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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-13

The frequency with which Albert
Packs name is mentioned by well In
formed politicians leads many to be-
lieve that the popular Alpena man
has we'll defined ambition to rep
resent Michigan in the U. S. Senate.
Bay City Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-13

Gov. Pingree Of Michigan demands
a Presidential nomination in 1900,
and he isn't at all particular where
IL comes from. His political convic-
tions are so loose ointed that any
old nomination will 1T them.-New
York Mail and Express.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-13

~In view OF the partition of China
and the generally unsettled condi-
ion of things in the east, the senti-
ment in favor of prompt ratifica-
tion of the Presidents Hawaiian
treaty is growing stronger than
ever.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-13

Events on the coast Of China are
quieting down, but the European
powers hold on to what they seized.
IL we refuse to annex Hawaii their
next move In the Pacific can De
EASILY guessed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-13

The deficit during the twelve
months of 1897 was less than 10 any
calendar year Ut the Cleveland term.
In due time the Republican surplus
will make It's temperance.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-13

We frequently hear OF "a billion
dollar country" and Uncle Sam has
shown what It means. The exports
for 1897 were 81, 050, 10000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-13

FINDER the power of sale contained In mort
" gage. Soren Anderson and Agnes Ander-
son. his wife. are mortgagors. and Standard
Savings and Loan Association. Of Detroit, Mich
igan, n the mortgage. The mortgage bears
date February eth. 1898. was recorded Febru-
airy Goth. 1895 In the ONCE of Register of Deeds
for Crawford County, Michigan. in Liber ''D' of
mortgages. pages go and $50. At this date there
two and 6s-iOO dollsrs. The mortgaged prem
ises are situated in the village Of Grayling,
County Of Crawford, and State Of Michigan,
viz: Lot four ri Block three l3l OF 6oodale' q
Addition to Grayling. This land win be sold at
the front door TO the Court House, In the village
of GRAY ling. Crawford County. Michigan, on Sat
urday, March 18th, 1893, at twelve o'clock noon,
local time, TO satisfy the amount due on said
mortgage. cost and expen ses OF said sale. and
the attorney fee, provided for in said mortgage
and by law,
Dated December 90th, 1897.
STANDARD sAvrSes a LOAN ASSOCIATION.
Mortgagee.
BARBOUR & RKxroRD,
Attorneys for Mortsagee. dccs3-1aw
, 1898-09-30

won't let me have any fun In these
clothes till l got EN- spoiled.-Bostop
Traveller.
Ragged Reuben-It's dis yere import
ed pauper labor OATS ruinin' all our
prospects. Tattered Jimmy -4S,ure
'nufi Desc European noblemen are
| comm over here and snatchin' the pick
Of our 'Merican girlsl-Bazar.
First Horse-well, they took poor old
Dobbin to the slaughter-house to-day.
Second H~orse-That's too bad. First
Horse-It Is bad, but worse remains.
They mean to make hi hide into BIZ
cycle-saddles Indianapolis Journal
"Any snakes in this neighborhoodP p
asked the Northern visitor. Its cord
In to what you want" replied the
moonlight manipulation; @a pint might
fetch EN-, but we give a guarantee
with every quart"-Atlanta Constitu.
ton.
what / want" said the lawyer, sis
to prove that my client Is mentally de-
hcient." Certainly" replied the ex-
pert 'DThere won't be the least trouble
In showing that, 81 long as he has en-
ployed you as his lawyer."-Washing-
ton Star.
Toughmug-Chimmie wot has be
came Of Dippy Pete lately? Chimmie,
de Sport-Well, you see, he got to doln'
everybody he could, and now Tough
mug-We1l? Ohimmie, de Sport-He's
dom timel-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
Tfmmins-This talk about the type
writer being a drawback to genius Is
all rot. I do all of my poems with a
typewriter. Simmons-You do? had
an idea that you made them with a set
Of rubber stamps.-Indianapolis Jour
nal..A
81 shall have to learn how to play the
flute" said Maud, as she watched the
hutist In the hotel orchestra; "see how
gracefully he hold is it. If l could hold
an ear of corn as gracefully as he holds
that flute I should not be afraid to eat
II off the cob."-Bazar.
Prof. Qecturing)-Oxygen, gentlemen,
is essential to all animal existence;
there could be no life without II.
strange to say, it was not discovered
until a century ago., when Student
What did they do before it was dis
covered, professor?cHousehold Words
MAY I write you a poem on the
beautiful snow?" asked the poet tim
idly. eyes" Numbered the editor, "go
out, squat down in the snow and write.
In tho meantime, I'll sit here and pray
that as fast as you write the sun will
thaw it out."-Philadelphia North
American.
81 suppose" said the visitor, shat
the Congressman will observe the usu-
al rules in their assemblages from time
to time" "Yes," replied Col Stillwel.
'AThuh's no use O. changin' around
FUN one to anothuh. You can't get
anything mo- reliable than Hoyle."-
Washington Star.
, 1898-09-30
40 WOMAN rs EXEMPT.

