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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

Sorocr OF Ooe 81 tme M0ot PrOmf ucnt
Men of Minnesota.
Charles Alfred PiIlsbury, one Of thu
leading men OF the Northwest and con-
spicuous as one Of the founders of the
Touring mills center in Minneapolis,
died at his residence In Minneapolis
not long ago OF heart disease. st
Charles ALFRED Plllsbury was born
Mt Warner. Merrimac County. N. H.,
Oct. 3, 1912. He graduated from Dart
mouth College at the age Of 81. having
partly supported himself by teaching.
For six years later he engaged In mer-
camille pursuits in Montreal, and Sept.
II, 1866, he married Miss Mary A..
Stinson, Goffstown, n. II. feH
After coming to Minneapolis In 1860
Mr.. PiIlsbury bought an interest In q
small -four mill at st. Anthony's Falls.
His father, George A. PilIsbury; his
uncle, John 8. Pillsbury. and brother.
II. @. Pillsbury, were admitted to the
firm, which continued as Charles A.
PfEsbury & Co. until the acquisition
Of the property by the English syndi-
cate in 1890. New mills were added
to the original, and system of eleva-
tors was purchased in connection with
the mills. His "A" mill, capacity 1000
barrels day, is said to be the largest
and best mill in the world. In 1890
Mr.. Pfllsbury retired from the conduct
OF his vast milling interests. though he
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

shores Of the island O. heterogeneous
mass of wreckage that told of disaster
to vessels, the crews Of which persisted.
Scores Of CHASTITY. bloaeed corpses
came floating ashore to add their
ghastliness and horror to. the awful
scenes already depicted there. Now
and then. after the storm, a. disabled
and long -overdue steamer made its al
most helpless way into the harbor, and
from the men aboard these were got
ten the stories Of the storms. awful
fury ut sea. The entire island OF Porto
Rico was storm swept, but the worst
destruction was wrought along the
southern coast in the vicinity of Ponce
and twenty miles inland. Sickening
scenes abounded upon every side; half
dazed. sunken eyed, weeping men,
women and children went wailing to
and fro; rows of dead awaited identifi-
cation; strings Of dead carts, with their
gruesome burdens. ratified away to the
cemeteries, while everywhere there
was an oppressive, heart-rending. flu
nereal atmosphere that seemed to hang
like pail Of despair over the stricken
isle.
Full particulars Of the terrible storm
show the great destruction and ac-
centuate the horrible condition Of the
peasant, or peon. Houses and roofs to
shelter were as serious questions as
food was before the government issued
free rations and made other provisions
to feed the destitute. The ruins in
most cases consisted Of floor only,
with a few articles left thereon. At
Ponce and along the southern shore
the hurricane spent its greatest fury.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
CRIME OF THE AGES.
DREvFusI CASE YrAE DARKEST
DRAMA ~ HISTORY.
a Story Of Tragic accidents, Foul In
sriEue. Vile Treachery, Suffering
Innocence and triumphant Vii
lAiny. 4s..t.. ....ts

The story OF Alfred Dreyfus, a cap
tain In the French artillery. who was
rec0nvicted, ON the charge OF selling
state secrets to the German Govern
ment. is one of the most remarkable
IN the history of the world. 1t Is a story
fun Of dramatic and tragic incidents. Of
foul intrigue and vile treachery, Of
forgery, assassination. suicide and al
nostevery species of crime and wicked
ness known to desperate and degener-
ate men. That dreadful drama that has
% dishonorably affected' nation has
overthrown five French cabinets, has
driven three men to suicide. others to
exile and many to undying shame and
hfamy. Nor is the end yet. Truth;
Justice. the sympathy and moral sup
port OF the unprejudiced in every land
are on the side of Dreyfus. and the day
win eventually come when the French
nation viii declare the innocence of the
man whom 1t has twice condemned.
~Dreyfus' Career.
2 Alfred Dreyfus is an Alsatian Jew.
He received military training at the
Ecole Polytechnique, Paris. and In 1878
was appointed to, a sub-lieutenancy. He
made a speciality Of the artillery serv-
ice and his rise was rapid. In 1889 he
was captain In the army; in 1893 he
was attached to the general staff-the
first Hebrew to hold that position. He
was married. the father of two chill
dren, and the future seemed roseate.
But Dreyfus was a Jew-a crime in
France. Hounding Jews In that opera
boufre of republic is pastime and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
HISTORICAL CONFORMATION OF HENRY AND PICoUART

