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NEARLY OUT OF MEAT.
Shortage of Reef Cattle Approachin
Famine in the West.

Shortage of Reef Cattle Approaching
a Famine in the West.
Strange as 1t may seem, the country ly-
ing west Of the corn States is just now
confronted with the probabilities of a beef
famine. The reason for this is the short
age of beef cattle in the West. All Of last
year and so far this year the demand for
cattle to eat corn in the States east of
Colorado and the big prices offered, has
tempted the cattle men TO sell everything
fit to go, and in the Western country to-
day, from which Denver usually draws
its supply of beef cattle, there are not
enough fat cattle to supply the local butch
ers' demands. '''~'ta e..+-
Colorado is not the only State suffer
ing for beef cattle. AS far west as the
Pacific coast the same situation exists.
California has usually drawn its beef sup
ply from home, Nevada and Arizona. Last
year Eastern California and Nevada were
practically denuded OF cattle by specula-
tors, who bought them for more than beef
buyers were willing to give and shipped
them out of the country. The recent
drought on the coast has left the Califor-
MIA cattle in bad shape, and the coast is
now drawing almost its total supply from
the Salt river valley in Arizona, and the
supply there is limited. Up in Oregon
and Washington the same condition ex-
lists. In Western Colorado there are a
few cattle on feed and some are left in
Wyoming, but they are held at such prices
that the Denver packers cannot reach
thenn
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10

A Washington correspondent has out
lined very clearly the plan of the Dem
ocratic authorities, Of the Populists and
Of the silver Republicans to fuse In the
coming Congressional elections. To be-
come all Bryanites, In other words to
devote themselves to the single cause of
Bryanism--a term which we should
not desire to use extensively, but to de-
note the new doctrines which have
taken possession of the Democratic
party. There have now been issued to
the voters Of the. country. the addresses
of Chairman Jones to the Democrats, Of
Chairman Butler to the Populists, and
of Chairman Towne to the Silver Re-
publicans. They all dwell upon the i'm
portance-to their various organiza-
lions and to the success of their various
parties, of course-of beginning right
away to effect fusion In the various
Congressional districts where there Is
going to be this fall fighting chance.
And we can say truthfully, and 1t Is
what we want to say, that they have a
fighting chance in many, many dis
tricts. Where 1t seems most likely to
be successful to run Democrat these
fusionists will run Democrat; where
the opportunities are best for Popu-
list or Silver Republican, these re-
spectively will be nominated. The fu-
sionists are looking for the large end Of
the political cornucopia. Further, they
hope distinctly that such an alliance of
anti-Republican forces will be formed
in '9S that It will be a broad enough
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
.Patriotisn and style:

In a recent issue OF the Washington
Post, Mr.. Il. NJ. Barnett, the represen-
tativc OF London exporting firm, Is
quoted as saying:
There win always be demand for SUI
perior lines of merchandise of every de-
scription from the old country. My house
makes a speciality of fine arts, and our
trade with the United States Is very sat
isfactory. The firms that send over high
priced woolens are doing splendid busi-
ness. They make clothes SO much better
and finer than they can be produced In
America, for climatic reasons, that men
who will wear only the best clothing can
not be satisfied with anything that is not
imported. There is no sort of tariff
law that your Congress can frame thar
will shut us out of your markets.
1t is a melancholy fact that a large
number Of well-dressed American men
Cannot be satisfied with anything
that Is not imported" They seem un-
able to dispel the illusion that IL you
want the best you must go to Europe
for II. They have not learned, and 1t
Is difficult 10 convince them, that the
time mas passed when America must
depend upon foreign looms for Its high
grade woolens, and that some OF the
finest fabrics produced anywhere in the
world are being woven to-day In Amer
.can WOODEN mills.
The cloth used in the inauguration
suits OF President Mckinley and Vice
President Hobart was woven in Con-
.lecticut, and Is pronounced by experts
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
UNCLE SANS LAND FORCES.
Ten Millions of Men Could Be Mus
tered to Fight the Spaniards.