! Regularity is a matter of Importance
In every woman's life. Much pain is,
however, endured in the belief that it
is necessary and not alarming, when
In truth 1t is all wrong and indicates
arrangement that may cause serious
trouble.
Excessive monthly pain itself will
unsettle the nerves and make women
old before their time.
The foundation of woman's health is
a perfectly normal and regular per-
Torrance of natures function. The
statement we print from Miss GER
rRuDE SKIES, of Eldred, Pa, is echoed
in every city, town and hamlet in this
country. Read what she says:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAm:-I feel like a
new person since following your ad-
vice, and think it is my duty to let the
public know the good your remedies
have done me. My troubles were pain
full m~enstruation and leucorrhea. 1
was nervous and had spells of being
confused. Before using your remedies
l never had any faith in patent medi-
cines. I now wish to say that I never
had anything do me SO much good for
painful m~enstruation as Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound; also would
say that your Sanative Wash has cured
me of leucorrhea. l hope these few
words may help suffering women"
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
leled, for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and
for sometime past has had so charge
of the correspondence department of
her great business, treating by letter
as many as a hundred thousand ailing
women during a single year.
All suffering women are invited to
write freely to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn,
Mass, for advice about their health.
, 1898-09-30

-r---~~
The English language must be tough,
At least, that's what I've reckonedu
For 1t is still alive to-day
Though murdered every second. III
New York Truth.
Modern slang: Hell am doing to
kiss you. She-Well, L like that!-Towp
Topics.
Tourist-Are we near the falls? Guide
Yes, sir. As soon as the ladies stop
talking you a hear the roar.-TowD
Topics.
81 don't e your mistletoe," said he,
glancing UP at the chandelier. lis 1t
really necessary" replied she archly.
1t wasnt-Judge.
as your picture IN the academy a sue
cessf" That's what I am wondering.
Some one said it was worth the price
Of admission-"-Punch.
He-Jones is all right, I suppose, but
he and l do not like each other a bit.
She-Well, that Is much to the credit
of both of you.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
AludLeuI 11uulOl Sl-4 udt . d pICILy
good joke of mine; don't sou think soY
Experienced Editor-Well, 1t is Just as
funny now as it ever was.-Somerville
Journal.
Jinks-What tender care your wife
takes of you Always worrying about
your health. Blinks-Yes; I have my
life insured in favor of my sister,
New York Weekly.
Brown-I wonder who originated the
idea that 1t is unlucky to begin anything
on Friday? ENTHUSIASTICALLY 1t was
some lazy individual who preferred to
wait until Saturday.-Puck.
you don't mean to say you became
engaged to him after but Eve hours &C.
quaintanceT Certainly. ! Howsunuch
time would you have me devote to N
T"-Brooklyn Life.
Bobby-Is oxygen what the oxen
breathe all day? Papa-Of course, and
what everything else breathes. Bobby
And Is nitrogen what every one
breathes at night?-New York World
This world is but a feeting show,
And few are they, alasi
Who can rake'up a pull that's strong
Enough for a free pass.
indianapolis Journal.
"Those Eskimos up In Alaska have
good, sound common sense" How so?"'
why, when they fall In love with a
girl they announce 1t BY sending her a
sealskin sacque."-Chioago Record
Shell presume the country EDITORS
pathway is not strewn with fowersi
He (pleasantly)-No, not exactly; but
we stumble on a bushel of potatoes &C.
casionally, or a cord Of wood.-Detroit
Tribune.
Sister-There, you have candy all oven
your new &C. What will mamma
sov9 -. TdttjN Enthar-Wall max
, 1898-09-30

