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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
Insuring His Neighbors' Crops.

An interesting little story comes from
North Carolina. Along the banks Of
the Cape Fear river are lowlands, be-
hind which lies a higher level, or
bench. The lowlands are subject to
more or less frequent overflow by
freshets, which are destructive to crops
planted thereon. A number of years
ago farmer, resident in the vicinity
made very comfortable sum of money
by insuring his neighbors' crops
against these freshets. His unvarying
success as an insurer was for many
years profound mystery to the people
of the region. In earlier days his read
ing of the future would have stamped
him as dealer in the black art. Yet
his information came from no occult
source. Observations had shown him
that a certain species of wasp, which
built it's home in the ground, built
some years on the lowlands, and other
years upon the higher level. Expert
ence taught him that when the wasps
built on the lowlands there were no
freshets, and when they built on the
higher ground, the lower would. some
time during the season. be submerged.
The man had simply noted an instance
of that little understood prescience
manifested by certain insects and ami
mails, a better knowledge of which
might even be of service to our nation
al weather bureau. 1t was only at his
death that he revealed his secret.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
WORTH WHILE.

Ills easy enough to be pleasant
When life flows along like song;
But the. man worth while Is the one
who will smile
When everything goes dead wrong.
For the test of the heart is trouble.
And 1t always comes with the years.
And the smile that is worth the praise
of earth
Is the smile that comes through
tears.
II Is easy enough to be prudent
When nothing Temps you to stray;
When without or within no voice OF
sin
Is Turing your soul away.
But it's only a negative virtue
Until 1t is tried by fire,
And the life that is worth The honor OF
earth
Is the one that resists desire.
BY the cynic, the sad. the fallen,
40 had no strength for the strife.
The worlds pathway is numbered to-
day;
They make up tie item of .4ie.
But Tue virtue tnat conquers passion,
And the sorrow that hides In
smile
It is these that are worth the homage
of earth.
For we find them but once in while.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
BREEDING LOBSTERS.
How the Supply is kent up on the New
England Coast.

England Coast.
One ten-inch lobster will produce
about 1000 eggs, and an eighteen-inch
one will yield about $4,000 eggs. When
a female lobster is caught early in the
spring she is stripped of her eggs and
allowed to return to her native ele-
ment. The eggs are then put into Nc
Donald Matching jars, where they are
kept under the conditions essential to
their growth. A constant stream of
pure sea water, heated to the proper
temperature, is forced into the jar, and
as this comes in with considerable
force, it keers the eggs bobbing up and
down. The water passes through the
top into tank or other jars. The
eggs are heavy and have a tendency to
sink to the bottom, and it is only the
force of the water that keeps them well
stirred up. When the young Holsters
hatch out, they float upwards and are
carried by the water into another ves-
sci.
The young Holsters are very small
at first and swim about near the sur
face Of the water in large colonies. AS
they increase in size and weight, how
ever, they gradually subside and sport
around less in the sunlight. In time
they crawl around on the bottom al
most entirely, eating the dead fish fed
to them. At this age they can slip
through the sides of the lobster-pots,
and fishermen rarely see them.
When the Holsters are large enough
and the season far enough advanced,
they are turned loose in the bays and
coves along the coast. AS they are
protected by law from the fishermen
until they are over ten inches in
length, they have only the ordinary
enemies of the sea to encounter. The
greatest danger is from their own race
and blood. mother lobster does not
hesitate to eat her young ones when
they get old enough to crawl about. An
old lobster considers a young one
special delicacy, and it is only the SUI
perior agility of the little fellows that
prevents them from being devoured by
the thousands Even as matters stand
a good percentage of them fall prey to
their older kindred. When they can
not catch young Holsters, the old ones
live on clans, fish and other food.
Although the lobster hatchery is To-
Gated at Woods Holl Mass. the eggs
can be and are shipped to various
points along the coast Through years
of careful experiment, the experts
have found it possible to handle and
ship the eggs with impunity. They arc
carefully packed and sent by express
long distances, arriving in good condi-
tion.-New York Post.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

