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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19
at the race track or in connection with
the travelling stable.

at the race track or in connection with
the travelling stable.
The finished work Is a complete va
por bath that is portable and will per-
NIT of trainer or attendant giving his
horse a Turkish bath Immediately be-
fore a race Is run and send him to the
starting post keyed up to the very
pitch Of perfection, or, as he comes off
the track in a steaming sweat. he can
be led off to the bath, boxed up, par
tally boiled and taken out to the COM
partment where the rubbing down pro
cess is to be carried on.
The accompanying Illustration shows
the exterior and interior of what may
be called the ''hot room" of Mr.. Welo's
Turkish bath for horses. The animal
is led to the double doors that afford
entrance to the apartment. He is al
lowed TO put his head and neck
through an aperture in the front of the
bath, so that the hot air shall in no
way be dangerous to his lungs; the
doors are then closed ON his TANKS, and
he stands enveloped in vapor that curls
around his glossy skin and opens up a
hot and wholesome pathway to horsy
health.
The possibility of improving the con-
dition of racer by giving him a hot
air bath may have occurred to the own
ers of thoroughbreds before, but 1t is
so difficult of accomplishment that it
has never been carried out. A horse
cannot be led into hot room and
made to keep still during the sweating
process. 1t Is none too easy to get a
human being, to whom the luxury Of
a Turkish bath is a novelty, to stay the
requisite length of time in the hot
room. To expect highly strung flyer
Of the race track to stand still while
being half boiled alive was out of the
question.
The device designed by Mr.. Welo for
giving his horses Turkish bath pro-
vides for all this. With the equine's
head in the open air the horse is pre-
pared to submit with n good grace to
warmth at his TANKS. In case Of the
animal, however, exhibiting wildness,
| a rope can be attached to rings fitted
| to the hot room, which will prevent
the animal from trying to bolt through
| the aperture intended only for the
head.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19
of life in the Clay County vendettas
has been slight.
Ihiipot-Grimu Fcud.


has been slight.
Ihiipot-Grifiiu Fcud.
In importance the PhilpOt-Griffin
feud now ranks first. Years ago one OF
the Philpot allies called one OF the
Griffin mountaineers "a liar" The IN
suit few from lip to lip. Clay County
took up arms-the one party to avenge,
the other to repeat the injury. Fight
ing RACES still, and not many of the bit
terest foemen now know the original
starting point of their enmity. They are
lined up for the Philpots and the Crit
fins. their kinsfolk and retainers, and
will! fight till the last drop of bad blood
has been spilled. The Philpet-Griffin
feud Is we'll organized. Each faction
has its recognized leaders. When n
great battle is anticipate they have APP
pointed gathering places; each day
every member of the faction Is visited
and given the latest news. Every few
days all gather and formulate plans,
each faction meeting at night at the
homes of their leaders. Guards keep
vigil; the pistols are laid In the holsters
under the edge of the bed, and the
Winchesters stand on the stock at tie
head. Each has his arsenal, In which
are stored extra weapons, ammunition,
etc. Both clans have a countersign for
night work If Philpot meets rider
In the lonely hills at night he halls him
with the greeting Of the Philpot band
If an answer does not come promptly
and accurately there is blaze of pow
der and midnight duel. The Griffins
are equally alert, and all their follow.
ers are drilled in the proper Griffin
countersign. On each side the clans
men are all magnificent shots. and car
ry the very best of weapons.
The leaders of the Philpots are
George. Pleasant. Timothy, and the
Hon. Granville Phiipot, an ex-Statt
Senator. They are prosperous farmers
and tlmbermen. This faction numbers
about two hundred, and nearly all live
In the pigeon Roost district" sever
miles from Manchester The leaders OF
the Griffins are Sol Griffin and Dave
Caldwell. and their faction Is com
posed of little less than two hundred
of the Griflins, Chadwells. Barnetti
and Hamptons Excepting the Chad
wells. all are poor farmers. but ar
game fighters. They also live in pig
con Roost." two miles from the Phi!
pots headquarters.
In the fall, two years ago. John Phil
pot and his father. Granville Philpot
met Aaron Morris and William Bundy
his father-in-law. who accused Johl
Phllpot of having named some OF then
as "liars." Words grew warmer unit
the fighting commenced. and Johi
Philpot was shot by Morris in han'
to hand battle with revo,vers. Hostih
ties went no further until Christina
Day. 1898. Smith Cheek. bad ma
and nervy shot, kept little store o.
House Creek, two miles from "Pigeo
Boost" Green and Hugh Griffin. Asro
Morris and William Bundy were a,
sembled at the store celebrating tn
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19
How He. Crossed the Bird &c

