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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13
Monkey D. ntIstry II q Street Car.

An itinerant musician who daily
grinds out operate airs and popular
songs on a street piano at Bridgeport,
opposite Norristown, and his monkey
were miserable pair as they sat In n
trolley car on the way to this city the
other morning. The monkey was
squealing and holding one OF its paws
to its mouth while tears flowed copi-
onsly. The master could not console
the animal. and a well dressed man
who sat opposite asked what caused
the monkeys suffering. HE gotta da
pain In da toot," was the reply. Il
tinka he goin' to die, but wanta tn get
him to city," The questioner asked
permission to examine the monkeys
mouth, and after looking at II he pro-
duced a vial and allowed a few drops
Of liquid to fall on the gums. The AMI
NAL ceased squealing. Then the SYM
pathizing man got the Italian to hold
the monkeys mouth open, when he in
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13
y.,et.ble, 4 the Time Of I,esry VIM.

According to Hume, there were not
till the termination of Henry Wis
reign either salads, carrots, turnips or
other edible roots produced in England.
He adds that such Of these vegetables
"a small proportion and only by the
wealthy-as were used were imported
from Holland and Flanders, and that
Queen Catharine, when she wanted a
salad could only get one by dispatch
ing n messenger thither on purpose.
Hops were first introduced from Elan
ders In this reign, and also artichokes.
Apples and pears, however. though In
different In quality up to this era, had
for centuries been acclimatixed and
strawberries and gooseberries were
plentiful.-Gentleman's Magazine.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13
She Didn't Like II.
81 am so proud of you"

y
With eyes tenderly expressing the
fond appreciation and tender love Of a
devoted husband, John Blumer turned
gently and imprinted a kiss upon his
wife's forehead.
Yes, my dear" he continued, 81 feel
somewhat conscience stricken when I
think Of how silent am, as rule, about
all those qualities of mind and heart
which you possess. AS I go about
among my friends and talk with the
brilliant and cultivated women who
shine with such splendor, how glad it
makes me to think that you are not as
they! Give me the quiet, simple wo-
man, who is content to stay at home,
who lives but for her husband, and
who prefers the domesticity of the
home circle to the artificiality of So
ciety. No one knows better than do
that when you go out you suffer great
ly in comparison with other women,
whose glamor of intellect blinds the
senses. Beauty IN women l can ad-
mire-indeed. l do admire it-and vet,
after all, prefer you. What do 1 care
If you are not beautiful, when 1 know
that you are good? What difference
does it make to me IL you cannot he
bright and witty, no matter how hard
you try with others? Hello! what's the
matterT
Don't you think" replied Mrs. Blu
mer, as she took her handkerchief from
her eyes and glared at him with a
combined look of sorrow and anger,
that you have said enoughr'
John Blumer rose from his chair
with a despairing gesture and looked
out of the window savagely, with q
hard, set look on his face.
That's Just like a woman he NUT
tered Indignantly to himself. Give
her one word Of praise and she turns
on you.'-Pearson's Weekly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

British missionaries never die in
vain. Their government always makes
the homicidal heather pay for killing
them in both cash and trading privi-
leges. The latest incident of this kind
in China involved the payment Of $780,
600 and the opening of new treaty
port. ''One missionary, one port" is
about the ratio, though occasionally
where something else is wanted the
British take 1t for full measure. Com
plant Is often made that foreign mis-
sionaries make more trouble in poll
tics than they do good in religion, but
they always seem to serve most use
full purpose to Great Britain in adding
to the number of her valuable land pre-
emptions.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

In connection with the peace propos-
ais of the Gar, a correspondent Of one
Of the London dailies has pointed out a
curious coincidence between 1893 and
1890. In the first mentioned year the
Gear and the King Of Great Britain
had correspondence on military arm
aments, but it was then with view
to their increase, not decrease. The
idea was to combine England, Russia
and Prussian against ''Our common
enemy, France" Russia was to sup
ply the men, and England the money.
The Car informed his good brother,
George, King of Great Britain, that
she was ready to afford their ally, the
King Of Prussia, n succor of land
forces" and that he had destined for
that purpose $4,000 men-infantry and
cavalry and artillery" The govern
ment Of George III. then undertook
to furnish the Gar with subsidy of
$375,OO0 a month, and engaged to pay
the first amount as soon as the Russian
armament had crossed the frontier,
and to pay like sum ut the beginning
Of each month for twelve months, ''un-
less peace should first be made"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

