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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17
The sixth Sense in Dogs.

The sense of smell in most dogs and
especially in hunting dogs almost APP
proaches a sixth sense. 1t Is sub
stitute for sight and hearing, and. rs
in human beings, it is n keen stimu-
liant to memory, being ineXtricably in
terwoven with events and experiences
never forgotten. An Irish setter once
while out hunting was terribly pun
ished by vicious ram. From that
time, as long as he lived. the dog
could never endure the smell of NUT
ton. Whenever it was cooked he re-
treated to the barn and remained
there until the offending chops were
disposed Of it was the scent of his old
enemy whom he did not care to meet
again, whose prowess he had not for
gotten.
A physician in the same town had
an experience similar to that of DR..
Post, the good surgeon in the school
amusingly parodied. A dog came to
the office with one Of his paws badly
hurt. The wound was dressed and
the patient was housed and dieted I'M
til he recovered. He then went away,
but returned in fortnight with n
friend who was also in need of imme-
date surgical aid. This second pa
tent was also cured, when both dogs
disappeared, the surgeon being spared
the sequel of Mark Twain's version of
DR.. Post.-New York Sun.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17
An Exciting Race.

Il reckon the most excitin' race
ever see," observed the man with the
faded hair after an interval of silence,
twas between two Mississippi River
steamboats,. The engineers crammcd
the furnaces with bacon and every
thing else in the cargoes that would
make hot fire. The Prairie Rose was
the name of one boat and the Mime
sofa Belle was the other, but every
body knowed 1t was n race between
the engineers, fur the reason that
they'd had fight in st. Louis once. l
was on the Rose, and we was chinnin'
the passengers on the Belle. 1t wasn't
more'n forty feet away, an the boat
that got around the Big Bend first we
knowed would win the race
(which got there first?" asked one
Of the listeners, tired Of the oratory.
"Well, the engineer Of the Mime
sofa Bells got there first" rejoined the
man with the faded hair. "Or parts
Of him did. His b'iler exploded
Chicago Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17


A collie, Roger, who belonged to a
Kentucky gentleman, has given re-
markable proof of understanding con-
versatlOn. His master and his guests
were sitting on the veranda after the
midday dinner and Roger lay stretched
out upon the lawn nearby. One Of the
visitors commented upon the dogs
good points, his fine markings and
other evidences of breeding.
'And he is as clever as he Is hand
some," said his master. Every even
ing he goes to the pasture and brings
up the cows. He never needs any one
to remind him of his duty and he new
er neglects it."
During this eulogy Roger lay ap-
parently sound asleep. No one paid
any further attention to him and the
conversation turned upon other sub
jects. Suddenly commotion was
heard, the jngling of a bell, joyous
barking, and there, before the gate,
stood the whole herd Of Attorneys,
reused from their noon siesta and driv-
cn nOlut tiistt uhWOHtSu uOui ny TIC
over-zealous Roger, thirsting for still
greater praise. But alas for the vanity
of canine expectations!
what do you mean?" his master
shouted, knowing that the dog must be
roundly rebuked. you rascal! Take
those cows back to the pasture in
stantly. What do you mean by bring
ing them up at this time of the day?'
The light died out Of Rogers dane
ing eyes; tail and ears dropped in NOR
tification. DaZed and as much aston
ished as the cows could be, he round
ell UP the herd, they faced about and
went solemnly down the lane again
and back to the pasture, the too-offi-
cious Roger timing his feet to the
ding-dong, cling-clang of the leaders
bell.-New York Sun.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17

"John Billus, 1 found this photo
graph in the inside pocket of an old
vest of yours hanging up in the closet.
I'd like an explanation. Whose is itY'
Cant you see it's an old picture,
Maria? What's the use Of stirring up
memories that"
II want to know whose picture that
Is"
Rather a pleasantfaced girl, isn't
she?"
81 want to know her name"
mo jealous fury in that coun-
tenance, is thereT'
Whose is itY'
"It's a portrait Of a girl I used to
think a great deal of, and"
"Her name, sirY'
"Well, you sat for 1t yourself, Ma
ria, about nineteen years ago, but, to
tell the truth, always did think the
pleasing expression was little over.
done. Put on your spectacles and look
at n again, and then compare II with
fhe reelection IN that mirror over there
and see = what are you getting mad
1boutr--Waver9ey Magazine.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17
what Made Him Tired.

