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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
HOW FUNSTON LEADS.
No Truth I'm the Pictures Which
show Him Waving "a Sword.

No Truth I'm the Pictures Which
show Him Waving "a sword.
There Is one thing" writes Ser
geant Ozias, that should be spoken Of
to correct misrepresentation Of facts.
General Funston is spoken of and pic
tured as rushing at the insurgents with
uplifted sword and scabbard swinging
high. He did nothing Of the kind, nor
did any other officer worthy Of being
called one. At Marilao stood (up) on
the east bank of the river with the first
platoon of Company III, firing over the
river at the rebels, to protect Funston
and the men crossing the river. None
Of us were more than ten feet from the
river bank, in full view Of the enemy
and without even a blade of grass to
protect us, but they were hid from us.
We yelled to Funston that Pennsylv-
ania was attempting to cross to claim
our victory. He started on a run as
fast as his legs would carry him, shout
ing to the squad with him, Come on,
boys; deploy,' and to us, Give 'em fits,
boys Seeing him there without so
much as a stick in his hand speeding
his way like n shadow through the
trees and banana stalks, over fences
and bushes, ten yards ahead of his
party, still yelling, Come on, boys"
stampeding chickens, hogs and dogs
from among the houses, would have
made dead man laugh, serious as the
affair was. Our platoon was firing at
will, yet we guarded 1t so carefully
that none but Filipinos felt 1t. At
Calumpit, when Funston and the eight
sets of tours crossed and ran the rebels
out of their trenches and won in a few
minutes battle that had been fiercely
fought for two days. Funston was
again barehanded, as were all officers
except few who carried native canes
they had picked up, more as an aid in
walking than anything else. l speak
of these things to show that the sword
should be left out of all pictures of
this war; it Is ornamental, not useful,
and as l was there and saw these
events as they happened, l am (mod-
estly) glad to tell of bravery not often
paralleled in commanders. kansas
City Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
steam From OIL.

BY the use of oil instead of coal In
marine engines smoke can be got rid of
and the stokehole staff reduced.
1t is possible by one ton Of oil to eva
porate as much water us would be dis
posed of by two tons of coal such as is
generally employed for steamships.
Another point in favor Of oil, a ton
of coal requires bunker space of
ninety cubic feet: ton of oil only calls
for thlrty-eight feet.
Under Lloyds' regulations, oil of two
hundred degrees Fahrenheit flash may
be carried In the water ballast tank.
To secure a complete combustion 1t
is necessary that the oil should be
sprayed on entering the furnaces. This
used to be done by steam, but in new
system, described before the Society Of
Arts, compressed hot air Is substituted.
The oil also is raised to two hundred
degrees Fahrenheit before issuing from
its nozzle. Under these conditions per-
feet combustion Is secured.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
New Uses for GLASS.

The United States Consul at Lyons
has recently reported upon new kind
of pavement which has for some
months been in use in Lyons. and has
satisfactorily withstood the effects OF
heavy traffic. 1t Is made of glass pre-
pared in a peculiar manner, the pro-
duct being known as ceramic stone.
The factories where this material is
prepared are of great extent, and we
are told that in the yards were seen
many tons of broken bottles, which the
superintendent described as their raw
material" The treatment consists in
heating the broken glass to the melting
point, and then COMPRISING 1t by n.y.
draulic pressure and forming it into
moulds. For paving purposes the glass
is made into bricks eight inches square,
and is sored with cross lines, so that
when the pavement is completed it re-
sembles q huge chess-board. The glass
loses its transparency and brittleness,
and is said to be devitritied; 1t is as
cheap as stone, and far more durable.
1t will resist crushing, frost. and heavy
shocks, and can be employed for tubes,
watts, tiles, chimneys, etc. 1t Is avail
able for all kinds Of decorative pur
poses; and n large building made of
the material will form an attractive OBJ
ject Of the Paris exhibition next year.
Chambers Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

