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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19

certain to fail. In placer mining one
man may strike very rich findings,
while a score of others who work just
as hard toll ON with empty pockets.
Severe labor is the lot of all. Industry,
in fact, the hardest kind of toll, is gen.
orally necessary on the road to success.
At best, while one man finds $500 ten
or twelve will find nothing.
"My advice to those who are going
to the Yukon fields is to prepare for
great privations and perhaps utter dis
appointment. The climate is intensely
hot for few weeks and intensely cold
for many months. There is certain to
be scanty supply Of food next winter
No one should go who is not provided
against arctic weather and against
starvation, nor without ready cash.
The well and strong will naturally fare
better than the weak. A dozen young
men have asked me already about GO
ing there. l told them that If man
had thousand dollars, good constitu-
ton and no wife and children he could
go there or anywhere.
II have been to Juneau. and know
something about the country the mod
ern Argonauts in search Of gold will
have to traverse. Men will probably
have to drag sledges and act as their
own beasts Of burden. Provisions will
be enormously dear, and a good deal Of
food will be necessary to support life
when the thermometer Is 40 or so de-
grees below zero. Men in search Of
gold will, however, brave all manner Of
perils; their pluck will be fully tested in
the Yukon region and in some cases re-
warded"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19

Speaks of the Yukou Regiou.
No man in America knows more
about the vicissitudes of gold hunting
or placer mining than John w.
Mackay. to-day one of the worlds rich
est men. He Is the latest of the famous
Bonanza Kings, who made millions In
CALIFORNIA; gold days. Speaking OF the
reported great finds In the Yukon gold
district, he says:
The conditions In the Yukon regions
are, Of course, very different from those
In California or Nevada, or any other
American mining region. Primitive
mining Is always difficult, but In Cal
ifornia we had a good climate, and do
not recall many instances where men
suffered for lack OF food. But the
young fortune hunter who went to Cal
ifornia from the East, IL he exhausted
his resources and struck nothing, could
at least write back to his folks for
money to take him home. In Alaska
1t Is different. For nine months of the
year the rivers and lakes are almost
impossible. The climate is damp, foggy
and miserable. The nearest telegraph
and even the nearest postoffice Is 1900
or 1000 miles away from the gold
fields.
Il have reason to doubt the reports of
the marvellous richness Of the gold
fields just discovered. Some enormous
finds of gold have undoubtedly been
made there as l have always believed
those frozen, almost inaccessible re-
gions contained heavy deposits Of
precious metals. but we know little or
nothing Of the possibilities of the coun-
try. The majority Of prospectors who
go there, expecting to strike it rich, are
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
A POPULAR MILLIONAIRE.
Col. Charles r. Crocker Who Recently
Died in San Francisco.

Col. Chas. +. Croker, the railroad
magnate who died in San Francisco re-
Gently, Is reported to have been the
most popular man in California. This
is an extraordinary circumstance, IN
view of the fact that he was vice pres
ident of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company. the most hated corporation
on the slope. Croker was but AZ years
Of age and was worth $40,000,000, most
of which was left him by his father,
Charles Croker, who. with Hunting
ton, Stanford and Hopkins, developed
the railroad facilities in California.
Croker inherited his fathers best
characteristics, and upon this heritage
he builded well. AS a youth his anna
bility, manliness and generosity made
him popular. He was lover of ath-
letics, an athlete himself, and gave lib
orally for all sporting enterprises. He
was president of the Olympic Club. He
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
Not n Sectional Tariff.

That the new Tariff Is not perfect its
authors admit. But it will produce ade-
quate revenue and protect our indus
tries under normal conditions. Among
it's chief glories-and one which was ac-
knowledged even by some Of those who
did not favor it, and who doubt that it
will meet the expectations of its
friends-is that it Is not sectional bill.
1t protects the people in all parts of
the country. and to the producers of
materials which enter into the manu-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
Farm Notes.

