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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
GOOD LOOKS BROUGHT RICHES.
Titled Member of the Italian Cham Der
of Deputies Once n Footmau

Titled Member of the Italian Cham Der
of Deputies Once a Footman.
Among the titled members of the Ital-
ian Chamber Of Deputies Is man with
truly singular history. Once, not long
ago, either, he was Jean yentino, and
exercised at Trieste the humble arts Of
an ordinary footman. He had no an
cestors, so far as anybody took the
trouble to discover, but he was hand
some and strong, and when he man
aged to secure employment In the
household of certain Principessa
Odescalchi, he displayed these advan-
tages to such effect that the princi-
pessa, who was maiden of many
years and more sensibilities, bestowed
upon him as slight expression Of her
esteem the sum of 100000 lire. 1t
takes several of these to make dollar,
but 100000 are worth something like
100000, and Jean Ventino readily adj
mitted, after receiving the gift, that
his merits were not unappreciated.
Instead of remaining at Trieste, how
ever he betook himself and his wealth
to Naples. There he easily found an
authentic but impoverished nobleman,
and argued with him so persuasively
that as soon as the legal papers could
be made out the ambitious youth was
legally adopted by the obliging aristo
crat. This turned Jean Ventino into
the Prince Of Carovigno, with right
to hold his head high in most places
where he cared to do so. Still he was
not content. He wanted wife and a
career. With characteristic speed he
married an American heiress, and, re-
firing with her to n more or less lordly
estate in Pietrasna, he entered earnest
ly upon the task of spending money
and accommodating popularity. Succeed
ing in both directions, he was elected to
the chamber, only to be sent home
again as under the requisite age. Elect
ed again as soon as time had removed
this difficulty, certain peculiaritIes of
his campaign methods vitiated his
claim to a seat among the legislators.
Undiscouraged, he has tried a third
time, has surmounted every obstacle,
and is now a full-fedged lawmaker.
Who can say that there are no oppor-
tunities in the old world for rising rap
idly from the ranks?-Boston Tran
script.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

A holiday trade unprecedented In va
riety and volume Is reported from ev-
cry part of the United States. Hardly
without exception the retail merchants
of the cities, towns and villages tell OF
trade that surpasses that of the holi-
day period Of 1896 by 10 to 80 per cent,
and all are agreed In saying that the
percentage of cash sales to the total
was never before so large. p
There is no more reliable trade bar
ometer than this. This year the mer-
curry of holiday shopping has risen high
In the tube, and there Is no mistaking
its indications. Not only are times cas-
Ter, but money Is more plentiful and
more generally apportioned In the peck
cts of the masses than at any time In
the past four years Of free trade strin-
gency. Increasing bank clearances
show that this is the case. Money Is
not being boarded In nervous dread and
anticipation of hard times ahead, but
is being freely spent by all sorts and
conditions Of men.
The purchasing power of wage earn
ers has greatly increased since protec-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

bow at the neck Is made Of white cash
mere these days, as the knitted ones
are considered old-fashioend by the
dress reformers. 1t is edged with silk
and buttoned down the front.
To take the place of time-honored
linen band for the baby's waist which
had to be rolled around the little one
and then securely pinned in place, the
reformers have made a knitted band.
This innovation Is firmly held in place
by two straps which go over the shout
ders. At the lower part of the knitted
band Is a pad to which the diaper may
| be attached. This garment obviates
any unequal pressure on the body and
throws part of the strain on the shout
ders rather than all about the waist.
The modern baby must also have a
bath robe. This necessity is made of
light-colored nuns yelling and tufted
with a bright zphyr. Two tiny cords
secure 1t at the neck, and it is briar-
stitched with fancy floss.
The little cashmere sacque of white
embroidered with a delicate color is
loose III cut W uiiOW lfCCuVih, the
sleeves are small as becomes the style
of the dress reform baby.
The reform idea Is likewise carried
out in the null underskirt with deep
embroidery on the edge. In place Of
the conventional band about the waist,
the skirt is gathered to a yoke over the
shoulder and Is buttoned in the back.
AS to dresses, the reform baby may
have as many as her mother will per-
init, only they must conform to the
same effects carried out centuries ago
by the Grecian maiden. That is to say,
the waist line, IL there is one, must
come close under the arms. Illustrative
of this Idea is the white null dress with
fancy lace yoke, which has narrow
sash that ties In front in dainty bow.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
DEAD LINE IS PASSED.
DECEMBER REVENUES excEED
GOVERNMENT EXPENSES.
Imports Beginning to Resume Normal
Proportions and the Dingley Tariff
IL vindicated, Both az 10 Protection
and Customs Receipts.
Deficit shouters Are Dumb.


