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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
ONLY A HINT NEEDED.
And the Woman i'm the Case Was Not
Afraid to Give 1t,

And the Woman In the Case Was Not
Afraid to Give 1t.
The best looking girl in the Pine
Mountain country was Susan Natter,
and Susan was extremely, not to say
foolishly, fond Of Jim Davis, young
man who was my chief timberman in
the season, and who owned and con-
Quoted good farm in the river bottom
as side issue, says storekeeper Jim
was the catch Of the mountains, and
like other men in that happy class he
was careless and stood a fair chance
of losing what ought to be his because
he was too sure Of 1t. Susan was just
the girl for him, but he hal almost
worn out her patience by his diliy-da--
lying policy, and one day l thought
the end had surely come, and 1t was all
mine as winner Of the Susan stakes.
81 want to see the best dress pattern
you got in the store, colonel" she said
to me as l sat in front Of the COM
missary one day, land bein' mighty
pertickler want you to wait on me, :"
she added with smirk not usual to
Susan.
"Oh, indeed" said chafiingly, going
around behind the counter, something
must be going to happen"
~ reckon thar is" she admitted,
frankly.
Good for you," l laughed, land I'm
glad that Jim has got his senses at
last"
"Jim?" she shifted disdainful.y
"'Tain't Jim ez fur ez l know
mot JimT' I almost shouted, for
Jim was my chosen for her. Not
Jim? Well, who Is it?"
'Oh, that's fer me to know and you
to find out, colonel" she laughed pro-
vokingly, and gave me no further sat
isfaction. She bought the goods and
went away, and two hours later Jim
came in from work and said he was go
ing over the mountain that night with
ope Of the Martin girls to dance.
"By the way, JIM" said. Ibid you
know Susan Natter was going to get
married.
'Thunderation, colonel, no." he blurt-
ed out. "Nor she amt. is sheT'
81 guess she is. sold her a wedding
dress this afternoon and she told me
she was"
who's she goin' ter marry, colonei?"
he asked, anxious,y.
II don't know. She wouldn't tel
me-"
well, she'll tell me, colonel" he said.
with the lines getting hard across his
face, and little wrinkles of doubt and
fear showing between. Jim was facing
a possibility that had never presented
itself to him in its full strength. He
went out Of the store and up the road
leading to old man Matters place. The
next morning he stopped at the store
on his way to work.
did you find out who 1t WASP" l
asked him at once, for was interested
more than he had been
"Course l did," he answered with
confidence.
"Who Is it?"
"Me," and he laughed the short laugh
of the man who had been made to do
what he knew he should have done and
what he most wanted to do.
"Oh," exclaimed, fs that it?" And
later discovered that Susan had de-
vised a pretty little feminine scheme
to bring Jim to the point, and by my
unwilling, but by no means unwilling,
assistance she had succeeded fully.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease. a powder for the feet.
IL cures painful, swollen, smarting, nervous
feet and instantly takes the sting out of corns
and bunions. It's the greatest comfort dis
covery of the age. Allen s 4, OF Ease makes
certain cure for sweating, callous and hot,
tired, aching feet. Try it to-day Sold by ali
druggists and shoe stores. BY mail for 25c,
in stamps, Trial package FREE. Address,
Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
= ct in hat Class.

Your money or your life" said the
hold-up man.
Sir asked the victim, would you
take the last cent a poor man hadT'
mo. no." said the other as he turn
ed to go. Il may be bad man, and
thief, but I'm no justice OF the
naacar
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
Paradoxicni.

Doctor" said the patient, who runs
to useless philosophical CONCENTRATIONS.
"ague, it appears to me. is one of ma
lures contradictions"
"How SOP
ut gives you the shake and yet, it
stays right with you."-Detrcit Free
Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
A Good Chance for Gettinr Eve

A Good Chance for Getting Even.
YES" said the ford lady, Il made
my will several years ago, and it was
one of the wisest things ever did"
"Wby?" the meek looking woman
asked. do you expect to drop off sud
denly.
No, but it's such a satisfaction to &C
and change it whenever / get mad al
any of the heirs"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
Busy (rOok.

But very short time ago a Slcllian
advocate was found guilty of sixty
three different acts Of fraud. For his
industry and enthusiasm in the cause
of dishonesty he was sentenced to $50
years imprisonment
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
Discovery of Life Plant.

