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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28

Christian Liberty.--The unwrittsn
constitution Of our institutions, the
bedrock Of our civilizatio and liberties.
Is Christian, not pagan.-Rev. A. b.
Storms, Methodist, Detroit.
Intellectualty.-All people in this
country are intellectual. All the edu-
Gated. They read the newspapers, and
keep posted on affairs. To be an Amer
lean is to wear the badge Of intellec-
tuality.-Dr. Mangasarian, Society of
Ethical Culture, Chicago.
Individuality.-This is an age of the
individual, and there is no danger that
the possibilities of individual express
sion will be lost. Gods purpose Is that
every man shall stand absolutely on his
own indlviduality.-Rev. 8. r. Fuller,
Episcopalian, Boston.
Spain.-Spain is a robbcr. She has
appropriated to herself practically all
legislative and administrative powers
In Cuba. Her electoral laws are such
that Spaniards resident in Cuba are
always In the majority.-Rev. r. G..
Hutchins, Presbyterian, Cleveland.
Old Age.-There is something so fair
In calm old age that causes us to bend
the knee almost Involuntary and in
cline the head in respectful homage.
Age can be so beautiful. The passions
are held in check. The tempestuous
longings of youth are stilled and Sc
renity sits upon the brow of him who
has grown old gracefully, upon whose
heart time has laid his hand gently
Rabbi David Philipson, Hebrew, Gin
cinnat.
The Turk.-The Turk is by instinct 9
thief and a murderer, and his path is
always marked by rapine and the she'd
ding of the blood Of the innocent Cleve-
land should be praised for what he has
dared to say against the bloody work
of the Sultan.-Bishop ]. p. Newman,
Methodist, San Jose, Cal.
Tramps.-A man willing to work and
not able to find 1t has a right to live.
The human society that compels a
tramp to be Is considered out of order.
Such society needs prompt recon-
struction. Such a society the twentieth
century will set in order-Rev. NJ. W..
Reed, Independent, Denver.
Garlbling.-The sin or crime Of gam
bling has spread itself over society, and
Is drawing down strong men. 1t is one
Of the greatest crime breeders in the
land. There is nothing else that causes
so much crime and sin-except the one
vice Of llquor.-Rev. w. A. Gardner,
Christian Church, San Francisco.
True NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. breed un-
der stones. So ceremonial religion Of
ten covers all manner of meanness and
vicious selfshness. True religion
means life that is absorbed in the
person and teaching of Jesus Chrust
Whatever detracts from the sacred
life and mission Of Christ is not Chris
tian, Is no part of true religion.-Rev.
DIR. Lee, Presbyterian, Cincinnati.
Heretics.-The real heretics are the
narrow bigOts who insist that no man
may have any part in the eternal sa.-
walton unless he swallows some creed
as impossible as Jonah was for the
whale. If could excommunicate any
man 1t would be the man who pre-
sumes to deny all grace to those who
live justly with mankind, but who do
not accept their clammy dogmas.-Rev.
Lyman Ward, Universalist, New York.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28

the triangular framed wheel, with ham
die bars to the rear of the saddle, CIV
ing the rider the bolt upright, or, as 1t
is sometimes called, the hygienic posi-
ton while riding. The triangle frame
was originated by a New London,
Conn.,, manufacturer, who exhibited n
wheel of that description at the 90
cycle show in Madison Square Garden.
But the handle bars on his machine
were on the front tube, and not behind
the saddle, which gave the rider lean
ing position. Another curious feature
of the English freak is that it Is driven
with grooved sprockets and band, in
place of toothed sprockets and chain.
The new seat-post is decidedly novel.
1t is a double-barreled affair, the top
and bottom bars being connected by
steel hinges, which allow considerable
forward and backward play. 1t Is not
likely to become popular. The use Of
one of the tubes in the frame as pump
cylinder has been tried In this coun-
try in slightly different form without
success. But the English inventor
claims that he has overcome all the diff
ficulties experienced in previous expert
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
PRESIDENT OF SWITZERLAND.


