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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

"Gold is appreciating!" shrek the
silverites Oh, no. A gold dollar
will buy less wheat or other farm pro-
ducts, and less commodities in gen.
eral than it did six months or a year
ago. A gold dollar will buy less Ia
Dor than it formerly did. Commodi-
ties and wages are approaching, {"
and not gold. Globe-Democrat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

Tie actuary of the U. S. Treasury
estimates the population Of the Unit
ed States at 1000, O6s on August lst.
This is an increase of IA, 1853, 1913 over
the census total of 1890, or an aver
age of fraction over 1000, 900 year
increase. At this rate the census of
1900 will showva. population of 3d.
900, OOO-an increase for the decade
of half as much more as for the ten
years from 1880 to 1890.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

Reports to the state board of health
show that diarrhea, rheumatism, neu-
ralgia, bronchitis and tonsilitis, In
the order named, caused the most
sickness In Michigan during the past
week. Consumption was reported at
191 places, typhoid fever at 81, mea-
sles at 81, dlphtheria at 81, scarlet
fever at l3 and whooping cough
at 10.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16
A MOST WONDERFUL CURE.
Eminent Physicians pronounced 1T
Consumption.

DR.. @. ID. WARNER, Coldwater, Mich.
Dear Sir:-I have received great
benefit from your White Wine OF Tai
Syrup. 1 hal a cough, and the doc
tors gave up all hopes of my recovery,
and pronounced it consumption. ]
thought that It was death for me.
/ tried everything that we could hear
OF. Finally one OF my friends pre-.
vailed upon me to use your White
Wine of Tar Syrup. I took a BOTTLES
and am cured entirely. Such med.
icine / can recommend to those
who are afflicted as / was.
Very resp'y Yours
JOSEPH Il UNDERHILL,
Doland, s. Dakota.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

1t is now in order for the calamity
howlers and fraud criers to charge
that the farmer is now receiving the
reward for his treachery in voting
for Mckinley and refusing to support.
Bryan, the farmers friend, in that
the trusts and plutocrats have raised
the price Of wheat and other farm
products in order to pay him for h is
vote.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

A. H. Wisner has sold the old Bay,
which has been u familiar sight on
the street, and is now breaking a
fair colt.
Miss Kate WoodfeId is engaged to
teach four months term OF school
In the Coventry school house, in
Maple Forest, beginning the first of
October.
II. X. Chittigo was overcome by the
heat last Thursday, when he was at
work on the r. r. He was a scared
indian, and a sick one.
Mrs Frank Barber, OF Center
Plains, was in town, Friday. She
says, Frank is too busy, caring for
his crops and seeding, to come down.
John Rasmussen boasts of big pota-
toes and corn. and next year he will
scoop the county on crops. He is
making great farm, on the swamp
lands as well as on the plains.
Chas. Silsby brought up load Of
fruit, last week, from his orchard
and that of his father, which cannot
be excelled in quality in the United
States. Every apple was perfect.
r. Hanson and Chief Shoppenagans
took in the concentration of the order
of Hoo Hoos, at Detroit, last week.
The black cats were numerous, and
yowled excessively.
A. B. Corwin got severe shaking
up at the depot, last Friday, by fall
ing from his wagon, and striking his
side on the edge of the platform. He
will breath short and easy for several
days.
Geo. Mccullough says he will prob
ably return to Niles, where he has
been for the last four years, when he
gets his visit out. AS he has been
gone five years, ne does not propose
to be in hurry.
The Germania Medicine Co., who
were selling their goods from a wagon
on the street, accompanied with
music, ETC., to draw the crowd, ran
against the new law in relation to
hawkers and peddlers, to escape
which hired hall, and gave free ex-
hibitions.
Letters received from Mrs. Nora
Bell, NEE Masters, from Denver, To-
dictate that she bore the journey with
even less fatigue than was expected,
and the climate there seemed pleas
ant to her. Her friends here are
only anxious to know that it shall
prove cure.
p. Aebli received letter from j.
c. H. Frantz, Of Crestview, Tennes-
see, announcing the death of his son.
Henry. He died Of typhoid fever,
and the funeral was held last Friday.
This is sad blow to the family, and
they have the sympathy Of all in their
bereavement.
Chief Shoppenegans was the OBJ
served of all observers in Detroit,
last week. His picture adorned the
columns Of the Journal, Thursday,
and the Free Press and Tribune We'd
to do him honor. We expect to see
him covered with cats fur hereafter
Get him to tell the story, we cannot
do it justice.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

