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Leads a Busy Life.


Washington correspondence:
The Office of the President of the United
States is no sinecure. 1t is one of the
a sample day lived by President McKin-
ley will suffice to show.
President Mckinley rises at Z o'clock
and breakfasts with his family at $50.
For half an hour after breakfast he
lounges around with the family, a half
hour which is probably the pleasantest Of
all the day. BY 10 o'clock the President
gets into his Office. His special mail is
all laid out for him to glance over. Here
Is where the secretary of the President,
Mr.. Porter, gets in his fine work. He
gets to his desk at least an hour before
the President, and with the stenographer,
goes through the three or four hundred
letters that are the advance guard of the
avalanche that comes during the day. The
President does not see much of that mail,
however. 1t is carefully culled, applica-
tons for Office going into the proper bu-
reau, political TRADES into the waste bas-
ket; begging letters, crank letters and let
ters of unsolicited advice are all consign-
ed to the same cavernous nav, which
yawns for them handily. 1t would doubt
less astonish the writer's of this class Of
letters to know that the President never
sees one of them. In the nature of things
he could not, because life is short and time
Is feeting.
The Raid of Visitors.
From among the hundreds, yes, thou
sands, of letters that come to the White
House bearing the name of the President,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
TeleRraphic Brevities.

The president of the British Iron and
Steel Institute, in his annual address, CALI
ed attention to the remarkable growth Of
American competition.
The Agricultural Department has sent
out 10000 pounds of beet seed to farmers
in various parts of the country and the
supply is now exhausted.
Cardinal Camille Siciliano di Rendi,
archbishop of Benevento, is dead at
Rome. He was born in 1S47, and re-
ceived the red hat in 1887.
The Spanish Government has made an
other loan of S50,OOO,0OO from the Bank
of Spain to pay troops in Cuba. Foreign
financiers refused to lend.
President Errazuris of Chill and the
Gillian m.sister to Rio Jsneiro declare
that though the Chilian populace wants
war with Argentina, the better classes In
Chill are opposed to It.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

the high station when the order was first
on earth are Gems. Logan, Hurlbut, Sur
geon Grimshaw, Gen. Cal Wagner and
Gen. Hartranft. Gen. Devens Of Massa-
chusetts was in at the new birth.
National encampments have been held
twice at Indianapolis, one each in Phila-
delphia. New York, Washington, Boston,
Providence, Portland, Me-; San Fran
cisco, ST. Louis. Columbus, o.. Pittsburg,
Milwaukee, Louisville, st. Paul. The
next session will be held at Buffalo the
last week in August.
At the thirty-frst department encamp-
ment of the order in Wisconsin, at Eau
Claire recently, probably not to exceed a
dozen of the men who belonged to the
Grand Army in 1866. when the first de-
partment encampment was held, were
present. Among the men who have hela
the office of department commander In
that State, still living, are James k.
Proudfit. Thomas $. Allen, Edward Fer
guson, George A. Hannaford, Henry u.
Rogers, s. l.. Hammond, G. j. Thomas,
ii. NJ. Enos, Phil Cheek, Henry L. Fisch-
er, Michael Griffen, A. q. Weissert, u.
Ferguson. Benjamin +. Bryant. w. H..
Upham, G.. b. Welton. Il. A. Shores, D..
A. Watrous. w. ID. Hoard and ID. Lloyd
Jones. Messrs. Welton, Upham, Bryant,
l.. Ferguson. Watrous, Weissert, Griffen,
Check and Rogers are the only ones who
were present. The department has had
as high as 1900 members. Its present
membership is between eight and nine
thousand.
1t was the department of Wisconsin
that first moved to establish State home
Il
the widows of soldiers 1t has been in
operation near Waupaca for ten years and
has proved n great success. The example
set by Wisconsin has been initiated by a
number of States and several others are
CON tamn nfinr the sfen
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

