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and the congregation was deeply moved
by the thought of severing the pastoral
relations which had existed for so many
years.
DIR. Hall is the fifth pastor Of this
church, which is ninety years old. He Is
an Irishman by birth, born In Armagh in
1929, and is of Scotch ancestry. He has
filed three pastorates-at Armagh, st.
Mary's Abbey in Dublin and the Fifth
Avenue charge. His salary Is $15, 900 and
the other emoluments bring II up to $780,
600. The splendid temple in which DR..
Hall has exercised his talents so effectu-
ally is one of the finest on Fifth avenue.
1t is five blocks below Central Park on a
corner, where its commanding proportions
are set off to fine advantage, and is a fav-
orite haunt of sightseers to the metropo-
lis. It's grandeur can be outlined when Il
is known that more than 81 100000 was
spent In its construction.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
FIND FLAWS IN SYSTEM.
Senators Believe Changes Are Needed
in the Postoffice Department.

in the Postoffice Department.
During the investigation of the civil SER
vice by the Senate committee, Chief Clerk
Bailey of the chief examiners Office, civil
service commission, advised a general re-
classification Of the Government Offices.
The present grouping, he declared, was
accidental, based on salaries, while he be-
lieved il should be based on the kind of
work done.
The debate over the letter carriers ser
vice continued at some length, Hoar
strongly appealing for additional appro-
priation to prevent reduction in deliv-
cries. Allison, chairman of the Appro-
priation Committee, expressed the opinion
that there was defect in the admins
tration of the free delivery system, that
the appropriation was either not equally
divided between cities or that the Post
master Generals estimates to Congress
were too small.
Wolcott said that he desired to call the
Senate's attention to the real basis of the
trouble with the financial affairs of the
Postoffice Department. 1T is well un-
derstood," said he, that second class
mail in this country absorbs 60 per cent
of the expenses of the Postoffice Depart
ment and supplies only about 3 per cent
of the revenues. This is the serious point
of this discussion and if Congress should
enact into law measure relating to Sec
oDd class mail matter which can be laid
before Congress a recurrence of the pres
ent difficulty will be obviated." Wolcott
then called attention to the opposition OF
the publishers of New England to the en-
actment of the bill restricting second class
| matter.
Allen of Nebraska thought the great
point involved in the discussion of the
postoffice finances was the charge that
there was an annual leakage OF from $S,.
100000 to $1O,O0O,0OO on account of un.
derweighing mail matter.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
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The News y

Candles in the Klondike are S1.5O
apiece, thus making the miners light ex-
pense heavy.
Young Mr.. Letter has raised Mt least
1900, 900 bushels of wheat right in Chi
cago this winter.
William Terriss' funeral drew a crowd
ed house. Here's a valuable pointer for
several actors In this country.
The Emperor OF China says he is 'filled
with forebodings." He's in great luck not
to be filed with lead.
Very satisfactory trials have been re-
Gently made Of a lifeboat made OF pumice
stone, which it was found would remain
aHoat with load. Why not try IL on the
Texas?
Theatrical Note.-Owing to the legal
measures undertaken against him, Actor
Ratcliffe will not appear again this sea-
son In his private family drama, ''The
Wife Beater."
Frank Stanton thinks there is nothing
speaks English Huently for 81 900 night.
A great many of US could do the same
thing.
The serial entertainment we have with
us always. The recurrent Durrant Incl
dent being at last permanently closed 1t IL
quite fitting that the Andrce balloon
should be discovered again.
1t appears that David B. Hill popped
out of obscurity last week just long
enough to announce that he is n Demo
crat and then popped back without Civ
Ing anybody a chance to prove 1t.
Sarony, the famous New York photog-
rapher, died a few months ago and HIS
widow has just consoled herself with his
successor. Sarony's negatives evidently
were better developed than his wife'A
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
NO MORE NEW STATES.
New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Arizona
Mnst Wait Awhile.

The House Committee on Territories
has been considering the Arizona, Okla
homa and New Mexico statehood bills
for several days and will probably be
ready to make report next Friday.
These territories have sent strong delega-
tions to Washington to plead for state
hood, but it is more than likely that the
urging will be in vain, for the committee
seems disposed to make adverse reports
ON all three bills. 1t is felt in Congress
that mistake was made in admitting two
or three Western territories into the sis
terhood of States, and that further mis-
take might be committed by taking in eth
er New Mexico, Oklahoma or Arizona at
this time. Nevada, with voting popula-
tion of less than ten thousand, Is perpet-
ually an example ever in view to deter
Congress from being too hasty in matters
of this kind.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

00O the New York company carried $751;
600, which it refused to pay on the ground
that Runk was sane when he took his
life. 1t was shown in the trial court that
he had written letter the day before his
death stating that il was his purpose to
put an end to his life so that nis life insur-
ance money could be collected for the pay
ment Of his debts.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
RESIGNATION OF DR.. HALL.
Surprise Over the Wealthy Minister'S
Rctirem meut Is General.