Ii Japan can get Hawaii she will
at once proceed to complete the ditch
across Nicaragua. Since she licked
a nation six times as large as herself,
she feels capable of any enterprise,
and is just big-headed enough to
undertake it.-Inter-Ocean.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16
American railroads are giving en-,

American railroads are giving en-
ployment to 100, 1000 more men than
they were at this time last year, and
they are not doing 1t for the fun of
the thing, either. 1t is because bus.
mess requires it. Yet some of the
calamatyites still insist that prosper.
ity hasn't got on speaking terms with
the country.-N. Y. Mail and Elk
press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

If anybody has any doubt about
the returning of prosperity let him
put himself in position to see the
railway cars 60 past the country sta
tions. They are not trundling cereals
and fruit alone to market, but they
are laden to their capacity with mer-
chandise and manufactures.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

Some able newspapers that ought
to know better, are shrieking that
the Hawaiian annexation treaty has
been dictated by the sugar trust. Do
they not know that every sugar trust
man in the country, from Havemeyer
down, is fighting the annexation prof.
ect tooth and nail?-Washington
Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

General Longstreet, the last of the
great Generals of the Confederacy, is
now past IS years old, and yet he is
reported engaged to be married to a
lovely girl of %. For severl years
General Longstreet has been living
quietly upon his farm, near Gaines
VILE, Ga.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16
It is Strange.

that some people who say they never
read patent medicine advertisements
will be found Juggling home every
now and then bottle of some favor
lite medicine of theirs. We don't
bother you with much reading, but
just ask you to try a 1Oc trial bottle
Of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin fol-
constipation, indigestion and stom-
ach trouble. soc and $1.00 sizes.
For sale by L. Fournier.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

The deposits of gold in the branch
mint, at Denver, were four times as
large in August, 1897, as they were
In the same month, last year. Col
orado is solving the silver problem in
sensible fashion. 1t is rapidly in
creasing its production in gold.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16
Hello!

Did you say that you were not feel
ing we'll, and that your stomach is
out of order? Well then try a bottle
Of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, and
you are sure of relief. Constipation
and indigestion cured. Sick head
ache cured. Greatest boon to man
kind, and is being appreciated by
thousands. loo will get you trial
size bottle. Larger sizes soc and
$1.00. For sale by l.. Fournier.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16
POLITICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

Uucls Sans cotton crop this year
is estimated to be worth $500, 900, 0O0
The agrcultnrists OF the North Will
be glad, that prosperity has come also
to the planters of the South.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

The Treasury Department reports
that the amount of money In circula-
tion, compared with one year ago,
has Increased over 1926, 900, 000.-
These are hard times for the per
capita bowler.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

There will be meeting of the Of
flcers and presidents of the
Crawford County Farmers Institute
Society. at the Office of the president
in Grayling, on Saturday, September
18th, at 2 o'clock, for the purpose of
arranging for the institute this fall.
Let every member be present.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

England has forbidden the impor-
tation in India Of guns with a range
over 800 yards. This leaves a salts
factory margin for the British army
rifle, with a range OF ten times that
distance.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

In spite of General Weyler, Cubans
have gone right along in the election
of President, aud in amending their
constitution, and shaping everything
for permanent republic. Cuba was
never so strong, as she is to day.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

Gen. Weyler's idea OF body gard
in pacified province is several hun
dred cavalry and 1000 infantry. kept
near at hand. The prospect Of peace
in Cuba may be judged accordingly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

Fire destroyed nearly a block of
buildings in Oscoda, last week, in
GLIDING Bonefant's saloon, G. V.
Hicks drug store, M. Marks store,
the village hall, several other store
buildings, and four dwellings. The
loss is heavy. as there is no insurance
on stock or buildings
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-16

Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska farm
ers are said to bee looking around for
"gilt edge securieties" to invest their
money in. "The wild and woolly
West" is not to be sneezed at in these
Republican times.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-21

stage knows OF the estTal' dement's which
occurred between Tom Piacide and his
equally talented brother Harry from
time to time. Sonnet INES they did not
speak for years. One OF these differ
ences, which had lasted longer than
usual, had been adjusted and Harry in
vited Tom to visit him at his country
place at Babylon, N. Y. The invitation
was accepted. Tom was an early riser,
and, going into the garden, he saw some
extraordinarily large cucumbers. Harry
had but few of these, and they were
intended for show oply. Tom, knowing
nothing of this, drew out his knife and
cut one of the largest of the dew covered
prickly beauties. At that moment Har-
RVS head appeared at the window, and
its owner shouted angrily: "How dare
you cut those cucumbers Don't you do
it againW
Back popped the head into the room.
Tom took his carpetbag and left before
his brother got down to breakfast. Go
ing to Fulton market, lin this city, he
sought a dealer i'll fancy vegetables
There he found some cucumbers-a
barrel of them-every one of which was
much larger than the one he had cut at
Harry's place. Taking one of the deal
er's cards, he wrote on the back: "To
Harry Placide, Esq, Babylon, L. L:
And be - to you" The dash looks
better in print than the word he really
wrote. Paying the merchant for the
barrel of cucumbers, he ordered them
sent at once by express, charges prepaid
This was done, and that one cucumber
in Harry's amateur garden caused an
other long estrangement between two
really brilliant brothers. Either would
have ridiculed in others the childish
conduct of which this shows them both
to have been guilty. But genius is said
always to have its accompanying weak
ness, and this was theirs, | suppose.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-21

international prison congress at Paris
as secretary Of the United States dele
CATION, and President Cleveland last
year appointed him a representative of
the United States On the international
prison commission.
AS If that was not variety enough
f0r>any mans career, Mr. Barr0ws has
now come to congress, and there is no
telling where he will go next, for a man
of his versatility is just as likely to
land in the White House as anywhere
else.
A Valuable Acquisition.
All his varied experiences have been
Of value to him, but Mr. Barrows thinks
one of the most valuable Of them was
his study of shorthand. l would advise
any young man who is looking for ca
reer to study shorthand and typewrit-
ing. Personally had strong prejudice
against it when entered on newspaper
work. 1 had the feeling that stenogra-
pher was little better than machine;
that his intelligence was subordinated
to the mechanical work of making notes.
That is undoubtedly true in some de-
gree Of a reporter getting an interview.
The fewer notes he takes the better. He
seldom wants the exact language of the
man he is interviewing In fact, the
late J. B. McCullagh, who is credited
with being the inventor of the inter
view, told me that no attempt should
be made to quote a man interviewed !;
that all interviews should be written in
the third person. But for other pur-
poses stenography is often a valuable
aid, and as a last resource, when a man
wants to find work. / know nothing so
sure of commanding employment as
knowledge of shorthand.
If you look in the New York newspa-
pers, you will see few advertisements of
stenographers in want of occupation.
The condition which exists there can be
found all over the country, the civil
service commissioners tell me. While
the roll of applicants for government
places is filled to overfiowing, there is
not competent stenographer to be
found on the list today. On the other
hand, the market is crowded with in
competent ones. Maryland and Virginia
have exceeded far their quota of offices,
and no one from either of those states
could get an ordinary clerkship. But a
stenographer from Maryland or Virginia
would be snapped up by one of the de-
partments in d minute.
In these days, when labor saving ma
chinery is driving SO many men out of
employment and cheapening labor
through undue competition, it is refresh
ing to find one branch of work in which
the demand is greater than the supply.
The reason the stonogranher. hollis
his own against the talking machine SO
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-21

