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Devoid of Animal Life.

1.-THE Antarctic, then, is continen-
tai land unique in the world" writes
General A. w. Greedy In an interest
ing article on What May Be Found at
the South Pole," in the Ladies' Home
Journal. Its desolate shores, rarely
approachable under most favorable
conditions. are laved by an ocean the
richest on the globe in it's marine life
animal and vegetable. Seals and
whales In incredible numbers abound
in it's waters, and countless seabirds
cover with nests and eggs the few ia
vored land spots which are free from
snow during the brief, comfortless
summer. 1t Is continent where
abounds no land animal life, either
mammals, birds, insects. spiders or rep
tiles. No mammal exists within six
hundred miles of its borders. 1t is
also devoid of land vegetation Except
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04
Tho.e Bank Failures.

Our free silver friends are talking Of
the recent Chicago bank failures as
though they were directly attributable
to the lack Of free silver In this coun-
try. The argument is not only far
fetched; II Is foolish. Does not success
In banking depend upon honesty, in
tegrity and sound, hard common sense,
as It does in every other line Of busi-
ness?
, II our free silver friends think the
gold standard" is the cause Of these
failures, they should proceed to show
how, under this or any other admins
tration, friendly or unfriendly to silver,
bank, officials can recklessly loan mil
lions OF the institutions money to IRE
sponsible borrowers without endanser-
ing the banks solvency. A waiting
world will pay literally for a demon
stration OF how 1t can be done success
fully.
The failure Mt st. Paul can likewise
be attributed to the same shortsighted-
ness In financial matters.-Toledo
Blade.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04
IT.. Dcec;t stilI Growing.

The Treasury deficit for the current
month Of January is estimated at $1o,-
100000. This means a deficit which Is
accommodating at the rate Of $1SO,OOO,-
600 a year. There Is no nation on earth
whose Treasury is capable of standing
such an enormous drain indefinitely.
There is hardly nation on earth whose
credit would not be seriously impaired
by such q condition Of affairs. Or
course. there Is no likelihood that gov
eminent expenditures will continue to
outstrip receipts ut the rate Of ST., OOO,-
600 a month The fact, however, that
at the close Of the first half of the pres
ent fiscal year, on Dec. 81 last, the de-
felt had reached $39,OOO,0O0 demon
strates how urgent 1t is that Congress
should take early action to supply the
government with adequate revenue. 1t
also shows the absurdity Of Mr.. Cleve-
lands Mark Tapleyism in contending
in his recent annual message that the
Treasury is not in need of more In
come.
Fortunately, the revenue problem will
soon be solved. An administration will
be ushered into power sixty days hence
which holds that this nation Is rich
enough to pay as 1t goes, which does
not believe, in playing the medicant,
and which has no insane dread Of a sur
plus.-New York Commercial-Adver-
tiser.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04

of modern civilization. Displaying the
dread Sairy Camp Of yesterday, with
her inevitable whisky bottle and her
Iunfailing stupidity, the trained nurse
has come to comfort and to bless. She
rs feet-footed and sure Of hand; she 10
of'unfiinching courage and unbelievable
endurance. and, heaven be praised, she
Is young, comely and clearly. -.,,
We all know the old nurse, her pecu-
elarities and her limitations. She may
not have been quite so frowsy as Mrs.
Camp, her weakness for 'just putting
the bottle to her lips when she was so
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04
the lever being held in place by thin

the lever being held in place by thin
strip Of steel on the under side. The
gears are more mechanically perfect
than bevel gears and from their loca-
ton make trouser guards unnecessary.
1t Is further claimed that the friction
on these gears is less than on bevel
gears and that they are so high up as
not to catch so much dust as the
sprocket and chain arrangement. And
the claim is made that the additional
weight (Which will be but slight will
be more than counterbalanced by the
greater power given by the leverage in
the arrangement. A patent has been APP
piled for and will probably be soon is
sued
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04