The unaffected modesty which marks
the best type Of courage is one of the
most winning traits a man can have,
be he soldier or civilian. During a re-
cent battle in the Philippines, Kansas
regiment was brought to a halt at a
wrecked bridge. The trying situation
is thus described by a hero of the war,
Lieut.. Col. Little:
"As the colonel was across and my
battalion at the head of the column.
my bugler, Berry of Company f, and
were the first to reach the bridge,
and, of course, the first to cross.
1--WE read of men crossing bridges
under fire at the head Of columns, and
supposed the sensation was peculiar.
1t was not. A man simply tries to pad
die along as fast as he can, and ger
across. beat Berry over, but we
haven't decided yet whether I was the
Drawer or the worse scared"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19
Advertised.

A new and verdant postmaster In a
small rural town had received instruc-
tons to advertise all letters uncalled
for at the end Of certain length Of
time. He obeyed orders by inserting
the following advertisement in the VII
lage weekly paper at the end Of the
first week Of his term of office:
There are ten letters in the postoffice
that nobody has called for. If them
they belong to don't take notice and
call by the end Of the month the let
tiers will be sent to the dead letter Of
flee. Anybody expecting letters they
amt got can come and see If any Of
these letters belong to them. All take
notice.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19

enjoyed bscsre the Angio-Anssican no.
blernan began business.
Sir Thomas y type of the real An
glo- American. Though OF Irish parent
age he grew up In Scotland, gained his
business experience In America and
made his money In England. AS a boy
he raised enough money TO reach New
York from Glasgow, travelling In the
steerage. In the metropolis he first
found enough to keep him alive as a
ebore boy In a store on Broadway,
where he remained about three years.
At the end of this time he was about as
well off as when he landed-possibly a
dollar or so better. One day he saw a
vessel loaded with cotton in the North
River and managed to work his pass
age back on her to Charleston, where he
saw the cotton in the fields. but those
were the days just after the war, when
you couldn't find enough money In
Carolina, except Confederate money. to
average 81 to the square mile. and after
couple Of years of 1t he returned to
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19
Formation of Habits.

AS the snow gathers together, so our
habits are formed. No single flake
that is added to the pile produces a
sensible change; no single action Gre
ates, however 1t may exhibit. mans
character; but as the tempest hurls the
avalanche down the mountain, and
overwhelms the inhabitant and his
habltation, so passion, acting upon the
elements of mischief which pernicious
habits have brought together by i'm
perceptible accumulation, may over
throw the edifice of truth and virtue
Bentham.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19

day By shostho tukeys. eating cheese
and crackers, nd5drinking n,oonshine
whisky. Up the road came three young
Philpots. dim Crow Pete, and Pleas
ant. They rode, past the store at a
garlop. consulted together, and rode
back. E. NapitD, 10
Smith Cheek, femme, In your store.
I'm the best shot In Clay County. and
I kin prove it, shouted "Jim Crow
Philpot to the Griffin gang inside.
mo. We amt" retorted Morris, II
live in the same, oounty,"'rand with this
he fred on young Jim Grow" Philpot.
and the sfightin' began" Every man
in the crowd Joined the fracas, and
when the smoke of battle cleared away
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19
TO USE BOTH HANDS.

Children Are So Taught by Recent
Educ tional Methods.
No recent reform'in educational meth
DDS has attracted so much attention
not only In this, country but also in
Europe as that originating with Mr.. j.
Liberty Tadd, director of the Philadel-
phia Public School of Industrial Art.
Mr.. Tadd believes that at present chill
dren are educated to give the prefer
ence to the right hand over the left and
that there is no good reason why every
man should not be ambidextrous. In
the school Of which he is the head he is
educating the children to use their right
and left hands with equal facility. In
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19