There Is more Catarrh In this section of the
country than all other diseases put together.
and until the Last few years was supposed to be
incurable, For a great many years doctors
pronounced 1t 3 local disease and prescribed
local remedies and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment. pronounced it in
curable- Science has proven catarrh 30 be a
constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo,
Ohio, Is the only constitutional cure on the
market. It Is taken internally m doses from
10drops TO a teaspoonful 1t acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of system
They offer one hundred dollars for any case
it falls to cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monials. Address FL. CHENEY& Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
, 1898-09-30
DROVE A TEAM OF GEESE
Ehe Novel Descent of the Ohio River
Falls Many Years Ago.

Fhe Novel Descent of the Ohio River
Falls Many Years Ago..
Jack Harper was an odd man. He
moved to Ohio Falls Ind, from New
castle, England, and was employed by
the j., M. & 1. Radlroad Company in
its shops. He was a good mechanic
and fond of hts fun. 1t was In the
summer OF 1870, and there wa to be a
grand Fourth Of July celebration at
Old Camp 10 Holt, In which not only
the shop fmen but hundreds of others
were to take part. The managers of
the affair were very anxious to make
1t a grand success, and for that DIR
pose racked their brains for nov Sites,
but when jack HARPER proposed to
tame a team of geese and attach them
to a washtub, In which he proposed to
Sail down over the rapids of the Ohio,
and land just below the picnic ground,
they were ~paralyzed, especially when
ne insisted that it could easily be done,
and to prove lbs assertion began forth
with to train his proposed team of four
Ma kpersons WI lsok inter
Ast. larotharl a-nicnic
, 1898-09-30

teFview be said:
81 had been a sufferer of rheumatism
for a number of years and the pain at times
was very intense. l tried all the proprie-
tary medicines / could think or hear of, but
received no relief.
81 finally placed my case with several
physicians and doctored with them for
some time, bat they failed to 10 me any
good Finally, with my hopes of relief
nearly exhausted / read an article regard
ing DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie, which induced me to try them. | was
anxious to get rid Of the terrible disease
and bought two boxes OF the pills. | began
using them about March. 1897. After | had
taken two boxes I was completely cared.
and the pain has never returned l think
it is the best medicine l have ever taken,
and ana willing at any time to sign my
name to any testimony setting forth Its
good merits"
(Slsned) ADAM VANaUsDY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me-, this
29th day OF september, A. d. 1897.
FRAEELIN G. FUNK, Notary Public.
Mr.. Vsagundy's statement ought to be
Feearaed'asthe criterion of the good merits
ofstfess pills. What better proof could a
person van than the above facts.
, 1898-09-30
sHar4sR.s SKILL ~ SHOOTING.
fhe Joke Be Played ON the Coione of
a RivaI Regiment.


