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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
A DISCOVERY.


The Professors Unwelcomo Incresse
Of Knowledge.
One OF Washington's scientific men
found himself In an assemblage where
there were great many young peop4e.
He endeavored to rise-or, perhaps, to
descend-to the occasion AZ gracefully
as possible. Having been introduced to
a number Of young women, he tried to
make himself agreeable by explaining
some Of the latest information In eth
nology, and he became 80 absorbed In
his discourse that he did not notice, un-
til they were nearly all gone, that a
youth with a nasal voice was winning
his audience away from him with a
funny song. He tried 1t again with
archaeology as the theme. A girl with a
banjo wrecked his ambitions. He
thought he was making some Roadway
by means Of his remarks on paleon-
tology when a man who took a rabbit
out of silk hat eternally quenched his
pride.
my dear" he said to his wife, on
their way home, 81 have been thinking
IL over, ana nnd that the evening has
been far from wasted"
II was very much afraid that you
would feel differently about It."
mo, have made a very important
and interesting discovery. The merest
accidents sometimes lead to the most
surprising revelations, and tonight
learned something which completely
overturns an accepted theory"
us 1t possibleT
1--WE have been led to believe that
the chief Of all forces is the attraction
Of gravity"
Eyes"
"Well, have found out tonight that
there are times when 1t can't hold a
candle to the attraction of levity."-
Washington Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
The Sing Sing plan Of quitting g

The Sing Sing plan of putting con-
victs in military training in order to re-
lieve enforced idleness might ultimate
ly rebound to the public welfare, IL
generally developed. There are many
thousands of idle convicts in the vari-
Gus State penitentiaries who are neith-
er required nor permitted to work, and
If Uncle Sam is to enter upon the Don
Quixote business Of going to the ye-
lief of all the distressed or oppressed
people of the earth an army of con-
victs trained to the use of arms would
make q handy lot of Sancho Panzas.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
II IL the next thing to impossible fol

1t Is the next thing to impossible for
a boy or girl born In this country to
reach the age Of 16 years without know
ing how to read and write. The public
school system may be regarded as n
corollary to the constitution, because
government by the people would be a
manifest absurdity IL the people were
incapable of studying the constitution
itself. the laws OF the land, and the dis
cussions of public questions. Against
ourselves there n, in fact, an educa-
tional qualification as a condition prece-
dent to the exercise of the suffrage.
The positive laws concerning school at
tendance serve the purpose Of prohibit
tory laws against illiternte voting.
why. then. should foreigners be per-
mittsd to enter the country and escape
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
The vast mahogany forests of NJ

The vast mahogany forests of Mic
aragua are almost wholly controlled by
Boston firms by contract with the Mic
araguan Government. The export
trade in the expensive wood has be-
come very extensive, 1t having reach
ed 100000 feet in 1898. In connec-
ton with this industry 1t Is interest
ing to recall that the first mahogany
logs imported into England were pur-
chased by doctor to use for rAedicinal
purposes. He ground them into pow
der, after the manner of Peruvian
bark, and administered the powder In
his prescriptions, but 1t seems not to
have been desirable as a remedy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

was a fully matured woman when
they were mere infants. Kitty, as she
Is called by every one, remembers
clearly many incidents of the rebellion
Of '0S, which she tells with considerable
power of description. Her brain is
still active and her intelligence unim-
paired. She can't hear quite as well
as she used to half century or so
ago, but her eyes are still as quick and
keen as ever. She is proud of the fact
that she can thread a needle quicker
than lodgings Of so.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

