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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
Most Northern Forest Land.

The northern limit of true forest land
has been found by Herr X. Roder, a
German student, to reach it's higheSt
latitude ~ 1-2 degrees, in the Talmyr
peninsula, from which it runs east
ward to the Tschuktschee peninsula;
then bends rapidly southwark. On the
Alaska coast 1t is near the Arctic
circle, and goes gradually northward
to the Mackenzie delta, where it at
tains it's highest American latitude in
about SO degrees. Its most southerly
point is in 81 degrees (52 degrees?) on
the East Main river, from which 1t
crosses Labrador, Greenland and Ice
land in the direction of the North Cape.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

Curious Test Recently Applied to F.
nous Locomotive.

Curious Test Heoently Applies 20 -
nous Locomotive. /
A peculiar scientific experiment has
been made with the famous engine $40,
of the New York Central Railroad, at
the shops at West Albany. Some
months ago this large engine. which.
In the opinion OF many well-informed
railroad men. excels even the famous
e99, was taken into the shops and CON-.
pletely overhauled. 1t was taken apart
completely. and every part of the en-
CINE, from the massive driving wheels
to the very smallest bolt and nut, was
separately weighed. The heavy por-
lions were weighed In the shops and
the small parts were taken to Water
vliet avenue pharmacy, where they
were weighed on the pharmacists
scales.
The greatest care was taken by the
machinists under the direction of Mas
ter Mechanic Buchanan to see that the
Weighing was accurate. When every
part of the engine had been weighed
a force of the best skilled mechanics
was put to work to reassemble the en-
CINE. When it was complete again it
was put into active service.
A short time ago the engine was
taken back to the shops and mechanics
were put to work dIssecting it again.
Once more every part was weighed.
The scales of the pharmacist were
brought into service again. When
every portion had been weighed the
record was compared with the former
one. Then Master Mechanic Buchanan
knew just how much. the engine had
lost in weight through the wear of
a known amount Of work. The rec
ords of the weights of the separate
parts showed which parts were sub
jected to the most wear.
The test cost many hundreds of dol
lars, but the New York Central was
willing to spend the money in order
that 1t might be able to know what
parts of an engine wear out most quick
ly and in what ratio the several parts
wear out. The exact figures have not
been made public. There Is no doubt
that they will be interesting to me-
chanics and scientists.-Al5any, N. Y.
Express.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

delights me - ~ you!" she said, ris-
ing and holding out her hand.
Lord George bowed. "Sit down, Mad.
ame." he said, sternly. II have but
one thing to say-givs me at once the
two letters Of which you sent me cop
ies. one written by Lady George Matt
land and the other by Captain Staun-
ton.
"Ah. milor. but have them not"
1T Is useless to lie. Give them to
me at once, or will have you arrest
ed on the charge of blackmailing. chan
tage you call 1t in your country"
"Ah, but Violet Is clever! She has
confessed to her good husband; she
says she means nothing, and milor be-
lieves, and yet she loves the hand
some Jack, and"
"Silence!" Numbered Lord George.
mot another word! You have been
Matchmaking my wife for many
months; you have made her life mis-
cradle and mine hell upon earth!
You tried to make me believe that Cap
tain Staunton was receiving from my
wife the hundreds Of pounds that you
were compelling her to pay you as
hush money. But all this vilFainy has
come to an end. Your letter of this
morning has led to very different Is
sue to what you anticipated. Accord
ing to your advice / went home unex-
pectedly. stood unseen in the con-
servatory behind the boudoir, and low
cred myself, through your slanderous
tongue, to spy-yes, to spy-upon my
own wife! But / learned the truth
the whole truth. If you were a man,
madame, / should horsewhip you. AS
1t is, you will give me those two letters
Immediately. advise you to give
them up quietly"
Madame Devonne rose without a
word, and, unlocking a drawer, took
out two letters, which she handed to
Lord George. He glanced over them
quickly, and then put them into his
pocket. II think you will leave Lon
don shortly?" he inquired in a mean
ing tone as he rose to his feet.
Probably" she answered coolly,
your vile climate gives me the mi
graine, the spleen. And, as you say in
your ugly language, the game is up"
Lord George, without another word,
left the room and went out into the
street.
THAT vile woman was right" he
said to himself. II have been a fool
BLACKBOARD to have believed any
thing wrong against my darling little
wife, and to have spied upon her.
Brute that l was But will make it
up to henry vi, my darling, never
again shall you have an unhappy mo-
ment!" And ne called a hanson and
drove rapidly home.
The next morning Violet received a
letter from Jack:
Dear Vii went to Madame De-
vonne's house yesterday and found her
out. / went again in the evening, when
the servant told me that she had left
for Paris in hurry. Shall l follow
her up? Yours ever,
JOHN STAUNTON."
The answer came quickly:
Come to luncheon at 2. George told
me to ask you. He came home yester-
day just like his old self, and was so
sweet and nice to me. He asked me il
l had any bills, and wrote a cheque
for them, saying he liked doing it,
and in the end / told him everything,
and he was so happy and good. Your
happy old friend, VIOLET"
"P. ST. really believe George is
70 fond IF Of II St pan1'c
London.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
A conye ed skeptic.

