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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07

Whsd the frost h o. the punkin and the
fodder'H In itk6 shock.
And you hear NE kypuck and; gobbls Of
the struftiR turkcy-cQck. y NJ
And the cIackip' OF the Euineys. and the
cluckin' or the hens, W
And the rooster's hallylooyer AZ he tip
toes ON the fence;
Q. It's then's the times felltr Is feel
In at his best, ,s~.7kN
With the risin' sun TO greet him from a
night OF peaceful rest,
As he leaves the house. bare headed. and
goes out to feed the stock,
When the frost Is on the punkin and the
folders In the shock.
Thcy's something kind O. heartylike
about the atmosphere
When the best OF summers over and the
coolin' fall Is here - n ~. '
or course we miss the flowers and the
blossoms on the trees,
And the humble OF the hummin' birds
and buzzin' OF the bees;
But the airs so appetizin', and the land
scape through the haze
Of crisp and sunny morning of the
early autumn days
Is pictur' that no painter has the color
in to mock
When the frost is on the punkin and the
folders In the shock.
The husky, rusty rustic Of the tossels Of
the corn.
And the raspin' OF the tangled leaves, as
golden as the morn; ~.
The stubble in the furries-kind o. lone
somelike, but still &
A-preachin' sermons to us of the barns
they growed to fill;
The strawstack in the medder, and the
reaper in the shed:
The bosses in their stalls below-the
clover overhead
D, 1t sets my heart a-clickin' like the
tickin' of q clock, AhN
When the frost is on the punkin and the
folders in the shock.
James Whitcomb Riley. 4
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07
Sorry He said IL.

There are so many things in this
wicked world we would rather not have
said. Mean things. spiteful things, I'M
feeling things, reckless things which
trickle over the lips before we realize
it. An estimable man In town has n
wife who is a good woman, though she
can never be a candidate at beauty
show. He admires her. however, and
as he Is the one to be pleased her lack
of loneliness Is a small matter. One
day he was talking with some friends
about his disposition E
NO" said he candidly, you rarely
see me get worked up. nervous and
cross. l am the easiest person in the
world to please"
lone glance mt your wife shows that"
replied a dear friend, who is the soul
of politeness, and who, poor wretch,
really meant to imply she did not have
the looks Of nagged or brow-beaten
woman. and must get on easily with
him. But. oh. IL didn't sound that way
and that man would gladly have given
$40 down for a hole in the ground Just
about that time.-Louisvillc Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07

Michigan II to 8 in their first encounter
since 1893, while the Maroons served up
menu Of IL to q for the Brown INF
versity boys, whom they had never met
before on the gridiron.
Elsewhere the leading football games
were marked by surprisingly one-sided
scores. Pennsylvania, Carlisle, Iowa and
California all got their opponents ON the
run and heaped up large scores The
Quakers by their 20 to victory over
Cornell Gained any exuberance the Itha-
cans may retain over the Princeton vic
tory, and C0lumbia's defeat of Yale, too,
looks hardly significant in view of the
trouncing by the Indians. Iowa walked
over Illinois easily and, except for it's
territorial remOteness, seems fit to be
classed along with the championship as
pirants of this section.
California increased its newly acquired
superiority over its Pacific coast rival,
Stanford. Another championship was
muddled by the victory OF Indiana over
Purdue, which had tied with Notre
Dame, which had downed the State Uni
versity. The Indiana leadership is left
in doubt. Beloit and Notrc Dame met
surprises. The p. a. 5. team, which has
been under cover since it's meeting with
Chicago early in the season, took the
game from Notre Dame, while Knox
could only emerge with tie in its game
with Beloit.
The football season of 1890 ends with
out champion. In the West as well as
in the East there is no team that can
lay undisputed claims to the champion
ship. There are only two teams among
the "big ones''f which have not been de-
feated, but complications are such that
their splendid records decide nothing.
Harvard in the East and Chicago in the
West close the season undefeated. Har-
ward was tied and so was Chicago, but
nothing worse befell either. Princeton
defeated the team that tied Harvard, but
the tigers themselves were beaten once
durinn the season. $3.50
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07
DAWES TELLS OF BANKS :
Great Increase in Deposits During the
Fiscal Year. 'rit