Since Anna Held, the professional
beauty, was sued by New York dairy
man for the cost of some three hun
dred quarts Of milk which she had or
dered for bathing purposes, New York
society has become convinced that the
milk bath is great beautifier, and now
a philanthropist has come forward
with plan to establish place where
this luxury can be obtained by whom
soever has the price to pay for 1t. He
is wealthy man, and Is going to real
lie his plan on an elaborate scale. On
the first floor of the building he has
secured on 34th street the apartments
for gentlemen will be located. Just
off from the entrance will be a smok-
ing-room, back of 1t will be cafe, and
in the extreme rear will be the baths.
The two floors above will be devoted to
ladies. The bath apartment Will con-
sist of two rooms. The tub alcove will
be tiled and walled with white marble.
Adjoining will be a coy little Sleep
ing-room, with luxurious divans, mir
rors, and all the accessories of milady's
toilet. The ladies will also have their
smoking-room, where they can sit
swathed in sheets and puff away at a
fragrant Oriental cigarette. The lux
ury, however, will be only for the rich.
The tubs will hold about seventy quarts
Of milk, and at the current price this
item alone foots up to three dollars
and fifty cents. Then there will be
other incidentals which will run the
bill up to very near the ten-dollar mark
For those who desire to spend even
more money on this sybaritic luxury,
the proprietor proposes to construct on
the second and third floors two large
pools, with a capacity sufficient to per-
NIT swimming and floating, These
tanks will be rented out to parties who
desire to give a social function in milk
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

An uniformed contemporary sheer
ingly alludes to the Turks as being "too
cowardly to fight anybody but help
less Armenians." Want of courage has
never been alleged against the Otto
man. From the time of Sultan Soiy-
man the Turkish armies have made
themselves respected on every field.
The Moslem, as governed now, Is who'll
ly undesirable in peace, but IN war
he is dreadful enemy or valuable
ally. Ask Russia If this Is not so.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

the conditions imposed upon Amert
cans? Is 1t not perfectly fair and just
that an educational test should be aI,'
piled to them? The answers to these
questions are the justification for the
immigration bill which was passed by
the senate. We have met the menace
Of unrestricted manhood suffrage by
the general diffusion of education and
1t Is our right and duty to see that It ID
not revived through unrestricted immi-
RratiOn.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

Mr. julius Hartman has undertaken
to found beet sugar industry in South
Carolina. He has recently returned
from Germany, where he spent some
time among the farmers in the interest
of his project. He will bring over 500
families from Saxony within the next
two years. He has secured $4,000 acres
of land in South Carolina, and will di-
vide it into farms of %, so and 100
acres. The average size Of n beet sugar
farm will be about 80 acres.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

A box car containing lumber was
opened recently at Plainfeld, \. j., and
a very emaciated tramp was found in
side. He had crawled into the car at
Ottawa, Canada, week before, to steal
a ride, the car had been locked and
sealed, and for seven days and seven
nights he had been standing in one'po-
sition in that car, without food or drink.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
IReLANo's OLDEST WOMAN.

Kitty Reyno1ds' Mind Is Clear, and at
1l2 She Can Thread a Nee1le.
The oldest woman In Ireland has
seen more years than her name would
indicate. She Is In the Union Hospital
In Strokestown, County Roscommon,
Ireland. Just now she Is in her 10TH
year, and is known still as Kitty Reyn-
olds. There Is no doubt of her age.
A couple Of giddy young things who
are also in the hospital, and who are
90 and 95 years old, respectively, re-
member distinctly that Kitty Reynolds
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

pension or an in
crease of pension.
He is perennial. You
can find him in al
most any part of the
building at almost
any time of the day.
He IL unobtrustive,
however, because he
Is patient, long-suf-
feringA and accustom-
ed to delays. He
stumps around the
corridors with his
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

The Boston Globe says that all the
money in the world-reckoned by Mr..
Preston to amount to $10,03S, GOO, 600
"wouid not buy nights rest for a
badly afflicted conscience" OF what
has the Globe man been guilty?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

lamp that attracts the silly moth Peo-
pie with all kinds Of hobbies come to the
Capitol TO put them into operation. The
dangerous crank u an occasional visitor,
but a. soon as he makes his presence
known he IL promptly elected.
Ever since the war a familiar figure
has haunted the corridors of the Capitol.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

Thousands Of Wen Paid Men Rna<
ployed at the Work.

