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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18

ginIAh General. gaining for himself th~ surname Of
cznetator. the peisyss.
negro. ever sal IN the tinted states sen-re or bsen
So, "s. soS Of . Of sis ssi,, aS. Tsa! negroes A..e al
Blanche K. Bruce. . negro. wLs senator froIn Mis-
siLsipp;, 1878 81; PIneEHsy b. 8. Pinchusek wAs
acting GoysTIor OF Louisiana for . month, from
Dee .. 1871. 70 Jan Is. 1878 In the House. Gen
RoterI snaiis OF South Carolina and Ar. cneainAm
VI sorth Carolina kaVe been the most promlpsni
nsxroea- There have been othsrL
Dad Cardinal Alionslii. Secretary OF the Prop1-
gand. AZ Hons. leave a dAaShIer' DAD ,ns contest
CARDINAL Antousri Wa Papai Secretary OF sl.rs,
not ssorstary of tie Propaganda After hS Death
the Countess LAmb<rtini claimed . share In his large
es.I:s. a. . daaGHtsr. We don't recall how the
matter ended-
who made this remark: "You can fool some OF
the peoUIs ali the time. you eau fool All OF me PEG
pie taLns OF tne time. ra' you can't f"El Al! OF the
people all The tin-E I.J. AoG.
Abraham Linooln-
Can you tell me ths exact lsnEIh In miles OF sAsr.
mans celebrated march 10 the seal ia
The route folio Eed oy the Fouueenih Corps, win
which Gen. sherman travelled. WAS about s7o
niea. me railroad distance between the two
cities Is sAid 10 Dc eve miles; bur We give saermaH's
own figures. The artillery brtEaas OF the Seven.
tssnth oorps marched sss miles.
ISno Reaasra.-nS spanish pronunciation Of ths
name MAeso Is Asph.aJ .; the Cuban. M IAy-o-
RAaaSr.-ns Legal Aid Society, asS Broadway.
viii help you In the matter. TIE society Is organ
ued 70 help pSrsonS who need al In matters of
Law, but are too poor 10 consult lAwyeTL
,. c. E.-Ths GeddiuE anniversaries are: Five
ysars. WoOdeE; ten years, Tin; fifteen years, eryS;AlI
TWsHIy nSs yeAns. SILVER; nifty year,. golden; sixty
o. seventy ave ysATs. diamond. Some psrsoHs have
. paper wedding anniversary after two Year.; S0I
- abOss Ma S1aEAtns Lhs usual snaiVsrSGr1sA. :
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18

Pofer.-l. Does the axe ever passl q. Can q
player. under am circumstances. play four cardsl
the case Is this: In \ game OF draw poker nNe hAnds
were deaii. four drawinS cards; the third TO draw
cArda, upon taxing nit hand up. discovered there
were only four CARTS. u bet @ IaAt d. holding the
four cArds. could not plat, As his hand was dead.
A. b. 3.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18

In criboage. dealing EE cards. please STAT the
greatest nunDsT that can Dc made NiIh the follow.
ing cards: Tnre0 etShLs, . SsNen. And . ak and
oUliSs. h 4. skIrH-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18
Prom the P1dueuh. KY. Estrs.

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18

I. In = game Of er!bbAre I have zee. thres iEo-.
and one Ihre-. What does IL COUNT q Have four
clgSg IN crIp and beArl turns up. Dots 10 coral
anything! }. y. PauIis.
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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
WRITES JUVENILE FICTION.
Western Author Whose Stories Ar,
Popular with Young People.

Western Author Whose Stories Are
Popular with Young People.
Writing juvenile stories so as to in
terest and hold an army of boys and
girls numbering not less than 100000
week after week and year after year,
is task Involving not only skill and
judgment, but positive genius. There
has come about vast change in juven-
lie literature during the past decade.
Eastern publishers say that 1t is the
Western reading field that pays best
just now. A Western man holds the
palm for juvenile fiction. Weldon j.
Cobb has not been known In this line
under his own name until quite recent
ly, as the same was controlled by a
large Eastern publishing house for ex-
elusive use in the mature field, until
some three years since. AS DR.. VIII
lard Mckenzie, Ralph Hamilton, and
Paul Ingelow, however, Mr.. Cobb has
since 1885 been very prominently be-
fore the reading public. To his Ready
Boys" was given the best reception at
tending any story of it's class, while
"The Tattooed -oy," which won the
Munro prize after the casting of $4,000
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
NEWS OF OUR STATE.
ITEMS or INTEREST TO MIcH,-
a 0ANDERS
Tardy HUT Refreshing Honesty OF a
Mantou Man Insurance Companies
Must Pay Up or Qnit Business
Primitive Ways OF n Justice.