With respect to the condition Of ma
tional banks during the year, as shown
by the five reports required from the
banks, Comptroller Dawes in his annual
report for the year ended Oct. 81, 1899
says:
1.-The number of banks in operation OK
Sept. z, 1899, was 1896, with a paid in
capital Of $6O5, 772,970. The individual
deposits ION that date amounted to. ST.
400, 725 1881, and the aggregate re-
sources to $4,65O, 1855, 1884. A compare
son of the Sept. Z returns with those
made on Sept. 20, 1893, indicates an in.
crease during the year in individual de-
posits of $419,271 ,055.02; in loans and
Sscounts of $40, 7S9, 623. 20; in amounts
f1e from other banks and bankers, $780,
L91, S96.6S; in specie, $44 ,G97, 30, "A, and
in aggregate resources, S646, S44, OSS.57.
On Sept. the net deposit liabilities OF
the national banks of the country aggre-
gated $3,031, 463, O16.6S, on which a re-
serve Of $500, SOS, $3.50, or 29.3S per
cent, was held. The composition of this
reserve was as follows: Specie, y33S,571,-
3S3.S3; legal tenders and United Statc9
certificates of deposit for legal tenders.
S127, I54, 651; due from reserve agents,
$414, 1876, G6O.44 redemption fund with
the treasurer of the United States, x1O,.
116, 130.63."
In recommending to Congress improve
ments in banking laws as directed by sec
ton 1913 of the Revised Statutes the
Comptroller before making his chief and
new recommendation for b0nd-secured
elastic circulation, repeats his !. recon-
mendation of one year ago for a law pro-
viding for an unsecured emergency cir
culation to lessen the destructive power
of financial panics, and taxed so heavily
that under normal conditions it must be
retired and can neither provide profits for
the banks nor serve as basis for the ex-
pansion of commercial credits.
The Comptroller believes that, in ac-
cordance with the Presidents recon-
saendation, national banks should be al
lowed to issue circulation TO the par OF
the United States bonds deposited by
them for circulation, and that, in connec-
ton with the law authorizing this, provis-
ion can be made for a secured emergency
circulation.
Among other recommendations, the
Comptroller strongly urges laws authoriz-
ing the incorporation of banks for the
purpose of carrying on international and
intercolonisl banking as distinguished
from domestic banking. He also recon-
mends laws authorizing the establishment
in small communities of national banks
with capital Of $4,000. He repeats his
recommendation of one year ago relative
to modification of the law restricting
loans to any one individual to ~ per
cent of the capital of national bank,
and advises the attaching of penalty for
making excessive loans after the present
section is modified
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07

Italy know to their cost that he has
skillful and daring generals and that
his soldiers are brave and impetuous.
The king lives in the interior Of his
country, surrounded by great desert,
SO that it would be almost impossible
for an invading army to reach him. In
the center of the royal city he has
caused a tall tower to be erected. TO
this tower he ascends at frequent in
tervals, and with telescope observes
how his people are behaving them
selves In the city below him. Offend
ers are punished with great severity,
and as a result there is little disorder
Of any kind at the court or about it..
The king and most Of his people are
nomlnally Christians, and the Golden
Rule is said to be the ruling principle
of the Government, in spite Of the Sc
verify Of the punishments sometimes
inflicted.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07
Took Him at. His WORD.

"Thar's one err them agents what
sells clocks on a credit wants to see
you right off," said the new farm hand.
"Hang the agentw exclaimed the
farmer: II don't want to see him or his
clOcksv'
The new farm hand vanished and did
not return for an hour.
When he put in an appearance he
asked:
"Whar'bouts roun' here does the cor
oner liver
What In thunder does you want with
the coroner?'
"Well,v said the new farm hand. TAX
ing a seat on stump and wiping the
Precipitation from his brow with his
shirt sleeve. II hanged himr'-Atlanta
Constitution.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07
KING MENElEk.

he IL Said to he the Greatest of All
sgf'ss5A African Monarchs.
1t Is announced that King Menelek
of Abyssinia will visit the Paris expo
sition and that on the way to the
French capital from his little kingdom
in eastern Africa he VIII call on his
friend. the Gar of Russia. The black
king is the most picturesque as he is
the greatest Of African monarchs. "A
giant In stature, he rules his kingdom
with rod Of iron, and the great pow
ers Of Europe are all glad to be on
good terms with him. He has an army
of real fighting men, armed with mod
ern weapons, and both England an'
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07
sparks from the Wires.