900 if he could wipe the whole affair off
the slate.
Scruggs and Langhorn went to London
to dispose of the European rights for the
panufacture of the arithmometer. II cal
culating machine. The sale was made to
English capitalists. and Scruggs, as pres
ident and treasurer of the company. sign
ed the contracts and receivsl 100000.
Having completed his business. he
bought few watches, rings and pins TO
present to relatives and employees. He
was told that II is customary for Ameri-
cans to bring in articles for their own
use or intended for presents without de-
caring them and paying duty as on arti-
ces intended for sale. The penalty for
smuggling may be anything from a light
fine to a fine of 5000 and imprisonment
for two years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

ance of $107 over all expenses. When
entirely rented there will be net income
of $4,000, or per cent on investment
of boards on building. The cost of build
ing was $1,780,OOO.
The annual report of the board of min
isterial relief shows receipts of the last
year to be $61, 900, with expenditures OF
$1S2,OOO. While the permanent fund now
amounts to over 81, ,5O0,O 900, it is consid-
cred too small owing to the increase in the
number of applicants. Collections from
churches and Sunday schools are gradu-
ally falling off, being decreased nearly
$25, 900 year since 1888, showing all the
worse when il is considered that the
church is one-fourth larger and the col
lections one-quarter less than nine years
ago. The average gifts of communicates
have fallen from IL cents to about ~
cents each in that time. What makes the
showing still worse Is the fact that in
1888 but 564 families were under the
care of the board and last year II had 1886.
The entire cash receipts from all sources,
including interest, Is ,995, less than
4 per cent of the sum being used for ex-
penses. The board is compelled to report
an indebtedness of $780, 900 due to the per-
manent funds.
After reviewing the work Of the year
the committee recommended approval of
a change of rule by which legacies will
be expended for current work instead Of
being invested in the permanent funds.
Efforts were recommended to increase
contributions to this fund. The selection
of DIR. Benjamin l.. Agnew of Philadel-
phia as secretary of the board was ap-
proved.
Southern Ass embiy.
The Southern assembly at Charlotte,
N. c., after the usual devotional exer-
ofsoa rocoivod md roforrod va riouo cou.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
CUMBERLAND PREsBYTERIANs.
The Sixty-seventh General Assembly
Meets in Chicago.

The sixty-seventh general assembly or
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church met
in Chicago with about $50 delegates pres
ent, representing twenty-five States and
territories, most of them, however, com
ing from the South. 1t is the first time
in the history of this denomination that
it has come as far north as Chicago to
hold its annual assembly. Retiring Mod
orator Rev. A. w. Hawkins of Decatur,
ILL.,, called the assembly TO order in First
Cumberland Presbyterian Church at
Stewart avenue and Siyty-fourth court
One of the features of the assembly was
the dedication of the church in which the
meetings were held and which was recent
ly completed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
WRECKED BY BANK PRESIDENT.

Reports Received at Washington on
the Logansport Failure.
Reports received at the Treasury De-
partment tend to show that the failure
of the State National Bank at Logans-
port, Ind, was caused by the dishonesty
of John +. Johnson, the president of the
institution, who, it is claimed, appropri-
ated not only the capital stock of the
bank, $2OO,O0O, but also the undivided
profits, amounting to 100000 more, and
falsifed the records so that the extent
of his peculations cannot be determined
at present. The bank examiner in charge
believes that $1,000 can be realized for
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

sionary workers in the whole church, was
elected moderator.
The gavel was presented to Moderator
Jackson by eS-President Benjamin Harri-
son on behalf Of the Presbyterians of In
diana. The donor spoke at length upon
the symbolism of the woods used in its
construction, and the moderator replied in
a few appropriate words. The moderator
announced chairmen of committees, and
afterward first order of the morning was
made report of committee of eleven on
Presbyterian building in New York.
The financial statement showed that 30
per cent of the Office portion of the build
Ing was already rented. On April 1 ac-
tual rental amounted to $50, ,43S out of
total rental value in entire building of
1925, 1853, or over 65 per cent. On above
basis income account showed credit bal
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

testimony by woman. DR.. Walden and
DIR. Smoot strongly advocated the adOp-
ton of the report. The order of the day
put an end to the debate.
Dr. Mclean of the American Bible
Society made stirring appeal in behalf
Of the institution, whose labors, he said.
were essential to the doctrine and aefivs-
ties of the church in America and abroad
The assembly then listened to DIR. Daniel
on polity and worship in connection win
Westminster celebration.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
HELD FOR SMUGGLING.
Millionaire Dry Goods Merchant of
st. Louis Is Accused.

