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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
Shakers Who Are vegetarians.

There are some very enthusiastic
vegetarians among the Shakers at Mt.
Lebanon, n. Y, but all act their own
pleasure as regards the use of animal
food. Some of the Shakers have eat
en- no meat for twenty years. and say
they do just as well without it. The
breakfast usually consists Of oat meal
or wheat mush, baked or boiled potas>
toes, tomatoes cooked with milk avd
bread crumbs, warm apple sauce, ind
graham pie. Dinner is a more v3ried
meal. There are three kinds of vdgeta-
bles, sometimes the addition of boup,
plain fruit, sauce, either pie,
pudding or other dessert. FoH sup
per there is boiled rice with sugar. and
cream, or mashed potato, tomato stew,
apples baked or in sauce, and pre-
serves. They frequently have fresh
creamed cottage cheese or crisp celery,
the latter being thought good for the
nerves. The Lebanon Community put
up about 400 gallons of tomatoes every
season, for they consider them very
healthful. Tea and coffee are used in
moderate quantities, no one taking
more than one cupful at meal. There
are always three kinds of bread on the
table, and they believe If no meat is
taken into the system Indian meal or
oatmeal Is just as nourishing. New
York Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
Kill for the Love OF Il.

If people know more about the fish
they eat 1t is possible that a slice of
"baked blue" might fill many man
with shuddering horror, for the blue
fish is perhaps the most terrible and
bloodthirsty thing in all nature. The
tiger has a sweet and cheerful DISPOSE
ton compared to the bluefish. the
shark seems phlegmatic and amiable
creature, and the wolf, by comparison.
is positively mild. The bluefish make
menhaden their especial prey. When
n school Of these fish perceive bluefish
near they swim away with such terri
fic haste that the ocean foams under
them. but the bluefish cannot be dis
tauced. They rush among the helpless
mcnhadt n. biting, tearing, thrashing
aud even throwing them into the air.
They do not stop to swallow their
prey. hut kill purely for the love of
slaughter. The sea is Redeemed with
l,ond and dotted with dead fish, but
bluefsh kill on until exhaustion stops
hem or until the menhaden get into
such shallow water that the bluefish
do not care to follow. Sometimes these
helpless fish are so blind with terror
that they swim ashore and are piled up
in windows foot deep.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

What this country needs to-day is
men of broad minds and wide informa-
ton, men who can grasp the big sub
jects which the new commercialism
every day brings to the front thinks
the Dry Goods Economist. At pres
ent only few possess these qualifica-
tons. If an opportunity to acquire
them were placed within the reach OF
the many; if, as result, thousands
of men had an understanding of the
matters which to-day ARE Greek" to
the great majority, not only would
this country make great material pro-
gress-greater even than is already
presented in its marvellous history
but whatever of our governmental
system is allied to commercial and
financial matters would be managed
with ten times the ability that it is
to-day.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
An English Lab0rer's Pay.

The wages of laborer in the poorer
parts of England are ten or twelve shil-
lings n week; while in the more favor.
ed districts he is paid double that
amount. Work begins in summer at
six o'clock. At eight the laborer stops
an hour for breakfast, at ten he eats a
luncheon, and Mt noon he takes an hour
TO rest and eat dinner. His work Is
done ut five, when he trudges home to
supper. Just before he goes to bed he
disposes of another luncheon. and the
day is ended. A man could hardly live
and support family on ten or twelve
shillings aweek. were II not that in
summer he always has chance to do
task work" While this lasts, he
works extra hard and overtime, and
earns six or eight shillings day. He
will very likely be out at four in the
morning and keep atit till nine or ten
at night-Canadian Magazine.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

tAst ''crime In the United States 4
increasing in . vastly more rapid
ratio than is the population. He
said present laws were defective be-
cause they were principally directed
against crime and not against the
criminal. A Judge should also be q
physician, and in making up sentence
should consider the biological con-
dition of the criminal. The checking
process should begin with the chill
dren OF degenerates These should
be taken care of by the courts and
placed in favorable environment at
the age of seven years And as high
essential in this scheme of reform,
the pardoning power, said Doctor
Brewer, should be transferred from
the political officers of the State to a
board "whose members should be
skilled in criminal anthropology."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

