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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20

q ring and rose, Jean-a velvety
tress-
And I love you no more, and love
you no less;
But still, In the light Of a cynical day,
i can hold your white hand while I'm
going your way.
Are these all that life has to brighten
and bless
"A ring, and rose and velvety tress?
A ring and rose! 'Twere wonder
full thing
III we shackled Loves liberty, dear,
with ring!
III he went the unvarying pathway he
knows
For the sake of soft tress-the kiss
of a rose!
love you no more, dear, / love you no
less,
For a ring, and rose, and velyety
tress.
See, how the stars beckon! That way,
dear, lies fame
The glory we sigh fora wreath and
a namel
And how may / win them IL meath
the bright skies
I revel and rest in the light of your
eyes?
oh, yet for some word from the life
stars above!
And shall it be fame, Jean-or shall it
be love?
1 fear for the answer! Nay, let your
eyes dawn
Would the light in them fade II my
lips were withdrawn?
If 1 gained the far summit in splendor
of light,
Would a womans heart miss me and
dwell with the Night?
Would / still. to my bosom in memory
A ring, and n rose, and velvety
tress?
Hold fast to my hand, Jean! It's love
that is true
Hold fast to my hand:-I am going
with you!
1 am going to trample all else in the
dust
Save your love-I believe it!-your
beautiful trust
With never a sigh, or the mist Of
tear,
i am giving the world and its wealth
for you, dear!
Hold fast to my hand, Jean! Though
humble the way,
1t shall lead us at last to a lovelier
day;
We shall face the far skies with their
blackness and blue,
And If heights may be won, /. shall
win them with you!
There are tears of the years on the
wreath round a name:
1t is love, dear, that lives DER the
ashes of Fame!
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20

Secretary Wilson is determined to
find out If 1t is possible for human be-
ings to sustain themselves in the inhos-
pitable region of Alaska, and, If so, to
show them how to do it, For that pur-
pose he has sent Professor G. G. Cor
gensen, a native of Denmark, who Is
familiar with gardening in frozen
zones, to establish an agricultural sta
ton at Sitka, to experiment with
grains and vegetables, soils, grasses,
poultry and the raising of stock and
forage plants for the benefit Of the gold
hunters.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20
High Feeding Causes Garget.

AS the COW or other breeding animal
approaches the time of parturition high
feeding, either to stimulate milk flow
or to make 1t richer, should for the
time be suspended. or the two. the
kinds that tend to make the milk rich
er, or, In other words, to fatten the
COW. are worst. But we should not
advise any farmer to feed heavily with
grain which will cause fever and make
the animal feverish. though this may
he natures effort to lessen the milk
flow so that the udder can hold 1t. The
food should be laxative rather than
constipating. Ensilage and roots of
all kinds are good IL not given In too
large amounts. The only grain given
should be three or four nubbins of
corn daily until the calf is dropped.
The COW will eat these readily, and
they will cleanse the stomach prepare
tory to the time when parturition be-
gins.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20

The Bachelor Girls Association of
Michigan is branching out. This anti
matrimonial octopus is reaching out
Wisconsin Missouri, Pennsylvania
and New York. The association is not
bothering with New England, where
there is not the slightest difficulty in
restraining the feminine population,
either under or over thirty, from COM
hitting matrimony. The postpone
ment of marriage till this age is the
avowed object of the federated girl
bachelors, who bind themselves with
polite oaths to put off Cupid until they
attain their thirtieth year.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20

serve. provided they are cut smoothly
when put In the ground. Fine earth
should pack the roots, and the only
thing having any business In the Or
chard after that Is a horse, q harrow,
and plow.
The practice of mixing crops, OF
planting alternate rows Of corn and
expecting 10 get peach orchard Of
any vigor is'extreme folly. At the first
years growth cut or all but few top
sprouts, ana the next year cut Off the
interfering side spurs. Twice can
these be removed, yet the tree will
yield well. DO the pruning and shap-
ing In the first two years. In pruning
for fruit the question is, How are
your buds?" If they are nearly all
killed, wait until spring, and when the
buds are swelled, prune. Trim for
peaches then. Don't trim for form;
you may have one of the worst look
ing orchards In the country, but you
will get more peaches. AS to- winter
bud killing, 70 per cent. Of your peach
buds may be blight, but II the remain
lHS sd per ceut. dTc evenly ulStrlDuteu
among the trees you need not worry
1t is popular fallacy that when ii is
announced that so per cent. Of the
buds have been killed the peach crop
for the following season is doomed.
1t is time enough to thin your fruit
after it has set In the spring. Large,
fine fruit can be raised only when
there is a moderate number of peaches
on each tree. 1t takes from ten to
twelve days to gather peaches which
have come to maturity. Don't use a
machine in sorting them. Hire bright,
intelligent women; they are better
than men, as a rule. And remember
always that there is more profit in sell
ing fifty or sixty peaches to the half
bushel at 81 than 100 to the half-bush-
ell for 80 cents. There may be less nu-
triment and more water in the large
Species but the people like them and
will have them. One must have a
taste and love for the work to sue
coed in 1t.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20