New York Stock Exchange will erect
a sevcnteen-story building to cost $1,000
600.
Emma Meyers, colored, was killed by
Mrs. Manley, another ncgress, in New
York. ''r ns4ncN
Martin Horenski, Cleveland Ohio, took
on too much liquor and killed Martin
Maleski, .s.,x
Capt. j. J. Evans, So, president of the
State Railroad Commission, is dead, Abb
erdeen, Miss. ----
Mrs. l.. Mae Marshall. young widow,
Kirksville, Mo-, ended her troubles via
the prussic acid route. b s.na.s
- Louis X. Porter's invention was fail
ure. He slipped his head in moose at
Louisville, Ky, and jumped. win
Benz. Il. Simms, Pixies Run, Ohio,
made bogus nickels. He's boarding at
Uncle Sans expense.
Transatlantic steamship lines may adj
vance passenger rates % per cent on ac-
count of the Paris exposition.
ssiKentucky State. College. Lexington,
made successful test with wireless tel
egraphy.
Several women in New York were
elected school commissioners at the re-
cent election. 1i v
Russian Government is about to cstab-
lish steamship line from Port Arthur to
the United, States.
Theodore Thomas aud orchestra decline
to visit the Paris exposition in 100.
Dreyfus verdict the cause.
4 Rev. q. Campbell Morgan, London.
England, was Sunday selected as pastor
OF the. Fifth Avcnuc Presbyterian
Church, New York ~ ~ = n
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07

spent In Saratoga, Magnolia. Mass, and
later In Newport, where she attended
the wedding Of her favorite grand
daughter, julia Dent Grant, proved re-
plete with interesting adventures. She
especially enjoyed the gayeties attend
Ing the nuptials OF the Princess Canta-
cuzzene, and Is never tired of relating
her experiences to her friends. This
venerable woman, although rs years Of
age, is remarkably vigorous physically
and mentally She receives her friends
almost every morning In her pleasant
nue. home. She is perfectly impartial
In the reception Of these guests. The
lowly friends Of early years are as well
come as the leaders of society.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07

corxeepond|ng months Of. last yAor; to
British AusfralasIa. oSo2. lso. sesinst
@2o8, 783 n the corresponding months
Of last Year, to Mexico, $208, $50.
against &00.810 In the corresponding
months Of last year: to Africa. $04. 900.
against $54.653 In the corresponding
months of last year, while shipments
were also made to Asia. Oceanica. Gen.
trail and South America, as well as to
the great Industrial and manufacturing
countries Of France. Germany and the
United Kingdom.
An Illustration OF the activity OF the
manufacturers In other lines Is found
In statement made by DIR. Wilson, the
head of the Philadelphia Commercial
Museums, and also the director Of the
export exposition: 'Our chief difficulty
In the preliminary work of the exposi-
tion." said he. twas In the fact that
the manufacturers OF the country were
so busy that many of them could not
find time and the necessary force of
employees with which to prepare exhib-
its satisfactory to themselves, while In
many other cases our requests for ex-
hibits were met with the statement that
since they are now months behind with
their orders the display of their prod
ucts would merely add to their tenn
porary embarrassment by bringing
them a still greater excess Of orders
over their capacity for production. In
the great iron and steel manufacturing
industries we found that many of the
establishments had from six to eigh-
teen months orders ahead, and that
they were working to their fullest ca
pacity and unable to increase their
product without an increase In ma
chinery. which. Of course, cannot be
made I'm a moment"
In the iron and steel industry the fig
ures Of our exports show that the ex-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07
Gladsrone.s Memorial.