Good size is always an important
item in n breeding ram.
Plow the ground for wheat and then
apply dressing Of manure.
The best sheep are the most profit
able under all circumstances.
An excess Of food induces indigestion,
and Is worse than spare diet.
Plan to feed the milk cows hberally--
that is, all they can eat and digest WELL
When prices for any kind of stock is
low, then Is usually a good time to in
vest.
There is no advantage in digging the
late potatoes until the weather becomes
cool.
A small flock of sheep well cared for
will bring better return than large
one neglected.
Too much of the stock goes to market
in an unmarketable condition to make
the most out Of 1t.
1t Is a mistake to sow grass, clover,
wheat or rye in the fall without a thor
ough preparation Of the soil. Have the
surface in q fine filth.
To make farming most profitable and
to realize the best prices, all products
should be marketed In the most attrac-
tive and finished manner.
SO far as can be done, the feeding Of
all stock intended for market should
be pushed so that the fattening can be
done before cold weather sets In.
Better results can be secured with
both clover and timothy If the condi-
lions are such that the seeding can be
done this month, rather than later.
The most productive and fertile
farms can easily be made poor, and
rundown farm can be BUILT up, ac-
cording to the management given by
the owner.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
Dragging Newly Piowed Land.

Dragging Newly Flowed Lana.
When land Is plowed for wintergra
after midsummer it needs all the mois-
ture that the soil when plowed, and
good deal more, to make a good seed
bed. The turning Of the furrow expos
es a much larger surface to the air, be-
sides making hollow beneath, which
also helps to dry out the soil above IT,
Early in spring, when the land is cold,
this large exposure to the air, which Is
then warmer than the soil, may be ben
eficial. Even then we never wanted TO
let the furrow lie more than one or two
days without putting in the harrow
to break up the clods formed by the
pillow, and which, If they dried In that
state, could not be made into good
seed bed that season. But in late sum-
mer IL it is necessary to plow, the rough
furrow should be dragged over as
quickly as possible. 1t will press the
furrow down, causing weeds and stub
BILE to'begin to rot The roller also is
help to this. But it is better to run the
smoothing harrow over the rolled sur
face, so as to roughen it. The compact
ness of the soil brings moisture to the
surface, and the roughened surface
makes a mulch which prevents too rap
i'd aporation.-American Cultivator.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
March Is. In four months and nine

March 10. In four months and nine
days the bin had passed both the Unit
ed States Senate and the House of Rep
resentatives, was acted upon in confer
ence, finally passed by the Senate, and
was signed by the President. This COW
cred period of 131 days. In 1890 the
Mckinley bill, reported ON April 10,
passed the House on May 81, but was
delayed in the Senate till September,
and again still further delayed In CON
ference, not being signed by the Presi-
dent till October ], 1890. 1t was in all
16S days before Congress.
When the Democratic party was in
control, the Mills bill dragged along in
1888 and 1880 for nearly 300 days. and
then failed to pass. The Gorman-Wilson
bill was reported to the House by the
Ways and Means Committee ON De-
cember 10, 1898, and reported to the
Senate on February 20, 1894. 1t did
not become law till August %, 1894,
and was then such ''ragbag produc-
ton" of ''perfidy and dishonor" that
even the Democratic President refused
to sign it.
The difference between the Republic
ans and Democrats in enacting Tariff
legislation in Congress is very marked.
The Republicans passed the Mckinley
bill lin 16S days, and the Dingley bill in
131 days, each bill receiving the sigma
ture of the Republican President.
The Democrats, on the other hand.
bill, which never became n law, and
they wasted 252 days over the Cor
man-Wilson bill, which proved to be
such an abortion that even President
Cleveland refused to sign it.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
Grain cheoper Chan Hay.


1t Is undoubtedly a serious loss to
have SO much Of the hay crop injured
by excessive rains, as has been the case
the present year. Yet this may be In
part made an advantage to farmers II
1t turns their attention to grain as a
cheaper source Of nutrition than even
the best hay can be. More than this,
II given with enough hay or straw or
cornstalks to distend the stomach,
grain is better feed, because more cas-
lily digested. In the coarser fodder so
much of the nutrition goes to sustain
animal heat or the processes Of diges-
ton, that comparatively little is left to
make flesh or milk or fats. The knowl-
edge that some grain with hay makes
cheaper nutrition is not half so widely
extended as 1t ought to be. If 1t were,
there would be better demand for
grain and 1t would sell at better prices.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
Retaining Wet Places.