A writer in German paper, while
admitting that the German education
al methods and institutions are held
up as models, and rightly so, to the
other nations of the world, and that
to such methods and institutions a
large measure of Germany's prestige
is due, raises the question whether
such success has not been attained by
sapping the heart blood of the nation.
This inquiry he accompanies by the
remarkable statement that during the
ten years ending in 1896 not less than
407 school children, of whom 331 were
boys, in Prussia alone, succumbed
under the strain of education and
took their own lives before they had
arrived at the age of fifteen years, the
extremely significant fact appearing
also that without single exception
these children were pupils of element
airy schools and schools where train
ing for particular profession is given.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
Dress Suit Ouandary.

mo, am not going out in the even
ings just now to anything but strictly
informal affairs" remarked friend of
the Saunterer the other day. "Why?"
Well, because just now am not the
possessor of a dress suit, and lack the
wherewithal to purchase another. Ii
happened this way. / had friend. a
good fellow, who came to me one night
and asked me il 1 wouldn't lend him
told him wanted the clothes back the
next week, as l had n function to at
tend myself.
well. to make n long story short,
the week went by and not word from
my friend or not sign of my evening
buds. l had to miss my date, and was
pretty mad, but didn't say anything.
Another week went by, and still no
word. Then l decided to go out and
hunt up my friend and find out IL he
intended to keep my clothes forever
II called at his boarding house and
rang the bell. His landlady came to
the door When I asked If my friend
was in she gave gasp Of astonish-
ment and exclaimed: why, didn't you
know he was dead and buriedT
1T was my turn to be knocked out.
After l recovered my breath ex-
planned that had not heard the news.
and had merely called to take back my
dress suit. 1t would doubtless be
found among my friends effects, ex-
planned.
THE landlady turned pink, white
and then pink again. why she
gasped, that must have been the suit
we buried him in. 1t was the only
good one we found among his ward
robe
$50 you see the reason why say no
to r. s. V. p. notes just now" -Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
Boy Caught Shark with Fish.LIne.

While Edward Bachelor, seventeen
years old, the son Of Captain Bachelor
of the Twenty-fourth United States
Infantry, now at Manila, was fishing
with his grandfather off the engineers
dock at Fort Slocum, something seized
his line and gave tremendous jerk
that nearly capsized the boat. When
young Bachelor tried to pull in the
line he felt something on 1t and a
minute later his grandfather saw the
big black head Of shark appear above
the water. The men secured boat
hook and pulled the shark into shallow
water where they dispatched him with
clubs. The fish was about four feet
long and the first that has been seen
about New Rochelle this season.--New
York Sun.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
Sir Richard Webster deserves to go

Sir Richard Webster deserves to go
down into history as the maker OF one
of the longest speeches of his time.
His recent presentation OF the geo.
graphical argument before the Vene'
zuelan tribunal, defending the British
claims, extended over thirteen days,
four hours of each day being given to
its delivery. In other words, he act
ually spoke for fifty-two hours.
Everything he could possibly say
has been said," wrote a correspond
emit who heard the whole speech, and
who adds with touch of unconscious
pathos, "But the final impression
was that the case was essentially
weak" Think of talking for thirteen
days and not proving anything
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

In sensational case in London the
utterances of a favorite parrot gave
the first clue to the suitor's evidence.
The case was worked up on the basis
of names of persons and of epithets
many times repeated by the bird,
which had been an ear-witness to in
terviews. The parrot was thus the
first and most important witness.
How to use it or what it has repeated
in legal way is the problem. Can
its testimony be accepted? Can it be
cross-examined Can evidence cor
roborating what it has uttered be con-
sidered? 1t is alleged that the parrot
has disclosed facts important to the
suit, but so far no one has found out
the extent to which they may be used
legally.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