The other day, toward the close of a
long sitting in the Assize Courts. when
another case was called on the leading
counsel rose and huskily requested
that the case might be postponed till
the next morning.
ION what groundT" asked the judge
snappishly.
"Me Lud, have been arguing case
all day in Court b and am completely
exhausted"
.very WELL" said the judge; well
take the next"
Another counsel arose and also
pleaded for adjournment.
"what, are you exhausted, tooy' In.
auired the Judge, with n snap Of the
eyelids. "Whnt have you been doing?''
.Me Lud," said the barrister in a
wearied voice, IL have been listening
to my learned brother. "-Tit-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17
New orIenn.s water Ballast.

1.-The report that the cruiser New
Orleans is dangerously topheavy,"
said an old sea captain now in the
government short service, seems to
have grown out of the fact that her
water ballast was trifle light. The
remedy is simply letting in more wa
ter, and the incident is chiefly valua-
BILE as showing the immense superb
ority of American-built ships. Water
ballast on q modern war vessel Is a
good joke. Ballasting is corrective
measure intended to overcome too
much buoyancy. IL ship is properly
constructed it oughtn't to be over
buoyant and oughtnt to need ballast
of any kind. The presence of such q
thing Is conclusive evidence that the
designer made n mistake in his calcu-
lations. Every inch of an armed
cruiser should be occupied by some
thing useful, and the space taken up
by the water tanks is dead waste. The
New Orleans, as you will remember,
was built by the Armstorngs for the
Brazilian service. and while she Is a
fine craft. she is distinctly inferior
technically to those constructed in this
country. None of the American-made
ships carries pint of water-ballast."
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17

about month ago, m. was pre-
parng to come down town she handed
me letter with the injunction to be
sure and mail II at the hrst mail box,
that came to. promised. and put
the letter away In my pocket.
"'Now, don't forget she called af-
ter me, ms the letter Is very impor-
TINT
81 won't answered, and straight
away proceeded to forget all about 1t.
1.-THE other day l CHANGED to be go
Ing through my pockets when I was
surprised by coming across the letter
that my wife had given me to mail
four weeks before. Remembering that
she had said 1t was very important !
glanced at 1t to see to whom 1t was
addressed.
II was thunderstruck to find that II
was addressed to me. Thinking that
my wife must have taken leave Of her
senses tore 1t open and found note
that read thus: /.
1.-The gas Is leaking in the base
ment. Please send a man up to fix it.
II don't remember what said when
charged home and found that the
gas was still leaking, but all the sat-
isfaction / got out of my wife was
that she thought would remember
to post the next letter she gave me,
and I believe I will:"-Detroit Free
Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17

boilers, refrigerator and car 5ournalss
The flbrouo portion Of ~ stalk II man.
ufactured into paper ard paper boxes
and the residue, the leaves and the out
side OF the stalks, II ch0pped up into
a prepared food Tor horses and cattle,
that has been adopted for the cavalry
and artillery OF the United States
army. All this reads like the claims Of
a patent medicine cure-all, but they
have all been tried and proved by prac-
teal experience. These uses ana others
which will probably be discovered
raise the maize plant from the position
Of a nuisance to the farmer to one Of
proud Importance as a source Of rev.
enue.
Three factories now In operation are
employed In turning out the various
products mentioned above. The larg-
est Of them is at Owensboro, Ky. The
others are at Rockford, Ill, and Ches-
ter, Penn. Later In the season another
factory for the manufacture of the
navy product is to be opened near New
port News, Va.
Since the whole process Of this man.
ufacture is a new one, the machinery
by which 1t is carried on had to be
especially devised. The problems
which it presented baffied the inventor
for some time, but he has at length
succeeded in perfecting machinery
which makes 1t possible to turn out the
finished products on large scale.
To be useful for manufacturing pur-
poses, the stalks must be well ripened
before cutting, and must be thorough
ly cured. After stripping off the ears.
the farmer hauls the stalks to the fac
tory, where they are paid for at the
rate of three dollars per ton.
The piles Of stalks, just as they come
to the factory, are fed into big cutting
machines, which chop them into short
lengths. Elevating shafts carry them
to the roof of the factory, where they
pass over great screens with fans to
separate the leaves and lighter parts.
An ingenious machine, with upright
knives strips off the "shive," the hard
outer portion of the stalk and the
tough fibers that run lengthwise Of the
stem. Only the soft inner portion Is
left.
From the stripping machines the
whole mass falls upon long travelling
strips Of canvas. The elastic nature of
the pith causes 1t to bound up and
down on the canvas until it falls off
into a receptacle prepared for it. The
chopped up stalks and leaves go on to
the end of the travelling curtains,
where they are dumped into cribs.
The pith goes next to the compressor,
where it is packed to about one-fourth
its former bulk. Even then it is so
light that only about three tons can be
packed into an ordinary freight car.
The other products are carried away
for mixture into the prepared food in
which they are used.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17
A Rare Di.ease.