in Dreyfus' guilt, and his speech to this
effect in the Chamber of Deputies was
ordered posted throughout France. He
produced document at the time that
he said had convinced him of Dreyfus'
guilt ',t.N,,
1t wasr- retorted that. the document
was forgery and was committed by
Col. Henry. The latter soon afterward
admitted his guilt and then committed
suicide. Previous to this Lemercier-
Picard, who figured in the scandal,
committed suicide, and last spring,
Lorimier, Col. Henry's former clerk,
followed suit.
After the Henry fasco Cavalgnac re-
signed as Minister of War. Gen. Eur
linden succeeded him. and he soon re-
signed because he, was opposed to
revision Of the Dreyfus> case. A month
later still another War Minister. Gen.
Chanoine, went down and out for the
same reason, and after him the whole
cabinet. Francois de Pressense was
expelled from the Legion of Honor be-
cause he raised his voice for Dreyfus,
and others suffered social ostracism
and political death for like offenses.
There were accusations and recrimina-
tions, threats of riot and rebellion. and
other designations from high Offices, all
because of. the, exile away of ON the
coast of Guiana. 30
New Trial Ordered.
This was the situation mt the opening
of the present year., Then the testi-
mony of Dreyfus, taken ON Devils Isl
and, was presented before the Court Of
Cessation, which was considering the
granting of a new trial to Dreyfus.
Events then crowded on one another.
Patty de Clam. was arrested In Paris
and imprisoned. Esterhazy. who had
fed to London, confessed that he was
the author of the bordereau. In June
the Court of Cessation ordered new
trial for Dreyfus and referred the case
to the Rennes court-martial. July 1
Capt. Dreyfus arrived at Rennes, md
Aug. the second court-martial began.
The details Of the trial, famous ana
infamous alike, and the outrageous
conviction of the prisoner are familiar
to ali. The fight made for their client
by Nj. Labori and NJ. Demange and the
prejudiced and unfair rulings Of the
court-martial's president, Col. Jouaust,
will live, the one record Of honor, the
other a record of shame. 1t was not
Dreyfus so much as France that was
on trial at Rennes. and France convict
ed herself of an infamy as deep, an in
justice as black and a dishonor as great
as ever stained the life OF a nation. But
one thought can come to a person con
sidering the presentresuIt OF the drama
"a government that cannot do Justice
to the humblest OF It's citizens has nc
Justification to exist" 8fia
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