In the matter of the complete vindi-
cation of the Dingley law as furnished
by the record of revenues collected dur
ing the month of December, 1897, the
American Economist claims an especial
right to say: I'VE told you SOL" Siren
uously, In season and out Of season, the
Economist has insisted that with the
return of anything like normal condi-
lions as to imports the law would yield
ample revenue. In fact, the explicit
prediction has been made In these col
umns that with the month of December
the dead line of comparison between
the Wilson and the Dingley laws would
be passed.
The dead line was passed In Deem
Der, the revenue for that month being
more than $2.OOO,O0O In excess of the
revenue for December of the previous
year. The revenue receipts for the first
five months Of the Dlngley law and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

Ing Of flame and smoke into ones face
upon opening the door of the stove or
heater need not occur; the escape OF
gas up the chimney should not be al
lowed, as this is serious loss Of fuel.
First. AS soon as a suitable quantity
of good kindlings are burning SO as to
produce a good fame apply coal
enough to make base for the fire after
the kindlings shall have been consum-
ed, but not enough to smother the
flame. The heat beneath freshly ap-
piled coal generates gas; a fame sup
ported by a small direct draft Of air
should come at once In contact with
this gas, then blue flame will creep
over the surface of the coal and the gas
will be burned, greatly economizing the
fuel and saving the annoyances refer
red to above. The next application Of
coal should be made as soon as that
first applied Is well ignited, and with
the same precaution as to quantity.
BY covering the fire all out Of sight
reservoir Of gas is obtained, filling
the open space above the coal; some Of
this gas may escape into the house,
some Of 1t may pass up the chimney
and be lost, but when the fire has burn
ed up through the freshly applied coal
and comes In contact with this reser-
voir Of gas the most natural thing in
the world under the circumstances Is
an explosion, which Is the cause of fire
and smoke bursting into ones face on
opening the door onto the fire at this
critical time.
For heating purposes best results
are obtained by keeping liberal guam
tity Of coal burning, regulating the
heat by the draft. To run the heater
with only one application Of coal per
day will usually result in a shivering
for the first few hours, with the evils
Of an atmosphere polluted with gas
while the dull fire Is warming up the
coal, and then in having more heat
than is desirable, an economy Of care
and labor at the expense Of fuel, COM
fort and health.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
REFORM IN BABY CLOTHES.
Apparel Fashioned ON Lines of Clothes
for Grown Up Reformers.

APPnICA dShhOnCu Oh h<hnSs VI &iOthCo
for Grown Up Reformers.
The new baby is not outdone by the
new woman nowadays when Ii comes
10 clothes. The little lady has her APP
parel faithfully fashioned after the
gowns Of the grown-up followers of
les" on her pink toes to the hood-shawl
for her little bald head, the miniature
mistress of the nursery Is strictly In
style, from the Jenness Miller stand
point.
The idea Of dress reform for the baby
sprung into popularity but short time
l ago. Previous to that time an ambi-
tious man with an NJ. ID. to his name
had patterned several pieces of stockin-
ct apparel without beauty, which proud
mammals promptly refused to put on
their little ones. Subsequently mem
bers of the fair sex succeeded in devel-
oping numerous improvements for the
baby along less exaggerated dress re-
form lines.
The chief advantage of these vest
ment innovations for the infant over
the old-fashioned modes Is the Danish
ment of that tiny thing which has
been the cause Of countless walls in the
nursery-the point of pin. The cure
for this crying need of the baby was
also accompanied by other improve
ments In its attire, as to give 1t pre-
cisely what women seek to find in their
dress reform gowns. That desidera-
tum is greater freedom of the body and
more comfort In their clothes, as well
as to reduce to a minimum the neces-
sary pieces of apparel.
One of the more useful additions to
common-sense dress reform for the
baby are the "booties," which came out
but few months ago. They are hand
knitted foot coverings that come to the
knee, where they are fastened with a
tiny ribbon. "Booties' make unneces-
sary the rather awkward-looklng pin
ming blanket They are dainty little
things, with delicate borders of pale
pink of light blue.
The tiny shirt with a bit of ribbon
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
Tea Names Have Meaning.