dition speed of twenty or thirty miles
per hour may be reached with safety
The inventors also claim that their ma
chine will be boon to arctic explor-
ers, to degree beyond their power Of
circulation.
In the above cut 1t will be observed
that. for the sake of simplicity, the
common form Of sled is used to show
the details of steering and propulsion,
but one may deviate from this and
adopt any ornamental style of sled, so
as to suit the most exacting and fastid-
iOus tastes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04

ment. as they have been for years In
use upon foot-power wheels without
the gears; the gear-wheel attachment
makes IL practically a new arrange
iment. These levers can be made any
length desired, according to the length
OF the cranks used.
In the drawing the sweep of the lev
ers Is about ten inches, which gives
ample power. The levers are kept on
by the little pulley which runs In the
groove and only rolls along the under
aide of the lever. A special form Of
lever IL Included In the patent, 90 ar
ranged ~ to dispense with the groove,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04
Had Him.

Professor describing an ancient
Greek theaterb And Il had no roof.
I Junior Feeling sure that he has
caught the professor. In mistake
What did they do, SIR. when II mined 7
Professor taking OF his glasses and
pausing angrily)-They got wet sir.-
Tft-Bita "As ~.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04


Once n poet wrote sonnet
All about pretty bonnet,
And a critic sat upon II,
On the sonnet,
Not the bonnet,
Nothing 10th.
And, as IL 1t were high treason,
Said: Neither rhyme nor reason
Has IL. And it's out of season.
Which? The sonnet
Or the bonnet?
Maybe both.
IT'S a feeble imitation :
OF worthier creation:
An aesthetic innovation
OF q sonnet
On bonnet.
This was hard.
y rs 81 ii.,s
Both were put together neatly,
Harmonizing very sweetly,
But the critic crushed completely
Not the bonnet,
Or the sonnet,
But the bard.
Spare Moments.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04

IL the silver Question Dying7
The following editorial from the At
lanta Journal, owned and controlled
by Hoke Smith, who withdrew from
Cleveland's cabinet, because he disa-
greed with the President on the silver
question, is extremely interesting and
suggestive:
The speech delivered a few days ago
Mt the banquet of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association in Balti-
more, by Hon. Joseph Patterson, OF
Tennessee, has attracted attention all
over the country and provoked much
comment from the press. Mr.. Patter-
son was one of those who voted for
Bryan and Sewall because he felt
bound to stand by the regular 'nomi-
nees of the Democratic party, but he
would not accept the Chicago platform
as n declaration Of true Democratic
principles.
In his Baltimore speech he expressed
surprise that the South should have
been so carried away by the free silver
idea. On this line he said:
Engaged in the production of cotton
6S per cent. Of which Is exported and
sold to gold standard countries, with
out silver mine from the Chesapeake
bay to the Rio Grande River, without
even the temptation Of burden Of
debt, and with the teachings OF such
ilIustrious statesmen as JEFFERSON
Jackson, Calhoun, Benton, Lamar and
Hill to guide them, how the people OF
these States, in disregard Of the en-
lightened Judgment of the commercial
and scholastic world, could have aban'
doned their old allies, antagonized the
President of their choice, and stakeo
everything on an economic heresy
which, IL adopted, would have led inev
itably to silver monometallism and ma
tional disaster, Is problem which de-
fies rational solution. 1t is unlike the
Southern people. 1t is contrary to theil
history and traditions. 1t is not theil
blunder. but the blunder Of the politi
clans who manipulated and controlled
the party machinery. They never con
templated the political disaster whict
they have wrought"
In the last sentence Mr.. Patterson al
ludes to the cutting loose of the Soutf
from it's natural political and CONNER
cial alliance with the North and Its co
operation with the little silver produc
ing States of the West. There Is mucf
truth in his assertion that the Soutf
was induced to adopt the free silver
idea largely through the efforts OF pol
iticians. 1t is safe to say that this
idea is not as strong in the South to
day as 1t was six months ago, and 1t II
also safe to predict that 1t will never
again be as strong in this section as i
xx-ac thQn
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04

what has been the condition of the pa
tient during his absence as II he had
been by the bedside the entire time.
But It Is In preparing the sick persons
meals that her cultivated genius shines
forth at its best. The old-fashioned
nurse could offer the Invalid but two
dIshes. One was gruel. and the other
was beef tea. The Cruel was generally
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04
COMPETITION
HOW THE WILSON Law DIS
TuR6EDFARMINo INDUSTRY.