Dr. AdoIph Deuchsr the New Head Of
the Little Repubiic In the Alps.
DIR. Adolph Deucher, the newly eelct-
ed president of the republic OF Switzer-
land, does not 60 into this important
Office as tyro. The Doctor once be-
fore served as the chief executive Of
the stanch little republic In the Alps.
That was six years ago, and his admin
Istration was pleasing, and satisfactory
to the Swiss. He is q seasoned states
man and understands the needs of his
country thoroughly. The President Of
the Swiss Is elected yearly by the Con-
gress OF the nation-thus giving more
Elasticity to the executive department
In point Of ability and worthiness than
Ii given In most republics. DR.. Deucher
Is native of Steckborn, In Thurgau.
and was born In 1881. He went abroad
for his studies, and Heidelberg turned
him out an NJ. ID. He finished his med
ical studies at Zurich, Prague, and
Vienna. The Doctor has been actively
engaged in the politics of Switzerland
ever since his youth. He was chosen a
member Of the canton council In 1865,
and in 1870 was sent to the prefecture
OF the council. From 1869 to 1873 he
was German member Of the national
Council. He then retired from public
life and devoted himself to his profess
sion till 1879, when he was reelected to
the council. He was president of the
council from 1882 until 1893. Ten years
ago DR.. Deucher was elected to the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
my name is Schaefer, and 1 own this

my name is Schaefer, and 1 own this
mileage book"
Look here, old man." says the con-
ductor, as general thing, ''you have
been on my train too many times to
give me any such game as that. Your
name Is Stiner, and you cant fool me.
You will either have to pay or get off
the train"
All the protests made by Schaefer
have as a general thing been of no
avail, and Mr. Schaefer has been COM
PEELED to pay his fare on several occa-
sions. The amount has been cheerfully
refunded, with profuse apologies, by
Mr.. Mccormick, but he says he can't
stand the strain much longer. and some
way must be devised for distinguishing
these two men so that no more mis-
takes will occur. The two travellers are
good friends and resemble each other
80 closely that 1t is doubtful If their
own mothers could tell them apart.
They were recently photographed to-
gether, copy of which we print.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
WINTER COSTUME.

Happy Conception in Dress for Cold
Weather Cycling.
To the enthusiastic cyclist who rides
his "silent steed" on cold day the
question of dress is most important
one. His rapid progress accentuates
the effect Of the low temperature on his
body, and unless he is properly clothed
he will be very uncomfortable. The
old-timers who have ridden for years
in all sorts of weather all agree on the
costume as pictured above as the ideal
one for cold weather. The cyclist should
wear a suit of medium weight under
clothing. Over the underclothing
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28

five, six, seven, eight, then nine and
ten miles! l began to wonder what on
earth we were going to do, whether
we ever would find limit, and i was SO
intoxicated with the success that we
had achieved that 1 made up my mind
to do all that was possible
AT last there came a moment when
l knew we were doing all that We
could, and 1 can't tell You how sorrJ
1t made me feel to find that limit. We
were running at the rate OF liz miles
an hour, and my heart sank when,
after five miles, we had to slow down
to the hundred rate. But, odd ms 1t
may seem, really did not realize what
had been done until we came to dead
stop in Buffalo, and then 1t all came
overme. Say, 1 was as weak rs cat.
That is how it feels to ride ut the rate
of 112 miles an hour"
The run Of the Empire State express
from New York to Albany Is one OF
the best known and most trying runs
out Of New York city. This Is the star
train of the New York Central Moth
ing must be permitted to interfere with
Its progress. 1t must be on time. All
these things the engineer has to face
when he pulls the throttle at 42d street.
and the run toward the Harlem river
begins. He knows he must make from
43 to Go miles an hour, and that acct
dent is to be avoided under any and all
circumstances. william Marley makes
this run three times one week and four
another.
ION the run like the one I have all
a man can do Is to watch his engine
and go ahead on time. When n man Is
in the cab OF his engine he has eyes for
only one thing. and that Is possible
danger. There is n sense OF RESPONSE
bility felt by locomotive engineers I'M
like that which rests upon n man In any
other business. The fact that one man
is responsible for the lives Of hundreds
is enough to make him careful On a
fast train like run the engineer Al
ways has that sense OF getting some
where quickly, and 1 can't tell you
how satisfactory 1t Is. Then he always
has the feeling Of power. Somehow II
just comes to him from the big power
full engine that doesn't stop for any
thing. a+F VI
"When I am running an engine,
seldom think what may be on the track
ahead OF me. Why, II I should see my
own mother on the rails In front Of my
engine. within trains length of me.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28


