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want never very much on tn know,
but I'll say this fer him-he allus meant
well. Yes, sir, ez well meanin n fellor
ez ever walked"
'If anybody said 'he means Well in
speaking of me, I'd kill him." unused
the drummer" "Why not call a man
an ass and be done with it? But, tell
me-" he continued aloud, "how was it
Hen didn't get in the family"
ooh, my darter jes' threw him over.
Bless you, Hen thought tn thing yuz
ez good ez fixed an wuz already begin
min to let his cows git in my corn, fer
he knew a father-in-law wouldn't raise
no fuss about it, you know. But 'twuz
case Of countin chickens fore tn in
cubator had got through with 'em.
Ia, ha! Purity up to date, that, WANT
it,"
Remarkably so. I didn't know that
they had issued the new almanac yeti
Eyes. indeed. Can't say that 1 think
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NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSIONS.
LOw-Rate Personally Conducted Trip
via Pennsylvania Railroad.

October 18th is the date for the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company's popular ten,day
excursion to Niagara Falls from Phladel-
phia, Baltimore and Washington. Special
train will leave Washington 500 A. NJ,
Baltimore 9.05 \. NJ.
Excursion of September Goth from Phila
delphia will run via Manunka Chunk and
the Delaware Valley special train will
leave Broad Street Station 500 a. NJ; on
other dates special train will leave Phila-
delphia at SO \. NJ.
Round-trip tickets will be sold at $40 90
from Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington
and all points on the Delaware Division ;
Sl1.25 from Atlantic City $500 from Lam
caster So. 80 from Altoona and Harrisburg ;
$3.50 from Sunbury and Wilkesbarre ;
S5.75 from Williamsport and at proper
tionate rates from other points, including
Trenton, Mt. Holly, Palmyra, New Bruins
wick, and principal intermediate stations.
For descriptive pamphlet, time Of con-
Meeting trains, stop-over privileges, and
further information apply to nearest ticket
agent, or address Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia. 9-S-6t.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-10-06

i! yuG want to yet wei and stay ell.
Most likely it's indigestion The irritating
po,sons Vt ienmenting, pusria food, left ~
the amach by indigestion, headache,
naaia pa, nervousness, dizziness, stomach.
ache, aaa.a, irritability and all ,a. tpeI
,2cl'-hluwn symptoms OF Indigestion
They also cause many pains and disorders
which are often laid to other causes and
hence are not easily cured But as soon as
the posons are removed, all these symp-
cous and disorders disappear, because rb.re
Is nothing left to cause them. Nothing sue
ccsda in tins like Shaker Digestive Cordial
hecGuae it prevents the undiEested food
from termenting in the stomach ami helps
the stomach to digest its food.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to 90
per bottle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22
HIS IDEAL WOMAN.
Not SO Much OF an Angel as a sympathetic,
AlI.Forgiving Human.

MAN has number of fixed. old
fashioned notions about the ideal wo-
man which are quite apart from ques-
tons of complexion and Dress" writes
Carrie Il. Garrett in the Woman's
Home Companion.
THE sober truth Is that while men
may seek diversion with the more
snowy, flippant type of girl, and are
often caught by mere glitter, they
have an ideal far, far above this cheap
type which is imperishable. A man
does not picture II completely limp and
characterless creature as Las soul S
ideal. however sweet Yet the wo-
man as she appears in his dreams is
not too clever. II is pleasure to him
to be little superior to his mate--to
be looked up to'-and as the true wo-
man desires to look up 1t is clear that
Natures arrangements in these mat
ters are not without design. The most
charming woman Of all is she who has
the consummate wit to seem to look
up when really she stands on level
with the man who loves her, or per-
chance n little above him.
"One thing imperatively demanded
i'm the makeup of the ideal woman is
sympathy-that all divining, all for
giving quality which makes the whole
world akin. sympathy is one of the
prime factors of charm. So ~ humor.
a man Is fearfully lonesome when his
wife cannot see his jokes. She could
hardly offer him n more deadly affront
than to laugh in the wrong place mt one
of his pet stories. The ideal woman
/ is religious--has the wise, sweet. old
fashioned notions about right and
wrong. A man is quite capable of
making merry over his wifes ccruples
of conscience, but / think he would he
rather disappointed IL she h.d no
scruples-if in his worldly wy she
Was guided chiefly by expediencs. He
may not say many prayers himself,
but he likes to know that his children
pray at their mothers knee. Perhaps
he sometimes reflects that the nightly
petition from innocent lips, God bless
father may not be quite empty of
meaning"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22
His Ungrateful Uncle.

