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

The annual meeting of the Washtenaw
County Mutual Fire Insurance Co. at
Ann Arbor was attended by nearly 2OO
policy holders. During the past year the
company has adjusted ~ cases, aggregat-
ing about $1,000, an assessment of So
PEI 1000 being necessary. The assess
ment needed last year was $3.50 per
$1,000. The present membership is 5000,
a net gain of -. The net amount OF risks
is s., d.. 6i5. This is n net loss of SOL
975. The company is in furnishing con-
dition in spite of the fact that the losses
of the past year were greater than for
years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
MIRROR OF MICHIGAN
Strong Effort to Abolish Prison Labor
INSURANCE Companies Should he
Governed by More stringent Legis-
iation-Mau's Record with . Knife.
Convict Contract Labor.

President Harry G. Barter, with the
executive and legislative committees of
the Michigan Federation Of Labor, decid-
ed to direct their strongest efforts toward
the passage of the bill to abolish contract
labor in prisons. Their next aim will be
to do away with the trucking" system
of paying employees which IL carried on In
some parts of the upper peninsula. They
will try for the passage of bill to compel
the payment of wages in cash. No action
was taken.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
VIM. T.. Mason Wins.

William Ernest Mason. of Chicago won
the Illinois Senatorial battle Mt Spring
field Tuesday night, after a sternly con-
tested effort in which fourteen candidates
participated. He was finally nominated
by acclamation, Martin B. Madden hav-
ing withdrawn several days before, and
William Lorimer withdrawing when he
saw his case was hopeless.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
willing for Reforms.

At the close of Wednesdays cabinet
meeting in Madrid, the premier, Senior
Canovas del Castillo, declared that, al
though they had full confidence in the
success of the military operations In Cuba,
the Government was prepared to grant
reforms to that island and to, submit a
decree with that object in view to the
council of state.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28

The Senate Committee on Indian At
fairs authorized favorable report on the
bill prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors to Indians, and it was afterward
reported to the Senate by Senator Petit
grew. The bill has already passed the
House. set
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28

At Jeffersonville Ga, the jail was brok-
en- open ut midnight by mob of masked
men and two negroes, William White and
Charles Forsythe, implicated in the muir
der of Mrs. Rowlands at Adams Park.
were taken out and hanged to the linb of
a tree and their bodies riddled with bul.
lets
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
Grew and Vessel snnk.

The British steamer Salisbury, from
Port Reath to Newport, has been in col
1ision with an unknown steamer about
four miles from Ilfracombe, Devonshire.
The latter is supposed to have sunk with
a crew of about twenty men.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28

growing rapidly worse and the exodus
from the city ON account Of the plague
continues. The official returns issued
Monday show that there have been 1888
cases Of the plague recorded and 2,592
deaths from the pestilence.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
ehinload of arain for Inaia

kilograms have been sent by the San
Francisco citizens committee to the Gov
ernors of Oregon, Washington, Kansas,
Nebraska and Iowa, asking, the people of
those States to unite with California in
sending n shipload of grain to the starving
people of India.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
DcIuado La Dead.

Consul General Lee has telegraphed the
State Department that Henry Delgado
correspondent of the New York Mail and
Express, who had been prisoner, died in
the hospital there Tuesday night.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28

The great epidemic Of the bubonic
plague In Bombay has impelled the au-
thorities of the Marine Hospital service
to take steps to secure the utmost pos
sible vigilance BY all officials OF the
United States TO prevent its Introduction
lnto this country.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28

The Rivers and Harbors Committee of
,the House Is to make a visit TO Mobile
New Orleans, Sabine Pass, Houston, Gal
weston and Chattanooga to examine the
Movement works ut those points.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
To eucceed yoorbees

Charles Warren Fairbanks was elected
United States Senator to succeed Daniel
w. Voorhees, by the Indiana Legislature
Tuesday
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28