Several cases have recently come to
light in London pointing to the preva-
lence of a widespread system Of secret
commissions gnawing at the roots Of
commercial life, which came as sur
prise to the general public. The
Chamber of Commerce appointed a
committee to investigate the matter
and report. 1t shows that bribery and
corruption are rampant In every de-
partment of business and professional
life. According TO the report, commits
sions, which easily pass into brides,
are given to firms or agents to secure
custom. Then the recipients demand
similar brides from other firms. and
the stress of competition necessitates
their being paid. Thus n form of
blaclmail has been instituted, and also
system Of disposing Of inferior arti-
cles. The committee, In order to
check the evil, recommends civil pro-
ceedings under the present law and
fresh Legislation making the practice
criminal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20

% - The Case
That sleep II ruled by the habits or
the individual Ii extremely evident.
An instance II given In which a per-
SON WIN had taken passage on board
n waxhip. was rudely awakened BY
the morning gun, which startled him
exceedingly. On succeeding mornings
the gum woke him ut first sharply, ana
then much more quietly, until at
length ne slept ON without being dis
turbcd mt all In his slumbers by the
report IL Is also notable that when
. special habit OF life has become part
Is liable TO be disturbed by even the
slightest appeal which ordinarily
wakes the individual In the exercise
the tired tciegraphist when loud
more grievous character fail to effect
that result The doctor wakes on the
slightest agitation OF his night bell,
while the click of the needle awakes
eighteen or nineteen hours out of the
noise might fall. Sir Edward Codring-
ton WAS serving In the early days Of
his naval experience as signal lieuten-
ant to Lord Hood at the battle Of
TouIon- His duty was that of watch
ing for and interpreting the signals
made by the lookout frigates, and i'm
this capacity he remained on deck for
eighteen or nineteen hocrs out OF the
twentyfour. Exhausted with the
strain Of watching, he went below to
obtain sleep. and reposed soundly I'M
disturbed by any ordinary noise; yet
whenever n comrade lightly whispered
In his ear the word "Signal," he at
once awoke. ready for duty. The
cause nf sleep is as yet matter Of
scientific debate. In the present state
of our knowledge there can be no alb
solute certainty in the matter.-From
1.-The Ape of DEATH" by DIR. Andrew
Wilson. F.R-S.E.. in Harper's Maya
zine
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20

The new University Of Brussels, Bel
GUM, has been compelled to close its
doors for want of funds. This institu-
ton, founded seven years ago, was
supported in the main by one wealthy
woman, the mother Of a rabid socialist.
This allowance having suddenly been
shut off, the university was forced to
ask the city for subsidy sufficient for
its maintenance. This subsidy the mu-
nicipal council has denied.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20
The WAY Ne Said H.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer tells
story to show that there is sometimes
a great deal in the way of putting any
thing: II understand that you said my
eldest daughter was as homely as
mud fence, professor" You are quite
mistaken, madam. What / said was
that your esteemed child reminded mo
of q mixture Of terra firma and aqua
pura combined In a practical boundary
line" "Oh, Is that nllf Dine with n
on Sundny. professor"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20

West African Railways are reported
as progressing as follows: The Sierra
Leone Railway is completed to Songo
Town, requiring the erection of eleven
steel viaducts,. and is now being pushed
on to Rotofunk. At Largos 1000 men
are at work beyond Abbeokonta to-
wards Ibacian, and the rails will be
laid to the former place in few
weeks. The Tarkwa Railway. in the
Gold Coast Colony, is progressing; a
jetty has been built to facilitate land
ing at the port; shops, stores and bar
racks have been constructed, and the
final survey is about to be completed.
On all these West African railways
about 10000 men are at work.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20