The man i love? Well, rather small;
Out stature doesn't count ut alp
He's q dear!
Hair as golden as the sun;
Fair rs you e'er looked upon;
Eyes OF blue, and full of fun,
And good cheer.
He's the only man know
Who can touch my heartstrings 80
Tenderly;
When he's with me all Is bright,
Every shadow turns to light;
II he's absent life's blight
Then, to me.
Strange to say love him best
When in overalls he's dressed,
For his play;
1 am Just as proud Of him
If his purse is rather slim,
For he's sweet, and neat, and trim
Every day.
He's the idol Of my heart,
(And my secret I'll impart
Just for fund
In my love he holds high rank.
Without him earth would be blank;
He's two years old; his name is Frank;
He's my son.
Colorado Springs Gazette.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
BEETLES AS UNDERTAKES.
When They Find q Dead AnimaI II Is Bur.
led for Future Use.

People often wonder what becomes
Of the dead mice and dead birds, for,
though birds and mice are constantly
dying in large numbers, hardly one is
ever to be seen. The fact is that they
are buried by beetles, according to Our
Animal Friends. Buchner gives a brief
account OF them as follows.
Several Of them unite together to
bury under the ground, as food and
shelter for their young, some dead ami
NAL. such as mouse, a toad, mole, a
bird, etc. The burial Is performed be-
cause the corpse, If left above ground,
would either dry up or grow rotten, or
be eaten by other animals. In all these
cases the young would perish, whereas
the dead body lying in the earth and
withdrawn from the otter air lasts very
well. The burying beetles go to work
in very wcll-considered fashion, for
they scrape away the earth lying under
the body, so that 1t sinks itself deeper
and deeper. When it is deep enough
down 1t is covered over from above.
IL the situation Is stony the beetles,
with united forces and great efforts,
drag the corpse to some place more
suitable for burying. They work SO
diligently that a mouse, for instance,
Is buried within three hours. But they
often work on for days, so as to bury
the body as deeply as possible. From
large carcGsses, such as those of
horses, sheep, ETC., they only bury
pieces as large as they can manage"
There can be no doubt of the intelli-
gence Of these strange insects, as a
gentleman discovered in a rather curl
Gus way. eli desired to dry a dead
toad, and for that purpose he fastened
it upon the top of an upright stick. The
burying beetles, however, were soon
attracted by the smell, and, finding
that they could not reach the toad,
they undermined the stick, causing it
to fall with the toad, which was then
duly buried.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

Europe has always respected us as
an industrial people, but since the
Spanish war she has learned that in
al emergency we are also military
people. A community of educated
men make the best fighters in the
world. They have something to fight
for, and when intelligence is welded
to courage there is apt to be victory
Europe has not discovered that fact
until recently. and its regard for us
and its friendliness toward us have
been greatly increased.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

The discussion over the naming the
horseless carriage continues. The
Terre Haute Gazette contributes the
Enthusiastically American sugges-
ton that if "cab" is good enough for
cabriolet, "aut' ought to answer for
an automobile. Anything for brevity.
The bicycle has become "bike" in
the speech of many persons; sleep
ing car or coach a "sleeper;" panta-
looms, pants" gentlemen, gents"
thank you, "thanks;" an ocean line
steamship, elmer" etc. So, in
those happy days when everybody
will own horseless carriage we will
all go 'auting" in our "auts."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
Edison's Lucky Scratch.

Thomas A. Edison said the other day
regarding his invention Of the phono-
graph: II was singing in the mouth
piece of telephone where the vibra-
ton of my voice caused steel wire
point to scratch one of my fingers.
That set me to thinking. determined
to record the motions Of just such wire
points on a cylinder, and the result
was the photograph. But 1t cost me
many sore fingers. "-Philadelphia Sat
turday Evening Post.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

Interesting statistics in reference to
the migration of the Jews have just
been published in London. There
are now four and half millions of
Jews in Russia, over a million in
Austria, $50, 900 in England and $50,
600 in the United States. This indi-
Gates a gradual growth for England
and the states, for in the beginning
of the century there were only IA, 600
Jews in England and 1000 in the
United States. The increase of the
race in the English-speaking coun-
tries about agrees with its diminution
in the east.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

