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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-27

II move" said the young Congress
mn, that we now resolve ourselves
into a ommittee of the whole to con-
slider the ACCESSIBILITY of immediate an
nexation."
IL object" said the miden shyly.
Il move the previous question" said
the young man slyly.
This was beyond her and she said
nothing.
I'VE will now put Ii to a vote" said
he. ANY opposition to the motion
may be mnifested by n simple no."
She looked at him trifle Dewildcred,
and he hastily continues:
"Your speaking eyes being the only
signs / note it is plainly evident that
the ayes have II and the previous ques-
ton is carried. Now, as this vote must
be considered test of strength 1t can
no longer be doubted that annexation
Is favored by an overwhelming major
ity, In consequence OF which you might
as well name the day when the union
shall be completed"
The maiden gasped.
Ell OBJ" she began.
But with the able assistance Of a
luxuriant mustache he succeeded In
shutting off debate. And the fight was
won.-New York World.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-27
Half Dead. wants Half the Insurance.

A childlike faith in the arithmetic
confounds all the logic of the schools.
This was the experience Of a Pittsburg
life insurance agent who wrote a pol
icy on the life Of n Chinaman-the first
ever written for man of that race in
Pittsburg.
How the insurance man did 1t, he
alone knows. The Chinaman had no
very clear idea. He only understood
that IL he pnid the premiums regularly
he would be entitled to five thousand
dollars some time. He began bothering
the agent for the money after a couple
of weeks had passed, and the agent
tried to explain to him that he would
have to die before any one could get
ii. Then the Chinaman fell down a Gel
larway on Grant Street and was badly
hurt. His friends tried to attend him
without calling in ii doctor. When they
did call in one, two days later, the
doctor was angry.
"Why didn't you call me soonerg' he
asked. .1'his man is half-dead now
Next day the injured mans brother
was at the insurance Office with a
claim for twenty-five hundred dollars.
you're not entitled to anything on
this" said the insurance man, until
the man is dead"
Doctor say him half-dead," answer
cd the brother. "Why he no get half?"
-Pittsburg News.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-27
struck the Right Portland for Him.

struck the Right POrtIund Tor HIM.
The other day Colouel Bleckley, the
Missouri Pacific agent at Wichita, re-
ceived a letter from n gentleman at
Portland, Ore, thanking him for a
favor performed by Colonel Bleckley
over ten years ago. The mans name
is withheld. He had played the Wich-
ita boom. He had won. But 1t fasci-
mated him and he knew he must get
away with his money or he would not
get away at all. So, under inspiration,
he rushed into Colonel Bleckley's Of
fee one morning and said sharply:
"Give me a ticket to Portland"
Colonel Bleckley looked at him coolly
and asked:
Maine or OregonT'
81 don't give blame which"
Colonel Bleckley reflected. His COM
mission on a ticket to Portland, Ore,
was $3.50 more than his commission on
a ticket to Portland, Me. He said to
the man.
II get more for ticket to Portland,
Ore, and I'll send you to Oergon."
go ahead" said the man.
So that man went away from the
boom and went to Portland, Ore. Out
there he went into business and now
owns one of the big establishments OF
that city. He ascribes his lucky strike
to Colonel Bleckley, and his recent let.
ter was one Of gratitude that he had
not sent him to Portland, Me.-Wichita
Eagle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-27
WOMEN TALK THE MOST.
In 1000 Couples Observer Finds 70
Girls Lead the Chat.