A curious report has been received at
the State Department from Consul
Frankenthal, at Berne, Switzerland.
which Is due to the effect. that arti-
fetal silk can be manufactured from
gelatine. The Consul says his infor-
nation is derived from Professor
Hummel, of Yorkshire College, Leeds,
England, the inventor of the process,
who has submitted specimens to Swiss
silk manufactures. The silk so pro-
duced Is said to have low tensile
strength, but this, 1t Is claimed, can be
overcome by mixing gelatine fibre
with real silk, fine linen or cotton. The
statement is made that this silk can
be produced at $1.15 per pound. Arti-
fetal silk made by the cOllodion pro-
cess costs about $3.50 a pound.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

hOA. many . song have heard sung
In way that soothes aud charms,
.And many a strain that stirs the brain
Like a bugle call to arms.
But after all, while the shadows fall,
ssAnd the warning curfew rings,
When the night Is drear tits sweet to
+. hear
The song that the kettle sings.
IL bears me back to my boyhood home,
1 And the farmhouse old and gray,
To the battered door and the polished
+ floor
Where the kittens romp and play;
Again / stand with my book In hand,
Or follow a dream that wings
From zone to zone with the world its
4, 1850 own, .- .--~.... =.
On the song the kettle sings.
-Lalia Mitchell.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

At Stratford-on-Avon, the poets
birthplace, Is a desk said to have been
used by Shakespeare. The desk looks
authentic. 1t shows marks where gen.
erations of schoolboys have whitfield Il.
1t was presented to the trustees of the
house many years ago, but now the
governors of King Edwards School, at
Stratford-on-Avon want 1t back, insist
ing that, as 1t was originally the prop
erty Of the school, English law makes
the desk forever theirs. The matter
looks as II II were to be settled In this
way: The musum keeps the desk and
the King Edwards school is to have a
tablet, which is to mark the spot
where, according to tradition, the little
boy Shakespeare sat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

ity In deyishlg labor-saving machinery
American enterprise" In organising
effort and the superiority af the Amerl-
can workman have made our manu-
facturers a more important element
In our commerce than Is our grain.
And while II we add cotton, meat and
the like our aggregate farm products
still lead, we have nevertheless become
one Of the foremost nations In the
world In manufacturers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

1t cannot be pleasing exhibit to its
own members that the Chamber of
Commerce makes Of the foreign COM
merce Of the port of New York during
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1898. AL
though the increase at all the ports of
the United States over the previous
year was $50, 7S2, S76. the foreign COM
merce Of this port showed a decrease
of $30,255, 1856. The previous fiscal
year also showed a decrease, but it
was only So, 153,044. OF the total for
eign commerce of the United States in
the last fiscal year, $2,O69, 363, O69, the
share Of New York was 1906, 955, 416,
or less than so per cent. Harbor i'm
provements, better docks and terminal
facilities and suitable railway freight
rates are obvious remedies for this
local shrinkage in commerce. Ship
ments carried in and out of this port in
American vessels were worth $127,-
792, 345; in foreign vessels, 1886, 81, 275.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

A correspondent writes us from Lau-
same, says the Petit Marseilles, that
the district of Lavaux, situated be-
tween Lausanne and Vevey and hav-
ing a population of 10000 is at this
moment in the proud position Of being
able to boast that in the several pris-
ons in the district there is not n single
prisoner. A white flag floats over every
prison in token of this praiseworthy
fact and virtue reigns supreme In the
canton of Vaud.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13
The Power Of HABIT.

Custom is the mother of convenience,
and convenience Is the nurse of indo-
lence. Some would rather die than
pay the price Of liberty; anguish in
disease than endure the pain of a novel
mental exercise. Nevertheless, 50
Protean Is human nature, that when
once a new attitude is assumed, how
ever momentarily. 1t becomes the
norm Of a new habit, and its second
assumption Is less a task than was its
first. The mind Is machine motored
by usages. volitlon, first difficult ef-
fort soon becomes unconscious me-
chanical action.-Henry Frank, in The
Arena.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

