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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
THEBUBONICPLAG
ONE or THE MOST viRuLENT
DISEASES KNOWN.
Possibilities In Glaze Tubes that Are
I'm Laboratory In BrookIyn, N. Y.-
Germs Withstand an Extraordinary
Degree OF Dry Heat-Hard TO Kill.


II the contents of half a dozen limo
cent-lool1ing glass tubes in the Hoag-
land laboratory, Brooklyn. N. ", We're
permitted to escape. the most virulent
disease known to modern science would
be liberated, and, according to the most
conservative authorities. plague OF
frightful character would be inaugu-
rated. The minute baccilli OF this awful
sickness do their work with such quick
ness that. within a day or two. In al
mostevery case, the stricken being dies
In fearful torture, and SO fatal Is 1t that
90 per cent. Of infected persons are
doomed from the instant 1t strikes
them.
Every one has heard of the frightful
ravages Of the bubonic plague In Bonn
bay and adjacent seaport towns, but,
aside from it's name and suggestion
from its terrible fatality, little or moth
ing has yet been published about the
real nature Of this sickness, which, In
its mortality and presidential tenaclty,
far outstrips any other disease known
to modern medicine. Whether or not
the present bubonic plague is identical
with the plague, or black sickness,
which ravaged all Europe in the six
teenth century, is a matter not yet alb,
solutely determined.
Certain 1t is, however, that 1t is more
apt to develop and increase, when once
introduced into those places where
filth is abundant and where starvation
reduces the resistive power Of the in.
dividual. Climate does not appear to
be deterrent to this disease, for we find
1t has its habitat In the cold, noun
tainous regions Of Northern India and
Southern Russia. as well as In the al
most torrid zone of Southern India and
China. What gives rise to It? What are
its symptoms? How do individuals
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

OF Russia. The Muravieffs, or Mura-
jeffs, were brought forward by Cath
arine H., and members Of the family
have distinguished themselves in Po-
land, Turkey and China. 1t was Mura-
vieff Amurskl who forced the naviga-
ton Of the Amur and seized that terri
tory, finally annexing it to Russia by
treaty with China. This in 1858. In
1855 Gen. Muravieff, surnamed Karski,
made prisoners of Gen. Williams and
his staff at Kars on the capitulation
Of that citadel. The new minister is
the grandson Of the Gen. Muravleff
who suppressed the Polish revolution
in 1868 as governor Of Lithuania. His
father was Governor Of Kovno. The
Count was educated at Heidelberg, and
learned to speak German and French
huently. Unlike many noble Russians,
he is a master of his own language. In
1864 he entered the service Of the min
istry of foreign affairs. His first diplo-
matte mission was as secretary Of le-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

contract 1t? How does 1t travel from
place to place? How can we guard
against infection?
These are pertinent questions and
well worthy of serious consideration,
when we reflect that this dread disease
may at any moment invade the United
States. In 1894 Kitasato, an eminent
Japanese bacterlologist, went to Hong
Kong to investigate the cause OF the
plague which was then raging there. In
examining persons sick of this disease
and the bodies of those who had died
of 1t. he discovered in their blood and
in the suppurating Emphatic glands
micro-organism of germ which he was
able to isolate, cultivate and study.
With this germ he was able to produce
the disease In otherwise healthy ami
mails and to recover the germ from
their tissues.
The term "bubonic," coupled with
the name Of the disease, indicates its
influence upon the Emphatic glands.
The intense imitation Of these glands Is
one Of the prominent symptoms Of the
sickness. The glands are located in the
armpits. thorax, groin, neck and abdo-
men. They infiame, swell and suppu-
rate. causing the most excruciating
agony in cases where the patient sur
wives long enough for this stage to be
attained: but the poison Is so virulent
that in many cases death ensues before
the glands have time to become thus
affected. so depressing is this action
upon the nerve centers which regulate
| the hearts action. The general symp-
toms. therefore, in brief, may be noted
as fever, depression, swelling and sup
| pura ton of the Emphatic glands, and,
| in n vast majority Of cases, an agoniz-
ing death.
| The work room Of the Hoagland
laboratory contains perhaps thousands
, of these plague germs, but all so care
| fully sealed and so delicately handled
that the danger of their ever escaping
70 reduced to minimum. In sterilized
beef tea and other similar media these
germs are grown and cultivated. The
| psychologists are testing them every
day. and in every conceivable manner
known to science, bent upon determin-
| ing the most effective method of disin-
| lection. No amount Of cold within the
radius of our climate AFFECTS them, and
they live indefinitely In clothing or
upon whatever substance they chance
to find Judgment until such time as
they may be communicated to living
being, when they develop and spread
with frightful rapidity. 1t has been
found that the usual fluid disinfec
tants, such as are applied to cholera
germs, for instance, are by no means
certain death to- the bubonic plague
germs. Sulphur, which Is much used
In disinfection, can not be relied upor
when dealing with these plague germs
BSchloride of mercury or corrosive sub
Innate kills them IL used Mt sufficient
strength, but this is not always prac
ticable. Moist heat at GO degrees cent?
grade about 140 degrees Fahrenheit
kills them, but they live In dry hea
even at higher degree.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