The farmer who does his whole duty
will reclaim the wet places on his farm
by filling. He will know also how to
drain it, and will have map of the
drain so he can locate it in after years
Il anything gets wrong. The business
farmer can locate tile exactly in any
part Of the drain.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
Charm About 1t.

There is charm about agriculture, If
one is successful. The man who would
bring UP his sons to a fondness for agri-
cultural pursuits should make it an es-
pecial aim 10 present to them the sue
cessful side of the profession. There
is much to learn and admire.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
Effects the Milk Flow.

Deferring the watering for an hour or
two invariably causes a slight shrink
age in the milk, and deterioration in
its quality. Allow COW to go without
its regular food for short time, and
she grows FESTIVE and anxious, and
every one knows what q disastrous eff
feet this has upon the milk flow.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19

A redwood tree which was recently
cut down In the State OF Washington
was 465 feet in height, or about one
eleventh of mile. To the point where
the first limb branched out was 220
feet. At the base the circumference
was found to be 33 feet IL inches. IL
the tree were sawed into lumber it
would make a6,345 feet Of board. This
amount of lumber would serve for the
construction of eight cottages two
stories high, each containing seven
rooms. The age Of the tree Is said to
have been 6S4 years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19

efforts, during the
last seven months,
to substitute the
American policy of
protection on our
statutes in place of
the policy of per
fidy and dishonor''
of the free-traders.
Blaine, Reed, Ding
ley are all Maine
products Of whom
we can feel well
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
For Public Watering Trouyhs.

Pennsylvania has a law providing
for the payment of So per annum out
of the public road fund towards the
maintenance Of watering troughs for
teams and other animals, at distances
of not less than five miles apart. The
object is humane one, but it requires
running water to make it available for
constant use.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19

iron, supplemented by
two or three lengths Of
ordinary 6-inch stove
pipe. The lower part
must be large enough
to slip over the stumps.
A hole is dug between
the roots or at one side
partly under the stump,
large enough to build a
fire. After the fire is
once fairly started, the
cylinder is slipped over
the stump and the
q
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19

harvesting. except such as are bent
down and cut Off with too little straw
to be gathered In the bundle. II al
lowed free range, the fowls will gath
or most of the grain, and they will pay
best for 1t, as grain so gathered al
ways sets the hens to laying again.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19

The result is most difficult picking and
scratched hands. The first picture
shows simple plan to obviate the diff
Guilty. If one has many bushes this
plan will prove especially advanta-
geous. The stout wire ring is put under
the low lying branches and hooked.
Then the three wires are hooked into it,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
Not in American ships.

All our large shipments of American
wheat have to be sent abroad in foreign
ships because the policy of protection
has been withheld from American ship
ping during the last half century.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
Drying Wet Grain.

All who are used to handling either
brick or tile, know that when thorough
" dry they will absorb great amount
of water without being saturated. Ad-
vantage is taken of this fact by grain
dealers and farmers, who place dry
bricks which are easiest to handle and
least likely to break among damp grain
to prevent it from heating. 1t is sur
prising what an effect this will have IL
a very few bricks are interspersed
through the heap. Each brick will alb
sorb fully half pint Of water If 1t is
dry to begin with. This will dry out
the surplus moisture out Of a good
many bushels of damp grain. This
might be used in moving away damp
hay or grain in the bundle, though In
neither of these positions is there so
much likelihood of injury as there is
where threshed damp grain is closely
confined in bins.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19

the wires drawn up and hooked over
the stake that is stuck down in the
middle of the bush. One can then reach
under the bushes very easily.-Ameri-
can Agriculturist.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19

as compared with the Grover Cleve-
land price Of 6S1a cents on July 1, 1893,
it looks as if the good old protection
times had reached us already.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19

An English exchange says that Sarah
Bernhard has always had morbid
dread Of Are, and that this has led her
TO direct that all her stage dresses
shall be made Of hreproes material.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
Ouick Tariff Work.