So full of vigor that if one OF its leaves
be pinned to a warm wall another plant
will grow. 1t is these same principles
which enable Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
to arouse to life and duty the overworked
stomach The sufferer from dyspepsia or
any stomach trouble needs it. A private
revenue stamp covers the neck of the
bottle 0Gt
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
Inpessans- lae0smssioa sps Men snd
Women. e. 3H~

w - III - -. D~-~~
Women. e -
For those who are accustomed to send
Ing away from home for their goods Il
Is OF the greatest Importance to know
the character and reliability OF the cstab-
iishments selling goods to families from
catalogues. The great emporium of the
John NJ. Smyth Co.. located at 100 to
160 West Madison street, Chicago, has
been established for third of a century,
and has furnished over a half million
homes In Chicago and vicinity alone.
This hrm enjoys the confdencs of the
public by Its many years Of fair dealing
1t issues an immense illustrated cata-
iogue that should be in every family, as
Il describes and gives the price of every
article required for household use. A
sample OF the extraordinary values Of
fered by this firm Is shown In the Illus
tratiou OF the gentlemen's overcoats in
another column of this paper. These gar
ments are indeed wonderful values, and
yet they are but q sample OF the thousand
and one useful articles illustrated and
described in the beautiful catalogue OF
the John NJ. Smyth Company.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

Most married women have an exag.
gerated notion Of the ease with which
their husbands ought to make money.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

A man thinks himself superior to a
hen, yet hen can sit on an egg without
getting mad.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

The microbes that cause chills and
| fever and malaria enter the system
through mucous membranes made
porous by catarrh. Pe-ru-na heals the
| mucous membranes and prevents the
entrance OF malarial germs. thus pre-
! venting and curing these affections.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

When girl gets married the women
inquire show her mother took it," as
though II was a funeral.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

1t is easier to quit some bad habits
than II IL to continue them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

The secret of success in life Is for a
man to be ready for his opportunity
when II comes.-Disraeli.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

True love builds the morning fires all
the year round.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

The readiest and surest way to get
rid Of censure Is to correct ourselves
Demosthenes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
Ha1I's Catarrh Cure.
Is constitutional cure. Price rs cents.

Rest satisfied with doing well and
leave others to talk OF you as they
please.-Pythagoras
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

KISSING Buc-Nore fun than . bcx of monkeys;
send three 2-cent stamps. for . kissing Bug 10
kissing hug Mfg. Co, izii Pine St.. g. Louis, Me.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

know that my life was saved by Piso's
Cure for Consumption.-John A. Miller.
Au Sable, Mich, April p, 1895.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
-
\ vninsf His HrincinIcs.

That great temperance advocate
won't allow a east of his head and
shoulders TO be made
What are his objections?"
''He says he doesn't think it would
look at az we'll for him to be repre-
sented on Observation-Disclosures Bull
letin.
Only one man in 203 is over six feet
in height. 11it'so.,-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-06-23
A Touching Incident at the Battle OF
Manila.

The NV York Journal tells tie
following;
When the order was given to
strip for action, one of the boys
tore his coat off hurnedly, and it
fell from his hands and went over
the rail, down INFO the ba,. y few
moments before ae lad been gaz
at his mothers photograph. and
lust before lie took his coat OF he
had kissed the picture and put il in
his inside pocket. When the coat
tell overheard he turned to the
captain and asked permission to
Jump over aud get it. Naturally
The request was refused. The box
then went TO the other SIDE Of the
= ip and climbed down the ladder.
II, swan around 10 the place
where the coat had dropped and
succeeded in getting 1t, believe 1t
Uas still floating when lie GOT
there. Wien he came back be
was ordered in chains for dis
obedience. After the battle Z was
tri, d by court martial for dis
obedience and found guilty. Com
modOre Dewey became interested
III the case, for he could not IN.
derstaud Why the boy had risked
his life and disobeyed orders i:r a
cna'. The lad al never told what
his motives were. Bnt when the
Commodore talked to Lin in a
kindly way, aud asked him why
b. bid done such strange things
for an old coat. he broke INTO
ears and told the Commodore thai
his mothers picture was in the
coat. Commodore Dewey's eyes
filled with tears as he listened to
the story. Then he picked the by
up in hls aims and embraced BIN.
II c ordered The little fellow To b.
instantly released and pardored.
Is vs. who leve tn ir molh';s
rhtugh in ink their lives for her
FlctrIc caunct be kept ia irons on
this fleet be il,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-06-23
ORIGIN OFTHE DOLLAR SIGN.
Or. Marcus Bakers Theory and the
support which He Finds For II.

