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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22


Chicago Correspondence;
Money has been working a tribe closer
lately as result Of the diminishing bank
reserves in New York, but general bust
ness remains ut high water mark. Not
only is domestic consumption still on q
large scale, but there seems to be an in
creasing foreign market for all raw ma
terials as well as for manufactured goods.
Europe is taking American iron, coal and
copper In greater quantities, and the ex-
port demand for cotton Is such as to be
a decided factor in the weakness of sterl-
ing exchange. Cotton is higher now than
at any time since 1892, and this fact nee
essarily tends to create optimistic senti-
ment in the South.
The stock markets, however, continue
dull In the face of these trade conditions.
Trading is almost entirely of profess
sional nature, and the price changes are
for the most part Insignificant. In the
case of few speculative stocks special
conditions have operated to bring about
decided movements, but. taking the list as
a whole, the changes as compared with
a week ago are small. In the opinion Of
experts the situation is not likely to un-
dergo any material change until some
thing more definite Is known regarding
the operation of the new currency law.
Speculative dealings in wheat were on
a moderate scale during the week, and
with little effect on the price of that COM
modify. The contentious of the opposing
parties in the market have come almost
face to face for their usual spring strug-
gle, and neither side seems willing to
yield a foot Of ground. The enormous
crop Of Argentina, the coming of which
was foretold last November, and which
has been in diligent use ever since as
veritable bugbear to frighten bulls, is
now being shipped at even heavier rate
than was expected. Every week when
the export figures to European ports are
made known the bears use them as an
additional argument for lower prices,
without regard to the liberal use previ-
ously made. Europe appears, however,
to be in sore straits for immediate sup
plies, which shipments now being made
from Argentina are powerless to allevi-
ate. Chicago being the nearest market
from which Liverpool can draw to sup
ply pressing wants, a demand from that
port toward the end of the week created
a diversion in favor of the bulls which
went long way toward counterbalanc-
ing the effect of heavy Argentine ship
ments.
Corn displayed greater frmness than
wheat, its closing price Saturday after
noon showing cent bushel advance as
compared with its value at the end Of the
previous week. There is plenty of corn
coming forward to supply all require
ments, but some heavy spectators con-
tinue to buy it with such freedom for
May and July delivery as to suggest the
faith that comes from knowledge of the
ultimate insuficiency of supplies at pres
ent prices for more distant requirements.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
RESURRECTION NOT DEAD.
FiIipinos Plan Guerrilla Warfare on 6
Large Scale.


That the trouble in the Philippines is
far from ended seems to be the genera
opinion among leading army officials and
prominent business men in the city OF
Manila Reports from trustworthy
sources show that there is great activity
among the insurgents, who are planning
to continue the instruction with guer-
rilla warfare on larger scale when the
rainy season begins.
Two correspondents of American week
lies who have travelled for month in
Benguet and Ilocos, with letters from
insurgent chiefs, going alone fifty miles
from garrisons and being everywhere hos
pitably received, say the people make no
secret of their sympathy with the insur-
rection. Though admitting that the Fill
Pine soldiers abuse them, they still pro-
tect these soldiers from the American
scouting parties.
While many Of the insurgent munich
pal officers were continued in Office on
taking the oath of allegiance, residents
who are acquainted with them have little
faith in their adherence to their promises.
All the civil officials of Tarlac, capital Of
the province of that name, numbering
eleven persons, have been arrested and
charged with plotting, and two insurgent
agents have been captured at Malabon
with discriminating papers and $4,000 col
lected from the natives.
While some of the municipal govern
ments appear loyal and efficient, one
American general declares he believes
that the majority in his province are
agents of the insurrection.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
skeleton Of a Ma-todon Uncarthed.

The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad is spending in the neighborhood
of two million dollars in reducing grades
and Strengthening curves on its main
line between Chicago and Omaha. AT
Rome, Iowa, the line crosses the Skunk
river, and there gang of men have been
employed excayating for the foundations
of new double track iron bridge. At a
point fifteen feet below the river bed, un-
der the quicksand and just above the blue
clay strata. Foreman Peter Mattson cams
across a T-shaped bone three feet high
and four feet eight inches wide, 1t was
taken out and Carried in the tool car to
Batavia, where It now is. Those who
nave since examined the bone pronounce
I TO be undoubtedly part Of the skeleton
Of an animal of prehistoric times, prob
ably that of a mastOdon.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
Manure and Rotation.