Ten Millions of Men Could Be Mus
tered to Fight the Spaniards.
While war with Spain would undoubt-
edly be, in a large measure, a naval con-
flict, it might extend to the land. Butcher
Weyler appears to think that the Spanish
warships would quickly sweep the whole
American navy from the seas, and that
he or some other general would land an
army and march victoriously to the ma
tional capital and there dictate terms OF
peace. The Spanish people all seem to
think that our navy out Of the way, the
rest will be dead easy because the United
States has no standing army to speak OF.
The Spaniards never made a greater mis-
take in oil their lives.
This country has standing army-not
the $4,000 regulars alone, but the 114,262
national guardsmen kept organized and
equipped by the several States. Or these
guardsmen Alabama maintains lass OH
GERS and men; Arkansas, 1920; Califor-
mia, 5000; Colorado. 1,056; Connecticut,
2,739; Delaware, ASS; Florida, LISA
Georgia, ALSO; Idaho, sos; Illinois, $50;
Indiana, 2,S75; Iowa, 2,479; Kansas, l.
1858; Kentucky, 1871; Louisiana, 1888;
Maine, 1,S45; Maryland, 1,725; Massa-
CHuSctts, hChiSuh, -'ccO' --N
sofa. 1904; Mississippi, 1875; Missouri,
2,349; Montana, G32; Nebraska, LBS;
Nevada, 36S; New Hampshire, 1905;
New Jersey. 4,207; New York. 1884;
North Carolina, 1887; North Dakota,
ACT; Ohio, 6,004; Oregon, 1,42S; Penn
sylvania. S,521; Rhode Island, 1.315;
South Carolina, 1857; South Dakota,
COG; Tennessee, 1896; Texas, 3,023; Utah,
$50; Vermont, 743; Virginia, 2,739; Wash
ington, 1877; West Virginia, 065; Wiscon-
sin, 2,711; Wyoming, 1855. From these or
ganized forces an army of $4,000 men
could quickly be assembled at any point
where the Spanish should land, and could
hold twice their number in check while
greater army was being assembled.
Where Is the greater army to come
from? The Secretary of War has just re-
ported to Congress the number of men
available for military service in each State
as follows:
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basis for all anti-Republicans to stand

basis for all anti-Republicans to stand
upon in 1900.
These facts we believe in pointing
out repeatedly in order that all who are
not anti-Republieans, that all, in short,
who are Republicans, may recognize
what they have in store, and may
range themselves in battle line accord
ingly. The free silver proposition,
which formed the chief plank of the
Chicago platform of 1896, will still be
one of the chief planks of the Bryan
fusion platform of 1900. Perhaps the
chief idea dominating that convention,
that platform, and that campaign,
however, will be the general socialistic
tendency and creed Of all the antiRe-
publicans. The Republican party has
yet two years Of good, clear power. 1t
will come out Of them with a single
honor in any Of our diplomatic entan-
clements. 1t will propose, If 1t cannot
succeed in passing, wise currency re-
form. Republican leaders had better
try hard to keep their promises; for
the people will hold them, and will
have a perfect right to hold them, as,
indeed, 1t is their duty to hold them, to
the strongest possible account The
Republican party is expected by this
country and by the nations of the
world to be signal light of American
progress. 1t must be all this or fail.
There will be plenty-Democrats, Bry-
antics. Populists, Socialists-to try to
break 1t down.-Dolgeville Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
How to Grow Asparagus.


A row of asparagus 1OO, feet long will
afford an abundapt supply for an ordin-
airy family The best way to make a
bed is to dig a trench 2 feet deep and
2 feet wide. Fill in with 10 inches Of
clean horse manure, and on this sow
mixture Of % pounds Of bone dust and
40 pounds of sulphate Of potash.
Cover with six inches of rich dirt, and
then place on this dirt two-year-old
roots, placing the roots two feet apart,
as they will thicken in rows In years to
come. Cover the roots with two or
three inches Of dirt, and after the
plants are well up and grown above
The surface fill the trench with equal
parts of well-rotted manure and rich
earth. The object OF using so much
manure is that it will be difficult to APP
ply it deep after the bed is established.
Common salt may be used on the sur
face every year. Mound the rows every
year, so that the plants will not be
grown on level, but in long hill.
Soapsuds are especially beneficial to
asparagus and celery, and when put
ting in the manure and earth Suds
should be used freely. Make a drain
by the side of the row and let all suds
flow down the drain.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
CHEAP GRAIN BINS.

able. First obtain the requisite num-
Der of dry goods or grocery boxes, all OF
the same dimensions. Place these boxes
side by side, then nail together with
wire nails long enough to reach
through and clinch. Next attach a
cover to the top Of the bin thus made,
and your work is done. OF course each
box should be of size sufficient to hold
all the grain of any one. kind that must
be kept on hand, but this need not oc-
casion any alarm, for boxes of every
size and shape mentionable can be pro-
cured at grocery and dry goods stores
for merely nominal sum.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
JAPAN MAY HAVE AWoRo TO SAY
Eight of the Mikado's Subjects Were
on Board the Maine.