"Pekoe," in the Canton dialect, means
white hair" and for this kind of tea
the very youngest leaves Of all are
gathered, so young that the white down
of babyhood is still upon them--whence
their name. Congo" means '1abor;"
considerable trouble and pains are
taken In It's preparation at Annoy, and
these are perpetuated In its name. ''Bo.
hea" Is named after range of hills In
Fo- Kien; ''Souchong'' expresses no SEN
timent, but bold fact, being Canton.
csc for "the small kind" "Hyson" sig.
pifies ''fiourishing spring."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
About Adam.

A curious Jewish tradition reports
that Adam was entirely clothed In
hard, horny skin, and only lost 1t and
became subject to evil spirits on losing
Paradise. The nails are the remnants
Of this dress, and whoever cuts them
of and throws them away does himself
an injury. An old Persian chronicle
says that Eve also possessed this dress
and the nails were left to remind them
Of Paradise.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

j. N. Gaffin, late Pop Speaker of the
House, took advantage Of the passage
Of the Dingley bill and bought large
flock of sheep. He has just sold 1000
head, making profit Of an even dollar
a head. And Gaffin, with his usual hy-
pocrisy, will take part Of that money,
with some more of the same kind, and
use 1t in his anti-tariff campaign for
Governor next year.-Lincoln (Neb)
Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
YOUNGEST TRICK RIDER.

Six-Year-O1d Berlin Boy Gives Re.
markable Wheel Exhibitions.
The youngest trick rider in the world
is said to be Master Arthur Czekowski,
a 6-year-old Berlin boy, who has al
ready .given exhibitions in the German
theaters.
Little Arthur" as he is called, fell
into the trick-riding habit by accident,
so to speak. His father was an acrobat
and juggler, but had no intention of
having his son follow in his footsteps.
One day, however, before the small boy
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

dition Of prosperity which prevailed up
to 1893, when the advent to national
power of the party Of free trade was
followed by the most prolonged and Sc
we're industrial and financial depression
ever known In the history of the Uni
ted States.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

women and children, surrounded the
office and pulled the pillars down. Ow-
ing to the promptitude Of Col. Wilson,
the resident and Mr.. Campbell, the SUI
perintendent Of telegraphs, the Persian
governor had to supply a company Of
Persian soldiers. and these, combined
with parties Of bluejackets and marines
from II. NJ. s. Sphinx, built up the pill
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

was out of his bibs and skirts he aston
ished his parents by his mlmicry of his
fathers feats. He developed such an
astonishing ability, both as a gymnast
and mimic, that 1t occurred to his
father about year ago to make him
trick bicyclist. The youngster has
succeeded so remarkably that all Ber-
lin raves over his performances.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
NAPoLEoN'S CHAIR OF STATE.

Was Once an Elaborate Affair, but Is
Faded and furnished Now.
In one Of the Paris museums interest
ing for It's personal relics of great
Frenchmen are some nementos Of Ma
poleon. There are carpets he trod upon,
tapestries on which his eyes rested,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
PULLED DOWN PILLARS.

Ignorant Pcrsfans IhOught Iney w ere
the Cause of the Drought.
They do strange things In Persia.
This is the latest. For some years a
tidal observatory has been established
at Bushire, on the Persian gulf, and 1t
has performed its functions without
let or hindrance. This year, however,
owing to want of rain, the Persians
were under the impression that the
bench-marks or pillars which had been
built near the English government tele-
graph Office were the cause Of the
drought and mob, consisting Of men,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
SCIENCE or 4 coal FlaE.