OF the cooperative principle, and by
such temporary aid as shall tend to
make the beneficiaries self-sustaiping
and self-respecting.
This association is non-sectarian and
non-partisan, depending upon those
who are interested in the welfare of
humanity for it's workers and support.
1t has already accomplished much that
is commendable. 1t has under its
charge a Social Settlement known os
the Epworth House, located on Pearce
street. The Epworth House represents
six or eight workers who devote their
entire time to the social, intellectual
and spiritual uplifting of the people
living on the West Side. The funda-
mental idea OF the work Is that Of
neighborly visitation. OF this Miss NJ.
E. Dix has charge. She devotes her
entire time to visiting among the peo-
pie. ascertaining If any are sick or need
comfort or consolation In any way
whatever. She has under her supervis-
ion several nonresident visitors. \
corps of physicians hold themselves
ready to attend upon any Of the poor
who are sick and unable to pay fam
lily physician.
These workers live In the midst of
the people to be benefited, come in con-
tact with them day by day, know their
needs and minister to them. They do
much more than simply dispense char
ity; in fact, they avoid charlty-givins
as much as possible, preferrlng to fur
nish opportunities for the people to
earn what they need. The Epworth
House has become the recognized
friend of the poor in its section of the
city.
The little children from to years
of age are gathered into a kindergarten
which meets at the Forward Movement
Hall, on Harrison street. In order that
these children can attend. most of them
have to be furnished with clothing, rs
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

CATION at Berlin. Later he went In the
same capacity to Stockholm, and next
to Stuttgart. In 1874 he was appointed
secretary of the legation at the Hague.
In 1880 he was sent to Paris, in 1884 to
Berlin, as councillor Of embassy, and in
1893 he was made minister to Den
mark. While in Berlin he acted as
temporary ambassador during the long
illness Of Prince Orloff and created no
end Of comment by his very manifest
French sympathies. This offended the
Germans, and 1t is said that he left
Berlin without having received the
usual decorations. Muravieff is re-
served, naughty man, but thaws rapid
ly to those who believe In his hobby
homeopathy. He not only admlres that
school of medicine, but understands its
practice thoroughly. His elevation TO
the ministry OF foreign affairs Is con-
sidered a remarkable advance in life
for one of comparatively youthful age.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

est of gifts. For the most part we go
each our own way anil make virtue of
it, The keenly critical nature is sell
dom the sympathetic or The helpful.
1t brings to bear the disintegrating,
the analytical, rather than the con-
structive and synthetic, forces, and is
far more apt to commend the 1nfortu-
nate to the all of Heaven and IL is to
endeavor to make itself an agency In
heavenly work.
A man has involved ;,nseif in some
unfortunate and cXacting circumstan-
ces, he has somehow dropped the clue
Of success, and is cropping bllndly in
the labyrinth; and we remark on his
folly, and wonder how he could have
done so, and, with a comforting refiec-
ton that it Is no affair Of ours, we
leave him to grope his way blindly
as best he may.
1t is no affair Of ours. But is 1t mott
Does not the man or woman who fails
to speak the needed word at the right
moment, to give the inspiration Of sym
pathy or of counsel. become morally
accountable for the failure?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

tiful, but she Is erudite as well. They
dote on her down In Kentucky. Just
fancy! Here is perfectly beautiful
girl with her head full of the highest
kind of higher education, of distin-
guished family, superb horsewoman
and with temper like that angels are
supposed to have. She is grace itself
in her actions and those who saw the
easy and sweet smile with which she
received Mr.. Astor's crown Of beauty
knew that she was in every other way
fit for the honor Miss Castleman has
made a sensation in New York with
her beauty, and the best of 1t Is her
head Is not turned by her conquests.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