"The recent tragedy in Kentucky"
said Mr.. j. II. Thompson, Of West Vir-
ginia, at the EbSitt, reminds me of
some of the bloody feuds that have
been blot on the fair name of our
State. The Hatfield-McCoy vendetta
gave West Virginia unpleasant notori-
ETY., but / do not think history will re-
peat itself along this line in our part
of the Union. This recalls story that
friend of mine is fond of telling. 1t
seems that he met one Of the Hatfields
few years ago, and being well ac-
quainted with him there was free in
terchange of conversation. In the
course of the talk, Hatfield spoke COM
plainingly of an uncle of his whom he
charged with ingratitude. He alluded
to the obligation his relative was I'M
der, which was no less than the killing
of six men by the nephew merely to
crafty his kinsman. For this he had
received no thanks, and he added that
hereafter his uncle could do his own
killing. "-Washington Post.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22

mander that he takes an active i'm
terest in the personnel of his COM
mand. The men beneath him feel
his eye upon them, and act under .
constant stimulus. A correspondent
of the Chicago Record, who went
aboard the Olympia while she touched
at Leghorn on her homeward voyage,
narrates an incident which explains
much OF the efficiency OF our navy.
The correspondent had joined Admiral
Dewey on the after bridge, and they
discussed the speed of the Olympia,
which had been materially reduced
by an accident to her star board pro-
peller blades.
The correspondent asked whether
the speed was not somewhat checked
by the necessity of counteracting the
side movement of one engine by the
use of the helm.
"Oh, suppose So" replied the adj
miral. ''Pll just ask that signal boy,
and find out whether he has taken
any notice of the helm motion coming
through the Mediterranean since the
screw was injured"
The signal boy was on the watch
on the bridge, and the admiral had
no means of knowing whether the
youngster had been at the wheel, but
his object was to learn how attentive
the lad had been to the steering of
the ship.
81 think, sir" the boy replied to
the admiral's question, ''that we
carried little starboard helm all the
way down the Adriatic."
about how much ?" asked the
admiral.
Five or six degrees, L should say,
sir"
$50 ask the chief quartermaster, ="
said the admiral
Presently the youngster came back
and said that the average starboard
helm carried while running with the
port engine only was five degrees.
There What do you think of
that 2" said the admiral, triumphant
ly THAT boy is fair specimen of
our apprentices. They keep their
eyes open and learn all about the ship
and the methods of handling her with
out being forced to do So"
There is nothing about which the
admiral is prouder than the character
and capacity of the men under him,
They all know it, and consequently
he can always depend upon them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22

BY John Curtis Underwood.
"When the windows flame at sunset
And the streets are sluiced with
blood
And the dying day is sinking
In the nights advancing fieod.
Smoky volumes lightly trailing,
rvil the housetops stark and high
Hinged with purple that the moment
Deepens In the Western sky.
when the shadows round us gather
And the darkness settles fast
And each flush of life conclusive
Seems but prelude to the last,
Dreams shall soften wasted faces,
Fraught with presage darkly tonight
Dreams. that like the smoke shall van
ish
AT the coming of the night"
-Ainslee's Magazine.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22
One Sort Of Egg.

The last wonderful tale being told
among the Burmese In Rangun Is con-
corning monster egg, said to he lying
near Shwebo, says the Burma Times
There are several versions Of this
strange phenomenon in circulation in
Rangun, but only few malh features
are common to them all. A few
months ago near Shwebo the villagers
heard strange and mysterious voice
in the jungle uttering in Burmese the
words. II am going to lay" which
were repeated frequently severa- times
day for many days. Eventually the
Gag was laid, and its size is said 20 ex-
Coed that of ten large paddy baskets.
Nobody will go near this egg, from
which now come the words, II am GO
ing to HATCH" also repeated many
times n day, and the people are now
looking forward to some extremely
wonderful appearance.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22
The Fresh Second Lieutenant.

The following story of General Law
ton was told by sergeant in the regu-
lar Army who served under Lawton in
Cuba and afterward went to Manila,
being now the oldest enlisted man in
the Eighth Army Corps. After the
surrender of Santiago the General was
standing in the main street of the city
looking into the windows of Il shop,
his tall, massive form making him even
more conspicuous than usual He wore
Il blue shirt and campaign hat. and
was without any indications of his
rank. A young Second Lieutenant
just from West Point, and so belonging
to the class known in the army as
"Johhny-come lately" was walking
down the street, and having n high
sense of his own Importance, tapped
the General on the shoulder, taking
him for on-commissioned officer.
AS the General turned around he was
addressed thus by the young officer:
sergeant. are you a soldierW
'Yes SIR replied the General.
"Then why don't you salute an Off
Ger when you see him?"
The General saluted, but with so alb
rupt and fiippant an air that the anger
Of the Lieutenant was aroused. and
he further asked:
Sergeant. what's your namew
We'll" replied the General. assum-
ing slight drawl that was sometimes
characteristic, my name Is Major
General Henry w. Iawton. What's
your name?" leaving the Lieutenant
crestfallen and stammering out some
lame apology.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22
Degraded Use Of a Sarcophagus.

