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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-04
MOVING a MOUNTAIN.
Done In Hurry by the Use Of a Hundred
Thousand Pounds of Powder.

"A great section of the mountain at
San Deigo overhanglng Morena dam on
one side was torn Off by 100000 pounds
Of powder, lifted several feet straight
up, and then pushed bodily forward
forty or fifty feet, trembling over the
mighty gorge below the dam. and then
falling with an awfM roar 125 feet 10
remadn hereafter for all time as ,ac
bulwark OF the great dam being built
to impound water for the city.
The dam Us az miles east of the city.
For two months or more preparations
had been made for the monster blast,
in common with another blast that Is
nearly ready. The plan was to cut
tunnels into the side of the mountain
at various points about the bed Of the
creek, and to place lin these tunnels,
first, great stores of black powder,
which ignptes slower than giant powder
and, therefore, has more pushing pow
er and less SCATTERING effect. On rho
surface and In places through The
mountain side were placed big dep0s-
fits of giant powder for the purpose Of
SCATTERING the mass and lifting IT up.
According to pans the Back powder
when IT exploded wouldq hurl the mass
straight forward, making bridge Of
granite across the gorge and blocking
the stream.
The plans were carried out with the
greatest care. Danger was constantly
feared from the great mines of powder,
but All went Wei, and the blast was
finally ready. A lot of Insulated cleo
trio wires, connecting with each depos-
II Of powder and attached TO exploit
ers, were gathered into one circuit IN a
tunnel across the gorge and above the
blast, where the foreman, John Dug
gan, stationed himself TO press the out
ton.
AT 2:45 o'clock the signal was passed
along that all was ready. The work
men had posted themselves at safe
distance and eagerly watched to see
the stupendOus break in the hillside.
Foreman Duggan closed the switch,
and a wonderful scene instantly fol-
composed Of great bouders and masses
of granite in dikes, quivered, rose from
it's bed of centuries and shot out tnou-
sands Of little squirmlng tongues Of
dust, that gave the whole hill pecu-
liar fuzzy appearance. This was for a
fraction of a second. A growl, like the
angry diapason of the ocean, sounded
deep down in the hill, and before the
spectators recovered their equilibrium
after the earthquake the mass was fall
ing.
An fncessant rattle of rock filled the
air like regiment of musketry. Dust
arose in bislows and hung over the
wrecked hEl for an hour. The failing
Of small rock continued for almost as
long. When the dust cleared away It
was found that the blast had dislodged
a mass of rock 4e0 feet up and down
stream, and an average of sixty feet
in height, completely bridging the can
on. The engineers estimated that the
amount dislodged weighed 10000 tons.
The rock was thrown exactly as the
engineers had planned.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-04
vagabonds In Siberia.

In many parts of Siberia there
wander about from village to village
numbers of men and women who are
known as "vagabonds." These are
Russians anu Poces-people who have
either themselves been sent TO Siberia
or are the descendants or outlaws.
These 'vagabonds" are passportless
people over whom the police cannot
exercise any very effective control.
They are now TO be collected and COM
pulsorily settled In small colonies IN
those parts Of Siberia where the eli
mate conditions most favor agrdcul-
tural labor. The scheme, II is believed,
has the hearty support Of the Gear,
who is prepared to devote large sums
from his private means to further Its
success.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-04