MA. The stones were quarried and cut
ut Barre. VT, and recently were load
ed on specially constructed cars and
started on their journey south.
The base for this mortuary pedestal
Is the largest surface stone ever trans
ported by railroad, it's total weight
being $4,000 pounds. 1t Is fourteen feet
square, and has capacity Of 100000
pounds, and has an opening In the floor
or deck feet @ inches wide by 10 feet
inches long. The base of the stone Is
suspended edgewise, and through the
opening It comes very closely to the
roadbed. the distance therefrom being
only 8 inches. while the top Of the stone
Is IA feet 10 inches above the rails. The
cost Of the car"was several times that
Of an ordinary freight car.
The foundation necessary to bear the
great weight was recently completed,
and rests upon piles driven 10 the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

depth of 80 feet. Above Is "a mass Of
concrete masonry q feet thick and 30
feet square. Upon this solid bed will
be placed the first course Of granite.
consisting of two blocks 80 feet long,
So feet wide, and l foot thick. These
will inclose the base stone on two sides.
while two stones ID feet long will in
close the ends. Above the great base
stone will be another monolith nearly
as large as the first, and then third,
each one weighing over % tons. These
will be capped by a die eight feet in
height, and six feet square, with pol
ished panels. At each corner of the
die there is polished column, with
Corinthian capital, and then come four
beautiful statues in Westerly granite.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

When the car nears the summit, one Of
the monks grasps the rope with the
crutch of his crozier and pulls it on to
the landing place.
Meteora, the name by which the set
Element is known in history, means,
literally translated, floating in the
air." The principal clolster is a ire
mendous structure, built after the man.
ner Of place of defense, with bastions,
towers, and mighty gates. The chapel
is situated in the center Of the court
yard, which has pillared piazzas and In
closes a natural fountain and plot Of
garden land.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

versal sweetness, caused by the Span
ish custom OF adding sugar to every
dish. He grew desperate after time,
and determined to limit himself to n
diet of eggs, cooked in the shell. secure
In the certainty that even Spanish
hens could not favor their eggs with
sugar.
Those wretched cooks can do me no
harm here" he said, triumphantly.
His triumph was short-lived. The
next morning some mischievous subs
were at the mess-table before the
major, and emptied all the saIt-celIars,
replacing their contents with powdered
sugar. The major soon appeared, and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

Some years since, clergyman, In
baptizing baby, paused in the midst
of the service to inquire the name Of
the infant, to which the mother re-
piled:
SHADY. sir, IL you please"
shady" replied the minister. "Then
it's a boy. and you mean Shadrach,
eh?"
"No, please your reverence, it's a
girl"
"And pray" asked the pastor, show
happened you to call the child by such
strange name"
"Why, sir" responded the women,
'lf you must know, our name Is Bower,
and my husband said as how he should
like her to be called Shady, because
Shady Bower sounds so prettyr'
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

the parents are not able to provide for
them. This work Is under Miss
Krausc, as principal.
In Forward Movement Hall are held
classes, clubs and meetings of various
kinda On Mondays and Thursdays
classes in scientific cooking for young
ladies are taught, where these girls can
become approved cooks Of the highest
order. On the first Friday night Of
each month there Is held a general re-
ccption for the neighborhood. The sec
osd Friday OF each month Is devoted to
Temperance meeting, the third to a
stcreopticon exhibition, and the fourth
10 entertainments given by some Of the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
Too Much sugar.

1t is possible to have too much of a
good thing, as a major in the English
army found during the Peninsular war.
A number of English, officers had es-
tablished mess in a Spanish village,
with native cooks. whose efforts were,
on the whole. fairly satisfactory to the
keen appetites of the campaigners.
They were joined, however, by can
tankerous major, who could by NO
means reconcile himself to the uni
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
METEORA QUITE HISTORIC.
The Queen of Austria Will Seel
Seclusion in Midair.

