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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21

of the Thirty-sixth United States volun-
teers Bell distinguished himself two
months ago in the action near Porac,
when he rode in advance of his troops
and single-handed charged seven of the
enemy. He captured captain and two
privates, and the remaining four Fill
pinos fled before the shots from his pis-
toll. For this gallant conduct the Presi-
dent directed that a congressional medal
be presented to him. Col. Bell is ma
tive of Kentucky. He was appointed to
the military academy in 1874, and was
graduated in 1878
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
COLONEL j. E. BELL.

American Commander Who Has Won
Honors in the Philippines.
Col. James Franklin Bell, who added
new honors to his career by defeating and
putting to fight the Filipino brigades I'M
der Gems. San Miguel and Alejandrino
in the mountains near Mangatarem, is
an officer of the regular army, in which
he holds the rank Of lieutenant. Before
going to the Philippines he was attached
to the Seventh cavalry, and was station
ed at Fort Riley, in Kansas. AS colonel
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21

G. Kalb, Cashier. to recover $4,000. Of
which the bank was robbed last Uhrist-
mas, returned Z verdict for the full
amount, with interest. Negligence was
charged IN NOT seeing that the safety
appliances provided BY the bank were
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
Important COPYRIGHT Decision.

Judge Moses Hallett, in the United
States Circuit Court at Denver, rendered
a decision in the case Of tile Detroit Pho
tographing Company against Frank 3.
Thayer, to the effect that photographs of
natural scenery or other objects not the
products Of artists originally are not sub
jects of copyright. This applies to all
photographs Of Rocky Mountain scenery.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
JEALOUS MAN STAYS HIS WIFE.
Attempts to End HE Own Life, but Is
Saved by NeighbOrs.

Theodore Nelson, aged 90 years. shot
and killed his wife, aged % years, at
Wheeler, Mich, and then tried to kill
himself, but failed. Nelson lived on a
farm at Lafayette last spring and later
rented the farm to David Goddard Of
Wheeler. Goddard took charge Of the
farm, Nelson and his wife living there.
Goddard, who is 80 vars old, became at
tentive to Mrs. Nelson. Nelson had a
talk with his wife and wanted her to
so to st. Louis, Mich, and live with
him. She at first agreed, but later de-
clined. Nelson then shot her. He turn
ed the revolver on himself, but it failed
to discharge a second Duller and neigh
bors seized him.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
plans Yale school of Forestry.

Another plan of President Hadley Of
Yale Is to establish a school Of forestry
in the university. In an interview he
said: "Yale needs a quarter of a million
dollars for forestry school and as much
more to carry out the plans OF Prof.
Marsh. who left his property to Yale for
n botanical garden"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21

At Maria, Texas, freight train ran
into hack at East Crossing. The hack
contained Mrs. Lacey Duncan, Mrs. John
Krupp and Mrs. William Coalson. Mrs.
Lacey DUNCAN and Mrs. Krupp were
thrown against the engine and instantly
killed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
Union Pacific Train Wrecked.

The west-bound Union Pacific passen-
ger train known as the Colorado Special
was wrecked at Grand Island, Neb., and
Engineer Meyers and Fireman Murphy
were seriously injured. The wreck was
caused by an open switch, the train run
ming into a string of freight cars.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
Debut of Miss Louisa Drew.

Miss Louisa Drew, daughter and only
child OF John Drew, made her debut on
the professional stage in THE Tyranny
of Tears" at the Empire Theater, New
York, when she appeared in the role of
a maid, small part, but one which she
filed with much credit.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
Woman Dies i'm a Fire.

Mrs. Alice Palmer, whose family lives
in Alabama, was burned to death in q
midnight fire in a boarding house at
Hubbard Court, Chicago. The fifteen
women boarders aroused from sleep were
thrown into a panic and rushed hither
and thither for a means of escape, finally
getting out in safety. The building was
damaged to the extent of $4,000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
viii Sell Municipa, os. plant.

The city council of Toledo, Ohio, has
voted to sell the city gas plant, the
Mayor. after months of opposition, being
able to muster only three votes. This
ends municipal gas so far as Toledo is
concerned. The plant goes into the hands
of j. N. Bick for sos, 900.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
Find Lead and Zinc Deposits.

Lead and zinc have been discovered in
the vicinity of Centaur, Mo-, and prep
arations have been completed to mine
it on a large scale. Two hundred acres
of land on which mineral has been found
has been purchased by st. Louisans.
The ore is said to be very rich.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
BIG BOSTON FAILURE.