Richard Nj. Scruggs. the millionaire dry
goods merchant who was arrested in New
York Saturday for smuggling jewelry and
fine laces. is one of the most eminent and
respected citizens of st. Louis. He and
Edward G.. Langhorn. general manager
of the American Arithmometer Company,
who were passengers on the American
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

The committee on Bible and
overtures made partial report. 1t rec
commended that women be forbidden the
use of pulpits for public addresses to mix
ed audiences, and that it be pronounced
improper to give notices of such meetings-
This precipitated a lively debate. DIR.
Pitzer took the position that wsile tho
Bible absolutely forbade females ordina-
ton it did not forbid all kinds of public
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

II. w. Stewart. merchant of Hndale,
Tex. was recently enticed from his home
by negro and murdered. Edward Jones,
a negro. was arrested and in confession
implicated Will Jones, white man. Jones
was placed in Jail. Shortly after o'clock
in the morning n mob appeared at the
county Jail at Tyler, broke in the doors
and shot Jones to death. They refused to
kill the negro who killed Stewart.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

the fact that thirty years ago the hrst
State or department. encampment of the
order assembled within her borders, at
Madison. But few posts We're represent
sed One each at Milwaukee. Madison and
Berlin and less than half dozen others.
1t was a small body of young men who
composed this first department encamp-
ment. Among them were the late Gen.
Lucius Fairchild. Col. Tom Reynolds, the
Irishman who refused to have his leg
amputated because it was imported; the
late Gen. Jerry Rusk. Gen. James *.
Proudtit, Gen. George T.. Bryant, Private
Henry Sanford, Private George Baker.
Private Nelson Bowerman, Col. Henry
A. Starr, Capt. Edward Ferguson and
few others. Gen. James Is. Proudfit.
who had served as adjutant of the
Twelfth and later as its colonel and was
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

The present royal family Of Greece
are not the first Norsemen to figure I'm
Greek affairs. The tottering byzantine
Empire was upheld for many years by
the varangian Guard, composed Of
Danes, swedes. Norwegians and Sax-
ons.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

John Wolff, who had been scolded by
the foreman. drowned himself in a vat
Of beer at the Moerlein brewery in Gin
cinnati, Ohio.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
MEN OF GOD CONVENE.
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL AS
'SEMBLY AT EAGLE LAKE.

Legacies to BE Expended for Current
Work r-southern Assembly
Discussed Women in the Puipit-Re-
formed Church ON the Work In India.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
DAY WITH M'KINLEY.
PRESIDENTS BUSY LIFE IN THE
WHITE HOUSE.

One Day Would Make Many a Man
crazy-Every Moment Of HE Time
Occupied-Has Less Time than He
Who Digs Sewers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

CRAWLING CHAPTER, ORDER OF EASE
ERN STAR. no. 49, meets Monday evening On
or before the fun of the moon.
MARY l.. STALEY. W. n
JOSIE BUTLER, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
REFORMED PREsBYTERIANs.
General Synod of the Church Com.
venes in Pittsburg.

At the session of the general synod Of
the Reformed Presbyterian Church in
Pittsburg, Rev. Thomas PEBBLES of Min
neapolis was unanimously elected mod,
orator. Rev. James Y. Boyer of PhiIa-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

CRAWLING LODGE, 1. q. o. f.. No. 49, =
Nests every Tuesday evening.
p. b. JOHNSON, N. G.
p. K. JOHNSON, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

CRAWFORD TENT, X. O. T. NJ. No. Ios- :
Meets every Saturday evening
j. j. COLLINS Com
T. NOLAN, X. &.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

GRAlLING CHAPTER, r. A. NJ, No. I9l--
Msets every third Tueeday In each month.
j. X. MERE, IL p
A TAYLOR Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

COURT CRAWLING, 1. o. f., No. 79O.-Neets
second and last Wednesday OF each month
j. WOODBURY.. C. Il
II. WIsNER r. &
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

WOMENs RELIEF CORPS. No. 1s2, meets ON
tbs Id and 4th Saturdays at O'Clock in the az
tsrnoon. MRS. M. L. HA >soN, President-
RkBKCCA WIGHT, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

CRAWLING HIVE, No. 81. l.. o. I. M.-Meets
every first and third Wednesday of each month
MRS. GoULErTE, Lady Com.
MRS. y. WALDE, Record Keeper.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03
Southern Ass embiy.