The quick work done by Congress on
the Dingley Tariff is hardly appreciated
as 1t should be. Congress was called to-
gether in extraordinary session on
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
Good FIR the Farmers

The agricultural States secure more
protection under the Dingley bill than
they have had under any previous
American tariff.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19

added. The whole arrangement acts as
a stove and the whole stump is burned
out completely.-Orang judd Farmer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19

entered the National Guard and be-
came a colonel. Upon his fathers death
he was made first vice president Of the
Southern Pacific road and was virtual
" It's manager.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19

For Picking Gooseberries.
1t is the habit Of our American sorts
OF gooseberries to grow in a tangled
mass of branches close to the ground.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
Burn Out the Stump rs.

To get rid of stumps in a field, the
contrivance shown in the illustration
is an advantage. 1t is made of sheet
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19

proud. Mr.. Dingley has earned his
summer vacation. May he enjoy It,
American Economist.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
Tbapks. Mr.. Djprlev-

Hon. Nelson Dingley Jr., of Maine,
deserves the thanks of every American
citizen for his continuous and untiring
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19

Mexico's government has been asked
to rid the country districts Of horse
thieves.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.


A Scholarly Exposition Of the Lesson
-Thoughts Worthy Of Calm Refec-
tiou-Half an Hopr's Study Of the
Scrlptares-Time Well Spent.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19

factare It gives protection, a. we'll a. 30
the pr0duceru Of the finished product
1t Is matter Of regret among leading
protectiomists In Congress that the con-
ference committee struck of the duty
ON raw cotton. That duty would have
been an important ea.pering wedge In
the old free trade sections Of the South,
and 1t would have proved most benefi-
cial to the Southern people. But Vt
should be remembered by those South
ern men who voted for and urged uhe
adoption of the raw COTTON duty, that
the principle Of protection rs not Sec
tional and the Southern man who
votes for protection ON cotton, or sugar.
rice or undertaking to put such pre-
tective duties into tariff bill-and
then votes against the whole bill, there
by denying to other industries in the
North and South the measure Of pro
lection which he proposed for the
products of the South, Is entitled to lit
tie consideration at the hands Of pro-
tectlonists who are honestly striving to
give protection to all the Industries OF
the country.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19

Relics OF Democracy.
"Perfidy and dishonor" are things Of
the past-of the Democratic past.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
WASHINGTON LETTER
GOLD MINES or THE WoRL, D
MAKING A RECORD.

New Developments Will Add Enor-
mousIy to the Annual Production
of the Yellow Metai-Recent Dis
coverics Reported in siberia.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
The "Eudiess Chain" Broken.

What has become Of the endless
chain" in the treasury department? 1t
seems to have broken off short since
we had a Republican President in
whom the country has such confidence
that money flows into the Treasury in
stead of into old stockings and teapots.
The endless chain" Is thing of the
past, and will not be heard of again as
long as protective tariff is in force
The Good Ola Times.
With wheat quoted in New York at
S23s cents per bushel on July l.,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-19
uTrsospianting Vegetables.

In setting out cabbage and celery the
top should be shortened severely so as
to lessen evaporation. This will make
very vigorous growth, beside prevent
ing the setback which withered leaf
on transplanted plant always gives.
With each transplanting there will
come large mass Of roots, so that aft
er being twice transplanted the cab
bage or other vegetable will grow with
out any perceptible check. If the
weather is not suitable heel the plants
in, covering tops and all for two or
three days. Then the roots viii be
ready to grow at once.
Cleaning After Grain Harvest.
1t is a great mistake to let any stock,
except poultry, CLEAN after the grain
harvest has been gathered. The poach-
ing of the soil and injury to young
clover, caused by other stock running
over the fields, more than offsets what
good the stock can gain by gathering
the wasted grain heads. There are
very few wasted heads in modern grain
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-05-22
THE UN/TER S/TY COM
MENCEMENT