The State Department has ascertained,
Mt the instance of the japanese legation,
that eight japanese were on board the
Maine at the time of the disaster. While
the avowed purpose Of the japanese lega-
tons inquiry is to assist friends and rela-
tives in identifying those lost or saved
in the disaster, it is suggested that Japan
may have something to say to Spain in
case the Maine shall be declared to have
been destroyed by an external attack.
Japan has always jealousy guarded her
citizens abroad, and might occupy the
same ground as the United States in seek
ing such redress as would be appropriate
to the case as finally established. In this
connection it was recalled that Japan's
relation to the Philippines are somewhat
analogous to eur relations to Cuba. Sim
liar inquiries came to the Navy Depart
mcnt from the German and Swedish lega-
tons, and it is expected that others will
follow. Nearly every nationality was rep
resented in the Names big crew.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
Ginsenr Culture.

Every year there is new interest in
ginseng culture, yet / have never
known nor ever heard of a man who
made any money growing 1t, outside of
those who have seed to sell. 1t Is true
that the Chinese esteem it very highly
as a medicine, and pay large prices for
1t, but these prices are quoted because
Of the scarcity of the tubers. If any
considerable increase in the available
supply We're to be put on the market
1t would result in a great reduction in
the price. When some man comes for
ward and gives evidence that he has
actually grown crop Of ginseng and
received at the rate Of from $1,000 to
$4,000 an acre for 1t there will be am
pie opportunity to go into the business.
Farmers Voice.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
A CroudIess Commercial Sky.

Commercial reports all say that fav-
orable conditions dominate trade at the
moment. Not even the Maine disaster
checked the upward course of business,
except on the New York Exchange,
where, Of course, 1t unsettled specula-
ton, as was to have been anticipated.
All the prominent staples show a hard
ening tendency and 1t Is mentioned as
noteworthy fact that compared with
week ago not single one shows a de-
cline, while some have advanced. Con-
spicuous in this latter exhibit Is the
iron and steel trade, of which II Is re-
ported that in the Central West 30 per
cent. of the pigiron furnaces are In full
blast. All over the country there Is a
marked increase In the demand for dry
goods and groceries, which indicates
the arrival of the spring call for goods.
In the South the demand for cotton,
sugar and rice is steadily growing, and
collections in this section are becoming
easier in consequence. The failures last
week were269, against 325 for the same
week last year. The bank clearings of
the country increased 52.3 per cent.
over 1897, and no important city show
ed a decrease Of any consequence.
w neat and It's dependent cereals, met
ais, notably steel billets, copper, lead
and tin. and a long line of merchandise
articles are higher In price than week
ago, and the prospects for further ad-
vance are good. Exports Of cereals
continue to increase. The shipments of
wheat, including -four, for the week
we're 1892, 744 bushels, as against 2, 120,-
600 bushels last year, 3,149,OO0 bushels
II 1896 and 1,808,O0O bushels In 1895.
The bulk Of this increase Is chargeable
to large -four exports.
1t Is interesting to note the utter fall
ure Of the Maine incident to affect our
internal or foreign trade. We go right
on buying and selling and manufactur-
ing as IL 1t had never occurred. On
Change, as well as on the street, but
little is heard about IL from the bust
ness point of view. The lesson con-
veyed by this apparent Indifference Is
in the highest degree laudatory of the
temper of the American people, the
permanence and stability Of their form
of government and their. unshakable
confidence in the nation to take care of
itself at all times and under all circum-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
Rape for Green Food.