and, indeed, her face is the face Of q
mature intellectual woman Viola, by
the way, Is a very pretty child and
gives promise Of developing into q
beautiful young woman. She 10 the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ole
rich. Her father was recently super.
intendent OF the public schools Of Lake
City, but he gave up the post for the
purpose of devoting himself to the
work Of writing q treatise on educa-
ton.
When Viola was one year and eleven
months and twenty-five days old she
passed an examination before two com
petent teachers. At that time the child
knew not less than 1900 substantives.
1t is probable that the vocabulary of
this baby was at that time much larger
than that of the ordinary man. Her
father says that Viola knows more
nouns than the average adult knows
words. The unusual precocity Of the
child was nurtured and developed by
the parents, and when she once began
to learn she learned SO rapidly that
her natural guardians were scarce able
to keep pace with her.
Records Of the childs work were
kept by her parents and are very inter
esting. There is first a scrapbook in
which are pasted the pictures Of LOO
various objects. Viola can tell the
name Of any of these Objects by, look
ing at the picture. In separate book
is kept record of the names of the
objects the pictures Of which are past
ed In the scrapbook. Viola calls the
scrapbook the picture book" She
readily recognizes all the pictures in
the book, and cannot only do this but
Is also able to read number of simple
sentences.
Her education has been conducted on
the sentence method" or the syn
thetic rather than the analytical sys-
tenn of teaching. The results have
been most marvellous. The child can
understand things which do not come
into the mind ordinarily until the age
of fifteen or sixteen has been reached.
Mr.. Olerich's theory Of teaching is
what he calls the natural method" 1t
rests on three principles, which he de-
scribes as follows: s1aa
1. To awaken a keen interest for ed
ucational work by the use of attractive
apparatus-pl aythings for the child.
2. To treat the child at all times
with the greatest Of kindness and
equality. th
3. All the educational works of the
child should be an interesting game of
play purely voluntary. No element of
coercion or even undue solicitation
should ever be resorted to.
''The secret of such wonderful sue
cess in the use of the natural method
Of instruction" says Mr.. Olerich, lilies
in the fact that great interest means
undivided attention. and close at.en-
ton means retention. Kind treatment
and voluntary learning continually in
crease the delight for further inquiry.
With all her precocity, Viola has never
studied lesson in her life. She has
only played and she always wants
to play longer" F
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

The recent West Indian hurricane,
with It's attendant loss Of Life and dam
age to property, was one of the worst
calamities of the, century. In Porto
Rico alone the death list reached near
" $500, while the number Of injured
was three. times larger. AS to the
damage and destruction Of property,
that II inestimaDle. Whole villages
were swept away; growing crops were
washed ont by flood or leveled by the
wind. shipping was dealt costly blow,
and the sea. for days and days after
the terrific storm. tossed upon the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

wrong d5ds115us1ceuz4 u4Se. yfiendD
rallied around her. and N che press and
Legislative halls the case O. Dreyfus
was kept ever to the front ~ M
InJune, a0D5p Csl <seorEe PicQuart be-
came bend Of che sectst tntellieeuce of
the war Office. Documents came into
his hands that convinced him that
Esterhazy lhads wsitfen the bordereau
and that Dreyfus was innocent. He
communicated this belief to Generals
Boisdeffre and Gonses But Esterhaxy
stood high In their regard, and Picquart
was sent on perilous mission to Afri-
ca In the hope that he would never re-
turn. This wassin the fall of 1906
y Others, however. foll6wed along the
lines of Picdnart NJ his investigation.
Scheurer-Kestner asserted the limo
cence of Dreyfus. and Matthew Drey-
fus. brother Of the prisoner. openly &C
cused Esterhazy as the author Of the
bordereau The agitation was 50 strong
that in January, 1893. the war Office
ordered a whitewash court-martial for
Esterhazy. Picquart was recalled to
testify. Esterhazy was acquitted ac-
cording to program, and then Picquart
was arrested ON q trpmped-up charge
of forgery and sent to Prison. The war
Office was stilf IN the ascendant, while
the lonely prisoner on DEVILS Island
was eating out his heart TN suffering
and shame. fv
The 'zoia Episode.
Then came the novelist. Emile lola.
who in an open letter charged Ester
hazy, Henry and the chiefs of the war
Office with conspiracy 30 ruin Dreyfus.
This brought upon his head the wrath
of the army chiefs and he was tried for
SANDER and found guilty. He appealed,
was again CONVICTED and fed from
France. NJ. Labor was his counsel.
France at this time was In state Of
the utmost disorder. There were fire.
quent riots, The cabinet Of M. Meline
fell. to be succeeded by that Of M.
Brisson, and the general political fab
ric seemed on the verge Of breaking up.
At this juncture--July. 189S-War
Minister Cavaignac asserted his belief
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
Pianos ana Literary Reform.