q moment the coat was consnmeda but
we had held our own while It lasted.
and feeling somewhat encouraged by
our momentary success threw In my
cap. while Fisk went me one better by
following suit with his coat and over
alls. This we did not a moment too
soon. however. for as the fire died down
the sheriff had begun to gain again,
but as soon as the flre blazed up we be-
gan to make steam rapidly once more
and the sheriff barely held his own
with us now.
The coat and overalls did not last
long and l saw that something more
must 80 to keep up the fire, for we we're
beginning to lose ground-with Mis-
souri, half mile away straight lahead.
took another quick look back at our
pursuers; they were still coming at
headlong gallop. opened the fire box
and looked in--the fire was almost
gone now-not handful of embers re-
NAMED. Then, without a moments
hesitation, slipped of my own over
alls, showed them into the furnace and
SHUT luc uooi. Dy tucoc ucIoiC moduo
we managed to keep just enough steam
to keep in motion little-just out of
the sheriff's reach-until we at last
crawled slowly over the line into Mis-
souri,, the sheriff and his party within
$50 yards of us as we did so, our engine
barely moving as we slipped out of
Kansas into Missouri and came to a
dead stop just beyond the border line.
We never saw anything more of our
third ner-Gleason-and all that
autumn we continued to thresh in Mis-
souri,, and being quite satisfied with
our investment, we gave UP the idea of
going further westward, and ran the
Comic successfully for several seasons
before we finally sold Washington
Star
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

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particularly troublssome people. haA
attacked several towns In the Lagos
territory. News reached the resident
British oflcer at Odo Otin that . town
ON the opposite side Of the river was
threatened and needed assistance. The
ofIicer dispatched force Of forty
Houssa troops with sergeant. The
Ilorins, who were very numerous. at
tackled the place. The small British
force met and defeated them at all
points. The Ilorins fed and left about
200 killed. They were armed chiefly
with bows and arrows. Not one Of the
British received the slightest injury.
The HORNS then sent messengers to
Bida for the king Of that place to send
some of his soldiers to assist the Ilo-
rims in another attack on the British,
but the messengers learned that Bida
had been taken by the Niger Com
pany's forces and then the HORNS re-
treated In body to their own town.
The Houssas had no Mains with them,
but did their work with rifles and some
rockets.
Chicago has a Bureau of Justice,
whose three objects are to assist In Sc
curing protection against injustice for
those who are unable to protect them
selves; to take cognizance OF the
workings of existing laws and methods
of procedure, and to suggest improve
ments; and to propose new and better
laws, and to make efforts toward se-
curing their enforcement. In its oper-
ations the Bureau is largely one of me-
diation and Cancellation. OF the 34,745
cases handled in the nine years OF its
existence 32,438 were adjusted without
resort to an action of law. Last year
only 167 cases out of 1864 were taken
into court. OF wage claims under the
lien law the Bureau had forty-five
cases and 308 other wage claims for ad-
justLs ent. The amount of money col
lected on wage claims and other money
claims was 1888, the average claim
amounting to $14.25. or the different
questions arising out of the relation OF
employer and employe, other than
wage claims, 1892 were taken to the
Bureau for adjustment and the records
show that more has been effected by
mediation than by mere interference.
The Bureau adjusted 1853 cases in
which personal property was wrong
fully taken and detained. In the mat
ter of executions threatened 1t was able
to tide over the temporary extremities
of a large number of clients and pre-
serve the home in fifty-one instances.
In the matter of investigation and
prosecution of crime the Bureau had
seventy-five cases presented to it, and
successfully prosecuted sixty-one cases
of fraud and imposition.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
CRUEL KING OF BENIN.