An exchange tells of an old man who
would not believe he could hear his
wife talk a distance of five miles by a
telephone. His. better half was in a
country shop several miles away where
there was a telephone, and the skep-
tic was also in place where there was
a similar instrument, and on being
told how to operate 1t he walked bold
ly up and shouted: Hello, SARAH"
At that instant lightning struck the
telephone and knocked the man down.
and as he scrambled to his feet, ex-
citedly cried: That's Sarah. every
inch!"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
Potato Oi9gsrs,

1t is frequently the custom for mer-
chants in Scotland to buy potatoes
when in the ground and undertake
the lifting and carting. For this pur-
pose they often communicate with a
man in Ireland called gaffer. who
takes a gang of young women over to
assist. as the Irish are some Of the best
workers in the field.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

An English traveller by the maine Of
Poulett Weathersby has just visited
in Africa the tree under which the
heart of Livingston is buried. He
says the old tree has now become a
mere shell and may fan any day. The
jungle is rapidly encroaching about It,
and unless steps are taken Immediate
ly to mark the spot 1t will be impossi-
BILE to find the place in future years.
Mr.. Weathersby also says that Chit
amboo, the chief who ruled the district
in the great explorers day, lies buried
at bis side under the same tree.-New
York Independent.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

Mastro Valerie, of Daphne, Baldwin
County, Ala, has succeeded in raising
an Italian pea OF the variety known as
fave" which he represented as sta
pie food supply among the Italian
pe,cantry. and the plant of which he
advocated as trustworthy agent for
the renewal of exhausted soil.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

Two ounces of altar of roses repre-
sents the refined product of ton Of
rosebuds.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

The Maine bear is fast becoming q
tradition. There is talk OF abolishing
the IS bounty on bear.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

dCIcS cdCH year lOT IOuT Vi I'VE ScdSOuS
past, the wicked work having been
done by a little beast of the weevil
sort, against which all the ordinary
insecticides were powerless. This
spring the creature appeared again in
large numbers, and the farmers APP
pealed to the state entomologist for aid,
declaring IL he would not give it to
them, and at once, they would be
forced to abandon the raising Of what
has hitherto been one of their most
profitable crops. An official investiga-
ton of the matter was Immediately be-
gun, and, curiously enough, the first
discovery made was that 1t will not be
necessary to do anything at all. Nat
ure, in her wise way, has decided that
this particular weevil has carried
things with a high hand long enough,
and she has turned loose upon 1t a
fectively that anybody who wants one
of the clover eaters In his collection
would better secure a specimen at once.
Large numbers of the doomed weevils
have already been attacked by the fun
gus, and each of them Is a centre for
the infection of his fellows. 1t is a
plague from which there are no recov-
cries, and the prospects are that few
weeks will free the clover fields of the
pests from whose ravages whole coun-
ties have suffered severely.
American meats have a hard time in
Germany. They must pay heavy duty
on arriving at the port Of entry, run
the risk of confiscation and immediate
destruction IL they fail to pass the far
from friendly scrutiny Of examiners
stationed at each place of consumption,
and. " they can still compete with the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