A Washington correspondent says:
esquire Woodman, of Chicago, has left
the Cuban cause long enough to present
an argument before the House Committee
on Banking and Currency favoring the
creation of peoples emergency reserve
fund for use in panicky times when mon
ey cannot be had through usual channels
for love or diamonds. His plan Is for the
Government to issue 500, DOC, 900 in low
interest bonds of popular denominations.
redeemable ut the treasury, at the option
of the holder. This, he thinks. would be
safeguard for the intimidation of indi-
vidual bankruptcy in periods of currency
construction and business depression. IL
would be a species of Federal savings
bank, preparations for which should be
made in good or normal times"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK or OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.

A Weeks Proceedings In the Halls Of
congress-Important Measures Dis
cussed and Acted Upon-An Impair
tiai Resume Of the Business.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28

InVftatfoue 20 I'm mfGrant0.
\ Some fifteen large land owners In the
upper Sacramento Valley are pressing to
sempletiSn . big colonization scheme. II
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28

of S1II ,30l.C, savings deposits an IN
crease of $14O,59O.5S; total deposits an
increase of $S1 ,4S4.12.
Rev. p. w. Mosher, rector of st. Paul's
Episcopal Church, Muskegon. was very
much surprised pastor when he opened his
| mail Tuesday. In one of the envelopes
was a check for $3.50, bearing the sigma
| ture of VIM. q. Low. brother of President
Low of Columbia University. Some time
ago he wrote to the American church
building commission of the Episcopal
Church for $3.50 to raise the debt standing
against st. Luke's mission, which he has
been gradually reducing. The commits.
sion replied that it could not spare the
funds and with resignation he took up
| the old grind. In the letter which accom-.
panied the check Mr. Low, who is a New
York lawyer, said he had learned with re-
greet of the commissions inability to help
| the mission. and If the pastor would accept
his check he would be pleased. The check
found its way into the bank and letter
of thanks went east Immediately. The
mission is now free except $40.
At Flint, Harry Hoagland was found
lying across the bed in an unconscious
condition and the room full of gas. Ply
sicians were quickly summoned, but he
could not be resuscitated. 1t is thought
that in fit of dependency he turned on
the gas. sU
William Kroupa, of Traverse City, went
hunting. When ii came near night he dis
covered that he was lost IL the woods. He
climbed large tree to get a view of his
surroundings and in attempting to de-
scend fell thirty feet, spraining a shoulder
and breaking several ribs, but he found
out where he was.
About 300 people attended mass meet
ing Mt Ann Arbor under the auspices Of
the woman's Christian Temperance I'M
ion, to consider the question of extending
relief to the suffering people of Armenia
Stirring resolutions were adopted and
$16O collected for the Armenian relief.
Two well-dressed young men who gave
their names as Roland Reed and Fred
Smith, claiming Detroit as their home,
were In Battle Greek without money and
wanted to get a shelter from the storm,
and so they walked up to a grocery store
and each took ham from the display Of
goods in front and walked away. They
allowed the police to overtake them. They
got sixty days each in jail
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-07
Blenheim Palace.

The late Duke of Marlborough, in allud-
ing to the size Of Blenheim palace, used to
say by way of a joke that 1t was the only
residence in Europe which required $500
worth Of putty year to keep the window
panes In order.
Money went good deal further in the
last century than IL does now. Conse-
quently, when tho house Of commons vot-
ed a300, 600 to build the first duke resi-
dence there presently sprang up an edifice
34S feet long and with IN interior so vast
that when government messenger once
came posthaste there to the late Lord
Randolph Churchill, during one Of his
visits, with q dispatch, 1t was over half an
hour before his lordship-who for exercise
had been exploring the place, with Its 10
stalrcases-was found.
The last time It was repaired the late
duke was obliged to apply to parliament
for permission to sell the pictures and IL
brary to pay tho bills, which amounted to
more than q million and q half. 1t Is
therefore not surprising that, although the
estate yielded 100000 year. the expenses
Of keeping up this prcposterous residence
kept the duko poor man. Altogether
everything about Blenheim is grotesquely
large. Some Of the pictures are 20 feet
square. The statue of the great duke near
the big lake Of geo acres Ia 1873 feet high
and cost $50, ,000.-Pearson's Weekly.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-07
A Horrible Example.

