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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
DIED IN A FIRE TRAP.
Fifteen Victims of Tenement House
Horror at Newark.

Fifteen Victims of Tenement House
Horror at Newark.
Fifteen persons, a majority of whom
were children, were burned to death at q
tenement house at Newark, N. j., Mon
day morning Thirteen bodies were re-
covered from the ruins within three hours
after the flames had been extinguished.
The building was three-story frame
structure, formerly used as church, but
transformed into tenement house with
small rooms, scarcely s by 10 feet in
dimensions, opening into narrow Railways
on both the second and third floors, form
ing a veritable fire trap. This location
is in the heart Of the Italian district.
There were at least twelve families in
the place, sixty persons in all, of whom
perhaps fifty were children, unable to
care for themselves. 4,t
The flames spread with frightful rapid
ity and the place was like roaring cal
dron when the fremen reached the
scene. One after another the women,
and then the men, were taken down,
while other firemen devoted their atten-
ton 10 drowning out the flames. This
they succeeded in doing in less than an
hour, but during that hour frightful
sacrifice had been offered. Nearly every
room In the house contained its victim.
Few we've really burned to death. Most
Of them were smothered TO death. -
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
Women Jewellers.

All the jewelers. in the Philippines
are women, and their skill is marvel
Gus. The shops are small and gloomy
and the stock displayed Is meager anu
unsatisfactory. But IL one wants to
buy the jewelers. will exhibit such
treasures that any pocketbook Is too
lean to buy all the pretty things de-
sired.
Necklaces of pale pink coral. statu-
cites of the coral rosaries with beads
and chains of pearls. white and pink
and yellow-all these are to be seen.
There are bewilderingly varied lot
uof garnets shown, blood, orange and
yellow, the later set In silver; silver
firgree work Is popular aud small
bowls of mother-of-pearis. Gold is
worked up in pattern.lke lace. The
women buy the crude gold. make their
own alloys. draw out the wire thread
and beat Ii with hammers. They are
equally skillful with silver and do deli
cate filigree work, very original and
striking. N
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

forced to dsband in 1868. Out of the
wreck he saved his famous trick horse
Excelsior and his pair of trained Bur
mese cattle. He was the firstgma who
ever trained and introduced In the ring
performing rhinoceros. In 1864 a
contract for two seasons was made
with Forepaugh, by which Rice re-
ceived for his services as clown and
for the services of his trained horse and
cattle $50. 900 for each season. In
1866 he got $1,000 per week through
the season as clown with John
O'Brien and for season of 26 weeks
in 1867 he received 81, 800 from Gard
ner. Hemmings 4 Cooper's circus.
Thereafter his star steadily waned.
His habits were irregular and conse-
qUentIy he was unreliable. He was
once offered his own terms in Cali
fornia IL. he would keep sober. but he
refused. A similar offer was made
him ip New York, but he declined. say
ing that he would sooner have 500 a
week aud liberty to do as he pleased
than ten times that amount under re-
straint
Kice made three fortunes during his
career, but died comparatively poor
man. He gave away fortunes. being
very generous. and his charities in the
region around Girard, Pa. where he
owned property and lived. were great.
He built a soldiers monument at a
cost of $4,000 and during the war gave
So. 900 for wounded soldiers and their
families.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

GUNS OF THE BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA.