Zone startling Figures from OHiciei
Sources Relative ca Imports, from
Canada Under Two Tariff Laws-IMe
Cleveland deficit still Growing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04

It Is estimated that the worlds Gu
cumbens are worth sS,000,000 annually
to the gardeners who raise them. and
twice a much to the doctors and drug
gista.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04

white lead for paint IL now produced
by electrolysis. and IL said to be q very
much better article than that produced
In the old way. $3.50
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04
ANOTHER cHAINLEss BICYCLE.
Levers that Have Sweep of About
Ten Iuches.

Ten Inches.
The accompanying cut illustrates an
invention of Chris Kuenzel, of Spring
field, Mass. 1t is planned to do away
with the chain and sprocket arrange
ment upon the modern bicycle and
solve the difficulty of chainless wheel.
For 1t are claimed improvements in lev
erage and power greater than ever be-
fore put on bicycle. The levers with
short crank attachments are not In
themselves a new mechanical attach
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04

wool importations from the provinces
under considera ton were in 1893. under
the Mckinley law, $250,S71, In 1894
SIS. 407. In 1906. ten months of which
were under the Wilson law, $1,203, 919.
and In 1896 $1.O00.S45. Tabulated the
figures stand as follows:
Importations of wool
1903 mckinley law). $2OO,SIl
1894 fAicKinley law). 76,4vI
1895 Wilson law). .......... 1,203,0l9
1896 Wilson law).. ........ 1,OOS,s4o
Grouping the figures into a single
table which every farmer will want to
paste In his hat for reference, they
stand as follows:
Importations from Canadian prov
inces, Quebec, Ontario, etc., under the
Mckinley law for the fiscal years 1898
and 1894, compared with the importa-
lions under the Wilson law for the rs
cal wears 1895 and 1906:
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04

Everybody Knows the increase OF
importations Of wool under absolute
free trade, rs provided by the Wilson
law. has been enormous. The total
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04

| The train
ed nurse Is
| one Of the
most attrac-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-04
Teschinx Hints.

II Is not merely lesson against lying,
though our ordinary use of the names
Ananias and Sapphire Is simply to indi-
cate untruthful people. The sin of these
two persons was a sin against the Holy
Spirit; an attempt to deceive God as well
as man. 1t was an attack on the sacred
ness Of Gods church by attempting to
make It the means of gratifying personal
vanity. Therefore the selection of verses
and the title of the lesson are well chosen
and should be adhered to. Let the true
giving be emphasized just as much as the
false-even more:. for most people, even
children, are familinr with the fact Of
the sudden death of Ananias and Sap
plera, while most of them think this was
a punishment merely for an ordinary
falsehood. The solemn warning against
hypocrisy in the church must not be al
lowed to pass unnoticed. 1t Is eminently
applicable to-day. Personal applications
are to be deprecated In any particular
church, but the lesson must be taught
fearlessly aud honestly.
Next Lesson-''The Prison Opened
Acts 8: 1872.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-10-01
Iowa..

Samuel Phelps Leland, Prohibition candidate for
Governor of Iowa, is making good fight. After
several years in the legal profession Mr. Leland en-
tered the popular lecture field where he has high
honors. His services in good demand espe-
cally in normals and Chautauqua assemblies and he
readily commands from S75 to $10O per night. He
has visited continental Europe four times, is we'll
known author, and writer of ability and power.
As platform speaker he has few equals East or
West, and his reputation orator is wide as
the nation. He is also professor of astronomy,
emeritus in the Charles City College, and is sue
cessful business man, being vice-president of the
Charles City National Bank In early life he was
an Abolitonist and Republican.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-10-01
New York.