The State University and A. &
NJ. College, an institution of which
the people of Louisiana should be
proud, will close a very successful
term next month. The commence
ment exercises this year will be I'M
usually interesting and brilliant.
The following is the program:
Sunday, June 1911 a. m, Commence
ment Sermon by Rev: Oscar Haywood, of
the First Baptist Church of West Point,
Miss. 8 p. m, Address to the Y. M. 4. a.,
by Mr.. A. c. Harte, general secretary of
the Y. NJ. Z. A., Mobile, Ala.
Monday, June 14-Meeting Of Board of
Supervisors. Celebration of Clay-Gibson
and Jefferson-Lce Literary Societies.
Tuesday, June 15-Reunion of Alumni.
Competitive Company Drills, Battalion
Drill, Annual Alumni Address by Frank p.
Stubs Jr., of Monroe.
Wednesday, June I6-1I a. M, Presenta-
ton of Medals by Hon. J. v. Calhoun.
Annual Commencement Address by Hon.
George Fred Williams, of Boston, Mass.
Awarding Diplomas by Gov. Murphy J.
Foster. p. M Annual Hop.
The public is cordially invited.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-05-22
Bucklen'S ArniSa Salve.

The best salve in the world fer
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chap
ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and
all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction or money refunded. Price
IS cents per box. For sale by VIM.
Clegg.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-05-22
MIR. BAZEY AND DRESS
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MR..

SUI 10.
Congressman Bailey from Texas
has been subjected to some severe
criticisms because he would not
wear what is known among society
folks as a dress suit. The Gazette
has already stated that it believed
the Texan was the best judge of
what kind of clothes he should wear
and if he chose not to use the fash
ionable s'claw hammer" it was no
ones business but his own. But
certain newspapers jumped up and
called him a PoPulist because he
did not care to ape the toad-eaters
at the nations capital. The funny
men of the press took advantage of
the opportunity to dispose of their
surplus humor and put words into
Mr.. Bailey's mouth that no one but
a driveling idiot would have uttered.
After paying his respects to the news
papers who have misrepresented him,
Mr.. Bailey ended very sensi-
BILE article with the following re-
marks:
1 am more liberal than my critics in re-
spect to these matters. I do not criticise
them because they accept invitations to din
ner and wear dress suits; and they do criti-
else me because decline invitations to dim
ner and do not wear a dress suit.
The question of whether I will wear a
dress suit not is a question of time. as
we'll question of taste, with me. I
know very we'll that those who choose to
participate in the social life of Washington
will find it extremely pleasant, but I know
also that it consumes vast deal of valuable
time. Many gentlemen consider the
pleasure worth the time which it costs, but
do not. If 1 prefer to spend my time in less
pleasant though more profitable pursuits, I
have the right to do SO, and the half-hu-
morous raillery in which the newspapers
have INDUCED will not be apt to change my
opinion or my conduct.
I cannot understand why great news
papers devote columns to such a tr,fling
matter. but if their editors and their cor
| respondents find any pleasure in writing
about it, or if they think that their patrons
will find any amusements in reading about
it, shall not complain. The phase of the
! the assertion that attempting to in
crease my popularity at home. resent
that, not so much because it imputes a dis
creditable motive to me, as because it as
SunlcS that my constituents can be influenced
by such a small consideration.
The truth is that one man out of a
hundred in my district c:res anything about
my clothes SO long as they are clean and
fantastic. My constituents are just as far
from being rufflans they from bein g
dudes.
They have long since passed that stage OF
civilization where six-shooters and spurs are
considered personal ornaments, but 1
glad to say that they have not reached that
other stage of civilization where the men
use perfume and wear corsets, and the
women smoke cigarettes aud wear boomers.
They wholesome, sensible Americans,
who care infinitely more about what their
Representative thinks than they do about
what he wears. JOSEPH w. BAILEY.