A letter was received by the Washtc-
nav County treasurer which Is unique in
the history of the county, II was from
A. b. Derbyshire OF Manton. Mich. and
ran as follows: ''Some years ago, when
the Wabash Railroad was first built, and
while living in Augusta township. l was
called on to serve as juror in the Circuit
Court. As | was about to return homie
the clerk gave me II check TO so by way
of Milan to Willis and thence home. max
ing about twenty-four miles. could get
home by way OF Ypsilanti. After taking
the Il. & A. A. train, the conductor I'M
formed me that there was no connection
at Milan, so changed mt Pittsfeld. and
went by way OF Ypsilanti. 1t happened
to occur to me while in Ann Arbor that |
had ovcrdrawn. and, seeing that 1t should
be paid, l send you postoilice order for
eighty-fiye cents and three cents for n
receipt" AS the money was paid out
some fifteen years ago. the treasurer has
decided to return the cighty-five cents to
the old gentleman.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26

sire of the young ladies to grow old,
that they may share the reverence CIV
en- to age.
The best rooms of the house are in
the rear. A Japanese entering 1t takes
off his shoes instead of his hat. If he
takes up book to read, he opens 1t at
the back. He reads from right to left,
instead of from left to right. The let
tiers are arranged vertically instead of
horizontally. The larger margin of the
page is at the top instead of at the bot
tom, and the foot notes are at the top.
II he writes letter, he will take a
roll instead of sheet, write along the
curve of the roll a missive which be-
gins exactly as one Of ours would end,
and vice versa, and then putting 1t into
an envelope opening at the end, and ad-
dressing 1t to United States, Ohio, Gin
cinnati, Smith, John, Mr., he will seal
it, turn 1t over and put his postage
stamp on the back.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
Defed the Governor.

Deputy Attorney General Chase return
ed to Lansing from Manistique. where he
investigated the alleged malicious arrest
of ex-Prosecuting Attorney Carey w.
Dunton for perjury and caused him to be
discharged. The justice OF the peace be-
fore whom the examination was TO be held
at first defied the deputy attorney general
and the power OF Gov. Pingree, who sent
him there, stating that he should go on
with the examination anyway; that he
had promised the boys he would hold
Dunton for trial and that they would tar
and feather him if he did not do so. At
last the justice consented to release the
eX-prosecutor upon condition that he be
allowed to read the Governors letter to
the crowd which came to attend the eX-
animation. He was permitted to do so,
and the prisoner was discharged.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
OTHER DRESS DEVELOPMENTS OF AUGUSTUS END

low the vest the fronts were trimmed
with embroidered linen, and plain white
satin furnished the large double revers,
cuffs and collar. A touch Of rich color
came in the belt, which was geranium
velvet.
The 0rnamentation Of this last dress
was distinctly summary, but the cos
tunes of the two standing figures were
marked as for the warm season by all
their details. The first had founda-
ton OF violet taffeta, over which. In
the skirt, were three ruffies OF violet
mcusseline embroidered with apliqueu
white net divided by FUZZY pinked frills
Of the silk. The belt was twisted silk
and chiffon, and the waist was covered
with the mousseline and had lace bre-
fellcs and collar to match. Hiding this
vas f1cb sace cape. merely a fiounce
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
AN UNUSUAL VARIETY IN SUMMER FINERY

1t is but natural that indoor dresses
should have had more than their usual
share of attention. With fine outdoor
gowns in hand that had had little wear
1t would seem reasonable to expect an
abundance Of simple and inexpensive
gowns for indoors, but such hasn't been
the result, ut least with women who
have good deal to spend for dress.
Held In the summer home or hotel
much of the time, the field of rivalry
has simply changed, and the competi-
ton In finery has gone on under the
roof. In ceremonious costumes it has
been especially sharp, and beautiful
dresses Of exceeding richness have re-
suited. One of these is shown beneath
the dress last described. Its skirt had
white satin front yelled with cream
lace and a trained back of orchid col
ored satin. The bodice consisted of
bands of tucked satin and lace inser-
ton over white. Lace gave the epau-
lettes and white chiffon the fluffy col
lar. The sleeves were satin yelled with
wrinkled chiffon and the girdle was vio-
let satin
Cloth was used in the originals of the
two remaining pictures, beige covert
cloth being the material Of the tailor
finish, manly driving coat. and silver
gray ladies cloth for the jaunty rig
beside it. A yoke effect was attained
on its skirt by narrow bands of gray
velvet. which also ornamented the col
lar and furnished the chemisette. The
corselet was cream lace
Sleeves as severe as these last ones
are not often seen. and dressmakers
assert that more material is being put
into sleeves than even at the time of
our balloon monstrosities. Yet the out
lines of the arm are followed and the
effect of the sleeve Is tight.
Copyright. 1907.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
Nav Revoke Charters.