"a marble and alabaster Gladstone
memorial tablet has been placed in
Hawarden Church, between the pulpit
and Armenian window. In the upper
part are the words. That rock wa,
Christ" and on ono side are four verses
Of the late stateman's favorite hymn,
Rock Of Ages" On the opposite panel
are the same verses in Latin, with the
inscription at the foot, Translated In
1S4S by William Ewart Gladstone.
Placed by his grandchildren, in love,
gratitude and reverence" = London
Chronicle t2fHf~ft'
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07
New Words for ola Things.

The young woman whose vocabulary
Is mostly adverbs and adjectives--we
have all met her, or her sister-was
with an excursion party on the Potomac
River. The Washington Post treasures
a fragment Of her conversation:
'This is Alexandria we're coming to
now" said Margaret. "You must 60
over there before you go away"
'What is there to see?' asked the
young man.
"Oh," said Margaret, there's an old
graveyard there-the funniest old place
you ever saw. with just lot of the
cutest old gravestones in it. It's just
perfectly grand.'
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07

"Did you hear him say he was New
YorkerY
mo. not exactly. but I overheard him
remark that none of the pictures In the
Corcoran Art Gallery were one, two
three with the pictures in the Hoffman
House bar, and"
what else?"
HE never gives up his seat to a
woman in a street car. and"
''Thatll do. He's from New York, all
right."-Washington Post. p ~
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07
Counting the People by Machinery.

Counting the People by Machinery.
Our first census, made in 1895, showed
the population of the United States to
be five million, and the count cost Uncle
Sam. who was comparatively poor then,
one cent for each person. 1t Is esti.
mated that the twelfth census, to be
made in June, 1900, will show that our
people number seventy-five million, and
that the item Of clerk hire, in the Cen
sus Bureau alone. will exceed $4,000.
900. Clifford Howard, writing Of How
the Next Census Will Be Taken" In
the Ladies' Home Journal, says that
although the work Of enumeration will
be completed by the first of July, 1t will
probably be two or even three months
later before the last Of the schedules
are received at the census office; for not
only must they all be first examined by
the supervisors, but in many cases they
will probably require revision because
of some error or informality. The act
ual counting of the people will not be
done until the schedules are turned into
the census Office. The enumerators
simply gather the facts, and the office
force in Washington does the counting
and the compiling, which Is done by
electricity. In 100 days all the facts re-
lating to 100000 people will be tabu-
lated"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07
OPAL Mines Exhausted.

The opal mines in New Mexico and
the United States have been about ex-
hausted, no gems Of much value being
extracted from them, though at one
time large sums were made out of
these mines. Opafs occur In veins In
the same manner as silver or gold.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07

time. He was always
one of the warmest
supporters Of the Lib
eral party, and took
part in the war OF de-
Tense during the rev.
olution that was led
by Crespo. That gen.
eral did all he could
to influence Castro to
his side, and even of.
farod him n DOrtfOliO.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07
Australian Railroad Fares.

The railroads Of Australia have never
discovered that 1t Is possible to take up
tickets on the train, hence the passen-
gers are locked In the cars to prevent
any Of them from stealing ride, and
when they arrive at their station are
hustled out through turnstiIe and held
up for tIckets.--San Francisco Chron-
iclo.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07
Bryan AppIauded.

Mr.. Bryan is reported to Lsve ap-
plauded a speech Of President McKin-
ley at Canton, Ill. As the brief address
was principally devoted to the martial
triumphs Of this country, and to the
greater triumph of overcoming the
enemies Of prosperity and scattering
their forces, Mr.. Bryan was either in
sincere or has decided that prosperity
Is something more than a semblancc.
The former asserted that "thls nation
has been greatly blessed, and at this
hour we are united and prosperous
people" Col Bryan continues to harp
upon the doleful theme Of a suffering
people, ground down by the money
power, phltocrats and octopuses whose
brains and money are actively engaged
Ia the work Of depressing labor. Facts
and conditions prove which of the two
iacn is right.-Tacoma CWash) Ledger.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07
sham Fights in the English Army

sham Fights in the English Army.
Mock fights are common in English
service. where troops are taught how
to march, charge, retreat, form In line
of battle, and do all the things which
are likely to be required In actual war
fare, except to kill the supposed enemy.
The soldiers take great delight In II.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07

It IL said that there Is small lake
near volcano In Southern California
which contains liquid AZ black as ink,
not at all resembling water. This LIQUID
dyes cotton cloth permanently black.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07
Justtcc Among the Parsees.

