Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16
Current condensat lions.


Wild pigeons, once so abundant In
Connecticut, have been almost un-
known of late, owing to persistent
shooting and Sharing.
Tatooing Is the craze of London just
now, and one member of parliament
has had his whole family marked to as
sist in Identification in case of an acct
dent
Lilies of the valley In France are
called virgins tears" and are said to
have sprung up on the road between
Calvary and Jerusalem during the
night following the crucifixion.
Octroi duty was charged at Lille on
the water brought from Lourdes by re-
turning pilgrims. The officials classed
it as mineral water, but their decision
has been appealed from.
Austria has put stop to poolrooms;
boOkmaking is to be allowed only on
the race courses. The reason for the
action Is the shameless way in which
agencies have been swindling the pub
lie.
Extended tests made with the pine
trees of the south prove that the timber
bled for turpentine is in no way infe-
riOr to the unbled. BY this means ST.
100000 is added to the value Of the tur-
pentine orchards.
The State Department is loaded down
with swords and costly gems which have
been presented to Americans by foreign
governments, AMI which can neither be
lawfully accepted nor returned without
international offense.
Though Ireland is still. losing popula-
ton, a gradual growth in prosperity Is
noted among the people. Iu the year
ending last July the deposits In the
Irish savings banks increased S13,250, :
600, an average of over 50 for each in
habitant.
Cheshire cheese threatens to become
thing Of the past. For four years the
price has been steadily falling and Is
now half what it was in 1891. Dealers
tell the farmers that the change is like
ly to be permanent and advise them to
turn to butter making.
Venomous snakes are slow in doing
mischief. The cobra di capello, the toy
of Indian jugglers, retains it's fangs,
injuries, and then, opening its crest and
Kissing violently, it darts on its victim,
who has notice to escape.
Since the notoriety given the town of
South Manchester, Conn.,, by the news
papers, Of the terrible hold that cocaine
had upon the residents, the sale of the
drug has materially fallen off, especial
ly among the boys. Letters Of inquiry
and circulars advertising treatment
and cures have been received from all
! parts of the country.
The Government has completed the
purchase of the third section of four
miles Of the right of way for the Hen
nepin canal near Rock Island, and af-
ter the trees and building have been
cleared from the land will let out the
work of construction. On the first two
sections on the east end Of the canal
the excavations and lock foundations
are nearly completed, the only work
being that Of the construction Of tile
locks and bridges.
Thirty thousand elk are wintering in
the Jackson's Hole country of Wyo-
ming, according to the estimate of the
game warden, who says that in one
herd which he saw there were 5000
of them, stretching over a distance of
six miles. The sight, he said, surpassed
anything he had ever seen and utterly
amazed him. The elks' trail over the
snow was like flint ice, he said, so hard
had the snow been packed down. The
animals are seen by thousands any
morning, moving along the Snake river
from the Great Swamp TO the eros
ventre hills, and at night the walls of
the calves straying from their mothers
may be heard.