In 1000 Couples Observer Finds 7S1
Girls Lead the Chat.
There it Is again. Just what had
made up my mind to long ago." ex-
claimed the wag as they were standing
upon the street corner, elongating the
elastic substance in their necks at
the passing female population.
whats that?" replied the other, in
quiringly.
"See that couple-that fellow and
girl? Notice anything about themT'
Nothing in particular. Don't see
but that they conduct themselves about
as any other couple does. Don't see
that they differ from the general run
of 'em."
"Thats just the point; they're doing
just as the general run Of 'em do" re-
torted the wag with apparent satisfac-
ton. "Yet people don't notice any
thing peculiar regarding it."
what are you driving at, anyway,
old man? Explain yourself" demand
ed his companion.
"Well, it's just this. For several
weeks past I've been taking observa-
tions to determine the relative amount
Of time woman talks to the number
of times q man Is permitted to speak
when they are alone in each others
company. At last have discovered a
safe ratio, and what it is you can cas-
lily determine for yourself when l
give you the figures"
With this he drew forth notebook,
and continued: 1--WE taken 1000 cou-
pies, and as they passed me, noted
which one, whether the man or the
woman, was doing the talking. The
snatches OF conversation / caught,
while they might have been interest
ing as n subject for further thought.
did not interest me- I've been dealing
in mathematics only. Those figures
are accurate, and taken with great
care The couple who just passed us
was the one thousandth / have OBJ
served. The others have been young
and old, native and foreign born, and
altogether it establishes a general
rule which am positive can be safely
relied upon.
"Out of the 1000, have noted, just
as they came, mark you, the man was
talking 1870 times. In those instances,
l expect, there must have been some
thing the matter with the vocal chords
of his female companion, but, however,
l won't attempt to explain it away. In
% cases both were making an effort
to be heard. The woman was doubt
less successful in the end, but l never
followed them up to see. Eighty-three
times / observed that silence reigned
another phenomenon for which / am
unable to offer any explanation. But
listen-nay, hearken-here is the record
OF the fair ones Before the appear
ance of this last couple had $50 times
charged against them, $50 times out Of
1000 where their sweet voices have been
heard while man was the only audi
tor. This last instance completes the
1000. and makes the grand total 751.
Try it and see If your figures do not
come out about the same"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-27
The Most Certain Test of Death.

The New Orleans Medical and Surgi-
cal Journal in recent issue says:
AAer experimenting on 1900 dead
bodies, DIR. Justin Herold, Of New York
City, has arrived at the conclusion
that the most certain test of death lies
I'm the prompt and immediate opening
of the radial or temporal arteries.
The author has attempted to arrive
at some simple, everyday test, with
the result that he found most all the
known tests unreliable. This one. after
experimenting on the bodies of 1000
human beings. has been arrived ut as
the most reliable, certain and devoid
of error. No more need we read of the
possibility Of premature or live burial,
no more get the nightmare. Common
tests. for instance, the one of ascer-
tanning whether or no breathing has
stopped, has been proved to be as I'M
reliable as any other, although COM
monty used by the laity. The great
need of the day Is the possession of
some simple test, an infallible test.
one that can be applied Mt the bedside.
The test Of opening an artery has been
used for years. but has been ques-
toned. II Is positive, reliable and can
never fall
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-27

There are strange people who inhabit
the valley of the Branmaptura, the
largest APPROACHING tract in India.
This territory is bounded on the north
by range upon range Of mountains,
starting with hills, which rise to a
few hundred feet above the leve, of
the plains. and eliminating In the
snowy peaks Of the Himalayas. In
these hills between Thibet and Brit
ish territory, live number Of lndepen-
dent tribes of Monaghan origin, who,
secure In their rocky Businesses, owe no
allegiance 10 any civilized power.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-27
wnv w. value Our Liberties.

The late Roswell p. Flower once re-
marked: People wonder why our lib
critics had to be bought with blood. I'll
tell you why. The more thing costs
you the more you value it; the more
it's worth; and while George Wishing
ton and the Continental Army were
freezing to death at Valley Forge, God
Almighty was teaching them that les
son. Look at France. They don't val
ne civil liberty over there because they
didn't have to work for It. If those
Frenchmen had to sweat and starve
and freeze like our Revolutionary
fathers they would estimate their
blessings good deal higher than they
do now"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-27