Our garden contains one and quar-
ter acres and is twenty rods long.
made a great mistake in running 1t in
garden truck and hoed crops for ten
years with only two applications OF
stable manure. 1 thought commercial
fertilizers were easier to handle and
entirely free from weed seed or grass
seed of all kinds. therefore ! used 1t
nearly every year till there was no hui
mus left in the soil. 1t baked badly,
remained wet late in spring and no
crop did well. Last summer the bugs
ate the leaves off of my potato vines
when they were young and they all
died. Bugs also devoured turnips, to-
matoes. beet tops, bean vines, etc. l
at first had good garden and thought
it would continue that way forever;
but l now know by experience
that 1 was mistaken, and there
may be other mistaken farmers
who will read these lines. My gar
den is now sowed to wheat, which looks
fine. / shall give it good coat Of sta
BILE manure this winter, SOW it to clover
in the spring aud plow under the next
spring. In the meantime l have a
strip elsewhere for garden.-W. Z.
Wright
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
Keeping Chimncys Clean.

After winters supply of wood or
coal has been burned, much Of it while
rain or snow is drifting down the
chimney, 1t is sure to be foul with SCOT,
and any extra hot fire, especially with
wood, will send sparks up that will set
the SCOT afire and endanger the house
1t is a good plan to poke broom or
brush with very long handle up and
down the chimney to clear away the
SCOT. IL this is done and the SCOT Is
removed from below there will be little
danger of its doing any damage. The
chimney ought to be made smooth in
side, so that the SCOT will not be caught
by roughness as the smoke goes up. A
chimney afire is a serious danger, es-
pecially when the hot fire that causes it
is made just before the family retire
for the night. Coal fires are less dan
gerous than those from light wood,
which make bright flame and send up
many sparks.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
Model Cont Dairy.

An attempt to improve the goat as a
milk-giver is being made by NJ. j..
Crepin, of Paris. He has established a
model goat dairy, and has obtained
very satisfactory stock by crossing the
best native goats with the Nubian
buck, the latter being vigorous, indif-
ferent to cold and hornless. Goats milk
is richer in caseine and more digestible
than cows milk. In composition it is
more nearly like the milk of the human
mother than any other, and it has the
advantage of being comparatively free
from risk of infection, the goat being
seldom affected with tuberculosis and
other dangerous maladies. The butter,
like the cheese, is found to be remark.
ably good.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
Paris Green.

There has been such general COM
plant of the adulteration of Paris
green that we would certainly advise
farmers to abandon its use entirely as
an insectide, either on fruit trees, pota-
toes or other plants. There is said to
be some of it on the market that COLI
tains no arsenic at all, and is probably
some of the cheaper green paints. 9th
er samples are made by mixing about
one-half' gypsum or plaster with pure
Paris green, thus reducing strength in
the same proportion, while others are
simply low grades with not over 40 per
cent. arsenius acid instead of 5S per
cent. Some try to strengthen these
cheap compounds or mixtures by add
ing white arsenic, which is cheaper
than Paris green, but it is also more
liable-in fact almost certain--to in
jure the foliage, unless lime is used
with it to the amount of about ten
parts of lime to one of arsenic. Amer
lean Cultivator.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
Odds and Ends.

The South Carolina Legislature has
,otcd $4,000 for monument at Chicka-
nauga.
The Uganda Railroad telegraph line
has been completed TO the sources of the
Nile.
There are SO 900 acres OF most beauti
full forests within tho confines of the 70
semitic, Gen. Grant aud scquoia National
Parks, OF CnIifurnia
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

able to capture the national convention
Of the Populist party, which will be held
May o. The Sioux Falls auditorium is
a new building. Not until after a dele
CATION ofSSioux Falls rustlers, in the fall
of 1898, succeeded in capturing the con-
vention Of the National Creamery But
termakers' Association was the construc-
ton Of the building decided upon. The
structure is well arranged and is com
plete in all its details.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
Caring for sheep.