combination OF guns and men that is only
employed when il Is considered by COM
petent military authority that the final
stages In war are being approached.
The material Of the siege train which
recently arrived at the Cape is composed
chiefly of howitzers. Altogether about
thirty of these pieces of ordnance are
being employed, supplemented by num-
Der OF 4.7-inch and 4-inch ordinary
breech-loading guns. Owing to the ex-
tremely solid manner in which they are
constructed. the guns forming the arma-
ment of siege train are extremely
heavy. Thus. when limbered up, the
6-inch howitzer alone weighs nearly four
and half tons in draught. Then, in ad-
dition to the pieces themselves, a train
must be provided with a vast quantity of
artillery stores of all descriptions, as well
as with ammunition to the extent of 500
rounds per gun. 1t will. therefore. read
lily be understood that the task of moving
siege train up country is In no sense OF
the term a light one.
A curious point in connection with a
howitzer weapon is that ii is fired at a
remarkably high elevation. This, in
great measure, Is owing to the fact that
it's comparatively low muzzle velocity
makes its shell follow curved path as it
travels through the air. The circum-
stance, however, is. rather an advantage
than otherwise, for 1t insures a particu-
larly steep angle of descent. thus mate
rally contributing to increased effective
ness at the moment of impact. Another
and even greater benefit arising from this
well-marked trajectory of howitzer pro-
jectile consists in the fact that it en-
ables the gun TO be worked altogether
under cover of ground. Indeed. thanks
to a most ingenious range-fnding instrp-
ment that is used with these pieces, it Is
practically unnecessary that the object
aimed at should be in view when a round
is being fired.
In connection with the employment OF
siege train, it is rather curious to note
that. despite the vast amount of warfare
in which Britain has been engaged of re-
cent years, this is the first occasion on
which such an ''article of war" has been
used since the days of the Crimean cam.
paign.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
USE QUEER EXPRESSIONS.
Thieves Have a Language that Is Intel
Iigible Only to Themselves. 49,

Iigible Only to Themselves. ~
Thieves have a language all their
own, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
1t was created by them for their own
particular use and is entirely unintelli-
gible TO the uninitated. Some of them
are as follows:
A policeman in uniform is said to be
in harness"
A policeman in civilian dress is call
ed an elbow" nN A4h sAt
"A graft is that at which law
breaker is most proficient; for instance.
cracking safe or picking a pocket.
"Molly Buzzer" is woman pick
pocket.
ITO work the shorts" means to re-
lieve people of their valuables as they
either alight from or board street car.
A drunken person is known as a
dummy"
"One stitch" means one year in the
penitentiary: two stitches" means two
years. and so on.
One who taps tills is designated as
''heeler."
The individual who has the faculty
Of learning the arrangement of q house
to be robbed Is known as a "house
prowl."
Pickpockets are dips and tanners"
or "stallers" are assistants.
To switch" is for one thief to trans
fer to an accomplice whatever plumber
he has secured.
when a town is on fire" crook
means that city or location is not fer
tile in valuables. or that 1t is best not
to ply the trade because Of the vigil
lance of the police.
When a thief has been frustrated in
design he is said TO have had fall"
The individual who is an expert in
removing bills and papers from a purse
or pocketbook without extracting the
pocketbook is called "weeder"
A wire" Is another term for pick
pocket.
A safe or hiding place in which valu-
ables are hidden or stored is known as
a register"
A clucklng sound made by one thief
to another implies that he wishes the
! booty to be divided.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

ion concerning him, and he became an
object of respectful professional con-
sideration Notwithstanding that his
treatment was in part secret, in viola
ton Of the code Of medical ethics.
The graduates of his institute
formed a Kelley Association and held
reunions, publicly proclaiming to the
world their victories over the demon
of intemperance through the gold cure.
Some famous men were among them.
Branch institutions were established
and their members increased rapidly
all over the country. 1t long since be-
came apparent that in the gold cure
DR.. Kelley had struck gold mine.
His estate was valued at $1,000,000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

"YUu'ps sut o. youp. place. cir. but ~
made no audible reply.
IAN all-dred hot. day, marm." aid
the old man in Z louder tone. supposIng
that she was little deaf. Are you
goIn' fur? Why" be continued. as no
reply was vouchsafed- I'm sorry
you're deaf, marin. How long have
you been soi ~. d
"sir.~ said the lady. rising. edo you
mean to insult me? shall complain
to the police, and she swept haughtily
from the room.
"waal. never!' exclaimed the old
man. as he drew out The red bandanna
and mopped his forehead. Pretty
tired. marmy he continued. addressing
woman who had just come I'm, carry
Ing baby and lot of bundles, and
with two small children clinging to her
dress. "Are you goin' fur?"
''ro Boston. sir" was the pleasant re-
ply. ~
Got to walt longy
1.-Two hours. oh, children. do be
quiet. and don't tease mother any
more"
Look here, you young shavers, and
see what I've got In my own pocket"
and soon both children were on his
knees eating peppermint candy and lis
tening to wonderful stories about the
sheep and calves at home. Next he
pulled out a string and taught them
how to play ''cat's-cradle." They were
soon on the floor. happy as Kittens.
"Now let me take that youngster.
marm," he said. noticing that the baby
wanted to be tossed all the time; 'you
look clean beat out. | guess I can
please him. I'm powerful hand with
babies" In bis big arms. the child
crowed with delight until he fell asleep.
"'Taint nothin' at all. marm." he
said. two hours. later. as he helped the
woman and her charges on board.
Buying pint Of peanuts from little
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
f,SsT.2 oLlo sNAkspsAst.