Squire s. Sons, Pork Packers, Forced
TO Suspend.
The firm of John =. Squire & Sons,
Boston, the largest pork-packing estab-
lishment in New England, has failed. The
liabilities are $3,O0O,000, and the assets
S5,0OO,0OO. The firms paper is mostly
held by Boston banks. III. w. Cariin.
the firms attorney, is assignee. 1t is said
that the firm was connected to a great
extent with the affairs of the Globe Ma
tional Bank, recently in difficulty, and
this fact had much to do with the failure.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
Ouarryman Killed Instantly.

]. Arnold Parsons, % years old, was
literally blown to pieces at the United
States slate quarry at Pen Argyll, Pa.
Parsons was preparing to set OF blast
when powder that had been scattered by
the high wind became ignited.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
Fatal Hallway Wreck.

Norfolk and Western passenger No. 3
ran into a siding at Panther, w. Va.
Engineer w. s. Bishop of Huntington
was killed and Fireman Coontz Of Blue
field was fatally injured.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
Dismisses Insurance Cases.

The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed the
eleven cases brought by Attorney Gen
eral Monnett against as many fre-insur-
ance companies on the ground that the
evidence did not support the averments
of the petitions. Mr.. Monnett sued I'M
der the antitrust law, alleging that the
defendants were in combine to fix
ratps
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
Dewey's Flag Officer Dies.

Lieut.. Thomas M. Brumby, Admiral
Dewey's flag lieutenant while the admiral
was in command of the Asiatic station,
died of typhoid fever at the Garfield hos
pitaI in Washington.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
Trust in Fruit lars Counting.

AS soon as certain patent suits now
pending upon fruit jar glass blowing ma
chimes are disposed Of trust OF fruit
Jar manufacturers will be formed, SO II
10 said upon reliable authority, and the
Ball Brothers plant Of Muncie, Ind, will
be the principal member of the trust.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
Buys a House in New York.

William III. Moore, the promoter of
Chicago, has bought No. East oath
street, New York, a ive-story and base
ment dwelling, with front of light stone,
on a plot SO feet front by 100 feet deep.
He paid 1926, 200 for the property to w.
e ID Stokes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
Kentucky Contests Assured.

The Democratic State central and ex-
ecutive committee met at Lexington,
Ky, and decided to make contests for all
State Offices recently awarded to Re-
publicans by the State election board.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
Two Killed by Gas Explosion.

Near Victoria, b. c., by the explosion
of gas in the Cumberland mines two
men were killed and a number wounded.
The gas was released from an unknown
feeder through the subsistence Of the
roof and was ignited by torch carried
by the miners.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
wcIIinu Mausion In Asbe..

Fire totally destroyed the yelling
mansion, at Fourteenth street and Wei
Ding place, Washington, The loss on the
residence was 100000 and on the con-
tents about $4,000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
GING MURDER CASE RECALLED.
Claus A. Blixt, Sentenced for Life, Asks
for Pardon.

for Pardon.
At Minneapolis Claus A. Blixt, who
pleaded guilty to the murder of Gather
inc Cling in 1894 and was sentenced for
life, has filed an application for a full
pardon. He says that he is not guilty of
murder or of any crime; that the real
perpetrator of the crime was Harry Hay
ward; that the deed had been committed
before he had any knowledge of the
crime, and that he was drugged while
with Hayward ON the night of the MUIR
der and would not under any circum-
stances have been coerced if it had not
been for the medicine given him by Hay
ward
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
Boston Goo. RepubIican.

Sixteen Massachusetts cities elected
Mayors on Tuesday, and one other chose
a new city council, but by long odds
the greatest surprise was In Boston
where Thomas N. Hart, Republican, was
elected By 200 majority over Gen.
Patrick A. Collins.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
New south Wales Wheat Area.

The official estimates of the wheat
area of the colony of New South Wales
are 1861 81 acres, with a probable yield
of 13,660,100 bushels; available surplus
for export, $4,000 tons.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
School BuiIding burned.

: Fire completely destroyed the school
annex building of st. Michael's orphan
asylum on Plus street, Pittsburg. Loss
500, 900, insurance $4,000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
Packing Plant burned Ont.