There are no secrets about the best
way to care for sheep. The man who
owns farm and does not keep sheep.
making an EXCISE for not doing so be-
cause they are hard to take care of. IL
either ignorant of sheep husbandry or
simply lazy. Sheep are about the most
comfortable animals to take care of
that we have about us. They are quiet
and gentle and IRE not very particular
about their feed IL they are kept In
good health. They need to be fed regu-
larry given sound and wholesome feed.
but the feed not be Of the costliest kind.
Good. bright hay and small amount
Of corn will keep them In good shape
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

The administration has started upon
the last year of IFS present term. The
three years past have been the most
momentous to the republic of any since
the ciyil war closed. "A, successful war
which covered the country with glory,
magnlfied immensely Its prestige and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
The Worlds Banker.

Any old world countries wanting
money in blocks of $25,O0O,OO0 or so
can be promptly supplied. All they
have to do Is to show the collateral. If
the New York bankers cannot furnish
the cash it will be pleasure for the
Western farmers to do so.-Davenport
Democrat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
Mck,niey,s Foreign Policy.

Those who have been worrying about
President McKinley's foreign policy
will find it briefly stated in the Presi-
dents speech at the annual dinner Of
the Ohio Society in New York. I'VE are
neither in alliance nor antagonism nor
ENHANCEMENT with any foreign power,
but on terms of amity and cordlality
with ALL" said President Mckinley.
1--WE buy from all of them and sell to
all of them, and our sales exceeded our
purchases in the past two years by
over 81, OOO, 100000"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

Weary wraggs-when lady gives
me a meal l allus say: MAY your
shadow never grow less"
Prayed Feeter-When lady gives
me meal allus say, MAY your pho
tographs allus need as little touching
up as dey do Mt present" and git
quarter in addition.--Puck.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
Grease Heel Cure.

To cure grease heel on colts or horses,
wash with strong solution of bluestone;
two applications will usually cure il
taken in time. All white spots caused
by harness or saddle since last spring
can be removed by rubbing well with
lard twice q week, beginning before
horses begin to shed their hair in the
spring and continuing until the new
hair comes in, when twill be the same
color as remainder Of horse. White
spots of. more than one years standing
can not be taken off as above.--G. H..
BROWN IN nMN NLNh
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
Bread 900 Years on

A loaf of bread 600 years old Is some
thing of an antiquity. Such q loaf Is to
be found at Ambaston, in Derbyshire.
England. 1t was included in grant
Of land from the crown In the reign of
King John. and has remained in the
Soar family ever since.-Youth's Com
DaniOn f+
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
Jackrabbit Sausage.

A jack rabbit sausage factory is to
be started in Kansas, in order to utilize
the heavy and yearly increasing crop of
this creature ~
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
Hurt by Prosperity.

Bryan had nothing to say about fifty
cent wheat and the connection between
the price of wheat and the price Of sill
yer. Prosperity has knocked out a
large part Of his stock-in-trade.-Jersey
CITY IN. 10 Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
WAGON LITTER.

The accompanying illustration shows
n cheap wagon litter which any one
can construct. The lever A is four feet
long, while the upright, G, is four and
a half feet long. The bottom pieces
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

should be 2xS and 20 inches long. The
upright, as shown at e, Is mortised at
the top and receives the lever A. After
the wagon is raised it is retained in
position by means Of chain which is
fastened to hook in B.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
JIuctuous and observation-disclosures.

The Boston Herald seems to think
that Mckinley and Bliss would be
rather more unctuous ticket than
Bryan and Hogg. Saratoga sarato-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
Fceding Sitting Hens.

One of the reasons why 1t Is hard to
make hens sit regularly in winter is
found IN Feeding them too often. A
hen called off from her nest three or
four times a day is likely to make some
ventures Of her own to get food or
drink. Until the hen is thoroughly set
on sitting. she should be fed only once
a day. and that early in the morning.
If it is In close room, where she can
not get out, the hen will go back to the
nest again and sit contentedly. She
takes no exercise and needs only food
enough to sustain life and heat
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
ChiIrs Agricultural Progress.

