Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04


bundles from personal friends and admir-
ers in all parts of the country, and even
iri Hawaii, Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines. Many presents were sent
out from the White House, two attaches
and n horse and buggy being engaged in
the distribution of presents among mem
bers of the official family and close per-
sonal friends.
IL is seldom persons throughout the
country protest against pardoning
criminal for offenses committed in Wash
ington, but the President is now receiv-
ing a large number of protests against
extending clemency to Joseph Wilkins
and Howard Butler, two local butter
dealers, sentenced to the penitentiary for
removing labels from oleOmargarine and
selling it as butter. The two men, now
confined in the penitentiary. are asking
for n pardon. The pure food interests
of the country have been aroused by this
action. This is especially true in regard
To the butter manufacturers, and "A mum
Der of Western concerns have protested
against the liberation of the prisoners,
claiming it would be detrimental to the
interests OF pure butter and in favor of
the sale of counterfeit and hard blow
TO the dairy interests of the country. The
National Dairy Association and many
other organizations have been heard from
on this subject.
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More than two thousand letters have
been received Mt the dead-lettcr office ad-
dressed to Santa Claus. This shows that
the beautiful household myth has not yet
been repudiated by the children of this
country. Some of the letters bear 2-cent
stamps and some 5-cent stamps and some
inclose stamps for a reply. Such letters
are always returned to the sender when
the address is given. The remainder are
DESTROYED.
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Recent experiments by the experts of
the fish commission in Washington have
demonstrated that genuine pearls OF high
quality may be grown in an aquarium,
fountains, fish ponds and in any other
pools of water which can sustain mus
sells, oysters and other mollusks that emit
nacre. the beautiful ridescent secretion
of which pearls are made. Therefore
there is no reason why every family can
not have It's own pearl fishery.
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DtNte WIS W. .tdIS Olu Tic
other day and went up TO the Navy De-
partment to shake hands all around with
his friends and receive their congratu-
lations. But for the battle of Manila
and the thanks of Congress he would
now be retired on half pay, but his name
remains upon the active list and he draws
sIlll pay as long as he lives.
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The President is talking about taking
n trip to the Pacific coast in the spring.
The new battleship Ohio will be launched
at the Union iron works, San Francisco,
in April or May, and he thinks he may
he able to get away for fortnight at
that time.
It is proposed TO increase tho number
Of army chaplains TO fortytwo or one
for each regiment of regulars. There are
now thirty -four known as post chaplains
in the army, and the proposed increase
will afford the opportunity to appoint
several from the list of 400 candidates
who periodically besiege the President
for commission in the corps.
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Capt. Sigsbee, the hero of the Maine,
will take charge of the naval intelligence
bureau on Feb. 1. lie succeeds Lieut..
Richardson G. Clover. who was recently
appointed to London.