Thousands Of Well Paid Men EmR<
ployed at the Work.
In France there are no less than 20
glass furnaces that employ $4,000
workmen and pay out annually I'M
wages 70,O00,000 francs. These fur
naces turn out 1sO,OOO,00O bottles be-
sides window glass and other product
To obtain entrance to glass factory;
Is no easy matter, as every superin-
tendent Is suspicious that the visit
or Is an agent OF rival factory and n
endeavoring to learn some OF the Sc
crets of his place. A person must be
properly introduced and identified be-
fore entrance can be gained.
A blast furnace Is nothing to glass
furnace; a foundry is an ice house in
comparison with 1t. A great room,
with limited ventilation, for no cur
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
For n son's Memory.

Mrs. Elizabeth Ludlow, the mother
of the well-known New-Yorker, Robert
Center, who was killed while riding a
bicycle on the Western boulevard In
New York some months ago, has given
his entire estate, valued at $15O,OOO, to
endow In his memory fund for instrnc-
ton at Columbia College.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

A good deal of public time could be
saved and good deal of important bus
mess could be facilitated If Congress
men would learn little something of
the things they have to talk about, be-
fore making speeches.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

The City Council of Brussels has just
passed a vote prohibiting ladies wear
ing hats in the pit stalls and orchestra
stalls of the local theaters. 1t was ac-
cepted unanimously excepting one vote
--emanating, no doubt from some
what hen-pecked husband.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

II Is doubtful II any particular bene-
fit Is derived from sleeping with the
head to the north. 1t has, however,
been asserted by nervous people that
q difference was noticeable In their
temper and composure with changes
of sleeping position with regard to the
magnetic polarity OF the earth.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

He has not been the
same person all the
time, but has been
the same kind of per-
son or persons and
with the same kind
of a plea. He Is tall
and thin, with a long
Prince Albert coat,
soft hat and turn
down collar, and
wears a black string
tie, He drawls in his
speech and Is very
punctilious and polite
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

early bringing up. Presently at noon
they all come out in the main room for
lunch, and about 1870 they are once
more earning their living, which, by the
way, Is mere play for them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

Boston pays her Common Council
men $1,000 a year. Chicago's city faith
ers are paid 50 week. But 1t must be
acknowledged that they uncommon
councilmen.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

A scientist says that the entire sup
ply OF coal win be exhausted In 1850
years. Not IL the coal trust has its own
way about prices. t
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

careworn look and
the frayed fringes of
his coat-sleeves and
trousers.
In all seasons of
the year, when Con-
gress Is in session,
and when it is not,
the newly married
couple forms an in
tercsting feature Of
the visiting class at
the Capitol. OF
oaurea ovarvho1v Il
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

for a day or two to
see his Congressman
and report upon the
condition of the poll
tics Of the district.
You cannot fail to
recognize this chap
when you see him.
T b Q Congressman
walks through the
corridor with his
arm resting familiar
ly on the visitors
shoulder, and listen
ing to the account Of
affairs at home with
eaQerness.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

Were It not for the multitude OF
stor,s that throng to Egypt every win.
ter there would be no living In some
parts of the country, for after every In.
undation frogs appear In devasta ting
swarmG
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

Departing Boarder--I am sorry we
couldn't get along, but hope you are
willing to let by-gones be by-gones.
Landlady-Doe that include your
bcaxd-blil Mr.. Jones r. Boston Courier.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

Eastern papers are making great
fuss because Idaho's governor-elect
wears flannel shirt and no collar. A
public official that doesn't wear a col
lar Is an anomaly down East.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

A st. Louis ''Uncle Tom" ran amuck
the other night and broke up an Uncle
Toms Cabin" show with a razor. 1t 1t
thought that he will be pensioned for
Itf.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

When one considers that If Congress
wants war declared against Spain 1t
has only to say so, it is rather strange
that the able statesmen should put In
all their time talking about it.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