cred and costing from S. to 81 yard.
Of course it is very wide Then there is
linen canvas, or etamine, with tinsel
all through the threads This costs So a
yard and is not as tasteful as some of
the palmer surfaces. There is also a tin
seled linen batiste. Linen etamine en-
broidered and with lace stripes and in
sertions, is among the prettiest Of these
goods The style resembles that of last
summer, only that the mesh of the
linen is coarse and sievelil1e, as its name
indicates
There are some novelties in silks.
There is fancy taffeta, with satin
blocks over it, with several colors, like
blue, green and heliotrope, each having
design of rosebuds ON it in natural
colors. 1t has wonderfully old fash
toned look to me, though cannot recall
where | ever saw any like it before.
There is canvas taffeta, with gold and
white ground, over which are scattered
black cornhowers. Blue and tau chame-
leon shades have blue cornflowers. Corn
flowers and cornhower blue will have
another lease of life, and I am glad.
They are too pretty to give up. This
silk is very expensive-up to So. so and
81 per yard.
The French poplins are offered in
hairhne stripes of black and bright col
ors. The general effect is pleasing.
There are glace taffetas, with tiny bas-
kets of flowers embroidered upon them.
VelOurs MORE glace is offered i'll garnet
shot with black, blue with olive, and
SO on, all the suitable colors being util-
lied as foils to each other. There is a
new idea in haitian taffeta. The body of
the silk is in a rather light solid color,
with irregular dots and dashes of satin,
generally black or very dark brown, all
over it, making it look like a repetition
of the Morse alphabet There are num-
bers of designs in silk lace grenadine,
where all imaginable colors are shot
with black, with white dots over it all.
In spite of all the riotous colors
shown in the stores, there are really
few gowns seen of them, though that
may befal us later. The really tasteful
woman chooses a palmer quieter tint I
saw one very pretty gown today, though
AZ 40 AOolAy DuO AGNINd1 VI pUIJ vi d
fashion in vogue ten years ago. This
gown was of twilled gray cashmere,
and this color, by the way, is very fash
ionable this year. It was cut princess
shape and had the front draped across
surplice style aRd fastened at the left
hip The sleeves and V vest front were
of the dotted taffeta, described above,
in gray, black and green. 1t was taste
full and neat.
Another neat and tasteful gown for
outdoor wear was of hairline poplin,
black and blue Around the skirt were
six rows of mandarin blue velvet rib
bon. The belt and stock were of blue
velvet. Narrower velvet ribbon was
sewed on the waist and sleeves.
In one place there were two spring
costumes just done, both elegant and
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-21
A GOOD PROFESSION.
G GOVERNMENT RECORDS SHOW A CALL
FOR FIRST GLASS STENOGRAPHERS.
They Can Get Work In the Departments
if They Possess the Requirements of
Speed and Accuracy-IepOrters of Con-
gress Who Are Well Paid.
Especial Correspondence

Special Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, March l6-The list of
shorthand reporter congressman has
been increased by one, in the person of
Samuel J. Barrows of Massachusetts.
There are all sorts and conditions of
men in congress. And among them are
several shorthand reporters. Mr. Chan
der of New Hampshire is one, and he
has found his knowledge of stenography
Of great value i'll following debates and
committee hearings,
Mr.. Barrows is an editor and publish
er, but Of a religious journal, not a
newspaper. He has been for 16 years
the editor of The Christian Register,
published at Boston. Before he became
an editor he had curious and varied
career. He is a native Of New York
city. When he was years old, he
worked for the big Hoe printing press
firm in New York. That is where he
got the odor of printers ink in his nos
trils. He was an errand boy there and
telegraph operator, and almost all his
education was obtained at night school
while he was doing this work. Among
other things he learned shorthand, and
having done some work as a stenogra-
pher he went to work for the New York
Sun as reporter. Later he was stenog-
rapher to Secretary Seward here in
Washington and served as a clerk in
one of the bureaus Of the state depart
ment.
Then ne entered the Harvard divinity
school, acting as Boston correspondent
of the New York Tribune until he took
the degree of B. D. He went for The
Tribune on the Yellowstone expedition
under General Stanley in 1878 and the
Black Hills expedition of General Gus
ter in 1874, taking part in the battles
of Tongue River and the Big Horn. He
followed this experience with year at
Leipsic- university, studied political
economy under Roscber, became pastor
of the first parish, Dorchester, Mass,
and finally was made editor Of The
Christian Register. During his editorial
term he has spent one year studying
archaeology in Greece and visiting Eu-
ropean prisons. In 1895 he attended the
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-21
NEAT sPRING GOWNS.