support which He Finds For II.
Several weeks ago Dr. Marcus Ddder
published in one Of the magazines an
account of theory which be has to
account for the origin Of the familiar
dollar sign This has long been in dis
pute All sorts of explanations have
been given, the most common Of which
is that the initials of the United States
are crossed. But there have been seven
or eight other theories to account for
the dollar sign which are about as good.
Dr. Baker, in his researches in the
library of the bureau of education,
came across an old book entitled "a
Compendium of Federal Arithmetic
Designed Fer the Use of Schools and
Especially Calculated For the Meridian
Of the United States, which was pub
h,hed at Lansingburg n. Y, in 1897.
Its author was the Rev. Chauncey Lee
of Rutland, Vt.
In this book was set forth a system
Of SO called characteristics, by which
one vertical stroke was to designate the
mill. two vertical strokes the cent,
these two crossed by one curved stroke
the dime, and for the dollar a sign con-
sisting of two verticals combined with
two curved strokes. now so familiar,
was proposed AT that time the people
of the country were just emerging from
the use Of pounds. shillings and pence,
each separated in writing by a space
from the next denomination
1t seemed necessary 10 Mr.. Lee TO
have an arbitrary mark for each of the
denominations of our monetary system.
But he soon found that one character,
with the aid of a decimal point. was
al that was necessary, and in the lat
ter part Of his own book all Of the elab-
crate system Of symbols except the one
intended to mark the dollar was found
TO have been dropped
DR. Baker certainly finds the dollar
sign in this old arithmetic and does not
find it in use at any earlier date. By
the time Adams arithmetic was pub
lished in 1905 the symbol had become
we'll established. DR.. Baker therefore
regards Mr.. Lee as the inventor. and
believes the sign to have been absolute
ly arbitrary in its origin.
Since the publication Of his paper in
one of the magazines DR. Baker has re-
ceived many letters on the subject, but
none in which his conclusions are chal-
lenged He intends. for further vertical
ton, to make a study Of the depart
mental records to see when the dollar
sign first appeared in the treasury ac-
counts. He also hopes to make a more
thorough search Of the old textbooks to
see if by chance any use of this sign
prior to that of the Rev. Chauncey Lee
can be discovered. Perhaps some of the
descendants of Mr.. Lee will be able to
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-06-23

en- Of. to find yourselves in the royal
gallery of the universe. the c0nccnter-
ed splendOrs Of all worlds before your
transported vision. In some way all
the thrilling scenes through which
we and the church of God have passed
in our earthly state will be pictured
or brought to mind.
At a cyclorama Of Gettysburg
blind man whB lost his sight in battle
was with his child heard talking while
standing before that picture. The
blind man said TO the daughter Are
there at the right Of the picture some
regiments marching up hill:' Yes.
she said. well" said the blind man.
SIS there a general on horseback lead
ing them On?" Yes" she said. well.
is there rushing down on these men
cavalry charge" Yes" was the re
ply. "And do there seem 10 be many
dying and dcad? Yes" was the an
swer. We'll. now. do You see shell
from the woods bursting near the
wheel Of a cannon Yes" she said
stop right there said the blind man
That is the last thing ever saw on
earth What tim' il was. Jenny
when lost my eyeright. Bun when
YOU. who have found fife hard battle
a very Gettysburg. shall stand .n The
royal gallery Of heaven, and with your
new vision begin to sec and under
stand that which in your earthly blind
ness YOU could not see AT Gh You will
point out to your celestial comrades
perhaps TO your own dear children
who have gone before. the scenes OF
the earthly conflicts in which you par
ticipated. saying: There from that bill
Of prosperity / was driven back; in
that valley of humiliation | was
wounded. There lost my eyeSight
That was the way the world looked
when last saw it," But what grand
thing TO get celestial vision End stand
here before the cyclorama of all worlds
while the rider on the white horse goes
On "conquering and TO conquer the
moon under his feet and the stars OF
neaven for his tiara.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-06-23
OUk MILLlONAlRES.
the Fifty Richest individuals In the
United States.