ANOn Il lhihh hC . q iOOi W SS hOeo -
on the sweetest wife man ever had!
say, vi, did you ever get letter from
me a little before your-your mar
riage? You never answered it."
mo, I'm quite certain / didn't. Was
it anything of Importance"
"Oh, no, it didn't matter. Well, l
must be off.
What's that? it sounded like
Georges step!" Violet said suddenly.
Jack walked to the door and opened
1t.
mo one is there-a footman gone
to the post most likely. / heard the
front door bang"
do just come into the dining room
and have a little something to eat
before you CO." Violet entreated.
II couldn't eat anything till I've
tackled that fiend of woman"
In few minutes Jack was driving
rapidly across London in the direction
of Noting HILL I'm glad she never
got that mad love letter Of mine," he
said to himself with a sigh. II sup
pose that vile Frenchwoman got hold
of it. Well, shall go back to India,
and stay there till feel cured of my
folly"
Lord George Maitland at the same
time was driving far ahead of Jack in
the same direction. Arrived at a GER
tain door in a small street in Noting
Hill, he asked for Madame Devonne,
heard she was in, and was admitted.
Let no one else come in while l am
here" he said to the servant, slipping
sovereign into her hand.
Madame Devonne was seated by the
fire, knitting. with the remains Of a
dainty little ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
on table at her side. '"Ah! milor, 1t
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lands and Miss Helen Smith returned from
Hawaii Wednesday on the Oceanic steamer
Australia.
A. B. McCreery is registered at the Hotel
Rafael.
A dispatch came from the East Monday to
friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry 7. Scott here
etaiing that the operation for appendicitis
mad been successfully performed on their
daughter.
DR.. and Mrs. Charles B. Cooper. nee Nc
Grew, OF Honolulu, left for the East Wednes-
day on their honey moon tour. They re-
manned in San Francisco but few days.
Herman oelrichs left for the East Tnes6ay.
Mrs. McNear, Miss Bessie McN-ar and Miss
Lizzie Sherman, of Oakland, have arrived in
Paris from their tour of Germany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas H. Buckingham have
lett the City for buckingham Park their
country place in Lake County, where they in
tend to spend most of the summer.
William L. Gerstle has gone to British CO.
lumhia Tor months stay. Mrs. Gerstie will
visit her parents. Colonel aud Mrs. NJ. H.
Hecht, uni Ill Mr.. Gers.le returns.
General and Mrs. John H. Dickinson arc at
their summer homo in Sausalito for the sea-
son.
Miss Amelia Perkins and Miss Alice Mailing,
sister and niece Of Senator Perkins, are visit
ing in Washington, D. e.
Mrs. Emma Shafter Howard Is expected to re-
turn to Oakland this month from her long
absence In The East and in Europe.
Mr., aud Mrs. Alfred Tubbs have purchased
the handsome residence of the late General
Dimnnd OIL Washington street. where they are
now domiciled.
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Morse are back from
Washington where they nave been since the
inauguration, the guests of their uncle and
aunt, President and Mrs. Mckinley, at the
White House. They will spend the summer
here, returning to Washington in the fall.
Mrs. J. X. Mclean, Miss Mary Mclean and
Miss Minnie Baily OF Oakland will not re.
| turn from Europe until August or September.
Mrs. William Beckman has gone from Sscr
mento on q visit to Los Angeles Mr.. Beck
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give reception on next Wednesday evening,
april 81, at Lunts Hall instead of on Tuesday
April 20, as originally announced.
The Winter Cotiilon Club has issued invita-
tons for an bly, and german Friday
evening, April %, at Beethoven Hall.
The lady managers of the Nursery for Home
less Oh ldren will give en- afternoon recep.
ton and tea at the home, $40 Harris son street.
on Thur .dsy. April %, from to O'Clock
An exec len programme will be provided.
The p. ID. c. has Issued Invitations for its
siXiy-iourth party on Tuesday evening. April
81. at Odd Fellows Hall
The Michigan Club Of California has issued
invitations for its anniversary cotillnn on
Tuesday evening, April 20. at Lunfs HILL
Inc fourth annual entertai ment and dance
OF the Palm City Musical Club Will be held
at Native Sons Hall, Saturday evening,
April "a.
The L. A. of the Friday Night Club will rive
dance at LOrin Hall Friday evening. April
The California Dramatic Club is making
active preparations for it's anniversary enter.
talnment and dance, which will take place mt
Native Sons Hall on Wednesday evening.
April % They viii produce a society drama.
THE Rifle Ball" with the following amateurs
In the cast: Dudleigh Stanhope, Sol Kraus, J.
Z. Rey nolds. Harry W. Melendy, Harry Leip-
sic, Julian Kramer, H. w. Lynch, Master