From out of the north-land his Lacquer
he led,
Saint Leger, Saint Leger;
And the war-lust was strong In his
heart as he sped;
"Their courage" he cried, ''it shall die
4 the throat
When they mark the proud standards
that over us float
See rover and ranger, redskin and red.
coat"
Saint Leger, Saint Leger.
He hurried by water, he scurried by
land,
Saint Leger, Saint Leger,
Till closely he cordoned the patriot
band:
Surrender" he babe, "or tighten the
metz
Surrender" they Knocked him, 1--WE
laugh at your threatv'
'By Heaven he Numbered, you'll
live to regret
Saint Leger, Saint Leger"
He mounted his mortars, he smote
with his shell,
Saint Leger, Saint Leger;
Then he fumed in a fury that futile
they fell;
But he counseled with rum till he
chuckled, elate,
As he sat in his tent-door, "Egad, we
can wait,
For famine is famous to open a
gate!'-
Saint Leger, Saint Leger.
But 10! as he waited, was borne to his
Saint Leger, Saint Leger-
"A whisper of dread and murmur OF
fear!
'They come, and as leaves are their
numbers enrolled!
They come, and their onset may not
be controlled,
For tits Arnold who heads them, ills
Arnold the bold
Saint Leger, Saint Legerv'
''Retreatw Was the word e'er more
bitterly said,
Saint Leger, Saint Leger,
Than when to the north-land your
Lacquer you led?
Alas, for Burgoyne in his peril and
pain
Who lists In the night for the tramp OF
that train!
And, alas! for the Boosting, the pomp
Gus, the vain
Saint Leger!
Saturday Evening Post.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-27

A rag gatherer was committed for
trial mt Scarborough. England, on a
charge of housebreaking. The prison
err had been arrested on another charge
when the detectives found four tarts
In his pocket. The following day 1t
was reported that house in Trafal-
gar square had been broken into and
quantity Of jewelry and four jam
tarts had been stolen.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-27

verge Of Mysteries. when she thought
OF the Missionary society; and Nell
said never a word, but went out In
fear and trembling, and burnt>hp the
letter just received.
Verify can a handsome man say:
Women are to be trusted. The Path
finder.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-27

Fuddy-Did you ever notice how
quickly a man forgets you when he has
borrowed money Of you?
Duddy-Not been my experience.
They always remember me, and re-
member me quick enough to get out OF
the way when I come along. Boston
Transcript.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-27

face flush as it never had before: For
your sake I have been careful of my
| life. / have you to live for now. You
will see me again before many weeks.
Let no one know where I am. My life
depends upon it. And thrust you"
Nell felt that she could die for him
then and there. She hid the letter in
her bosom, and went up stairs to his
room, to look at the important trunk
and to wonder If she could get 1t away
as secretly as he wished. Her plan
ming was interrupted by the sound of
voice below, and on the stairs.
Then Martha burst suddenly into
| the room, her face red and angry, her
eyes wide open with fright Behind
her came the town constable, two po-
lice officers, and some strange men.
"And you have no idea where he is?'
asked the constable.
NO" gasped Martha, "He left Sun
day night"
They unceremoniously broke open
the trunk, and revealed a shocking
sight A lot Of silverware, jewelry, In
fact all the stolen goods were there,
except the haul of diamonds taken
from the jewelry store, and these Mr.
Hunt had evidently carried with him.
"He was as shrcwd thief as ever
| traced" said one Of the strange men
"and you ladies were nicely imposed
upon. The law won't do anything
with you for receiving stolen goods
since you've surrendered them all, but
you'd better be careful after this about
taking in strangers without references
I'd give I don't know what to know
where he Is. He did not leave any adj
dress where to send his trunk, did he p
mo he didn't gasped Martha on thu
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23

could not be imagined than was his
on the day before Christmas. Very
early in the morning he and Joyce had
driven off up into the hemlock woods
and brought home in triumph beau
tiful tree, tall, shapely and stout OF
branch. And it was Uncle Ben who
set it firmly in block of wood and
bore it into the big front room. And it
was Belinda, the help" who popped
great panfuls of snowy corn, and Aunt
Isabel who sat in her red-covered rock
ing-chair and strung it into long fes-
toons for the tree. And it was Joyce
who filled the generous bags of lace
net she had made at home with candy.
raisins and cracked nuts. And it was
Joyce who twined long, spicy-smelling
ropes of hemlock to swing from the
ceiling and around the walls.
Belinda and Aunt Isabel retired to
the kitchen, while Joyce was busy with
Uncle Ben in the front room, and pres
emily Belinda's cake-making skill was
announced by delicious smells from
the big oven, and Aunt Isabel sliced the
pink ham and sandwiched ii in between
the daintily-thin buttered bread.
well have tea and coffee both, Be-
linda" said Aunt Isabel, "and pass the
things around" And Belinda, smiling
broadly in pleased anticipation of the
unusual thing which was about to hap
pen, deity spread the snow-white frost
ing over the big fruit cake she had al
lowed to cool.
at will be nice, that's fact" she
said, energetically. Its wonderful,
amt it, what jest one girl can set ago
ing when she takes notion!"
At seven o'cloi k the Promised Land
people presented themselves at Uncle
Den's front door. The old man. shining
with hospitality, beamed. upon his
guests and welcomed each one with
hearty handshake. And next came
Joyce with bright word for every one
and smile and happy welcome for
each and every child. The young girls
licked Mt Jdyce in bashful admiration.
How pretty she looked in her soft
blue dress, with one of Aunt .sabePs
geranium blossoms In ner hair!
They came and came and Uncle Ben
overlooked with genial warmth, while
Aunt Isabel. whose rheumatism kept
her closely 10 her chair, smiled peace
fully upon them all and never once
thought of her bright rag carpet I'M
der all those snow-dampened feet. Uncle
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23