THEIR BRIDAL TOUR ION to them" the
moment they get into the building. He
has hold of her arm as though fearful
that she will get away from him, or that
son,~ had Congressman will steal her,
and they go ambling through the CORR
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

A dispatch from Cleveland says that
Lillian Russell has cancelled several en-
gagements. She has also cancelled sew
eral husbands.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

Russia appears to have arrived I'M
aided at an understanding" regarding
Turkey, and unfortunately Turkey
seems to be the only power that is able
to understand il.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

Old man Bismarck seems to be also
the possessor of some interesting recol-
lections. but II he Is wise he will for
get what he has remembered.7 hkx L
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

ar we must fight Spain. Missouri
will furnish all the colonels necessary
TO lead our troops to glorious victory
in Cuba," says the st. Louis Republic.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

cry day; hopeful in oFFICE-sEEkER.
the forenoon, detected in the afternoon,
and despairing in the evening, but com
ing again on the morrow to renew his
suit and revive his hopes. You can see
him almost anywhere in the building, and
know him by his listless air, his anxious
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

S o IN e characters
tic types. This is
the ladies' reception
room in the House
wing Of the Capitol,
where ladies desir-
ing to converse with
a member of the
House can send In
their card and meet
the man they desire
to see. The major
ity of those who
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

The most common offense In Jamaica
10 the use Of obscene and offensive Ian
guage. Over one-fourth of the arrests
made last year were on this charge.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

younger brother or
sister, and she is in
dead earnest about
her application.
A CHEEKY sight is
the honest farmer
who drops into the
Capitol on a visit to
Washington or the
East, and must call
upon his member.
He is often accom-
panied by his wife,
and sends in his card
and waits with an
expectant air, as
a hearty welcome
3 from the Congress
: is a man of conse-
hborhood, known to
he latter will come
escort the visitor to
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

Mrs. Brown lin awed Whisper
"Sh-shi hear burglar in the pantry.
I believe he Is going to steal the cake
I cooked to-day.
Mr.. Brown (sleepily)-Poor devili He
map have family, too.-Up-to-Dats.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

cane, or, perhaps, THE OLD SOLDIER.
wooden leg, and makes confidants of
the doorkeepers and messengers around
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

Editress-This joke dates from the
time Of Pharaoh.
Humorist-How careless l was to
submit Tito you, whenI might have
known you would remember it!-Truth-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

uOTs, DllssIufly I'M
conscious of every
thing except them
selves.
The crank, o I
course, IL always on
hand. Usually he is
harmless although
sometimes he Is not.
A great many peo-
pie, with nothing
better to do In the
world than to devel-
op eccentricities, find
Washington a con-
genial field. and to
fhfo c1aso Con oroaa
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

And yet the one thing which invaria-
bly, leads TO all divorce proceedings Is
eminently praiseworhy. Marriage Is
all right.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

The Baptist Union OF Great Britain
has just passed a resolution declaring
that there 10 too much" lynchlng In
t1e United States.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

''by the cut of their Jib," as the sailors
say. The persons themselves may
change, but the types they represent do
not. Death and the mutations of time or
circumstances may shift the actors them
selves. but their parts are always rep.S-
sented, and the play is constantly on the
boards. " ~ a
All day long they surge through the
Capitol on the stream of humanity that
sweeps along the corridors, or remain sta
tionary in inches and hooks, like drift
wood caught in a sluggish shofeward
eddy. Here you will see some of them
standing for hours, watching and wait
ing for the Congressman whom they will
not see if the Congressman sees them
first. There are others who do not
haunt the corridors with wistful face and
despairing step, but who sally boldly in,
and are greeted effusively, joyously and
with enthusiasm by the Congressman, as
he stuInbles over others to get to them.
A daily visitor at the Capitol is the ward
politician, who runs down to Washington
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

