelphians smile
when they are told that soon the ele-
waited trains In New York will be Ope-
rated altogether by power furnished
by the inventors wonderful mechan-
ism. w. ]. Fransioli, the general man.
ager Of the Manhattan Road, has seen
Mr.. Keeley's motor turn big engine
at very high speed, and is quite sure
his cars can be operated by it. This Is
probably the fifth or sixth time that
Mr.. Eeeley has convinced capitalists
that he has discovered wonderful Sc
cret. He began years ago i'm his labor
atory in Philadelphia to find some way
Of applying his vibration" to machin-
cry, and every now and then n grand
announcement Is made that the motor
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-27

New York's Highest court Makes an
Important Decision.
Employers and workingmen through
out the country will be much interest
ed In the decision OF the Court of APP
peals Of this State In the case OF Cur
ran vs.. Galen, involving the legality OF
an agreement between brewery asso-
citation and an assembly of the knights
Of Labor, whereby no brewery belong
Ing to the association was to employ
any person who did not belong to that
particular assembly or to retain any
one for more than four weeks In its
service who should decline to join that
labor organization. Such an agreement
has been pronounced unlawful In all
the courts The case was originally
heard In March, 1893, at Special Term
in Monroe County, by Judge William
III. Adams. The complainant was
Charles Curran, who charged the Ale
Brewers Association Of Rochester and
the Brewery Workingmen's Local As
sembly of the Knights of Labor there
with conspiracy to prevent his obtain
ing employment 1t appeared that
Curran had been employed by brew
cry belonging to the association that
he declined to join the knights of La
Dor, and that he was consequently dis
charged by reason of the agreement al
ready mentioned. Justice Adams held
that the defendants had no right to
combine for the purpose OF depriving
person Of his right to labor simply be-
cause he did not consent to join a speci-
fed labor union. His judgment was af-
firmed upon the opinion written by
him, by the General Term of the fifth
department in March, 1894; and that
affirmance has not been upheld by the
Court Of Appeals.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-27

Laramie Successfully Abducted.
To make river climp Its own water
shed and go down valley that 1t never
intended to Traverse would seem, at
first thought, to be no easier than to
construct perpetual motion machine.
But In Colorado 1t has been done.
There, along the great Continental di.
vide, all waters on the western slope
naturally find their outletinto the Gulf
OF California, and those on the eastern
slope reach the Gulf of Mexico via the
South Platte, the Platte, the Missouri,
and the Mississippi. But on the west
ern side there Is an abundance of
water and scarcity of arabic land,
while on the eastern side good land is
abundant, while the supply of water is
insufficient. The latest project Is to
turn the upper waters Of the Grande
across the watershed, and along the
slopes extending east. +l sttt
The crest Of the Continental divide
rises into peaks $4,000 feet high and
descends into passes as low as 10000
feet. 1t thus happens that, while some
of the tributaries Of the Grande have
their rise at the elevation of IL 900 feet
or more, the Lulu pass on the CONT
mental divide is only 10000 feet above
sea level. 1t is thus clear that II the
river can be tapped at any elevation
considerably above the height Of the
Lulu pass the waters can be led craftily
along in sidehill bitches and ultimate
ly across the divide and down the
what 1t is proposed to do, the surveys
have already been made, and the work
will probably be undertaken next sum-
mer.
What 1t Is planned to do with the
waters of the Grande has already been
done with the waters Of the Laramie
River, which have been taken across
the watershed Of the Medicine Bow
range and turned into Chambers Lake,
from which they pass down to the ara
BILE lands of the Poudre valley. This
enterprise is In the same general dis
trict as the one now proposed. and
serves as model.
The head waters of that branch of
the Laramie which have been divert
ed come very near having their rise in
a glacier. They start In canyon so
deep, so shaded, and located at such an
altitude. that the SHOWS Of one winter
are hardly melted out before those Of
another come. From the ridges on
both sides the winds sweep the SHOWS
into the narrow gorge until they lie
200 feet deep or more. Solodified by
pressure and partial thawing. the mass
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-27