Surprise Over the Wealthy Minister'S
Retirement Is General.
The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
i'm New York is the richest Presbyterian
congregation in America. 1t has 1,200
members and the church usually contains
1000 auditors ut the principal service
Sunday morning. It's spiritualizing influ-
ence is felt all over the mighty metropolis.
Just now public attention is drawn to it
by the resignation of its pastor Rev. DR..
John Hall, who has served it thirty years
and whose forceful utterances and jealous
labors are known to the world. On re-
cent Sunday he announced his resignation
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

Two boys applied n match to spray Of
oil issuing from a small aperture in the
Standard Oil Company's pipe line from
Sisterville and Warrington to Morgan
town, w. Va. Fifty acres Of forest and
field were soon ablaze, and all the oil in
ten miles of six-inch pipe, nearly 1000
barrels, was consumed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
SUICIDE BARS INSURANCE.
supreme Justice Harlan, at Washing
ton, Hands Down a Decision.

In the United States Supreme Court
Monday Justice Harlan handed down an
opinion in the case of A. Howard Ritter,
executor of William Nj. Runk, against the
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New
York, involving the question OF whether
the heirs of man who commits suicide
when in sound mind can recover on an
insurance policy. The court held that
they could not. LIZ
IL appeared from the facts stated that
Mr.. Runk, resident OF Philadelphia,
committed suicide less than n year after
increasing Els insurance to the extent OF
s2O0. 900, making an aggregate insurance
Of 100000 upon his life. or the $780,.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

Three men were seriously and two fa-
tally burned as the result Of boiler ex-
plosion In the Fcrncliffc distillcry at
Louisville, Ky. The fatally injured are:
John Kenny and Phil Kirb.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
DeNveR's WAR is ENDED.
Big Stores Abandon Their Fight
Against the Newspapers.

Big stores Abandon Their Fight
Against the Newspapers.
After fight lasting nine days, the ad-
vertising department stores of Denver
which attempted to dictate rates TO the
local daily papers, made an unconditional
surrender. The lesson of the last ten
days is a clear demonstration of the value
of advertising, for during that time the
big stores were empty, and clerks were
employed to scrub floors and windows in
a vain effort to find work to keep them
going during business hours. A number
of small concerns that took advantage of
the boycott to begin advertising found
immediate results, one house having to
call for the police to keep back the crowds,
while the large places were practically
empty.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

made roundsman. He was advanced to
sergeant in 1876 and to captain in 1888.
McCullagh became conspicuous member
Of the department as captain of the sixth
precinct, where he fought the evils of
Chinatown and the remnants of the no.
torious Whyo gang.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
ANOTHER HUSTLING HANNA.

This One will Try to Induce Congress
to Make Currency Reforms.
In the effort that is to be made this win
ter to bring about currency reform legis-
lation in Congress, Hugh III. Hanna Of
indianapolis will be n figure of promi-
nence. 1t was he who organized the mon
etary convention held at Indianapolis i'm
mediately after the last presidential elec-
ton, and which established the None
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
CHIEF OF GOTHAM POLICE.
John McCullagh Is at the Head of the
Force in the Big Metropolis.

The police commissioners of New York
City have appointed Acting Chief John
McCullagh chief of police of the big me-
tropolis. McCullagh is a solid citizen of
comfortable fortune, who has been upon
the force since 1870. In 1872 he was
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