The English language does not suffer
in the test Of musicalness when COM
pared with the speech of the Doukho-
bortsi, who have just come from their
homes in the Caucasus to settle in
Manitoba. Some of the colonists have
been married since landing. Their
names are not adapted to rapid utter
ance, nor do they suggest melody. Vas
silly Ribin has taken a Malachof to
wife. and other surnames of the newly
welded are Slastouchin, Obedkova,
Gridchin, Chliachova, Ziberova, Lege-
bokof. Nevertheless, the people be-
hind the names have some excellent
qualities in common with the rest Of
the sect.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

In Germany almost the whole rail
road mileage Is public property. The
cost of the broad-gauge railroads up
to 1897 was $2,S23, 47S,SS9; the gross
receipts in that year were $316,399,370
and the operating expenses S215. 49,
$50. The surplus of $161, 253, 1888 gave
a return Of 6.15 wer cent. on the cap
ital invested, the ordinary rate Of in
terest in Germany being less than 3
per cent. The profits of the State rail
roads pay 40 per cent. of the total ex-
penses Of the Prussian government.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

serted = pair or foroepe he took from
his pocket and drew out the trouble
some tooth The monkey yelled once.
and then showed the relief 1t felt.
While the owner was wiping the blood
from It's mouth the dentist left the car
and shook his head good naturally
when the street musician called after
him: Comma back an gitta you mon."
PHILADELPHIA Record.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

The custom Of raising the hat had
Its origin In the days of chivalry when
knights never appeared In public ex-
cept In full armcr. When a knight en-
tered compaiS of friends, he remov-
ed his helmet to show that among
his friends he was perfectly safe. Hell
NETS have passed away, but the infiu-
ence shows itself In the lifting of the
hat upon meeting friends; though In
America, men lift the hat only to la
dies.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

Trolley cars are to run past the pyr-
amids. Many other things could be
done to improve the pyramids, such as
fitting them UP with elevators, electric
lights and restaurants Mt about every
sixth story. Admire the pyramids as
we may. the fact cannot be denied
that they are much behind the times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

The old-fashioned profit, which par
took more Of the character Of highway
robbery than any other, is an institu-
Leather Gazette. 1t may even now &C.
casionally thrive for short time I'M
der favorable conditions, but in such
cases the day Of retribution is bound
to overtake those who practice 1t.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

The King of Samoa receives 1925
per annum salary and house rent. He
manages to save the greater part of 1t
by living on bananas, bread fruit and
other spontaneous products He has
no coal or gas bills, and as for cloth
ing, fig leaves are plentiful in his front
yard. Taken all in all, the Kings po-
sition Is ''snap."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

According to an estimate that has
been made Of the Anglo-American
marriages during the past few years
no fewer than 152 American women
have married European noblemen.
The dowries they have brought amount
in the aggregate to more than $1G,50O,-
600 which would give an average for
tune of some 100000 to each of them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

A modification of the church-fair
idea Is a plan of a Methodist Episco-
pal Church in Chester County, Penn,
to have an auction of farm stock and
implements, the animals and goods to
be solicited.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

According to statistics just published
by the Government, our exports Of
manufactured goods during the calen-
dar year 1898 reached the enormous
total Of 1901, 924,001, and they are in
crensing Mt the rate of more than $685.
100000 year. To the outer world we
are no longer merely or even chiefly n
uatioc Of farmers. American ingenu.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

If it be true that it is the business
man who controls the destinies of ma
lions to-day, then there should be little
fear of any serious clash between
Great textile industry in which France
Is pre-eminent Is that of silk, and her
best customer on silk goods is the
United Kingdom, which imports
French silks annually to the extent Of
$30,O0O,O0O, out of total export of
$53,0O0,OOO. Next to great Britain the
United States is one of the best Gus
toners of France on silke fabrics.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

Paris sewers are being searched
carefully for treasure trove, owing to
the recent discovery by n workman nm
der the Rue Montmartre Of bundle
containing $4,000 In securities.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

The Supreme Court of the state of
New York has decided that title to land
does not include necessarily the sky
above t.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

There are 27S members of the privy
council of England and Ireland. The
members are entitled to be called
right honorable"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-13

Americas wheat seems to be popu-
lar In Spain In spite of past differen-
ces.
The Washburn leader., 1899-07-15
A DAY OF SONG.
Christian Endeavorers Raise Their
Voices Mt Detroit.