but said so>hins. xiIlibridse toon
them under his protection frou5 that
night, and IN time they learned how to
make bluR good.
This same Thurston Ldllibridge was
the only man who ever had the drop
on that quick trigger man, Bat Mas
terson. for q minute. He crept up be-
hind Masterson one day, and with q
quick movement grabbed both Of the
Marshal's guns out Of his belt. Mas
terson wheeled around and found him.
self covered by Lillibridge with his
own guns. He stood stock still, ex-
pecting to get two balls In his head,
for he had had several growls with
Lillibridge. Lilllbridge lowered the
guns and handed them back to Mas
terson, butts foremost.
"'That's one I've got on you, Bat
said Lillibridge, and it's up to you
never to come a-gunnin' for me, mar
shall or no marshal, no matter what
do. Just pass that up to some one
else.'
That goes, said Masterson, briefly,
and 1t did, Notwithstanding the fact
that there was many time afterward
when 1t was up to Masterson to gather
Lillibridge in or make a finish Of 1t
with him.
''The real bad man has always been
boisterously bad, and the quiet, cool
bad man has never been anything else
but slinker and counterfeit"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
How Jewellers Identify Gems.

In these days of frequent robberies
it is well to adopt some method of
Identification more sure than that of
simple recognition of ones own
jewels. 1t is next to impossible to pick
out ones ring from collection Of
twenty. An expert might do 1t, but
few women can.
The best method is the jewelers.
method. Every piece of jewelry they
own is marked with an Identification
number. 1t is scratched by the jewel
Ter as soon as it is bought, and entered
on his registry books, with full de-
scription of the setting and each stone.
Examine your rings with microscope
and the numbers will be found.
Whenever an article of jewelry is re-
paired this number. with its repair reg
istry number, is entered on the repair
book wherever it is left. This is true
of all articles of jewelry, but is particu-
larly noticeable in the repair Of
watches. Every time watch Is
cleaned it's new number. is scratched
somewhere on the inside of the case.
One can never deceive n jeweller as to
the length of time since the watch was
last cleaned, as he has it registered in
his books.
If you cannot make out n jewelry de-
scriptive list yourself, your jeweller
will fill out the registry for you. Your
chances of recovery in case of robbery
are greatly increased.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
Dutch Cleanliness n Myth.

Dutch cleanliness! Another common
fallacy! True enough, scrubbing and
washing appear to be the sole occupa-
ton of the Dutch housewife; women
and children are always spotless in
their attire, bright and clean as far as
their persons are exposed to the public
eye; but in Volendam at least-I will
not vouch for the rest of Holland-this
cleanliness is only on the surface, so
much so that artists are positively
afraid of taking model to their studio.
That sea water could be used for
bathing never seems to strike the in
telligence of the natives; at least do
not think that their dread of water is
merely due to their fear of getting In
direct touch with the unpleasant things
which are floating on the surface OF the
Zuyder Zee, among which rotten cab
bage leaves are certainly not the most
Objectionable. And what is the use Of
washing and cleaning linen and house
hold utensils from morning to night
If the water used for the purpose is OF
the nature of the Volendam Canal-a
stagnant pool, the receptacle for the
refuse of the whole village? Milk cans.
table linen, spoons and forks and
plates are dipped indiscriminately into
this evil-smelling. grimy liquid, which
cannot but nourish the germs of ty-
phoid fever and other infectious dis
eases. That Is the much-vaunted
Dutch cleanliness.-Pall Mall Maya
zine
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
A sleep-WaIl<ing Recruits Danger
Gus Freak.

When somnambulists take to the use
of firearms, people with their wits
about them must needs be wide awake.
About IL o'clock on Tuesday night a
recruit belonging to the Second Bat
talon, Kings Shropshire Light In
fantry, stationed at Victoria Barracks,
Portsmouth, England, got out of bed
and fired off round of ball-cartridge
in a crowded barrack-room, which was
in darkness. When the lights were
turned up the recruit was standing
with the smoking rifle in his hand and
apparently in dazed condition. When
arrested he stoutly maintained that he
was asleep when he fred the rife, and
did not know what he was doing. For
tunately the rife was directed up
wards, and only the ceiling was dam
aged. The recruit will be tried for be-
ing in the unlawful possession of ball
cartridge. Ten rounds Of ammunition
were found lying near another block Of
buildings. They had evidently been
thrown away by men who feared in
vestigation in consequence of this af-
fair. 1t Is thought that the ammuni-
ton was brought back from Brown
down by the men who had been exer-
cising In musketry there.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14