Rape is excellent green food fow sheep,
poultry and cattle, and as 1t is hardy
plant an early crop may be seeded at
the same time that oats are sown. Sue
cessive crops of rape may be seeded ev-
cry three weeks thereafter until Au-
gust, as it Crews very. rapidly. Small
patches of rape, IL cut and fed to stock
in the barnyards, VIII provide en- enor-
nous amount Of green food. The Els.
sex, a dwarf variety, is said to be the
best by those who have experimental
largely with rape. Sheep are very par
tial to 1t and it provides. for them a
cheap scms.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10

stances against the whole world. II necs
|essary. In almost any other country q
similar occurrence would produce an
impedIate. depression of business; in
the United States 1t has not yet cause
a ripple on the smooth commercial
stream. A people of such temper and
such confidence In their power and
readiness to uphold their national honor
are unconquerable. or such mettle are
made the nations which endure when
others decay and pass into oblivion
San Francisco Call.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
Heat for Hot Houses.

The old-fashioned coal furnace with
fiue Is now out Of date for cheap and
safe production of heat for hothouses.
1t is almost always used by beginners,
because its first cost Is less. But the
coal fire is not always reliable, and the
heat can not be regulated as to preserve
an even temperature. Sooner or later
pipes with hot water will be used, and
in this way the dollhouse can be saved
from either extreme. Too many forget
that in growing vegetables in winter
under glass an excess of heat may
prove as serious an evil as n frost, as 1t
Is harder to recover from.-American
Cultivator.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
Grain Bins.

In most cases feed chests with COM
partments for different kinds Of grain
are necessary eonyeniences in both the
barn and stable, but often the con-
struction of such n bin is a matter OF
considerable expense. and labor II the
ordinary course Is adhered to. With a
view to assisting farmers whose bank
accounts do not permit extravagances
a New York correspondent Of Ohio
Farmer suggests the plan which Is here
depicted:
The plan sketched and described by
the correspondent in question Is not
only perfectly simple, but very service
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
FAMED INDIAN HEAD BLOWN UP.
Fully 400, 900 Tons of Rock DisIodged
by the Explosion.

With an explosion the noise of which re-
yerberated far up and down the cliffs of
the Hudson, the famous old Indian Held
of the Palisades above Fort Lee, N. j.,
was destroyed Friday. Topping for a
second, as IL loath to give mp it's lofty
perch, 1t finally pitched forward and went
crashing down in fragments 200 feet to
the base OF the cliffs. One man, aided
by tons Of dynamite, brought about the
destruction of this landmark. 1t is esti-
mated that 100000 tons Of rock were dis
lodged by the explosion. which was Sec
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
Supports for Peas.

The expense of supports for peas is n
detriment to their cultivation, and for
that reason many prefer the dwarf va
rieties, which, though early, are not as
prolific as the taller growing kinds. 1t
has been suggested that 3-inch mesh
peas, having the rows run north and
south, planting early peas on the east
SIDE and later kinds on the west. When
the peas are removed set out large pot
grown tomato plants. The wire should
last for several years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
Farm Exper,mcntinu.

Experiment work on the farm may be
performed on small plots at moderate
cost. There Is no system Of education
that can equal the work Of the farmer
himself'in experimenting. as soils diff
fer, and work done on one farm may
not apply to another. When farmer
begins to experiment he finds out
where he made mistakes, and when
mistakes can be avoided the greatest
difficulties will have been overcome.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10

be borne by King Oscar and number of
wealthy Swedes. This relief party will
include Prof. A. G.. Nathorst, chief DIR.
Axel Ohlen, the celebrated zoologist: DR..
Gunnar Anderson, botanist; DIR. A. Han
berg, photographer; Lieut.. o. Kallstrom,
photographer and map constructor, and
Dr. Ernst Levin, physician. The vessel
to be used is Norwegian whaling ship,
constructed for the purpose. Prof. Ma
thorst is one of the best known polar sci
entists in Europe, and his former expedi-
tions have produced important scientific
results.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
DEFEAT OF THE LOUD BILL.
Buried I'm the House by an Overwhelm-
ing Majority.

The Loud bill, to correct alleged abuses
of the second-class mail matter privilege.
which last year passed the House by u
majority of IA to 104, was buried by an
overwhelming majority by the House
Thursday. The vote was not taken d.
rectly on the bill, but on motion to lay il
on the table. BY vote of 1872 to 119 the
motion was carried. Forty-seven RepubIi-
cans joined with the Democrats and Pop
ulists in accomplishing the result, and ten
Democrats voted with the majority Of the
Republicans. The refusal Of Mr.. Loud to
permit vote on an amendment at the last
minute was responsible in a measure for
the result. but the strength OF the measure
undoubtedly waned throughout the three
days debate.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
Proctor La ApnnIIed.