The British usurer is perhaps the
most rapacious of modern Shylocks,
and 1t is good to hear that bill is
about to be introduced in Parliament
which will be sufficiently drastic to
curb him, If not to regulate" him out
of existence. Up to ten per cent the
money lender will be allowed free
hand, but a higher rate entities the
debtor to invoke legal redress. Every
money lender will be compelled to tran
sact business in his own name; he
must not have even one business alias,
nor will 1t be permissible for him to
pose as a benevolent organization I'M
der some specious title, hitherto a ia
vorite trick with the rascals that prey
upon the needy and helpless. In a
country where 400 per cent per annum
for short loans is not uncommon, and
1000 per cent per annum not unknown,
such law Is sorely needed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20

At farmers institute, held Mt Min
cola one recent evening, a Mr.. Lewis,
who Is a noted farmer out In Wiscon-
sin, said that ton Of clover cut just
before 1t is in blossom is worth just as
much to him for his pigs, ton for ton,
as wheat bran. Twice as much In
quantity can be grown to the acre as
Of any other grass, and 1t seeds much
more easily.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20

The total inmates of jails in the vari-
Gus counties In Indiana recently were
%, 723, of whom 24,00S were males and
1855 females. There were S,1O9 In jail
for intoxication, 4,652 for misdemean-
ors, 2,372 for assault and battery, 2,310
for grand and petit larceny, 1876 for
murder, "a for manslaughter and the
remainder for various other crimes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20

A new society has been organized In
Illinois to discourage sentiment among
women. This quality is found among
men chiefly, but is always as pleasant
in a woman as a soft voice and good
manners. A woman without sentiment
is like woman with mans hat and
short hair.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20

There was no trough rider costume"
The field uniform of the United States
Army, worn by officers and men, was
Of brown canvas, Norfolk jacket"
and knee breeches. The facIngs va
RED with the arm Of the service; In
the artillery the collars and cuffs were
red; in the cavalry yellow; IN the in
fantfy Light bl"A-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20

Now we are shown that our stom-
achs are not essential to health or
happiness. A Swiss woman lived four
teen months after the removal OF her
stomach. and her death was not
caused by the absence of the organ.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20

Irish bank deposits last year were
larger than in any former year, and
were more than thirty7two per cent
larger than in 1887. So much for the
business banks. In the savings banks
the increase of deposits over 1907 was
more than $2,500,O00, and the total de-
posts were larger than ever before.
For "distressful" we shall one day
have to read prosperous"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20

One OF Boston's most highly cultured
coachmen has died, leaving nm estate
worth more than $4,000. That man
knew his business.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20

An English scientist has invented an
nirship which floats well, but needs q
better stearing gear. 1t will probably
prove practical. tess -,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20

The worst thing about the Chinese
s'open door, is Its numerous hinges.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
NOTES OF INTEREST ON AGRICULTURAL
TOPICS.

The Value Of q Ton Of CIover-.iilgh Feed
Ing Causes Garget-..ffeavy Oats Best for
Sesd-.Trestment Of Foamy Cream, Etc.
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Cannon for Missouri and Kansas,

Washington, June 8. -Assistant Sec
rotary of the Interior Webster Davis
called at the war department yester-
day and secured promise from Secre-
tary Alger that one Of the largest and
finest Spanish cannon taken in Cuba
and Porto Rico would be given to Kan
sas City. The secretary further prom
Used Mr. Davis TO give one cannon each
to st. Louis and Jefferson City. Sec
rotary Alger said he had wired Gen.
Otis to ship some of the old Spanish
cannon captured in the Philippines.
The secretary said Kansas would
surely get some Of the cannon captured
by the Twentieth Kansas.
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CEDED TO GERMANY.