harry: Miss Lille Berry, Mrs. ID. J. Coakley
Miss Marie Whaites, Miss Jean Baldwin Miss
Bertha Barron. Miss Ida Walton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Frohmau announce
that their son, Henry. will be confirmed at the
Temple Emanuel saturday, April "a They
VIII hold reception at their residence, 22b
Second avenue. Sunday, April IS, between 2
and o'clock.
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berD well-known society people of Honolulu
Mrs. s. +. Thorn has returned from her So
Journ in Southern California and ] s spending
q fortnig hit at Cragthorn.
When last heard from Mrs. B. w. Pausen,
Miss c. Lenhardt and The Misses lay were III
Rome, afie: having visited Naples.
s. L. Goldsteia mas returned after six
months European visit.
j. c. Westfall OF Long Valley is visiting
friends i'll this City.
Robert L. Rogers and sister, Miss E.sca
Rogers. have zone TO Los Angeles TO visit their
aunt, Mrs. w K Fortune.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A Hargear will be at home
the second and fourth Thursdays at TAT Guer-
zero street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Livingston (nee Messing)
OF Chicago are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs..
Marcus Levy of 170213 Buchanan street.
the 9Th inst, on the Ham burg Anne rican line
steamship Furst Bismarck for Hamburg: rert
r. Hecht Mrs. A. CurtaZ, Miss L. CurtaZ, Otto
Curtaz, Hugo Waldeck, P. G. F; Dunkelman,
Paul Z. Reichwagen and George D. Cohn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank J. Williams leave for
northern parts of California to spend several
months vacation on Monday, Anril 10.
G. de Guigne returned from Europe on the
White Star liner Germanlc
Colonel and Mrs. John Bradbury have re-
turned from Mexico and are at the Palace Ho-
tel. They viii 60 home 10 Los Angeles i'll time
to witness the fiesta.
Mrs B. Sherwood and William R. Sherwood
are al the Hotel Rafael
S. H. Boa rdman returned from Honolulu las t
Wednesday by the Oceanic steamer Austral q .
Mir. and Mrs. RounsevelleWildma an have been
spending a week at the Hotel Vendome, san
Jose.
Mrs. W. B. Collier and her daughter, Miss
Collier, came down from Lakeport early in tn G
week and are stopping at the California Hotel.
Mrs. John c. Kirkpatrick, Miss Jessie New
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The joyous peals of the Easter bells us her
in brief gay period and then-au revoir to
the season '96-97 and the exodus OF society
to the various summer resorts.
The most elaborate event of Easter week will
be the wedding OF Miss Matte Whittier and
William B. Weir Of New York, to take place at
half-past 8 O'Clock next Wednesday even
ing at the residence of the father of the bride
elect, W. F. Whittier, 2O30 Jackson street The
ceremony will be witnessed by only the bridal
party and elntives. At 9 o'clock there will be
a reception. for which large number of invi-
tatIons has been issued. Miss Lottie Wood
will be the maid of honor, and the brides
maids will comprise Miss Hattie Jackson, Miss
Harriet Griswold and Miss Jessie Weir of New
York. George Danforth of New York will act
as best man.
The wedding of Miss Maraquita Collier and
Anterior Maeondray will take place at noon
on Wednesday, June 2, al the residence of the
parents of the bride-elect, Captain and Mrs.
William B. Collier, on the shores of Clear
Lake, near Lakeport Lake County. Gerald
Rathbone will act as best man.
Many of San FranciscO's and all of Oakland's
bellies and beaux are in state of pleasur ab, e
excitement preparing for the masked bali,
which Will be held on Easter Tuesday at bell
Hall. The Oakland ladies under whose au-
spices 1t Will be given are the patronesses of
the Wednesday Night Dancing Club. Mrs. A.
\. Drown and Mrs w. F. McNutt of this CITY
are also pntronesses.
The arrangements for the grand Partisan
fete called "The Gingerbread Festival" for the
benefit of the Children's Hospital and Train
ing School for Nurses are progressing wei,
aud The affair gives promise OF being interest
ing and successful. 1t will last one week day
and night and the exact dates will soon be
announced.
Last month the Green Park Club, the swell
ladies' club of London, listened to the singing
OF w. II. Keith, barTtone. Other San Fran
ciscans present were Mrs. Thornburg and her
daughter, Mrs. Thornbnrg- Chopper.
Miss Ada Weigel, the wellknown pianist,
was married Wednesday to John o. Powers.
The wedding, which took place at San Rafael.
the home OF the brides father, was very quiet,
on account OF Mr.. Weigels illness.
The Entire Nous Cotlllon will give an assem-
bly, and german on Friday evening, April 80
at the Palace Hotel. Several pretty and intri-
cate fgures will be danced.
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AT CORONADO.
Interesting Notes From the Pope
lar Southern Resort.