Fitness, which is homely little
title expressive of the harmony of
things and places, is distinct prin-
ciple of art. A carving that is beau
tiful and appropriate in one place
becomes grotesque in another, like
an ill-6tting garment or false note
in music. High success in the humb-
lest of the handicrafts involves not
alone faithful study and persistent
practice, but continual searching
for subtle truths. There are noble
possibilities for achievement in every
branch of mechanical arts, and it is
good to see joyous young company
pressing these upward paths, pleasant
and wholesome to tread observes the
San Francisco Chronicle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
Recently Queen Victoria rashly ex

Recently Queen Victoria raohly ex
pressed q desire to be serenaded.
By this time she must heartily wish
her desire recalled. According to a
local paper, enthusiastic serenaders
surround Windsor Castle day and
night singing in varying keys the
National Anthem. Detached parties
and groups vie with other in their
efforts to crafty the royal within, un-
til at length, in desperation and wrath
caused by loss of sleep, Her Majesty
posted lackeys on the grounds to shoe
off the intending vocalists. The
apectacle Of successive groups Of stolid
Britons solemnly serenading the
Widow o. Windsor at opportune and
inopportune hours 10 too funny.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

labor and thought to the development
Of the rose carnation, chrysanthemum
and other popular flowers.
At last some far-seeing cultivator
recognized the possibilities of the dah-
lia, and In new, improved and more
beautiful shades of color II resumes Its
sway, and to-day grects us In SO many
varied and attractive forms that every
taste may be suited.-London Globe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
An Awful Break.

II do so hope you will succeed" said
the motherly. warm-hearted landlady.
II am bound to-" said the sanguine
young inventor. "And when do you
won't see me eating at place like this
any more"
Then. In realization of the utter i'm
possibility Of fixing things, he grabbed
hit hat and fied.--Indlanapolis Journal
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
Biz Guns Cost Money.

A naval battle Is more expensive
undertaking than most people imagine.
1t costs 1888 to fire one of the thirteen
inch guns just once, and the other cali
bres in proportion. The one-pounder
can be fired for SLIP. 1t costs $50
for every shot from six-pounder, $33
for a five-inch gun, $40 for the six-inch,
S65 for the eight-inch and $296 for the
twelve-inch cannon.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

The Pittsburg Times takes great
pleasure in the reception accorded the
Tenth Pennsylvania regiment in San
Francisco upon its return from the
Philippines. and says: "Such de-
monstration as that accorded by the
true Americans of San Francisco to-
ward their fellow-citizens of Pennsyl-
yania served to show that this whole
nation is one people and to knit closer
the bonds of the Union"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

A Good Lessss Taught Him BY . KIsdIy
Old BacheIos.