The Joke Be Played on the CoioueI n,
a Rival Regiment.
Colonel Thomas q. Barry, adjutant.
general to MAJOR General Otis, tells q
good story of Major-Generai Skaters
shooting in the days when be wes a
colonel on the Mexican border. A day
before he took ship for the Philippines,
Barry, discussing Skaters gallantry
before Santiago, said:
Il wae Skaters aid year az when
we Doth were bronzing under the hot.
test SUI that shines In these states.
Smarter was known as the best shet not
only In bis regiment, but In the whole
country about One day an officer from
another regiment not acquainted with
Shafters ability in this line, visited the
post AID soon made 1t apparent 20 us
that ne esteemed himself about as ex-
pert a parksman as ever pulled a trig-
ger. We secretly laughed at his
opinion of himself and whispered to
each cher, Just wait till pecos gets
after him.
wei, his time came. One morning
Shafte' and | started out to ride forty
miles q more to another post, and the
visitor asked to be allowed to accom-
pany u. We trotted along easily until
about loon, when we halted to eat our
lunche0, which we packed with us. At
that tine officers carried short carbines
on such service and I had one strapped
to my addle- The conversation drift
ed fror the topography of the country
to craftsmanship and the oficer-call
him Srith-said, Say, Colonel, have
you gotany shots In your regimentT
"Shater smiled and replied: Have
II VIII, I've got some men that can
discou1; the sharpshooters you read
about officers, too. I'm not much my.
self, bu when you get back to the fort,
I'll tell few of the good ones to show
you a ting or two
"Justthen an antelope sprang up a
quarter1f a mile away, and all seeing 1t
at the anne moment reached for their
carbim- Shafter was quickest and In
a secon adjusted the sights to 600 feet
and b1zed away. Down came Mr.. An.
telopdand when we rode up to where
ne la5we found a bullet over his heart.
Smith examined the wound, looked
over he carbine and then muttered,
half side, Not bad. You say you'ra
not int with other officers in your regt
menSCoionelP
en- said Shafter, I'm ashamed of
myse alongside Of them
"A sup1e of hours later another ante
iope apared, but farther away. Smith
fdgete moment and then said eager
ly: 90 ell may I go after himP
CPS You wouldn't chase him
on hoI hck at that distance ex-
elaine natter, Selling the weapon
and Id B g 1t as he spoke. I'll put
lead Id head
"He ND we saw the animal
bound Hpith was gleeful. "A
little he shouted as we
gallopA Rhing the place where
the gal we were on a high
kissing Il, and, Aooking
, 1898-09-30

aDid you know" said the mar who
was reading an article about the con-
traction of metals, "that a clock ticks
faster in winter than SUMMER" mo,
I never noticed that about a clock.
But I know q gas meter does"-Wash'
ingtpn Star.
Husband Ito wife)NI cannot conceive
what Is the matter with my watch; l
think 1t must want cleaning. Spoiled
Child (breaking in6Oh, father, l don't
think it needs cleaning. Baby and l
had it washing In the basin for ever
so long this morning.
, 1898-09-30

are still alive, and some of them re-
side at Indianapolis. These will re-
member that Harper began to train his
9dd team on the quiet waters of the
Ohio above the falls. He put queer,
three-cornered Jokes upon the necks of
the birds, and by means of these at
tached them to his frail craft. He
guided them by means of reins attach
I'D to their bills and a lo1g, straight
switch. 1t took him nearly three
months, and much patience before he
had his birds in trim, but the geese
showed themselves much more inteali-
gent and teachable than they generally
get credit for, and the people of Jeffer-
sonville had the satisfaction of know
Ing that In their city was the only
four-goose team In the worl
Long before the Fourth o. July the
queer outfit vas the talk of the three
falls cities, and when the great day ar
rived there vas a concourse of thou
sands at the picnic rounds waiting to
see the novel Lohengrin descend the
river. 1t was near noon when he
launched his 'unwieldy bark from the
Indiana shore at the government dam,
and began his descent, the geese SWIM
ming proudly ahead and drawing the
teetery vessel in which Harper was
balancing himself. The falls of the
Ohio are not safe for a good, well-man-
ned boat, unless the crew understands
the currents and knows the rocks, so it
a be better imagined than told what
. risk Harper ran In his washtub. But
he bravely went on, keeping his geese,
Eho swerved occasionally from the
channel, In the way they should go by
means of his,switch. He managed his
team admirably in spite of his uncom-
Portable and delicate position In the
tub, and the crowd cheered him as he
safely passed n danger point after
the other, but as he swung around the
bend to the deep and swift waters Of
the big eddy the wind rose to almost a
gale and water began to dash over him
and into his tub, and to make matters
worse, the geese became unruly and
would not obey his guidance.
He must have been a cool-headed
mar not to have lost his head, but he
did not, and with a great effort and
much ~coax1ng and whipping he man
aged to turn his refractory team in
shore and reached land safely amid the
huzzahs of the crowd. He was com
pletely drenched and worn out. Since
them nc one has attempted to descend
the falls of the Ohio in a tub drawn by
a team of geese-New York Dispatch.
, 1898-09-30
has a picture boy. He was