A writer In the London Standard
thus describes an interview with the
cruel monarch of Benin:
Being at last informed that the king
was ready, we were led through gate
way into what suppose was his house.
1t was of the same shape as the other
Benin houses, only larger and loftier.
A number of natives were assembled
in the first half or court, but we were
ushered into a second, into the kings
presence. The scene which met our
view was weird and bizarre enough
to be described by Rider Haggard. The
hall wa, of considerable size and
height, and the roof was open. as usual.
There was large well or bath in the
centre of the floor to catch the water
from the roof. At first, in the hazy
light of the smoky, palm oil cressets,
we only noticed large hall, with peo-
pie crowding around it, But as we
looked up the length of the hall we saw
the king standing on a raised step with
his arms supported by members of his
court. On his right, along the hall,
were arranged the personal attendants
of his household. None of these were
allowed to wear SO much as a waist
cloth. but all had necklaces of Benin
coral and agate.
On his left were the nobility of his
court, their costumes of silk and cot
ton skirts padded out to look big, and
the upper part of their bodies bare.
save for many necklaces of coral and
agate.
Right in front of the king was a
"juju" altar, composed of some white
looking compound, the top studded
with nail-like protuberances. In the
centre of these, and smeared with red,
which we took to be blood, but found
to be palm oil, was human skull,
looking CHASTITY in the dim light. On
one side of the altar, painted on the
to this we were led, but told not to go
beyond. Behind us were ranged our
Kroo-boys and the profanum vulgus,
which had entered with us. Our in
terpreter stood beside us, but did not
address the king directly. He COM
municated with the four messengers,
who passed on his speech to one of the
big men, and the latter told it to the
king.
His majesty was dressed in a cloth
of gold tinsel, and covered with coral
necklaces. He was man Of about
thirty, with an intelligent, or, rather,
amiable, face. Certainly to look at
him no one would suppose him cap
able of slaughtering some hundreds of
people as a sacrifice to the shades of
his father. He was very pressing for
us to stay in his town, and said he had
many things to show us and talk
about. He wanted to know the truth
of the statement that Mamma was stop
ping the trading and grasping every
thing into his own hands. We told
him that we were forbidden by the big
queen to carry tales, or make mischief
among the natives. Finally we con-
scented to stop over the morrow, when
he promised to see us more privately,
and then retired, leaving us to be re-
galed with the tombo.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

An ingenious invention for raising
sunken wrecks, which has just been
invented by Felix Gaillard, French
man of Bordeaux, is beginning to at
tract considerable attention in the
marine world as we'll as among wreck
ers and divers.
The apparatus consists of simply a
number of waterproof bags made in
the shape of huge cylinders or pipes,
long tubes which connect these bags
with powerful air pump, and some
stout pieces of canvas and chains.
The air pumps used in this wrecking
machine are much more powerful than
the ordinary kind and are carried in the
stern of stanch oceangoing tugs.
With the canvas the diver patches
the holes as tightly as possible. and
at the same time opens all the matches
of the sunken ship. That much being
accomplished, the next step is to make
fast to the hull in the securest possible
manner a large number of air-tight,
cylindrical bags. These are sent down
to the diver, who with chains binds
them along the keel on either side.
Az the bags gradually fill with air un-
der the influence of the powerful pres
sure from above they exert lifting
power on the hull which is not to be
resisted. Gradually the huge frame is
completely turned over and eventually
rests on the bottom upside down.
Meantime the large main pipes. which
were first made fast inside the hull,
have not been idle, and as the powerful
and steady current of air is forced
through them into the hull the water
is gradually forced out, and light buoy
ant air takes the place of the heavier
water. As the air pressure increases
the hull becomes lighter and rises to
the surface.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