road track In one place was buIlt over Z
marshy or snbterrnnean lake, and oue
morning section of the track suddenly
gave way, and small lake was formed
where Il stood. After the rescue the
child told the story OF her heroism In the
following simple fashion:
why. j was Jess a-pickin' berries
down tn track Always. where they allus
grow thick. Then train came along.
1 knew 1t was too early for th' reg Lar
train. 80 ! stood an watched 1t. Where
l was was on a little bank, little ways
from tn track, which runs over th' marsh
there. TIL ground looked all dancy like
when th' train was goin' over. an Jess
as soon as it'd gone. tn track got all
dancy, too. an then It went away. Water
began to come up all round It, an in Jess
minute there was big lake bout
bout oh, so far as from here to that
tree" pointing to pine tree about one
hundred and fifty feet away. ''bout that
big. ! was scared to see IT, for mamma
had toll me that tn swampy places was
bad for me- where little girls would get
hurted II tley didn't keep away. an
was a-goin' to run right home with my
berries when heard tn regular comm.
That made me worse scared than ever:
for knew II tn swampy places was bad
for me they was bad for til train. So
Jess dropped my basket Of berries and run
jess as hard as could down tn track.
Jess then tn train whistled, an knew 1t
was goin' to get hu ted unless it was
stopped. so jess jumped right out on tn
mn uya uad .lp To-
hard as er | could.
1.-The man on tn train blew whistle
lots an tn train stopped near me.
wasn't scared until it stopped. an then
l wanted to cry. Tn man who got off
tn train first kissed me jess as nice as
soon's he saw til water, an then lots OF
people kissed me an called me good
little Girl. One man jess cried. an look
what he gave me-" an the child ran 10
the big box which served as a bureau,
and brought bac k two twenty-dollar gold
pieces which she promptly exhibited
"Oh! an l got lots more. TOO" continued
the child, "only gave i. to mamma to
keep for me. 'cept what she spent for my
new clothes. an bought me real doll
and my little brother Vaughn"
1T was a blessed day for us when
Gertie stopped the train" said the mother,
pausing in her work and patting the soft,
sunny hair of her daughter, Il have
wished to leave the iron district here,
but no other work seemed open to Her
mann. so we stayed. Now we will move
to Duluth, where Hermann has been
offered good place, and where Gertie
can go to Scholastic needs it badly
enough. poor child"
While the mother was speaking. Gertie
listened attentively, her sweet little face
as red as the dress she wore. as. on ac-
count of his daughters bravery, Mr..
who Is well educated. has been
offered position with the railroad at
good salary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-04
GEMS HAVE DISEASES.
Some Precious Stones Lose Color, Some
Fade and Die. Others Chip and Crack.


Gems have diseases just as men and
women do, with this difference, that
the intirmlties Of precious stones can
rarely be cured. Some gems deteriorate,
grow old, in other words, and grad
uarly become lifeless. Pearls are mos.
subject to ,.4ss fate, and no means have
been found to restore them to life.
Among infirmfties to which precious
stones are liable is one common to all
colOred stones, that Of fading, or losing
color when long exposed to the light.
The emerald, the sapphire, and the
ruby suffer the least, their cof0rs being
as nearly permanent as colors can be-
yet experiments made few years ago
In Paris and Berlin to determine the
deterioration of cGorless gems through
exposure showed that even these suf-
fered, a ruby which had lain for two
years In show window being per-
ceptlbl yIighter in tint than its original
mate, which was kept in darkness.
The causes of the change are not
very Gear, even to expert chemists, but
1t is evident that the action of tlse light
on the cOloring matter Of the gem
effects a deterioration, slow but ex-
ceedingly sure.
In the case of the garnet and topaz
the change is more rapid than in thwt
Of the ruby and sapphire, but there
is a curious difference in the result
in topaz and garnet, for while the lat
ter grows lighter, the former appears
TO become Cloudy and dull in hue, los
ing much of the brightness character
fstfc of a newly cut gem.
For ages the opal has had the TN
enviabre reputation of being the most
unlucky of gems, and it is believed
that the jewelers. themselves were
originally responsible for some Of the
slpersultfous and hard luck stories
connected with it, since to the polish
ers and settlers it is one of the most
troublesome gems on their list.
MicrOtonists say that the prismdtic
colors and fire Of the opal are due 70
nlyrlads of minute cracks in the body
of the stone, the edges of which re-
fleet the light at different angles and
give the hues so much admired. A
stone full of cracks is Liable to split in
two at any time, and disasters of this
kind, especially in the process of grind
ing and polishing, have occurred so
often that every gem polishing house
has it's store Of hard luck stories in
connection with the opal.
After the gem is set and sold the
load Is taken off the mind Of the man
ufacturer and transferred to that OF
the wearer. Opals that have success
fully passed the ordeals of grinding,
polishing and setting do not often
crack afterward, burt 1t Is best not to
expose them to even moderate heat in
volved by the wearer sitting in front
Of an open fire, for the opal is COIN
posed principally of silicic acid, with
from five to thirteen per cent. of water,
continuation which renders them
very treacherous objects. The !dea
that they bring disaster 10 the wearer
may be dismissed as supersttious.
OF all precious stones, however, The
opal Is most open to be diseased
New York Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-04