Here is a list Of the 30 persons in
the United States with fortunes 50
large as to be beyond the dreams of
avarice:"
Increase In the Value Of Land
William Waldorf AstOr Of New York.
John Jacob Astor of New York, Mrs.
William Astor Of New York. Elbridge
T. Gerry of New York. Mrs. Hetty
Green Of New York, Mrs. Bradley Mar
tin Of New York. Robert Goelet of New
York and ]. Montgomery Sears Of BOs-
ton.
Building and Operating Railroads
and SpeculatlOns In Railway Shares
Russell Sage of New York Roswell p
Flower of New York dead, George j.
Gould Of New York. Coils L. Hunting
ton Of New York. Samuel Thomas Of
New York, Cornelius Vanderbilt Of
New York, William X. Vanderbilt of
New York, Frederick w. Vanderbilt Of
New York. George W. Vanderbilt Of
New York. William c. Whitney Of New
York. John |. Blair of New Jersey and
Mrs. William d. Sloane of New York
In Producing. Refining ard Selling
Petroleum.-John d. Archbold Of New
York. Henry NJ. Ilagler of New York.
John II. Flagler Of New York, H. H.
Rogers Of New York, William Rookie
Teller Of New York. John ID. Rockefe!-
Ter OF New York and Oliver H. Payne
of Cleveland.
In Commerce and Subsequent In
vestments.-James NJ Constable Of
New York. Henry G Marquand Of
Kew York. Joseph Millbank of New
York. Marshall Field Of New York. L.
u. Letter Of Chicago. Potter Palmer Of
Chicago and Adrain Iselin Of New
York.
In Sugar Refning-H. o. Havemey-
or OF New York. Clans Spreckcls of
San Francisco and John +. Scarles Of
New York.
In Banking and Other Investments
Darius 0. Mills Of New York, !. Pier
pont Morgan Of New York.
By Inheritance and From the Tele-
phone. Malcolm Forbes Of Boston.
In Mining For Gold. Silver. Copper
Etc.-J y. Haggin Of California. Mrs
George Hearst of san Francisco. John
w. Mackay Of San Francisco. W. A.
Clark and Marcus DAILY Of Montana.
In Iron and Steel.-Andrew Carnegie
of New York.
In Steamboats,. River and Lake
Transportation Van Santvord
Of New York, II. NJ. Hanna Of Cleye-
land.
In Packing Meats.-Philip d. Ar
mour Of Chicago.
In Insurance.-Henry b. Hyde Of
New York.-Ainslee's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-06-23
Her Fortr-third Vorngc.

Miss Emily v Mason, an aunt of
General Fitz-Hugh Lee. in spite of her
81 years. is preparing for trip to
Europe, which will be her forty-third
voyage to the other side During the
civil war Miss Mason devoted herself
TO hospital work. and she would fire.
quently sooth the boys in gray with
the assurance that if they died she
would take care Of their children AS
a consequence 30 orphans were sent by
express to her at Baltimore from the
south after the war. two Of whom.
found among the ruins Of Columbia,
and scarcely more than babies, were
ignorant of their own names With the
assistance of friends and the proceeds
Of the sale CT Der collected poems 1.-THE
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-06-23
TO CURE BY DREAMS.
A Doctors Device For Making the
Patients See Pleasant Visions.

Patients See Pleasant Visions.
An English physician claims to have
discovered a new and efficacious cure
for persons afflicted with nervous or
mental maladies If such persons, he
says, can only procure pleasant dreams.
they will soon regain their health, and
his aim is therefore to furnish them
with delightful dreams.
For this purpose he uses a soft leath-
err cap, which covers the patients head
and ears and leaves only the face I'M
covered. Beside the ears are placed two
metal plates, which are joined by a
rubber tube to photograph. The pa
tient rests on a divan in dark room,
and in front of him is sort of magic
lantern, from which are projected at
brief intervals various enjoyable pic
lures. In this way, it is claimed, the
eyes Of the sick person are delighted,
while at the same time his ears are
soothed by the vibrations of the phono-
graph.
As a result WEAKNESS comes upon him
and is soon followed by slumber, and
it is while he is doing in this manner
that happy dreams are evoked, thanks
to the monograph and the stereopticon.
After this light slumber comes a deep
sleep, which, we are assured is always
most beneficial.
Several tests of this kind have been
made with success, and it is said that
not only are tired nerves refreshed by
this method. but that the patients
body also rapidly increases in weight
That pleasant sounds and sights are
soothing to the serves we have all
known for a long time but that pleas
ant dreams have a tendency to make
persons fat will certainly be news
to the general public. Philadelphia
Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-06-23

Robert Gillespie Reid, who has been
called the Gar Of Newfoundland
is building at his own expense a rail
way across the island and opening
I'D the resources Of the country in
way that will make Newfoundland
one of the most prosperous commune
ties. Mr. Reid is a Scot and started
life as q working stonemason. He came
to America as young man. aud today
is the biggest landowner In the
world, for the Newfoundland govern
ment has given him 100000 acres
Oh condition that he makes the rail
way and operates it for ten years.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-06-23
PiI,ne Wood while Governor.