Madrid, June 3.-ln the speech from
the throne at the opening of the cortes,
to-day. it was announced that the Mar
iana, Caroline and Ialaos islands were
coded to Germany by the late cabinet.
The Caroline, Mariana or Ladronc is
lands, and the Palaos group are in the
Pacific ocean between Hawaii and the
philippines, The Mariana islands are
about l,500 miles of Luzon. The Caro-
lines lie 800 miles further south.
Guam, the largest of the Marianas, was
coded to the United States by the
peace treaty The rest of this group
contains only so square miles with a
population of about 1000. The Caro-
line and Palaos islands contain $50
square miles and have population of
$4,000. 1t was announced early this
year that negotiations werein progress
for the sale of these islands to Germany
This leaves Spain with her African
possessions and the Canaries as her only
colonies. These colonies contain 243,-
SIT square miles and have a population
Of 1885, 900.
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THIS ROBBER WAS BOLD.
A Lone HIghwayman Enters u Grocery
Store In Kansas City, Kan, and Relieves
the Proprietor Of His Cash.

Kansas City, Kan, June 1.--0ne of
the boldest holdups to be recorded in
this city took place at eight oclock last
night when lone highwayman walked
into the Shannon grocery at COG Min
nesota avenue and at the point Of re-
volver compelled the proprietor to turn
over what cash he had on hand. Shan
mons grocery store is located in the
very business center of the metropolis.
1t is directly across the street from the
post office and within a block of police
headquarters. There were many peo-
pie on the street at the time and it
would seem almost impossible for a
man to commit such robbery and es-
cape. Mr.. Shannon did not give an
alarm but allowed the bold robber to
quietly walk out Of the store into the
street and make his escape without a
struggle
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OHIO REPUBLICANS.
Brief Parts Of the Platform Adopted by
the State Convention at Columbus
Nash for Governor.


Columbus O., June S.--The follow
ing platform in brief was adopted nv
tho rar,,h,;o, 49, ,.;..,
T,a s .t...,,, ''auo .on ,'
,, tns .epuoii,un party Oh oa'1 rea'l.las 'ne
p Nv ueoiaieu W 'ne S' LOUIS piauoin
', w enes'y inuo,se INC e'ca' ADMINISTRATOR
VI NV w imam Mehiniey'
my siiineeil' aeneVeinen'so VI our uriliy an.
~ 'ne wa, WIN SPAN ior Tue iipera.ioh Vi
49, uo ~, a'iu oppresseu psople " ouo"
avn ,ne uv,',a.on VI oas'liian aeso'lsn w
.oiplisneu unuer 'ae masser guiuahce VI re-
pa.n."n auiliiii's'lu'ion' a'e uooesSaiily SUI
n NV .oi hlshes' eheohiuih ny convention VI
my 'opup,vass ny 'ne sanie muster gun.
% nu, ,on'loi.,u ~ ue plcae pr,nclpies UNIV
a a", SnaNa tne nleh ues.iny y, 'hc repuoiio"n
pas'y, l,on Lincoln 70 MCKINNEY, tne people
Ian s"ieis .ohinai. 'ne soiu.,oh u moneh'ous
i p,ov ns Vi tne 'uuure u ouo lor'o M'co anu
ae n.,pphes' inei' WISE solu'lon wiz Vas'iy
"a' vivase 'ne .orelen '."ue spfeau Aineroas
Slorv "t ,hs 1 "rea, so 0 W '"0 Ho"0' "''
We commend the president for the iudicious
notifications Of the civil service rules, recently
promulgated; for the national defense, for the
Of our torsiSr a-Ss,s ;or ,hs 'as ~
American worLingmen in the mines forests
farms, mills, factories and ship yards, We de-
mand the immediate enactment Of legislation
S.an"s ~ ~, sna ss, ,asoraS'y repor@a esoa
session, SO that American.built American
owned and American. manned ships might re.
gain the carrying OF our foreign commerce.
,suoss .ne ., s oS o. sne
ent law now on our statute books prohibiting
the Organization Of trusts and we denounce
sueh unlawful combinations as inimical to the
'" wO .Ss y. 'nt people
the fact ,sat n rennhl,can lsvislatnrs snactsS
this law and we demand its rigid enforcement,
We pledge our party to such further legisla.
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sex had been particularly chosen to
endure the most poignant miseries OF
human kind.
Countless suffering women throughout
this land will feel an eager sympathetic
heart -throb in reading the frank and
earnest letter Of Mrs. Josie E. Clark,
Of Enterprise, NO., addressed to Dr..
R. V. Pierce, Of Buffalo, N. Y.
"Your kindness to me eau never forget, +" she
says. II cannot express half my feelings Of
gratefulness to you. had despalred Of ever
getting we'll, ! had been in bad health for twelve
years Had aches oil through me, numb hands
cold feet, everything ate distressed me- my
bowels were constipated I was very nervous,
depressed and respondent When FIRST wrote
you thought could never be cured have
taken six bottles Of DR.. Pierces Golden Medical
Discovery, and my health Is now good You
have my honest recommendation to all sufferers.
I think there Is no medicine In the world a
good as Dr. Pierce's."
This matchless Discover" contains no
alcohol like many Of the "sarsaparillas "
and tonics which are SO freely sold. 1t in
duces no morbid craving for false stimu.
lants; but gives true and lasting strength
Every woman should possess copy Of Dr.
Pierce's great thousand page, illustrated
Common Sense Medical Adviser. A free
paper.bound copy will be sent for 81 one
cent stamps to pay the cost Of mailing only;
OF heavier cloth bound copy for Il stamps.
II suffering from any lingering obstinate
disease write to Dr.. Pierce and get his ad.
vice. It will cost you absolutely nothing
Address DR.. R, v. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-06-08