detrimental DO the successrm opess-
ton OF . powder depot than too many
nelghbors, and N n practically certain
that thss region WIN never be butt ur.
AT bhe magazine, which, 10y the way,
rs made up of number of small masa-
zines scattered aiong the hillside a nptle
distance upart, the powder Is unQoadci
and the cases carefully ovehauled
and inspected, TO see tlaht their con-
tents have escaped injury. Then they
are stored AWAY again IN the num-
bered cases, 500 pounds In case. In
time the government win have a great
plant for mounting ammunition In
connection with this station, bur at
present the powder Is simply STORED
here and re-shipped to various points
as II Is needed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-04

A well known Worcester clergyman
tells a good story at his own expense,
says THE Boston Record. In mis-
younger days he was tramplng through
the White mountains with compan-
ion, who was also a clergyman. One
day they mounted the drivers seat OF
q stage coach. The driver was an in
terestlng character, loaded with good
STORIES. The three speedily became
friendly, and IT was with reluctance
that they parted at The end of me
journey. I'm g1ad ter hev met yer,
fellers," said the driver, In farewell.
Yer see, haven't seen man this
summer exceptin' ministers"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-04
Burning Bank Notes.

The novel spectacle OF steamer
being stocked with bank notes was re-
Gently witnessed at a Mediterranean
port. Forty-fve sacks of apparently
valuable paper was tossed into the
furnace Of the vessels boiler under
the longing eyes of the stokers, who
stood resuvGy by with an evidently
burning desire to possess themselves
of Mt least a handful OF that which
they somewhat inelegantly STYLED
rum fuel" The notes were cancelled
documents of the Bank of Algicrs,
whose manager superintendent the OPP
Grafton of their absolute combustion
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-04
TREES THAT rLowsarp IN THE wISrxR.

What would you think OF trees that
would bear flowers In the midst OF winter !.
A grove OF such trees existed in the city
OF Paris, and during the recent Franco
Russian celebration IN that city it blossom
ed out in way really marvellous to see.
But the blossoms were all of paper. and
they were made by clever manufacturer
OF artificial flowers. You see. the French
did not want to have their trees look cold
and bare during the time that the Rus.
slams were visiting them. So they had
great many thousands of flowers Of
different kinds made and fastened to the
lifeless branches. II was a most wonder
full and impressive sight the trees having
the appearance of being in full bloom.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-04
the YOUNG FOLKS


A fairy washerwomsn down In def,
Set her acorn-cup tubs under a dropping
harebell.
She washed her clothes -queer little dnbs--
With the greatest Of care in sea-foam for
suds.
To make them look as good as new,
She rinsed them well in the fresh MORN
ing dew,
And for indigo used bit OF blue sky;
Then. on cobweb for clothes line, they
were hung up to dry.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-04

"Sendlng a telegram" says a Phila-
Ydelphia telegraph man, as serious
business for the ordinary man or
woman. They think lbs expensive, and
only use the wires when they have to.
There's one exception, however, and q
kind. of complimentary business that
most people would never expecs.
Whenever there's a Hebrew wedding,
that is of any Importance, we handle
scores OF congratulations, hundreds
sometimes, from all parts OF the coun.
try. They are sent with directions 10
deliver Mt a certain hour, and we gen.
orally send them an TO the house or
the place where the reception is held
In one bunch. IT'S good ching for che
company, for the senders don't coLm
the words, and HE tneir telegrrms
without any revision. Sometimes
they run up 10 100 or $50 words"
The school children of Sweden plau1
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-04

In a certain New England town there
once lived wealthy but filiterate man,
Who owned many sailing vessels and
followed their course over the seas
by the aid of an enormous atlas. A
neiglibor who stopped on one occasion
10 80 ham ON a matter Of busincss,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-04
A LADS MOTTO.