"Uncle Dick Oglesby was honest
himself and he believed in making 9th
er people be Sc just so far as it lay
within his power The principle Of the
thing appealed to him, and false rule
he despised In 1865. when he was gov
ernor for the first time, he ordered 10
cords Of frewood from a farmer, who
was to cord the wood mp in the govern
or yard The governor watched until
three cords had been piled. Then be
could stand it no longer, and. walking
up to the farmer. he said
"You are piling that wood too loose
ly BY the time you get it piled you'll
be giving me eight cords for 10 Now
mind you, | won't pay for it p"
The farmer. evidently disgusted at
being told how to do his own work. an
swered that he guessed he knew how to
cord wood as we'll as anybody. and chal'
lenged the governor TO do il better If he
could That "Uncle Dick" would take
him at his word evidently never occur
red to bin. but il wasn't the first time
the good old gentleman had corded
wood. and. governor or no governor,
out be went When the farmer had
brought the wood all in "Uncle Dick
corded every stick Of it over again and
got it into eight cords Then be made
the farmer bring ins two cords more. -
Chicago Chronicle
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-06-23
TeIepnthy From His Departed Arm.

TeIepathy From His Departed Arm.
Recently James Pickering was struck
by a train in the yards of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad company at
Parkersburg, w. Va, and it was nee
cssary to amputate one OF his arms.
Ever since the accident the portion of
chickering's arm which remained has
caused him intense pain. RailrOaders
WHO have lost limbs In similar acct
dents informed the unfortunate man
that if the arm which was amputated
was buried in a cramped position the
pain would never cease as long as it
remained cramped. Pickering caused
the dismembered portion 10 be disinter-
red.and it was found to be in a cramped
position. the elbow being bent until
both the joints Of the arm met. The
arm was Strengthened out and again
buried. and Pickering has felt no pain
baltimore sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-06-23

An old time tiddlerS' contest tooS
place the other day in Charlcsiown.
Ind. The following prizes were offered
for the best performance of the tunes
named Money Musk" pair OF sheep
shears: Leather Brooches" corn cut
ter; "Old Dan Tt kerr" pair Of pants
mo one barred; Rye Straw" fine hat;
Pop Goes the Weasel" 81 worth Of
iewelry: Devils Dream" 81 worth Of
groceries; Girl Left Behind Me, 81
worth of cigars: "Suwanee River, 81
worth Of groceries; ARKANSAS TRAY
eler." 81 in cash: Dixie 30 cents
worth of soap: Yankee Doodle" large
cofeepot: "Raggedy Bill" rocking
chair; "Mocking Bird" 81 worth OF
lumber: "Guilderoy." % pounds OF
-four: Home. Sweet Home" 81 worth
of goods; FLOWERS Of Edinburgh one
fine hat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-06-23

find the authors manuscript. in which
case additional light might he thrown
upon the subject.
1t is certainly interesting to know
the origin of thing in so constant use
as the dollar sign Dr. Baker s discov-
cries seem likely to take all the senti-
ment out Of the matter but this is the
common result of modern historical re-
search. Washington Letter
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-06-23

i hear yOn have Il It'll" sister at
your houSeF SAID grocer t a
IN Il boy.
'Yes, sir replied .Io' my.
ID" yoh Ike herr VAS the
gIOceI's next question.
Il wish It WAS n boy said
Johnny, so ! could play marbles
with him. an 6all, an all these
hings When he gets bigger
WELL laid lie GiOcer. 'WbA
don't yen ,Xtbar &c your little
sister for a OyP
johnny reflected for a minute.
then sd, rather soiro~inliy:
We can't now. lis too late. We
have used her four DAYS
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-06-23
Relief In Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder disease
relieved in six hours by New Great
South American Kidney Cure 1t Is a
great surprise on acco MT of its exceed
Ing pIomptncss in relieving palm III
blades, kidneys and back, in male or
female. Relieves retention ii water al
most Immediately. II You want quick
relief and cure this is the remedy. sold
by B. Schmitt, Druggist Woodstock