The condition Of the unfortunate
man who is being gradually ossified
into state of absolute helplessness in
New York City Is one which quite nat
urally arouses public interest in the
melancholy and inevitable outcome.
Although the disease In question, which
is scientifically known as rheumatoid
arthritis. Is not very rare, its extreme
manifestation, as In the present in
stance, is somewhat unusual. 1t is
characterized by calcareous deposit
ut first around the joints, then after
ward into the surrounding tendons
and muscles, and finally throughout
the entire fieshy portions Of the body.
The apparatus Of locomotion Is par
ticularly involved, and the more vital
processes Of the body suffer In conse-
quence Of the. original trouble. Thus
the patient Is unable to feed himself,
on account of the rigidity of his upper
limbs, is confined to his bed by his in
ability to walk, and not infrequently
his reputation is affected by the grad
ual and progressive solidlflcation Of
his chest walls. 1t is easy to under
stand that the disease Is occasioned
by n profound constitutional error OF
nutrition, and is virtually incurable.-
New York Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17


ALA WILL WITH xHE SNIP
- tie ship speeds bensath the siIsn'
sky.
Ger the vast expanse Of the moon
lit sea, ~
And one lies quiet listening dream
lily,
How sweet II 10 to hear the watch
mans cry: M
"All's well-the lights are burning
bright"
And then to sleep in safety thro' the
night
When the ship fights her gallant
steadfast way,
Amid the sounds of tempest and OF
rain,
IT'S sweet to hear the watchman's
voice again,
As one lies sleepless, longing for the
q day:
"Alps well-the lights are burning
brightw
All, what a comfort in the stormy
night!
Three lamps there are-Faith, Hope
and Charity,
Which we may light to keep our
souls from harm,
In our long voyaging through storm
and calm;
And sweet it is, while on life's restless
sea,
To hear tbs watcher, Conscience, in
the night,
Whisper: "All's well,-the lights are
burning bright!
Mary Z. Simms, in New Orleans
Times Democrat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17
The Indian In still In II.

THE Indian is by no means an ex-
tinct portion Of civilization" explain
ed an Indian bureau official, las the
coming census will very clearly dem
onstrate. Indeed, instead of running
out, the last ten years will show that
he has got almost as good a hold on
life as the most favored of our people,
The poems regretting his passing away
will have to be stored for some years.
The Indian Of late years has been gen.
orally engaged in minding his own
business. He is not much improved
morally from what he was, but he has
not fallen behind to any noticeable ex-
tent. 1t Is q case of the survival Of
the fittest, and while eventually the
Indian will have to go, he is not gath
ering up his traps and getting ready
to start as yet. Those who regard the
Indian as a scattered race, existing
in small camps in the far West, will
be considerably informed when l can
tell them that there Is today record
States. There are many kinds there.
The Choctaws number over $4,000;
the Creeks even more; the Seminoles
about $500; Cherokees about 10000;
Chickasaws about $500. There are
over 10000 Indians in the Six Nations
of New York State alone. The Indian
is still in it, and will be in it for many
years yet, and / would not be sur
prised if the coming census will show
that there are over 100000 of them"
Washington Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17
TN Lady On rz1 rzss1,