Old bacheios.
1T made a COMPOUNDED ass Of myself
at Mrs. Dedham's party" said young
Mr.. Scattergood to Mr.. Fodderingham.
How was that. old fellow? You
didn't neglect to pay your respects to
your hostess. surelyY'
"No; did that all right"
"Well, tell me your tale of woe. and
Ill see whether you have sinned be-
yond hope of redemption or not"
1T was this way: l was introduced
to a man I'd never. met before; but
perhaps you know him."
"Quite likely. His Manner
"Critchlow."
Rather under the medium height,
head getting bald, nose rather large,
pleasant manner"
That's the chap; and 1t was his
pleasant manner which led me into q
trap that caused me to make the awful
break l made; but it serves me right.
You know, fellow will get too COM
municative sometimes"
when he's taken too much he will,
but you ought to have known better.
So you told Crltchlow your secrets, did
you?"
mot exactly, but / expressed my
opinion too freely, which was very in
judicious of me, seeing that didn't
know him well; but you know how fell
lows get confidential"
Eyes, know. But what did you tell
him?"
I'VE were sitting watching the dan
GERS, and l said:
'By-the-way, Critchlow, do you
know who that caricature is with the
mauve dress ong
"Critchlow glanced at the woman I
referred to, and replied, simply:
THAT is my wife,
81 was embarrassed, of course, but
determined to make bold dash for
liberty, and so / said:
THAT'S not the one mean. / mean
the angular female just taking her
seat She has a lemon-colored gown
That replied Critchlow, solemnly,
is my mother -
"'Hang it allr said, deperately, L
mean the pug-nosed little girl in gray,
with pugnacious red hair
"'And that one,' added Critchlow,.
without the slightest evidence of per-
turbation, is my only daughter
"Then got up and sneaked off, after
making some lame apologies, but Of
course / can never look Critchlow in
the face again, while l suppose / shall
die of modification If l ever meet eth
er of the ladies, for have no doubt
that Critchlow told them what said"
II think you can rest easy on that
score" said Fodderingham, after he
had enjoyed hearty laugh at Scatter
goods discontinue.
won't he tell?"
mo; but it will be an excellent les
son for you nevertheless, and l haven't
the slightest idea but that Critchlow
intended 1t to be a lesson. He saw
that you were young and ingenious,
and that you ought to be taught"
1T certainly has taught me a lesson,
but what do you mean about Critch-
lows intending it as such? Do you
think he ought to have pretended that
the ladies were not related to him; and
wasn't it confoundedly unlucky that
should have picked out his wife and
mother and daughter for my stupid
comments?"
That's just it, Scattergood. Critch-
low is an orphan ana bachelor, with
out mother, wife, or daughter. But
hope the lesson will stick, just the
same."-William Henry Siviter, in
Harper's baZar.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

Having repudiated the dum-dum
bullet, some of the European nations
may go so far as to abolish Siberian
exile, imprisonment for lese majestic.
compulsory army service and numer-
GUS other blemishes on civilization.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

One healthful sign in amateur sports
is the great revival of interest this
year in tennis and rowing. Our young
men are getting back to first princi-
pies and making the best of their time
in exercise that is most helpful to the
human system.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

An English (Ind.) clergyman re-
fuses to pay poll-tax on the ground
that he is church property; the prop
erty of the congregation as much as
is the pastoral residence and that, as
such. he is exempt from taxation, the
same as the parsonage.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

In 1857 the coinage of the big cop
per pennies, which everybody has
seen, was suspended. Up to that
time they had been coined regularly
for sixtyfive years. In all, 156, 000,-
600 of the big, awkward coins had
been put into circulation. Not more
than one-fourth of that number have
been paid back to the government or
exchanged for other coin.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

Mr.. j. Prewitt has bought catfish
that was caught in Hiawassee river
that weighed fifty-six pounds. He
dressed the fish and extracted five
pints OF oil from Its body. The meat
readily brought 1914 cents per pound
and the oil is worth 81 per pint Blue
Ridge (Ga-) World.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

Some day there will be no inter
national boundary line between Can
ada and the United States. In the
hearts of the people of both countries
there is none now.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

Fish are not only caught but pulled
into the boat by Kentuckian's device,
comprising the usual line, which IL
wound on the shaft Of clock mechan-
ism. q pull on the line releasing the
vpriny and winding up the line.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

"This novel, sir, is just the thing for
your idle hours"
idle hours? What are you talking
about? I'm no employee; I'm in bust.
ness for myself"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

A New York doctor has discovered
that there are Atty varieties OF rheu-
mstism, but the sufferer usually thinks
there are at least 100.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

According to official figures Great
Britain expends 500. 600, 900 . year
on the support of thepoor. This does
not include private charities.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

Tommy-Paw, are all editors starv-
ing, like the funny men say they are?
Mr.. Figg-No; only the ones who own
their papers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

At the recent session OF the Amer
lean Medical Association DIR. Daniel
B. Brewer. professor OF mental dis
eases in Rush Medical College, Chic
aeo. made the startling etatomont
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

Professor Darwin, OF Cambridge,
prophesIes that the moon will ulti-
mately return to the earth, whence Il
vas cast o. In the remote past
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-07

Ex-Empress Eugene drinks from
thirty 20 forty cups OF tea . DAY.