! wossld know fhpt no power but that
Of God Almighty could save her. Once
anything that lives gets within GER
tnln distance bsfpr6 ~ e4E1ne n SLIM
ply means instAp ~ 4 !hatevsr
Engineer Edward Rogef6l 0f,tAe New
York Central Raifroad, u one OF the
old stand byH Few mon have had
more experience In an engine cab than
he, when 1t comes to talking Of real
experience. II tell you what u -" hs
said, ...the engineer il the very soul Of
the entire train. The safety &C every
passenger depends on him. He must
have constant watchfuiness and pres
ence Of mind. The train runs on, sched-
ule time, but II that time Is passed, II
depends on the engineers nerve ,Wheth-
er the schedule Is kept or not 80
~rhere Is as much difference between
engineers as there Is between engines.
and that isfsaying q great deal. Some
men have the faculty of sitting In a cab
with the engine flying along the irons
at the rate of mile minute or more
without a tremor or excitement Of any
sort Another man In the same place
and under. the same condition will lose
his nerve entirely, get ratified for some
unaccountable reason, and fail most
miserably In the most important duty
Of an engineer.
There are engines and engines, and
there are engineers and engineers. A
crank engine and a first-class engineer
make as bad combination as a good
engine and a poor driver. There are
erank engines just the same as there
ere cranky men, and sometimes they
cause n deal more trouble. II neces-
sary, we can lock cranky human be-
ing mp, but cranky engine is the bane
Of railroad mans life. 1t Is no exag-
geration to say that an engineer be-
comes acquainted with an engine just
as a man becomes accustomed to q
horse. Some men can drive an engine
much faster than others. That Is ow-
ing, in some instances, to the fact that
the man has not nerve enough to
crowd her. Sometimes 1t Is also due
TO the 1act that ne does NOT Know the
good points Of the machine he is han
ding"
The engineer who runs what Is called
the night express from Jersey City to
Philadelphia travels over as good a
piece Of track as there Is anywhere.
He runs one Of what are called the
swell trains on the Pennsylvania sys-
tenn, and his responsibility Is very great
indeed. Edward Simpson is the name
Of the man who holds the throttle Of
the engine that pulls this train, and
he is an oldtihner II always feel a
sense of freedom and exhilaration," he
said, 'when going at full speed over
the line, and / am perfectly happy
when in the cab. WheriI am on a run
I have only two thoughts One is to
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
Stalking a Deer on the Ice.

We had gone up in the great bay near
the head of the lake, when some boys
and dogs, rummaging around the woods
along the shore, started a deer and
chased 1t onto the ice, and we had the
most exciting chase Immediately after
lever took part in. We did not harm the
animal, and had 1--WE wished to do so
we couldn't, fOr'there wasn't gun in
the crowd, but we made him make the
effort Of his life" before he broke
through the trocha we built around
him and got away. When we sighted
him he was making straight across the
bay, which is five miles wide, and the
ice was so slippery that he could not
make anything like the usual time Of
his kind when they throw their souls
into their heels, and scatter miles be-
hind them with an easy indifference
most beautiful to witness.
We played wolf on him. "Doc.r
Spalding, who was riding the ice bicy-
Gle, shot straight ahead, and very soon
passed him, and forced him to turn, and
when he did turn there was a ring of
skaters all around him. and for an hour
he played with us very muoh as affour-
legged seal might. 81 n
We got him running in a circle, but
we were unable to catch him, for CIV
cry time any one tried 1t that venture
some individual either failed to get n
hold on him, or, succeeding, was hurl-
ed as from a catappIt along the ice, to
the great delight OF all the rest. 1t was
the merriest skating party ever wit
messed, although the deer might not
have seen much matter for merriment
In II. -. 49,
But he was perfectly safe, unless his
wind played out before ours did. of
which the event proved there was small
danger. One wing of the circular rocha
we had formed In the line got out Of
breath and slowed up, a GAP was form
edin the line, and the deer'weDt. thfougli
It nike o fash. and the last we saw Of
him was e"hull down. and going M
merrily as IL freshly started--Minns-
spells Tribune
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
Copied the Name from His Grip.