Amerisan LarynsoIogicai society
stuAying Our National Habit.
Just why Americans have q peculiar
nasal twang has never been satisfac-
torily explained, nor has the twenty
first annual congress of the American
Laryngological Society, which has just
been concluded, thrown much light on
the subject. The opinions expressed
by the various throat specialists upon
the subject were so diverse and scien-
tific that the layman Ii left but little
the wiser
One point, however, received univer-
sal acceptance, and that was that the
climate ~as not the cause, or, at any
rate, not the sole cause, OF the twang
that is invariably described with the
term yankee" The nasal twang 10
not limited to the New England States,
but has spread all over the continent,
and as the climate varies almost to ex-
tremes throughout the country, 1t was
scarcely fair to ascribe to 1t all the
changes that take place In the larynx
and vocal chords, and which produce
the unpleasant twang.
DR.. Shedson, Makuen of Philadelphia
told the association that he attributed
the high tension in the voice to the
high tension of American life. When
a person is excited or hurried the voice
always becomes high pitched, and 1T
does not take long before the habit Is
formed, and the voice assumes nasal
twang.
To show that 1t was not question or
race that would account for the twang
of the American voice, like the cultural
voice Of the Dutch or the peculiar type
of nasal voice of the French, 1t was
pointed out that our English cousins
had voices of an agreeably low pitch.
Comparatively few Englshmen suffer
from nasal catarrh or affection OF the
larynx, while it is the exception to find
an American who is unaffected by
some similar affection. 1t might very
well be the case that the nasal twang
is the cause Of the larynx being af-
fected instead of what is generally be-
lieved-the nasal twang being caused
by the nasal catarrh.
Still another specialist, DR.. Thomas
Hubbard of Toledo, advanced the the
DRY that high pitched voices were
caused by the endeavors of peole to
make themselves heard in noisy cities.
In order to make ones voice heard
above the din and hubbub of a noisy
town or city it was necessary to use
top notes. This forced high pitch Of
ly, and an unpleasant voice is acquired.
the voice Is soon initiated unconscious
An enforced domicile among people.
speaking with nasal twang soon
leads one to acquire the habit. An
Englishmen visiting this country In the
space Of few weeks acquires high
pitched voice. A European trip taken
by an American will often have the eff
feet of causing his voice to change
from a high pitched to a low pitched
tone, and the change will be perma-
nent so long as he refrains from mix
ing with people who speak with pro-
nounced nasal twang. Unconscious
imitativeness spreads from city to viii
lage, and some of the most pronounced
nasal voices are heard in country vii
lagos.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
rnmou. Horse in a stew.

General Boulanger's famous black
horse Tunis, so much admired by the
Parisians in the days when lie brav
general was Minister of War and
afterward, has. according to the Paris
papers, passed away in n rather in
glorious fashion. After the flight of
Boulanger the animal passed from
hand to hand, and finally settled down,
among others, In a cab rank on the
Place de Lille. Whether Paris, which
has been called the Paradise of Wo-
men and the hell Of horses, proved too
much for Tunls, certain it is that in
course of time he proved unequal to
dragging voiture through the streets.
and was sold to NJ. Armand Delogue,
a well-known dealer in horsefesh, by
whom he was duly slaughtered, cut up
and sold for stewing purposes on the
market place of Sainte Anne.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
Prince of the Free.t state.