The Southern assembly at Charlotte,
N. c., after the usual devotional exer-
cises. received and referred various COM
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

MARVIN POST. No. 24o. G. A. r.. meots the
second and fourth Saturdays in each month
w. s. CHALKER. Post Com
G.. w. WR CHIT, Adjutant
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-03

GaAYLING LODGE, No s56. =. a A. NJ
meets I'm regular communication on Thursday
evening ON or before the full Of the moon.
FRED NARREN. w. NJ
A. TAYLOR, Secretary.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-05
JAMS Know n Good Thing.

From the New York Advertiser.
The decision of the Japanese government
to award two contracts to American ship
builders for the construction by each Of
an unarmored fast cruiser is an intimatiOn
of mere than ordinary Significance. 1t
shows that the Eastern empire is inclined
az all events, to give us 4 trial in spite of
the cheaper rates that European builders
have undoubtedly offered. 1t finds in some
of the vessels of our navy, conspicuously
the Columbia. a type that recent practical
experience has demonstrated to possess
remarkably useful characteristics, and it
is bound to have them.
This is the more fiattering because il is
known that France has been making es-
pecial efforts to secure not only the Japan
ese but the Chinese trade in warships, and
is turning out, with much less noise and
pretension than her insular neighbOr, some
remarkably fine vessels. The recognition
of American Workmanship in competition
with these French designs is worthy of
notice.
What gives the fact still more significance
is the widely circulated news item that
was Cabled to this country-namely. that
an army of Scotch riveters had been sent
down from the Clyde to rerivet the two
American steamers St. Paul and st. Louis,
at Southampton. 1t may be that the Brit
ishers learned of these Japanese contracts
and aimed to offset them or more likely.
that they hoped to prevent their consum-
nation by discrediting the American build
ers.
Whichever job it was. it failed. Worse
yet. the failure exposed the meanness as
we'll as the impotence of those who at
tempted 1t. The day is not far Off when
the American ship will have just such pre-
cedence and preference all around the
world as the American sewing machine the
American shoe, the American ham and the
American bicycle not to mention the best
of all our products. the American girl.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-05

Iowa, and some in Nebraska. but Kansas
City being the commercial and financial
capita! OF Kansas. great many of his
loans are in that state. The total amount
of the loans he has made in these five
years is about AoJ0,OOO and the property
which has been taken in on foreclosure I.rs
only about S5,COo. or one-eighth of ! per
cent. That certainly is 4 remarkable rec
ord. This loan agent never takes loan
without personally knowing about the
value and productive character of the
property. If his loans had been indiscrimi-
nate made on general principles instead
of specifically. no doub; the losses would
have been heavy. IN point of fact, he has
had no losses. for that property could be
sold in lump any day for enough to Gov
er fully the loans, including interest. Here
then. is an example of N.G00,00O of loans in
five years. and not a dollar of loss. Does
that looi- as if Western farmers were Il
dishonest set" Whist other class of prop
erty owners can make as good a showing
as that?
What kanSaS needs for vindication is
not wild roar of Indignation. but = def
mite showing of facts bearing upon the
good name of the state That would be
the right sort of celebration of Kansas
day by Kansas
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-05
Jones Foot stim in 1t.