Id
sError.-The chief fascination of error
Is It's splendid demagogy.-Rev. DR..
Lorimer, Baptist, Boston isga iH
Reason for sln.--No one commits
sin without striving to give reason
for 1t. This he must necessarily do, be-,
cause man is endowed with the gift of
reason.-Rev. Father Valley, Catholic,
Cleveland.
Falsehoods. -The merchant who tells
his clerk to sell half cotton goods for
all-wool goods should not be surprised
II his clerks tell him lies and steal his
money.-Rev. ID. l.. Moody, Evangelist,
Chicago.
Idolatry.-Any worship that does not
have man for its ultimate object, that
does not tend to uplift him and make
him Juster, wiser. kinder, is idolatry.-
Rev. j. III. Palmer, Universalist, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.
Mean Men.-A mans word may be as
good as his bond, and his bond may be
as good as gold, and yet that man may
be mean and small in all other matters.
REV. ]. Il. Cathell, Episcopalian, Des
Moines, Iowa.
The Cretans.-The Cretan is a Greek.
His religion, language and customs are
Identical. He desires Greek order and
rule, and will obey the laws which ap-
pear to him natural and Christian
Rev. George s. Burnfield, Presbyterian,
Philadelphia.
Spiritual Health.-Our spiritual life
Is often continual convalescence from
sin. No sooner have we recovered spir-
itual health and strength than by ne
glect and want of vigilance we begin
again to decline.--Rev. III. III. Wyman,
Catholic, San Francisco.
The Gateways.-The whole world Is
toiling for the same things; all come in
Mt the one gateway Of life; all go out at
the one gate of death. Between CRADLE
and the tomb are the same needs of
body, mind and heart.-Rev. III. w.
Thomas Independent, Nashville, Tenn.
Chaperons.-When woman would
rather chaperon a ball than stay mt
home with her family, say there Is
something wrong. A chaperon reminds
me Of fish In the Mammoth Cave
she has no eyes and can not see any
thing that goes on.-Rev. L. c. Brough-
ton, Baptist, Atlanta, Ga.
Journalism.-As long as there must
be records Of prize fights minister
should congratulate himself IL the re-
ha nj
right In the next column, so its light
may shine over into the pugilistic dark
ness.-Rev. Marshall Law, Episcopal
Ian, Oakland, Cal.
Supreme Love.-The love Of husband
and wife should be supreme; none
higher, and none should usurp its place.
Young married people should live by
themselves on the start and then there
will be no misunderstanding or Ill
feelings.-Rev. DR.. Nortbrup, Baptist,
Kansas City, Mo.
Common Things.-Just to be an aver
age man, an ordinary woman, seems
commonplace. There Is little to stir the
imagination in the life that trudges
along the valleys, yet the preparedness
for the hills comes from just these COM
monphce days.-Rev. +. G.. Peabody,
Unitarian, Cambridge, Mass.
Sacred Things.-There are some
things on earth so sacred and so deep,
so well secured against all possible risk,
so sure Of being carried forward when
time Is done, that heaven itself will
only be the proper sphere for expand
ing their joys.-Rev. w. ID. Williams,
Congregationalist, San Francisco.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-27

Ger County, about six miles northeast
OF Harrodsburg. The mill has now
fallen into decay; the dam was partial
ly washed away by freshet in the
spring. Of 1896, and the mill stones,
which for so many years ground their
grist day and night, are stilled. The
mill was erected about the year 1909
by John Meacham and BENJAMIN
Youngs, Shaker missionaries from the
Mt. Vernon Society in New York. They
had established Shaker community
within a mile Of the mill site, and as
1t was thriving rapidly they soon found
the need Of mill. At first the mill
was rather small affair, but as the
Shaker community increased in num-
bers and wealth improvements were
added until 1t was finally one of the
best mills In Mercer County. 1t was
noted all over Central Kentucky for
Its excellent qualities in making the de-
licious salt-rising bread so familiar to
all strangers who have partaken OF
Kentucky's country hospitality.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-27
Ruilt Of Mother OF Pearl.