Trifing Causes Influence the Prices Of
Books At Auction.
The following remarks by Mr.. Quar-
itch upon ~the Unprecedented sum" re-
Gently paid for copy at Christie's are
worth place In Notes and Queries.
says that publication. They will be
found in his December catalogue. No.
1914. apropos Of "a much finer copy lex
cepting the frat two leaves)"s which he
offers for $3.50:
at Is amusing for those who are ac-
quainted with the trihing causes that
influence the prices Of books at auction
to read the philosophical theories of
tendencies and results, which are SOL
EMMY expressed by critics In high con-
sideration. According to those persons
1t was a great wave of public appre-
citation which raised the value of the
first Shakespeare at a recent sale to
the price of f1.700. and their opinion is
that the wave will go on increasing In
strength and volume forever. AS a
matter, of fact, at the sale in question
all the public desires were quenched
when the blddings had advanced to
fl 900. and scarcely more than two in
dividuals remained to carry on the
strife. One of these was an agent hold
ing a simple commission ito buy prob
ably equivalent In the views Of his prin-
cipal to f1,00O: the other was my
agent, a fiery young man to whom tas
wanted the book had given the ex-
aggerated commission of f1,200. Now.
he. finding himself outdone by an un-
limited commission, determined to push
his opponent, and the result was that
exactly $500 of the f1.7O0 represent a
gratuitous addition to the cost of the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
RuSKIN'S LAST HOURS.
The End Came Suddenly-I1l Only a
Short Time.

snort lime.
The following statement as to Mr.
Ruskin's last hours has been sent to us
for publication, says the London Times
The end came with startling sud.
denness. On the morning of Thursday
the 18th, Mr.. Ruskln was remarkably
well, but when Mrs. Arthur Severn
went to him as usual after tea in order
to read him the war news and In the
Golden Days by Edna Lyall, his
throat seemed irritable. His cousin
was alarmed. for several of her ser.
wants were Ill with influenza, but the
professor was inclined to laugh it off
although he said he did not feel we'll
and admitted, when questioned. that
he felt pain all over Helped by his
faithful body servant. Baxter, he was
put to bed. and he listened while Mrs
Severn sang a ndch-liked song. Sum.
mer Slumber' 1t was now $3.50. and
Mr.. Ruskin declared that he felt quite
comfortable. Nevertheless. DR.. Par
sons was Immediately summoned. He
found the temperature to be l02. and
pronounced the illness to be influenza
which might be very grave If the pa.
TENTS strength were not kept up
THAT evening the professor enjoyed
n dinner. consisting of sole and pleas
ant and champagne, and on Friday he
seemed to be much better. On Satur.
day morning there was a change sc
marked that the doctor was alarmed
and from that time Mr.. Ruskin sank
into an unconscious state. and the
breathing lessened in strength. until. al
$3.50. 1t faded away in peaceful sleep
He was holding the hands OF Mrs. Sew
ern. and DR.. Parsons and Baxter stood
by, now and then feathering the lips
with brandy and cpraying the head
with eau de cologne.
And so he passed away. amid silence
and desolation. Then, little later
when the first shock was over, Mrs
Severn's, daughter prevailed upon hei
to look from his little turret window al
the sunset, as Mr.. Ruskin was wont tc
look for 1t from day to day. The bril-
liant. gorgeous light illumined the hills
with splendor. and the spectators fel,
as II heavens gate. itself had been flung
open to receive the teacher into ever
lasting peace"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