~ OSB 0oD1u0oo OOU0 ~ t30 IUt0SU04Y1IIy
a Trading In Them.
NotwithstAndIng the reduction In the
price Of eggs. and the almost unlimited
supply Of them In all countries that
have developed their agricultural re-
sources. II II p fact that the trade In
eggs. their exportation from one coun-
try to another. has become a large
item Of international commerce, e.
most recent figures show. The case Of
Denmark n I'm point. Denmark's trade
in eggs with foreign countries, chiefly
with England and Scotland, has grown
enormously. Twenty years ago tho
annual Danish export of eggs was 60O,-
900; now 1t II reckoned at 10000, 900.
In the same period the importation Of
eggs into England has increased ten
fold, but only a part of the whole num-
Der comes from Denmark, the two other
exporting countries from which Eng
land draws its supplies being Holland
and France. France exports to other
countries 600,0O0,0 900 eggs in year
and Italy exports SOC. 900 eggs in a
year, chiefly to Austria and Germany.
lie udTyuou III tue Ouileu OtdteS
depend chiefly on the enormous home
market, and they have rivals in the
export of American eggs in the Cana
dams, canada ranking next to France
and It. v and ahead of Denmark and
Holland as an egg-exporting country.
Canada exports to other countries 300,-
900 900 eggs In year. For the fiscal
year of 1895 the Treasury figures give
as the total exports of American eggs
to foreign countries Isl 900 dozen,
which is equivalent to 1,812,000 eggs.
In the fiscal year 1896, however, the
total expectations of American eggs
increased to $4,000 dozen, or $4,000
eggs, little more than twice as much.
The export figures for this year indi-
cate a still further increase, and
market for American eggs Is likely,
therefore, to be secured In what the
political campaign orators are accus-
toned to call, somewhat vaguely, the
near future.
1t is a somewhat curious fact, that
the weight of eggs is materially larger
in Northern than in Southern climates.
Canadian eggs, for instance, are heav-
Ter than those shipped from the United
States, and eggs in the Northern States
of this country are heavier than those
from the South.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
A Noteworthy Catherine.

There recently occurred a noteworthy
gathering in Skowhegan, Me. There
we're present John Turner, aged So
years, and it really was his party;
among the boys and girls invited were
J. H. Bigelow, 80 years; c. T. Ben
son, SO; John Turner, So; s. d. Arnold.
80; Michael Keef. IS: s. A. Patten.
rs; Isaac Dyer, 76; G. X. Turner, 76:
David Horn. IS; aggregate of ages. 72G
years; average age. 80 1-2 years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
An Automatic Singer.

An Automatic Singer" was exhi-
bited to the editorial star of Paris
newspaper. The apparatus is in the
form Of tripod, on the top Of which Is
a machine smaller than the phono-
graph, into which the cylinders are
put. The sound is transmitted by
highly perfected boards to metallic
trumpet, and It Is stated that the voice
can be heard 220 yards on.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

on with shouts and free use Of the
whip. The light vehicle. swayed and
plunged about from side to side as the
horse broke into headlong gallop,
while the two men hung desperately on
as the horse plunged frantically for
ward, still urged by the whip and the
furious shouts of the sheriff. They were
rapidly overtaking us now, and the
Comic was lost unless we could manage
in some way to keep up the steam few
moments longer. 1 looked back and
saw that the sheriff was still coming
and was now within 100 yards of us
and still gaining on us at the rate we
were moving. He saw me as glanced
back, and he began to shout something
at me, but the engine made so much
noise that l was unable to understand
what it was that he said, but l could
guess almost, for / could see the look
of exultant satisfaction in his face and
hear him laugh as we began to slack
down and almost stand still-the fire
in the furnace having died down to a
few smouldering embers. They were
now almost within speaking distance
and still coming nearer every moment.
could plainly hear the labored breath
ing of the sheriffs exhausted horse,
and l knew that he could not go much
further at that speed, and then heard
the sheriff shout tauntingly: Hold on
you can't get away now. We've got
you all right"
This was almost too much--especial-
ly with neutral ground not a mile
ahead. and then with grim determin-
alton that would make another effort
to save the Comic in spite of them all,
pulled OF my heavy wooden coat, and,
pouring what oil there was left in the
can on 1t and saturating 1t thoroughly,
/ opened the fire box and showed it
quietly into the furnace among the
smoldering Goals.
In another moment II blazed furious
ly up and we began to increase our fast
diminishing speed trifle. The sheriff
was now near enough to see plainly
what was doing. and as we began to
gain Roadway little he began to curse
and swing the whip more furlously
than ever upon his plunging horse. In
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-09
CUATEMALAN REVOLUTION.
Advices Received State Hostilitics
Arc at an End.
BETTER CLASSES BEHIND BARRIOS
The stcamshtp China Granted the
Right to Fly the Hawaiian Flag.
A Loan OHered to Brasil.