One of the oldest of the many odd
habitations to be found all over Cali
fornia belongs to Chinese fisherman.
1t is part natural and part the work of
his own hands. The natural portion
of the house Is small cave In one Of
the many rocks that stick up all over
the beach. The other part Is sort of
wooden shed which has been built in
front of this opening. The timber used
is of the toughest kind, but the aesthe-
tic Chinaman overcame this objection
by covering the whole outside with
abalone shells, the hollow side being
turned out. He evidently did his work
many years ago, when the shells were
plentiful and had scarcely, any market
value. Every shell used has been de-
stroyed, as one or more nails have
been driven through them according to
their size Some of the shells are mag
nificent in color and enormous in size.
There is one at least fifteen Inches in
diameter, and duplicate in good con-
dition could not be bought in San Fran
cisco for any price. Most of the larger
Shells If they were not punctured with
nail holes, would readily sell for from
three to five dollars apiece. But that
size cannot be had in the market now,
and would be difficult to find on the
rocks Of any part of the coast. The
general effect of the house, when the
sun strikes it at the proper angle, is
dazzling. The polished, pearly surfaces
sparkle with astonishing brilliancy and
fash with all the colors Of the rain
bow 1t is a pleasing and surprising
sight and the only pity is that so many
beautiful shells were destroyed to pro-
duce IT,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-27
Lord I,eicester,s Record.

The celebration of the Queens dia-
nond jubilee will bring many veterans
to the front, but there can scarcely be
one more interesting than Lord Leices-
ter. His statement, according to the
Birmingham Post, that he acted as
page to the Duke of Sussex mt her Maj
esty's coronation can be supplemented
by the fact that he is probably the only
man who, having himself lived through
the longest reign in British history, can
claim that his father lived through the
next longest, that Of George III.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-27
Skates Made of Glass.

| think the death-knell Of wooden
and metal skates has been rung, said
one of the largest skate manufacturers
to an English reporter. Several practi-
cal inventors have been experimenting
on these articles for years past, and the
latest result is skate made of glass
hardened by a recently discovered
process to the consistency Of steel. The
entire skate is made of this substance,
the upper part resembling a slipper,
open behind with split leather lace-up-
heel-cap.
Among several advantages stated
are, that they are much faster than
steel blades and so slippery that they
will run almost equally well over
rough, snow-covered ice as upon
smooth, and also glide easily over in
CAPABILITIES, twigs and other obstruc-
tons. They are made very sharp, and,
owing to their extreme hardness, 1t Is
impossible to blunt them; and, unlike
steel skates, they never want grinding
and cannot rust.
The crystal skates are really beauti-
full in appearance, being nearly trans
parent; the substance has also, while
in the fluid state, been variously color
ed. They have already been privately
tested. A famous skating champion
tried pair at the Niagara Ice rink,
using mahogany -colored ones to avoid
attracting notice, the time being hardly
ripe for exhibition. A private trial has
also been made in Paris at an lee rink
exclusively hired for the occasion, sew
eral ladies-among them a celebrated
lady continental skater-taking part;
their skates were colored brown, blue,
crimson, and so forth, to match their
costumes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-27

er became disconsolate, and talked of
suicide so seriously that he won Halls
compassion. SThe planter explained to
Hall that the money he had SUM was
to be used in lifting the mortgage, and
that his loss ruined him. After hearing
the mans story Hall said, quick as a
fash: IN tell you what I'll do, friend.
I'll return two-thirds Of your money
under one condition, and that is that
you shall accompany me to a magis-
trate and take oath that you will never
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-27
What's the Natter

''Why, Tommy, what's the matter?"
asked the indulgent mammm,of her son.
"John won't give me pretty thing
in the pail Of water" said Tommy, sob
bing M -
Tell him IL he doesn't give 1t to you
this minute viii tell papa" replied his
indulgent mamma. .
Tommy soon returned, saying:
''He won't give 1t to me-"
John, how dare you refuse to give
dear little Tommy what he wants p
said mamma, appealing the scene.
Here is your master; perhaps you will
obey him."
what is 1t my Tommy wants? Give
it him instantly, sir, or depart from the
house." said papa. III
II am very sorry SIR said John,
coolly. Ito have annoyed you, but I
cannot give him what ne wants, for
how can give him the moon that is
shining In the pail2", .,,-.,S. Is y /,
Papa and mamfaa returned to the
house dejectedly. ~. ~ i,