Fire destroyed the plant Of the North
Amherst Packing Company at North
Amherst, Ohio. Loss about $4,000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
GIRLS ARE PUBLICLY WHIPPED.

ton of School Teacher.
For more than six weeks Casper, Wyo.,
has been excited over public whipping
administered to girls of the high school
by Prof. Bowlden, late Of Los Angeles,
Cal. The citizens signed petitions to the
board asking for the professors dis
charge and many threats to ride the
schoolmaster out Of town on rail were
made. The school board, however, up
held the schoolmaster. This severe re-
buke to the girls may yet result in blood
shed
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
Rival for Sugar Trust.

Large sugar refining companies outside
the trust are about to incorporate the
Colonial Sugar Refining Company, with
500, 000, 900 capital, in New Jersey.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
SUICIDE VERDICT Is UPSET.
Grand Jury Declares Man Found
Dead in Jail Was Murdered.

At Litchfeld, MINI. John Dougherty,
Charles Brost, Philip Rowe, Casper
Schmidt and William Kickbush have
been indicted for the murder of a man
of the name Of Miller in the Eden Val
ley jail Miller had eloped with Schmidt's
wife and was found and locked up. The
grand jury has discovered that mob
broke into the Jail, choked him to death
and left his body hanging in his cell.
The coroner's jury had returned a YER
dict that Miller committed suicide.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
Taylor Ia InstaIIetI.

William 8. Taylor was installed as
Governor ut Frankfort, Ky. The crowd
was much smaller than in past years,
due to the weather.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
Elevator Burns.

Minneapolis Elevator Burns.
The private warehouse OF the City Ele
vator Company at Minneapolis was burn
ed. Loss $4,000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21

Must make ooou inc bhuk's Loss.
The jury In the case Of the board of
directors ofhthe American National Bank
~. N. l.. Michael, Vice President, and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-21
BOERS ROUT BUTLER.
BRITISH COMMANDER SUFFERS
CRUSHING DEFEAT.

Eleven gums Lost and Many Men Killed
and Wounded In Attempt to Relieve
Ladysmith-Ca Carefully Planned Stimuli
taneous Attack at Three Places Fails.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-28
MEN OF GENIUS.

Nature Likes Them Not and Invari-
ably brushes the Breed.
Through all time men of genius have
scoffed at and have ridiculed the at.
tempts Of purse proud old "richesse''
to create superior orders Of manhood.
Nor is this a matter for wonder. They
were and are ridiculous. Yet these at.
tempts are repeated every hour. Con.
sidering them one would suppose that
wealth, titles, Adignities, are ,talismans
which insure virtue and honor and per.
sonal worth az. beauty in those to
whom they descend. Talismans are
ridiculous, and so are titles.
Nobility is Of blood and not of gar.
tors, royal sponsors and christening
robes. Pedigrees, portraits and family
history when truthful tell us a great
deal about the nobility.of a race. Titles,
quarterings and patents are worthless,
and the production of a great genius il
in general as bad a sign az the produc.
ton Of a great profigate. Races that
produce geniuses should be- avoided.
The bestSis the SECOND best--t the normal.
Genius, as some n Victor Hugo, ]
think) has finely said. ia q promontory
stretching out into the ocean Of the in.
finite. Look for the descendants Of
Shakespeare, Bacon, Maoaulay, Wei.
lington, Nelson, Gibbon, Swift, Vol
taire, Carlyle. Bonaparte, Goldsmith,
Spencer, Milton, Cromwell, Disraeli-
to take a few names at random-and
you will find that they are not, TO,
the genius is always a transgressor o.
the normal-a ~''sport." He is never
symmetrical. Such a one nature likel
not, and she makes provision for the ex'
tinotion Of his observation-disclosures.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-28
INSECTS AS HooDoos.
They Keep Settlers Away From Many
Parts Of the Werld. 81.