A small Washington girl is very ingen
ious and shares the aversion peculiar to heI
age of being made presentable for the aft
ernoon. She had, with great reluctance
relinquished her play and gone with hel
nurse from the room. In u few minutes
her voice was heard outside the door beg
ging the nurse to return for and accom-
pany her back to her mothers presence.
"It won't take minute" she said
"and know my mother won't be angry
because 1t is something you ought to know
about"
what Is wanted'" inquired the moth
er, opening the door.
"If you please" said tho nurse, "sht
wouldn't have 1t any other way than that
should come back and SEQ you"
what forf''
ITO have you tell me story"
II didn't want her to tako my word foi
It," interrupted the little girl. IL want
you to tell her the story father read out OF
tho paper about an intoxicated gentleman
who wouldn't listen to tho advice of his
friends and who was finally drowned In
his bathtub. Nurse won't believe that
there In any danger In my being washed
and dressed SO much. ."-Washington Star.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-07

II believe that there should be some
kind Of a university or night school to
teach men how to buy lots and build
houses" declared a citizen who Is finally
settled in his new home "More than
that, there should be law making this
kind Of an education compulsory, and q
searching examination before any one be
given license to spend his money In land
and building.
"I've been through II, and I'm talking
BY the card. After had purchased my lot
was jumped on for some back taxes, hnh
to settle with an heir that hadn't joined
In the deed and pay paving assessment.
was advised by a friend that my best
scheme was to make separate contract
for each kind of work to be done, and
then be on hand as much as possible to see
that nothing was neglected. The result
was that ! lost a whole summer, took care
Of two or three rows day, listened to ex-
pensive suggestions, and In the end paid
out 81 900 more than my most liberal cal
culation had provided for. Then WASH t
nearly as well satisfied as with my orig
inal plans.
"While the moving vans were unload
ing at the door, my wife was bustling
about In one Of woman's most delightful
occupations, and the children were rolling
under the trees dn the back yard, along
came a man who called me aside and in
formed me that had built on his lot.
"As was not armed he escaped with
his life, and we called each other names
across the street till cooled down suffi-
ciently to hold peaceful parley. He was
right. My pretty new house adorned his
lot. was a squatter. He had me just
because had carelessly ignored the alb
stract man and the surveyor. / would
have heard from him sooner, but he had
been away. He was white and gave me a
deed to the lot in exchange for decd to
the next lot, which had really purchased. I"
Detroit Free Press.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-07

"Bishop Ryle has very we'll likened faith
to q root whose flower Is assurance
writes Evangelist Dwight L. Moody In
The Ladies' Homo Journal. "To have the
latter, he says, cit is necessary that there
must first be the hidden source Of faith.
Faith Is the simplest and most universal
experience in tho world. Call 1t by what.
ever name you may, confidence, trust or
belief, it is inseparable from the human
race. The first sign of dawning intelli-
gence in the mind Is the exercise Of the
infants faith toward those it knows and
its fear toward those it does not know.
We cannot even remember when we first
began to have faith.
"Faith Is the foundation of business.
1t Is an essential asset to every bank and
mercantile house in existence. Many q
thriving business and successful enterprise
has been carried through dark days of re.
verse on no other capital, and without
such capital the markets Of the world
would soon come to standstill. I have
have known men whose ruin has been
brought about by some little insinuation
relative to their credit, the business equiv.
alant for trustworthincss. The loss Of pub.
lie faith has brought the darkest reverses
to the richest of corporations, and even ma.
tions have felt the ruin which 1t entails.
"Faith is tho bond which holds family
with family. If once this bond is dis.
solved, there would exist state of barba.
rism and anarchy like that which marked
the close Of tho eighteenth century In
Paris. With every ono distressing hs-
ncighbor and fearing his nearest frienda
progress 10 impossible, civilization incon.
Ceiyablc.n
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-07