was Belinda, and if the guests were
one-half as happy as Joyce they were
happy, indeed.
When it was all over and all the
guests had departed for their respec-
tive homes in the Promised Land, Uncle
Ben drew Joyce down upon his knee.
Little girl" he said, "you done we'll
you done nobly! The true Christmas
spirit is in your heart, peace and good
will"
And Aunt Isabel smiled across at
her. you've brought the Christmas
feeling into my heart, child" she said
softly. ~ can't bear to have you go
home day after tomorrow"
Joyce laughed gleefully. 'I'm not
going, auntie," she said. "I've three
weeks vacation, and I'm going to spend
it all with YOU"
Uncle Ben chuckled to himself.
That's the way to talk" said he. 81
wondered when 1 see that trunk of
yours If you mebbe wasn't going to
stay with us a spell, and so you be. Well
try to have some sleighrides and candy
pulls up here in the Promised Land
while you're here and don't doubt a
mite but what we'll all have good
time."-Harriet Francene Croker, In
Union Signal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
YULETIDE AT BLENHEIM.
How nm Anne ricnn Girl Makes Christi
mas Cheer In IN Eng
lish Palace.

At Blenheim, the home of the duke
and duchess of Marlborough, ancient
and modern Christmas customs are
pleasantly blended by the force of the
American ideas and dollars which now
revive so notably the gala spirit of the
natal season. Both the duke and
duchess have regard for the traditions
of the past, and they keep the days of
cheer with all the old-time hospitality,
frsshened with modern innovations.
For centuries Christmas day at Blen-
helm has been n notable occasion for all
the servants, tenants and adherents to
the wide estates; but since the coming
of the new chatelaine of the palace there
has been added to the observance gen.
uine sympathy and personality which
lend a new spirit 10 the celebration.
The Christmas tree, 20 feet in height, is
erected in the great audit-room, and on
1t and about it are placed the multitude
of gifts for the children of the seven
demesne towns round about. over
which the Marlborough domain ex-
tends. Seven hundred children and
their relatives are sometimes enter
tanned at the palace, and yet its vast in
terror is never crowded. One year the
duchess had 1900 half-pound bags of
sweets put up for her little friends, and
when Christmas day was done there
was not one left. "You should come
out from London on Christmas morn
ing, sir" said faithful retainer on their
estates. "His grace and the duchess
have ready loaded up great van, and
they follow the van all through its
rounds in their own carriage, to give
out the things themselves instead Of
sending them, as you might think
such high-born persons would do, sir.
And would you-believe 1t, sir, her grace
knit with her own hands shawl for the
little sick boy next door!"-Edwnrd
Page CASTOR, in Woman's Home Com
panion
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23