They Keep Settlers Away From Many
Parts Of the Werld.
Nothing could more strikingly illus:
trate the Importance of small things
than the large role which is now at.
tributed to the mosquito in the etiology
Of some Of the most serious and wide
spread diseases to which the human Yaoe
is subject. It is truly said that what
prevents the successful colonization Of
many tropical countries =, and what
throws the greatest obstacle In the way
Of civilization Of and, good government
in vast regions Of central Africa 10 not
climate, not distance from home and
not unfriendliness on the part Of the
natives The obstacle Is malaria, and
now we find that the prevalence Of ma.
laria, go far a. man Ia concerned, de-.
ponds on the mosquito, and that this
pestilent little insect, in addition.t to ir-
ritating and annoying, il, tho means BY
which the poison Of malaria is rope-
gated and distributed. -
For years back ibotanists' have known.
the important part played by birds in.
the scattering Of SEED and of insects In
the distribution of the pollen OF plants,
and it seems not unlikely that pathol
ogists will have to recognize I'M, much
larger degree than has till lately been
done the large part taken By the subor-
dinate forms Of life BY which we are
surrounded-our cattle, our horses, our
dogs and cats, our flies, our mosquitoes,
and perhaps even our feas-in' dig
tributing disease from man to IMAM and
as is stated in regard to the mosquito
and malaria, in deciding whethers tho
extension Of our empire over great areas
Of the globes surface shall Be possible
or not.-Hospitai:: .'S't'"7 -, 49,,
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-28
Punctuation.

What a great differencetin the mean.
ing Of a sentence a misplaced comma
can makel Take the following, for;ex.i
ample: Il ,,,e5,,t. ..
James, my husband; is : very nick
man, va 49, r
flames, my husband, is . very sick
man."
The following bit Of perverse p,un,c.
tuation was perpetrated .byian English.
oompositor. What the author msantgto
say can be asoribed BY a encouragement
Of the punctuation marks;..~4 7t,l.
"Cmsar entered on his. head; bis he'll:
met on bis feet; armed sandals upon
his brow; there was 4 cloud ii his right
hand; his faithful sword In his eye; an
angry. glare saying nothing, be . lat
down. Pittsburg Chronicle-aTels
graph. ..s.+fs 80 yi.ss
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-28
..lT,s 0 NY Way.

slys ~ NJ
How often 10 this heard. E
fssIt.s not my way, to speak ths Kindly word;
H. enough. but tits not we'll toispeak.
nestel my loving q It seelns 20 weak -
.tM's not my way"
How often hearts have broken5SMt
Because the loving word has BE- unspoken,
Because hR mile we looked for was q frown.
The ham hat should uplift, bus held ust down
~ noes way
- tRsaktM word that craving love requires,
n voice approval, foster vain desires.
Hearts often faint and fall out hi the way.
I Because 70 speak 10 MOI your way.
..''lt's not my way"
All. we'll, when death shall come
And touch the best loved lips and MAKE them
dumb
Sad will 1t be for you II grim regret
And stern remorse upon your bear rings sd
Their fingers firm,
Because It tstheir way to torture and to wiring,
Then you'll remember every little thing,
:dl1fel smile you did not give. the word unspokeu
s Which; might have gilG.l life and kept u heart
u unbeoken. .
Aye. then you will rememberi
AAd3n blood sweat and agony win say.
s.Rouldit had been my way
10 love, approve and tell 1t out, 90 meet,
For II was you that made my life complete"
Rose 6eelye.Miller in Observer.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-28
Illumtnated Buov..

Another form of beacon for mariners
Of smaller dimensions, but hardly less
important, is the illuminated buoy.
These floating lamp holders, placed in
an estuary where the available channel
is often only a narrow one, bounded by
mud or sand banks only a few feet below
the surface Of the water, are invaluable
to shipping, Hitherto the illuminant
chiefly employed has been compressed
gas, neoessitating a high pressure reser-
voir and COMPRISING machinery.
Mr.. Wigham, whose name has long
been known in connection with light
house apparatus, has introduced a min
eral oil lamp which can be fitted to
any existing buoy and will burn for a
long period at very small cost. The
maintenance Of one form of lamp Gan
be kept up at a cost Of one penny for "a
hours, and as no COMPRISING machinery
ia required this is the only expense
plus the original cost Of the lamp. The
approach to port-such as thatsofs Liv-
erpool, for instance, where 4 ship has
stoIenter through q long avenue Of buoya
could bythisinvention be almost az
we'll lighted as a city street-Cham-
bers' Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-28
AUTHORS MANUSCRIPTS.