Christian EndeavOrers Raise Their
Voices Mt Detroit.
Detroit, Mich, July S.-Both Of the
great main tents owned by the United
Society Christian Endeavor was used
last night for the first time during the
eighth international convention, and
both contained their full quota OF TO-
GOO people, and as usual hundreds Of
others who failed to secure admittance
patiently occupied standing room" all
around the outer edges. Many lead
ing delegates from long distances came
in yesterday, swelling the number OF
strange delegates, it is believed, be-
you'd the 10000 mark. The convention
days are essentially days Of song. Al
though last night the choir was d.
vided between the two tents, there
seemed little diminishment of the vol
ume of song or much in the number or
singers in each. AS for the audiences
their spiritual enthusiasm expanded
with the passage Of the hours. On
Wednesday there was little street en-
thusiasm. Yesterday the Endeavorers
honored the invitation Of the mayor of
Detroit to sing. Street car loads Of
them frequently spun along the street
singing as they went; many groups
sang by the wayside aside from those
who Joined the squads of MONDAY
workers in business houses and fac
tories. They sang at the afternoon
rallies and sang in the evening en-
route to the night gatherings, sang
with redoubled vigor after again as
sembling and then sang on their way
home
The Washburn leader., 1899-07-15
BRITISH YAcHrss1Ex EXCITED.
They Say the Shamrock Will Take
- the Gun.

They Say the Shamrock Will Take
the Cup.
Southampton, July II. - Yachting
circles in the Solent were never more
excited than now over the prospects in
the forthcoming race for the Ameri
cas- cup between the Shamrock and
the Columbia. Yesterday yachtmen
could be seen in all directions, and in
Southampton, Hythe, Calshot and
Cowes the keenest lookout was kept
for the challenger, which it was
known would stretch her sails. Every
movement was yelled with profound
est secrecy, and, owing to the rumors
in circulation that her sails were un-
satisfactory the interest was intensi-
fed. Newspaper men and photograph
ers gathered in large numbers and
would have given anything to know
the programme, but nothing was given
out. In Southampton water the Sham
rock presented a magnificent sight.
The slight breeze was just enough to
fill her sails, but she glided speedily
and as gracefully as swan. A men,
Der of the crew said to the correspond
ent of the Associated Press: '"Fhe
Shamrock will do what she is built for
and will beat the Yankee. She sailed
admirably, without a hitch, and an
swered her helm to perfection, which
is one Of the greatest considerations.
We are going to win, but it is impossi-
BILE yet to Judge Of the yachts full ca
pacity." Sir Thomas Upton ex-
pressed himself as satisfied with the
boat.
The Washburn leader., 1899-07-15
PITIFUL EXAMPLE
OF the Suffering Experienced by Gold
Seekers.

Seekers.
Seattle, Wash, July 12.-M. Fleming
of Philadelphia, who arrived here from
Fort Wrangcl, Alaska, on the steamer
Rosalina, is mute witness OF suffer-
ings of the prospcctors who rushed to
the Yukon gold fields over the Edmon-
ton route. MIR. Fleming presents a
sad sight. being badly bloated with
dropsy. The successive attacks OF te-
yer, scurvy, pncun onia and dropsy
have left him in critical condition
both physically and mentally, and ior
the past fourteen days he has scarcely
slept. After all his suferings in the
North he has returned to civilization to
die. At late hour last night he was
unable to leave the steamer. From his
rambling sentences it is learned that
in February, 1893, he started for Daw-
son from Calgary with a party OF Jour
teen which was made up at Calgary.
The party had eighty horses and it was
captained by John Mason, an old Cali
iornian whom Fleming formerly knew
in Colorado. Mason was drowned in
the Nelson river A Bulgarian named
Valley was accidentally shot and killed
by a Frcnchman at Hell Gate ON the
lower Lizard river. Three Of the party
died at Dames lake. He could not
give the names of those who died. The
surviving members cut trail in the
underbrush. For three months they
lived on short rations. Nearly all their
horses died and much OF their equip
ment was lost.
The Washburn leader., 1899-07-15
Moran's Romance.