The Queen of Austria Will Seek
seclusion in Midair.
The Empress of Austria, with corps
of scientists, will soon visit the homes
of the monks in Northwest Thessaly,
Greece. She will be doubled up on a
net of stout rope and hoisted with a
Ave centuries old wlndlass to the top
Of the rocky tower, thousand feet
high. There is no other way Of reach
ing the place. The old-time hosting
apparatus, which has been in use for
nearly 500 years, is simplicity itself,
being constructed of heavy beams. The
cylinder, as well as the lever, is made
Of wood, and the rope Is likewise a
home product of the monks. The trav-
eler, after sitting in the net, Is made
fast by sticks and boards. The pulling
up process lasts five or ten minutes
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
Ourfous Carroes-

Liverpool receives some curious shir-
loads at times. Cargoes OF turtles and
other live and dead animals, casks of
leeches, ship loads of bones from bat
tlehelds. of human mummies from the
Egyptian tombs and of dead cats from
the cat cemeteries of the same couatry
are among the most remarhnhas.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

iectual and spiritual condition OF those
who live In the congested districts Of
Chicago and other cities.
The charter further states the means
and methods to be used in carrying out
this object to be: By collecting and
publishing statistics bearing on social
and Industrial conditions; by estab-
fishing radiating centers Of personal
influence; by promoting the application
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

with gloomy complacency attacked an
egg, with which. according to his Gus
tom. he took plentiful supply Of salt.
At the first mouthful his face turned
purple with rage. N
Sugar againv' he cried. and rushed
on to his tent. Even the hens could
not be trusted In this sugar-loving
country. .H-. " M
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

cided acquisition for the Zoos collec-
ton. Many animals and birds have
been sent to the Zoo and others have
been purchased, but this hawk is be-
lieved to be the only wild creature of
any account thatpever entered of its
own Observation-Disclosures Record.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
FIREPROOF WALLET.

New Device offered by Insurance
Companies to Keep Papers.
An asbestos fireproof wallet to keep
valuable papers in is the latest offer of
fire insurance companies to clients, and
In cases OF fire certainly would prove
to be very useful. The entire envelope,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

"Do you pray for your dear teacher
often, Tommy" asked the visitor to
the school. "ieth, thir," replied Tom.
my the truthful, whenever thee
whipth ME pray for the devil to 81,
Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
y seek. TO Bani.h sauaIor.

Chicago correspondence;
The Forward Movement recently Gel
ebrated It's third anniversary ut the
headquarters of the association on
West Harrison street, this city. Ad-
dresses were made and exhibitions CIV
en- by pupils o. the different classes.
The Forward Movement Ia one OF the
most comprehensive and ph.iisophlc So
clai movements now being carried on
In this great and wicked Western me-
tropolis. The associations object. as
stated In It's charter, Is to Investigate
and improve the physical, social. intel
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
A KENTUCKY BELLE.


Miss alice Nooviemeus coto 20 DO
Americas Fairest Woman.
Miss Alice Castleman. Of Kentucky,
whom John Jacob Aston declared to
be the most beautiful woman at the
great Martin ball, Is daughter OF the
old Kentucky and Missouri family OF
that name. Her father, General John
Breckenridge Castleman. Is the son OF
David Castleman. OF Castleton, KY,
who was himself descended from long
line of Castlemans In Kentucky and
Virginia. Mr.. Aston, who Is a splen-
did judge Of beauty, made no error
when he set the crown upon the fair
-iread OF the Kentuckian. Miss Castle
man is just 10, and is very, very beau
tiful. She was educated at a Balti-
more school, and made her bow In So
ciety a year ago. She Is not only beau
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
Adding Insult 60 Injury,

Muggsy-Yes, he's a gentleman.
That's what I've got agin' him.
Sluggsy-How's dat?
Muggsy-He stepped on me corn yes
terday an before l got n chance to
smash his face he apologized, dat's
what!-Truth.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
NOTED RUSSIAN COUNT.

Michael Muravicff Made Min:stcr of
Foreign Affairs for Russia.
Count Michael Muravieff, who has
recently been made Minister of Foreign
Affairs for Russia, belongs to one OF
the Oldest and most powerful families
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
Ancient Tumblers.