HEN people begin
to burn hard coal.
says Good House
keeping, they usu-
ally go through a
series Of perplexi-
ties and mishaps
which may be es-
capped by observing
n few simple rules
founded on general
principles. Gas es-
capes from the fire
into the rooms Of
the house; explO-
sions and the burst
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
what Malaria Il.

Malaria is not a distinct condition,
germ or poison" remarked a physician
to washington Star reporter. 1T Is
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
THOUGHTS WORTHY OF CALM
REFLECTION.

A Pleasant, Interesting, and Instruct.
I've Lesson, and Where It May Be
Eound-A Learned and Concise Re-
view Of the Same. .
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

A soft, gentle, pleading voice soon
becomes more tiresomc than rasping
one.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

ton and prosperity made their appear
ance together, and the immense volume
of the holiday trade shows how widely
and evenly the improved conditions are
distributed among the people.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

Man wants bat little here below, and
keeps on wanting.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

Return to Normal Prosperity.
: In the showing of business failures
for 1897 there Is made plain marked
reduction in the percentage of the COM
mercial death rate as compared with
every year since and including 1893.
!. Comment to this effect Is made by
Bradstreet's In It's review OF the rec
ord of financial disasters for the year
Just closed. There Is n heavy falling
on, alike in number and In liabilities,
Of those individuals, firms or corpora
tions succumbing to the pressure OF un-
favorable circumstances, primarily In
dIcating a return of prosperous condi-
tons In general business.
The returns show for the year 1897
a total Of 1900 failures, against 1912
in 1896 and 1880 In 1893. This was q
decrease of more than 1000, or 1873 per
scent., from 1896. The comparison Is
also made with the panic year, 1893.
and with 1891, a year when business
wns generally very prosperous. BY
comparison with 1893, the failures this
year were less by Is per cent. and with
1891 by % per cent. The statement Is
also made that the liabilities of the
firms that failed this year were less
than they have been In four years.
No more conclusive demonstration II
possible Of return to the normal con-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

lars again. This has had the desired
effect on the Persians, who saw that
the British government in Persia is not
to be trified with.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
for the corresponding months Of 1896
under the Wilson law are as follows:
aExclnsire OF sa1 600 600 received from

November 49,. 25,21O,00O 24,970,OOO
December 80. 1885,, 900 VT ,o3l, OOO
Exclusive of $31, OOO, 900 received from
the. sale of the Union Pacific Railroad.
The fact of enormous advance impor-
tations of merchandise under the no
Z duties or the low duties of the Wilson
law and their effect in diminishing
customs revenues until these large an
: sticipatory stocks should be exhausted
Is too well known to need recapitula-
ton at this time. The heavy falling
Off OF revenues for August, September,
October and November, 1897, tells its
own story in that regard. During De-
cember imports of sugar and wool be-
gan to resume something like their nat
ural proportions, though still below the
2 volume they will reach when the antici-
patory stocks shall be wholly used up.
AS will be seen by the statement or
s Chairman Dingley In another column,
the revenue for December shows posi-
tive surplus without counting the
money received from the Union Pacific
Railroad sale.
For the present month the Economist
confidently expects that the Wilson law
figures of January, 1897, will be exceed
; ed by more than $3,OO00OO I'm customs
!. receipts alone, while the excess from
all sources will not fall below $1,000
!, O0Os as compared with last January.
owing to the heavy demands upon the
treasury in the shape of interest pay
ments a surplus for January is not an
ticipated, but 1t is safe to look for an
actual surplus in February and March.
One thing Is certain: The danger pc
Rod has passed, and the problem OF
- future revenue under the Dingley tariff
may be set down as definitely solved.
The law of 1897 is indicated alike in
he matter of revenue and Of protection.
a. 1t has already stopped the mouths Of
A the deficit shouters and calamity croak-
ers, none of whom has had a word to
ssay since the treasury record for De-
:ember was made public.
1t has kept at home in the past five
months many millions of American
money hitherto sent abroad for foreign
goods, and at the same time 1t has
shown that under conditions Of aug
.mented prosperity America will buy
in the worlds markets enough to keep
the peace commercially with the rest of
mankind, besides furnishing abundant
revenue for the needs of the Govern
ment.
This is what the Dingley law Is do
ing and will do. 1t Is good law.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