San Francisco. October s.--Consul Gen.
eral Carroll received dispatch today to
the effect that the revolution in Guatemala
was at an end.
lsidore Schwartz OF the Arm of Schwarts
Brothers. the mercantile agents OF the
Guatemaien government. in an interview,
eaid: las matter OF fact the late reyo.
luton In Guatemala was led by Samuel
Fuentes, brother-in-law of General Bar
rios, and not Prospero as the world has
been made to believe AS l have always
argued, the better classes were behind
Barrios and with a we'll organized and
otherwise superior military force he has
not been long In putting to rout his po-
litical enemies. The rainy condition OF the
weather caused much time to be consumed
in reaching Morales army, but when he
did meet 1t, Morales retired as he has Just
done at Quesanterego. l regard BarrIos
victory as most completes one and pre-
dict that peace will be entirely restored
within few days, for many people are
for peace and are satisficu with the Bar
rios administration, Notwithstanding all
reports to the contrary that have been re-
ceived."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-09
Tbe Atkinson Trinl.

Chenille. W. Va, October s-in the
Atkinson trial various letters written by
Mrs. Atkinson to Mr.. Stalker were read
TO the jury. In these letters Mrs. Atkinson
asserts that Owens had paid for his iand.
These letters show dates subsequent 10
that Of the receipts VIM. Workman testi-
hed this morning that Mrs. Atkinson ABOUT
two years ago proposed to sell him lanu
belonging 10 the Camden estate and wrote
and delivered to him receipts for the pur-
chase money, dating the receipts back 70
tins prior to Judge camdens death inis
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-09
-------------------~.
THE HAWAIIAN FLAG.
The Steamship China AdJuiged tn.
Privilege to Fly 1t.

The Steamship China AdJudged the
Privilege to Fly II.
San Francisco, October S.--The steam
ship China arrived here today from Hong
Kong, via Honolulu with the following
Hawaiian advice under date Of the I'd inst. /:
Honolulu, October 1.-The steamer China
brought word that Councillor Akiyama of
the Japanese foreign office attempted sui
eide at Yokohama on September 9. At last
accounts he was in a critical state. Aki-
yama arrived here last May to assist Min
ster Shimmamura in handling the Japan
ese immigration matter. He proved to be
a bright young man OF considerable expe-
rience In diplomatic work. He was ordered
home In July and the impression got
abroad at the time that he failed to accom-
pish what was expected Of him by his
government and that he had gone home In
disgrace. At any rate prior to his depart.
ure the matter had been taken entirely out
of his hands.
The decision OF the lower court In the
case OF the steamship China has been az
tirmed. This gives her the>right to fly the
Hawaiian flag.
Senator Morgan OF Alabama addressed a
large number of natives on September 20.
He spoke Of the benefits OF annexation.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-09
ANOTHER RAPE FIEND.
Little Negro Girl the Victim of the
Ravisher This Time.

Brookshire. Texas October S.-A few
nights ago a little colored girl, years
old, living near here. was caught and
ravished and terribly lacerated by a grown
negro man. whose name she gave. Officers
Immediately went in search OF the offender
and Deputies Waller and Viles succeeded
in overtakng him. but after lively chase
and several shots he managed to dodge
the officers. A diligent search was imme-
diately instituted. Sheriff Lipscomb. from
Hampstead, arrived last night and his
posse are making a thorough search. The
sheriff told the reporter that he expected
a capture before tho night passed away
and that he had no fears of lynching.
Many CT the colored people are very much
excited about 1t and many OF the white
people are free to express their opinion,
but no talk OF Judge Lynch as far as the
reporter could ascertain.
Last night Tom Ccstelow. negro, who
had been arrested for theft OF buggy,
made his escape from Deputy Sherin Joles
by slipping off the chain from his ankle.