and freckled and didn't look as
he had had q bath In the memory of
man. His clothes were simple enough,
consisting of a cotton shirt and a made
over pair of papa's pantaloons, and
there was no hat to hide a head of hair
which l am positive never felt the pen
etrating and persuading influence of a
comb. He was too much interested in
the mysteries of my toilet to say any
thing until l took out a pocket comb
and began to use 1t on my tangled
locks. After a tug or two at 1t, look
ing at him meanwhile, he spoke.
"'Say, mister he said, curiouslyi
have yer got TO do that theref
DC what there?' 1 smiled In reply.
THAT there that yer DOM
"'You mean eombing my hairT
Eyes
of course. 1t has to be done
Every mornin' this erwayf'
Certainly
"'Well, geewhillerkins, mister he
said, with much feeling, you must be a
heap O. trouble to yerself.'"-Washing.
ton Post.
, 1898-09-30

Mr.. Spriggins (gently)-My dear, a
Boston man was shot at by a burglar.
and his life was saved by a button
which the bullet struck. Mrs Sprig-
gins-Well, what of it? Mr.. Spriggins
Nothing, only the buttons must have
been on.-Boston Traveller.
"I don't think that Benner Is a sin.
cere writer" remarked one young man.
"You think he doesn't lea what he
says?" Eyes" "Vell, 1 know better
than that l saw something that he
wrote the other day, and I'm sure he
meant every woEs,aS.t -. a re-
quest for a loan -
, 1898-09-30
A Useful Oil.

Few people know how useful oil Of
peppermint Is as a remedial agent A
little rubbed over a sensitive corn elm
mates the soreness In a miraculous
manner.
Two or three drops Of oil Of pepper
mimi mixed with an equal amount of
suet rubbed over a baty's chest gives
instant relief In case Of a cold on the
lungs or q cough.
, 1898-09-30

"How do you like the new leading
lady you have, Footlites" "She won't
do at all. She's only been married
twice, and hasn't had any diamonds
stolen for a year. She's got no ener-
w at an"-Cincinnad Commercial
Tribune.
b., ell, yoIr sister is married. Now
it'll your turn. She@Oh, George! ask
papa.-New York Journal
, 1898-09-30

with
any OF
them Wit b
Q q m
tism. Such
a 8 ufeKer
vas Adam
who now re-
6 d 9 S at
Bluffs, ILL.,,
where he has
been justice
OF the peace
and was the
J first presi-
dent of the
board OF
trustees. In
a recent In
, 1898-09-30
rho Rasa FOR pnEa.
Fto4n the fs1aes, Bla6A "a.