Ben had made fire in the big sitting
room fireplace, and around this the
older folks gathered for. friendly
visit.
At half-past seven Joyce openrd the
front room door and ushered the chill
dren and young people into this. blaze
and glory of the first Christmas tree
some of them had ever seen. Right
proudly idJoyce view the pretty scene,
the hemlock-garlanded room, the
wreaths above the pictures, but over all
and browning all the lovely tree, tower
ing to the ceiling, aglow with the soft
light of dozens Of candles, agleam with
snowy festoons of popcorn, golden or
nnges and bags of candies. Joyce had
worked hard all day and was tired-at
least she had been tired before the peo-
pie came-but now as she looked into
the happy faces and wondering eyes she
felt that it had paid.
Who. could tell of all The joys of that
wonderful Christmas Eve! How aston
ished each boy was when Uncle Ben
loudly read his name and handed down
to his eager hands some mysterious
parcel! How radiantly happy was each
small girl who received some pretty
thing from that wonderful tree! And
no child was forgotten. And then how
they all shouted when Uncle Ben peered
through his glasses at the parcels he
found on the tree for himself! And
how they all exclaimed when Joyce I'M
did Aunt Isabel's bundle and laid a
beautiful, soft, fleecy, white shawl
about her shoulders! And then when
Uncle Bei, who had privately invited n
minister from the village, asked for n
few Christmas remarks, they all lis
tened reverently while that sweet old
story of the Babe of Bethlehem was told
once more.
And after the candles had burned
down, sputtered and gone out, the front
room was deserted in favor of the big
kitchen, where all sorts of gay, romp-
ing games were played. Joyce, flushed
| and merry, wondered once or twice il
the girls at jeans Christmas party were
having as much fun as she.
Presently Belinda, important and
smiling above her snow-white apron,
passed plates and napkins, and Joyce
helped her serve the delicious cake and
sandwiches and pour the tea and coffee.
What royal good time it was, and how
iovial the old men were, and how viva
cious the old ladies! Aunt Isabel and
Uncle Ben were plainly happy, and so
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
Catarrh Cannot lie Cured

reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease, and in order
to cure it you must take internal remedies;
Halls CatarIh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in this country for years
of the best tonics known, combined with
the best blood purifiers, acting directly on
the mucous surfaces. The perfect com
binaton of the TIVE ingredients is what pro
duces such wonderful results in curing Ca
tarrh Send for Testimonials, free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23

cheerfully tugged II into the old sleigh.
Seems kind O. queer she'd bring along
a trunk for just a few days." he thought
to himself, "but mebby she's going to
stay quite SPELL" And as the old man
tucked the blankets in snug and warm
he found himself hoping that she
would.
There was seldom strange face seen
on that familiar road which led up into
the Promised Land, and Joyce caught
fleeing glimpses of interested faces
peering out at them as Uncle Ben's old
horse logged heavily along. Two or
three of the young girls she had be-
come acquainted with during the pre-
ceding summer, when she had spent a
week at the farm, and now she gayly
waved her hand to them as she caught
sight of them at the window or door.
And so swiftly does news travel, even in
the Promised Land, that before night
fall everyone knew that Joyce Baxter,
Aunt Isabers niece, had come up to
spend the holidays. Somehow the very
knowledge of this helped to content
some dissatisfied girl hearts with the
prospect of the usual dull Christmas in
the valley.
But when next day Uncle Ben's we'll
known horse and cutter stopped at
every gate in the Promised Land and
pretty, stylish Joyce came up the path
to the front door, followed n moment
later by Uncle Ben, who never missed
the chance Of neighborly visit, there
seemed to come all at once into those
quiet lives n new something of delight
and interest which had not been there
| before. And when Joyce in her own
pleasant way had given her invitation
ito come up to Aunt Isabel's tomorrow
evening at seven O'clock" they all
thought it was, lovely and promised to
| go, but not one of them even suspected
a Christmas tree. And it was not only
the young people who were asked to
come. Not one was sighted. Every
| family invited, from grandma down
to the long-dressed baby. Aunt Isa-
bel had said: ASK 'em all, my dear.
| the house is big enough TO hold 'em. /
guess, and anyhow it'll do us good to
crowd up and be neighborly." For the
| truth was that the widely-scattered
| families were not at all noted for their
'neighborliness." All had grown into
n stay-at-home habit. or when they
went at all il was generally to the vii
| lage.
a buster household than Uncle Ben's
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-12-23
Tn. ryp.vriter Invention.

A Statistician has proved that the inven.
lion Of the typewriter has given employment
to O0,O00 people, but he fails to state how
many cases of weak stomachs and dyspepsia
it has induced. All people Of sedentary oc-
cupation need Hostetters Stomach Btters.
II helps nature to bear the strain which en-.
sues from confinement and 1t is wonderful
medicine. No one realizes this more keen
ly than the man or woman who has been
cured OF stomach trouble by its use.