WNN.4 ~ -~-1W IA
she maa : u.r9ss q &C. RssAp.s
- ~ Nasry1noS
One would scarcely % to the monn-
tains Of Wet Virginia to find even 30
much az . semblance to the story OF
'rhe Lady or the Tiger" but came
very nearly doing 1t on one occasion. !
had been invited. largely as a recogni-
ton OF my position as the representa-
tive Of the biggest timber firm In the
section, to attend a mountain dance,
and l was there having as good time
as 4 man can have who doesn't dance,
even the old-fashioned quadrille and
that kind.
At the moment In question / was
"sitting out dance" with the prettiest
mountain girl Of the whole neighbor-
hood, and / was mildly jollying her
about not being married. She was 24-
which is old maidhood In the noun
tains, except in the case of very pretty
girls, Of whom there are very few
among the mountaineers.
II could marry eff wanted to, /
reckon" she said, with a shake Of her
head. $50 ~ >.
Eyes, there's Jim Mullins. He wants
you. Why don't you marry himY
asked with q little more dlrectness
than might have characterized my ut
terances In a more conventional at
mosphere.
'Huh" she shifted, "Jim's red head
ed and frecklier'n a turkey aig."
John Horgan isn't. What's the mat
ter with John? I'm sure he would
have you quick enough. If he could get
you"
you're foolin', colonel" she said.
blushing n little. Anyhow, l don't
want John. He walks bias like ez eff
he was crOss-eyed in the feet"
well, there's Sam Hodgkin. Sans
good fellow and would make good
husband"
"P'raps he would = fer some other
lady, but not fer me. Sans ugly
enough to make mule bray. I've
seed him do it by jst lookin' over the
fence"
"How's the school teacher? He isn't
so bad looking. is hep"
What, that long, ganglin', whopper-
jawed thing? Why, l wouldn't marry
him If he was the last man on earth"
Finding it rather difficult to satisfy
this fastidious mountain maid from
the selections I was making, / became
a trifie more personal.
WELL" l said with some effusion,.
'since none Of these will suit you, how
do you think l would answer?'
Goodness sakes, colonel" she ex-
claimed with all the naivette of nature,
''ef l married as nice lookin' man ez
you air. leavin' all of them others liv-
in round here handy, I'd be a wilder
nfOre three months, Shore
1t was compliment that could not
do otherwise than recognize, and at
the same time it was very embarrass-
ing, and l don't know what would
have happened If it had not been for
the opportune arrival of her partner
for the next Washington Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17
Doe. All Hi. own work.

vinalhaven, Me-, has hotel propri-
etor who does all his carpenter work,
paints his house, drives his hack to the
ferry. or will take passengers to North
Haven, nine miles distant. He does all
his cooking and chamberwork, and
one morning recently got up in the
morning and got breakfast for his two
boarders and family Of Ave, and then
did his weekly clothes washing, hav-
ing 1t on the line to dry before many
OF the people In the town were up. At
0 o'clock he went downtown and
bought articles for dinner, and while
these were cooking the landlord anus
ed himself by scrubbing the floor Of
the hotel office.-New York Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17

Friend-And SO the members OF the
committee at the Academy sent this
picture back! What fools.
Artist-Aye, what fools!
Friend-It would have given their
own pictures such chance, you
kn0W.--Pick-Ne-Up-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17
Discretion.

$50 you think they'n send Dom Paul
an ultimatum," said one diplomat.
II shouldn't be surprised" answer
ed the other. It's great deal safer
than sending soldiers" Washington
Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17

my wife has way of jogging my
memory that am hardly in sympa-
thy WITH" said Smith. with sorry
smile, as he fled away his last months
gas bill.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17
She Il willing To Be.

IL a girl says she is to be married
ain year or two" II means there 10
nothing definite; she has not yet land
ed him.-Atchison Globe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17
An Indians Awful seIf-Punishment


III. p. Myton, United States Indian
agent at White Rocks, Utah, has
among the Ute Indians on his reserva-
ton man who for twenty years has
done awful penance to atone for the
accidental killing of his mother, but
who, in spite Of what he has passed
through, thinks that he. has not yet
suffered sufficiently for his transgres-
sion.
The killing was entirely accidental,
and the tribe held the Indian blame
less, and did not punish him. His con-
science, however, was his accuser, and
1t held him up as n criminal.
When his first burst Of grief was
over he imposed n harsh sentence up
on himself. He made a solemn vow
that for the rest Of his life he would
not wear clothing or enter a house,
tepee or other dwelling.
For more than twenty years the red
skin has kept his word. He sleeps in
tue open air with piece Of an old
blanket about three feet square hung
over him on some sticks. He is en-
tirely nude.
Mr.. Myton says that the Indian lies
on the ground through the winter,
even when the thermometer goes as
low as 40 degrees below zero.-New
York Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17
When Susstroke Is Desirable.

The shadow Of debt is rather gloomy
but some of us would run great risk
OF sunstroke II we ever got out Of it,
Puck.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17

There are only 100000 Britishers in
Iudia--one to every 1000 Of the popu-
lation.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17
PRIMITIvELY CONSCIENTIOUS.
No Hesitation Here About Giving
Those Presents Back.