william Bundy lay. dead. and Smith
Cheek, the stcrske epAN had 'drapped
part O. one ear" Not long after that
Evans Caldwell was shot and killed by
one Of the Philpots, who fired at him
from ambush.
Battle of, Hooker's Branch.
On July II, 1893, occurred the battle
Of Hooker's branch. a terrible ARRAY,
uneQualed In the annals Of Kentucky
feuds. George Philpot, his two sons,
Pete and Bob, andoa nephew, Edward
Fisher, started for Red Bird Greek to
cut timber. On the way they met
Wash" Thacker, deputy sheriff, who
had a bench warrant to compel Bob"
Philpot to appear as witness before
the Grand Jury. They met in little
opening In the forest where the road
crosses Hooker's branch. George Phil
pot began writing out bond, the rest
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19

of the little party grouped about him.
Suddenly Hugh, Harve, and Greene
Griffin dashed into sight on horseback.
led by Aaron Morris. AS they galloped
up Morris fired, striking Philpot in the
back. Pete" Philpot grabbed rifle
from the wagon and put bullet into
Morris head, and the leader of the
Griffin boys rolled under his horse,
dead. While this was going on the
three Griffin boys confronted Ed FISH
er. getting between him and the wagon.
Fisher had a stock of weapons beside
him and pluckily faced the three single
handed, throwing away weapons as he
emptied them and grabbing loaded
ones. At last he fell back, dying, and
in falling his revolver was discharged,
killing Hugh Griffin. Only four men
were left now, Harve and Green Grit
fin on one side, and George and Pete
Philpot on the other. The deputy
sheriff had disappeared in the woods at
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19

the same way he is seeking to develop
equally both lobes of the brain and
both eyes. Mr.. Tadd points out that in
hess than 240 different trades, crafts
and occupations the skill of the work
man depends largely on his ability to
use both hands. The illustration shows
pupil in the Philadelphia school draw
ing on a blackboard with the left hand.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19

quality Of her beauty. Mrs. Langtry
commenced as professional beauty,
and Mrs. CORVALLIS West, the mother
of the Princess Henry of Pless, was a
very famous professional beauty.
Just now Miss Adele Clemmons holds
the post Of honor. She has for several
years been recognized as one Of Lon
don's handsomest women and lately
she took the blue ribbon for perfection
at beauty show. 1t Is said that no
photograph can do justice to the daz-
cling wonder of Miss Clemmons beau,
ty, for her coloring Is exquisite.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19

Miss Giggins," said the young man
with the obtrusive hatband, were you
ever engaged"
"Mr. Scadson," she exclaimed, as she
blushed a rosy red and sighed. "You
have no right to ask such question
unless-unless-"
81 merely desired to know" he went
on in cruel monotonous tone, "if you
were ever engaged In conversation with
Prof. Fossil. He's a wonderfully
brainy man-you ought to talk to him.
Washington Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19

South Dakota Trainer Perfects an
Euulne Bathing Place.

South Dakota Trainer Perfects an
Equine Bathing Place.
James /. Welo Of Yankton, s. D., has
Turkish bath for his horses. What Is
good for man must be good for the
horse, was the argument uppermost In
Mr.. Welo's mind when he began to
work out his idea for the treatment Of
tired race horses by the Turkish bath
method. II wearied business man
can get freshened up, revivified and re-
stored to his former buoyancy by be-
ing parboiled, rubbed, scrubbed and
kneaded and then vigorously toweled
and put to rest on a slab. why should
not the condition Of thoroughbred be
improved by the same process? The
argument appealed to local racing men
as sound and logical, and Welo was
encouraged to concentrate his mechan-
zeal powers on an apparatus that would
be suitable to perform the Turkish"
process Of stimulation Of tired muscles
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19

bears this title. Another feature about
these places Is the air of decidedly
American enterprise about them. There
are Lipton's teams; also, Lipton's cakes
and Lipton's bread, to say nothing of a
hundred other things that are Tipton's,
also.
English society doesn't speak well Of
Upton. Mention him to one of the arts
tocracy and his response Is: He's a
good fellow, but not one of us, you
know. He's like one of you American
chaps. These are some Of the express
sions, but the common people are with
him. for Upton, Ltd, has cut prices so
that many workman's family now
has Sunday dinner such as they never
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19
onite Delicate.

Mrs. Gabb (hostess)-Your little son
does not appear to have much appetite.
Mrs. Gadd-No, he Is quite delicate.
Mrs. Gabb-Can't you think of any
thing you would like, my little man?
Little man-No, 'em. You see. ma
made me eat hull lot before we start
Ell so shouldn't make a pig of myself.
The Rival.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19
OWNER OF THE SHAMROCK.