- --.s.E. 81 --| f-lEl. - 81 ~ -I,C
Not Nssessasv For naiters e Rsss
Thsn FFs4 nssaaasns t. -. \
Once moro the tale goee Eosnd Il ~
author who sent . story to three Ij3ouS
mails and had tstdFned ~ every Oh
without having beed read. He knew n
because he had pasesd two 1t tbelsaves
together. Very likely. We do not! think
OF reading through . half q aqunrtsss
Of the articles that are sent TO- nj u
often does not take half . minutsto die:
card what one knows he doesn't want.
It is an old saying that M does NOT
need 70 eat . whole joint TO learn
whether 1t 10 tainted. Il
1t would be q Eeveaton 10 some Of
these writer's 70 see how 6ast IN expe,i
rienoed and conscientious EDITOR can. at
times, go through . big pile OF essays;
stories or poems. The title 10 often
enough, and he would ~. I'VE. don't
want an article on that subject" The
next article begins with 4 page or!two
OF commonplace Introduction, and that
Is thrown aside m half q mtnute's In.
speceton without turning more than
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-28
Evening Dress In Kansas City.

OAS00 - NSA&Is s-r
The dress suit is the most democratic
raiment in the world. It meets the re-
quirements of good form, whether IL
was made six years ago or last month.
Attired in evening costume. whether
the swallowtails are long or short. mar.
row or wide, all men look, practically
speaking, alike, whether they are wage
earners or millionaires. The dress suit
levels all distinctions and illustrates the
p~otentiality Of a correct style. The
young man who has made a good selec.
ton in his rented b%roadoloth serenely
greets his wealthy rival who has paid
for his London olothesa price like $3.50.
How the fame of this world grows
small when wrapped in a swallowtail
coat among many others Of the Same
cut! When the dress suit becomes the
regular evening calling and theater
dress for Kansas City men, as it should
be. the poor chaps will profit by it d
full cubit of serenity and self respect.
kansas City Star.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-28
Big Men and Big Noses.

Oyrano lie Bergerac is remembered
because of his large nose. Few know
that he was a poet, and fewer still
know his poetry. The nose is a conspio.
uous feature of history. The length of
Cleopatra's is said to have figured in
Roman politics, and a scandal grew out
of it which ended in the ruin and death
of Antony and the establishment Of an
empire which lasted a thousand years.
Napoleon would not promote a man
who had not a large noso~ He himself
was we'll favored in this respect. Cesar
was ''the hook nosed Roman"
All American statesmen have been
noted for this feature. Old men tell of
our own Benton, who used to shake his
nose like an elephants proboscis when
he got excited. 1t seems to be the law
that all great men have great noses,
but let no one think that the converse
Of this is true, that all men who have
great noses are great men. Such a ION
clusion would lead to confusion and
needless pain and disappointment.-St
Louis POST Dispatch.
The Dickinson press., 1899-01-28
10 AFRAID Of MAN.
Remarkable Tameness of Anamals !
the YelfovstOne Park.

Remarkable Tameness of Anamals In
h Yelfowstone Park.
The slaughter of birds has almost en-
tirely removed n Of the delightful 40
Compartments Of life in the rural east
the music Of the feathered eongsters.
Apropos of this. It may DO said that one
Of the most pleasant features of the drive
through the Yellowstone National park
is the apparent intimacy between man
and the animal and bird life in the
park. Thanks to the wise and stringent
regulations, no shooting ia allowed with
In Its boundaries.
1.-The result" says an English tour
ists 'ispositively charming. Hundreds
Of little Sohipmunks, with their gaudy
striped baoks, soampered impudently
about Q peered at the passing coach
from the roadside. The squirrel did not
bolt for the nearest tree, but nodded q
welcome. All bird life treated us like
wise. Even the lordly eagle lowered
near, and the wild turkey stalked I'M
concernedly through the rank grass. We
were fortunate enough to see a fine
specimen Of the wolf tribe. He stood, a
! beautiful creature. and watched us out
of sight, showing only souriosity, not
fear. Another time were perceived a doe
and fawn grazing by the road. Not un-
til we were within a few feet did they
seek the shelter of the woods, yet not
I'd fly, They simply moved aside. Here
at least mankind was regarded as a
friend-one who could be trusted. The
only animal who ran away wal a brown
bears He turned tail at the sight of a
cdaphing party, yet it was quite a COM
aonsthilg for bears to approach close
o'the hotels at evening to feed on the
r~efuAethrown out. It was an after din
ner relaxation for the guests to watch
them feeding. They munched and dis
'puted the choicest morsels, for the most
partfindiferent to the company. Only
when we became inquisitive and ap-
preached too near did they retire, and
there animals were perfectly free and
unfettefed in their movements. It may
read like a fairy tale. but it is solid
fact. Troy Times.