The greatest Prohibition convention ever held in
New York state took place at Syracuse, and this in
spite of the disaecton of last November and Of the
fact that there was but nomination to be made.
John 6. Wooley, Samuel Dicke, A. A. Hopkins and
others made eloquent addresses which worked the
convention up to high pitch of enthusiasm Fran
els E. Baldwin is the nominee for Judge of the Court
of Appeals He for Governor in 1894, and it
was under his state Craftsmanship in 1892 that the
Prohibition in this state rose it's highest notch
nearly 10000 votes
Following the nomination a big surprise
sprung. The leaders of the great Poughkeepse gath
erng of year ago conferred in person and by tele
graph They agreed to duplicate their contributions
at Poughkeepsie for this years campaign. The fol-
lowing subscriptions announced: w. w. Smith,
$4,000; William T. Wardwell, 81 600; Justus Miller
$1,000; Funk & Wagnalls Co., 81 ,OOO
This announcement followed by uproar of
enthusiasm. Delegates all over the hall almost fell
over each other in their eagerness to double and add
to their previous subscriptions. When the tumult
had subsided, it found that there was about
1000 in checks, cash, and subscriptions for the
campaign fund lying the secretarys table.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-10-01
Pennsylvania.

More than SO of Pennsylvania 81 counties have
nominated county tickets. Dr. Swallow, the gritty
candidate for State Treasurer, who has made big
stir by his revelations of the dishonesty of the state
administration, is power in the stump and is
speaking constantly from twice to four times day.
His running mate, w. w. Lathrope, Prof. Patton
volney B. Gushing of Maine, Quincy Lee Morrow OF
Maryland and Homer L. Castle are among the elo-
quent speakers in the field The old keystone state
is having royal shaking up.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-10-01
Greater New York.

Seth Low, Citizens Union candidate for mayor of
Greater New York, does not favor the enforcement
of the Sunday CLOSING feature of the excise law
less it is demanded by public sentiment" The
Prohbitionists held an enthusiastic convention and
nominated w. I. Wardwell for mayor The sum Of
$500 was raised for campaign fund One plank of
the platform adopted is follows
We believe that the civic righteousness which is
essential to the welfare and prosperity of the city
and to the maintenance of just relations between
all classes of its citizens can never be attained
while the saloon dominates politics, controls
political parties, corrupts government police
and people, and while there is on almost every
licensed school of vice, where criminals,
paupers anarchists and purchasable voters made
for gain under sanction of law and where even lit
tie children exposed to the most corrupting in
fuences.
We declare belief that reform movement
"citizens movement accomplish lasting
suits for the public welfare which does not dis
tinctly adopt one Of its fundamental principles
relentless hostility to the drink trafic-From the
Greater New York Prohibition platform
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-10-01
Maryland.

The Maryland Prohibition convention the
largest and most enthusiastic held in that state for
years. The platform, which is practically single
issue one declares that any party which may be able
to settle this overshadowng question be safely
nrusted with the solution and settlement of other
matters of great public concern.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-10-01
MINNESOTA.
THE CAMPAIGN OF 1903.
Minneapolis, Minn.,

NAAAASe@EOAAo, oStoOCA
To PRoHIBITIoNIsTs OF MINNESOTA
Dear Fellow Workers:
What are YOU going to do about it? About what?
Why about that of twelve CHASTITY corpses which
the liquor demon in the United States claims as his
victims every hour day and night, days in
the week. About what? About the starvation
nakedness and crime resulting from the annual waste
for liquor of amount exceeding the total net
ings of al the railroads. the total liabilities of all the
failures of the disastrous year 1895, the total
pense of the legislative executive and judicial de-
partments of national government. About
what? About degradation, squalor, tears, woes,
rows and earthly hels that space million times
more than that at command would be insufficient
to contain.
The fight against the opulent and powerful cause
of the major portion Of human evil is no play-day
affair." 1t means toll, sacrifice and persstency in the
face ofevery seeming Those who have drawn
the iron to do battle with this foe will be mustered
out of service bearing the of hundred hard
fought battles, or will ignominously desert the
standards.
The campaign of 1898 in Minnesota is about to open
and we, the servants Of the Prohibition party call
upon the members Of that party for cooperation to
enable us to push an effective years work. That
loyalty to the great and berality in support
ing the work which have characterized the
sturdy personel OF the party give us confidence to
plead for larger operations than have been under
taken in recent years.
We have for months desired and planned to secure
the services of certain young of ability, tire
less energy and undoubted devotion. He is
poyed at $1,000 per year with of the best insti
tutions of this city, but is willing to sacrifice his posi-
ton and take up the secretaryship at considerably
less salary This will leave present Secretary
free to extend the circulation and influence of BACK
BONE.
The time for this aggressive movement is certainly
here. What want is your support to enable us
to take the step. Let each member of the party
promptly make some definite pledge for the COM
ing year payable in monthly nstaments, beginning
with November, 1897 and campaign of greater ef-
fectiveness than have before conducted will
be inaugurated at once and prosecuted with vigor,
energy and prudence.
This matter must be determined Immediately 1t
is in your hands. If you approve the step,
please write the Secretary at Hamline without a
weeks delay.
GEO. w. HIGGINS, Chairman,
GEO. f. WELLS, Secretary,
G. W. DoRSETT, Treasurer.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-10-01
Conventions and Campaigns.