As the result of an examination, lnsur-
ance Commissioner Campbell has notified
the Wolverine Mutual the Tri-County
and the Commercial Fire Insurance COM
panies, all of Saginaw. that unless they
collect sufficient assessments within the
next sixty days to pay legitimate losses
that have become liabilities, and also COM
ply with other requirements Of the law,
their right to Issue policies will be revok-
ed. The examination disclosed that the
companies have more than 200 past-due
notes, whereas their policies declare all
contracts void if notes given for premi-
ums are not paid at maturity. The COM
panies have some $4,000 of unpaid losses,
while their cash on hand is but $113. They
are all under one management.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
WILL MOVE THE MONUMENT.
Haymarket Memorial, Chicago, TO Ee
Placed In a Park.

Haymarket Memorial, Chicago, TO Ee
Placed In a Park.
Chicago merchants whose places Of
business front on the open air market
in Haymarket square say that the
bronze policeman who for 80 long has
been the tutelary genius of the place
must go. The demands Of business are
paramount, they declare, to any con-
sideration Of sentiment in regard to the
appropriateness of its present location.
While mindful of the significance of
the memorial of the Haymarket ira
gedy the business men pronounce 1t to
be perennial nuisance on the site IL
now occupies, because Of it's continual
hindrance to traffic in an already
crowded thoroughfare.
Merchants at the east entrance of the
square, near to which stands the bronze
guardian of the peace, complain that
on account Of the congestion caused by
the monument large volume Of busi-
ness Is lost to them for the reason that
farmers are unable to gain access to
their places of business with their pro-
duce laden wagons.
The monument causes a divergence
In the street car tracks so that the dis
lance from one outside rail to the other
is thirty-two feet. The removal Of the
statue will add sixteen feet to the width
of the street and permit free move
ment Of traffic. The awkward turn
In the railway tracks makes 1t difficult
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26

Of the usual crop of tulles, silks and
chiffons.
chiffons. This is a valuable hint, be-
cause exquisite muslins are being sold
for almost nothing now, all because the
failure of the legitimate season for
them has overstocked the dealers. 1t
viii be worth while to make up muslins
now for afternoon and informal even
ing use; they are sure to be used all
winter. The shopkeepers know this
perfectly well, still they must clear
their counters, and imported muslins
are selling for songs. If you can sing,
better go in for one. A lovely gown
bought for one-half what 1t would have
cost three months ago was made over
apple green silk, the muslin being yell
low traced with tiny lines of green and
gray. There were deep insertions Of
dark yellow lace and collar, cuffs and
belt of turquoise. The woman who
bought 1t is going to change collar, belt
and cuffs, and use double faced ribbon,
cerise and black, and then she will
wear the dress with brought 1t over
open to almost everyone.
These weeks Of drizzle and chill are
responsible, too, for an early showing in
any crowd of fashionable summer re-
sorters of curious mixture of summer
and fall styles. Turning to the two
costumes at the left in the second illus
tration, contrast with the first gown
and with the other two of the group is
found. The first of these had a plain
skirt of white serge and waist of por-
celain blue serge. 1t had a heart-shap.
ed cut-out that was filed in with plas-
tron of tucked white china silk. and
white broadcloth gave the apliqued
scroll edge and lining for the high col
Tar. The belt was white taffeta ribbon.
and the apliqued border finished the
sleeves. Dove gray cashmere was en-
ployed in the other dress, and was plain
in the skirt, but the bodice was made
deliberately enough. 1t had a vest of
white silk and chiffon completed by q
fluffy embroidered chiffon jabot. Be
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
NATIONAL w. R. c. HOME AT MADISON. OHIO