ELI comes from Stratford-on-Avon,
where that mystic novelist has been
living opposite a young ladies' school.
1t appears that in this school are many
pianos, daily practice upon which by
the pupils has been excessively dam
aging to Miss Corelli's nerves. Driven
to desperation, she wrote to the prln-
cipal of the school, asking that when
piano forte practice was going forward
the windows might be kept closed, as
the noise interfered with the progress
of literary composition. To which the
schoolmistress replied that If the noise
would prevent the composition of an.
other book like the sorrows of SATAN
she would order half dozen more
pianos. New York Tribune. @ffs
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
LADY YARDs-suLLER INSANE.

Famous California Beauty Ii Placed
% Under Care of "a Guardian.
Lady Yarde-Buller, concerned In
many remarkable episodes in Europe
and California, has been adjudged in
sane, and guardian appointed for her
person and estate. She has run through
a fortune in fifteen years and has gain
ed notoriety by her eccentric behavior.
Those who have been thrown into con-
tact with her during the last few
months testified that Lady Yarde- Bull
ler's addiction to alcohol had increased
so much that she is incompetent to
manage her affairs. She spent her
money recklessly and went so far as to
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
Anoient New Mexican Idols.

Agents Of the bureau Of ethnology at
Washington have taken photographs
of the unique collection Of stone idols
owned by ,exGov.L. Bradford Prince.
of Santa Fe, ". NJ. He has over 1000
of them, and they were all dug up on
the sites of ancient Pueblo villages.
Some are over six feet In height: some
are light enough to float In water. 1t Is
difficult to tell the age of the idols; 1t
Is only, known that they were used by
the ancestors Of the present Pueblo In
dams before the Spanish conquest.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
south Africa. He Is the commander-

South Africa. He Is the commander
in-chief of the Boer army. and is look
ed on as the comtry's savior in the
event Of war being declared by the
English. The General Is 6S years old
now. and SCARED by many a wound
from English bullet and native assegai.
Yet he Is sturdy Of frame and keen of
eye, and withal crafty as North Amer
lean Indian. He led the Beers at Ma
juba Hill, where $50 English gave up
their lives, General Joubert losing but
i've men. He beat the English at
Laings Mex, commanded the forces at
Bronkhorst and ,Spruit, and finally
caught jameson ike rat in trap
through quick mobilization of troops
and superior craftsmanship.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

q passion. Schemers curry favor by 1t
I'm the estimation Of the baser elements,
and France has a superabundance OF
the former. Then Dreyfus was brill
iant and studious. These qualities gen.
Grated envy. and so, in 1894, when GER
tain high-born and accomplished ras-
calls wanted a victim upon whom to
cast the odium of their malodorous
lives, what more natural than to select
the despised and envied Jew-Dreyfus?
cling state ecrets.
In that year-1S94-spies Of the
French secret service department re
covered letter from the office of the
German embassy in Paris which seem
ed to indicate that some Frenchman
was carrying secret information to that
office The letter contained the SEN
tence: "This dog of D. Is really
getting too greedy" In September,
1894, the spies brought to light another
document known as the bordereau. 1t
was In the nature Of a memorandum
naming five military secrets which the
writer offered to convey to the un-
named person he was addressing. 1t
was turned over to the miserable Mer-
eier, French Minister of War, and he
summoned experts who pronounced 1t
to be the work Of Dreyfus. Major
du Patty de Clam, one Of the most exc
crable scoundrels who have figured IN
the whole national drama, was given
the bordereau for further investigation.
He summoned Dreyfus before him. The
Investigation was secret, and the infa-
nous Patty de Clam pronounced Drey-
fus guilty, and added that the latter
had made a full confession. Dreyfus
was arrested and incarcerated in the
Cherche Midi military prison.
The First Conviction.
In December, 1894, Dreyfus was put
ON trial before a court-martial. The
trial was a farce. 1t Is now known
that not particle of credible proof was
adduced against him. Casimir-Perier
then President of France, left 1t on rec
ord that only one discriminating docu-
ment was laid before the judges, and
that document was forgery. The prin-
cipal witnesses against the prisoner
were Colonies Henry, Esterhazy and
Patty de Clam. Dreyfus was convicted
His conviction was necessary TO shield
others just as his second conviction
was decreed upon for reasons of state
Jan. s, 1895, Dreyfus was publicly de
graded, his sword being broken and his
uniform defaced The Partisan mol
shouted Down with the Jews" ant
"Live the armyl' and little later thu
prisoner was taken TO Devils Island
sff the coast of French Guiana. to suf
Ter Imprisonment for life.
Working for the Pr soner.
The case of Dreyfus apparently wa!
closed. The conspirators who had con
denmned him were strong and power
full 1t was unpopular and unsafe L
speak word in favor of the prlsone
or of the prescribed race to which IL
belonged.
But the case was not closed. Tn
heroic wife Of the prisoner, Nine
Lucille Dreyfus. remained, to fight 70
the honor of her husband. In whom sh
believed, and well and Loyalty did sh
uzee her battle against entrenche'
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