~ NE of the revelations OF the South
III ll African war has been the extent
" and the excellence of the Boer ar
maments. That the Transvaal Govern
ment were preparing for the inevitable
was whispered from time to time after
the Jameson raid. Guns and ammunition
were brought into the country by the
obliging Netherlands Railway Company,
who, Notwithstanding the fact that the
cases were labeled pianos, with care"
and mining machinery" must have
known that the goods transmitted along
their line for the Transvaal Government
were less innocent than external appear
ances indicated. At any rate, the ordi-
nary residents of the Transvaal knew It.
and the knowledge was matter Of gen.
eral comment both in Pretoria and Jo-
hannesburg. One thing. however, was
not generally known. that the Transvaal
Government gave an order to the firm Of
Schneider-Canet of Creusot, in France,
for two OF the largest guns ever con-
structed for any Government. These
huge pieces of ordnance were Of 12-inch
and 9K-inch caliber respectively.
The London Daily Mail gives some in
teresting facts In connection with these
big guns in the possession Of the Beers.
The power of a Pinch gun such as that
now in the possession of the Beers will
be better appreciated when it Is explained
that 1t fires projectile weighing half a
ton, which can penetrate a target of solid
steel four inches thick. The gun weighs
sixty-six tons. The 9E-inch gun is light
err. and fires a shell weighing three cwt.
These guns, whose shells can wreck solid
stone buildings as completely as IL their
objective were so much cardboard, are
believed to be at Pretoria. mounted on
substantial bastions in the fort, and in
tended TO resist the British when the
march on the Transvaal capital takes
place.
The same paper also gives some account
of the British siege t0in sent to the
Cape and which. in the final struggle. will
be pitted against the Beers Struggled
cannon. A siege train put simply and
devoid of professional technicalities.
amounts to an artillery force specially
equipped for the purpose of reducing a
strongly fortified place. Hence. it is a
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
Human Food from a Lily.

A wonderful reserve fund for the
human appetite is to be found in the
vegetable diet Of the klamath Indians.
A novel variety of food forming a
menu unknown to the civilized is Of.
fered in the pulp Of the great yellow
water lily, which is converted into a
farinaceous food; in the weed known
as goosefoot. which bears a black seed
that is ground up for loaves and cakes
and In the arrowhead. which in the
fall develops starchy white tuber at
the end of the roots.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

with the thermometer registering 40
degrees below zero. Mr.. McLennan's
ride was made in getting out OF the
Klondike on his way to Chicago. Only
two men have ever before undertaken
the journey on a bicycle over the $50
miles of frozen trail on the Yukon
River. One of these was murdered on
the road and his body has never been
found. The other, newspaper re-
porter. succeeded in making his way
out last winter after suffering incredi-
BILE hardshps.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
A QUEEN OF SOCIETY.
Plain, Poor Woman, Who Was Very In
huentia1 in Paris.

EIafH, FOOT WOfnan, WHO WAS very In
fuentia1 i'm Paris.
In the life of Madame Mohl. a won.
an who without rank. fortune or beau
~, held >ontrolling position in French
society for the greater part of cen
fury. there are useful hints for Ameri.
can women who wish to gain influence
in the world. tt ttr
Her dinners were famous. The most
learned. wise and witty men of every
country were her guests. and she gave
much anxious thought to asserting
them. to placing them at table. and to
the suggestion of subjects which would
draw from each the best he could give.
The food was plerstsx,. but plain and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
RODE THE YUKON ON A BIKE.

Novel Trip from Dawson City Down
the Frozen River.
r. p. McLennan, a prominent mer-
chant and mine owner Of Dawson
City. recently rode bicycle from
Dawson City to White Horse Rapids in
the Klondike, a distance of $50 miles,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

girl. and paying II cents instead of 10
cents, he munched in hearty enjoyment
until his train was called.
"All aboard!' shouted the conductor,
and the train started. Something
bright has gone out of this depot that
doesn't come in every day." said one
who remained-"an honest heart."-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
Roarding a Horse ar Sen.