Tumblers of nearly the same shape
and dimensions as those employed to-
day have been found i'm great numbers
In Pompeii. They We're OF gold, Silver.
glass. agate, marble and other semi.
precious stones NV
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

Government Of Prussia, and while in
the dungeons of Ostrowo he was made
a cardinal by the Pope. After his re-
lease from prison he went to Rome, an
exile from his diocese. He was warm
ly welcomed by Plus and lived at the
Vatican. In 1884 he was appointed Sec
rotary of memorials, and in 1892 he
was given the lofty position from
which he has just been deposed. AL
though very aged man, Cardinal Led
ochowski is clear of brain and strong
of purpose, and his management of the
office he leaves to Satolli was marked
by great ability.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
Pralonued Con.lderahIx.

"Do you think that 1t prolongs a
mans life to be insured"
eyes," replied the man who had just
been interviewed by an agent. at does
something toward keeping him from
being talked to death.'-Answers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
BIG MoRIARTY MONUMENT.

Heaviest Block of Granite Ever Trans-
ported by Rail.
A few weeks ago mention was made
of the colossal mortuary monument to
be erected In cemetery Mt New Or
leans, La, by Mrs. Daniel Moriarty.
formerly of that city, now Of Califor-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

pockets, and fap, also encircling strap
and loop, are Of asbestos. Smaller en-
velopes are also made by the stationers
for single papers or cherished souven-
irs OF our sentimental age.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

people is an opportunity for the cultiva-
ton Of social life, and this, among It's
other features, Is offered by the For
ward Movement.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18
HELP TO HUMANITY.
THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE
FORWARD MOVEMENT.

Orxsnixatien that In Doing Much to
Inprove the Condition Of the Poor
An the congestedusnd Poverty Rid
aea Districts Of Chicago.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

A royal octave volume is io,d by sn
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-03-18

A Genius for Friendsh ip.
A genius for friendship, for entering
into relations with another, is the rar-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-26
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago. Jan. 25.-The arrivals Of
cattle today were of good proportions.
About 5000 head came in as compared
with 1904 last Monday and 12,131 on
the corresponding day a year ago.
There was a very good demand and
the extremely cold weather made buy
ers and sellers a little more ready to
agree than usual. Trade was active
and prices steady. Well finished stock
was sought for principally.
Supplies of hogs are falling off in the
last few weeks. The receipts just now
are much larger than in recent years,
but the January receipts, thus far, are
less than the average of the last three
years. About 10000 were received to-
day, against $4,000 last Monday and
%, 9S6 on the corresponding day a year
ago Buyers took hold well and prices
advanced sc per 100 pounds. The cold
was intense and frozen backs" were
numerous.
The receipts of sheep were $4,000 head
against 1000 last Monday and 5000 on
the corresponding daY in 1896. Trade
was active at an advance of 10Q15c
in prices.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000; fancy beeves,
5.25Q5.50; choice to prime, 1850 to LOO
pound steers, 4S06525; good to choice
/ $50 to 1.500-pound steers. 4400475;
StcVAS, 4s-VV " Low bOuAiNSr
4. 05@4.3 So; fair beef steers, 900 to 1,200
pounds. 3.S0G4OO; common beef steers.
$50 TO 1,150 pounds, 3.50Q3.75; good to
prime stockers and feeders. 3.75@4.10;
fair to good stOckers and feeders. 1900
3. 20: bulls, choice to extra. 3.30Q3.75;
bulls, poor 20 choice, 2.25Q3.25; COWS
and heifers, choice to prime. 3.50G4.00;
COWS, fair to choice, 2.40@340; COWS.
common to fair Gamers, 1.75@2.35;
calves, good to fancy. 5.50@6.00; calves,
to good. 3.5O05.40; Texas fed
steers, 3.5064.30; mixers and springers,
per head, 25.00G40.00
Hogs-Receipts, 10000; heavy pack
ing and shipping lots. 3.35G3.S515; COM
mon to choice mixed, 3.35G355; choice
assorted. 9.471a@360; light, S.S0Q3.60;
pigs 3.25@3.60.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900; inferior to
choice, 2.5OG4.OO; lambs, 3.5O@5.OO.