The casino at Willard Beach, South
Portland, Me-, was burned, causing loss
Of $4,000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27


wv ~<SN~ON~-~-r~~~NNS~O~~
M. T.. CHURCH-Rev. r.. L. Cope Pastor
Services at 10 80 o'clock am. and 7h pun 6un-'
day school at IL IN. Prayer m ,eting evsry
Thursday evening at 7,a o'clock. All ara cor
daily invited to attend.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH : sundAy-sehooa
at IL o'clock. Y.P.s G. L. at p. m Prayer
meeting every Wednesday evening.
DANISH Ev. LUTHERAN CHURCH : Rev
A. p w. Becker, Pastor. Services every bun-;
day at 1880 a. m. and p. m, and everyWedncs-
day at p. IN. A lecture In school room IAN
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.
Rev. j. j. Willltts, Pastor Services every Sum
day at eco p. m. Sunday school at p m
ST. MARY's CATHOLIC CHURCH-Father
II. Webeler. Regular services the End Sunday
in each month.
CRAWLING LODGE. No. 3Se. =. T. A. Ne
meets In regular communication on Thursday
evening on or before the full OF the moon
FRED NARREN W. n
A. TAYLOR, Secretary.
MARVIN POST, No 24o. @. A r.. meets the
second and fourth Saturdays in each month
w. s. CHALKER, Post Com
j. C. HANSON, Adjutant.
woMEN's RELIEF CORPS No. 1872, meets On
the I'd and 4th Saturdays at o'clock In ths AZ
ternoon. MRS. A. l.. POND, President
REBEcCA WIGHT. Sec.
GRAlLING CHAPTER, Il. A. NJ, No. al
Meets every third Tuesday in each month
j. X. MERE. H p
A. TAYLOR, Sec.
CRAWLING LODGE, 1. o. o. F.. No. III
Meets every Tuesday evening
PB. JOHNSON. N.GL
p. e. JOHNSON, Sec.
CRAWFORD TENT, X. o. I. M. No. loa-
j. j. COLLINS Com
T. NOLAN, R. a.
CRAWLING CHAPTER, ORDER OF EAST
ERN STAR, no. SO, meets Monday evening On
or before the full OF the moon.
MRS. r. p FORBES. W. N.
MRS. FRED NARRIN, Gee.
COURT CRAWLING, 1. o. f., No. 7so.-Aeces
second and last Wednesday OF each month
j. WooDBURN. C. Il
b. WIsNER, r. s.
CRAWLING HIVE. No. 81. l.. o. 7. M.-hects
every first and third Wednesday of each month
MRS. GoULETTE, Lady Com
MRS. II. WALDE, Record Keeper.
REGULAR CONVOCATION OF PoRTAGk
LODGE, No. 141, X. of r., meets in Castle HaA
the first aud third Wednesday Of each month
JULIUS X. MERTZ, X. of II. 5.
AMBROSE McCLAIN, G. G.
CRAWLING COUNCIL, No. r.. 8. d M.
will hold their rs gular ccnvocation on Friday. On
or before the full Of the moo,.'
JULIUS X. MERz, T. j. M
FL. NICHOLSON, Sec.
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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

CRAWLING LODGE, /. o. o. f.. No. H.
Meets every Tuesday evening.
p B. JOHNSON. N. G.
p. Z. JOHNSON, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

GRAY LING CHAPTER, X. A. NJ, No fal--
Meets every third Tuesday in each month
J. X. MERz. H p.
A. TAYLOR, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

CRAWFORD TENT, X. o. t. M. No. loa =
Meets every Saturday evening.
T. NOLAN, II. e.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

CRAWLING CHAPTER, ORDER OF EAST
ERN STAR, No. SO, meets Monday evening On
or before the full OF the moon.
MRS. X. p. FORBES, W. NJ
MRS. FRED NARRIN, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

REGULAR CONVOCATION OF PORTAGE
LODGE, No. 141, X. of r.. meets in Castle haA
the first aud third Wednesday of each month.
JULIUS X. MERTZ, X. OF II. 5.
AMBROSE McCLAIN, &C.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

WOMEN's RELIEF CORPS. No. 1872, meets On
the I'd and 4th Saturdays at o'clock in the AZ
ternoon. MRS. A. l.. POND, President
REBECCA WIGHT, Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

COURT CRAWLING, 1. o. f., No. 79o.-Aeces
second and last Wedn nesday OF each month
J. WooDBURS, C. r.
b. WIsNER, r. s.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

CRAWLING HIVE. No. 81. l.. o. T. M.-heets
every first and third Wednesday of each month
MRS. GoULETTE Lady Com
MRS. +. wALDE, Record Keeper.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08
a Biz FAMILY.

Mrs. Sallie Hinton of Turkey Foot
precinct, this county. is probably the
head Of the largest family in the world.
She is the mother of twelve children,
all alive and married. She is ths
grandmother of ffty.seven grand
children, and the great grandm other
OF twenty-five great-grandchildren,
all OF whom live within a few miles Oh
her, She is seventy-one years old and
an active lady, does all her milking
cooking and other housework, and GA.
joys the very best Of health -. George
town (Ky.l News.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08
bbit ScaIps Costly.