Professor Jacob Krall of Vienna,
Psychologist, in journeying across
Austria on his way to the Oriental
Congress IL Rome, came across. in
Trieste, an ancient Egyptian sar-
cophagus of rose granite. 1t was dis
covered in Egypt sixty years ago. The
ship which was to bring the find to
London had to stop at Trieste for re-
pairs. AS security for the cost of re-
pairs, $3.50. the sarcophagus was left
behind and placed in the courtyard of
Pamfilrs residence. where IL was used
occasionally rs n washing trough.
In its original home the sarcopha-
gus belonged to Sutissacht. one of the
foremost dignitaries Of Pharaoh's
court 1t is about 5000 years old. Aus
tria hopes to keep 1t.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.


BELINDA.
Belinda was the smallest cat
That ever you did see.
One day Belinda met rat
Quite twice as big as she.
Now, what are you to do
When rats as big al you ?
Belinda said: 'Tm not afraid
OF any rat alive.
I'D swallow any rat that's made,
Or two, or four, or five."
Now, how could she do that
Such very little cat
The rat replied; II never knew
A cat as brave as l.
But as for such cat as you,
I'll make you into pie"
Did You ever see rat
Dine off a pussy-cat
Belinda said: Superior cats
Think fighting only fun.
just call lot of other rats;
I'll eat them, every one."
Now, don't you think that that
Was most courageous cat ?
Then other rats joined in the fight,
Big, little, short, and TALL,
Gray, brown, and brindled, black an,
white
Belinda ate them all
d. you wonder how I know
Belinda told me so
Il Eric Parker.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22
OLD TowsER AND THE CHICKS.

OLD TOWSER AND THE CHICKS.
One. evening when Towser, the New
foundland dog, went to bed in his
nicely straw carpeted kennel, he
saw something round and white and
smooth lying in one corner, but being
good dog he did not interfere with
it, but lay down and went to sleep
The next night there was anoth err,
and then another and another, until
thirteen lay in the corner together.
On the fourteenth night old Towser
found something else in his kennel
little bantam hen covering the round
white eggs with her body and wings.
Now Towser and the bantams were
the best of friends, for they often ate
out of the same dish, and dare say
Towser felt not little complimented
as he lay with his nose just little
nearer the door of his kennel that he
might the better guard his little friend
who it seemed had sought his pro-
lection,
And so every night for three weeks
old Towser found the bantam snug
gled in one corner of his kennel. 1t
was nice for poor, lonely old dog to
have company all the night through
and ! have no doubt he appreciated
it, as he proved afterward.
On the twenty-first night he heard
strange sounds. There were faint
peeps" the cracking of egg shells,
and the soft "cluck" Of the bantam
hen.
Old Towser didn't understand what
was going on, but it made him wake
full, and he pricked up his ears and
ba ked little louder; but the next
day, when he saw his little friend
walls ing about the yard, with eleven
little chicks, he was delighted, show
ing his expressions of Joy by frisking
about the hen and in many other ways.
A week later. when the poor little
hen was run over and killed, old Tow
ser took the chicks into his kennel
with him. and lay down in the corner,
and when they snuggled close up
under the long hair of his body, he
lay very quiet that he might not dis
turb or injure them. In that way he
took care of them all night, led them
ont the next day, and with bark of
delight was seen scratching the ground
vigorously that the chicks might find
q soft place to scratch for themselves.
1t was funny sight to see Towser
going about the yard followed by the
little chicks. The people here love
to talk about it yet. Towser raised
all those chicks. He would fight for
them in a moment and now that they
are grown, nobody dares to kill one
to eat for fear old Towser may see
them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22
YOUR BIRTH MONTH PREDICTION.

YOUR BIRTH MONTH PREDICTION.
According to an old astrological
prediction. if girl is born
In January, she will be prudent
housewife, melancholy but good
tempered.
In February, an affectionate wife
and tender mother.
In March a frivolous chatterbox,
somewhat given to quarreling.
In April, inconsistent, not intelli-
gent, but good looking.
In May, handsome and likely to be
happy.
In June, impetuous, frivolous and
will marry early.
In July, passably handsome, but
sulky.
In August, amiable and practical,
likely to marry rich.
In September, discreet, affable and
liked
In October, pretty and coquettish
and unhappy,
In November, liberal, kind, of a
mild disposition.
In December, well made, fond OF
novelty and extravagant.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22

Rabbits have n warren I'm the
grounds of the White House in Wash
ington. They are full sized and multi
ply rapidly. What becomes of the
surplus is not known, as 1t is an I'M
written law of the White House that
they are not to be chased or molested.
This is one reason why there are no
dogs at the White House. When the
Clevelands were at the mansion they
had a poodle. But it was kept under
cover.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22
DOLLS