In Several States the Prohibition Hosts in Splendid Num-
bers, with Undaunted Courage and with Enthusiasm
Worthy OF the Cause, Meet in Conventions,
Formulate Their Principles, Raise the
Sinews Of War and 60 Forth to
the Struggle of 1897.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-10-01
Worlds and National w. G. T. u.

The Worlds w. G. T. U. biennial convention will
meet at Toronto Oct 1926. The convention mass
meetings will be held in Massey Music Hall, which
was built presented free gift to the city four
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-10-01
Massachusetts.

More than 200 delegates attended the Massachu
setts convention The proceedings marked by
great enthusiasm An excellent ticket was NOM
mated, headed by Prof. John Bascom of Williams
College, for Governor The treasurer of the state
committee reported the party out Of debt for the first
time in several years and fund Of $500 raised
for campaign work.
In his address before the Massachusetts, Prohibition
convention Rev. A. B. Coats, permanent chairman
said:
The Prohibition party, although it has been much
scoffed, maligned and misunderstood from the day
Of it's birth until now, and although unfrendly and
positively hostile legislation has been directed against
it, and it's plea for justice studiously isregarded
still lives. 1t is strong vigorous, compact well
organized and well-dscplined force, with signs
of decrepitude or decay.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-10-01

years ago by the late Mr.. Hart A. Massey, prom
nent Christian worker and prohibitionst It is free
for temperance gatherings at the nominal cost of
lighting and heating. Beside voting the committee
of arrangements $780, the city council has given the
convention the free of Horticultural Pavilion and
the regular session and the banquet will take place
here.
The mayor of Toronto is prohibitionist, and owes
his election largely to what is popularity termed the
"woman's vote.'' The city gave handsome ma
jority in favor of Prohibition at the time of the On
tario plebiscite and it is doubtful any city in the
world with 100000 inhabitants has high temper
ance and prohibition sentiment.
Immediately following the close of the Worlds
vention the 24th annual convention of the National
w. C. z. u will meet in Buffalo-from Oct % to
Nov. 3. The annual sermon on Oct. 81 will be
preached by Lady Henry Somerset
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-03
TO START THE CANVASS.
The Work of Getting Lyceum Members to
Begin Next Week.

The Work of Getting Lyceum Members to
Begin Next Week.
1t is probable that canvass for the
organization of "The Brunswick Ly-
ceum" will be begun the first of next
week.
A few of the gentlemen who have
taken an interest in the project from
the start will be asked to assist in the
canvass. The object is to secure $50
members at least, and more if possible.
When these are secured an organiza-
tion meeting will be called.
Brunswick ought to easily afford $50
members for such an organization.
The "Lyceum Catechism" published
in THE TIMES yesterday explains
every detail and answers every ques-
ton. Explain the plan to your friends
and help along the work,
The other cities in Georgia have
been very successful with their ly-
ceums. They are now getting ready
for the coming season with larger
memberships and consequently more
attractions.