Prince Danilo Of Montenegro is heir
to the throne of the freest State In the
world. The brave little mountain ma
ton has no police and no customs. 1t
is probably the poorest and happiest Of
nations. Cettinje, the capital, is a
village Of 1900 inhabitants, and con-
tains four houses of more than one
story in height-namely, the palace,
the Crown Princes palace, the bar
racks and the hotel. The Crown
Princes palace lies on the outskirts of
the village, and wolves are said to
come into Prince Danillo's garden in
the winter. His pretty sister Helena
was married to the Crown Prince of
Italy in the autumn of 1896. She will
one day be Queen, unless n revolution
turns Italy into republic before that
day arrives.
Prince Danillo himself was one of the
most picturesque princes at the time of
the diamond jubilee celebration, riding
in his brilliant native costume. He Is
a dead shot, and one of the most ac-
complished swordsmen in Europe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

~ L
monthly, security being the real -,
tate and Its improvements. The note y
yet unpaid. One day Mr.. Vance dis
appeared. He couldn't take the earth
with him, so that small section Of the
earth has gone on eating Its head Oh,
as II were, ever since.
The note and mortgage, after the
manner Of such things, made its way
through the courts In proceedings and
foreclosures, and In the next dozen
years the $1,000 grew like Jacks bean
stalk. A return OF sale finally showed
the total amount due the man to whom
the note and mortgage had been as
signed, Morris NJ. Wise, in round num-
beers, that included interest, costs and
,sheriff's fees. $21,000.OO0.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
A Crocodile from the philippines.


Among the souvenirs of the cam
paign in Luzon brought back by the
Utah artillery OH the transport Han
cock Is an enormous crocodile. The
tin-armored gunboat Covadonga of
Major Grants fleet, in command of
Lieut.. Webb, battery A, was steaming
down the Rio Grande few miles be-
low ,Calumpit one early morning in
June}when in the midst of the dawn a
huge black mass was seen by the look
out, lying on sandy beach. He saw
something move, and, thinking some
foolhardy band of Filipinos was lying
in wait to pick off the gunboats men,
he sounded the general call to quarters.
The deck was cleared for action and,
at Lieut.. Webb's command, a broad
side from Cuttings and Krag-Jorgen-
darkened the beach. Immediately 1t
seemed to arouse and make towards
the little vessel Another volley halt
ed it, and. thinking that he had strucs,
down every man of n rebel squad,
Lieut.. Webb had q boat lowered, and,
jumping in with detachment of his
men, he rowed cautiously to the shore,
with guns ut cock and ready to fire at
any survivors of the party. The black
mass remained inert.
With sword in hand Webb led rush
towards the supposed enemy. Then
they found a monstrous crocodile, its
life extinct and its body riddled with
bullets. A rope was tied to the river
monster and it was towed to Manila.
A native taxidermist there stuffed and
mounted it, for which he charged S115
Mexican money. The Government
charged $3.50 for bringing it on the
transport to this country. The croco-
ollie will be presented to the University
of Utah-San Francisco Correspond
ence Salt Lake Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

One OF the Most Interesting P0molO.
gical Sights I'm the state.


The gang moves In a bunch, clipping
of the translucent clusters OF musca-
tells, arranging them upon the trays to
shrink ana shrivel under the rays Of
the sun into the concentrated delicacy
we know. Behind them the lines Of
trays lie, a basking array of simmer
ing fruit, and some one interested Is
showing the clusters together, that the
tray shall be honestly filled, for the
workers are paid by the tray.
After two weeks exposure to the
dry heat the filed trays are ready to
be turned so that the grape may be
cured evenly. This Is accomplished
by two men, one on either side, placing
an empty tray over the full one, dex-
terously reversing 1t. then, carrying the
upper one with them, repeating the
process on down the row. 1t is at this
stage in the curing that the grape is
most delectable.
The amber Is changing through rud-
dy stages to amethyst, and the sun
warmed balls are drops of honey
double distilled. so sweet they make
you long with great thirst for the red
water tank shimmering in the sunlight
forty acres away, but you must eat,
and go on eating even while your pal
ate is cloying with the sweetness.
In another week the dried grapes are
ready for the sweat boxes. These
wide, open boxes contain from $50 to
Ito mounds and as the rojsins become
sufficiently cured they are sorted from
the others and placed therein, broken
pieces in separate boxes. These are
usually carried to sweating house, a
closed structure, in which they soften
and moisten evenly. the drying having
made the stems exceedingly brittle, or
simply stacked in one corner of the
packing house to await the grading and
packing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