o Lord, who art our guide even unto
death, grant us, I pray Thee, grace to
follow Thee whithersoever Thou goest.
In little daily duties to which Thou
callest us. bow down our wills to sim
pie obedience, patience under pain or
provocation, strict truthfulness of word
and manner, humility, kindness: in
great acts Of duty Of perfection, IL
Thou shouldest. call us to them, uplift
ms to self-sacrifice, heroic courage, lay
Ing down Of life for Thy truths sake. or
Tor brother. Amen.--C. q. Rosseti.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
Teaching Hints.

No better passage can be found from
which to teach many things that ought to
be said about prayer. Prayer, in our
own 'non-ritualistic" churches, constant
ly tends to become formal and meaning
less. Children and young people, accus-
toned to the stereotyped phrases of the
pulpit and the prayer meeting, soon un-
learn the unstudied naturalness of child
ish prayers, and learn to use such phrases
as "bless all those for whom we should
pray" pardon our sins of omission and
commission" and many others. They
get to think that fuency in prayer is more
important than perfect honesty; that we
ought to ask God to bless a certain man
by name, but rather refer to him through
some roundabout circumlocution; that we
must not bring our real wants to him. be-
cause they are too often commonplace.
In short, just rs often as God becomes un-
real, prayer becomes unreal. Against
such dangers Jesus warns men, and re-
minds them that II our prayers do not
square with our lives, they are radically
wrong. 81
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

There was an increase of 166,6S1, 937,
or ia per cent, in the number of postage
stamps sold by the Government during
the last six months of 1897 over the cor
responding period of 1896, and IN in
crease of 35,OOO,0 900, or 14.6 per cent, in
the number of postal cards, and 23.S per
cent on special delivery stamps sold.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27
A Prayer.

Next Lesson--"Our Fathers Care."-
Matt. G: 24-34.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-27

Members of the House of Representa-
tives are receiving many protests against
the enactment Of the law which passed
the Senate imposing an educational test
upon immigrants, but almost without ex-
ception they come from foreign-born citt.
zens who are recent immigrants them
selves, and the greater number are from
the natives of countries where the average
of illiteracy is the highest.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08
A REFERENDUM.
Location of B &C Headquarters.

At the regular weekly meeting of the
National Board. held Aug. 81 it was
unanimously resolved
That the Brotherhood be asked to
decide as to whether the headquar-
tiers of the B G G shall be located
within Equality or elsewhere.
We solicit expression of views on
the subject, and will in issue of Sept.
"a publish as much as we can of the
correspondence we receive in refer
ence to it, and on Oct. 10. the regular
constitutional time, the votes will be
counted.
Some of the reasons pro and con
are presented this week.
NATIONAL BOARD
Those who favor the proposition of
locating headquarters at the colony and
not outside of Equality, will vote YES
in this referendum: those who are OPP
posed to the locating of headquarters
within the colony and wish b c c head
quarters maintained apart from
Equality, will vote NO.
EVERY MEMBER SHOULD VOTE.
Edison Sept. 10, 1898.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08
We Never Forget.

If YOU want power in this country,
if you want to make yourself felt, if
you do not want your children to wait
long years before they have bread on
the table they ought to have, the OPP
portunities in lite they ought to haye.
If you don't want to wait yourself,
write on your banner, so that every
political trimmer can read it, so that
every man, wherever he may be, can
read it, 1--WE never forget" If you
launch the arrow of sarcasm at labor,
we never forget. You nay go down
on your knees and say 81 am sorry"
and we will say, 1T may avail you in
heaven, but on this side of the grave
never" So that a man taking up
the labor question will know that he
is dealing with hair trigger pistol
and will say, Il am to be true to JUS
tice and to man: otherwise | am a
dead duck. = Wendell Phillips.