In the good cid days when the Dutch
were supreme Ii tho administration of the
affairs of New Amsterdam everybody
knew everybody else, and 1t mattercd lit.
tie how proper names were spelled. Mod.
ern lawyers and civil service rcformers
would bo shocked mt the photographed
freedom of tho clerks OF the burgomaster' s
court OF those times. Here Is sample
case taken from the old Dutch records now
being translated by Mr.. Fernow, In which
tho namo of plaintiff is spelled five dif.
ferent ways:
In a case before the court in 1866 Jan
"Hackins" Is n complainant against the
inspector OF tobacco, who has certified to
Jan "Hockins" that the tobacco was good.
The inspector says In his defonse that he
inspected tho tobacco at tho request Of
Jan "Haeckins" on Juno 90, and aforo-
said "Hagins" kept the barrol Of tobacco
until tho 80th without finding out that It
was bad. Thon Jan "Hakins" has some
thing elso 20 shy In tho case. New York
Sun.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-07

An Ingsnioss Russ to Keep . Restless
Woman Still.


Among tho moro prominent members Of
the medical fraternity OF Chicago Ii a ply
sician who Is renowned much more for
his professional skill than for his control
of his own nerves or temper. In fact, his
confrcres laughingly remark that no is
able 10 control other people rather better
than he IN himself.
Among the regular patients Of tho doc
tor II an elderly lady who Is something Of
, hypochondIiac, ard who, though che is
more or less of an invalid, constantly
lmagines herself TO bc I'm much worse
condition than she really In. A few days
ago the doctor was sent for posthaste and
expected, from the urgency of tho sum-
mons, to find her extremely Ill He was
somewhat disgusted when he found that
she was In her usual condition, and when
no incautiously intimated that he did not
think her condition materially changed
since he last saw bcr his patient launched
into q recital Of her woes, together with
numerous now symptoms which she had
discovered, which seemed almost endless.
The disciple of Esculapius was compelled
70 proloDg his visit until he was decidedly
iDconvepienced by tho delay. He finally
madc his prescription and loft the house,
promising TO return the next day.
AZ soon 90 he called the second time the
lAdy commenced telling her numerous
physical troubles. The doctor had an I'm
portant appointment TO keep In . half
hour and finally became distressingly
nervous over the prospect, when happy
thought struck him. Drawing from his
pocket one Of the little thermometer
which physicians use TO test temperature
with, he said:
mrs. -, I wish TO test your tempera.
ture Will you be 10 kind a. TO hold this
In your mouth for minuter'
The lady did as directed, and while sh<
was rendered incapable of conversation BY
reason Of tho impediment In her mouth
the doctor felt her pulse and made out hil
prescription. He then removed the ther
mometer and left, having saved Q great
deal Of time by the use. The Same thing
was repeated for three days, when finally
the invalid's daughter asked him anx
iously:
"Do you think mamma IL going to have
| q fevorf''
"No," replied the doctor. "She~make'
me nervous with her talking, and want
ed little quiet
The daughter straightway told her moth
| er Of the circumstance, and after stormy
| interview the physician was paid of ant
| dismissed. At last accounts the invalit
had secured doctor who, while he ma,
not be the equal of the first In medica
skill, Is not made nervous by her endles
chatter. Chicago Chronicle.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-07
FEMALE SPIES.
How They Obtain Military Information
For the German Officials.