UTOT0 u8 Kt8sssi OtaD1I ~.
'The rush Of g~oldAseekers to the Klordfke
brings thrilling memories to the sfortg-
Miners still alive, OF the time when they
gifdaed tue continent, or faced the terrofs
Of the great American eserkont the Journey
to the land of gold. These pioneers tell
some experiences which shoald be needed
by gold seekers of to-day. Constant expo
sure and faulty diet killed large numbers,
while nearly all the survivors were afflicted
, 1898-09-30

without 1t. Casoarets, Candy Catharttc clean
your blood and keep 1t clean, by stirring up the
lazy liver and driving all impurities from the
blotches. blackheads, and that sickly bilious
complexion by taking Cascarets beauty for
ten cents. All druggists. satisfaction guaran-
teed, 1Oc. 25c.. Soc,
, 1898-09-30

'Tt Is too bad" said Gobang, shat II
should have rained the first time. you
wore your new dress and spoiled It's
"I don't mind spelling the dress so
much" said Mrs. Gobang, "but the
rain kept ell the other women at home
and not one of them saw my dress.p-
New York Truth. =
, 1898-09-30
Feathered ventriloquists.

ornithoiogists assert that sone birds.
especially sparrows, thrushes and rob
ms have v~entrtloquial powers. Birds;
when surprised In singing, viii be ST.
lent, and then give forth a faint A6he
that seems to come from a dietahcA,
though the singer may be actually not
farther than ten feet away.
, 1898-09-30
dark object and
I got the head

dark object and
l got the head
Sure enough, the afteiopSf Wing
dead, with a bullet through his left ear.
Smith looked as disguised as any man
| ever saw.
".And the officers are better?" be
queried.
Skaters eyes twinkled. ;Lieuten-
ant Smith, he replied, with assumed
sternness, I want you to say nothing
Of this at the post 1 ought to have
hit him in the eye, and 1 feel ashamed
of my poor aim
Smith, who had no ems of humor.
was dumfounded- For years after he
spread the fame Of Colonel Shafter as
a marksman far and wide.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
, 1898-09-30

Everybody knows that Dobbins' Electric
Soap is the best in the world and for IS years
it has sold at the highest price. Its price is
now 5 cents, same as common brown soap
Bars full size and quality. Order OF grocer. Ada
, 1898-09-30
AN iNQuiRiNG LAD.
Personal Adjournment Which Appeared
20 Be UNNECESSARY.

TO Be Unnecessary.
when I was down In the Tennessee
mountains doing my duty In that pecu.
Lag and primitive sect on" observed
the ssecial pension agent, "1 had at
various times such glimpses of life as
You pampered children of the luxurious
capital never get. l remember one
June morning l arose from my simple
bed Of clapboards on the loft floor of
a log cabin and proceeded down a lad
der to the earth, thence a hundred
yards down to the creek, where I was
afforded ample opportunity for my ma
tuttnal additions, as the stream was
big enough to run a saw mill with.
"As l splashed my face in the clear
water and spluttered over 1t aft. the
usual fashion of a man who
wash h1Syface, l was joined
ten-year - son of the fad
which topping. He ST
shore ENJ nj with my
E,Sic2 \&ad.tn savIE
, 1898-09-30

The scholar sits, like Matthew, at the
receipt of custom, demanding of each
~passer-by his toll of truth.
, 1898-09-30

I could not get along without Piso's Cure
MoULron, Needham. Mass- October "a 1884,
, 1898-09-30

To be always thinking about your man
ners is not the way to make them good;
the very perfection of manners is not TO
think about yourself.
, 1898-09-30

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous.
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline S Great
Nerve RestoI er. 81 trial bottle and treatise free.
DIR. r. II. KLINE, Ltd, gl Arch ST., Phila. Pa.
, 1898-09-30

The infants first gesture is interrug-
atory. The perpetual question of the
child is "why." The characteristic n.
mark of the Yankee is, 81 want to
know"
, 1898-09-30

No man ever did a designed injury to
another but at the same time he did a
greater to himself.
, 1898-09-30

There are many ways of being friyol-
Gus, only one of being Intellectually
great; that is honest labor.
, 1898-09-30

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup for children
teething, Sot!ens the gums. reducing tnhamma-
ton. allays pain. cures wind collie, Csc a bottle
, 1898-09-30

Good manner are a part of good
morals, and it is as much our duty as our
interest to practice both.
, 1898-09-30

A fool is always smart enough to find
a by-path from the highway of truth to
the bog of error.