Among the Parsees murderer is
punished with ninety stripes on his
bare back, while q master who neglects
his dog receives 200 stripes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07
GEN. CIPRIANO CASTRO.

Who Has Fought His Way to the
Presidency of Venezuela.
Gen. Cipriano Castro, the new presl-
dent of Venezuela, is only SO years old,
but he has been in politics for long
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07

IRENE activity of manufacturers ex-
tends not alone to the home market but
to that supplied by others parts of the
world. The expectation of manufac-
lures of iron and steel in the eight
months ending with August 1890,
amount to $6S,O0S,O71, against So, 925,-
OS2 In the corresponding months of
1898. $40, 757 800 in the corresponding
months of 1897 and 500, 1857 900 in the
corresponding months Of 1896.
A still further evidence which our
foreign commerce figures show of the
activity Of our manufacturers Is found
In the rapid increase in the importation
of materials used by manufacturers.
The impOrtatiOns of fibers for use I'm
the manufacturing Industries in the
eight months ending with August, 1899.
amounted to $14,377,75S, against $11,
9S9, LAG In the corresponding months or
1898 and $9,S51 $40 in the correspondents
months of 1897; hides and skins. $40.
6O6,S2O, against $27, 74S,OS4 in the cor.
responding months Of 1898 and 500, 637. ;
2S6 in the corresponding months of
1897; india rubber, So, S6O,31S, against
ST., 41S,4O4 in the eight months of 1898
and $13, 1O0,645 in the corresponding
months Of 1897, and raw silk for use in
manufacturing, $23,452, 1903, against
$16,639,211 In the corresponding months
of 1898 and $l3,416.156 in the CORE
spending months of 1897.
Does this look as though our manu-
facturers were engaged In supplying
foreign consumers at cut rates? They
are, of course, doing nothing of the
sort. There was a time-the free-trade
tariff time Of 1S93-1S97-when Ameri-
can exporters were sending abroad con-
siderable quantities Of domestic mann.
features at very small profit, some
times at a loss, for they needed the
money with which to pay wages and
keep their mills and factories In opera
ton. Many Of them, however. were
unable to continue producing and were
forced to shut down altogether. But
we are no longer doing business under
free-trade tariff conditions, no longer
looking for foreign outlet for surplus
production without profit or at loss.
Foreigners continue to buy our goods
In constantly increasing quantities, but
they are paying current market prices
for them. These are not the bargain
counter times Of Cleveland and Tariff
Reform" They are the flush times of
Mckinley, Protection and Prosperity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07

New Cook-Then l am not to wear
Jour bonnets when like?
Nistress--No, but think how large
your wages are!
New Cook (haughtiIy)-My liberty Ia
rot for sale!-DetroIt Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07
{; END OF FOOT, -
'ss AZ BALL sEAe6NlE

/ II II Q Il gridiron
struggles, marked
the Thanksgiving
day football games.
Wisconsin, and Chi
cago, the two rec
oncilcd enemies,
d demonstrated their
right to stand apart
as the leading
teams of the middle
West. And they
won by almost iden-
teal scores. The
Radgers foasfad on
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07

The fun in hitting an enemy is not
worth the pain Of the blow the enemy
will give In return. ,.i So.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07

but Castro could not be persuaded to
take 1t. The reverse, indeed, was the
fact, for Castro severely criticised
Crespos ADMINISTRATION. When And
rade's star began to rise Castro led
movement against him and Crespo.
After the failure of the "Mocho' Her.
nandez revolution the man who is now
president successfully defeated Mo-
rales and Larria and became the domi-
nant military power Of the country.
With his new success came hordes of
followers, and Castro, after carrying
numerous towns, at last took the capt.
tai itself. President Castro Is highly
educated young man and a hard work
er, but he is handicapped with that ex-
plosiveness of character that is the
greatest handicap to the Latin race.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07

You must either have decision or get
derision In this world.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-12-07

Next Lesson-"Fruits OF Right and
Wrong Doing."-Mal. 3: 10 to 4: q.