A horse on board ship eats ten pounds
of hay. FIVE pounds of oats, i've pounds
Of bran and one-half ounce of nitre.
His drinking allowance Is half gill of
vinegar and eight gallons OF water.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

thousands OF prospectors from Daw-
son. Skaguay. Vancouver, Seattle and
other places along the coast. A new
city has sprung up. the city Of Nome.
One year ago five Scandinavians COM
prised the population. Last summer
5000 miners. gamblers, saloon7keepers
and traders settled there. Soon more
than 10000 Americans will be there
and many believe that in the course OF
a few years Nome will have a popula-
ton OF, 100000 The wonders of the
Klondike region and the richness of
the rand in South Africa do not COM
pare with the placers of the newly
found Alaskan gold field
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
where Cooks Ger Credit

At Queen victoria's table an odd GUS
tom. which originated at the time of
George IL, is preserved. AS each dish
is placed upon the table the name Of
the cook who prepared ii Is announced.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
NEW LAND OF GOLD.
PHosPEcToRs ARE FLocKiNo
TO CAPE NOME.
The Recently Discovered Fields De-
clared TO surpass the KIondike or
south African Rand In Richness
Of Yield. 81
Alaskan min.

HE Alaskan min
ers and prospect
ors have begun a
general stampede
for Cape Nome.
The W o n d e rful
tales OF the vast
wealth that lies
hidden In the fro
zen re g ! o n s OF
Northwest Alaska
is the magnet that
is drawing thither
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
Prepared Food for soldiers.

Che success of the Germans In the
war of 1870 has been attributed by ex-
perts to the conveniently carried pre-
pared food supplied by the sausage
makers of Berlin.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

Dr. Leslie Il. Kelley. who achieved
fame and fortune by his gold cure for
the liquor habit and who died not long
ago at Los Angeles. CAL. was a native
of st. Lawrence County. N. ". where
he was born % years ago. He went
through the civil war as an army sur
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

There is movement on foot among
foreign powers to do away with the
limitation of age Of ambassadors. max
ing the tenure of Office depend solely
upon a mans capabilities. irt.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
shanghai Growing.

y, Since, the war OF 1894 the Chinese
population. Of Shanghai has grown
from 100000 to 100000. The attrac-
ton lies in the many new industrial
establishments.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

The average girl has only one good
dress In winter. and changes her
clothes by changing the ribbon on her
neck. fs,na q
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

geon and then settled down to the prac-
tice of medicine in the little town Of
Dwight Ill According to his own
story he devoted all his energies to the
study of drunkenness as disease. and
after numerous experiments devised
what he termed cure. He opened a
sanitarium at Dwight and patients
soon began flocking to it. Controvers-
les ragged about his cure. Many ply
able faith shown In him by large ma
jority who had taken his cure soon
brought about a change in public opin-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

The Individual who repeats a Islander
stamps It with his approval
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

At Nome ' wliI = add "a Sl6boo.ooo to the
worlds wealth. and many miners place
It a high - 9l4.000.0 900.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
ONLY AN HONEST HEART.
The Kindly Farmer and Two Differen
Styles of Women.

Styles of Women. ~
AN ALFRED hot day, marml Coin
furY' said an old farmer, addressing a
lady who sat at his side in a railroad
station waiting for a train.
The lady drew away her rich silks
impatiently, frowning as II to say,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

A quiet woman usually speaks in q
commanding tone Of voice.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22

volume-in nowise altering its real
value, which may be set down as about
f1.1O0."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-03-22
A Missionarx,s Discoyery.

1t was through a missionary. Rev.
JOS Anderson. that 1t was learned that
gold existed in that northwestern pro-
lection of frigid Alaska, where the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-29
The PnrIsian Way.

1t must bc hard for the untraveled
Anglo-Saxon To grasp the idea that 4
poet can without loss of prestige recite
his lines i'll n public cafe before n mix
ed audience. III such doubling souls
could. however, be present ut one OF
these noctes ambrosianH, they would
quickly realize that the Latin temper
ament can throw n grace and childish
abandon around an act that would
cause an Englishman or an American
to appear supremely ridiculous Ones
taste or sense of fitness is never shock
ed. 1t seems the most natural thing In
the world To be sitting there with your
glass of beer before you while some
rising poet whose name ten years later
may figure among the Immortal For
~" recites TO you his loves and his
ambition or brings tears into your eyes
with n description OF some humble
hero or martyr.-Eliot Gregory in Scrib-
ne-'s.