CORONADO, CAL, April I'M. and Mrs.
E. P. GRAY Of San Francisco are frequent visi.
tors here.
Joseph Bird, president of this Manhattan Saw
ings Institution, New York, is staying at the
no tel, accompanied by Mrs. Bird.
Prominent San Franciscans domiciled here
include Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Bowers, child and
maid, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Mcdowell. Mr.. and
Mrs. II. c. Bush, l.. A. Miller. Frank Miner
Mrs. P. j. Hulme and Miss Alice Hulme.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tritch and daughter
OF Denver, Colo are among recent arrivals.
Mrs. and Mrs John Harvey, New YORK City,
are at Coronado.
s. Anspacher OF San Francisco acco m pc MED
by Mrs. Anspacher and Miss Helen Seller, has
been spending week at the hotel. the guest
OF Z. s. abcock Mr.. Anspacher and Mr.. Bah
Geek were boys together in Indiana.
Mrs. Ii. Z. Sylvester of san Francisco was
guest here asst week.
Mr. and Mrs. c. S. Wright ana Miss Wright
were down last week from San Francisco
Sumner R. Stone, Miss 4. B. Stone and Mrs.
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THEY'RE ENGAGED.
Preparing for Elaborate Easter
Weddings.

The engagement is announced of William
Brady Jr. and Miss Lillian V. Mcmahon, daugh-
ter of Mr., and Mrs. Lawrence Mcmahon.
The engagements announced of Miss Eva
Estelle Worth, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. C. A.
Worth, and George r. Gay. The wedding will
take place shortly after Easter.
>, The wedding OF Henry Goldstone and Miss
Florence Olcovich daughter of Herman o.
covieh, will take place in May at the Califor-
MIA Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Levy of 17O21% Bu-
chanan street announce the engagement OF
their daughter Miriam (now in Chicago) to
Max Simon of Chicago They VIII receive in
honor OF the engagement on Sunday after
noon, April Is, from to O'clock.
The wedding OF Leon Levin and Lillian
Goodman will take place April %, at O'Clock,
at the residence OF Mrs r. Goodman, 1929
Post street.
The wedding of Miss Minnie Rowe, daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Wsstie, and Clarence
Normsn kavlin VIII be celebrated Monday,
Jose.
The engagement is announced of Robert
Ransome Higgins OF Needles, Cal, to Mar
guerite, daughter of Mrs. A. C. Hester. The
wedding will lake place Friday, April 80, at
noon.
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SUTRO BATHS.
Special Attractions at the Natatorium
rEn.

Special Attractions at the Natatorium
To-day.
With the coming of warm weather null
titudes are flocking toward Sutro baths,
which have reopened for the season.
Every attraction that care and experience
suggest has been added to the equipment
and service OF the big baths. Every Sun
day there is some special feature and to-
day Charles Cavill, after swimming roun d
the Seal Rock, will appear there. The
baths will be open from IA. NJ. to IL p. NJ.
There will also be a very large pro-
gramme, participated in by all The pro-
iesslonals and amateurs on the Pacific
Slope, who will take part in races, trapeze
performances, high diving and spring
board diving. The same programme will
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man will go south to-day to attend the Bank-
ers' Convention. They will remain until tier
the fiesta
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Trowbridge Of Oakland
are in Los Angeles attending the q sta.
Mrs. &. L. Taylor will 60 down 10 La Fiesta
Los Angeles and vii. visit her daughter, Mrs.
Van Dyke, possibi remaining in the south the
rest Of the summer.
Miss Blk Smith of Oakland has returned
from tour OF the Eastern States.
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph S. Spear h ave returned
from Washington.
Judge Eugene CARRIER is at the hotel at San
Raiae..
Joseph D. Redding has been called from
New York to Paris, by cable. in cons quence
of the illness of his eldest daugh ter. Myra- Her
maiady has been diagnosed by the Paris ply
siclans as diabetes.
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LAURELS FOR LEON JONES

The Popular Assemblyman to Receive
the Plaudfts of Scoo teach ers.
At the auditorium of the Girls High
School next Tues lay at P. NJ. a reception
will be given to Hon. Leon E. Jones ana
other pu bile officials who have beiriended
the teachers annuity law. In the Assem-
bly, of the last Legislature Mr.. Jones was
the champion of the measure which so
many schoolteachers advocated, and
therefore TO express appreciation for his
services the Annuity Society and other
teachers of the schools have planned this
reception.
The circular announcing the function is
signed by A. Mann. president, and A. Jor-
dan, secretary of the society.