Deadwood, s. D.-The report Of the
death Of William Moran, who is SUD-
posed to have started his fortune in the
Black Hills in the early history of this
part of the state, has reached Dead
wood. Moran seems to have lived q
dual life, for he had two wives. His
death, at Pittsburg, disclosed a pretty
romance. He was married in Chicago,
and. after failing in business there,
came to the Black Hills, where he
made q great stake. A report was cir
.culated in Chicago, that reached the
wife, that he had died. Moran went
East and married again. In his will he
left fortune to "his. daughter by his
former wife, now living in Chicago"
From this clue his first wife has been
found, and all his vast fortune, aggre-
eating about $500. coo, has been turned
over to Wife No. 1. tits believed that
Moran made his start in placer mining
in Deadwood Gulch here in the Black
Hills. He. changed his name to William
Lewis after going East.
The Washburn leader., 1899-07-15
BLAZING FORESTS.
Flames Rushing Through Timber ON
Mount HnEEin, in Montana.

Anaconda, Mont, July IA terrible
forest fire broke out in the mountains
west of Anaconda in the vicinity of
Mount Haggin and is still raging with
.unabated fury. The fire originated six
miles west OF here, near the base of the
mountains from campfire OF two boys
.picnicking above Vinccnt's ranch. 1t
spread rapidly through, the forest on
the sides of the mountains both east
and west, and before sundown over
1900 cords of wood owned by three
poor woodchoppers, the product OF a
years work. were consumed. So great
was the volume OF smoke and its alti-
Studc that it was visible more than 100
miles away. The sight at midnight was
brilliant, with the snow-capped peak of
Mount Haggin towering hcavenward
above the mass of flames which then
covered several thousand acres. The
forests are dry with no prospects OF
rain. and the fire must burn its way out
to either the perpetual snow line or the
timber limit.
The Washburn leader., 1899-07-15
COLUMBIA vANQuIsHEs DEFENDER
IN THE FIRST RACE.
Royal Struggle Which Convinces the
Nautical sharps That the New
Cup Defender IL Worthy of De-
Tending the Precious Trophy =
Disappointment Surely In store
for Sir Thomas Upton - Condi-
tions Were Unsatlsfactory for
Ideal Yachting = Columbia Won
by Three Minutes and Thirty
three Seconds.

New York, July 9.-Over a triangular
course Of thirty miles in comparatively
light winds .thessnew>' Iselin-M Morgan
yacht Columbia Yesterday vanquished
the Vanderbilt yacht Defender by
margin Of three minutes and thirty
three seconds, and convinced those
who saw the royal struggle that she
was worthy of defending the precious
trophy which Sir Thomas Upton and
his merry tars hope to take back with
them in the Shamrock next fall. The
Coiumbia's forestry sails and club top
sails are anything but perfect, and in
a general way she will need good
deal of tuning up. Yet, based upon the
showing she made as better boat
than the Defender, under adverse con-
ditions, the nautical sharps are strong
ly Convinced that Sir Thomas will sail
home without the cup, the possession
of which has given us the yachting
supremacy Of the world since 1851.
But yesterdays race was an unsatis-
factory one. Shifting, battling winds
and bad lumpy sea, with rain squalls
made the conditions anything but ideal
for yachting. The pillows of mist
which enshrouded the Jersey shore
prevented the crowd on the Highlands
of Navesink and Sandy Hook from
seeing the race. but the envelOping
haze only added picturesqueness to the
contest for those who went outside in
fancy craft to see it.
In windward work the Columbia,
with sails drawing badly, demonstrate
ed her superiority, and in long reach
with sheets eased she outfooted the
Vanderbilt boat. Sudden shifting OF
wind prevented q trial running with
srinnakers. In light weather, close
nauled, therefore, it can be said that
she is undoubtedly the Defenders su-
perior, but what she can do in piping
breeze remains to be seen. Capt. Barr
had the tiller Of the Columbia, and
aboard with him were G. Oliver Iselin,
Mrs. Iselin, Newbury Thorne. William
lselin, Herbert Leeds and Woodbury.
Kane. Capt. Rhoads had the helm Of
the Defender. William Butler, Dun
can and John Beresford were aboard
Of her.
Herbert Leeds, on behalf of Mr.. lse-
lin, said, after the race, that the
friends Of Columbia were well satis-
fled and hoped to do better when their
sails were made more trim. He said
there was no accident Of any kind, and
the yacht would leave for New Ro-
chelle to-day. Butler Duncan said he
had nothing to say for Defender. Ev-
erything had been satisfactory. The
race was an informal trial for cup
offered by the New York Yacht club.
The official trials will occur in Septem-
ber,