actually throw 1t away on the streets.
While her actual income Is only about
$500 or $500 month she had been
spending 5000. Lady Yarde-Buller's
career has been checkered She was
spoiled by her father, who was very
wealthy, and when in her teens tried
to elope in japan with young Majori-
banks, afterward Lord Tweedmouth.
Then she welded an Englishman
named Blair, who was killed In South
Africa. Soon after his death she mar
ried Yarde- Butler, n Scotchman, who
taught her how to drink. They quar-
relied and he sued for a divorce. alleging
that she showed too much Partially for
the society Of Valentine Gadsden, a
mining promoter. 'iNr y,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
1 Family Burial Place.

A clerical correspondent of the Lon.
don Spectator says that the following
inscription is to be found on a marble
slnb in the parish church of Tetbury.
Worcestershire. I'm a vault untler-
meath lie several of the Saunderses.
bate Of this parish. Particulars the last
day will disclose. Amen 8t
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
Cause of His Couce,t

? The Lynx Is putting on insufferable
airs these days." said the Lion to the
Bear.
h''What has he to base his conceit oa?"
asked the latter. tat..
We'll, lie says he's the only animal in
the jungle that has the remosest con-
nection with golfing. Bazaar.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
GEN.. p. j. JOURERT.

Bocr Com m ander the Mat Celebra ted
Fighter in South Africa.
While Dom Paul Kruger is the head
of the Boer republic, the military chief
is, General p: J.. Joubert, the man who
carries out what Kruger plans. JOu-
bert Is the most celebrated fighter In
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
The Moth and the Camdic.

Moths fly against the canuIe Hame be-
cause their eyes can bear only u small
amount of light. When. therefore, they
come within the light OF candle their
sight is overrowered and their vision
confused, andas they cannot Distinguish
objects they pursue the. light itself and
hy against the fiame, 4e
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
Siam n NIlIIlonairc-

The King Of Slam is one OF the rich
est Of the monarchs, his annual income
being about $20.000000. and he knows
how to enjoy the good things that lie
within his reach. His palace y like q
city. as nearly 5000 persons live In It
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

II a woman makes a second mistake
ut playing cards otter women begin
to wonder how such church member
can be such cheat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

3 q. Least Interesting Country.
An English traveller declares that the
least interesting country In the world
to visit Is Corea. fs.tt.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

the city, and his whole household Of
thirty souls, We're carried away and not
one saved.
Native estimates place the dead at
5000 for the Ponce district alone. but
the read number will meyer be known.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

ConsumptiOn OF Bocr. II
It is estimated that the consumption
Of beer in the entire world amounts to
81 ,0S0, 600. 900 par annum-, !.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28
PURTO RICU'S RUINS.


Fictnres Of the Havoc wrouGht In
Oar Peaceful Isle, Many Psthetie In-
ciddnts snd Dssds Of Heroism Fol-
lowed the Passage Of the storm.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

To agree with everybody is as bad as
not to agree with anybody.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-09-28

II u Possessed by an Iowa Girl Of
u&F Only Two Years.
Viola Olerich 10 the name Of the most
remarkable child In the State OF Iowa,
II not In the world. She Is only two
years and one month old, yet she is
possessed Of the gravity of a woman.