"'Taint everybody that's got such
right feelings as Sally Potter and her
ma; will say that for the Potters,
even If our family aren't going to be
connected. after ALL" Mrs. Roberts
was speaking to her next-door neigh
Dor, Miss Elizabeth Sprawle.
They're honest as the day, l know
that" said Miss Sprawle, land l only
hope your Ned will find another girl as
good as Sally"
There's not q mite Of hard feeling
betwixt Ned and Sally" answered
Mrs. Roberts; they're good friends
still, only they made mistake get
ting engaged. They were too young to
know their own minds, and Mrs. Pot
ter and l both take blame that we
didn't counsel them to wait. But that
isn't what was going to tell you.
You remember that sprigged muslin
dress pattern that Ned gave Sally
when the engagement came out?''
Miss Sprawle nodded assent.
"Well," continued Mrs. Roberts, cit
being so hot last summer, Sally had 1t
made up and wore it, as you probably
know, but not enough so but what
'twould have given excellent wear this
year il they'd been married. Well, as
soon as Sally and Ned decided to
break off Mrs. Potter came over, and
nothing would do but l should tell
her just what the material would
cost.
II hated to, but she would have 1t,
and ut last l told her Ned paid SO for
it; and today Sally brought over the
money in an envelope, and there was
not only the Sc, but SO cents interest
for the year!
Il told Sally that there weren't many
folks that would have thought of pay
ing g per cent interest in such case,
but she was real surprised. and said
twas only what was right. Now,
what do you think Of that?'
"Ned never'll find another such, I'm
afraid" said Miss Sprawle, and Mrs.
Roberts agreed with her.-Youth's
Companion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17

Defensive Belts Of csIIsIose'--NevsI utIIIzs-
Ties Of Waste Farm Product-.-Cssas
stalks Fessd to be Valuable for Mssy
Other Purposes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-08-17


would answer the needs Of the navy,
Mr.. Marsden unwittingly stumbled up
on product that is useful in a great
err variety Of ways than any other
growth Of our fields. Since the manu-
facture of cellulose for the use of the
navy, two years ago, 1t has been ap-
piled to dozen other practical uses,
which ultimately will utilize the whole
product of our cornfields. 1t is esti-
mated that n hundred and fifty mil
lions tons of cornstalks go to waste
every year now. When this amount Is
all utilized, Il will add three-quarters
Of billion dollars to the yearly re-
sources Of American farmers, and will
increase the annual business of the
country by considerably more than a
billion.
The absorbent qualities which make
the corn pith cellulose so valuable as
packing for warships also makes 1t
the cheapest and most useful material
for the manufacture Of smokeless pow
der. All such powders are made by
dissolvlng guncotton and nitro-gly-
cerine In a solvent and then mixing
them. Corn pith makes cheap and
successful guncotton, and a company
has recently been formed, with capt.
tai Of $10,000.00O, to manufacture this
form Of powder. The company's works
are located In New Jersey, and are
now under operation on government
contracts.
1t Is not alone TO warlike uses that
the humble cornstalk is to be devoted.
The absorbent pith makes the best
sort OF bath brush. 1t has also been
used ~ . packing for steam pipes
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-06-17
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. David Howard is visiting relatives al
Northumberland.
j. Claude Brown made business trip Ia
the county seat to-day.
Robert Callen has gone TO Reading to spend
a few days with friends.
Chief Burgess Tabor made business trip
to the county seat to-day.
Mrs. Jacob Frantz, of West Coal street. is
visiting friends at Centralia.
Oscar Goho, who spent several weeks visit
ing relatives at Reading, has returned here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Phalen, of Minersville,
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Early in
town.
Rev. and Mrs R. R. Albin have gone ia
Philadelphia to spend few days visiting
friends.
Nrs. Margaret Driscoll, of Philadelphia, is
a guest of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mary
Flemming, of town.
Misses Minnie and Inez Hornberger left
town for Reading, where they will spend
several days visiting friends.
Miss Nora Bresch entertained Miss Edith
Morgan and Messrs. II. NJ Wasley and James
Hough at her home in Ringtown last evening.
Miss Stella NJ. Smith, an accomplished
young lady of Wilkesbarre, is q guest Of
Misses Ella and Anna Clauser, on North
Jardin street.