by inmates Is required of them, to be
applied to the support Of the Home.
There are at present sixty-four in
mates, some Of them with remarkable
war records as army nurses. The Old
est is nearly 90, and is in excellent
health. Seventeen others are octogen-
arians.
Mrs. Clare II. Burleigh, the present
superintendent of the Home, has ex-
hibited marked ability and tact in car
ing for aged persons. Bright, cheerful,
affectionate, with gifts of speech and
song, she has won all hearts, and holds
the reins Of love and kindness gently,
but firmly. She is a descendant of
patriots. and Is a member Of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
nv right Of three ancestors-a great
great-grandfather, and two great
grandfathers who fought at Bunker
HILL
Her brother, Mr.. George Hoyt, was a
recruiting officer for John Browns
company. He later attained a briga-
dier-generaps rank In the Union army,
and after the war was appointed at
torney-general of Kansas. At the time
of her husbands death in 1894 he was
distinguished lawyer and judge OF
Massachusetts, and judge advocate of
the G. A. II.
Mrs. Puma l.. Cowles, the secretary
of the Home board, is also Daughter
of the Revolution and wife of Mr. Ed
win Y. Cowles, a member of the One
Hundred and Fifth Ohio Volunteer In
fantry and a leading church worker
and business man Of Geneva. She was
appointed by tire Governor of Ohio,
with six others, a member Of the Ohio
Cottage Building Committee, and has
been connected with the management
Of the Home ever since.
The Board of Directors is composed
of Agnes Hit, national president, In
dianapolis, Ind; Ida s. Mcbride, ma
tlonal secretary, indianapolis, Ind; An
ME Wittenmyer, Saratoga, Pa; Char
ity Rush Craig, viroqua, Wis; Emma
b. Lowd, Salem, Mass; Margaret Ray
Wichens, Evanston, H.; Puma l..
Cowles, secretary. Geneva, o.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
Minor State Matters.

Ralph Plant, the 14year-old son of Mr.
| and Mrs. Louis ID. Plant, 81 Third street
| was drowned in Mona lake, near Muske.
| gon.
The entire underground force of the
| Crystal Falls mine struck for higher pay,
| but returned to work until their demand
was placed before the company at Cleve.
| land.
A stranger appeared at Deisler's under
| taking rooms in Saginaw and asked Deis-
| Ter what he would give for his body. He
said he had tramped from New York to
| Saginaw in search of work and was dis
couraged.
The dam at Liberty Mills broke Tues
day and washed away three bridges and
| overilowed much lowland along the Grand
river. The break was caused by the re-
cent heavy local showers in Liberty town
ship. The loss is estimated at $1,000.
The Hnight block at Kalamazoo col
lapsed Wednesday morning with loud
crash, Mrs. Ella Coats escaping only n
moment before, scantily clad. +. s. Per
sing had his stock of hardware ruined;
loss $4,000. Mrs. Haight's loss is the
same. The cause is in question and will
probably be decided in the courts.
Alex. Becker committed suicide at
South Haven by shooting himself in the
head. while drunk. His landlady told
him she would have to have some money,
as he was behind on his board, and IL he
could not pay he had better move out He
was under the influence of liquor and was
angry i'm an instant. and said he would
leave. He went to his room. packed his
trunk. then placed thirty-two caliber
revolver just back Of his left temple and
fired. He lived for several hours. Beck
or was married, but has not lived with his
wife for several months.
One hundred and fifty miners, the en-
tire working force of the Saginaw Coal
Co., went on strike for an advance Of
wages.
Rasmus Jergensen, who lives on the
town line between Sidney and Montcnlm
townships, east of Greenvile, was killed
by runaway team belonging to George
Johnson. Johnsons team was in charge
Of an employee who was putting paris
green on potato field. The horses be-
came frightened and ran into the road
and knocked Jergensen down and broke
his neck. He leaves widow and family
in good circumstances.
The new Bay City charter proves to be
a very expensive article. Ii Is reported to
the Board of Aldermen that it will cost
upwards of 5000 for arranging the ordi-
nances so as to conform to the charter,
and this amount, with the cost of rewrit-
ing, will bring the total up to about ST.
600.
The smokestacks of the Hackley *
Hume mill have been sold to the Muske-
gon Boiler works and are being torn down
to prevent them blowing over They are
90 feet in height and were put up when
the mill was erected in 1872 and 1873.
They were much used by lake captains AZ
bearings by which they steered up Nus
kegan lake.--Atnskegon Chronicle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26