How They Obtain Military Information
For the German Officials.
Germany takes great interest in the
entire military organization OF France,
and, of course, as an ally Of Italy the AL
pine frontier Is source OF anxiety to her.
The Italians who act as spies on this from
tier are women employed In the towns ad.
joining the frontier.
The task Of the women in this business
II to make people talk. Indiscretions
sometimes form the most excellent means
of information for the bureau of statistics
of foreign armies. Let Us examine some
that might easily be committed involun
tarily by the best Of patriots.
Near fort stranger, walking by the
side Of an artilleryman, will say to him;
"You seem tired, my friepdf"
"Oh, no."
"But they have just sent convoy OF
shells"
"Oh, no, not yet. But very soon we are
going to have them"
"Indeedl''
"Oh, yes. They have changed our muni
tions from such model to such a model. u
Farther on 1nan might easily give the
amount of munitions, and that is suffi.
cient for the spy. She reports that such q
fort is furnished with a certain model OF
munitions in such q quantity.
Again, at an evening party. for exam
pie, conversation is carried on.
"It is long time since / saw you, my
DEAR
"Oh, we have had very hard work late
~, functions with such and such regi
ment and the renewal Of certain material. u
All these Indications are very interest
ing for power that is burning for knowl
edge in regard to the smallest details con
cerning the French army and the exact
value of it's different officers.
In addition to all this, the women who
are in the spying service and whose prin
cipal role consists in informing Germany
In reference to the moral value of the
troops are equal to their mission, thanks
to acquaintances that they are able tc
make and keep up continually.
Women are also instructed to embrace
every possible opportunity of searching
the pockets of the officers with whom they
firt.-Pearson's Weekly.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-07

Tbs csest IL the Truc Eadge cf Chivalry !
and Mobility.


Tho real meaning Of crest seems quito
obscure to many people. Tho crest is, In
fnct, simply the ornament on tho top Of
the helmet worn by n commander, and IN
10 distinguish him In tho confusion Of bat-
tic. The jDnnno IL tho covering OF tho
helmet, and IN as inappropriate as the
srcst for ladies' use, excepting only per-
sons who use IL ns robe Of estate. Hell
NETS arc Of five kinds, varying according
To rank. Tie crest IL always, unless espc-
oiaIly stated otherwise, placed upon a
wreath upon the top OF the helmet and is
always painted thus. The crest was In
use long before srmorial bearings were,
and IL the true mark Of chivalry and no.
bility.
Achievements, shield of arms, escutch-
con and coat Of arms ure one and the same,
although achievements IL usually applied
20 "those funeral escutcbeons which being
placed upon tho fronts of houses or else-
whore cot forth the rank and circumstance
Of the deceased A mans coat of arms
n always painted upon shield, with sup
porters and crest, II entitled to crest. A
coat Of arms was - habit worn by the
ancient knights over their armor, both in
battles and tournaments, upon which wsS
applied the armories Of the knights, en-
br0idered In sold and silver and cnamslod
with beaten tin, ooiored black, green, red
and blue, whence the rule ever to apply
color on color, or metal on metal"
The achievements of married women are
arranged precisely as are their husbands,
without the helmet, crest, mantle or motto
the ground always painted black under The
wifs's and white under the husbands.
6pinsters' and widows arms must slway'
be painted upon lozengs. "Tbe achieve
ments Of widows differ from wives in two
respects-the escutoheon 10 lozenge shapet
and the ground is entirely black. The
arms should be enoircled- by . silver cor
don."
This Gordon 10 the badge Of widowhood
and, Of course, should never be used b,
unmarried women, though some outsid'
make the mistake Of painting II aroupt
ths arms Of spinsters. "Shells, cherubiar
heads and knots or bows Of ribbon are Of
ten placed about the arms Of womef
whether spinsters, wives or widows"
II an unmarried woman is peeress, hel
"supporters' robe of estate and coronet'
may be added to her arms.
There are now nine different crowns o.
coronets used In England, flower -de-luce
strawberry leaves and balls forming thei
varying ornamentation, according to th
varying ranks. Our American Duchess O
Marlborough Is entitled to her coronet, bu
she may not use o crest. Philadelphia
Times.