Mr.. Smith, an English traveller, ar.
rived one evening at a hotel In Austria
On the way he had picked up smart
German and hired him as a servant
In Austria every one staying at hotel
Is obliged to register his name and oc-
cupation In book, which is kept fol
police examination, so Mr.. Smith told
his servant Fritz to bring this book fol
him to write his name.
II have already registered mllor,
said Fritz, las an Englishman Of indie.
pendent means"
But I've never told you my name
so how do you know what 1t is?"
Il copied it from milor's portman-
teau," answered Fritz.
"Why. it isn't on my portmanteau,'
cried Mr. Smith; bring the book and
let me see what you have put down."
The book was brought and Mr.Smith.
TO his amusement, discovered that his
clever servant had described him as:
Monsieur Warranted Sole Leath-
er!'-The Gripsack.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28

any State In the country. The produce
ton In that State is put at % bales to
the square mile; in Georgia the produc-
ton is IS bales; in Mississippi, p %
bales; in Alabama, II 3-5 bales; in
Louisiana, 101a bales, and in Texas,
1-6 bales. The table shows nothing
Of considerable Importance, probably,
says the Savannah News, except that
South Carolina is devoting more atten-
ton to cotton than she ought to, and
that If Texas raised as much cotton to
the square mile as South Carolina does,
her crop would be nearly 100000
bales.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28

In Spain constitutional Incidence, fer
tile soil, and magnificent climate CON-
bine to make life one long dawdle. In
Turkey the natural thrift and industry
of the real Turkish population are para
lyzed into idleness and apathy by the
hopelcssness Of winning anything worth
having which will not be at once stolen
By official corruption.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
A Snap Shot.

A little child often not only leads but
amuses by original descriptions o7 S-di-
nary events. Says the Pittsburg Chron-
icle:
A judges little daughter, who had at
tended her fathers court for the first
time, was very much interested In the
proceedings. After her return home
she told her mother: Papa made a
speech, and several other men made
speeches, to twelve men who sat all to-
gether, and then these twelve men were
put In dark chamber to be developed"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
Not All Boldncs..

Dick-Polly played a rattllng good
game at poker last night, didn't she?
Dan (who lost some Of his money!
Yes, I guess she did.
Dick-There's girl for you'll No lack
OF go about herl All boldness and
dash! 4ttf
Dan-Not all holiness, dear boyl
Polly was shy several times last night,
when she thought nobody noticed IT.
New York Tribune
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
A Hens Remarkable Fast

The length Of time a hen can sur
vive without food or water Is some
thing remarkable. About the middle
OF September an Ohio farmer put a
setting hen in an empty barrel, placing
a lid on top. He forgot all about the
hen until three months after, when he
was surprised to find 1t alive. 1t had
remained in the barrel during all that
time without drop of water or food.
In very short time 1t was restored to
the flock as well as ever.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
M.kinr inc M,le. :. ne..


81 - - s.st
Making ll2 Miles IN Hoar.
This is the story of how Il feels 10
drive an engine at Its utmost speed,
gathered from the lips or the driverx
Various persons have from time to
time related their sensations while On
board railway train travelling ut the
rate OF mile minute, but much more
interesting are the facts as to the sen
sations of the men in the cab Of the en-
CINE, who face death and danger. to
whom peril Is an everyday companion,
and who turn, their backs ON fear.
Think of travelling Mt the rate Of 1f2
miles an hour! Only once In the entire
history of railroads has the feat ever
been accomplished. The bearers II this
record are engine go, that most IA
nous of American locomotives. and its
driver, John Hogan. 1t all happened ON
the tracks Of the New York Central
between Syracuse and Buffalo This
is what Engineer Hogan says:
ITO travel along the rails mt the rate
Of LIP miles an hour Is N near Hike ny
ing as anything can think OF. WHEN
we Got outside OF Syracuse and began
to crowd on steam, we shook just M II
we had been ut sea. 1 tell you felt
excited as we gradually put ON steam
and knew we were getting closer and
closer to point OF speed that had never
been passed by any engine Faster and
faster we went, my heart beating like
a trip hammer. The country and the
towns on each side OF the track didn't
seem like anything but streaks II
seemed to me as IL everything had gone
out of my head but just the power to
watch that steam gauge and to keep
track of that speed.
'When we reached the hundred mile
an hour pace, / knew all records had
been broken. Old go and John Hogan
had gone faster than any engine and
engineer had ever travelled. i felt a
sense of exhilaration and pride such rs
/ never experienced before or since
Then came the desire to see what we
really could do. 1t seemed to me rs IL
l would almost burst. l saw that ev-
cry condition was favorable to n won
derful run. and 1 had a good excuse for
1t, for we were little behind time.
"a little more pressure and the en-
CINE jumped forward rs IL ii were
alive. The rush of wind outside the
cab was so like gale that felt we
must be in a storm. One hundred and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
Intelligent.