s,ppi River will take the principal part
This exposition. which is designed to
last for five months, Is called the Trans
Mississippi and International Exposd.
ton, and Its object is to exploit the ma
terial resources Of the great West. I'm
der an act Of Congress recognition is
granted to II as national and interna-
tional exposition, with privileges for
the admission of foreign exhibits free
OF duty, the right to strike memorial
medals through the United States
minis, and all other privileges hereto
fore granted to international exposI-
tons, and pledgfng the nation to par
ticipation by the creation Of n govern
ment exhibit in suitable buildings
erected ny the Government. Prepare
tons will be made looking to an attend
aNce Of two and q half million people.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26

with deep scallops that were filied In
with mousseline and dotted with violet
ribbon bows. Scarlet silk lined ecru
linen In the last of this quartet. A gath
cred frill Of ecru chiffon edged the
jacket fronts, coffee-colored taffeta COW
cred with narrow ruffies Of the same
shade Of mousseline gave the plastron,
and the skirt had a panel Of coffee-col-
ored chiffon dotted with scarlet bows
and silver buckles. Another CLINT OF
scarlet came at the throat, whose huny
chiffon collar had large bow OF SILK
In that bright shade.
Linen has had tremendous favor this
season. and the end of summer will ind
the newest dresses Of 1t made in the
most elaborate fashion. The first dress
of the next group is sample of this,
mouse gray linen being the goods. Its
finely pleated skirt was sewed to a
tucked yoke. and the waist consisted
of tucked bands separated by narrow
rufiies. Cream satin and lace were en-
ployed in the waist yoke and revcrs.
If August doesn't bring a chance for
wearing such dresses as the one sketch
ed beside this, 1t will bring disap-
pointing finish to July's waiting and
will almost excuse woman wearing
her lawn dress out in the rain. This
gown was white lawn figured with pink
and trimmed with white mousseline
and insertion and edging Of valenci-
ennes lace. It's belt was gray and pink
shot taffeta.
With all the outdoor uncertainties
that have held in the past two months,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26

messed the last game of cards played
by Henry Clay. The game was "brag."
and s. s. Prentiss and Anderson Mill
err, the United States marshal who lost
his voice cursing Andrew Jackson,
were of the party.
Judge Marks is anything but the
Lawyer Marks" of "Uncle Toms
Cabin" in appearance, and he says
laughingly that anything like the char
acter depicted is an absolute impossi-
bility. He never met the novelist, but
says that he was well acquainted with
Henry Ward Beecher, who told him
that his name was used at the sugges-
ton of some Louisiana friends. In San
Antonio, Texas, when Probate judge,
Mr.. Marks fought duel in defense Of
a Jewish peddler
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26

Legislature at cost Of $4,000. 1t Is
known as the "Ohio cottage" and is a
model Of perfection. 1t was dedicated
on July II, 1890, with elaborate cere-
monies, and turned over to the Wom-
ans Relief Corps. The two original
buildings were used for seminary. OF
these one Is now fitted up for hospi-
tai. The Home is maintained by a per
capita tax assessed on every member
of the w. r. c., and by contributions
from friends, either cash or supplies.
Also percentage of pensions received
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26

the seven hundred odd juvenile ath-
letic and social boys and girls clubs of
the country his name is a household
word.
Some of this authors best works arc
"The Oldest Man In the World" "T;e
White Dwarf Elephant" "The Gilded
Boy" and his first great story, Honor
Bright" which reached n safe of near
ly 100000 copies. Mr.. Cobb resides
with his charming wife and two happy
children in La Grange, ILL.,, beautiful
Chicago suburb. He is about 4S years
OF age, and while rather retiring In
his social disposition, seems to under
stand how TO reach the juvenile heart.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26

votes, was the work of the same au-
thor. He is busy writer, one New
York publisher putting out nine books
from his pen in a single year.
Mr.. Cobb proceeds on the basis that
the average boy of to-day is ten times
better informed and more critical tnan
the youth of the last generation. One
of the best signs of the time is the get
ting away from the trashy and improb-
able, and in this work Mr.. Cobb has
been crusader. In complete harmony
with his readers, he gets very close to
their predictions and preferences-in
such near touch, indeed, that among
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-26
Misery Hermit beaten bv Robbers.

Two men pounced on William Duggan,
75-year-old hermit living near How
landsburg, as he stood in his kitchen Fri
day at noon and pounded him to insensi-
bility with clubs. robbed him of $50 and
left him for dead. He revived and went
to a neighbours, where his cuts were sew
ed up and his left arm set. The men
escaped OH the run. Duggan lived in a
horrible den and from his misery life
was supposed to have money. He was a
bachelor and owned a large farm. He
will probably recover.