The authorities of Sumner county,
Kan. have drained the treasury in
paying a bounty on rabbit scalps, and
will appeal to the state authorities to
take up the work of discriminating
this pest by offering.a bounty for jack
rabbit scalps.
On Nov. l bounty of three cents
was put upon rabbits, and it was to
hold good until March /, but in Janu-
airy it was called off. The scalps came
in by hundreds and thousands, and
toward the last the treasurer was pay
ing ont OH rabbit account between
S40O and $500 day.
The farmers of Sumner county
turned in ali aggregate of 1854
scalps at a cost to the county Of
S4755. ~.
Iu spite OF the war waged against
them the number OF rabbits shows ne
CREST decrease.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08
Then They SInilel.

A little boy from California who
has been about great deal was spend
ing the holidays with his Washington
cousins. He has enjoyed the sights
of the capital, but he hasn't permitted
himself to be in the slightest degree
overawed by anything he has seen.
His cousins took him carried" him,
they said Of IL themselves.--to the
national museum one day, and called
his attention to the great log of petri-
fed wood lying just outside the door.
The little Californian had been little
depressed, but he frightened up at
the sight.
1--WE seen whole tree like that"
he said.
The Washington cousins maintain ed
their composure.
"We've got a whole forest of trees
like that ont west, went on the young
westerner. Still the Wasbingtonian
were not at all impressed. The Cali
fOrnia boy drew n long breath.
"We've got a whole woods Of putre.
fed trees he said. "Yes, and they's
putrefied birds sitting on EN-, and
and" with one last effort TO disturb
the calm self-satisfaction Of his COM
panions, they're singing putrefied
songs, too. Washington Post.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08
Youthful Engine Builders,

Tn the Woburn Mass high school,
says a writer in Success, are two boys,
fifteen and seventeen years of age, who
are probably the Youngest locomotive
builders in the world. These lads,
Edwin II. and Ernest G. Warren, have,
with the assistance of their father, Mr..
Herbert II. Warren, constructed aud
put into operation on l2O-foot track,
q small locomotive which works per-
fectly. 1t is genuine engine with
headlight aud cab
One day, not long ago, the engi-
neers aud tiremen on the Boston &
Maine road were amazed to sec u
saucy duplicate in miniature Of the
big moguls of the regular rail- The
little engine footed salute after salute
Us the local and express trains rolled
past the Warren home, and engineers
and tiremen waved responses from the
cab windows. The engine was asuc.
cess, and from the morning it was
first run ont of the little Sx12 house
built to shelter it there has never been
time that il has refused to answer
to the requests of the throttle and the
reverse lever.
After a time the two boys decided
to stop running their locomotive for
pure fun. They arranged II tariff Of
one cent for -four rides between the
engine.house and the oak tree at the
end of the route. Procuring a lot of
blank cards, they had the word
"Novel" aud four crosses printed on
them. These were issued rs the big
roads issue communication tickets. and
sold for one cent each. Whenever the
"Novel' carries passengers, one Of the
Warren boys ceases to be n fireman
and becomes conductor.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08
The Grand Colorado Canon.

'Queer American Rivers" il the
title of an article in st. Nicholas,
written by +. Il, Spearman. The
aut hor says of the great inter-moun-
tain streams, like the Yellowstone and
the Colorado.
They flow through landscapes of
desolatc grandeur; vast expanses COM
passed by endless mountain ranges
that chill the bright skies with never
melting SHOWS. The countless peaks
look down on the clouds, while far be-
low tho clouds wind valleys that the
sunlight never reaches. Twisting in
gloomy dusk through these valleys, a
gaping canon yawns, Peering fear
fully into its black, forbidding depths,
an echo reaches the ear. II is the
fury Of u mighty river, so far below
that only sullen roar rises to the
light OF day. With frightful velocity
it PUSHES through n channel cut dur
ing centuries ofpatience deep into the
stubborn rock. Now mad with whirl-
pools. now silently awful with stretches
of green water, that wait to lure the
boatman to death, the mighty river
rushes darkly through the Grand
Colorado canon.
No sport, no fun, no frolic there.
Here are only awe.inspiring gloom
and grandeur and dangers so hideous
that only handful of men have ever
braved them--fewer still survived.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08
WHERE LITTLE THINGS COUNT.
Much Ado In Two Rig Banks over "a
Error Of Forty-Fiye Centa.