Upton Laid the Founda ton for His
Millions in This Country.
One Of the first things that strike the
American traveller in England Is the
sign, Upton. .Ltd.," stuck up over per-
haps a hundred places in London, and
possibly 500 outside of 1T. In fact, about
every other butcher shop In the king.
dom seems TO be the property Of Lip
ton, Ltd" OF course, every one knows
who Upton is, but 1t is not generally
known that the Shamrock's owner Is
only a stakeholder in company which
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19
Mailin : Of Letter. in Chtp..

In China when a man writes a letter
he does not drop 1t in mail box, as we
do here, but takes II to letter shop.
where he makes bargain with the
keeper of the shop to have 1t carried
for him. 1t costs a great dealato have
a letter carried, andIsndt In6Qy people
can afford to write them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19

Mrs. Mulligan-An' what did his
'onner say to you this morning? Mrs.
Mulcahy-Can't you and your husband
live together without fighting? Mrs.
Mulligan-An' what did yer say? Mrs.
Mulcahy-No. yer 'cnner, not happily.
Boston Traveller.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19
Couidn't Afford It.

"Did you ask the doctor If you had
malaria?"
mot on your life; he's treating me
for five other expensive maladies now"
Chicago Record. e,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19

Cue koU00 WNum y heW oayU ~ NJ
chester, and 1t is expected that they
will be released. Then, according to
the popular belief, "h-l will be turned
loose again In Clay" ii
The White Howard Feud.
The Garrard Baker-white- Howard
feud runs back several years. Two of
the most powerful families In the coun-
ty, the Whites and the Garrards, are
involved. At the head of the one faction
Is Judge Beverly White, related to va
rious lawyers, Congressman and Gov
ernors. Gen. Tbeopasilus L. Garrard,
leader of the opposing elan. is a men,
Der of a family distinguished In this
country and in England. Members Of
both factions in this feud, with the ex-
ception Of hired retafners, are an ad-
vance upon the illiterate clansmen Of
the Philpot-Griffin vendetta. At pres
ent the Whites and their connections
hold all the county offices and are IN q
position financially to carry ON the
quarrel to better advantage than their
enemies. Two Of the Bakers are now
In Jail at London, twenty-four miles
away from Manchester, and active hos
tilities have ceased temporarily. Much
Of the fighting In this vendetta has
been done by hired men. who received
81 day and their keep" by which Is
meant the supplying Of ammunition,
bacon and corn bread.
OF the personal courage of the Lead
ers of the feud there can be no doubt.
The Bakers are said to have Indian
blood In their veins. a fact which may
account for the alacrity with which
they take to the methods Of fighting
peculiar to the red men. Susan CALI
han, a half Cherokee, Is among their
ancestors. Captain "Bill' Strong, who
is reported to have slain twenty-five
men with his own hand, was her grand
son. DIR. Abner Baker, who fiourished
in Clay County half century ago,
killed number Of men In his time and
finally was hanged for murder.
General Garrard n Factor. -
Gen. T. T. Garrard, who figures I'm
the present troubles as a friend of the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19

of London.
In this country the professional
beauty" is unknown. but in London she
IL big figure. She sells her photo
graphs and derives large income from
them. She Is invited to dinners, balls
and parties because Of the ornamental
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19
HesGo. IRs rave. "a.

He Got Revenge.
Travers-But he got square with the
other fellow in the end.
Sellors-How7
Travers-He sent her a chaflng dish
for q weddinsspEssentrr hat-to-Eat
g. tt4flr go - ...t.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19

When miner gets down to business
he lowers himself In the world.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19

the feuds within . few days ct Man-
chester. and It is expected that they
will be released. Then, according to
the popular belief, hi win be turned
loose again In Clay" III
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-19

Nearly all old womea want 70 wear
white.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-02-23
FATAL RAILWAY WRECK.
Express from Calias COllides with a
Standing Train Near Brus-
49,, sells, Belgium.

y Brussels, Feb. 20:--An express train
from Calais, having passengers from
London on board, collided Saturday
with a stationary train at Foret, near
this city. Twenty persons were killed
outright and 50 were more or less in
jured. e. Z. $ 80. SIS .s
The train left Journal at 1922 Satur-
day morning and reached Foret at 8: a.
Immediately afterwards the Mons ex-
press dashed at full speed into the sta
ton and ran into the Journal train,
which was stan ding at the platform.
1T is said that, owing to- the frog, the
engineer of the express train did not
see the signals.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-02-23
THE OPEN DOOR POLICY.
Lord Beresford Addresses CONNER
cial Club of Chicago on Pro-:
49,. posed Oriental Compact.