Scientific agriculture ID making great
err progress In Chill, perhaps, than in
any other country except the United
States, especially in rural economy, ar
borculture and vlcticulture. ~
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
Big Demand for Trees.

The wholesale destruction of or
chards last winter has caused an unpre-
cedented demand for trees, says thu
Denver Times, so that those who send
in their orders late may be obliged to
wait until another season. Fruit-grow
ing might almost be classed as pro,
fession. The successful orchardlst in.
sists upon having good trees or none at
all. He studies his soils. climate and
market and chooses his varieties ac-
cordingly. New varieties, with extrava
giant claims, have no charms for him.
Others may try them If they see fit and
he will profit by their experience, but
he trusts to the kinds which have
proved good.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
Liquid Air.

The commercial probabilities OF
liquid air as refrigerant lies in the
fact that it is 344 degrees colder than
ice, containing the same amount OF
cold in a space marvelously smaller.
A liquid air plant, tits said, has al
ready been started in California, and its
value to that region is thus explained:
'Most of the fruit shipped without ice
Is a loss. The cost Of icing a car from
Los Angeles to New York is 500, and
$75 per car for freight on the ice. In
addition the ice takes up one-quarter
of the carrying capacity of the car,
With completion of the plant we can
cool a car at a cost of less than $40 for
liquid air for the trip, and no cost for
the freight whatever. Here is saw
ing of 1927 per car" What refers to
the refrigerating for fruit means also
for the refrigerating of meats or other
articles requiring the use of ice.-Ex-
change. a9afs ~ q
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
THE SIOUX FALLS AUDITORIUM.

tions Will Be Held.
The Sioux Falls, S. d., auditorium has
a seating capacity Of about 5000. Had
it not been for possessing this building,
which is the largest of the kind in South
Dakota, Sioux Falls would not have been
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
Good Roads for Farmers.


The subject of good road making can
not be too strongly agltated, and we
will never have good roads until we
have succeeded In interesting the farm
ers In this work, and putting the man
agement into the hands Of those who
have some knowledge and experience
in the work they are now doing, and II
1t were not possible to make but few
rods of good bed. 1t will demonstrate
to the farmers the necessity OF better
roads; and when once they are thor
oughly interested in this subject we
will all see a vast Improvement In our
roads, and there will be no objections
to the paying of the road tax In money,
and the work of building good roads
put under the management of persons
thoroughly competent, and who have
made a study of these ssubjects and
who are capable of making the small
est amount of money pay the largest
interest to all.-R. Il. French in Farm
er's Advocate. asis,. ~ Y
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

during the winter. and grpss is an they
want in summer, although II there are
briers. elders or any othdr scrubby
bushes In their pasture they VIII eat
them up by way OF relish. They should
be protected from the storms of winter.
aud sailed regularly the year through,
and for the amount of labor involved
they will make better returns than any
other kind of stock. -
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

Apple trees do not bear full crops un-
til ten years old or more. A tree 20
years old will produce from % to 40
bushels of apples "A pear tree 10 years
old should produce from 20 to 30 bush
els. A peachetree a years old should
produce from A to 10 bushels. The tree
may not do SO well in some sections,
as much depends upon the variety and
also the care bestowed. 80
A bushel Of wheat, or an equivalent
amount OF -four, cantbe shipped FROM
Minneapolis to almost any point IN
western Europe for about 20 cents.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

Next Lesson.--"The Beatitudes.' =
Matt. A: 25-5: IL.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

The Central Michigan Agricultural So
ciety has formally decided its claim in
the old State fair grounds in Lansing to
the city of Lansing, reserving the right
to hold fairs on the grounds at any time.
Steps will be taken to hold a fair this
year.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