A manly boy OF fifteen entered the Office
OF London merchant and asked for EN-.
ployment He gave satisfactory answers
to few questions, and then the merchant
inquired, ''What Is your motto?" "Same
as yours, sir" the boy replied "just
what you have OH your door-Push. {"
He was promptly engaged.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-04

The Epworth Herald tells how tho
seven-y ear-old child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Her.
mann Anderson saved trainload OF
people from n watery grave. The rail-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-04

The 'pSrle" finish is a new inven-
ton in sponging cloth and all wool
dress materials. 1t effectua1ly shrinks
them 50 ttat they are not affected In
ffhe least by any dampness.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-04

Choicest varleries OF New York State
apples are advertised In Mexico Ciey
newspaper.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-04

The school children Of Sweden plant
about 100000 trees every year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-06
THURSDAY, MAY 6.

The city council met Monday even
ing.
We are promised a brief respite from
wind.
We are not altogether bankrupt
city.
Easter hats are just making their
second appearance.
The tugs are getting out to their
fishing grounds again.
Curbings are being laid in many
places throughout the town.
Mrs. Fishbeck, of Chicago, is visiting
with her sister, Mrs. G.. A. Penny.
J.L. Stevins is repairing and i'm
proving his house on South street.
Louis Woman has gone to Spring
field, Ill.,, and st. Louis for a vacation
trip.
All telegraph poles are about to be
decorated. Might use them for May
poles.
It's pretty near time for someone
else to be pulled for riding on the side
walk.
Following the sprinkling of the pave
ment there are always numerous
bicycle accidents.
Thomas English, who has been
spending a week or two in Chicago
returned Monday.
Mrs. Patrick O'Donnell died at her
home on South Congress street at $3.50
Monday afternoon of heart disease.
1t is reported that there will be six
more weeks Of night work at the Chas.
II. Sieg manufacturing company's
works.
DR.. Andre was called upon Monday
afternoon to amputate two fingers from
the hand of Henry Wiskow recently
hurt at the brass mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cattle Wyman enter
tanned number Of friends Monday
evening in honor of the birthday ami
versary of Mr. Wyman.
Several Kenosha people arecOntem-
plating attending the state G.. A. R.
encampment at Eau Claire which be-
gins on the 18th of this month.
The dance given by the Metal
POlishers, Buffers and BrassWorkers'
union Monday night, was quite largely
attended and was q most enjoyable
affair
Wanted Agents, to sell in all parts OF
the United States, Toilet Articles OF
the highest grade. For farther par
ticulars address Partisan Toilet Co.
100 Michigan street, Chicago. If
On Tuesday evening, May IL, dele
cation of about thirty young people
from Racine will visit Kenosha. The
choir of Trinity III. E. church and a
number of we'll known Racine must
clans will give concert at Central
Music hall for the benefit of the Scan
dinavian Is. E church here.
The G.. 4. r. and w. 4. c., of this
city, this year offer three prizes for the
best descriptive and historical essay on
the United States flag, to be read on
the evening of juno IA, flag day,
The first prize is a silk flag, 36x4s
inches; second prize, battle scene
nicely framed; third prize, picture O
General Sheridan, nicely framed
These prizes are to be competed for by
the scholars of the high school. The
essays must not take over fifteen min
utes in the reading. To make goo(
evenings program why may not some
member of the post or corps give thu
public short history of the 6. A. r
and w. r.. c.?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-06
BARGAIN COLUMN.

Advertisements OF 40 words or less may be in
serted in this column at a price OF % cents per
week payable invariably in advance. 10 per
sons who are out OF employment and are al
vertising for a place, half price. Advertlse.
ments longer than forty words pay 20 Genus IoI
each additional forty words or less.
To Rent.
Misunderstanding 100 acres, situated five
II miles south of KenOsha, near the Z. q n:
w r. r. for term of from to years VIII
rent cheap to good responsible party. Address
Thos. F. McGraw, Racine, Wis. dWtI
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-06
Hip Disease