The doll is very dear treasure to
our little American girl. She plays
with it as if it were a real baby.
In japan every girl has set OF
dolls. Perhaps her mother used some
OF them years ago, but that does not
matter, for they are all pretty. Some
look like the Mikado, or ruler OF
Japan. Others resemble his wife,
and there are still others like the
ladies of high rank.
Each set of dolls has full outfit
for housekeeping, such as tiny wooden
pillows, soft mats and tea sets.
You should be there on the day
which is set apart for the ''feast OF
the dolls" On this happy day the
whole land is alive with dolls.
Then there is q flag day" for boys.
Here are armies of dolls dressed like
soldiers. Every boy plays with set
of these dolls on this day. They have
flags, guns, swords, cannon and pretty
uniforms.
The fathers and mothers of Japan
do great deal to make the children
happy
The little Indian girl is very fond
of dolls. Although she has much to
do at home, she finds some time for
play. What kind of dresses do you
think she makes for her dolls ? /
suppose she likes playhouse like
her own home best, don't you u?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22
Steel IA King.

A concern in Iowa Is making farm
wagons wholly of steel. and 1t Is said
that it can scarcely I'LL the orders that
pour in from the wheat growers out In
Dakota and other parts of the wesss-
The Manufactures.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22

While Mr.. Roberts of Utah is "walk-
ing the earth as angels walk the
clouds" the three Mrs. Robertses
will probably tag along behind, as
usual, with the perambulators.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22

Only three States in the Union pay
their Governors $40, 900 per annum:
They are New York. New Jersey and
Pennsylvania.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22

1t is gratifying to notice that large
aud increasing number Of men, es-
pecially young men, are finding out
for themselves the relative value OF
the different articles OF their apparel.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22

DRwEY's SIGNAL BOY.
IL il one mark Of successful CON-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22

A Boston church has purchased a
farm near Shirley, Mass, which will
be used as q vacation home for work
ing mothers, young men and women
and children connected with the con-
gregation.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22

The Irish Agricultural Or yanization
Society is society of philanthropic
men and women for the promotion of
cooperation among the Irish farmera
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22

In two articles on the development
of the United States which have just
appeared in the Vossische Zeitung,
one of the leading German News
papers, that journal declares that no
people has better right to bless the
nineteenth century than has the
American nation.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22

The use OF electricity IS becoming
more appreciated in almost every
walk of life, remarks the London Ell
ect ical Engineer For instance, n
man was recently arrested charged
with being found on the roof of a
jewelers. shop, for the purpose of
committing felony. On being
searched, besides lone very fine
specimens of HOUSEKEEPING imple-
MEETS, there was also found porta-
BILE electric light set. This we should
suppose was great improvement on
the usual means Of lighting by mem
bers of this profession, comments our
contemporary, owing to the ease with
VIII ch it could be switched on and off,
and the entire absence of smell.
Charles Mccarthy, the first man to
turn double somersault, dropped
dead of heart dfsease in Chicago.
The immoderate circus aspirations of
youth are restrained by the informa-
ton that circus performers always
die young; aud to the natural interest
of the clown is added the path etic
knowledge of his early doom. Double
somersaulting seems to be different
from other circusing, or else Charles
Mccarthy lived to spite the wise saws
of age; for he was sixty years old,
which is quite as long as the average
man can expect to live, even if he
eschews the dreams. OF his youth and
curbs his desire for spangled tights
and jumping over camels and ele
plants.
The Irish Agricultural Or yanization
Society is society of philanthropic
men and women for the promotion OF
cooperation among the Irish farmers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22

The Cuban census shows a surpris-
ingly small population, only about
1900, 900, being only'three-fourths Of
what it was, or was said to be, in
1894. This is in part due to the
sufferings of the last decade, when
thousands of the poor died, but hardly
four hundred thousand.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22

Wars and war debts have to be paid
for by the common people, who are
the principal taxpayers. The wars
of the nineteenth century cost the
world. mainly Europe, directly or in
directly, over one hundred billion
dollars. This is enough, if devoted
to commerce and the arts of peace, to
build one thousand ship canals at a
cost of one hundred million dollars
each.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22

The New Jersey bureau of labor
statistics has gathered some facts re-
lative to the existence of company
stores in the state. Fifteen such in
situations were found, and the Stats
tician estimates that on an average
the person obliged to deal at com
pany store pays thirteen cents on the
dollar more than if he could purchase
where he pleased.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-22

The business of college education
is one of the greatest busiress in
the United States. The 426 colleges
and universities, in which are en-
rolled IT'S, 900 students, represent an
invested capital of $3.50, 600, 600, and
give employment to $4,000 persons
as teachers and officers.