From the New York Press.
There are those qualities in the Arkan-
saw Jones Of the poSt-election period which
suggest June bug bunting about an ex-
tinSuished lamp. He Is past the power.
but ho still retains the desire to infliCt
painful injuries upon himself. There is a
sweet sorrow in the remembrance of his
historic hlunderS that causes him 10 buzz
ana humble through a darkliug form of
repetition or their once luminous conSpiCu-
Ity. Here is the latest essay:
II. for one, feel as anxious that Dubois
ShouId be returned TO the senate dS though
ne We're a Democrat. The Democratic sena-
tors ieel thus about the matter. aud they
nave united in Il letter TO the Idaho Demo-
Gratis expressing their opinion 10 this ef-
feet"
Now. there have been good many
things charged to senate cliqucS before
II was the senate clique of Jones late
neiShbor. Mr. jefferson Davis. which
plunged the South into rebellion. There
Is a senate clique pulling wires ut every
national convention to secure the nominal
tion OF some of its members or some man
whom it thinks IL can control or defeat
that Of some other man who has suubbed
or ignored it. At Chicago last summer this
same little pts-man Dubois represented il
in Tcller'S behalf But these senate cIiuues
/ have invariably been able 10 work under a
cover that concealed the really dangerous
nature of the attempt Of one branch of the
government-and of late the most dissutis-
tying branch-to usurp the powers OF the
other branches. And, while there doubtless
have been senate cliques which sought to
influence state legislatures to return mem
herS of these capitoline conspiracies there
never was one before blessed with a
spokesman frank enough TO declare its pur-
pose.
There is some special corner of the
numskulls nirvana reserved for the pol
itician who can reveal offhand TO an Asso-
ciated Press reporter a purpose of his fell
low politicians which by precedent makes
OF the senate q srlf-perpetuating body.
holding its ConcluveS for election in its own
chamber and leaving the elective function
OF legislatures as formally feeble as the
congo delire of an Anglican convocation-
wherein providence is appealed To for
guidance in the selection of a candidate te
whom premier has already appointed.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-05
IN Off Lenn Nenr.

From the Chicago Tribune
The matrimonial record for the year is 4
melancholy travesty on the reputed strides
made by woman toward the goal of ruling
the earth. She has enjoyed the qUadren-
nial concession by the tyrant man of going
forth and choosing her own mate. and she
seems TO have made Il dismal mess of her
leap year privileges. She was given the
reins by Cupid for twelve months. in
cordanCe with traditional compromise
arranged by the sexes. and she had her
chance 10 demonstrate how we'll she could
conduct the necessary preliminarieS to an
afhuent hymeneal manifestation, and If
she has viewed the extent of her failure
evidenced in the aggregate results, she
ought to hide her head in shame. The mar
riaSe licenses in Chicago have fallen off
nearly l.SO0 from the number issued a year
ago. If the increase that should have APP
peared be added. about 3 900 men have been
waiting around i:l tremulous uncertainty
to reply to the momentous question, and
ne-auestion has been asked.
1t would be folly for woman to assert
that she did not want to marry or that she
could not find a man good enough for her.
for in all other years when she was the
arbiter of fate she has been kept busy say
ing yes to the numerical prosperity of
the marriage license department. The only
explanation that seems tenable is that the
new woman has lost the knaCk of discrim-
mating selection. or else she found the
Sterner sex unusually coy. If the latter
Supposition be true it is truly lamentable,
for no more unpleasant situation can be
imagined than a hopeful young woman full
of her leap year Independence going forth
TO despair. a rejected srlitor for the hand
and fortune of a young man who can only
be brother to her. If by any chance the
privileges of the year have been spurned
beneath the dignity of the ransomed sex it
Is much more pitiable because the future
holds out no hope for a chance to atone for
the error until we'll into the next century.
For. eight years woman must await the
summons of man to the altar. She can
not leap again if she would until this
time has elapsed. and it is to be feared it
will be a weary period of waiting to many
of the sisterhood of spinsters who may
have held their present opportunity too
lightly.
There is a compensation however. 10 the
sex in the fact that man will not harbor
any long sustained resentment. He may
pout for time over the neglect. but he
can be relied on to charge it all up to that
fascinating inconsistency of the fair half
of humanity and voluntarily come to her
rescue from "od-madenhood." May the
return to the normal paths of courtship be
prompt. May the new year show vast
array of happy brides and fortunate
grooms at the altar. and may the gentle
manly recorder of marriage licenses be per-
mitted to chuckle with sympathetic joy as
he sees the figures breaking all records.