"This bill isn't what had right to
expect" grumbled the man who had
stepped up to the cashiers window at
the gas company's office.
1.-TWO dollars, hey" said the cashier.
CHANGING at the bill. THAT doesn't
seem so very exorbitant What was
IL the month beforeT
-Four dollars"
"You didn't kick on that, did your
"No."
"Why is this so much smaller?"
"The house was shut up half the
MONTH"
"Then what are you complaining
complaining about? Isn't 50 about
rightT
"Yes; but. blame IL, I made bet OF
IS the other day that the bill would be
as big as usualr'-Chicago Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
Electr,c,ty I'm GIa..making.

Electricity has been applied to the.
manufacture of glass. Formerly diff
culties were experienced In melting
the ingredients owing to particles Of
coal and cinders entering the crucible,
to the injury of the product These are
now eliminated by employing an cleo
trio arc within carbon crucible to.
fuse the ingredients. Great economy
results, as but 40 per cent of the coal
formerly used Is required. A pot Of
glass can be melted In fifteen minutes
that by the old process would require
thirty hours.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

A mortgage of $2O,O0O,OOO on tiny
town lot is rarely recorded In real es-
tate annals. the city of San Jose,
CAL, has within its limits little patch
Of ground which has actually borne an
incumbrance Of these stupendous pro-
portions.
The story of this lot is the story of
an unpaid note. Away back In 1851
David G. Vance, its owner, borrowed
from Jackson Lewis the sum OF $780,
at the then current rate Of interest Of
9 per cent. per month, to be COMMITTED
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

Bilkins-Smythe tries to make people
believe that he belongs to the upper
crust"
Wilkins-Wcll, / should think he did
belong to the upper crust"
BilkIns-In what way does he show
II?
wilkins-Always short and easily
broke.-BrookIyn Life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

81 have been very much pained," said
the man who always has a regretful
look in his eye, "to observe the Amerl-
can eagerness to make money"
II understand that you have written
a book on the subject"
Eyes. But 1 am not going to publish
it--not until can see some method of
making 1t pay."-washington Star
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

q your own wv; ~ Ne 90 mine:
nor u the di6cxtng doy-stars shine
Across the shifting waterway "
That links to-day with yesterday
And kisses with regretfnl lips
The sands and the departing ships,
Whose top-masts. sinking In the sea,
Return no more to you and me.
Go your own way; each has his own
For us the differing day-stars shone
Above the hills that hurry down
The valley from the inland town,
Where boyhood's changeful vows Were
traced
In drifting sand. thus here effaced.
Go your way; let each mans soul
Maintain its purpose and its goal.
The times are dead that called us
friends;
Our lives have different aims and ends.
Careers which satisfy like thine
Were never made for hearts like mine
That ache, that break, yet still afar
Pursue fame's fair, elusive star,
Until, beyond the realms Of night,
Toll rises, star-like, avatar.
A god incarnate from each line
Where pain makes human thought di-
vine.
Across the hollow sounding lakes
Whose low, recurrent thunder shakes
The sand whereon our pathways part
Mine to the height, yours to her heart
For us the differing day-stars shine:
Go your own way; let me go mine.
John Bennett, in the Criterion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14
How to give children Castor OIL.

Children who refuse to take castor
oil make no fuss II 1t Is given In this
way: Take one cup of milk, one Of
treacle, half a cup of sugar, half cup
of castor oil, teaspoonful of carbon
ate Of soda, two of ginger little and
enough -four to make a stiff paste.
Roll out, cut into shapes and bake In
quick oven. One or two are as good
as dose of oil.-Woman's Life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-14

Extraordinary qualities are possessed
by the River Tinto, In Spain. 1t hard
ems and petrifies the sand of its bed,
and IL a stone falls into the stream
and allghts upon another In few
months they unite and become one
stone. Fish cannot live in its waters.