Previous to Jan. / Michigan had paid
$1S5,00O for INDECENT Spanish war sol
diers for medical attendance, nursing,
board, etc, while sick after returning
from the front. This being insufficient 10
meet all the claims. an additional appro-
priation of $4,000 was made and the
soldiers were given until March / in
which TO file their claims. These aggre-
gate $4,000 and the payment is being
made on the basis of AZ per cent, leaving
the next Legislature to provide for the
payment Of the remainder.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

The cost Of the State tax commission
is getting to be quite large. During the
past month the registers of deeds and
other county officers who have furnished
lists of mortgages and other information
have been paid. and the total expenses
of the commission for the month were
$4,000 A large number of clerks are now
being employed by the commission, and
if the growth of the business continues
as it has in the past it will soon exceed
in point of expense any. other department
in the capitol, save that of the Attorney
General.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

Census Supervisor Chison, who has
recently returned from Washington, says
the industrial statistics TO be collected
this year will form large part Of the
work of the census. Every industry en-
ploying two or more persons is denomi-
mated a manufacturing establishment,
and number of special canvassers must
be employed to make a complete canvass
of all such institutions.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-27
MARKBT REPORT
MONEY! AND METAL,


New York, June 27-Money on call
nominally ~ per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper az q ~. Silver 6lk.
Lead $4.10.
Chicago.-Wheat, June, seq; July,
s3%. Corn, June and July, 42x; An-
gust, AN @ AK. Oats, June and July
25H; August, 25%.
STOCK.
Kansas City.-Csttls, receipts, 1000;
steady; native steers, $500 q IS. IS;
Texas steers, $500 q $500; Texas
cows, g. 25 q 33.4O; native cows and
heifers, $500 q $500; stockers and
feeders, So. so a $4.7O; bulls, $2.75 q
$3.50. Sheep, 1000; strong; lambs, "a. 90
q %. so; muttons, SO. .25 q $500.
Chicsgo.-Cattle, $4,000; steady to
slow; good to prime steers, $50 @
$5.75; poor to medium, n. so q $500;
stockers and feeders, 33.l5 a SASS;
cows, $3.50 q $3.50; heifers, $500 @
IS. 90; Gamers, 81 25 q $2.75; bulls, q.
q 84.25; calves, $3.50 q %. so; Texas fed
steers, $4.3O q Is. Is; Texas grass steers.
$3.65 q $4.25; Texas bulls, Ss.75 q &3.4O.
Sheep, $4,000; choice firm, others steady
to slow; good to choice wethers, $500 q
$4.75; fair to choice mixed, %. 25 q &4.lO;
western sheep, $500 q &4.25; Texas
sheep, $3.50 @ $4,O 90; native lambs, $500
q %. 90; western lambs, $5.75 q "a. 90;
spring lambs, S4.25 @ $3.50.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-27
PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
There Are Three Avowed Candidates for
the Presidential Nomination.

Chicago, June 27.-The national con-
vention of the Prohibition party met to-
day in the first regiment armory. OF
/ ,034 delegates entitled to seats more
than three fourths were in attendance
when Chairman Oliver w. Stewart of
the national executive committee,
called the convention to order.
Three avowed candidates for the
presidential nomination are in the field,
John G. Woolley, of Chicago, editor of
"The New Voice. prominent plat
form advocate of the cause of prohi-
bition; Hale Johnson, of Newton, Hi
nos, and Rev. Silas c. Swallow of
Harrisburg, Pa.
Chairman Stewart announced as tenn
porary chairman Samuel Dickir, of
Michigan. Dickie bitterly assailed the
administration for it's position on the
canteen law, charged it with debauch-
ing the people in it's new possessions
and the Philippines. He also accused
the government of using its consular
service for gathering information for
the use of distllers and brewers. Re-
cess was then taken until 2:30
A somewhat heated debate took place
at meeting of the committee on reso-
lutions relative to instructions TO be
given the subcommittee on platform,
discussion being over the point Of sim
gle issue or broad platform. A reso-
luton was finally passed to the effect
that it was the sense of the committee
that the platform should have no plank
ton. This was regarded in the nature
of a compromise, as planks on woman
suffrage, the Sunday question and other
issues would be included but be subor-
dnated to the liquor question.