the reserved gallery.
whence he will point
to him the dignitar-
les upon the floor OF
the House or Sem
ate and there leave
him in a state of
awe and admiration.
Like the poor,
whom we have al
ways with us, is the
disappointed Office
seeker at the Cap
itol. He is there ev-
l lxel =.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

that she Is always SEEKING OFFICE.
beautiful, vivacious and bewitching, but
this is not necessarily the case. Plain
girls are sometimes poor and in need of
work. The chances are ten to one that
the young woman will support two or
three other people, or perhaps educate a
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

eagerness. WARD foLiiiSlAN'
Out in Statuary Hall, in a corner filled
with chairs and sofas, you will often find
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

THE OLD CLAIMANT
of the building are
faced women, as a RI
privation too plainly
A constant visitor is
Maynard son has e.
and is repenting his
while efforts are be-
ing made through
the Congressman to
get the Secretary of
War to order the
young mans dis
charge.
Another visitor in
this ladies' reception
room is the young
woman who wants a
position in the de-
partments. There is
a prevailing impress
sion among many
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

though anticipating
and ELUSIVE greetin;
man. If the visitor
quence in his neig
the congressman, I
forth in a hurry and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
VISIT THE CAPITOL.
TYPES or THOSE WHO FIRE.
QuENT THE BIG BUILDING.
Peoplswho Haunt Congressional Lob.
bies aud Corridors Seeking Audience
with Member from Their Home
District-HopefuIa and Hopeless.

n LII sOrtS una cOn-
"A ditions of men
Il n and women-visit
the Capitol in the course
of a day, on pleasure or
business bent, but there
are some types Of charac-
ter that may be said to be
chronically and epidemic
ally prevalent there. The
old habitue Of the build
ing comes to know them
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25
The Cultivation of the
MEMORY

is one of the most important subjects we can
consider Prof. A. S. Boyd OF thirty years ex-
perience in Memory Culture and Bible Study,
will lecture upon this subject at Williston Cong.
church, corner Thomas and Carroll Sts. on
Monday, Sept. 27, at 7.45p. M All are invited
no charge no collection. The memory
strengthened from two to tenfold.
Testimony of one of our most eminent minis
ters:
941 Main ST., Worcester, Mass.
June Il, 1897.
PROF. A. S. BOYD:
My Dear Sir:--After having taken your full
course in memory culture am prepared to say
that is it itincomparably the best memory system
with which am acquainted. 1t has been my
privilege to study several different systems, but
none combine simplicity and comprehensive
ness as does yours. 1t cannot fail to be of the
greatest service to anyone. I wish you the
largest success in the organization OF classes,
and congratulate those who are wise enough to
take the course. l bespeak for you a hearty
welcome in any and all churches where your
services are offered.
Yours very sincerely,
A. T. CONRAD,
Pastor of the First (Old South) church, Wor-
cester, Mass Sep25S, Sun, M
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25

rassssEgsggy5zaz2F
have carried her so successfully for many
prosperous seasons, and depends solely
this year upon the production on an au-
thor as yet unknown to the public.
Owing to Miss Flo Irwin illness tn e
Hollis Street Theatre was again closed
until next Monday night, when Mr. MAJ
=. Goodwin will begin his engagement
Miss Irwin's illness might possibly per-
init her appearance during the balance of
this week, but. her managers, Rich &
harris, consider it for the best that her
throat should be given ample time for a
perfect recovery and obviate any posi-
bility of relapse. For that reason they
decided to close the theatre for the bal
ance of the week.
Mr.. H. Stoddard, whose imperson-
ations of Joe Aylner, the trainer, is q
specially finished piece of acting i'll The
Sporting Duchess was associated in
the fifties at Boston Theatre with Mrs.
Julia Barrow, Mrs. John Wood, John
Gilbert, John Wood and other actors
whose reputation is matter of history.
L ater, in New York, his characterization
of Old Moneypenny the lawyer of the
Lancashire Law bought him national
fame.