Senator Proctor, while at Havana gave
to Miss Clara Barton $500 for the re-
lief OF the reconcentrados. He was deep
ly impressed by the horrible spectacle of
misery which he saw during his trip to
Matanzas. He found that the reports
sent to the American press concerning I'll,
ravages of famine and the destruction.
caused by war have not been in the least
exaggerated. The misery of the con-
centrados," he said, sis the most appalling
spectacle that human sight can endure"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10

There is no royal road to Godi
The humblest ciod
Who kneels him down and dares
Send one or maybe many prayers
Up to the Heart that waits
At Mercy's open gates
Treads II, aye, as the elect have trodl
There is no royal road to Godt
The Christening rod
or Conscience has a sting
Alike for beggar and for king.
And il each soul obey,
What, then, can lead them Tar astray
Though one be hare of foot and one most
richly shod?
There is no royal road to Godi
The common sod
Are we. though on l. throne,
Or born low down to grievc and moan.
All our Inheritance Is this:
A thoroughfare to Eternal Bliss,
That, IL our eyes but see, IL smooth anA
broad.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
Alfalfa for Poultry.

Every one who has used alfalfa clover
in winter, or at ary, other time, knows
the great valiie Of it'as a poultry food
and an esg-producer. 1t is easily pre-.
pared in winter when the hay Is dry,
with a little pounding 1t is,astonislring
to see how little bulk there'will be df
the stems. This chaff, well sprinkled
with bran or shorts and scalded with
hot water. makes n feed for poultry In
winter that may be equaled, but 1t is
doubtful X 1t can be excclled.-Kansas
Farmer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
Barn Shed.

The cut shows an addition to the side
OF a barn covering a side door and
affording a house for poultry and an
open shed for the poultry to scratch in
during the winter. 1t affords a chance
also for cows to find protection during
showers on summer nights when they
are confined in the stable yard. If the
horse stalls are adjacent to the side
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
Biggest Flower of All.


The largest flower In the world grows
on the Island Of Mindanao, one OF the
Philippine group. 1t was first discov-
cred there some years ago by Ger
man explorer. 1t is five-petaled bios
som, nearly a yard wide. At distance
the buds look like giant cabbage heads.
A single flower has been known to
weigh twenty-five pounds. The natives
call 1t the bolo. Specimens sent to Eu-
rope We're recognized TO be Of the spe-
cies Raffiesion, plant discovered In
SumStra, and named after the English
governor Of that island, Sir Stamford
Rallies. The bolo is only to be found in
the neighborhood of the crater of Apo,
one Of tie highest volcanoes In the
Philippines, or about $500 feet above
the level Of the ca.-Philadelphia
Press. fa
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
MORGAN BECOMES IMPATIENT.
Will Offer Another Resolution Calling
for Cuban Information.

Senator Morgan said Friday that II
was his purpose to introduce resolution
at an early date making second call up
on the President. for the consular corre-
spondence bearing upon the condition of
affairs in Cuba. Il think" he said, that
the Senate and the country are entitled
to know officially what the condition there
is and that the reports of the consuls
should not be withheld for an unusua
length of time. do not, however, wisl
TO complcate this matter with the Maine
disaster and shall not introduce the reso-
luton while the court of inquiry Is sitting
unless its report Is unnecessarily delayed
l have set no time for the presentation of
the matter, but will be guided as to the
time by circumstances as they arise" He
said in reply to question that the reso-
luton proposed by him would be couched
in terms demanding the submission Of the
correspondence. -.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10

ond in extent only to that which destroyed
the rocks in He'll Gate some years ago.
Indian Head stood about three miles
above Fort Lee. Blasting has been going
on in that vicinity for long time for the
production Of broken stone for the mar
ket, and about two months ago it was de-
cided to destroy Indian Head. The cliff
at this point is 200 feet high.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-10
BARN SHED AND poULrRY-HoUsE.

door, the horse manure can be thrown
out into this open shed for the hens to
scratch over, little grain being thrown
into it. The barnyard fence can be
made fowl-dght as well as cOw-tight,
thus obviating the necessity for sep
arate poultry yard.-Orange Judd