+ Chicago. Feb. 20 Standing before
the bright red flag of the merchant ma
rine of Great Britain and the foldssof
the American stars and stripes. Lord
Charles Beresford, ambassador OF. the
English chamber of commerce to
China, outlined Saturday night at the
Auditorium before the Chicago Com
mercial club his trade plans for the
orient. The Briton's policy was not for
grabbing of territory for the enrich
ment of England and America at the
expense of China and rival nations, but
the maintaining of the open door BY.
the nations best fitted to keep that door
open-England, America, Germany aud
Japan. 1t was notsa policy,aof selfish
exclusion that Lord Charles adyoca ted.
but the policy of equal advantages to
all nations, in the belief that the great
bulk of trade would be benefited by the
prosperity of each nation.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-02-23
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,

Sewer Forcier, 100 years of age and
the pioneer settler of northern Wiscon-
sin, died in Chippewa Falls.
Rosa Washington, aged 1875 years,
and Harriet Hutchinson, 100 years old.
died in Louisville, Ky.
Susan B. Anthony celebrated her
10th birthday at her home in Washing
ton.
Lewis Miller, aged SO, a prominent
citizen of Akron, o., and an ex-con-
gresham, died in New York hospital.
Robert Alexander Waller, city comp
troller, died at his home in Chicago of
pneumonia, aged 4s years. ~: :.E#
Luther Chaplin, founder of the senior
order of United American Mechanics,
died in Philadelphia, aged SO years: -
Miss Sale Potter, said to be the oldest
woman in Hin OILS, died in Urbana, aged
1O2 years. =
David Bradley president of the David
Bradley Manufacturing company and
the oldest plowmaker in the country,
died suddenly at his home in Chicago,
aged SS. years. .ir 7 H.. = y
Mrs. Martha Terman died at Crystal,
O. T., aged 108 years.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-02-23
.AsPHYX1ATED.
Two Women and Two Children
Found Dead in a Philadel- s-'' .& \
= phia Residence.

: Philadelphia, Feb. 2O.-Mrs. Charles
Fahrenkamp, aged 33 years, her two
children, Florence and William, aged
respectively ten and nine years. and an
unknown woman, aged about IS years,
were found dead Sunday in room in
Mrs. Fahrenkamp's home, 1416 North
Fifty-second street. The gas was
turned on and life had apparently been
extinct for several days. Scattered
about the first floor were remnants of
cigars and cigarettes and empty beer
and whisky bottles. The bodies were
found by next-door neighbor who
had forced an entrance to the house.
Mrs. Fahrenkamp was lying on the
floor and her daughter near by. The
unknown woman and the boy were in
bed. The last heard from the inmat ties
Of the house was on Thursday night,
when the piano was kept playing until
late hour. On Friday morning Mrs.
Wilson, living next door, was asked by
Florence to assist her in raising her
mother from the floor, where the child
said she was sleeping. Mrs. Wilson told
her she was unable to do so, and sug-
gested that the girl cover her mother
and allow her to continue sleeping.
The two women and the boy, it is be-
lieved, were then dead, and from the
position of the girl, who occupied an
other room, it is thought that she was
overcome by the gas while trying to lift
her mother. Mrs. Fahrenkamp's hus-
band, who is a travelling salesman, left
home about week ago on business for
his firm.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-02-23
MORE SNOWSLIDES.
+ ers Around Ophir, Col.-One
-. Man Is Killed.

Telluride, COL, Feb. 2O.-A tremen-;
dous snowslide came down the side of
Yellow mountain about a quarter of
a mile below the town of Ophir Sunday
afternoon and killed one man and prac-
.tically destroyed the Caribou concen-
.trating plant. The slide was plainly
visible from the town of Ophir, and
those who saw it say it was the largest
they ever witnessed, it apparently be-
ing about 100 feet deep and more than
a quarter of mile wide. The Caribou
mill was crushed like an ;eggshell. j.
G. Vardel, the mill foreman, was the
person killed. Mighty slides have been
running all day on the mountains
around Ophir and the miners are be-
coming much frightened, On two or
three small properties they have re-
fused to work and came. to town, some
of them coming to, Telluride. The sun
has been shining brightly, softening
the snow and causing the slides to run.