A London dog noticed that at Ger
tain crossing the policeman stopped the
traffic in order to allow his mistress to
pass over. The other day the dos went
out alone, and when he came 10 the
crossing he barked to attract the police
mans attention. The policeman, guess
Ing what the dog wanted, stopped The
traffic, whereupon the dog walked slow
ly across the street.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28

bly, live. His head and the knee of the
man he tackled came in contact. Shuts
injury is n peculiar one. AS near as
can be learned the cervical atlas, at the
top part Of the spinal column, on which
the skull rests, has been doubly frac-
tured, two of the posterior projections
being broken off, and fracture extend
ing clear into the spinal column and up
into the skull resulted.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28

heavy, closely-woven golf stockings, a
heavy, closely-woven sweater or two,
IL cold enough, and heavy cycle suit
AS his feet, hands and ears will be
most susceptible, he should wear fur
lined gloves, or, II they are too expens-
i've, heavy wooden gloves, arctic over
shoes and close-ftting cotton skull
cap that may be pulled down over his
ears
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28

federal council of his country, and this
year was made vice president of that
body, which is the equivalent Of vice
president Of the republic. Switzerland
always rewards it's vice presidents by
promoting them to the highest office.
and all the Swiss knew that the Doctor
would again fill the Office he so well
filed before. AS president he retains
the direction of the department of agri-
culture and industry as federal coun-
cilor, and the enlargement of his office
will serve to assist him materially in
the functions of these important inter
nal services. DR.. Deucher is a very
patriotic Swiss.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
FREAKS IN WHEELS.

Some Queer English Notions Pre-
sented to the Public.
At the Stanley cycle show in England
this year there have been on display
some novel creations in wheels. Per-
haps the most interesting of them is
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28

keep on schedule time and the other to
keep an eye out for signals. An engin-
Ger who does not constantly keep a
lookout for danger is not fit for his posi-
ton, and the same statement applies to
man who loses his nerve"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
Cotton Production.

The Charleston News and Courier
has made calculation which shows
that the State of South Carolina raises
more cotton to the square mile than
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28

A fabric made Of pine and spruce
wood pulp Is made into overcoats In
needs. ENGLAND. 1t looks like frieze.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
CRACKED HIS SKULL.

Most Peculiar Football Accident Ever
known.
James Shuts, while tackling player
in game at Dayton. Ohio, was so
seriously injured that he cannot posi-.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28

ments, and that he has device which
is easily applied to any wheel and fur
nshes powerful pump that will not
get out Of order and is always ready
for use.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
AT HIGHEST SPEED.
SOME EXPERIENCES or LOCO
MOTIVE ENGINEERS

Eusineer Hogan's Story a. N u.psr-
sIlelcd est--seasatieas - shs Msn
Who Holds che rhrott1s whans tlAe
Engine Bores Holes xnto the Might
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-03
Engines Lust in Quicksands.

The Two eng ihe-, meLtion of which
was made recently, and which went
intO ,he quich sand a mile Ueluw Seldeu,
are saIu 20 nave Disappeared ent rely
sinklng in the tTedchvrOUs stuff. The
Las Vegas Examiner says That this
Incident calls to mind the incident
attac hed to engine 1876, which similarly
ovCame lost about three miles from
the same place LII 1854, ana was not
recovered until 1889, i've Years attet
ward, wnen she was aiken out a quar-
ter of a mile down The river from
where she wenC In, taken to Topeka
-nu rebulIt, anu Is now running out OF
Topeka. On This engine was fvuud d
ootOle Of whisky which was On the
engine Wien it went down. MANY
efforts were maue to locate the eugine,
out all were uudvalllDg, until 1t showed
up of It's own accord quarter of a
lulle away, where 1t Lad been carried
oy the actiOn Of the sand. This is the
story as tOld by railroad men, who
vOuch for its authenticity.