both showing tat the high collar is as
popular as ever. One was of pearl gray
French broadcloth, the skirt Tapped and
stitched. The empire coat was tight in
the back and loose in front. 1t was
tailor finished and ornamented with
military loops and braid The other
was of cashmere, double, i'll light snuff
brown. The skirt was laid in deep
plaits, with dark brown insets of velvet
The basque had trimming of velvet
applique and narrow braid, with a gold
braid binding. Accordion plated caps
of the cashmere finished the sleeves.
OLIVE HARPER.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-21
BEHIND THE
FOOTLIGHTS.
Recollections of a Veteran Stage
Manager.
WORLDS FAMOUS PANToM1M1sTs

Sketch of the Ravels-Other Famous Fun
makers-A Popular Child AcrObat-The
Placide Brothers Genius In a Row
Over a Few Oucunbers
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-21
Especial Correspondence.

NEW YORK, March 16.-If panto-
mime is the highest form of dramatic
expression, as SO many persons declare,
the Ravels are entitled to high rank in
the theatrical world. Not only have
their equals never been seen, but their
ability has never even been approx
mated, or, might say, suggested. They
were marvels, every one of them, and I
speak advisedly, as 1 was with them in
many of their most important produc-
tions in this country. OF course when
speak of the Ravels, Irefer to the four
brothers-Jerome, Antoine, Gabriel and
Francois. They were not really the orig
inal Ravels, but they were the only ones
that this country ever knew. The man
who made the family name famous in a
most unique field was Jean Ravel, the
father of the men with whom we are
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-21
A Pinch of Salt.

A pinch of salt or other seasoning is
often direction of a recipe. In French
cookery this is distinct measure and
means teaspoonful, and not the bit
that may be held between the fingers,
as the word is usually interpreted. -
New York Post.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-21
Had Been Attended To.

She-Of course, you all talked about
me as soon as left.
Her-No, dear; we thought you had
attended to that sufficiently. Indian
apolis Journal.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-21
GAuzY DRESS GOODS.
Novelties In Materials For Spring and
Summer Wear.
Especial Correspondence, !

New YORK, March 6-From present
indications one may be justified in say
ing that the coming summer will be
gauzy one as far as dress materials are
concerned. I never saw so many and
such different kinds of thin goods for
dresses. Silks are woven into grenadines
of every conceivable kind, wool and cot
ton are made into open meshed canvases,
and linen is employed to an extent never
before accorded in dress goods On the
list of openworked fax dress stuffs we
find linen barege, exquisitely embroid-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-02-04
RUSSIA'S PENAL SYSTEM.
One of Its Principles Is Productive
of the Greatest Good.

While the administration of the Rus
sian penal system is very generally to
be condemned, says DR.. Benjamin How
ard. an English surgeon, who has made
Il study of the subject and who is an
authority on penology, there is one of
it's principles that deserves to be cop
led, and that is the principle Of pro-
ductive labor. In so far as the admin
istratiOn of affairs rests with individu-
ais, abuses very often creep in, and
thus it is possible that one prison may
be under humane principles while an
other may be an institution Of horrors.
But the principle of productive labor
bears good results. After a convict's
term of two years Imprisonment is over
there is nothing to prevent him, within
three to five years, becOming-wit
certain geographical limits-a free man.
A political exile or murderer in Sag
halien lives with his family in a we'll
built and often pretty, fOur-roomed cot
tage, with its court yard vestibule and
garden.
The island is populated mostly by
murderers or by persons guilty of SINH
larly serious crimes They work peace
fully and quietly on their farms and
walk about the streets to all appear.
ances free men. Russian cOnvicts, in
stead Of being heavy charge on the
resources of the country, are source
of revenue. Convict labor has added to
the Russian empire an island the length
Of England. not an acre Of which was
previously under cultivation, and it Is
only the population of Siberia by these
people that has made possible the line
of the Trans-Siberan Railway-the
envy of the whole world.