was My Little Girls Trouble Alb
scess on One Of Her Limbs =
Hoods SarsapariIla Healed the
Wound and Built Up Her System.
"Years ago my little girl fell and dis
located her hip. Doctors set the bone, but
it worked out again and an abscess came on
one of her limbs. The doctor said it was
caused by dead bone, and he took out four
inches of bone. He came to see her every
day and washed the wound, but it would
not heal. Finally the doctor gave up
coming. Then / gave her Hoods Sarsapa-
rilIa and it proved to be worth its weight
in gold. 1t built up her system, healed
the wound and she is now able to walk.
She has gained Is pounds in weight since
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.' MRS. SYLVIA
RICHARDS, Rogers, Michigan.
sa ns;;iIa
Is the best-in fact the The Blood Purifier.
Sold by all druggists. Be sure to get Hoods.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-08

overland route-though by no means the
best-to the klondike. Mr.. Ivey informs me
that there are now between the water and the
lake something like 1000 people and about
1000 horses.
The commander of one of the vessels now at
Skaguay states that sixteen vess.ls are now
char tered TO land cargoes at that place BE-
tween now and the 18th OF Septem Der. and
that the number of passengers will average
200 TO each vessel, making 5000 more people
who viii attempt to go in this fall.
have talked with some of the most expe-
rfenced traders and miners in the vicinity
and they are unanimous in the PREDICTION
that not over 20 per cent of this vast mum oer
will get through TO Dawson before winter sets
in. The other so per cent will camp on the
trail, and those who survive and get back 10
tidewater will have TO winter at Skaguay or
return south. If the rush continues two weeks
longer hundreds OF people will perish.
The postmaster and Indian trader at this
place, Mr.. Heron, states that more than 1000
men have gone up the Chilcoot Pass during
the past thirty days, and that 700 OF them are
still this side OF the lake, TWEEN ty-iour miles
from here. Vessels are arriving every day or
two, and at the present rate of influx another
thousand will enter the trail by September lO.
Mr.. Heron is of the opinion that not more than
twenty out of hundred will get through,
than Skaguay after the SHOWS set in He says
If the rush continues another week the result
ant loss of life will be appalling.
1t is difficult TO suggest way 10 stop this
thrush OF people, but Mr. Ivey intimates that
if the inspection rules of the Treasury Depart
ment were properly enforced it would ma
terially decrease the mum Der of passengers on
the incoming vessels Nearly every vessel
that arrives here brings twice as many pas
sengers as the law allows 1t to carry, and
many of them condemned craft which
have been fitted up for this trade.
have alked with several men who have re-
Gently arrived here from the klondIke two OF
whom left there less than thirty days ago.
They unanimously agree that there IS a rich
gold field there. but the facts do not JUS lily
the present stampede, aud they say there Is
bound 10 be much suffering and actual starva-
ton. Provisions are already scarce ard the
prices of many articles absolutely prohibltory
in the case OF man OF ordinary means. The
mail facilities very bad here, as the Post
Office Department has not made any allowance
Tor the rapid growth of the pos tai business.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-08
SIFED By CDNSUE LEE

Lorsuzo Fires, Hho Vas Retensrd From
Spnmi-h Prison, in NetC York
NEW YORK, n. Y, Sept. THE Ward
line steamer Yumurui. which arrived
here to-day from Tampico and Havana,
brought Lorenzo Wives, who was arrested
last December at Hotel Angleterre, in
Havana, and imprisoned at Cabanas for
five vemonths Wives is an American cltl-
zen. He denounces III bitter terms the
hotel proprietor of the VilIamille, who is
captain in the Spanish volunteers.
Villa mile reported to the Spanish author
tiles that Wives was Gu ban ympalb izer
and caused his arrest Without friends
at hand or means of communicating with
them. Wives was held al the Capanas tort
ress five months, until he was taken out
with a large number of prisoners 10 be
transJ orted to Africa, but Consul General
LIE interfered and demanded his release
as an American citizen. Wives was sent
TO Jail, and later, through the efforts of
General Lee, obtained his release.
Wives admitted that be had been sent
out on secret mission by the Cuban
Junta, but the Spanish authorities were
una BILE to prove this. He says the on
thing that saved him was the fact that he
was an American citizen.