Wichita, Kan, June 3.-Yesterday
was resolution day for the transmits
sissippi congress. Debate waxed warm,
but never acrimonious, over the recon-
mendations to be urged upon congress
relative to federal aid to state irriga-
ton projects, subsidies for merchant
marine and grain freight rate discrim-
nation by railway lines as between
domestic shipments and shipments for
export. Ringing resolutions were
adopted indorsing the Louisiana pur-
chase fair and urging favorable con-
gressional action upon the s5,0OO,-
900 congressional loan feature of
the plan to raise the desired sl5,0OO,-
900 fair fund. The congress Endorsed
free homes" and the opening of In
dian reservation lands; statehood for
all the territories, establishment Of
two new cabinet offices-mines and
mining and commerce and industry;
establishment of national academy
for training consular officers, taking
their appointment out Of politics.
In the resolutions committee interest
conferred in the stubborn fight on the
irrigation resolutions. The issue was
squarely made between those who
urged that the Transmississippi con-
gress should wholly indorse the policy
Of the national irrigation congress ad-
vocating federal storage reservoirs and
the leasing Of public grazing lsnds h.
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VIII Not BE Buried at Sea.

Washington, June 3.-Requcsts have
come to the war department that no
persons dying on transports coming to
or going from the United States to Ma
Mia shall be buried at sea. The secre-
tary of war has taken this matter up
and an order to that effect has been is
sued. For this purpose it has become
necessary to detail an expert embalmer
for duty on each transport The de-
partment has sufficient number of these
men already in the service and the as
signments have already been made.
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Can Ignore the Contracts.

Topeka, Kan, June ATTORNEY
General GODDARD decides that the popu-
list BOARD of regents of the state agri-
cultm al college had no legal right to
enter into contract with professors for
their services for longer period than
t~ c years and that the new board can
ignore the contracts and fill the places
with other professors
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Surplus for the Month.

Washington, June 3.-The monthly
comparative statement of the govern
ment receipts and expenditures fol
May. 1899, shows the total receipts to
have been s44, 7s6,0ls, as against $780,.
OASIS for May, 1898 The disburse'
ments amounted to s4O,51S,OO4, as
against s47, $4,000 for May last year,
leaving a surplus for last month Of a..
org 0OQ
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Close Medical Examinations of Soldiers.

San Francisco, June BIN pursuance
of instructions from Washington, a
board Of medical officers has been APP
pointed TO make a careful examination
into the physical condition Of the troops
and the recruits now at the Preside
and Of those who may arrive here
after. The board has instructions TO
eliminate all such as may be found
physically imperfect in any respect.
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Married At the Are Of 1o2.

Galena. Kan. June S.-An interest
ing marriage took place in this city
last night. The contracting parties
were Mrs. Jane Williams, aged 100
years and James Morgan, aged 70
years Mrs Williams was born in Ten
nessee in 1897. This Is her third mar
rage. Her second husband died In 1860.
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Devey VIII Sail ,Junc a.

New York, June LA dispatch from
Hong Kong says; Admiral Dewey on
the Olympia, will sail from this port
June 3 The vessel will call at Singa-
pore, where she is expected to arrive on
the 18th, and will remain there two or
three DAYS.