Bookkeeping has been reduced to
such an exact science in the blk met
ropolitan banks that the clerks are ex.
pected to strike correct balance ut
the close of each days work, no mat.
ter If the transactions run into the
millions of dollars. When the books
fail to balance, the whole force of the
bank is put to work to discover the
error, and no clerk starts for home
until it is discovered whether il
amounts to two cents or $1,000. Gen.
orally quarter of an hour will bring
the mistake to light, but sometimes
the hunt is kept up until late into the
night.
Such search was being conducted
IN a New York bank located in the
vicinity of Wall street. Forty-hve
cents were missing. AT six o'clock
not trace of the erraut sum had been
discovered. Dinner was sent in for
the whole force from an adjoining res.
taurant, and after half an hours rest
the search was again taken up. Mid.
night came, but still no clew, SO sand
wiches and coffee were served.
''Hellov said clerk. "The Blank
National people are working tonight
too, Guess they're in the same box"
Sure enough, the windows of the
bank across the street were brilliantly
lighted The incident was soon for
gotten when the wearying hunt after
that elusive forty-fve cents was re-
sumed. Shortly after one o'clock in
the morning, as they were about to
give up for the night, loud rapping
was heard at the front door Of the
bank.
Hello! Hellol What's tho mat
ter?" called the cashier through the
key-hole.
Matter, you chumps. Why,we'vs
got your blamed old forty-fve cents!
Come along home to bed!"
Outside stood the crowd OF clerks
from the neighboring bank. Ii APP
peared that, in making a. cash tran
saction, one of the banks had paid the
other forty-fye cents too much. As Il
result half hundred men had worked
for nine hours, and the search was
only ended then because II bright clerk,
noticing the light in tho bank oppo-
site, shrewdly guessed the cause,
hunted up the cash slip. aud discov-
cred the error. -Harper's Round
Table.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08
LIGHT At EVENTlDE,

The day had been, oh! 80 drcary,
With its tempest--wlnds and rain;
had lOnged for One ray Of sunshine,
But all day long in vain;
And the night was closing round mo
Lonely and cold and gray.
As | sat by the window Watching
The death OF tue dreary day.
opened my mothers Bible.
And on It's page | read
What one Of the grand old prophets
In time OF trouble said
The sweet and comforting PROMISE
That bids us in faith abide.
When the day Il dark with tempest
"There'll be light ut eventidc."
Lo. as / read the chapter.
Dear to each trusting heart
The clouds above the hiIltops
Suddenly broke apart.
Bright with uneartbly beauty
The valley stretched away,
And Gods sunshine was all about me.
At the close of the dreary day.
--E6en L. Rexford. In The Ledger.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-08
4 Clever Pig.

When Jack entered the sitting room
the other day and found Mary on the
floor with her favorite toys arranged
in orderly array before her, he be-
thought himself Of II story he had
read. Said he:
"Molly, TINT fat pig reminds Inc of
a very clever one that got the best Of
big dog on shipboard.
"Tell me about it, said Mary.
eyes I will. read it only yester-
day. The pig and dog were once
passengers on the same ship. and be.
came quite good friends. They used
to eat their cold victuals of the same
tin platter. They never quarreled or
fought, and the only thing that made
any trouble between them was the
dogs kennel, Mr.. Piggy did not
understand why the dog should have
a warm, sheltered house to creep into
out of the cold and wet, while he
should have to slip about on the deck
In the cold.
"The kennel was not large enough
TO hold both, and piggy seemed TO
think that il he could get first posses
sion Of it at night, it should belong
to him. II the dog found piggy in it
he would growl aud show his teeth,
but piggy would not come ont.
cone wet afternoon the dog con
Guided TO retire early, so he went to
his kennel and cnrled himself down
for a snooze. Piggy had the same
mind but, when he got to the kennel
he found il already occupied. he
gave grunt of dissatisfaction A
bright idea came into his mind He
would play a trick on doggy. Tnl1ging
of to the place where their dinner
plate was lying, he pushed it to part
of the deck where the dog could see
it. Turning his back TO the kennel,
piggy began TO rattle the empty plate,
and munich as though he had good
meal before him. That was too much
for doggy! Piggy having a feast and
he not there to enjoy it? Never
Out he ran TO the plate, and he had
no sooner put his nose in it than piggy
was off like a shot and safe inside the
kennel. Wasn't that cute Of him?"
"Yes, indeed. Did doggy get him
out?"
"NO, indeed; he could not make
piggy bulge. That night he had to
sleep on the soft side OF board, while
piggy mad his house all to himself. -
Youths Temperance Banner.